[January, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1877 .] 
GOOD RURAL BOOKS. 
FIELD SPORTS. 
FRANK FORESTER'S FIELD SPORTS. 
Embracing tbe Game of Nortli America, Upland Shoot¬ 
ing, Bay Shooting, Wild Sporting of the Wilderness, Forest, 
Prairie, and Mountain Sports, Bear Hunting, Turkey Shoot¬ 
ing, etc. 13th edition, revised and illustrated. Two post 
octavo volumes. Post-paid, $6.00. 
FRANK FORESTER'S FISH AND FISHING. 
100 engravings. Embracing a full illustrated description of 
the Game Fish of North America ; Trout and Salmon Fish¬ 
ing; Shoal Water and Deep Sea Fishing; Lake and River 
Fishing ; Trolling, Fly Fishing, etc. 12th edition. One post¬ 
octavo volume. Post-paid, $3.50. 
FRANK FORESTER'S COMPLETE MANUAL. 
For Young Sportsmen, of Fowling, Fishing, and Field 
Sports. With directions for handling the Gun, the Rifle, and 
the Rod. Art of Shooting on the Wing. The Breaking, Man¬ 
agement, and Hunting of the Dog. The varieties and habits 
of Game. River, Lake, and Sea Fishing. Post octavo. 
Post-paid, $3.00. 
FRANK FORESTER'S AMERICAN GAME 
IN ITS SEASONS. 
January. Caribou or American Reindeer.— February. 
Moose Deer. Wild Goose.— March. Mallard and Wid¬ 
geon.— April. American Snipe. Striped Bass.— May. 
American Trout. Brent Goose.— June. Bay Snipe. God- 
wit. Salmon.— July. Woodcocks.— August. Summer 
Duck. Common Deer. —September. Teal. — October. 
Quail. Bittern. — November. Ruffed Grouse. Yellow 
Perch.— December. Canvas Back. Winter Duck. Fully 
Illustrated and Described. New edition. Post-paid, $3.00. 
THE DOG. 
By Dinks, Mayhew & Hutchinson. Compiled and edited 
by Frank Forester. Containing full instructions in all that 
relates to the Breeding, Rearing, Breaking, Kenneling, and 
Conditioning of Dogs, with valuable recipes for the treat¬ 
ment of all diseases. Illustrated. Post octavo. 
Post-paid, $3.00. 
THE BREECH LOADER. 
By Gloan. Description, Selection, Manufacture, Separa¬ 
tion, Loading, Cleaning, Shooting, etc. Post-paid, $2.00. 
THE DEAD SHOT: 
Or, Sportsman's Complete Guide ; a Treatise on the use of 
the Gun, with Rudimentary and Finishing Lessons in the 
Art of Shooting Game of all kinds. By Marksman. 
Post-paid, $1.75. 
THE CRACK SHOT: 
Or, Young Rifleman's Complete Guide; being a Treatise 
on the use of the Rifle, with Lessons, including a full descrip¬ 
tion of the latest improved breech-loading weapons; rules 
and regulations for Target Practice, and directions for Hunt¬ 
ing Game. By Edward C. Barber. Post-paid,$1.75. 
GUN, ROD, AND SADDLE. 
Nearly fifty practical articles on subjects connected with 
Fishing, Shooting, Racing, Trotting, etc. Post-paid, $1. 
PRACTICAL BUTTER BOOK. 
A complete treatise on Butter Making at factories and 
farm dairies, including the selection, feeding, and manage¬ 
ment of stock for butter dairying—with plans for dairy 
rooms and creameries, dairy fixtures, utensils, etc. By X. 
A. Willard, A. M„ Author of Practical Dairy Husbandry. 
Post-paid, $1.00. 
THE PEOPLE'S PRA CTICAL POULTRY BO OK. 
A Work on the Breeding,! Rearing,, Care, and General 
Management of Poultry. By William M. Lewis. Contains 
full descriptive Details of the art of Caponizing, with descrip¬ 
tion of the implements used for the purpose. 
Post-paid, $1.50. 
RANDALL'S PRACTICAL SHEPHERD. 
A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management, and 
Diseases of Sheep. With Illustrations. By Henry S. Randall, 
LL.D., Author of “ Sheep Husbandry in the South,” “Fine- 
Wool Sheep Husbandry,” etc., etc. 12mo., 452 pp. 
Post-paid, $2.00. 
HUSMANN'S GRAPES AND WINE. 
The Cultivation of the Native Grape and Manufacture of 
American Wine. By Geo. Husmann, of Missouri. 
Post-paid, $1.50. 
TODD'S AMERICAN WHEAT CULTURIST. 
Post-paid, $1.50. 
ELLIOTT'S LAWN AND SHADE TREES. 
For Planting Parks, Gardens, Cemeteries, Private 
Grounds, and Avenues. Fully Illustrated and described. 
