1880.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
71 
THORBURN’S SEEDS. 
Our General Catalogue of 
VEGETABLE, 
FLOWER, 
FIEJLI> AND 
TREK SEEDS 
for 1880 will be ready for mail ins early in the month. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
15 John St., New York. 
Toes Protruding*! 
Soiled Stockings ! 
SHOE BILLS DOUBLE IN AMOUNT 
WHAT THEY NEED BE. 
All these i lia prevent ed by purchasing for children’s wear 
either the (a.S.T.C?) 
BEAUTIFUL BLACK or SILVER 
TIPPED SHOES. 
Everywhere known and prized for 
Skill and fidelity in manufacture, 
Tasteful and excellent improvements. 
Elegant variety of designs, 
Yielding unrivaled tones. 
Illustrated Catalogues sent Free. 
J. ESTEY & CO., 
Brattleboro, Vt. 
WALTHAM WATCHES 
At Lowest Prices. 
HOWARD & CO., 
261 5th. Avenue, New York. 
Price Lists sent free. 
Which reels up the cord and eye-glasses when not in use. By 
mail 250. Circulars free. J.S. BIRCH & CO., 38 Dey St., N. Y. 
For Washing Win¬ 
dows, Carriages, etc. 
Protects Buildings 
from Fire, and Trees, 
Vines, etc., from In¬ 
sects, Potato Bugs 
and Canker Worms. 
No Dwelling, Country 
Home, or Factory, should 
be without the Fountain 
Pump. Send for large 
Illustrated Circular. 
„ J. A. WHITMAN, 
_Patentee & Manufacturer, Providence, It» I. 
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Liquid Paints, Roofing, Boiler Coverings, 
Steam Packing, Sheathings, Coatings, Cements, &c. 
Send foe Desceiftive Peice-List. 
i H, W. JOHNS MF'C CO. 87 maiden LANE.N. Y. 
Cooley Creamer 
L 
Awarded Gold Medal at 
Paris Agricultural Exhibi¬ 
tion, 1879. 
Butter made by this pro¬ 
cess awarded Sweepstakes 
at International Dairy at 
New York, 1878. Two Gold 
i Medals and First Premium 
I * on Dairy Butter at same 
Fair, 1879. 
It requires no milk room. 
It raises all of cream be¬ 
tween milking. 
It affords best ventilation 
to milk. 
It is more thoroughly made. 
It is cheaper. It requires less labor, and gives better satis¬ 
faction than any other way of setting milk. 
Send for “ Dairyman,” giving full ] 
monials. 
ly 
‘ Dairyman,” giving full particulars and testl- 
Maynard’s Rifles and Shot-Guns. 
VT. PARM 
MACHINE CO., 
Bellows Falls, Vt. 
Our New Off-Hand Rifle. 
For hunting and target practice, at all ranges, the “ MAYNARD ” more completely supplies the wants of hunters and 
sportsmen generally, than any other rifle In the world, as many barrels can be used on one stock j and for ACCURACY, 
CONVENIENCE, and DURABILITY, is not excelled. The following are some of the scores recently made at Walnut 
Hill, by members of the Massachusetts Rifle Association: .J. N. Frye, President, in All-Comers’ Match, 15 sliotB, 200 yard9, 
without cleaning, 545455555554455—71 ; L. L. Hubbard, Executive Officer, 200 yards, off-hand, 4555555555—49; O. M. Jewell, 300 
yards, off-hand, 5455555—34; O. M. Jewell, 300 yards, off-hand, 5555555—S5. For illustrated price list, address 
_ MASSACHUSETTS ARMS COMPANY, Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
Caution i —The great popularity of, and increasing demand for our “Automatic” Sewing Machine 
induces unprincipled agents to deceive customers by claiming, for their old pattern machines, automatic and 
other features belonging exclusively to us. 
Si 
THE 
New Automatic 
or “iftSO TENSION” Silent Sewing Machine 
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Differs in all essential respects from every other Machine! 
Only Machine without a Tension, and Bobbin or Shuttle!— 
Only really Light-Running Machine!—Only Machine with 
Switch-Regulator l —Easiest to Work!—Fastest!—Makes 
Strongest Seam!—Absolutely without Danger to Health! 
As it is impossible to convey by advertisement an idea of the unique and wonderful features of this Machine, 
we solicit DIRECT CORRESPONDENCE from all persons owning or about to purchase a Sewing 
Machine, and will carefully and promptly reply to all communications. 
