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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
113 
The New York Week¬ 
ly Witness says: The 
New England Silver 
Plate Co., of New Ha¬ 
ven, Ct., are reliable, 
and make a very at¬ 
tractive offer. 
The IUustr'd Christ- 
tian Weekly, publish¬ 
ed by the American 
Tract Society, New 
York, says: The New 
England Silver Plate 
Co., of New Haven, 
Ct., are no humbugs, 
but will do just as 
they represent. 
The New York Week¬ 
ly Sun. says: The New 
England Silver Plate 
Co., of New Haven, 
furnish first-class ar¬ 
ticles at a very low 
price. 
Do not confound 
these first-class goods 
with the ordinary 
cheap qualities. They 
are guaranteed to be 
exactly as represent¬ 
ed , or the money will 
be refunded. 
Silver Plated Table 
Pells, 80 cts. Napkin I 
Rings from 40 cts. to | 
$1.75 each. 
;0L!D SILVER TEA SPOONS, 
AT MANUFACTURER’S 
COST PRICES, 
is what we can supply the readers of this paper, if desired, at a price as low as 
any jeweler pays for them at wholesale , We will mail on receipt of price, one 
set of six SOEID Silver Tea Spoons for $3.50, (cost at retail from $6 to|7), or, 
H y," J'- 1 Y! which covers the cost of the spoons, as well as postage and pack- 
jja uic »j l a j n g > we w iil send by mail or express, prepaid, 
ONE SET OF 6 QUADRUPLE TEA SPOOLS IN CASE, 
I Finely and heavily plated with PURE NICSEh and COIN SILVER, on 
i a new metal, called Alienide, which is very similar to the hnest English white steel. 
It contains no brass or German silver in its composition, and consequently no poison, 
or disagreeable taste. Are very strong and will wear for years. Two sets, $ l.51). 
, We shall not furnish these goods to the trade, consequently they cannot be supplied 
by any other manufacturer or dealer. We also make of same quality, Table Spoons 
, 6 for $1.75; Forks, G for $1.75; Table Knives, balanced, solid steel handle and blade, tri- 
* * $:>. New England Silver Plate Co*« Ma nXliiA ew Haven. It. 
■ 
IF YOU 
A Farm and Home 
oif 0 yoitr 
NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE IT. 
ONLY FIVE DOLLARS 
For an Aero 
Of the best Land in America. 2,000,000 Acres 
IN EASTERN NEBRASKA. 
On the line of the 
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD 
NOW FOIt SALE. 
10 Tears Credit Given, Interest Only 6 Per Cent. 
These are the only lands fob sale on the line of this 
Great Railroad. 
-Send for The New “Pioneer,” the best paper for those 
seeking new homes ever published. Full information sent 
Free. 
LEAVITT BURNHAM, 
__Land Comr. U. P. R. R. Omaha, Neb, 
Want a FARM or HOME, with 
independence and plenty in your old 
age, 
“The Best Thing In the West” 
— IS THE — 
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. K. 
Lands in Kansas. 
11 years credit, with 7 per cent interest. 
33 x PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR CASH. 
Fare oyer A. T. & S. F. R.R. refunded to purchasers of Land. 
Circulars, giving full information, sent FREE. Address 
A. S. Johnson, Act'g Land Commissioner, Topeka, Kas. 
The “ Thomas” Rake is made for 
farmers who want a first class 
Rake at a comparatively low price. 
It costs less for repairs, does bet¬ 
ter work, and is more durable than 
any other rake. It is the standard 
5 T everywhere. We also make a low¬ 
er priced rake.and the best Revolv¬ 
ing Rake in the market. Send for circulars. Order from 
the factory if your dealer does not keep them. Made by 
_ J. H. THOMAS & SONS, Springfield. Ohio. 
TROWBRIDGE’S 
WATER AND AIR PROOF PAPER! 
Made of the first quality of paper, of great strength, for 
packing Plants, Vines, etc. by mail, or for any purpose 
where dampness and air should be excluded. 
