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THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



[ January, 1878. 



an important part of poultry foorl, but is mucb used 

 for various culinary purposes. The great arlvanta»:o 

 it has over cereals is that it thrives luxuriantly even 

 on the poorest land. Those who have not tested its 

 value as a poultry food we advise to give it a trial. 



Feeding Young Chicks on Rice. 

 In some localities it is difficult to get chicks throuirh 

 the first two weeks after they are hatched ; for the 

 little complaints of this early period are often more 

 numerous and orilical than at any other period of 

 their lives. Feed is the first consideration, and pure 

 water a great essential for them from first to last. 

 Cornmeai is the one article of chicken diet which has 

 heen the mam dependence for generations ; but some 

 experiments with rice, last year, convinced us that 

 for young chicks it is equal to anything, if not supe- 

 rior to everything else. Broods led upon rice alone- 

 all lived and grew finely on a single handful .at a 

 feed, for the hen and her brood. An inferior quality, 

 known to the trade as broken rice, is just as good for 

 feed, and it takes so little for a feed that the expense 

 is no greaJer in the Northern States than cornmeai, 

 while in the South it will be the cheapest feed known. 



Coal Ashes for Fowls. 



Vi'e have several times nrged upon our readers the 

 importance of keeping a liberal suoply of coal ashes 

 by their fowls. The birds delight to wallow in the 

 dusty material, and a daily bath so taken is a grand 

 specific against lice. Wood ashes are not so desirable 

 as coal, in fact they cause sore feet if the birds wallow 

 in them much. 



The amount of pieccs'of coal and burnt limestone 

 the fowls find to eat in the coal ashes is very great, 

 and we have noticed that hens w'hich have free access 

 to an ash heap are alu ays in good health and are 

 great layers^ 



LITERARY AND PERSONAL. 



Two valuable political "and historical hand- 

 Ijooks, which ought to be in possession of every per- 

 son who is at all interested in the political and civil 

 history of our country. The first is entitled "The 

 Century of Independence,'' embracing a collection, 

 from official sources, of most important documents 

 and statistics connected w'ith the jiolitical history of 

 America ; also, a chronological record of the princi- 

 pal events, from its discovery to the present time, 

 with biographical and historical sketches. Royal 12 

 mo., pp. .54.5, with three fine full page engravings, 

 and veiy substantially bound in muslin, and with 

 beveled edges. The second is entitled "The Presi- 

 dents and their Administrations," a hand-book of 

 political parties, for every voter, by Lewis O.Thomp- 

 son, A. M., Ibrmerly President of the Nortliwestern 

 Universi'y, Watertown, Wis. A plain 12 mo. of 320 

 pages, with a colored map defining the original ter- 

 ritories, out of which were formed the vast govern- 

 mental domain now known as the United States of 

 North America. Both of these volumes were pub- 

 lished by S. L. Marron, Indianapolis, Ind. They 

 contain — within their respective spheres — in a con- 

 densed form, a vast amonnt of that very informa- 

 t on connected with the political history of the 

 country which every citizen should possess, to ena- 

 ble him to exercise tlie franchises of a freeman with 

 intelligence. These little volumes, compiled from 

 authentic and reliable sources, contain the whole 

 story of our government, from prior to the Revolu- 

 tion "down to the present time, and who, from.time 

 to time, were contemporaries with its public and 

 private events, as they stand recorded on the pages 

 of history. Do wc want to know who, at any par- 

 particular period, was President of the United 

 States, who was Vice President, who his cabinet and 

 other officials, when and by wluit vote — both elec- 

 toral and popular — elected ; what was, at the time, 

 the population and representation, what were the 

 leading events of his administration, the financial 

 state of the country, and an ontline of concurrent 

 events in foreign countries, we have it here in a 

 "nutshell." 



