1882 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
551 
HAVE YOU A 
QMmEM? 
!F YOU HAVE YOU WILL I\JEED 
SEEDS 
and will want.THE.BEST at the leastmoney. 
Then our Catalogue will surprise you, not 
because it contains 1,500 varieties, embrac¬ 
ing everything good, both cld and new, 
known to the trade, all guaranteed as 
represented, but because no matter where 
you have been dealing it will surely pay 
to buy of us. It costs but the trouble of 
sending us your address on a postal card, 
and you 
OUGHT TO HAVE IT. 
BENSON, MAULE & CO. 
129 & 131 South Front St., Philadelphia. 
Thirty-six varieties of Cabbage ; 27 of Corn ; 28 of 
Cucumber; 41 of Melon; 33 of Peas ; 30 of Beans; 17 
of Squash; 24 of Beet, and 40 of Tomato, with other 
varieties in proportion, a large portion of all which were 
grown on my five seed farms, will be found in my Veg- 
etab’e and Flower Seed Catalogue tor 1883. 
Sent FREE to ail who apply. Customers of last season 
need not write for it. All seed sold from my establishment 
warranted to be both fresh and true to name; so far 
that should it prove otherwise, I will refill the order 
gratis. The original introducer of Early Ohio and 
Burbank Potatoes, Marblehead Early Corn, the 
Hubbard Squash, Marblehead Cabbage, Phiu- 
ney’s Melon, and a score of other new vegetables. I in¬ 
vito the patronage of the public. NEW VEGETABLES 
A SPECIALTY. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
BURPEE’S 
Farm Annual 
For 1883, giving much valuable informatic n, with numerous 
Illustrations. The Only Complete Catalogue Published, 
combining Garden, Field, and Flower Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, small 
Fruits. Thoroughbred Stock, and Fancy Poultry. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 
^ BRlD i BR0ADCAST 
The best Broadcast Seed Sower in the market. A common-sense, labor-saving mnrliine. Sows 
perfectly all kinds of Grains, Grass Seeds, Plaster, Lime, Salt, Guano, Ashes, all the various 
Phosphates—in fact, everything requiring Broadcasting. Is quickly attached to any Farm Wagon, 
and a team walking one mile sows four acres of wheat. For Circulars anti Testimonials, address. 
Mention Agriculturist. C. W. DORR, Des Moines, Iowa. 
WE GUARANTEE 
that every one who plants seeds or cul¬ 
tivates the soil shall be interested in 
our description of the Planet Jr. 
Farm and Garden Implements, 
and Chapter on the proper cultivation of 
Crops. Send us your address and ten 
neighbors’ most interested in Farming 
and Gardening, and we will forward it 
CO., 127 and 129 Catharine St., Philadelphia. 
GRAPE VINES” 42 ’£ d *£'bs,: 
feSaBlrBB Bo a H tl ’0 Bo House Starting. Vines 
sound and healthy. Warranted true to name, as follows, 
for fall delivery (season commences last of October or 
first of November): CONCORDS, 813 per 1,000. 
CATAWBAS, 825, and DELAWARES, 865. 
Orders first in first filled. Book your orders now. 
EVERETT BROWN, 
Bluff Point, Yates Co., N. Y. 
P EACH TREES a specialty. Apple, Plum, Small 
Fruits, &c. Pr.ce List free. 
R. S. JOHNSTON, Stockley, Del. 
S TARK NURSER Y.— 48th year. 200 acres. Cata¬ 
logues free. Large stock Apple, Peach, cherry, &e. 
STARK & CO., Louisiana, Mo. 
If you want the best Seeds 
at the lowest prices, send 
your name for our new il¬ 
lustrated catalogue, pub¬ 
lished Jan. 1st. Contains 
50 pages useful informa¬ 
tion, and costs nothing. 
JOHNSON & STOKES, 
Seedsmen, 1114 Market St., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
I T^ARM MANAGER.— For 200 Acres, to be run on 
' business principles. Want to develop Shorthorn and 
Jersey Cattle—also Market Gardening. Good location 
in Cent) a! Canada, Good place for reliable, competent 
man. Audress E. W. RATHBUN, Oswego, N. Y 
G REEN’S FRUIT GRO.WER.-A paper devoted 
to the Orchard, Garden, ann Nursery. Sample copy 
free, ittt, Agriculturist aud Fruit Grower, botli one year 
for $1.50. Address, Box 562, Rochester, N. Y. 
For 18S3 is an elegant book of 150 pages, several colored plates of Flowers 
and Vegetables, and IOOO illustrations of the choicest Flowers, Plants and 
Vegetables, and directions for growing. Send on your Name and Postoffice address, with 
Ten Cents, and we will send you a copy, postage paid. This is not a quarter of its cost. Paper and printing 
and matter are not surpassed for excellence by anything in the country, and the Illustrations are in the highest 
style of art. We publish both an English and a German edition. 
JAMES VICK, Rochester, TV. Y. 
WANTED—Honest, capable Men, to sell Trees, Shrubs, 
I * Grape Vines, Roses, etc. Previous experience not essen¬ 
tial. Salary & expenses paid. J. F.Le Clare, Rochester, N.Y. 
TABLE FOREMAN*”WANTEdU One accus¬ 
tomed to handling men and taking care of horses. 
Must be temperate aud competent to superintend. 
Eighty horses kept. Address, with references and salary 
expected, _ E, W. RATHBUN, Oswego, N. Y. 
GREAT SAVING FOR FARMERS! 
THE 
Lightning 
Hay Knife! 
(Weymouth’s Patent.) 
Awarded “FIRST ORDER OF MERIT” 
at Melbourne Exhibition, 1880. 
Was awarded the first premium 
at the International Exhibition in 
Philadelphia, in 1876, and accepted 
by the Judges as 
SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER 
KNIFE IN USE. 
It is the BEST KNIFE in the 
world to cut fine feed from bale, to 
cut down mow or stack, to cut corn¬ 
stalks for feed, or to cut peat, and 
has no equal for cutting sods or 
ditching in marshes. 
TRY IT. IT WILL PAY YOU. 
Manufactured only by 
HIRAM HOLT & CO., East Wilton, Me., U. S. A. 
It you afterwards order seeds, deduct the 10 cents. 
For sale by Hardware Merchants and the trade generally. 
