1877.] 
AMERICAN AG-RICULTURIST. 
393 
Before Purchasmg" Paints or Hoofing, 
SEND FOR REDUCED PR!CE LIST OF H. W. JOHNS' 
conlaiiiiiig a great vaiitlij of Jlemx. inclmiiiig many 
good lliiiU ami Sagge-sUoiis n-l'dch ice throic into fmaUer 
type and condensed form, for want of space dsewliere. 
H. W. JOHNS M¥FG. CO., 87 Maiden Lane, H. Y. Continued from p. 368. 
The most extensive manufacturers in the world, of ROOFING— SHEATHINGS— STEAM PIPE and 
BOILER COVERINGS, STEAM PACKING, PAINTS, FIRE, ACID, AND WATER-PROOF CEMENTS, 
COATINGS, ETC. Reader for use— Easily applied by any one. These articles are superior in quality 
and durability to any others for similar purposes made, and are in use by thousands of the largest and 
most prominent Merchants, Manufacturers, Rail Road Co. 'sand others in this country. — See references 
in Illustrated Cataloifue. Also for sale by PHILADELPHIA BRANCH, No. 406 Arch St. 
C. A. PARKER & CO., New Orleans. DOWNIE, TRAINER & CO., Boston. 
THOMPSON & UPSON, San Francisco. M. M. BUCK & CO., St. Louis. 
5000 
AGENTS WANTED KS.'J.ySlSS'sl!; 
Bight and gives universal Batlsfactlon. 
new useful inventions. 
aiiioiu)i:£C(l i>lcLal 
— _,v-^^„*^ .^^ai'pcucr. Sells r t 
faend stamp lor Catalogue of tiiis and many oihcr 
"Best In the "World." ""Would not sell It for $j.' 
Sample, post paid, :i5 cents. 
"Worth a dozen steels." Hundreds of pimilnr tf stiironlr.ls. 
(i. J. t'APEWCI.li t';.- CO.. Ches^hiic, Cc::::. 
Serviceable Silver-Plated Ware. 
"Silver Steel" and "Albata" Silver-Plated, 
fSave tbe retailers and jobbers profit, and buy direct 
of Manufacturers at Wholesale Prices. 
An opportunity is now given to buy any of tlie si 
plated w:irc' manufactured by us direct. Tlie goo s 
made of good durable metr\l and will we:u- fur years. 
These arc not cheap brass goods* lii^c the 
BO-cal'led " rrcnimin Silvei- W:ire," with which 
the marliet is ftoo'li'ii, but ar-j warianted as y' ^^^ 1 doz, 
represented. Remember, brass 
eoods are poisonous ! 
Any of these 
iToosls sent by 
mail or express, 
prepaid, on re- 
ceipt of the price. 
Table Knives, solid steel handle 
and blade, all silver-plated ¥3.:'j0 
G I>csert or Tea Knives, all silver-plated $2.00 
I doz." Silver Steel" Tea Spoons, silver-plated. ?;!.00 
Silver Steel" Table Spoons, silver-plated §1.50 
1 doz. *' Silver Steel " Table Forks, silver-plated $1.50 
1 Gravy Ladle (8 in. long), Albata, silver-plated 75 
1 Soup or Oyster Ladle (U in. long), Albata, silver-plated .*;|.2ri 
(See illustration, which shows style of last two mentioned articl--s.) 
The entire set (50 pieces) 89.50 
When desiied, Ini ials will be stamped on, for 20 cts. per set. 
All sums over SI should be sent in Registered letter. 
Address 
TEVENS BROS. & CO., 
Manufacturers, Northford, Conn. 
HAEDWAEE and CUTLEHY. 
BuilderHHardware.— Every tliliiEnecessaiv for InuM- 
inz nr iriiairini: Hit- I itxisc, Burn, or Outllouses. niachin- 
isla Hardware. -!^i'ru\v», Wusliers, Bolts. Wrenches, elc. 
Bouse Furnisbinc Goods, ineUulini; KefriKerators, al- 
so Farmine Iiiiplcraents ami Tools ot all kinds 
JOSEPH T. FAKRIN«TON, 
3a Howard St., New \ ork City. 
"ANTRIM" 
' MINCER, 
Foi Bashing, Chop- 
ping, etc. 
