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THE LANCASTERIFARMER. 



[March, 1878. 



is worth in the market, or else he will fimi people 

 that are hard pressed for money and have g:ot to sell, 

 and, of course, in that way he often gets his stocks 

 cheaper than he could of a dealer. One reason why 

 so much poor tobacco is left in the country is because 

 it has been held by the growers and there has been 

 no chance to export it. The trade has not had con- 

 trol of it. In years past, when the dealers handled 

 the tobacco, any of it that was poor, after it was 

 sweated, was shipped right out of the country, and 

 that kept the market continually drained of the poor 

 grades. But since the grower has tried to make 

 himself a dealer, a great deal of the poor tobacco is 

 persistently held in the growers' hands, and left here 

 in the country as a drug in the market. If the 

 growers in the valley had never been tempted to 

 save a dollar by bo.xing their tobacco, it would have 

 been a great deal better for them, as there would not 

 now be much, if any, old tobacco left in their pos- 

 session." — Tobacco Leaf. 



Pennsylvania is rapidly assuming a leading posi- 

 tion in the cultivation and manufacture of tabacco. 

 The supremacy for many years enjoyed by the 

 tobacco-growers of the Connecticut Valley is being 

 stoutly disputed. Pennsylvania leaf tobacco is daily 

 becoming popular, and in all the counties of the 

 State in which it is cultivated large establishments 

 for the manufacture of cigars have been established 

 and are doing a very successful business. — AUentown 

 Chronicle and Herald. 



Our valuable and usually correct exchange is 

 slightly wrong in the statement we copy above. 

 Instead of stoutly disputing the supremacy of the 

 Connecticut Valley, Pennsylvania already leads that 

 famous tobacco-growing district. The product of Con- 

 necticut in 187.5 was 9,900,000, and of Massachusetts 

 for the same year, S,.500,000, making a total production 

 of 18,400,000. Lancaster county alone grew nearly, 

 if not quite, that quantity of the weed in 1876, 

 while the entire yield of the whole State for the 

 same period was between 30,000,000 and .35,000,000 

 pounds. We therefore already lead the Connecticut 

 valley in the weight and money value of her to- 

 bacco crop, and while we have not yet reached the 

 enormous production of Virginia, Tennessee, Ken- 

 tucky and Missouri, we are rapidly closing in on 

 Virginia and Missouri in the matter of pounds, and 

 already exceed them in the money value of our 

 crop. — New Era. 



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How to Use Bones as a Fertilizer. 



The easiest' manner of preparing bones for use is 

 to burn them with wood. The phosphate of lime is 

 all in the ashes, but the nitrogen is lost as the animal 

 matter is burned away. But an equivalent of am- 

 monia could be purchased in the shape of dried 

 blood, meat, or fish guano, for less money than it 

 would cost to reduce'the bones to a fine powder in 

 their raw condition. One hundred pounds of dry 

 bones contain forty-five pounds of gelatin, in which 

 there are about five pounds of ammonia. This could 

 be replaced by twenty pounds of sulphate of am- 

 monia, at a cost of five and one-half cents per pound, 

 or one dollar and ten cents. As the sulphate is at 

 once available, while the ammonia of bones is only 

 slowly produced, half or a fourth of the former would 

 supply an equivalent of the bones. 



LITERARY AND PERSONAL. 



The Ferns of North America. — Illustrated by 

 superbly colored plates. Text by Prof. Daniel C. 

