Bellefonte, Pa., May 13th, 1904. A — FARM NOTES. —That one égg is as good as another is a mistaken idea. Eggs from hens that have been well keps and fed on wholesome food are very different from eggs laid by poorly fed or diseased hens. —One of the best devices for feeding loose oats and hay to sheep is to place the feed just outside the sheep lot fence made of palings placed such a distance apart that the sheep can reach through to eat. —The growing of trees, whether for frais or shade, is an important matter, and the trees deserve a rich soil, care and fertilizer. It a tree dies or becomes diseased there is a canse, which should be discovered, and some remedy applied. —The custom of loading farm wagons so » that the heaviest weight is upon the front wheels is all wrong aud adds materially to the draft. The heaviest weight should be carried by the hind wheels. This has been proved by official and careful tests. —A farmer can bring an orchard to the bearing point, and at the same time pro- duce nearly as much corn, potatoes or oth- er produce as if it were not there. It will add greatly to the value of his farm, wheth- er he intends to make it his home or sell the place. —When fowls are afflicted with vermin the most practical remedy isa thorough dusting with a good quality of insect powder, applied with a blower. The babit of applying grease or oil to a fowl is of ancient origin and exhibits poor judge- ment. Insect powder is just as cheap. —In laying drains it is best to cover each joint with a collar so fitted that the soil will not work in and fill the tile. If the bottom of the ditch is cut down to a poins exactly the size of the tile the latter will not move laterally, nor cause trouble. It is hest to make it secure and safe ip the first place. —The warm weather is acceptable to string beans, especially if the season is not too dry. The green varieties are best for pickling, but there is nothing to compare with the German wax for the table,though they are not so prolific as the majority of the other kinds. Plant them every two weeks for a succession. A row of them planted every week is better, and if the garden is rightly managed in that way it is surprising how many different crops can be grown, as it is not necessary to wait for warm weather. —It is time lost, and broken backs, to undertake the sowing of garden seeds by hand. Use a drill, which puts the seeds in regularly, evenly, marks the rows and covers them at the right depth, There are many bandy little implements suitable for the garden that are not in’ frequent use. Even a trowel does excellent service in transplanting, and a weeder will tear out the weeds much quicker than can be done by band. Hand implements are being im- proved—even the hoes and rakes, and their use is economical and convenient. —No vegetable is more popular than lima beans, and they are suitable for all classes of persons, as well as for all manner of dishes. The difficulty with them is the poles, which are sometimes expensive; but if strings are used, as is done for climbing flowers, the vines will grow and thrive equally as well. All that is necessary is to keep them off the ground, and it is not necessary to pole tbem if inconvenient. The late crop should be a large one, not only for the purpose of supplying the fam- ily with a sufficiency of green ones for the table, but also that they may be dried and laid aside for winter. If stored away they are very serviceable at that season, as they may then be soaked and used, for the same purposes as when they are green. -=The pickle crop may now be put in at any time, preferably in June or July, as the vines grow fast and bear early. The long green varieties are best. but there is a kind called the Jersey pickle,which suits better for those that are intended for the salt barrel. The Gherkin should not be over-looked, as it is one of the best for pickling, though otherwise unsuitable for the table. Bugs are very destructive to the vines at times, but a solution of soap and water, with a small proportion of kero- sene, will do much in the way of prevent- ing their attacks. Pick the cucumbers when they are young, so as to have them coming in frequently, as they are worth- less when ripe. As they are picked green it is an easy matter to have them con- tinuously until fall. —DBreeding and feeding should go hand in hand. As variety of plant food is need- ed for the crops, according to the nature of the soil, so is variety required in the food of animals according to the characteristics of the breed. No single article of food will suffice to supply the demands of the system. An animal will thrive for a shor time on any kind of food, but when the body is drained and exhausted of those substances that bave been stored and used it will gradoally fall and the animal will perish for want of a new supply. The fat in the body will be used up if food de- ficient in carbon be fed, as consumption is constantly occurring in the body, and the bobes, tissues, skin and nerves will grada- ally feel the need of elements necessary for their renewal when the proper food is with. held. Lime, soda, magnesia and other mineral elements muss be provided in some shape, and any deficiency thereof will ren- der feeding unprofitable. ? —What has destroyed the dairyman’s opportunities is thas he directs his work in the wrong direction. He is constantly building a strooture without