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TH£ LANCASTER FARMER 



[July, 1.883. 



Where To Buy Goods 



IN 



LANCASTER. 



BOOTS AND SH-')ES. 



MARSHAL.!. & SOSf, No. 12 Cenlve Square, Lan- 

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

 pairing promptly attended to. 



MLiEVY, No. 3 East King street. For the bes 

 . Dollar Shoes in Lancaster go to JI. Levy, No. 3 

 East King street^ ^^^^^^^ 



BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 



JOHN BAER'S SOJi'S, Nos. 15 and 17 North Queen 

 Street, have the largest and best assorted Book and 

 Paper Store in the City. 



FURNITURE. 



HElSf ITSH'S, No. I.')', East King St., (over China 

 Hall) is the cheapest place in Lancaster to buy 

 Furniture. Picture Frames a specialty. 



CHINA AND GLASSWARE. 



HIGH A- MARTIN. No. 1.5 East King St., dealers 

 in China, Glass and Queensware, Fancy Goods, 

 Lamps, Burners, Chimneys, etc. 



CLOTHING. 



MVEKS A RATHFON. Centre Hall, No. 12 East 

 King St. Largest Clothing.House in Pennsylvania 

 outside of Philadelphia ^^^^^_^ 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



GW. HlTI.Li, Dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines 

 , Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Trusses, Shoulde 

 Braces, Supporters, &o., 1.5 West King St., Lancaster, Pa 



JOHN F. LONG «fc SON, Druggists, No. 12 North 

 Queen St. Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Spices, 

 Dye Stuffs, Etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded. 



DRY GOODS. 



GlVLiBR, BOWERS d: HURST, No. 2.5 E. King 

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

 and Merchant Tailoring. Prices as low as the lowest. 



^ATS AND CAPS. 



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

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

 Prices Low. ^ 



JEWELRY AND WATCHES. 



HZ. RIIOADS & BKO., No. 4 West King St. 

 , Watches, Clock and Musical Bo.xes. Watches 

 and Jewelry Manufactured to or<ler. 



PRINTING. 



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

 Bills, Circulars, Posters, Cards, Invitations, Letter 

 and Bill Headsand Envelopes neatly printed. Prices low. 



1840. 1883. 



THE OLDEST TAILORING ESTAB- 

 LISHMENT. 

 THE OLDEST OCCUPANT. IN 

 LANCA STER CITTY. 



SPRING AND SUMMER MATERIALS, 

 SPRING AND SUMMER FASHIONS, 

 SPRING AND SUMMER PRICES. 



A GREAT VAS/ETY 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 North Queen Street, 



LANCASTER, PA. 



1840. 1883. 



GLOVES, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR. 

 SHIETS MADE"tO OEDER, 



AND WARR.^NTED TO FIT. 



E. J. ERISMAN, 



56 North Queen St., Lancaster, Pa. 



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A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



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

 umber; 41 of Melon; 83 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 gn 

 mv five seed farms, will be found in my Vegetable 

 and Flower Seed t'Hiiilogiie for ISM2. Sent free 

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

 write for it. AllSeedsold 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 

 ori^iiiHi iiitr'^iliicei* ol' Early Ohio and 

 Burbaiik Potatoes, .llarblehead. Early Corn, 

 the Hnl»bar<l Squash, narblelie.id Cabbage, 

 Phinne.y's Meloei, :ind a score of other New Vegeta- 

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

 bles a specialty. 



.lA.MES J. H. OREGORT, 



Marblehead, Mass. 

 Nov-6mo] 



A MONTHLY JOUENAL, 



Devoled to Agriculture, Horticulture, Do- 

 mestic Economy and Miscellany. 



EVAPORATE YOUR FRUIT. 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUH 



FREE TO ALL. 



AMERIC.\N DRIER COMPANY, 



Apl-tf 



.ViU be mailed free tiD all applicante, and to cue- 

 tomere of last year mthout oraering- it. It contains 

 about 175 pag-ea, 600 illuptrations, prices, accurate 

 descriptions and valuable directions for planting 

 1600 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 Mioh. 



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^^ ■ 1 1 V" %U A ftl f*U I ^veiy Farmer should 



SAVE NIONEY! \s.^^\t^^i 



Win raising Com, 25 cts. in Wheat, and 2 cts. per 

 lb. on Cotton by the use of a . _ .. .__^,,. 



THOMAS SMOOTHING HARROW 



Also manufacture the Perfected PULVERIZER 

 ■which contains 73 sharp steel blades, covermg lt{ 

 feet at each sweep. Warranted the most powerful 

 Pulverizer ever invented. For pamphlet contam- 

 iuff illustrations of both machines at work, and hmi- 

 dreds of names of those who use and recommend 

 them, address THOMAS HAEEOWCO. Geneva.N.Y 

 j-3m J • 



Queen- 



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FARM MILLS 



For Stock Feed or Meal Tor 

 Family use. 

 3.0,000 I2iT .*0"^B. 

 Write for Pamphlet, 



Simpson k Oault M'^ Co. 



Successors to Stradb Mill-OO. 

 CINCINNATI. O. 



Pedigree. 



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What my customers say : "The Onion Seed was superior to any 1 ever had." 

 -5. (T. Seaman, Molts Corners, JV. Y. "lean get seed in my own neighbor- 

 hood, but, prefer yours at duuble the price." — N. P. Walla, Perry, Ohio. 

 "Your seed is the only seed from which we can raise good Onions the first year." 

 J. M. L. Parker, M/uiepec Wis. "I have used your seed for six years and had rather pay $2.00 

 per ft), extra than have seed from any other *fc »■■ ^ ■■ sovitTe."—yi. T. Jiyers, Turners Mills, 

 Iowa. "The Danvers Onions from your seed 11 WLM III ^1 jrrew lurcier than any onions around here 

 t;rew from setts." — James McGoman, \ | |l| 1 1 1 |l| Phtllii'sGurg Warren Co., JV. J. " Your 

 earlv Red Globe yielded at rate of D48 bush. W ■» I W I ^ tu the ucve.'^— Silas Totlcn, Kenl City, 

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

 spt'ii from eleven different growers, theonions from my own niiirlcdly surpassed all in 

 roundness, earliness and fineness. If those of you who grow red oiuons will try my Early 

 lied lilobe you will not be likelv to raise anvother fur the future. Karl,\- Himml Yeifdw Dan 

 vers bv mail per IL. $2.(15 : Early Red Globe $:'f.00 ; Yellow Cracker teHriiest of ail) $.1.00 : Large 

 Re'l ^Vethersfield. S'J.SO My larg-' So.'d Catali>gug frep to all. .TAMKS .1. H. GRROORY. Marblehead. Maes. 



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Founded Under the Auspices of the Lanca& 

 ter County Agricultural and Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



EDITED BY DR. S. S. RATHVON. 



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Dr. S. S. RatUvon, who has \o ablj; managed the editorial 

 department in the past, wiil continue in the position of 

 editor. His contributions on subjects connected with the 

 science of farming, and particularly that specialty of which 

 he is 80 thorouhly a master — entomological science — Bome 

 knowledge of which 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 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 inierested In 

 this matter. Work among your friends. The "Fanner" 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 iu regard totheeditorial management 

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



lOHN A. HlE^fAND. 



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 True li Co., Augusta, Mais 



