IV 



THE LANCASTER FARMER 



[FebruaJy. 15-- 



WHERE TO BUY GOODS 



IN 



LANCASTER. 



BOOTS AND SHOES. 



MARSHAL,!. A S»»', X... 1:; tVulie Square, Lan- 

 caster, Dealers in Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. _Ke- 

 pairiug iironiptly attended to. 



MI.EVY, Xo. •■) Kast KiuK stnet. For the be.s 

 . Dollar i^hoes ill Lancaster ■;» to ."^I- Levy, Xo. .1 

 East King street. 



BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 



JOHX l!AER-.S SOX'.S, Xos. l.'i and 17 Xorth Queen 

 Street, have tlie largest and lu'st assorted Hook and 

 I'ajier Store in the City. 



FURNITURE. 



HEIXITSIfS,X'o. )•"''. Ilast King St.. lover China 

 Hall I is the eheaixst" jilaee in Lancaster to buy 

 Furniture. Picture Frames ,i specialty. 



CHINA AND GLASSWARE. 



HIGH * MARTIX. Xo. !■'> East King St., dealers 

 ill China. Glass and (iueenswarc, Fancy Goods, 

 ].auips. Burners, Cliinineys, etc. 



CLOTHING. 



MVF.BS A RATHFOSr. Centre Hall, Xo. 12 ICast 

 King St. Largest Clothing.I louse in Pennsylvania 

 oiitsiile of Philadcli)liia 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



GW. Hl'I.L. Dealer ill Pure Drugs and Jledicines 

 , Chemicals, Patent .Medicines, Trusses, Shoulde 

 Braces, Supporters, A:e.. 15 \\'est King St., Luuc.istcr, I'a 



JOHN F. LOXC * SOSf. Druggists. Xo. 12 Xortli 

 (iiicen St. Drugs. Medicines, Perfunier.v. Spices, 

 I>ye Stuffs, Etc. I'rescriptions carefully coinpoiindcil. 



DRY GOODS. 



C'^ IVLUR, BOWF.RIS A HITRST, Xo. 2.3 E. King 

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

 and Merchant Tailoring. I'liccs as low as the lowest. 



HATS AND CAPS. 



ClI. AMER, Xo. W Mest King .Street, Dealer in 

 . Hats, I'aps, Furs, Robes, etc. .Assortment Large. 

 Prices Lo>v. 



JEWELRY AND WATCHES. 



HZ. RU0.4I>S A- BKO., Xo. 1 West King J^t. 

 , Watihcs. Clock and Musical IJo.vcs. Watches 

 and Jewelry Mauul'actiircil to order. 



PRINTING. 



JOHX A. HIESTAXI*. 'J X<utll Queen St., Sale 

 Bills. Circulars. I'osters, Carils. Invitations, Letter 

 anil Bill lleailsand Kuveloiics neatly printed. I'riccslow. 



Thirlv-Si\ Varieties of Cabbage: 20 of Corn: 2S of Cu- 

 umber; Jl of Jlelon; :« of Peas; 2.S of Beans; 17 of 

 Siiuash; 2:1 of lieetand 4t) of Tomato, with other varieties 

 in proportion, a large portion of whi<-li were grown on 

 my five seed farms, will be fouiiil in ray VOtfelablc 

 anrt Flower Seed t'atnlOKne torlHSZ. Sent i-itnc 

 to all who appl.v. <'ustomcrs of hist Season need not 

 write for it. AHSecd sold from my estabiishnicnl war- 

 ranted to be fresh and true to name, sy far, that should 

 it prove othcrwi.ic, I will rcdll thi' order gr itis. The 

 oriiclnai iiilr«>ilucer «l' Eiirly Oli!<> iind 

 Rlirlmnk I>«t:ttoe<i. MHridoIienil, F.itrly Corn, 

 the Hnbbaril S«mash. Marl>lelie.i<l Cabbage, 

 l*hiniie.v'** Melon, and a score of other Xew Vegeta- 

 bles, I invite the patronage of the public. Xew 'Vegeta- 

 bles a specialty. 



J.\MES J. n. GREGORY, 

 MurbleUcad, MaFt?. 

 Xov-ijmoj 



EVAPORATE YOUR FRUIT. 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



FREE TO .KU.. 



AMERIC.\N-DRIER COMPANY, 



<'<iainl»er.*»bura:. Fa. 



Alil-tf 



FARMING FOR PROFIT. 



