THE LANCASTER FARMER^ 



III 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Prof. Tice's Almanac. 

 The annual isBue of Prof. Tioc's " Wiather Fore- 

 eattii and AmericaH Almnnucfor 1S80." is out, and 

 we Iciirn lliat the Hist eilition of over 20,000 copies 

 was callcil for witliiu i-iKlit days of its publication, 

 and a second lartrcr one put to press. It is fuller 

 and more spei'ifie in its wcatlier protrnostications for 

 IbSO than formerly, and a variety of sulijects of 

 Interest, such as plagues and tlie astronomical rela- 

 tions thereto, heal and sunstroken, cyclojies, facts 

 for foretelling tlie weather, etc., are discussed. Copy 

 can be ol)lained Ijy inclosing -0 cents to Thompson, 

 Tlce & Lillingston, .St. Louis, Mo. 



JfV nnntiat Cttlnhtgiie «/ Veg<tabl» nntt llotv^-r 

 Set'd for IHKO* ricli in eiigrsiviugs, from pliotnxrai>ll8, of 

 thcoriKinals. will lie siMit FREI'? to nil who npply. My old 

 oUHtomers need not write lor it I ofi'er one of the largest col- 

 leotions of vepetublo seed everHeut out by any need house 

 in America, a larjfe vortiou of which were grown on luy six 

 seed farms. Full ih'rt'i'fwn.s /nr ctdtii)ali(ni nn eaeh jMick- 

 age .\11 seed warranted to be buth /resh and true to natne; 

 BO far, that should it i>rovp otherwise, / wilt refdf the order 

 gratiA. The original introducer of the nnbtiani Squash, 

 Phinney'B Melon. Marblehead (Cabbages. Mexican Corn, and 

 scores of other vegetables, I invite the jiatrouiige of all who 

 a/re anxiojn io have their t<eed directly frmn the ^rntrer,/reiih, 

 true, aTUt >'/ the veri/ be^t Mtrain. 



New Vegetables a specialty. 



J.VMES .1. H. (iKKOOliY, 

 dec-fim] Marblehead. Mass. 



KHOItT H»nX» 4T I'l'BI.IC XA I.E.- COWS, 

 BULLS, AND nKlFKRS. to be sold at putilic, 

 tnctioD on M.IKOIt 1. 18S0, at Bird in-Hand by, 

 thtt wnderslgBed. t^atalogues on application 

 to 



A.M. R.\NCK. 

 Jau-lm] Bird-iD.Uand. 



IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. 



I will furuisU *ggB for hatching from ray flnelv brert 

 stock of Light BrahniHB, on cotidi ion th:it I will he ii. lowed 

 to B«lect at the «g*^ of aix ni^utha OTi»-half of the nhicke 

 raiBt*d. This is nn ^xopllejit opportunity fer farmers to 

 Improve thei» stock, as Licjht Brahm;iH are tbe henvieat awtl 

 largewt of all tae VHrieties of fowl*, ure the best of winter 

 4ayerR, HTiii ha -c no pqual for crocftinp iivich the common 

 •lock. Karmerfi dcsiviug to avail themselvee of tbia offer 

 oan addresB J B. UCHTY, 



LiuiCftstcr. Pa. 

 jnn'-Bm' 



A GOOD PLAN. 



Anybody ctm learu to m;ik« moaey rapidly ojierating !n 

 Stocks, by the "Two Unerriua Ituleafor Success"* in Messrs. 

 Lawrcuce k Co.'s new circular. The conibiD;*tlon method, 

 which this firm has maile ho successful, enables people with 

 Urge or small means toreap all thebenefitsof largest capital 

 and best skill. Thousands of orders, in variovis sums, are 

 pooled into one vast amount and co-operated as a mighty 

 whole, thus securiun to »^ach shareholder all the advantages 

 of thelargestoperafor. Trnmeusc-i-rontflaredivided monthly. 

