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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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REMEMBER 
BOYS aM GIRLS, 
And Provide them with 
Crandall’s Blocks 
For Children. 
BEAUTIFUL, AMUSING, INSTRUCTIVE, 
CRANDALL’S HEAVY ARTILLERY. 
The greatest amusement of the age ! Recreation 
at home for all ages and for all seasons ! Crandall’s 
Heavy Artillery is made up of a large Cannon, 
complete, which throws a li-inch Rubber Ball to 
the distance of 25 feet or more, and Sixty Blocks 
(Red, White and Blue), to bui;d up Fortifications, 
also a Company of Soldiers, with Officer and Flag, 
to Garrison the Fort. The Game is to beat down 
the Fort by the use of the Big Gun. Rules, Illus¬ 
trations of a variety of Forts, etc., accompany each 
box containing the set, and the box»is 18 inches 
long, 6 inches high, and 8 inches wide. 
Price per Set, $3.00. Expressage to be paid by 
the recipient. 
CRANDALL’S 
WIDE-AWAKE ALPHABET. 
No more long faces and no more tears over 
ABC! Here we have amusement and instruc¬ 
tion combined. Each box contains twenty-seven 
little men, each representing a letter, with arms, 
legs, and jolly faces. This set of Blocks is suscepti¬ 
ble of more changes, and a greater variety of forms 
and combinations than any Spelling Block ever 
offered to the public. The Pieces are durable, the 
Letters plain, the Faces mirthful, and the Amuse¬ 
ment afforded by them unlimited. They please 
while they instruct, and are a source of enjoyment 
to young and old. 
Price per Box $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.50. 
CRANDALL’S JOHN GILPIN. 
This beautiful and interesting toy is regarded by 
Mr. Crandall as one of the best of his inventions 
for the little folks. It is made up of two figures, 
John Gilpin—whose highly colored dress is speci¬ 
ally attractive to Boys and Girls—and his Horse, 
which intelligent animal performs a very important 
part in the illustration of Gilpin’s famous ride. 
Price per Box $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.35. 
CRANDALL’S TOY HORSE. 
Here is something that will make glad every little 
boy that gets it. The Toy Horse is about 6 inches 
in hight to the tops of his ears. He stands upon a 
four-wheeled base, all ready to be set in motion by 
his owner. He is made up in pieces and can be 
taken apart and laid snugly away in his box. 
Price 25 Cts.; by mail,prepaid, 35 Cts. 
CRANDALL’S LITTLE ALL-RIGHT. 
One of the funniest and most amusing of the 
low-priced toys. The lively little All-Right throws 
himself into a great variety of positions as he 
whirls around the “ wheel.” Can not be sent by 
mail. For sale by Toy Dealers generally. 
“Ye HERO OF ’76.” 
The great “ Centennial Toy.” A fine old soldier 
in a brilliantly colored uniform, with cocked hat, 
staff, and flag, all put up in a neat box. The Hero 
is so constructed that he can be placed in almost 
numberless and amusing positions, and will de¬ 
light the children everywhere. 
Price 35 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, 45 Cts. 
CRANDALL’S ACROBATS. 
Full of fun and frolic, and most brilliant in costume. 
These are among the most fascinating and ingeni¬ 
ous toys ever invented. The number of figures 
which can be made with the pieces in a single box 
is limited only by the ingenuity of the operator. 
Price $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.25. 
CRANDALL’S MENAGERIE. 
One of the most wonderful and amusing things 
ever brought out for the entertainment of children. 
The six animals composing the menagerie are beau¬ 
tifully painted, and so arranged into 56 pieces in 
each box, that tens of thousands of most laughter- 
provoking figures can be made up with them. 
Price $2.00. [Purchaser will pay express charges. 
Box too large to go safely by mail.'] 
CRANDALL’S BUILDING-BLOCKS. 
Can be made into forms of almost endless variety. 
The blocks are put up in neat, strong boxes, and 
a large sheet giving various designs of buildings, 
etc., accompanies each box. 
Price—No. 1, $2.00; by mail, prepaid, $2.50. 
No. 3, $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.25. 
No. 4, $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.15. 
CRANDALL’S ILLUMINATED PIC¬ 
TORIAL ALPHABET CUBES. 
These Cubes are gorgeously colored, and will 
make over 500 beautiful combinations or figures. 
They are water-proof, odorless, and durable; put 
up in handsome black walnut boxes ; and are most 
attractive to both young and old—an elegant pres¬ 
ent for the little ones. 
Price $2.50; by mail, prepaid, $3.00. 
CRANDALL’S MASQUERADE-BLOCKS. 
Making 300 different and beautiful Combinations 
of Pictures, which are in very brilliant colors. 
They are not injured by washing, do not wear out, 
and afford endless amusement. 
Price $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.20. 
CRANDALLS EXPRESSION-BLOCKS. 
With Letters on one side, Picture on the other. 
