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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
157 
WOODEN BIRD HOUSES 
at 50 cents for the single house, 
(like the cut,) and 75 cents for the 
double house. The single house is 
about 8 inches long by G inches 
■wide and high. 
They are cheap, yet attractive 
ornaments to a country home, 
and very desirable articles of sale 
for country merchants, to whom 
we offer large discounts. 
R. H. ALLEW & CO., 
P. O. Box 376, 
New York. 
CAHOOT’S BROADCAST SEED SOWER. 
Hand Machine. Sent for $10, on receipt of the money. 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P. O. Box 376, New York. 
d rXTn“tT l e. 
We offer a complete assortment of Drain Pipe and 
Drain Tile, thoroughly made, and uniformly hard burn¬ 
ed. Adapted to the following uses: 
Sewerage of houses, stables, manufactories, etc. 
Thorough Undeildhaining of Land, Conveying of 
water from springs, for use in Farm Houses, Fish Ponds, 
Fountains, Cheese Factories, etc., etc. 
DRAIN' TILE MACH IN'F.S furnished to older. Send for 
Circulars lo C. W. BOYNTON CO., 
Woortbritlge, N. J. 
H-J'OR Drain Tile, Pipe and Ditching Ma- 
- u chines and Dies applicable to any Tile Ma¬ 
chine, to make sockets to connect the same as gas and wa¬ 
ter pipes, address Lake Erie Stove and Tile Machine Works, 
Willoughby, Lake Co., O. 
Machines delivered at your li. R. station at shop prices. 
A. perfect protection to the 
SHEEP, 
Send for Descriptive Circular to EDWIN LYON, Butler,Pa. 
Or to li. H. ALLEN & CO., New York. 
Send for Specimen to R. H. ALLEN & CO., P. O. Box 376, 
New York, Sole Agents. Price, So'. Discount to Trade. 
H OLBROOK’S SWIVEL PLOWS leave no 
“ dead furrows ” nor “ridges,” turn furrow-slices flat 
on level land, work equally well on side-hill, save consider¬ 
able time, pulverize thoroughly, will not clog, and equalize 
the work of team. Eight sizes! from 1 horse to 4 cattle. 
Address F. F. HOLBROOK & SMALL, Boston. Mass. 
THE 
For Garden Seed or Guano , the befit: the most simple, 
compact, largest, easiest regulated, lightest, cheapest; no 
gearing, no slides ; sows in open sight, and evenly, whether 
full or not , all seeds ordinarily sown; also salad, salsify, 
‘broom-corn, nursery seed. &c.; spreads fertilizers in the row 
at any rate, without loss from winds. No. 1, 5 lbs. seed. 812; 
No. 2,12 qts. of seed or 25 lbs. guano, $20.00. Manufactured 
by S. L. ALLEN & CO., Forest Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Mexaiiser’s Prong-Moe. 
Is tlie most useful implement for Farm and Garden. No one 
can afford to do without it. Price $1.50. Send for Circular. 
Address REISIG & HEXAMER. Newcastle. 
Westchester Co.. N. Y. 
Or, B. K. BLISS & SON, 
41 Park Row, New York. 
AMET DRILL. 
ST.EE’L HOUSE 
S!033. 
(Page 35 of our large catalogue.) 
at $15, or other styles of Horse Hoes and Cultivators, 
at various prices. 
Send stamp for Circular to 
R. H. ALLEN A, CO., 
P. O. Box 376, New York^ 
Seymoau ,5 s Drills aaid 
Fertiliser Sowers. 
Special Circulars of these, the best Drills in use, sent on 
receipt of stamp, by the Solo Agents, 
R. W. ALLEN & CO., 
P. O. Box 376, New York. 
The American Gate Co. of Cleveland, O., are the sole man¬ 
ufacturers of Nicholson’s Improved Self-acting Gates. These 
___ of 
Agriculture; and many others. Send for Circular. 
Address M. G. BROWNE, 
Secretary Am. Ga. Co., Cleveland, O. 
B7VERY FARMER WANTS 
S-J IT.—Fits on hoe-handles. 
Saves half the time, and does all 
the work of counting and dropping 
tlie grain. No. 1, 7.1 cents; No. 5, 
$1.00; per doz., $6.00 and $7.00. 
