1879.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
239 
POWER 
CIDER 
with Double 
Platform 
Grater (reduced to $40). 
Elevator, and full line of 
Cider Mill Supplies. Send 
for Catalogue. Address 
BOOMER & BOSCHERT 
PRESS CO., 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
Ragan’s Cider Presses 
Capacity 25 to 80 bar¬ 
rels per day; easily 
worked; very com¬ 
pact ; of immense 
power. Not liable to 
get out of order. Gives 
universal satisfaction. 
Manufactured only by 
EWALD OVER, 
Indianapolis, ind. 
(Send for Circular.; 
HAY RAKES. 
REVOLVING AIVII SULKY RAKES 
at great bargains. Send for Circulars. 
A. B. C O I LX7, 
__ 19V Water St., IV. Y. 
DOUBLE HARPOON 
M HORSE HAY-FORK. 
BEST IN THE WORLD. 
Descriptive Catalogue sent free. 
Pennoek Manufacturing Company, 
Kknnett Squark, Chester Co., Pa. 
Galvanized Cable Fence Strand 
The only Wire Fence that stands the test of time. No 
Barbs. 
PHILIP S. JUSTICE, 
14 IV. 5tli St„ Phil., Pa. 
IENTENIAL AND GRAND PARIS WORLDS FAIR PRIZES AND 
THE U.S. STATE TAIR PREMIUMS IN 1877. k 1878. 
' tQUIR£S USS ifKlWWHERmSr 
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P. K.DEDCRICK.& CO. MBA NY. NY 
Agricultural 
Insurance Company, of Watertown, H. T. 
Capital $200,000.00. Net Surplus, $216,645.62. Total assets 
for tne security of Policy-holders, January 1st, 1879, $1,150,- 
068.99. Insures only Farm Property and Residences against 
Are and lightning. Takes no business risks. 
” ZIMMERMAN 
FJtVIT AND VEGETABLE 
DRYER & BAKE OVEN 
Over 11,000 in use. 
The BEST in the Market, 
Made entirely of Galvanized Iron, 
AGENTS WANTED. 
Send for Circular. Address 
ZIMMERMAN FRUIT DRYER CO., 
Cincinnati, Ohio, 
Fi t< I > l SlO(h) , . 0 ° JOIN OUR COLONY! 
Https and pamphlets free. J. F. MANCHA, Ciaremont.Va. 
A description of the Ar¬ 
tesian well country, the 
finest dairy and healthiest section on the globe, sent free. 
DcLOJiG it ROMLEY. Gilman, Ill. 
100 Delaware Fruit and Grain 
—Farms cheap. Catalogues free. 
1 A. P. GRIFFITH, Smyrna, Del. 
DAIRY FARMS 
FARMS, 
250 MARYLAND FARMS, ‘““S 30 
Near railroad and navigable Salt-water (with all its lux¬ 
uries), in Talbot Co., Md. Climate mild and healthy. Titles 
good. New Pamphlet and Map showing location , free. 
Address C. E. SHANAHAN. Attv.. Easton, Md. 
port 
FEET BANNER WIND MILD, 
The best made. Latest Improvements. War¬ 
ranted 5 years. N. P. MIX, Avenue, O. 
$75 
Myers’ Improved Wind Mill. 
Perfectly self-regulating.and the only 
Wind-Mill that stands on the derrick 
in perfect balance, in gear and out of 
gear. It is a solid Wheel-Mill, and is 
warranted to be well made and to 
stand the most violent storms. Every 
farmer, stock-raiser, and dairyman 
should have one for pumping water 
for stock, grinding feed, etc. 
Send for Circular and Price-List. 
Silver & Dcining, Mfg. Co., 
Salem, Ohio. 
HARRISON’S MILLS, 
NEWLY IMPROVED. 
New Standard Flouring Mill. 
New Standard Corn Mill. 
Capacity of 12-inch Mill. 2 to 
12 bus. per hour: capacity of 
Light 20-inch Mill, 6 to40 bus. 
per honr. - 
Wholesome Bread, Fine 
Flour, High Speed, Quick 
Work, and Economical Mill¬ 
ing Fully Established. For 
illustrated catalogue, de¬ 
scribing tlie Harrison System, 
Address Estate of 
EDWARD HARRISON, New Haven, Conn. 
(William A. Foskett, Administrator.) 
BURR MILLS. 
EVERY FARMER HIS 
OWN MILLER. 
The best Vertical and Horizontal 
French Burr Grinding Mills, Portable 
Flouring Mills, and Mill Machinery. 
They possess numerous original and 
valuable improvements. The best Mill 
ever made. Send for Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue and be convinced. 
C. C. PHIIiIiIPS, 4048 Girard Av., Philadelphia, Pa. 
FARM GRIST MILLS 
and Corn Shelters. 
Every farmer should have them. 
Over 20,000 In U*e. 
Every machine is guaranteed to 
give satisfaction, or no pay. Price of 
mills, $12: shellers, $5. Send for de¬ 
scriptive circulars and terms to agents. 