Address, WILLCOX & CIBBS S. M. CO., 658 Broadway, New York. 
JOSEPH PI LLOTT*S 
* STEEL** PENS. 
Cold Medal, Paris, 1878. 
The Favorite Numbers, 303, 404, 332, 
351, 170, and his other styles. 
Sold throughout the World. 
BERRIES. 
QUEEN of the MARKET 
the largest aud best. 
2,000,000 Sharpless Slraio- 
berries. 1,000,000 Miner's 
Great Prolific. 10 acres other 
choice varieties. 2,625 bushels 
Berries grown at Pomona 
Nursery in 1879. A new race 
of l J ea: s. Kieffer’s Hybrid, 
Blight - Proof : hardy and 
productive, bears early, fruit 
large, and of good quality. 
<S3T~ Send for Catalogues free. 
WM. PARRY, 
Ciniiamtnson, N. J. 
s E. A. REEVES S 
OLD ESTABLISHED 
E Seed Warehouse, ^ 
D 
S 
68 Cortlandt St., 
NEW YORK. 
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUES sent free 
to all applicants. 
D 
S 
fliffSWK 1880 
Will be mailed free to all applicants, and to customers without 
ordering it. It contains four colored plates, 600 engravings, 
about 200 pages, and full descriptions, prices and directions for 
planting 1500 varieties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Plants, 
Roses, etc. Invaluable to all. Send for it. Address, 
D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. 
Early Prolific and Reliance, 
the most certain and best paying Market Raspberries, 
12 acres now in bearing on our grounds. 150,000 plants 
for sale. 200,000 Cinderella, 200,000 Continental. 
200,000 other fine varieties of Strawberries, including 
Sharpless, Miners, Glendale, etc. Lots of other 
good things. Prices low. See new descriptive circular. 
_GIBSON & BENNETT, Woodbury, N. J. 
My New Catalogue Describes 
NEW Apples, NEW Pears, NEW Peaelies, NEW 
Quinces, Grapes, and Strawberries. SEND FOR IT, 
and form a club. Reliable men wanted to act as agents. 
Address F. L. PERRY, Canandaigua, N. Y. 
Peruvian Guano, 
imported direct from Peru by the undersigned, is the 
LEADING FERTILIZER 
throughout the world,and includes a cheap grade forCOTTON. 
It contains all the elements of Plant-food in the most 
CONCENTRATED, BEST AND CHEAPEST 
condition, and is adapted to any 
SOIL, CROP, and CLIMATE. 
Price Lists and descriptive Pamphlets as to its qualities: 
Brands under which it is sold, and brief directions for its 
use, will be sent gratis on application to 
HOBSON, HURTADO & CO., 
Agents for the Consignees of the Government of Peru, 
No. 63 Pine St., New York. 
_ N. B.—The Bags of all grades bear the firm name of 
HOBSON, HURTADO & CO. 
SEEDS t 
Western Seeds beats the world. 
Mine takes the lead. Fresn, pure 
cheap and warranted. Prices be¬ 
low every Arm. I give more extra 
as presents than all Arms. I have -- 
Issued 20 000 prettiest books on gardening 
ever printed. Every vegetable and flower _» 
pictured and described. Worth many dollars 1 ' 
to any one. Sendfor free Garden-Guideand 
Seed Catalogue and see that I beat them all. 
W R - H. SlillHWAY, Rockford. Ill. 
BEST 
seeds 
EVER 
grown 
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“The American Piano,” 
UPRIGHTS AND SQUARES. 
$190—SI 90—SI 90—Etc. 
ORGrAN S. 
$35—$50—$65—Etc. 
DICKINSON & CO., 1298 Broadway, N. Y. 
XI I I? MING our Patent Non-Scalding Clothes-Stick 
I lx IN on any lathe-pays $3 to $5 a day. Isaac Good- 
speed, of Conn., writes Dec.25: “Clothes-Stick at hand all 
right, I am pleased with it—shall want more towns." We 
send License covering any Township 3 years, together with 
Sample, prepaid, to any address on receipt of One Foliar. 
Address BAUDER & CO., Birmingham, Erie Co., Ohio. 
P EACH AND PLUM TREES. BLACKBERRIES, 
Raspberries, Crescent and other varieties of Strawberry 
Plants. C. H. DIX, Bricksburg, N. J. 
USE THE VERY BEST. 
“Trade ]| Mark.” 
ANN ATTO. 
L, E, RANSOM, 34 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City. 
