586 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December. 
SEEDS. 
Our new Catalogue, 1,500 varieties, 300 illustrations, 
FREE TO ALL. You ougiit to have it. It costs 
nothing, but may save you considerable. 
BENSON) MABLE & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 
WINTER IS THE TIME TO PUT 
IIP YOUR TRACKS FOR 
HAY €OMVEYORS 9 
while the barns are full. You can then do the work your¬ 
self without the help of a carpenter, as you require no 
scaffolding. For circulars and prices of the best Hay Con¬ 
veyors, for either straight or curved track, address 
J. A . CROSS, Fultonviile, N. Y. 
RESTS MANURE SPREADER, 
- PULVER6ZER 
and CART COMBINED. 
. Greatest Agricultural in* 
\ vention of the age. Saves 
§90 per cent, of labor, and 
I doubles the value of the 
f manure. Spreads evenly 
' all kinds of manure broad- 
% cast or in drill, in one-tenth 
_ 1 the time required by hand* 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue and full particulars to 
KEMP & BURPEE BPF’G CO., Syracuse, Onondago Co., R. Y. 
Iron Levers, Steel Bearings, Brass TARE BEAM* 
*3©RiES* ME PAYS THE FREIGHT. 
Sold on trial. Warrants 5 years. All sizes as low. 
For free book, address 
JONES OF BINGHAMTON, 
BINGHAMTON, K. ¥.' 
TRIUMPH ENGINE. 
It i9 especially adapted to the require¬ 
ments of small grain elevators, portable 
saw and grist mills, butcher shops, cheese 
factories, cider mills, and the running of 
"~ht machinery generally. Boilers insured 
■ one year payable to ttie purchaser. Can 
be operated by any ordinary person. 
Ready to run as soon as received. War¬ 
ranted as represented. 3HorsePow- 
|er, $250 ; 5 Horse Power, $30(1; 7 Horse 
t Power, $375; 10 Horse Power, $500. Il¬ 
lustrated catalogue sent free on appli¬ 
cation. Paige M’fg Co., 340, 342 
State st„ Painesville, O. Beware 
of Cast Iron Boilers. 
“THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST.” 
SAW a. a | a | Threshers, 
MILLS CL IN I IN tbpowEBS) 
(For all sections and purposes. Write for FREE Pamphlet 
and Prices to The Atjltman & Taylor Co..Mansfield,Ohio. 
It is the only general-purpose Wire Fence in use, being 
a strong net work without barbs. It will turn 
dogs, pigs, sheep and poultry, as well as the most vicious 
stock, without injury to either fence or stock. It is just 
the fence for farms, gardens stock ranges, and railroads, 
and very neat for lawns, parks, school lots and cemeter¬ 
ies. Covered with rust-proof paint (or galvanized) it will 
last a life time. Itissuperaor to boards or barbed 
wire in every respect. We ask for it a lair trial, know¬ 
ing it will wear itself into favor The Sedgwick 
Gates* made of wrought iron pipe and steel wire, defy 
all competition in neatness, strength, and durabil¬ 
ity. We also make the best and cheapest all iron 
automatic or self-opening gate, also cheap¬ 
est and neatest all iron fence. Best Wire 
Stretcher and Post Auger. For prices and par¬ 
ticulars ask hardware dealers, or address, mentioning 
paper, SEDGWICK BROS., Manf’rs, Richmond, Inal 
jFAY’S CELEBRATED 
WATER-PROOF 
MANILLA ROOFING 
| Resembles fine leather; for Roofs, Outside E 
j Walls and inside in place of plaster. Very I 
J strong and durable. Catalogue with testimo- ( 
J nials and samples, free. Established 1866.1 
ivv. H. FAY & CO., Camden, N. J. | 
ROOFING. 
Rubber Roofingcosts half the price of Shtngle.Tin or Iron; 
Is fire-proof, and any one can pul it on, lasting a lifetime 
on steep or flat, roofs. Send for Circular, reference, and 
samples. Agents wanted. INDIANA PAINT & ROOFING 
CO., 155 Duane Street, New York; or, Indianapolis, Ind. 
An elegant manual of 150 pages. 
The 1884 issue contains THREE 
COLORED PLATES, AND 1,000 ILLUS¬ 
TRATIONS of Flowers, Plants, and Vegetables, with direc¬ 
tions for growing. For quality of paper and clearness of 
print, it is unsurpassed, and its illustrations are in the eighest style of art. 
It is “a thing of beauty,” full of useful information and instruc¬ 
tion. Handsome enough for a Holiday Present. Printed in both Eng¬ 
lish and German. Price, ONLY 10 CTS., which maybe deducted from first order. TRY IT. 