A simple, clean, cheap 
anil useful macliiue, lor 
e\eiv diiy use, Ihnl 
stands without rival lor 
Its Intended purposes. 
ll(tail price, SI- 
Hi\c your merchant 
send I sample order to 
GOODELL CO. 
Antrim, N. H. 
and 95 Ueade St., N. V. 
Tlie Woiulcifiil Writing Machine. 
IMPROVED TYPE WRITER 
NOW RICADV. Stipersedi'ft the pen for eonimon wrllinp. 
Three to tivoniy eoi.les taken at once. 'I'wo thirds saved In 
time, paper, "iKl poBtuKe. 
Send lor Circular. Agents wanted. 
l,Oi:KE & IIATKS, 2in llrondwny, N. T. 
MAGIC lANTERNS 
ami SicreoiMicoiis"! "" i-i";i-, ■""Ip','':',". .^■'''"■'' l"„"'- 
tratlnis ev.Mv Hul>|eel. lor Publie V.xlillliIloilH, etc.— 
Prntlt'ihlc buKi'ien^ t'nr a ni'iii trilli sitxill <'!}nhil. Also, 
Lanterns and VicwH for Cnii,.,,,:, SriH.ni,. Jln'-c'"". 
Xiimliiil Sriionh, and /Vii'tor /■.nlertalnments. el-paife 11- 
.....'i(t(r/; .., 
lustra((>d <:Htiii 
• Xrce. 
MnAl.l.ls'ri'U';, M'i'K Optician, 49 yas-^nnSt.. K. Y. 
MOMsS; 
mvi'ilii M'llh Ste 
lalo 
II and Kev Cheek 
mples ylW.K. S. 
KSCER, u; WashlnRton St.,Uo9ton,Mass, 
Mark Twain's Pateist Scrap Book, 
Ciuinnu'il rcaily to receive 
your scraps. i'r;cV's IVoni $0.-IO 
to ^5.1)0 v.:\ch. iticUidmi; posC- 
ai:e. Where your Bodksi'llcr 
docs not Icccp tlieni, send for 
a descriptive circului-. 
SLOTE, WOODMAN & CO,, 
110 it 121 AVilliain St., 
Imported Scrap Pictures, 
forOrnamentintr Scrnp Books, Pottery, Japanese 
Jars, &:<\ Sciu by iii;iil irom ;>i-. u slicct mul upwayis, 
Siitl?i[iu'iion j;uaruntccd as lo iiricc aud quality ol goods. 
Send I.e. for ropulur Piicka^i' <>l" Samples. 
OSCAR W. YOFNG, 60 Fourth St., 
Bruoklyu, E. D., New York, 
IrfYAi/iD Eecimxis-q 
ROLLING CHAIRS. 
W t^4i< Send for 
SSi^-p'' Circular to 
rCLDLNtTciIAIli CO., NZ:AV ILVSXX.^CT. 
THE HOUSEHOLD PIJESS. 
T'nr prrsslnc ConiO'l Br.-f. Snired >tenl«. Hnn'-d Tnrkov 
nnd riilcU"n. .Mso for .Icllic^:. Win--.';, rider. T/ird, Tallow. 
Ilorha. Dutch Clicc!>r!. etc. Aecnts wanted. Sninplcs 
sent, hv fretiiltt or exprcs.'* on receipi «»r $!.ihi. Address for 
clrculiiis, W. A. HOAKDM.VN. 
Vi^ I'litnn Sr , N'W Haven, roiiii. 
TEAS and COFFEES 
AT WHOLESALE PKKKS 
In T.dt'i to <n\\ ru-^mnier^. 
SPKCIATi TKI5MS TO CJ.VU OUO WIZERS 
nnd those wlio devote wliolo or part of time In 
HcUhic our ;:onds. 
sivNo Foi: XM\v rniciMjsT. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
(P.O. U0XGG13.J 
r,l and ?~\ Vcsey Si 
t., New Vork. 
Sa.lt to StiiTru Wlioat Stra^v. — 
"E. McE.," St. Catherines, Canada. Salt has tlie eflecl 
of stiflFcnin^' the straw of wlieat and preventing lodging 
wheu the crop is heavy. But it should uot be used in the 
fall. The proper time to sow it is in the s|»ring before 
lliu wlieat is shooling into head. As salt is very soluble, 
and is rapidly washed down through the soil, it is only 
effective when the wheat is iu active growth and is draw- 
in;; lilierally on the soil for its nutriment. 
