1878.] 
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adapted to all larm purposes. 
Rubber and Punching Pr 
ALLEN’S PLANET, Jr. HAND SEED DRILLS AND WHEEL HOES 
are standard machines; thousands in use ; have taken the Centennial , Franklin Institute 
Silver, Erf urt, Germany, and other medals. Sold either separate or combined : the com¬ 
bined tool (Agriculturist Premium), is greatly improved for 1878. PRICES much re¬ 
duced. THE FLANET Jr. HOUSE HOE, popular in 1S77, is perfected for 1878. 
AVrought bolted frame, polished cast steel teeth, patent clevis, etc. Our catalogue IS 
FREE. S. L. ALLEN & CO., No. 223 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
YYLE VERTICAL ~ 
;iii<l Yale Vertical Engines. 
The best built and best finished Machine in the 
Market. *‘Tlie best is the cheapest.” 
The Yale Vertical Mill lias an iron frame, and the 
very best of French llurr stones, is self-oiling and self- 
jjQ feeding, and for quantity and quality ground it hits no 
superior. Adjustable-balanced; long bearings, best ar¬ 
rangements, and in every respect it is the cheapest mill 
ever offered. 
The Yale Vertical Engine Is the best and most 
economical for either land or marine use, and is especially . _ 
We also manufacture Horizontal Engines, either with or without the Eider cut-off 
esses. Send for illustrated circular. YAEE IRON WORKS, New Haven, Conn. 
Big Giant Corn Mill, 
Every Man His Own Miller. 
The only Mill that will grind 
Corn with Shuck on without ex¬ 
tra expense. The only Mill grind¬ 
ing Corn and Cob successfully 
that will grind Shelled Corn line 
enough for family use. 
Grinds twice as fast as any other 
Mill of same size and price. 
MANUFACTURED liY 
J. A. FIELD, SON & CO., 
922 N. 2nd St., Kt. Louis. 
A. B. COHU, Cen. Agent, 
197 Water St., New York. 
The Best Fanning Mill in the World. 
BUY THE 
A. P. DICKEY 
Fanning Mill. 
No good Farmer 
’ can afford to mar. 
ket dirty grain. 
A moderate quality 
_L»f grain, well cleaned, 
^brings a better price 
g than the nicest grade 
in dirty condition. 
Address A. P. HICKEY, Racine, AVIS. 
A. B. COHU, 197 Water St., N, Y„ Agent for New York 
and Export Trade. _ 
The “ Thomas” Kake is made for 
farmers who want a first class 
Bake 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 
if 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 bv 
_ J. H. THOMAS & SONS, Springfield. Ohio. 
Beecher Baskets. 
Star 
Basket. 
PATENTED DECEMBER 17, 1872. 
IMPROVED 
Square 
a Basket. 
VENEER BASKETS. Patented May 31,1864. 
For circular of description, &c„ address 
THE BEECHER BASKET COMPANY, 
Westville, Conn. 
rflHE MILFORD BASKET CO. are now prepared 
X. to furnish (at Seduced Prices) the square Verbena 
Basket, Quart, Pint, and A Quart Berry Basket, with or 
without crates. Send for price list. 
MILFORD BASK ET CO., Milford, Del. 
C. COLBY & CO., Benton Harbor, Mich. 
BERRY 8 b ° a x s e k s e^. d 
_ Send for Illustrated Price List, _ 
“ The Aquapult,” a new 
and greatly improved Fire- 
Extinguisher, Garden Engine, 
Window and Carriage Washer, 
Tree, Vine) and Shrub Pro¬ 
tector from Insects, etc., for 
starting Aqueducts, and vari¬ 
ous uses which readily suggest 
themselves. No Dwelling, 
Factory, Railroad Station or 
. -Wooden Railroad Bridge or 
Viaduct should L-e without one of these valuable articles. Weight, with 
Dose, 5 lbs.; throws water 60 feet. Price, $9.00 each, sent by express, 
C.O.D. Manufactured by W. & B. DOUGLAS, Middletown, Ct., the 
t-ldeit and most extensive manufacturers of Pumps in the world. Branch 
Warehouses, 85 and 87 John St., New York ; 197 Lake St., Chicago, Ill. 
