IV. 



THE LANCASTR FARMER. 



[February, 1878. 



My Annual Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seed 

 for 1878, rich iu eiigraviiiRS. will be Bent FRi-L, to all who 

 aiirly. Customers ol liint season need uot write torit. I 

 offer one of the largest collections of vegetable seed ever 

 sent out by any seed house iu America, a large iiortiou of 

 which were grown on my six seed farms. Printed (iirec(!o?w 

 for ctUtimfinn n» i-m-h packime. All seeds 'Mirmnted to be 

 freKh and true to numr; so far, that should it iircive other- 

 wise / will rem the order gratis. New Vegetables a 

 specialty. As the original introducer of the Hubbard 

 Squash, Phinney's Melon, Marblehead Cabbages, Mexican 

 Corn, I offer several new vegetables this seaeoD, and invite 

 the patronage of a// luho are anxious to have their seed di- 

 rectly/rom the grower ,/resk , true, and oj the very best strain. 

 9-12 4ml JAMES J. H. GREGOKy, Marblehead, Mass. 



PREMIUM TOBACCO SEED. 



Henry Kurtz's Centennial and Hart ford Tobacco 

 Seeds can be obtained by addressing the proprietor at 

 Mount Joy, Pa., or the ed'itor of The Faemer, No. 101 

 Worth Queen street. Lancaster, Pa. Hrice, 81.00 per 



package. The leaf of these Tobaccos were awarded a 

 premium at the Centennial Exposition in 1876. 



"OUT OF "WOB-K." 



SONG AND CHORUS, BY 



ALICE HA-WTHORITE. 



Anthor of " Listen to the MockinK Bird," '* I'll sail the aeas 

 •Ter,'' " What is Home without a Mother," etc., etc, 

 " Out of work, without a penny, 

 Pleading hel before thy door, 

 Without frieuds among the many — 

 Look with pity on the poor." 

 • , * One of the most touching and beautlfal ballads ever 

 written, will give the author a more extended popularity 

 than anything she has ever written. Price 35 cents — or, 

 illustrated title page 40 cents. 



For Bale at all music srores. or will be sent postpaid on 

 receipt of price by the publishers. 



J. M. STODDART & CO., 

 9-9 723 Chestnut Street, Phihidelphia. 



ESTABLISHED 1832. 





a. sejser & SONS, 



Mauufacturers and dealers in all kinds of rough and 

 finished 



I.XJIVXBE:Ft, 



The best Sawed Slll^i-I.E.S iu the country. Also Sash, 

 Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, &c. 



PATENT 0. G. WEATHERBOARDING 



and PATENT BLINDS, which are far superior to any 

 other. Also best I'OAI^ constantly ou band. 



OFFICE AND YARD : 



Northeast Corner of Prince and Walnnt-sts,, 



1823. SEND FOR 1878. 



THE 



NEW YORK OBSERVER 



The Best Religious and Secular Family News- 

 paper. $3,153 Year, post-paid. 

 Established 1823. 

 37 PARK ROW, NEW YORK. 



SAMPLE COPI£S FREE. 



j).10-6m 



BEITSOXT, BXTHFlii: &. CD'S 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



FOR 1878, 



Pontains full lists withjjescriptions, illustratiofis 



and prices of ^^ # 



THE srx^6\ ?ar!)en, ^iflfcjp' 



AND FL.(VW^£|{, ISf DS, 



(all the standard variefies^n^ ma;iy*lroice novelties), Summer 

 and Autumn Bulbs plants, Small Fruits, Trees, Agricultural 

 Implements, and piooded Live Hiock- and Fancy Poultry. 

 Srnd >our n4U]l^ss ou a I'ONtul I'av^^'Afid re- 

 ooive a oopy by I'eturn nfnil. 10 package Choice 

 Flower Seeds for 25 *»entB. •* 



^ O u r ^ iSl cjve I tl^ s". 



TOAU. ofP" 



CHURCH St 



PH4LADELPHIA Pa 



We call e'. 

 CORN, ai 



in" down. 



•alatten*= .to . ar CALIFORNIA BROOlfl 



"ergreei* *atiety which does not require bend- 



B. B. & COS SURE HEAD CABBAGE, i^^!^"'' 



BAT TIEW HTBRID K CI.OK sfid the new Tomato— Ked Cblef. 



t:^"8end for Catalogue to 



BEITSON, BUHFEE & 0., Seed Warehouse , 223 Clmrcli St. j'FhileAtet^^a* 



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• V. 



