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American agriculturist. 
[January, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Okanok J odd & Co., Publishers, 41 Paris How, K. T. City. 
Anntjal Subscription Terms (always in advance) : §1.50 
each for less than four copies: Four to nine copies, $1.25 
each: Ten to nineteen copies, 51-20 each: Twenty copies 
and upwards, 51 each. Papers are addressed to each name. 
Our Excellent Premiums. 
EXPLANATION. 
In inviting; the special attention of all to the list of 
most valuable premiums, offered in the accompanying; 
table, a word of explanation may he needed hy the many 
thousands of new subscribers who now see this paper 
for the first time : We employ no agents, traveling or 
otherwise, to attend to tlwcollection or renewing of sub- 
scriptions, or the securing of new subscribers. As a rule, 
our old subscribers renew without solicitation, and they 
generally invite some of their neighbors and friends to 
join them. In this way our circulation is continually in- 
creasing. We bespeak the continuance of this good will 
and favor, and shall spare no effort to make the coming, 
nnmbers increasingly valuable, and worthy the patronage 
of every man, woman and child in the entire country. 
Still, it is usually convenient and desirable to have 
some one or moi'e persons at every Post-Office to gather 
up and forward renewals, and solicit new subscribers, and 
to those who do this we offer a choice of good articles, of 
a value proportioned to their cost, and to the number 
of names sent in. These premium articles are a token or 
acknowledgment on our part of favors received, to those 
who act from disinterested motives — though they also 
afford good pay in most cases for time expended. Hun- 
dreds of persons have written us that they have, by using a 
few evening hours or stormy days, secured without expense 
just the articles desired. Frequent cases are reported 
to us where premium canvassers have cleared from $10 to . 
$30 a day, by earning- the premiums and selling them. 
Any person so disposed can make up a premium list — 
the offers are open to all. It is a pleasant work. Any 
one who persuades a dozen, or twenty, or more of his 
neighbors to read about their business, does much to im- 
prove and elevate the character of the people, and to bring 
increased value to his own homestead, and to every other 
homestead around him. 
Our premiums are all really valuable articles, such as 
we can cheerfully recommend to our friends. By whole- 
sale purchases, by advertising arrangements, etc., we are 
able to supply them as premiums on far better terms than 
we could sell them, and we thus pay our canvassers much 
more than we could possibly do in cash. The paper is 
supplied to subscribers at cost, or even less. The im- 
mense circulation gives great value to our advertising 
columns, to which duly reliable parlies are admitted, and 
these can well afford to supply all the funds needed to pay 
our premiums, and also a satisfactory profit. 
It will be seen then, that the premiums, by aiding to in- 
crease the circulation, thus enlarge our advertising re- 
ceipts, and these, in turn, furnish not only the means of 
paying for further premiums, but also enable us to supply 
a very valuable paper at less than its real cost, and still 
receive au ample remuneration for our work. 
We invite every reader who lives where no one is al- 
ready actively engaged in raising a premium club, to take 
hold in these leisure winter days, and secure such a club. 
We often receive several different premium clubs from the 
same Post-Office The last column in the table shows 
how many subscribers are required when they are sent 
at the lowest clnb price of §1 a year for 20 or more. The 
next column shows the number required at the regular 
price of $1.50 a year. (See notes following the table.) 
Men and Women of various occupations, 
Farmers, Gardeners, Post-masters, Mer- 
chants, Mechanics, Clergymen, Teachers, 
Soldiers, Boys, Girls, etc., can engage in the 
work of soliciting subscribers and secure good pay for it, 
in the excellent and desirable premium articles. 
Table of Premiums and Terms, ^ 3 
For Volume 26— (1867). ?| 
Open, to all— No Competition. 
$£ 
No. Names of Premium Articles. j 
1— Garden Seeds for a Family (40 £i;wZs).£5 oo! 
2— Flower Seeds for a Family (100 'tends) . §5 00 
3—Nursen/ Stock {An)/ lands desired) $20 00 ! 
