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[December, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
AMERICAN A « EIC E L T r R IS T. 
Okange Judd & Co., Publisliers,'ll Park P.on% K. Y. City. 
Annual Subsceiption Teems (always in advance): $1.50 
each for less tliau four copies; Poiir to nine copies, .$1.23 
each: Ten to nineteen copies, $1.20 eacli: Twenty copies 
;ind upwards, $1 eacli. Paper.s are addressed to eacli name. 
Now for the Premiums 
III .EsiFBiest* 
Canvassers for our excellent Premiums have been 
busy,hut thus far mainly out on tlie ‘•skirmisli line,” 
picking up new suhscriber.s, of wliich about 25,000 
iiave already been gathered, enlitling tlie canvassers to 
iic;irly $5,000 worth of desirable articles. Now begins 
the heavy campaign, as over 100,000 subscriptions expire 
with this number. Tlie renewals of any of these uhen 
gathered by canvassers will count in their premium lists 
along witli tlie new names already sent in, and those liero- 
after furnished. A litlle thorough energetic work now will 
gather names enougli in almost every town to secure one 
or more of the valuable arlicles named in the table in 
next column. (For description of lliese articles, see Oc¬ 
tober AgriCM/fwnsf, or send for a printed Premium De¬ 
scriptive List, whicli will be sent free to all applicants.) 
-Vuybody can get a premium. Even if half a dozen 
start a club in tlie same place, there are usually people 
enough to furnisli a premium club to each. Many small 
country towns and villages liave 50 to 250 subscribers. 
Most of tltose who have sent in premium lists tints 
far, Iiave written in entliusiastic terms. Many have 
earned from $10 to $25 a day, in just such articles as 
they desired. See “ wliat a young man did,” on page 42-t. 
Read Again the ” Six Suggestive Questions ” whicli 
were printed on page 384 of Ihe November Agriculturist, 
Note the bordered column, on page 425. Please let 
us iiave ihe names as fast as gatliered. There will lie 
a rusli of work, at best, towards tlie end of the montli. 
Send along tlie names now, and take any desired time to 
increase the list for a large premium, or more than one. 
You can liardly Pi-ositise too mucli for ournext 
volume. It sliall be wortli many times its cost to every 
subscriber, whether living in Country, Village and City. 
'I'Ue IPaiier is Good; the people are to he found 
who want it ; somebody can get splendid premiums for 
finding them ; may it not as well be i/ou, as any one else ? 
Over 8000 Persons iiave obtained good premiums 
in past years, and many liuiidreds Iiave already se¬ 
cured them this year. 'J'lierc is jilenly of room for 
others to do the same lliiiig. We are ready to send one 
or more premiums to eacli of tlie 2.'i,()00 Po.st-Offices in 
tlie United States and liritisli America, if called for. 
Will you get one of them? It is easy to do so. Thy it. 
Wholesale purcliases, by advertising arrange¬ 
ments, etc., we can pay wincA wiare in premiums tliaii in 
casli. Every article is given at ilie regular casli price. 
Kacli article offered is for a definite nurnlier of 
.subscribers ; every one tints knows Just wliat is I'e- 
(piired. A premium is not dependent uiion favoritism, 
or upon what some unknown person elsewlicre is doing. 
.\bout Nine TIiou«aiid S'erwon.s bave so 
far receiveil our piemiuuis wilh great satisfaction ; we 
have not heard of one ill a Ihousaiid wlio lias not lieoii 
highly pleased.-It is a good work. The tens of tiioii- 
sands of persons persuaded by our canvassers to take 
and read the paper, have been benefited liy .so doing. 
.Many Clergymen are receiving tiie Cyclopedia, 
Sewing .Macliines, .Melodcons, plc., ;is premiums. Some 
make up the subscription lists tliem.selves, witli the freely 
rendered aid of llicir congregations. Otliers receive tlie 
arlicles from tlieir Parisliioners wlio unite tlieir efforts 
and make up a premium club of subscribers for tlie paper. 
Table of Premiums and Terms, . g 
For Voliiisxe 26—(ISOT). 
i 
Open to ail—No Coiiipetifion. 
