1870.' 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
will show how few subscribers will secure these 
valuable articles. Any Lady can get these subscrib- 
ers almost anywhere ! Or Gentlemen, or Boys cau 
get the premiums to give as presents to others. 
OR — : A 3Iag'uilicvut Cyclopedia 
Free — of sixteen great Yommes, giving compre- 
hensive descriptions of over 35,OftO subjects, in- 
cluding every topic, person, place, and thing, yon 
can thinlc of, past and present — in short, a most 
complete and extensive Library in itself: All this 
will be presented in return for 96 subscribers ! 
©14 — : first-rate Farm Imple- 
ments Free — such as the Buckeye Mowing 
Machine, the Cylinder Plow, Collins' Cast-Steel 
Plow, Comstock's Hand Cultivator and Weeder — 
all very desirable, and easily obtainable. Many got 
them last year in return for odd hours and even- 
ings spent in gathering subscribers, and thousands 
may get them this year, very easily, in the same 
way. (See Xos. 78, 79, 80, SI, in Premium Table.) 
OR—: gSO Worth of \iu-serj Stock 
Free — whatever you may choose to select from 
Eastern and Western growers of positive relia- 
bility : Send 30 subscribers at Si. 50, or 97 at si each. 
OR—: Valuable Volumes of the 
American Agriculturist Free — for any 
year from 1857 to 1809. Each of these contain a 
great amount of information for the Farm, Garden, 
and Household. 13 or 16 subscribers secure 3 vol- 
umes in numbers, or bouud, sent post-paid. (More 
at same rate — See Xos. S8 to 99 in Premium Table. ) 
OK—: A Free Pocket Kmiie— jnst the 
one you want, or your Boy, or your Girl wants— 
not a wrought or east-iron affair, but a tip-top steel 
blade and beautiful handle " better than the 
' Best ! ' " — Only 4, 5, or 6 subscribers will secure 
one of these! (SeeNos.56, 57. 58 in Premium Table.) 
OR—: First-rate Family Scales— 
(Fairbanks' of course,) delicate enough to weigh 
half an ounce, and large enough to weigh yourself 
if you don't exceed 240 lbs ! " A very handy thing 
about the house" is such a pair of scales. Only 21 
subscribers will secure the scales ! 'Premium 83.) 
OR—: A Free Gold. Pen— that will write 
beautifully for years — a genuine one, in a real eoin- 
■ ilvercase for the pocket, with ever-pointed pencil. 
< inly 11 to 14 subscribers needed to get one of these 
tine pens. (See Xos. 72, 73, in Premium Table.) 
OK—: OR—: 038— : A Wreat Jlany 
Other Wood Thing's Freer-" too numer- 
ous to mention," such as are named in the Premi- 
um Tabic, Xos. 30, 35, 39, and last, not least, Xo. 85, 
I o light your way ! Everv thing offered is very good. 
SEE "Special Notes" in 3d Column. 
For Full Prescription of all the above 
Premium articles, see our last October paper, or 
send for free "Descriptive Sfi,;-/." 
[Iu the foil pwlcg table is given the price of each arti- 
cle, and the number of subscribers required to get it free, at 
$1.50 a year, or at the lowest club rale of -$1 a year. For fall 
descriptions of the articles send for our .Special Slieet.] 
Tabic of Premium** and Term)*, vSli 
For Volume '29— 1870 . „| II 
Ss | 
Open to all— Xo Competition g;HI 
So. Karnes of Fremium Articles. 
\— Shorthorn Bvll *M0 00, 
8— Shorthorn Bull *l'00 00 
3- Shorthorn Bull 8700 00 
1 4— Ayrshire Bull 8100 00, 
5— Ayrshire Bnll SIM 00^ 
6- Ayrshire Bull .$?00 00 
7—Aldernei/ Bull §200 00 
8— Alder ne'n Bull *a00 00 
9— -1 Idemeu Bltll 8400 00 
10— Devon Bull 8100 00, 
11— Devon Bull SIM 00 
12— Devon Bull 8200 00^ 
13— Cotsicolil Bam 8100 00 
14— Cotiicold Bam 8200 00] 
l't — Cotswold Ewe 8100 00 
10— Cotsicold Eice 8150 00 
17— Southdown Bam 8100 00 
18— South down Bam $ln0 00 
19— Soufhdmcn Ewe 875 00 
30 —Southdown Ewe sioo 00 
al— Chester White Pig 830 00 
iaa— Essex na sso oo 
33— La'Fleche. Folds, one Pair 810 00! 
