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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
[April, 
HEW EXCELSIOR LAWH MOWER. 
Received Highest Award at the Centennial Exposition! 
IMPORTANT FEATURES FOR THE SEASON OF 1878. 
REBUCTIOM in PRICE! 
LESS WEIGHT ! LIGHTER DRAFT ! 
And Furnished with cither Wheels or Roller. 
It lias been adopted and can be seen in practical operation on tlie Public 
Parks of New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Sew Haven, Cleve¬ 
land, Chicago, and on almost all the prominent City Parks in the UNITED 
STATES and CANADA. 
The EXCELSIOR received the FIRST PREMIUMS at the Great 
Limn Mower Trials held in New York City, Cleveland, O., Waverly, N. 
J. ; also at the Great International Lawn Mower Trial held at Oak- 
lisle, England, in Sept, last, and at many other trials and Agricultural Pairs 
held in Europe and America. 
6 SUES FOR HAND POWER-4 SOZES FOR HORSE POWER 
Our New Horse Mower is conceded to he the LIGHTEST 
and REST Horse Lawn Mower ever juiadc. 
N. B. -llorse and Hand Lawn Mowers are alike guaranteed in every respect. 
Address CHABBORN & COLDWELL MT’C- CO., 
Send for Circulars. Newburgh, N. Y. 
1878 . 
Lawn Mower 
SEVEN SIZES FOR HAND USE. 
Weighing from 32 lo 51 lbs. 
THREE SIZES FOR HORSE POWER. 
These Machines did an amount of work on the Centennial 
Grounds, equal to 10 years’ of ordinary use-without loss of 
time for sharpening or repairs—and completely distancing 
all competitors in that celebrated trial of 6 months duration. 
GRAHAM, EMLEN & PASSMORE, 
Patentees and Manufacturers. 
631 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
AGENTS: 
R. H Allen & Co., 189 & 191 Water St., New York. 
Jos. Breck & Sons, 51 & 51 North Market St ..Boston, Mass. 
Wm.E. Barrett* Co., 44Canal St., Providence, R. Island. 
J. M. Childs & Co., 12 & 14 Fayette St., Utica, N. York. 
Steele & Avert, 44 & 46 State St., Rochester, N. York. 
Everson, Frisselli & Co., 10 So. Salina St.,Syracuse,N.Y. 
W. M. Williams, No. 73 Genesee St., Auburn. N. York. 
T. Hawley & Co., 93 Water St., Bridgeport, Conn. 
C. E, Walbridge, 299 & 301 Washington St„ Buffalo, N. Y. 
THE UNION RAILWAY 
HORSE POWER 
& Premium Thresher. 
This power produces 
much more power 
than other railway pow¬ 
ers, with much less 
elevation. 
JUT" Send for Descrip¬ 
tive Circular. 
Boyer <fc l!ro„ 2101 Germantown Ave. Phiia.. Pa. 
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 
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. 
LILLY’S 
BUTTER-WORKER 
1 lie cheapest and best Machine 
in the market; no hard labor re¬ 
quired. Try it, and see for your¬ 
selves. Only $13 for a thirty 
pound machine that will take all 
tlie milk out with five minutes’ 
work. 
HENDERSON & 00., 
310 Race St., Phiia., Pa. 
TUCKER’S 
IMPROVED 
Egg Carrier. 
The strongest, safest, and best 
in use, having advantages pos¬ 
sessed by no other. Agents 
wanted. 
WM. C. BARKER & CO., 
Sole Proprietors and Manufac¬ 
turers, 139 Market St., Phiia., Pa. 
THE HARVEST OF 1878, 
For description of A Wonderful Improvement in 
Harvesting: Machinery, see page 400, October number 
American Agriculturist. For further information address 
W’hitcley, Fassler & Kelly; Champion Machine Co., and 
Warder, Mitchell & Co., of Springfield, O., and The Toronto 
Reaper and Mower Co., Toronto, Canada. 
PERFECT 
BUTTER 
0 0 4*, If WELLS, RICHARDSON & 
B I XV gU H fe ft. CO’S P E R. F E C T E D BUT- 
U IS Be, K i 8 tL. TER CO LOR is recommended by 
the agricultural press, and used by 
the very best Dairymen in this coun¬ 
try, Harris Lewis, L. B. Arnold, O. S. 
