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THE LANCASTER FARMER 



[June, 1.883. 



Where To Buy Goods 



IN 



LANCASTER. 



BOOTS AND SH.')ES. 



MARHHArr A- SOX, No. 12 Centre Square, Lan- 

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

 pairing' promptly attended to. 



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

 • Dollar Shoes in Lancaster go to M. Le\'y, No. 3 

 East King street. 



BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 



JOHX IJAKK'S •i4kX\S, Xos. 15 and 17 North Queen 

 Street, have the largest and best assorted Book and 

 Paper Store in tlie City. 



FURNITURE. 



HE1.XIT**!I*S, No. I5I2 East King St., (over China 

 Hall) is the cheapest place in Lancaster to buy 

 Furniture. Picture Frames a specialty. 



CHINA AND GLASSWARE. 



HIGH A- MARTIiV, No. 15 East King st., dealers 

 in China. Glass and Queensware, Fancy Goods, 

 Lamps, Burners, Chimneys, etc. 



CLOTHING. 



MVKliS A' KATHFOX. Centre Hall, No. 12 East 

 King St. Largest Clothing House in Peimsylvania 

 ou tside of Philatlelyihia ^ 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



GW. HtJBilj, Dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines 

 « Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Trusses, Shouide 

 Braces, Supporters, A^c, 15 West King St., Lancaster, Pa 



J01I3V r. l-Oi\Ci A' SOX. Druggists. No. 12 North 

 Q,ueen 8t. Drugs, Medicines, PerUimery, Spices, 

 Dye Stuffs, Etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded. 



DRY GOODS. 



GlVl..t:;K, iSOA%'EI6^i A Hl'KST, 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 AMF.St, No. 39 "West King Street, Dealer in 

 • Hats, Caps, Furs, Robes, etc. Assortment Large, 

 Prices T.-OW. 



JEWELRY AND V/ATCHES. 



HZ. RHOAOS A' BRO., No. 4 West King St. 

 • Watches, Clock and IMusical Boxes. Watches 

 and Jewelry Manufactured to order. 



PRINTING. 



JOHN A. HIESTAXIJ, 9 North Queen St., Sale 

 Bills, Circulars, Posters, Cards, Invitations, Letter 

 and Bill Heads and Envelopes neatly punted. 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 VASIETY OF FABRICS, 

 A GREAT VARIETY OF COLORS, 

 A GREAT VATIETY OF FIGURES, 

 A GREAT VARIETY OF MIXTURES. 



MADE PROMPTLY TO ORDER 

 AND SATISFACTION WARRANTED. 



S. S- RATHVON, 



MERCHANT TAILOR AND DRAPER, 



No. 101 Nortli Queen Street, 



LANCASTER, PA. 



1840. 1883. 



GLOVES, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR. iH 



SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER, 



AND WARRANTED TO FIT. 



E. J. ERISMAN, 



56 Nortb Queen St., Lancaster, Pa. 



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

 umber; 41 of ISIelon; 33 of Peas; 28 of Beans; 17 of 

 Squaslij- 23 of Beet and 40 of Tomato, with oiher varieties 

 in proportion, a large portion of which were ^rown on 

 my five seed farms, will ><e found in my Vetf«»Sable 

 aiKl Flow**!" Jftoe« t'HlniojirH*^ far l^»2. Sent free 

 to all who apjjly. Customers of last Season need not 

 write for it. All See<l sold from my establishment war- 

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

 it prove otherwise. I ^'ill reilU the order gratis. The 

 ori^iikai iiiCrn4!n<*<>£^ of Karly <ll)io and 

 BitrbaiBk PoSato^*^. .1«aii'bl4^li**aiS. Early <'4»rii, 

 the Hubbard Squash. i\3arb!<'li.o,%4l 4^abbage, 

 Vhiniie.v's Heloia, and a score of other New Vegeta- 

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

 bles a specialtv. 



.lAMKS J. H. G3SEGORT, 

 Marblehead, Mass. 



Nov-6mo] 



EVAPORATE YOUR FRUIT. 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



FREE TO ALL. 



AMERICAN DRIER COMPANY, 



Apl-tf 



4'3iaiBll>er*«l»nr£;-, Pa. 



