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THE LANCASTER FARMER 



[March, 1.883. 



Where To Buy Goods 



IN 



LANCASTER. 



BOOTS AND SHOES. 



MARSH A !>■> * S<»sr, No. 12 Centre Square, Lan- 

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

 pairing promi>tly attended to. 



Ml.KVY. No. 3 E.ist King street. For the bes 

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

 East King street. ^^^^^^^ 



BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 



Jons BAKK'.SN«PX-S, Nos. 1.5 and 17 North Queen 

 Street, have the largest and best assorted Book and 

 Paper Store in the City. 



FURNITURE. 



HEIXITSH'.S. No. 1.5'2 East King St., (over China 

 Hall) is the eheapest' place in Lancaster to buy 

 Furniture. Picture Frames a specialty. 



CHINA AND GLASSWARE. 



HIOH * MAKTIN, No. 1.5 East King St., dealers 

 in China, Gla.ss and Queensware, Fancy Goods, 

 Lamps, Burners, Chimneys, etc. 



CLOTHING. 



MVKBS & RATHFOJf. Centre Hall, No. 12 East 

 King St. Largest Clothing.House in Pennsylvania 

 outside of Philadelphia ^^^^ 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



GW. HVliV, Dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines 

 « Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Trusses, Shoulde 

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



JOHN F. LOSi« & SOW, Druggists, No. 12 North 

 Queen St. Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Spices, 

 Dye Stutfs, Etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded. 



DRY GOODS. 



GlVIiKK, BOWEK!* A- IIUR.ST, 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 Large. 

 Prices I..OW. 



JEWELRY AND WATCHES. 



H'£. RHOAH.S A BRO , No. 4 West King St. 

 • Watches, Clock and Musical Boxes. Watches 

 and Jewelry Manufactured to order. 



PRINTING. 



JOHIV *. HIK»TA!VI>, 9 North Queen St., .Sale 

 Bills, Circulars, Po.sters, Cards, Invitations, Letter 

 andBill Heads and Envelopes neatly printed. Prices low. 



DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP- 

 The co-partnership in the merchant tuilorinf; busi- 

 heretofore existing under the firm of Kathvon & Fisher, 

 is this day di-solved by mutual consent. All persons in 

 any manner indebted to said firm, are res))ectfully so- 

 licited to make immediate payment to H. S, Rathvon, 

 who is hereby authorized to receive t e same, and those 

 having claims against slid firm, will please present them 

 fur settlement. 



S. S. RATHVON. 

 M. FISHER, 

 101 North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa. 



Until further announcement, the bussiness, without 

 interruption, wil l>e conducted by the und-rsigned, who 

 solicits a continuance of the patronage heretofore be- 

 stowed upon the firm, and wliieh is hereby greatfully 

 acknowledged. 



S S RATHVON, 



PRACTIOAL TAILOR, 



No. 101 North Queen Street, 



LANCASTER, PA. 



<b/?Ca week in your owq town. Terms and $5 outfit free 

 (pUU Address H. Hallett & Co., Portland, Maine, 

 jun-lyr" 



GLOVES, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR. 

 SHIRTS MADFtO order, 



.\ND WAKRANTED TO IIT. 



E. J. ERISMAN. 

 56 Nortli Queen St., Lancaster, Pa. 



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H A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



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V. ill be mailed fkee tn all applicants, and to cus- 

 tomers of last year \\'ithout ordering it. It contains 

 about 176 pai?e3. 800 illusti-atiouK, prices, accxu'ate 

 aeBcriptions and valuable directions for planting 

 15U0 varieties of Veg-etable and Flower Seeds, 

 Plants, Fruit Trees, etc. Invaluable to all, eepec- 

 ially to Market Gardeners. Send for it ! 



D. M.FERRY & CO. Detroit Mich. 



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_■„-.-—- i!" bu^li(.'l can I'c t-avcd 



■;iisinu'-Oiiru, 3o ct-:, iii "Wlieat, and 2 cts. per 

 lb. ou (Jottou bj" the use of a 



THOMASSMQOTHING HARROW 



Also manufactiire the Per (Vctcai'ni^ViaJIZM: 

 which contains 72 Bh..rp sit-t-l bladew, cuvenu^-- IC* 

 feet at each sweep. "NN arrauted the most i»o«'erfuI 

 Pulverizer ever invented. Forpamphlet contaiu- 

 int? illustrations of both niachines^t work, andhun- 

 dreds of names of those who Ufe and recommend 

 them, address THOMAS HARROW CO. Geneva,N.V 



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FARM MiLLS 



For Stnck Feed or Meal 'for 

 Family use. 



10,000 12^ .TTSE. 

 Write for Pamphlet. 



Simpson & Ganlt M'fg Co. 



