IV 



THE LANCASTER FARMER 



[February, 1.8 



Where To Buy Goods 



IN 



LANCASTER. 



BOOTS AND SHOES. 



MARNHAM. * SON. No. 13 Centre Square, Lan- 

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

 pairing promptly attended to. 



M1.EVY. Xo. •■! East King street. For the bes 

 • Dollar Shoes in Lancaster go to M. Levy, No. 3 

 East King street. ^^^^ 



BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 



JOHX BAER-S SON'S, Nos. 15 and ITNorth Queen 

 Street, have the largest and best assorted Book and 

 Paper Store in the City. 



FURNITURE. 



HEIBilT.SH'S, No. K'/i East King St., (o%-er China 

 Hall) is the cheapest place in Lancaster to buy 

 Furniture. Picture Frames a specialty. 



CHINA AND GLASSWARE. 



HIGH * MARTIN, No. 15 East King St., dealers 

 in China, Glass and Queensware, Fancy Goods, 

 Lamps, Burners, Chimneys, etc. 



CLOTHING. 



MVKBS * RATHFON, Centre Hall, No. 12 East 

 King St, Largest Clolhing.House in Pennsylvania 

 outside of Philadelphia 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



GW. HUl.ti, Dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines 

 « Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Trusses, .Shoulde 

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



JOHN F. LON« * SON, Druggists, No. 12 North 

 Queen St. Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, .Spices, 

 Dye Stuffs, Etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded. 



DRY GOODS. 



G1V1.KR, BOWERS * HURST, No. 25 E. King 

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

 and Merchant Tailoring. Prices as low as the lowest. 



HATS AND CAPS. 



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

 • Hats, Caps, Furs, Robes, etc. Assortment L.arge. 

 Prices Low. 



JEWELRY AND WATCHES. 



HZ. RHOAnS & BRO , No. 4 West King St. 

 • Watches, Clock and Musical Bo.xes. Watches 

 and Jewelry Manufactured to order. 



PRINTING. 



JOHN A. It I EST AND, 9 North Queen St., .Sale 

 Bills, Circulars, Posters, Cards, Invitations, Letter 

 and Bill Headsand Envelopes neatly printed. Prices low. 



DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP- 

 The co-partnership in the merchant tailorinR hiisi- 

 heretofore existing under the firm of Kathvoii -k Fisher, 

 is this day di>-soIved hy mutual consent. All persons in 

 any manner indebted to said firm, are respectfully so- 

 licited to make immediate payment to >*. S. Rathvon, 

 who is hereby authorized to receive t' e same, and those 

 having claims against siid firm, will please present them 

 ftr settlement. 



S. S. KATIIVON. 

 M. FISHER, 

 101 North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa. 



Until further announcement, the bussiness, without 

 interruption, wi! be conducted by the und-rsigned, who 

 solicits a continuance of the patronage heretofore be- 

 stowed upon the firm, and which is hereby greatfuUy 

 acknowledged. 



S S- RATHVON, 



PRACTICAL TAILOR, 



No. 101 North Queen Street, 



LANCASTER, PA. 



(tCCa week in your own town. Terms and $5 outfit Iree 

 tpUU Address H. Halleit & Co., Portland, Maine, 

 juu-lyi* 



GLOVES, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR. 

 SHTKTS MADE"tO ORDER, 



AND WARRANTED TO IIT. 



E. J. ERISMAN, 



56 Nortb Queen St., Lancaster, Pa. 



79-1-12] 



Thirty-Six Varieties of Cabbage; 26 of Corn; 28 of Cu- 

 umber; 41 of Melon; 33 of Peas; 28 of Beans; 17' of 

 Squash; 23 of Beetand 40 of Tomato, with other varieties 

 in proportion, a large portion of which were grown on 

 my five seed farms, will be fonnd in my Ve^Plable 

 and Flower Seed Catalogue for 1SH2. Sent free 

 to all who apply. Customers of last Season need not 

 write for it. AH Seed sold from my establishment war- 

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

 it prove otherwise, I will refill the order gratis. The 

 orig-inai iiilr»diicer of Early Ohio and 

 Bnrbank Potatoes. Marblehead, Early Corn, 

 the HuUbard Kqnash, narblehe^d Cabbage, 

 Pbinney's Melon, and a score of other Xew Vegeta- 

 bles, I invite the patronage of the public. New Vegeta- 

 bles a specialty. 



