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46— Child's Knife, Fork & Spoon (do.) 
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..$ 6 00 
..$12 00 
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TABLE of Premiums and Terms 
For Volume 36—(1877). ° 
Open <o all—No Competition. gj: 
No. Names of Pi'emium Articles. _ 
X—Pot. Maaic Bellhead Pencil (Ludden & 
Taylor) ...$ i r 
ft—Ladies' Magic Charm Pencil (do. do.).a. 2 C 
3 - Gents' Magic Charm Pencil (do. do.).$ 3 00 
4— Gold Pen, Telescopic Case (do. do.).$ 2 50 
5— Gold Pen and Pencil, Telescopic Case, 
Elegant (do. do.) .’$ 5 50 
ft—Centennial Magic Pencil (do. do.) .$ 3 -- 
7 —Patent Telescopic Gold Pen and Pen¬ 
cil (do. do.) .$ 6 50 
S—Knives and Forks (Patterson Bros.) ..$14 75 
9 —Knives and Forks (do. do.) .. .$18 50 
10 — Carver and Fork (do. do.) ...$375 
11 — French Cook's Knife, Fork, and Steel $ 3 75 
13 —Pocket Knife (Meriden Cutlery Co.)..$ 1 5 f 
13 — Pocket Knife (do. do.) ..$ 2 OC 
14— Pocket Knife (do. do.) . .$ 2 75 
15 —Ladies’Pocket Knife (do. do.) . .$ 2 00 
Iti—Multum in Parvo Knife (do. do.) . .$ 3 50 
17 —Boy's Wagon (C. W. F. Bare) .$ 5 00 
18— Patent 4 -wheeled Propeller Velocipede, 
(C.W.F. Bare.) . ......$ 8 00 
19— Crandall’s John Gilpin.$ 1 00 
30— Crandall's Masquerade Blocks . $ 1 00 
31— Crandall’s Acrobats .$ 1 00 
33— Crandall's Building Blocks .$ 2 00 
(til—Crandall’s Menagerie ...$ 2 00 
24 —Case of Scissors (U.S. Steel Shear Co .).$ 4 00 
35 —Terrestrial Globe [Schedler's)(Steiger)$ 3 00 
'id—Combination Ten-pin Alley (Horsman)% 2 50 
27 —Pair of Skates (Patterson Bros.) .$ 3 50 
d&—Boll's Cottage Chamber Set (Bare)...% 4 00 
29— Child’s Self-operating Swing (do. do.).$ 4 00 
SO—Improved Table Croquet (Horsman) $ 3 00 
31 —Utility Adj. Table (Lambie <t Sargent) $ 8 00 
33 —Boudoir Clock (S. B. Jerome ck Co.)...$ 8 50 
33— Houchin’s Improved Patent Pocket 
Cook Stove .$ 1 50 
34— Self-adjusting Gold-plate Watch Key, 
(J. S. Birch.) .$ 1 00 
S3—Pocket Tool Bolder (Miller's Falls Co.)% 1 00 
3d—Piano,Splendid 1-oct.(Steinway A So’s ;$650 00 
37 —Tea Set (Lucius Hart Man'fact’g Co .).*50 00 
38— Ice Pitcher . (do. do. do.) $1 
39 — Casters . (do. do. do.) ....$ 
40 —Cake Basket . (do. do. do.) 
41— Revolving Butter Cooler(do. do.) 
42 — One Bozen Teaspoons (do. do.) 
43— One Bozen Tablespoons(do. do.) 
U-One Bozen Table Porks(do. do.) 
45— Child’s Cup (do. do.) 
47— W. S. Blunt’s “Universal Force Pump"$\2 I 
48— ocore’s Floral Set (Moore Man'f'gCo )$ 1 I 
49 — Cahoon's Broadc ast Seed-sower .$ 5 00 
50 — Bracket SawfMillers’ Falls Man’f Co.,$ 1 25 
51— Payson's Indelible Ink—Pen, etc . 
52— Excelsior Pocket Microscope (Bausch 
dh Lomb Optical Co.) .$ 2 751 
53 —Abbott Pocket fferoscope (L.G.Abbotl)§ 1 50 
54 —Silver Watch (American Watch Co.)..$30 00 
US—Garden Seedstk Flower Bulbs(select’n) $ 2 00 
56 —Planet Jr. Combined Brill <k Hoe (S. L. 
Allen Co.) .$15 00 
51—Breech-loading Pocket Rifle (Stevens ).%16 00 24 
58—Sporting & Hunting Rifle (Remington )$32 
59 -Bauble Barreled Breech-loading Gun 
(E. Remington cfc Sons) .$50 
60— Creedmoor Long Range Rifle (E. Rem¬ 
ington <k Sons) .$100 00! 110 
61 -Turn-table Apple Parer (Goodell Co.).$ 1 00| 3 
63 -Climax Apple Corer <k Slicer (do.) $100 3 
63— Family Cherry Stoner (do.) $100 3 
64 —Bay State Apple Paring and Slicing 
Machine (Goodell Co.) .$ 1 SOI| 4 
65— Sewing Machine (Remington) .$70 00 Bn 
66 —/.Vi ;\s Potent Potter Worker .$10 00 I ifi 
—Family Scales (Fairbanks <k Co.) .$14 00 <11 
68 — Washing Machine (Holy's) .$14 00 
69— Clothes Wringer (Best—Universal) _$ 8 ( 
70— Worcester’s Great Hlust’ed BictionaryS 10 ( 
71— Any back Volume Agriculturist 
73— Any Two Back Volumes do. 
73— Any Three do. do. do. 
74— Any Four do. do. do. 