No. Names of Premium Articles. 
l—Oardeu Seeds for a Family (iO kinds).%% 00 
Concord Grape Vines (lOOip Ay. lj...St 2 on 
(i~Japan Lilies (S2 Jlnlbs) . SO 00 
7—Sewinf/ JCachine ( Wheeler <{• Ii7/so«). . .,$.35 OO 
S—Sewiny Al'achine (Grover d- Ihiker) . $55 00 
a—Sewinij Machine (Singer's Teilloring) ..SRO 00 
10 — .S'etciHi/ APtchim (Florence) . $03 oo 
kX—Senring Machine (WiUcoxd Gibbs) _ $.55 00 
ISi—SeJoiiig .}[achine (Howe's) .$60 00 
13—Washing Machine (Doty's) . $14 oo 
11— Clothes -Wringer. (Best—Universal) . $10 oo' 
Iti—Tea Set (Hart's best Silver Plated) .$.50 00 
16— Castors and Fruit Basket (do. do.) _$30 00 
17— Ice or Water Pitcher (do. do.) _$18 00 
m-Cne Dozen. Ten Spoons (do. do.) _ ',$7 50 
16—One Dozen Table Spoons (do. do.) _$15 00' 
aO—One Dozen Dining Forks (do. do.) _$15 00 
(il—Piano (Best Sieihwciy Son’s 'i■octave)$6i5 00 
%%—ATelodeon (Beslb-octave) . $112 oo 
'J.3—Melodeon (Best X-octave) .$67 00 
‘H:—Ladles' Gold Watch (Beautiful) .$100 00 
ti~t—Silver Watch (Valuable Tinie ICeeper). .iZi 50 
‘^6—Double Barrel Gun ( Very good) .$30 00 
(37—Soencer'sBreach-Ioadi}iglii/le(Htu>ting)!ir,ri oo 
SS—Tool Chest (First Quality of Tools) _$44 50 
(39—Case o.f Mathematical Instruments .)SD ooi 
36— Case of ALalhemaUcal Instruments .$15 oo 
31—Morton's Be.st Xo.GGold, Pen (Silver Case)S^~> 75 
'.i'3—Morton’s Best No. 5 Gold Pen(Silcer C'a.se)$4 ,50 
33—Barometer (Woodru.ff's Mercurial) .$18 00 
31—Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial)-. 00 
3~->—Buckeye Mowing Mach'ine, No.2. . $125 00 
.'J6- -Allen's Patent Cylinder Plow, etc .$20.50 
37— The Aquarius dr Water Thrower . $11 00 
'.m—.-lmericnn Cgcloped'ia (Appleton's) ..$s(> 00 
.■30- — ■ ' . 
AO 
H—Any Two Buck Volumes 
dcd-Any Three do. do. 
13—Any Four do. 
H—Any Five do. 
liy—Any Six do. 
4:6—Any Seven do. 
47— Any Fight do. 
48— .4111/ Nine do. 
46-VoU. XVIto .rxi' 
60— Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
61— Any Two Back. Volumes do. 
62— Aliy Three do. do. 
63— Any Four do. 
64— Any Five do. 
66—Any Six do. 
66— Any Seven do, 
67— Any Eight do. 
65— Any Nine do. 
Number 
of Sub¬ 
scribers 
required 
at at 
11 ..50 $1. 
— Worcester's Great Illusti-ated Dictionary^Vl 00 
-.Any Back Volume Agriculturist) w $1 75 
do. 
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69—Vols. XVIto XXV 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
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. , $3 50 
$5 25 
$ I -k" 00 
".■Ss $S 75 
S ^ 3 $10 50 
S2'.§$12 25 
L § $14 00. 
$15 75 
t:_$17 50 
$2 50 
•s’S $5 00 
e's $7 50 
~ a $10 00 
$12 50' 
.$15 00 
S « $17 50 
S? $20 00 ; 
$22 ,50 i 
$25 00 1 
60—Genesee Farmer. 1853-1865,817i/.s.,Boi/;id$14 00 
/y ^Its avi ia<Cr' T n s's fJcsrtrtvsA i'J t ’ v-* h d / ? CA 
Wl—Dow ning'sLandscnpeGardeni'g 
_j /110 aw-fva/*/1 fj'ft ,1 viy-i 7i »t 
fi.l-A ! 
SIO Library (Your Choice), 
(54--1 
S15 library 
do. 
G.5—-1 S20 Library 
do. 
(>6—^1 SS’d-A Lihrari) 
do. 
67—A S:JO Librarg 
do. 
08--1 
S35 Library 
do. 
C>‘»-A 
S40 Library 
do. 
70-H 1 
§ 4.5 I.ibrary 
do. 
71—A 
S;>Q Library 
do. 
72-A 
sort lAhrary 
do. 
73-A : 
ST.o Library 
do. 
74-A ; 
Slot) TJbrary 
do. 
$6 50 
$10 00 
$10.00 
$15 00 
$20 00 
$25 00, 
$30 00 
$35 00 
$40 00 
$45 00 
$50 00 
.$60 00, 
$75 00 
$100 00 
7o 
1550 
400 
295 
•too 
158 
150 
275 
190 
55 
75 
42 
35 
90 
65 
450 
100 
65 
325 
65 
20 
29 
38 
47 
54 
61 
68 
74 
80 
86 
24 
36 
48 
60 
.71 
82 
102 
110 
116 
TO 
46 
60 
;5R 
85 
106 
125 
144 
162 
177 
102 
207 
237 
282 
360 
7.5—.1 Choice of Good Books (See Terms below.) 
