AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1879.] 
[July, 
Sporting Rifle, Octagon 
Round 
Carbine. 
AGENT 
JOHN SK.INK.EIt, 115 Pine St„ San Francisco, Cal, 
CURRANT JELLY 
RECENTLY PUBLISHED: 
FARM IMPLEMENTS 
AND MACHINERY 
AND 
The Principles of their Construction 
and Use, with Explanations of the 
Laivs of Motion and Force as 
Applied on the Farm. 
"WITH OVER THREE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS. 
By JOHN J. THOMAS. 
NEW EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED. 
Cloth, l2mo. Price, Post paid, $1.50. 
THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK OF T.ABF.T.S , 
Printed and Gummed ready for use, is a valuable article in every house, containing over 650 labels the size and sfvl 
ot type as above specimen ( Currant Jelly), including a general assortment for Jellies, Preserves, Groceries 
Herbs, Medicines, in fact, Babels for every article needed for household stores, in quantities of from I to 30 of 
kind, according to the usual family requirements. 
Price 35 cents. Sent by mail on receipt of price. 
CORNELL & SHELTON,^P^Q^Box^877^Birm ingham. Conn. 
Stockbridge Manures 
The Champion 
REAPERS & MOWERS 
THE ACKNOWLEDGED MONARCH OF ALL 
Grain and Grass-Cutting Machinery, 
AND FULLY ENDORSED BY AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS AS THE 
MOST WONDERFUL MACHINE EVER INVENTED. 
Awarded the Highest Honors 
everywhere, by the best expert Authority, after the most thorough tests as to its capacity and execution. 
REMEMBER, under no circumstances should you buys Reaper or Mower, until you have examined 
THE CHAMPION. 
Whenever you hear of a CHAMPION MACHINE in your vicinity, do not fail to examine it thoroughly for its 
Lightness of Draft, its Marvellous Movement, its Simplicity, and its Automatic Adjustment to every con¬ 
dition of the field, can not fail to commend it over all others. 
The CHAMPION REAPERS and MOWERS will be on exhibition this fall at most of the 
County, District, and State Fairs, and Expositions throughout the United States and the British Provinces. 
Manufactured by Wbileley, Fassler & Kelly, Tine Champion Machine Company, and Warder 
Mitchell & Co., Springfield, O.; and The Toronto Reaper & Mower Company, Toronto, Canada! 
THE OPPESHEIM 
DOUBLE BUGGY. 
Instantly changed from a neat Buggy into a roomy 4 pas- 
senger Carriage. Entirely new principle. No rattling or 
shaking. No liall-and-lialf look about it. Send for illus¬ 
trated price list. New Haven. Conn. 
THE OPPENHEIM M’F’G CO . 
W. S. BLUNT’S 
Universal Force Pumps, 
Secured by letters patent. 
THESE PUMPS HAVE RECEIVED THE 
“MEDAL OF SUPERIORITY.” 
The highest award of the American Institute 
lor 1878 over all competitors. 
These pumps have enormous power, and are for the house 
or for Otlt-door wells of any depth. Tliev are constructed 
with special regard to strength, 
ease of working, and durability. 
They call be immediately 
changed from lift to torce pumps, 
and the air chamber can be re¬ 
volved, so as to allow the handle 
to work at any desired angle with 
the spout. Having close tops, 
they cannot lie tampered with. 
Attention is called to our new 
elegant pattern DEEP WELL 
non-freezing FIRE PUMP. 
Also, Blunt’s Sand Vacu¬ 
um Chambers.— A complete 
protection against sand or gritty 
water in dug or driven wells, 
pits, miues, aud rivers. 
For hand or steam pumps, 
all sizes, from lK-inch to 4-incli 
suction pipe. 
Send for circulars to 
NASON M’F’G CO., 
71 Fulton and 71 Beek- 
man St. New York. 
New England Agency, A. M. MORTON <fc CO., 25 
Washington St., Boston Mass. 
Pacific Coast Agency, Dunham, Carrigau «& Co., 
San Francisco, Cal. 
Winc hes ter Repeating Fire Arms. 
I The Best and Most Reliable Arm in the World. 
BADGE WON 
BY 
MAJOR JAMES E. STETSOX 
in a rapidity and accuracy 
match, using the Winchester 
Rifle as a single Breech Loader 
in competition ivith the Ward- 
Burton, Remington, Spring- 
field, Sharps, Peabody, 
other 
LARGE REDUCTION IN PRICES. 
Model ’66. 
Model ’73. 
Model ’76. 
si,.$23,00 
$27.00 
$35.00 
23.00 
27.00 
35.00 
.. 22.00 
25.00 
32.00 
24.00 
27.00 
Every Variety of Metallic Ammunition 
at the Lowest Market Kates. 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 
REPEATING ARMS CO., 
ven, Conn., or* 
iway, New York. 
FOR PACIFIC COAST: 
The New Volume brings the Inventions and Improve¬ 
ments in Farm Machinery down to the latest date. • It will 
be found specially interesting and valuable to farmers In 
the Western States, where so much farm machinery is used 
and where reliable knowledge as to the best kind of ma¬ 
chinery is difficult to obtain. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
245 Broadway, New York. 
Originated by Prof. Stockbridge, Professor of Agriculture in Ihe Mass. Agricultural College. 
A special manure Is made for each FARM and GARDEN CROP, containing the Plant-Food which each par¬ 
ticular Plant requires. These manures were used on more than 25,000 acres in 1878, and with Gl-eat Satisfaction. 
Now is the time to use them for CORN, POTATOES, HUNGARIAN GRASS, FODDER-CORN, 
TOBACCO, TURNIPS, BEETS, and all ROOT CROPS. Try BOWKER’S PHOSPHATES In the hill 
and drill, to give your crops a start. It will pay. Use the GRAIN PHOSPHATE broadcast when short of manure. 
Send for Pamphlet and Price List, mailed free. 
BOWKBH PERTILIZEIT OO.. 
43 CHATHAM ST.. BOSTON. 3 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK. 
