IV. 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



[February, 1876. 



We call jitteiitioii to our immense Stock (GOO acres ) uf 

 Friiil Troos, Standard and Dwarf. 

 Kinall I'riiilN. Grapes, Currants, Raspberries, &c. 

 Ornaiiioiital TreeN nnd Slirubs, deciduous aud 



evergreen. 

 Rose** a specialty — all the finest sorts. 

 Cireen aii<l Hot House Plaiiitn, including best nov- 

 elties. Small jareels forwarded l»y mail when desired. 

 Prompt attention given to all ordeisand inquiries. 

 Descriptive and Illustrated priced Ca,talogues sent prepaid 



on receipt of stamps, as follows : 

 No. 1. Fruits (new ed., with col'd plate) i.^ cts. 

 No. 2. Ornamental Trees, with col'd plate of Roses, 2.'>c. 

 No. 3. Greenhouse, Free. No, 4. Wholesale, Free. 



No. .'>. lAtit of XeV RosoN for isTfi, Free. 

 Nob. 1 aud 2— Neatly bound together, forming an interest- 

 ing aud valuable Ijook for refei-euce. 

 Address, 50 cts. by mail, i^ost paid, 



ELLWANGER & BARRY, Rochester, NY. 



GOOD »iKEnS, GROWN WITH CARE, FROM SE- 

 lected Stocks, always -pay. Try uiiue. Catalogue free. 

 J. R. V. HAWKINS, Gosheu, N. Y. 



FERTILIZERS! 



CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



WRITE for Circular and Recipes, which aro furnished 

 without charge, containing complete instructions for 

 making, at home, first-class chemical manures, suited to 

 the gruwth of special crops. Qui- formula have prover, in 

 actual use, to be of the greatest value to all who have used 

 them. 



We offer Fertilizing Chemicals of onr own manufacture, 

 at lowest prices, with a guaranty as to atrength and pu- 

 rity. Ask prices for 



Oil Vitriol, 

 .Ground Boues, 

 Land Plaster, 

 Sulphate FotaBbj 



Nitrate Soda, 

 Sulphate Ammonia, 

 Muriate Potash, 

 Sulphate Soda and Salt. 



Address 



HARRISON BROS. & CO., 



PHILADELPHIA, 



Established as Manufacturers of Fertilizing 

 Chemicals iu 1793. 



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I OFFER A LARGE STOCK OF 



AITLE TREES, APRICOTS, 



Irish Junipers, Gooseberries, 



Trees! 



AND A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF 



FRUIT TREES 



AND 



ElYlEIRIGIRiEiEiNlS. 



irF~Letter8 will be answered in English, German and 

 French. Address 



CiEOllOE ACHEMS, 

 8-2-2m] West < heater. Pa. 



'^THE FARMER'S FRIEND." 



The great Grange paper. 



The farmers' own journal. 



5U0 farmers' write for it. ' 



60 farmers' wives write for it. 



Circulates in 3G States.- 



Circulates in 6 Territories. 



Circulates iu Canada. 



64 columus every week. 



16 pages of reading. 



Kept on file iu 1,200 Granges. 



Read weekly by over 100,000 people. 



Only otficial organ of five State Granges, 



Market reports Irom the great cities. 



Practical experieuce by practical farmers. 



Croj) reports printed weekly. 



No middlemen agents. 



$1.50 a year; or 1.25 in clubs of 8 or over. 



Postage always prepaid by publishers. 



12>; cents a month to the close of any year. 



In clubs of 8 or over, 10)<r cents a month. 



Neatly printed ; "big type ;" good paper. 



National Grange officers write for it. 



Grange news from every State, 



Farmers are delighted with it, aud say, 



*' Just what we have wanted." 



Sample copy three cents, sent dii-ectly from the Grange 



Steam Printing House of five S ates. 



Address, THOMAS & BETVIMING, 



7-12-S Mechanicsburg, Pa. 



^W. ^TLETil BURPEE, 



TlVrPORXER, UREJEJ^EFl ^ND SIIIFt>KR, OF 



IMPROVEDLIVE STOCK. 



HIGH CLASS LAND AND WATER FOWLS— Eicd variety bred on a separate farm. LEGHORNS—Browu, White, 

 Blaci and Doimniiiuf' of my celebrated siraiiia a sijeoiaUy. Also, ail unsurpassed and large collection of WATER FOWLS 

 AND TURKEYS. Asiatics, Hamburgs, Dorkings, P. Roclis, Am. Domiuiques, Hoiidaiis and Bantams. My fowls are all 

 HIGH CLASS, aud bred witU great care. My breeding peas contain extra flue imviorted aud prize birds. 



CHESTER WHITE SWINE A SPECIALTY. 