%4^-ffoudan Fowls, one Pair S40 00 
25— Creve Ceeur Fowls, one Pair 8J0 00 
36— Black Spanish fowls, one Pair 820 00 
37— Brahmas. LigliUone Pair 815 00 1 
38— Cold Laced Sebright Bantams.one Pair 815 oo 
29— Bresee's King of the Eavlies. (2 lb. parc.)¥> 00 
30— Xoricay Oats, (1 peck, Ramsdell d- Co.) 82 75 
31 — Carden Seeds for a Family (40 kinds) 85 00 
32— Flower Seeds for a Family (100 kinds). 85 00 
33— Carden Seeds cC- Flower Bulbs (Selection)** 00 
34 — Xursery Stock (any kinds desired) 820 00 
35— Set of Field Croquet 8S 00 
Xumber j 
of Sub- | 
scribers 
required 
at | fit 
81.50 1 8b 
lis 
500 
580 
120 
165 
210 
210 
300 
! 365 
120 
165 
3fi— Sewing Machine (Crover d- Baker)... 
37— Sewing Machine (Florence) 
38— Sewing Machine (Wilcox J: Gibbs) 
39—lMmb Knitting Machine 
40— Washing Machine (Jiolifs) 
41 — Clothes Wriuuer (Best—Unirersal).'.. 
42— Tea Set (SftrCs best Silver Plated) 
43 — Caster and Fruit Basket (do. do.). 
44— Cake Basket 
45 — Resolving Butter Cooler 
its— Ice or Wale)' Pitcher 
47— One Dozen Tea-spoons 
4z^—0»e Dozen Tablespoons 
49— One Dozen Table Forks 
(do. do.). 
(do. do.).. 
(do. do.) 
(do. do.). 
(do. do.).. 
(do. So.). ...SIS 0O| 
S55 00 
.$6S 00 
.855 on 
.8W 00 
.814 00, 
810 00 
.850 00 
.830 00 
.812 00 
. SS 00 
.sis no 
. 86 00 
812 00 
1250 
run 
1700 
350 
500 
650 
650 
900 
1050 
3.-0 
■■in 
210 ' 650 
120; a=0 
210, 650 
120 350 
165 500 
120 350 
165 500 
100 2K5 
120 ' 850 
46 150 
66' 225 
50 150 
50 150 
50 150 
22 75 
5; 22 
7 27 
IS 37 
13 37 
5 22 
SO 97 
161 52 
60 240 
70 , 275 
60 ; 240 
67 1 270 
21 70 
IS! 53 
66 225 
44 140 
f", 
50— Knives and Forks (Patterson Bros.) 814 OOi 
(do. *>.).. ..MS 501 
(do. do.).... 822 00 
(do. *>.).. ..$25 50 
(do. do.).... 85 00 
51 — Knives and Fork 
52 — 7Cnir.es and Forks 
53 — Knives and Fovks 
54 — Carver and Fork 
55— Fluted Steel 
5fi— Pocket Knife 
57— Pocket Knife 
5S— Pocket Knife 
59— Ladies' Pocket Knife 
GO— Melodeon, 4.oclar'e(G. A.Fi'iuce. ,(■ Co:s) 
(jX—Melda'ebn. 5-octave (da. da.) 
(do. do.) . . . 
■LP. Swain 1... 
(do. do.)... 
(do. do.)... 
(do. do.) 
