1871.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
397 v 
This is becoming a very 
popular article in wliicli to 
grow Ferns, and Plants 
adapted to the treatment. 
It is made of Black Walnut, 
and contains a movable 
zinc-line.l tray in which to 
place the earth, while the 
exterior is finished in astyle 
equal to the best furniture, 
and is a fit ornament for any 
parlor. The legs discon¬ 
nect, and all is securely- 
packed in small compass, 
lletail price, $-15.75, packed 
for shipment. A smaller 
size Wardian Case, without 
egs, 15x20 incites, at retail, 
$15.50packed. AlsoNourse’s 
Folding Plant - Stand —a 
half-circle, four shelves, 
S ainted green, 3B, feet high, 
letail price,$3.50 atFactory. 
We manufacture every 
variety of Trellises for 
Wardian Case, or Fernery. U°- n8e ,-1 n< 9 0 o t ’£ < ], 0 Cin e o 
... , Price-list of all our goods 
30m. long, 18 in. wide, 4 it. high, furnished to the trade. 
BOURSE, WHITE & CO., 
Westboro, Mass. 
P RINDLE’S AGRICULTURAL STEAMER 
has not yet found its equal for the combined qualities 
of safety, durability, utility, and econ¬ 
omy. 
We have the past season added a flue to 
pass the heat around the boiler before reach-' 
iug the stack. This flue can be fitted to any 
steamer now in use of our make, at trifling . - 
cost, and adds much to its efficiency. V 
The steamers can he had of any responsi- 11 
tole dealer, or of the undersigned. 
Prize essays on cooked and cooking food 
Tor stock, with circulars containing prize, 
capacity, etc., forwarded, postage paid, on 
receipt of ten cents: new edition, twenty 
cents. Circulars sent free. 
James C. Hand & Co., Barrows, Savery'& Co., 
Factors, Manufacturers. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
FARMERS, SAVE FODDER! 
THE ELMWOOD STEAMER, for steaming food 
for stock, is the Best and Cheapest.. Useful for auy pur¬ 
pose where steam is used. All who have tried it are more 
than pleased witli it, as it makes a (treat saving in Grain and 
Hay. Every Steamer warranted, and satisfaction guaran¬ 
teed. Inclose stamp for eight-page circular, to HARRY 
SEDGWICK, manufacturer, Cornwall Hollow, Connecticut. 
NOT TO BE”PAID FOR 
Until Tried on your Farm. 
THE 
COPPER STREP FEED COTTER, 
The cheapest, easiest, fastest, and most durable self-feeding* 
Hay, Straw, and Stalk Cutter. Hand or Horse Power. Cir¬ 
culars free. Agents wanted. See recommendations in 
American Agriculturist , Dec., 1870. 
ALSO 
Gale’s Potato, Carrot, 
and Turnip Cutter, 
AND 
SMishwitz’s PuSverizmg Harrow, 
Witli spring seat. 
PEEKSKILL PLOW WORKS, 
94 Beekman St.. New York, and 61 Merwin St., Cleveland, O. 
" THE GLEN & HALL 
Grain and Clover Tliresliing- and 
Separating- machines. 
Address The Glen & Hall Manufacturing Co., 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., or DETROIT, MICH. 
Catalogues sent free to all applicants. 
PORTABLE MILLS 
For Corn-Meal, Wheat- 
Flouring, and 
Stock Feed. 
Grist-Mill, Two Run of Stone, 
complete for $1,200. Bolts, Smutters, 
Corn-Shellers, and Mill-Work gene¬ 
rally. 
Send por Descriptive Pamphlet 
ISAAC STRAUB Si CO., 
Cincinnati, O. 
PREMIUM FARM GRIST MILL, 
Cheap, simple, and durable. Is adapted to all 
kinds of power, and grinds all kinds of grain 
rapidly. Send for Descriptive Circular. 
WM. I,. BOYER St BRO„* 
Agricultural Implement Manufacturer, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Cane Machinery. 
The best and cheapest pirstclass Sugar machinery in 
market, for either Sugar Cane or Sorghum manufacture. 
Evaporators perfected in 1871. Planters and farmers who 
are about to purchase anything in our line, and who think 
it possible that any advance may have been made in the 
construction of Cane Machinery during the past ten or fif¬ 
teen years, should at once send stamp for our Cane Plan¬ 
ter's Manual, and price-list. Address 
F. G. BUTLER & CO„ 204 State St., Hartford, Ct. 
THE 
-fm&i jii i 
MERITS 
OF THE 
Patent Hard 
Rubber Handle 
are fully established. It is not 
aflected by hot water. It is 
less expensive than Ivory. Hun¬ 
dreds of Thousands have been 
made, and the Handles of none 
have come off. Sold by all deal¬ 
ers In Cutlery, and made exclu¬ 
sively by the Meriden Cutlery 
Co., who also manufacture the 
Patent Solid Steel Table-Knife, 
the Heavily Silver-Plated 
Handle and Blade of one piece, 
and all other kinds of Table' 
Cutlery. 
Meriden Cutlery Co., 
49 Chambers St., 
Yew York. 
BLEES 
NOISELESS, 
LOCK-STITCH 
Sewing Machine 
Challenges the world 
in perlection of work, 
strength and beauty of 
stitch, durability of con¬ 
struction, and rapidity of 
motion. Call and examine. 