4—Iona Grape Vines (VZofNo. 1) $is QO 
5— Concord Grape Vines (100 ofNn, l)., £12 oo' 
6— Japan Lilies (1% Bulbs) S6 00 
7— Sewing Machine ( Wheeler & Wilson') . ..$55 oo 
8— Sewing Machine (Grover & Baker) §55 ou l 
9— Sewing Machine {Singer's Tailoring) ..&S0 Oo! 
10— Sewing Machine (Florence) $63 00 
11— Sewing Machine (Willcox& Gibbs) $55 00 
12— Sewing Machine (Howe's) $60 00' 
13 — Washing Machine (Dotifs) $u 00; 
14— Clothes Wringer (Best— Universal) 810 oo' 
15— Tea Set (Hart's best Silver Plated) $50 00 
16— Castors and Fruit Basket (do. do.) S30 oo! 
17— Iceor Water Pitcher (do. .do.).... $18 00 
18— One Dozen Tea Spoons (do. do.) $? 50! 
19— One Dozen Table Spoons (do. do.) §15 oo' 
20— One Dozen Dining Forks (do. do.) $15 00 
31— Piano (Best Steinway & Sorts 7-'octooe)$625 00 1 
%%—Melodeon (Besto-octave) $112 00' 
23—Melodeon (Best A-octave) $67 00 
34— Ladies' Gold Watch (Beautiful).: $100 00' 
35— Silver Watch ( Valuable Time Keeper). ,$33 50 
26— Double Barrel Gun ( Very good) $30 00 
%7—Speneer\$BreaehdoadingRifie(Hunting)%=>7> 00 1 
%8—Tool Chest (First Quality of Tools) ... ,$U 50 
39— Case of Mathematical Instruments $9 00 
30— Case of Mathematical Instruments $15 00| 
31— Morton's Best Xo. Gold Pen < Silver Case)^ 75 
33— Morton's Best No. 5 Gold Pen < Silver Case) $4 50' 
33— Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) $1S 00' 
34— Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) $12 00 
35— Buckeye Mowing Machine, No. 2. $125 oo! 
36— Allen's Patent Ci/linder Plow, etc $20 50J 
37— The Aquarius or Water Thrower $11 00 
3S— American Ci/clopedia (Appleton's) $80 00 
39— Worcester's Great Illustrated ' Dictionary^Yl 00 
40— Any Back Volume Agriculturist' ' 
4:1— Any Two Back Volumes do, 
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$1.50 $1. 
42— Any Three do. 
43— Any Four do. 
44 — Any Five do. 
45— Any Six do. 
46— Any Seven do. 
4:7— Any Eight do. 
48— Any Nine do. 
49— Vols. XVI to XXV 
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50— Any Back Volume Agriculturist' 
HI— Any Two Back Volumes 
32— Any Three do. 
53— Any Four do. 
54 — Any Five do. 
55— Any Six do. 
56— Any Seven do. 
57— Any Eight do. 
58— Any Nine do. 
59- Vols. XVI to XXV 
60— Genesee Farmer, lS5S-lS65,8T"'</.v..-»)?<rtrt$U 00 
01— Downing' sLandscape Ga rdenVg ' 
tiii—Cum minas tC- Milter's Ai'cfoitect. 
63— .1 $10 Library ( Your Choice) . . 
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64— A S15 Libraru 
6.1— A S30 Libraru 
66— .1 S25 Libraru 
67— A S30 Libraru 
G9—A S3."» Libraru 
69— .1 S40 Libraru 
70— A $45 Libraru 
71— A §50 Library 
7:i-A S60 Libraru 
73— .1875 Libraru 
74— ;l SlOO Libraru 
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75— A Choice of Good Books (See Terms below.) 