82 50 
SI 50 
82 no 
s; .-,0 
82 OO 
f07 00 
si 12 no 
G2— Piano, Splendid r i-OCt.(Steinicayi(:Sons)$fflO 00 
63— Collbri Piano (Malhusheck P. F. To.). 8450 00 
64— Sllrer Watch (American Watch Co.) 840 00 
6 5— Ladies' Fine Cold Walch I A m . Watch Co.) 8100 00 
6S— Breech-loading Picket BiHe 816 00 
67— Double llbl. Gun, (Cooper, Harris dt /7.1830 00 
dS— Repealing Shot Gun (Paper Sp A. Co.)875 001 
69-7bo/ Chest (Patterson Bros.) 844 50' 
70 — Case of Mathematical Instruments 89 00 
71 — Case of Mathematical Instruments 815 OOj 
7'i—GoldPen, Sll.Case.E.(Worrend-Spadane) 84 50i 
73— Gold Pen and Silver Case. F. (do. do.) . 85 50| 
74— Ladies' Gold Pen and Rubber Case (do.) 86 00) 
Tr,— Charles Pratt's Astral oil (lean, 5 Gal.) $4 90] 
76— Barometer < Woodruff's Mercurial) 810 00 
77— Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) 815 00 
TS- Buckeye. Mowing Machine. Xo. 2. 8125 00 
79— Patent Cylinder Plaw.lTt. IT. Allen d- Co.)818 00 
SO— Collins d- Co.'s Cast Cast-Sleel Plow 825 f0 
81— LTand Cultivator and Weeder ( Comstock) 89 00 
82— Pump and Sprinkler (Page's) $5 00 
83— Family .Scales (Fairbanks' it Co.) $14 00 
84— Building Blocks (Crandall) $2 00 
85— Packet Lanterns. One Dozen $9 00 
80 — Neio American Cyclopedia (Appleton's) $80 00 
87— Worcester's Great Illustrated Dictionary 8'0 00 
90 
45 
65 
65 
70 
, 90 
33! 110 
3!1 124 
15 
1" 
19 
21 
88— Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
89— Any Two Back Volumes do. 
91) — Any Three do. do. do. 
91 — Any Four do. do. do. 
93— .1 uy Five do. • do. do. 
— (Each, add'l Vol. al same rate) 
93—Tlnrteeii Vols. XVI. to XXVIII. 
94 — Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
95 — Any I'ivo Back Volumes do. 
96— Any Three do. do. do. 
97 — Any Four do. do. do. 
98— Any Five. do. do. do. 
— (Each add'l Vol. at. sitine ratel 
99— Thirteen Voh. XVI. u, XXVIII. 
100— .1 Slo library (Your Ctflce) 
101 -.1 815 ' 
102 1 S20 
103- A S25 
104-1 830 
105— A S35 
lOfi-.l 840 
107-1 sir. 
108-1 850 
109-.4 SOO Library 
110— .1 S75 Library 
111 — .1 SIOO Library 
138 
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S?$18 50 
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1150 
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80 
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312 
190 
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48 
60 
21 
71 
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11*3— .1 Choice of Good {looks (See T.rmx below). \ 
^~Frrr'j Premium article is new and of the very best 
manufacture. Xo charge is mate for packing or boxing 
any article itiour Premium List. The thirty-nine Premiums^ 
Nos. 29 to 33, ."50 to 59, TO to 74, and 88 to 
112 inclusive, »-ill eaclt be delivered TREE of all charges* 
by mail or express (al the Post-office or express office nearest 
recipient, to any }iia<:-: til the Untied Stales or Territories. 
— Ttt-o'hcr articles cost the rtflpiciit 0)\bj (hA freight after 
learr^rf fhr iwvtfa-nrynf /m-n , byn»\!<<r>nve*)nw Specified 
SPECIAL >OTES. 
Read and carefully Note the foi- 
lowlngltenis: \o) All subscribers sent by one person 
coant, though from one or a dozen different Post-offices. 
