THE LANCASTER FARMER 



[July,- 1881 



WHERE TO BUY GOODS 

 LANCASTER. 



BOOTS AND SHOES. 



MARSHA l.r A- SOSf.No, 12 Centre Square, 

 caster, Dealers in Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. 

 pairing promptly attended to. 



MLEVY. No. 3 Ea.st King street. For the bes 

 • Dollar Shoes in I..aiicaster go to M. Le\'y, No. 3 

 East King street. 



BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 



JOMN BAER'N S«»>'-,S, Nos. 15 and : 

 Street, have the lartiesl and best asso 



FURNITURE. 



CHINA AND GLASSWARE. 



HIGH * MARTIN. No. \5 East King St., dealers 

 in China, Glass and Queensware, Fancy Goods, 

 Lamps, Burners, Chimneys, etc. 



CLOTHING. 



MVKHS & RATH FOX. Centre Hall, No. 12 East 

 King St. LargcsfClothing.IIouse in Pennsylvania 

 outside of Philadelphia 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



GW. U171.I.,, Dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines 

 , Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Trusses, Shoulde 

 Braces, Supporters, &c., 15 West King St., I^ancaster, Pa 



DRY GOODS. 



GIVUCK, B<»WEK»« & HURST, No. 25 E. King 

 St., Ijvncaster, Pa., Dealers in Dry Goods, Carpets 

 and Merchant Tailoring. Prices a.s low a.4 the lowest. 



HATS AND CAPS. 



CH AMER. No. 39 West King Street, Dealer in 

 « Hats, Caps, Furs, Robes, etc. Assortment Large. 

 Prices Low. 



JEWELRY AND WATCHES. 



HZ. RHOADS A- BRO , No. 4 West King St. 

 « \Vatche8, Clock and Musical Boxes. Watches 

 and Jewelry Manufactured to order. 



PRINTING. 



JOHN A. HIESTAXD, S North Queen St., Sale 

 Bills, Circulars, Posters, Cards, Invitations, Letter 

 and Bill Headsand Envelopes neatly printed. Prices low. 



My Annnal Catalo^ne of VegataMc and 



Flower Seed for 1881. rich in eugra^ings fiom pho- 

 tograpSs of- the originals, will be sent FREito all who 

 apply. My old customers need not write for it. I offer 

 one of (he largest collection.? of vegetable seed ever sent 

 Out by any seed House in Aiuerica, ;i lyrge portion of which 

 were grown on my six sted farms. Full directions /or cul- 

 tivation on each pa-clcage. All seed warranted to he both 

 Srenh and true to name ; so fir, that should it prove other- 

 wise, /!<?!« re/SH (Ae order gratii. I'heorigiuul iutroduoer 

 of the Hubbard Squash. Phioney's Melon, Maablehead Cab- 

 bages, Mexican Corn, and scores of other vegetables, I 

 invite the patronage of all who are anxioiui to have their 

 seed directly from the grower, fre-lh, true, and of the very 

 beet strain, 

 HEW VEOETABL,E!» .1 SPECIAI-TT. 



JAMES J. H. GRERORY. 

 Marblehead, Maes. 

 Nov-6mo5 



EVAPORATE YOUR FRUIT. 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



FREE TO ALL. 



AMERICAN DRIER COMPANY, 



CbamberNburg, Pa. 



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FARMING FOR PROFIT. 



ofPhiladilphi 

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 gether the 1 P - 

 published n 

 general \„n 



1 iri,i and comprehensive book 



ui 1 1 In J C McCurd> & Co 



I ^^n \ nblisheisot Standard 



I li Isjmesit but alto 



t il „ieit -ubjects of 



^t k rr nt Growing Busi 

 1 I telling lu-t what the 

 firmer \n<\ tl e 1 ri ci « 1 \ mt to know combining 



Science ai 1 1 1 1 li t ^tini il ting thought awakening 

 jnquir\ in 1 intt-ri.stirv e\ m member of the family 

 thi^ book must ext It i in glitN nilluence for good It is 

 highU retonmiende I bv the l>est agricultural wiiters 

 and the leading pai CIS and is destined to have an ex- 

 tensive sale. Agents are wanted everywhere. jan-lt 



Prin 



FLOWERING ROOTS for Spring planting. 