The Alphabet is the key to the picture which, when 
complete, represents the inventor in Dream Land. 
These Blocks are water-proof, and can be washed 
if soiled. 
Price 50 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, 70 Cts. 
CRANDALL’S ALPHABET-BLOCKS. 
Red, White, and Bine. 
Tasteless, odorless, and water-proof. The letters 
are on red, white, and blue ground. All children 
are pleased with them. 
Price 75 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, $1.00. 
N.B. —If postage is not remitted with the prices, as above, 
the blocks will be sent by express at purchaser's expense. 
Orders from the trade will be supplied on liberal terms. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
245 £20iSWiX. NfiW XOSS. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
Continued from p. 129. 
To Manage Stubborn Cows.— “ G. 
M.," San Bernardino, Cal. To persuade a cow to give 
down her milk against her will, is a difficult and some¬ 
times a hopeless task. A plan that has been highly spo¬ 
ken of is, to lay a heavy chain across her hack while milk¬ 
ing her. It is very certain that harshness and impatience 
wiil only make matters worse, and that kindness and pet¬ 
ting will have the best effect. The use of the milking- 
tubes recently mentioned in the American Agriculturist 
might be effective. A poor cow, free from this vice, 
is better than the best cow that is afflicted with it. 
Fall Wheat for Spring.-“F. M. H.,” 
Warren Co., Ohio. You can not sow fall wheat in the 
spring in place of spring wheat, with success in Ohio. 
It is not a spring wheat district. It is the climate that is 
the obstacle, and not the kind of wheat sown. In 1870 
Ohio produced 27,625,729 bushels of winter wheat, and 
only [256,400 bushels of spring wheat. In a few of the 
northern counties spring wheat may be grown. In War¬ 
ren Co. in 1870, 427,624 bushels of winter wheat were 
grown, hut not one bushel of spring wheat. This is con¬ 
clusive. Oats or barley should he grown in such lo¬ 
calities for spring crops. 
Seeding- to Clover.— “ W. H. A.,” Ha¬ 
gerstown, Md. It is not too late to sow clover seed, 
especially if it is sown alone. In many cases this is to 
he preferred. The soil should he made as fine and mel¬ 
low as possible, and the clover sown immediately after 
the harrow. Then a long plank drawn sideways across 
the field, will cover the seed very quickly, and will leave 
the surface smooth. In this way we have had a fine 
growth of clover, and a very close and perfect stand. 
The Color of a Calf’s .Hose.—“A. 8.,” 
Montgomery Co., N. Y. The color of a calf’s nose is only 
skin keep, and can only be a very uncertain indication of 
the character of the animal. Alone it is of no signifi¬ 
cance. If the calf is promising in other respects, the 
color of the nose, whether black, white, red, or mealy, is 
immaterial. But if the color of the nose is the only good 
qualification, it will be a very poor calf indeed. 
Holstein (?) Cattle.— “ New Subscriber,” 
High Bridge, N. J. There are no Holstein cattle in 
America. Those called by this name are really Dutch 
cattle from North Holland, and entirely different from 
the cattle of Holstein. They are large coarse-boned cat¬ 
tle, invariably black and white in color, great milkers, 
with short horns, are large feeders, and very hardy. 
They are excellent dairy cows, bnt to he profitable re¬ 
quire a cool moist climate, and luxuriant pastures. 
Tlie Best Butter Cows.-“ C. McK.,” 
Hudson, N. Y. The best cow for the butter dairy is un¬ 
doubtedly the grades of the Jersey breed. Mr. Thomas 
Fitch, of New London, Conn., has made a special busi¬ 
ness, for many years, of breeding butter cows for family 
and dairy use, of both grade and pure Jerseys. His opin¬ 
ion of the value of grade Jerseys, was recently given in 
an article in the American Agriculturist, which was wide¬ 
ly copied by other journals and favorably noticed, showing 
that this class of cows stands well in popular estimation. 
Coal Ashes for Poultry. —“ Y. R.,” 
East Morrisania, N. Y. There is nothing better than dry 
sifted coal ashes to throw into your poultry house dur¬ 
ing the winter. The fowls pick out of them many pieces 
which serve in place of gravel in their gizzards, and can 
dust themselves as they may feel inclined. These ashes 
are most excellent to absorb the droppings, and should 
be occasionally scraped up, removed, and preserved in 
a dry place for use in the garden or fields, of course re¬ 
placing them by a fresh supply. 
A California Plow.— The largest plow, 
probably, ever used, is one in California, made for Mr. 
Souther, in Kern Co., for ditching his land. It has a 
beam 14 feet long, 18 inches deep, and 6 inches thick in 
the widest part; the mold-board is 10 feet long and 3 feet 
wide, and makes a furrow 5 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. 
It weighs a ton, and the chain by which it is hauled, also 
weighs a ton ; 80 oxen and 10 drivers are employed to 
work it. This immense plow moves about six miles 
A day, leaving behind it a ditch of the size mentioned. 
