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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[March, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Orangic Jcdd & Co., Publishers, 243 Broadway, N. T. City. 
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If we recollect rightly, we have previously said 
something in these columns about giving "premi- 
ums." Lest we mij have omitted to do so, we 
will just say here, that the Publishers of the 
American Agriculturist "invented" a custom sev- 
eral ycar3 ago which has been widely imitated by 
others — a strong proof that it is a good custom — 
viz., that of issuing sundry " tokeus " — premiums 
—to those fiiends who interest themselves in 
securing and forwarding subscribers to this paper. 
The plan has worked admirably. More than Ten 
Thousand persons have received these premiums. 
The number should exceed twenty-five thousand — 
or, at least one or more, for every Post-office in the 
country. There is just as good a chance for 1 5,000 
more, as for the past 10,000. These Pre- 
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Reader, mat get one of them just as well as 
not, during the next few weeks. 
The whole thing is in a "nut-shell." The next 
column contains a list of first-rate articles — not a 
poor thing among them. The Publishers could 
not afford to send out anything but the best. 
It is easy to get them ! There are plenty of 
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useful, paying information from these columns 
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periment during this and the next few weeks. The 
Publishers have an ample supply available, of 
nearly all the premium articles, and they will 
respond to all calls for them. Please see that 
■no one in your neighborhood is without this 
paper who can possibly be persuaded to take 
it. Tou will be quite likely to secure a fine article 
from the prize list — something that will be useful. 
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yeuhavenotourlast October numberon hand, send 
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take the paper, if it is rightly presented to their 
notice. Please take hold of this matter, beginning 
to-day. If you get but two or three names this 
month, it will open the way, and give you experi- 
ence for getting a large premium later on, or next 
year. Try it to-day. The " Special Notes" in the 
Third Column give some particulars to be read. 
|gy~ "'What you will to do, you can do." 
[In the following table is giveu 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 rate of $1 a year. For full 
descriptions of the articles send for our Special Sheet.] 
Table of Premiums and Terms, 
For Volume 29-11870). 
Open to all— \"o Competition. 
No. Names of Premium Articles. 
I— Shorthorn Bull $500 00 
H— Shorthorn Bull S6O0 00 
3— Shorthorn Bull S700 00 
5— Ayrshire Bull $150 00 
O— Ayrshire Bull $200 00 
7—Alaerney Bull $200 00 
8— Aider ney Bull $300 00 
9— Alderne'y Bull $400 00i 
10— Devon Bull $100 00. 
11— Devon Bull $150 00^ 
18— Devon Bull $200 00 
13— Cotswold Ram $100 00 
14r-Cotsicold Bam $200 00 : 
lS-Cotswold Eice $100 00 
1G— Cotswold Ewe $150 00 
17— South, doicn Ram $100 00 
18— South doicn Ram $150 00 
19 —South down Ewe $75 00 
20 —Southdown Ewe $ 100 00 
31— Chester White Pig $30 00 
33— Essex Pig $50 00 
24r~Koudan Folds, one Pair $40 00 
35— Creve Cceur Fowls, one Pair $40 00 
36— Black Spanish Fowls, one Pair $20 00 
%7—Brahmas, Light,one Pair $15 00 
28— CoM Laced Sebright Bantams.one Pair $15 00 
29— Bresee's King of the Earlies, (2 lb. parc.)$1 00 
30— Norway Oats, (1 peck, Ramsdell it Co.) $2 75 
31— Garden Seeds for a Family (40 kinds) $5 00 
32— Flower Seeds for a Family (TOO kinds). $5 00 
33— Garden Seeds' d- Flower Bulbs (Selection)^ 00 
34— Nursery Stock (any kinds desired) $20 00 
35— See of Field Croquet $8 00 
36— Sewing Midline (Grover it Baker) $55 00 
37— Sewing Machine (Florence) $63 00 
38— Sewing Machine (Wilcoxde Gibbs) $55 00 
39— Lamb' Knitting Machine $60 00 
40— Washing Machine (Data's) $14 00 
41— Clothes Wringer (Brst—rnirersa!) $10 00 
42— Tea Set (Barfs best Surer Plated) $50 00 
43— Caster and Fruit Basket (do. do.) $30 00 
Number 
of Sub- 
scribers 
required 
at f at 
$1.50 1 $1- 
44— Cake Basket 
45— Revolving Butter Cooler 
46— Lee or Water Pitcher 
47— One Dozen Tea-spoons 
48— One Dozen Tableslioons 
49— One Dozen Table Forks 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
do.)., 
do.)., 
do.)., 
do.)., 
do.). 
