jjOJTSE AND FARM.
How to Vue Straw.
Shall we feed straw and make up
ith gram, roots, &c., what* the
; 3W lacker This is in consequence
c fihe high price of hay. Straw,
guch as it is, has but .little nutri
t To feed stock on this alone
impoverish it; and if brought
J'cto winter quarters in poor condi
tion it cannot:be wintered on straw
,„ ne; it will die. Now it is known
|' y olir most successful experimellt
that to feed the grains is not
generally profitable—at present a
losing operation. Roots, unless suc
cessfully raised, come under the
s'me heap. As we mast ever view
f e ._a with respect to its loss or
it Vill be seen that roots and
[• ; e grains as well as straw are not
which gives satisfaction.
iVThatthen shall we do with our
etraiv" Not put it on a pile and let
j t y ot down. Better spread it on
j OUr wheat fields; but best of all,
i lt for bedding in stables. If
thei-e is convenience to run it through
a straw cutter all the better. Then,
in connection with the chaff of grain
y:A clover, nothing can well be bet
ter for btdding or absorbents of the
fluid parts of the stable. Use plen
tifully so as to make the cleanings
of the stables coraparativelyjdry, so
a, to handle without danger from
filth. This makes a clean, healthy
thing of your stables, and secures
you all the benefit of the urine and
excrements, which otherwise* to a
jr.-cat extent, would be lost.
gtiaw makes manure as it.
Thus the whole benefit is recivedby
the land, the straw to be reproduced
8 -, it readily will be. Now in feed
er it it, but part will be retained for
the use of the animal. Still would
r this part be a benefit of more
c , e to the animal than to the dung
l -ij.h That depends whether any
thing can he raised cheaper to pat
i it? place.
Wlu‘i-0 land produces, say twenty
<j !!:irs' worth of grain per acre, (at
prices,) this same land with
a c »e stand (thick sowing) will re
a! ve ahout three tons of clover, or
c',over and some timothy, in two cut-
Vnst* —culling both crops when
preen and their substance all availa
ble. material is worth, accord
ing to present prices, twenty dollars
per ton, being the L best kind of hay,
mounting to sixty dollars per acre.
Ice drop to fifty and raise the grain
arwunt five dollars, and there will
be saved as an offset to the straw,
and as but a share of the benefit
(r.utriraent) of the straw —as is also
tie case with old ripe hay—can be
appropriated in feeding, and as all
c nearly at that of the clover can
b made available, so it will be seen
t it straw is a comparative damage
as a feeding crop. It is this be
ouse a cheaper and much more
1 notable feed can be secured. Cat
fc relish tender, well cured grass.
It has a healthful effect upon them;
I " duces largely of milk, good milk,
a 1 makes a moderately rich map are
i: tel freely. We therefore discard
straw from the feed rack and put it
ti dir the feet of stock. It will im
p 1 ve straw to cook it; will make its
distance more largely available,
a d more relished bv stock. But
* *
f c expense and trouble of thus pre
l -ing and feeding it has a disconr-
a ?'ng look., Thene is no doubt about
* :!e other feed, the green, well cured
( Hr, or clover mixed with timothy.
-tl.* or uo grain need be fed with
This is profitable.— Cor. Utica
Growing Asparagus.
°f the vegetables which every
h'Qi might have at .very small troub
and cost, and yet which is one
1 ' °hen found in the farmer’s gar
i O
g - c ‘; is asparagus. It is at the same
{ one of the most desirable. It is
'p rare to find a person who does not
* ' Kc ‘ L is probable that the rea-
R - -it is not more grown is an idea
' it is a costly thing to start.
e| e is some reason for the preva-
of this. idea. Almost all the
>us on gardening w f ould indicate
| 1 3.great deal of labor and troub-
" as r *tvessar} in order to start an
paragua bed properly. They say
eart -h niust be dug up two feet
that load on load of manure
E be incorporated with the earth;
po-uibly tiiev will urge the ira-
Ti »• • * ®
°f some rare and costly fer
tilizer as an essential ingredient in a
proper asparagus bed.