 Any amount from $.1 to ^,0011, or moit\ call be used success- 

 fully. N. Y. BaptXHi Weekly, SepteinbiT 'itith. 187S, says, 

 *'By Che combiuation system j n wouUl mak«? $7i), or 5 per 

 •ent ; $50 i)ay8 *3:i0, or T per cent.; 1100 makes $l.ilO0, 

 or 10 per cent, on the slock, during the month, according 

 to the market," Frank Lexlic'H litvAtrated Xewnpuper, Jiiu© 

 29th|: The combination method of operating stot-ka is the 

 most successful ever adopted.*' A>ic York Indi'pendent 

 September I2th: Tinr combination tiyxtem is founded upon 

 correct business principles, and no person need be witliout 

 an income while it is k^-pt working by Messrs. L'lwrence & 

 Co.' lirof'lctt/n Journal, April '20th: "Our rditor made a net 

 profit ol $101. 2r> from $a0 in one of Mesaip. Lavrcuce & 

 Co.'s combinations.** New circular ^mailed free) explains 

 everything. Stocks and bonds wanted. Gowmment bonds 

 supplied, La'vreuce k Co Bankern, 57 Exchanj^e Place, 

 N. Y. [79-'^-'.-'" 



ATTENTION ! FARMERS 



THE BEST AM) MOST ECONOMICAL 



OK 



rATTI.K FO<»l>S. 



^t is worthy of your imm*'diate attenf Inn. Write to u-t /or 

 Chart ijiinn^} value of the difh rent foods. 



GROVE & BRO., 

 Sie Ka<-e Stt-ept, Plilla<l<>l|>li-«i| 



NOT-2ni 



^3 Printing Press 



f PrlnU cards Ubcls Ac. CSrlf-(ril.-r |M 1 ft Ivp-r •!»«■ 

 For bufiineu or pleai.ure, yoim^; urold. IVi vcur own ttd- 



f&c^iOc8»fauu(a. Kelaey&Co. Merlden, Cor>« 



dec-It] 



FARMERS, 



Look to Your Inteests, 



IMPORT .\NT TO FARMERS, TRUCKERS 

 AND GARDENERS. 



A NATURAL FERTILIZER! 



RICH IN DISSOL VED BONES. 

 PHOSPHORIC ACID. 



POTASH. SILICIC ACID. &C. 



I permanently Knriches Kvery Variety of Soil. 

 It Doubles the Yield of Grass. 



It Insures Good drops of Wheat, Corn, Potatoes Vegeta* 

 bles and Frnlt. 



An excellent ohange for land after the continued use of 

 Lime. 



In successful use here over loo yearH, and more than two 

 thirds of the cropped land of Europe'improvud with Marl. 



It is not a stimulant, as patent manures are, bat Its eflects 

 are lasting. 



FarmerSj why then pay from $30 to $40 per ton for Phos- 

 phates, when you can buy a Nhtural Fertilizer at the low 

 rate of 



$10 PER TON, 



that will yield yon a rich return and he a laeting beneflt 

 to your soil. 



Its History, Analysis, Application to different Soils, 

 Crops, Testimonials, and further information regarding its 

 uses, will be given on application to 



D. P. BITNER 



General Ag-eut for 



LANCASTER COUNtY. 



Agencies nhere MARL in kept constantly on 

 hand : 



B. k B. V. Walter, Christiana, Pouneylvania Railroad. 



Joseph C. Walker, Gap, '• " 



Henry H. Rohrer, t.eaman Place, ** " 



.1. B. Mt'whanser, Bird-in-Iland, •* •' 



Jacob Mnuck, Ilohrerstown, ** *' 



M. G, Shiudle, Muuntville, " " 



H. r. Bmner. Columbia, '* •' 



Miller h Musser, Upper Marietta, " •' 



Groff & Rull, Landisville, *• " 



B. G. Gruff, Kli/.abefhtown. " " 



(3as8cl ,^ Ktlng, Mount Joy, " •* 



Shultz a: llro., Washington Bor..Oolum'a h Port Deposit R. 



