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AMERICAN AGRICURT U RIST. 
[December, 
THE BEST CORN 
SHELLER MADE. 
Adjustable for all sizes of corn. 
Buy the Peerless Sheller. 
The easiest operated, and most 
perfect working. Shells 60 Bush. 
Ears per hour. Separates corn 
from cobs and chaff, is turned and 
fed by one person. Address 
A. P. DICKEY, 
Racine, Wis. 
Farm Implements & Machines 
for Pall ami Winter Use. 
ICE TOOLS of every kind in full variety. Send for 
circulars illustrating and describing whatever you need. 
R. H. ALLEN & COMPANY, 
189 & 191 Water St., NEW YOISK. 
Sole Agents for export and in the city ol New York for 
the Higgauum M'fg Corporation. 
co ^Abbott's Pat. Runner Attachm’t 
For Wheeled 
Vehicles. 
Fits any Axle. , 
^Strong, Practi¬ 
cal & Cheap. 
|Two Styles. 
Wide Track 
for City use, 
Harrow Track 
Lfor country use 
■g 
The New York Plow Co., 55 Beekman St., Manufac¬ 
turers of Adamant Plows, with Self sharpening Shares, 
Bnrrall R. H. Sheller of '79, Copper Strip Feed Cutters, Horse 
Power, Wind Mills, Threshers, Field, and Garden Rollers, 
Cultivators, Horse Hay Rakes, Adamant Sleigh Shoes, etc. 
THE REASONS WHY 
Stock Feeders, Raisers & the Public 
WANT TI1E 
J. i. CASE & CO.’S 
TREAD & SWEEP POWER MACHINES. 
THEY CUT 10 Tons Hay per Day. 
THEY GRIND 5 Tons Feed per Day. 
THEY SAW 18 Cords Maple-wood per Day. 
ELEVATOR MEN say They are the lies! made. 
WELL DRILLERS need them in a “ Dry and 
Thirsty Land.” 
CORN SHELLERS linn like a Top with them. 
FOR SHOPS, Mechanics can Saw, Mortice, 
and Bore. 
J. I. CASE & CO., Racine, Wis., Manufacture 
Portable and Traction Engines, and Threshing Ma¬ 
chinery with the latest and best Improvements—including 
APRON <fc ECLIPSE SEPARATORS, WOOD¬ 
BURY «fc PITTS POWER. 
Manufacture and sell annually mote Threshing Machines 
than any Firm in the World! 
Hf SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 
The Silver & Dcming Feed Cutter, 
Celebrated for its great 
capacity, ease of run¬ 
ning, and its adaptabili¬ 
ty to all kinds of work. 
Onr Power Cutters are 
fitted with an IM¬ 
PROVED SAFETY 
FLY WHEEL, and 
In the event of iron or 
other hard substanees 
jgjf getting into the leed the 
0 Fly Wheel revolves, but 
- the knives stop, thereby 
seeming safety to the 
Machine and to the operator. Shot fok Circular. 
SILVER DEMING M’F’G CO., Salem, Ohio, 
BALDWIN’S 
American Feed Cutter 
Easiest running, fastest cutting 
machine in the market. Cuts all 
kinds of Feed, Hay, Straw, and 
Corn Stalks. Superior to any in 
the market. Send for Circular, 
containing Description and Price 
List. C. PIERPONT & CO., 
Manufacturers, New Haven, Ct. 
PATENTS 
In connection with the publication of the Scientific 
American, we continue to act as Solicitors for Patents 
Caveats, Trade-Marks, Copyrights,etc., for the United 
States, Canada, Cuba, England, France,Germany, etc. 
In this line of business we have had thirty-three 
years’ experience. 
Patents obtained through us are noticed in the Scien¬ 
tific American. This largo and splendidly illustrated 
weekly paper shows the current progress of Science, 
is very interesting, and has an enormous circulation. 
Subscriptions $3.20 a year, postpaid j single copies 10 
cents. Sold at all Book-stores and News-offices. 
Can I Obtain a Patent? The quickest and best 
way to obtain a satisfactory answer,without expense, is 
to write to us (Munn & Co.), describing the invention, 
with a small sketch. All we need is to get the idea. 
We will immediately answer, and give tho necessary 
instructions. For this advice wo make no charge. 
We also send.Aree our Hand Book about the Patent 
Laws, Patents, Caveats, Trade-Marks, their costs, and 
how procured, with hints for obtaining advances on 
inventions. Address MIJNN & CO., Publishers of the 
Scientific American, 37 Park Row, New York. 
ADAMS’ PATENT SELF-FEEDING POWER CORN SHELLERS. 
Strong, reliable, thorough in all parts of their 
work, (shelling, separating, cleaning, and elevat¬ 
ing). Perfect self-feeders, and best machines for 
mill and warehouse purposes, as well as for farm 
and plantation. Their superiority attested by- 
twenty years' use in the heavy corn-growing sec¬ 
tions, during which time they have received first 
premium at all State and World’s Fairs wherever 
exhibited. 
MADE BY THE 
Sandwich Manufacturing 
Sandwich, DeKalb Co., III., 
Who are also makers of 
The Best Hand Corn Shelters in 
the Market. 
Send for Circulars. 
Live agents wanted in all corn-growing districts 
East and West. Correspondence solicited. 
FAEM GRIST MILL. 
