1873.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
597 
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SALT CREEK, AT ASHLAND, NEB.,-LOOKING TOWARD THE TLATTE HILLS, FROM THE MILL 1IILL. 
IOWA. .AJSTD NEBRASKA LANDS. 
What Time in the Year is it Best to Buy Them ? 
THE BURLINGTON AND MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD 
Advertise that " Products will pay for Land and Improvements several times over within their credit of ten years, with nothing to pay for four years but six per cent annual interest." 
Proceeds of crops are sometimes necessary and always convenient for payfn* this interest nnd annual installments of principal alter the fourth year as they accrue ; hence It is wise to buy 
at such a time that all payments will fall due after harvest, oa the heels of which the pork and beef crop follows. Delays of payment, aBked for and granted, are generally " ttll 
after harvestf." 
These facts show that September, October, November, and December are the months most convenient for annual payments to mature ; hence buvlng land " after harvest" is the best 
arrangement for ten prospective annual payments. Autumn is also the best season to " make :i pood ready " for next season's crop, such as selecting bind, building a house, digging or 
boring a well, paying a wagon, team, plows, srock, etc., at best rates. Many wish to buy land, lint can not come In person to do so before coming with their families. Such can write and 
■pecifv the kind, location, quality; whether level or rolling prairie, or valley and timber land, with running water; distance to Railroad station, market, etc. 
1 he first payment ot six pc; cent on the value of the laud wanted can be remitted by Llauk di aft on Boston, New York, or Chicago, payable to order of GEO. S. HARRIS, Land 
Commissioner. 
Prices range generally from three to ten doll \rs, averaging about six, though some lands are sold at one and two dollars per acre, 
On receipt of written application and funds, the best selection will be made that can be at price BPe c ln e <3 
;isfactory to the buyer, he can exchange it for any or»»»- -.-—•-« * — * — r -»— » ~. v «■« .'•;**«-* '"" a V>. f-v, 1 " 
-- i to 5 credit ol twenty per *™ 
ciflrd, aud if on examination within one rear the land thus bonxht la not 
„ I'.tiinf; me nirr^n_-iice. 
Nebraska Lands linnyJir <" ,a "' - : '" ^"->~ i:.UVivU~to~n. credit ot twenty per rem premium, if one half of it is improved and cultivated within two yearB from date of purchase. 
a peancuon of IS l.~», or 10 per cent is made from long credit price in Iowa and Nebraska for full payment in one, two, or three years from date of purchase. 
man to get a good farm and home in a rich, healthy, and 
Our gratuities, low prices, long crediU, small annual payments, great products, and good markets enable every enterprising 
beautiful country. Circulars giving full particulars, and in any quantity wanted, are supplied gratis. 
A SECTIOWL MAP, on a large scale, showing the exact location of the Lands in Iowa, is sold at SO cents, and a similar map of Nebraska Lands is sold at same price. 
IjAXD Bl'VRlts, in order to realize all the benefits we offer, should buy Land Exploring Tickets, via Burlington route, of W. D. Cowlee, Agent, 317 Broadway, New York 
W. H. YTlsaer, Agent, 5'J Clark Street, Chicago, 111. ; or at C. U. & Q. R.K. Offices In Peoria, Mendota, GalesDurg, Quincy, 111. Or apply to 
CEO. S. HARRIS, Land Commissioner, for Iowa Lands, at Burlington, Iowa; or for Nebraska Lands at Lincoln, Nebraska. 
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 
KA.ILieOAX>. 
THREE MILLION ACRES 
LA.NT3 
LIBERAL TE RMS to IMPROVERS. 
11 Years' Credit, 7 per Cent Interest. 
So Part of the Priaoipal payable for Four Years. 
FINE GRAIN-GROWING REGION. 
Tracts of one and two thousand acres available for 
Neighborhood Colonies, or for Stock Farms. 
Excellent Climate, with Pure Flowing Water. 
"I would say, tliat in the course of many years, and 
through extensive travel, I have not seen a more inviting 
country, nor one which offer*, greater inducements, with 
fewer ohjections to settlement, than these lands of the 
A. T. & S. F. U.K."— Extract Hrport of Benry Stewart, 
Agricultural Editor American Agriculturist. 
For full particulars Inquire of 
A. E. TOUZAtlN, 
Land Commissioner, TOPEKA, KAH. 
FOR SALE, IMPROVED 
»nd unimproved Fa- mlng lands In the richest and best set- 
tled portion of MiBsouri. Will be soM on favorable terms, 
or a portion wonld be exchanged for real estate in or near 
New Tort City. For particular*, address 
S. F. JOHNSON, 15 New St., New York. 
WA>TF»-1 III I.l.-Sl l>i: FARM 
of 100 acres to hire for one or more years. 
Address B. P., Herald Office, 'Boston, Maw. 
Table Knives and Forks of ALL KINDS, 
Tliis Handle never gets loose. It is not affected by hot water. It is the most durable knife 
known. Always call for the "Trade-Mark," "MERIDEN CUTLEEY COMPANY," on live blade. They arc 
good. Sold by all dealers in Cutlery. Made by 
the MER1DEN CUTLERY CO., 49 Chambers St., New York. 
BUILDIN 
For Sheathing, Roofing, Deafening, Carpet lining, and as a substitute for Plastering, bend for Samples 
and Circulars, to B. E. Hale & Co., 5 J & 53 Park Place, N. Y., or Hock KrvEU Paper Co., Chicago. 
FORTUNES IN ORANGE 
GROWING. 
Having some tinr 1 since bought large tracts of bent lands 
in the center ol "Orange Belt," a district In Oranjje Co., 
Fla. These lands are hi^tt and rolling mainly, and In an ex- 
ceeding!}- healthy section. Will seil In any quantity.- Clear, 
fence, and plant In treet*; warrant to crow ; take care of 
while growing, etc. Fur particular* send t-tnmp for our 
circular. Address J. S. YOUNG, Steuhenvlllc, Ohio; or 
R. H. MARKS, MellunTille, Orange Co., Florida. 
TTl*»rri«irt Grain and Sheep Farm, 
W II SkllHd S13 acres. nearWnshlngtonCty, forsale. 
O or exchange for farm or good property 
In or near New York. 
THEO. D. HENRY, 22 Jefferson Market, New York City. 
$13 PER DAY* ARTICLE 
for Agents. 20Q p<r cent profit. Send 25 cents for sample 
and particulars. Stackfolb, &i John St., New York. 
MOELLER & DAILEY, 
Landscape Gardeners 
Will furnish designs of Country Seats, Gardens, Parks, etc. ; 
alio Hat, of Tree, and Shrubs for any purpose. 
We superintend the cr«dinK and execution of the work if 
deBlred. Best of reference given. 
Address MUELLER & DAILEY, 
176 Broadway (Iio om 58), New York. 
$100 to 250 i£ m zr n A g?r££ 
where Billing onr new seven-strand White Platirui Clothes 
Lines. Sells readily at every Iioum. Samples free. Ad- 
dress the Oibakd Wibk Mills, Philadelphia, Pa. 
