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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
3S9 
AMERICAN AGUICrLTl'RIST. 
Obix'OE Jcod & Co., Publishers, M5 Broadway, N. V. City. 
Annual Sunscr.iPTroN- Tmuca (rdu-ays In advance) : $1.50 
onch for less than four conies: Four to nine copies, $1.25 
each: Ten to nineteen copies, $1.20 each: Twenty copies 
and upwards, $1 e*ch. Papers are addressed to each name. 
EXCELSIOR-! 
A Long Step Forward and 
Upward. 
ONE HUNDRED 
different kiuds of 
Most Valuable 
PREMIUMS, 
Of most of wlirclt there is ait unlimited 
«upply, so that okc or more can be easily 
obtained at every Post-Office in tlie United 
States and British. America ; yes, and in 
foreign lands. (Last year wo sent premi- 
ums to the West Indies, to the Pacific Is- 
lands, to Australia, and elsewhere abroad,) 
Every Article offered is warranted of the 
very best kind and true to the description. 
The terms and conditions are so liberal 
that almost any body desiring it can get 
one or more of the valuable articles. 
Don't fail to examine tke whole list, make 
a choice of what you waut most, and 
then you can g*t it free of charge. 
This year, we propose to do something 
towards improving the Stock of ourt}omr- 
■try, R'iuI we add to our list valuable pure- 
blooded Breeding Animals, selected from 
the herds of some of the most reliable 
breeders of our country. These animals 
may be obtained by individuals, or for 
common use by the farmers of a neigh- 
borhood clubbing together. We offer 
I'l UK BRED 
SHORT-HOKX 
AYRSHIRE 
BULLS, 
BULLS, 
ALDERXEY BULLS, 
COTSWOLD RAMS, 
OF THE VALl E OF OVER $4,000. 
. Also about $3,000 worth of Pure- 
bred Poultry, in part directly imported 
from the best foreign stock. Among these 
are ten pairs each (except Brahmas) of 
La Fleche — Houdaus — Crevc- 
coeur — Black Spanish — Light 
Brahmas — Dark Brahmas — 
Ciold-laccd £ebrighfs. etc. 
Our Premium list this year contains 
nearly all the valuable articles offered 
last year, of which about 820,000 worth 
were distributed among our readers, and 
were received with great satisfaction ; 
and in addition to the above novelties 
we add the following: Watches, 
of A No. 1 quality, made cx])ressly for 
our premium list by the American 
Watch Company ; Early Rose Potatoes ; 
Sets of Field Croquet, etc Full details 
will be found in the following pages. 
Tliis is no Prize or Gift Enterprise. 
We simply offer these articles as Pre- 
miums to those who send in the specified 
clubs of subscribers. See particulars. 
EXPLANATION.— Our immense circulation en- 
ables us to do things on a grand scale, and doing thus, 
adds again to our circulation. We spend large sums Tor 
engravings, for collecting information, etc., and it costs 
no more for all these to supply half a million subscribers 
than it would half a tltousand. There is but one office, 
one set of editors, engravers, etc., to be supported. There- 
fore we can furnish a superior paper at an exceed- 
ingly low price We expend all the subscription money, 
and tens of thousands of dollars more, in simply getting 
up and furnishing tho paper itseir, and yet make a satis- 
factory profit, besides paying all the premiums. Our un- 
precedented circulation makes ever)' line very valuable to 
advertisers, who gladly pay a large price to reach so many 
people — especially as they know we 6hHt out humbugs 
and unreliable parties from our advertising columns. 
So our advertisements furnish money to pay premiums; 
the premiums get more subscribers; more subscribers 
add to the value of the advertisements, and thus wc get 
more money for more premiums. Tho whole thing is 
simple, and only requires courage and enterprise to carry 
it out. Everybody gets a very good and very cheap paper ; 
and thousands of people get good pramium articles— just 
such as they want— simply by making up clubs of sub- 
scribers. Your opportunity to do this. Reader, is just as 
good as that of any other person in the world. What 
premium will you have ? Further on wc tell how to get it. 
