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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[October, 
Agents, Attention! 
There are travelling Insurance Agents in the 
Middle and Western States, who more than make 
their expenses by procuring subscriptions for the 
American Agriculturist, as they journey among the 
farmers attending to Insurance. Last year one 
gentleman engaged in the Insurance business in 
New York, ■procured NEARLY flee hundred sub¬ 
scriptions for us in the single month of April. 
The name of the American Agriculturist is so 
familiar to everybody through the Rural districts, 
that they are glad to be shown a copy of the paper, 
and when they see it, are readily induced to' 
subscribe, especially when a club is forming. 
Boys & Girls, Attention! 
At least 47,000 Soys and Girls, that is, at 
least one for every Post Office in the United States, 
can make themselves happy this month or this 
Fall, in the free receipt of one or more of the very 
desirable things described- in the Premium List. 
They can easily gather 3, 4, or 5 subscribers, or 
more. Many persons who would turn older peo¬ 
ple away, will oblige a Boy or Girl by subscribing, 
when working for some premium. Those too 
young to write, can get some one to send the 
names on for them. To solicit subscribers is a 
good exercise to develop business talent. Many 
parents encourage their children in such a work. 
At least one boy or girl at every post office ought 
to collect enough subscribers to get mother a Holi¬ 
day present. You will find many fine things for 
presents described. Go right to work this month. 
TRY IT. (Try it as the Spider did, with a will.) 
Clerks, Attention! 
“_Enclosed are five subscribers and $8, which 
completes my Premium List of 44 names. I have 
gathered these subscribers by keeping a copy of 
the American Agriculturist convenient to show to 
callers, and by gathering a few names after closing 
the store at night. Part of them are new names, 
as you will see. The Watch I obtained for myself 
in a simil ir manner, last year, has proved a very 
valuable one, and useful to me. With my small 
salary, and a mother and sister to support, I could 
hardly have afforded to buy one. Mine I got free 
without money and without interfering with my 
duties to my employers. I am next going to get 
up a club for a Set of Forks for my mother, and 
then a Sewing Machine for my aunt.” 
What this Clerk has so well done, ten thousand 
other smart, energetic young men may do. 
Ladies, Attention! 
Avery choice lot of articles will be found de¬ 
scribed in our Premium List, which will interest 
our Lady friends. They are too numerous to refer 
to them here.—Now, not only in theory, hut from 
what has been done, we say that a large number 
of Ladies can easily secure one or more of the de¬ 
sirable articles without money cost. Any Lady can 
show the American Agriculturist to some of her 
friends, and others, tell them what it is, and ask 
them to subscribe. In a short time names enough 
will be gathered to secure a valuable article. One 
Widow Lady in this way obtained a $650 Stein¬ 
way Piano, in a little over thirty days. Another, a 
Maiden Lady, who devoted her time to it, secured 
as premiums six of these Pianos in a year, which 
she sold for cash, and received about $3,000 
for her year’s work.—In many parts of Europe the 
women do most of the ordinary business; the men 
are largely in the army. Our Ladies,who have the 
ambition and energy, can dons well. Our Premium 
Offers afford a capital chance to try their skill. 
Clergymen, Attention! 
Many clergymen have received valuable articles 
wanted in their own households, free , by raising a 
club of subscribers for this Journal. Their pa¬ 
rishioners readily subscribe, especially when they 
know that by doing so they not only get the paper 
themselves, but they aid their pastor in getting 
some useful article that he or his family need. A 
number of clergymen may, during the next three 
months, secure, by a few days’ canvassing among 
their parishioners, numerous valuable articles- 
Conductors, Attention! 
“... .The enclosed sixteen names and $24 make 
up 233 names I have sent you thus far.” This is 
from the Conductor of a local train, running 56 
miles. He carries a copy of the paper with him, 
and as occasion serves, shows it to passengers he 
is acquainted with, and he uses some of his off- 
hours in securing others. His salary is $720 a year, 
and he will add $300 more from our Premium List. 
Other R. R. Conductors have done considerable in 
this way; thousands of others may do the same. 
Churches, Attention! 
Church Fairs are often necessary, yet onerous, 
for beside much labor and trouble, the workers || 
usually have to be the principal purchasers. Sup- h 
pose half the time and effort be expended in get¬ 
ting a larger or smaller list of subscribers for the 
American Agriculturist. Every subscriber will 1 
get the full worth of the money, and the premium 
given by the Publishers will often be worth as 
much as the proceeds of a Fair, Especially if a 
Donation or a Present is to be given to the Pastor. 
A few active Men and Women can collect the re¬ 
quired subscriptions in two or three evenings. 
P. 0. Clerks, Attention! 
A great number of Clerks in Post Offices have 
secured valuable articles from our Premium List, 
using some of them as presents, and in many cases 
selling them for cash, and thus increasing their 
salaries. It is very easy for every Post Office Clerk 
to gather subscribers enough for the American 
Agriculturist to obtain at least one of the valuable 
articles offered in our Premium List. TRY IT. 
