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AMERICAN AaRICULTURIST. 
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Insurance Compaiy of Hew Yort, 
OFFICE, No. 135 BROADWAY. 
CASH CAMTAL, 83,000,000 00 
Reserre for Rc-Insurance, - - - 1,§38,404 68 
Rcstrve for Unpaid Liosses and 
Dividends, a43,40'4 a* 
Net Surplus, ...-- 1,003.783 90 
TOTAL ASSETS, ----- S6,104,65U 8a 
CIIARI.es J. BIARTIN, President. 
J. H. 'WASHBURN, Secretary. 
A HOME and FARM 
OF YOUR OWN". 
On the Une of a GREAT RAILROAD, with good 
markets both EAST and WEST. 
NOW IS TH E TIME TO SECURE IT. 
Mild Climate, Fertile Soil, Best Country for Stock 
Raising in the United States. 
Books, Maps. Full information, also "XHK 
PIO.^'EKK" sent free to all parts of the world. 
Address, O. F. DAVIS, 
Lniid Com. U. P. 1!. K.. OMAHA. N'EB. 
DTUALLItE 
nRANCECOMM 
OF NEW YORK, 
IF.S.WINSTON, PRESIDENT. 
ISSUES EVERY APPROVED DESCRI PTION OF 
LIFE AND ENDOWMENT POLICIES 
ON TERMS AS FAVORABLE AS THOSE OF 
ANY OTHER COMPANY. 
ORGANIZED APRIL IZtk |842. 
CASH Assns OVERS 8aooo,ooa. 
Mark Twains Patent Self-Pasting 
Scrap Book. 
Prices from 5;1.25 to $3.50 each, 
inclndinir postage. 
Send for a descriptive Cir- 
cnlar. 
SLOTE, "WOODMAN & CO., 
119 & 101 "William Street, 
New Tork. 
EGOS FOR HATCHING, from verv superior pnre- 
blooded stock. LiglU and Dark Bnilimas, $3 for 13. $3 
for 26, t'> lor 50. t'ektn Dncks $3 per dozen. Securely packed 
and warranted to liatcli well. 
C. "Vl^. MA\IV. Motlmen, Mass. 
Peruvian Guano. 
ALL GRADES. 
Delivered direct from etore? of Messrs. Hobson, Hurtado 
& Co.. tlie acents of the Peruvian Governrnpnt. 
Dealers preferring to make their own shipments will re- 
ceive frt»m ua firdern fo** delivery direct from Govern- 
meut Stores at Brooklyn* N. Y., and Baltimore, 
Md. 
An official certificate will be furnished by ns with each 
dellverv, when required, countersigned bv Wii. H. HAnm- 
SHAW. f C.S., Cliemlstto the New York State Agricultural 
Socletv. 
Bags rc-welghed at Bhipmcnt. No charge for delivery at 
BtorehoQsn to vessel. 
QOIjD ItllCDAL. nwiirrtrd to Clinvlrs V. Mapca 
By the New Jersey State Agricultural Society, 1876. 
Extract fj-om Ropot-r on Fertilizers, jyof. Geo. H. 
Cnnk. Stntf. ChfimiH, Cftiiirmnn of romnnttee : 
"The Judges desire to express their heartv approval of 
the principle applied In the exhibit bv CH.MlLTtS V. M APES 
nf ' Uectifikd Pkritvi.vx Gr an'o ' and ' Gr aranteed 
Petiuviau Guano.' Thi-y consider that In these prepara- 
tions "f Guano a onKAT" ADVANrr. has been nia'le In the 
Guano trade In this countrv. contributing, as It does, very 
lartrely to Ihe intrll[oent valuatiox ano tse of com- 
MEBCtAL FERTILIZERS." 
ORAND iriEOAl. and DIPLO^VIA 
Awarded to Charles V, HI apes by the Original Board of 
Judges at. the TntornatlonnI Exhibition at Phllodcl- 
phla, 1876, for Rectified PeruTian Guano. 
Liberal conccs-sioiis made io regular p«r- 
rliasers on AI^L GRADKS of Peruvinn Giinii»>, 
even from official price list issued by Goverii- 
iii<-nt Assents. 
J^end for Descriptive Pamphlet on Peruvian Gnann, (dif- 
ferent brands, directions for use, etc.* 
All grades of Potash Salts and Agricultural Chemicals on 
hand. Address 
THE MAPES FORMULA AND PERU- 
VIAN CUANO CO., 
CHAR1.E:S 'V. MAPES, General illaiiuger, 
158 Front St., New York. 
ITEW EXCELSIOH LAWH MOWEE. 
IT HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY LAWIS 
MOWER IN THE WORLD. 
