IV 



THE LANCASTER FARMER 



[August, 



WHERE TO BUY GOODS 

 LANCASTER. 



BOOTS AND SHOES. 



MAKSII A I.I, A- ««».>-. No. 12 Centre fequare, 

 caster, !).■ lUrs m I^.,.ls, .Sliocsand Rubbers. 



pairing "proini it I >- t!!,-ii '»■ : :<. 



M. 



BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 



JOHN BAKKVS *i«S'S, Nos. 15 and 17 North Queen 

 Street, liave tlie largest and best as.sorted Book and 

 Paper Store in the City. 



FURNITURE. 



'iclure Fran.cs a specialt; 



CHINA AND GLASSWARE. 



HI«H*MAKri.\. 



Lamps, Burners, Chiinne.\ 



CLOTHING. 



MVKUS * RATHIO.V. Centre Ilall, No. 12 East 

 King St. LarsestClotUing-.Hou.se in Pennsylvania 

 outside of Pliiladelpliia 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



GW. UUI..L., Dealer in Pure Drngs and Medicines 

 , Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Trusses, ShoUUle 

 Braces, Supporters, &c., 15 West King St., Lancaster, Pa 



J<m!¥ F. LOSCi * SOS. Druggists, No. 12 Nortli 

 Queen St. Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Spices, 

 Dye Stuffs, Etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded. 



DRY GOODS. 



C^ IV1,KK, UJSWKKS A HIIKST, No. 2S E. King 

 X St., Lancaster, Pa., Dealers in Dry Goods, Carpets 

 and Merchant Tailoring. Prices an low as the lowest. 



HATS AND CAPS. 



CII .*MF,K, No. 39 West Kii 

 » Hats, Caps, Furs, Robes, etc. 

 Prices Low. 



JEWELRY AND WATCHES. 



H7-. KHOAOS * BRO , No. 4 West King St. 

 , Watches, Clock and Musical Boxes. Watches 

 and Jewelry Manufactured to order. 



PRINTING. 



rOH:V A. JJIK«»r.4X», 9 North Queen St., Sale 

 I Bills, Circulars, Posters, Cards, Invitations, Letter 

 idBill HeadsandEnvelopesneatly printed. Prieeslow. 



My AnnnnI Calalogno »r Vesrat>l"'« **"«' 

 Flower f*eed lor 1881. rich in exgraviugs fiom ph.>. 



■ -jesent FRE • to all who 



not write for it. I offer 



^_ __^ vegetjible eeed ever sent 



out l~y iiiiy »fe"l Housn iu America, a large porlion ot which 

 were Known on my six .«i;erl furins. FvU ttirectjunii for ml- 

 timlimi on mrh i.il,-l:a'i,-. Ml ^.-.-.l minaine.i 1.. be both 

 frtfh and true ti, irun-: ^.r, >,;'i.'-hli man i r-ve other- 



of the Uubbirrd S(iik,s1i. J"iii.i '■;,'- M'li.u, M;,:il,lriii ;,d Cab- 

 bagee, Mexican Con. ;:th: m-..'-,-h oI ..th.-r vegetables, 1 

 Invite thepatrnuage of all who are anxious lo haoe Iheir 

 seed directly from the grower, fresh, true, and of the very 

 best strain. 

 SJEW VEGETABt,ES A R1«ECIA1.TY. 



JAJWES J. U. GRE«ORY, 

 Marblcbead, Mass. 



FARMING FOR PROFIT. 



It is concede-i thiit thi.-j ]-Ar-^e and comprehensive book, 

 (advevliscd in .ii-M.i i i ^im i by J. C. McCurdy & Co., 

 orPhikidi-lplii : ,<.un publishers of Standard 



work-s,"! i-i ii'F :',nd han(Jsoniest, but fllto- 



gethcr tlio i;i ' .■ i:ind which has ever been 



pubhshed. Ti i>i .-n- ;i:.\ ir^ aingthe j?reat subjects of 

 generid Agriculture, J.ivc-S[<>ok, Fruit-Growing, Busi- 

 ness Principles, and Home Lil'e; telhng just what the 

 farmer ai.d the farmer's boys want to know, combining 

 Science and Practice, stimulating tliought, awakening 

 inquiry, and intere.gting every member of the family, 

 this book must exert a miglity influence for good. It is 

 highly recommended by the best agricultural writers 

 and the leading papers, ^nd is destined to have an ex- 

 tensive sale. Agents are wanted everywhere. jan-It 



CIDER MILLS! 



