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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
February.] 
GOOD NEWS 
TO 
LADIES! 
Got up Clubs for our CELEBRATED TEAS and COF¬ 
FEES, and secure a beautiful MOSS-ROSE or GOLD- 
BAND TEA-SET (44 piecesi, our ownimportatiou. One 
of these beautiful China tea Bets given away to the party 
sending a club for $25. This is the greatest inducement 
ever offered. Send in your orders and enjoy a cup of 
GOOD TEA or COFFEE, and at the same time procure a 
HANDSOME CHINA TEA-SET. No humbug. Good teas, 
30c., 35c., and 4'ic. per lb Excellent teas, 50c. and 60c., and 
very best from 65c. to 90c. When ordering, be sure and 
mention what kind of Teas you want—whether Oolong, 
Mixed, Japan, Imperial, Young Hyson, Gunpowder, or Eng¬ 
lish Breakfast. We are the oldest and largest Tea Company 
in the business. The reputation of our house requires no 
comment. For full particulars address 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
P. O. Box 289. 31 and 33 Vcsey St., N. Y. 
MIXED FARMING 
IN NEBRASKA. 
Crain, Corn, and Live Stock Crowing 
Combined. 
The most Profitable and agreeable of any occupation. 
1882 
Reports prove the agriculturists of Nebraska to have 
been the most successful of any people in the West. 
Write for information about the above matters—also 
about IT. P. Ry. lands in this State, which will be sent Free, 
in great variety, by LEAVITT BURNHAM, 
Land Commissioner U. P. Ry. Co., 
Omaha, Neb. 
Refer to this advertisement. _gll 
1000 000 ACRES CHOICE' LANDS IN 
M ! N N ESOTA & D AKOTA;• 
'• ••SgjtfS filorfSOjki CF; rv,._v. ". w J.» •» . • 
FOR SALE AT /SLL TO $6 ° ? PER A CHE OH 
EASY TEAMSTREE FARE '&LOW Fft EIGHT 
TO PURCHASERS FOR GUIDE CONTAINING 
MAPWfull in forma r/ioM address : 
CF/AS. £cs//vJAoorusr, 
CANE) COMO C.Sc Al. IV. RY C///CA GO, ILL. 
200 MARYLAND FARMS, in 30 
Near railroad and navigable salt water (with all its luxur¬ 
ies) in Talbot Co., Md. Climate mild and healthy. Titles 
good. New Pamphlet and Map showing location , free. 
Address C. E. SHANAHAN, Atty, Easton, Md. 
SAFE INVESTMENTS. — Of large or small 
amounts made by John D. Knox & Co., Bankers 
and Loan Agents, Topeka. Kansas. Special attention 
given to placing money on farm and other good and pro¬ 
ductive property, at 6 to 8 per cent. We have made 
many hundreds of loans for persons from England to 
California. Pay interest on Time Certificates of Depos¬ 
its from 3 to 5 per cent, according to time. Send for a 
free copy of “Nnox’s Investor’s Guide.” Address 
JOHN D. KNOX & CO., Topeka, Kansas. 
NEW FARM a**2?3C5 FREE 
-L ’ 500 farms described. Maps of Virginia, f> 
H. L. STAPLES & CO., Richmond, Va. LjOc. 
IOWA 
For Sale by tlie 
Iowa R, R. Land Co. 
Over 300,000 Acres 
of Choice Farming Lands in 
the Aear West. 
FARMS 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 
Branch Office, 92 Randolph St., Chicago, Ill. 
/ I R.G 1NIA FARMS & Ml LLS * 
^//.FOR SALE-.k EXCHANGiEf.WBItE FOR FREE REAL ESTATE 
OME TO MARYLAND J-Improved Farms, $7 
to $25 per acre. Descriptive Catalogues sent free. 
" ” —AMBERS, Federalsburgh, Md. 
II. P. CH/ 
C_ 
FARMS.$ 
50 Delaware Kruit and Grain 
l-ms cheap. Catalogues free. 
-'FITH, - 
A. P. GR1FI 
Smyrna, Del. 
DTTT7 ATP TTi A T? TWIT© I on James River, Va., in a 
Northern settlement. Il¬ 
lustrated circular free. J. F. MANCHA, Claremont, Va. 
or 
AMERICAN RUBBER PAINT. 
E. BLUNT, Manufacture r, 115 M aiden Lane, New York. 
The American Agriculturist, in an article headed 11 The American 
Rubber Taint.,” writes: 
Of late years several substitutes for the ordinary Lead and Oil paint have 
been introduced. One of the successful ones of this kind is the American 
Rubber Paint which has been used with satisfaction by some of our asso¬ 
ciates, and which is as good as any article now in the market. 
Greens, for Window Blinds, etc.S2.50 per Gal. 