Bat all these things are unneces
sary. Any rich garden soil is good
for asparagns. It need be planted
only as other things are planted.
Some say set the roots a foot deep,
but four inches below the surface is
plenty. It is not well to plant them
too thick, or the sprouts will be
small. Twenty inches or two feet
is a good distance. Plants one
year old, or two if they can be had,
are the best. If one be at a distance
from stores to get roots, seeds may
be sown and the beds made the next
year. These can be sown in rows,
like peas.
An asparagus bed once made will
last for years, with no trouble but
an annual manuring and forking
over every year, and one or two
hoeings during the summer to keep
the bed clear of weeds; but, except
on the score of neatness and cleanli
ness, this is scarcely necessary where
an annual spring forking over is giv
en . Almost ,0.11 other crops have to
be reset and otherwise cared for ev
ery year, while this is an enduring
crop; and we are quite sure there is
nothing which will give one Ip
much pleasure and satisfaction as
a good asparagus bed.
Keeping Hens.
In general a singing hen is a lay
ing hen; certainly a hen will carry
out the adage just as a comfortable,
contented cow is a good milker.
And this is the secret of both cow
and hen. Feed well, treat well, and
yqu make happy and contented. A
company of hens, therefore, must
not be crowded; must not be cold;
mast not suffer from bad or insuffi
cient food. A hen must not be dis
turbed or annoyed in any way. It
must not suffer from foul water, but
must have clean water at all times.
It must have a dust spot to wallow
in; a quiet retreat to lay its eggs,
and an easy place to roost. It must
have plenty of light. All this makes
summer for the hen, summer in win
' ter. And what will prevent it from
I laying, singing and laying? Any
I breed will do well, some better than
I others. 'Never keep a hen till it is
old, either for its flesh or its eggs.
Hens thus treated will never fail to
do well, especially the best breeds,
jltis a safe investment. And these
1 investments in small colonies may be
i multiplied at will, each independ
* ent of each other, although adjoin
ing. It will be seen here, as in
other things, that principles must
be aimed at. These may be carried
out in various ways. Each one is
to do this himself. If not capable
jhe is likely to be unsuccessful with
hens.
Cronins €ol»wold and merino Sheep.
A few days ago one of our sheep
men, who has been for two or three
seasons using a Cotswold ram on
his high grade Merino ewes, invited
me to look at a nice flock of lambs
which he had just turned into a
meadow near his house. We dis
cussed the propriety of thus cross
ing the breeds, he advocating it
strongly. I expressed the opinion
that one crossed for the production
of “lamb” f<& the table was the ex
tent allowable, and that the second
cross,, though possibly affording
carcass, would not be profitable by
reason of the small amount and poor
quality of the fleece. He is a man
given to change of views without
any positive proof that he is in er
ror, and I w'as,. greatly surprised on
meeting him' this morning to learn
that he had been making a thorough
investigation of the matter, and had
felt constrained to admit that such
is the fact in his own case. I think
the introduction and use of coarse
wool rams among the flocks of Ver
mont has been immensely injurious
♦
to the best interest of our flockmas
ters, though they have made a very
good thing of it temporarily by rais
ing “lamb.” With a stock of did
high grade or pure bred Merino etfes
and no desire to perpetuate the
flock, but only to raise Jambs for the
shambles, the practice Is admissable
but no further. —Country Gentle
man
W orth Preserving. —The Med
ical Home has the following receipts
which may be of value:
A tea made of Chestnut leaves,
and drank in the place of water, will
cure the most obstinate case of
dropsy in a few days.
THE RADICAL: FRIDAY, MARCH 14,1873.
‘ UWtWUt.
'J'O LE DO StftU
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
TOLEDO,OHIO.
ORGANIZED IN APRIL. 18 73.
PAID UP CAPITAL
*130,000.00.
BOARD OP DIRECTORS.