Wine Presses! 



Fruit Presses, Apple Slicers, 

 Fodder and Ensillage Cutters, 

 Grain Fans, 

 Grain and Fertilizer Drills, 



Broad-cast Seed Sowers, 

 Corn Shellers, Corn Mills, 



Grain Mills, etc., etc. 



FOR SALE BY 



D. LANDRETH & SONS, 



AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL IM- 

 PLEMENT 



AND 



SEED WAREHOUSE, 



Nos. 21 and 23 South Sixth Street, 



Between Market and Chestnut Stb., 



— and — 



No. 4 ARCH STREET, 



apr-6m PHILADELPHIA. 



MERCHANT TAILORING. 



1848 (The Oldest of All.) 1881 



RATHVON & FISHER, 



MERCHANT TAILORS AND DRAPERS, 



respectfully ioform the public that hiving disposed of 

 their eutire flock of Reiily-Male (M .ihiug. theyuow do, 

 and for the fuiiire shall, aevo e their whole atteutioa to 

 the 01 8TOM TKADE. 



All the .^esirab'e styles of CLOTHS, C 4SSI MBBE », 

 WOBSIRDS <!OATINQ3, ^-UITINGS and VESfFNGg 

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

 ionable Style prompt y, aud warranted satisfACtory. 



AU-Wnol .Hnit from »10 00 to 830.00. 

 All-W'Ool Pauls from 3.00 to 10.00. 

 All-Wool Vests from 2 00 to 6.00. 

 Union and Cotton Goods proport'on.alely less, 

 Cultii'g, Repairi..g, Trimmiug and Matiog, at reason- 

 able pri es. 



Good.^ rmftiled by the yard to those who desire to have 

 iheui m ide elsewhere. 



A full supply oi Spring and Summer Goods just 

 opened and o i tiatid. 



Thankful to agenerons piiblio for past patronage they 

 hope Ut merit iis continued recognition In their "new de- 



RATHVON & FISHER, 



PKATl lAr.TvrU3!t-t , 



IVo. 101 North Queen Street, 



LANCASTER, PA. 

 1848 1881 



EVAPORATE YOUR FRUIT. 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



FREE TO ALL. 



AMERICAN DRIER COMPANY, 



ObainberftburK. P». 



Apl-tf 



6ERMANT0WN TELEGRAPH. 



Which J8 generally acknowledged to be the best Literarv, 

 Farming aud Agricultural Newsnapera in PeDueylvuuia, if 

 issued weekly at Germ'antown, PhUadelphia. at $2.50 per 

 auDum. It will conimence iteSlBt vohm>e with the first 

 rmmber in March, T>roximu, being established and couduct- 

 ed bj its present editor and proprietor. Ko family giving 

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

 double the aubsorlption. AddrecB 



PHILIP R. FREAS, 



QermantowQ, Phila, 



A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



!L 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL, 



Devoied fo Agriculfare, 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 OP SUBSCRIPTION ; 



ONEDOLL/^RPERANNUHI, 



POSTAGE PREPAID BY TQE PRftPBIETOL 



All subscriptions will commence with the 

 January number, unless otherwise ordered. 



Dr. S, S. RathTou, who has so ably managed the edltorliU 

 department in the past, will continue in the position of 

 editor. His contributiona on subjects connected with the 

 science of farming, and particularly that specialty of which 

 he is 80 thoronhly a master — entomological science— some 

 knowledge of which has become a necea.sity 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 h:i8 so wide u repntatloo ae Laucastet 

 county for its agricultural products should certainly be 

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

 exchange of the opinions of farmers Interested in this maU 

 oter. We aet the co-oporatiou of all farmers interested In 

 this matter. Work among your friends. The "Farmer" I0 

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

 iudnce them to subscribe. It Is not much for eaoh sub- 

 Bcriber to do but It will greatly assist us. 



All communications In regard tothee'iitorial management 

 should be addressed to Dr. S. 8. Rathvon, Lancaster, Pa., 

 and all business letters in regard to suhscriptiouB and ad- 

 vertising should be addressed to the pnblisher. Rates 0/ 

 advextiaing can be had on ftpplioation at the office. 



JOHN A. HIESTAND. 



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



