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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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64 ACME 99 Pul vers zing 1 
HARROW, CLOD CRUSHER 
AND LEVELER. 
The -‘ACME” subjects the soil to the action of a 
Crusher and Leveler, and at the same time to the 
Cutting. Lilting. Turning process of double rows of 
Steel Coulters, the peculiar shape and arrangement of 
which gives immense cutting power. The entire ab¬ 
sence of Spikes or Spring Teeth avoids pulling up 
and scattering of rubbish. It is especially adapted to 
inverted sod, hard clay and “ slough land,” where other 
Harrows utterly fail, and also works perfectly on light soil. 
Sent on trial to responsible farmers anywhere in the 
United States. Agents wanted. Send for circular. 
NASH & BROTHER. Sole Manufacturers. 
Harkisburg, Pa., and 22 College Place, New York City. 
TIE “KEYSTONE.” 
The Best Portable Steam Drill¬ 
er in the world for drilling 
Artesian and Ordinary Water 
Wells. Test Wells for 
Minerals, Air Holes for 
Mines, Oil Wells and 
k Pipe-driving can be set up 
g jjL anywhere in one hour. 
GO 
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e 
£ 
S3 
Ii, P. S. D. Co.) Limited, Fallston, Pa. 
Bookwalter Engine. 
Especially adapted for Dairies, 
Creameries, and Farm purposes. 
Can be used for years without any 
repairs. Over 2,200 in actual use. 
Not one ever exploded. Can be run 
by any one of ordinary intelligence. 
Every Engine complete, ready to 
use as soon as received. No Engine 
built so good and so low in price. 
3 Horse-Power_$240.00 
4X “ ” .... 280.00 
6H “ “ ... 355.00 
■- SJ4 ‘ “ .... 440.00 
Illustrated Catalogues Free. 
JAMES LEFFEL <&, CO., 
110 Liberty St., New York City, or Springfield, Ohio. 
ITHACA 
Portable Engine. 
STRONG, DURABLE, 
ECONOMICAL, SAFE. 
Write for prices, addressing the Manufacturers, 
WILLIAMS BROTHERS, Ithaca, N. Y. 
KRIEBEL’S 
Vibrating-Valve 
STEAM ENGINES. 
One-third less Machin¬ 
ery than others. Best 
Engine for farm and 
dairy purposes. 
Address, 
West Point En¬ 
gine and Machine 
West Point, Pa. 
Harrison’s STANDARD GRINDING MILLS' 
Possessing great capacity and 
durability. Every Mill warranted 
to do just what we claim for it. 
Send for new Illustrated Cat¬ 
alogue. Address 
ESTATE 01 
EDW. HARRISON, 
New Haven, Conn. 
A RARE 
OFFER 
SI JKSSSiS. SHEET MUSIC FREE 
Buy fifteen bars of Dobbins 9 Electric Soap of 
any gTOcer; cut from each wrapper the picture of Mrs. 
Fogy and Mrs. Enterprise, and mail to us, witii full 
name and address, and we will send you free of all 
expense, your own selection from the following: 
list of Sheet Music, to the value of One Dollar. We 
absolutely GUARANTEE that the music is una¬ 
bridged, and sold by first-class music houses at the 
following prices: 
INSTRUMENTAL. Price 
Artist’s Life Waltzes, (Kunster Leben,) op 316, Strauss 75 
Ever or Never Waltzes, (Toujours ou Jamais,) Waldteufel 75 
Chasse Infernale, Grand Galop, Brilliant, op. 23, Rolling 75 
Verdi 
op.93, Wilson 
op. 68, Lange 
. Sullivan 
Audran 
75 
60 
GO 
35 
40 
40 
35 
40 
35 
40 
35 
35 
80 
35 
35 
35 
Turkish Patrol lie veil le, ~ . . . Krug 
Pirates of Penzance, (Lanciers,) . . D'Albert 
Sirens Waltzes, ..... Waldteufel 
Fatinltza, Potpourri, .... Suppe 1 00 
Mascotte, Potpourri, . . . . Audran 1 00 
Trovatore, Potpourri, 
Night on the Water, Idyl, 
Bustling Leaves, . . 