76—Sewing Machine (Finkle <b Lyon) .$60 00 . 60 240 
Every article offered is new and of the very best 
manufacture. charge i.s made for packing or boxing 
any of the articles in this Premium List. The forty- 
three Premiums. No@. 1, 2, G, and from 29 to 32, 
and from 40 to 7 6 inclusive, will each be delivered 
I'TtEE 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 by the Overland Mail.—The other articles cost the 
recipient only the freight after leaving the manufactory 
of each, by any conveyance that may be specified. 
Iggp- -^Ve take so much pains to procure only good 
articles in all cases, that any one securing anything from 
our premium list, saves the risk usually run of getting 
poor or indifferent goods, when baying of unknown or 
irresponsible parties. Every thing toe send out as a 
pretiitum is guaranteed to be the best of its kind and price. 
Otir prciniums are standard articles, and enough 
can be obtained to supply ail calls for premiums for six 
months. Every canvasser can take abundant time, but 
As fast as subscriptions are obtained, send Iheiii 
along, tliat tiie subsciiheis may begin to receive tlie 
)iapcr; and wlien all llio names tliiit can he obtained are 
forwarded, select the premium, and it will be promptly 
furnished. To save mistakes and keeping accounts, send 
wilh each listof names, the exact subscription money 
(in Post Office money orders, drafts or checks on N. Y. 
City I or, if tliese can not lie had, register money letters.) 
Kvory name designed for a premium list must 
be so marked when sent in. (We can not count otliers.) 
GUI anti new subscribers count in premium lists, 
hut a part should be new names, for it is to obtain 
sticli tliat the premiums are in part offered. Papers to Pre¬ 
mium clubs need not all go to one Post Office. Of course 
tlie extra copy, usually offered to club.s of ten or twen¬ 
ty, will not he furnished wlien a premium is called for. 
Specimen Numbers of ihe Agricullurist, Cards, 
and Showbills, as maybe needed, will be supplied to Can¬ 
vassers. These should be used carefully and economic 
cally, as eacli extra copy of the jiaper with po.'tage 
(2c.), which must be pre-paid, costs about 12 cents. 
For Full description of the several premiums 
see October Agriculturist, pages 349 to 352, or apply for 
a Descriptive list, whicli will he furnUlied free. We 
iiave room liere for only the following : 
INo. G3 to S'4:—Anootl 5iil»i-afies,—Tliese 
can be selected by tlie recipients, from any of llie boohs 
in tlie list below. Tlie hooks will "be delivered free of 
cost, by mail or express. 
I^'o. '^5—©emeral ISoolic Premium.— 
Any one not desiring the specific Book premiums, 63 to 74, 
on .sending any number of namc-.s above 25, may seleet 
Books from tlie list below, lo tlie amount of 10 cents 
for each subscriber sent at $1: or to tlie amount of .30 
cents for each name sent at the (ten) club price of $1.20 
each: or lo tlie amount of CO cents for each name at 
$1.50. This offer is only for clubs of 25 or more. The 
books will be sent by mail or express, prepaid by us. 
Nio. yc (New) — Sew'iiig Nffacliiue.— 
Owing to a chance failure to meet the Proprietors, we 
were not able to include tlie Finkle tj- Lyon Machine 
in our previous premium list of valuable Sewing 
Macliines (Nos. 7 to 12). We are happy to announce 
now that this too is open for selection (See table). We 
know it to be a good machine, from the long ex|ierience 
of a sister, and of several neighbors, and we iiave recent¬ 
ly been trying it in our own family with much satisfac¬ 
tion. All we said in October (page 360) applies equally 
to tliis macliine. It will be noted that we offer the $60 
macliine. For furtiier particulars, or descriptive circu¬ 
lars, send to Fiiikle & Lyon Sewing jracliine Company, 
587 Broadway, N. Y. City; or 89 Washington St., Chicago. 
BOOKS FOR FARMERS and OTHERS. 
[For s.ale at tiie Office of tlie Agricnllitrisl, or tliey will be 
forwarded by mail.po.rt-ijaW, on receipt of price. All 
tliese are incliided in Our Premiums, Nos. 63 to 75 above. 