It is conncclrd that this lartrc ami poiiiiirc*lio:i*;ive book, 

 (atJvt-rtiisol ill auotlur coUiinn by J. V. MoC'iirfJy & *^"o.. 

 of Philadelijhia, the well-known publishers of StantlanI 

 works,) is not only the newest and hand.soniest, but alto- 

 gether the BKST work of the kind which lias ever been 

 puhlished. TliorouKhly treating the great subjeets of 

 general Agrieiilturc, Live-Sloek, Fruit-Growing, Busi- 

 ness l*rinci pies, and Home Life; telling just what the 

 farmer and the farmer's boys want to know, combining 

 Science and Practice, stimulating thought, awakening 

 inquiry, and interesting every member of tlie family, 

 this book must exert a niiglity influence for good. Itis 

 highly rcconnneijded by the best agricultural writers 

 and the lea<ling papers, and is destined to have an ex- 

 tensive sjile. Agents are wanted everywhere. jan-lt 



' A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



Til UlCASTi Ml 



.IK 



CIDER MILLS! 



Wine Presses! 



Fruit Presses. Apple Slicers, 

 Fodder and Ensillage Cmteis, 

 Grain Fan.-;. 

 (Traill and Fertilizer Drills, 



Broad-cast Seed Sowers, 

 Corn Sliellers, Corn Mills, 



Grain Mills, etc., etc. 



FOi; SALE BY 



D. LANDRETH & SON.S, 



AGRICULTURAL AND IIORTICULTCnAL I.M- 

 PLEMENT 



AND 



SEED WAREHOUSE, 



Kos. 21 and 23 South Sixth Street, 



Betwei;n\ M.^hket and Cuestxvt Sts., 



— and — 



No. 4 AF.CH STREET, 



api-lim I'niLADELPniA. 



A MONTHLY JOURXAL, 



Devoted to Agriculture. Horticulture, Do- 

 mestic Economy and Miscellany. 



Founded Under the Auspices of the Lan;3.3. 

 ter County Agricultural and Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



EDITED BY DR. S. S. RATHVOM. 



:erms of subscription : 



ONE DOLLP PER ANNUM, 



MERCHANT TAILORING. postage PRmm m the propbietor. 



1848 The Oldest of All,' 1881 A11 subscriptions will commence with ths 



KAlrlVUlN & riortLK, Januarynumber.unless otherwise orderel. 



MEIU HAXT TAILORS A>D DRAPERS, 



respectfully inform the public tliat having di.sro'^sd of 

 their entire stock of Keady-Made Clotliiug, theyiiow do, 

 and for the future shall, asvo'.c their whole attention to 

 the CUSTOM TKADE. 



All the desirable 8tvle.s of CLOTHS, CASSIMERE^, 

 WORSTEDS, OOATINUS, ST'lTINGS and VESTINGS 

 coostautly on hand, and made to order in plain tir fash- 

 ionaMe style promptly, aud warranted satisfactory. 



All-Wool Suit fi-om glO.OO to gnn.OO. 

 All-Wool Pauts from 3.00 to 10,00. 

 All-Wool Vests from 2 HO to 0.00. 



I'tiion and Colton Goods proportionately less. 



Cutting, Reiiairi..g, Trinir.iing and Makiog, at reason- 

 able prices. 



Goods retailed by the yard to those who desire to have 

 Iheni niidc elsewhere. _ 



A. full supply of Sjiring and Sunimer Goods just 

 opened and <>a hand. 



Thankful to a genero'js public for past patrotiflge they 

 hope to merit its continued recDgnitioti Jn their "new de- 

 parture." 



' RATHVON & FISHER. 



l'a.\TIO.iLTA.[LOUS, 



No. ]<>1 Xortli Queen Street, 



I,.\NC'ASTER, r.\. 



1848 1881 



^ GLOVES, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR. IH 

 i SHIETS MADE'tO ORDER, i^ 



^ .s.ND wa::i:an'ti-:d to ht. !^ 



S E. J. ERISMAN. t 



■W:56 North Queen St., Lancaster, Pa.'^ 



7y-i-i2] 



Dr. S. S. R^itlivcn, \\l:o has so ably maua^ed the edi:-;i:.: 

 department in the paet, will continue in the positiou o:' 

 editor. His contributious on subjects connected with tiie" 

 scieuce of farming, aud particularly that specialty of whic-i 

 he is so thorouhly a master — entomological scieuce^somd 

 knowledge of whicb has become a necessity to the success- 

 fid 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 couuty that has so wide a reputation as Laucaatei- 

 couuty for its agricultural products should certainly b-a 

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

 exchange of the opinions of farmers Interested la this m;iS 

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

 this matter. Work among your friends. The *'Farmcr' : 

 only cue dollar per year. Show them your copy. Try aut 

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

 scriber to do but it ^nli greatly assist us. 



All communicatiousin regard totheeditorial mau;ig>?ri.3ut 

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

 and all husincps letters in regard to subscriptions and ai- 

 vertiyiug should be addressed to the ijublisher. Rate-^ ol" 

 adveiTii-ing c;in be had on application at the office. 



lOHN A. HIESTAND. 



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



(he "rn djOnP^'" (l-'^y at home. Samples worth $5 free. 

 ij)J I U JpZUAiWressSiiHSON & Co., Portlaud, Maiae. 

 jun-lyr"' 



