[MARCH, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1875 .] 
STANDARD 
Architectural Books 
FOR 
CA1PENTERS AND BUILDERS. 
, IvVxVv 
T ^. ss ma .■ «»»■ 
A EST E R BROOK’S 
, 
rx, WORKS, C-H-WEEK 
JfewYork. Office, 49 Maiden 
maiden Lana. 
Hussey’s National Cottage Architecture ; 
or. Homes Tor Every One.— With Designs, 
Plans, Details, Specifications, and Cost; with Work¬ 
ing Scale, Drawings complete, so that Houses may be 
built direct from the book. Adapted to the popular 
demand for practical, handsome, and economical 
homes. Royal Quarto. Six Dollars, post-paid. 
A LARGE ENGRAVING GIVEN EVERY TWO MONTHS, OR SIX 
ENGRAVINGS A YEAR TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER OF 
THE NEW YORK 
FIRESIDE COMPANION. 
Atwood’s Country and Suburban Houses. 
—Illustrated with about 150 engravings. Hints and 
Suggestions as to the General Principles of House¬ 
building, Style, Cost, Location, etc. Post-paid, $1.50. 
Moiiokton’s National Stair-Builder. —Is a 
complete work on Stair-Building and Hand-Railing. 
Fully explained and illustrated bylarge scale diagrams, 
in two colors, with designs for Staircases,Newels, Balus¬ 
ters, and Hand-Rails. Royal Quarto. Post-paid, $0.00. 
ltlonckton’s National Carpenter and .Toin- 
er.-A complete work, covering the whole science of 
Carpentry, Joinery, Roofing, Framing, etc., fully ex¬ 
plained and illustrated by large scale diagrams in two 
.colors. Royal Quarto. Post-paid, $6.00. 
Woodward’s National Architect.— 1,000 De¬ 
signs, Plans, and Details for Country, Suburban, and 
Village Houses; with Perspective Views, Front and 
Side Elevations, Sections, Full Detail Drawings, Speci¬ 
fications, and Estimates. Also, Detail Drawings to 
Wnrking Seale, of Brackets, Cornices, French Roofs, 
Sectional and Framing Plans of French Roofs, Dormer- 
Windows for French Roofs, Bay-Windows, Verandas, 
Porches, Piaster Finish, Cornices, Ceilings, Hard¬ 
wood Mantels, and all that is required by a Builder to 
design, specify, erect, and finish in the most, approved 
style. One superb quarto volume. Post-paid, $12.00. 
Woodward’s Cottages and Farm Houses. 
— 1S8 Designs and Plans of low-priced Cottages, Farm 
Houses, and Out-Buildings. Post-paid, $1.50. 
Woodward’s Suburban and Country 
Houses. — 70 Designs and Plans, and numerous ex¬ 
amples of the French Roof. Post-paid, $1.50. 
AVoodward’s Country Homes. —150 Designs 
and Plans, with Description of the Manner of Con¬ 
structing Balloon Frames. Post-paid, $1.50. 
Woodward’s Graperies and Horticultural 
Buildings. —Designs and Plans of Hot-Beds, Cold- 
Pits, Propagating Houses, Forcing Houses, Hot and 
Cold Graperies, Green Houses, Conservatories, Orchard 
Houses, etc, with the various modes of Ventilating 
and Heating. Post-paid, $1.50. 
Wheeler’s Bural Homes.— Houses suited to 
Country Life. Post-paid, $2.00. 
AVheeler’s Homes for the People.— 100 Ori¬ 
ginal Designs, with full Descriptions, and Constructive 
and Miscellaneous Details. Post-paid, $3.00. 
Harney’s Barns, Out - Buildings, and 
Fences. — Containing Designs and Plans of Stables, 
Farm-Barns, Out-Buildings, Gates, Gateways, Fences, 
Stable Fittings and Furniture, with nearly 200 Illustra¬ 
tions. Royal Quarto. Post-paid, $6.00. 
Eveletli’s School-House Architecture.—A 
new and original work, containing Seventeen Designs 
for School-Houses, Sixty-seven Plates with Perspec¬ 
tives, Elevations, Plans, Sections, Details, Specifica¬ 
tions all drawn to working scale, with methods ot 
Heating and Ventilation. Large Quarto. Post-paid, 
$ 6 . 00 . 
Copley’s Plain and Ornamental Alpha¬ 
bets. — Giving examples in all styles, together with 
Maps. Titles, Borders, Meridians, Ciphers, Monograms, 
Flourishes, etc., adapted for the practical use of Sur¬ 
veyors, Civil Engineers, Draughtsmen, Architects, Sign 
Painters, Schools, etc. Post-paid, $3.00. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, Publishers, 
_ j 245 Bkoadwat, New York. 
PROSPECTUS FOR 1875. 
THE NEW YORK FIRESIDE COMPANION stands at the head of all the weekly papers published in the United 
States. Its circulation is equal to that of the most widely circulated journals in the world. 
The great feature of The New York fireside Companion is Good Continued Stories. It contains the 
sweetest and purest love stories. It has the largest list of popular story writers, and constantly offers better stories 
than any other paper. Our readers will bear witness to our unwearied efforts in securing the best writers. During 
1875 we hope to furnish a greater number of good stories, and a greater amount of good matter of all descriptions, 
titan has ever been given before. As a Family Paper, The New York Fireside Companion is without a peer. At 
least Six Continued Stories will be published constantly, and a new story will be commenced about every 
second week, so that new readers will be able to get the beginning of a story of the newsdealers, or of us, no matter at 
what time they may subscribe. Back numbers can always be had, containing the commencement of every story. 
