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MAR 48 
ET us call your 
attention to the 
sixth edition of 
our book, “A 
Few Flowers 
Worthy of Gen¬ 
eral Culture t ” 
which is now 
ready and will 
be mailed to 
applicants on 
receipt of 25 
cents and to 
our customers 
of last year 
free. The 25 
cents paid will 
be allowed on 
the first order. 
Gardening with hardy plants is the 
hard common-sense in gardening; it is 
the buying of something for a dollar 
worth a hundred cents. It is the 
buying of something that will greatly in¬ 
crease m value and beauty year after year. 
It is the highest type of gardening, the 
most beautiful, artistic, and satisfying. 
Our illustrated catalogue of hardy 
plants, trees, shrubs, and roses, mailed 
on receipt of 10 cents. 
B A. ELLIOTT CO, Pittsburg, Pa. 
fAS&VSAB SESSIONS COBIT PLANTES 
k Warranted the bentcorn dropperand moat 
|perfect force-reed fertllzer distributor in the 
--, world. 8 sxd 
fob Catalogue. 
Address 
A B. 
FABatJHAB. 
York, Pa. 
Send for large Illustrated Catalogue. 
WHITMAN'S 
NEWPATEN T 
REBOUND 
PLUNGER PERPETUAL 
Guaranteed auperior 
“toany Lever Press now 
_ _ made*for Hay, Straw aud 
Wool.'Always victorious. Received First Premium 
ai all prominent fairs for past five years, over 
Dederick and others. Illustrated Catalogue Free. 
'WHITMAN AGR’L CO.. 8 t. Louis, lis 
We also make the best Steam Power Press in 
America. 
8125 
Top Buggy 
FOR $65.00. 
Other Buggies, Car¬ 
riages, Sleighs, Har¬ 
ness, and a thousand 
.useful articles in the 
'same proportion, fiend 
for Illustrated Price- 
Lists. CHICAGO SCALE 
COMPANY, Chicago, III 
SEDGWICK STEEL WIRE FENCE 
Best Fences and Gates for all 
purposes. Free Catalogue giving 
full particulars and prices. 
Ask Hardware Healers, or ad¬ 
dress, mentioning tliis paper, 
SEDGWICK BROS. Richmond, Ind. 
P OTATOES AND SEEDS. 150 varieties Po¬ 
tatoes. is pkts. Garden Seeds, 25e.: pkt. Vegetable 
Peach. 10c.: Garden Lemon. 15c.; Coral Gem Bouquet 
Peppers, 10c ; Upland Cress. 10c.: Triumph of «sia 
Waiermelon, 10 e.; Peaeh Tomato, 10c. Catalogue free. 
GKO. A. BONN ELI., Waterloo, N. Y. 
DESSICATED FISH. 
iSoQiething New for Poultry Food. The fish is 
cooked, pressed, dried and ground. Will keep any 
length of time. To be mixed with the s°ft feed. 
TRY SOIIE. Send for my Circular. Also send 
for Book on -uccessful Poultry Keeping. 31 
pages with illustrations. Book Is tree. Seua 2-eent 
stamp to pay postage. Andreas 
C. A. BARTLETT. Worcester, Mass. 
IDEAL FEED MILL 
AND POWER COMBINED (IMPROVED). 
Grinds all kinds of Shelled Grain and Ear Corn, 
drives Feed Cutters, Wood SawB. Etc. Lightest 
draft, strongest and best, fully warranted . Send 
for catalogue showing full line of feed Mills-Two 
«Dd Four-Horse Powers. Wood Saws. etc. 
STOVER MFG, CO., Prerr'”^. HI. 
Some of the crops grown with the MAPES MA¬ 
NURES. Full descriptions of method ot planting, etc. 
hare been given in Agricultural Journals and the 
Mapes Pamphlet during the past two years. 
POTATOES. COMMON FIELD CULTURE. 
3850 bushels on 10 acres. 1500 pounds per acre of the Mapes Potato Manure. 
3250 bushels on 10 acies adjoining the preceding half of the field, 1500 pounds of 
the Mapes Potato Manure and 15 to 20 loads of farm manure per acre. Yield 
60 bushels per acre less than with the Mapes Potato Manure alone. 
610 bushels on two acres, 1400 pounds of the Mapes Potato Manure per acre. 
1060 bushels on 3M acres, 1600 pounds of the Mapes Potato Manure per acre. 
1135 bushels on 3% acres, 800 pounds of the Mapes Potato Manure per acre. 
1500 bushels on 3 3-16 acres, 800 pounds of the Mapes Potato Manure per acre. 