--1 FHEE to all applicanta, and to ous- 

 tomerB of lastyetir \^ithout ordering: it. Itcontains 

 about 176 pases, tiuo illuBtrations. prices, accurate 

 aescnptions and valuable directions for iilantinsr 

 1600 varieties of Vee-etable and Flower Seeds, 

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

 lally to Market Gardeners. Send tor it ! 



D. M.FERRY & CO. Detroit Mioh. 



jan-4m] 



SAVEIYIONEYIi 



^#iu TLiifiini-'Cnni, 35 cts. in "^ 



j-ial 



I Every Farmer should 

 liuow that 8 ctH. per 



bnt?hel can be saved 



LiiMim'fniTi, 35 cts. in "Wiieat, and 2 ctB. per 

 lb. on Ci)ttou by the use of a 



THOMAS SMOOTHING HARROW 



Also manufacture the Perfected PUL-VEKlZElt 

 which contains 72 sharp nteel blades, coveriut.'- 10 

 feet at each sweep. AVarranted the most powerful 

 Pulverizer ever invented. Forpamphlet coutaiu- 

 ing- illustrationBof both inacliines at work, and him- 

 dreda of names of those who \\?e and recommend 

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



CiueeiiTHESoutr. 

 FARM MILLS 



For Stock Feed or Meal "for 

 Family use. 

 X0,000 I^T .TJSE. 

 Write for Pamrlilet. 



Simpson k Gault M'fg Co. 



Successors to Straub JIill'Co, 

 CINCINNATI. 0. 



BPr 



In ir 



W^ B * \\ li.'it my (.u.-iuiinTs .s;iy : ■' 'l bi_- i )iii'tii f^ij._'(i \\;is su]3ertor to any! ever had. 



vOn I ^Kffifi ~-^'' '*''■ ^'-""'i"i- jyoi!.'> Corners, jV. Y. "U-iii i;ut twd in myown neighbor- 



r ulJicil 00 ^'""'' '^"'' JJiitt-r .v.nir.s ;U duubk- tliL- price."— -V. /'. it'atts. Perry, Qkio. 



■ ** ** ■ Q" **** "Your seed is the only seed fiuin which we can raise good Onions the first vejir." 



/. Jil. L. Parker, Ahiiepeo Wis. "I have used your seed for six years and had rather pay $2.'i0 



r ft), extra tb;m have seed from any other^ ■■■ ^ »■ source."— ^. T. Ayers, Turners Mills. 



"The Danvers Onions from your seed 1 1 |k| III n| cn-\\ larger than any onions around here 



from setts." — James McGowan, 1 1 1 il III I w Phiflipsbiirg. Warren Co., JV. ./. '* Your 



.;niy Red filobeyielded at rate of 948 bush. ** ■'■**■» In llie ;icve.'*— Si/as Tottcti, Kent City, 



Miifi. This is just the kind of onion seed I have to offer. Last yfar planted as a test sitlc^y side with 



seed from eleven different growers, theoninns from my own markedly surpassed all in ~" 



ropndness, earliness and fineness. If those of you who grow red oniini'; will irv my Karly 



Red i-ihibe you will not be likely to raise an v other for the future. Karlv Round Yellow IJah 



versbvmailper ft). ?2.65: Early Red Globe $.100 ; Yellow Cracker (earliest of all) $3.00: Large 



n u d W-tht^r.-liebl ■■?■?. '.n Mv large Si- -d Catalnrne fre^' to all, .f AMKS J. If. GREGORY, ^farhleheaj. Mass. 



iw ny sine will 



:See(l 



A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



EE Fiil, 



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 

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Dr. 8, S. Rathvon, who has so ably managed the editorial 

 department in the past, will continue in the position of 

 editor. His contributions on subjects connected with the 

 science of farming, and particularly that specialty of which 

 he is so thorouhly a master — entomological science — some 

 linowledge of which has become a necessity to the success- 

 ful farmer, are alone worth much more than the imce 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 products should certainly be 

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

 exchange of the opinions of farmers Interested in this mat- 

 oter. 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 aod 

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

 scriber to do but it will greatly assist us. 



All communications in regard totheeditorial management 

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

 and all business letters in regard to subscriptions and ad- 

 vertising should be addressed to the publisher. Rates of 

 advertising can be had on application at the offi 



JOHN AHIE^iAND, 



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



1 an-Ct 



$72 



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

 Outfit free. Address Tkue & Co., Augrusta. Mais 



