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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[August, 
GEJVESEE VAULEY 
NURSERI 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
Autumn 1871. 
A. Bupcriot assortment and well-grown stock of 
Apples, Pfiirs, Cherries, Plums, &c, 
AX VERY LOW PUICES. 
Also, a large collection of Ornamental Trees, 
Shrubs, &c. Send 23 cents for Descriptive and Illus- 
trated Catalogues. Wholesale List for Nurserymen, Deal- 
ers, &c, gratis. Address 
FROST &, CO., 
ROC H ESTER, N. Y. 
Toledo Nurseries 
The attention of Planters and Dealers is invited to my 
complete stock of 
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, 
FOR AUTUMN OF 187 1 
Having a surplus stock of the following. I will offer them 
at tow rates : 
Dwarf Apples, Dwarf Pear, Concord, Ca- 
tawba, Isabella, and Ives Seedling grapevines, 
3 and 4 years old; very fine plants. 
European Mountain Ash., 4 toSft, 
Prlce-Ll )t free— ready August let. 
Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue mailed on receipt 
of 10 cents. 
CEO. BAKE R, Toledo, Ohio. 
Sweet Chestnut 
T 
One half million, besides a large general nursery stock A 
sixteen-page circular free. Also, a trade-list for nursery- 
men and dealers. Address 
STORES, HARRISON <St CO., 
Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 
Fruit Trees. 
Write to E. MOODY & SONS, Lockport, N. Y., 
for Wholesale Trade-List, now ready, of one of the Largest, 
Best, and Cheapest stocks of Fruit-trees, Pear Seedlings, and 
other Nurserv Stock in the United States. Extra large and 
fine lot of Standard Pear- Trees. 
61 pages. Price, post-paid, 35 cents. 
Every person who wishes to grow Strawberries, Raspber- 
ries, Blackberries, Currants, Grapes, etc. for home use, or 
market, should have this work. 
Address A M. PURDT, Palmyra, K Y. 
Ult^IP AXD OTHER SEEOM 
BY MAIL. 
JAMES FLEBXirSfGr, 
SUCCESSOR TO 
67 Nassau Street, Now York, 
Offers Fresh and Genuine Seeds of 
Per oz. Per n>. 
Corn Salad... 15c. $1.50 
Endive, Green Curled 30c. 3.00 
ifc White Curled .30c. 3.00 
Kale, or Bore Cole, Scotch 15c. 1.00 
" " fc * Siberian on sprouts .15c. 1.00 
Rad ish. Rose Chin cse 20c. 2.00 
** Black Spanish 15c. 1.53 
Turnips White Dutch, White and Ren Top 
Strap-leaf, Yellow Aberdeen Golden Bull, 
Cow Horn Long White French and Imp 
Aoiorican Ruta-baga, each 10c 30 
JAMES FLEMING, 
C7 Nassau Street, New York, 
Selected Dutch Bulbs. 
Our New Catalogue of superior Dutch Bulbs will be ready 
to mail early in August, to all applicants, free. 
CURTIS .V COBB, 
161 Trcmont St., Boston. 
SKEW WHEAT.— Red Mediterranean Seed 
Wheat, ffrowft on Lout; Island, from imported seed. 
Scud for sample and particulars. 
CHAS W. PAYNE. Sag Harbor, L. I. 
CEED WHEAT.— A new and distinct va- 
™ rietv of White bearded Winter Wheat Very proline. 
and will not lodge on rich land. Has taken first Prize 
everywhere. Price $3.35 per bushel, for full descriptieu 
address D. LOGAN, Jr., Hartstown, Pa. 
HUNTING AND TRAPPING, illustrated. Sent 
by mall for fifty cents. Address S. P. KMEr.Y. Trivoli. 
Peoria C... 111. AW?, his New Excelsior Turkey Call, hrings 
them every time. Pricw 51.00. 
CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL 
ERIES. EXPOSITION! 
1871. 
The second Grand Exhibition ot 
Manufactures, Products, and Arts, 
Under the anspices of the 
BOARD OF TRADE, 
OHIO MECHANICS' INSTITUTE, 
AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 
WILL BE 1IELD IN 
CINCINNATI, 
From SEPTEMBER Gth until OCTOBER 7tU, 
1871, in extensive buildings specially erected for the pur- 
pose, on a scale FAR SURPASSING the Great Exposition 
of last year. 
Space can now be secured. 
Circulars, Rules. Blank Applications, etc., can be had on 
application, or by post. 
Many were disappointed last year by delaying their appli- 
cations until a late date. 
Buildings open to receive articles. August 16th, 1871. 
Address H. McCOLLUM, Secretary. 
Georgia State Agricultural Socie- 
ty's Fair opens Oct. 23d, at Macon Premiums over 
Ten Thousand Dollars; and embracing all branches of in- 
dustry. For information, apply to DAV W. LEWIS, Sec'y. 
SYRACUSE' UNIVERSITY, 
"Will open on Thursday, August 31st, 
Witb good accommodations for the College Classes. Exam- 
ination of Candidates for Admission will be held in the 
Chapel in the Myers Block, August 39th and 30th. 
For farther information, address J. P. GRIFFIN - , 
\\4 East Genesee St. Syracuse, N T. 
Fertilizers. 
Pure Ground Bone, No. 1 Peruvian Guano, 
Ammoniatcd Superphosphate, Land Plaster, 
etc.. always on hand, in quantities to suit purchasers, at re- 
duced prices. Quality fully guaranteed. 
Also dealer in all kinds of 
Agricultural Implements 
AND MACHgNES. 
Farmers and others advised gratuitously, with reference 
to the cheapest and most reliable fertilizers for their use. 