495 bushels on one measured acre, 800 pounds of the Mapes Potato Manure per acre. 
The above crops were all grown by prominent 
farmers who have used the MAPES POTATO MA¬ 
NURE for many years (in some cases 12 years), and 
who have found their succeeding crops of Wheat and 
Grass, following the potatoes, VERY LARfiELV IN¬ 
CREASED by the Potato Manure LEFT OVER from 
the potato crop. 
YIELDS ON PLOTS LESS THAN ONE ACRE. 
1888 On one-eighth of an acre 128j£ bushels equal to 1026 bushels per acre, 1600 
pounds of the Mapes Potato Manure per acre. 
Some of the vields with the MAPES POTATO MA- 
MURE by the RURAL NEW-YORKER in the plot tests 
by Mr. E. S. Carman were at the following rate: 
1048 bushels per acre, variety “ State of Maine,” 
1140 “ “ “ “ “ Corliss’s Matchless,” 
1076 “ “ “ “ Rural New-Yorker No. 2. 
The Mapes Potato Manure in its action approaches 
certainty or as near It as any manure can be expected 
to do. E. S. CARMAN, Rural New-Yorker. 
Send to the Mopes Company lor descriptive pamphlet und lor lull account of UNPRE¬ 
CEDENTED FRIZES otiered lor largest one-acre crops of potatoes, corn, oats.Iwheat, 
Season 1SS9. No charge. 
THE MATES FORMULA & PERUVIAN GUANO CO., 
158 Front Street, New York. 
PURE PERUVIAN GUANO FOR SALE. ALL GRADES. IN ANY QUANTITY. 
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A GRAND NEW ONION from GREECE.; 
Unlike all others in form, extremely handsome,l 
with thin, brown-yellow skin. Very early, of utt- \ 
usually mild, pleasant flavor, most remarkable; 
from the fact that it is the first and only one of; 
the large, mild Adriatic Onions thatLs really a ; 
good keeper. Solid and fine grained, it 'Remains as \ 
mild and sweet flavored in mid-wintewias when \ 
freshly gathered. A great acquisition, furnishing ; 
fresh, mild Onions all the year round. 
'Per packet 15 cents; or2 packets for 25 cents. = 
BURPEE’S WHITE GEM WATERMELON: 
A unique new variety front China ; really a gem, ; 
both m distinct beauty and delicious quality, j 
Ripens early, wonderfully prolific, and is the j 
sweetest 0 /all watermelons. The skin is a cream- \ 
white color, while the flesh is rich, bright pink, j 
crisp and juicy. See beautiful colored plate in ■ 
Burpee's Farm Annualfor jSSq. j 
Per packet, is cents; or 2 packets for 25 cents, j 
NEW MID-SUMMER LETTUCE 1 growth, this is ; 
the best of all Lettuces for use throughout the Summer i 
Firm heads, most attractively colored outside, with large, rich i 
golden yellow heart within, as tender and brittle as can be. ; 
Peculiarly fine in flavor. Per packet, iscents; per oz., 40 cents, i 
3 RARE NOVELTIESisb 1889 
— briefly described above, are now first introduced, and can only be had direct from us. Seed of any = 
— will be mailed up< Qrj^sjptof pric e. In order to introduce BURPEE'S SEEDS to thousands of new cus- 5 
5 tomers, we make ts. tow- M _ *- _ we will mail one packet each of the = 
— ing LIBERAL ER. | Of wCIlIS above Novelties, AND ALSO one = 
E packet each o' New Volunteer Tomato, —very bright colored, smooth and early,— New Peerless = 
— Cabbage,—ea 1 " J " - - - - - • 
s vers Onion,- 
2 . New Densit 
-- Blood Beet 
— —the famou 
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, - ,'e 2nd solid,— New Model Carrot, —the best in quality and appearance,— Globe Dan- = 
/train,— Burpee's Golden Upright Pepper, —largest, sweetest, and most handsome, = 
£7a.—New Perfection Musk Melon,—Peerless Cucumber,—Burpee’s Improved = 
® l Earliest Carmine Radish,— Sugar Pumpkin and Burpee’s Surehead Cabbage, = 
^ head and always sure to head Cabbage.” = 
® 5 “ e above FIFTEEN PACKETS of THE CHOICEST and NEW VEGETABLES § 
O ^ standard retail prices are worth $ 1 . 35 , butwe will send the entire _ “ 
= — £ Collection, neatly boxed, by mail, postpaid, toany address, foronly vCII IS ^ 
sin postage £1 ’ ’s, or FIVE BOXES for $2.00. We have the Largest Mail Seed Trade in America, “ 
s built upc^. righ quality of BURPEE’S WARRANTED SEEDS, and this Remarkable Offer is ~ 
ss made toy ^ /thousands more to TEST OUR SEEDS. Entire Satisfaction Guaranteed to all pur-— 
i chasers, eat majority of whom we hope to retain as regular customers. ORDER NOW, and if you “ 
shave not already re- B||Bnrr)A IT A DIM KUIIIIill for 1889, enlarged and improved, a most “ 
— ceived a copy,ask for DUnr LL d E MUlIYI ANNUAL complete book of 168 pages, with beautiful “ 
s colored plates, and hundreds of illustrations from nature. It tells all about the BEST SEEDS, Bulbs, = 
— Plants, and Thoroughbred Stock. It is full of useful information to every progressive fanner andgardener. 5 
s Entirely free from exaggerated descriptions, it offers THE BEST SEEDS at fair prices. Write to-day. = 
IW. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Seedsmen! 