RHUBARB ROOTS, ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



HORSE-RADDISH ROOTS, TARRAQAN ROOTS. 



SEED POTATOES in great variety. 



FIELD CORN in great variety. 



SUGAR CORN in great varietv, 



GERJIAN MILLET. 



HUNGARIAN MILLET. 



RED AND WHITE CLOVER, ALSIKE CLOVER, 

 LUCERNE. 



BLUE GRASS, GREEN GRASS, ORCHARD GRASS, 

 HERDS GRASS, PERENNIAL RYE GRASS. 



MIXED LAWN GRASS SEED, very finest quality. 



PLANT FOOD FOR HOUSE PLANTS, 



BONE MEAL of the purest qunlitv. 



PERUVIAN GUANO, LAND PLASTER. 



FARM SALT, FLAXSEED ILEAL. 



CARBOLIC SOAPS, PARIS GREEN. 



LONDON PURPLE, PARIS PURPLE. 



INSECT POWDER, TOBACCO DUST. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS in great variety. 



HORTICULTURAL TOOLS in great variety. 



REQUISITES for GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



D. LANDRETH & SONS, 



Nos. 21 AND 23 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, 



(Between Market and Chestnut,) 



No. 4 ARCH STREET, 



apr-6m] PHILADELPHIA. 



MERCHANT TAILORING. 



1848 (The Oldest of All.) 1881 



RATHVON & FISHER, 



MERCHANT TAILORS AOT) DRAPERS, 



respectfully inform the public that having disposed of 

 their entire stock of Ready-Made Clothing, they now do, 

 and for the future shall, nevole their whole attention to 

 the CUSTOM TRADE. 



All the desirable styles of CLOTHS, CA8SIMERES, 

 WORSTEDS, COATINGS, SUITINGS and VESTINGS 

 constantly on hand, and made to order in plain or fash- 

 ionable style promptly, and warrsinted satisfactory. 



All-Wool Siiit from 810.00 to $30.00. 

 All- Wool Pants from 3.00 to 10.00. 

 AJl-Wool Vests from 2.00 to 6.00. 

 Union and Cotton Goods proportionately less, 

 Cutting, Repairing, Trimming and Making, at reason- 

 able prices. 



Goods retailed by the yard to those who desire to have 

 them made elsewhere. 



A full supply of Spring and Summer Goods just 

 opened and on hand. 



Thankful to a generous public for past patronage they 

 hope to merit its continued recngnitiouiii their "new de- 

 parture." 



RATHVON &. FISHER, 



PRATnALr\ILORS , 



No. 101 North Queen Street, 



LANCASTER, PA. 

 1848 1881 



6ERMANT0WN TELEGRAPH. 



Wbich is geuerally acknowledged to be th*'. best Literary, 

 Farming aud Agricultural Newspapers iu Pennsylvania, is 

 issued weekly at Ge^Ilanto^vn, Philadelpbia, at $2.60 per 



number iu March, proiimo, being estabbshed and conduct- 

 ed by its present editor and proprietor. No family giving 

 it a trial for a year would be willing to do without it at 

 double the BubscriptioD. Address 



PHII,IP R. FRKAS, 



Phila. 



A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



A MONTHLY JOUKN AL. 



to Agriculture, 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. 



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All subscriptions will commence with the 

 January number, unless otherwise ordered. 



Dr. S. S. Rathvon, who has so ably managed the edltoriaJ 

 department in the past, will continue in the position of 

 editor. His contributions on subjects connected with the 

 science of farming, and particularly that specialty of which 

 heia 80 thorouhly a master — entomological Bclence— some 

 Iniowledge of which 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 reputatlou as LancaBter 

 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 mat- 

 oter. We ask the co-oporation of all farmers interested in 

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

 only one dollar jier 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. 



n regard tothe editorial management 

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

 and all business letters in regard to subscriptions and ad- 

 vertising should be addressed to the publisher. Rates of 

 advertisiug can be had on application at the ofl&ce. 



JOHN A. HIESTAND, 



No. 9 North Queen St., Lancaster, Pa. 



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