Other Shades, including White and Black. 1.50 “ 
Boof Paint, Water Proof. 1.00 “ 
Until July 1st, 1883, will allow a discount of 20 per cent on ail orders 
of five gallons and upwards, accompanied by the cash, or will send C. O. D. 
by Express upon receipt of 10 per cent of the amount, to insure expenses. If 
after a proper trial the Paint is not all that it is represented to be, I will return 
the money, or repaint the building at my expense. Send for Sample Colors, 
Directions, etc. 
LANDS 
Agricultural, Grazing, Fruit, and 
Timber, in Ky. and Tenn. Also Chat¬ 
tanooga City property. For Catalogues, 
send green stamp to J.N. Brown, 132 Vine St., Cincinnati, 0. 
8A A T> TlTCt in New York, New Jersey, and 200 acres 
|p LiXAltAIO good soil and buildings 8 miles west 
Long Branch, $16,000. 93 acres on Shrewsbury River, 
$5,000. 1,000 acres at Shrewsbury, N. J.. $20,000. 1,000 acres 
Ocean Co., N. J., $12,000. 131 acres Middletown, N. Y„ $8,500. 
52 acres near Geneva, N. Y. (fine improvements) $10,000. 
Prices subject to negotiation. Southern and Western lands. 
Loans on city and country property. W)i. H. Sickels & 
” ’ ” idRedBa 
3ank, N. J. 
Son, 234 Broadway, N. Y., and j 
For Real Estate in Virginia, 
Write to Bureau of Immigration of Virginia. 
RICHMOND, VA. 
A I I STOi O BVB 1 A Full description by coun- 
Urt L I I U rv I 'J I A, ties ; 200-page pamphlet 
and map; price 50 cents, postage paid. 
McAFEE BROTHERS, Land Agents, 
328 Montgomery St„ Sau Francisco, Cal. 
SCRIBNER’S 
LUMBER 
and 
LOG BOOK. 
NEARLY A MILLION SOLD. Most complete book of 
its kind ever published. Gives measurement of all kinds of 
Lumber, Logs, Planks, Scantling; cubical contents of 
square and round Timber : hints to lumber dealers ; wood 
measure ; speed of circular saws; care of saws ; cord- 
wood tables ; felling trees; growth of trees ; land measure; 
wages, rent, board, interest, stave and heading bolts, etc. 
Standard book throughout the United States and Canada. 
Be sure and get the new illustrated edition of 1882. Ask 
your bookseller for it. Sent post-paid, for 35 cents. 
G. W. FISHER, Box 238, Rochester, N. Y. 
LYOI^&HEALY 
State & Monroe Sts.,Chicago 
Will send prepaid to any address their 
„ BAND CATALOGUE, I 
for 1882, 200 pages, 210 Engravings' 
of instruments, Suits, Caps, Belts, 
Pompons, Epaulets, Cap-Lamps, 
Stands. Drum Major’s Staffs, and 
Hats, Sundry Band Outfits, Repairing 
Materials, also includes Instruction and Ex- 
lercises for Amateur Banda, and a Catalogue 
of Choice Band Music. 
And STEREOPTICONS, all prices. Views illuustrat- 
ing every subject for PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS, etc. 
profitable business fora man with small capital. Also 
Lanterns for home amusement. 116-page catalogue free. 
Me A LEISTER, Mfg. Optician, 49 Nassau St., N. V. 
JBUN WORKS, o 
w Pittsburgh.®** 
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C^*No Advertisement of Medicines or Humbugs received. 
Address all orders to 
ORANGE JUDD CO., 751 Broadway, N. Y. 
DAVID W. JUDD, Vice-President. 
SAMUEL BURNHAM, Secretary. 
! For Washing Windows. 
Carriages, etc , Protects 
Buildings from Fire, and 
Trees, Vines, etc., from 
Insects, Potato Bugs, and 
Canker Worms. Valuable 
to Horse Owners. Can be used 
in any position. Send for large 
Illustrated Circular. 
Patentee and Manufacturer, 
Providence, R. I. 
GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. 
BAKER’S 
Warranted absolutely pure 
Cocoa, from which the excess of 
Oil has been removed. It has three 
times the strength of Cocoa mixed 
with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, 
and is therefore far more economi¬ 
cal. It is delicious, nourishing, ■ 
strengthening, easily digested, and 
admirably adapted for invalids as 
well as for persons in health. 
Sold by Grocers everywhere. 
BAKER & CO,, Dorchester, lass 
AGENTS WANTED the best Family Knit 
tang; Maclaine ever invented. Will knit a pair of 
stockings with HEEL and TOE complete, in 20 
minutes. It will also knit a great variety of fancy- 
work for which there is always a read v market. Send 
for circular and terms to the Twombly Knitting 
Maclaine Co., 163 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass. 
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and illustrations for beginners sent on application. 
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American Agriculturist 
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