1875.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
o 
Xo be Ilatl "tritliiout money.— There 
will be found upon our Proniium List (see page 33) a 
large number of most useful and valuable articles, all of 
whicb are new and of the best manufacture, and any of 
which can be obtained without money and with but a \\t- 
i\e well directed effort. Among these , ire : Beautiful 
Silver-Plated Articles — Flue Table-Cut- 
lery— Gold Pois witli Silver Oases— Cliil- 
dren's Carriages, Swings, etc. -AValclies— 
Pianos — niclodeous — PocUct-Kiilves — 
Gnus— Cultivators- Sewing, Knitting, and 
"WasUing OTaoliines — Books, etc., etc. — 
Read all of page 33, and sec how easy you can obtain one 
or more of these good and desirable articles. 
containing a great variety of Ileitis, including many 
good I/ints: and SnrfgpRtio/h^ irhich we throio into smaller 
type and cond'^nsed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
Remitting' Bloney ; — Clieclcs oix 
New York City Banks or Bankers are best 
for large sums ; make payaljle to the order of Orange 
Jndd Coinpany. Post-Offlce Money Orders 
for$50orles=. arc cheap and saft; also. "When these arc not 
obtainable, register letters, allixiug stamps for post- 
age and registry ; put in the money and seal the letter in 
the presence of the postmaster, and take his receipt for it. 
Money sent in the .abore three methods is safe against loss. 
B^" I¥.B.— Tlie IVew Postage l,a\r. 
— On account of the ne\v postal law, wliiclk requires 
pre-payment of postage by tlio publish- 
ers, after Jaaiuary fist, 1875, each subscriber 
must remit, in addition to tlie regular rates, ten cents 
for prepayment of postage by tlic Pnblisk- 
er», at New York, for tlie year 18 75. Every 
subscriber, whetlier coming singly, or in clubs at clul> 
rates, will be particular to send to this otlice postage as 
above, with his subscription. Subscribers in British Am- 
erica will continue to send postage as heretofore, for 
pre-payment here. 
Itoaind. C«nies olT VoJniiic Xliii-ty- 
tliree are now ready. Price, .$:3. at our olUce; or $2.50 
each, if setit by mail. Any of the last eighteen volumes 
(16 to 33) will also be forwarded at same price. Sets of 
numbers sent to our oflipe will be neatly bound in our 
regular stylo, at 75 cents per vol. (.50 cents extra, if return- 
ed by mail.) Missing numbers supplied at 13 cents each. 
Our 'Wcstem OlBcc. — Our frieuds in 
the West are reminded that we have au office at Lake- 
side Building, Chicago, 111., in charge of Mr. W. H. 
Bnsbcy. Sul)scriptions to Ajnej'ican Agricidturist are 
taken there, and sample copies of the paper and chromo 
are delivered, and orders i-eceived for advertising on the 
samctenns as in New York. All our books are on sale 
at the Western Office. Please call and examine, buy, 
Bubscribu, and advertise. 
Reading- tiie A<lTertiseinent!s Pays, 
whether one wants to buy anything or not. Every busi- 
ness man has liis own way of setting forth his goods or 
wares, and studying these business announcements 
awalcens new ideas in the mind of the reader. We have 
had some of our most valuable new business thoughts 
start up when running over advertisements on entirely 
diflferent subjects There is one satisfaction in reading 
the advertisements in this journal, that is afforded in few 
other papers, viz., that the editors and publishers aim 
to shut out all unreliable and deceptive persons and 
things, so that one may read the business pages with 
contidencc. . . The advertising pages arc In one sense a 
"Grand Bazaar," where sellers and customers may meet 
formutual acquaintance, and consultation and discussion. 
We introduce the dealers to the readers, and whenever ad- 
dressing these dealers, please let tliem know you formed 
their acquaintance in the Aineiican AgricuUvri-^t Bazaar. 
Si»ealt a 'W^oriil for tine <jcrman 
American Agriculturist.- For 10 years past an 
edition of this journal has been issued in the German 
language for the lienctit of the large number of our citi- 
zens who rend only the language of Vaterland. It con- 
tains the engravings and all the principal reading of the 
English edition. Several pages devoted to the adver- 
tisements in the English edition, are in the German 
edition occupied by a special extra Department edited by 
the Hon. Frederick Miinch, a distinguished cultivator of 
Missouri, which gives it additional value to the 'German 
reader. The colored cover only is omitted from the 
German edition. Many of our subscribers take the Ger- 
man copy for their gardener or their workmen. Will our 
friends make this edition known to their German friends 
and neighbors. Having the advantage of the engravings 
of the English edition, it is larger, better, and cheaper, 
than it could be if published independently. Both edi- 
tions are issued on the same terms, and clubs may con- 
sist of either edition, or a part of both. 
