[January, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
1880 .] 
We make the best 1 'ouble gun in the world for the money 
-choke-bore, rebounding locks, extension rib. Our $35 gun 
has the best twist barrels, and t e best material throughout. 
All guns sent on trial and guaranteed. 
Price—Best En lish Twist Barrels, $35. Damascus steel, 
$50 to $100. Send stamp for Descriptive Circular. 
A new feature in the Gun line, it iB light, compact; irom 
8 to 10 lbs. in weight. The Rifle is perfectly accurate. It has 
proved a great success for all kinds of shooting. An owner 
of this valuable gun cannot make a mistake and take the 
wrong one when he goes out for game. All guns shipped 
on trial and guaranteed. Price $75 to $250. 
W. H. BAKER & CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
BAKER GUNS. 
Three-Barrel 
PUBLISHED DEC. 12th. 
NATIONAL WIRE MATTRESS. 
This is the very best and most 
durable Spring Bed that money can 
buy. It never can sag, it will never 
rust in any climate; it can be taken 
apart and folded up to occupy but 
little space, anil it is the only one 
getting its elasticity from wire- 
tempered Springs. 
Delivered to any R. R. Station in the U. S. or Canadas, free of charge, on receipt of $10.00. 
Address NATIONAL WIRE MATTRESS €0., New Britain, Conn. 
Hay Cutters & Corn Shelters. 
Two invaluable articles, superior to any in the markeuat TorkU 
and prices. 
PRONOUNCED 
CHILLED 
the 
BEST PLOW MADE 
by the 
Northern Ohio Pair of 1879, 
State Fair of New York of 1879, 
State Fair of Michigan of 1879, 
and by the 
Paris Exposition of 1878 
when it competed with 187 other 
PLOWS, and received the GRAND 
GOLD MEDAL for being the BEST 
general purpose Plow in the world 
— an honor never before conferred 
upon a Hand Plow. 
Is the MOST EASILY ADJUSTED 
and MOST PERFECT SCOURING 
PLOW ever invented, and the thou¬ 
sands that are in satisfactory use 
all over the land demonstrate the 
fact that no other CHILLED PLOW 
manufactured is equal in EVERY 
RESPECT to the “GALE.” 
For Circulars and prices, address 
GALE MANUFACTURING CO. 
ALBION, MICH. 
View of a heel calk from a Steel Center, Self-Sharpeuing 
Shoe, after being worn all winter. 
PATENT STEEL CENTER, SELF-SHARPEN¬ 
ING HORSE AND MULE SHOES. 
A sample set will be sent to any address, except in the 
States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, on receipt of one dollar. 
Prices by keg on application. 
THIS ADVANTAGE 
of the Steel Center Self-Sharpening Shoe is that the calks 
are always sliarp# A thin plate of steel is rolled inside 
of the soft iron bar from which the shoe is made. The soft 
iron in the calk partially wears awav, leaving the sliarp 
steel center, as shown in the cut. Address 
SHOENBERGER & CO., Pittsburgh, Pa. Agents for the 
United States except the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin. 
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 
for 1878 over all competitors. 
These pumps have enormous power, and are for the house 
or for out-door wells of any depth. They are constructed 
with special regard to strength, 
case of working, and durability. 
They can 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 be tampered with. 
Attention is called to onr new 
elegant pattern DEEP WELL 
uon-freezing FIRE PUMP. 
Also, Blunt’s Sand Vacu¬ 
um Chambers.— A complete 
protection against sand or gritty 
water in dug or driven wel Is, 
pits, mines, and rivers. 
For hand or steam pumps, 
all sizes, from l^-inch to 4-inch 
suction pipe. 
Send for circulars to 
NASON M’F’G CO., 
71 Fulton and 71 Beek- 
mau St. New York. 
New England Agency, A. M. MORTON & CO., 25 
Washington St., Boston, Mass. . 
Pacific Coast Agency, Dunham, Carngan A Co., 
San Francisco, Cal. 
WM. D. ANDREWS & BRO., 
TDBE WELLS. 
235 BROADWAY, 
Opposite Post-Office, NEW YORK* 
PRACTICAL 
TAXIDERMY, 
AND 
HOME DECORATION; 
TOGETHER WITH 
General Information for Sportsmen. 
BY 
JOSEPH H. BATTY, 
TAXIDERMIST FOR THE HAYDEN EXPEDITION, AND OTHBK 
GOVERNMENT SURVEY8, AND MANY OF THE LEADING COL¬ 
LEGES AND MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES. AUTHOB «HT 
“HOW TO HUNT AND TRAP,” ETC., ETC. 
125 ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Joseph H. Batty, the author of this volume, has devoted 
sixteen years of active life to the work of collecting and 
preserving animals, birds, fishes, etc. He was the Official 
Taxidermist of the Northern Boundary Survey, and also of 
the United States Geological Survey, under Dr. Hayden— 
generally known as the Hayden Expedition. Mr. Batty has, 
likewise, been for many years Taxidermist for several of onr 
leading Universities, Colleges, Museums, and Public Parks. 
His work, entitled “ How to Hunt and Trap,” published 
some eighteen months since, has received the warmest, en¬ 
comiums from recognized authorities, and from botli the 
American and the European press. We anticipate a stilt 
more flattering reception for this volume, which is the re¬ 
sult of long experience and practice, and conveys a vast 
amount of information on the subjects treated, not hitherto 
embodied in book form. There is no similar work in exist¬ 
ence. While Cones and Maynard have devoted some space 
in their writings to Taxidermy, they have merely touelied 
upon brandies which are fully treated in this hook. 
The appreciation and love of “Home Decoration" in¬ 
crease with tlie growing taste and culture of the American 
people. Our author’s chapters upon this subject are very 
timely, and will be keenly appreciated, especially by ladies 
In his Preface, the author says:—The mere skinning and j 
stuffing of a specimen is but a small portion of the Taxi¬ 
dermist’s real work or pleasure. The hand must be turned ! 
to the making of cases, and the eye trained to the blending 
of colors. Taste must be cultivated and exhibited in model¬ 
ling and molding, and Nature's beauties should he imitated 
as closely as possible. Artificial rocks can he made to look 
as natural as the moss-grown specimens in the woods, and 
trees can be formed as graceful as those in their native | 
forests. With the growing fondness for Taxidermy, many I 
ladies are endeavoring to master the art. and in the variety 
of work necessary to perfect it, feminine taste and skill can f 
be brought effectively into play. The collector can learn to 
mount his own specimens, the schoolboy his game, and in 
tlie general household, a buck’s head in the dining-room, or 
a bright oriole in the parlor, presents a pleasing contrast to 
other ornaments. 
PRICE, POST-PAID, $1.50. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
245 Rrondwiiy, New York. 
