Mechani, 



$1.2S. 



Prof. S. S. RATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, NOVEMBER 15, 1875. 



PEARSOL & GEIST, Publishers. 



THE FARMERS HOME ORGAN. 



|lie lanca^ter |arieri 



A MONTHLY NEWSPAPER, 



DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE, HORTI- 

 CULTURE, DOMESTIC ECONOMY, 

 AND MISCELLANY, 

 WITH PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Koimded uiuler the auspices of the Lancaster Comity 

 A"ricuUura1 ami 1 Inrliculltiral Socielv. 



Edited Ij Prof. S. S. RATHVON. 



With the.Tiiiiuary iBsiie (lft7r>) The Farmeii entert-d tipoii 

 itB eeventh year, muler a change of projinetorH. tUe jmblica- 

 tiou haviuK beeu translVrrt-d to thf underBigiied, who pro- 

 jiOBP to make it iu uH icHjiectH a tiist-chiKM lociil organ of the 

 inii">rtaut iutereets to which it is fsiiecially devoled. 



Witli tliiK view The F-MtMKn has been eiiliirKfd mul its 

 form changed to the Iiiiiierial ^lat^aziiit- Biyle, each miniber 

 containing twenty-four ptigej* Iui|i.8vo., meaBiiring 9J4 liy 13 

 incheH, at least Beveuteeu of which wiU lie exclusively devoted 

 to reading matter, the advertisements and "wtanding matter" 

 being limited to the remaining pages. Thiw increase of size 

 and change of form, together with the use of a more compact 

 tyi'^1 tuubles us lo give twice an much reading matter as 

 was contained in the old form. 



If thin effort to give the agricultural coninmnity of Laii- 

 •tuistor county a p\iblicutiou worthy of their honorable calling 

 is liberally seconded, we propone to add other improve- 

 ments from time to time, inchuling illustrations of impor- 

 tant topicH of general interest, and papers from special con- 

 tributors on the more imitortant local indiistries and re- 

 sources of the county — ii wide tield, which has been very 

 little cultivated by our local press. 



The confril)utionB of our able editor. Prof. Rathvon, on 

 Bubjects connected with the science of farming, and partic- 

 ularly that specialty of which he is so thoroughly a master— 

 entomological science — some knowledge of which has become 

 a necessity to. the successful farmer, arc alone worth much 

 more than the price of this publication. 



Thk Fahmek will be published on the 15th of every 

 month, printed on good piijier with clear type, in con- 

 venient form for reading and binding, and mailed to sub- 

 scribers ou the following 



TERMS. 



To subscribers residing within the county — 

 One copy, one year, _ . - _ - $i.oo 

 Six copies, one year, - . _ _ - . 5.00 



Ten Copies, one year, -_-..- 7.50 



To subscribers outside of Lancaster coimty, including 

 postage pre-i»aid by the publisberB: 



One copy, one year, ----- $x.as 



Five copies, one year, - - . - - - 5.00 



All subscriptions will commence with the .lanuarj- nuni- 

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All communications intended for publication should be 

 addressed to the Kditor. and, to secure insertion, should be 

 in bis hands by the first of the mouth of jiublication. 



AH business letters, containing subscriptions and adver- 

 tisemeuts. should be addressed to the publishers, 



PEARSOL & GEIST, 



Express Buildings, 22, South Queen Street, 

 LANCASTER, PA. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



IIATE.S OF ADVERTINIXG. — Ten Centa ft 

 line for eacb Insertion. Twelve hues tu the iuch. 



SIX ILLUSTRATIONS. 

 EDITORIAL ARTICLES : l-ACH. 



The .Musln-iiuiu. /Ih'xii-dlnl, - - - Ifil 

 Our Culliviitcil VeKftaWes. No. 2.— The Beau U!2 

 Crops of t lie United States, - - - lti:i 

 Tlie Bliic-biril. lUn^lnilnl, - - - UH 

 Our National C'eiiteiiiiial. Ill'i.xti-atiil. - Ili4 

 rile (.'.■iiteniiiiil iilid AerieilH ure — The CeuteH- 

 iiial DrtiauiHiitul I^irk — Live Stork at the Cen- 

 tennial, 



Oleoiiiaiijariiie Cheese, - - - . KJfi 



Kerns ami Palms, i ihixtfittnl, - - lti7 

 The Faels ol' Natural History. No. o. — The 



Currant W'min, - . - - - Kit 

 The C'hineh-liui;-, or .MoniKMi l.onse, - I IW 

 Hen's Teeth— Bone Dust, - - - - Kilt 

 The Corn-stall< Weevil. / tin ^1 ratal , - UV.) 

 The Newly Married, ----- 100 

 .Tots ami Tittles. Queries, Answers, ete., 170 



Inl'ornLaliiiii Wanteil. ----- 17"J 

 ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS: 



Dark Brahmas. W. Ati.ki: Bi ui-ei:. /I- 



lilsh-illnl. - - - - - - Kio 



The Centennial Ornamental Park. Wai.- 



tkh Ei.okk, --.-.- 105 

 Hen's Teeth--Bone Dust. .Iamks Hatii- 



AWAV, ------ 10!) 



Jots and Tittles. B, Dauphin eo., I'a., - 170 



Our Paris Letter, 170 



Our Local Organizations, - - - - 171 



Proceeiliiiiis ut lli.- I.;ini-.a8(er County AKrictiltai-iil 

 nlid Horti.-ullinjil Society. 