3UR NEW-YEAR'S CIF 



A $6.00 NEW-YEAR'S GIFT 



oin-Siiver Tableware 



TO ETERY SUBSCRIBER OF THIS PAPER, 



Given Away! 



An Elee-ant EXTRA *<»fl\-SBrVER PI^ATEO SET <l>5' SIX TKA-SPOONS tbat 



Retails at 84.50 per Siet. and :»i» Elt's:"«»t EXTR.V ^OBN-.SH^VER 



PI^ATEO BrTTEK-KMFE tliat Retails at S1.30: 



Thus makinK both the Sol of Tea-spoons and the Biitttr-knire a valuable and use- 

 ful New- Year's 4jiift to every subscriber of this paper, and a Ciift that all should accept 



We have made arrangements with the old established and reliable EAOLE OOI.D ANI> 

 SILVER PIjATINW C<>.. Cincinnati. O., to supply every subscriber of this paper with 

 Ibis valuable Silver Tableware as a New-Year'.s Gift. 



This elegant Set of Tea-spoons and Rutter-knife are of the latest style pattern, and 

 each article is l<t be ensrraved vrith name or initial of subsei-ibei% thus making 

 the most useful and beautiful Gift ever presented. Don't neglect to send your initial or name 

 with orders to be eng:ravei1. , ^ 



Subscribers will therefore cut out the following premium order and send it to the Kaolk 

 Goi.D AND Silver P^ATiNa Co., at Cincinnati, for redemption, together with sulficient to 

 rav boxing, packing;, postat^c, or express charges. Under our contract this Silrerwai-e is 

 eo'eost you notliinfc except the packing, postage, or express charges, which you are re- 

 quired to pay, and the Silverware is then delivered to you free. 



Please cutout the following New- Year's Gift Premium Silverware order and send same to 

 Eagle Gold and .Silveu Plating Cu., Cincinnati, U. 



6®- Cut out this Order, as it is worth SG.OO.-Ws. 



NEW-YEAR'S GIFT SILVERWARE PREMIUM ORDER. 



On rTfipt of this Orflcr in.l One Dollar "e will mail \<hi fiiiik One Set of Estro Cohl-Sllver Pliited 

 Ten-npooiit* worlti $i.5n. aho One (I I Kleeuitt lIutt.T-liiiilc worth SI. 50, wiih yum mnnograni initial 

 euKinvi'd iijion Binm; in good .siyle— thus uiakiug the elegant btl of J4.50 Tea-spoons aud the elcgaot fl.oO Butier- 

 knire lo you a free Ncw-Ytur's Olfl. 



Send for Silverware at oticc. toKolhcr with One Dollar, stating name in full, with posioffice. county, and 

 Siat«. Address all orders lo EAGLE OOLD ANW SlL^TCIt PLATIAG CO., Cliic-Iiinati. O. 



iT'fi^Rpnifniher. noppbut Siibseribersof this paper are allowed this 86.00 New- Year's 

 I CVlft of Coiii-^iiver T:ibi4-n:ii-e. I'ul uiu liu- :th<ive order aud send for the Gift, at once, 

 toy^cther Willi «iie S^ollar u< pay cliar-rcs of I'ackiiig, postage, or express, so that lliu ar- 

 I tides can be delivered to you free iff any ex|ien.se. 



Address EACI^E OOI^D AND SIIiVER PLATING CO., Ciucinnati, O. 



OUR NEW-YEAR'S CIFTI 



V,'i\\ 1 



jtiaikd FRKR to 



all iipjilieunts. Itci>n 



laiun colored platf, ;>lif) 



about ]aO [lagos, a[id fu 



prices aud direcliuus f.r ilauiiug over 1*00 



varieties of Vegetable .and Klowur Seeds. Plaats. Roses, KW. 



Invaluable to all. Sei.d ri>r it. Address 



D. M. F£EaY & CO., Detroit, Mich. 



10-2^m] 



AND 



Thoroughbred Short-Horn Cattle; 



Bred and For Sale by the undersigned. 



OF THE BEST MILKING STRAINS, 



and at prices to suit the times. Herd open to iiepection by 

 strangers at all times (Sundays excepted.) I will be pleased, 

 to show my herd to visitors, aud any information in regard 

 to the cattle will cheerfully be given, by letter, as desired. 



10-2-1 y] 



A. M. RANK, 



Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster co.. Fa. 



