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AMERICAN AaRIGULTURIST. 
[October, 
Special Notes .... to — Every Reader. 
S. — We invite every Eeader of tliis Journal to 
turn to and carefully read through the descriptions 
of the useful and ornamental articles on page 401 
to 40S inclusive. Every article has i)een canvassed 
■with care, during months past. Every article is a 
really good one, from trustworthy, reliable parties. 
Anything not of first quality and just as represent- 
ed, ivill be made bo by the Publishers of this 
Journal. Every reader will be likely to find there 
eomething that will exactly meet a present want. 
The prices given are the regular selling prices. 
1!. — Whde many wUl desire \o purchase through 
us some articles described, many others will feel 
that, however desirable a particular article may 
be, they must do without it this year. Every such 
reader will find an opportunity given to get one or 
more of these things "»vitli<> lit money c-osS, 
and very speedily. There are very few places where 
there are not three, four, live, and from that up to 
twenty, thirty, fifty or more, w-ho would le bene- 
fited tiy r^allny this Journal for a year. Many of 
these would take it if some one acquainted with it 
■would show them a copy, explain what it is, and 
receive their names and subscriptions and forward 
them to the Publishers. It would be a favor to 
them to do so, and usually before the year is out 
they would thank any one for having done so. 
SBI.— Can not the Reader of this do so ? More 
than ajiu'Isteeii XltosisJiiid others have 
done this, and what so many have done, others may 
do. It requires no great taot for one who knows 
■what this paper is to tell others about it, and 
offer to send on their names. 
I'?'. — r^'<»'^V is a good time to do this. The 
Publishers offer, to each new subscriber received 
herealtei-, to send the paper from the receipt 
ef his subscription to the C3!«l of 187S for 
a single subscription rate. This will bs a help 
to any one in making up a small or lari;e club 
■which will secure him or her, free, one or more 
of the articles described on pages 401 — 40S. AH 
New Subscribers coming now for 1S78, whether 
in premium clubs or otherwise, get the paper for 
the rest of this year without charge. 
V. — ■%VSS Y "*ve pay these l*reiuiM5«is. 
It is so much trouble for some persons to write that, 
en this account, they often neglect sending for what 
they desire. Again, there are multitudes who do 
not know fully about the paper. It is a great con- 
Tenience both to such people and to the publishers 
to have one or mora persons at every Post Office 
who will give a little attention to the interests 
oJ this paper, let others kno-w abo'at it, and receive 
end forward subscriptions. But it would be an 
endless task to have a special agent at the multi- 
tude of Post Offices. To avoid all this, the pub. 
nshers select an assortment of first-rate articles as 
presents or premiums to be g-iresi to those who 
take any trouble to show the paper and receive and 
forward subscriptions, new and old. These premi- 
um offers are open to all alike. The paper is fu^^-y 
mirth all thai ts asked for it. These articien are only 
^ered for assistance rendered to the publishers. 
TI.— Ho-w can the 5»reiiiiuiii<s l>e 
Afflorrtccl? — ^First, every dollar received from 
subscribers is expended upon the paper — upon its 
quality engravings, getting infnmntion, etc., etc. 
When more comes in from subscribers, more is 
expended upon the paper. BUT the publishers 
receive considerable income frotu good Adver- 
tisers, and all the premiums are paid for out of such 
receipts. More subscribers make the advertising 
pages more valuable, and supply moro funds to pay 
for premiums. AsaJM. — The premium articles 
are purchased at the lowest cash wholesale rates, 
and while they are just as good as so mucJi money 
to those who receive them, the publishers are able 
to give really much more in the form of these 
premiums than if they paid cash commissions:. 
Many persons who need money, get these articles 
by gathei-ing subscribers and then sell the articles 
at full price. (A good many persons do this as a 
regular business, and thus get a good income.) 
tiemci-iil luviSation. 
TES. — We invite every reader to favor Id.iuelf 
or Jicr&elf, and the 2ml>lis7iers, by maJdng up a small 
or large list of names at once, and select such 
articles as may be most desirable. It is an honor- 
able enterprise, and also useful to others. All the 
Premiums are ready for prompt delivery, as soon, 
as called far. p^" Gel some article now, for im- 
mediate use, and then try for anolJier list to se- 
cure some valuable present to others at iJtc Holi- 
days. The extra copies offered feeb to subscribers, 
will help in pirocuring a premium club cosily now. 
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wntaininrj a m-eat xarieUj of lUins^ mciidwg many 
good Hints and Suggestions li/iich ire throw i/tthsmailei' 
type and conden-setl form., for leant of room elseivhei-e. 
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sued for 20 years past. s"nt post paid for 15 cents each.... 