It Pays l)OI HILT to try for our Pre- 
miums. A few odd hours' work, with a copy 
of the paper to show, will collect enough sub- 
scribers to secure one of the fine articles iu 
our list. As a business, some Gentlemen, several 
boys, and many Ladies, canvassed for subscribers, 
received various premiums, sold them for cash, and 
made high wages. One Lady thus made SI, 200 in 
less than 6 months the pa6t year. Others made 
$15(1 to $250 each, in single months. — Again, Ev- 
erybody that circulates the Agriculturist, and thus 
gets more people to reading and thinking, is doing 
a good work for the country. Twenty-five copies 
circulating in a neighborhood will stimulate 
thought and enterprise that will soon increase 
the value of all the property in the place. 
Presents. — Many persons make up clubs 
and secure our premium articles, as sewing 
machines, silver sets, etc, for presents to a 
wife or friend. Jfiny neighborhoods make up 
clubs for sewing machines to be given to poor 
widows, or to a Pastor's wife. Scholars unite and 
get a Watch for a tcachar, a Melodcon for their 
school room, and so on. 
[In the following table Is given the price of each aril- 
rl.\ and the number of subscribers required to get It free, at 
■.and at the lowest club rate of CI a year. The 
in the pages following.] 
Table or Premiums and Terms, 
For Volume 28—11869). 
Xo. 
■l to all— Xo Compel it i 
Xamesof Premium Articles. 
Butt, " Clansman,"... 
Slimier 
Of Sub- 
scribers 
requ ired 
at I at 
|1.50| *1. 
1—Short-h 
»- Short-horn Bull'. ■■ Malcolm 
3— Ayrshire Bull. •• Werner.", 
i— Ayrshire, /lull, 
Hull, 
Know 
r»n on 42.-. 1250 
;,'",'"""; ;; *.'" 00 290 TOO 
Duke of Hartford "..$!«> in ■; , i;-. i 
' lIcKeotcn." $200 00 220 050 
Malcern." $:oo 00 550 (ISO 
' Dugal Grant." $150 00 ISO OSS 
-...., Johnny Groat," $15(1 on, ISO 525 
?,~- '•''.'■'■ ""' 1! ." !L "''"hnBroicn," fir.n no I iso 525 
Ayr Mre Bull', 
A'/r shire Bull, .. 
lyrshire Bull. " Johnny Groat," 
or, ass 
$-;oo no iso MO 
$200 00 j 220 cm 
Alderney Bull, " Ossipee," *>00 00 '■ 220 050 
to 
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SO 
150 
:-:•■ 
120 
1-Ayrshlre Bull Catf. $80 00 
XI— Alderney Bull, "iVachunett.". 
13— Alderney Bull, " Ascntney,".. 
14— Alderney Bull, " Ossipee}' 
IS— Aldernei/ Butt, "Alleghany," $200 00 I 220! 650 
V.-Cnlnwold Bam $,200 00, 220 650 
}7-Cotsirold Ram $200 00 220 050 
J2 — £"" ,r " w n " m *'«» 00 i 110 350 
li - S"? K ""f'. J J,'"" $10000 no aio 
3?~~ £""" rn < 1 Eire $100 00 110 3.10 
»J— Cptmopld Eire £100 00 
32— Aa Fteche Foals, one Pair $40 00 
23— Ho udan Foic/s. one Pair $40 00 
84— Crereneur Foicis. one Pair $40 ooi 
25— Black Spanish Fouls, one Pair $25 00 
36— Brah mas. Light, one Pair $15 00 
27— Brahmas. park, one Pair $15 00 
2*— Gold faced ,v, bright Jlaulcims, one Pairf-)~i 00 
29— Early Rose I'otalo, I Three. Hi. parcel). $2 OO 1 
30— garden Seed) for a Family (40 kind*). .$5 oo 1 
31— F/oirer Seeds for n Family < lOO kinds).. $5 00 
3'i—Xnrseni Stork iauy kimti desired) Wo Oo! 