.$12 00 
. $8 00 
.$is on 
. $o on 
.$12 00 
do.).... $12 00 
50— Knives and Forks (Patterson Bros.) $14 00 
51— Knives and Forks 
52— Knives and Forks 
S3— Knives and Forks 
54 — Carver and Fork 
55— Fluted Steel 
56— Pocket Knife 
57— Pocket Knife 
58— Pocket Knife 
59— Ladies' Pocket Knife 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
(J. P. Swain ) 
(do. do.)., 
(do. do.)., 
(do. do.).. 
do.).... $11 r.O 
do.).... $22 00 
do.).... $25 50 
do.), 
do.). 
$5 00 
$2 50 
$1 50 
$2 00 
$3 50 
$2 00 
— 00 
60— Melodeon, Aoclave(G.A.Prince d-Co.'s) . 
61— Melodeon, 5-oclare (do. do.) $112 00 
Q2— Piano. Splendid !-oct.(Stei)tira>/>(-Sons)%fi50 00 
63 — Cotton" Piano (Mathusheck P. F. Co.). $450 00 
64r-Silver Watch (American Watch Co.) ... .$40 00 
65— Ladies' Fine Gold Watcli (Am. Watch Co.) $100 00 
66— Breech- loading Pocket Rifle $16 00 
$1— Double Bbl. Gun, ( Cooper, I/arris d- J7.1$30 00 
68— Repealing Shot Gun (Roper Sp A. Co.)$75 00 
69-Tool Chest (Patterson Bros.) $14 50 
70_ Case of Mathematical Instruments $9 00 
71!— Case of Mathematical Instruments $15 00 
t<^—GoldPen, Sil.Case.E.ClVaiTend-Spadone)^ 50 
73— Gold Pen and Silver Case, F, (do. do.). $5 50 
74— Ladies' Gold Pen and Rubber Case (do.) $6 00 
75— Charles Pratt's Astral Oil (1 can, 5 Gal.) $4 00 
76— Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) $10 00 
77— Barometer (Woodruff"* Mercurial) $15 00 
78— Buckeye Mowing Machine, No. 2. . .$125 00 
19— Patent Cylinder Plow.lR. II. Allen tt Co.)$18 00 
80— Collins <t Co.'s Cast Cast-Steel Plow.... $55 00 
81— Hand Cultivator and Weeder (Comstock) $9 00 
83— Pump and Sprinkler (Page's) $5 00 
83— Family Scales (Fairbanks* it Co.) $14 00 
84— Building Blocks (Crandall) $2 00 
85— Pocket Lanterns, One. Dozen $9 00 
86— New American Cyclopedia (Applelon's) $S0 00 
87— Worcester's Great Illustrated Dictionary $10 00 
88— Any Back Volume Agriculturist 1 . . $1 75 
89— Any Two Bad Volumes do. |^3$S50 
IS? $5 25 
90— Anil Three do. do. do. 
91— Any Four do. do. do. 
9Z—An'a Fire do. do. do. 
—(Each add'l Vol. at same rate) 
Q3—Tliirteen Vols. XVI. to XXVIII. 
Qq.—Any Hack Volume Agriculturist 
95— Any Tico Back Volumes do. 
96 — Any Three do. do. do. 
QY—An'y Four do. do. do. 
98— Any Five do. do. do. 
—(Each add'l Vol. at same rale) 
gf>_ Tli irleen Vols. XVI. to XX VIII. 
100— A SIO Library (Your Choice) 
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28 
$.-> 2: 
$7 on 
$8 75 
S22 75 
$.' 511 
■" 00 
50 
101—4 S15 Library 
101— A S30 Library 
103— A S35 Library 
104—4 S30 Library 
105—4 S35 Library 
106—4 S40 Library 
107—4 S45 Librara 
108—4 S50 Librara 
109—4 S60 Librarg 
110—4 S75 Library 
111—4 SlOO Library 
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850 
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210 | 650 
120 | S50 
210 650 
120 : 350 
165 500 
120 350 
165 i 500 
100 2S5 
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461 150 
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60 1 240 
70 275 
60 240 
67 270 
21 70 
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44 1 140 
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113—jl Choice of Good Books (See Terms below). 
