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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[February, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Obunse Judd * Co., Publishers, 245 Broadway, N. T. City. 
Annual Subscription Terms (always in advance) : $1.50 
each for less than four copies: Four to nine copies, $1.25 
each: Ten to nineteen copies, $1.20 each: Twenty copies 
and upwards, $1 each. Papers are addressed to each name. 
TWO HARVESTS 
IJV WINTER. 
Nearly all the Editors and Publishers, and many of the 
Clerks and employees in this Office, know hy exjxrience a 
good deal about the hurry and drive of the haying and 
harvest season on the farm. They are now experiencing, 
as never before, what a real Winter Harvest in the city 
means— that is, on the plot of ground at 215 Broadway. 
Take, for example, ten days past : The Record Book shows 
that in these ten days they have gathered, assorted, 
hound in sheaves (P. O. clubs), and arranged the names, 
post-office address, date of beginning and ending, etc. t 
of 23,480 different subscribers! This is over three a 
minute for twelve hours each day, or two-and-a-half a 
minute for sixteen hours a day— about the time all have 
had to work. One day the mails brought iu 3,365 
names, or nearly five a minute for twelve hours ! Other 
days for many weeks have been proportionately brisk. 
Every name has been entered on the day of its arrival, 
and, within two days after, copies of our beautiful January 
number for each have been entrusted to our good " Uncle 
Sam," properly directed for delivery— all over the country. 
This unprecedented expansion of the circulation of 
the Agriculturist is exceedingly pleasant to both Pub- 
lishers and Editors— in ft triple soneo. It tella them their 
efforts are appreciated by their friends, viz. the whole 
people of America and beyond (for example: 100 subscrib- 
ers in a club from, the Sandwich Islands, 72 in a club from 
Bermuda, and large lists from many foreign lands) ; it 
supplies funds, and confidence, for increased effort and ex- 
pense upon the paper for the future ; and it is a pleasure 
to think that there are so many new homes where the 
paper will carry pleasure and instruction during all this 
year. We firmly believe that every reader will be directly 
or indirectly benefited in heart and mind, and we hope 
In the end pecuniarily benefited. So, with all its hurry 
and work, our harvest season is a very pleasant one in- 
deed, aside from any profit. But a very large number of 
our READERS have 
a rich harvest also. The splondid Premiums that go out 
daily from our Office cannot fail to please the recipients. 
The table in the third column gives the names of the good 
things we are sending out as presents to those who gather 
and forward lists of subscribers; and everything there 
named is good and desirable.— Our letter flies give many 
almost wonderful accounts of the speedy manner in which 
our subscribers have secured coveted premiums. Many 
Ind the people all ready and waiting to give in their 
names. Probably a thousand persons have taken pre- 
miums, worth, on an averago, $12 each, which have not 
cost»ver six or seven hours 1 time — giving them $2 an 
hour. Others have even made $5 an hour in canvassing. 
Others have done poorly at first, but, by perseverance, 
haveeome out splendidly in the end. One lady has alone 
earned over $2,000 since the middle of September. Others 
have made largo sums, and are adding daily — But aside 
from the many eases of large success, there Is abundant 
OPPORTUNITY 
for smaller clubs, bringing premiums of $10, $20, or $50 
in value. The book and other premiums range even 
smaller. Many keep the matter in hand from day to day 
and week to week, adding names as opportunity occurs, 
without devoting any time specially to the business, and 
thus gradually accumulate names enough to get an article 
of considerable value. The fact is, there are persons enough 
at every post-office who need this journal, who would be 
greatly benefited by it, and who would take it if properly 
prese?ited to them and its value and usefulness impressed 
upontliem. We desire by tlie offer of tliese fine 2>remiu?ns to 
have this done by some one ; and one or more persons at 
every post-office in America, and many beyond our sliores, 
r?iay now go to work and secure a very desirable premium 
IN FEBRUARY 
by a very little effort. It is the reading month of the year. 
The past year's work is finished, and people are looking 
ahead, laying out plans for the next active season. They 
want every help possible. A single hint will very often 
lead one's thoughts into a channel that will terminate m 
success, when without this hint his mind would have run 
in an entirely different direction. Successful labor is 
only the carrying out of well-conceived plans and modes 
of operations. In the aggregate, untold millions of dol- 
lars have been secured by our readers alone, simply from 
hints and suggestions they have derived from the pages 
or the Agriculturist during the past twenty-seven years. 