 Eaton, of Yale College , illustrations by Mr. James 

 H. Emei-ton ; and published by S. E. Cassino, Natu- 

 ralists' Agency, Salem, Mass. This splendid and 

 much needed work is published in royal quarto parts, 

 of not less than 20 pages each, and each part will be 

 accompanied by three quarto plates, finely executed, 

 and colored by chromo lithography. By subscrip- 

 tion at $1.00 per part. This beautiful work will be 

 issued at intervals of two months betweetj each part, 

 and will be continued to about 20 numbers. Parts 1, 

 'J, and 3 are now before us, and we question whether 

 the work can be excelled by any other publication of 

 the kind — any where on this planet — certainly not by 

 any other in the United States. The publisher has 

 availed himself of the best talent, the best material, 

 the best artistic and mechanical execution, and has 

 access to the best collections in the country, and 

 cannot fail to produce a work as perfect in all its de- 

 tails, as the present state of science and mechanism 

 can aflord. There are no subjects of the vegetable 

 realm that are more interesting, easier preserved in 

 their natural condition, and more accessible in local- 

 ities where they are found, than the ferns ; and this 

 work will comprise all the species known to North 

 America. 



The Secretary's Third Annual Report of the 

 American Berkshire Association, together with sug- 

 gestions, instructions and rules governing applica- 

 tions for entry to the iJecoj-;;. George M.Caldwell, 

 of Williamsville, Illinois, President, with 27 Vice 

 Presidents, from as many diflerent States. Philip 

 Springer, Springfield, Illinois, Secretary and Treas- 

 urer. A handsome little diamond pamphlet of 12 

 pages. The attention of those interested in Berk- 

 Shire stock is called to the following notice : 



If not already furnished with entry blanks send 

 for a supply, and on them make your applications, 

 without further delay, for registry in the volume 

 now in course of preparation. 



Form 20 C is designed for the registry of the im- 

 mediate descendants of recorded sires and dams. 



Form 20 D is for animals not the immediiite de- 

 scendants of recorded sires and dams. 



In your request for entry blanks state how many 

 of each kind you are likely to need. 



Oakland Stud of Perchehon Norman 

 Horses. — M. W. Dunham, importer and breeder, 

 Wayne, Du Page county, Illinois. Thirty-five miles 

 west of Chicago, on the Freeport Division, Chicago 

 and Northwest Railway. The catalogue of Mr. 

 Dunham for 1878, is an ooiavo pamphlet of 48 pp. 

 of letter press, besides twenty full page illustrations 

 of the choicest horse-stock in the country; together 

 with a map of his locality and the railroads leading 

 thereto, executed in the highe,=it art of engraving. 

 Any of our patrons who contemplate investing in 

 this popular breed of farm and domestic horses, will 

 do well to visit Mr. Dunham's Oakland Farm before 

 they make their final purchases. Under any cir 

 cumstauces, they should send for one of his illus- 

 trated catalogues for 1878, if they desire to act intel- 

 ligently on the subject; and be sure to give their 

 name and address in full, including post office, 

 county and State. We call the attention of our 

 readers to the illustration and description of Apollo, 

 al a noble specimen of the useful horse, on page 35 

 of this number of The Farmer, to be followed by 

 others belonging to this famous stud, at suitable 

 intervals, during the year, or as may be demanded. 

 Tue Poltry World. — For the fancier, the family 

 and the market poulterer : Devoted exclusively to the 

 subject of poultry, in all its various branches. An 

 illustrated demy quarto of 16 pages, published by H. 

 H. Stoddard, Hartford, Conn., at 81.25 a year, in- 

 eluding postage. Clubs of two or more copies, sent 

 to separate addresses, at $1.00 per copy. The pub- 

 lisher proposes to continue, during 1878, the issue of 

 full page chromos, illustrating the choicest varieties 

 of fowls, and those who saw his chromos of last 

 ye.ar may form an idea of what they may expect the 

 present year. Twelve of these colored plates will be 

 furnished for the additional sum of 75 cents, every 

 one of which is worth that money. This publication 

 has reached its seventh volume, and its subscription 

 to twenty-five thousand is from which it may be in- 

 ferred that it is one of the " livest " poultry journals 

 in this country, or even in the entire world. We can 

 conscientiously say to intelligent and progressive 

 poultry breeders, "you cannot possibly afford to do 

 without it," so send along your dimes at once and 

 secure a copy. 



