IV. 



THE LANCASTR FARMER. 



[ May, 1877. 



LADIES ! 



WE HAVE JUST OPENED 



GUN BAKER'S 



MILLINERY AND TRIMMING 



HTORE, 



A HEW LOT OF 



HAMEGEMBBOniEREDEBGIHGS 



AND 



INSERTINGS, 



AT THB VERY LOWEST PRICES. Alio, 



SILK & WORSTED FRINGES, 



Corsets, Kid GIOTes, 



Linen Collars and Cuffs, Neckties in all shades 

 and styles, 



CRAPE VZCXZ.S. 



CEAPE BOiN'NETS & HATS, 



RUCHING8, 

 all BtylM and widths, and everytlmig elBO in 



LADIES' A.ND CSILDREN'S WSAB, 

 that iB good, desirable and cheap. 

 Give us a call at 



So8. 142 k 144 NortkQneen-st, Lancaster., Fa. 



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ESTABLISHED 1817. 



MRS. DANNER'S MILLINERY, 



No. 30 WEST KIKG STREET, 



This ia the oldest and most reliable establishment in the 

 county. All ou»* work gives entire satisfaction. Goods of 

 ALL grades kept in great variety and in prices to suit all. 

 The latest styles always on hand. New goods received every 

 day. Do not forget SO West King; Street, for best 

 work and best goods, at lowest price. 



German spoken by attendants. 9-5-lt 



^CC +« <^'7^ » yieA to Agfuts. $10 Outjit Free. 

 WwO to ^ / / p. O. VICKERY, Augusta, Maine, 



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A NEW BOOK. 



How to Raise 



FRUITS. 



A HAND-BOOK OF 



FRUIT CULTURE, 



BEING A GUIDE TO THE PROPER 



Cultivation and Maiuigement of Fruii Trees, and 



of Grapes and Small Fruits, 

 with condensed depcriptioue of many of the best and most 

 popular varieties, vrith upwards of one hundred engvaviugs. 

 By Thomab Gbkog. Price $1 .00. 



A book wqich shoxild be owned by every pereon who owns 

 a rod of available land, and it will st_'rve to secure sUcceaH 

 whpT-e now there is nothing but failure. It covers the 

 ground fully, withoiit technicalities, cud ie a work on 



Fruit Culture for the Million. 



It tells of the <;oBt, how to plant, how to trim, how to 

 transplant, location, soil, sslectiou, diseases, insects, borers, 

 blights, cultivation, how to prune, manuring, layering, 

 budding, grafting, etc., including full description and man- 

 agement of Orchard Fruit, such US Apples, Peaches, Pears, 

 Plums, Cherries, Quinces, Apricots, Nectarines, etc. It is 

 a most complete 



Guide to Small-Fruit Culture. 



with many illuetratious and descriptions of the latest vari- 

 eties of Grapes, Strawberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, 

 Gooseberries, Cui rants, etc. 



The work shows the value of Fruit, and how to use it. 

 Bent by mail, post-paid, price $1 ; or The Farmeb and How 

 to raise Fruits, will be furnished at $1,T6. Address 



L, RATHVON. 

 22 South Queen-st., liancaster. Pa. 



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.^:i>TiD :e=l:e]i_.i.!^:bXjS 



For tbe FI.UWER and TEOETABEE «ARDE1V and the FARM. 



Our 1877 Combined priced Catalogue of Seeds, Plants and Blooded Live Stock and Fancy 



Ponltry Free to all. 



The Philadelphia Practical Farmer of Dec. 30, notices our Catalogue as follows : "We have received an illustrated man- 

 ual and de8cri]>tive catalogue of imported and thoroughbred live stock. Alderuey, Ayrshire aud Short horned Cattle, Ches- 

 ter White, Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex and Poland China Hogs, Cotswold and Southdown Sheep, land and water Fowla, 

 fancy Pigeons and Dogs, owned, bred and for sale by Benson k Burpee, of Philadelphia. 



This is emphatically the best and most complete live stock Catalogue we have received. It contains not only illustrations 

 and price lists of stock, but givfs in addition a large amount of valuable practical information on the breeding and man- 

 agement of different varieties and is very useful as a reference book. Messrs, Benson d- Burpee have now on hand a very 

 fine lot of breeding stock, and we feel confident that customers will be well pleased with purchases made from them. 



