466 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
^MEmGAEC 
The mo-t economical rrnte :m<l Basket in use. Neat, 
ipa.-r. ami well ventilated. 
aimed in all 1 1 1 r - fruit srowinz districts. 
Orders foi iv cstern New-York direct to S.D.BEDMAN, 
F-a.-ket to., >.'ewl.ine, N. Y. Cir.crLir.s szxr fkee. 
TO FARMERS AND PLANTERS. 
THE LODI MANUFACTURING COM- 
ANY, the oldest and largest concern of 
ic kind in the t'uited State-, possessing ex- 
traordinary facilities for tlie manufacture 
ol Fertilizers, controlling exclusively the 
night soil, offal, bones and dead animals of 
,i New York. Brooklyn, and Jersey Cities, as 
y also the great C-minnniipaw abattoirs, offer 
for sale, in lots to suit customers; 
8,000 TOXS OF 
f,&l.many&maes1all, OWBLE-REFIKED POliDRETTIi 
IMPORTERS AND UArCTFACTUKEES OF 
BlILBERS' HAKDWABE. 
Special attention given to orders from Architects. Owners 
and Builders. 
No. 48 Warren Street, New Tork. 
AGENCY OF 
THE TRE\T0\ LOCK fOMP.lW. 
Fiw: 
Winchester Repeating Rifles. 
Two Shots a Seco:n*d as a Bep.eatkb, and 
TWEXTV SHOTS A MHCDTJE 
AS A felXOLE BRKKCU LOADER. 
TIicbc powerful, accurate, and wonderfully effective 
weapons, canvui;' eighteen charges, winch cuu be llrcd iu 
inds, arc now ready for the market, and ate for sale 
by nl] the respqnsible Gnu Dealers lliroatrhoot tin- country. 
For full imoruiatiouseud for Lireu'iirs and Paniplrtetato the 
mnemmsR nmamm hh to.. 
New Haven, Conn. 
i4 
ALE'S COPPEli STRIP FEED CUTTER cuts 
faster, and it more easily kept in order than any other. 
\k«rV^s,^cc^&^ . 
For marking Clothing, &c„ 
Single, 50 cts. ; 3 for SI ; per doz., S3. 75: per crow. ?2S. 
Sent, freight prepaid, on recint of price. 
— -iik."- ' 
line 
keeper." — C-oJfif- 
- iyesnauie. cm iv en lent, and iiti-flll."— SVV/ igneui fi'}>. 
Maitnfartnrcfl and sold by Die Indelible Pencil 
Co.. NORTHAMPTON, Mas*. 
rs^ Sold by Stationers and Dealers everywhere. 
MAPLE SUGAR ! MAPLE SUGAR ! 
THE SILVER MEDAL 
Has been awarded Bl aire's Endless Plank Horse-Power, by 
Michigan and Ohio. The apron runs on large drums, villi 
i iace for liorse to travel on. Circular and Drag Saw 
attachments. Patent Wood Splitters, Threshers, Sulky Hay 
Rakes, Feed Cutters, Seed Drills, Cider Mils, Farm Grist 
Mil a. Also, Morton's Horizontal Hay and Cotton ftress; will 
bale one ton of hay per hour. Send for Circular, anil apply 
for agency to 
SHAW & WELLS, Buffalo, N. V. 
PAINTS for FARMERS and others.— The Grafton 
Mineral Paint Co. are now manufacturing tin Best, 
t !u ape>t, and most Durable Paint in use : two cius well put 
in;, mixed with pure Linseed Oil. will l.tst lu or n \ cars : it is 
of a light brown or beautiful chocolate color, and ran be 
changed to green, lead, stoi ■ ■<. to -nit 
The tiiste - i ! , ■.■!..-i!r; i[ - • .'n ; -r HoUmj ■. Darn?. 
Fauces, Carriajre nndCar-n e. ■ -. Patle unci Wood 
Agricultural Implement-, i ., d !' ■ n -. Vessels' and Ships' 
Bottoms, Canyas.Mel d and Sh ogle Ho -r-.'V bung lii.^md 
Water-proof,* rinnrOil Cloths, lone Manufacturer bavins 
used .i.nOO M''.?. tin' i>;e-< vr--, r . t : ,nd as a paint for anv r 
i- an-urnn-sed !<">:■ bod'-, dn-ddlitv, circuity, and '."Miesive- 
ne-. Priced per Hid. or 300 lbs. which will supph i f.irin- 
■ v I a- . ears to conn-. w arranted in all t ases as Shove. >cnd 
tor ,i circular which -rives full particular?. None gentiim- 
m a lr;ide mark. Grafton Mineral Paint. 