"Majiusckipt Notes from Mt Jottrnal, or an 

 Entomological Index to names and other charac- 

 teristics of insects in agricultural reports, with a list 

 of vegetable and animal substances injured or de- 

 stroyed by them. Written by Townsend Glovek, 

 Entomolog-ist-in-Chicf of the National Agr cultural 

 Department at Washington, D. C. Transfered to 

 and printed from stone by F. C. Entwisle ;" 1.06 

 pages quarto, 10:i of which are blank. We arc uu-. 

 der special obligations to the author for a compli- 

 mentary copy of this unique work, w hich will cer- 

 tainly be a great help to those who desire to refer to 

 the volumes issued by the Departmentof AL'riculturc 

 from 1854 down to the present time (to 1^77.) The 

 contents are mainly an alphabetical index to the 

 agricultural reports of the department, and a list of 

 the animal and vegetable substances which are de- 

 stroyed liy Loxious insects. This work has been 

 written, says the author, outside of office hours for 

 his own use, and for societies having a complete set 

 of the reports of the Agricultural Department. It is 

 a pity Congress is unable to appreciate such a work, 

 and to feel the necessity of putting it in Roman 

 characters for the good of the country. Its sphere 



of use is certainly as important as flooding the 

 country with Buncomb speeclies that never were de- 

 livered, most of which were not written by the re- 

 puted authors, and few of which are read by any- 

 body. From a notice in the Field and Fon;xt, some 

 months ago, we learned that the same author has 

 published a limited edition of his plates and notes 

 on entomology (if we understand rightly, in the 

 same style as the present volume) which has been 

 distributed among scientific associations and his 

 friends. This evinces another blunder on the part of 

 Cou<rress,iu compilins such a limited (.50 copies) 

 number to be issued, by withholding the necessary 

 funds. We regret that we were so unforiunate as 

 not to be included in his list of friends. Although 

 we are grateful for what we hni'e, yet we are "abso- 

 lutely spoiling" for an opportunity to express addi- 

 tional gratitude for such a practical work. 



Phrenology. — The public are being educated to 

 a better knowledge of Phrenology by the efforts that 

 are constantly being made by the publishers of the 

 PhrenoloQical Journal, that staunch old monthly 

 which has been published now in New York for forty 

 years, and during all this time has lost none of its 

 vigor, and has attained a much wider circulation 

 than its technical name would indicate. The pub- 

 lishers announce now a great reduction in price — 

 from three dollars to two dollars a year— and in con- 

 nection with this a Phrenological BtisT as pre- 

 mium to each subscriber. This Bust is a model 

 symbolical head, made nearly life-size, of plaster of 

 Paris, so labeled as to show the exact location of oil 

 the Phrenological Organs. It is a handsome orna- 

 ment, well adapted for the mantel-piece, center- 

 table, library, or office. With the aid of this and 

 the key which accompanies it, together with the 

 series of articles commenced in the January No. of 

 the fhrcnoluf/ical Journal on Practical Phrenology, 

 each person may become quite familiar with the loca- 

 tion of the different phrenological organs. It is sent 

 by express, carefully packed, to every subscriber of 

 the Journal who sends, in addition to two dollars, 

 the subscription price, twenty-five cents extra lor 

 boxing and packing, or No. 2, a smaller size, will be 

 sent by mail, post-paid, on the same terms. Readers 

 who desire a more complete description, together 

 with prospectus of the Phrenological Journal, should 

 send address on a postal card, or accept the pub- 

 lishers' offer, and send ten cents— half-price for a 

 sample number of the Journal to S. R. Wells & Co., 

 Publishers, 737 Broadway, New York. 