giving a thought to the solidity of the foundation. The success of all enterprises ie tc begin right and take time for doing the work properly. The foundation of dairying is the cow. The dairyman has fully under- stood the value of improved appliances to be used in dairying, and is not slow in the acceptance of every tool and implement that saves labor, but he has refused to breed his sows, going on the market to buy them in order to replace those that have dried off with others that are fresh in milk. In so doing he has wantonly sacrificed all that has been done in his interest by breed- ers, and made himself poorer by using ani- mals that could not possibly afford him a profit under any circumstances. He esti- mates the cost of raising the calf, and buys his cows because he will not wait for the calf to mature, although the calf might re- sarn four-fold: for his investment. It is the raising of better cows, those of breeds which will insure greater capacity of pro- duction, that is at the foundation of suc- cessful dairying, for with the best animals to be used the farmer can convert his prod- ucts into milk and hutter at less cost, and meet the market prices well fortitied against the losses he now frequently endures by asipg inferior stock, ~~ FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. Val is the summer lace, and as such will be most used to trim wash gowns. Wide ribbons that are from four and a-half to eight inches wide are the ones favored by Dame Fashion this season. A shower proof walking suit is one of the novelties of spring. The covert jacket in 22-inch length is the popular separate jacket of the hour. Draped sashes of liberty satin with a pointed front will accompany many dainty yet quaint summer costumes of batiste, flowered muslin, etc. Buckles for garniture or girdles are made larger and richer than ever, either simply chased or jeweled. Boleros consinune to maintain their ex- traordinary vogue. Collarless effects distinguish many new bodices. White continues to out-distance all oth- ers as the correct separate waist. Bayadere tucks, sometimes of uniform width, sometimes growing narrower toward the waist, constitute one of the season’s most favored skirt trimmings. Colored linings for transparent gowns are slowly but surely returning to fashion. Wide sashes of soft silk trim many of the smart summer gowns. Much cream lace is used to tone down gowns of otherwise too vivid coloring. The days of Dolly Varden are recalled by the fancy fronts of lace, embroidery or brocade seen upon some very siylish gowns. The two very definite skirt styles in mode this summer will be the revived flounce style of 50 years ago for soft stuffs, and the close-fitting habit cut of skirt with full length tucks or pleats for firm fabrics and tailored effects. Loose coats of black lace, unlined, or lined with thin black liberty silk, are the style for elderly women. A floating lace veil attached to the hat, bust seldom worn over the face because it is unbecoming, is a recent fashion revival. Parasols for morning are of linen, pon- gee or the new shaded taffeta to match the gowns. Embroidered and Dresden silk sunshades, with handles enameled to match the covers, ate carried with afternoon gowns of net or voile. Short skirts are only correcs for gowns for informal wear; the round skirt, with its fullness sweeping to the floor, is much smarter for those intended for dress. Berthas and deep collars, fichus and sur- plice effects are the universal bodice de- sign for swagger gowns of light-weight stoffs. Linen de soie, which seems to combine many charms of both linen and silk, al- though of a somewhat coarse texture, is one of the latest among desirable summer fabrics. Shirring is no ionger confined to yokes either on the skirt or hodice, but it appears in numerous other ways on the spring gowns, Crescents of shirring are seen on a stylish blouse of dull blue pongee. The crescents are applied like so many medallions, just where the motifs of lace would he used. As the blouse fastens in the hack, there is nothing to disturb the arrangement of the group of crescents on the blouse front. The orescent-moon corners should point up and down, not sideways. This is more becom- ing to the figure. Arrange the group of orescent-moons so that they dip up and down around a full moon central motif, or if you prefer it, a central design made of crescents radiating like the spokes of a wheel. Tennis shoes are in white linen. Dress white shoes are of buckskin. Buack- skin may be cleaned any number of times. Oxfords with Louis heels are seen in mauve kidskin. Three worked eyelets on each side mark the new Oxford. It’s hard to find a dress that cannot be matched in shoes. Crimson shoes are no longer to be confined to the boudoir. There are navy blue pumps in suede, more novel than pretty. Cuban heels in leather are on most of the smart walking shoes. Though smartest, the Cuban heel is not at all suit- ed to many feet. Some wear even a French heel with less discomfort. Ties are no longer the modest affairs that they were of yore. Instead of woven silk half an inch in width ribbon quite an inch and a-half may be used. Llama thread is the novelty this season. It is fine gold thread with a peculiar luster of its own, but unfortunately kills the coloring of any other thread used with if, and therefore is invariably used without any other trimming. As a general rale it is embroidered on the materials themselves, the embroidery being so fine and close that it produces almost the effect of concentrat- ed sunlight. Rattan Novelties.