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[December, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
THE HORTICULTURIST, 
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7 Murray St., New York. 
IS?” See Advt. in Sept. Agriculturist for Premiums. 
Small Fruit Recorder aud 
Cottage Gardener. 
A monthly paper, devoted solely to the cultivation of 
Small Fruits. Flowers and Vegetables. The only paper of 
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a lifetime of practical experience in these things, and now 
has over 200 acres in small fruits alone, at Palmyra, N. Y., 
and South Bend, Ind. Me also exchanges or takes every 
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The coming year (1870) it will contain an interesting and 
practical story entitled “ Expectation Realized,” showing 
how a party commenced right in the business of growing 
small fruits, and kept on right, being in the end very suc¬ 
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and, too, 2 or 3 columns devoted to “Questions and An¬ 
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T HE HOLIDAY GUEST : a collection of Stories, 
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P* AMES, PUZZLES, PARLOR FIREWORKS, 
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Kansas Farsn I^ancls! I 
On the great Neosho Valley!! 
1,300,000 acres of choice, unculled railroad lands, con¬ 
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$3.00 to $8.00 per acre. Ten years credit. 
OARS NOW RUNNING. 
ISAAC T. GOODNOW, Land Commissioner, 
U. P. R'way, S. B., Junction City, Kan. 
Grafting Grape-vines. 
The process of grafting grape-vines is entirely simple, 
being ordinary cleft-grafting, and can he done by the most 
common workman who is handy in the use of the knife. 
“ Grafts carefully inserted, grow with surprising rapidity 
and vigor, and the method affords a very easy way of re¬ 
placing an indifferent or worthless variety of grape witli a 
good one. If properly done, the risk of failure is very 
small.”— American Agriculturist. 
We have issued a circular giving full particulars how and 
when to graft vines, which will he sent to all applicants. 
See advertisement, page <129, of November American Agri¬ 
culturist. Address 
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Ratio of Assets to Liabilities, as perMassachusetts Reports, 
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POLICIES ISSUES! ON THE LIVES OF 
FEMALES AT TABLE KATES. 
SIMON S. BUCKLIN, Pres’t. 
C. G. McKNIGHT, Vice-Pres’t. 
TIon. Elizur Wright, Actuary. 
A. H. Okie, M. D., aud ) 
F. H. Peckham, M. D., | Medical Boaid. 
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BRANCH OFFICE, 
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Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, 
Louisville, St. Louis, Cincinnati, 
Chicago, Boston. 
EVERYBODY WANTS 
Ramsdell Norway Oats 
Each order is entered on our book as received, and the 
seed forwarded as fast as we receive your name.. We wish to 
be prompt, but sometimes the large number of orders ren¬ 
ders a few days delay unavoidable. When you can raise 100 
bushels of Oats to the acre you are loosing money to sow a 
kind that will not give you over 35 bushels. It is as plain as 
that two and two make four. 
Farmers’ Sosas 
should grow one acre of Norway Oats for themselves and 
make a few hundred dollars, 
Farmers’ Wives 
are buying Norway Oats to grow on their own account and 
will make it pay handsomely. We know of one who made 
more money on two acres last year than her husband did on 
sixty-five acres. 
Fanners in Europe 
any they never saw anything like the Norway Oats for yield¬ 
ing and quality, and are sending to us for seed. 
Smart Farmers 
everywhere begin to see how they can make money by buy¬ 
ing this Seed. Be careful to get tlie genuine, and order 
soon. Thousands of bushels of counterfeit seed are being 
sold. It will be three years before all can have it. It requires 
over 
Thirty Millions 
of bushels yearly of Seed Oats to supply the country. Our 
large Illustrated Circular is full of facts interesting to all, 
and should be read by every man who owns a farm. We 
send It free. 
Price List. 
Per Bushel.....87 50 
Per Half Bushel. 4 OO 
Per Peck.3 50 
Send vour order to either of our stores nearest to your place, 
to. W. RAMSDELL & CO., 218 Pearl-st, New York. 
D. IV. RAMSDELL & CO., 171 Lake-st. Chicago, Ill. 
HOUGH & CHURCH, Knoxville, Tenn, 
Profitable Emplojonent for the Winter. 
A good canvasser can find profitable employment in every 
town in the United States, canvassing for tlie sale of Eutne- 
lan Grape-vines. 
Every family should have from one to one dozen of these 
vines to produce grapes for their own use, and this variety 
being highly endorsed by the American Agriculturist, tlie 
Tribune, and by the Farmers' Club, as well as by all tlie 
leading Horticultural Societies, it will he a very easy matter 
to make sales of the vines, so that any good canvasser can 
make several dollars per day taking orders for Die vines. 
SW See advertisement, page 429, Nov. American Agricul¬ 
turist. Send for price list and terms to Agents and Clubs. 
Address IIASBROUCK & BUSHNELL, 
Iona, near Peekskill, Westchester Co., N. Y. 
PamesviSle Nurseries. 
IIASBROUCK & BUSHNELL, 
“ Iona,” near Peekskill, Westchester Co., New York. 
fgiATEM, DAVENPORT & CO., 1, 2, aud 4, Del. 
“ Av.Market, Philadelphia, Dealers in fruit and produce. 
Consignments aud shipping orders meet with prompt atten¬ 
tion. Questions concerning prices, &C-. promptly answered. 
SEED Potatoes, Early Rose, Early Henry, Early White 
Sprout, White Pencil Blows, and all standard varieties in fine 
order, at reasonable rates. Price list mailed. Southern 
orders can he shipped from this point during winter. 
Fifteenth year. A general assortment of Nursery Stock. 
Nine Green and Propagating Houses. 20,000 Extra line 
Rose Bushes, and 10,000 Tuberoses, cheap hv tlie quantity. 
Catalogues, No.), Fruit and Ornamental, 10 cents; No. 2, 
Green-House and Bedding Plants, 10 cents. Chestnut Cir¬ 
cular aud Trade Lists free. Address 
STOP.RS, HARRISON & CO.. 
Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 
4 LL LOVERS OF GOOD FRUIT should rend 
advertisement, page 429, Nov. American Agriculturist. 