We know many persons can themselves readily tell what 
particular hint gave their minds the direction they took, 
FOR A VERY 
great number have written us, tracing their success with 
a crop, or in a business enterprise, to some idea thrown 
out In these pages. The more any man reads and thinks 
—and the more he reads the more he w'dl think— the 
more will his head help his hands and his muscles. So 
we say to every kind-hearted person, who desires the 
prosperity of his neighbors, get them all to reading, 
as much as possible— not trashy novels or fictitious sto- 
ries that merely lull the mind, or instil false and vision- 
ary notions— but reading matter that will awaken thought, 
that will stir up the reasoning faculties, lead to investiga- 
tion, and afford practical information. ...Such reading 
matter abonnds In the Agriculturist, and NOW, in this 
month of February, is a good time to do something 
toward getting people to read. To stimulate efforts in 
this direction, we offer good articles as tokens or prizes. 
Many are getting them, and they are thus enjoying A 
RICH HARVEST, 
and we invite TOTJ, Reader, to go into the field and gather 
a sheaf. There is abundant room. There are a million 
families yet to be supplied with the Agriculturist, many 
of them residing near you, and we give plenty of time to 
fill up lists already under way, and to start and fill up new 
premium clubs. Read the list In the next column ; also 
the Descriptive List, which we will send to all appli- 
cants not having it already. Choose the article most de- 
sired, and a few odd hours will securo it. Try it — to-day. 
[In this table are given the regular cash prices of each 
article, and the number of subscribers required at $1.50 a year, 
to get it free, also at the lowest club rate of $1 a year. For 
full descriptions of the articles see extra sheets, sent free.] 
Table of Premiums and Terms, iji 
For Volume 2S— (1869). »a 
Open to all— \*o Competition. C > 
No. Names of Premium Article*. 
X— Short-horn Bun, " Clansman? $500 00 
'A— Short-horn Hull, "Malcolm" $500 00 
3— Ayrshire Bull, •• Werner," $250 00 
4— Ayrshire Bull, " Duke of Hartford," . .$'200 00 
5— Ayrshire Bull, " McKeown." $200 00 
6— Ayrshire Bull, " Malvern," $ 200 00 
9— Ayrshire Bull, " John Broun," $150 00 
10— Ayrshire Bull Calf $80 00 
I'i—Aldernei/ Bull, " Wach usetl." $300 00 
t'.l—Ahiernei/ Bull, " Ascutneu," $200 00 
j4 — Alderney Bull, " Ossipee,' $200 00 
lS—AUerney Bull, "Alleghany," $200 00 
|6— CdUwoli Sam $200 00 
n—Cotswold Bum $200 00 
19— Colswold Bam $ioo 00 
20— Colswold Eire $100 00 
2 I — Cotsindd Eire $100 00 
2'3— La Fleche Earls, one Pa;,- $10 00 
33— Houdan Fouls, one Pair $10 00 
24 — Crereceur Finds, one l\tir $40 OOj 
25— lilark Spanish Fowls, one Pair $25 00 
26— Brahmas, Light, one Pair $15 00 
'47— Brahmas, Dark, one Pair $15 00 
28— Gold Laced Sebriahl Bantams, one Pair$)5 00 
29— Early Hose Potato, ITIiree lb. parcel).. $2 00 
30 — Garden Seeds for a Family (40 kinds). .$5 00 
31— Flower Seeds for a Family (100MfUfff)...i5 00 
30— Nurseru Stock (am/ kinds desired) $20 00 
33—.*! of Field Croquet $8 00, 
34— Seifihg Machine i Wheeler dc Wilson) . .$:$ 00 
35— Sewing Machine (Grocer d- Baker) $55 CO 
36 — Sewing Machine (Howe Machine Co.).. $60 00 
37— Sewing Machine ( Florence) $(13 00 
38— Sewing Machine (Singer's Tailoring) ..$S0 00 
39— Sewing Machine (Willcoxd Gilibs) $55 00 
40— Sewing Machine (Finite ch Lyon) $00 00 
41— Washing Machine (Doli/'s) $14 00 
43— Clothes Wringer (Best- Universal) $10 00 
43— Tea Set (Halts best Silrer Plated) $50 00 
44— Cantor and Fruit Basket (do. do.) $:» 00 
45— Iceor Water Pitcher (do. do.)... .$18 00 
4fi— One Dozen Teaspoons (do. do.).... $6 00 
47 —One Dozen Tablespoons (do. do.) $11 0(1 
48— One Dozen Dintnq Forks (do. do.) $12 00 
49— Tea Knives, and For Jc8 (Patterson £Y!)s.)$20 00 
50— Table Unices and Forks (do. do.) $14 00 
51— Carving Knife and Fork (do. do.) $5 00 
ri'i—Melodeon, 4-oclare(G.A.Priuce ttCo.s) $07 00 
53— Melodeon, Nocture (do. do.) $112 00 
51— Piano, Splendid "i-oa.(SlelnwayitSons)%RX 00 
55— Colibri Piano (Barlow. Doehler d Co..)f ISO 00 
56— Silver Watch (American Watch Co.). ...mo 00 
57 -Ladies' Fine GoldWalchl Ant. Watch Co ($100 00 
58— Double Bbl.Gun (Cooper, Harris if-//.,)$30 00 
59—Bepeatlini Shut Gun illnper JMle Oo.)..*60 00 
60—2BO) Chest (Patterson Bros.) $14 50 
01 — Crl.se of Mathematical Instruments $9 00 
6 '3— Case of Mathematical Instruments $15 00 
<S3 Gold Pen. Sil. Case. E. ( Warren d-Sf union C > $ 4 50 
64— Gold Pen and silrer Case, F, (do. do.). $5 50 
65— Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) $12 00 
66— Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) $18 OOi 
Ii7-Buckey< Mowing Machine. No.2 $125 00! 
