California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal.^ 



J. C. BLAND & CO., 

 Real Estate Agents 



— AND— 



GEKEIiAL AUCTIONEERS, 



312 Market St., Sau Jose, 



nAVE FOR RALE, IN SANTA CLARA AND 

 adjoiuini^ Counties, a very fine list of Grain 

 and Stock Farms, improved and unimproved, iu 

 in tracts fr'-ra 10 acres to 10.000, which they offer 

 upon eaey tcnns and at low prices; also, a lar^^e 

 list ot BusiiicHS and Residence property in Santa 

 Clara and San Jose. We append a partial list 

 Having resided in this county for 26 \ears, and 

 being thoroughly posted as regards Real Estate 

 ValueB, we respectfully solicit all in search of 

 Homes, Stoak, or business of any kind to give us 

 a call. 



10 Acres near the town 'of Santa 

 Clara, with fine House and Ont-buildings. good 

 Orchard, Ornamental Trees, etc. Price, $10,000. 



20 Acres of Unimproved Land in the 

 "WilliiWH, being part of the Luptuu Estate. Price 



$3,000. 



80 Acres, under fence, all in cnltiva- 

 ti'in; liMR a House of 4 rooms. Barn and Stable- 

 roiim for 15 horses, good Well, splendid Wfiter. 

 Also. 52 acres adjoining, with Redwood House, 

 Bnru. etc-, good Well; all under cultivation. 

 Price, $55 per acre. 



2X Acres of fine land, 3 miles from 

 San Jose, east of Coyote, well enclused, good 

 Adobe House. Large Barn. etc. Price, $4,000. 



38 Acres of tine land, 2 miles south 

 of San Ji'se, lying between the Munterey Road 

 and the Coyote Creek. The soil is unsurpassed, 

 and the location beautiful Will be sold as a 

 ■whole, or in thrt e subdivisions; 22 acres front 

 itig on Coyote, at $225 per acre; 8 acres between 

 the two residence lots, at $ too per acre; 16 acres 

 including the fine improvements for $5,000. 



60 Acres of as fine land as can be 



found iu the county, with fine improvement. 

 Will sell low if called for within next 90 days; 

 iuut>t be sold ill that time. Situate one mile 

 from Lawrence Station, S. P. R. R. 



1 8 Acres fine Vegetable Land, 3 miles 

 southeast of San Jose, on east side of PuUy 

 Road; has a Dwelling of 6 rooms (two-story 

 house) ; Barn, etc.; Orchard and Viut-yard of 5 

 acres; Cows. Wagons, Farming Implements, etc. 

 Price of whole, $4,500. 



X,000 Acres of fine Grain and Fruit 

 Land, located near Los Gatos; will be sold iu 

 tracts to suit at from 40 to lOUO acres. Terms 

 easy; prices low: must be stdd within 90 days. 



76 Acres rolling land 8 miles west of 

 San Juse, adjoining Rejuoldn' furin Small 

 house of 5 rooms; nice running stream of w.iter; 

 well fenced; with plenty of wood on the prem- 

 ises. Price, $J,800. 



108 Acres land on San Jose and 



Santa Crnz road, near Los Gatog, 5 mil. s from 

 San Jos<-; excellent laud, and will produce any- 

 thing: improvements couh^istof adweliing which 

 cost $2,000, a good barn, also orchajd and vine- 

 yard; good well, _wiud mill and large tank. 

 Terms, >6 cash; balance on time. Price, $35 per 

 acre. 



88 Acres fine laud G miles west of 

 Sau Jose, near Lawrence Station; well improved. 

 Price, $100 per acre, on reasonable terma. 



290 Acres 5 miles west of Gilroy; 

 no acres vineyard; 10 acres orchard, all kinds of 

 fruits; 3 living streams of water; all under fenire; 

 has a good house, barn and oth^r out buildiugB; 

 wine cellars. Terms easy. Price, $10,000. 



