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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[February, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
OB4.NGK Judd & Co., Publishers, 245 Broadway, N. Y. City. 
Annual Subscription Terms (always in 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 eacli name. 
HOW it is DOM. 
As previously explained, the Publishers of the 
American Agriculturist employ no Agents, and pay 
no direct commissions on subscriptions. But they 
prepare a list of choice articles, very valuable for 
use, or for sale by those not needing them, which 
they offer to all desiring them, as rewards or Premi¬ 
ums to those who gather and forward clubs of sub¬ 
scribers. These Premiums are paid out of adver¬ 
tising receipts ; all the money received from 
subscriptions, and much more, is expended upon 
the paper itself. The Premium Articles are pur¬ 
chased at the lowest wholesale cash prices, usually 
direct from the manufacturers, and by this means, 
and by favorable advertising arrangements, large 
premiums can be offered. No article is offered 
which is not believed to he of a superior character, 
and cheap at the prices named. The list is given 
in another column, and a full descriptive list is sent 
to all desiring it. Fully ten thousand people 
have obtained these premiums in the past, and a 
great number are now receiving them daily. 
While thousands have written expressing their 
great satisfaction at their reception, not a dozen 
persons have ever expressed the slightest disap¬ 
pointment. The Publishers aim to deal honestly, 
fairly, and liberally with all, and they have every 
reason to be gratified with the result.Thou¬ 
sands of illustrations could be given had we room, 
but the following will suffice as recent examples: 
FIVE LADIES obtained 12 subscribers each, 
received a Sewing Machine,and presented it to a Soldier’s 
widow, who is thus placed in a condition to earn a living 
for herself and children. This is done in many places. 
POSTMASTERS, and their CLERKS in large 
numbers, are making up many Clubs, and calling largely 
for almost every article in the whole premium list. 
A SCHOOL BOY, (one of many similar cases) in 
five evenings, gathered 19 subscribers, and now owns the 
Great Dictionary, with its immense store of information. 
TWO FARMERS united their efforts, and in 
three weeks (using only part of the evenings and stormy 
days) they secured 150 subscribers in their own and an ad¬ 
joining neighborhood, and as a reward they own together 
a Buckeye Mowing Machine, with no cost except freight. 
A SCHOOL TEACHER, during a few evenings, 
made up a Sewing Machine Premium Club, and sold the 
machine for $55, (equal to his net wages for two months). 
MANY GENTLEMEN of various occupations 
have made up Clubs of 0 to 00 subscribers, and have 
thus been able to surprise their “ better halves ” with one 
or more of the premiums Nos. 40 to 55. (Sec Table.) 
EADIES, IN ERE AT NUMBERS, and 
many MEN, are canvassing for our Premiums as a busi¬ 
ness. They receive the articles and sell them, for they 
arc all very salable, and thus secure larger salaries than 
they could obtain in any other way—ranging all the way 
from $30 to $400 amonth. The Publishers have letters 
and figures to show these facts. Any person, of the right 
tact and enterprise, can do the same. Those who have 
not the tact can cultivate it, if they have the enterprise. 
THE PASTOR OF A SMALL VILLAGE 
CHURCH, says: “.I needed a Cyclopedia for 
my Library, but my small salary would never leave 
enough to buy it.I started out Monday morning 
among my parishioners, and, stating my object to my 
people, they soon helped me to a list of 9G subscribers, 
and I am sure I could have got 125 names, if you had re¬ 
quired it, for the Cyclopedia. I am grandly paid for my 
effort, which has really cost nothing, for in gathering the 
names I made nearly a hundred Parish calls that I ought 
to have made any way. I shall repay my people in infor¬ 
mation these books are furnishing me; the reading of 
your paper in ninety-six families will awaken thought and 
enterprise, and thus they will be doubly paid. Further, 
I know of at least $200 lost by the humbug swindlers last 
year, which your paper would have saved. So here will 
be another gain. Your premiums are a public benefit.” 
AN ACADEMY STUDENT, paying his own 
way, spent vacation in canvassing among his friends, and 
for the subscribers obtained he selected premiums he 
could sell; and, as the result, he cleared $5.27 for each 
day of vacation, over all traveling and other expenses. 
EIGHT BOYS AND GIR1LS obtained 10 sub¬ 
scribers each, and received for the Club a premium Me- 
lodeon for their Sunday School Room. Some people who 
at first, thought they “ didn’t want the paper,” subscribed 
on account of the object aimed at, but they will doubt¬ 
less find the investment really a double paying one. 
A CLERIC IN A COUNTRY STORE, says: 
“.My friend S-got an ‘American Watch ’ last 
year, and it was so good that I thought I would try for 
one this year. So I opened my list four weeks ago, and 
as opportunity occurred, -without interfering with my 
regular duties, I have gathered and forwarded 55 sub¬ 
scriptions. I have found plenty of people willing to 
subscribe if X would take and forward the money. The 
enclosed list makes up 55 names—or enough for the 
Watch Premium, No. 56, and five names more towards a 
Sewing Machine for a widowed Aunt, which X shall get be¬ 
fore spring, and I guess before this month closes.” 
