-. "Voors (To Bubpcrlbers in 

 ct I CdX \ the county. 



SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS 



To >abBcriber« out of \ ct-l OR 

 thecouuty. j ^i..£^ZJ 



Prof. S. S. EATEVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER APRIL i5 1878. 



LINNiEUS RATHVON, Publisher. 



CONTENTS OriHIS NUMBER. 



Clubbing, -...-.. 49 



April, - - 49 



Something Good (ind True, - - - - 48 



Milk, Cheese and Sugir, - - - - - 49 



United States Enlomolopist, - - - - 49 



Scale Insects on the Peach, - - - - - 50 



The Cultivation of Wheat, - - - . 50 



The Brifjton Grape, ------ 61 



Barnyard Manures, ------ 51 



Query and Answer, ------ 51 



Manures and Soil Fertilizers, - - - 52 



Various Notes, ------ 53 



Hovey's Secdlini; Strawberry, - - - 54 



Varieties of Fruit for Pennsylvania, - - 54 



Hard Times of 1817—18^2, - - - - 55 



Farm Notes, - - - - - - - 55 



Washcy Fields — Fences — Koads — Finally. 



Facts for Farmers, ------ 55 



S:ite Aid to Agricultural Societies — A Model County 

 Fair — Some Liberal Prerainms — Wheat, Grapes, 

 Wiiics, &c.— Wouderlul Fruit Production— Sug- 

 gests Foimation of Towuehip Cluba, 



Celandine, ------- 56 



Clothes Moths, ------- 5(1 



Correspondence, ------ 57 



Around the Farm — No. 7, - - - - - 57 



Revu of March Number, . - - . 57 

 Questions Suggested in Conversations on Fertil- 

 izers, ----.---- 57 



Correction for March, ------ 5S 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 Proceedings of the Lanca.ster County Agricul- 

 tural and Ilnrticultural Society, - - - 58 

 Crop Rei'Ortp — Comniercinl Fertilizere— Beautily- 

 iug Kutal Homes — Oue Hundred Bushels of Cocn 

 to an Acre— New liusiness— Bubiness for Next 

 Meeting — American Silk Worm Moth. 

 Tobacco Growers Association, - - - - 60 



Linniuuu Society, ------ 61 



Pennsylvania Wheat Prospects, - - - - 61 



AGRICULTURAL. 



Value of Special Manures, • - - - 61 



Kight Kind of Farm, ------ O; 



The Oats Crop, ------ f,i 



Hauling Manure, ------ 01 



The Benefit of Lime, ----- 6J 



Coal Ashes, - - - - - - -Hi 



Bleaching Broom Corn, ----- Gi 



Selecting Seed Corn, 63 



Wheat in Australia, - - . . . 62 



HORTICULTURAL. 



Coal Ashes and Curculio, ----- 62 



Celery, -------- fi^ 



Peas, --------- 62 



Pruning Dwarf Pears, ----- 62 



Beans, ------- -62 



Potato Planting, - 62 



Beautifying the Grass Plot, - - - - 62 



Running Beans, ------ 62 



Asparagus, -------62 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



Preserving Fence Posts, ----- 6.3 



Which is Kichest, Morning's or Evening's Milk? 63 



Profitable Butter Making, - - - - - 6:i 



Rats and Harness, ------ 63 



How a Water-Pipe May be Cleaned, - - - 6 3 



Household Receipts, ----- 63 



LIVE STOCK. 



Lancaster County Beef, - - • - - 8 1 



Wind Sucking, ------- e4 



Thoroughbred Sheep, ----- 64 



Lice on Cattle, ------- 64 



Abortion in Cows, ------ 64 



Literary and Personal, ----- 64 



We oflei for ^piiu(4 ui 1^.^, luc l^r^tut aud must complete 

 stock in the U. S., tif 



Fruit Trees, Ktandiird mid Dwarf. 



4fernaiiienttil TreeNAiSltriibN. deciduous & evergreen 



ROAOM a etppcialty — ail the hnest Rorts. 



Cilroeii * Hot Hoiifie Plani«. including beet Novelties 



Descriptive and lllnstrated priced Catalogues sent pre- 

 paid to customers, Iree; to others, on receipt of stamps, 

 as follows : 



No. I. FrviitB. with colored plate, l."Sc.; plain, lOo. 



No. 2. Oramental Trees, colored I'lale, 2.'Sc.: plain, 15c. 



