300 
fOcTOBEU, 
AMERICAN AORICULTURIST. 
Tw© Mouths Free. 
All new subscriptions now received for one year^ are at 
once entered in our books to the close of 1866; thus all new 
subscribers received in October/or Volume 25, that is 
for all of 3866, will get the Agriculturist for Novem¬ 
ber and December of this year without any extra charge. 
Note, that this offer is only for October^ except for 
names from the Pacific Coasts and other points too distant 
to respond by the close of the month, N, B,—^The above 
applies to all subscribers, whether singly or in clubs, in 
premium lists, from Agricultural Societies, etc. 
Forty Good Premiums. 
Open to Elverybotly—An Excellent Oppor¬ 
tunity to sceure Giood and Desirable Things, 
-witliont Expense, and benefit others at the 
same time.—Every thing offered is new, and 
of the best quality and make.—-Good Books, 
Good Seeds, Plants, and Grape Vines; Good 
Emit Trees, Shrubs, and other Nursery Stock ; 
Good Household and Earm Implements; 
Good Pianos, Blelodeons, etc., etc.—•Something 
to meet the wants of Everybody, and Every¬ 
body invited to secure one or more Premiums. 
With new help and increased facilities, we have large 
plans for still further improving the quality and value of 
the Agriculturist. We mean to put so many good things 
into its pages, that it will be very valuable to all families 
in the land, no matter how many other papers they have, 
and no matter where they live, or what their occupation. 
The expenses are so great, and the subscription price 
so tow, that there is not profit enough to pay traveling or 
local agents for showing the paper, talking about it, and 
gathering subscriptions. But this can be done by one or 
more of our present readers, in every neighborhood, and 
many do it without reward. By the good will of manufac¬ 
turers and others, who have been specially benefited by 
the circulation of this journal, and through advertising 
and other arrangements, we are able to offer a large list 
of fine Premium Articles, to be selec ted from by every 
person who will take the trouble to collect clubs of 
subscribers. Raising a club is easier than many imagine. 
During a few years past, we have sent premiums to 
more than Jive thousand persons, who have collected 
clubs, and to their great satisfaction in almost every case. 
Hundreds of quite young Boys and Girls have been suc¬ 
cessful in this way. Schools, Churclies and Agricultural 
Societies have often united their efforts and secured good 
articles for common use. In several cases, half-a-dozen 
or more persons have made up a list and secured a Sew¬ 
ing Machine for an unfortunate tailor, or a poor widow. 
Many men have obtained a wringer, or other liousehold 
instrument, as a holiday present to their wives or sweet¬ 
hearts. No one will doubt that the tens of thousands of 
copies of this journal, Ihus distributed, tiave been useful. 
We offer now a larger list of articles than ever 
before, and Invite every reader to make an effort to raise 
a premium club, and receive one or more of them. If 
several start out in the .same neighborhood, and tliere is 
not ro«m for all, they can unite their lists and own the 
premium in common, or make an amicable allotment of it. 
It will be noted, that onr premiums are independent— 
eacli article is for so many names, and not the highest 
niimber. Everyone thus knows just what he'orslieis 
working for ; the result does not depend upon what some 
other unknown person is doing, or may be reported to 
liave done: There is a supply of the general premium 
iirliolcs for all who may be entitled to them. Every ar¬ 
ticle is new—no second-hand or imperfect thing is offered. 
NOW is a good time to beg,in to raise a club, as every 
new subscriber for 1866, received this month, gets two 
months of this year free. (See top of previous column.) 
As fast as any subscriptions are obtained, send them 
along, that the subscribers may begin to receive the 
paper; and when all the names that can be obtained are 
forwarded, select the premium desired, and it will be 
promptly furnished. To save mistakes and the keeping 
of money accounts, send with each name, or list of names, 
the exact subscription money. 
To avoid errors and save immense labor in looking over 
our books, it is absolutely essential that every name design¬ 
ed for a premium list be so marked when sent in. (Such 
names are credited to the sender in a separate book, as 
fast as received—ready for instant reference.) 