THE 
“DOMESTIC” ENGINE. 
2 aud 4 Horse-Power. 
PRINCIPAL FEATURES. 
Cold Bearings, Harden¬ 
ed Steel Pins, Casted 
Steel Connections, and 
all pax-ts interchangeable. 
WROUGHT-IRON BOILER. 
Nothing Cheap but the Price. 
F. F. & A. B. LANDIS, 
Manufacturers, Lancaster, Pa. 
BOOKWALTER ENGINE. 
Compact, Substantial, Economical, and 
Easily managed. Guaranteed to work 
well and give full power claimed. En¬ 
gine and Boiler complete, including 
Governor. Pump, &c., (and boxing.), at 
the low price of 
3 Horse-Power.$242.00 
4M “ " . 283.50 
6K “ “ . 343.50 
Put on Cars at Springfield, Ohio. 
JAMES LEFFEL & CO., 
Springfield, Ohio, 
or 109 Liberty St., New York City. 
Established in 1840. 
Eureka Safety Power. 
h.p. 
cyl. 
ht. 
space. 
wt. price. 
2 
| 3^x4 
48 in 
40x25 
900 
$ 150 | 
4 
4x6 
! 56 
46x30 
1600 
250 1 
6 
1 5x7 
1 72 
72x42 
2700 
400 1 
Also Spark Arre ting Porta¬ 
bles,and Stationary Engines for 
Plantations. Send for Circulars. 
B. W. PAYNE & SONS, 
Corning, N. Y. 
Say where you saw this advertisement. 
“ Eclipse” 
FARM 
ENGINE 
[See page 210, 
Agriculturist, 
1S77.] Send for 
Centennial 
Judges’ Report 
and Catalogue 
of Engines,Boil¬ 
ers, Sawmills, 
&c. Address 
FRICK & CO., 
Waynesboro, 
FranklinCo„Pa 
FARM ENGINES, both Horizontal and Vertical. 
STATIONARY ENGINES AND SAW-MILLS, 
We have the largest and best line of Engine patterns 
In U. S. Successors to Utica Steam Engine Co., formerly 
Wood & Mann, of Utica, N. Y. Address 
TAYLOR MANUFACTURING CO., 
Westminster, Maryland. 
SNYDER’S 
“ Little Giant” 
STEAM ENGINE. 
For Farmers, Machinists, 
Printers, and all requiring 
Light Power. 
Sizes from One to Six H. P. 
Prices for Engine ami Boiler 
complete, from *150 to $150. 
We make the Strongest Boiler 
and the Best Engine in the 
country. Call at our Factory 
and examine, or send for free 
Illustrated and Descriptive 
Catalogue. 
V SNYDER BROS., 
94 Fulton St,, New York. 
RSass for stocking ponds—Pelciu 
tff® Ducks, Bronze* Narragahsett Turkeys, Light 
Brahmas. Jersey Cattle, A. 1. C. C.It., and Cotswolds, 
at low prices. Address W. CLIFT, Mystic Bridge, Ct. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions -which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form , for want of sgiace elsewhere. 
Continued from p. 169. 
Tlae Grass Family. —An address deliv¬ 
ered at the recent fair of the Cattaraugus Ag’l Society, 
by Prof. J. T. Edwards, and is quite out of the usual 
style of such addresses. The author has fallen into 
some singular errors—he says: “ Prior to the landing of 
the Pilgrims, our English ancestors had no potatoes, 
corn, turnips, squashes, carrots, nor cabbages.”—Cab¬ 
bages were cultivated by the ancient Celts, and carrots 
and turnips by the ancient Greeks and Romans. He de¬ 
fines a grass thus: “It is a plant with a hollow stem,” 
yet he enumerates Indian corn and sugar cane, the stems 
of which are not especially “hollow,” among grasses. 