It has been adopted, and can be seen in practical operation on Central 
Parle and all the other City Parks, Aew York; Government 
Grounds and City Parlts. 'WasUington ; Boston Common, 
Boston; Prospeci Park, Brooklyn; aud on almost every promi- 
nent Park throughout the United States aud Canada. 
THE GREAT TRIAL, of Lawn Mowers was held in New Tork City 
June Oath, 1S74. There the Excelsior came Into competition with all the best 
Lai^Ti Mowers in the world, and was awarded the HIGHEST PREBIH-'M. 
Four sizes for hand-power ; four sizes for hor>e-power. 
Prices from .Sil* to S*400. EVERY MAC HI\E AVARR^\_XTED. 
Address CHADBOEN k ZQ1I)1J^Il-L MT'G CO., 
Send for Circular. Ncwbiirgll. JT. Y. 
N. B.— ^e call special nttcntion to our new HORSE MCWEK. 
Gears entirelj' covered and weight reduced '-^00 lbs. It is the LIGHTEST 
and BEST HORSE MO\VER EVER MADE. 
Before Purchasing Paints or Roofing, Send for Samples and REDUCED Price List of 
H. W. JOHNS' PATENT 
ASBESTOS PAINTS. 
These Paints are in every respect sirictlv first class, and second to no others in the market in purity, richness and perma- 
nency of color, beauty of -anish and durability. Tire y are jtrepared reailyfor the brush, in twelve newest shadia, suitable 
for the tasteful decoration of all classes of buildings. They puissfss a superior body, and are more economical than any 
others, two coats being fully equal to three of any of the various liquid chemical paints, which contain water, alkalis, soap, 
etc., and we can supply them at lower prices than anv nthers of equal quality. 
ASBESTOS ROOFING. 
This article is now well known in all parts of this country, as the only reliable standard, low-priced Roofing. It is fur- 
nished in rolls ready for nailing to the the roof, weighs only about 6Hlbs. tolOO square feet, and when finished with the 
Fire-proof Asbestos Coating, presents a handsome white or light-gray surface. It is adapted for steep and flat r^ofs in 
all climates, costs only about halt as much as tin, and can be readily applied by any one. 
A\> also manufacture ASBESTOS ROOF PAIXT, which Is a better article than has ever before been offered for 
this purpose. It contains uu tar or ci^eap oils, and lorms the handsomest aud most durable preservative coatiug in use, for 
tin and other roofs, iruu-work, fences, outbuildings, etc. It is furnished ready for use iu packages of all sizes. 
ASBESTOS PIRE-PROOP P.:1I\T for inside wood-work. ASBESTOS CE3IE.\T lor repairing; leaky 
roofs, etc. ASBESTOS STE.V3I-PIP:^ and BOILER COA'"ERI-\"GS. ASBESTOS STEA.^I PACK- 
ING. ASBESTOS BOARDS,PAPER,THRE.VD, CLOTH, SHEATHIXG, and LISTING PELTS, etc. 
All of tl&ese materials are prepared ready for use, in neat and eompact form, suitable 
for any wareliouse, and can be easily applied by any one. Liberal induce- 
ments to General ITXercliauts, Dealers^ and Large Consumers. 
'" Our goods are in use by the following, amnnjr thousands of other well-known parties : T. Kingsford & Son, Oswego 
. Factory, Oswego, N. Y.; E. Remington & Sons, lllon, N. Y.; Denlson Paper Mfg. Co., Mechanic Fall;*. Me.; Old 
rlron Co., Taunton, Mass. ; A. ik. W.Spragne & Co., Providence, K. 1.; Cheney Bros., Silk Mfrs., So. Manchesier, Ct.; 
r & Co., Print Mfrs., Haverstraw, N. Y. ; Passaic Kolling Mill Co^ Paterson, X. J. ; W. W. Harding. Inquirer. Phila.. 
liller, Thomas & Co., Building Materials, Akron. O. ; Aultman & Taylor Mfc Co., Mansfield, O. ; Comstock, Ca.-tle & 
tiincv. 111. : East Pennsylvania lion Co., Lyons, Pa. ; Kinney, Haley & Co., Yarmouth. K. S. ; C. B. Kecord, Iron Mfr., 
on, K. B. N. Y. Herald, Harper Bros., P. Lorillard & Sous, A. T. Stewart, Xew York City. 
SEND FOR SAMPLES, ILLUSTRATED PAMPHLETS, PRICE LISTS, &c. 
for sale by Do-\vnie, Trainer & Co., Bo,stoii ; T. S. & A. ,T. ICIritwood. Chicago ; M. M. Buck & Co., 
nis; H. D. Coleman Si Bro., New Orleans; Thompson *.*t Cpson, San Francisco; S. "W, Hempstcd »t 
i^olnmbus, O. 
