110 USE AMJ> FARM. Quantity of Milk for .Found of Batter. An important inquiry in the pur chase and sale of a cow, is the amount of butter; she will make per ve ek. This is a question often easier asked than answered— for ff hich there are-various reasons; one being that the owner of a cow may not have the convenience for separating one cow’s raUk from ot hers In the dairy, or if the experi ment is tried it may be entrusted to careless or unscrupulous, or ignorant helps. It is therefore difficult to ar r;ve at a correct result in this way; an a we have found a much easier ; an is tojrneasure the cow’s milk at eaeh milking, ? which the owner, if j A , ,]oes not do the milking himself, m:iy stand by and see thoroughly dme and accurately measured. All thu is necessary, then, to ascertain the quantity per week, is to know the usual quantity of milk required tar a pound of butter. This - varies c { course, in different animals and with different breeds; but as an average, we should say, it takes eight to twelve quarts of milk to make a pound of butter. A cow giving twelve quarts per day, if the quality of milk is; not below the usual standard, should therefore make twelve and a half ounces per day, or a little over eleven pounds per week. We have found that it takes less milk to make a pound of butter with a.Jersey cow than any other breed. Six quarts of Jersey milk has sometimes made it; but we put the average with this breed at eight quarts to a pound of butter. .Maxims for Horticulturists. The following paragraphs are worth v of careful preservation a , !lo ng the most valued rules that should govern a well regulated farm; 1. When fruit trees occupy the ground nothing else should—except very short grass. 2. Fruittulness and growth of the uve cannot be expected the same vear v. There is no plum that the cur cuiio will not take, though any kind may sometimes escape for one year in one place. !. Pe:ir blight still puzzles the greatest men. The best remedy known is to plant two for every one that dies. 5. If you don’t know how to {.s'-une, don’t hire a man from the otbe r side of the sea, who knows less than you do. 6. Don’t cut off a big lower limb unless you are a renter and don’t (.*re what becomes of the tree when v- ur time is out. 7. A tree with the limbs coming c u near the gronnd is worth two twos trimmed up five feet or four trees trimmed up ten feet, and so on until they are not worth anv- . i • v: :!7^ r A Trim down, not up. .If Shorten in, not lengthen up. l' ! . If you have your arm cut off, } u would feel it at your heart—a iop will not feel, but rot to the ■,:o-t. 11. When arvbodv tells you of a » • * i ■- wiener that understands all '■ihultme and agriculture, and vfin be hired, dont believe a word of u - lur there are none such to be * ;r t>'l. Such a man can make more 1 ui you can offord to give him, and ne has sense enough to under- s ‘ ‘iid the business, he will also have "'' s e enough to know this. Clean Your Cellars A "o.hl cellar seems indispensible \ 1 -no use; but, my -triend, you had 1 !>■• without any than to keep a nm- in a filthy condition. The :i, 'a! practice among people is to 1 rr y to the cellar all the ransty * ncU and all the other thrash that 1 •’ nr.illy accumulates about a house. ,is l!? done simply to place these 1 l.rios out of sight. Now, recol t , p % r 1 that a cellar is apt to becofiie IS apt lu <m itself—the sun is obscured 1 tlie air moist; in addition the ’ potatoes, cabbages and tur- : s Jecay more or less and load the i : with poison and odors. Now, * ; iu must escape, and if you " ' 1 c h-ive it out it will force it -I'oi haps in your house, and you ' '} awake some morning to find C !' ° r m °re of your family suffering " 11 1 l diph+heria, scarlet or others u '“ rs > basics, and even small-pox. These diseases are all; produced by “foul air” in the first place, but can be and are propogated by conta- gion. We all recollect that when the Prince of Wales' had the fever, that the cause of his sickness was fu und to be a drain in tjad condition, the foul air of which had found |ts way into his large and elegant sleeping room. his vigor of con stitution and r yuiith he- recovered, but some of his attendants took the fever and died. ; Nowjif you have a filthy cellar* and your children take sick and die, an(f if there are rotten fruits, bins of decaying potatoes, turnips, cab bages, musty barrels, and all man ner of disagreeable odors in your cellar, do not forget they breed dis ease, and do wonder whence the scarlet fever-and measles can come from; but set to work and rout out