180 
AMElilCAl^ AGEIOULTUEIST. 
[April, 
meinbei-s belonging to the same trade'or. occupation, or 
drawn together by a common religious belief, and, as a 
rule, they are very useful. The Society in question ap¬ 
pears to be a life insurance company, with a diftVreiice. 
In the regular companies the losses are paid at once from 
an ample fund, while in the present scheme when a 
member dies the amount of his insurance is assessed 
upon the survivors. There is nothing in the prospectus 
of this Association to show that it is chartered or that its 
officers give bonds Tor the proper performance of their 
duties. The directors may be highly esteemetl at home, 
but they are not widely known abroad, ana must not be 
surprised if people are cautious. To those who ask us 
about investing in such an Association we say; its safe¬ 
ty depends entirely upon the \)ersonul character and re¬ 
sponsibility of the management, and unless they can sat¬ 
isfy yon as to these, wait a bit. There are abundant op¬ 
portunities for insuring in offices, about which no ques¬ 
tions need be asked, as they are as safe as the United 
States Treasury or the Bank of England. If you wish to 
insure your life, and too much forethought cannot be ex¬ 
ercised in that diiectiou, take out a policy in some such 
undoubted Company as the New York Life Insurance 
Company, for exajnple, which has a surplus of more than 
live million dollars. Do not incur any risks or waste 
any time with new, untried, or questionable Companies, 
but insure direct in the New York Life, where safety, 
reliability and security are assured. 
A I>ond oi' Ciiltle for a. Fat 
tStocU Sliow.-Eight, ten, and twelve head of one, 
two, and three year old cattle in this order, have been 
required to make up a car-load exhibition for a prize at 
stock shows, but the Illinois State Board of Agriculture 
has now decided to adopt five head only of all the above 
ages. We think this a much more reasonable decision, 
as it accommodates small breeders who often before were 
not able to make up a greater number, as the owners of 
a numerous herd could easily do. Now those possessing a 
moderate number of cattle can have an equal chance with 
those possessing large herds. Parties of this kind should 
always be favored as much as possible, in order to en¬ 
courage and help them in lhei,r endeavors at improve¬ 
ment, for this is much harder for them to accomplish 
than the rich, who are overflowing with an abundance. 
Ev«trlsist!Bi{ar Flowers. —An article on 
Everlasting Flowers elsewhere (p. 165), has special re f¬ 
erence to the flelichrysums. Besides these there are 
several others well worth cultivating. They have no 
common names, save the general one, “Everlasting,” 
hence we are obliged to use the botanical names. Among 
the desirable kinds are Acrdclimtms, with white and 
delicate pink flowers. Hhodanihe, from New Holland, 
is the most delicate of alt Everlastings, and like the pre¬ 
ceding, of a charming pink color. Heliotrtipiiim San- 
fordil has small flowers, resembling those of yarrow, but 
golden yellow. Xeranthemum annuum.h&s large and pur¬ 
ple flowers. All we have named belong to the Composite 
Family. The Gomphrenas or “ Globe Amaranthus,” are 
often included among the Everlastings. They have 
small globular heads of various colors, which, if gather¬ 
ed early, are useful for winter decoration. 
Nastiil’tilBin is the botanical name of a 
genus of plants, not at all related to the Nasturtium, or 
“ Sturtion ” of the gardens. Its common name should 
be “ Indian Cress.” Its botanical name is Tropceolitm 
The two common species are T. majus, a climber, and 7’. 
minus, a dwarf, bushy sort. These plants are useful 
and ornamental. The flowers in both are brilliant and 
showy, while the unripe seed pods are used to make an 
aromatic pickle. The tall kind is usually grown for its 
pods, but those from the dwarf species, aside from being 
smaller, are equally useful. The varieties present nu¬ 
merous colors, for which we must refer to the catalogues. 
Trcpceolum peregrinum, on account of the peculiar shape 
of its flowers is called “Canary-bird flower,” and with 
the tall kind makes an excellent contrast; give these 
beautiful plants a very rich soil, and sow the seeds or 
transplant after you are sure cold nights are over. 
II as .Al>I>Ec 4>rclisir«l.—“ B” writes us: 
“ I have an apple orchard of five acres, set more than 
twenty years ago. The trees are thirty feet apart, each 
way. I broke it up two years ago and planted corn each 
year since; it was well-manured and the sod is well 
rotted. tVhat is the best thing I can do with it?”—\Ye 
assume that our correspcnident is a farmer. The,best 
thing he can do for his orchard, and for bis general farm 
economy is to sow clover, and convert his orchard into a 
pasture for his jiigs. This will not only produce pork, 
but the soil of the orchard will be greatly increased in 
fertility. “B” asks about sowing grain to cut for fod¬ 
der. By no means; no crop should be grown in an or¬ 
chard, the larger share of which will be carried off. By 
pasturing with swine all but a very small proportion of 
the clover crop will be left upon the soil to enrich it. 