Successors to Stradb Mill-Co. 

 CINCINNATI, 0. 



Pedigree! 



What my customers say : "The Union Seed was superior to any I ever had." 

 -S. ii^. Seaman, Motts Corners. JV. Y. "lean get seed in niyown neighbor- 

 hood, but, prefer yours at double tlie price."— ./V. P. Watts, Perrji, Ohio. 

 Your seed is the only .-^f-'ed fium which we can i-aise gmul Onions i he first ye;ir." 

 ■J. M. L. Parker, Ahnepcc Wis. "1 liavf uord juur seed fur .'^ix years and h;ui raiher pay ?2.(j0 

 per ft), extra llian liave seed from any other^ Ik I I f\ \. I •'^'^'i"'('f!'" — ■^- T. JJi/cr.s, Turners Mills, 

 Iowa. "The Daiivers Onions from your seed 1 1 nl 111 ^1 grew laraer than any onions around here 

 grew from sttt.s." — James Mciiowan, 1 1 |i| 1 1 1 1 1| P/nlUii^our^ Warren Co., .Y. J. " Your 

 early Red Globe yielded at rate of i)4Sbush. Wl »■ V I 1 t„ Hm* acre.' —Siias Totten, Kent City, 

 Mich. This is just tlic kind of onion seed I liave to offer, baj^t year planted as a test sidejiy side with 

 seed from eleven different growers, theonions from my own markedly surpassed nil 

 roi'ndness, earliuess and fineness. If those of yuu wlio grow red oninns" will try my Early 

 Rtd (i lobe you will not be likelv to raise an v other for the future. Karlv Round Yellow Dan^ 

 vers hv mail per ft). $^. or) ; Early' Red Globe $3.00 ; Yellow Cracker (earliest of . '111 ) $3. no ; Largt 

 lti.'a WrthorstieM S2.f.n Mv InVge S^-nrf Oatitlngiie fre- 'o fill. J VMKS .T. H. ORI'^tiOUY. Abirhlehead. Mns: 



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:Seed 



Thirtv-Six Varieties of CubbuKc; 26 of Corn; 28 of Cu- 

 uraber; 41 of Melon: 33 of Peas; 28 of Beans; 17 of 

 Squasli; 23 of Beetantl 40 of Tomato, with other varieties 

 in proportion, a laryc portion of which were sro^r* on 

 my five seed farms, will be found in my Veerelable 

 and Flower Need C'Hfnlo^-iie for IHH2. Sent free 

 to all who apply. Customers of Ia.st Se-ison need not 

 write for it. All'Seed sold from my establishment war- 

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

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

 ori^iiiai iiitrodufer of Early Ohio and 

 Bnrbaiik Pol.nloes. Marbleliea<l, Early Corn, 

 the Hnfebard Squa^^h. .llarblehe.id t'abbage, 

 Rhinney's Melon, and a score of other New Vegeta- 

 bles, I in^^te the patronage of the public. New Vegeta- 

 bles a specialty. 



JANER J. n. GREGOBT, 

 Marblehead, Mass. 

 Nov-fimo] 



EVAPORATE YOUR FRUIT. 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



FREE TO ALL. 



AMERICAN DRIER COMPANY, 



4'tiainb<>r!ibiir^, Pa. 



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ilCME FAMES, 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL, 



Devoied to Agriculture, Horticulture, Do- 

 mestic Economy and Miscellany. 



Founded Under the Auspices of the L.anca» 

 ter County Agricultural and Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



EDITED BY DR. S. S. RATHVON. 



TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : 



ONE DOLLp PER ANNUI|, 



POSTAGE PREPAID.BY THE PROPlilETOR. 



All subscriptions will commence with the 

 January number, unless otherwise ordered. 



Dr. S. S. Rathvou, who has so ably managed the editorial 

 department in the past, will coutiutie in the position of 

 editor. His coutributious ou subjects connected with the 

 science of farming, and particularly that spetlalty of whicb 

 he is 80 thorouhly a master — eutomological scieuce — some 

 knowledge of which 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 county that has so wide a reputation as Lancaster 

 county for its agricultural products should certainly be 

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

 exchange of the opinions of farmers Interested m this mat- 

 oter. We ask the co-oporation of all farmers in,.ere6ted likj 

 this matter. Work among your friends. The "Farmer" 1 Y 

 only one dollar per year. Show them your copy. Try au^ 

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

 Bcrjber to do but it will greatly assist ue. 



All communications in regard totheeditorial management 

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

 and all business letters in regard to subscriptions and 

 vertisiug should be addressed to the pubUsher. Rates > 

 advertising can be had on application at the office. 



lOHN A. HIESTAND, 



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



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$72 



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

 Outfit free. Address Trhb & Co., Augusta. Maine, 