all the foulness which lies under your feet. Look to your musty barrels, and keep them clean; let the air and sun shine into your cellar, and deodorize it with copperas and lime. It is coming near Spring; and now is the time to attend to this To be sure, it is not easy work; but neither is it easy to watch by the sick bed, to see our loved ones suffer, to have no rest night or day, and finally robe them for the grave. Science teaches us lhat we sow the seeds of epidemic fevers —sow them ignorantly, and then weep over the destruction that ensues, and call it God’s deings! We are afraid of clover. We are afraid to feed it extensively, espe cially as a land feed; and afraid to plow it in. This is wrong; very wrong, are constantly losing in many re spects. Clover, if we conkt only impress the fact on the general farm er, is a plant that draws from the atmosphere and enriches the land. Other plants do this; but clover more It has to do with the most vital and important elements in ma nure, nitrogen, the very thing that is the rarest and most difficult to ob tain. It improves the soil by its roots alone, .if the crop is used for other purposes; this even if a seed crop is taken. How much more benefit then if a whole crop is turned down containing so much nitrogen? And you have the manure without working for it. The workd for it. The plant works for itself and for you. We get its strength from a free source, the atmosphere, the great store-house that gathers from all sources, but most from the energetic farmer.- And you can make this plant work for your poor soil. A little manure applied on the surface will do this, and if plenty of seed is sown there will be a thick set. Then it needs a chance with the atmosphere, and plaster will add this greatly. With warm showers there will be a growth almost surprising. It will be dense, fine stemmed and of fair length, de pending somewhat on the season. Cut this when it begins to lodge, which will be about the time blos soms begin to appear; and then will be avoided all rot of mildew conse quent on long, coarse lodging, and the yield will surprise you—two and a half or three tons, and such hay is not made from any other plant. And the second crop will be nearly of perhaps quite as good as the first. — Live-Stock Journal. Waterproof Composition for Boots. One ounce of beeswax put into a tablespoonful of linseed oil and heated until the two are mixed and applied in a liquid state is an excel lent remedy for leaky boots or shoes. The pores of the leather should first be opened by the use of a little water, applied half an hour before using the mixture. It will harden o on the leather, and should be held to a warm stove until it is absorbed. It softens and will not injure the leather, rendering the soles more durable. Bools or shoes treated in this* manner will turn snow water, however long they may be exposed to it. It does not interfere with polishing them. — Ex. ' Children’s Loaf Cake. —Five cups of dough, two of sugar, one ot butter, ground caraway seed and two eggs. Line pans with buttered paper; bake as soon as light. Clover. THE SA.DICAL: W MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, TOLEDO, OHIO. ORGANIZED IN APRIL, 18 78. PAID UP CAPITAL 5130,000.00. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. W. W. JONES Hon. C. H. SCRIBNER, Mon. C. A. KING, WM. BAKES, S. H. BERGEN, C. L. LUCE, J. R. SWIGART, JOHN CUMMINGS, L. T. THAYER, J. R. OSBORNE, FRED EATON, WAGER SWAYNB, CLARENCE MORRIS, J. W. ROSS, PELEO T. CLARKE, W. S. WATTE, CHAS. COCHRAN S. H. BERGEN, President. F. J. KING, Vice President, CHARLES COCHRAN, Secretary. J. F. ARTS, Assistant Secretary. W. W. JONES, Medical Examiner We WILLIAM BAKER, Attorney. THE TOLEDO MUTUAL DIFFERENT KINDS OF POLICIES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, At the Usual rates charged by other Reliable Companies . Those insured in this Company are permitted to travel by, the usual routes, to or irom any portion of the Western Hemisphere, north of and includ ing the United States, or to or (Tom any portion of Europe, and to reside within said limits of travel, without extra charge. AN EXCELLENT FEATURE. UPON SURRENDER OF AN ORDINARY LIFE POLICY At any time after the payment of one ONE FULL ANNUAL PREMIUM, The "holder of such policy will be entitled tojnst AS MUCH PAID UP INS CHANCE As any other man of like age can OBTAIN FOR A CASH PREMIUM VALUE OF THE POLICY,! Computed in accordance with the rate of Mortality and Interest Which may have been adopted aa the standard of the State for the VALUATION OF LIFE POLICIES ittjntyftttrtl Hon. W. A. COLLINS P. J. KING, C. H. COY, PERRY CRA&BS, ROBERT CUMMINGS, S. W. E.KOCU, OFFICERS. 