Old and new subscribers will count in premium lists, 
but they should be partly new names, for it is to obtain 
such that the premiums are in part offered. Premium 
clubs need not all be at one Post office. Of course 
only one premium will be given for the same subscriber. 
The extra copy, usually offered to clubs of 10 or §0, 
will not be furnished when a premium is given. 
Table of Fremiiims and Terms, 
For Volume 25. gg- 
Open to all—No Competition. 
ai 
Names of Premium Articles. 1 _ 
t_QooD Books—* See terms below . 
2 —Garden Seeds for a Family (40 kinds)...$5 00 
3_Flowei' Seeds for a Family (100 kinds).. $5 00 
4r—Nursery Stock (any Kinds desired).$20 00 
5 —Iona Grape Vines (la of No. 1) ... ...$18 00 
0 —Concord Gr.ape Vines (100 of No. 1) ..$12 00 
7— Strawberry Plants (100 of good Kinds) .$5 00 
8 - ,Japan Lilies (1-.J Bulbs). $6 00 
9_Downing’3 Landscape Gardening.$G 50 
10 —American Cyclopedia .99 
jl—jlitchell’s New General Atlas.$10 00 
13 —Worcester’s Great Illustrat’d Dictionary$12 00 
13 —Any back Volume Ag'n'cwttot'fst,) -s $125 
J4r—Any Two back Volumes do 
15 — Any Tliree do 
16 — Aliy Four do 
17— Any Five do 
J8—Any Six do 
19—Any seven do 
30—Any Eight do 
31—Vols. XVI to XXIV 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
50 
5 25 
.7 00 
eg $3 75 
$10 50 
“ . $12 25 
S $14 00 
_ , !>; $15 75 
SS—Stump Speech-Steel Plate Colored—$10 00 
33 — The County Election do do.$10 00 
34— Halt in the Woods do do. .... $10 00 
3 . 5 — .Morton’s best No. 5 Gold Pen, Silver Case$4 50 
30—Case of Drawing Instruments..,. $8 00 
37 — Lady's Rosewood Writing Desk.$12 00 
38 — Gentleman’s do do do.$14 00 
39— Best FamilyClothes-Wringer.. ... f 10 00 
30— Doty’s Washing Machine.$12 00 
31— Tea'Set (Best Silver Plated)....... ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ $59 00 
33— Sewing Machine, (Wheeler & AV)lson),.$aD 00 
33_Sewing Machine (Wilcox & Gihhs) . $5a 00 
34— Sewing Machine for Tailor AVork.$60 00 
3.5- Melodoou (Best Four (A^ctave). . $6i 00 
36- Melodcon (Best live Octave) .........$112 00 
37— Piano, 7-Octave (Slc-inway & Sons)....$600 00 
3§_15arometer (AVoodnilf’s Mercurial) $10 00 
39— Barometer (AVoodrutfs Mercurial).$15 00 
40— Tlie Aquarius, or AVater Thrower..$U 00 
41— Buckeye Mowing Machine No. 2.$180 00 
43—Allen’s Patent Cylinder Plow.$20 50 
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S3 
35 
35 
100 
92 
65 
35 
33 
40 
338 
60 
65 
20 
26 
32 
38 
44 
50 
57 
64 
72 
60 
60 
60 
82 
45 
65 
70 
58 
65 
240 
270 
270 
290 
SOO 
450 
1500 
60 
80 
65 
480 
100 
^^iVo charge is made for packing or boxing any of the 
articles in this Premium List. The Premiums, 1, S, 3, 7, 8, 
and 13 to 26, are delivered to any part of the United 
States and Territories, free of all charges. The other 
articles cost the recipient only the freight after leaving 
the manufactory of each, m" Every article offered is 
new and' of the very best manufacture. 
Description of tbe Preminms. 