Hon. W, W. JONES Hon. C. H. SCRIBNER,
Hon. C. A. KING,
WM. BAKER,
8. H, BERGEN,
C. H. COY,
C. L. LUCE, PERRY CRABBS,
J. R. SWIG ART, ROBERT CUMMINGS,
JOHN CUMMINGS, L.T. THAYER,
FRED EATON, J. R. OSBORNE,
WAGER SWAYNE, CLARENCE MORRIS,
J.W. ROSS,
PELBG T. CLARKE, W. 8. WATTE,
CHAS. COCHRAN.
OFFICERS.
H. BERGEN, President.
P. J. KING, Vice President.
CHARLES COCHRAN, Secretary.
J. F. ARIS, Assistant Secretary.
W. W. JONES, Medical Examiner.
WILLIAM BAKER, Attorney.
THE TOLEDO MUTUAL
WILL ISSUE ALL THE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF POLICIES
i
USUALLY ISSUED BY
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 trom any portion
of the Western Hemisphere, north of and includ
ing the United States, or to or from any portion of
Europe, and to reside within said limits of travel,
without extra charge.
AN EXCELLENT FEATURE.
UPON SURRENDER OP AN
ORDINARY LIFE POLICY
J
At any time after the payment of one
ONE FULL ANNUAL PREMIUM,
The holder of each policy will be entitled tojaat
AS MVCB PAID REINSURANCE
/
Kb 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 ae the standard
of the State for the
VALUATION OF LIFE POLICIES
Hon. W. A. COLLINS
F. J. KING,
E. W. B.KOCU,
Equal to the
;: r 7
11 "' \ ':■/ ;
Fliet premloa* wherever exhibited— Prices low
. , Iw^lnelrnmenU-
From Ur, SdvaraSqffmcm, the cdebrolei Planitt.
I conscientiously believe tha* yont Pluto la in
every lnstrument.
" ■ Ase&fs iFastel
address
' "1 ‘ : WING & SON,
j 8. WINANa
■: i>jiT.qt tn
HARDWARE, IKON, GLASS, AKD RICLI
TURAL IMPLEMENTS,
EAST SIDE BROADWAY,
Agent for WOOD'S MOWER AND REAPER,
dec*s’6B:ly ; NEWBRIGHTON, PA.
pO NOT FAIL TO EXAMINE IT.
UNDER FEED SEWING MACHINE,
BEST IN THE WORLD.
a special Warrantee for five years
BURNISHED WITH EACH MACHINE,
IN OPPOSITION
SEWING MACHINE COMBINATION.
PRICE COMPLETE $5O 00.
We taka pleasure in showing it.
LEE 8. SMITH,
NO. 14 SIXTH ST., (LATE ST. CLAIR.,)
AGENTS WANTED IN THIS COUNTY.
Most Liberal Terms both in per cent and time.
novlS 6m
Q. L. BBSBHABT.
WORD WITH YOU!
To Insure Against Accidents
To Lease Your House,
To Hire a House,
To Buy a Farm,
To Sell a Farm.
Any Legal Writing Done,
Do not foil to call at the office of
If I'on Want
EBERHART & BEDISjON,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS A>’D
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
No. 233 BROADWAY, NEW BRIGHTON,
sept27-ly Beaver County, Pa.
piRM FOR SALE.
A good farm situated in Brighton township,
Beaver county. Pa., about six miles from Beaver,
adjoining lands of Jacob Coon, John Nevill and
George Dawson, containing ONEr HUNDRED
AND SIX ACRES, eighty acres cleared and in a
good state of cultivation, the balance well timber*
ed; said farm belonging to the heirs of William
Givan, deceased. The improvements on the prem
ises are a good tyo story frame dwelling house
18x43 teet, containing seven rooms and cellar, log
bam and stable, wagon shed, granary and all other
necessary outbuildings; two never failing springe
of excellent water in the yard, the whole farm well
watered and well adapted to cither fanning pur
poses or stock raising. Fruit trees of all kinds on
the premises. For further particulars enquire of
Robert Givan. on the premises, or the undersign
ed, at bis residence in Brighton township. Beaver
county. Pa. CHARLES GIVAN,,
nov29-tf. Executor.
s*BH#vg.
piswllaiwotis.
