THE LANCASTER FARMER 



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nient to consult by those who desire to patronize Mr. 

 Wanamakcr. 



We cannot believe, however, tliat it adds a single 

 atom to the moral weifjtit of an}' man, wliose only 

 ambition is to have the largest store and the greatest 

 amount of business in the world ; neverthle&s, Mr. 

 Wanamaker may be doing more good than he is re- 

 ceiving credit for, or than he himself ever intended. 

 It ie almost, or quite impossible, to determine accu- 

 rately the inner motives of a man by his external 

 actions alone, and it is the former that will fix his 

 status in eternity. 



Having the interests of the different other mercan- 

 tile dealers in view, Mr. Wanamaker's omnilus estab. 

 lisbmint dues seem like an invasion of their legiti- 

 mate domain ; but that we have no desire now to 

 make the subject of our criticism ; it is perruitled, 

 and, in God's intelligent providence, we cannot be- 

 lieve that He permits anything to exist which cannot 

 be overruled for some good. Amongst enterprising 

 mercantile retailers Wanamaker is a giant, and his 

 name may go down to posterity as suclr *' But 

 should posterity applaud his deeds, thinkest thou 

 his mouldering bones would rattle then with transport 

 In the tomb ! " A store covering eight superficial 

 acres, with three thousand operatives to run it, with 

 ninety six horses and forty-three wagons to deliver 

 goods to its patrons, seems to be a " big thing," and 

 ■ought to satisfy the worldly ambition of any man. 

 Is there anything in heaven which is the antitype of 

 such a mercantile Babel ? If not, where will John 

 Wanamaker be ? if this store is the outbirth of his 

 ruling affections. So long as the present social and 

 moral condition of the world continues, doubtless, so 

 long such gigantic stores will exist. 



CoNTAOiotis D1SE.1SES OF Domesticated Ani- 

 mals. — Investigations by the Department of Agri- 

 culture, 271 pp. octavo, in paper covers, with copious 

 index and map, and ten full page plates, illustrating 

 tissues of auimals afflicted with Texas cattle fever, 

 and sIroiiriyUiscoiitorlus in TaxAs sheep. This work 

 includes the reports of investigations and experi- 

 ments made by Dr. H. J. Detmers, and D. V. Ms. 

 Salmon, Hines, Moffat, Hunt and Miller, on the 

 Southern Cattle fever, fowl cholera, sheep disease, 

 foot and mouth disease of Great Britain, and con- 

 tagious disease in general. Published by the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, 1883. 



Report on Conditions of Crops, and on 

 freight-rates of transportation companies for Sep- 

 tember, 1883. 55 pages uniform with the above and 

 Tjy the same. 



Abridged catalogue of optical instruments, 

 mathematical instruments, meteorological instru- 

 ments, physical apparatus, etc. James W. Queen tfc 

 ■Co., opticians, 924 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. 

 We notice this finely illustrated catalogue for the 

 ■benefit of our patrons, as those instruments are now 

 more frequently brought to use than in times past, 

 and it is a satiefaction to know just where they may 

 Jbe obtained when wanted. 



[Report or TnE State Commissioners of 

 TiSHERiES, for the years 1879 and 1880, 151 pp. 

 royal 8 Vo, with appropriations and expenditures, 

 and a list of all the Commissioners on Fisheries in 

 the United States, and their residences; from which 

 we learn that there are 97, representing 33 States 

 and Territories, including Canada. Published in 

 1881. It seems a dreadful long time in getting this 

 ■work before the public, but perhaps not longer than 

 is customary in Pennsylvania, in relation to public 

 documents. The State need not be ashamed of this 

 work, for it is the most creditable one she has ever 

 issued. It has five full page illustrations of build- 

 .ings and grounds; twenty-five plates illustrating 

 forty-three of the best and most popular fishes, and 

 all cleverly executed ; also seventeen tabulated 

 pages, and a list of scientific and popular names of 

 370 species of fishes described or referred to in the 

 work. We are under obligations to our City Repre- 

 sentative, E. G. Snyder, Esq., for a copy of this de- 

 sirable work. 



Green's Fruit-Grower. — A very handsome 

 ■demi-folio of S pages, published quarterly, at 50 



cents a year, and devoted to the orchard, garden 

 and nursery ; Cliarles A. Green, editor, and horticul- 

 tural correspondent of the New York Tribune ; 

 Rochester, N. Y., October, 1883. This is a remark- 

 able paper for its size, every thing in it seems to be 

 not only good, but also practlcal)le, whether original 

 or selected, including even the advertisements. Our 

 readers will remember that Messrs. Green & Co., 

 have a nursery at Rochester, and are doing a su.ccss- 

 ful business, and moreover have established a most 

 worthy reputatton as nurserymen. 