Allen’s (L. F.) Rural Arcliitectiire. $ 1 50 
Allen's (I!. L.) Aiiiericaii Farm Book. 1 50 
Allen's Dise.ises of Domestic Aiiinials. ' " 1 00 
American Bird Fancier. .30 
American Rose Ciilliirlst.','.!!.!! ”■! 30 
American IVeeds and Useful Plants.1 75 
Architecture, by Cuininiugs & Miller.i.! .!! 10 00 
Barry’s Fruit Garden . 1 75 
Bement's Poulterer’s Companion... 2 00 
RAmpnf.’s Rn.hhit: TTniipipr on 
Bement’s Rabbit Fancier 
Brecir's New Boolr of Flowers 
30 
iirccicsivew rrooir oi r lowers. 1 75 
Biiist’s Flower Garden Diroctorv . 1 50 
Biiist’s Family Kitchen Gardeiio'r. 1 00 
Burr’s Vegetables of America. 5 00 
Cliorltoii’s Grape-Grower’s Guide. 75 
Cobhetl’s American Gardener.’ 75 
Cole’s (S. W.) American Fruit Book. 75 
Cole’.s A^eterliiai'tan.' 75 
Dadd’s Modern Horse Doctor. 1 .50 
Dadd’s (Geo. H.) American Cattle Doctor. 1 50 
Dana’s Muck JIaniial.. 1 25 
Dog and Gun (Hooper’s).paper, 30c... .clotli.. 60 
Dowiiings’s Country Houses . 8 00 
Downing’s Landscape Gardening (new Edition). 6 50 
Downing’s Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. 3 00 
Downing’s Rural Essays.. 5 oO 
Eastwood on Cranberry. 75 
Elliott’s Western Fruit Grower’s Guide. 1 50 
Flax Culture. £0 
Field's (Tlioinas W.) Bear Culture. 1 25 
Flint’s Milcli Cows and Dairy Farming . 2 50 
Frencli’s Farm Drainage. 1 50 
Fuller’s Grape Cnlturist. 1 50 
Fuller's Strawberry Cultiirist. 20 
Gray’s How Plants Grow. 1 25 
Graj’’s Manual of Botany and Lessons in one Vol. 4 00 
Guenon on Milch Cows.. 75 
Harri.s’ Insects Injurious to Vegetation, plain 4.00, col’d 5 00 
Harris’Rural Annual. Bound, 8 Nos., in 2 A’'ols. Each 150 
llorhei'l's Hints to llorsekeepeis . 1 75 
Hop Culture. 40 
Husiiiann’s Grapes & Wine. 1 50 
.lolinaton’s AgriciiUiiral Chemi.sir.v. 1 75 
Johnston’s Elements of Agricnlliiral Clieniistry . 1 50 
Johnson’s (Prof. S. AV.) E.ssa.vs on Manures. 1 25 
Langsiroth 011 the Honey Bee . 2 00 
Lcucliar's Howto Bulla Hot-houses. 150 
. . 3 50 
S 50 
90 
1 20 
Mavliew’s IlUistratert Horse Doctor 
Mii'vlicw’s Illustrated Horse, Managenient . 
Mayliew’s l^ractlcal Book-Keeping for Farmers. 
Blanks for do. do. .. 
Miles on tlie Horse’s foot. 
My Farm of Kdgewood. 
My ABiieyai'd at Lakeview. 
Norton’s Sciemillc Agrlcnltiirc. 
Onion Ciiitnro . 
Onr Farm of Four Acres (hound) 60c.(paper) 
B.ardee. on Strawberry Culture. 
Boat and Its ITses. by Prof. S. AV. .Toliiisoii. 
Pedder’s Band Measurer. 
(Jiiiiitiv’s Mysteries of l!ee keeping _ (new.). 
RaiidiilTs Sheep Husbandry. 
Itiindall’s Fine Wool Sheep Hnsbandry. 
7?iYPr*’Mini.itnrp Prnif; OiirflpTi_ . 
1 75 
1 25 
75 
‘20 
30 
1 25 
60 
1 50 
1 50 
1 00 
1-00 
60 
25 
75 
Rivers’Miniature Fruit Garden. . 
Jticliardson on tlie Dog.paper 30 cents.cloth 
Rural Aiiiiiial (by Joseph Harris). 
Saiinder’s Domestic Poultry (new), .paper, 40 c. .bound 
Sclienck’s Gardener’s Text Book. 'i.a 
Scribner’s Ready Reckoner. 30 
Skillful Roiiscwlfe . 75 
StP.wart’s (Jobii) Stable B.obk. 1 50 
'J'lioiiipson's Food of Animals. 1 00 
Tobacco Culture . '23 
'Todd’s (S. K.) A’ouiig Farmer’s Manual;. 1 50 
AVardcr’s Hedges and Evergreens... 1 50 . 
AVatson’s American Home Garden. 2 OO 
AVoodward’s Country Homes... 1 50 
i’oiiatt and Spooner on tlie Horse. 1 50 
A'oiiatt and Alartiii on Cattle. 1 50 
Yoiiatt 0.5 the Hog. 1 00 
A’ouatt on Sheep. 100 
Younians’ Household Science. ... !3 23 
