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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
[October, 
Propeller. The engine has a perfect-working safety- 
valve, whereby any excess of steam passes oft'. It is one 
of the most pleasing and instructive toys ever produced. 
Printed directions for management accompany each boat. 
No, 49.—(srent Dictionary.— 
Worcester’s Large Pictorial Unabridged Edition, 
containing .1854 three-column pages, with a mul¬ 
titude of illustrative engravings. (The work is a large 
quarto volume.) Most of the thoroughly educated men 
of the country consider this as by far the best Dic¬ 
tionary in the English Language. It gives the spelling and 
pronunciation of every word in the language with full ex¬ 
planations, and as a source of general information stands 
next to a Cyclopaedia. The Dictionary can bo called for 
at our office, or be sent by express or otherwise to any 
part of the country. It should be in every family. It is 
published by Brewer «V Tileston, Boston, 
Nos. 50 to 58,-Volimies of the 
American Agriculturist (Unbound). — These 
amount to a large and valuable Library on all matters 
pertaining to the Farm, Garden, and Household, and 
contain more varied information on these subjects than 
can be obtained in books costing three times as much. 
The price of the volumes is $1.50 each, at the Office, or 
$1.75 if sent by mail, as they must be post-paid.-They 
are profusely Illustrated, the engravings used in them 
having alone cost at least $100,000. Those obtaining 
premiums for less than fifteen volumes can select any 
volumes desired, from XVI to XXXI inclusive. For 
ordinary use, the sots of numbers unbound will answer. 
Nos. 59 to 08.—Hotiiitl Volumes ot 
tlie Agriculturist.— These are the same as Nos. 50 
to 58 above, but are neatly bound in uniform style, and 
cost us more for binding and postage. Sent post-paid. 
No. 09.—Farmer’s Boy’sLibrarj’.— 
A few dollars’ worth of books pertaining to the farm will 
give the boys new ideas, set them to thinking and ob¬ 
serving, and thus enable them to make their heads help 
their hands. One such book will, in the end, be of far 
more value to a youth than to have an extra acre of land 
on coming to manhood. Any smart boy can easily secure 
this Premium, and he will have two sterling works by a 
well-known, practical farmer. They are Allen’s New 
American Farm Book, and Allen’s American Cattle. 
No. 79.—Farmer’s Hoy's Library.— 
Both the books in No. 6ft, and also Herbert’s Hints to 
Horsekeepers, and Henderson's Gardening for Profit. 
No. 71.—Farmer’s Stoy’sLibrary.— 
The four books in No. 70, with the addition of Fuller’s 
Strawberry Culture, Gregory on Squashes, Brill’s Farm 
Gardening, and Harris on the Pig. 
No. 72.—Farmer’s Hoy’s S.iln-ary.— 
The eight books in No. 71, with the addition of Thomas’s 
Farm Implements, Tim Bunker Papers, and Waring’s 
Draining for Profit. 
No. 75.—Farmer's Hoy's Library.— 
The eleven books in No. 72. with the addition of Fuller’s 
Grape Culturist, Breck’s New Book of Flowers, and 
Hunter and Trapper—in all 14 fine volumes. 
Nos. 74, 75.—ISoiiH«l Voluiaics of 
Hearth and Home. —These volumes arc neatly 
and uniformly bound in cloth, with title in gilt on back 
and side. With their beautiful engravings, and abun¬ 
dance of useful and entertaining reading for all the mem¬ 
bers of a family, they wilL prove valuable additions to 
anylibrary. 
Nos. 70 to 87.—Good Libraries.— 
In these premiums, we offer a choice of Books for the 
Farm, Garden, and Household. The person 
entitled to any one of the premiums 76 to 87 may select 
any hooks desired from the list of our books published 
monthly in the American Agriculturist, to the amount of 
the premiums, and the books will lie forwarded, Post or 
Express paid. Let the farmers of a neighborhood 
unite their efforts, and through these premiums get an 
agricultural library for general use. E2?“See Table List 
of Books in advertising columns. 
INTo. 88.-<iiencral ICoolc Premium. 
—Any one sending 25 or more names, may select hooks 
from our list to the amount of 10 cents for each subscrib¬ 
er sent at $1; or 80 cents for each name sent at. $1.20; or 
00 cents for eacli name at $1.50. This offer is only for 
clubs of 25 or more. The. books trill be sent by mail or ex¬ 
press, prepaid, through, by us. Sec List as in No. 76. 
A Good Cheap 
Sewing-Machine at Last. 
We have been offering as a Premium, for some months 
past, the Beckwith new $10 Sewing ma¬ 
chine, which has been fully described in the American 
Agrici/lturist for March and April. We have already given 
and sold some hundreds of these machines, and testimo¬ 
nials of satisfaction are coming from every quarter. 
See what the People Say. 
Hundreds of letters have been received by us and by the 
Beckwith Sewing Machine Co., extracts from a few of which 
are given below. 
Van Buren, Ark., May, 1872. 
Gentlemen: We have just received from Orange Judd 
& Co. one of your machines. We are very much pleased 
with it, and write to know terms to agents. 
Respectfully, DECHERD BROS. 
Concord, Ohio, April, 1872. 
Gentlemen : i purchased oue of your machines of 
Orange Judd & Co. My wife is learning to use it. We are 
much pleased with it thus far. 
Tours truly, R. BURR. 
No. 3, A. & G. R.R., Georgia, April, 1372. 