Price 20 cents. 



JUST OUT I THE POULTRY YARD. How to Fcbnish akd Manage It. Sy W. AtUc Burpee. A new and prac- 

 tical treatise, at a popular price, for every farmer and amateur in poultry breeding. It treats of Poultry Houses an d 

 fixtures, nests, yards, &o., poultry at liberty and in confinement, the best breeds for various purposes, seleclion of stock, 

 mating for breeding, feeding of adult fowls and young chicks, condiments and general care and attentionjrequisite to suc- 

 cess in this often neglected branch of rural industry. 

 It also contains practical hints on the raisingand management of Tarkeys. Geese, Ducks and Guineas. 



Beautifnl Colored Frontispiece of a trio of Fo-wls. Prioe 60 cts., post free. 



EGGS FOB HATCHING of all choice Tarieties. LAND AND WATER FOWLS. Also very fine Chester White, 

 Yorkshire, Berkshire, Bssei aad Poland China Pigs; Cotawold and Southdown Sheep, Aldemey and Ayrshire Oattle 

 and calves now for sale. 



A..i.B«« BENSON & BURPEE, 



Seed 'Waxehouse, 223 Chiircli St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Prize Medal Awarded by tbe Centennial 

 CoinluiMKion to 



IMPROVED BUTTER T0B3 AND COOLERS. 



With movable Ice Cham- 

 bers, Patented Jan. 12, 

 1875. Best in the market. 

 Are made of white cedar, 

 bound with galvanized 

 irou or brat^s hoops. 

 Within the tub is fitted a 

 tin Cooler, having a 

 movable Chamber for 

 ice at each end. On the 

 tin is constructed a se- 

 ries of ledges, on which 

 rest the shelves for sup- 

 porting the butter (Print 

 Butier); are used without shelves for Roll Butter. Can be 

 locked lor shipping. Hinges, Hasps, and Fixtures, are tinned 

 to render tbe<n rust proof. J. G. HOKUL.ER. 



fft'BOVED 



BU 



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Manufacturer, No. 503 N, Second-st., PhOa. 



MAMMOTH CORN. 



Every farmer send for package of Mammoth Corn, which 

 in ordinary ground will yield 125 bushel per acre, besidea 

 ripens much sooner. It ia perfect flour corn, grows three 

 ears on each stalk. Club together and send for one dozen 

 packages. It is put up in packages at tbe following price : 



One paokag'e 35 cts. 



Two ** 50 



Six " 1.40 



One doseu packag:cB 2.30 



Two '• " 3.70 



Send at once to 



CASEY'S SEED CO., 



9-3-3m Harrison \i lie, Meigs co,, Ohio. 



EZRA F. BOWMAIT, 



Practical Watchmaker, 



(formerly with H. Z. Rhoads & Bro,) has opened at 106 

 EaKt Ming: Street, a new and well selected stock of 



WATCHES, CLOCKS, WATCHMAKERS' TOOLS, 



Amejican Watches from the different Factories of good rep- 

 utation. Imported Watches of different grades, in Gold and 

 Silver Cases, in weights to suit purchasers. American and 

 imported Clocki in over fifty different styles, which are of- 

 fered at reasonable prices, and warranted according to their 

 quality. Watches and Clocks carefully repaired and war- 

 ranted. A cordial invitation to examine stock extended to 

 all. 9-4-6m 



ESTABLISHED 1882. 





SENER 



SONS, 



Manufacturers and dealers in all kinds of rough and 

 finished 



X^UIVEBlSFt, 



Also Saeb, 



fimfz.es. 



I will mail (Free; the receipt for preparing a simple Veg- 

 etable Balm that will remove Tan, Freckles, *PIMPLES 

 and BLOTCHES, leaving the skin soft, clear and beautiful; 

 also instructions for prodncing a luxuriant growth of hair 

 on a bald head or smooth face. Address Ben. Vandelf & 

 Co.. Box Mil, No. 5 Wooster St., N. Y. ;[9-l-6m 



The beet Sawed SHIIVGrES in the country. 

 Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, &c, 



PATENT 0. G. WEATHERBOARDING 



and PATENT BLINDS, which are far enperior to any 

 other. Also best I'OAL ccuBtautly on hand. 



OFFICE AND YARD : 



Northeast Corner of Prince and Walnut-stfl., 



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