The Grinding parts are STEEL. 
It is adapted to all kinds of horse¬ 
powers, and grinds all kinds of grain 
rapidly. 
Send for descriptive Circular. 
WM. L. BOYER. & BUO., 
13,101 Germantown Ave. 
Philadelphia., Pa. 
BRADLEY’S REVERSIBLE 
HARROW. 
Two Harrows in One, 
And sold at the price of one. 
A Perfect Smoothing Harrow, 
Combined with a vertical or 
straight tooth. 
BRADLEY & CO., 
Syracuse, N. Y., and Chicago, Ill. 
SOMETIlfXCi NEW! 
PULLIAM’S PATENT 
BOLSTER SPRINGS for FARM fAGONS. 
This new and valu¬ 
able device is suited to 
wagons of any size- 
made of the best steel 
and warranted—are at¬ 
tached by four bolts 
tbrougli the bed—can 
be put on by any per¬ 
son. Tliey remain on 
the wagon for all uses, 
and work’equally well 
whether with empty 
or loaded wagon. 
There is no use for a 
spring seat—they make 
a comfortable spring 
wagon out of a farm 
wagon—and save largely in wear and tear. Price $6.50 per 
Set of Four Springs. We Want Agents Everywhere. 
SEMPLE & BIRGE M’F’G CO., St. Louis, 3Io. 
The Birdsel! Clover Separator, 
SOUTH BEND, IND. 
Nichols, Shepard & Co., 
BATTLE CREEK, MICH., 
Makers of the Original and only Genuine “Vibrator” 
Threshers, Mounted Horse Powers, Steam 
Thresher Engines and Steam Outfits com¬ 
plete. Illustrated Circulars sent free. 
ADDRESS RIR CIRCULAR 
.DEDERICK&C0, 
ALBANY. 
M.Y 
Granb 
.Centennial 
Premium 
IQ TONS .IN A CAR. r >ie® 
HEEBHER’S HORSE POWER 
WITH 
PATENT 1LIE VEIL TStEAU 
AND 
SPEED REGULATOR. 
Heebner’s Improved Threshing Machines. Send for Illus¬ 
trated Circulars to 
HEEBNER & SONS, Lansdale, Mont Co.. Pa. 
Apple Graters, Elevators, Etc. 
BOQWIER & BOSCH ERT PRESS CO.,1 
SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
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 ns fast as any other 
Mill of same size and price. 
MANUFACTURED BY 
J. A. FIELD, SON & CO., 
St* Louis, Mo., U. S. A., & 
kTJl* LUUIO) Xf.IL IF*, (J • o* 1% e 9 
Hamilton, Out., Canada. 
To Agricultural Implement Manufacturers, &c. 
A firm in Dublin, doing a large business in Chemical Ma¬ 
nures, Wool, and Feeding Cakes, wishes to obtain the 
Agency for Ireland of Manufacturers of all kinds of Farm 
Implements. Houses in a position to furnish good articles 
at moderate prices would lie sure of a large trade. Address 
RICHARDSON & FLETCHER, 13 Ushess Island, Dublin, 
HARRISON’S MILLS, 
NEWLY IMPROVED. 
New Standard Flouring Mill. 
New Standard Corn Mill. 
Capacity of 12-incli Mill, 2 to- 
12 bus. per hour; capacity of 
Light 20-inch Mill, 6 to 40 bus. 
per honr. - 
Wholesome Bread, Fine 
Flour, High Speed, Quick 
Work, and Economical Mill¬ 
ing Fully Established. For 
illustrated catalogue, de¬ 
scribing the Harrison System, 
Address Estate of 
EDWARD HARRISON, New Haven, Conn. 
(William A. Foskett, Administrator,) 
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE 
FOP. THE 
“ A. B. (!.” Right Hand Corn Shelters, 
Feed Mills, Horse Power Threshers, etc. 
Liberal terms. 
.A., b. coin;, 
197 Water St., N. Y. 
The Chamberlin Screw Stamp Machine, 
after 10 years test, has proved its 
I superiority over afl others, by its 
‘ great exhibition of strength and 
durability, combined with cheap¬ 
ness and ease in pulling all classes of 
stumps. The Company’s challenge 
of $1000 for a stump machine which 
would excel theirs, has stood since 
1867 without being taken. They build 
6 different sizes of machines, to puli 
all kinds of stumps. They make 
Subsoilers and Ditching Plows. For 
Particulars, Prices, etc., address 
I THE CHAMBERLIN M’F’G CO., 
. Olean, N. Y. 
Portable Mulay Saw Mill, 
With improvements re¬ 
cently made is uncqual- 
ed as a neighborhood 
mill. It can be run by 
either steam or water 
power, and is especially 
adapted to the engines 
used for threshing. 
It may be operated 
by either two or three 
men, and will cut as 
much lumber in pro¬ 
portion to the power 
and number of hands 
employed as mills of 
larger capacity. 
ft raakea^mooth and even lumber.Teaves nostubehot* 
And wilUcut any sized log up to four feetin diameter. It may 
be transported from one locality to another and re-erected ready 
for sawing in from two to three days,and can bemadeprofii- 
ablein localities where there is not sufficient timber to justify 
the erection of a large mill. Fend for descriptive circular, price, 
etc., to CHANDLER & TAYLOR, Indianapolis, IncL 