No. 3. Greenhouse, Free. No. 4. Wholesale, Free. 



No. a. Bope Catalogue for lfi78, Free. 



f3P~ Small parcels forwarded by mail when desired. 

 AddrCBS, 



ELLWANGER & BARRY, Rochester, N. Y. 



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isoivEisi'xzxiNrcs- 3Nn:'\7«r. 



THE SMOKER'S PET. 



Good Live Agents Wanted Everywhere, 

 Novelty Dealers and the Trade sup- 

 plied at reduced rates. 



Address all orders to the sole manufacturers, 



C- B. THOMPSON, 



]Sri«l^<*|ioi*t« l'4>nii<>('li<'iit. 



The merits of this invention aie af once appreciateil by 

 every Smoker; an by using this article (^^hich is as light 

 and portable as a cigar) all smokerp can uro the best tobacco 

 at less than one-tenth the exjieiiFc of a i)oor cigar, diepeua- 

 ing entirely with the cuiubrous and iinpightly injies. 



DIRECTIONS FOR USE. 



Remove the month jiiero and piston, fill the tnbe half fill 

 of smokiug tobacco, insert the piston and month piece, and 

 light as you would an ordinary cignr. Sample by mail, liO 

 cents. 



By Mall $1.50 Per Doz. By Espress $12.00 Per Gross. 



DIRECTIONS FOR CLEANING. 

 Clean the Interior Parts with a damp Rag 



when they become foul. 



10-2-)m 



THE THREE POTATOES. 



KARIiY <HIIO.~Earlier than Karly Koee. Ranked 

 by general consent, in earliuese, yield and quality combined 

 at the head of all the early potatoes. 



BURBANK.— Medium late ; a prodigious cropper ; 

 flesh remarkably white; quality excellent. 



I>L'N:TI0RE.— A di'Iendid late sort. A greater cropper 

 than the Peerless, which it resemblee in form, while far 

 better in quality. 



Each, per Barrel, $4.00; per Bnabel, $t.00 ; t^t Feck, 

 75 centB. 



Hy Illustrated Seed Catalogue FBERto all applicants. 



JAMES J H. tiREGORT, 

 10.3.2m] Harblehend, Mans. 



TREES! TREES 1! TREES I II 



Smoketown Nursery, 



mmoketown, I.anraNter Co., 



(Bird-ln-Hand, P. O.) 



Pn. 



Buy trees grown in ttiis connty, and suited to this 8oU 

 and climate. A tiuc etoclt of 



APPLE, PEACH, 



PEAR, CilERRT, PI.I'M. 



APRU'OT. Sl'UAR MAPLE, 



Silver 9fnplo, Norway Maple, 



GREEN TRKES of every descrii.tion. ORAPE VINB 

 and SMALL FRUITS of all kinds. A large lot of 



YELLOW LOCUST. 



fEtnOKF.TdM'K BflTHNKRY is situated on the oh 

 Philadelphia Road, five miles east of Lauciiler aud on^ 

 mile west of Blrd-in-Hand. 



Trees may be obtained at the nursery, or at the tree 

 wagon in Centre Square, ou Market Mornings (Wcdoesday 

 and Saturday). 



Orders by mail promptly attended to and trees delivered 

 in Lancaster, free of charge. 



LOUIS C. LYTE, 



10-3. Im Bird-in-IIand P. ()., Lancaster CO., Pa. 



THE LATEST INVENTION. 



THE VICTOR 



NUTMEG GRATER, 



A Domestic Jewel that will last a life-time. 



NEEDS NO REFERENCES. 



Does away with the Inconveniences 

 connected with other Graters. 



ItB conBtruction conmendfl ilaelf to tbo public, and all 

 the leading Kitcbeu Furuishiug HoQBes speaK of it in the 

 highest terms. 



IT IS IJT FACT THE 



Most Simple, Most Durable, and Most^Re- 

 liable invention ever offered to the 



public. 



PRICE 26 CENTS. 



DirpcliotiN— Take the grater in the left band, palm 

 towards you, with your third flngor through the handle. 

 place the thumb ou tbo apring-lever, remove the feeder and 

 insert the nut. 



Price to Agents $1.75 Per Dozen 



GooU I^lve Aftronts Wanted Everywhere. 



All orders should be addressed to 



C B. THOIblPSON', 



Manufacturer's Sole Agent, 



Also Dealer & Manfr. of Patent Noyelties, &c. 



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BRIDGKWATER CONN. 