Destitution in iVeltraska antl Kan- 
sas.— The people in parts of Nebraska and Kansas are 
in terrible distress. The poorer of them, who are the 
newest settlers in the western parts of these States, luive 
lost all their crops by grasshoppers, and are entirely 
without food or clothing, except as they receive these 
necessaries from abroad. Ten thousand persons in 
Nebraska and twenty thousand in Kansas must be pro- 
vided for until spring, or they will die of cojd and hun- 
ger. Money is needed to purchase food and fuel lirst. 
Donations of money may be sent by check or Post-oflice 
order, to F. W. Giles, President Topeka National Bank, 
Topeka, Kansas, for the account of the Kansas Central 
Relief Association, and will be acknowledged and re- 
ceipt for the araonnt returned. Donations intended for 
Nebraska may be sent in the same manner to General 
Brisbin, Metropolitan Hotel, New York, or to Governor 
R. W. Furnas, at Lincoln, Nebrasl^a. Packages of 
clothing for Kansas from New York or tlie vicinity 
should be sent to G. V. Ricksecker, Agent of the Kansas 
Relief Association, 317 Bro.adway, New Y'ork. and for 
Nebraslia, to the Nebraska Relief Association, 11 Bar- 
clay street, New York. Farmers generally have been 
this year sufficiently favored to eu.able them to afford 
some relief to their unfortunate brethren in these two 
States. Dollar subscriptions have been started in various 
parts of the country, and already some hiive responded. 
We will gladly receive and forward any subscriptions, 
large or small, that may be entmsted to us, hut the 
sender must indicate ?f'7«'cA 5/a/< his contribution is for. 
Enlarge tlie 4'Inl»s at the Same 
Kates.— Any club of subscril^ers at the club rates can 
be Increased at the same rates per subscriber, as was 
paid by the original members. Further, a club-gatherer 
can run his club up so as to get reduced rates on the 
whole. Tints any one having sent $5.40 for four sub- 
scribers and postage, can send II! more names for $10. (JO, 
postage included; that is, §22 in all for 20 subscribers 
and postage. And the same for otlier club rates. StUl 
further : Clubs need not be confined to one post-oflice, if 
all the names are sent by the same person. 
■^Vestcrn l»o«Itry Slio'«vs. — The North- 
ern Wisconsin poultry Ass'n., will hold its 2ud Annual 
Exhibition, at 0.shkosh, January 12 to It. D. W. Fer- 
nandez, Sec'y, Oshkosh The Buckeye Union Poultry 
Ass'n., holds its 1st show at Springfield, O., January 19 
to aSd. Wm. Marot. Sec'y. 
Xlie Cliristiami Atlvoeate is one of t,he 
largest religious journals in our country, and \\ill enter 
upon its tilth year, with a bonxt fide circulation equaled 
by few other religious papers in the world. It is indus- 
triously and thoroughly edited, and contains a great 
amount and variety of good reading. Its fine premium 
picture will attract an immense circle of new subscribers. 
The writer spelled out the words of its first number, 
away in a Western log-cabin, and has missed reading 
very few of its 3,54G weekly numbers since issued. One 
of its present editors was his first seminary '^chum," 
when he left the farm to prepare for college. The terms 
of this journal are to be found in our advertising pages. 
Xern«s not A«lvanoc«l.— The pre.sent 
subscription terms of the American Agricultxaisi are the 
same as hitherto, or a trifle less. Formerly the price 
was $1.50 a year ; clubs of four copies for $5 ; of ten 
copies for $12 ; and of twenty or more copies for ,$1 
each- the subscribers paying 12 cents each postage. 
NOW the terms are $1.(10 a year ; clubs of four copies, 
$5.40 ; of ten copies, $13, and of twenty or more, $1.10 
eacli, the Publishers jn'epaying the postage. That is, 
one to three copies, $1.00 each; four to nine copies, 
$1..35 each; ten to nineteen copies, $1.30 each; .and 
twenty or more copies, $1.10 cix<^\\,i)0stagc prepaid by 
the Pulilkhers in all cases. Some publishers of higher 
priced papers announce that they will assume the post- 
age, but in the case of the American .Igriculturist, the 
price lias always been down to nearly cost of printing 
paper, press-work, and mailing, and there was no mar- 
gin of profit out of which to prepay postage. 
