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and it now being an acknowledged fact 
that those rates are lower by half than the 
rates of other journals of similar character, 
in proportion to their actual paid subscrip¬ 
tion lists, we hereby announce that from 
the date of this issue, the price of our ad¬ 
vertising space will be 45 writs per nonpa¬ 
reil line or $5.40 per inch for each insertion. 
The actual increase in circulation would 
warrant a much greater advance in prices 
than this, but we will accept contracts 
at these figures with the usual discounts 
on long time advertisements until further 
notice, which will be given whenever 
another advance* is necessary. 
Still Another Prize. Mr. L. W. 
Gardner, of the Valley Nurseries, Port 
Golden, N. J., otters to donate 100 First 
Class Peach Trees, 50 to be of the best old 
standard varieties, and 50" of the best new 
sorts, altogether worth $14.00, to the per¬ 
son who will send the greatest number of 
subscribers to Seed-Time and Harvest dur¬ 
ing this month (March.) Who takes them? 
For the elegant colored plate of the 
Atlantic Strawberry which accompanies 
this issue, we are under obligations to Mr. 
Wm. F. Bassett, of Hammonton, N, J., 
whose advertisement of this superb new va¬ 
riety will be found on page 26 of this issue. 
Literary Mention. 
So many excellent periodicals are named in our 
clubbing list, that one can hardly go astray in choos¬ 
ing one to suit his particular need if he selects sim¬ 
ply by the title; but we feel it our duty to remind 
our readers occasionally of the good things to be 
found in the many desirable publications received 
at our office. Among them we have those specially 
devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture, 
Bee-Keeping, Poultry-Keeping, Stock Raising, Manu¬ 
facturing, Politics, Literature and News. To men¬ 
tion titles only, takes considerable space, but to give 
in detail their various departments would fill a whole 
number. 
For the real working farmer who desires to keep 
up with the times, the American Agriculturist is a 
most excellent monthly helper find is full of interest 
for every member of the family. It is printed in 
English and also in German, and an American farm¬ 
er having German help could not invest $1 50 where 
it would pay better than in making a present of a 
year’s subscription to his hired man: 
The Country Gentleman is unexcelled as a Week¬ 
ly, and certainly gives as much for the price, $2.50, 
as any farmer ought to expect, 'thoroughly and 
honestly edited, its teachings may be relied upon. 
The New York Weekly Tribune, while generally 
accounted a polittea) paper contains an agricultural 
department not excelled by many so-called farmers* 
papers. Its articles are always timely and boiled 
down until the real essence is extracted and readily 
assimilated by the most hurried reader. 
The New York Weekly World which on almost 
all political topics may be considered opposed to the 
Tribune , vies with it in the excellence of its agricul¬ 
tural department, and so nearly equal are the rivals 
that it takes a wise head to tell'which is the better of 
the two. 
Before the war, some twenty-five years ago, the 
little town of Atlanta. Ga., was known but to few 
people, but after the close of the unpleasantness a 
“boom” struck the place and perhaps no town in 
the sunny South is better known to-day than Atlanta. 
It seems to be the center of the agricultural and 
manufacturing industries of the South. Several 
papers of first-class character are established there, 
and among them we find two or three Agricultural 
Monthlies fully equal to those published in older set¬ 
tled portions of the Union. Of these the Southern 
Cultivator, published monthly by Jas. P. Harrison 
& Co., at $1.50 per year and the Southern World, 
semi-monthly, published by Dr. B. M. Woolley, at 
$1.00 per year, should be in the hands of every 
farmer of the South, and Northern farmers would 
also profit much by their teachings. Send for spec! 
men copies and see for yourselves. 
The Western States are not behind their Eastern 
sisters in furnishing agricultural literature adapted 
to their own particular section. The Ohio Farmer, 
weekly, published at Cleveland, at $1.25 per year 
has made many improvements within the past few 
months, and will not suffer in comparison with any 
other agricultural paper in that State. 
The Poultry World of Hartford Conn., shows 
its present prosperity by indulging in a new cover, 
which for real beauty ‘ take the cake.” Entirely 
devoted to Poultry it affords special delight to fan¬ 
ciers and breeders, but is a most excellent journal 
for every one who raises few, or many fowls. $1.25 
per year. 
The Western Rural, of Chicago, came out in a 
new dress a few weeks ago, much enlarged and im¬ 
proved in every respect, and well worthy of the sup 
port of the farmers of the Prairie State. $1.65 per 
year, weekly. 
The Farming World, of Cincinnati, is a big paper 
for the price, and those who don’t get their money’s 
worth in it, cannot properly appreciate the ability 
required to conduct a first-class farmers’ paper. 
Semi-monthly, 75 cents a year. Try it. 
The Youth’s Companion. The desire of parents 
to provide good and instructive reading for their 
children is one that can not be too strongly fostered; 
and we feel it hut right to mention occasionally in 
these columns the names and characteristics of those 
papers and magazines devoted to the improvement 
of youth. In the connection we may say that we 
know of no better paper than the Youth’s Compan¬ 
ion, published at Boston, Mass. In the course of a 
year it gives upwards of two hundred stories, by the 
best authors, besides many shorter articles, and any 
number of attractive engravings. Its circulation, 
now over 300,000 copies per week, gives its publishers 
a decided advantage over others in being able to 
afford so much for the money. $1.75 per year. Speci¬ 
men copies free. 
Ogilvie’s Popular Reading. We certainly be¬ 
lieve that J. S. Ogilvie & Co., of 31 Rose Street, N. Y., 
furnish about as much reading matter for the money, 
as any publishing house in the United States. 
Number One of Ogilvie’s Popular Reading con¬ 
tains The Octoroon, by Miss M. E Braddon; Hilary’s 
Folly, by Bertha M. Clay; Ninety Nine Recitations; 
Chunks of Fun; Nat Foster, the Boston Detective, &c.. 
printed in large type with handsome lithograph cov¬ 
er, and an elegant floral frontispiece in ten colors, 
worth more than the price of the book, all for 3(1 
cents. Number Two is equal to Number One in every 
respect, and will certainly be secured' by ihose who 
have tlie first. Sold by all news-dealers. Mailed by 
the publishers for 30 cents each or we will furnish 
them at same price. 