Gentlemen: Seeing your improved machine advertised 
in the American Agriculturist, and relying on Orange Judd 
& Co.’s statements, we sent to them and got one of your 
machines, with which we are much pleased. Have shown 
it to several friends, and I presume several orders will soon 
be sent to Orange Judd & Co. or to you. 
Respectfully yours, J. A. M. KING. 
New York, May, 1872. 
Gentlemen: It is due your laudable enterprise to state 
that, having had in my family one of the Beckwith Sewing 
Machines from Its first appearance,its great merits are more 
apparent the longer we use it. My wife makes all her 
dresses on it with ease and periect satisfaction, as well as 
everything else she desires to sew. She has recently made 
a heavy silk dress with it, and is now making a light sum¬ 
mer dress. Having formerly been accustomed to the use 
of first-class large machines, she greatly prefers the little 
Beckwith. Its ease of operation, its simplicity, and always 
being in perfect order, together with the great convenience 
of taking it with her wherever she goes, and of using it 
wherever site pleases, arc considerations so greatly in its 
favor, that it must soon become the favorite of every house¬ 
hold, Yours respectfully, 
LEANDEK FOX, 2« Yarick St„ N. Y. 
Washington, D. C., March, 1372. 
Gentlemen: Received the machine and letter sent by 
you on the 8th inst. After an examination and trial of the 
former, sewing with it nearly the whole of several gar¬ 
ments, including one of cloth, I can say that it gives entire 
satisfaction. Very respectfully yours, etc., 
II. L. CLARK, 
Chestnut Creek, Ala., April, 1872. 
Gentlemen : On the 30th day of March last, my wife, Mrs. 
E. A. Floyd, inclosed $10 to the Beckwith Sewing Machine 
Co., and waiting several weeks she became very impatient. 
as women usually do, hut she has received ttie Beckwith 
Sewing Machine in good order and complete in every part, 
and says she would not take fifty dollars for it if she could 
not get another like it. It does all you claim for it. Several 
persons have seen this machine at work, and are well pleased 
with it. If you would receive the money through the Ex¬ 
press Co. on delivery, I would like to have one dozen of 
them sent immediately to this office. I am satisfied that I 
can sell one dozen per week easily. I am County Surveyor 
for Baker County, and mixing with the people daily. 
Respectfully yours, etc., GEO. W. FLOYD. 
Kenansville, Duplin Co., N. C., April, 1S72. 
Gentlemen : Tiie machine lias been received, and works 
like a charm. Yours respectfully, R. H. BROWN. 
Bf.unswick, Maine, March, 1372. 
Gentlemen: Your machine was received in good order, 
and I think very highly of it, and they will find a ready sale. 
Should be very happy to take the agency or buy machines 
of you to sell again. Yours truly, 
B. L. DENNISON. 
Hamilton, Loudoun Co., Va. 
Gentlemen : Please send me your terms to agents for the 
Beckwith Sewing Machine. We are much pleased with 
ours. I would like to have the agency of this county, if 
terms are satisfactory. 
Very respectfully, WM. H. BALL. 
Anna, Union Co., III., March, 1872. 
Gentlemen : Yours of late date to band, and contents 
noted. Am glad to learn your demand is more than you 
can supply, and hope you every success possible. My 
machine came all right, and such a novelty you can imagine, 
and so surprising to do such work, is really astonishing! 
Have experimented considerably, and am well pleased, and 
think I will soon be an expert at the business. 
Yours truly, W. S. MORGAN. 
Salisbury, Mo,, March, 1872. 
Gentlemen: The sewing machine came safely to hand, 
and on trial I find it complete. The dearest little machine 
ever was made. I am quite in love with it. A gentleman 
told me last night that he believed 1 could sell a hundred 
here in town, and urged me to write and get the agency. 
Yours respectfully. Miss SALLIE BUSH. 
Fond nu Lac, Wis., March, 1872. 
Gentlemen : I have received from the office of the 
American Agriculturist one of your $10 sewing machines, 
and am so much pleased with it that I would like to know 
on what term9 you supply agents, and what is required of 
them. An early reply will oblige 
Mrs. EDWARD COLMAN. 
We have contracted with the Beckwith Sewing Machine 
Company for a large number of them to supply our own 
friends, and as ^Premiums. Each machine is put 
in a neat, compact box, with heirimer and guide, oil-can 
with oil, thread, different-sized needles , etc., with full 
Printed Directions forusing, and delivered to any express 
office in this city, without extra charge above the $10. 
As we buy the machines at wholesale price, we have de¬ 
cided to give our readers some advantage of this, and we 
therefore propose to make a present for himself or 
herself, or for any friend, of one copy of Hearth and 
Home or two copies of the American Agriculturist 
for the balance of this year (1872), to those persons who 
send us $10 for one of the machines while this offer 
is continued. 
The New Sewing Machine as a 
PREMIIM without Money. 
To enable those to get this machine who can not raise 
even the $10 to buy it. we make the following offer : 
We will send, the Machine free to any 
one who will collect and forward SIX sub¬ 
scribers for HEARTH AND HOME one 
year at $3 each ; or TWELVE subscri¬ 
bers to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
for one year, at-$1.50 each. 
IW" Almost any lady can readily secure this small 
number of subscribers and get a machine free ; or 
some friend can thus obtain it for her, as a present. 
Address 
ORANGE JUDD & CO., 245 Broadway, N. Y 
