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Eiub.lshcd 1851. 
CRIST MILLS, 
OkFBENCH bibb STONE 
Portable Mill* lor Kitrmcra, 
Saw Uilla. ete.; lb tiic, ; over 
ll.uuO iu u-c. Price from $S0 
up. CompleU Mill •misbeli¬ 
ef, I9j. A boy oan grind earl 
keep lu order. Adapted to any 
klud ofeultable power. Com* 
(ileto Flouring and Corn Mill*. 
NOBBYlt K A MaKMON CO., 
LMDER PRESSES AND GitATKtt*. 
\J Boons At Bomohkbt Phim Oo.. Ryrafrase. N Y 
'>f Doura, Cow Peas 
lot l*rickly Comfrey, <fcc. 
Our seed catalogue containing do 
' ?i lf KiTiption, juices. Ate., of above will 
Tv bn sent to all who apply, euclonuur 
cn stump. It. II. A MiKM & CO., 
^ < 1 . ROV •»»« V....- I'erlr 
Various. 
Over 2,500 
pp 
GOLDEN RURAL TOMATO. 
Selected seed, small picking's, 10c.. extra selected, 
26c. Other seeds—Beed-potatoes, plants, nursery stock 
—all Id unexcelled Quality at one-half the usual rates. 
Catalogues free. 
TUI3CO GREINER, Naples. New York. 
NURSERY STOCK. 
Standard Apples. Standard and Dwarf Pears, Cher‘ 
riea, Grapes. Elms, Maples. Evergreens, Shrubs, 
Climbing Hoses, and a general line or Nursery Stock, 
all of the finest Quality. Our Elms and Maples for 
street and lawn planting cannot be equaled. Low 
prices given upon application. State explicitly the 
kinds and quality desired. 
Also breeders of fine Hambletonian horses, large im¬ 
porters and breeders of Clydesdale horses and Hol¬ 
stein cattle. Catalogues furnished on application. 
SMITHS & 1’OWKLL, (Syracuse, N. Y. 
iiiH.it ano fenmor. 
Our large Illustrated Catalogue*, 
everything for Farm and Garden Mullet 
Free to AIL It will pay you to aeudkt 
XL BENSON, MACXE A OO- 
JSSiH Church Hu Phlluda- Ay 
84 
BRIEFLETS. 
ana raises 
lady be- 
nning.) 
The expediency of creating a Department 
of Agriculture and Commerce is a question in 
wnicb every' farmer should fetd himself deeply 
interested, . . Speaking of possible troubles 
in Europe, Natiou says: But Germany, too, is 
full of trouble, aDd her fighting chiefs are 
pretty old. or very rheumatic, gouty, aud neu¬ 
ralgic Neither the emperor, nor Moltke, nor 
Bismarck is physically equal to the strain of 
another great war. . . In politics, the hard¬ 
est thing to find is the ** beet man.” . . 
“ Probably no single consideration operates so 
powerfully to deter cultivated and refined gen¬ 
tlemen from entering political life as the 
knowledge that nobody who seeks office can 
_escape boiug treated like a blackguard.”—N. 
Y. Tribune. . . In the catalogue of E. & J. 
C. Williams is an original engraving of a Rasp¬ 
berry (the Montclair), which is actually true to 
life! The oddity of the thing is what we call 
attention to. The raspberry, however, is not 
for sale yet. . , Agricultural journals are 
now expressing their smeerest thanks for the 
generous support they have received during 
1879 aud, as au evidence of their gratitude, 
only ask that the support may be doubled or 
quadrupled for 1880. . That the hog, as 
we usually see him, is a grunting, exacting, 
selfish brute, it is impossible to deny. But. wil¬ 
fully dirty in bis habits, he certainly Is not. 
Ag. Gazette. . . Messrs. Read and Pell have 
had “ au arduous pilgrimage through Ameri¬ 
ca”. . . Quinine is now recommended as a 
specific for Whooping Cough. . . Life 
spared, we 6hull begin our Seed and Plant dis¬ 
tribution on or before February 10th. . . One 
evil deed will spoil a whole life, asadrop of 
ink will discolor a goblet of water. . . This 
is leap year, but look out before you leap, 
Herald. . . The Detroit Free Press says that 
although fences do not walk, they have a 
swinging gate. . . There Is nothing better 
than shallow boxes lu which to sow seeds. Let 
them be three inches deep, with a crack or so 
in the bottom lor drainage. Fill them with 
light soil. Leaf mold from the woods, mixed 
with sand, is excellent; or sand aud thor¬ 
oughly rotted stable manure. Fill the boxes 
to within half an in«h of the rims. Pat down 
the soil to au even surface, and then sow the 
seeds. Sift soil over them just so as to cover, 
and pat down lightly again, watering only 
when the surface shows signs of drying out. 
