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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
BEAUT 
'—The most successful businessman In the world.* BEATTY’S 
Celebrated PIANOS and ORGANS are acknowledged to be the 
best and most perfect instruments on the globe. More Beatty’s 
celebrated Pianos and Cabinet Organs have been sold during 
the last four months than nearly all the other manufacturers 
combined. No wonder they are jealous of his great success. 
While other manufacturers are crying hard times, Beatty can 
Mr. Beatty commenced bus 
‘.successful man in his 
attention to business, liberal, 
‘ianos and Cabinet Organs, selling them at the 
hardly f 
iness on.„ „ c _ 
line in the world, doing u u M .*lauuno «•••««*•«. 
judicious advertising, plenty of pluck, and, above all, strictly first-class Jha _ _ _ 
very lowest net cash wholesale prices to the public direct, avoiding all middlemen, agents, etc. Read his unpaxallellcd 
offers for a limited period.— Extract from the Star. 
t2TP.H.” -- ™ . 
New York < 
Highgate, 1 , 
Placerville, Cal., (Organ); i--- rA ^ * - - 
Beatty’s Celebrated Pianos and Cabinet Organs. CSrSeiul at once for long list of testimonials from persons, some of 
whom you may know. , . _ ^ „ 
CLUBS—Where two or more Pianos or Organs are ordered at one time, 1 will make a discount of 5 per cent from 
this unparallelled offer. ^ . . . , „ 
In no case will I make a discount from these offers on a single instrument. Those who desire and will forward tho 
cash with the order, will receive with the instrument free of charge a line Stool and Beatty latest intsruction book. I 
will not give away a Stool and Book when parties pay only after testing the instrument at their own houses. Please do 
not ask it. 
$1,000 3-String Grand Square Piano for Only $255.00. 
PPfl «J*TV PIANO SQUARE GRANT), Style No. 2023., Magnificent Rosewood Case. 
B ■ _■ mmmm m Elegantly finished. Three Strings, Weight when boxed, over 1000 
v -i,, <■;« i • , . ., t -Bupcnur a, ami were liut uucmt™ - 
De juswnea in. making it. In presenting this instrument to the world at this very low price, 
, jte iiitroduction into any locality will result in making many sales. Its style 
style must be admired and its intrin¬ 
sic qualities highly endorsed. Fully warranted for six years. Sent on half month test trial. No money required until the 
xuano is fully tested at your own home. I want this beautiful Piano more generally introduced, hence this unparalleled, 
otter. Order at once, as every Piano when introduced in a new locality sells others. We all know a good article is a stand¬ 
ing 1 advertisement. Regular retail price asked for such an instrument by the monopolists’ asents, about $1,000. C5gTl will sell 
this masnifleent Plano, boxed and delivered on board cars, to the readers of this paper, in order to have it more generally Intro¬ 
duced, for only $255. You may forward vour order by letter or telegraph and the instrument will be shipped at once. No 
money required until the Piano is fully tested at your own home. If in any way unsatisfactory you are under no obliga¬ 
tion whatever to keep it. as I will cheerfully take it back and nay freight charges both ways. E^TNaw Parlor Organs §65 
$75, $85, to $440. Latest Illustrated Newspaper, with much information about cost of Pianos and Organs sent free. 
Address, DANIEL F. BEATTY, Washington, New Jersey, U. S. America. 
IMPROVED SHEET IRON ROOFING, 
Acknowledged the Best and Cheapest Metallic 
Roofing in Use. 
MANUFACTURED BY . 
T. C. SNYDER «Ss CO., Waywesbuigli, O., 
AND BY 
MOSES & HIGliEY, Mansfield, O. 
Illustrated circular, price list and sample free. 
METALLIC SHINGLES. 
Gold Medal Awarded at Paris Exposition, 1878, 
Make the best roof in the world. 
Superior to Tin. Cheaper than 
Slate, and less than M the weight. 
Cannot Crack. Eire Proof. Can be 
put on by any Carpenter. 
75 per cent, saved in freight, with 
DO breakage in carriage or putting 
on. Will last a life-time. Send 
for full description and prices to the 
IKON-CLAW MANUFACTURING CO., 
P. O. Box 2528, New York. City.' 
Premium Mangle. 
Guaranteed to perfectly per¬ 
form all work, cither hand or 
power. Cold or Steam Heated 
Rolls chean. durable, highly re¬ 
commended. 
For circulars applr to 
STAND A HD LAUNDRY MA¬ 
CHINERY CO., 3” Dey St., New 
York. 58 Long Wharf, Boston. 
VERBENA BASKETS. BERRY BASKETS, 
AND CRATES. 
Write to MILFORD BASKET CO., Milford. Del. 
STEVENS PATENT 
BREECH-LOADING 
SPORTING RIFLES. 