When bran new pianos can be bought for $125, 

 and pianos containing Mathushek's New Patent Du- 

 plex Overstrung Scale — which the highest musical 

 authorities acknowledge to be the greatest improve- 

 ment ever put into a square piano — for only §200, we 

 ought to become a musical and music-loving people. 

 This is what the Mendelssohn Piano Co., No. 56 

 Broadway, New York, are doing — selling pianos 

 from their factory at these prices, and all styles — 

 Grand, Square and Upright. The great reputation 

 of these pianos — having been unanimously recom- 

 mended for the liighest honors at the great Centen- 

 nial Exhibition — and the high character of the com- 

 pany for honorable and straightforward dealins, 

 should insure for them liberal patronage. Tlieir 

 illustrated and descriptive catalogue, of forty odd 

 pages, giving an account of their vulcanized lumber 

 process, and highest testimonials of leading musi- 

 cians, will be mailed free to all, and all inquiries by 

 letter cheerfully answered. 



"Seed Annual," 1878, D. M. Terry & Co., 

 Detroit, Michigan. Where so' much excellence ex- 

 ists it is difficult to discriminate, but we admonish 

 our eastern seedsmen to take care of their laurels, 

 else they may be carried ofl" by their western breth- 

 ren. This annual is a royal 12 mo. of 146 pages, 

 exclusive of the beautifully embellished covers, and 

 two full page colored illustrations. It is profusely 

 illustrated with the finest cuts, from beginning to 

 end, representing vegetable and flowering plants, 

 designs for flower-beds, the most improved seed 

 drills, gariien implements, &c. It also contains 

 valuable tables, embracing careful selections, weight 

 of seeds, quantity sown on an acre, itc, &c. If this 

 catalogue is a fair representation of the character of 

 the firm and their business, it is a credit to the West. 

 Office, stores, and warehouses, Nos. 199, 201, 203, 

 and 205 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Mich. 



Carrots, Mangold Wurtzels and Sugar 

 Beets. — How to raise them, how to keep them, and 

 how to feed them. By James J. H. Gregory. Author 

 of "onion raising," "cabbage raising," etc., etc. 

 Marblehead, Mass., 1877. A handsome 12 mo. of 01 

 pages in paper covers, and fourteen fine illustrdtions. 

 This neat little volume is printed on fine calendered 

 paper and contains an index embracing 33 subjects, 

 20 of which are on carrots and 13 on mangold wurtz- 

 els ; all written in that plain, practical and truthful 

 style which so eminently distinguishes all his writings 

 on field and garden vegetation. Price 30 cents by 

 mail. Just the book for young and progressive 

 farmers and gardeners, containing the "wheat" of 



the subject, with the "chaff" blown away. Will the 

 author send us a copy of his work on " Squashes, 

 and how to raise them ?" 



Flower Seeds and Bulbs. — Encourage home 

 enterprise, concentrate your resources, buy at home 

 and save risks and money. If you desire flower and 

 vegetable seeds, Japan lilies, tuberoses, gladiolas, 

 camias, caladiums, dahlias, and summer flowering 

 bulbs and roots, the slio.test way is to make applica- 

 tion to Sig. W. Heinitsh, at C. A. Heinitsh's drug 

 store. East King street. A large supply received 

 from the best and most reliable growers in the 

 country. Catalogues free on application. Subscrip- 

 tions taken for The Ladiex' Floral Cabinet, Tick's 

 Fioral Monthly, and The Lancaster Farmer. 



Descriptive Catalooue of Plants, alphabeti- 

 cally arranged in classes, Class 1. Plants of special 

 interest. Class 2. Additional list of green-house 

 plants. Class 3. Additional list of hot-house plants. 

 Forty-eight pages octavo, with 25 illustrations of the 

 most beautii'ul flowering plants, including tlie rarest 

 floral novelties. This is the 31st edition oif Ellwanger 

 & Barry's No. 3 catalogue, especially designed for 

 1878, aiid includes the select bedding plants, chrys- 

 anthemums, dahlias, &e., cultivated and for sale at 

 the Mount Hope nurseries, established in 1840, at 

 Rochester, New York, by these enterprising nur- 

 serymen. 