N. B.— A PULL DeSCEXPTIVB SHEET, DKSOBIBINO 
EACH OF THE PREArlU.AI ARTICLES, WITH FULL PARTICULARS, 
WILL BE SENT TO ANA.'' ONE APPLYINO. WS HAVE ONLY 
ROOAI HERE FOR THE FOLLOWING GENER.AL REIIARKS : 
* Premium X.—Oood Looks.—Any person sending a 
club of 25 or more subscribers, may select Books from the list 
on page 327, to the amount of 10 cents for each subscriber 
sent at ,$1: or to the amount of GO cents for each name at $1 50. 
This offer extends only to clubs of 25 or more names. 
The Book's will be sent by mail or express, prepaid by us.— 
This is a good opportunity for tlie farmers of a nei,gbbor- 
hood to unite their efforts and get up an Agricultural Li¬ 
brary for general use. Several Farmers’ Clubs have done so. 
Premium 3 .—A complete assortment of Kitchen Gar¬ 
den Seeds, for one or more families, containing the most ap¬ 
proved and choice sorts, in quantities to suit a Family Gar¬ 
den. No. 2 and 3, are put up by the well-known and reliable 
house of J. AI. Thorburn & Co. For kind and amount, see 
our Descriptive Sheet. Premiums 1 to 8, may bo divided 
among themselves by a club, If they so choose. 
No. 3.—A choice collection of fine and reliable Flower 
Seeds, of 100 kinds—in full market size parcels. See No. 2. 
No. 4:.—Twenty Dollars-worth of Fruit Trees, or any other 
kind of Nursery Stock that may be desired, to bo selected 
by the recipient, from the Catalogues of the well-known ex¬ 
tensive, reliable c-stablislimonts of either Parsons & Co., 
Flushing, N. T., or F. K. Phoenix, Bloomington, Ilk, as desired. 
No. 5.—One Dozen of the new and promising Iona Grape 
iVines. Only the best No. 1 Vines will be sent, such as are 
not sold for less than $2.00 each. 
No. G, —Large, first class, No, 1 Concord Vines. 
No. 7.—A selection of the best kinds to be obtained, In¬ 
cluding the “ Agriculturist,” if desired in whole or in part, 
No. 8.—A fine assortment of the beautiful Japan Lilies. 
These are adapted to autumn or spring planting. 
No. fi.—Downing's Landscape Gardening, etc,—A most 
beautiful volume, splendidly bound, and finely Illustrated, 
new Edition. 
No. 10.—Appleton’s New American Cyclopedia, amtignif- 
Icent great work, of 16 large volumes, containing condensed 
but very full information upon every topic. It is a whole Li¬ 
brary of itself, describing almost every subject, place, and 
thing, including countries, cities, all men of note who have 
ever lived, etc., etc. Almost every farmer could afford to 
sell an acre or more of his farm to purchase this work. 
No. 11.—Mitchell’s Large Geography, containing 84 Maps, 
and plans, is of high value, and may well be in every house. 
No. 13.—AVoi'cester’s Great Dictionary, next to the Bible 
and Cyclopedia, is the most important work for the fiimily. 
Tlie Unabridged Edition, Illustrated with many engravings, 
describes and pronounces every word in onr language. 
Nos. 13 to 31.—AVehave stereotype plates of the Agrl‘ 
culturlst, from volume 16 to 28, inclusive, (and Dec. 1st, will 
have volume 24,) from which we print from lime to time any 
numbers needed. Any of these volumes desired can be fur¬ 
nished complete with index and title pages. Price $1,50, or 
$1.75, if sent by mail, as they must be pre-paid. Tliese vol¬ 
umes are a valuable Agricultural Library in themselves, 
containing more varied information than can be obtained 
for twice the cost in any books. If desired bound, it Avill be 
done for 75 cents each volume, in neat style. 
Nos. 33, 33, 34.—These are splendid large Steel En¬ 
gravings, heautiiully colored, the first two from paintings by 
Bingham, and the last by Tait, which was until recently 
sold at $15. They are published by Air. KncEdler, 772 Broad¬ 
way, New-York City, formerly the American Branch of the 
celebrated House of Alessrs. Goupil & Co., Paris. 