Bui — (b) State with each name cr list of names sent, 
that it is for a premium (c) Send the names as fast as 
obtained, (hat the subscribers may begin to receive the 
paper at once. You can have any time, from one Eo 
four months, to fill up your list (d) Send the exact 
money with each list of names, so that there may be 
no confusion of money accounts (e) Old and new 
subscribers all connt in premium clubs, lint a portion, 
at least, should be new names; it is partly to get these 
that we offer premiums to canvassers. N.B. — The extra 
copy to clubs of ten or twenty is not given where pre- 
mium articles are called for (/') Specimen NumK-rs. 
Cards, and Show-bills, will be supplied free as needed by 
canvassers, hut they shouldbeused carefully and econom- 
ically, as they are very costly (g) Remit money 
in Checks on New York Banks or Bankers, payable to 
order of Orange Judd & Co., or send Post-office Money 
Orders. If neither of them is obtainable, Keuister 
Money Letters, affixing stamps both for the posiage and 
registry; put in the money and seal the letter in the pres- 
ence of the Postmaster, and take his receipt for it. 
Money sent in any of the above ways is at our risk. 
Description of Premiunas. 
Every Premium is described in. the October Agricul- 
turist, and also in. a !*|>eoii»l Slaeet, which "-VI 
be sent free to every one desiring- it. We ham room 
Jieve for the following only; 
]\o. Si. — Crandall f s Improved 
Building Blocks furnish a most attractive amuse- 
ment for children. They are very simple in construction, 
will stand years of children's handling without breaking 1 , 
and give renewed pleasure daily. Churches, Dwellings, 
Barns, Mills, Fences, Furniture, etc., in almost cniii* -- 
variety, can be built with them, and the structures re- 
main so firm as to be carried about. For developing the 
ingenuity and taste of children they are unequal ed. T!t-' 
Blocks are put up in neat boxes, accompanied by a 
large hand-bill givingvariousdesignsof buildings. Tins 
is one of the most successful toys ever invented. 
^"o«s. £8 to OJI- — ToIIiuhcs of tlie 
American Agriculturist (Unbound V — These 
amount to a large and valuable Library on all matters 
pertaining to the Farm, Garden, and Household, and con- 
tain more varied information on these subjects than can 
be obtained iu books costing three times as much. The 
price of the volumes is $1.50 each, at the Office, or $1.75 
if sent by mail, as they must be post-paid. They arc 
profusely Illustrated, the Engravings used in them baring 
alone cost about £33,000. Those obtaining premiums for 
less than twelve volumes can select any volumes desired, 
from XVI. to XXVIII. . inclusive. For ordinary use. the 
sets of numbers unbound will answer quite well. 
Xos. 04 to OO. — Bound Volumes of 
tlie Agriculturist.— These are th- same na Nos ^ 
to flSabove, but are neatly bound in uniform style, and 
cost us more for binding and postage. Sout post-paid. 
>"os. lOO to 111.— Oood K-inrarics. 
—In these premiums, wc offer a choice of Books t'->r 
the Farm, Garden, and Household. The per- 
son entitled to any one of the premiums 100 to 111 may 
select any books desired from the li-t of our book 
published monthly, (see another pag»o. to the amount of 
the premiums, and lb'- books will bo forwarded, Pfl 
Express paid. $05 or $50 worth of hooks pertaining ! • 
the farm will give the boys new idea-, set 'hem to think- 
ing and observing, and thus enable them to mal'e their 
heads help their hands. Any good book will, in the 
end, be of far more value to a youih than to have an ex- 
tra acre of land on coming to manhood. The thinking, 
reasoning, observing man. will certainly make more off 
from 40 acres than he would off from 50 'teres w ithout the 
mental ability which reading will give lain. * "*" Lei 
the Farmers of a neighborhood nnitc their efforts and 
get an agricultural Library for ral lipo. 
,"\o. 11*2.— Sonera! B?o<>lv Premium. 
Anyone sending '25 or more nam- .nay select T\iok* 
from our published H^t to the amonnl of 1 | cents for 
each subscriber sent at $1; or 80 cents tor " ;i name 
sent at $1.20 each; or 60 centslbt each name at $1.50. 
This qfer !* only for clubs of 25 or more. The bools 
iciil V rani hymrll r.r rrpfvx^, pttytfld eftriMgjS! by t/* p 