— Among the recent developments in rattan furniture is a chair with a rail at least two feet above the top and surrounding the chair on three sides. From this a curtain is hung to protect the sitter from draughts. The Sheraton high- backed chair is also used as a model for rattan ehapes, ite wide side winds project- ing forward from the back to protect the head. High-backed settles may also be purchased, and these, as well as the easy chairs, are also provided with parasol hold- ers, or side pockets for hooks, papers and magazines. To Clean White Velvet—It is almost impossible to clean white velvet in a per- fectly satisfactory manver. However, it may be greatly freshened by an application of chloroform. First brash and beat the velvet free of all dust. Pin she velvet out smoothly on an ironing board, or it may be stretehed in an embroidery hoop, and have plenty’ of clean white eloths av hand. Dip the clothe in cloroform, rub lightly over the spots until it disappears, then, with a clean cloth, rub over the entire surface of the velvet to remove all soil on tbe nap. Do the work very rapidly and finish by rubbing with another clean white oloth. Haste is absolutely essential because of the volatile nature of the cleaning fluid and also to avoid a sbain. ~~, 10 i Seeding the Corn Crop. The Busy Period of the Year With Farmers. Corn ground should be plowed, if possi- ble, as soon as the weather permits, as the action of the frost will render it fine and save labor of preparation later in the sea- son; bat May is an excellent month to pre- pare for corn. One mistake nsually made with corn is that of not thoroughly pul- verizing the soil previous to putting in the seed. As the ground cannot be planted until danger of frost is past, time may be obviated by performing the work of prep- aration early, not only by plowing but by frequent harrowing. If plowed as soon as the frost is out of the ground, and the land left in the rough condition (without har- rowing), the clods and lumps will be torn to pieces by expansion and contraction due to heat and cold. The land may be left until nearly time for planting, which will give the early grass and weeds a chance to germinate, when the pulverizer and har- rower should be used. These implements should be passed over the ground until the soil is as fine as it is possible to make it. Plow as soon now as possible. MANURE FOR CORN. The best method of manuring is to baul the manure to the ground and spread it as soon as it can be done. It should be even- ly spread and plentifully applied. It may then be plowed under at the first plowing. Some farmers prefer to hanl ous the manure in the fall, in order that the frost may operate upon it during the winter; but this should not be done unless the manure is to spread over the ground and plowed in, as the rains will wash away much of the solu- ble matter. If applied in the spring is will also be subject to such danger, bnt not to so great an extent. But for the heavy labor of hauling manure over plowed ground, the best way to apply manure is spread it over the ground after plowing, allowing it to remain until the pulverizer and barrow are used, which will incor- porate the manure intimately with the soil. If the manure is hauled in swall loads, however, and broadcasted over the ground from the wagon,it should bespread over the plowed ground and harrowed in. VARIETIES AND CLIMATE. In using seed the climate must be taken into consideration. Corn is a semi-tropical plans, and requires plenty of warmth. Many farmers are led astray by tempting inducements to try varieties that are pro- lifio, endeavoring to secure certain kinds that produce from three to four ears on each stalk. What is most desired is early maturity; but the greater the number of ears and the taller the stalk the longer the time required for growth, and hence the farmer should aim to select the kind that be knows will mature in his section, though he should endeavor to secure the best that is most suitable to his soil. Corn is a gross feeder, and cannot be injured by too much well-rotted manure, especially if the ground is thoroughly prepared. As a ‘‘starter’’ in the hills, which is not neces- sary on all soils, some good brand of fer- tilizer may be used. MODES OF CULTIVATION. Corn may be ‘‘checked’’ four feet ap:ré each way, and the cultivator should then be kept in use until it grows too large 10 admis of being easily worked. No grass or weeds should be permitted to grow, and in the dry season the frequent use of the cultivator will be found beneficial. An- other method of planting is to lay off the rows four feet apart and plant the corn one plants in each hill but one. This gives each plant plenty of room and produces the largest yield. As soon as the corn is six inches high a one-horse plow is used, which should turn the earth from the corn. After it makes farther growth the plow is again used, but this time throwing the earth back to the corn. After the grass begins to appear the cultivator is used, but once during tbe season the hoe may be required between the hills. Such method, however, is never used in this section, though prac- iced elsewhere. DEEP AND SHALLOW PLOWING. The finer the condition of the soil the