THE NEW WILSON
.MANUFACTURED
TO THE HIGH PRICED
GENERAL AGENT,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
To Bay Property,
To Bell Property,
Your House Insured, ,
Your Goods Insured,
Yoar Life Insured,
o >
5 e»
or
| 1 ' * b Og
oSoot c 20 tew i ....
CO gw>ogS 1 ?200 §slJj
v gB|B%& ; teSfeg SI S 3
-W|lV«
* o|§l Its grt KB
”iloli § |%Si|ll"H
s ili§ a «is^i- s S“iil§
b 6* |P||
§» ;§-»• g *?«jggs sjB°
12 : l 2 r §|i-“
gfc. »?. aS2s
!»• ao
r : ißjl £*s
S QD to CO i
I I (f«.BBaa
! T.S K
QD *S
I«| : U
I§ | S 4
!I * S ►
I f * s o£> ,
„ g S g o- H 0 » •
r 5 ffi (r 1
’l* s ■ j g. : w
S£S » w s
Sw m 2 w
is J 2 H
|ts £ 3. -■
3S 2 2
«** >• V#
"pALLSTON FOUNDRY
JOHN THORNILEY, PROPRIETOR.
GREAT REPUBLIC ,
COOKING STOVE IN USE,
EXTENSION TOP-
1,000 NAMES ATTEST ITS MERITS
NEW ADJUSTIBLE . GRATE
Throws our more heat with less fuel and less duet
ENGINES AND CASTINGS
REASONABLE RATES TO ALL.
w. L. BEDISON
aUg!6-ly
gRUCE & BARKER,
HOUSE, JSIGN & FRESCO PAINTERS
} GRAIN HRS, GLAZIERS AND
-We give especial attention to all kinds of Sign and
Fresco Painting, and guarantee all of our work tc
give satisfaction, both in price and material.
mar24’7l—ly.
P A. OVERING,
PRACTICAL, PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL.
wire! worker,
Manufacturer of
DIAMOND WIRE WINDOW GUARDS,
IFire Window Shades, Office dk Counter Sailing , dkc
NO. 10 FEDERAL STREET,
ALLEGHENY, PA.
Wire Cloth, Sand Screens, Fire Guards, Nursery
Stove Guards, Hat and Cap Stands, Bonnet Stands,
Hanging Moss Baskets, Rat and Mouse Traps, Dog
Muzzles, Sieves and Riddles, Flower Stands Ac.
Wire Figures, Penders, Hat Trees.
All binds of Wire Work on hand and made to
order. Estimates furnished. [foblO’Ti-ly.
Pfcrtflanew.*.
r
REPAIR SHOP!
STOV E S ,
THE BEST
WITH THE
STANDS UNRIVALLED
THORNILEY’S
than any other.
OF ALL KtNDS MADE TO OjRDBR
paper hanging,
Main Street, (opposite the Bank;,
BEAVER PALLS, PENN’A
JOHN THORNILEY
JJRADBURY PIANO FORTES.
ESTABLISHED IN 1854.
IO.CjOO MANUFACTURED,
OVER
SO BBTTBR INBTRCMKNT IN THB MABBLBT.
TBS BRADBURY THB
NATIONAL PIANO of the COUNTRY.
READ THE FACTS.
Mrs, U. 3. Grant ages in her family the Brad
bury and says: “I am perfectly delighted with it.
Theodore Tilton says“l nave bad the beauti
fnl Piano so long that now to ask me bow I like Ik
is like asking me bow I like one of my children.
In fact 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. 1 wish its owner tould do*
half so well.”
LETTER FROM BISHOP SIMPSON.
Philadelphia. April 17,1568-.
