IV. 



TH£ LANCASTER FARMER 



[July, 1880. 



GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE. 



TRADE MARK.'l'ho«i*ent EiijfUsh TRADE MJ^K. 



K^inetly -vvili prompt - 

 L ly and radically cure 

 \iiuy and every case of 

 ' nervoiiB Debiliy and 



Weakness, result or 



ludij^cretiou, exceBS of 



overwork of Ihe brain 



Hud uervous system, is 



perfecrlv liarmless, act6 ' 



Before Taking'^.^ "^^"*f- ='"<i^t^,^s i^^^" After TakiTio- 



""""Cexteusivt-Iy used lor over ■oJ-Ler Xttmng. 

 thirty years with great success. FuU particulais in our 

 pamphlet, which we desireto send free by mail tu every one. 

 The Bpeclflc med:ciiie is sold by all druggists at $1 per pack- 

 ftge, or six packages for $'\ or will be sent free by mail ou 

 receipt of the monev by nrtdressitig 



TliE GRAY MEUICINK COMPANY, 

 No. 10 Mechanics' Block, Detroit. Michigan. 

 O^Sold in Laucamer by H. B. Cochran, lai and 139 N. 

 Queen St., and by druggists eveiywheie. [T9-;^12 





kFon 1880 



Will be mailed FBSB to all Kppllcants, and to caetomen without 

 erderinfT It, tl rontalns four colored plates, 600 engravinpi, 

 ■bout 260 papes, and full doscriptioDs, prices and direction! for 

 piantiDg IClK) varieties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Plants, 

 fiOHifCtC. Invaluable to all. Send for It. AdJreu, 



D. M. PEBEY & CO., Detroit, Miolu 



M&islm. 



m"7nA WL-h-K. ^l'^ a. aay at hume easily made. Costly 

 ip/ Zoutfit fiee. Addrecs True k Co., Augusta, Maine, 

 jun-lyr' 



ELASTIC TRUSS 



HasaPaddif 

 feriug from 

 all others, ia 

 cup-shapedj 

 with SEI.F- 

 ADJUST'NG 

 BALL in the 

 center, adapts 

 itself to all 

 positions of the body, 

 -nrhile the BALL in the 

 Cup PRESSES BACK 

 THE INTESTINES 

 JUST AS A PERSON 

 "WOULD "WITH THE 

 FINGER. "With Ught 

 pressure the Hernia is 

 held securely day and night,' and a rad- 

 ical cure is certain. It is easy, durable 

 and cheap. Sent by mail, postage paid. 

 Circulars free. 

 Address, Eggleston Truss Co., Man&s. 



^ C. H. EGGLESTON CO., Chlcago,lll. 



19-7-ly] 



^N Enlarqeo View of 

 THE Pad. 



COOLEY CREAMER. 



GOLD MEDAI., PAUIS, 1879. 



-- -;_; -:: :' • : J butter made by this 



, * " p V o c e s s a w a r d e d 



SWEKPSTAKES at 



imcrriaUoiial Dairy Fair, 



1878, anrt JiOLD MED- 

 AL and FIISST PKE- 

 UlUJM at fame Fair, 



1879. FIKST PKE- 

 MIIIM at Koyal Agri- 

 cultural lixblbition, Lon- 

 don, 1879. 



It reqtiires no iinllli- 

 i^^m^j I i.j-i I room. 



It rnl..'. nil of cream •"■•"••'■n mllUlnE*. 

 It aBToidH hitter Tenlllatiou. 

 It r'-qiiScen Ifii« IKlior. 



It li: moie IHorouuhly made. 

 It 1« chenpcr, and Biven hptter 

 •attsfactlon th»n any other way olsetl.DtMnllk 

 THP TirTTER M \r>E BY Ttllb biblt-. -l i^^ u«- 



*"Vf.«'mont i^-^&M'MAfnij^E CO.. ^^ 



reb-4a). 



A GREAT SUCCESS! 40,iKK» soldi! IIKAI*. 



IjEY*.*^ W4>!i<U':'iiiny popular woik. the 



xk^/v^Eil^orGEN. GRAIST 



1b pronounced by the GeueiaPs intliiia|T> frifndN the 

 best low-|srice<l work— hence the 4ik1«-ii<li<l suc- 

 eefiB of Agents. CI?*A I^flE^nON |>rople irant 

 HEAI>I.K> "^ booSi to-iJH.v. Weneed 



3O00 MORE AGENTS AT ONCE I! 

 BEWARK of ImitatiouN. We send jiron/ of superi- 

 ority, sample ieavea, sUtl portrait of Orant, aud /iill 

 particulars free to all deaii-ing them. Address HUBBAUD 

 £EOS., PubhshMTB, 733 Chestnut street, Philadeiphia. 

 reV-Sm. 



Sawing off a Log, 

 Ilasy and Fast. 



A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



Our latest improved sawing macliine cuts 

 off a 2-foot loij in 2 minutes. A $100 

 PRESENT ■will be given to two men who 



can saw as mucli in the old way, as one man 

 can with this machine. Circulars sent free. 



U. S. MANUFACTURING CO., 



119 Clark St., ceiica§;o, III. 



A. H. FraDk, Buffalo, N. Y., owns and controls Eastern 

 and Middle States. 