JOHN W. DOUGLASS, 
P. O. Box 3902, Mew York. 
No. 1 
PKKIJVI.4» GUANO.- 
Sold in quantities to suit, by 
GIUFFING & CO., 
5S and 60 Cortlandt St., New York. 
JEBSBT CJLTTLK.- Stock from my herd 
took FOUR First Premiums, N. J. State Fair, 1870. 
ESSEX PSGS. 
BlOOd Ot' KECKN'T IMPORTATIONS, including MY OWS IM- 
PORTATION from Encland. 
G. W. PARL.EE. Cresskill. N. ,T. 
CBIOBCE AI.nKR^'GV BlILL.-For 
sale, "Ticonderesa," :5 years old, % brother to "Wa- 
Chusett," figured in June AqricnUttriH. Also, two yonns 
Bulls. Address P. W MYEIt, Baugertles, N. Y. 
ALL ABOUT AL»GR3[GV COWS, com- 
plete Manual mailed lor 2-"» cents. 
J. M. STODDART 4- CO. Philadelphia, 
or. ORANGE JUDD & CO. New York. 
" Every Horse Owner's Cyclopedia." 
A book for every horse owner in the country, the best 
work on the subject ever published, with illustrations of the 
most celebrated horses, and representing every disease the 
horse Is subject to. Send for Circulars of terms, &c. Sold 
only by subscription. Agents wanted. 
PORTER & COATES, Publishers, Philadelphia. 
PURE-BRED YORKSHIRE AND CHESTER 
Pigs, Cotswold and South-Down Sheep. Alderney. Dur- 
ham, Devon and Ayrshire Calves. Fancy Poultry Rabbits, 
Guinea Piss. Deer Do^s Malrvse CmIs. &c.. tame Bald Eagle 
For sale" cheap, by N. GUILBERT. Evergreen Farm, 
Gwynedd, Pa. 
Poland-China Pigs, 
Sold singly or in pairs not akin. Correspondence solieited. 
DAX MILLIKIN*. Hamilton. Butler Co. Ohio. 
«END TO S. B. EMERY, TRIVOLI, PEORIA 
i^ Co., 111., lor No. 1 Berkshire Pigs. Price $10 to $15, ac- 
cording to quality. 
piIRK-liRED CHESTER WHITE 
A Pig*, bred and for Sale hy C. C. PULLER, Nelson, 
Portage Co., Ohio. Send for Circular and Price-list. 
FOR SALE,— A thonrngh-hred "Essex" boar 
(17 months oldl.bredby Ed Thome, Also. some vnumr 
sows (bred by -J. Harris) , w^tli pi? by said Boar. Applv :o 
E. B. ST1 ERE, ■ ill Creel I Va 
Reliable Seeds. 
All the best varieties of Winter Wheat, Rye, &e. Grass 
Seeds in great variety, and other seasonable seeds. Our 
Fali Circular containing full description of the above, is 
ready for mailing to all who may apply with stamp. 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P. O. Box 37G. 189 and 191 Water St., 
New York, 
Dealers in Agricultural Implements and Machinery. Seeds 
and Fertilizers, Wholesale and Retail. Thorough-bred Live- 
stock, of all kinds. Imported or furnished to order. 
Empire Mutual 
Life Insurance Company 
OF 
NEW YORK. 
Office, - 139 Broadway. 
Success the Criterion of Excellence, 
Compared with the following well-known Companies, the 
prosperity of the EMPIRE MtTTUAl. LIFE has 
been most remarkable. 
The overage Number of Policies issued by the 
Empire Mutual in the first 2 years was 401C 
Mutual Life * 21 " " . 1468 
New England Mutual "22 " " 812 
New York Life » IS " " 1098 
Mutual Benefit " IS " " 1019 
Connecticut Mutual " 16 ' " . ... — 1785 
Charter Oak * W " " 1027 
Massachusetts Mutual " T7 " 1058 
The ratio of Policies issued in 1ST0 by the Empire over 
those issued in 1869, was 107 per cent, and of Receipts, 000 
per cent. 
Number of Pollcie isssued in first two years, - - ^^ 
Annual Premium thereon, $793i?48.45 
Amount Insured thereby, ?i7,iSG,406.00 
Average Amount of Policies, .... $2,152.00 
Total Assets at the end of two years, above - 9700.C00.0O 
Notice the following Liberal Features: 
Ordinary Whole Life Policies absolutely Non-F*r- 
fcHablc from payment of the first annual premium. 
All other Policies No u-Forf citable after two annual 
payments. 
All Policies incontestable for usual causes, and abso- 
lutely incontestable after two annual premiums. 
All restriction upon travel and residence removed, 
and no permits required. 
One third of all premiums loaned to the insured, if 
desired, and no notes required. 
No Accumulation of Interest on Deferred Premi- 
ums, and no increase of annual payment on any class of 
policies. 
Dividends Accumulative, the surplus being re- 
turned to the Policy-holder, equitably in proportion to his 
contribution thereto. 
The business of the Company conducted npon the Mutual 
Plan. 
O. HILTON SCRIBNEIt, President. 
CHAITNCEY flf. DEPEW, Vice-President. 
Bone S Bone I Bone S 
Ground Bone is the best fertilizer that eati be used for the 
following crops: Buckwheat. Turnips. Wheat. Rye. and 
Grass. Also, for Fruit-trees and Grape-vines. Sold m large 
and small lots, at retail and wholesale, hv 
Gr.lFFIXG ft CO.. 
5S and CO Cortlandt St.. New York. 
BUCKWHEAT 
and 
WINTER GRAIN. 
USB BONE MEAL. Send for CIRCULAR. 
LISTER BROTHERS. Newark, N. J, 
BLACK BASS, 
for stocking 
Ponds. 
W. CL.IFT, Mystic Bridge, Ct. 