Tbs only mcchino that received an’ award on both 
Horse-pnwer and 'I iiresher ami Cleaner, at the Centen¬ 
nial Exhibitionwas awarded the two last Cold 
Medals {riven by the Is'ew York State Agricultural 
Society on Horse-powers and Threshers; and is the 
only Tliresher selected from the vast number built in 
the United States, for illustration and description in- 
“Appleton’s Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics,” re¬ 
cently published, thus adopting it as the Stahda rd 
machine of this country. Catalogue sent- iree. Address 
MINARD HARDER, Cnbleshill, Schoharie Co.. N. Y. 
Warrantod the most perfect Force-Feed 
Fertilizer Drill in existence. Send for cir¬ 
cular, A* B. FARQFIIAK, Pa. 
Pennsylvania Agricultural Works, York^ Pa. 
'Farqukr’_s Standard Engines & 
® Saw Mills. 
Address, A. B. BARQUHAB, York, Pa. 
STEAM ENGINES. 
A. B. FAEQTJHAR, York 
Cheapest and best for all 
poses—simple, strong and du¬ 
rable. Saw, Grist Mills 
AND Machinery generally. 
Inquiries promptly an-i 
fiwered. 
Scud tor Illustrated Catalogue 
Vertical EngineSjWlth or - 
wiiliout wheels,very 
convenient, economical 
and complete in every 
detail, best and cheapest 
Vertieol ia the 
, world. 
,Plg.l. is Engine 
in usO» _ 
rig. 2 
ready for 
use. 
Pig. 2. 
the parquhab separator 
(Warranted.) 
Pennsylvitia 
Agrioul- ~ 
tural 
Works 
York, Pa. 
Lightest 
draft 
most sim- ^ 
plo, eco- 
nomicaland perleciiu use. 
It ready for aiarket* 
Address A. B. FABQUIIAR, York, Pa. 
rAEQUHAE KE7ST0NE COEN PLANTEE 
Warranted the best corn dropper and most 
^perfect force-feed fertlizer distributor in the 
^ world. Send 
FOR Cataloqus. 
Address 
A. B. 
PAEaUHAE. 
York, Pa. 
T^BMMYE IMPROVEP 
EM ITME EAKi 
TRY IT! 
and you will 
use no other. 
ITS LEADING MERITS ARE 
That it will not scratch your ground. Needs no ad¬ 
justment, but viU rake clean on all surfaces. Will 
not scatter at the ends. Will form a windrow in 
heavy or green grass. Is easily held dorvn while at 
work. Will dump easily. Will ride easily. Will turn 
easily. Will make less noise, and is the most expen¬ 
sively built and handsomest Bake in the market, 
BELCHER & TAYLOR AGR’L TOOL CO. 
CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. 
STOP THIEF! 
lOZ-tO 10 lbs* sold Ht Hardware or 
by Express on receipt of S1-50. Address 
Jones of Binshamton, Binpibamton, K. Y. 
BEIilNGTON 
SHOVELS, 
SCOOPS, 
Made in tlie 
Best Manner, 
by skilled 
WORKMEN. 
SO 
SPADES, 
Remember 
that our Goods 
are always 
REEIABIiE. 
STEEL. 
Remington Agricultural Co., 
ILION, N, Y. 
New York Office, 118 Chambers Street. 
THE DAVIS 
•STUMP PULLER 
Received Centennial Medal. 
Is now in use in Canada and 
nearly every part of the U. S. 
LIFTS 30 to 50 TONS. 
Stands on runners, worked by two 
men . 5 Sizes. Prices S3.5 to 
S70. Circulars free. Manufac¬ 
tured by H. L. BENNETT, 
WesterviUe,FrankliuCo. Ohio, 
OENTII^NIAL 
¥knmm mill 
The best 
mill in the 
world. 11 
separates 
Oats,Cockle 
and all foul 
stuff from 
wheat. It is 
also a Per¬ 
fect Cleaner 
of Flax, Tim¬ 
othy. Clover, 
and all kind.s 
of Seeds. The 
great im- 
pro vement 
over other 
mills is that ___ 
it has Two Slices, it is especially a* 
warehouse use. Send for descriptive Circular 
and Price-List. 
S. FREEMAN & SONS, Racine, Wis. 
THE CELEBBATED 
“A. P. DICKEY” FANNING MILLS 
For Farm 
and Ware¬ 
house use 
for all kind 
of Grain 
and Seeds. 
TheseMills 
are used in 
every cor¬ 
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civilized 
world, and 
for clean¬ 
ing almost 
every thin g. 
They are 
guaranteed 
_ to be supe¬ 
rior in all respects to any other Mill made. 
Address DICZET & PEASE, Hasuketurets, 
Raclue, Wis. 
[Thli i. the Firm that makes the Two Section Cast 
Iron Field Rolleraud“Peerle88Corn''Sheller. 
Tbelrgooda are always considered among tbe bescxuade.]-^Jb.di'.rOr« 