VOCAL. 
Patience, (The Magnet and the Churn), 
Olivette, (Torpedo and the Whale,) 
When I am Near Thee, (English and German words), Alt 
Who’s at my Window, . . . Osborne 
Lost Chord, ..... Sullivan 
My Dearest Heart, .... Sullivan 
Life’s Best Hopes, . . . Meininger 
Requited Love, (4 part Song,) . Archer 
Sleep while the Soft Evening B reezes,(4 partSonp,)5isAop 
In the Gloaming. .... Harrison 
Only be True, .... Vickers 
Under the Eares, .... Winner 
Free Lunch Cadets, . ... . Sousa 
If the music selected amounts to just $1, send only 
the 15 pictures, your name and address. If in excess 
of $1,postage stamps may be enclosed for such excess. 
We make this liberal offer because we desire to 
give a present sufficiently large to induce everyone to 
give Dobbins’ Electric Soap a trial long enough to 
know just how good it is. If, after trial, they con¬ 
tinue to use the soap for years, we shall be repaid. 
If they only use the fifteen bars, getting the dollar’s 
worth of music gratis, we shall lose money. This 
shows our confidence. The Soap can be bought of 
all grocers—the music can only be got of us. See 
that our name is on each wrapper. Name this paper. 
A box of this Soap contains sixty bars. Any lady 
buying a box, and sending us sixty cuts of Mrs. Fogy, 
can select music to the amount of $4.50. This Soap 
improves with age, and you are not asked to buy a 
useless article, but one you use every week. 
I I PDAFIU Of nh lie S. Fourth St, 
■ LlUnAUINObbUl Philadelphia. 
Sedgwick Steel Wire Fence. 
Is the only general purpose wire fence in use, being a 
Strong Net-Work without Barbs. It will turn dogs, 
pigs, sheep, and poultry, as well as the most vicious stock, 
without injury to either fence or stock. It is just the fence 
for farms, gardens, stock ranges and railroads, and very 
neat for lawns, parks, school lots and cemeteries. Covered 
with rust-proof paint (or galvanized) it. will last a lifetime. 
It is Superior to Boards or Barbed Wire in every 
respect. We ask for it a fair trial, knowing it will wear itself 
into favor. The Sedgwick Gates, made of wrought- 
iroD pipe and steel wire, dely all competition in neatness, 
strength and durability. We also make the best and cheap¬ 
est All iron Automatic or Self-Opening Gate. 
Also cheapest and neatest All Iron and Steel Wire 
Ornamental Fence. For Prices and Particulars ask 
Hardware Dealers or address the Manufacturers, 
„ SEDGWICK BROS., 
Mention this paper. Richmond, Ind. 
COMMON SENSE ENGINES. 
Simple, durable, of the best workmanship 
and material. Solid Wrought Iron Boilers. 
Engine complete on hoard cars at Spring- 
field, Ohio, at following prices: 
3 Horse Power. $275 
5 “ “ 300 
7 “ “ 375 
10 “ “ 500 
15, 20 and 25 H. P. at very low prices. 
These Engines fully guaranteed in every 
respect. Address Common Sense Engine 
’Co., Springfield, Ohio. 
WELL BORING, 
ARTESIAN WELL 
DRILLING k MIN¬ 
ERAL PROSPECT¬ 
ING MACHINERY 
and how to nse,is fully illustrated, explained and highly recom¬ 
mended In iC Aiaorioan Agriculturist," Nov. no., 1879, page 465. 
Send for it. Portable, low priced, worked by man, horse or steam 
power. Needed by farmers in every county. Good business for 
Winter or Summer and very profitable. Makes wells in earth or 
rock anywhere. We want the names of men that need wells. 