Stock farm of 2,000 acres, enclosed 

 with brush fence ai>d natural boundaries, locat- 

 ed ab(uit 10 miles east of the 18-mile house, near 

 llennett's stock farm; well improved; has n good 

 dwelling, barn, corrals, etc.; 80 he.<id of American 

 Ciittle, 45 of which tire cows, balance one and two 

 yew olds. Terms easy. Price, $3,000. 



^2 31-100 Acres land on the road 

 Gauftjiiupi. Mines, near the Los Gatos road, ad- 

 juininK lands of F. Kichmoud. Terms easy. 

 Price, $b^joo. 



242 Acres fine land, near San Jose; 

 will hi- mdd on i^long credit. $r,.OilO cash; bal- 

 ance in (i yeaiB. equM annual payments, with in- 

 ere«t at 10 per cent per annum. 



200 Acres of excellent fruit and berry 

 land near Santa Clara depot. Price per acre, 

 $200. 



200 Acres in Alameda county, on 

 west side of county road leading to Oakland, 

 ablaut one mile from Warm Springs, near Mis- 

 sion San Jose. It is fine black loam soil, well 

 fenced. Has a good house and barn, etc. Price, 

 $00 per acre; one-fourth caeh; balance iu one, two 

 aud three years, approved paper bearing one per 

 cent, interest. 



500 Acres of extra fine grain land 

 5 miles southwest of Watsonville and IM miles 

 from ship]'ing point, will yield 40 to fio bushels 

 per acre. Terms to suit purchasers. Price, $50 

 per acre. 



160 Acres of pre-emption claim 35 

 miles sfiutliwcst of Salinas City. 10 miles west of 

 railroad terminus. Small house, good fence, 

 out-houses, etc.; with an outside range of 800 

 acres, all liuely watered. This is one qf the fin- 

 est hay ranches to be found iu the counti-y. 

 Price. $1000; or will exchange for San Jose pro- 

 perty . 



X60 Acres of fine timbered land lo- 

 cated just on the line between Santa Clara and 

 S:mta Cruz counties. Ko piece of jjroperty on 

 Santa Cruz mountains to excel it. Price, $t3,000. 



X20 Acres fine land adjoining village 

 of S;irnt(tga; enclosed; title perfect Price per 

 acre. $50. Also, a farm of 160 acres 1!^ miles 

 South of ^-'aratoga; good dwelling, barn, orchard 

 aud vineyard. Price, $4000. 



81-Acre farm 4 miles northeast of 

 San Jose; is a choice piece of land, with house 

 18x24 feet, small barn, etc. Price, $7,000. 



Aiictinn Sales of Stock, Carriages, Furniture, 

 etc., in front of Salesroom, No. 312 Market st., 

 every SATURDAY, at 10 a. m. 



D^" Speci'il attention given to Auction Sales 

 in any portion vf the State, at short notice. 



J. C. BLAND Sl CO., 



Real Estate Agents aud Gener.Tl Auctioneers. 



HERE, BOYS! 



Imihi To Try M 



Splendid Premium 



To the Boy v ho will get us 



40 New SulDScriptions 



TO THE 



CALIFORNIA AGEICULTURIST 



AT $1.50 EACH. 



For only 40 New Subscribers, which you cjin 

 get iu your district iu a short time, we will t^ivc 

 the Hall Treadle 



jifi m m mm machine, 



PUICE, $43. 



DR. C. R. SPAW, 



Resident Dentist, 

 Corner of First and 



Santa Clara streets. 



In McLaUghiin & Ry- 



laud'H building, 



Sau Juse, Cal. 



CAARPKXTKR'S MANUAL..— A practical 

 / guide to all operations of the trade; draw- 

 iug fnr ciirpenters, forms of contracts, specirtca- 

 tions. phius. &c., illustratid, 50 ctri. P.vlN T- 

 ER'S MAN [TAL.— House and sign painting, 

 graining, varnishing, polishing. kalKomining, 

 papering, lettering, staming. gilding, &c., 50 cts. 