SEVERAL FARMERS’ CLUBS have divided 
the collection of names among a few active members, 
five to a dozen each, and secured the valuable premiums 
Nos. 100 to 111—so that they have the books for general 
use, besides the paper for the individual subscribers. 
IN THE SAME WAY the valuable Live-Stock 
offered in the premiums are being secured for neighbor¬ 
hood use. One of these breeding animals, introduced 
in a neighborhood, will soon bring increased value 
to the stock, to the amount of thousands of dollars. 
BUT space fails ns to note a hundredth part of what 
is being done all over the country, and easily done, too. 
The paper itself shall be so valuable as to repay all sub¬ 
scribers. The premiums are all so much extra gain, or 
pay, to those who simply take the trouble to explain its 
character and collect and forward names of subscribers. 
THIS MONTH 
IS A CAPITAL TIME to fill Clubs under way, 
and start and complete new ones. The supply of Premi¬ 
ums is abundant (except in animals) and almost any one 
who has enterprise and courage can gather a list of sub¬ 
scribers large enough to got some of the premiums. 
There is hardly a Post Office in the whole country where 
there are not still subscribers enough left to form 
quite a large premium Club. YOXJ READER, may se¬ 
cure the premiums if you will. TRY IT. 
SEE “Special Notes” on next Page. 
[In the following table is given the price of each arti¬ 
cle, and the number of subscribers required to get it free, at 
$1.50 a year, or at the lowest club rate of $1 a year. For full 
descriptions of the articles send for our Special Sheet.'] 
vs 
ft, 
Table of Premiums ami Terms, 
For Volume 29—(1870). 
Open to all—No Competition. 
No. Names of Premium Articles. _ 
1— Shorthorn Bull .$500 col 
a—Shorthorn Bull .$600 oo! 
3—Shorthorn Bull .$700 00! 
A—Ayrshire Bull .*100 on 
5 —Ayrshire Bull .$150 00 
fi —Ayrshire Bull .$200 Oft 
7— Alderney Bull .$200 00 
8— Alderney Bull .$300 00 
9— Alderney Bull .$400 001 365 
10— Devon Bull .*100 00 
11 — Devon Bull .*150 00 
1 'i—Devon Bull .$200 00, 
1 3— Cotswold Bam .$100 00 
14— Cotswold Bam .$200.00 
15— Cotswold Ewe .$100 00 ; 
1C,—Cotswold Ewe .$150 00 
17— Southdown Bam .$100 00 
18— Southdown Bam .$150 00' 
Number 
of Sub¬ 
scribers 
required 
20 —Southdown Ewe .$100 00 
21 — Chester White Pig . $30 00 
22— Essex Piq .:. . $50 00 
23— La Eleche Fowls, one Pair . $10 00 
‘lA—Houdan Fowls, one Pair . *10 00 
23— Creve Coeur Fowls, one Pair . $40 00 
20 —Black Spanish Fowls , one Pair . $20 00 
27— Brahmas. Light, one Pair .$15 00 
28— Gold Laced Sebright Bantams.one Pair $15 00 
29— Bre-see's King of the Ear lies, (‘lib. parc.)$, 2 00 
3H—Norway Oats, A peck, Bamsdell <fi Co.) $2 75 
31— Garden Seeds .for a Family (AO kinds) $5 00 
32— Floiver 'Seedsfor a. Family (100 kinds). $5 00 
33— Carden Seeds it Floioer Bulbs (Selection)^ oo 
34— Nursery Stock (any kinds desired) .$20 no 
35 — Set of Field Croquet .$8 00 
30— Sewing Machine (Grover ib Baker) .$55 00 
37— Sewing Machine (Florence) .$63 00 
38 — Sewing Machine (Wilcox it Gibbs ).$55 00 
39— Lamb Knitting Machine .$60 00 
40— Washing Machine (Doty's) .$U 00 
41 — Clothes Wringer (Best—Universal) . $10 00 
42 —Tea Set (Hart's best Silver Plated) .$50 00 
A3—Caster and Fruit Basket (do. do.) _$30 00 
44— Cake Basket (do. do.) _$12 00 
Ad—Revolving Butter Cooler (do. do.) _ $3 00 
40 —Ice or Water Pitcher (do. do.) _$18 00 
47 —One Dozen Tea-spoons (do. do .)— $6 00 
48—One Dozen Table-spoons (do. do.) _$12 00 
49 —One Dozen Table Forks (do. do.) _$12 00 
50 —Knives and Forks (Patterson Bros.) _$14 00 
51 —Knives and Forks 
52— Knives and Forks 
53 -Knives and Forks 
54 — Carver and Fork 
55— Fluted Steel 
50— Pocket Knife 
57— Pocket Knife 
58— Pocket Knife 
59— Ladies' Pocket Knife 
do.) _$18 50 
do.) _ $22 00 
do.) _$25 50 
do.).... $5 00 
do.).... $2 50 
(,/. P. Sioain).... $1 50 
(do. do.).... S3 00 
(do. do.).... $2 50 
(do. do.) _ $2 00 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
(do. 
