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mium canvassers. There are few Post-offices 
where there are not families enough who ought 
to have the American Agriculturist, to make up 
half a dozen larger or smaller Premium Clubs. 
Many LADIES have been successful in get- 
ting Sewing machines, and other household articles ; 
others make their entire living by canvassing and selling 
the articlos. Some are annually laying up money in this 
way. (We have canvassers, who have worked thus for 
a dozen years or more.) 
Many IIOVS and CURLS have been 
quite successful in securing Dictionaries, Melodeons, and 
many other articles for themselves, and for presents. 
SCHOOLS often unite their efforts and se- 
cure Melodeons for their rooms, teacher's presents, etc. 
CLERKS in Stores, Post-Offices, etc., 
have excellent opportunities, and many of these have 
obtained Watches and numerous other good articles. 
Many MARRIED MES have quietly 
gathered clubs of subscribers, and surprised their wives 
with a Sewing Machine, articles of Silver Ware, etc. 
Many VOUrYCi MEN have done the same 
thing for female friends. 
MEMRERS OF CHURCHES have 
united thoir efforts in making up clubs of subscribers, 
and obtained Sewing Machines for the Pastors, Melo- 
deons for the Churches, or Sunday School rooms, etc. 
Many SOLDIERS* WIDOWS, and 
poor Tailors, have received Sewing Machines for 
clubs raised by a few kind hearted neighbors. 
FARMERS' LIBRARIES have been 
obtained for common use by the combined efforts of a 
few persons in a neighborhood, who have made up a pre- 
mium club of subscribers, and received our Rural Books. 
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES 
have subscribed for a premium clnb,"giving tho paper ont 
as premiums to exhibitors, and received a Reaper, a Me- 
jodeon, orother article, from us, exhibited it at the Fairs, 
and then sold it at auction. Sometimes they raise sub- 
scriptions among members, and turn over the money re- 
ceived for the sale of the premium to the general fund. 
MERCHANTS often moke up clubs in 
their stores, and obtain the premiums for themselves. 
MERCHANTS, SHOE-MAKERS, 
TAILORS, and others, have subscribed for a whole 
premium club, given a subscription to any customer buy- 
ing $10, $15, or $20 worth of goods, and retained the 
premiums themselves. 
And NOW 
Let us look at some of the Premiums which 
are offered. The next Table tells the name and 
cash price of each article, and, (in the last 
column but one), gives the number of names 
sent in at the regular price of $1.50 a year that 
will secure any premium article. (The last 
column gives the number of names at the low- 
est club price for 20 or more names, that is $1 
each. Some persons quickly raise large clubs 
by taking all the names at $1 each, and them- 
selves pay the difference, 50 cents each, and 
thus get the premium articles very cheaply.) 
Explanatory Notes. 
Rend and carefully Note tlie 
following Ilenas: (a) All subscribers sent by 
one person conut, though from several different Post- 
offices. But (6) Tell us with each name or list of 
names sent, that it is for a premium (c) Send (he 
names as fast as obtained, that the subscribers may begin 
to receive tho paper at once. You can have any time you 
■wish np to next July, to complete your list (d) Send 
the exact money with each li^t of names, so that there 
may be no confusion of money accounts (e) Old and 
new subscribers all count in premium clubs, but a por- 
tion, at least, should be new names; it is partly to get 
these that we offer premiums to canvassers (/) Spe- 
cimen Numbers, etc., will be supplied free, as Deeded by 
canvassers, but they should be used carefully and eco- 
nomically, and where they will teH (g) Remit money 
in Checks on New York Banks or Bankers, payable to 
order of Orange Judd Company, or send Post-office Money 
Orders. If neither of these is obtainable, Register Money 
Letters, affixing stamps both for the postage and registry ; 
put in the money and seal the letter in the presence of 
the Post-master, and take his receipt for it. Money sent 
in any of the above ways is at our risk; otherwise it is not. 
Table of Premiums. 
[In the following: table is given the price of each article, 
and the number of subscribers required to get it free, at the 
regular rates of $1.50 a year, and also art the club rates of $1 a 
year.] Description of Premiums on next pages. 
TABLE <>i P i fin I u in* and Terms 
For Volume 34— (1875). 
BEGINNING NOW. 
Open to all— No Competition. 
No. Names of Premium Articles. 
1— Tea Set {Lucius Bart Jfan fact'g Co.). 
2— Ice Pitcher (do. do. do.) 
3— Casters (do. do. do.) 
4— Cake Basket (do. do. do.) . .. 
5— Revolving Sutler Cooler (do. do.) 
6— One Dozen Teaspoons (do. do.) .... 
7 — One Dozen Tablespoon 8(do. do.) ... 
8— One Dozen Table Forks(do. do.) .... 
9— Child's Cup (do. do.) .... 