I can order the Paint and remit the money on receipt 
\SK VOIR GROCER 
TIEMAK'S LAO.BRY BLUE. 
on't use Dull Scissors.— Jacob's Patent, the 
staple sharpener for family u-e. samples prepaid, ".15 cts. 
circulars nee. Gtieat i::nr. y m> v i s To AGENTS. 
SOL'THW'ICK & HASTl Ntts. Worcester, Mass. 
NEW", CHEAP AND VERY USEFUL.! 
OURSEW STYI.G PHEVI' (ML. 
endar for 1S11<1 i- ■ ■ . n-1 will lie pent post- 
paid, to any addre--. mi reeeiet of nftee.i eents. Kverv 
Countinjr-HonEe and Oltir-. s'.onld have one. 
SAMUEL BoTVXEv & CO.. SprlngScld, Mais. 
Itaeffects have been most astonisbiufr, doubling tlie crops 
and mainriim tliein ten rlavs or two weeks earlier. Eq'ial to 
tlie best i.iand- of Superphosphate for l*rc*eit' Crop. 
atth.Hiirli sold loi enlv i wentvdive LHdlais per ton. I'aeked 
iu bbls. of -'oQ lbs. each. 
BONE DUST. 
1— COARSE and FINE MIXED. 2-EINE. suitable for 
Drilling. And 3-KLOL'UED DONE. 
EF-vTe WniE.o'Torn BcorB to Analyze Pure. I'aeked 
In bbls. of SO lbs. each. For tVit ter ftrain, Donble-Reflued 
Poudrette and Fine l'.one. mixed in equal proportions and 
tlfilte'l in with the seed, have produced most remarkable 
NITRO-PHOSPHATE OF LIME. 
We offer this Phosphate confidently as being as good, if 
not superior, to anv tr r r made ur sold in this market, con- 
taining a larger amount ol soluble Phosphate and Ammonia 
than iiMial in Superphosphates, For PskmanskT. W well as 
lor immediate powerful effect upon land, it has so equal. 
Price in Xew York, S53.00 per Ton of 2,000 lbs. For 
Pric< Lists, Circulars, A-c, apply to 
THE LOD.I MAN0FACTLTRLNG COMPAWT, 
indt-st„ N\w Zork. P. O. Box, 3io«». 
Se35d your Name and Address 
rect, New York, and re- 
MAPLE LEAVES. 
It is the Cheapest Paper Published. 
Eachmi S\TKE\ Q,C AUTO PAGES 
■■ riet, and its ioat- 
i. : -- \ .1 i i suit... i in Rural 
I c thins to suit his or her 
: its entertaining cnlnuins, which are a melanpcof 
P ci '■. Puzzles. Agricultural and Scientific Arti- 
cles. Useful i;--ei ■■- ■-.. Ornament :(1 Art, etc, etc.. and evert/ 
numb-r iv .fturh/ ninsfrntf'i. It is issued aliout the first of 
each mouth, and is sent regularly to subscribers for 
0\LV TWESTY-FIVB CENTS A YEAR. 
tsend in their subscriptions for 18fi9 on or 
]":h will receive the December number 
PRICE. A line list ol Valuable Premiums is offered to 
those who will get up Clubs. 
Contents of the December Sumber. 
Make a Clock lor ■-.'-"> cents ■ 1 il!u-tr .nous ; Love's Queen ; 
Hint? from the London Horse Book; Deautlful An»»er>: 
origin of Names; A M-te: '- Iufluetic" ; Poisonous < andies; 
U'jnt"i'iiiir Stock: the $$) Railroad; Blue Bird-. Robins, and 
Thrushes U'bcrt- th.-v Live and How they Whistle; Sonic of 
our Business Men and How thev Make a" Living; Puzzles; 
'l'ran-p.irc;it fain tin- on Lnrn: Stael: Pottoin- .illustrated ■; 
The On-rs own Toy Mak<*r <* illu^ti ations » : and over 100 
short articles on Agriculture. Science, Useful Recipes, etc.. 