easier the facilities allowed the plants for feeding, and the greater the feeding room the greater the feeding of roots, which are essential during times of drought and lack of moisture, to say nothing of the vigorous growth and rapid progress of the corn by reason of its greater root surface. Many controversies regarding deep and shallow plowing would perbaps find an amicable solution if the nature of the soil and meth- od of plowing were considered in exact re- lation to each other. Some farmers have found deep plowing highly advantageous, especially on clay soils, simply because the roots were permitted to search through a quantity of soil for food, and also to more easily procure moisture from below as well as through absorption of moisture by the soil. Other farmers have found deep plow- ing advantageable, especially on light soils, which assist in the establishment of a great- er mass of roots near the surface, while the porocity of the soil and its light nature en- able the corn to go downward as easily as may be desired. Castoria. foot apart in the rows, thinning out all the. Course of Pleasant Instruction for Chicago Children. An interesting innovation is about to be tried in the city of Chicago, where a float- ing chantauqua will be established for the edification of school children during the regular summer vacation. The matter in which the children will be instructed prin- cipally are the geography and geology of the city and the methods of carrying on commerce. Two steamers will be hired by principal William W. Watt, of the Graham school, promoter of the project, as soon as the schools close for the summer vacation. Lecture rooms will be fitted up on the freight decks for the accommodation of 200 pupils. The boats will make three trips daily. One journey will be down the Chicago riv- er every morning. Afternoons the’ vessels will cruise along the city water front, ob- serving the topographical features, and vis- its to the cribs and other points of interest will be made. The lectures will be given while the boats are anchored on all the ex- peditions. The place selected for anchorage will he far enough from shore to insure coolness, and the lectures will be short. Following are some of the subjects selected: ‘‘Compass and its Uses,” ‘“Tall Building Construc- tion,’’ ‘“‘Bridge Construction?’ ‘‘Engines,”’ ‘‘Practical Railroading,” ‘‘River Docks, ”’ ““Tanoels,’” ““Cribs.”’ MADE YOUNG AGAIN.—‘One of Dr. King’s New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in my ‘teens’ again,”’ writes D. H. Turney, of Dempseytown, McCalmont & Co. PUTTING MONEY, INTO..GOOD FUEL is spending money to good advantage, get- ting the best quality at a nominal price. 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Any person, male or female engaged in a preferred occupation, in- cluding house-keeping, over eigh- teen years of age of good moral and physical condition may insure under this policy. { FREDERICK K. FOSTER, Agent, Bellefonte, Pa. 49-9 "VW EERE TO GET. The Latest Novelties, DIAMONDS, WATCHES, STERLING SILVERWARE, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, POCKET BOOKS, UMBRELLAS. SILVER TOILET WARE, An abundant Stock at Moderate Prices. 41-46 mn] 3] pon F. C. RICHARDS SONS, High St. BELLEFONTE PA Meat Markets. GET THE BEST MEATS. Y ou save nothing by buying, r, thin g I use Tie” ? or gristly meats. LARGEST, FATTEST, CATTLE, and supply my customers with the fresh- est, choicest, ing Steaks and Roasts. st blood and muscle mak: My prices are no higher than poorer meats are else. where. ' I always have ——DRESSED POULTRY,— Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want. Try My SHor. 43-34-1y P. L. BEEZER. High Street, Bellefonte AVE IN YOUR MEAT BILLS. There is no reason why you should use poor meat, or pay exorbitant prices for tender, juicy steaks. Good meat is abundant here- abouts, because good catule sheep and calves are to be had. WE BUY ONLY THE BEST and we sell only that which is good. We don’t Pontises i Five it away, but we will furnish you T, at prices that you have paid elsewhere for very poor. GIVE US A TRIAL and see if you don’t save in the long run and have better Meats, Poultry and Game (in sea- son) han have been furnished you . BELLEFONTE, Pa. 44-18 GETTIG & KREAMER, Bush House Block mmm—— wos mma Plumbing etc. (Co0se YOUR PLUMBER as you chose your doctor—for ef- fectiveness of work rather than for lowness of price. Judge of our ability as you judged of his—by the work already done. Many very particular people have judged us in this way, and have chosen us as their plumbers. R. J. SCHAD & BRO. No. 6 N. Allegheny 8t., BELLEFONTE, PA. 2-43-61 Groceries. 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Manufacturer, and wholesaler and retailers of ROLLER FLOUR, FEED, CORN MEAL, Fc. Also Dealer in Grain. Manufactures and has on hand at all Hines the following brands of high grade r WHITE STAR, OUR BEST. HIGH GRADE, VICTORY PATENT, FANCY PATENT— formerly Phee- nix Mills high grade brand. The only place in the county where SPRAY, an extraordinary fine grade of Spring wheat Patent Flour can be obtained. ALSO: INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD. FEED OF ALL KINDS, Whole or Manufactured. All kinds of Grain bought at office. Exchanges Flour for Wheat. OFFICE and STORE, - Bishop Street, Bellefonte, MILL fot ROOPSBURG. |
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