The following is a partial list of our Contributors for 1875. . 
OLIVER OPTIC, Dk. JOHN B. WILLIAMS, TONY PASTOR, PETROLEUM V. NASBY, CLARA PERCY, LUCY 
RANDALL COMFORT, Mrs. SUMNER HAYDEN, J. W. MACKEY, P. HAMILTON MYERS, LESLIE 
THORNE, FRANK COREY, AGILE PENNE, Prop. JAMES DE MILLE, Capt. CARLETON, MARY 
GRACE HALPINE, SHIRLEY BROWNE. BRICKTOP, MARY J. WINES, S. W. PEARCE, G. L. 
AIKEN, G. G. SMALL, ALBERT W. AIKEN, JOHN ELDERKIN, ALLAN DEANE. 
No effort is spared to add to the interest and variety of the contents of the paper. Beautiful engravings are dis¬ 
tributed to subscribers free as supplements. Early in 1875 we shall publish 
A New Story by Mrs. Sumner Hayden. A New Story by Agile Penne. 
A New Story by Oliver Optic, Author of “True to his Aim,” etc., etc. 
A New Story by Tony Fast or, Author of “Old Sleuth, the Detective ; ” “ The Shadow Detective ; ” 
"The Lightning Detective,” etc. 
A New Story by Prof. .Tames Be Mille, Author of "The Babes in the Wood ; ” "The Dodge 
Club : ” " Cryptogram ; ” “ Cord and Cresse,” etc. 
A New Story by Dr. Joint B. Williams, Author of “Deadly Foes ; ” “ Fighting for a Fortune;” 
“ Maurice Flint; ” ‘"Under a Mask,” etc. 
A New Story by Mrs. Lucy Bandall Comfort, Author of “ Little Gay, or Disinherited,” etc. 
Humorous Articles by Petroleum V. Nasby. 
A New Story by Frank Corey, Author of " Sweetheart and Wife,” etc. 
The paper will have the best Sl«ort Stories, Sketches, Poetry, Biography, Fashion 
Articles, Humor, Gossip, and Notices to Correspondents. 
No efforts or pains are spared to make the CORRESPONDENTS’ COLUMN most attractive and useful to our 
readers. This department is edited by a gentleman of wide experience and sound judgment, and a vast amount of 
information is given: answers to questions relating to love and etiquette; legal and medical questions ; information 
for the kitchen and household; in fact, answers to all questions that turn up iu life, can be found ill this column. 
READING FOR LITTLE FOLKS.— This is and will continue to be one of the prominent features of 
the paper. The contributions to this department are by the very foremost writers for children in the country. This 
alone makes the FIRESIDE COMPANION invaluable to every household where there are children. We know of 
instances where the little ones insist upon having these articles read over and over again to them before the paper of 
the following week is issued. ___________ 
MUNRO’S GIRLS AND BOYS OF AMERICA. 
The largest and most select popular weekly for young folks. It is the only paper which contains the kind of sto¬ 
ries which mothers want to read aloud to little ones, and which every father may unhesitatingly place m the hands of 
his children. It contains a larger amount and variety of good reading for girls and hoys than can be had in any other 
weekly or monthly periodical. 
TERMS FOR 18 7.5—NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. 
MUNRO'S GIRLS AND ROYS OF AMERICA and THE NEW YORK FIRESIDE COMPANION: 
One copy of Monro’s Girls and Boys of America will be sent for one year to any subscriber m the United States on 
receipt of *2.50 ; two copies for $1; or, nine copies for $1G. The Neio York Fireside Companion will be sent for one 
year on receipt of $3 ; two copies for $5 ; or, nine copies for $20. Getters up of Clubs can alterwards add single copies 
at $2.50 each. We will he responsible for remittances sent in Registered Letters, or by Post Office Money Orders. 
Both papers sent to one address for $4.50. Postage free. Specimen copies, with pictures, sent free. 
GEORGE MUNRO, Publisher, 84 Beekman Street, New York. 
R. O. BOX, 5657. 
THE BEST 
PRAIRIE LANDS 
IN 
IOWA AND NEBRASKA, 
FOR SALE BY 
The Burlington & Missouri River R.R.Co. 
ON TEN YEARS CREDIT, 
SIX PER CENT INTEREST. 
One Million Acres in Iowa and Southern Nebraska. 
LAND EXPLORING TICKETS 
Sold at Important stations on the Chicago, Burlington and 
Quincy Rail Road, and cost of same refunded when land 
is bought. 
Half Fare to families of purchasers, and LOW 
FREIGHTS on household goods and farm stock. 
mium for Cultivation. 
USTor circulars that will describe fully these lands, 
and the terms of sale, apply to or address, 
LAND COMMISSIONER, 
Burlington, Iowa, for Iowa Lands, 
or Lincoln, Neb., for Nebraska Lands. 
The finest country in the world to combine Farming 
ami Stock Raising. The SOIL is rich and easily 
cultivated; CLIMATE warm; SEASONS long; 
TAXES low, and EDUCATION FREE. No Pay¬ 
ments required on principal till FIFTH year, and then 
only ONE-SEVENTH EACH YEAR UNTIL PAIB. 
Twenty Per Cent Pr< 
Products will pay for lands and Improvements 
long before the Principal becomes due. 
“The so-called destitution in Nebraska lies in the far 
western region, beyond the lands of the B. & M. R. R. Co. 