The Garden and Orchard, - - 172 



PuekinK /Vi'i'les for Winter — What is Good Grape- 

 CnltureV Length of Knot- Growth iu Pluutii 

 and Trees— tJood Celery, 



Bees and Bee-Keeping, - - - - 17.". 



CouinieneiiJt^ Bee-Keepiutf--H)in<lliug Bees— Hint 

 to New Betiiiiners, 



The Farm and the Dairy, - - . . 17:5 



The Dairy Interests iit the Centenuiul — Practical 

 Hints — A Vast Kstate iu Kansas — (iJKanticFarui- 

 iiiK ill I'enusylvania — Am Item for Fanners auil 

 Grain Dealers. 



Poetry. " AU the \Vu,-hl," - - ■ - 174 



Domestic Economy, ----- 174 



How to Cure Bacon, Hani and Pork — ,\ Good Way 

 to Pickle One lluui— The French Way of Salting 

 Pork — Window Adorunients — Hints About Meat 

 — Ele'-tion Cakt — Parlor .-Vdi.rnnieuts — How to 

 Boil y.un*' — .Save the Soaj.snds — How lo (^Icau 

 (Carpets — Moths in Carpets — Good Kiudlintts. 



General Miscellany,' ----- 17.5 



Degs, Good and Bad— Weight of Pirb for Market 

 — Fine Ktock a Safe Iiivestuient — Look to the 

 Forests— Simple Interest Uules. 



Literary and Business Notices, - - - 176 



Books Periodicals and Farm Machinery. 

 The Progress of Invention, - - - 176 



New Patents KelatluKto the Farm, kc. 

 Our Fence Corners, ----- ii, iii 



Fact aud Fancy, Wit and Humor. 



Til LANCASTER EXPRESS, 



(DAILY AND -WEEKLY,) 



Ttje Leadii}g Local Family and Business Newspaper, and the 

 or^ly lndependfi)l Republicar; Journal ir) ihe County. 



THE ^ FOUNDED ( ^"^ 



WEEKLY/ nv mi: -' DAILY. 



1843 J PRESENT PROPRIETORS. I 1856 



The Wkekly Kxpiiksb htis l>wu befor<» the citlzenri of 

 I^aiicH^ter couuly for ii i eriod of thirty-two vearB, and *•• IIK 

 Daily Kxprkkk for over eiKhteeu ywirn. During thin loug 

 lieriud, ultd without chuiiKir ol ni:iunKcnieut, TllK F^xprkha 

 huH fairly vurued u lur^e Hhurc of iiatroiiti^o ami liniily 

 fntH!)Iish<'d itwlf ill thi- public coiili<UMic<', aH an upriKht iiud 

 independent journal, never heHitatin^ to defend Ihe riRht 

 and deiitiunce the wrong, no mutter where foun<l toexiitt. 

 It hiiH alwayH lieen a journal of progreHH, and the nutupokeii 

 friend of education, tcini erance. Hound nioralH and religion. 

 Ab ill the paHt, so il will eonlinue in the future. 



TERMS OF THE EXPRESS. 



The Weekly Express, one year, 

 The Daily Express, one year, 



$a.oo 

 5.00 



The Express and The Farmer: To any perHon n>Ridiug 

 within the liniiltt ol' Laneiii^ler county we will inuil - 

 The Weekly and the Lancaster Farmer, one year, $2.50 



REAL ESTATE ADVERT/SING. 



The extend«*d eircuI;iIion of Thk Kxi'lcKh^s ninkes it the 

 l>eHt niediiini for a<lv<'rtir'itiK Kr:il Kt^tate and Personal 

 Property iu the couuly. a fact which can l»e atti-wted hy h» 

 many furmeiH aud olliern wlio have availe<l theinftelveit of 

 the u^e of itH e«>lumnH. and to which we invite the utteutiou 

 of all having i>roiterly to diHpOKe of. 



PRINTING SALE BILLS. 



The Exi'Hkwk printing othet- in one of the best furuiHhwl 

 establiithmeutH lor turnmg out all kindr« of i>riiiling to be 

 found in Ihe interior of Ihe State. Wr are prepareil to 

 print any job from tlie Hiuall vi^ttiug curd to the largeHt aale 

 or horHo bill, poHter, or broadrtide, i>lain or In colora, as 

 ipiickly aH it can W doue at any other 4'Htablitihmeut, and on 

 BB reasonable terniH. We make the I'lliitlng of SaU-bHU 

 for FarntrrM a sjiecialty. aud guiiraute*.* Batipfaellou to our 

 cuHtonierB. 



OUR STEAM POWER PRESSES 



include the varioun patteriiR adapteil to jiriHtiug books^ 

 painphletH, imBtent, Mile-bllU, haml-ltillit, millent' reoelpts, 

 catalogueH of live Btoek. and any kiud of work done iu • 

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 called for by the fanner, merchant, liankcr, mechanic, or 

 bUHineHB man, and we guarantee to do the work aM aatinfao 

 tory aH it c:in Iw done iii Philadelphia or eUewhere. 



With one of the nioHl complete .Job OlMcen iu the State, 

 and uuHurpuBHed eouvenieucei* forexpediilouBly turning out 

 work by Ihe IwhI workmen, under the pernonal Hn]iervijiiun 

 of the proprietors, who are Uilli practical printerw, all i>er- 

 HOUH in netnl of Printing will find it to their intereat to give 

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PEARSOL L GEIST, 



BOOK, NEWSPAPER AND JOB PRINTERS. 



Express Buildings, 22, South Qucen-st, 

 LANTCAtjTER, PA. 



('anvit»M«'rM Wanlecl fur The Farmkii, with whom 

 liberal arraugemeuta will be made. 