Keep the boxes in a temperature as near 65 
deg. as may be. . . On the Sand of Febru¬ 
ary, it will be fifty years since Philip R. Freas 
pitched his tent in Germautown. The Old 
Telegraph has 6ince been published every 
week, aud ediuid by him through sickuess as 
through health. . . The Michigan Farmer 
says that D. M. Ferry A, Co. the seedsmen of 
Detroit, have just erected the largest seed store 
in this country, if not lu the world. . . M. 
Nicholas de Nasattine says that the aroma on 
fruit increases with the latitude, while the 
sweetness decreases. Northern trees have 
flowers and foliage of vivid colors, and herbs 
of the North contain more essential oil than 
those of the South—all this being due to the 
prolonged light of summer months in North¬ 
ern climes. . . Buckwheat straw, which lias 
heretofore been considered of little value, has 
of late beeu utilized by some of Ibe Western 
farmers by chopping it fine and adding meal 
to It. A small quantity fed to stock occasion¬ 
ally would be relished, no doubt. 
V eteran Corn Sheller 
FOR HAND OR POWER. 
Just the Thing for Mill, Farm or Plan¬ 
tation. 
Power and Hand Corn 8helleru of all sizes 
and to suit all wants. 
HOR.SK ROWKRS, JACKS, Sco. 
Write for Descriptive Circulars and prices. Ad¬ 
dress SANDWICH MANUR'D CO., 
Saudwlch, Illinois. 
31 & 33 
P. O. Box 4235, 
Stores, Hotels. 
Restaurants, Club 
consumers will find 
to send Postal Card 
dress, aud get the 
A boy at the dog show demurely inspected 
the blacks aud the blues, and the bigs aud the 
littles; then said, iu a voice that was low aud 
dejected, “Oh, cracky! My eyes! What a 
place for tin kettles!” 
A dilemma —* What are you puzzling over, 
Pousonby ?’ * I’m trying to answer a note from 
the ‘dear duchess,’ as you call her. She’s 
done me the honor to write and ask if that 
St. Bernard pup I gave her should be fed on 
meat or biscuits?’ ‘ Well, biscuits, shouldn’t 
it?’ 4 Of course. But she spells biscuits with a 
k, and 1 don’t, like to 9pell it properly for fear 
of hurting her Grace’s feelings; and yet I 
don’t want it to get about that I spell biscuits 
with a k,’ ‘Say meat, then!’ ‘But she spells 
meat with two e’s! ’ 
Recently a tenant entered the office of a Tip¬ 
perary land agent, and throwing a roll of notes 
on the table exclaimed ; * There’s ivery penny 
i’ve got iu the world. “It’s a year’s rint, 
aud ye may take it or lave it—If ye take It, I’ll 
go to the workhouse; if ye lave it, I’ll go to 
Ameriky on It. The agent opened the notes 
and counted the rnouey. * Why, my good mau, 
there is more than a year’s rent here. There 
is over four year’s rent iu the bundle.’ ‘ The 
devil there is,’ cried the tenant putting his 
hand in his pocket— 4 begor, I gev you the 
wrong bundle of notes after all.’ 
JAN. 34 
bis arm, 
(Cupid 
Everywhere known and prized for 
Skill and fidelity In manufacture, 
Tasteful aud excellent Improvements, 
Elegant variety of designs, 
Yieldlng unrivaled tones. 
Illustrated Catalogues sent Free. 
J. ESTEY At CO., 
Brattleboro, Vt. 
COOLEY CREAMER. 
Awarded Gold 
Medal at Paris Ag¬ 
ricultural Exhibi¬ 
tion, 1879. 
Butter made by tfii 3 
process, awarded Sweep" 
stakes at International 
Dairy Fair. 1B7B, and Two 
Gold Medals and First 
Premium at same fair, 
_ 1879. First Premium at 
Royal Agricultural Exhibition, London, 1879. 
It requires no milk-room. 
It raises all oT cream between milkings. 
It affords better ventilation. 
It requires less labor. 
It Is more thoroughly mude. 
It Is cheaper, 
and (fives better satisfaction than any other way of 
setting milk. 
Sena for “ Dairymen " giving full particulars and. 
testimonials. 
. VERMONT FARM MACH. CO., 
Bellows Falls, Vt 
11)11 Iff_A* A 
tuuiaua^oiui, turn 
NEW YORE: 
IEND. 
n Use. 
Splendid Business Opportunity 
FOR J 
YOUNG FARMERS. 
SMALL CAPITAL REQUIRED. 
