THE LANCASTER FARMER- 



PENGUIN ISLAND GUANO. 



CHAS. SPEAR, Jr. 



85 West St., New York. 



SedgwickSteelWireFence 



THE REASON A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMHRS. 



Baugh's $25.00 Phosphate 



so cheap, i.s simply lliis : 



After 25 years we \n\w di-covercd the 

 cheapest process of milking an Ammoniated 



BONE SUPEK riloSPHATE 

 and having special advantages in the sup- 

 ply of raw material, we are enabled to pro- 

 duce this excellent xtdiidard brand of our 

 goods at a lower cost than our other Stand- 

 ard Brands, which are manufactured by us 

 from good old formulas, and they have .se- 

 cured a National roputaiion after about '50 

 years' trial. 



The $25.00 Phosphate 



is coming into general use, ami its reputa- 

 tion— "The Cheap...< an.l ]5e.-^t Crop Pro- 

 ducer"— is extending rapidly throughout 

 Pennsylvauia, Ohio, Nmv York, New Jer- 

 isey, Delaware, JIaryland and other States. 

 Manufactui'ed only hv 



BAUGH & SONS, 



IM.ila.l.lpliia. 



li ii flnperloi 



iDtofBvor.'^ The'SedBwit'kCJatei. made of wrought- 

 Iron pipe and ateel wire, defy aU competition in oeatnese, 

 Btrenelh and duiabilitv. w,. ahn make the beat mnd 

 cheapest All Iron Automatic or Belf-Opanlng 0»U, aUo 

 Oheapeit »nd Neateat All Iron Pence. BMi Wire 

 Kirvlvlx'i- aiitl Hoi.t Aucer. Also luunufao. 

 iurp KiiBiieir.i ejii-ellpiit Wind Engiiien for 

 piiiuikine uator, <■! denied engines for grinding 

 .Tiiilolher hs'uC w.rk. Kur ].rire9 and partioulars ask 



SEUOWli-K ] ' 



DEDERICK'S HAY PRESSES 



WHEAT CULTURE! 



THE SEED DRILL REGULATOR 

 -E« SAVES Tul^^Lroif^. 



Fertilizer. LiphteiiB the draft. Pre- 

 jloKJnnK. Seed will come up 

 days sooner. SO l>er cent, more 

 ■eed will come up. Produces strong plants 

 and large jield. Send tor pamjihlet "/Tow lo Raite 

 irAea!."Beod Drill RegulatorCo.Lemont.OentreCo.pl 



1 location of 

 1 and Southern Storchousei and Agents. 

 P. K. OEDERICK tu CO., Albany, N. V. 



II PRIZL 



Seiul six cents for postage, and 

 cceive free, a costly box of koo('s 

 i Inch will help all. of either sex, 

 i> more luonev ripfht away than 

 iiythiiiK' else in this world. For- 

 rs absolutely sure. At once ad - 

 iVK A: CO.. Augusta, Maine. 



SPRING^D ENGINE & THRESHER 



SPRINGFIELD, O 



loguea sent free. 



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A BEAUTIFULJ^WN "HENDER^iN^ 



"CENTRAL PARK" 



LAWN GRASS SEED, 



a mixture of selected praases Identical with 

 tho,se used in forming the lawns of New 

 York's famous park. Over 00,000 pack- 

 ages sold by us last seaaim. One quart of 



t)no qui 

 t=300squi 



ler trea 



, -'rlce,SS 



per quart. (If by mail, add 10 cent 

 quart for postage.) If by freight or express. 

 »1.V) per peck. ».'..nn per bushel. CataloKue 

 of Meeds and FlanU free on application. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., sE Eosi^^^^gggijg^ 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL, 



Devoied to Agriculture, Horticulture, Do- 

 mestic Economy and Miscellany. 



Founded Under the Auspices of the Lancai- 

 ter County Agricultural and Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



EDITED BY DR. S. S. RATHVON. 



TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 



ONEDOLLpPERANNUt^, 



POST.iCE PREPAID BY THE PROPRIETOR. 



All subscriptions will commence with the 

 January number, unless otherwise ordered. 



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

 department In the past, will continue in the posttion of 

 editor. His contributions on subjects connected with the 

 science of farming, and particularly that specialty of which 

 he is so Uiorouhly a master— entomological bcIcucc— some 

 knowledge of which has become a necessity to the succees- 

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

 this publication. He Is determiued to make "The Farmer' 

 a necessity to all households. 



A oouuty that has so wide a repatatlon as Lancaster 

 couuty 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 Id 

 this matter. Work among your friends. The '*Fanner" i 

 only one doUar per year. Show them your copy. Try and 

 Induce them to subscribe. It is not much for each mib- 

 scriber to do but It vnll greatly assist us. 



All communications In regard tothe editorial management 

 should be addressed to Dr. 8. 8. Ralhvon, Lancaster, Pa., 

 and all bueluess letters in regard to subscriptions and ad- 

 vertising should be addressed to the publisher. Rates of 

 advertising can be had on application at the 



lOHN A. Hlb^iAND 



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