Cranberry plants in variety by mail. New varieties, ripen 
early, and prolific bearers. Send for circular giving mode 
of culture, soil, price, etc. F. TROWBRIDGE, Milford, Ct. 
EVERETT & SMALL, Boston, Mass., 
Sole Manufacturers of 
La Dow’s Pulverizing &; Smoothing Disc Harrow 
for the New England States. Send lor circular. _ 
A FAMILY 
DESIRING A SPLENDID 
Homestead, 
and. especially those wishing to EDU¬ 
CATE their CHILDREN, and bring them 
np under the most favorable circum¬ 
stances as to Society, etc., 
IN ONE OF THE MOST PLEASANT 
NEW ENGLAND TOWNS, 
Can now purchase such a place on the 
most favorable terms as to IPrice and 
payment, or it can be LEASED for 
ONE, TWO, OR THREE YEARS. 
For particulars address “ HOMESTEAD,” care of 
office of American Agriculturist, 245 Broadway, New York. 
H. W. JOHNS 
Liquid Paints. 
These Paints are in every respect strictly first class, and 
second to no others in the market in purity, richness, and 
permanency of color, beauty of finish, and durability. They 
are prepared ready for the brush, in twelve newest shades, 
and standard colors, suitable for the tasteful decoration of 
all classes of buildings, inside and out, and for all purposes 
where a perfect protective coating is required. 
They contain no water, alkali, or other useless or dele¬ 
terious ingredients, such as are used in nearly all the liquid 
or so-called chemical paints, and are guaranteed to be the 
most durable paints in the icorld for exposed wood and 
iron work. 
Owing to tlie wonderful covering properties of these 
Paints, the farmer, merchant, and manufacturer can, by 
their use. preserve and beautify their buildings, fences, or 
other wood and iron work, at from one-half to two-thirds 
of the usual cost of other ready mixed paints, or white lead 
and linseed oil. These Paints are sold by standard U. 
S. gallon measure, and our packages contain from eight to 
twelve per cent more paint than those usually sold. 
ASBESTOS ROOF PAINT, for tin and shingle 
roofs, iron-work, agricultural implements, fences, out¬ 
buildings, etc. We guarantee this to be a better article 
than has tver before been offered to the public for similar 
purposes 
H. W. JOHNS MANUFACTURING CO., 
87 Maiden Lane, New Yorlc, 
MANUFACTURERS of 
Asbestos Roofing, Steam Pipe and Boiler Cov¬ 
erings, Steam Packing, Sheathing, Fire, Acid, and 
Water-proof Coatings, Cements, etc. Send for Samples, 
Illustrated Catalogue, Price-Lists, &c. _ 
La Dows Jointel Pulverizing & SmootMiig 
DISC HARROW. 
e 
S3 
S3 
«T 
& 
ST 
B. 
er 
?T 
Being jointed in tlie center, is'adaptcd to both 
smooth and uneven surfaces. Acknowl¬ 
edged the best of (he kind, and will pul¬ 
verize and cover seed better In one 
operation, than going over twice 
with others. Made with both Chill¬ 
ed Metal and Cast Steel Discs 
polished. Send for circular and 
price list. Manufactured by 
WHEELER & MELICK CO., 
ALBANY, N. Y. 
Sugar Mapla 
Seedlings by mail, post-paid, 50 cts. per 100. $3 per 1,000, 6 
to 8 inches high. Descriptive and priced catalogue of Forest 
Trees, with directions for planting, mailed free to all who 
apply. W. YV. JOHNSON, 
Central Lake. Antrim <’o., Midi. 
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containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere _ 
Continued from p. 89. 
Quality and Value of Milk.—“T. L. 
B.,” Amelia, C. H., Va. Oh an average, common farm 
milk will yield about 10 per cent of cream. Milk of this 
kind sells at the creameries for about 2y cents per quart* 
or oue cent per pound. A quart of milk weighs 2y I0 K>B. 
