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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Orange Judd & Co., Publishers, 41 Park Kow, N. T. City. 
Annual Suesoription Terms (always lu advance): $1.50 
each for less than four copies: Four to nine copies, $1.25 
each: Ten to nineteen copies, $1.20 each: Twenty copies 
and upwards, $1 each. Papers are addressed to each name. 
SEVENTY-FIVE 
Excellent Premiums. 
Homelrliiiig' fior Everyi>o4iy. 
A first-rate Opportunity to get Good and Oe- 
siral)le Tilings, ivitliout Expense, and benefit 
otliers at tlie same timeo—Every tiling offered 
l.s new, and of* tbe best quality and make* 
liook all tlaroBsgli the liist and 
Be§efi*ii>tion of Articles. 
An extraordinary subscription list, exceeding 
the entire circulation of more than twenty-five other 
similar journals, enables the Publishers of the American 
Agriculturist to supply a very large paper, one most ex¬ 
tensively illustrated and expensively prepared vrith prac¬ 
tical, reliable, condensed information, uiavery low price. 
One office, one corps of Editors and chief business men, 
one set of engravings, one setting of type, etc., answer for 
1.50,000 to 200,000 subscribers, in place of the thirty or 
forty establishments that would be required if this num¬ 
ber of subscribers were divided into the average circu¬ 
lation of 5000 or less. This explains why the Agricul¬ 
turist is furnished so cheaply—only a few cents a year to 
each subscriber above the cost of printing paper. All sub¬ 
scription money received (and usually more) is expended 
in getting up and supplying the paper to subscribers. 
Again : The large circulation necessarily brings a 
large and valuable advertising patronage, which furnish¬ 
es the publishers a satisfactory income, besides a margin 
to pay for good premiums to those who collect clubs of 
subscribers. Thus,- more subscribers bring morn adver- 
lising receipts, and these again furnish premiums for 
still more subscribers—a satisfactory thing all round. 
Every Publislier, by commission or otherwise, 
pays (or ought to pay) tliose who lake the trouble to col¬ 
lect large lists of subscribers, new or old. Of course, 
many send the names of friends or neighbors without pre¬ 
miums, because they believe the paper will benefit them. 
To save lime, correspondence, etc., we appoint no 
agents, but offer as pay for doing the w'ork of an agent, a 
fine selection of such articles as are wanted, or have 
been called for, by onr canvassei's. Any one so disposed 
ran select the premium desired, and raise the required 
number of subscribers. By Wholesale purchases, 
by advertising arrangements, etc., we can pay muchmore 
in premiums tlian in casli. Every article is given at 
llie regular price which it would cost any purchaser. 
Each article offered is for a definite number of 
sub.scrlbers; every one thus knows just what is re¬ 
quired. A premium is not dependent upon favoritism, 
or upon what some unknown person elsewhere is doing. 
Over Eight Thousand Persons have hith¬ 
erto received our premiums with great satisfaction ; we 
have not heard of one in a thousand who has not been 
highly pleased.-It Is a good work. The tens of thou¬ 
sands of persons persuaded by our canvassers to take 
and read the paper, have been benefited by so doing. 
It is much easier to raise a club and get a premium 
than most persons suppose before they try it. The pa- 
per.speaks for itself, is very cheap, and there are at least 
two million people in the country who would be bene¬ 
fited by it hmch more than its. cost.—Many persons 
canvass where they are known, as a business. They 
sell the premiums, and so secure large pay for their time. 
Thus, one getting 10 subscribers a day for 52 days (two 
months), or only 5 a day for of a year, secures a fine 
Steinway’s Piano, to sell at $625, at which price thou¬ 
sands are sold every year. And so of other articles of 
less value. Many have started to get one premium only, 
and before stopping have secured several. 
Multitudes of Eamilies have obtained some article 
wanted, by a little effort on tlie part of the man or woman, 
and often of a child. Clergymen have repeatedly .se¬ 
cured the Cyclopedia for Iheir libraries by two or three 
days’ work in raising a club of s\ibscribers among their 
parishioners, who gladly help in such enterprises. 
Many congregations have clubbed together and secured 
a Sewing M.achine, a Library, or a Tea Set, for their 
Pastor, or a Melodeon for the Church or Sunday School. 
Many Widows, and unfortunate persons, have been fur¬ 
nished with a good Sewing Machine by tlie efforts of a 
few individuals. Quite young Boys and Girls have, by 
their efforts at canvassing, obtained useful articles for 
tliose to whom they have been a great boon. Several 
Agricultural Societies have paid for a large club of sub¬ 
scribers, given away the subscriptions as prizes at their 
exhibitions, or supplied tiiem to members, and sold the 
premium articles at auction for the benefit of Ihe treasury. 