75— Any Five do. do. do. 
76— Any Six do. do. do. 
77— Any Seven do. do. do. 
78 — Any Eight do. do. do. 
^ —(Each add'l Vol. at same rate.) 
70-Twenty Vols. XVIto XXXV. 
HO—Any Back Vol. Agriculturist 
81 —Any Ttco Back Volumes do. 
H'l-Any Three do. do. do. 
83— Any Four do. do. do. 
84 —Any Five do. do. do. 
85— Any Six do. do. do. 
86 —Any Seven do. do. do. 
87 — Any Eight do. do. do. 
—(Each ad’l volume at same rate) 
88 — Twenty Vols. XVIto XXXV. 
89— A 810 library (Tour Choice.) 
90— -4 815 library do. 
91— .1 820 Library do. 
92— .4 825 Library do. 
93— A 830 Library do. 
94— A 835 Library do. 
95— A 840 Library do. 
96— A 845 Library do. 
97— A 850 Library do. 
98— A 860 Library do. 
99— A 875 Library do. 
100— A 81OO Library do. 
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„6 $ 3 50 
**1 $ 5 25 
„•$ 7 00 
2 $ 8 75 
i §$10 50 
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S' $ 7 50 
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K *12 50 
. $15 00 
! $17 50 
3 $20 00 
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ft $15 f 
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£k$45 
e;S$50 
§^$60 00 
=A$75 OO! .w 
J ^ 100 00 I 125 
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Continued from p. 9. 
Arc Jerseys or Sluoi-f-lioi'ii* Site 
more Useful “ C. E. B.,” Springfield, HI. These 
two breeds are both indispensable, and cannot be com¬ 
pared with each other as to usefulness. To reply to the- 
above question is as impossible as to decide whether 
a horse or a cow is the more useful of the two. Their 
purposes are distinct; one gives rich milk, the other Is a 
beef animal. Both butter and beef are necessary, and 
we can no more do without the one than the other. To 
dispute about such a question is a waste of time. 
To S2s«i si Colt of* Worms.— “J. T.,” 
Greenfield, Conn. Give an injection of salt and water, 
about one ounce of salt to a quart of water; the next day 
give a quarter of a piut of linseed oil by the mouth. 
Crude Petroleum as a Paint.— 
“E. O. N.,” Tracy City, Tenn. We have frequently ex¬ 
pressed a favorable opinion of petroleum as a paint for 
fences, sheds, and out-buildings, and after using it have 
no reason to change our view. Recently we used it as a 
priming coat, and found lead paint to cover it very well. 
It gives a sort of dull-brown color to the wood to which 
it is applied, hut for out-buildings or fences, this is not 
disagreeable. Colors do not mix well with it, as the oil 
penetrates the wood, and the color is left upon the sur¬ 
face, from which it soon falls or is rubbed off. 
Spring;' Wlaestii In ©Itio. — “W. F. S.,” 
Union Co., Ohio, Spring wheat is not usually a profitable 
crop in Ohio. It requires a more northern climate. It 
would Be a waste of time to try to grow it. Barley would 
be a much more profitable crop. 
I’lic Goodcuough Hoi'8c.§lioc. — 
“W. E. P.,” Port Gibson, Miss. The peculiarities, or 
rather the advantages, of the Goodenough shoe are, that 
it is made with several projecting points which give it a 
firm hold upon the ground, and prevent slipping and 
wearing of the heads of the nails, that it has no calks, 
and permits the frog to come to the ground, thus pre¬ 
venting those diseases of the foot which result from cut 
ting away of the frog and raising it from the ground, so 
that it cannot lie brought into its natural action. The 
shoes, of any sizes, are sold at about the prices of other 
shoes by the Goodenough Horse-shoe Co., New York. 
Corn Planters. — “G.;” Jefferson Co., N. Y. 
We have used Emery’s corn planter, for sowing fodder- 
corn in drills, and there are other planters suitable for 
this work. Corn may be sown with the common grain 
drill, by closing all the spouts, except the middle and 
end ones, making three rows in the width of the drill. 
Comparative Value of Hay, Com- 
Meal and Bran.- “H. G.,” Allendale, N. Y. The 
estimated comparative values of hay, corn-meal, and bran, 
tor feeding, are as follows: 1 ton of hay is equal to 500 lbsl 
of corn, or to 800 lbs. of bran ; hay at $10 a ton is equal to 
corn at $40, and bran at $25 a ton. This is predicated 
from the quantity of nutriment contained in equal given 
quantities. But the whole of the corn is not digested and 
a loss is sustained in consequense oi that; it would be 
safe to reduce the value of corn-meal at least one-fourth 
on that account, or to a proportionate value of $30 a ton. 
These approximate values are corroborated by many ex¬ 
periments in feeding. 
Shepherds* Sbogs. —In view of the large 
inquiry for shepherds’ dogs, it would certainly be pro¬ 
fitable for some competent person to make a business of 
breeding and training them, and then to inform the public 
of the fact by advertising it. There is a great need, for 
trained dogs, and hundreds could be sold if those who 
want them could find them. A well trained sheep dog is 
worth $100 to any shepherd, but it would pay some one 
well to raise and train them for a quarter of that price; 
Warts. — “Reader,” Austin, Texas. Warts 
are tumors caused by a diseased enlargement of the vas¬ 
cular papillae of the skin. The cause of this growth is 
not understood. The only remedy is excision, or removal 
of the diseased portion of the skin, by caustics. If the 
warts are small, or have a narrow,'stem, they may be, re¬ 
moved by tying a silk or other strong thread around them 
so tightly as to arrest the circnlation, when they will 
