IV 



THE LANCASTER FARMER 



[ ipril, 1.883. 



Where To Buy Goods 



IN 



LANCASTER. 



BOOTS AND SH/)ES. 



MARKHAIvI> A- M>X. No. 12 Centre Square, Lan- 

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

 pairing promptly attended to. 



MI^EVY. No. 3 East King street. For the bes 

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

 East King street. 



BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 



JOHX BAER'SS<^N*S, Nos. 15 and 17 North Queen 

 Street, have the largest and best assorted Book and 

 Paper Store in tlie City. 



FURNITURE. 



HE1XITSH'S,Nq. 15.^2 East King St., {over China 

 Hall) is the cheapest place in Lancaster to buy 

 Furniture. Picture Frames a specialty. 



CHINA AND GLASSWARE. 



HIGH * 9IARTIN. No. 15 East King st., dealers 

 in China, Glass and Queensware, Fancy Goods, 

 Lamps, Burners, Chimneys, etc. 



CLOTHING. 



MVKKS A RATfllfr'0:V. Centre Hall, No. 12 East 

 King St. Largest Clothing House in Pennsylvania 

 outside of Philadelpliia 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



GW, HULL, Dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines 

 a Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Trusses, Shoulde 

 Braces, Supporters, itc, 15 West King St., Lancaster, Pa 



JOHN F. LO?iG A SON, Druggists, No. 12 North 

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

 Dye Stuffs, Etc. Presi-riptions carefully compounded. 



DRY GOODS. 



GlVLf:R, B4»WEKS» A- 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. 3'j West King Street, Dealer in 

 • Hats, Cai>s, Furs, Robes, etc. Assortment Large. 

 Prices T^ow. 



JEWELRY AND WATCHES. 



HZ. RIIOAI>S A BRO.y No. 4 West King St. 

 • Watclies, Clock and IMusical Boxes. Watches 

 and Jewelry Manufactured to order. 



PRINTING. 



JOHN A. HIESTANI>, 9 North Queen St., Sale 

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

 and Bill Headsand Envelopes neatly printed. Prices low. 



1840. 1883. 



THE OLDEST TAILORING ESTAB- 



LISHMENT. 



THE OLDEST OCCUPANT, IN 



LANCASTER CITTY. 



SPRING AND SUMMER MATERIALS, 

 SPRING AND SUMMER FASHIONS, 

 SPRING AND SUMMER PRICES. 



A GREAT VAS/E'I y OF FABRICS, 

 A GREAT VARIETY OF COLORS, 

 A GREAT VATIETY OF FIGURES, 

 A GREAT J'ARIETY OF MIXTURES. 



MADE PROMPTLY TO ORDER 

 AND SATISFACTION WARRANTED. 



S. S. RATHVON, 



MERCHANT TArLOR AND DRAPER,, 



No. 101 North Queen Street, 



LANCASTER, PA. 



1840. 1883. 



in 



79- 



GLOVES, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR. 



SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER, 



AND WAKRANTED TO KIT. 



E. J. ERISMAN, 



56 North Queen St., Lancaster, Pa. 



1-1-12] 



Thirty-Six Varieties of C'abba}i:e: 26 of Corn; 28 of Cxi- 

 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 found in my Vejrelable 

 and Flower See*! I'HiHioyn*' for I8S2, Sent free 

 to all who apply. Customers of last Se<son 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 reflU the order gratis. The 

 ori;;-iiiai intrnilnoer of Karly Ohio and 

 Bnrbaiik I'otato«»s, Marbli'hfad. Karly Corn, 

 the Hiibbar<i Nqna«ih. Mar:i>i«^lie.%<l Cabbag^e, 

 »*hinnoy'« Melon, and :i score of other New Vegeta- 

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

 bles a speeialtv. 



JTASIES J. H. GREGORV, 

 Marblehead, MaBs. 



Nov-6mo] 



EVAPORATE YOUR FRUIT. 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



FREE TO ALL. 



AMERICAN DRIER COMPANY, 



Apl-tf 



4'tiHinl>erHbur; 



l*a. 