Clubs of Subscribers canb.^ increased at .iny time. at the club 
rates, if new members begin at same date as original club. 
ing Fig:iires,— To make room for the October des- 
criptive articles and business annonnccments, uithout 
curtfiilinc^ tlie rending columns, llic Publishers ovder S 
extra pa^^es. or 62 in all, makincr this the largest regular 
inmiber ol this paper ever issued. Printer's -work is 
almost always paid for "by the piece." thai is so much 
per "1.000 ems," varyin^from 25 to 50 cents per 1.000 in 
different places. An " cm.'" or in. is a square of type of a 
particular size, not of the letter m, and isu-^ed to measure 
ty]ie 5nst a? a foot square is used in board measuriuir. As 
most letters ari' smaller than m, and many pieces of thin 
spacinn- are required. "1,000 cms*' means ncnrlv 3.000 
pieces of type, which the printer " distributes" in the. 
case and pirlvS up and arrancres in words, to set 1.000 
ems. His ri^ht hand must therefore move haclc and forth 
some B.OOO times to set 1.000 ems, or fiO.OOO times tf he 
set 10.000 ems In a day of 10 bonrs, as many do. (18.000 
have been set in one day by one man). Our printers 
report 555.000 ems.^ (about 1,^ millions pieces of type), 
used on The 51 pnces of this paper (omitting the title 
pn-rt*!. An ordinary $1.50 book of 2.50 pa^es contains 
2T^,000 eras of type Oon^r primer). This one paper there- 
fore contains as much type (or words) as two such books 
costing $3.00. As all tlie i)ages contain useful informa- 
tion, the reader will bo likely to get his money's worth, 
tlie paper being s^'nt post paid to regular subscribers for 
13 cents per number, and mucli less to large clubs. 
Oiae 6ood ErStleiice of ReviTing 
Business is seen in the increased new space called 
for in uur advertising columns — nearly double what it 
was in October 1S76. — The advertisements are so varied 
that one can hardly fail to get some useful information, 
some business bint, that will pay for reading all these 
pages carefully. To all, and especially to new readers, 
we desire to say that the rules of the Publishei-s shut out 
all patent medicines, all secret nostrums, all deceptive 
notices, and aim to admit onli/ those advertisers who 
have the ability and the ixte.ntiox to do just what their 
advertisements promiss. This cuts ofi'a large income from 
those who, giving little if any return for much money, 
can and do afford to pay largely for advertising ; but it is 
the only correct rule for those who would not be a party 
to fraud upon their readers. — And as our good advertisei's 
come in under such strict rules, it will be pleasing to 
them and perhaps useful to tbeir customei's, if every one 
writing to them for circulars, for information, and to 
order from them, will mention that they found their ad- 
vertisement in this journal. 
S3iiits to Boys au<i Cwirls— to Cler- 
gy nicn—io Cliurclies — to Farmers — to Farm- 
er?*' Clsibs — to Ladies — to Iflercliants — to 
Etailroad Couductors, e^tc,^ etc., will be found 
on page 399. 
TWO MOMTHS FREE. 
Every New Subscriber for 1S7S sent in dnring 
October "vrill receire the paper the remaining two 
months of this year without charge. This applies 
to AX.ii subscribers, whether coining singly at 
single rates, or in clubs at club rates, or in pr&- 
inium clubs. 
j^'otices of Catalog^iies, of Books, of 
the Reports of vaiious societies, the acknowledgment of 
many complimentary tickets to fairs, List of the October 
Fairs, and other matters prepared for this number must 
be omitted, on account of the gre-at pressure on our 
columns. The favors referred to are not the less appreci- 
ated bvcause they arc not specified, and the aclcnowledg- 
mcnt of many of them will be made another month. 
■W" 
Xlie Octol»ei- Faii-s. — We have usually 
giveu a separate list of the fairs to be held this mouth, 
but cannot do so this time, and reference must be made 
to the September list for these fairs. 
Farmers S^vindlcd in Cal>l>age 
Seed.— Mr. Peter Henderson sends an article which we 
regret that, in the crowded state of our columns, we can 
not give entire. \\c must now present merely an out- 
line, or leave it until another month. According to an 
article in the " Brooklyn Eagle " of Aug. 25th, there visit- 
ed the L. I. cabbage growers, last winter, a man claiming 
that his name was Seymour, and tluit be had the best 
cabb^ige seed grown in the State of Connecticut ; it was 
the same seed that seedsmen sold for $10 the lb., but he 
offered it at $5. His operaiions csiunded from one end 
of the island to the other. Some farmers bought from 
one up to 20 lbs., paying full price ; from the more timid 
Seymour took $1 per lb. down, the remaining $4 to be 
paid when the crop was harvested. The early crop turua 
out to be nearly worthless, and the late crop promises to 
be worse — and numerons farmers, who with the hope of 
s.aving something, bought this seed, have lost their 
whole crop. It seems strange that a cultivator, who 
knows the importance of good seed, especially iu the 
cabbage and its relatives, should run the risk of i)urcha5- 
ing from an unknown stranger; but when money is 
scarce with a farmer, a glib-tongucd swindler, who offers 
to save him half bis outlay, is readily hsteiu-d lo. Be- 
sides the offer to t:ike $1 down and the rest in the faU, 
went far to allav any doKbts of the vender's honesty-the 
victims not knowing that he sold, even then, at a profit, 
as sometbin- that will pass for cabbage sec-d. maybe 
imported f(n- 25c. per ?h. It is a bard school To learn in, 
but we do not think that itinerant seed-venders will do 
a larire business on Long Island for some years to come. 
Mr. Henderson thinks, that, as some of the plants have 
grown 3 to 4 feet high, and many of them flowered, the 
seeds may have been of the variety oT non-headingcah- 
bage known as '• Southern Collard.'' 
