THE LANCASTER FARMER^ 



Sebds.— We arc in receipt of " The Annual Circu- 

 lar and Catalogue" of James J. II. Gregory, Mar- 

 blehcuJ, Mass. It contains 51) pp. profusely illustra- 

 ted, and is sent free ol postage to all who send for It. 



New Mrsic— We are indebted to lieorge 1). New- 

 all & Co., Music dealers, Cincinnati, Ohio, for three 

 new pieces of music : "Old Fashioned Fireplace," 

 "Come uuto Me," " May all go with tlie Tide." 



TuonouoiinREi) SnouT-IIoRNa. — Mr. A. M. 

 Ranck, Bird-in-Hand, this county, advertises in this 

 number of TuE Farmku, a lot of thoroughbred 

 ehon-honi bulls and bull calves for sales, at low 

 prices. 



Fine Stock.— We are In receipt of three cata- 

 logues from Smith & Powell, proprietors of Lakeside 

 Stock Farm and Syracuse Nurseries, Syracuse, N. 

 Y. Tl.« catalogues are devoted to giving a descrip- 

 tion and pedigree of the horses (Iliimblctonians and 

 Clydesdale) and Cattle (Holsteius) that they have 

 for sale at their stock farm. They will be found very 

 interesting to any one wishing to purchase line stock. 



Mil. Isaiah T. Cltmek, a practical Pennsylvania 

 farmer, claims to have made a discovery by which 

 from ■J.'i to .50 per cent, may be gained in tbu yield o 

 marketable potatoes. Hii otfer In advertising colum n f 

 Is therefore worthy of consideration, showing, as is 

 docs. Ills entire confldcnce both in the value of his 

 system and in the Integrity of his fellow farmers, 

 which we are sure they can notbnt appreciate. 



Elwangeii & Barry's New Fbuit Catalooue.— 

 This recently issued catalogue, of seventy compact 

 pages, gives much information on the newer fruits, 

 and furnishes select descriptive lists of the older va- 

 rieties. The eitensive specimen and fruiting grounds 

 connected with the nursery give many interesting re- 

 sults iu testing varieties, and readers who procure 

 this catalogue may obtain from it much useful know- 

 ledge on the subject not to be had elsewhere. — 

 Country OentUman, Septem'.c)- 12, 1S78. 



Weatheu Almanac— Prof. Ticu,the distinguish- 

 ed meteorologist and weather prophet of St. Louis, 

 has issued his Anmtal ^'atwnnl Weather Almanac for 

 1879, in which, besides foi-etclling the weather for 

 every day in the year and clearly explaining the 

 theory on which his predictions are bafcd, he gives a 

 history, causes and effects of tornadoes — a chapter 

 on lightning rods, exposes their general worthless- 

 ness, and explains how thvy may be made efl'ective, 

 &c. The whole is of grea' interest .ind practical 

 value to every one, and esi'Ocially indispensibic to 

 farmers. B'or sample copy atii iprms of sale to the 

 trade and to agents, send liO ceuis loThoiu[iion, Tice 

 <fc Co., Publishers, St. Louis, ]Mo. 



Vkk's Flouai. Guide.— a beautiful work of 100 

 pages, one colored flower plate, and 300 illustrations, 

 with descriptions of the best Flowers and Vegetables, 

 and how to grow them. All for a Ave cent stamp. 

 In English or German. 



Tue Fi.oweu and Veoetable Gardex, 17.5 

 pages, six colored plates, and many hundred en- 

 gravings. For .50 cents iu paper covers; ?1.00 in 

 elegant cloth. In German or English. 



Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine— 33 

 pages, a colored plate in every number and many 

 fine engravings. Price $1.25 a year; five copies for 

 35.00. Specimen numbers sent for 10 cents. 



Vick's Seeds are the best in the world. Send 

 five cent stamp for a Floral Guide, containing list 

 and prices, and plenty of information. AdJress, 

 JAMES VICK, i;.r.Iitsrcr, \. V. [70-1-2 



FREE HOMES 



Isau en.Mf-elio, naturol inaimre. sprcially ndaj ted fo 

 sommcr crops. It is highly recouiincudod to lobac-c 

 growers, giving the jilanls a vIgorouB start an! causing i 

 rapid growth to maturity. 



IIIKAH E. MJT7-. Mnniirnctiirer. 



Office, 11.16 Market Street, rblladclplila. 



HOME-MADE 



MANURES. 



SCIENIIFIC FDeMyUS m THEII MftlUFUCIOBE 01 IHE 



\m SENT FflEE 10 m mmi. 



The Clicapest, ami we believe the most ef- 

 fective Manure in tise, can be made with but 

 little trouble, by using our Fertilizing Chemi- 

 cals and Bones, which wc furnish of the best 

 quality, and at lowest prices. We offer, of our 

 own manufacture or importation. 



Dissolved Dones, Sulphate of Ammonia, 



PerfdotlyrureGrounrt Bones, Fertllir-ing Salt, 



Acidulated Phosphate Rock, Sulphate of Soda, 



Pliosphate Rock, fine ground. Muriate of Potash, Qermau, 



Laud Plaster, pure and fine Oil Vitriol, full Btrength, 



ground, Sulphate of Magnesln 

 Sulphate Potash (Kalnit), (Kiesorite), 



Nitrate of Soda, 



HARRISON BROTHERS & CO. 