D 
•» f-fOW TO DO IT."-" ECONOMY; or, A 
** "SHOUT CUT" TO "GOOUKEAHIKG."— All 
the best Magazines and Newspapers at Club rales' Putnam's, 
tntic, Galaxy. $1 each, and THIS PHRENOLOG- 
ICAL JOURNAL, *•. -Tear . t year for ?'J; with Living Age, 
only ?9; with Weekly Times, Tribune. Liberal christian, 
Methodist, Artisan, or Aor.icuLTrr.iST. only $1.50. Or 
Phrenological J., with X. Y. Observer, or Protestant Church- 
man, $'.. Or Phrenological Journal, with Home Journal, 
Christian Intelligencer, Examiner and Chronicle, and Hours 
at Home, S3. Or Phren. J, with Independent, $4.50; with 
Christian Advocate or Scientific American, $5. Or. The 
I d Journal alone, devoted to Physiognomy, 
Physiology, Ethnology, with Portraits and Biographies of 
most noted persons In the world. £3. A< 
S. R. WELLS, 389 Broadway, New York. 
MRS. HILL'S NEW FAMILY COOK AND 
JTMR, Te jmi'. ■■■ - 1-. Om Chousand of the most 
Valuable Rece::.-, i i ,.iv: and Ilviisekeepingj also a 
number of Mefflcal ..q1 Miscellaneous Receipts -ovei 100 
!- ::k-:\ boun I ill Cloth ;md Gold— price $.'.00. 
Ready Reckoner. SO cen 9.— How to Tame, Tram and Doc- 
tor Horse-. '-' books for SO cents.— How to Talk— Behave— 
L'ress— and Write Letters Correetlv. 1 crood bunks, lor '> i cts. 
— Ktiquette— Courtslun .Made L.uv— Woo and Win— Bridal 
Etiquette, 4 b .—MO Puzzles, 30 ceuta.— Fire- 
side Games. So c:>.— Comic Speeches. :vt ets.— Comic Nesro 
Speeches, 30 cte.— Dialogues, 3 i cts. —Five Temiterance Plavs 
for 7") cents.— The EiTepressible < onflict, a new Toy. very 
funnv. T.i cents.— fov Books. V."> cents each.— Magic Photo- 
graphs.— The "Wonders ol' the Ase. 2.1 cents a package. All 
gooilssent postage paid, by w.c. wkmyss, y Astor Place, 
New York. 
Oiiltar 
■'..- send 1 
C aialorue " ol v\ . 
i:. IC WELL?. 
nd. Education. Self- 
lysiomomv. pTafnral 
for out " Illustrated 
IRTHIRS HOME H.W1ZIVE 
FOR lWO$>. 
The "Home Magazine" will continue torn 
the high cround of literary excellence that has given it soch 
lonz and favorable regard with the people. It will pal 
d'innz the ne\t vear;— 
.1 SERIAL 8TO&Y, bv T. S: Arthur, entitled "TheGra- 
hams and tiie A; m.-t: ■ .nc-." to l>e-m m .lanuarv. 
.4 SERIAL STOI.-y. bv Virginia !■.'!.■■ 
SIX .YAH' TEMPEh-AX' E TALES. h% the author or "Ten 
Xichtsin aBar-Room." 
A SERIES OF ORIGINAL ACTING CSARADl 
an American Lady. 
Besides a large variety of original Storit-s, Poeina, 
Sketches, and Useful and Instructive Arti- 
cles from tlie pens of our best writers. 
500 HOUSEHOLD RECEIPTS, AXD HINTS ON 
DOMESTIC EC OAOJ/r.-Thcsc will include Eiltv 
wavsuf Making Wheat. Rve. ;md Corn Bread. Filivways 
of Cooking Meat;. Fiftv w ; \vs of Making Sum^ ami Salads. 
Fiitvways ot Cooking Fish and Oysters. Fifty ways of 
Cooking Vegetables. Fiftv w;tv s i. Pi' 
Fiuy wavs of Making Cake. Fiftv wavs of Cooking. Can- 
ning, and Preserving Fruit. Fifty Miscellaneous Receipts. 
Fifty Practical Hints on Household Eeonomv. 
FASHIONS- A great variety of Illustration:- ol Fashion, 
with descriptions oi tlie prevailing stvlcs ot dress, will be 
given iu every number. Also patterns for needle-work and 
fancv articles. 
TERMS. 
S£ a year in advance. 
1 copy, three years iu advance 5"«.00 
3 •copies, one year r».00 
4 " "" 6.00 
g cop es and one to getter up of club ri.OH 
15 " " " " 4O.0O 
PREM1U3I FOR CUBS.- Every one sending n 
club will receive a c«»pv of '-Tlie Angel of Prate." 
an elegant *.'.;>> Engraving. Tins large print, which we 
have had engraved on steel at a cost oi'nca) 
dollars, is the finest and most beautiful < - ._ ' ' 
ofl'ered as a Premium. 