Scholars at school have joined their efforts and se¬ 
cured a Melodeon for their room, or some desired article 
.as a gift to a Teacher. We put in the beautiful Ladies’ 
Watches this year more especially for scholars, tlioiigh 
any one can take them. Many gentlemen have secured 
premium sewing machines, etc., as presents to their 
companions at the liolidays, or on a birthday. Our 
letter files contain a multitude of instances like the above. 
The Watches, Guns, etc., offered this year, will afford a 
capital chance to obtain valuable articles of these kinds. 
We take so much pains to procure only good 
articles in all ca.'^es, that any one securing anything from 
our premium list, saves the risk usually run of getting 
poor or indifferent goods, when buying of tmknown or 
irresponsible parties. Every thuig we send out as a 
premium is guaranteed to be the best of its hind and prife. 
Our premium.s are standard articles, and endugli 
can be obtained to supply ail calls for premiums for six 
montlis. Every canvasser can take abundant time, but 
As fast as subscriptions are obtained, send tliem 
along, that the subscribers may begin to receive the 
paper; and when all the names that can be obtained are 
forwarded, select the premium, and it will be promptly 
furnished. ’ To save mistakes and keeping accounts, send 
with each list of names, the exact subscription money 
(in Post Office money orders, drafts or checks on N. Y. 
City; or, if these can not be had, registered money letters.) 
Every name designed fy a premium list must 
be so marked when sent in. 
NOAV is the best time to begin to raise a club, as every 
new subscriber for 1867, received in October, gets two 
months of this yea.rfree, as noted elsewhere. 
Old and new subscribers count in premium lists, 
but a part should be new names, for it is to obtain 
such that the premiums are in part offered. Papers to Pre¬ 
mium clubs need not all go to one Post Office. Of course 
the extra copy, usually offered to clubs of tan or twen¬ 
ty, will not be furnished when a premium is called for. 
Specimen Numbers of the Agriculturist, Cards, 
and Showbills, as may be needed, will be supplied to Can¬ 
vassers. These should be used carefully and economi¬ 
cally, as each extra copy of the paper with postage (2c.), 
which must be pre-paid, costs about 12 cents. 
'Table of Premiums and 'Ternis, 
For Volume 26. 
Open to all—No Competition. S 
No. Names of Premium. Articles. 
Seeds for a Family (40 kinds ).00 
‘A—Aloxcer Seeds.for a Family (100 A-fncte). $5 00 
Nursery Stock (Any kinds desired) .$20 00 
‘i—Iona Grape Vines (Id of No. 1) .$18 00 
t)—Concord Grape, Pirws (100q/'A’b. 1 )...$12 00 
G—Japan Lilies (12 Bulb.s) . $6 00 
7—Sewing Afnchine (Wheeler d; Wilsonf .$55 00 
S—Sewing Machine (Grover dk Baker) . $55 00 
O—Seiolng Machine (Singer's Tailoring) ..$80 00 
V3—Sewing Machine (Florence.) . $63 OO 
Vk—Sewing Machine (Willcox dc Gibbs) . $55 00 
TA—Sewmg Machine (ITowe's) .$60 00 
IM—Washing^lachine (Doty's) .$14 00 
1^—Clothes Wringer (Best—Universal) .$10 00 
kti—Tea Set (Hart's best Silver Plated) .$50 00 
16— Castors and Fruit Basket (do. do.) _$30 00 
\7—Ice 01 ' Water Pitcher (do. do.) _$18 00 
XS—One Doe.en Tea Spoons (do. do.) _$7 50 
XiX—One Dozen Table Spoons (do. do.) _$15 00 
'ZD—One Dozen Dining Forks (do. do.) _$15 00 
ZX—Piano (Best Steimeay dk Son's’l-octave)%<i25 00 
Z'l—Melodeon (Best5-octave) . $112 00 
Z3—Melodeon (Best i-octave) .$67 00 
Z4^Ladies' Gold Watch (Beautiful). .$i00 00 
ZH—Silver Watch (Valuable Time Keeper). .%Sl 50 
ZG—Double Barrel Gun (Very good) .$30 00 
Z7—^encer'sBreach-loadlngRUle(HuntinQ)%55 00 
28— Tool Chest (First Quality of Tools) _$44 50 
29— Casa of Mathematical Instruments .$9 00 
30— Case of Mathematical Instruments . $15 00 
3X—Morton's Best No.dGold Pen (Silver Case)$5 75 
HZ—Morton's Best A’b. 5 Gold Pen(Silver Case )$4 50 
33—Barometer (Woodru.ff's Mercurial) .$18 00 
34:—Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) _$12 00 
30—Buckeye Mowing Machine, No. 2.$125 00 
30—Alien’s Patent Cylinder Plow, etc .$20 50 
37—The Aquarius or Water Thrower .$11 00 
3%—American Cyclopedia (Appleton's) .$80 00 
39— Worcester's Great Dlustrated Dictionary$X2 00 
40—Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
4X—Ani/ Tico Back Volumes do. 