Whcu 5s a Fig- I'lioroiiglibred ?— 
“ O. E.,” Amboy, N. J. Six crosses of pure stock are con¬ 
sidered as entitling an animal to be classed as thorough¬ 
bred. This gives the animal sixty-three sixty-fourths 
( 63 / 64 ) of pure blood. When pigs are carefully bred from 
well selected boars to this point, and well raised, the' 
breeder may consider bis stock as thoroughbred. 
Xlie Rest Wagon Factory.—“ J. W.,” 1 
Talladega, Ala. There are several first-class wagon 
manufacturers. Among others, the Studebaker Bros. 
Mfg. Co., of South Bend, Ind. ; Semple, Birge & Co., of 
St. Louis, and the Mitchell Lewis Co., of Racine, Wis. 
Boole on Swine.— “J. W.,” Talladega., 
Ala. Coburn’s Swine Husbandry is one of the best books 
on this subject for all practical purposes. Sent for $1.76, 
post paid, by the Orange Judd Company, New York. 
Lice on Pig’s.— “ W. H. G.,” Stark Co., Ill. 
Pigs arc very subject to lice. The remedy is a very sim¬ 
ple one. Make a mixture of equal parts of lard, or olive 
oil, and kerosene, and rub this on the parts where the 
lice are gathered; upon the ridge of the back, beneath the 
arms and thighs, and about the brisket. At the same 
time give each pig a teaspoonful of sulphur in its feed, 
every day, for a week or two. 
Tlie Sontlievn Cow Pea.— “H. L.,” 
Oakland Co., Mich. The Southern cowpeawill notripen 
its seed in Michigan, but it can be grown for a fodder 
crop, or for a green manuring crop, to be plowed in. Seed 
can be procured from A. E. Blunt, Agricultural Station, 
McMinu Co., East Tenn., and R. II. Allen & Co., N.Y. City. 
Swellimg on tlie Fieg - of a Cow.— 
“ C. C. P.,” Rock Hill, Ks. A tumor upon the upper part 
of the leg of a cow may arise from a blow, a bruise, or 
possibly from a bite by n snake. Such a tumor would 
swell, suppurate, break, discharge, and heal without any 
further trouble. The best treatment of such a swelling is 
to foment it two or three times a day with warm water 
until it breaks, and after that, to wash it with warm water 
and soap, and keep the surrounding skin clean. A 
tumor which arises from scrofula is practically incurable. 
Remedy for tlie Hessian Fly.—“S. 
G. II.,” Fredericksburg, Va., says that farmers in that 
district use 2 bushels per acre of air-slacked lime as a 
remedy for the fly. The lime should be sown broadcast 
over the young wheat when it is wet with dew, it is said 
to be carried down to the eggs, or larva:, and destroys 
them. As a protection to the face and hands, they 
should be well greased while the lime is being sowed. 
1>eatii of Flora Temple.— Flora Tem¬ 
ple, the first of the really great trotting horses of America, 
died of old age on the 21st December, 1877, aged 33 years. 
At the time of her death, she was owned by Mr. Aristides 
Welch, of Philadelphia. She leaves three descendants, a 
mare owned by A. B. Conger, of New York; a horse 
owned by Robert Bonner, of New York City, and another 
horse owned by Robert Steel, of Philadelphia. Her last 
colt was foaled in 1871, when she was 27 years old. 
Farming; in tlie South.—“ D. W. P.” 
New York. There are abundant openings in the South 
for farmers. Corn, oats, wheat, grasB, roots, fodder 
crops of many kinds that cannot be grown in the North¬ 
ern States, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sorghum, cotton, 
and several other staple products can be grown there in 
perfection. But the greatest of all these is gi ass, and 
when it is considered that there are green fields, or green 
fodder, to be had throughout the winter, any enterprising 
farmer who would locate in a district where grass grows 
luxuriantly as in East Tennessee, Western North Caro¬ 
lina, and Northern Georgia, could hardly fail to find a 
promising opening for his labor and skill, and these pre- 
I sent one great advantage over any Northern or Western 
State, in allowing him the whole year for profitable work. 