76— Sewing Machine (Finkle dc Lyon) $fi0 00 
77— One Dozen Pocket Lanterns $9 00 
1550 
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400 
153 
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275 
190 
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12 'IS 
&W Every article offered is new and of the very best 
manufacture. No charge is made for packing or boxing 
any of the articles in this Premium List. The forty- 
three. Premiums, Nos. 1, 2, G, and from 29 to 32, 
and from 40 to 75 inclusive, will each be delivered 
FREE of all charges, by mail or express, to the Post- 
Office or express office nearest recipient, to any place in 
the United States or Territories, excepting those reached 
only hy the Overland Mail. — The other articles cost the 
recipient only the freight after leaving the manufactory 
of each, by any conveyance that may be specified. 
|^Wc talte so much pains to procure only good 
articles in all cases, that any one securing anything from 
our .premium list, saves the risk usually run of getting 
poor or indifferent goods, when buying of unknown or 
irresponsible parties. Every thing we send out as a 
premium is guaranteed to be the best of^ls kind and price. 
Our premiums are standard articles, and enough 
can be obtained to supply all calls for premiums for six 
months. Every canvasser can take abundant time, but 
As fast as subscriptions are obtained, send them 
along, tiiat the subscribers may begin to receive the 
paper; and when all the names that can be obtained are 
forwarded, select the premium, and it will be promptly 
furnished. To save mistakes and keeping accounts, send 
with each list of names, the exact subscription money 
(in Post Office money orders, or drafts or checks on N. Y. 
City, or, if these can not be had, register money letters.) 
/Lap-" Every name designed for a premium list?nust 
be so marked when sent in. {We can notcount others.) 
Old and new subscribers count in premium lists, 
but a part should be new names, for it is to obtain 
such that the premiums are in part offered. Papers to Pre- 
mium clubs need ?iot all go to one Post Office. Of course 
the extra copy, usually offered to clubs of ten or twen- 
ty, will not be furnished when a premium is called for. 
Specimen. Nnmbers of the Agriculturist, Cards, 
and Showbills, as maybe needed, will be Supplied to Can- 
vassers. These should be used carefully and economi- 
cally, as each extra copy of the paper, with postage 
(2c.) which must be prepaid, posts about 12 cents. 
For Full Description of the several premiums 
see October Agriculturist, pages 349 to 352, or apply for 
a Descriptive List, which will be furnisheJ free and post- 
paid. We have room here for only the following : 
F¥o. €3 to 7 &— Good MlM-ai-Ies.— These 
can be selected by the recipients, from any of the books 
in the list below. The books will be delivered free of 
cost, by mail or express. 
No. 75 — Oenad'al I! So oik IPjt-eiitiSami. — 
Anyone not desiring the specific. Book premiums, 63 to 74, 
on sending any number of names above 25, may select 
Books from the list below, lo the amount of 10 cents 
for each subscriber sent at $1: or to the amount of 30 
cents for each name sent at the (ten) club price of $1.20 
each: or lo the amount of GO cents for each name at 
$1.50. This offer is only for clubs of lo or more. The 
books will be sent by mail or express, prepaid by «5 ti4 
No. 77 (New) — F'oclte* E^&utei-iis. — 
This new premium is a very iugeuious as well as valuable 
Yankee invention. It is a complete Lantern, large enough 
to afford light for walking or other purposes, and yet in 
less than half a minute it can be folded into a parcel 3 by 
4 inches and % inch in thickness, or small enough to 
set into the vest pocket, and yet contain 3 little sperm 
candles, matches, etc. We have used one for several 
months, carrying it in the pocket whenever going out at 
night, ready for use at any moment. It is manufactured 
by the Mcrriam Manufacturing Company, (Julius Ives & 
Co., Agents," 49 Maiden Lane, N. T. City). The few sold 
thus far have been retailed at %\ each (we thought our first 
one purchased at that price a good investment ;) but in or- 
der to introduce specimen samples generally, the manufac- 
turers enable us to make a special offer of One Dozen of 
the Lanterns, for a club of 12 subscribers at $1.59 each. 
For larger clubs, at the same rate, or a lantern for each 
member. A dozen pack in a box 3J£ by 5J4 by S\i inches, 
and will go anywhere cheaply by express. It is de : 
scribed in our advertising columns. 
BOOKS FOR FARMERS AND OTHERS. 
[For sale at the office of the Agriculturist, or they will be 
forwarded by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. 23?" All 
these are included in Our Premiums, Nos. C3 to 75, above. 
