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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Jtjnb.] 
TEAS and COFFEES 
AT WHOLESALE PK1€ES 
111 Lots to Suit Customers. 
SPECIAIi TEUniS TO Ci.UB ORGANIZERS 
and those wlio devote wliole or part of time in 
srlliiig our froods. 
SEND roii NEW rRICE-LIST. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
(P. O. liox -.043.) 
31 iiiul 33 Vesey St., New York. 
Medal 
Hay 
Fork. 
Grant's XLCl: H;[y Fork, only Medal !it Centen- 
ni:il. slronuest competition. Best Hay Fork in tlie 
woi'lti. lor simplicity, strengtll and durability, is 
without a rival. For terrirory and snpiilies 
.iddress PETIili GRANT. Clinton, Ontario. 
lOHEY 
Made raviidUj avHU Stencil and Key Check 
Outfits. Cataloanes and Simples KliEE. S. 
M. &PENCEK, 112 Washingtou St. .Boston, Mass. 
Steam - Engines. 
Fon isrr. 
Move effective niul more complete, and more readily 
adapted to the various mechanical and ami cultural uses 
than any other in tlie market. Practical iinproveiuents 
^ccimiutated IVom twenty years' manuiacLiiring experience, 
with reputation maiiitniiiefi ami success e.->tal)hs]ie(l. 
Send Tor Circulars. d'--crjniive. ;inf| coiifriiniiiL' teslimoni- 
als I'mu'r-rniny -mr PORTABLE STATIONARY 
and AGRICUL,TURAL STEAM-ENGINES. 
WOOD, TABER Sl MORSE, 
Eaton, Madison Co., N, Y. 
"ECLIPSE" 
Portable Farm Engine. 
*' Best re- 
sults" :it the 
Field Trial 
olErifjines. &c., 
near Philan.-l- 
pMa. JULY, 
1876, under 
the auspices of 
the Centennial 
C o m mis-ion, 
and fi'oni them 
received 'he 
HIGHEST 
Centennial 
Award and 
Special Men- 
tion— lu'.j^ie- 
dals ;nid two 
Diplomas. — 
Se Jft,l{/e.s' Jie- 
poris. 
Also First 
Preminms at 
State Fairs and wherever else exhiiiit'.-'. 'I'ln- ni'T-t 
complete entrine fnr Threshins: Grain. Ginning Cotton, 
Sa\vi!i-Luiirner.i>Iiiiin6r,Kuuninu^PrinlinL'l'ifssrs. Mills, 
&c. New. sim]-)lc, diuMh.i', er-onomieni, gnarauteed. 
Send' fur cntainirue and Centennial Judizits" Ilcpoi-ts to 
FRICK & CO., Waynesboro, Kraulclin Co., Pa. 
P^iw;i^T\^i:T^. 
ClilPPER Vertical Engines, off and on wheels! 
Price on wheels. i\ Horse Power, $J8.i. 8 Horse on wheels. 
Price $70U. Dry Steam Horizontal Kiigiiies, 8 Horse Pow- 
er Climax, on u in-^'is, $v)j"). Buildtrrs ol Stationsirv Engines. 
4 styles, from H to iO ' Horse Power, Corlis's Euyrihes, Extra 
Finisli and f at off lOn^^ini^s. Crank Suition;irv, and Plain 
Finished Enfjliies. Boilers. Circular Saw- .Mills. &;c. Succes- 
80's to Utica '^teaui Engine Co., formeriv Wood & Mann, 
Established IR5T. We ha*e the largest line ot Engine Pat- 
terns in United States. 
TAYLOR MAlVXTPACTtJUIIVG CO., 
AVvstiniiistcr, Maryluml. 
Good responsible Agents wanted. 
SKINNEE 
PORMBLI! mW 
3K to 10 H. P. 
Made by Special tools. 
All parts duplicated. 
Send for circular. 
SKINNER & "WOOD, 
Erie, Pa. 
GEORGE PAGE & CO. 
m. 5 H. SCHEOEDES ST., EALTIUOSE, i:D. 
Patent Vort»ble4&: iSlationary £iig-ines 
ji'aient Circular Saw MilLs, 
Gan^, Muley <& .Sa.sli Mills, 
\ Orlst A Flour Slills, W.ater 
WTieels, Shins-le, Barrel «fc 
■\Voo<lworb.iH;;r Maelsiner.v, 
^^ Tanite Emery 'Wheels and 
Orinrters. Saws. Mill S!n>«>l!es. -•■■•.. d-c. 
S£XI> FOR CAXAI^OGIIS: & I'.tfji^'4:S. 
TSUSS 
NITED STATEi 
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 
261, 262, 263 Broadway. 