LIVINGSTON & CO., Iron Founders, 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
fW FRIENDS! If you are in any way interested in 
BEES OR HOMEY, 
We will with pleasure send you a sample copv of our 
MONTHLY GI.EANINGS IN BEE CULTURE, 
with a descriptive price-list of the latest improvements in 
Hives, Honey Extractors, Artificial Comb, Sec¬ 
tion Honey Boxes, all books and journals, and every¬ 
thing pertaining to Bee Culture. nothing Patented. Sim¬ 
ply send your address on a postal card, written plainly, to 
A. I. HOOT, Medina, Ohio. 
GREENWICH ACADEMY with Mus. Institute and 
VX Com’l Coll. A SEASIDE school. Founded 1802. Both 
sexes. On direct route from N. Y. to Boston. Board re¬ 
duced to S-2.75. Opens Aug. 26. For Catalogue (free) ad¬ 
dress Rev. F. D. BLAKESLEE, A. M., E. Greenwich, R. I. 
For Washing Windows, Carriages, etc. Pro¬ 
tects Buildings from Fire, and Trees, Vines, etc., 
from Insects, Potato Bugs and Canker Worms. 
No Dwelling, Country Home, or Factory, should be without 
the Fountain Pump. Send for large Illustrated Circular. 
.7. A. WHITMAN, 
Patentee & Manufacturer, Providence, 1!. I. 
Wc manufacture the old reliable Stover 
—the well tried, strong, durable self-regu¬ 
lating, solid wheel Wind Mill, which 
took the Centennial Diploma, as well as a 
Medal. Others may talk, hut we refer to 
the Official Centennial Report. Also the 
Stover $20.00 Oscillating Feed Grinder, 
(with O. E. Winger's late improvements), 
which is operated by 10 and 12 ft. Pump¬ 
ing Wind Mills—a novel and perfect Mill 
for grinding all kinds of gram for stock 
and horse use. Agents wanted every¬ 
where. Branch factory at Greencastle, Pa. 
Send for catalogue to STOVER WIND ENGINE CO„ 
Freeport, 111 ., C. 8. A. 
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 Page 215. 
In justice to Hie majority of our sub¬ 
scribers, who have been readers for many 
years, articles and illustrations are sel¬ 
dom repeated, as tliose vvbo desire in¬ 
formation on a particular subject can 
cheaply obtain one or more of the hack 
numbers containing ivliat is wanted. 
Hack numbers of tlie “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 $1.50 per volume. 
Wheat or Rye for Fowls.—“J. L. L.,” Sand¬ 
wich, Mass. Wheat is better than rye for poultry ; no- 
other grain is so productive of eggs as wheat; buckwheat 
is the nest best food, barley next, corn next, oats next., 
and rye the poorest—at least in the writer’s experience. 
Retention of a Calf.—“G. B.,” East Aurora, N. 
Y. Instances of tlie retention of a foetal calf in tlie uterus, 
are not unknown, although somewhat rare. Cases have- 
occurred in which the cow lias recovered and has lived 
for years, hut always in indifferent health. When such 
(rouble is suspected, tlie calf may he successfully removed 
by a competent veterinary surgeon. 
Preparing hand for Wheat. — “G. G.,” - 
Greenville, Ill. To prepare a piece of sod land for wheat, 
pasture sheep as you suggest, feeding them some extra, 
food, such as wheat or rye bran, until July or August, 
then turn down the sod, and roll it if possible, and work 
the surface with a cultivator, shallow, so as not to dis¬ 
turb it, or harrow it to keep down weeds and freshen the? 
ground, until sowing time, when the seed may be put in. 
The sod will rot in time for the wheat to benefit from it 
before the winter. 
Milk for Cheese.—’ “P. T. D.,” Salina, Ont. The- 
average quantity of pnre milk needed for a pound of* 
cheese is ten pounds. It varies during the season, and 
also in proportion to tlie amount of cream in the milk. A 
smaller quantity of rich milk than of poor is required to- 
make a pound of cheese. 
Firing for Ring-Bone.— “ A. L. S.,” Warners, 
N. Y. It is very dangerous to treat a ring-bone reckless¬ 
ly. Firing and blistering should not he done without 
good reason, and by a competent person. The country 
is overrun with quacks who call themselves veterinary 
surgeons, and who are always ready to recommend such 
severe measures, hut owners of horses should hesitate- 
before putting valuable animals in their hands. 
A Well Furnished Farm.—“L. S. T.” The 
proportion of farms that are well furnished is small. For 
the most profit, a farm should he so well stocked as to 
supply a large part of the manure to keep it in a fully pro¬ 
ductive condition, and there is also needed a sufficient 
cash capital to buy supplementary food to furnish rich 
manure, or otherwise tlie needed artificial fertilizers. 
Farmers are, however, gradually improving their circum¬ 
stances in this respect. 
No Butter. —Mrs. “B.,” Roanoke Co., Ya. After 
a cow has been milked for 18 months, the milk has 
changed considerably, and there is difficulty in getting 
butter from it. From the time that a cow is fresh, a 
change in the milk is gradually taking place, and churn¬ 
ing becomes more difficult. In some cows this is worse 
than in others. Churning is made easier by warming the 
cream up to 65 or 70 degrees. 
Metallic Shingles. —Tin, or other metallic roof¬ 
ings have long been used ; the success of these, depends 
upon having the whole roof covered by one continuous 
sheet; a single break or defect from rust impairs the 
whole. In the “Metallic Shingles,tlie roofing is of 
iron in sections, each about as large as a wooden shingle 
or roofing slate; each piece is ingeniously grooved and 
ridged in such a manner, that while it adds greatly to 
the strength, it allows of tlie complete matching and fit¬ 
ting, and facilitates the carrying off of water. The iron 
is covered with a paint claimed to completely prevent 
rust. The makers claim this roof to be superior to slate, 
tin, or wood, in many important particulars; the specimen 
subjected to our inspection, impressed us very favorably. 