--J FREE to all applicants, and to ou(>- 

 tomere of last year wthi .lit orrl.n'iut? ii ItcontaiuB 

 about Vd paxes, tiUO illuHtratiniiB, prices, accurate 

 descriptions and valuable directions for plantini? 

 1500 varieties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, 

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

 ially to Market Gardeners. Send for it ! 



D. M.FERRY & CO. Detroit Mich. 



jan-4ni] 



'in raiHiup:(."!iirn, 



Everj- Farmer fihonld 



I knnw that 8 tts. per 



a ■ p bu^!iel can be ta\ed 



■ts. in Wheat, and 2 eta. per 



j-3m] 



lb. ou Cotton by the usu of a ^ .. . _.«. ^... 



THOMASSMOOTHiNGHARROW 



Alsomanufactiue the Perfected 1'UliVIiKlZL.R 



■which contains 73 sharp etecl blades, coveriupr lO 

 feet at each eweer- ^^'a^^anted the most poweriiu 

 Pulverizer ever invented. For pamrhlet contain- 

 iuff illustrations of both machines at work, and hun- 

 dreds of names of those who \we and reconimeud 

 them, addresa THOMAS HARROW CO. Geneva.N.Y 



QneeiiT^i^ESoute 



FARM IVISLLS 



For Stnck Feed or Meal "for 

 Family use. 



a.0,000 13^ .i:tse. 



Write for Paior'til'^t. 



Simpson Sc Oault Wfg Co. 



Successors to Stk.^UB Mill'Co, 

 CINCINNATI. 0. 



Pedigree 



What my customers say : "TL 

 -S. IF. Seavian, Motts Corn 



e Onion Seed was superior to any 1 ever had." 

 «, ners, JV. Y. "lean Ret seed in my own neighbor- 

 hood, but, prefer yuur.s at double the price."— jV. P. Watts, Perry,, Ohio. 

 "Your seed is the only seed Irom which we can raise g'Oud dnii -us the first yeiir." 

 ■J M. L ^^Parker, Jihnepee Wis. "I have used your seed for six years anil timl ratlier pay *2.00 

 per ft), extra than have seed from any other^> »■■ ^ »■ source."— j^. T. Jitiers, Turners Mi-tts, 

 Iowa. "The Danvers Onions from your seed 1 1 fVl 1 1 1 Bil ^-''''^^^' li'^ger than any onions around here 

 irrew from setts." — James Metiowan, 1 1 111 1 1 1 111 Plnlhpsburg Warren Co., JV^. J. Your 

 i^arlvRed Globe yielded at rate of91S bush. ^» ■ 'i**"' t.i llie acre."'— Sifas Totten, Kent Ctty, 

 Mick. This is just the kind of onion seed I have to ofTer. Last year planted as a test side by side with 

 seed from eleven different giowers, the onions from my own markedly surpassed all '" O -^ -_ J 

 rorndness, earliuess and fineness. If those of vou who grow red onions will try my Early V Q D 11 

 raise any other for the future. Karly RovmdYellnw Dan-^QQy 



Red Globe you will not be likely to raise any other 



veTs bv mai^ per'ib! VsTebrEa^^^^ 



RedW^-thersfleld. S?.!>n Mv large .Seed Catab^giie freo t-o all. JAMES .T. H. GKKffOKY. Srarblehead. Ma 



A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



!i uicisiiE mm 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL, 



Devoted 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. 



Br. 8, S. Rathvon. who haa bo ably managed the editorial 

 department in the past, will continue in the position of 

 editor. His contributions ou subjects counected with the 

 science of farming, and particnlarly that specialty of which 

 he is BO thoronhly a master — entomological science — some 

 knowledge of whicU has become a necessity to the success- 

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

 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 j^roducts should certainly be 

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

 exchange of the opinions of farmers Interested in this mat- 

 otef. We ask the co-oporation of all farmers interested In 

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

 only one dollar per 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. 



All communications in regard tothe editorial management 

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

 and all business letters ia regard to subacriptious and ad- 

 vertising should be addressed to the publisher. Rates of 

 advertising can he had on application at the ofl&ce. 



lOHN A HIESTAND, 



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



$72 



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

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



