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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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Champion Cord Binder. 
1 MANUFACTURED BIT 
White ley, Fassler & Kelly, 
Manufacturers of CHAMPION REAPERS AND MOWERS, Springfield, Ohio. 
CORTLAND WAGON CO. 
Manufacturers of 
PLATFORM SPRING WAGONS, 
End Spring, Side Spring and Side Bar 
OPEN A3fB> TOP SSUCJGIES, 
Phaetons, Road Wagons, Etc., Etc. 
Haying recently enlarged our Works, we are prepared 
to and will furnish a better wagon for the money than 
any other concern in the United States. All our work 
is fully warranted. No shoddy or poor work is allowed 
to leave our shops. Catalogues furnished on applica¬ 
tion. Agents wanted everywhere. 
CORTLAND WAGON CO., Cortland, N. Y. 
BRANCH HOUSE: 
263 Wabash Ave„ CHICAGO, Ill. 
Mention this paper when you write. 
AN ABSOLUTE FREE GIFTS 
By a Respectable and 
Reliable Firm. 
We Live Away, 
in order to introduce 
our journals and our 
goods, a very hand¬ 
some and useful pen¬ 
knife, with tortoise 
shell handle, three good blades and an ear-pick. The main blade is of tine steel and is strong 
enough for rough use; the other blades are just what a lady or gentleman needs for the 
hands. This handsome knife will answer every purpose as well as one that sells for $1.30. It 
makes an elegant gift, and any gentleman, when asked by his lady friend for the loan of a 
pen-knife, should feel mortified if not able to produce one when he can obtain it for nothing 
together with a chromo, and the picture is “ rich and rare," size 85 sq. in. If you wiil send for 
one copy of our journals, and illustrated catalogue of 1,000 articles, only 25c., in stamps or 
currency, we will send you this combination : 1. The knife described above. 2. The Chromo 
described above. 3. The November number of the “ The Ladies’ Floral Cabinet,” with large 
J ~cribed and priced, that you can’t 
ly illustrated home paper, intens 
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forty pages, illustrated, with stories, tales and anecdotes, etc.; and 5. A large illustrated 
catalogue describing and pricing many articles that cannot be bought out of this city, and 
which we send by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price. Remember, for only 25c., in stamps or 
currency, we send you this combination—the five articles described above. Send for this 25c. 
combination. It is a small investment, but a profitable one to you. Address, 
Box 2,456. ADAMS & BISHOP, Publishers, 46 Beekinan St., New York. 
Maher & Grosh, 
Cutlers, Toledo, Ohio, 
Send kDife like cut post¬ 
paid to any address for 
;1. Blades hand-forged 
rom razor steel and war¬ 
ranted—a knife for farm¬ 
ers, mechanics, and hunt¬ 
ers. Extra strong,2-blade 
farmers’knife,75c 
Medium, 2-blade, 
50c. 1-blade, 25c. 
Extra strong 1- 
blade, 50c. 
Butcher knife, 
6-inch, hand-fortr- 
ed blade, by mail. 
50c. 40-page list 
Bent free. Dis¬ 
count to Dealers. 
THE 
OVER 
300,000 iN ACTUAL USE. 
And all giving perfect satisfaction. 
AGENTS WANTED 
WASHER 
Will wash Cleaner, Easier, and withLess 
Injury to Clothes than any other in the 
World. We challenge any manufacturer 
to produce a better Washer. Every Ma¬ 
chine Warranted FIVE Years and Sat¬ 
isfaction Guaranteed. The only Washer 
that can be clamped to any sized tub like 
a Wringer. It is made of malleable iron, 
galvanized, and wili outlast any two 
wooden machines. “©SAgents wanted. 
Exclusive Territory. Our agents all over 
the country are making from $75 to $200 
per month. Retail price, $7. Sample to 
agents, $3. Also our celebrated __ 
KEYSTONE WRfflgEf&S IT LOWEST WfOLESILE PRICES. 
Circulars Free. Refer to editor of this paper. Address E .F. ADAMS & CO., Erie, Pa. 
SAW MILL FOR THE PEOPLE, 
rpHIS patent portable Mulay Saw Mill is adapted 
JL to any locality, will saw any kind of logs, 
and will do as much work (power and hands be- 
J considered) as the best Circular Mills. Its 
frame, head-blocks, and working parts 
are of the most substantial and perma¬ 
nent kind, being made entirely of iron 
and steel. It is usually set up and 
started in from one to two days time. 
It is generally driven by threshing en- 
_ gines of not exceeding ten horse power. 
t cuts from 2000 to 4000 feet of inch lumber per 
ay. The Mill and Engine may conveniently b 0 
- operated by two men. Send for circular. 