Allen*s (L. F.) Rural Architecture $1 50 
Allen's (R. L.) American Farm Book 1 50 
Allen's Diseases of Domestic Animals 1 00 
American Bird Fancier 30 
American Rose Culturist. , 80 
American Weeds and F^t-fni Ki*a±a i 75 
Architecture, by Cummings & Miller '.'.'.'.'.'. 10 ou 
Barry's Fruit Garden 1 75 
Bement's Poulterer's Companion 2 01) 
Bement's Babbit Fancier 30 
Breck's New Book of Flowers 1 75 
Buist's Flower Garden Directory 1 53 
Buist's Family Kitchen Gardener 1 00 
Burr's Vegetables of America 5 00 
Chorlton's Grape-Grower's Guide 75 
Cobbett's American Gardener 75 
Cole's (S. W.) American Fruit Book 75 
Cole's Veterinarian 75 
Dadd"s Modern Horse Doctor 1 50 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) American Cattle Doctor 150 
Dana's Muck Manual 1 25 
Dog and Gnu (Hooper's) paper, 30c cloth.. 60 
Downing's Country Houses.. R 00 
Downing Landscape Gardening (new Edition) 50 
Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America 3 00 
Downing's Rural Essays 5 00 
Eastwood on Cranberry 7.i 
Elliott's Western Fruit Grower's Guide 1 50 
Flax Culture 50 
Field's (Thomas W.) Pear Culture 1 25 
Flint's Milch Cows and Dairy Farming 2 50 
French's*Farm Drainage 1 50 
Fuller's Grape Culturist — 1 50 
Fuller's Strawberry Culturist 20 
Gray's How Plants Grow 1 25 
Gray's Manual of Botany and Lessons in one Vol 4 00 
Guenon on Milch Cows . 75 
Harris' Insects Injurious to Vegetaiioiij plain4.00, col'd 5 00 
Harris' Rural Annual. Bound, 8 Nos., in 2 Vols. Each 1 50 
Herbert's Hints to Horsekeepers 1 75 
Hop Culture 40 
Husmann's Grapes and Wine 1 5 J 
Johnston's Agricultural Chemistry 1 75 
Johnston's Elements of Agricultural Chemistry 1 50 
Johnson's (Prof. S. W.) Essays on Manures 1 25 
Lan est roth on Honey Bee 2 00 
Leuchar's How to Build Hot-Houses 1 50 
Mayhew's Illustrated Horse Doctor 3 50 
Mayhew's Illustrated Horse Management 3 50 
Mayhew's Practical Bookkeeping lor Farmers 90 
Blanks for do. do. 120 
Miles on the Horse's Foot jS 
My Farm of Edgowood 1 75 
My Vineyard at Lake view 1-23 
Norton's" Scientific Agriculture ■ 75 
Onion Culture 20 
Our Farm of Four Acres (bound) GOc paper.. 80 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture 75 
Peat and Its Uses, by Prof. S. W. Johnson 1 29 
Pedder's Land Measurer 00 
Quinbv's Mysteries of Bee Keeping (new) 1 50 
Randall's Sheep Husbandry 1 50 
Randall's Fine wool Sheep Husbandry 1 00 
Rivers* Miniature Fruit Garden 1 00 
Richardson on the Dog, paper 30c cloth.. GO 
Rural Animal, by Joseph Harris 25 
Saunders' Domestic Poultry (new), paper, 40c, bound 75 
Schenck's Gardener's Text Book 15 
Scrihner's Read v Reckoner : 30 
Skillful Housewife 75 
Stewart's (John) Stable Book 1 50 
Thompson's Food of Animals 1 OJ 
Tobacco Culture •• 25 
Todd's (S. E.) Young Farmer's Manual 1 50 
Warder's Hedges and Evergreens 1 50 
Watson's American Home Garden , 2 00 
Woodward's Country Homes ., 1 50 
Youatt and Spooner on the Horse , 1 50 
Touatt and Martin on Cattle -. 1 50 
Touatt on th e Hog 1 00 
Youatt on Sheep . 1 00 
Youmans' Household Science. • • >' ^5 