Send for Circular. Agents 
wanted. 
MANUFACTURED BY 
BLEES 
Sewing Machine Go., 
623 Broadwaj-, N. Y. 
“DOMESTIC 
ey.-;;;' 
The whole world 
challenged to pro¬ 
duce a Family Sew¬ 
ing Machine that will 
sew as light and as 
heavy; light running 
and easily operated. 
The best machine for 
use, the easiest to 
sell, the most dur¬ 
able—will last a life¬ 
time. Lock - stitch 
noiseless, attach¬ 
ments unequaled. A 
good business may be 
established in any 
city or town in the U. 
S. This machine has 
established itssnperi- 
®rity . in every in¬ 
stance where it has come in competition with any machine 
in the market. Men with capital are finding it to their ad¬ 
vantage to make the sale of this machine their exclusive 
business. Agents wanted in unoccupied territory. Machines 
guaranteed as represented. Address 
. “Domestic” Sewing machine Co., 
9G Chambers Street, New York, 
T HE BEST INVESTMENT a farmer can make. 
Saves from 4 to 6 profits between his wool and cloth, 
makes every article of knit goods needed in a family. No 
wide-awake farmer can afford to be without one. For cir- 
culars and samples, address LAMB KNITTING MANUF’G 
CO., Chicopee Falk, Mass. 
O'Hara’s 12 0». 
CORN SHELLER 
qbush. per hour. 
Price $1.50. 
Sample $1,00 
Agents "W anted. [O’Hara’S victory 
U M ATI11M I Shoe Tie 
v. HI. V Unit A, INcrer becomes untied 
Hillsboro, O., I Very pretty. 
Refer, to this Paper.! A Samples 25 C. 
HALL’S PATENT HUSKING CLOVES ! 
half gloves. full gloves. 
The very best thing ever invented for husking corn. They 
give universal satisfaction in use. A man can husk from K 
to A faster with them. They absolutely prevent sore hands 
and cold fingers. The half gloves cover the parts of the 
hands which become sore. Price $1.50. The full gloves are 
made in the best manner of tanned buckskin. Price $2.50. 
Botli styles have claws attached, and made of three sizes— 
large, medium, and small, for both right and left-handed 
persons. Sent prepaid on receipt of price. A liberal dis¬ 
count to dealers. Address HALL HUSKING GLOVE 
CO., 90 South Water Street, Chicago, III. 
Best machine, ever offered for par¬ 
ing, coring, quartering, or slicing 
apples. Does the entire work expe¬ 
ditiously, promptly, and well—sep¬ 
arating core and parings from the 
the fruit at once. V ill prepare 
more fruit for drying, pies, or fam¬ 
ily use, than six of ordinary parers. 
For fanners it is indispensable. 
Fruit can be taken care of in sea¬ 
son. instead of allowing it to rot in 
in the orchard. Three times the 
price of Parer can lie saved on 
every crop. A barrel of apples can 
be got ready for pies in one hour, 
saving in labor alone, in a single 
year, many times the cost of the 
Parer. Territory for sale. Agents 
wanted. Send for a circular. 
TIPPECANOE APPLE¬ 
PARING MACHINE CO., 
49 Cortlandt St., N. Y. 
RELIANCE WRINGER, 
PERFECTED 1871. 
Moulton Rolls, 
Durable; 
Spiral Cogs, 
Easiest Work¬ 
ing ; 
Curved Clamp j" 1 
Firmest; 
The Cheapest, > 
Best, 
TRY IT. 
PROVIDENCE TOOL COMPANY, 
H Waiwen-strcct, N. Y., and PROV., R. I. 
A Baby’s Chair.* 
That Is either: a Baby-walker, a Baby-jumper, a Swing, 
a Hanging-chair. Patented July 11th, 1871. This chair is 
splendid for children from six months to a year and a 
half old. It is sold extensively. It takes. Everybody is 
in love with it. Agents wanted. Send 6tamp for a circular, 
or send for a chair. Only $3.50 for the chair, complete with 
hook. It is made of black walnut. Upholstered in green, 
: blue, scarlet, or crimson, to suit the fancy. Now on exhi¬ 
bition at tile American Institute, New York. Sold wholesale 
and retail byl«. O. COLVIN, 9-1 lVaverley Place, Newark, 
N. J., Manufacturer and General Agent for the U. S. 
OIL YOUR HARNESS. 
Iff 'OltK CASTING- BENEFIT is de- 
lf.fi. rived from one application of 
FRANK MILLER’S 
PREPARED 
Harness Oil Blacking 
Than from three applications of any kind of clear oil. This 
assertion is justified by Thirty Years’ experience and 
observation. Manufactured by FRANK MILLER & CO., 
18 and 20 Cedar-street, New York. 
Whitney’s Neat’s-Foot Harness Soap. 
(STEAM-REFINED.) 
It Oils, Blacks, Polishes, and Soaps at the 
same time. For Sale by Harness-Makers, 
Grocers, and Druggists everywhere. Manu¬ 
factured by 
G. F. WHITNEY & CO., Lexington, Mass. 
ELF-ACTING GATES. 
Nicholson’s Patent Self-Acting Car¬ 
riage Gate and Self-Shutting Hand Gates are the 
latest improved and best in the world. 
For illustrated Circulars and Price-list send to the 
American Gate Co., Cleveland, 0., or Baltimore, Md. 
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