^f&^ H, W.JOHNS, 87 Maiden Lane, New York, 
FARM FORGES 
and "KIT OF TOOLS," from S16 to 
S70. Thousands b.>i.l. C.'iiteimial .Medal 
awarded. Send :> '^ranip for CataloL'i"' to 
EMPIRE PORTABLE FORGE CO., 
Troy, A'. Y. 
Monroe, Conn., Jan. 2fl, 1877. 
Messrs. ALLEN *&: SHERWOOO.-Tho "Im- 
perial Egsr Food" ordered on the 10th cniiie to 
hand all right. I comiiicnced at once to I'eed It to 
my fo«'l9, piaw ft decided iaiproveiiient iu their 
appearance in a tew days, and on thr l-jth T ^vas 
snrprised to And one egg, the first they had laid 
since last NoTOinber, and since that time they 
have kept steadily increasing. 
r^ee;uiv t pa^e ll^. ^onrs resp'y, F. H.CLARK. 
G. W. FARLEE, CRESSKILL, N. J. 
(1 hour from New York) for past twelve years breeder of 
JERSEY CATTLE. 
ESSEX PIGS. 
March and April pigs wlien eluht to twelve weeks old $10 
eacli. Dark and Light liialim!is.Bntraiid I'artiid^eCoihln.s 
Peliin I>U'ks nnd Bronze Tnrkies. Superior Bli'ds at live 
and let live piines. Fresli eegs forlmtcliini:, warranted pure, 
at hnitom prices. Circular and price list free. Write for 
■ wliat is wanted, giving I'ost t)ftlce. County and Stale plarn. 
J. S. GILES. 
Apalachin. Tioga Co,. N. Y. 
Fine Teas. 
This is a comtiinntlon of capitalists to snpplv the con- 
sumers of Teas throughout the LTnlted States on the mutual 
prlncli.le. 
\\> expect every consumer of 'IVna to render u« all tho 
assistance tliey can in carrvini: out our c-uierprise. as we 
make a Hpcclaliy of sri'l'LVING CON'SUMEIIS ONLV. 
fftiul allow no middleman to make anv proiJt on our Im- 
portations,! wld<'li will iMialih: UA lo-*u|>i>ly (lirm with Teas 
at priecslnwtT th;iti tnve evor liecu known, and of those 
line qualtti'S that scldnin riaeli the inh-nor. being sold only 
in large cities and amoti-j-the very wealthy. 
SKXD Fon PnTCE LIST. 
COIVSUDIERS* niPORTIXG TEA fO., 
No- 8 Church Street, 
p. O. Box 5509. NEW YORK CITY. 
WHAT EVERY ONE WANTS. 
Flowers which are Both Beautiful and 
Hardy, 
In modern srardcnin^ many of ihc choicest and most 
useful flowei-hi-,' plants arc rarely seen. Tho 
Fine Hardy Flowers 
are overlooked, because amalctirs arc too impatient to 
sow seeds and wait two or three years for the bloom, 
while the plants themselves have not generally been ob- 
tainable. In view of the increasing taste for plant* of 
this class, we offer a selection of tho choicesi. bolli new 
and old. including many of our rarest and finest nalivo 
species, whicli will give a succession of 
Bloom from Early Spring until Frost. 
Those who would know Avhat are tho mo^( desirable 
plants of this kind, how to treat lliein, Imw lo multiply 
them, and other interesting matter, sliould (*end for our 
cataloirne. whicli will bo sent upon application. 
$1.00, $2.00. $3.00, $0.00 and $10.00 collections, sent 
by mail, to any part of the L'. S. ,tiu1 Canada. 
WOOLSON & CO., 
P VSSAIC. \. J. 
EVER-BLOOMINd CARNATION PLANTS 
A.-^si.rtr,! hr>r vaiirllrs. in .-..lor,, ..( W hll-. CinuiiH'. i;ost>. 
VarieL'!il'''l. and Yellow. Hv mail. |>repal.l. ;; lur ■,'.*m-.; 6 lor 
'Oc.; U h>r$l.'i>. Ihi-v,. ,ue well root. .I vnunc plants, 
sa >■(. IS ar- ^r.M in orli-"- n.iMl'v-nps nt $2..M> pi-r do/eti. 
NEW PEARL T( BEROSE flowrrloff bulbsS 
l«y in;iil. . 1.M .>;>.■. ; ,1 for *! UK 
Cll.VS. T. STAlii:. Avn.id.th-. Chester Co.. Pa. 
If yon wish to make 100 to OCn per 
cent selling tree.-* and plants, send to 
PURDY 4& JOHVSTOrV, 
RochcHter, IV. V., 
for their terms. Sent free to alL 