C,0—Melodeon, l-octave( G. A.Prince <0 Co.'s). $07 00 
Ol— Melodeon, 5-octave (do. do.) .$112 00 
6 ‘2—Piano, Splendid ' LoctLSteimcayd-Sons )K 
C,3—Colibri Piano (Malhusheck P. F. Co.)ff 
04 —Silver Watch (American Watch Co.) _$10 00 
O 5— Ladies' Fine Gold Watch. (.4 m. Watch Co.) $ 1 00 00 
66— Breech-loading Pocket Rifle .$16 00 
07 —Double llbl. Gun, (Cooper, Harris <f- //.)$30 00 
O8 —Repeating Shot Gun (Roper Sp A. Co .)$75 00 
09— Tool Chest (Patterson Bros.) .$1150 
70 —Case of Mathematical instruments .$0 00 
71— Case of Mathematical Instruments .$15 00 
72— Gold Pen, Sll. Case, E.( Warren ibSpadone) $ 1 50 
73— Gold Pen and Silver Case. F (do. do.). $5 50 
7 A—Ladies' Gold Pen and Rubber Case (do.) $6 00 
75 —Charles Pratt's Astral Oil (1 can, 5 Gal.) $1 00 
7 O— Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) .$10 00 
77 —Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) .$15 00 
78 — Buckeye Mowing Machine, No. 2.. $125 00 
79— Patent Cylinder Plow,(R. Ik. Allen <( Co.)$lS 00 
80— Collins <0 Co.’s Cast Cast-Steel Plow _$25 00 
81 — Hand Cultivator and Wccder (Comstock) $ 
8-1—Pump and Sprinkler (Page's) . $5 00 
S3 —Family Scales (Fairbanks' <C Co.) .$14 00 
84— Building Blocks (Crandall) . $2 00 
85— Pocket Lanterns. One Dozen .$9 00 
86— New American Cyclopedia (Appleton’s) $80 00 
87— Worcester's Great Illustrated Dictionary $10 00 
88— Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
89— Any Two Back Volumes do. 
HO—Any Three do. do. do. 
91— Ally Four do. do. do. 
92— ,4»'/ Five do. do. do. 
—(Each add'l Vol.. at same rate) 
93 — Thirteen Vols. XVI. to XXVIII. 
>\A—Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
95— Any Two Back Volumes do. 
HO—Any Three do. do. do. 
97— Any Four do. do. do. 
98 — An}/ Five do. do. do. 
—(Each add'l Vol. at same rate) 
99 -Thirteen Vols. XVI. to XXVIII. 
100— .1 810 Library (YourChoice).. 
101— A 815 Library do. 
102— A 820 Library do. 
103— A 825 Library do. 
104— A 830 Library do. 
105— .4 835 Library do. 
106— 1840 Library do. 
107— A ,84-5 Library do. 
108— .1 850 Library do. 
109— A 860 library do. 
110— .4 875 Library do. 
111 —A 81 OO Library do. 
$1 75 
•SIS $3 50 
:SS $5 2: 
$7 00 
~ § $8 75 
ba, 
_ $.22 7 
. $ 2 50 
^3 *5 00 
2 3 $7 50 
§ ^SIO 00 
Si*12 50 
V 
• a,$75 OO; 
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11,2— A ’Choice of Good Books (See Terms below). 
at 
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425 
1250 
1 500 
1500 
I 580 
1700 
120 
350 
165 
500 
210 
650 
210 
650 
300 
900 
365 
1050 
120 
350 
165 
5(0 
210 
650 
120 
350 
210 
650 
120 
350 
165 
500 
120 
350 
165 
500 
100 
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120 
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46 
150 
66 
225 
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52 
60 
240 
70 
275 
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67 
270 
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58 
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44 
110 
19 
65 
16 
52 
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90 
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33 
110 
39 
124 
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295 
138 
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24 
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312 
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75 
150 
450 
27 
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38 
120 
17 
54 
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87 
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96 
325 
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60 
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106 
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177 
62 
192 
68 
207 
80 
237 
100 
282 
125 
300 
IfW" Every Premium article is New and of the very best 
manufacture. No charge is made for packing or boxing 
any article in our Premium List. The thirty-nine Premiums , 
Nos. 29 to 33, 56 to 59, 70 to 74, and. 88 to 
112 inclusive , will each be delivcred-YREE of all charges , 
by mail or express (at the Post-office or express office nearest 
recipient), to any place in the United Stales or Territories. 
— The other articles cost the recipient only the freight after 
leaving the manufactory of each, by any conveyance specified. 
