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not be carried too fur. With the movable combs 
very much can bo done toward equalizing and 
strengthening the weak stocks, yet, if all are tPtak^ 
it is very diflleult. A hive that does not swarm, 
can be made to assist others, by frequently giving 
them a comb or two tilled with sealed brood. A 
hive, kept especially for this purpose, pays well. 
You will get tnore bees and siaylus honey from one 
strong hive, than from a half dozen weak ones. 
When the increase of colonies is limited to one 
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No. Names of Premium Articles. 
1—Garden Seeds fora Family (40 kinds ).00 
‘A—Floicer Seeds for a Family (lOOit/nrfs). $r. 00 
.'1—A'fo’s'er// Stock {Any kinds desired) .$'>o 00 
4—fonrt Grape Vines iVAorNo. 1).*18 00 
^Concord Grape Vines (lOOofNo. l)...$12 00 
a—Japan Lilies (1‘4 Bulbs) . $6 00 
7—Sewing ifachine ( Wheeler <(• Wilson)... fB.'5 00 
Sewing ilachine {Grorer linker) .$55 00 
it—Sewing Machine (Singer's Tailoring). .$80 00 
1 (>—.S’etr/ag Machine (Florence) .$03 00 
W—Sewing Machine (Wilicoxdb Gibbs) .$55 00 
Vi—Seicing Machine (Howe's) .$00 00 07 
X'.t—Washing Machine (Doty's) .$14 00 21 
\-V—Clothes Wringer (Best—Universal) .$10 00 
l.V —Tea (Hart's best Sliver Plated) .1,50 00 
\(t—Caster sand Fruit Basket (do. do.) _$30 00 
17— Ice or Water Pitcher (do. fto.)....$l8 00 
18— One Dozen Tea Spoons (do. do.) _$7 50, 
V.i—One Dozen Table Spoons (do. do.)....$15 00, 
'Alt—One Dozen Dining Forks (do. do.) — $15 001 
‘Al—Piano (Best Steinway A Son's l-octave)$ifi5 00, 
‘A'A—Melodeon, !i-octave((I. A.Prince ACo.'s)$lVi 00 
'A'.i—Melodeon,i-octnve (do. do.) .$07 00, 
'A^i—Ladies' Gold Watch (Beautiful) .$100 00 
'Ali—Silver Watch (Valuable Time Keeper)..$“$1 50 
‘40 —Double Barrel Gun (Very good) .$30 Ott 
'A7—Spencer'sBreech-loadingRiflei Hunting)$Ta 00 
'Ah— 7^1 Chest (First Quality qf Tools )—$14 50| 
'A(t—Case of Mathematical Instruments .$9 00 
'.at—Case Mathematical Instruments .$15 OOj 
'.i\—Morton's Best Fo.OGoUl Pen (Silver Case)$5 75 
:i'A-Morton's Best No.SGold Pen(Silver Case)$i 50 
Uli—Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) .$18 00 
’■AA—Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial) — $12 00' 
‘ATy—Buckeye Mowing Machine, No. 7 .$125 00 
.'10— Allen's Patent founder Plow, etc .$20 50 
:t7—The Aquarius or Water Thrower .$11 00, 
AH—American Ci/clopedia (Appleton's) .$80 00 
;{y_ Woi'cester's Creat Illustrated Dictlonary$l% 00 
‘in—Any Back Volume Agriculturist) g $1 75 
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scribers 
required 
at I at 
$1.50l $1. 
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‘ICy—Any Seven do. 
‘k7—Any Eight do. 
48—Any Nine do. 
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5 25 
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ug $14 00 
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AA—Any Four do. 
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AA—Any Six do. 
Afi—Any Seven do. 
a 7—Any Eight do. 
AH—Any Nine do. 
AW-Vols. XVItoXXV 
yo —Genesee Farmer, 1858-1865,8Tots.,.Bo;i;icZ$14 M 
nX—Dow ning's Landscape Gardeni'g 
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7A—A Choice of Good Books (See Terms below.) 