ISest Cows For .flilk sold Bultcr,— 
“W. W. M.,’ Greenwood, Del. There is no question 
that the best cows for farm use, for milk and butter, are 
grade Jerseys. Cows of this kind that will make 300 
pounds of the choicest butter in a year, can be procured 
from parties who make a business of breeding them, and 
they cost hut one-third or one-half as much as prize Jer¬ 
seys. See article with illustration of a grade Jersey cow 
on first page of the Nov. (1877) American Agriculturist. 
Who is the Breeder.— “ W. C.,” Hat¬ 
field, Tcnn. The breeder of an animal, according to the 
decision of the American Shorthorn Association last year, 
is the person who couples the sire and dam. This de¬ 
cision revokes all former ones to the contrary, and is 
clearly in the interest of the professional breeder, and 
not in that of the farmer ; under this ruling a farmer 
who buys a cow in calf, and raises the progeny, has 
no credit as the breeder of the young animal. There 
are other reasons why this decision is objectionable. 
The Performance of a Orudc Jcr- 
sey Cow.—“A. G. D.,” Delaware Co., Pa., reports 
that his Grade Jersey cow, “Nelly,” four years old, has 
made, the past summer, an average of 10 pounds of but¬ 
ter per week, the highest yield being 11 pounds 3 oz. On 
Nov. 22d last, the cream taken from 10 quarts of milk 
was churned, and gave 1 pound 15 ounces of butter. 
To Destroy I.ice.—“M. D.,” Pike 'Co., 
Mo. Any greasy matter will destroy lice upon animals, 
if it can he brought into contact with them. Some more 
than usually penetrating and easily spreading oil, such as 
kerosene, diluted with lard, or sweet oil, is the most 
effective. A mixture of one part of carbolic acid in 50 
parts of sweet oil, or lard, is also effective. As nothing 
of this kind kills the eggs, the application must he 
repeated frequently to destroy the newly hatched lice. 
dumber of Acres under Tobacco. 
—“ A. G. P.,” Colesburg, Pa. In 1870 there were over 
202,000,000 lbs. of tobacco grown in the United States. 
Estimating the average product at about 800 lbs. per 
acre, we may conclude that over 300,000 acres were under 
this crop. It is not fair to consider that land is “dese¬ 
crated” as you believe by this use, or that the produce is 
worse than wasted. The crop and its after manipulation 
serves as a means for putting much money into circula¬ 
tion, and finding emploj’ment for many thousands of peo¬ 
ple. That we could get along without tobacco is an ar¬ 
gument that would apply to every article of luxury, in¬ 
cluding tea, coffee, silk, gold, silver, etc., etc. 
I>ip for Scabby Sheep.—“H. A.,” 
Smith Co., Kansas, recommends a dip made of 7 pounds 
each of lime, and flowers of sulphur, boiled iu 60 gallons 
of water, as a cure for scab iu sheep. 
Treatment for Scratches in a 
Horse.—“ G. II. II.,” Geneva, N. Y. “Scratches” is 
in reality a disease of the blood, and if the discharge at 
the heels is stopped without removing the disease itself, 
the effusion gathers in other parts of the body, and may 
result in “ stocking” of the legs, or dropsical swellings, 
elsewhere. It would be well to nse some laxative physic 
at first with the best aud most nutritious food—for in¬ 
stance, a pint ol raw linseed-oil two or three times, with 
one day intervening between the doses, and follow this 
with half an ounce of hyposulphite of soda, given daily 
for some weeks in the feed. Wash the legs with warm 
water and soap, then dress with a solution of 10 grains 
of carbolic acid in one tablespoonful of water, and finally 
brush it over with a large feather, dipped in glycerine. 