JLoss of Slicep.— "A Subscriber,'* Rome, 
Ga. The dew on the grass is in no way hurlful to sheep; 
in fact there are flocks that have little water but lliat which 
they get in this way. But sheep that are not used to ex- 
posure at nights, soniotinies suffer from the damp nnd 
contract inflammation of the lungs, or pleura, wliich is 
shown by running at the nose and by the preseuce, after 
death, of water in the chest and abdomen. Your sheep 
doubtless died of this disease. If every sheep owner had 
and read the Sliephcrd's Manual, which costs but $1.50, 
and followed the bints and directions there given for tbe 
management of sheep, many losses would be prevented. 
I*5aii of Sheep Bai-ii.--"A. A. S.," Olalhe, 
Kan. You \v]\\ find several plans of slieep harns adapted 
for a variety of circumstances in Stewart's Sbepherd'3 
Manual, which will be sent post paid for $1.50. 
A Stiepliertl's I><»;i for a <nu:ird. — 
"Enquirer," Clark Co.. Va. The shepherd's dog will 
make a vigilant and sagacious watch dog. It is very 
readily trained, and Is more easily subjected to discipline 
than almost any other breecjs. A well bred young dog 
could be procured foraliout $'25. Mr. Wm. Crozier, Xorth- 
port, Long Island, N. Y., recently gave notice through the 
American Agriculhirist that he could supply these dogs. 
The Ncwfoundlaud is very apt lo become a sheep killer. 
RaudolpliN Oilcliins: I»Iom .— " S. T. 
C," Charles Co., Md. The dileliing plow invented Ity 
Senator Riindoljili is an effective niachine, it can be pro- 
cured through Eundolplt Brothers, 111 Broadway, N. Y. 
FertUizcrs for Wlieat.— '' J. F. H.," 
Harrison Co., Ind. Ariificial fertilizers may be sown 
upon wheat any time during October. The preparation 
ol guano, dried blood, potash salts and gypsuui, described 
in the circular of Ilie Mapcs Formula Company, will he 
an actively effective fertilizer for this season, and none 
but an active one should be used now. 
I*ol:aiia riiinas in tlie East.— " W. L 
M., Newion, N. J. There is no reason why Pohmd 
China pigsslumid not he kept in the E:ist and South as 
well as in the West, but on the contrary, many reasons 
why lliey should be, where rapidly grtnving animals are 
desired. Ilitherlo there has been some difl'icully in pro- 
curini: pigs of this breed in the Eastern part of the 
country witliout SL-nding very far for them. Now, East- 
ern breeders are turnin<r their attention to them. We 
iearn that Frank Petit. Salem. X. J., is breeding Ihcm. 
Fei'tilizci-s for :^'ova Seotia.— "R. D. 
M.," Nova Scotia. In your locality where fish products 
and wood ashes are easily procured, these may be made 
the basis of a good nnd cheap fertilizer. For instance, 
spread half a ton of lish guano, or three or four wagon 
loads of flsh refuse, upon each acre, and cover it wtlh a 
light Turrow. Then spread broadcast as much unleachcd 
wood ashes as can he afforded, up to 60 or 60 busliets per 
acre, and with it spread 200 lbs. of ground gypHum. or 
land plaster, per acre. Then harrow the ground and sow 
the seed. If this is done every four or five years, and a 
cIo%-cr stubble plowed under in ilio same time, your land 
ought to keep in fair order. 
TliC Anieriean Vef rrinar.y Ciillog^e. 
—A ci«rr.'<pnndent from Providence. R. I., favor* us with 
an acoouni of a visit to the American Veterinary College 
and Mu:»eum on West 54 ih street. New York, of which 
Dr. Liautard Is President. Visitors art cordially received 
and can see much to intercut them. The College can 
ncrommndate .'.0 stmlenls. The dissecting room is in 
the ba-Jemeut, and here the anatomy of domestic ani- 
mals is practically illuj'trated. On ihc first floor is tho 
Inslrumenl room, where all lh<i mechanical appliances 