Double and Single-Barrel Shot-Guns, Pocket 
Rifles. Pocket Pistols, and the noted Hunter’s 
Pet Rifles. Special attention is called to our Double 
Breech-Loading Guns. They are simple ill construction and 
manufactured with great ca're from the very best material. 
They are pronounced by experts “ the best gun in the market 
for the money.” Send for catalogue and Reduced Price-list. 
Our Shooting Gallery Rifle is the Favorite 
Everywhere. 
Our new ten-gauge Single Gun—price (reduced list) $15.50. 
J. STEVENS & CO- Chicopee Fails, Mass. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed fonn, for want of space elsewhere , 
Continued from Page 176. 
In justice to the majority of our sub" 
scribers, who have been readers for many 
years, articles and illustrations are sel¬ 
dom repeated, as those who desire in" 
formation on a particular subject can 
cheaply obtain one or more of tbe back 
numbers containing wliat is wanted 
Back numbers of tbe “ American Agri¬ 
culturist,” containing articles referred to 
in the “Basket” or elsewhere, can al¬ 
ways be supplied and sent post-paid for 
15 cts. each, or SI.50 per volume. 
Cover for a Drain.— “G. E. P.,” Booth Bay,Me. 
Spruce timber is not very durable when used to cover 
drains or culverts. It will last longer if it is flattened 
and the bark and sap-wood taken ofl’. It will probably 
last 6 or 8 years if 8 inches thick—that is, 12-inch logs 
flattened to 8 inches. 
Sboe-Polish.— It should have been stated that 
the medal awarded at the Paris Exposition for shoe- 
dressing was for the “ Satin Polish,” long advertised in 
our columns by B.F.Brown & Co.,Boston—and to no other. 
Remedy for Poison Laurel.- “G. L.,” Ma- 
chias, Me. The usual remedy for poisoning with sheep 
laurel is to give half a pint of melted lard or sweet oil. 
This appears to neutralize the poison, and at the same 
time helps to remove it from the stomacii and bowels in 
a short time. Goats are as easily poisoned by it as sheep. 
Light in the Stable.— “C. C.,” East Machias, 
Me. A stable should be well lighted, and the window 
should be in front of the horses. A long narrow sliding 
window', placed 5 or 6 feet from the floor, so as to east 
the light from above, is best. If hay-shutes and stair¬ 
ways are found too cold, they can easily be closed by 
trap-doors. Horses enjoy plenty of light. If their eyes 
are weak, the light may be softened by “dabbing” the 
glass with a stiff brush held perpendicularly to it and dip¬ 
ped in white paint. This gives the effect of ground glass. 
Crop for Met Mucky Land.— “A. S.” Oats 
is the best crop for moist swamp meadow land. It is 
also a good crop to sow down such a piece of land with. 
Sow 2 bushels of oats per acre, and seed down with 4 
quarts of timothy and 1 bushel of red-top per acre. 
Stretckes in Sheep. —“G. H.,” Columbia Co., 
Ohio. Stretches are caused by indigestion. The sheep 
suffering from colicy pains, stretches itself with its fore 
and hind legs apart. It is cured by a simple purgative. 
A handful of salt acts as a purge, and restores the diges¬ 
tion. One ounce of Epsom salts, with a little ginger, will 
have a more certain effect. Any ruminant when fed up¬ 
on dry feed and deprived of ample water, or when given 
water so cold that it cannot drink enough, suffers from 
indigestion and impaction of the rumen, and this is a fre¬ 
quent cause of disease, costiveuess, scours, dysentery 
and bilious disorders. 
Treatment of a Bull Calf.— “N. A. B.,” 
Lyndon, Kansas. A bull calf needs no extraordinary 
treatment. Sufficient feed to keep him in good growing 
condition is all that is required. Such feed should now 
consist of hay and two quarts per day, in two feeds, of 
ground oats, corn, and wheat or rye bran. He should 
have occasionally a pint of linseed meal, be kept clean, 
and well stabled. Some exercise in a yard will be bene¬ 
ficial. He should be kept securely tied, alongside the 
other stock, and not tied up in a stall out of eight of 
other animals. Over feeding is injurious, 
Bean Weevils.— Mrs. “II. G. H.,” Moor’s Hill, 
Ind., writes that beans planted so late in the season, as 
to mature just before frost will escape the weevil. 
Sunstroke In Morses.— “M. B.,” Merrill, Iowa. 
During very hot weather horses sliould'be protected from 
the sun by a shade over the head and a white linen sheet 
over the body. A wet sponge should be kept on the head. 
A loose collar should be worn, and the general health 
kept vigorous. It is not so much ttie heat upon the head 
that causes sunstroke as the heating of the entire 
system. For treatment, cool the system rapidly by dash¬ 
ing cold water over the limbs, applying ice to the head, 
temples, neck, and legs, and wherever a pulse can be felt. 