10— Child's Knife, Fork & Spoon (do.) 
11— Moore's Floral Set (Moore Man'rgCoJi 1 00 
12— GoM Pen, Sil.Case (Geo. F. Bawkes.). i 3 25 
13— Gold Pen a)id Silver Case (do. do.).. $ 5 00 
14— Gold Pen, Handle gold-tipped (do. do.).i 6 00 
15— Ladies' Gold Pen dr. Rubber Case (do.)..t 6 00' 
16— Paragon Pat. Revolving Pencil (do.). $ 1 50. 
17— Paragon Pat. Revolving Pencil (do.). $ 3 00 : 
18-iVryson'* Indelible Ink— Pen, etc 75 
19— Child's Carriage (C.W. F. Dare).m 00: 
20— Child's Self-operating Sxctng (do. do.).% 4 00 
21— Doll's Cottage Chamber Set (do. do.).t 5 00 
22— CrandaU's Building Blocks i 2 00: 
23— Crandall's Masquerade Blocks m l 00 
24— CrandaU's Acrobats $ 1 00 
25— Pocket Tool Bolder (Miller's Falls Co. it 1 00 
'in— Bracket Saw (do. do.) ..I 125 
27—" Peoples' Pump " (W. S. Blunt) $12 00 1 
28— yon-freezing Out-door Pump (do. do. )$21 00 
29— Excelsior Pocket Microscope ( Vulcan- 
ite Optical Instrument Co.) $ 2 75 
30— Two, "Pocket Soap- Bubble Toy" (Bliss)l 1 00 
31— Turn-table Apple Parer (D.B.Goodell)t 1 00 
32— Climax Apple Corer & Sllcer (do.) $ 1 00 
33— Family Cherry Sloner (do.) $ 1 00 
34— Knives and Forks (Patterson Bros.) ..$15 25 
35— Knives and Forks (do. do.) ...$19 00 
36— Carver and Fork (do. do.) ...$4 00| 
37_ French Cook's Knife, Fork, and Steel $ 4 00. 
38— Pocket Knife (Meriden Cutlery Co.)..t 1 50 
39— Pocket Kn\/e (do. do.) . .$2 00 ( 
40— Pocket Knife (do. do.) . .$ 2 75. 
41— Ladies' Pocket Knife (do. do.) . .$2 00j 
42— Multum in Parvo Knije (do. do.) . .§3 50i 
43— Garden Seeded Flower Bulbs(select'n) % 2 00' 
44— Automatic Family Knitting Machine 
(If. Y. Knitting Machine Co.) $35 00' 
45— Sewino Machine (Secory $62 oo! 
46— Beck with Portable Family Sew'g MachKO 00. 
47— Washlnq Machine (Doty's) $14 00 
48— Clothes Wringer (Best— Universal) .... $7 00 
49— Melodeon.i-oct'e (G. A. Prince & Co.'s) .$30 OOl 
50— Piano,Splendid 1-oct.(StclnwayttSo'*)pX0 00' 
51— Silver Watch (American Watch Co.).. $40 00! 
52— Breech-loading Pocket Rifle $16 00; 
53-Double-bbl. Gun (Edtoin S. Barrls).. . $30 001 
54— Charles Pratt's Astral Oil (1 can, tgal.)% 2 85 
55— Cahoon's Broadcast Seed.soicer $10 00 
56-Band Cultivator <* Weeder(Comstock)$ 9 25 
57- Family Scales (Fairbanks A Co.) $14 W 
58— Worcester's Great Dlust'ed DictionaryilO 00 
Number 
Of Sub- 
scribers 
required 
at 
!i9— Any back Volume Agriculturist 
60— Any Two Back Volumes do. 
SI— Any Three do. do. do. 
62— Any Four do. do. do. 
S3— Any Five do. do. do. 
64— Any Six do. do. do. 
65 — Any Seven do. do. do. 
66— Any Eight do. do. do. 
—(Each add'l Vol. at same rate.) 
67— Eighteen Vols. XVI to XXXIII. 
68— Any Back Vol. Agriculturist 
69— Any Two Back Volumes do. 
70— Any Three do. 
71— Any Four do. 
7'2—Any Five do. 
73— Any Six do. 
7 A— Any Seven do. 
75— Any Eight do. 
76- Any Nine do. 
—(Each ad'l volume at same rate) 
77— Eighteen Vols. XVI to XXXIII. 
78— A 810 Library (Your Choice.) 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
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$1 75 
$3 50 
$5 25 
$7 00 
SB W 75 
§ £$10 50 
° $12 25 
I * uo °, 
$31 50, 
v.- $2 50 
'5 J5 °°i 
2 1 $10 00 ! 