33— Set of Field Croquet $8 CO 
34— Seainq Machine (M'hcclerd Wilson). .tm 00 ! 
3H—Seicing Machine (Grocer it Baker).. $55 Co! 
30— Seicino Machine illniee Machine Co.) .$60 00 
37— Seicing Machine ( Florence) $03 00' 
38— setting Machine (Sinner's Tailoring) . .jso on 
39— Seiring Machine ( Willcnjeeb Glhbs) $55 OOi 
iO-S'iciug Machine (Finite it Lyon) $60 00! 
41— Washing Machine ( Holy's). . . $14 00 
42— Clothes Wringer (Best— I'ulrersal). ... $10 00 
43— Tea Set (Scats lest Silver Plated)... . $50 00 
i*— Castor and Fruit Basket (do. do.) . . . .<tsn On! 
4.'}— Lceor Water lltrber (do. do.) $18 00' 
in— One Doicn Tea Spoons (do. do.) $0 00, 
47— One Dozen Tablespoons (do. do.).. .$12 00 
48— One Dozen Dining Forki (do. do.)... .$12 00 
49— Ten Kniretand Forks! Patterson Rros.)t?0 00 
50— Table Knirm and /oris (do. do.) $24 00 ! 
51— Carting Knife and Fork (do. do.) $5 00 
53— Melodcon. 4-oetare(G.A.Prince. itCo.'s) $07 00' 
53— Melodcon. 5-aclare (do. do.) $112 00 
54— Piano. Splendid loct.i Sleiuirai/d-sonsiHSti On 
55— Colibrl Piano I Iliirlou; pnehlrr d- C».)$150 00 
Sti— Silrer Watch I American Witch Co.).. $40 00 
57-7/l*W Fine GohlWaleh i. im . Watch Co) $100 On 
5S— Double 7,7,;. Gun i I ■aoper, /! irri* d n„ i $«o 00 
ap-Repratlug shot Gun (Roper Rijlc Co.)..$M 00 
60— Tool chc -t (Patterson Bros.) $44 50 
61— Case of Mathematical /est, iiments $0 00 
G'i—Case of Mathematical Tnslrnments,, $15 00 
63 — GoldPeu, SIl.Cas'.E.l Wnre.nlSpadone) $4 50' 
01 — Gold />cn and Surer Case, F. (do. do.). $5 50 
6--»— Barometer (Woodrnff's Meixnrial)... $12 00 
6K— Barometer (Wocdrc'ifs Mercurial) $13 00: 
67— Buckeye Mmciua Mm hine. Xo. 2. $r'5 00 
6s— Allen's Patent Cylinder Pioir. etc $19 50 
60— Collins <t Co.'s Cast Cast-Steel Plate $25 00 
70— Pump and Sprinkler (Page's) $5 00 
71— Family Scales 1 Fairbanks' ,(• Co.) $14 00 
7'1— Bnilding Blacks ( Crandall) $2 00 
73— Pocket Lanterns, One Dozen $9 00 
7*— American Cyclopedia (Applelon's) $S0 00 
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manufacture. Xo charge is made for packing or boxing 
any article in our Premium List. The thirty-tico Premiums, 
No*. 29, 30, 31, 61, 62, 63, 64, and 78 to 
100 inclusive, witt. each be delivered FREE of all charges, 
by mail or express, (at tlte Post- Office or express office nearest 
recipient), to any place in the Vailed States or Territories, 
excepting tltose reached only by lite Overland Mail.— The other 
articles cost the recipient only the freight after leaving the 
manufactory of each, by any conveyance that maybe specified. 
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Items : (a) Get subscribers anywhere ; all sent hy one 
person count together, th»ugh from one or a dozen 
diflercnt Post-Offlccs. But... (J) State with each name 
cr list of names sent, that it is for a premium list, and we 
11 so record it (c) Send the names as fast as obtain- 
ed, that the subscribers may begin to receive the paper 
at once. You can have any time, from one to six months. 
