The Lancaster Farmer. 



Pro£ S. S. EATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA., DECEMBER, 1877. 



Vol. 12. No. IL 



TO OUR PATRONS. 



This ntiniber of our jomnal concludes the 

 NINTH vohuiieof The JjANcAsTKit Fakmeu, 

 and before we greet you agiiin, you will have 

 •])articii>aled in the festivities of the most 

 festal t)ccasion of the whole year — an occa- 

 sion that (•oiunieniiirat(>s the epoch of " I'eace 

 upon earth, goodwill towards men." 'Whilst 

 thousiuids have cause to deplore and lament 

 the adverse condition of the times — -the sli rink- 

 age of assets, and tlie expansion of liabilities 

 — tiie farming public, fjenerally, have been 

 lilcssed with reasonably abundant crops, 

 tolerably remunerating prices, and compara- 

 tively good health ; and, it is hoped, also, 

 with .a corresponding share of happiness, 

 illustrating that although they may have been 

 over-reached or forestalled by an unapproci- 

 ating hinuanity, they have been none the less 

 under the protecting care of an over-ruling 

 Divinity — that '' Divinity which shapes our 

 ends, rcuigh hew them as \vc will." Since 

 our last Clu'istmas greeting we have been 

 pressed through another adventitious year ; 

 comparatively, only a mere grain of sand in 

 the great moiuid of being — mounds and 

 grains, the largest mass and numbers of 

 which are at the base, .and of the few who 

 can, for a time, occupy the apex, every pass- 

 ing day one or more is toppling over and roll- 

 ing to the bottom, and is socially and finan- 

 cially lost in oblivion. Through another year 

 we have feebly but faithfully catered for you 

 to the best of our ability, which, it nothing 

 more tangible should result, we hope it may 

 ultimate in that wealth which can only l)e 

 "laid up where moth and rust doth not cor- 

 rupt, nor thieves break through and steal." 

 But to begin a new year more auspiciously 

 than those that have passed, \vc need your 

 further and increased aid — we need additional 

 facilities in order to pliice The Farmer on 

 such a footing as will enable it to meet the 

 public expectation. And as the season is 

 approaching when all the Christian world is 

 "given to giving," may we not cherish the hope 

 that we will be remembered ? We ask nothing 

 gratuitous and nothing for self. We only ask 

 for continued permission to work, and a com- 

 pensating realization of the divine maxim 

 that " the laborer is worthy of his hire ;" but 

 realizing this or not, we wish yon all a venj 



merry ChristriuiS. 



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CLUBBING. 



Below we append our club rates for 1878, 

 and we appeal to our friends, and the friends 

 of agricultural progress, to use their influence 

 in getting np clubs for the coming year. In 

 addition to these rates for small numljers, 

 when the club amounts to 20, 25 or 30, we 

 will make a deduction of 30 per cent, on our 

 regular subscription prices. Xow is the time 

 to act in the matter, and we hope that our 

 friends will enter upon a vigorous canvass in 

 behalf of The F.moler. Please also notice 

 our PiiEMiUM I^iST in another column. 



KEDICFD RATES TO CLUBS 



To subscribers lesklinp; witliin tlic county : 



One copy, ouc year, SI .00 



Si.K copies, one year, ."i.OO 



Ten copies, one year, ----- T.-W 



To subscribers outside of Lancaster co«nty ; 

 One copy, one year, - - - - - - ?1.2.5 



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



Ten copies, one year, ----- 9.00 



AH subscriptions will commence with tlie Jnnuary 

 number unless otlierwise ordered. 



PENNSYLVANIA FRUIT-GROWERS- 

 SOCIETY. 



This veteran association will meet in Wil- 

 liamsport, Lycoming county, on the third 

 Wednesday of .January next, and we under- 

 stand the officers are using more than ordi- 

 nary exertions to make it an ijnusijally inter- 



esting occasion. The standing committees 

 are also at work, and if the event is not a 

 success, it will not be because the oBiccrs and 

 members have not endeavored to keep up its 

 well-earned rei)utation as an ellicicnt instru- 

 ment for the diffusion of practical horticultural 

 information throughout Pennsylvania and 

 adjacent States. Visitors and delegates from 

 other societies have always been welcomely 

 received ; and the society desires to extend 

 even a more hearty welcome on this occasion. 

 Those attending should, if possible, exhibit 

 specimens of their best fruit. 



SPECIAL PREMIUMS FOR 1878. 



Club Rates— No. i. 



To any one, within the county of Lancas- 

 ter, sending us a club of /fee new subscribers, 

 accompanied by/ti!<r dollam, we will send Jirc 

 copes of The Faumer, to any address, for' 

 one year, from the first of January next, and 

 two coi>iesof ".Jenkins' Art of Propagation," 

 a beautiful octavo of 32 pages, and 2') fine 

 embellishments, which .sells readily at IjO cents 

 per copy. To any one out of the county, for 

 five dollars, fiix copies and two books. 

 No. 2. 



For six subscribers, accompanied hy fire dol- 

 lars, we will send six copies of The Farmer, 

 as above, and one copy of the "Life of 

 Charles Uickens," by Mrs. Ilanaford, or 

 "Driven to Sea," by Mrs. Coupples, or "The 

 Presidents and their Adniinl.stratious," or 

 "The Declaration of Independence." These 

 are royal 12 mo. volumes of about 400 pages, 

 handsomely illustrated, and sell for $1.50. 

 No. 3. 