Sto.k of all ages bred from the best Preiuiuiu Stock, and warranted strictly pure and choice, for sale at moderate 

 prices. Also lmi)orted Berk.sllires. Jersey Cattle, Southdown and Cotswold Siieep. DOGS-Setter, Shepherd Beagle 

 Hound, Skye aud Black-aud-tan J]erriei-s. Only a limited stock of e?cil, consisting of the fluest imported specimens, with 

 " ' " English Ferrets. 



full pedigrees. Lop-Kared aud Himalayan Rabbits. 



FANCY PIGEONS, ALL VARIETIES, 



Tlie Pipon Loft: How to FQruisli M Maiiap It. 



Our now illnstratetl book on jiigeons. Plain, concise, orisrinal and 

 invaluable. It f^ives many new facts not to be found 

 elsewhere, and is worth dollars to any breed- 

 er. Price, only 50c. postpaitl. 



irs^Elegant illustrated catalogues of stock, giviug descriptions and illustrations 

 of fowls and pigeons, postpaid, 10 cents. 



Circulars free. 



Address, 



W. ATLEE BURPEE, Philadelphia, Pa. 



$125.00 in CASH PRMIUMS. 



For particulars see my Illustrated Catalogue for 1S7G, con- 

 "tainiiig all the new aud Ijest varieties of fresh, true and re- 

 liable Garden Seeds, carefully grown from tine selected 

 stocks, and the largest and best collection of Choice Seed 

 Potatoes f-ver offered. Sent free to all applicants. Do not 

 fail to see it. 



J. R. V. HAWKINS, 



GOSHEN, N. Y. 



J. STAUFFER, 



tmm It ^mm, 



LANCASTER, i'ENN'A, 

 235 EAST ORANGE ST. 



All matters appertaining to UNITED STATES or CANA- 

 DIAN PATENTS, TRADE MARKS, and COPYRIGHTS, 

 promptly attended to. His experieuce, success a'd faithful 

 attention to the interests of those who eugage his services 

 are fully acknowledged and appreciated. 



Preliminary examinations made for him by a reliable As- 

 sistant at Washington, without extra charge for drawing 

 or description. (7-4-tf 



THOS. M. HARVEY, 



WEST GROVE, CHESTER CO., PA.. 



Breeder hikI 8Iixp|>er of 



GUERNSEY ISSIBDTKR STOCK, 



Yorkshire and Berkshire Pigs. 



Dark Brahma Chickens from the best imported 

 blood. Also Bronze Turkeys. 



FOR FRUIT 



And Ornament. 

 500 ACBES OF TUBES 



At Wholesale and Retail. 



Pear, Apples, (Cherries, Quinces. 



Peaches, Plums and Small Fruits. 



New and Raie Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. 



Evergreens, large quunlities, large variety, cheap. 



Cut-leaved Biich, Purple Beech, Weeping Trees. 



«'S.F.IIIATIK JA<'K.HANXI.— Hardy and Perpetual, 

 blooms profuselv uutil frozen up. 



l»K«l'ETrAL, WlfllTK ri^EMATIS.— 15 Sorts. 

 We have over 71) vaiieties of Clematis, iu many shades of 

 color, from dark rich purple to pure white — strong plants, 

 safely sent by mail. 



KOKKS. ifloMH. Ten, C'liinbiiig-nnd Perpetual. 



Small Packages sent s.ifely by Mail and Exjiress. 

 ffS^Catalogues free. Address 

 T. r. MAXMJEE.1> A KROS., Cieneva, N. Y. 



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fiOV^Ei'^'YEGETABLE 



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@Z45iE)BSa^| 



is the most beautiful woik of the kind in the world. It con- 

 tains nearly 150 pages, hundreds of fine illustrations, and 

 four Chroma Plates of Flowers, beautifully drawn and col- 

 ored from nature. Price, 35 cents in paper covers ; 65 centfl 

 bound in elegant cloth. 

 Vick's Floral Gruicle. Quarterly, 26 cents a year. 



Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 



LIMilB lOE lAEMlES. 



NO MIDDLE-MEN. 



We have a large stock of Lumber, aud ono of the most 

 extensive Sash and Door Factorins in the State, and we are 

 prepared to furnish HoiiNe and Itarii Bills complete. 



All kinds of Manufactured Fencing, &o., making a sjieci- 

 alty of supplying the agricultural community. We will 

 make prices delivered to any Railroad Station. All our 

 material ^iini*antoe<l as represented. All manufactured 

 work kihi-dried and warrautetl not to shrink. All inquiries 

 cheerfully auswered. 



One of the firm cau be seen at the PVankHn House, North 

 Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa., ou Monday of each week. 



7-4-12mJ 



KENDIG, BRICKER & LAUMAN, 



Middletown Dauphin cc. Pa. 