Bliss, L. S. Hardin, A. W. Cheever, 
Eft H fl *tyi R=" E. D. Mason, and thousands more. It 
S ||8 I | Ba is far better than carrots, annatto, or 
ft?te? a I LBS any other color, at one-fourth the 
0 s a*, g, go, go & cost, and no work to use. It gives a 
g» H 0 B| D f pure dandelion color, and never turns 
U U L w Bl a red, or rauci( l, but tends to improve 
and preserve the butter. A 25 cent 
bottle colors 300 pounds. Warranted to add 5 cents per 
pound to its selling value. Asl: your Druggist or Merchant 
for it, or if you would like to know what it is, what it costs, 
tvho uses it, and where you can get it, write to 
Wells, Richardson & Co., Proprietors. Burlington, Vt . 
After fair trial and severe tests it was awarded 
Centennial Prize Medal. WHY IT IS SUPK- 
_ R1QR TO ALL. 1st. It has no taste or smell, 
/piffcY and is as harmless as water. 2d. It is liquid, 
WJuVAft/8 is easy to handle, and is mixed in cream before 
churning. 3rd. It produces a color resembling June Grass Butter. 
4th. It is the only article that will color the butter and not the but¬ 
termilk. 5th. It gathers all butter materials, increases the weight 
more than will pay for the color used. It is the best ever known. 
Send your address'on postal card for my receipt book, free. It tells 
how to make butter, nack. L'reserve, extract rancidity. 
MRS. II. SMITH, 72 N. 4th St., P. O. Box 1954, Phiia., Pa. 
Over 5,000 Now in Ifse.—The Best 
MILK COOLER and WARMER 
IN THE WORLD 
FOR RAISING CREAM. 
Can make butter all seasons of the year. Will make 
twenty-lire per cent more butter, fifty per cent better butter, 
with seventy-five per cent less labor, by using the IRON¬ 
CLAD MILE PANS, with great improvements for 1878. 
Made for any sized dairy, from five to five hundred cows. 
Estimates given for furnishing creameries. For Circulars, 
Price List, &c., a'ddress k 
BUNNELL & BROWN, 
(.Patentees and Manufacturers, and General Dealers in 
Dairy Implements). 
Guilford, Che ii a ngo Co., N. Y. 
CHOICE BUTTER. 
(From Massachusetts Agricultural College Farm.) 
“ Amherst, Mass , Feb. 9,1818. Vkrmont.Farm Machine 
Company : We are so well pleased with the Cooley Creamer 
that I feel bound to sav a word in Its favor. It. takes us only 
twenty minutes to churn, and the extra yield of butter is 
wonderful. I have cheerfully recommended it to the Japan¬ 
ese government above all other systems. 
Yours very respectfully, A. A. Socthwick, Farm Supt.” 
Address for circular, 
Vt. Farm Machine Co., Bellows Falls, Yt. 
Impovefl Butter Ms and Coolers, 
with movable Ice Cham¬ 
bers. Bestinthemarket. 
Are made in 12 different 
sizes, of white Cedar, 
bound with galvanized 
iron or brass lioops. 
Within the tub is fitted a 
tin Cooler .having a mov¬ 
able Chamber for ice at 
each end. On the tin is 
constructed a series of 
ledge6, on which rest the 
shelves for supporting 
the butter; suitable for 
round, half-round, and 
square prints or rolls. 
Can be locked for shipping. Will keep butter in good order 
from 18 to 24 hours. Capacity from 12 to 200 lbs. Price from 
$3 to $25. J. G. KOEHLER, Manufacturer, 
503 North 2nd St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
BUTTER WORKER. 
The most effective, simple 
and convenient yet invent¬ 
ed. Works 30 lbs. in 
less than 5 minutes, 
thoroughly working out 
buttermilk and mixing the 
salt. AGENTS WANT¬ 
ED. Send for circular. 
A. H. REID, 
G N. Eighteenth St.. Philadelphia. Pa. 
M a nRAift i" tlic best, Part 01 MARAT,AND at 
w* Stt K mIS Nl great bargains. For oatologne and prices 
1 n II I** W address Mancha* Gibson, Centreville.Md. 