ANAI.YTIC.VL CnKMI.ST.S, 



Mannfactnrers of Fertilizing ClieiDicals. 



(Established 1793.) 



FACTORIES AND MILLS AT GRAY'S FERRY. 

 Office: 105 South Front Street, 



PHILADHLPHLA, PA. 



PRACTICAL ESSAYS ON ENTOMOLOGY, 



Embraciug the hiniury :uk| habita of 



NOXIOUS AND INNOXIOUS 



INSECTS, 



aiid the best remeJios for their cxi'ulsi.m ur eiforminatioii. 



By S. S. RATHVON. Ph. D. 



LANCASTER, PA. 



Tins work will bo Iliglily lUuBtrated, and will bo j.ul iji 

 press (as soon after a sutlicieut number of subsorlbers can 

 be obtaiued to cover the cost) as the work can possibly be 

 accomplished. 



THEE S 



we offer for Sprms ol IST9, the largest and most conij.lote 



stock in the. U. S. of 

 Fruit Trei-M, «r»|ie Vines, Klrnwherriew, em- 



br.iciuK all the new and valuable vsrieiies. 

 OrnninonlBl TrceH and NlirubH, deciduous aud 



No. 1. Fruits, with colored plate (new edilioii),lScts.; lali 

 l«cts. No. a. Oinamental Trees, etc., with plate. 23cts. 



ELLLWANGER & BARRY, 



Kochester, N. V. 



GERMANTOWN TELEGRAPH, 



Wo'ch ia generally ackuowlcdged to be the bfst Literary, 

 Farming and Agrioulturul Newspaiier ia Pennsylvania, is 

 issued weekly at Qermanlown, Pbiladelpbia, at HS.tiO per 

 annum. It wdl commence its 30th voluiie with the first 

 number io March, proximo, being established and conduct- 

 ed by its preaeut editor and proprietor. No familv ni ■ 

 iug it n trial for a year would be willing to do without 

 it at double the subscription price. Address 



PHILIP R. FRKAH. 

 79-2—1 Oennantown, Phila. 



1.. Hi Kl..*.r. ari.l Vegol.b and 



for , livr. (1 Mr Stamp. In Englhih or Oi 



Iti" Flower and Vegetable Garden, 175 Pages, Six 

 C.ilureil riatoH, and uiaiiy hundred KngravluKS. For »• 

 ci'ijlH in jiaper covers; tlOlJ iu elegant cloth, in Oenntn 

 or Rni/lish. 



Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magafine-32 Pages, a 

 Colored Plate In every nnmlwrrnd many Fine Kngravings. 

 Price $1.25 a year; Five I'oplea lor »."i IMI. 



Vick's Seeds are the bant Iu the world Rend Flvit CiNI 

 eontuining List and I'rlceH, 





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CLYDESDALE AND HAMBLETONIAN 

 STALLIONS. 



1VL.A.H.H13 axicL O O Xj I" IS a 



ALSO 



HOT.STEIN CATTLE. 



All i.f the llnest bnedlng to be found in the United 

 Htales or Kurope, several of which were iirlie animals at 

 the recent New York Stale Fair. 



PRICES AND TERMS EASY. 



SMITHS & POWELL, 



109 WEST QENKSEE ST., SYIIAOCSK, NEW YORK. 



OFFICE, 



). 9 North Oueen Street, 



LANCASTER, PA. 



lEMI EIMIffiER 



Isnn old, well-eBtabllBtaed ncwf*paper, aod coutalue just tba 

 newB desirable to make it nn Intereelind and Taluablo 

 Family Newapiper. It te publiabed on Wedm^sday and 

 Saturday, subscrlberflhavinR tbecholco of whichever edition 

 that euita their mail facilltiea b<*at. The poatage to sub- 

 HcriberB resldlug outside of lAncaster couuty is paid by tbo 

 publinher. 

 Send for a apecimen copy. 



Two Dollars per Annum. 



DilLIEIAHHilEXPllESS 



Ih pabllabod ererj aftonioon (except Sunday) and contains 

 the uewa by mail and telegraph from all part* of the world 

 up to the hour of going to prtfBS. It ia furuisbed to aub* 

 scribure at all the towoH and villages in tUe county, acces- 

 sible by railorHtaKe.bycarriPraat T«»n 4'enlH a n'eek, 

 or by mall at Flvo l>f>lliirtf per Year. 



The Lancaster Farmer 



ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM. 



THE E.\.yil\EI{& EXPRESS JOB ROOM. 



The Job Kooms of "The Kxaniincr and Etpreaa" arc 

 well Ailed with a lull aNForrnunt nf type and improved 

 (■Tteaep, caubliug ns to do all l.indM of Job Work, auch 

 as catalogues, cards, bill hialn, Ititer beads, envelops 

 staiemeuts, luviuiloun, circnl.<rK, i «tftter«, sale bills, iu fact, 

 all klndaof plain and fancy priutlug. We make a epecialty 

 of sale bills, having cuts In the offlce which were mado 

 from drawings rpccially prepared for ua, and not in sdj 

 other office iu the state. 



Call and aee epecimeuf). 



JOHN A. HIESTAND. Proprietor, 



No. 9 Nort 1 Queen St.. 