The Farm and Garden for Oclober, 1883, pub- 

 lished by Child, Bros. & Co., 125 South Fourtli 

 street, Philadelphia, monthly, at .50 cents a year, is 

 a most excellent number, and perhaps we might 

 also say, " and well it may be," for we observe in 

 this number at least? twelve original contributions 

 from as many contributors. It has also beautifully 

 illustrated editorials, besides any number of " odds, 

 ends," Jsc, &c., and lastly, not leastly, a multitude 

 of advertisements Interspersed throughout the whole 

 number from beginning to end, and that is perhaps 

 its sustaining element ; for even an addition of 101),- 

 000 copies at .50 cents a year, would hardly pay, un- 

 less there is a " knack " about it that we wot not of. 

 The covers alone contain .50 advertisements at from 

 40 to 50 cents per agate line, and throughout the 

 number are nearly one hundred advertitements at 

 30 cents per agate line. In January they propose to 

 issue an edition of 2.50,000 at $1.25 per agate line, 

 except the first page of the cover which will be S2.00 

 per line. We presume the oliject in marring all the 

 pages with advertisements, instead of placing them 

 all at the end of the number, as is usually done— or 

 Idas usually done — is to secure the reading of them, 

 which otherwise might not be the ease ; and this, of 

 course, must enhance the value of the journal as an 

 advertising medium, although it might detract from 

 it as a bound volume. But the object mainly ig 

 revenue, because revenue alone can sustain such a 

 journal. We commit these " dottlngs down " for the 

 benefit of country publishers, whose publications 

 hang heavily on their hands. 



The Swine Breeders' .Manual, or how to breed 

 and manage swine; published by the American 

 Berkshire Association ; price 25 cents ; address Phil. 

 Springer, Springfield, 111. A 12-mo pamphlet of 

 40 pages, with an excellently executed figure of a 

 Berkshire Boar for a vignett on its title page. All 

 that is essential in reference to selectiog, breeding, 

 treatment and feeding of swine, may be found com- 

 pressed between the covers of this little volume, and 

 that It is practical reliable and useful, is amply at- 

 tested by the agricultural press, and the leading 

 breeders of the country. That the hog is " some 

 pumpkins," the following from its introductory will 

 fully illustrate. " The revelations of the late United 

 States census from the rearing of hogs to be one of 

 the foremost of our rural industries. The number 

 reported in 1880 was nearly 48,000,000 ; the rate of 

 increase in ten years being 90 per cent, while that of 

 horses was 45, of milch cows 39, of oxen 25, of other 

 cattle 60, and of sheep only 24 per cent." 



Answers to Correspondents. — Mr. W. W. B., 

 your insect is what is usually called the " Spectre 

 insect," or " Walking Stick" or " Walking Twig ;" 

 the Spectrtwi femeratuns, of say. It belongs to the 

 order Orthoptera, and feeds on vegetation, usually 

 the leaves of trees ; it possesses the pussibilitics of 



distinctiveness. Mr. , of Paradise township, 



your Utile black reptile with the whitish ring around 

 its neck. Is a young " BlacK-snake" — Bascanion con- 

 trictor — this ring, however, only pertains to the 

 young ; it Is not present in the adult. There Is, 

 however, a real " Ring-necked Snake" in Lancaster 

 county — Diadophis punctatus — but it is more rare 

 than this one. Mr. G., the insect you found burrow- 

 ing in the ground, is the " Mole cricket" — Oryllotalpa 

 brei'ipenue — It feeds on the roots of vegetation. Mr. 

 C, the large orange colored spider you sent us by 

 mall is a species of Epcira, or " Garden Spider." We 

 are not certain of the species ; it approximates the 

 southern insularis, of Ilentz. Our literature on the 

 subject is very scant, and our knowledge perhaps 

 less. 



A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMERS. 



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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. 



TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : 



ONE DOLLp PER ANNUHf, 



POSTAGE PREPAID BY THE PROPKIETOR. 



All subscriptions will commence with the 

 January number, unless otherwise ordered. 



Dr. S. S. Rathvon, who has bo ably mauaged the editorial 

 department In the past, will continne 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 

 knowledge of which has become a necessity to the bucccbb- 

 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 ae Lancaster 

 county for its agricultural products should certainly be 

 able to sxipport 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" 1 

 only one dollar i)er year. Show them your copy. Try and 

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

 scriber to do but It will greatly assist us. 



All communications In regard totheedltorial management 

 should be addressed to Dr. 8. S. Ilathvon, Lancaster, Pa., 

 and all buBiness letters in regard to subscriptionB and ad- 

 vertising should be addressed to the publisher. Hates of 

 advertising can be had on application at the ofli 



lOHN A. HltoiAND. 



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