W ILLIAM CROZIER has much pleasure in calling 
the attention of Cow-keepers. Farmers, and Dairymen 
to the NEW SELF-MILKING APPARATUS. This Appara¬ 
tus or Cow Milker, has been tested by a large number of 
practical Agriculturists, Dairymen, &c; and, without excep¬ 
tion, merited high encomiums and commendations, lor its 
adaptability and wonderful rapidity in the Milking of Cows. 
It is considered one of the most Invaluable and useful Ma¬ 
chines yet invented. 
Amongst its many advantages are— 
1st—It is SELF-ACTING, easy of application ; and can be 
used by any person, however ignorant of Milking. 
2nd—It will Milk any Cow in FOUR Minutes effectually, 
and its use is more agreeable to the Cow than Hand-Milking. 
3rd—It is a great boon in tbe case of Sore or Corded Teats. 
4th—Its Usefulness, Simplicity, Saving of Time, Cleanli¬ 
ness, Durability, and Cheapness, prove it lo be a most im¬ 
portant and necessary adjunct to a Dairy, and it has only to 
become better known to be universally used. 
Sent free on receipt of Post Office order for $5. 
Printed Instructions accompany each Machine. 
MILK TUBES. 
COW-KEEPERS should not be without one of these, as they 
are invaluable for sore or Corded/I’eats. 
PRICE $1.00 each. 
WM. CROZIER, Nortlipoi t, L. I., N. Y. 
“ GET THE BEST.” 
HIGHEST AWARD at tie CENTENNIAL. 
Cheap, because so well made, durable, and efficient. 
Nino sizes made, churning from one, to 150 gallons. 
Warranted to be exactly ns represented. Sold by all 
dealers in really first class Farm Machinery. 
PORTER BLANCHARD’S SONS, Concord, N. H„ Sole 
Manufacturers. Send for Circulars, _ 
The Centennial Medal and highest Di¬ 
ploma of Merit, was awarded, at the 
Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876, to 
Bullard’s Oscillating Churn., 
Col. Waring.of the Amer¬ 
ican Agriculturist: “I 
never have seen a churn for 
which I would exchange 
it.” A.W. Cheever, of New 
England Farmer: "The 
ease with which it, works 
lms lessened the dread of 
churning day one-iialf.” 
L. B. Arnold, of New York, 
“Thinks the work done 
better than in the dash 
churn.” Hon.Harris Lewis, 
New York : “ If is the best 
churn I ever used.” For De¬ 
scriptive Circular address, 
JOHN T. ELLSWORTH, Barre, Mass. 
BENSEL’S PATENT BETTER €00LER„ 
The best and most conveni¬ 
ent refrigerator ever invent¬ 
ed, being made of porous un¬ 
glazed earthenware, and is 
both simple, durable, and 
cheap. It operates without 
cost, using only water, and is 
specially adapted for warm 
climates. Sample boxed ana sent by express on receipt of 
$1.00. For circular and further information address 
ACUSTUS REEVE, 
31 Market St., Canulcn, N. J. 
i 
SPAIN’S 
PATENT CHURNS. 
Centennial Medal Awarded. 
In use over ^5 years. 
Removable Dasher. 
Made of White Cedar 
with galvanized hoops. 
Send for circular and prices. 
CLEMENT & DUNBAR, 
Philadelphia. 
Tie Rectanplar Clara. 
Simple, efficient, and always 
reliable. No inside fixtures. Fifty 
ner cent in labor saved over any 
other churn. Five sizes made. 
The Highest award given over all 
competitors at the late Dairy fair 
in Chicago. An energetic man 
wanted in every town, to act as 
agent. One churn sent at whole¬ 
sale where we have no agent. 
CORNISH & CURTIS. 
Fort At l.iiisoii. AY is. 
ITglsicli SSass for stocking ponds —SN-l.in 
m® Ducks, Bronze* Narragansett Turkeys,Light 
Irahmas. Jersey Cattle. A. I. C. C.R., and Cotswolds, 
it low prices. Address W. CLIFT, Mystic Bridge, Ct. 
DTTTWTCTt flfAT TT 1 produce coumis- 
ttUr UDil. OULlU SION MERCHANT, 
HI Rea cl e SI., New York. Established in 1852. Market 
■eports and shipping directions sent free on application. 