VICK'S ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 32 pages, is emphatically a 
Book for the People, the first of its kind ever published, and deservedly popular. Each issue 
has a Colored Frontispiece, and numerous illustrations are interspersed with the reading 
matter. Its departments of ‘ ‘ Correspondence,” ‘ ‘ Foreign Notes,” ‘ ‘ Pleasant Gossip, ” and 
“ Our Young People,” contain a fund of instruction given in an entertaining manner, and 
make it a most complete and original magazine. Price, $1.25 a year ; Five copies for $5-00- 
Specimen numbers 10 cents each. Three trial copies for 25 cents. Vick’s Illustrated Monthly 
Magazine and either Harper’s Monthly, Weekly, or Bazar sent for $4-00 per year. 
VICK’S FLOWER AND VEGETABLE gp® wm §P% ARE 
The Floral Guide tells how to get and grow them, IN SNs |§ )J3 THE 
JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y- « & fa Ss# V best 
S. L. ALLEN & CO. 
127 & 129 
Catharine 
I’hila. 
The PSEW TOOLS Us 0<rer 
season, together with recent improve¬ 
ments, place the 66 PLANET 
Farm and Gar¬ 
den Implements be¬ 
yond all Coni- 
petition. ^ *tgmr — / tions, 
describ¬ 
ing fully the 
tirSEND 
, if you are in¬ 
terested in Farming,Gar¬ 
dening or Trucking, for our 
NEW CATALOGUE, contain¬ 
ing 32 pages and over 40 illustra- 
‘PLANET Jr.” 
Horse Hoes, Cultiva¬ 
tors, Seed-Drills, Wheel- 
Hoes, Potato-Diggers, Etc. Etc. 
MATTHEWS’ SEEE> 
Tlie Standard of America. 
Admitted by leading Seedsmen | 
and Market Gardeners every¬ 
where to be tlie most perfect and 
reliable drill in use. Send for cir¬ 
cular, showing improvements for 
1883. Made only by T. B. EVERETT & CO., 
Successors to Everett & Small, Boston, Mass. 
The only adjustable Wire Cloth Sieve made. It will take 
out good seed from the refuse of windmills that cannot be 
cleaned by any other process. Can be adjusted to many 
different size and shaped meshes. No. 1 Sieve will separate 
Plantain, Daisy, Buckthorn, Wild Carrot, &c., from Clover 
Seed, Red Top and Plantain from Timothy, and Timothy 
from Clover Seed. No. 2 will separate Rye, Cheat and 
Cockle from Wheat. No. 3 grades Peas, Beans and Corn. 
Endorsed by Hiram Sibley & Co., D.M. Ferry & Co., D. 
Landreth & Sons. Plant Seed Co., llenn-A. Dreer, J. M. 
McCullough’s Sons, B. K. Bliss & Sons, J. L. Breck & Sons, 
U. S. Agricultural Dep’t., Washington, D. C. 
Prices: Nos. 1 and 2, $2.25; No. 3. $2.50. Express prepaid. 
Ask your Hardware Dealer for them. 
MILTON SIEVE CO., Limited, Milton, Fa. 
NONPAREIL 
& FEES MILLS 
Cheapest and Best. 
Will Crush and Grind Any thing. 
Illustrnt d Catalogue FREE. 
J. MILLER , Cincinnati, 0. 
CIDER 
Presses, Graters, Elevators, &c. 
BOOMER & BOSCI1ERT PRESS 
CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
TROWBRIDGE 
S^eROAD-CAST-^i 
SEEDSOWER 
THE BEST, CHEAPEST and SIMPLEST. 
Sows all grains, grass seeds, lime, salt, ashes, fertili¬ 
zers—and everything requiring broadcasting—any 
quantity per acre, better and faster than by any other 
method. Saves seed by sowing it perfectly even. 
Sows single or double cast, all on either or both sides 
of wagon. Not affected by wind, as the seed is not 
thrown up into the air. Perfectly simple. Readily 
attached to any wagon. Lasts a life-time. Can be 
used wherever a wagon can be driven. Team walking 
one mile sows four acres of wheat. Crop one-fourth 
larger than when drilled. Send stamp for circulars 
giving terms and testimonials. Mention this paper. 
C. W. DORR, Secretary, 
BES MOINES M’F’O CO.,Dea Moines.lowa 
BOWKER’S 
Hill and Drill Phosphate with Potash. 
A general Fertilizer for all crops, and low in 
price. Send for Pamphlet. 
B0WKER FERTILIZER CO., Boston and New York. 
EVAPORATma FRUIT 
iBI 
American fruit Drier . 
Treatise on improved methods 
SENT FREE. Wonderful results. 
Tables of Yields, Prices, Profits, 
and General Statistics. Address 
AMERICAN MANCF’G CO., 
Waynesboro, Pa. 