-»— ORCWIZEB 1850-^- 
ASSETS, $4,827,176.52 
SURPLUS, $820,000 
EVERY APPROVED FORM OF POLICY 
ISSUED ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS 
ALL ENDOWIVIENT POLICIES 
AND 
MATURING IN 1877 
WSLL BE 
i 
7fo 
ON PRESENTATION. 
JAMES BUELL, - - PRESUDENT. 
C. M. MAKVIX, General Ascut, 
3«1 B5i-os»«l«aj-, 3f. Y. 
HO! FOR IOWA!!! 
TO FARMERS, RENTERS, HIRED MEN, 
and all those -wantincr better lands in a climate 
unsurpassed and at clieaper prices than can be 
found elsewhei'e in the Tvorld. Send and obtain a 
descriptive pamplilet wiili maps and location of our 1,20U- 
000 acres of R K. land in Iowa, all adjacent to lines run- 
ninir direc' to Chicago. Pi'ice only ?5 and ^'i per acre on 
K. E. time and terms. Half fare tickets from Chicago to tlie 
land and return, (-ost allowed to purchasers. Call on or 
address IOWA B. R. LAND CO., Offices 92 Randolph 
Street, Chicago, 111., or Cedar P^apids, Iowa. 
THE BEST LAN n 
"^^ liCWEST PRICES. ^^ 
Send for Pamphlet of the Reliable Burlington Road. 
Address, Laad Commissioter,!. i, M. K. K. 
j k I BURLIN&TON, IOWA. 
IN 1 He uNj T£gLstA 
The Farmer's Favorite 
CIDER & WlNi MILL, 
Only perfect iriinder m use. Simplest, clieap- 
est and best 3Iiil made. 
Send for Illustrated Circular. 
HIGGAinm MANUFAOTUErfrG 00,, 
HIGGANUBI, t'T. 
POWEIS, 
Cider and 
Wine Press 
WITH 
Double Platform. 
BOOMER & BOSCHERT 
PRESS CO., 
SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
LIFE AMI 
SOCIETY 
OF THE UlTITED STATES, 
120 Broadway, New York. 
HENRY B. HYDE, President. 
Assets §31,734,934.41. 
Surplus §5,503,793.41. 
The Report of the Supermtendent of the 
Insurance Department of the State of New 
York, in relation to an examination into the 
affairs of the Society wliich has just been 
made, concludes as follows : 
'* The esamiimtion lias been of the most thorongli and 
'* searching character, and the Superintendent believes 
** that no corporation doinij an insurance business has 
" been subjected to severer tests than this Society has, 
" uoUiius: having been talien for granted, but every item, 
" both of assets and liabilities, conscientiously and ex- 
*' haustively scrutinized. To accomplish this, a force of 
'^ ten persons, under the Chief Examiner of the Depart- 
" nienl, has been steadily engaged for nearly three 
" mouths. The Superintendent is much gratified at be- 
" ing able to state that the result of this investigation 
" shows the complete solvency of the Institution ; and 
" that if the same energy and ability are displayed in its 
" management and conduct from this time, as in the 
" past, a career of solid commercial prosperity is before it. 
" JOHN F. SJITTH, 
'' " Superintendents 
The Report of a Committee a Policy-holders 
and Representatives of Policy-holders (after an 
examinatiQp extending over a period of more 
than two months, assisted by a full corps of ex- 
perts and accountants) concludes as follows : 
"The business of this Society has been conducted with 
" energy, ability and system, and its unparalleh-d growth 
" since incorporated in 1S59, counting, as it does, nearly 
" g.32,000.000 assets, and about $5,000,000 surplus profits, 
" according to the Society's statement, shows uncommon 
" industry and vigor on the part of its chief officers and 
" directors, and, in the opinion of this Committee, places 
" the Equitable Life Assurance Society in the front rank 
" of institutions of its liind." 
" All of which is respectfully submitted." 
" B. D. MOEGAN," 
" WM A. WHEELOCK, " B. B. SHERMAN, 
" cn\ELES S. SMITH. "MORRIS K. JESUP, 
" CORNELIUS N. BLISS, " J. M. MORRISON, 
" C. G. FRANCKLTN, " F. D. TAPPEN." 
The full Report of the Superintendent of 
Insurance, and the full Report of the Committee 
of Policy-holders and Representatives of Policy- 
holders, have been printed, in pamphlet form, 
and may be obtained by application to the 
Society or to any of its agents throughout the 
United States and Canada. 
J. W. ALEXANDER, 
Vice-President. 
SAMtiEL BoRBOWE. Secretary. 
Edwakd W. LAjiBEnT. M. D. I Medical 
Edward Cuetis, IF. D. < Examiners. 
E. W. Scott, Sup't of Agencies. 