Vick's Flower and Vec4etable Garden is the 

 most beautiful work of the kind in the world. It 

 contains nearly 1.50 pages, hundreds of fine illustra- 

 tions, and six chromo plates of flowers, beautifully 

 drawn and colored from nature. Price 50 cents in 

 paper covers; §1.00 in elegant cloth. Printed in 

 German and English. 



Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 32 

 pages, fine illustrations, and colored plate in every 

 number. Price $1.25 a year; five copies for ?5.00. 



Vick's Catalogue, 3U0 illustrations, only 2 cents. 

 Address, James Viek, Rochester, New York. 



The New Guide to Rose Culture. — The Dingee 

 and Conard Rose Company, Rose Growers, West 

 Grove, Chester county. Pa. Roses by mail a specialty. 

 This is a handsome octavo of 51 pages, with choice 

 illustrations, and with a large amount of valuable 

 reading matter on the cultivation of roses and other 

 flowering plants, together with instructions of a 

 practical character, for the destruction or prevention 

 of such insects as usually infest the rose. Send for 

 a copy of the Guide, make your selection, and then 

 send for the plants. 



Descriptive Seed Catalogue, for 1877-8. 

 William Renuies, Toronto, Canada , 80 pages octavo, 

 on fine tinted calendered paper ; with lOS illustra- 

 tions of field .and garden vegetations, embracing 

 fruits, melons, vegetables, herbs, flowers, &e., with 

 instructions in the management of hot-beds and 

 cold-beds, with a copious alphabetically arranged 

 index. Mr. Renuies seeds were awarded a Grand 

 Prize Medal at the National Exhibition held in Fair- 

 mount Park in 1876. Send for a copy. 



The Western Agriculturist, Quincy, Illinois, 

 comes to us this year enlarged and improved, upon 

 entering its tenth volume. It is now the oldest 

 monthly in the West, and that Dollar Seed Premium 

 given to each subscriber, is one cause of its success- 

 ful and widely extending circulation, which has led 

 to this improvement these times, making so desirable 

 a journal for every Western farmer. The price is 

 still $1.10. 



New Music — "Silver Gray." — We have received 

 a beautiful song and chorus, entitled "Silver Gray," 

 composed by S. Turney. It is said to be one of the 

 prettiest songs now published. Any music dealer 

 will mail it to your address on receipt of price, 30 



Published by W. L. THOMPSON & CO., East 

 Liverpool, Ohio. 



Vanderbilt's Seed and Illustrated list for 

 187S. Every kind of farm and garden seeds and 

 implements. Also flower, bird, fruit and tree seeds. 

 Peruvian guano, super phosphate, land plaster, &c. 

 Plants, trees, shrubs, roots, &c. No. '23 Fulton 

 street. New York, 28 pages octavo, elaborately illus- 

 trated. 



L. L. Crocker's spring circular, manufacturer of 

 "Buffalo Honest Fertilizers," ammoniated bone 

 super phosphate, and pure ground bones. 252 

 Washington street, Buffalo, New York., 16 pp. 8 vo. 

 No fertilizers in the Union are supported by home 

 testimonials of a higher or more practical class of 

 farmers than these. 



Report of the proceedings and addresses of 

 "Pennsylvania Fruit Growers' Society, for session of 

 1877," held at Lancaster in January of said year. 

 Royal octavo of 79 pages and index ; and containing 

 one colored and five plain full page illustrations. Pre- 

 pared by the officers of the association. 



Twenty-seventh Annual wholesale catalogue 

 of nursery stock, for spring of 1878. Foi sale by 

 Thomas Jackson, Portland, Maine, 10 pp. 8 vo. A 

 very satisfactory detailed price list, which should be 

 consulted by all interested. 



Kinzey's Fruit Farm and Small Fruit Nur- 

 series, Dayton, Ohio ; 8 pages small octavo with 

 four colored illustrations in natural colors. Send for 

 catalogue and secure good bargains. 



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