For ten subscribers, and ten dollars, ten 

 copies, as above, and one box of "Kunkle's 

 Celebrated Perfumes." These boxes contain 

 six bottles of perfume, the regular retail price 

 of which is one dollar per Vx)ttle, or "Tlie 

 Century of Independence," price $2.. 50 — very 

 desirable premiums for local lady canvassers. 

 No. 4. 



For f/teen sub.scribers, and fifteen dollars, 

 we will send sUt-een copies of The Farmer 

 and a SIO.OO order on Peter Henderson, good 

 for twenty-four choice fioxrering green-house 

 planta, twenty jxictagcs of flower xeeds, and 

 twenty packages of vegetable seeds. Peter Hen- 

 derson is knoicn all over tlie Union, and there- 

 fore nothing need be said about the quality of 

 his goods. 



No. 5. 



For twenty subscribers, and eighteen dollars, 

 twenty copies of The Farmer, and one copy 

 of "Science in Story," consisting of a series 

 of /ire illustrated square. 12 mo. volumes of 

 232 pages each (1100 pages). Plea.se see our 

 literary columns for a more full de.scription of 

 this desirable series. 



No. 6. 



For twenty-five subscribers, and twenty-four 

 dollars, twenty-five copies of The Faksier 

 and one of "Peck's Celebrated Atomizers," 

 worth *10.00 at least. This is the l)est ma- 

 chine ever invented for throwing liquid solu- 

 tions and decoctions on insect-infested plants. 

 For an illustrated description of this machine 

 see the May (1876) number of The Farjier, 

 page 00. 



To clubs made up lieyond the borders of 

 Lancaster county the cash amount required 

 will be greater, proportioned to the difference 

 in published terms, as to home and foreign 

 sub.scriptions. Our canva&sers can make these 

 calculations upon the basis of our first propo- 

 sition. 



We are making arrangements for additional 

 inducements to subscribers, which, if accom- 

 plished, will be announced in our December 

 number, We also intend to increase our 



nnmlK-r of desirable illustrations forlHTK, and 

 add other enibelliKliuients, as fast as our 

 means will allow, and we respectfully ask thir 

 public to help us make The ' Lankasteh 

 Farmer a credit to the "great county," and 

 the people among whom it is located. Our 

 tenth volume should be the crowning volume 

 of the series— 80 we desire. 



AN ADMIRABLE SCHOOL-BOOK. 



The admonition "fict the Hcst," applies 

 with remarkable force to .school text-liooks. 

 As no good farmer buys an inferior hor.se or 

 implement when he knows a better may be 

 had for the same cost ; as no wide-awake me- 

 chanic is content to work with poor tools 

 when he is aware he can do much more and 

 better execution with good ones; so the 

 youthful mind should not be confronted with 

 obstacles and embarrassments in .school, 

 which may U; readily avoided by the selection 

 of proper manuals of'^ instruction. 



Many of the schools of the State have 

 labored under the impediment of a poor text- 

 book of history, and it is time to find a reme<ly. 

 We have exaniined with plejisnre and instruc- 

 tion a new work by Prof. .1. C. Itidiiath, 

 which is a clear and conci.se history of the 

 country, in terse, imju-essive narrative, with 

 elegant maps, chronological charts, instruc- 

 tive diagrams, apt illustrations, and a degree 

 of freshness and vivacity which are peculiarly 

 attractive. It is being rapidly introduced in 

 all progressive communities, and as a chang<! 

 wouhl Ijcnctit the schools of our own locality, 

 we trust those who feel an interest in the 

 subject — who does not V — will not fail to ex- 

 amine this most worthy and admirable candi- 

 date for adoption. See our literary notices at 

 the end of this number. 



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C0CKET8VILLE, Baltimore Covntt, Md., > 

 December 8, 1877. S 

 Laxcasteu Farmer — Dcnr Sir; I perceive in 

 your November number, au article on Improvement 

 in Wheat Culture. Could you inform me if Mr. 

 GrofT makes an attachment to drills, old style, or is 

 it an entire new drill ? I have a liickfbrd <fc Holfman, 

 and if it could be apjilicd to it , micrht order. Do you 

 know his price ? If you cannot pive nic the Infor- 

 mation can you give mo his address ? 



Please put down try name as a subscriber to TliK 

 Farmer for 1878. Yours truly, 



. John I. Wiuiit. 



[For the. information of our correspondent, 

 as well as for the information of all interested 

 in "Mr. Groff's Wheat Cultivator," wc de- 

 sire to say that it can be applied to any grain 

 drill of what.soever kind. Those who desire 

 details, which we cannot give, will do well to 

 address Mr. A. B. GrofV, at Bareville, Lancas- 

 ter county, Pa., and solicit a circular.— Kd.] 



THE CELEBRATED ARABIAN HORSE 

 JENIFER. 



His Offspring in Lancaster County. 

 During the past month Colin Cameron, of 

 Elizalieth Farms, this county, sold to W. C. 

 Myers, of the State of Oregon^ a yearly .stallion 

 colt, for Sl,OtH), and a two year old Percherou 

 filly, for the same sum. These figures 

 look large, but are no more than we expected 

 from the foals of the horse. The stallion 

 colt is the lu-oduce of a Percherou mare and 

 "The .Jenifer Arabian." The filly is a pure 

 bred Percherou and in foal by the Arabian. 

 This Arabian is the U^autiful white horse 

 often seen on our streets and liefore mentioned 

 in these columns. He is now owned in the 

 county, and we have often wondered why 

 our farmei-s are so slow to avail themselves of 

 the opportunity to raise the most valuable 

 horses in the world for all purjioses. The 

 only fault any one has ever been able to con- 

 jm-e against this symmetrical horse is, that 



