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THE LANCASTER FARMER 



[August 1883. 



Where To Buy Goods 



IN 



LANCASTER. 



BOOTS AND SH.')ES. 



MAR8IIAL.I. «fe SOX, No. 12 Centre Square, Lan- 

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

 pairing promptly attended to. 



Mr.EVT, No. 3 East King street. For the bes 

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

 Kast King street. 



BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 



JOHN BAERVS SOWS, Nos. 15 and 17 North Queen 

 Street, liave the largest and best assorted Book and 

 Paper Store in the City. 



FURNITURE. 



HEIXITSH'S,No. 15U East King st., (over China 

 Hall) is the cheapest place in Lancaster to buy 

 Furniture. Picture Frames a specialty. 



CHINA AND GLASSVyARE. 



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

 in China, Glass and Queensware, Fancy Goods, 

 Lamps, Burners, Chimneys, et«. 



CLOTHING. 



MYEBS & RATHFOX. Centre Hall, No. 12 East 

 King St. LargestClothing;House in Pennsylvania 

 outside of Philadelphia 



DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 



GW. HULIj, Dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines 

 « Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Trusses, Shoulde 

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



JOHN F. LONG * SON, Druggists, No. 12 North 

 Queen St. Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Spices, 

 Dye Stuffs, Etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded. 



DRY GOODS. 



G1VE.KR, BOWERS A- HVTRST, 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 Low. 



JEWELRY AND WATCHES. 



HZ. RHOADS A BKO., No. 4 West King St. 

 • Watches, Clock and Musical Boxes. Watches 

 and Jewelry Manufactured to order. 



PRINTING. 



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

 Bills, Circulars, Posters, Cards, Invitations, Letter 

 and Bill Heads and Envelopes neatly printed. Prices low^. 



CORN SHELLERS AND SEPARATORS. 



GRAIN FANS, ROOT CUTTERS, 



GRUBBING HOES, FODDER CUTTERS, 

 PICKS and MATTOCKS, 



COOLEY CREAMERS, CHURNS, 



BUTTER WORKERS & BUTTER PRINTERS, 

 BULL LEADERS, BULL RINGS, 



OX BALLS, COW MILKERS, 

 CALF WEANERS, etc., etc., etc. 



FOR SALE BY 



D. LANDRETH & SON'S, ' 

 Nos. 21 & 23 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, 

 PHILADELPHIA. 



GLOVES, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR. 

 SHIETS MADE'tO OKDER, 



AND WARRANTED TO FIT. 



E. J. £RISMAN, 



56 North Queen St., Lancaster, Pa. 



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Thirty-Six Varieties of Cabba^^e; 26 of Corn; 28 of Cu- 

 umber; 41 of Melon; 33 of Peas; 2S 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 Vejfelable 

 and Flower Need rntalog^ne for I8H2. Sent prbb 

 to all who apply. Customers of last Season 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 refill the order gratis. The 

 original introducer of Early Ohio and 

 Burbank Potatoes, Marblehead. Early Corn, 

 the Hubbard Squash. Marbleliead Cabbasre, 

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

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

 bles a specialty. 



JAMES J. B. OREOORT, 

 Marblehead, Maas. 



Nov-6mo] 



EVAPORATE YOUR FRUIT. 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



FREE TO ALL. 



AMERICAN DRIER COMPANY, 



Ohauibersbnr^, Pa. 



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>Vm be mailed free to aff applicante, and to cus- 

 tomera of last year without ordering it It contains 

 about 176 rages. 600 iUustratlonB. prices, accurate 

 aescnptioDB 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. 



j-3ml 



%HVU mUllUl! buebel c^an be saved 

 ^Fin raising Com, 25 cts. in Wheat, and 2 cts. per 

 lb, on Cotton by the tise of a 



THOMAS SMOOTHING HARROW 



Also manufacture the Perfected PUL.VEK IZER 



■which contains 72 Bharp steel blades, coveriiix lO 

 feet at each sweep. M'arranted the most po'werful 

 Pulverizer ever invented. For ramphlet contain- 

 ing" illustrations of both machines at work, and hun- 

 dreds of names of those who use and recommend 

 them, address THOMAS HAREOWCO. Geneva,N.Y 





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FARM MILLS 



For Stock Feed or Meal Tor 

 Family use. 

 a.0,000 lOtT ."CTSE. 

 ^rite for Pamphlet. 



Simpson k Gault M'|gf Co. 



SucoeBBora to Straub Mill*Co. 

 CINCINNATI. 0. 



Pedigreei 



Wliat my cusioiiierB say : "The Union Seed was superior to anvl ever had." 

 — S. W. Seavian, Motts Corners. JV. Y. "lean t;et seed in my own neighbor- 

 hood, but, prefer yours at double the price."— A^. P. IVatts, Perry^ Ohio. 

 Your seed is the only seed from which we can raist- good Onions the first year.*' 

 —J. M. L.^Parker, Ahnepee Wis. "I have used your !>eed for six years and had rather pay $2.00 

 per 11). extra than have seed from any other^ »■■ ^ ■■ source."— .//. T. Aycrs, Turners Mills, 

 Iowa. "TheDanversOaions fromyourseed lllll llllll prew larger than any onions around here 

 grew from setts. — Ja?nes Mci^owan, I I 111 II I IV PhillipsUurg, Warren Co., JV. J. " Your 

 early Red Globeyielded at rate of 948bush. **■'■**■ ^ to the acre.'^—Sitas Totten, Kent City, 

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

 seed from eleven different growers, the onions from my own markedly surpassed all in ~ 

 roundness, earlinees and fineness. If those of vou who "grow red onions" will Irv my Early 

 Rtd Globe you will not be likely to raise any olher for the future. Earlv Round Yellow Dan 

 vers by mail per fc. $2.65 -.Early Red Globe $:l 00 ; Yellow Cracker (earlie'st of all) $3.00 : Large 

 Redttethersfield.S2.50 Mv large 8e^d Catali.gne free to all. ■r.\MES .T. H. GRKGORY. ^farblehead Mass. 



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 he is so thorouhly a master — entomological science — some 

 knowledge of which has become a necessity to the success- 

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JOHN A. HIbifAND, 



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



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$72 



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

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