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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[October, 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY. 
BUSSEY INSTITUTION. 
k School of Airionltnro mi Horticulture. 
Theory and Practice of Farming—by Mr. Motley. 
Horticulture—by Mr. Watson. 
Vegetable^Physiology and Systematic Botany- 
Cry ptogamic Botany, with special reference to Fungi 
injurious to Vegetation)—by Prof. Farlow. 
Agricultural Chemistry—by Prof. Storer. 
Any one of these courses may be pursued separately, on 
payment of a fee of $40 a year. The fee for all the courses 
Is $150 a year. For information about the School, address 
Prof. F. H. STORER, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
PERUVIAN GUANO. 
IMPORTED DIRECT FROM PERU BY 
HOBSON, HURTADO & CO., 
Agents of the Peruvian Government, New York. 
. No. 1 Peruvian Guano, Standard, sold in Bags as 
landed from vessel, guaranteed to contain 10 per cent 
Ammonia. 
No. 1 Peruvian Guano, Hobos, guaranteed to con¬ 
tain on an average 6 per cent Ammonia. Lobos Guano 
has a larger proporti in of Phosphoric Acid and Potas- 
sa than the more highly ammoniated grades. It is the best 
and cheapest General Fertilizer sold in this country. 
No. 1 Peruvian Guano, Rectified. This grade is 
pure Peruvian Guano treated by Sulphuric Acid, and is sold 
according to its analysis. It is the most efficient of all 
Ferlilizers. 
No. 1 Peruvian Guano, Guaranteed. This brand 
designated pure and genuine Peruvian Guano free from 
Lumps and Stones and is in excellent condition for applica¬ 
tion by drill. 
For Circulars and further particulars apply to 
HOBSON, HURTADO & CO., 
No. 63 Pine St., New York. 
AUTOMATIC 
WAGON BRAKE 
The most powerful self-acting brake made. Fully endorsed 
by every.farmer and wagon-maker who has seen it. W. A. 
Armstrong, SecY Elmira Farmers’Club, writes: "A Com¬ 
mittee of the Elmira Farmers’ Club, consisting of Clias. 
Heller, John Bridgman. D. T. Billings, S. M. Carr, and M. H. 
Thurston, gentlemen fully competent to make intelligent 
judgment, gave the brake careful trial Aug. 21st, and report¬ 
ed unanimously : It is the best brake we have ever seen— 
prompt in its action—effective when required, and is ex¬ 
ceedingly desirable for all farmers on hilly farms." See Illus¬ 
tration in Aug. Am. Agriculturist for 1876. Sample brakes 
complete for farm wagons, $5.00. Good salesman wanted. 
D. L. MULFORD, General Agent. 
TIOGA, TIOGA CO., PA. 
FELT CARPETINGS 20 to 45 cts. per yard. FELT 
CEILING for rooms in place of Plaster. FELT 
ROOFING and SIDING. For circular and Sample, 
address C. J. FAY, Camden, N. Jersey. 
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A long felt Need supplied. 
The SENSIBLE COLLAR 
, PAD is just what its name suggests, 
a perfect Leather Pad.combining the 
advantages of Firmness, Elasticity, 
and the medicinal properties of 
tanin. No pad ever before intro¬ 
duced gives sucli universal satisfac¬ 
tion. They are warranted to cure sore necks and to prevent 
galls. Ask your harness maker lor them. Manufactured bv 
the SOLE LEATHER PAD CO. of Olean, N. Y. 
RUE'S PATENT 
**6tA.TP 
The Best Fanning Mill in the World. 
BUY THE 
A. P. DICKEY 
Tanning Mill. 
No good Farmer 
can afford to mar¬ 
ket dirty grain. 
A moderate quality 
of grain, well cleaned, 
brings & better price 
than the, nicest grade 
in dirty condition. 
Address' A. P.'DICKEY, Racine, Wi» 
THE SILVER & DEMING FEED CUTTER 
Has no superior in 
the market. Cele¬ 
brated for its great ca¬ 
pacity. ease of running, 
and its adaptability to 
all kinds of work. Our 
“ Improved Safety 
Fly Wheel” is the 
only successiul device 
for preventing accidents 
so common to Power 
Feed-Cutters. Send for 
circulars giving prices 
and full particulars. 
Man’d by Silver AtDeming Mfg Co., Salem, Ohio. 
Copper Strip Feed Cutters are very cheap, very efficient, 
very simple. (See American Agriculturist, Sept., Page 340.) 
Adamant Plows with Reversible Slip Share, are the only 
flows that can lie cheaply kept sharp all the time. Circulars. 
plows that can lie cheaply kept 
Made only by 
THE N. Y. PLOW CO., 
55 Beckman St., ! 
and Corn Stalk Cutter 
in tile market; price from 
$11 to $40; or the best 
Lever Feed Cutter, 
price from $7 to $10: or the 
best Vegetable Slicer, 
price from $10 to $15. Need 
not be paid for until tried 
and found satisfactory. 
Circulars free. GALE & 
CO., Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
Excelsior Root Cutter, 
Baldwins’ Fodder Cutter and Clark’s Lever 
Hay Cutter. Silver Eagle Corn SUeller, Deere 
Steel Plows, and a full line of Farm Machinery for fall 
and Winter use. 
R. H. ALLEN & CO.. 
P. O. Box, 376. 189 & 191 Water St., NEW YORK. 
BALDWIN’S 
AMERICAN 
FODDER CUTTER. 
Best in the market. Don’t 
purchase any other kind until 
you have seen and examined 
this. Send for Circular, con¬ 
taining Description and Price 
List. 
C. PIERPONT & CO., 
Manufacturers, 
New Haven, Conn. 
Lion Feed Cutter, 
combining the latest best 
improvements. Also 
Gale’s Feed Cutters, 
both cylinder and lever, 
Belcher dfc Taylor’s 
Root Cutters. 
For full description see 
page 340, Sept. No. Am. 
Agriculturist. For circu¬ 
lar and price list address 
The Belcher & Taylor 
Ag’l Tool Co., 
Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
BROWNLOW’S PATENT FOLDING SPRINKLER, 
Opened for use. 
Something New, Neat, Folds like a Book, and is very con¬ 
venient for House Plants, for watering Cemetery Plants, &c. 
Sent post-paid anywhere in United States and Canada. Small 
size for 75 cts.; Large $1.40. By D. R. BROWNLOW, 
Middletown. Conn. P. S. Send Postal Order or Reg. Letter. 
post paid for 25c. Agents 1 
Ider for Jewelry, Silver H wanted. T. E. Reed &l 
Plated Ware, &c. SenttflCo., New Britain, Conn.I 
FOR SALE AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. 
A NEW PIANO. 
An elegant New, Square Grand Arion Piano. 7X 
Octaves, Rosewood, Four Round Corners, Extra Carved 
Legs, Arion Scroll Desk and Carved Lyre. The List Price of 
this elegant instrument ls'$850. hut it will be sold at a very 
Large Discount for Cash. 
Address GEO. T. T1MPSON, 26 Broad St., New York. 
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