Send stamp for Illustrated price list and terms to Agents. 
Piercs Well Excavator Co., 29 Ecse Street, New York, U. S. A. 
Sent FREE! 
TREATISE ON E-nl ||)X 
EVAPORATING I ffA W H i 
Profits and General Statistics. 
American MfgCo,, Waynesboro, Pa 
containing a great vai'iety of Items, including many- 
good Hints and Suggestions -which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form , for leant of space elsewhere. 
In justice to tlie majority of our sub¬ 
scribers, who liave 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. 
Hack numbers of the “American Agri¬ 
culturist,” containing desired articles, or 
those referred to in the “Basket” or 
elsewhere, can usually be sent post-paid 
for 15 cts. each, or 81.50 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 $G, may after¬ 
wards send 5 names more and $4, making 10 subscribers 
for $10.00; and so for any of the other club rates. 
Read the Advertising Columns.— 
Letters are daily received by the Editors, asking where 
pigs, fowls, seeds, fertilizers, machinery, etc., can be 
procured. We consider all the information of this kind 
that is given in the advertising pages sufficient, if those 
needing anything will only look there ; we can not find 
room to repeat what is already plainly told elsewhere.. 
Every page of the American Agriculturist , including the 
covers, is interesting reading, and should all be carefully 
examined every month. In addition to looking after what 
one may want, the reading of what others have to say, in 
offering their wares, etc., starts up some new idea in the 
mind of the reader.—When writing to any advertiser, al¬ 
ways tell him in what paper his advertisement was seen. 
Milk and Butter In Florida.—” W. L. H.” 
writes us from Ocala that there is no wonder that the 
native cows are unproductive, as they are never fed, and. 
are milked but once a day, and that at no regular hour. 
He has no doubt that good cows, properly cared for, will 
give good returns. 
Shore Days.— In parts of New England the old 
custom of passing a day at the shore is still observed. 
It is in reality a neighborhood pic-nic, the party being 
made up of several families living within reach of salt 
water. The day, usually one of the present month, is 
fixed upon long beforehand, and great preparations are 
made for it. On the day an early start is made, and at 
length the long caravan reaches salt water. We have 
been with some of these shore parties, and think we 
never saw happier people. Bathing, fishing, and above 
all the digging of clams occupy the party, and such 
times in cooking and in eating “shore fare”! Of 
course only a small share of our readers can reach the 
sea-coast, hut quite as much enjoyment can be had else¬ 
where. Make a holiday; go somewhere, and do some¬ 
thing (if only by doing nothing), outside of the daily 
routine, and each one will return home, if a little tired, 
all the better for such a holiday. We believe in farm¬ 
ers’ frolics, provided the whole family take part in them. 
Snlpliur and Ants.— Jas. Dunlop, of Dakota 
Territory, writes us, that when living in Ceylon, he was 
engaged on some experiments with Sulphur on the dis¬ 
eased Coffee plants. On coming across a large ants’ 
nest, he stirred up the inmates and dusted them liberally 
with the Sulphur, merely as a matter of curiosity. On 
passing the place a few days after, he could find no ants 
at the nest, nor could he find one near. He thinks the 
experiment worth trying with ants in the Lawn. Should 
we be troubled with ants in the Lawn, we would try 
Bisulphide of Carbon, which is found by careful and 
thorough experiments to he a powerful insecticide. 
A Use for Pussley. —“ A Farmer’s Daughter,” 
writes ns from Newburyport Mass., that she has been 
much interested in what we said in July last, about “Puss- 
ley,” or Purslane. She says that, having a large quantity 
of the plant, she concluded to try it as a food for cows. 
The weed was pulled, and half a bushel was given to each 
cow every night after milking. It was eaten readily, the 
cows seeming to be very fond of it, and a large increase 
in the flow of milk was the result. The experience of 
the first year was so beneficial, that its use has been con¬ 
tinued with good effect. When we know more about 
“ Pussley,” it will not he regarded as altogether bad.. 