Try it. Sent by Express on receipt 
of price. Send for Circular. 
HARPER & CO., Patentees, 
45 Dey St., New York. 
' DRAIN TILE MACHINES. 
The best in use. Warranted to make the most tile with 
the least labor. The tile are delivered on boards. For 
complete instructions how to make tile, cost of works, ma¬ 
chines, &e., address 
.IAS. W. PF.NFIELI1, Cleveland, Ohio. 
Holbrook’s Regulator Seed Drill. 
A perfect hand-machine for sowing with regularity and in 
proper quantity. Beet, Carrot, Onion, Parsnip, Spinach, 
Sorghum, Turnips, Peas, Beans, etc. It is very simple, com¬ 
pact, durable, easy to operate, and shows the seed as it drops, 
to prevent any mistake or failure. Price $12.00. Address 
F. F. HOLBROOK & SMALL, Boston, Mass. 
F ruit and meat preserving house.— 
Bees' Patent. —The best and cheapest ever invented. 
See Report, of the National Pomological Society, Sept. 18, 
1869. Send for Circulars. Houses built on reasonable terms. 
Address BEES & HOUGHTON, Box P., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
F fin HE MELLISH Fruit Bask 
JL et, for berries, peaches, etc 
Handsomest, cheapest, and most 
durable in use. Manufactured bv 
BAIRD. ROPER & CO., Norfolk, Va 
Send for circulars to A. D. Hopping 
& Wilson, Gen. Agts., 
218 & 220 Washington St., 
New York, 
where a large supply is on hand. 
Rustic Flower Stand No. 1. 
3 ft. high and 4 ft. diameter. Manufactured by the 
MILLER. IRON CO., 
Providence, R. I. Manufacturers of Ornamental Iron Work 
for Gardens, Lawns, Parks, Cemeteries, etc. Illustrated 
Catalogue sent free. 
LET NO ONE 
STAID BETWEEN US, 
Four Ton Hay Scales, S75. 1,250 1I>. Porta¬ 
ble Platform Scales on Wheels, $25. 2,500 lb. 
Portable Platform Scales, STO. Order directly of 
tlie Manufacturers and save two or three Commissions. 
Send for Free Price List, No. 19G. 
EDWARD F. JONES, 
Kinghamiitoii, N. Y. 
" AQUARIA CEME^tE 
for Glazing _Graperies and 
sn Y ears 
Tlie best article discovered __ 
Green-houses, having been used for the past Ten Years witli 
great success, which those will testify to that have Houses 
Glazed with it. Manufactured only by 
E. D. DAVIS, No. 52 Fulton St., New York. 
(“ SEE ADVERTISEMENT.”) 
SELF-ACTING GATES, i The Oriental Base^urning Air-heating 
(“Referred to in this edition,”) Portable and for Brick set¬ 
ting, sizes suitable for buildings of every description, are 
manufactured and sold by PERRY & CO., 
250 Water Street, New York City. 
Descriptive Catalogues furnished free. 
ELEBRATED MOHAWK VALLEY STEEL 
CLIPPER PLOW. NISHWITZ’S PULVERIZING 
HARROW, SHARES’ COULTER HARROW, HARRING¬ 
TON’S COMBINED SEED SOWER and CULTIVATOR, 
COMSTOCK'S COMBINED SEED SOWER and WEEDER. 
CAHOON’S BROAD CAST HAND SEED SOWER. BONE 
MEAL lor feeding cattle and poultry. 
Send for 1S70 Agricultural Almanac. 
GRIFFING & CO., 
53 & CO Cortlandt St., New York. 
W EED KILLING MADE EASY, by 
Allen’s Weeding TIoe. This favorite 
Weeder, for ease and efficiency of operation is 
superior to all others. Circulars and goods fur¬ 
nished bv 
CLEMENT & HAWKES MFG CO., 
Northampton, Mass. 
P OST HOLE BORER.— The only good 
one. Pays cost ($5) in one day. Address for cut, proof, 
&c., IRA HART, Clarksburg, West Virginia. 
SEEDS. 