A Health Almanac— We have just received 

 from the publishers the Ilhistraled Annual of Pli.ren- 

 ology and Health Almanac for 1878, 64 pages, ten 

 eeiits. This publication has now come to be a nc- 

 cessitv in many well-regulated families, and well it 

 may, for it is full of valuable reading matter relating 

 to Phrenology, Physiognomy, Health, Hygiene, Diet, 

 etc. This number, "in addition to the usual astronomi- 

 col notes, monthly calendars, etc., contains seasona- 

 ble suggestions for the Care of the Health, Diet, etc., 

 for each month of the year; Spectacles, and How to 

 Use Them ; Biographical Sketches and Portraits of 

 R.T. Trail, iM.D., John L. Motley, and President 

 Hayes; Faces and their Influence ; Wasting Capital ; 

 Do"What You Can : Principles .of Plirenology ; Re- 

 cipes and Hints for the Family, etc., and all for only 

 ten cents. It is handsomely printed, with many illus- 

 trations, and should have a wide circulatiou ; and we 

 would say, send ten cents in postage stamps at once 

 to the publishers, S. K. Wells & Co., 737 Broadway, 

 New Yoik. 



Our literary table is groaning under the weighty 

 influx of such capital journals, in quarto, as the 

 Anieriean. AijricuUurist, the Kansas Fanner,^ the 

 Scientific Farmer, the Canada Farmer, the l''arni 

 Journal, the Pen and Plow, the National Utock 

 Journal, the Western Afjriculturist, the Nebraska 

 Farmer, &c., in octavo, Harpers' Monthly, the (Jar- 

 dener's Jlonthl;/, the American Bee Journal, the 

 Semi-Troidcal, Ihc Herald of Health, the American 

 Farmer, the Journal of Forestry, Wallace's Monthly, 

 the Laws of Life, the School Journal, the Stock 

 Journal, &c., Ac, and in double folio, the Prairie 

 Farmer, the Farmer's Union, Coleman's Rural 

 World, \\\e Massachusetts Ploughman, hesidue a num- 

 ber of other literary "odds and ends," enough to 

 make us wish for the neck of a giraffe and the 

 stomach of a camel, as well as abundance of lime to 

 enable us to properly appropriate and digest them 

 all. 



Mount Hope Nurseries, established in 1840. 

 We have just received trom the proprietors, Messrs. 

 Ellwanger a Bakry, their descriutive catalogues, 

 numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 for 1878, embracing orna- 

 mental trees, shrubs, roses, llowers, plants, &c., &c., 

 Rochester, New York. These catalogues comprise 

 280 pages of closely printed, royal octavo, full of 

 beautiful illustrat ons, copious indexes, and detailed 

 price lists. No. 2 especially is equal to the best 

 book on botany that can be placed in the hands of 

 the amateur or professional, so far as it goes, and is 

 highly embellished. The business must be large, 

 indeed, that can afford such an excellent series of 

 catalogues for a single season. The nomenclature is 

 both scientific and popular, and the families and 

 orders are correctly given, according to the tno::t 

 approved clatsificalion. 



co\'«*u.MPTio?f cintEn. 



An old physician, retired from practice, havinghad 

 placed in his hands by an East India missionary the 

 forjuula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy 

 and permanent cure of consumption, bronchitis, 

 catarrh, asthma, and all throat and lung aftections, 

 also a positive and radical cure ibr nervous debility 

 and all nervous complaints, after having tested its 

 wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases, 

 has felt it his duty to make it known to his sulfering 

 fellows. Actuated by this motive, and a desire to 

 relieve human suttering, I will send, free of charge, 

 to all who desire it, this recipe in German, French, 

 or English, with full directions for preparing and 

 using. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, 

 naming this paper, W. W. Sherar, lz6 Powers' Block, 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



The distinguished Meteorologist and Weather 

 Prophet, Professor Tice, of St. Louis, has issued his 

 Annual National Weather Almanac for 1-78, in 

 which he foretells the weather for every day in the 

 year, explains the theory clearly on which his predic- 

 tions are based, gives directions by which the unsci- 

 entific can foretell the weather, and other valuable 

 matter. The whole constitutes a work of great prac- 

 tical value to everyone, and is almost indispensible 

 to farmers. For sample copy and terms of sale send 

 20 cents to Thompson, Tice & Co., St. Louis, Me. 