Our Outside Enterprises— Mr. Judd 
is receiving applications from various parties who "wish 
to join a colony which he ij stiid to be getting up to 
settle ill Florida, Alabama, orsome other Southern State." 
From the number of letters in relation to this it would 
appear that either some Mr. Judd is getting up a colony, 
or some other person is making au unwarranted use of 
the name of our senior publisher to further his schemes. 
We take this method to inform inquirers that our Mr. 
Judd is not engaged in any such undertaking. Other 
cases have come to our knowledge in which Mr. Judd 
has been falsely claimed as a member of certain corpo- 
rations. Suffice it to say, that our Mr. Judd has no con- 
nection wh(«cvcr with any business enterprise outside 
of the Orange Judd Company, and declines to sign 
recommendations of such, in order that the Agricullurist 
may be free of all personal interest in any matter that 
may come up for editorial judgment or opinion. As the 
Publishers require the same course on the jiart of those 
eng.nged in directing this journal, our readers will know 
that the use of the names of either the publishers or the 
editors in furtherance of any outside operations is en- 
tirely without authority. The place to look for editorial 
opinions is In the editorial columns of the paper. 
Plattcringr, irnot ITair.—" Jim," said 
an acquaintance to a toper, " what are you doing now 'I " 
—■'I'm in the temp'rance lectur bisness."— " You lec- 
ture on temperance 1 "—" N-no, my brother does the 
Icctrin, and I go with him as the 'xample andwarnin'." 
—It is within the province of religious papers to teach 
and give warning, but it is only recently that we have 
learned that they sometimes furnished examples. A 
paper, which ranks itself with the religious weeklies, 
offers premiums, which it has a perfect right to do. It 
also follows and offers precisely the same things offered by 
the J(7tt'ci/?(!Kris«, .against wliich we have nothing to say, 
but accept it as an acknowledgment of our good taste and 
judgment; and even when it issues a supplement as near 
as possible in form and style to ours, we remember the 
adage, "imitation is sincerest praise," and smile at it But 
■when wc find that this supplement in many cases is au 
exact copy of ours, the very ideas— even the very words 
cx.actly copied— wo then think of the case of the 
" 'xample and warniu'."— " Thou shall not steal " is en- 
forced in various eloquent forms in the paper, and the 
example- showing how veiy mean it looks— is in the 
supplement. This is a Union of opposites, which may 
be veiT striking, but can hardly be called Christian. If 
we must furnish brains for our neighbor— we must, but 
then what must the man who did this stealing think of 
his performance. 
"SSJi-^WRV BISIJUlsaiGS" Ime for a 
number of years stood at the head of an article of one or 
more columns, in each issue of the American Agncuttur- 
lit. Beginning with an occasional exposure of the tricks 
and traps set for strangers visiting New York, its scope 
grew wider until it included every kind of minor fraud 
wherever practiced, and has become as much a regular 
department of the paper as any other. Wc hold it our 
duty not only to help the reader to make money, but to 
prevent him from being cheated out of it, if we can do 
EO by warning him of the various swindling schemes. 
That we have saved the farmers and rural population of 
this country, not only thousands, but million.^ of dollars, 
there is not the least doubt, and that we have broken up 
the business of many a scoundrel, the suits at law, and 
the personal abuse and threats of those who have been 
exposed, bear witness. With the first number of a 
volume, we address a great many new readers, and we 
would say a few words, especially to them. Thousands 
will learn for the first time, that there is a paper which 
will not only refuse to publish advertisements of a 
doubtful kind, but which boldly exposes every kind of 
fraud under the comprehensive name of humbug. To 
these we would say we work for the general good, and 
can not use our columns as a medium to redress private 
griefs, nor our time to recover lost money. It is often 
the case that one thinks he has beeu defrauded by some 
dealer, and immediately writes to us to " expose him as 
a humtiug." It will happen in every business that some 
accident or nnexplainecl delay, may make an honest 
dealer appear in an unfavorable light. We have investi- 
gated so many complaints against dealers, that we are 
convinced that in the majority of cases the complainant 
is iiimself to blame. There is scarcely a prominent 
seedsman whom we have not been requested to show up 
as a swindler,— as money had beeu sent and no returns 
received. Upon iuquiring we have found that the 
writer's letter lacked signature, address, or some impor- 
tant clue to his identity or whereabouts. An astonish- 
ing number of people omit these particulars in writing. 
It is only where wc have proof of persistent fraudulent 
acts, that we can expose a person claiming to do a 
legitim.'te bu.siuess. As to the other point. If any one 
has lost his money by sending it to any humbug scheme, 