CAUTIOBf.— Auv Sa-wiuR machine leaving a Beat for 

 the operator, or treadles for his feet, is an infringement 

 on our patents, and we are prosecuting all infringerp. So 

 BEWARE WHO YOU BUY OF. jan-2m 



WELL-AU8ER/ 



Oursis guaranteed to be the 

 cheer/est and best in the 

 world. Also nothing can beat our SATVTNG MA- 

 t'HIXE. It saws oU a ^-foot log in '2 minutes. 

 Pictorial books free. W. GiXES, Chicago, ni. 



dec-6m] 



if X UU HAVE A GARdEH, YOU IJEED 



i^AUOCO£or 





..FLOWER SEEp,Pi.<N)3 



, ^ . . . 



Established 1845. 



150pnee**. Over SOO niii«ttrn<-fo)i«, and a TieAutifiiUy 

 Colored Plate of Pnti-k-.. Mailed for 10 Cent*. 

 BLiSS' ILIXSTKATKI* A^IATEUR'S GFIBE TO 

 THE FLOWER AM> KITCiJEN GAROEN coDlnin 



itiofL- praciical iuforioutioa ou i^nrdet-ing thaa many high-priced 

 buoks. (.lur list comprises 2,i)LiO vurietiea Flower Soeda, 1,000 

 varieties Bulbs aud Plants, .'iOO vnriciic3 Vegetable Seeds, 500 

 varieties Potatoes. et«. 220 pages, over GOO illustrations, 2 double- 

 page colored platen of flowers. Price: paper covers, 35 cents; 

 Iwunil in musliu, Sl.OO. 



BLISS' ILLUSTKATED POTATO CATALOGUE. 

 50 pages. A vaiu^hle ircati-^e on the Potato aud de?cri[Uive]ist of 

 all the priDcipil vnrietic! lt-wii. Profuselv illustrated. Price 

 U ccats. B. K. BLlbS ii. SUSS, S-1: Barclay St., iNuu York, N. V. 



Mar-lm. 



WM 



A JM C? -r 



i On the Kansas Pacific 

 Railway. 3,000,000 

 Acres for Sale in the 



GOLDEN BELT. 



I S3 tog? per acie. 11 

 1 vears credit. Wiienfc 



MOTES: 



20 to 50 bushels ; Corn I 

 ■iO to 100 bush. i"^r acr^. I 

 No Manure needed. I 



Good cl nil ;tte, piii f wnt 

 fine ficlioiijs, chu relit . 

 (tnd gnn't socipIv. Kaihoad and mai i;et facilities excel- 

 lent. Mnjjs aiL(i full itifurmatiun FREE. Ad.lie&B 

 S.CIlLinObE, Laud Cuuimissioiun, Sal lua, Kaasaa. 



79-9-3raeoiD] 



Feb -am. 



■wyrSTyr^rv ATT '42 '^'^'^ remarkable med 

 Jt&>£li^ * J ^^ Mj 1 .J 1^ cine will^cure. Spayins,- 

 S}iliiit, Cuib, Call'.us. &c.,ur ;inv eulargennmt, AND WILL 

 KEMOVE THE liUNCH WITHOUT BLISTERING or 

 C% -JCjji * "^TY^^ causing a sore. No remedy ever 

 \S^Sr jAm w ^.1^ discovered equals it for certainty 

 of action in stuppiig the liirueoess aud removing the bunch. 

 Price $l.(iu. S*ud for circular givinK POSITIVE PliOOF. 

 ^YTX> T7 ^^^"^ BY DRUGGISTS or sent by the in- 

 \j W JC%f JC^ veutoi-, B. J, Kendall, M. D.. Enosburgh 

 Falls, Vt. Johustou, Hollow»y & Co., Agte., 603 A reh St., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 7»-S-tf. 



THE mm. Fill, 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL, 



Devoted to Agmulfare, Horticulture, Do- 

 mestic Economy and Miscellany. 



Founded Under the Auspices of the Lancas- 

 ter County Agricultural and Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



EDITED BY DR. S. S. RATHVON. 



TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : 



ONE DOLLp PER ANNU| 



POSTAGE PREPAID BY THE PROPKIETOR. 



All subscriptions will commence with the 

 January number, unless otherwise ordered. 



Dr. S. S. Rathvon. who has so ably managed the editorial 

 department in the past, will continue in the position of 

 editor. His contributions on subjects connected with the 

 science of farmmg, aud particularly that specialty of which 

 he is so thoronhly a master — entomological science— some 

 knowledge of wliich has become a necessity to the success- 

 ful farmer, are alone worth much more than the price of 

 this publication. He Is determined to make "The Farmer' 

 a necessity to all households. 



A county that has so wide a reputation as Lancaster 

 county for its agricultural products, should certainly be 

 able to support an agricultural paper of its own, for the 

 exchange of the opinions of farmers Interested in this raat- 

 oter. We asli the co-oporation of all farmers interested In 

 this matter. Work among your friends. The "Farmer" is 

 only one dollar per year. Show them your copy. Try and 

 induce them to subscribe. It is not much for each sub- 

 scriber to do but it will greatly assist us. 



All communications in regard to the editorial management 

 should be addressed to Dr. S. S. Eathvon, Lancaster, Pa., 

 and all business letters in regard to subscriptions and ad- 

 Tertising should be addressed to the pubUsher. Rates of 

 advertising can be had on application at the office. 



JOHN A HIESTAND, 



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



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