§ $12 50 
a, $15 oo 
„• $17 50 
~ $20 00 
B $22 50 
»9--4 SI 5 Library 
80— .1 820 Library 
81-.1 825 Library 
82— .4 S130 Library 
83-A 835 Library 
84- A S40 Library 
SS-A 845 Library 
86-A 850 Library 
87-A 860 Library 
88- A 875 Library 
89-A SlOO Library 
do. 
do. 
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do. 
do. 
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90— A Choice of Good Books. 
_5_$45 00 
- $10 00 
■§*$15 00 
g£$20 00 
£S$25 00 
S,8$S0 OO 
:o7$35 oo 
o<=$40 00. 
S3 $45 oo 
J^$50 00' 
■»T$60 00, 
~.o$75 00 
. ^ 100 00 
(See Description.) 
Ifi2 
'.'70 
100 
70 
47 
S'.'ll 
irai 
If.-. 
BQ 
150 
'J 7 
58 
54 
70 
58 
20 
29 
37 
47 
54 
61 
fit 
74 
145 
24 
36 
11 
60 
71 
82 
93 
llr^ 
110 
192 
58 
85 
lOfi 
125 
144 
if.'; 
177 
192 
68 I 207 
SO I 237 
100 j 282 
125 I 360 
%W Every Premium article i* new and of the very 
best manufacture. No charge is made for packing or 
boxing any article in our Premium List. The Premiums, 
Now! 12 to 18, 22 to 26, 29 and 30, 38 to 43, 
and 59to 90, inclusiee. nilltach be delivered FREE of 
all charges, by mail or excess (at the Post-office or express 
office nearest the recipient) to any place in the United States 
or Territories. — The other articles cost the recipient only the 
freight after tearing the manufactory of each, by any con- 
veyance desired. See Descriptions Following : 
PRFIIIITM No. 1.— A splendid Tea 
Set of six pieces, full size, viz. : a Cofee Pot, a Tea Pot, 
a Sugar BovA, a Cream Cup. n Stop Paul, and a Spoon 
Bolder— tasteful enough for the most Btylish mansion 
—all beautiful, of uniform design, late pattern, with 
raised and embossed figure work. They are none of the 
common cheap silver-washed stuff that will look finely 
so long as unused, but are the best triple-plate on white 
metal. (See notes on plated ware, just below.) For all 
practical purposes, and for ornament, they will be as 
good as soMd silver, for years. No Premium we have 
supplied bas been more commended than these articles in 
premiums 1 to 10. This No. 1, (and the others also), 
afford to a multitude of persons a rare opportunity to 
get beautiful and useful articles for home use and for 
marriage and other gifts. It will be comparatively easy 
to collect names of subscribers enough to secure one or 
more of these articles. A large number of persons have 
done so. JUST HERE, we append 
A few Hints about Silver Plated Ware. 
—By the Electro-process it is possible to spread a single 
silver dollar over hundreds of square feet of surface, and 
cover it so perfectly that nothing but pure silver will be 
seen, but the thin film quickly wears off. By the same 
process continued, the Bilver coat may be put on to any 
desired thickness. It will be seen, then, that the real 
value of plated ware depends mainly upon, the honesty 
and integrity of the manufacturer. Wc would hardly 
take as a gift much of the plated ware sold in the gener- 
al market. Some of those articles can be bought very 
low, but they are very dear. As a security to our read- 
ers, and for our own good name, we get all our silver- 
ware premiums from the Lucius IIart MANUTAcTURiNa 
Company, 4 & 6 Burling Slip. They warrant each article 
supplied to us to be the best Triple-plate, such as we 
have ourselves nsed many years with great satisfaction. 
N. B.— These articles are alsa mado of a strong white 
metal base, bo that if by accident, or long hard use, the 
heavy silver plate should wear off at any point or corner, 
it Bhows very little. The late Lucius Hart, the "Veteran 
Sunday School Man,'' was engaged in the same place 
and business for nearly a quarter of a century, and we 
know he cared more for good repute and integrity than 
for profit. The Company which bears his name, (and in- 
cludes some of his family), we believe to be actuated by 
the same high motives, with a determination to sustain 
his high reputation, and we feel great satisfaction and 
confidence in supplying premium articles manufactured 
by them, and we believe we do onr readers a favor ia 
offering them these articles, viz — Premiums 1 to 1 0. 
No. 3. — Ice (or water) Pitcher. — 
(See Engraving.) — A large highly Ornamental Article, 
that will adorn the table, as well as serve a very netful 
Premium 3 
purpose, and last many years, with no danger of break- 
age. It is of the same make, same metal, plating, etc., 
as No. 1 .—For 32 subscribers, at $1.50 each, we will send 
the Pitcher and a round Salver, of pattern to cor- 
respond, (value $21.00).— For 4; subscribers we will send 
the Pitcher and a larg,? !G-incb Oval Salver (value 
$30), which is large enough to hold the Pitcher and two 