Post-paid, $1.50. 
FULLER'S FOREST TREE CULTURIST. 
The Cultivation of Forest Trees for Shade, for Shelter, 
for Fuel, for Timber, and for Profit. Illustrated. 
Post-paid, $1.50. 
OPEN AIR GRAPE CULTURE. 
A Practical Treatise on the Garden and Vineyard Culture 
of the Vine. By John Phin. Illustrated. Post-paid, $1.50. 
THE THOMERY SYSTEM OF GRAPE 
CULTURE. 
From the French, by M. Du Breuil. Illustrated. Cultiva¬ 
tion of the Vine upon Trellises in Northern and Central 
France, according to the New Methods in use at Thomery, 
etc. Post-paid,-flexible cloth covers. 50 cts. 
MANUAL OF FLAX CULTURE. 
Post-paid. 25 cents, 
HOW TO GET A FARM, AND WHERE TO 
FIND ONE. 
Showing that homesteads may be had by those desirous of 
securing them, with the public law on the subject of free 
homes, etc. Post-paid, $1.75. 
TEN ACRES ENOUGH. 
A practical experience, showing how a very small farm 
may be made to keep a very large family. Post-paid, $1.50. 
OUR FARM OP FOUR ACRES, 
and the Money we made by it. Extra fine edition. Cloth. 
Black and Gold. Post-paid, $1.00. 
No. 1 Pemfian Gmo-Potai 
ABSOU’— PROTECTION and choice 
of a Fc. ...zer OF ALMOST ANY DE¬ 
SIRED STRENGTH in Ammonia, 
Phosphoric Acid, and Potash, at 
prices EVEN LOWER than those 
current in France and Germany, as 
quoted by Prof. Ville and Prof. 
Coessman. 
Circulars mailed free containing formulas for “ Prof. 
Villc’s Complete Fertilizer”— manures for Special 
Crops. Exhaustion, per acre, of Ammonia, Phosphoric 
Acid, and Potash, by leading crops. Barn-yard Manure, 
Chemicals and Peruvian Guano compared. 
See advertisement current No. Am. Agriculturist, on p. 32. 
CHARLES V. MAPES, 158 Fron t St., N. Y. 
STRAWBERRIES, 
RASPBERRIES, CURRANTS, &c. 
SMALL FRUITS. 
HOW TO RAISE THEM FOR HOME USE and MARKET. 
PLANTS FOR SALE. 
Send for circular. Address 
E. P. ROE, 
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, Orange Co., N. Y. 
PREMIUM (HESTER WHITE, BERK- 
■SH [RE and ESSEX PIGS, bred and for sale by 
GEO. B. HICKMAN, West Chester,Chester Co., Penn. 
Also fancy poultry. Send stamp for circular and price list. 
( wootl Stock Farm, 
horoughbreds, Trotters, Jersey 
_J. W. HUNT'REYNOLDS. 
J <'lieston Morris, “ Fernbank,” 
• near West Chester, Pa., breeder of Devons, South- 
downs and Berkshires. May be seen on Thursdays. 
I ^ot-Stsileai Flee 
near Frankfort, Ky.. T 
Cattle, &c. Address 
S END TEN CENTS for ‘‘How 
Pay Summer aud Winter.” 
_WM. B. WONDEhEY, Dayt 
FOWL. Red li-isli Setters, 
and Carrier Pigeons, bred and shipped bv J. C. 
COOPER, Cooper Hill, Limerick, Ireland, "in¬ 
ner ot Gold Medals at Paris and New York ; also Thor¬ 
oughbred Hounds, Beagles, and other Dogs. J. c. C can 
likewise select Slieep, Cattle, and Horses for clients, 
having had long and large experience in them. 
HARTFORD PUP CO. 
Water raised to any height and 
distance by 
COMPRESSED AIR. 
The best and most economical means 
yet devised for giving a Country House 
or farm the water conveniences enjoy¬ 
ed in cities. Plenty of fresh water for 
stock on farms. 
For Catalogue and Price List, address 
PRACTICAL TROUT CULTURE. 
THE HORSE. 
HARTFORD PUMP CO., Hartford, Conn. 
By J. H. Slack, M. D., Commissioner of Fisheries, New Jer¬ 
sey. Fully illustrated and describing thoroughly all that Is 
requisite to successful Trout Culture. Post-paid, $1.50. 
AGRICULTURE. 
WOODWARD'S GRAPERIES AND HORTI¬ 
CULTURAL BUILDINGS. 
Designs and Plans of Hot-beds, Cold Pits, Propagating 
Houses, Forcing Houses, Hot and Cold Graperies, Green¬ 
houses, Conservatories, Orchard Houses, etc,, with the va- 
ripus modes of Ventilating and Heating. Post-paid, $1.50. 
JAQUES' MANUAL OF THE GARDEN, FARM, 
AND BARN- YARD. 