7 fi—Sewing Machine (Finkle ik Lyon) .$w W 
77—One Dozen Pocket Lanterns .$9 oo 
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400 
295 
400 
158 
150 
275 
190 
55 
75 
42 
35 
90 
65 
450 
100 
65 
325 
65 
20 
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38 
47 
54 
61 
68 
74 
80 
86 
24 
36 
48 
60 
74 
82 
92 
102 
110 
116 
70 
46 
60 
58 
83 
106 
125 
144 
162 
177 
192 
207 
237 
282 
360 
210 
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Allen's (L. F.) Rural Architecture.$t 50 
Allen’s (R. L.) American Farm Booh. 1 50 
American AgricuUural Annual, 1867, paper, 50c.; cloth 75 
Allen’s Diseases of Domestic Animals. 1 00 
American Horticultural Annual, 1867, paper, 50c.; cloth 75 
American Bird Fancier. SO 
American Pomology—Apples. 3 00 
American Rose Culturist. oO 
American Weeds and Useful Plants. 1 (3 
Architecture, by Cummings & Miller. 10 
Barry’s Fruit Garden. 1 75 
Bement’s Poulterer’s Companion. 2 00 
Bement’s Rabbit Fancier. 30 
Breck’s Hew Book of Flowers. 1 75 
Bnlst’s Flower Garden Directory. 1 w 
Buist’s Family Kitchen Gardener. 1 00 
Burr’s Vegetables of America. o w 
Chorlton’s Grape-Grower’s Guide. 75 
Cobbett’s American Gardener. 75 
Cole’s (S. W.) American Fruit Book. m 
Cole’s Veterinarian. 
Dadd's Modern Horse Doctor. i 50 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) American Cattle Doctor. 1 w 
Dana’s Muck Manual. . .v,'” ^ ^ 
Dog and Gun (Hooper’s).paper, 80c.. . cloth.. 60 
Downing’s Country Houses... 8 uu 
Downing’s Landscape Gardening (new Edition). 6 50 
Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. S TO 
Draining for Profit and Draining for Health. 1 50 
Eastwooa on Cranberry.. i Jn 
Elliott’s Western Fruit Grower’s Guide. i jO 
FlaxCulture....^..^.......... . §2 
Field’s (Thomas W.) Pear Culture. ^ 4 j 
Flint’s Milch Cows and Dairy Farming. 2 fio 
Fuller’s Grape Culturist, (Revised Edition). 1 oU 
Fuller’s Strawberry Culturist......... ^ 
Gardening for Profit, by Peter Henderson. 1 |0 
Grafs Manualo”/Botany' aiid Lessons iii one 'Voi. 4 M 
Harrls’^Insects Injuriou^to gacil i M 
Harris’ Rural Annual. Bound, 8 Nos., in 2 Vols. Each i 5 U 
Herbert’s Hints to Horsekeepers.. i ^ 
Johnston’s Agrfcultural Chemistry. ... i 
Johnston’s Elements ot Agricultural Chemistiy. 1 50 
Johnson’s (Prof. S. W.) Essays on Manures. 
Leuchar’s How to Build Hot-Houses. ^ 
Mayhew’s Illustrated Horse Doctor... ... S ™ 
Mavhew’s Illustrated Horse Mana^enicnty,..... 
Mavhew’s Practical Bookkeepiug,lorFarmeis. ^ ^ 
Blanks for do._ , do- . 75 
Miles ou the Horse s Foot. i-g 
My Farm of Edgewood. - 05 
My Vineyard at Lakevlew..... 
Norton’s Scientific Agriculture. gjj 
()nionCultur^.A‘''Ao’/V,k*,infD * 6 be* .paper.. 30 
Our Farm ot Four Acres (boimd) wo. 1 1 
Pardee on Strawberry Cult- 
Peat and Its Uses, by Prol. 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture^, -r-v - • 1 25 
Peat and Its Uses, by Prof. S. W. Jonnsou. ^ 
1S§ 
PandiJll’s ll'nc^’wool Sheep 'Husbandry. 1 gg 
‘I 
I 
Skillful Housewife..... 1 5 Q 
Small Fruit Culturist...^..... . 150 
Ste'wart’B (John) Stable Book. 