JT59" Specimen -t umbers V> cmtA. 
SEWIX'r MACHINE PREMIUM.— Tot c- subscriliers 
at $2 each, we send the " I he Bartbam -.t Fantox" S60 
Sewing Machine. For r so - .' each, we send 
" The Ejitibe Family," double thread $C0 machine. 
Address T. S, ARTHUR & SONS, 
809 <t Sll Chestnut SI.. Philadelphia. Pa. 
Performing Aniniids. 
How to teach horses to feign lameness ■ find 
bidden articles : fire pistols ; turn hai 
pump water, dec. 1' - - ' 
errands; select anv article at command Iron; 
a large number and give to any designated 
pciM.n.as "Oivcthc blue stoekiug to the 
lady In the white dress;*' to find n card pri- 
\ itely drawn and replaced in the pack by any 
■ . Ac. Pigs to answer questions bv selecting appro- 
priate printed cards; to tell dav of week or month ; tell any 
ladv's age. ami name of future husband, Ac. And many 
amusing, curious and wonderful i". .us of bears, monkeys. 
elephant-, goats, donkevs. and even cats, rats, mice, and 
fleas. Explanations ... i i he trick-, with instructions for teach- 
ing, 111 tut rated, will be given in 
II.UEVS JOHOAL, 
a handsome, motleratclv illustrated monthly of interesting, 
eutert lining and n-elul matter for all. Exposures of quacks. 
swindles and hmuhugs, isueh as butter, powder, "opera 
ve..Ae.,i by the author of the celebrated book. 
•■ Koguesand Rogueries;" lives -d" the rich men of the world, 
showing how ihcv gained their wealth ; new arts and reci- 
pes; hints on healtu ; magic, games, puzzles i'c. for the 
young; and choice miscellany, and attractive illustrations 
for all. 
trf Enlarged with new volume, giving or,:r 1.500 square 
tochet of reading, pictures, &c, each month for 
Only Fifty Cent* a Year. 
83?" Get it of Mtfuwlealcrs, if anv in vour place, at 5 cts. 
Bv mail to localities where there are no dealers, 50 cts. n 
vear, or 7 cts. singlv. Nmie free. 
J3gr* New subscribers received during Deecmltet can have 
December nnmbei fret by oAking— 13 mouths for 5«i cts. 
C^" See page ;{S5. October "So. Agbicultcbist. 
JESSE HAVEY & CO., 119 \assnn-sl- \. V. 
f-iREAT INDUCEMENTS TO SUBSCRIBERS. 
VJT Let those who want a first-class Lady's Magazine 
and a flrstclass Wbbext Papbb, send at once for a sample 
copy of 
THE LADIES' FRIEND 
and 
SATURDAY EYE\1\G POST, 
and see the unequalled inducements offered. Sample copies 
of botli are teni oralis, Addr 
The Foundation* of History. 
Bt SAMUEL B. SCIIIEFFIXiy. 
RUMtrated by elegant engravi'i'i- I plain. 
Fonrtli edition. Fun.'. -V . . '■ '■: - ■' i nuip i.lition. 
t\25. First Man, First Langu»?< 
Kir-t Monrv. A-c. Ari-. •■ Wnrliii' oi a place ill everv ialnilv 
l.ihrarv."— The Christian World. "As n present book Tor 
ini'li-i'iit voung: people, it i- alt I without :■_ • iva! —I hi 
■ : 
A. D. F. RANDOLPH, T70 Broadway, New York. 
Sent liy mail, prepaid, on receipt of price. 
THE JOURNAL OF THE FARM 
for November contaiDS an illustrated description of E r. 
1". i iiLTir- S'Ttinnal Mills, for iinndiiu- Co ■ 
ores, die woods, 4c. Tlie Journal is a monthly, agricultural 
paper, 50 cents per 
jour: 
THE ART OF HUNTING AND TRAPPING 
Illustrated. Willi recipes for scent and bait, and instrac- 
Stencil Engraving 
ray to mark clotli- 
i.iil lor "5 cts. I ii- 
d. ! ::i';. tiMisli an'l dire.'ti 'i--:n.-'"_ :.• 1. Samples ol styles 
seat. Address CHAS. T. STARK. Avondale, ra. 