INDIANAPOLIS IND. CHANDLER & TAYLOR, 
.CHEAP GUNS for THE PEOPLE.§ 
5 j -Reworks, | 
^ *lF^uTf"CTOR!Al CATALOGUES FREE^^S®^^ 2 
^ Rifles, Shot Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, Seines, Nets, -h 
F ishing Taekle, Razors, Ac. sent C. O. D.for examination. O 
Muskets, Caps, Wads, Shells, Primers, Cartridges, 
Ammunition and Gun Materials of every kind, 
Gunsmiths’ Materials, Fishins Tackle, Seines, 
Nets . &c .. all at yprv low Prices. Address 
GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pittsburg. Pa. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good flints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
In justice to tlie 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 the back 
numbers containing' what is wanted. 
Rack numbers of the 46 American Agri¬ 
culturist,” containing desired articles, or 
those referred to in the “Basket” or 
elsewhere, can usually be sent post-paid 
for 15 ets. each, or SI.50 per volume. 
Clubs can at any time be increased by remitting for 
each addition, the price paid by the original members; 
or a small club may be made a larger one at reduced rates, 
thus: One having sent 5 subscribers and $6, may after¬ 
wards send 5 names more and $4, making 10 subscribers 
for $10.00; and so for any of the other club rates. 
The German Edition.—All the principal arti. 
cles and engravings that appear in the American Agricul¬ 
turist are reproduced in a German Edition. Besides 
these, there is a Special Department, edited by an emi¬ 
nent German cultivator. Our friends can do good 
service by calling the attention of their German neigh¬ 
bors and friends to the fact that they can have the paper 
in their own language. Those who employ Germans will 
find that Edition a most useful and acceptable present. 
Round Copies of this Volume (40) will be 
ready on or before Dec. 10th. They are in the uniform 
style, cloth, with gilt backs. Price at the office, $2. If 
sent by mail $2.30. We can usually supply, at the same 
rate, any of the 24 previous volumes, or from volume 16 
to 40 inclusive. Any ten or more volumes, in one lot, 
will be supplied at the office for $1.75 each; or be for¬ 
warded by mail or express, carriage prepaid, for $2 each. 
Terms to New SoutU Wales, New Sea- 
land, Australia, Europe, etc.—To several in¬ 
quirers. Under the latest revision of the Postal Union 
Regulations the price of the American Agriculturist 
(cither English or German edition), including postage 
prepaid through, will be covered by 7 shillings sterling 
per annum. This applies to the above countries, and to 
all others embraced in the General Postal Union. The 
simplest inode of remittance is by Postal Money Orders, 
payable in London, to the order of Orange Judd Com¬ 
pany. These can be readily cashed in N. Y. City at a 
slight discount, which the publishers will cheerfully pay. 
For Chib rates (postage included), see page 42, and 
reckon the shilling sterling at 22 cents. 
A New Seed Firm.—The firm of Thorburn & 
Carson, having dissolved in September last, the business 
will hereafter be continued by the firm of Thorburn & 
Titus, at the former location, 158 Chambers Street. 
Rabbits and Fruit Trees.—“T. W. B.,” New 
Rumiey, Ohio, writes that he finds perfect protection in 
the use of Lard, one pound, and Crude Petroleum, one 
ounce, melted together. A piece of old carpet or other 
stuff, is saturated with this mixture, which he rubs 
upon the trunks of the trees, to give a very light coat. 
He states that it is effective against mice as well as 
rabbits. Various offensive substances will drive off 
rabbits, and we have no doubt that the odor of crude 
petroleum will do it. But has our friend tried it long 
enough to ascertain what may be the ultimate effect of 
applying so much grease to the trees. We give this, as 
we do many other things, upon the statement of our 
correspondent. A very slight application of oily mate¬ 
rial may not injure the tree, but on young trees espe¬ 
cially we should advise caution in its use. 
A Red for Roofs.—‘‘A. C.,” St. Mary’s, Ga., asks 
for a recipe for staining or coloring the shingles on out¬ 
buildings red. as oil paint is too expensive. We know 
of no “ stain” that will answer the purpose, that would 
be cheap. Some of the Mineral Paints are dull red in 
color, but they are merely a more or less impure oxide 
of iron which will not remain on the roof without a dry¬ 
ing oil. If any one can help our friend in this matter, 
we shall be glad to hear from him. If red is not espec¬ 
ially desired, a few applications of crude petroleum will 
greatly increase the durability of the shingles, and give 
them a pleasing, warm, brownish color. 