42— Any Three do. do. 
43— Any Four do. do. 
44— Any Five do. do. 
45— Any Six do. do. 
4G—Any Seven do. do. 
47—Any Eight do. do. 
4>i—Any Nine do. do. 
49- Fols. XVI to XXV 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
.50—Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
51^.J)iy Two Back Volumes do. 
TiZ—Amj Three do, do. do. 
5.3—Any Four do. do. do. 
.54 —Any Five do. do. do. 
GTj—Auy Six do. do, do, 
56— Any Seven do. do. do. 
57— Any Eight do. do. do, 
58— Any Nine» do. do. do. 
59— Vols, XVI to XXV do. 
Number 
of Sub¬ 
scribers 
required 
at at 
$1.50 $1. 
g i $3 50 
afo $5 25 
2 I ■s Sf 00 
".■Hs $8 75 
~gg$10 50 
|2'.§$12 25 
V. § $14 00 
$15 75 
_$17 50' 
$2 501 
|5 0(1 
S 3 ^7 50; 
» ^ $10 00 
$12 50 
$15 00 
$17 50 
c s $20 00 
5'd-Vols, XVIto XXV do. ^ $25 00 
60 —Genesee Earmer, 1853-1865,8 Tuts.,Aonnd$14 00: 
GX—Downing'sImiuUcapeGardeni'g') ^ $G 50; 
G'Z—Cummings <t Miller's Architect. " $10 00 
■ $10 00 ' 
.$15 00 
$20 00 
$25 00, 
.$30 00' 
$3.') 00 
$40 00 
$45 00, 
$50 00 
$60 001 
$75 00: 
$100 00 , 
:10 Iwrary (Your Choice).. 
S15' libi'ary do. 
S20 Library do. 
>Z5 library do. 
30 library do. 
i35 Library do. 
40 Library do. 
4.5 Library do. 
150 Libi'ary do. 
60 Library do. 
75 Libi'ary do. 
100 Library do. 
P 
75—A Choice of Good Books (See Terms below.) 
Every article offered is new and of the very best 
manufacture. No charge is made for yacking or boxing 
any of the articles in this Premium List. The forty- 
three. Premiums, Nos. 1, 2, 8, and from 29 to 32j 
and from 40 to 7 5 inclusive, will each be delivered 
FREE of all charges, by mail or express, to the Post- 
Office or express office nearest recipient, to any place in 
the United States or Territories, excepting those reached 
only hy the Overland Mail.—The other articles cost the 
recipient only the freight after leaving the manufactory 
of each, by any conveyance that may he specified, 
BeseriptSon of tbe Premiums. 
iNo. 1—CJsirtleia ^3ee«ls.—A valuable selec¬ 
tion of 40 varietie.s of the best seeds for a family garden, 
each parcel large enough for a garden of ordinary size. 
The seeds are all fre.sh ami good, of this year’s growth. 
This premium and the next are put up for us by Messrs. 
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 Jolin-st., N. Y., whose seed 
establisliment is well known as one of ihe oidest and best 
in tlie country. (We prefer procuring seeds of this good 
house because tlie nearest and most convenient to our 
office—otherwise we would gladly select also from such 
good bouses as B. K. Bliss, James Vick, Henderson & 
Fleming, and other reliable parties whose advertisements 
we admit from time to time.)—Tliis premium will be 
of great value and convenience to many, especially to 
those distant from good seed stores, as we shall send the 
seeds post-paid to each one, the postage, law allowing us 
to send seed packages of 4 lbs. each, at a cost of 32 
cents,!o any pari of the II nited States (ig^except to those 
points reached only by the “ Overland Mail.”)—In many 
cases the recipient will have enough in each package for 
his own use, and a considerable quantity to spare to 
friends and neighbors, or to members of the club. 
No. 3—Flower See«ls.—Like No. 1, tJiis is 
a valuable as well as beautiful premium, wanted by thous¬ 
ands of persons. It consists of 100 aifferent kinds of 
flower seeds, all in .separate papers, and includes not 