 IJook of Alphabets. 5U. ScroUb and Ornameiiis, 

 ?1. Watclnuiiker and Jeweh-r, .'■)0. SoapmuUer. 

 '25. Taxidermist, 50, Hunter and Trapper's 

 (inide, 'ill. Dog Training. 25. Of booUselh-rn 

 or by miiil. JKSSE UANEY & CO.. ll'.t Nassau 

 Street, N. Y. 



My Annual Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower 

 Seed for 1877 ^viil be ready by January, and sent 

 FREE tu all who apply. Customers of last season 

 need not write for it, I offer one of the largest col- 

 lections of vegetable seed ever sent out by any seed 

 house iu America, a large portion of which were 

 gi'own on my six seed farms. Printed directions for 

 cultivation on every package. All seed sold from my 

 estabhshment warranted to be both fresh and true to 

 name; so far, that should it prove otherwise I will 

 refill the order gratis. As the original introducer of 

 the Hubbard and Marblehead Squashes, the Marble- 

 head Cabbages, aud a score of other new vegetables. 

 I invite the patronage of all who are anxioiis to hiive 

 their seed fresh, tiue, aud of the veiy best strain. 

 New Vegetables a specialty. 

 J A 



AMES J H GREGORY, 



Marblehead, Mass. 



i To Our Subscribers, 



TO TEACHERS. 



We Ikave made arrang-enients 



80 that for the sum of srx cents, in cur- 

 ruency or postage stauips, sent with your 

 Postoffice Address m full to the under- 

 signed, they will return by mail, post paid, 

 a very neat, Ught aud strong 



BAMBOO FOOT EULE, 



Just the best thing for School. Oftice or 

 Draughtsman s use. This is a fine speci- 

 men of Japanese manufacture, well worth 

 25 cents each One dozen will be sent for 

 only 60 cents, which is the lowest wholesale 

 price in large quantities. Address, 



CAL. FINE ART PUB. CO., 

 Box 6S6 San Francisco. 



SMITH & RYDER, 



Commercial Bank Building, 



307 P'^^t Street, San Jose, Cat. 



D. G. STEf KENS, 



GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT 



And l>ei»l»'i' ill Fe«Ml, 



211 Davis St., corner Commercial, 



SAX PHAXCISCO 



Dr. N, KLEIN, Surgeon Dentist- 



CliiriiSt, 



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C. S. Crydenwise, 



CAARIIIAGK niAKt]K. PIONKKR 

 J Carriage Shop. 



314 SECOND STREET, 



Between Santa ('laia Btreot aud Fountain 



Alley, San Jose. 



Ai^ciit for Fish Bro. ^s Wag-oiis. 



MORTON HOUSE, 



(Formerly ORLEANS HOTEL,) 



Post st, above Kearny, San Francisco 



w. a. ORAri^JNi, 



PROPRIETOR, 



Formerly of the Big Trees, Calaveras County; 



Paeific Congress SprinjiS, Santa Clara 



County; and late of ViBalia. 



N3 mm m\m mmi 



The Best English Dictionary, 



Webster's 



Unabridged. 



" Every Farmku should give his sous two or tluvi- 

 square rods of ground, well prepared, with tin- avaUs 

 of wliieh thwy may buy it Kver>' Mkcuanu- shoul.i 

 put u receiving box in some conspicuous phiec in tht' 

 house, to catch the stray pennies for the like pinpttSL' 



l.iiy it upon your table by the eide of tho lliMf it 

 is a bL'tU-r rxiii'iuidei than numy which claim to In- 

 expi'tnidcrs. It is a yreat labor-saver— it iia.-^ sa\til 

 us timn euduyh in i»nc year's use to payfi'r itsolf. loid 

 that must be K'H'tl propt-rty wliich will ekar its. It 

 one a ycivr."— iMims Ijife Boat 

 FOUR PACES COLORED PLATES. 



MKUUIAMS, Fum.lsUKlis.-Sold everywhere. 



