THE LANCASTER FARMER 



T>ENGUIN ISLAND GUANO. 



A pure natural mmno. eontiiiniiiK over 45 per cent, of 

 bone uhosphute «>f lime and 1.25 per eent. of ammonia, 

 ii.OO per to 

 It in kcw ■■ 

 Siilpliute of ; 

 plnlte of Potn-xll, a 

 cats. Send i 



CHAS, SPEAR, Jr., 85 West St., New York. 



SedgwickSteelWireFence 



THE REASON 

 Baugh's $25.00 Phosphate 



so cliitip, is simply tiiis : 



After 25 years we Ikivo liisjcoverefl the 

 cheapeat process of iimking an Aiiiriioniated 



BONE SUPER rilOSPHATE 

 and having special advantages in the sup- 

 ply of raw material, we are eiiaUled to pro- 

 duce this excellent dundard Irrund of our 

 goods at a lower cost tlnin our other Stand- 

 ard Brands, which are manufactured by us 

 from gooil old formulas, and they have se- 

 cured a National nputation after about 30 

 years' trial. 



The $25,00 Phosphate 



is coming into gem ral use, and its reputa- 

 tion — "The Cheape.'^t and Best Crop Pro- 

 ducer" — is extending ra]ii(lly throughout 

 Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jer- 

 sey, Delaware, Jlaryland anil other States. 

 I Manufactured only by 



I BAUGH & SONS. 



ncTTEiisniPPiso 



strength 



'Sielf 

 ouglit. 



best vai 

 cheapest All Iron AntomMlc or Self-Opening 0»tli. »lao 

 taieapeit »« Nektwt AU Iron Fane*. Beat Wire 

 Ntri'K'lirr and Po»t Auger. Also nianuruo 

 taw Kuaaell'it excellent Wlna EnEluea for 

 puiniiine water, or geaicd eufiines for »rindmg 

 .■inri other hcht xvnrU. For prices and particulars asK 

 h;udw;iro .1.-al.M-. or ad<hp9s, rnentioiiinn paper, 

 KEUVWICK BBO.S. JITr.. Rlebmond, lad. 



DEDERICK'S HAY PRESSES. 



*'>n>'' 



Order on trial, address for circular and location of 

 Western and Southern Storehouses and Agents. 

 • P. K. DEOERICK & CO., Albany, N. Y. 



llPRIZLii: 



.,f citli 

 t away than 

 world. For- 



WHEAT CULTURE ! 



THE SEED DRILL REGULATOR 



. several days 

 seed will come up. 



and large j-ield. Send f o 

 ir7iea(."3ee(i Drill Regain 



Producefi strong plant* 

 pamphlet "Bote m Kain 

 irCo.Lemont.CentreCo.Pi 



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-^- . - light 



with^ little jnoige^ Handsome and 



Clrculani with 



1^. SPRlKGf^llO ENGINE £ THRESHER co. f? 



:;r I , ;"''-■■; SPRINCFiEUD, O.'^^^ 



V-^'i^^T ^■"~ 7: t' •^1'^'^ Jlorsr "l',',',',',rs "I'T'tiiv 'wuv'tH'. '' f^:j ' ' .''.^'^ " ■'% I 

 -W'Jjr^-^ W^v=#J ' Handsome Illustrated Cata- l^tlfe. ';.- i '"^■pi." fl 



_ _l-~ «a^2.-a=— Ai*^ loEues sent free. '^Cv V- - V 



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I A BEA UTI FUL LAWINI "henderson^^^^^^^ 



I ^EB^S^^^^^3||Mfe " CENTRAL PARK " 



I H^BaUggg^ttS LAWN GRASS SEED, 



^■Pn^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H those used in forming the ot New 



H^KtfiMH^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^HHj York's famous park. Over OO.OOO pack- 

 ^^^^^^SSB||HHH|liB^H^IH^^^^^^^^3 ages sold by us lut^t season. One quart 

 «[ «J=^- " .JSfi8SB4S'"-Ct- T^^^^^^^^^^^m ^'^'^ '*''" ^"'^ o" ^'^^ l-""-" '«et=30u square 



HI "*-.^; — ;;' *"--' - "^^^^^^^^^Hfeet. or for an acre 6 bushels are required. 



a '^e^^ "" — ^^ <^^^^^^^^H InstrucUons for sowing and after treatment 



BF^<^ ^^^j. -- .^^^^^^^^H ^^"^ ^^^^ vfilh every order. Price, 25 cents 



IJTOjjOjli'ftffifc'^i I ^^--*-;^.^~-^]f^9^^^^^^H per quart. (If b.r mall, add 10 cents per 



B|aa^UU9^BB[^9fc^^_^/T7'^a^^^^^^H quart for postage) If by freight or express, 

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^H^^^^^^Bkft^r_,^B^^^^^^^^H|l..'il> per peck, f.'.i)^ ptT bushel. Catalogue 

 ] H^BBBL^^^HHHHBHIHIH^Bh"' '^"^ "''>' Plants on appUcalToQ. 



PETER HENDERSON A CO seedsmen & florists, 



I I'fc I ^"^nLlllJC-I^OVJI^Ot Ul^a, 36&37 Cortlandt8t..Waw York 



A HOME ORGAN FOR FARMF.RS. 



11, 



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 

 January number, unless otherwise ordered. 



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

 department iu the past, will continue iu the position of 

 editor. His contributioue on subjects connected with the 

 science of farming, and particularly that specialty of which 

 he is 60 thorouhly a master— eutomoloeical science— some 

 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 repntatloo as Lancaster 

 county for its agricultural products should certainly be 

 ahle 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-oi)oratiou of all farmers in, crested in 

 this matter. Work among your friends. The "Farmer" I 

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

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

 scribor to do but it will greatly assist ue. 



All commanicationein regard totheedltorial management 

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

 and all bostuess 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. HlhofAND 



No. 9 North Queen St., Lancaster, P«, 