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Merchants, Attention! 
Many dealers in Miscellaneous Goods, in Boots 
and Shoes, in Implements, etc., etc., have sub¬ 
scribed for 50 to 700 copies of the American 
Agriculturist , which they distribute by one of 
the following methods : Some give a copy a year 
to the first fifty or more customers, buying $10 or 
$15 worth of goods. Others supply them to cus¬ 
tomers at a small charge. This answers as a sort 
of premium to customers, and calls them to the 
store at least once a month for their papers. This 
plan brings many customers to the merchants. 
Miners, Attention! 
Some of our largest clubs in years past have 
been gathered from among the miners in the coal 
regions. We learn from a friend, that the men en¬ 
gaged in one mine stated, that the American Agri¬ 
culturist had saved hundreds of dollars to them, 
by its timely exposure of a humbug scheme in 
which they were about to invest. Any active 
young man or boy in the neighborhood of a mine, 
could readily collect a good club from among 
these miners, and secure a valuable Premium. 
Farmers’ Clubs, Atten¬ 
tion! 
A few Farmers, whether in an organized Club, or 
not, can, by uniting their efforts, soon raise a list 
of subscribers large enough to get free any of the 
valuable Books offered as Premiums, and have the 
books kept for general use. Ten to Thirty Dol¬ 
lars’ worth of such Books in a neighborhood will 
do a great deal towards general improvement, and 
be useful to every individual. Let some enter¬ 
prising man start the matter, ask the cooperation 
of a few others, and the thing will soon be done. 
Every one who gets the paper for a year, will be 
amply repaid for its cost; and the Premium Books 
will be useful to all, and will be so much extra. 
IJULUN6QL0VER. 
Fearless Two-horse Power, positively un©CfUafecl foreaseof 
team and amount of power, and Clover-huller that gives the most 
unbounded satisfaction. With this machine, shown above, as 
much money can be earned per day as with a Railway-power grain 
threshing machine. Try ft. Fearless grain Tlieshers and Cleaners, 
Wood Circular-caw Machines, Fanning-mills and Feed-cutters, nsi 
exceed by any. Buy the best. Catalogue sent free. Address, 
B1INARD HARDER, Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., N. Y. 
LEARNED AT HOME l 
.5r. _ Send stamp for particulars to 
FRANK BULL, 310 Washington Boulevard, Chicago. 
6 A THREE CENT STAMP T 
“ will secure 17 pages of New Music, 10 pages ^ 
— J of Musical News and Instruction, a fnll page I” 
Lithograph Portrait of some musical celebrity, and —— 
i much valuable information. Send stamp to Q 
LL WHITE, SMITH & CO., Boston, Mass.. 
COTSWOLD 11 SOUTHDOWN 
Sheep and Lambs for sale, including some very choice 
yearling Rams and Ram Lambs of good pedigree. Prices 
verv moderate for quality of stock. Write for particulars, 
stating number wanted. We have also for sale several fine 
Oxford Dow-ns. Address, 
VV. ATEEE BURPEE & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Mammoth Cave 
EDMONSON CO., KY. 
On Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Eighty- 
five Miles from Louisville. 
The most interesting natural curiosity in the world ! The 
largest Cavern known! 
Everybody will be interested to visit it. For maps, rates, 
routes, and other information address 
W. C. COMSTOCK, Box 6, Louisville, Ky. 
150,000 KIEFFER & LECONTE 
‘ “fit (“fc ^ Equal In profit 
_a C9 to the Orange- 
.„eally Blight-proof, only, on 
their own roots. All other Pear 
Stocks are subject to blight. 
iTrees and rooted Cuttings 
at reasonable prices. Full as- 
„ sortments of Fruit Trees and 
„ Fruit Plants* Catalogue free* 
r Address W.F. HEIKES, Manager, 
Huntsville Nurseries, Huntsville, Ala* 
MUST BE SOLD. 
Each. Per 100. Per 1,000. 
110,000 PEACH TREES. 8c. $4.50 $38.00 
45,000 PLUM “ ....20c. 15.00 125.00 
25,000 GRAPE (Conc’d.&c) 10c. 3.00 25.00 
140,000 ASPARAGUS. .40 2.25 
115,000 Bl'kberries and Raspberries, 1.00 6.00 
65,000 SHADE TREES.$12 to $33.00 
Thousands of Apples, Pears (Keiffers 50c.), Cher¬ 
ries, Quinces, Apricots, Osage Orange, Evergreens, 
Small Fruits, etc. A complete line of Nursery 
Stock, embracing the novelties as well as the good 
old standard sorts -(small stock of above can be 
sent by Mail). Ail kinds of Field and Garden 
Seeds, Flowers, Bulbs. Our stock must be sold to 
clear off ground for building lots. All our stock 
will be packed free. Send for our Wholesale Price 
List (at Retail). (Wholesale Nurserymen.) 
FITHIAN & ROBESON, Bridgeton, N. J. 