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Mrs. U.S. Grant uses in ber family tin Brad bury and says; “l am perfectly delighted' with it.’* Theodore Tilton says: “1 have had the beauti ful Piano so long that now to ask me how L like it is like asking me bow I like one of my children. In filet if you were to ask the children I'm afraid they would say they liked it almost as well as they like me. It speaks every day the .year round and never looses its voice. I wish its owner could do half so well.” f LETTER PROM BISHOP’SfiMPSONV Philadelphia. April it, 1868. T. 6. Smith & Co,—Gents— Having used one of your Bradbury Pianos, it has given, great satisfac tion to my finally and to many visitors who have heard its sweet tones at my hooso. It is a Very superior instrument, both in finish, and power. I heartily wish yon success as successor to the late Wm. B. Bradbury, in continuing the manufacture I of his justly celebrated Pianos. Yours truly, K. SIMPSON. Cbiet Justice Salmon P. Washington D. C., Decides the Bradbury to be tbe National Piano of the country. Vice Admiral D, D. Porter, Washington D. C., “The Bradbury is exguJsitely and beautifully proportioned. W.earedellghled with oars." Hon. Colambas Delano, Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C., cgjla the Bradbury the Piano for the Interior. 1 'I P. M. .General Cress wo 11 and Mrs. Cresswell.— “All* oar frieqd&admire the delightful tones of the Bradbury, twedaj; oar receptions.” Robert Bonner, New York Ledger—“At any time will drop the lines of'Dexter,' to listen to tb,e tones of the Bradbury.'' Grand Central Hotel, New York—“ln preference to all others, wo selected the Bradbury Pianos for oar parlors. Our guests pronounce them splendid.'' St. Nicholas Hotel. New York.—“ Have always used the Bradbury Pianos in oar parlors, and take, pleasure in recommending them.” •Hon. John Simpson. M. P.. Canada, says ; “The Bradbury‘can’t bo excelled. The best in. tha Dominion.” M. Simpson, Bishop M. E. Church. Philadelphia. “We know of no better Piano than the Brad, bury.” E. S. Janes. Bishop M. E. Church. N. Y.— know of no better Piano than the Bradbury" Rev. Dr. John McClinton, Drew Theological Sem inary—“My family and friends say the Brndbary is unequalled. ” T. S. Arthtfr, Philadelphia—“We have used for years, and can recommend the Bradbury Piano." Philip Philips, New York, says, “I have sung with and used the Bradbury Piano in my family for years.” W. G. Fischer, Professor of Music, Girard College, Philadelphia. “I use as my lamily Piano, the ' Bradbury, and can with confidence recommend them.” Rev, Daniel Curry, Editor Christian Advocate : “I purchased a Bradbury Piano, and it is a splendid instrument in every respect.” Theodore Tilton. Editor Independent: “If yon were to ask my children, I am afraid they wonld say they liked our Bradbury almost as well aa they like me.” Dr. Daniel Wise. Editor Sunday School Advocate. ‘•1 use the Bradbnry Piano, and think, like hia music it cannot be excelled.” Rev. Dr. Ferris, New York. “My Bradbury has stood longer In tune, and sounds better than any Piano in my District." Rev. Dr. Fields. Edjtorof the Evangelist. “I have used a Bradbnry for years in my family, and think there is none superior.” Sands Street Clmrch ißrooklyn, St. Luke's M. S. Church, and a host of other churches use the Bradbnry Piano in their Lecture and School Rooms, also the Conservatories and prominent the United States. John Caughey, Beaver Pa., purchased from me three years ago a No. tt Bradbnry. and says: “TTiere is no better, or sweeter toned, or more desirable Piano, according to my judgment and experience, than my Piano. It has given entire satisfaction, and grows better as it becomee older” Wm. McCoy, of Beaver. Pa., in me spring of 187 f, bought from me a No. 8 Bradbnry, which has proven to be a superior instrument in every re spect. Miss Mary McGafflck also owns and uses a Brad bury. I WILL SELL THE BRADBIJEY WHOLESALE PRJCEB, From s.')o to sloocheaper than elsewhere. Will order them DIRECT FROM TBE MANUFACTORY, NE W Y 0 R K WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS, A s(wo PIANO FOR *4OO. O R Gr 2ST S BK S T CLASS Ordered at the lowest rates BELOW PITTSBURGH PRICES. PIANOS OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS LOWEST RATES. Call before purchasing and see SaiTH CI HTIS, Agent. aov3 Radical Ovrics, Biatbc AT NEARLY OF THK WILL SELL AT THE t R : “We
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