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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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woman who washes, to get a Doty Washer and a 
Universal Wringer. Get them if you have to live 
on one meal a day. You have no idea of their ex¬ 
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PRAIRIE FARMER COMPANY, Chicago, Ill. 
ATTENTION IS CALLED TO OCR 
LARGE STOCK OF 
WALTHAM 
WATCHES, 
And we submit the following reasons why they should he 
preferred to any other American Watches: 
In the first place, the Waltliam Company is the oldest, and 
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Address S. M. SPENCER, Brattleboro, Yt. 
WALTHAM WATCHES 
WAKING’S 
The above represents, 01 
patent Micrometrical Regulator used on me wiuuiimi 
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slightest variation can he easily corrected. This and other 
valuable improvements make this particular grade the best 
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ductors. 
It is fully described with prices in our Descriptive Cata¬ 
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the American Agriculturist. 
HOWARD & CO,, 
No. 865 BROAD WAY, New York. 
CrE®. A. PRINCE & CO. 
ORGANS 
AND 
MELODEONS. 
The Oldest, Largest, and Most Perfect Manufactory in the 
United States. 
47,000 
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Address BUFFALO, N. Y., 
Or CHICAGO, II, L,. 
THE 
PHILADBLPniA LAWN MOWERS. 
Five sizes, from $13.00 to $75.00. Send for Descriptive 
Circular. 
GRAHAM, EM LEV & PASSMORE, 
Patentees and Manufacturers. 
631 Market-st., Philadelphia, Penn. 
COLOR ON LAWNS. 
Read Mr. E. M. Copeland’s paper on sub-tropical Gardening 
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BOOKS FOR FARMERS. 
DRAINING FOR PROFIT 
AND 
DRAINING FOR HEALTH. 
By GEO. E. WARING, Jit., 
Engineer of the Drainage of Central Park, New York.. 
CONTENTS. 
Land to be Deained ; How Drains Act ; How to 
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What Draining Costs; Will It Pay? How to Make 
Tiles ; Reclaiming Salt Marshes ; House and Town 
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EXTRACTS FROM NOTICES BY TEE PRESS. 
He (the author) describes the action of draining upon 
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treats sensibly of malarial diseases, and closes with a 
chapter which should be widely read, on house drainage 
and town sewerage in their relations to the public health. 
[.Portland (Me.) Press. 
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in the West. Every year adds to the thousands of dollars 
lost to this State from want of proper surface drainage, 
to say nothing of the added gain to result from a com¬ 
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an aid to any farmer who may consult it. 
[Chicago (111.) Republican . 
A Book that ought to be in the hands of every Farmer. 
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The Manure Question. 
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The Dry-Earth System for Cities and Town?. 
The Details op Earth Sewage. 
The Philosophy op The Earth System. 
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A BOOK FOB YOUNG FARMERS, 
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Formerly Agricultural Engineer of the Central Park, in 
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CAREFULLY REVISED. 
CONTENTS. 
The Plant ; The Soil ; Manures ; Mechanical Cul¬ 
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Tlie*foregoing subjects arc all discussed in plain and 
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