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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
HMt£S£&* 
DOAXE COLLEGE, IN SOUTH PART OF CRETE, NEB. 
IF YOU WANT A FARM OR HOME, 
rou should Bur of the 
BURLINGTON AND MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD CO. 
IX IOWA OR NEBRASKA.? 
BECAUSE— Their prices fire low, ranging for the best land from Three to Ten Dollars per acre. 
BECAUSE— No payments are required of the purchaser for four years, except interest at six per cent. 
BECAUSE— After the fourth year only one seventh of the principal is payabla annually til! the whole is paid. 
BECAUSE— You are not required to go into a wilderness, these being well-settled States, the population of which is rapidly increasing. 
BECAUSE— The mildness of the climate and fertility of the soil is such that the settler can pay tor his farm from the products raised upon it long before the time wheu the principal 
becomes due. 
BECAUSE— failure or crops rrom drouth is unknown. 
BECAUSE — Large allowances are made upon fare, and freight, thus giving low rates on both to purchasers of this Company's lands. 
ANI> YOU SHOULD BUT THIS YEAR. 
BECAUSE— Purchasers of our lands in Nebraska during 1871 who cultivate one-half their land within two years from their purchase art 1 allowed a reduction of twenty per oetiz ._ u jr M 
price. LARGE DISCOUNTS also, FOR CASH, within One, Two, or Five Tears. 
vw- send for circulars, with full information on all points, to CEO. S. HARRIS, Land Commissioner, 
At Lincoln, Nebraska, for land in Nebraska. At Burlington, Iowa, for land in Iowa. 
Or to W. D. COWLES, General Agent, 31T Broadway, New York. J AS- R. WOOD, General Agent, 50 Clark St., Chicago, 111. 
THE AMERICAN DAIRY SALT COMPANY, 
Sole manufacturers o-f the 
ONONDAGA FACTOKT FILLED 
DAIRY & TABLE SALT, 
AT SYRACUSE, N. Y., 
Respectfully call the attention of Dairymen and others to 
the fpiality of the salt now being manufactured bv them. 
Having for many years past been engaged in perfecting the 
various processes for the manufacture of this salt, and by 
adopting the best modes ami machinery for the purpose, 
they feel warranted in saving to the consumer that the ar- 
ticle now produced Is superior to any other either of foreign 
or domestic production. The following; is a correct analysis 
of our Salt, and also of the celebrated Ash ton's English 
Salt, made by Chas. A. Goessmann, Ph. D., Professor of 
Chemistry in the Massachusetts Agricultural College at 
Ashton Salt. 
. ... 97.65 
.... 1.48 
.... 0.05 
.... 0.06 
00 
05 
Onondaga 
Factory Filled. 
98.28 
0.91 
.Ofi 
.00 
.08 
.12 
.GO 
Amherst, Mass: 
Chloride of Sodium.. 
Sulphate of Lime 
Sulphate of Magnesia 
Chloride of Magnesia 
Sulphate of Soda 
Insoluble matter 
Water 
100.00 100.00 
Circulars in regard to various tests made with this salt in 
coinpariBon with the best foreign article, also certificates 
from a large number of the best dairies in the State as to its 
quality, may be had on application to J. TV". BARKER, 
Secretary, Syrai use, N. v., to whom orders for salt may al so 
be addressed. 
His also for sale by the Agents of the Companv in prinei- 
pal Western Lake Ports, by St. Johk & Avery, 101 &108 
Broad St., New fork; Robert Geer, 109 Pier, Albany, N. 
v., and by Salt Dealers generally throughout the State of 
New York. 
Inquire for Onondaqa Factory Filled Dairy Salt. 
THE NEAT H0USEKEEPEES' 
STOVE DRESSING. 
NO DUST! NO SMELL! 
Always soft and ready for use -without a dish. 
it will do more work with less labor and expense, and Rive 
a m*re elegant and lasting lustre than anv Stove Polish ever 
produced. A stone can be dressed on delicate carpet without 
soiling it. Manufactured only by 
B. F. BROWN 6i CO., Boston, Mass. 
VASSERS 
POSITIVELY make enough from 
I now till Jftuvifti-v to Keep them a 
year. Entirely new features. Immense success. Be quiet. 