Vice's Illustrated Monthly Magazine. — 

 Each number contains thirty-two pages of reading, 

 many fine wood cut illustrations, and one colored 

 plate. A beautiful garden magazine, printed on 

 elegant paper, and full of information. In English 

 and German. Price, SI. _5a year; five copies, .5.5.00. 

 Vick's Floieer and Vegetable Garden, 50 cents iu 

 paper covers ; in elegant cloth covers $1.00. Vick's 

 Catalogue — 300 illustrations, only 2 cents. Address, 

 James Vick, Rochester, N. Y. 



Ridpath's History of the United States, 

 from the discovery of America down to the present 

 time, is a magnificent royal octavo volume of 691 

 pages, and most elaborately illustrated with maps, 

 charts, portraits and diagrams ; bound with heavy 

 board and beveled edges, in finely embossed muslin 

 with turkey back and covers. Its letter press and 

 literary contents are inimitable, and well adapted to 

 the young, middle aged and old. 



Travis' Wheat Hoe and Planter. Hoes wheat, 

 peas, beans and corn, and received a prize medal 

 and diploma at the Geulennial Exposition, at Fair- 

 mount Park, Philadelphia, iu the summer of 1870. 

 A. B. Travis, patentee and manufacturer, Brandon, 

 Oakland county, Michigan. The cultivation of 

 wheat jafter it is drilled and comes above ground is 

 attracting the attention of farmers all over the coun- 

 try, and is replete with interest to all. 



A Paper for Young People. — The Young 

 Folks' Monthly employs some of the best talent in 

 the country, and no other publication furnishes so 

 much entertainment and instruction for the price. 

 Oidy 11.00 per year. Address the Young Folks' 

 Monthly, Chicago, 111. 



The silverware delived by the National Silver- 

 Plating Co., No. 704 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, 

 is giving entire satisfaction. All orders are prompt- 

 ly filled, and no one need hesitate about sending 

 them money — Lutheran Observer. 



Address, delivered at the sixteenth session of the 

 " American Pomological Society," held in Baltimore, 

 Md., September 1^, 13, 14, 1877. by Marshall P. 

 Wilder. 



On the cultivation and curing of Fine Yellow 

 Tobacco, by Major Robert L. Ragland, Hyco, Hali- 

 fax county, Va. 



The illustrated annual of Phrenology, and ILidth 

 Almanac for 1878. Price, 10 ceuts, S. R. Wells A 

 Co., 737 Broadway, N. Y. 



Landretu's Rural Register and Almanac 

 for 1878, for gratuitous distribution, 237 and '-i3i) 

 Dock street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



The Farmer Illustrated Almanac (inter- 

 leaved) for 1878. Price, 10 cents, by Pratt Brothers, 

 Marlboro, Mass. 



August Rolker & Sons, wholesale catalogues of 

 select flower, vegetable and garden seeds, 44 Dey 

 street, N. Y. 



William Bryce & Co.'s special quotation of tree 

 and shrub seeds. No. 36 Mark Lane, London, Eng- 

 land; 40 St. Enoch Square, Glasgow, Scotland. 



Henry Loomis' illustrated price list of Diospyras 

 Kaki, or " Date Plum ;" No. 419 and 421 Sausome 

 street, San Francisco, Cal. 



C. R. Keene's catalogue of strawberry, raspberry, 

 blackberry, grape and currant plants, &c., &c., with 

 list of prices, Cohasset, Mass. 



"Do WE Need A Historical Society?"— Ad- 

 dress by Rev. Joseph Henry Dutjbs, A. M., Lancas- 

 ter, Pa. 



E. Moody & Son's semi-annual wholesale tr.ade 

 lists, Niagara Nurseries, Lockport, N. Y. 



Kellog's Lists of 747 western weekly news- 

 papers, Chicago, St. Louis and Cleveland. 



Rowell's select list of newspapers located in the 

 Dominion of Canada, No. 41 Park Row, N, Y. 