0"E»'j Premium article is New and of the very best 
manufacture. No charge is made for packing or boxing 
any article in our Premium List. Tlie thirty-nine Premiums, 
Nos. 29 to 33, 56 to 59, 70 to 74, and 88 to 
112 inclusive, Will each be delivered FREE of all charges, 
by mail or express (at tlie Post-office or express office nearest 
recipient), to any place in dm United Slates or Territories. 
—Tlie other articles cost tlie recipient only the freight after 
leaving the manufactory of each, by tmj conveyance specified. 
SPECIAL SOTES. 
Read and carefully Viotc tlie fol- 
lowing Items : (a) All subscribers sent by one person 
count, though coining from a dozen different Post-offices. 
But — (6) State with each name or list of names sent, 
that it is for a premium (c) Send the nanus as fast a* 
obtained, that the subscribers may begin to receive tlie 
pajier at once. You can have any time, from one to 
four months, to fill up your list (d) Send the exact 
money Avith each list of names, so that there may be 
no confusion of money accounts (e) Old and new 
subscribers all count in premium clubs, but 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 Number,-, 
Cards, and Show-bills, will be supplied free, as needed by 
canvassers, but they should be used 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 these is obtainable, Register 
Money Letters, affixing stamps both for the postage 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 Premiums. 
M'enj Premium, is described in the October Agricul- 
turist, and also in a Special Slieet, which will 
be sent free to every one desiring it. We have room 
here for the following only: 
Nos. 56, 57, 58, 59— Pocket Knives. 
—now for the eots ahd girls 1 — These Premiums are 
among the most pleasing and useful that we have ever 
offered. Every hoy, and girl, too, wants a pocket knife. 
We give them an opportunity to obtain a most valuable 
one for nothing but a little effort. These knives are made 
by Mr. J. P. Swain, whose work is equal to any clone 
in this country or Europe. No. 56 is a neat, substantial 
Knife, with three blades and buck-horn handle. No. 57 
is a still finer article, with four hlades and buck-horn 
handle. No. 58 is an elegant Knife, with four blades and 
shell handle. No. 59 is a Ladies' Pocket Knife, a beau- 
tiful article, with four blades and shell handle. 
Wos. 88 to 9S.— Tolumes of line 
American Agriculturist (Unbound). — 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 
he obtained in 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 are 
profusely Illustrated, the Engravings used in them having 
alone cost about $35,000. Those obtaining premiums for 
less than twelve volumes can select any volumes desired, 
from XVI. to XXVLTL, inclusive. For ordinary use, the 
sets of numbers unbound will answer quite well. 
TVos. 94 to 99.— Bound Volumes of 
tlie Agriculturist. — These are the same as Nos. 8S 
to 93 above, but are neatly bound in uniform style, and 
cost us more for binding and postage. Sent post-paid. 
Nos. lOO to 111.— Good i,il>rsivies. 
—In these premiums, we offer a choice of Books for 
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 list of our books 
published monthly, (see another page), to the amount of 
the premiums, and the books will he forwarded. Post or 
Express paid. $25 or $50 worth of books pertaining to 
the farm will give the boys new ideas, set them to think- 
ing and observing, and thus enable them to make their 
heads help tlieir hands. Any good hook will, in the 
end, be of far more value to a youth than to have an ex- 
tra acre of land on coming to manhood. The thinking, 
reasoning, observing man, will certainly make more off 
from 49 acres than he would off from 50 acres withoutthe 
mental ability which reading will give him. 2Sf— Let 
the Farmers of a neighborhood unite their efforts and 
get an agricultural Library for general use. 
No. 112.— General ISook Premium. 
Any one sending 25 or more names may select Books 
from our published list to the amonnt of 10 cents for 
each subscriber sent at $1 ; or 30 cents for each name 
sent at $1.20 each; or GO cents for each name at $1.50. 
Tliis offer is only for clubs of 25 or more. Tlie books 
will be sent by mail or Repress, prepaid through by us. 