A patented paper berry box. with a hand ma¬ 
chine capable of cutting-out 80,(mo per day. Any boy 
of 16 can manage it. Many millions of these boxes 
could be sold annually in the United States. Price of 
the Patent and Machine only 300 Dollars Cash. 
Address CHA8. REESE, 846 Madison Ave.. Balti¬ 
more, Md.,or call to see the machine In opporation. 
Correct In Principle. Perfect In Operation. 
Awarded International Diploma at tie Dairy Fair, 1879, 
It maintains a perfectly uniform teniimrature at 60© 
It Increases the production of Batter fully 10 percent 
It makes Rutter unexcelled Id texture, flavor and 
kcepunr qualities. 
It requires tbe least labor of any system. 
It wifi last twice as loug as any other apparatus. 
It is a perfect Refrigerator for Cream and Butter. 
It ('an be used with either ice or water. 
I»“Seud for large circulars giving full particulars 
aud many other testimonials. 
THE FKRGUHON MFG . COMPANY. 
Agents Wanted. Burlington, vt. 
THE CLOVER-LEAF, a 4 -pane, 24-column farm¬ 
ers’ paper, containing valuable information on the 
culture and harvesting of clover, for seed. Sent free 
to every' farmer sending us his name. 
BIRDSELL MF’tl CO., Nouth Bead, Iud. 
Say you saw this iu Rural New-Yorker. 
CATTLE SHOW PRIZES FOR 1880. 
r Feed Mill 
AU IRON IUTTHE HOPPES. 
4*3 Cheap, Effective 
R ySci )!)’ uud Durable. 
^CAN BE RDN BY ANY 
Capacity from 6 to 80 bushels per hour, according to 
size. Send for Catalogue *• B." &c. 
U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO., 
Batavia, Mane Co., HI, 
CHALLENGE FEED MILLS. 
Grinds three times os fast as any 
other mills. Always successful. 
Over 64*0 First. Premiums and Med¬ 
als. Over 16,000 lu Use. They do uot 
clog or heal; grinds 60 bushels per 
(hour. All successful iron Feed 
Mills infringing our patents. Be¬ 
ware; Buy noun but Iho best. Ro¬ 
th mu l*’r the Courts have unstained 
_ our Patents. Also, the beet Wind 
Mills. Corn Shellere, Horse I’ower Wood Saws. Fann¬ 
ing Mills aud Bumps. Address 
CHALLENGE MILL CO.. Batavia. Ill. 
CATTLE. 
For the bull that has behaved with the 
greatest discretion in a china shop. 
For the bull that has allowed itself to be 
taken by the horns with the least resistance. 
For the cow that has accomplished the high¬ 
est approximate jump to the moon. (N. B.— 
Jumping every day at two.) 
For the finest pair of calves. (N. B.—Foot¬ 
men are uot eligible for this Prize). 
SHEEP. 
For the pen of 6heep that have suffered 
themselves to be most easily fleeced. 
For the best battering ram. 
For the most sheepish sheep. 
For the sweetest sheep’s eyes. 
For the flower of the flock. 
PIGS. 
For the sow with ears best adapted for the 
manufacture of silk purses. 
For the litter most contented either to go to 
market or to stay at home, to eat roast beef 
or to have none. 
For the least pig-headed pig. 
For the "fattest hog in Epicurus’ stye.” 
For the biggest bore iu the place. 
IMPLEMENTS. 
For the “ Elevator” best calculated to raise 
the spirits without causing inebriation.—Punch 
Right uud Left 
Paralyzing blows are being dealt at disease by the 
great tonic and regulator, Hostetter’s Stomach 
Bitters. Fever and ague, general debility, rheu¬ 
matism, nervous aliments, constipation and dys¬ 
pepsia, are among the maladies for which experi¬ 
ence has proved it a specific. Its work Is thorough, 
Its effects are prompt. It Is not, however, adver¬ 
tised to produce Immediate cures, tfiough it affords 
speedy relief, and will, if given a reasonable trial, 
such as any standard remedy deserves, root out 
the maladies to which Ills adapted. In emergen¬ 
cies arising tn ramifies It Is particularly servicea¬ 
ble, and Ls esteemed throughout the land as a 
medicine of comprehensive uses, wholesome veg¬ 
etable composition and objectionable flavor. It 
has risen to popularity by purely legitimate 
means, and only substantiated tacts are alleged In 
regard to It. Use it systematically. 
Boarding Houses 
Agents, aud larg 
it to their’ interes 
to the above ad 
latest terms. 
COMPANY 
N. B. —Be¬ 
ware of imi¬ 
tators. 
HUMBUG 