| Nos. 475-477 N. 5th St. and 476-478 York Are., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1 
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THE GREAT POTATO CULTIVATOR 
( Hudson's “ Bicycle ” Patents) 
THE GREATEST LA BOH-SAVER IN CROP-, IN 20 YEARS. 
No more holding the plows with the feet. No more rein snatching and horse- 
guiding, and tearing out plants. No more difficulty in getting around at ends. 
No trouble on side bills. 
Any boy now can ••hoe” potatoes, cabbage, corn or cotton, any depth, or shape, 
on the Hudson *• Bicycle ” Cultivator as fast as horses can walk. 
T. B. Terry says : “ It is perfect childs play to use it. Keats our Pluuet. 
Jrs. lour hours to ten-same work.” 
Send early orders. We Warrant Fully. 
R II. AGRICULTURAL WORKS, Riverliead. N. V. 
I Df^INK WA¥Ef\! 
5END TD THEM FOR CATALOGUE. 
LICE 
TICKS, SCAB, MANGE, all par¬ 
asitical troubles, all skin disor¬ 
ders are cured by TH YNI0-CRES0L 
(The Cold-Water Dip). Non-poi- 
sonons; safe in coldest weather. 
Colonel F. D. Curtis, of Kirby 
Homestead, says: “ I have used it 
for some years, for parasites-vpon Hogs, Cattle and 
Sheep, and 1 have found it thoroughly effectual an ' 
satisfactory.” Imported only by 
T. W. LAWFORD & CO.. Baltimore. Md. 
Sample by mail for 50c. Mention this paper. 
CIDER 
MACHINERY 
Knuckle Joint and Screw Press¬ 
es. Graters, Elevators, Pumps 
etc. Seuo lor Catalogue. 
Boomer & Boschert PressCo., 
!1S VV.Water ST., S racuse.N.Y 
Trade Mark. 
Hollis’s Canned Meat For Poultry. 
Will Make Hens Lay ! 
Will Hlake Chickens CJtow! 
-AND GOOD FOR- 
3VE oulting F 1 o w Is. 
This food is strictly fresh meat, carefully cooked, 
ground tine, seasoned and hermetically sealed in tin 
cans. Being ground tine. It can t>» readily mixed with 
soft food, and fed so as to give each fowl an equal 
share. Price, 30 cents per cati; $3 per dozen. Address 
HOLLIS DRESSED MEAT AND WOOL CO . 
2o North St., Boston, Mass. Mention this paper. 
MAST, FOOS & CD. 
SPRINGFIELD, 0. 
Manufacturers 
of 
the 
WIND 
ENGINES 
Strong nnd Durable, will net 
Swell, Shrink, Warp, or Itattle 
in ike Wind. 
DUCKEYE 
D FORCE PUMP 
Works easy and throws a constant 
stream. Has Porcelain lined aud Brass 
Cylinders. Is easily set. Is the Cheap¬ 
est and Best Force Pump in the World 
for Deep or Shallow Wells. Over 90,000 
in use. Never freezes In Winter. Send 
for Circulars and Prices, giving depth 
of well. Also manufacturers of the Buckeye 
Mower, Buckeye Iron Fence, Buckeye 
Reel, Lawn Sprinkler, etc., etc. 
I.nwn 
I1ob« 
Greater Prosperity 
TEST YOUR COWS RV 
I 
BY 
Shorts Method 
for their Batter Vultle. Send for full particulars to 
Cornish, Curtis & Greene, Fort w& D80U ’ 
HIWILLIRMS 
For full particulars address 
ST. JOIINSVILLE AGR’L WORKS. 
lit. Jobnaville, Montgomery Co., New York# 