JAMES J. H. GKEGORT, 

 Marblehead, Mass. 



Nov-6mo] 



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FARM MILLS 



For Stock Feed or Meal Tot 

 Family use. 

 10,000 TIT .TTSE. 

 Write for Pamphlet. 



Simpson & GatiU VL'ig Co. 



Successors to Straub Mill-Co, 

 CINCINNATI. O. 



Pedigree! 



Wbat my customers say : "Tho Onion Seed was superior to anyl ever LjkI. 

 'S. iV. Seaman, ,^Jotts Corners, JV. Y. "Icjin «:et sf*>d in my own neic:!ilu>r- 



hood, but, prefer yinus at double the price."— .V. /'. WaUs, Pcrrv^^ Vkio. 



"Your seed is the only ^eed fn.ni whii-U we can raise yood Onions the first ye;ir." 

 J. M. L. I'arkcr, Aline pec Wis. '"I liave u^L■d your .-^oed for six years and liad rntlier pay $2.00 I 

 per R). extni tliaii liave SL^cd froinany <ither^ ft I I A Ik I >^"urce."'— .^y. T. Ayers, Turners Milts, j 

 loioa. "IheDnnveisOniuiis from your seed I fl R I I B i RVI i-'i'^"'^* hirner than any onions around here I 

 irrew from setts.' — James McUowan, 1 1 111 IBB gu I'/nlhnsonrff, Warren Co., A". J. '* Your [ 

 '■arly Red Globoyielded at rale oflMSbush. ** ■ » S*^ ■ « t(. il..- ;u re.''— Siias Tottcii. Kent Citi/,\ 

 Mich. This is just tlie kind of onion seed I havf to off'T. I.:i.;| v.-ar planted as a test side by side wilb | 

 >;eed Eroni elevin dilT'-rent grouprs. theonioiis frotii my o\*ii iiTarlteiHy surpassed ;iil in 

 roiMnlnc^s, earliness and fineness. It Hiose of vou who grow red utiiuns' will trv my E:irh' 

 R.d (Miilio yon will not he likely to raise anv other for thp future. Kailv l{oun-l"\Vl|i)W ImI,- 

 ver> hy mail p<-r It.. ^:^J\:< : Rarlv Red U]ohe.*"i,nil ; Ycllnu- Cracker re:;r|i,.*^t of nil) ^3.0i( : Lartre 

 Red U-tlM-r^tirl . | -: - ^n Mv Irir-.-. < t l'at,-i[Mi^u.' fr— '•> ;iM, .( VMI:'- T. M, ORKGORY M:irhlehrnd' Mi 



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A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



m uEisiEE mm 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL, 



Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, Do- 

 mestic Economy and Miscellany. 



Pounded Under the Auspices of the Lancas 

 ter County Agricultural and Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



EDITED BY DR. S. S. RATHVON. 



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jmn-5t 



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

 department in the past, will continue in the poeltioa of I 

 editor. His contributions on subjects connected with the I 

 Bcieuce of farming, and particularly that specialty of which | 

 he is BO thorouhly a master — entomological science — some [ 

 knowledge of which has become a necessity to the success- 1 

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

 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 

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

 exchange of the opinions of farmers Interested in this mat* 

 oter. We ask the co-oporation of all farmers ini:ere9ted i 

 this matter. Work among your friends. The "Farmer" i I 

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

 induce them to subscribe. It is not much for each snb^ 

 scrjber to do but it will greatly assist us. 



AU communications in regard to the editorial managemenfl 

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

 and all business letters in regard to subscriptions and ad<| 

 vertising should be addressed to the publisher. Rates i 

 advertising can be had on application at the office. 



lOHN A. HIESTAND, 



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



(f tjn A WEEK. $12 a day at home easily made. Costly 

 )l i Outfit free. Address True & Co., Augusta, Maine 