Embracing the Cultivation of Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, 
all Field Crops, Details of Farm Work and Rearing Domestic 
Animals. New and Revised Edition. One volume. 
Post-paid, $1.75. 
YOUNG FARMER'S MANUAL. 
Vol. I. The Farm and the Workshop, with Practical Di¬ 
rections for laying-out a Farm, Erecting Buildings, Fences, 
Farm Gates, Selecting good Farm and Shop Tools, and per¬ 
forming Farm Operations. Illustrated. 
yol. II. How to Make Farming Pay, with full Details of 
Farm Management, Character of Soils, Plowing, Manage¬ 
ment of Grass Lands, Manures, Farm Implements, Stock. 
Drainage, Planting. Harvesting, etc. Illustrated. 
Price, Post-paid, per set, (2 vols.), $3.50. 
WILLARD'S PRA CTICAL DA1R YHUSBANDR Y. 
A Standard Work on Dairy Farms and Farming, Dairy 
Stock and Stock Feeding, Milk, its Management and Manu¬ 
facture into Butter and Cheese, History and Mode of Organi¬ 
zation of Butter and Cheese Factories, Dairy Utensils, etc,, 
etc. By X. A. Willard, A. M. Post-paid, $3.00. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
FRANK FORESTER'S HORSE OF AMERICA. 
By Henry Wm. Herbert. Revised, corrected, enlarged, 
and continued to 1871, by S. D. and B. G. Bruce. Always an 
acknowledged standard, and now the most complete and 
authentic work on the horse. With steel-engraved portraits 
of thirty of the most famous representative horses, includ¬ 
ing pedigrees, histories, and performances. Two superb 
royal octavo volumes of upward of 1300 pages. 
Post-paid, Ten Dollars, 
WALLACE'S AMERICAN STUD-BOOK. 
Vol. One. Being a compilation of the pedigrees of Ameri¬ 
can and imported blood horses, from the earliest records, 
with an appendix of all named animals without extended 
pedigrees prior to 1840. And a Supplement, containing a 
history of all horses anfl mares that have trotted in public, 
from the earliest trotting races until the close of 1866. By 
J. H. Wallace. Royal octavo of over 1,000 pages, elegantly 
bound in extra cloth, beveled boards, and splendidly illus¬ 
trated. Post-paid, Ten Dollars. 
WALLACE'S AMERICAN TROTTING 
REGISTER. 
Containing all that is known of the pedigrees of trotting 
horses, tlieir ancestors and descendants, with a record of all 
published performances in which a mile was trotted, or 
paced, in 2.40 or less, from the earliest dates until the close 
of 1868, and a full record of the performances of 1869 and 
1870. Giving complete summaries of over 6,000 contests. 
With an introductory essay on the true origin of the Ameri¬ 
can Trotter. And a set of rules for the government of all 
trials of speed. By J. H. Wallace, compiler of Wallace’s 
American Stud Book. Royal octavo. Post-paid, Ten Dollars. 
HORSE PORTRAITURE. 
FORGE 
I'liousands sold. 
Centennial FARMS. Medal awarded. 
EMPIRE PORTABLE 
Send 3c. stamp for catalogue 
FORGE CO., Troy, N. Y. 
BOOKWALTER ENGINE. 
Compact, Substantial, Economical, and 
Easily managed. Guaranteed to work 
well and give full power claimed. -En¬ 
gine and Boiler complete, including 
Governor. Pump, &c., (and boxing), at 
tbe low price ot 
3 Horse—Power.$252.00 
4X “ “ . 31)3.50 
B3?* Put on Cars at Springfield, Ohio. 
JAMES LEFFEL & CO., 
Springfield, Ohio, 
or 109 Liberty St., New York City. 
BRADFORD MILL CO. 
Successors to Jas. Bradford & Co. 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
French Buhr Millstones, 
Portable Corn & Flour Mills, 
Smut Machines, etc. 
Also, dealers iu Bolting Cloths and 
General Mill Furnishing. 
Office & Factory, 158 W. 2d St. 
< L\< IXXATI, O. 
__ J.R.Stcwart./Vcs. V.It.Dunlap,See. 
C^PRICE-JLISTS SENT ON APPLICATION 
FOR SALE AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. 
A NEW PIANO. 
Breeding, Rearing, and Training Trotters. Preparations 
for races, management in tbe stable, on the track, horse 
life, etc. By Joseph Cairn Simpson. Post octavo. 
Post-paid, $3.00. 
Publishers, 245 Broadway, New York. 
An elegant New, Square Grand Arion Piano. 7K 
Octaves, Rosewood. Four Round Corners, Extra Carved 
Legs. Avion Scroll Desk and Carved Lyre. The List Price of 
this elegant instrument is $850, but' It will be sold at a 
very large discount for cask. 
Address GEO. T. TIMPSON, 26 Broad St., New York 