Send for valuable specimens (free) to 
T. E. MOORE, Publisher, No. 11 Dey St., New York. 
Red, Blue, White. 
clear <£ Transparent, 
Tour Name Beautifully 
printed in GOLD ! 
onl doz.for 50<\ post pd,; 3doz. SSI. JBitst hart 'agents ever// 
inhere. Outfits 25c. Samples 3c. F. K. Smith, Bangor, Maine. 
CAN 
GLASS CARDS 
AGENTS 
I $12 ft day made selling Sctssotis 
SnARPES-EK, and other wares. 
Sample 25 era. Catalogue free. 
T. J. HASTINGS & CO.. 
I Worcester, Ma?'. 
NIAGARA 
Capital Stock $500,000 
Cash value of Assets $1,310,933 
Total Liabilities 60,871 
FIRE INSURANCE 
COMPANY, 
201 Broadway, N.Y. 
Tnoe. Molloy, Treaa 
.1. w. BARKER, Pres. & Sec'y. 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
FANCIER'S JOURNAL tU^.VS 
rtevoted 
Uabbii I ■ Si QgBlrde L etc. Send stamp tor Specimen 
Copy. 
.ins. m. WADE, Philadelphia, Pa. 
GLAVERACK College and Hudson River Inst., at Olnver- 
ack,N. ■■ . '':■■' Sept.7. Aloszo Flaok, Pli. D„ Pres. 
CHRISTMAS BELLS FOR 1874. 
Indispensable to All who Wish to be Happy 
and Make Others So. Sent Free on receipt of 1 stamp 
I ' ADAMS & CO., Publishers, Boston. 
\ «ENTS WANTED- Ladies and Gents— 
-£"»■ To sell our new Holidav coods. Send ?3 its. for 
samples. BTJFFINGTON & co.. 
East Hampton, Mass. 
a complete treatise, with many 
labor-saving hints on other 
garden toplics. in my Garden 
Manual and Seed Catalogue. 
Sent for 2 stamps. Free to form- 
er patrons wi I limit request. 
Ready Dec. 1. J. B. HOOT, 
s i Grower, Rockford, Ills, 
Net Assets $1,259,062 
Dwellings and Farm Risks a specialty at all our Agencies. 
HENRY A HOWE, President. 
P. NOTMAN, V. F. and Sec'y. 
THE PENN MUTUAL 
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 
OF raHj^rVEXjFHIA.. 
ASSETS ACCUMULATED, 84,437,99G.96. 
The Penn is a purely mutual Companv. All of its surplus 
premiums are returned to the members every year. Divi- 
dends may be applied to reduce the premium or increase 
insurance as desired. SAM'L C. TIT'EV, Pres. 
General and Local Aorcnts wanted in the Middle and West- 
ern States. Apply to H. S. STEPHENS, Vice Pres., No. 921 
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia^a. 
Lovejoy's New Style 
GLASS CUTTER 
And Putty Knife 
Cuts glass better than a dia- 
mond. Everybody should 
have one. Any child ran use 
it. Sent to vonr address on 
receipt ot'50'e. and stamp by 
ALVAN L. L0VEJ0Y, 
229 Washington St., 
Boston, - - - Mass. 
Liberal Discount to Wholesale and Retail Den 
ALL 
ABOUT 
HOT-BEDS. 
tf^Iicaf»<*st i»ower-^Tust. patented.— Now ro 
^y successful operation.— Powell Vertical Tread-Wheel— 10 
to 30 horse-power. Rights foi' Sale. W. K. WRLLS,Gen'l 
A sent, i 'leourne, Texas. ^_____ 
The rVew I*. T. Bnrniim i'oupon 
Hat. II will par you« to ask vom- hatter for it. Made 
by J. S. FA7ERWE \TllEK & CO., Danbury, Oonn. Send 
for aesci iptive circular, 