T. G. Smith & Co.— Gents— Having used one of
yonr Bradbury Pianos,, it has given great satis tac
tion to my family and to many visitors who have
heard its sweet tones at my honse. 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
of his Justly celebrated Pianos. Yours truly,
\ , M. SIMPSON.
Chiet Justice Salmon P. Chase, Washington D. C. T
Decides the Bradbury to be the National Piano
of the country.
Vice Admiral D. D. Porter, Washington D 0.,
“The Bradbury ia exquisitely and beautifully
proportioned. We are delighted with ours. ”
Hon. Colnobas Delano. Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, D. C., calls tbe- Bradbury the Piano
for the Interior.
P. M. General Cresswell and Mrs. CresswelL—
“All our friends admire the delightful tones of
the Bradbury, used at our receptions.”
Bobcrt Bonner, New York Ledger—“At any time
will drop the lines of ‘Dexter,' to listen to the*
tones or thc'Bradbury.”
Grand Central Hotel, New York—“ln preference
to all others, we selected the Bradbury Piano*
for oar parlors. Onr guests pronounce tlieufc.
splendid.”
St. Nicholas Hotel. New York. —“Have always
used tbe Bradbury Pianos in onr parlors,aad taka
pleasure in recommending them.”
Hon. John Simpson. M. P.. Canada, says: “The
Bradbury can’t be excelled. The best ia the
Dominion.”
M. Simpson, Bishop M. B. Church. Philadelphia.
“We know of no better Piano than the Brad-
bury.”
E. S. Janes, Bishop M. E. Church, N. Y.—“We
know of no better Piano than tbe Bradbhry.”
Rev. Dr. John McClinton, Drew Theological Sem
inary—“My family and friends say the Bradbury
is unequalled. ”
T. S. Arthur, Philadelphia—“We have used foe
years, and can recommend the Bradbury Fiona”
Philip Philips, New York, says, “I have sung with
and used the Bradbury Piano in my family foe
years."
W. G. Fischer, Professor of Mnsic, Girard College,
Philadelphia. “I use as my family Piano, the
Bradbury, and can with confidence recommend
them.”
Rev. Daniel Carry, Editor Christian Advocate : “I
purchased a Bradbury Piano, and it is a splendid
instrument in every respect. ’’
Theodore Tilton, Editor Independent: “If you
were to ask my children, I am afraid they would
say they liked onr Bradbury almost as well as
they like me.”
Dr. Daniel Wise, Editor Sunday Schodl Advocate.
“I nee the Bradbury Piano, and think, like bis
music it cannot be excelled.”
Rev. Dr. Ferris, New York. “My Bradbury has
stood longer in tnne, and sounds better than
anv Piano in mv District ’’
Rev. Dr. Fields, Editor of the Evangelist. “I have
need a Bradbury (or years in my family, and
think there is none superior.”
SandsStrcet Church Brooklyn, St. Lake’s M. K.
Church, and a host of other churches use the
Bradbury Piano in their Lecture and School
Rooms, also the Conservatories and prominent
Hotels in the United States.
John Caughey, Beaver Pa., purchased from mo
three years ago a No. 6 Bradbury, and says;
“There 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 tne spring of 187 t,
bought from me a No. 8 Bradbury, which baa
proven to be a superior instrument in every re
spect. •
.>
Miss Mary McGafßck also owns and. uses a Brad
bury.
I WILL SELL THE
BRADBURY
WHOLESALE PRICES,
From $5O to $lOO cheaper than elsewhere. Will
DIRECT FROM TBE MANUFACTORY,
NEW YORK
WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS.
A *650 PIANO FOR *4OO.
OEGANB
BKST CLASS
Ordered at the lowest rates
BELOW PITTSBURGH PRICES.
PIANOS OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS
LOWEST RATES.
Call before purchasing and sec
SMITH CURTIS* As«ut.
AT NEARLY
order them
OF THE
WILL SELL
AT THE
Radical Offiob, Bts
,7
I