Samuel tiarnish, Peqnea Station, *■ " 



Kirk Brown, Haines Station, '* " 



W. G. Mellinger, West Widow, Quarryvllle Railroad. 



James A. Mi'ck, Refton Station, " " 



Acheson k. Swarr. Mechanics Grove, *' " 



H. W. Graybill, Petersburg. Reading k. Colombia Railroad. 



Hershey k Danner, Manhelm, *' •• 



Wm. Evans k Son, Litiz, " " 



P, S. Brubaker, Millway, •* " 



Sener k Bro.. Ephrata, " " 



Brubaker k Co.. Union, " " 



Diller k Sutton, New Holland, Waynesburg Railroad. 



D. P. BITNER, Lancaster, Pa. 



7»-ia-Im. 



M. HABERBUSH, 



MANUFACTURER OF 



Plain and Fine Harness, 



s.Kuni.v.f*. 



COLLARS, "WHIPS. PLY NETS, &o., 



ALSO DUALKIt IS 



TRUNKS, TRAVELING BAGS, 



liUl'AI.O UilBii.s. 



Horse Covers, Lap-Rugs, Gloves, <fec., 

 No. 30 Penn Square, 



-1-12] I.ANOASTKU, PA. 



rCHAs; A. loche;r. 



,.v;^h6lesaue>'^o retail 

 : "^?SD;R U G G I s T^ ^ 



•NO 9. EAST KING S"1"R. 1 

 ^^L. AN CASTER, PA. 



H A f'll' i-^ C T.U RE R O FX3r 



LOQHER^^REMOWNEDpUGH 



'And'65eb^teB'horsE 



^CATTLE POWDER 



)»~SEND F0R-PU0TATI0t^S.*,3si^, 



dec-ly] 



GLOVES, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR. Iw 



I— I 



SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER, 



AND WAKRANTKD TO HT. 



£. J. ERISMAN. 



56 North Queen St., Lancaster. Pa. 



7'.1-M'2] 



PHAKES W. FKY, 



Wholesale and Retnil Dealer in 



WftLi PftPER& WINDOW SH/IQE8, 



IlolliindN. plain SliHcle Clotli. 



FixtureB. FriugfH, THKSt-lB :iiirt :<11 goodn perttiiiiiug to ft 

 Piipor rtfitl Shadu Store. 



No. 63 North Queen St., Lancaster, Pa. 



79-1-12 



1879 FALL AND WIMTER 1880 



Clotljs, Cassinjeres, Coalings, Suiliijgs, 

 Vesliijgs, and 



FURNISHING GOODS, 



Including the UHual fafihinuablo varietten of the HCaBon, 



PLAIN, STRIPED AND FIGURED. 



ALSO, 



ftEADY-M^E CLOTIJING, 



of " all sorts i-.nd rtizcs." 



ATTHRVERY BOTFOM PRICES. 



Bou't Forget tbe olUeflt aud lougest establisbed staod tn 

 the Cilyof 



LANCASTER. 



RATHVON & FISHER, 



JJerchant Tailors, Drapers and Clolljiers, 



Corner N, Quetn and Oranr/e .SYj». 



" .\ jieiiiiy Havfd jH Kixi'Cnce eanifd.*' 



(tjC Tr\ (tjnnper day at lio ne. .Saiitplrn worttl $5 frea. 

 iJ)J I U ^^UAddri'iis Stcbkom fc Co., Portland, Maine, 

 juu-lyr* 



FARM ACCOUNTS I 



Kvcry FjirnnT should know how ty kcf-p thf^-ni. An Milirely 

 new and complete nysteui Jnttt devised. Si iid postal for 

 freo CiicuhiTH to the Br.vnnt A Htrnttou BiiNlnenii 

 <"rtll<»S«». lus 8. Tenth Street, Philadt'phia. [7y-IO-:im 



A GENTS I READ THIS ! 

 We will pay Afc«iilN a Nnlary of $IOO per 

 iiioiilh aiKl exppnNOM, or allow a Tari^o roninils- 

 Nlon, to fell our ni*w and wanderfnl invcnttlnnn. We 

 mean what we Jtau. Sample Free AddresH 



KlIKRMAAi S: I'O.. .Ilaraball, Mich. 

 Nov-6m. 