No. 35.—Alorton’s celebrated Gold Pen, in convenient 
extension Silver Case, with pencil. AVe give only No. 5, of 
his best quality, made of coin gold and silver. 
No. 3G.—An excellent assortment of drawing or Draught¬ 
ing Steel and brass instruments, each piece neatly fitted into 
a Rosewood Case. ■ For particulars see Descriptive Sheet. 
Nos. 37, 38.—Very fine portable Rosewood Case, which 
holds all writing materials, and when opened form.s a writing 
Desk. Very good for one’s own use, or for a present to 
Teachers and others. 
No. 39.—The Universal Clothes AVringer, with the Cog- 
AVhe®ls, etc.—tlie best AVringcr we know of—and a most val¬ 
uable thing as a labor-saver and clotlies-saver. 
No. 30.—After nearly two years’ trial, wo can highly re¬ 
commend this for general use. Sevei ul improvements have 
been recently added. 
No. 31.—The Tea Set consists of six pieces, viz.; Coffee 
Pot, Tea Pot, Hot-water Pot, Sugar Dish, Cream Cup. and 
Slop Bowl, all of beautiful pattern and late style, embossed. 
They are of the best heavy plating, known as “Slieffleld 
Plato,” and are manufactured by the well-known Lucius 
Hart & Sons, No. 4 & 6 Burling Slip, (near our former Office). 
Air. Hart has been in the same place upwards of SO years; 
and the fact that he supplies tlie above premiums is, wo sup¬ 
pose, a sufficient guarantee of their value. 
Wo.s. 33, 33, 34.—AVe offer tliese kinds, lo meet the 
wants of all. Nos. 82 and 33, for General Family Sewing.— 
No. 34, for family use, especially if lioavy cloth, leather, 
etc., are to be seived. Their respective advantages are given 
more fully in our Descriptive Sheet, noted above. 
Nos 35, 36.—An excellent instrument, as wo know fl-ora 
six years’ trial of one in our Sunday School room. Send a 
stamp to Geo. A. Prince & Co., Bnlfalo, N. T., for an illus¬ 
trated descriptive catalogue, giving sizes, prices, etc. In 
past years, many neighborhoods and schools have combined 
in raising clubs of subscribers, and secured tlirougli us these 
instruments for Churches, and for both Day School and Sun¬ 
day School rooms. 
No. 37.—Steimoay S Sons' Pianos arc too well known to 
need a word of commendation. Send to them at No. 71 <& 
73 East 14th-st., N. T. City, for descriptive catalogue. The 
kind we ofl'cr is: “7 Octavo, Rosewood case, large front 
Romid Corners, Cawed logs and Lyre; Over-strung Base, 
with their Agrafte Treble, and containing all modern im- 
provements.” Tlie instruments wo oft’er are specially pre¬ 
pared for us, with Carved Legs, etc., and like all tlicir pianos, 
are very desirable.-AVo offer this premium on extraordinary 
terms. It will pay a Lady for a year’s work. AVe tliink lliero 
are several who by securing the aid of fi-icnds in neigliboring 
towns, and by a thorough canvass, may readily obtain the 
requisite number of subscribers. There are in almost cvciy 
town more than 500 fttmlllcs who ought to liavc the Agricul¬ 
turist. Two or three persons (one a railroad Conductor), 
have each sent more than subscribers enough to obtain this 
magnifloont premium. It Avould pay aii enterprising man 
to canvass for tliis, and afterward sell it. We have engaged 
five instruments, and more If needed. Who will have the first? 
Nos. 38, 39.—The Barometer is a yory useful Instru¬ 
ment, for farmers especially, as a weather guide. AVe know 
of none so good for the prioo, as AVoodrufl'’3 Patent Afcrcu- 
rlal, made by Charles Wilder, of Peterboro, N. H, who wUl 