68— Allen's Patent Cylinder Plow, etc $19 50 
69— Collins dt Co.'S Cast Cast-Sled Plow ... .$25 00 ! 
70— Pump and Sprinkler (Page's) $5 00 
71— Family Scales (Fairbanks' it Co.) $14 00 
73— Building Blocks (Crandall) $2 00 
73— Packet Lanterns, One Dozen $9 00 
74— American Cyclopedia (Appleton's) $€0 00 
75— Worcester's Great Illustrated DlclionarySn 00 
76— Any Back Volume Agriculturist "1 . . $1 75 
77— Any Tiro Back Volumes do. f5S $3 50 
78— Any Three do. do. do. S ~ $5 25 
79— Any Four do. do. do. 
80— Any Fire do. do. do. 
—(Each added Vol. at same rate) 
81-Twelee Vols. XVI to XXVII 
83 — Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
S3— Any Tiro Back Volumes do. 
8±—Auy Three do. do. do. 
65— Any Four do. do. do. 
86— An }/ Fire do. do. do. 
—(Each added Vol. at same rate) 
S7—'Twelre Vols. XVI to XX VII 
H8—A SIO Library (Your Choice) . . 
Number 
of Sub- 
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required 
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$1.50 | $1. 
425,1250 
42 
250 
2211 
220 
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2211 
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§J $8 75 
$21 oo 
. $2 5(1 
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89— A S15 Library 
90— A $30 Library 
'Jl-A §25 Library 
93— -IS 30 Library 
93— -1 835 Library 
94— .4. 840 Library 
95— A 845 Library 
96— A 850 Library 
97— A 860 Library 
98-.1 87 5 Library 
99— .4 sii'O Library 
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S>-, $60 on 
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100— A Choice of Good Books (See Terms below.) 
101 —Devon Bull " Gen. Lyon " $250 00 
10%— Devon Hull" Jack" $150 0(1 
103 —Deron Bull " Bloodgood " $125 00 
105 -Derail Bull" Cohassel" .$ 50 00 
106— Breech-loading Pocket Kifle $ 10 00 
S50 
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120 
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90! 320 
60i 240 
67 270 
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67 270 
60 190 
181 55 
22 75 
111 35 
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27 90 
150 450 
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18 S7 
21 70 
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21 71 
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55 125 
44 144 
50 162 
56 177 
02 193 
68 807 
80 237 
100 2S-2 
125 300 
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180 525 
150 450 
66 225 
21 SO 
&^°Erery Premium article is new ami of the very best 
manufacture. No charge is made for packing or boxing 
amj article in our Premium List. The thirty-tiro Premiums, 
Nos. 29, 30, 31, Gl, 62, 63, 64, and 76 to 
100 inclusicc. trill each be d. lire red FREE of all charges, 
by mail or express, (at the Post-otftc or express office nearest 
recipient), to any place in the rutted States or Territories. 
— The other articles cost the recipient only the freight after 
tearing the manufactory of each, by any conveyance specified. 
Read and carefully Note (lie fol- 
lowing : (a) Get subscribers anywhere ; an sent by one 
person count together, though from one or a dozen 
different Post-offices. But (b) Say with each name 
or list of names sent, that it is for a premium list, and we 
will so record it (c) Send the names as fast as obtain- 
ed, that tho subscribers may begin to receive the paparat 