Our new Illustrated Catalogue, with Description and 
Prices of Seeds, of the new and standard Grains, Grasses, 
Vegetables, Tree, Fruit and Flower Seeds, will be 
sent to all applicants on receipt of stamp. 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P. O. Box 376, New York. 
LAWN MOWER. 
(Pages 51 and 52 of our large catalogue.) 
The two smaller sizes at $25 and $35, and the larger ma¬ 
chines up to $310. 
Send stamp for Circular to 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P. O. Box 376, New York. 
AG-EMTS .WANTED. 
We wish to get energetic agents in every section of the 
United States and Canada, where we are not now represent¬ 
ed, to sell 
The most simple and durable double 
thread Sewing Machine ever of¬ 
fered to the public. 
This Machine is first-class in every respect, and at the 
same time furnished 
At a price witliin the rcacli of all. 
Licensed by Wheeler & AVilson, Grover & Baker, and 
Singer & Co. AVe will give parties with sufficient capital the 
exclusive agency of an entire State. To persons seeking a 
profitable business, we offer unparalleled inducements. Tim 
attention of Sewing Machine Agents is especially solicited. 
For terms address, GOLD MEDAL SEATING MACHINE 
CO., 334 AVashington St., Boston, Aiass. 
For Family use—simple, cheap, reliable. Knits everything. 
Agents wanted. Circular and sample stocking free. 
Address II INK LEY KNITTING MACHINE CO., Bath, Me., 
or 176-Broadway, New-York. 
Bloede’s Ink and Stain Erasivc Pencil, 
It easily removes ink spots, fruit stains and iron 
mould from the skin, linen, wood, bone or ivory. In¬ 
valuable as an article for the laundry, counting house, 
writing-desk or dressing-case. For sale by Druggists. 
Stationers, etc. Sample sent free by mail on receipt of 
25 ets. VICTOR BLOEDE. Derby, Conn. 
CHEESE-MAKERS AND DAIRYMEN 1 , 
A.TTE3MTI03ST ! 
If you would liave a quality of .ANNATTO always relia¬ 
ble and uniform in color and strength, buy only that known 
as large “ F,” and be sure you get the Genuine. 
Always on hand by WARD, SOUTHERLAND & CO., 
AVliolesale Druggists, 130 AVilliam Street, New York. 
Also, an assortment of the other brands that are best known. 
HBROOM Machinery of all kinds; also,Broom-corn 
■H® Planters & Seed Scrapers, both hand and horse-power; 
also, Broom-corn Seed. AVjt. Steele, Agt„ New Hartford, Ct. 
I dMMb CHILDRENS’ CARRIAGES, from 
$4 to $25, by LEAVIS P. TIBBALS, 
478 Broadway, New York. 
Carriages made to order and repaired. • 
W ATER-PROOF PAPER FOR OUT, AND 
inside of buildings. C. .T. FAY, Camden, N. ,1. 
CHAS. A. DANA, Eoitoi:. 
The cheapest, smartest, and best New York newspaper. 
Everybody likes it. Three editions: Daily, $C>; Semi- 
Weekly, $2 ; and Weekly, $1 a year. All the News at 
half-price. Full reports of markets, agriculture, Fanners' 
and Fruit Growers’ Clubs, and a Complete story in every 
AVeekly and Semi-AVeekly number. A present of valuable 
plants and vines to every subscriber; inducements to can¬ 
vassers unsurpassed. $1,000 Life Insurances, Grand Pianos, 
Mowing Machines, Parlor Organs, Sewing Machines, &e., 
among the premiums. Specimens and lists free. Send a Dol¬ 
lar and try it. I. AV. ENGLAND. Publisher, New York. 
No ClToir Should be without it! 
THE AMERICAN TUNE BOOK. 
Third Sklitioei Steady. 
A Collection of all the widely popular Church Tunes, An¬ 
thems, and Set Pieces which have formed tlie foundation of 
our American Church Music for the past fifty years. Con¬ 
taining 1,000 choice pieces selected by 500 Teachers and 
Choir Leaders. Price, $1.50. $13.50 per dozen. A specimen 
copy will be sent by mail to any address, post-paid, on re¬ 
ceipt of price. DITSON & CO., Boston and New York. 
A re you going to paint this spring ? 
Then look at the advertisement of the 
AVEHILL PAINT CO., on last cover page. 
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