FARM NOTES, FODDER CORN AND FODDER CANE, Ina bulleiin Issued by the Maryland Agricultural Experunent station, H, E, Alvord, director, gives the following conclusions in regard to the growth © fodder corn and fodder cane: For the greatest quantity of fodder, green or dry, corn or cane should be grown in drills far enough apart to per- iit easy and sufficient cultivation, the space between the rows to be governed somewhat by the size of varieties grown and the plants to be thin enough in the drills to give ample air and light to as- sure maturity. For corn of the larger varieties, the nearest definite rule that can be safely given is to plant the rows 3 to 3} feet apart and single stalks 6 to 8 inches apart in the rows. For best quality of fodder the same method should be followed as for great- est quantity. The chemical composi= tion of fodder corn grown in different ways is found to be very similar, and the exeeptionsjoccurring do not justify any modification of the advice just given for getting best quality, The nutritive ratio and percentage of dry substance digestible are slightly in favor of the thicker seeding, but not enough so to compensate for loss in quantity of crop. Thick seeding ap- pears to cause a decrease in the relative amount of nitrogen in the albuminoid form. This diminishes the value of the fodd. r as the amide nitrogen is con- sidered to have less nutritive value, To get the most food value on an acre of corn or cane it should not be of drying and withering and the seeds begin to glaze, of sowed corn, as ordinaily grown, has usually a food value little more than | same acre in drills, as above advised. The labor expended in the cultivation | required by the drill system is profitably applied, as shown by the saving of seed and the increased crop. and well cultivated, serves to clean and | improve the land. Sowed corn [broad- | cast] or thickly drilled fodder allows weeds and grass to grow and perfect their seeds, and *‘fouls’’ the lund, grow a large crop of fodder corn or fodder cane, rich land is needed; but COMEDY CORNER, Two Ways to Propose, HERE ARE Two styles of ‘*‘propos- ing.” Thisoneis the kind you read about, but the other 18 the one most popular in the realm of fact: **My an. gel, 1 have long waited for this oppor- tunity. You must bave deflected ere now the growth of my love for you. From the day I first met you that love tock root, and to-night it is strong and sturdy, ‘unwavering, undying. Your sweet siniles have lighted up my life, | your every word has been to me a note | of exquisite music, thnlling, enthralling me. You have tilled a place in my heart, in my affections, that no one has ever before occupied, My life-long happiness depends solely upon the an- swer you give me. >ay you will be mine to love, caress, cherish, idolize, through time and eternity, and make me of all men most envied. But if vou ref Oh, I cannot! I cannot! The thought is madness. You will be my wife? I see the answer of your heart mirrored in your lustrous eyes; you know I love you as no other man ever has loved you, or ever can love you, darling. I know you will not thrust me off.” The angel assumed a sterotyped real- ly-this-is-so-sudden expression, and as- sures Mr. Wordie she would derive great pleasure from being his sister, Here 1s the other way: ly lately.” { as that,” reckless that way. This time, to some purpose. In fact, I've your name changed,” “When?” **Just as soon as possible, ”? “Will it be home or church “Church, of course: we want this thing in sivle,” “Have you asked pa?’ “Certainly not; I don’t want ry your father,” 53 to do 3 { ‘All right, dear, for form’s sake I good crop; twenty to thirty tons green | weight is not anuncommon yield, being | an equivalent in food value of five to | eight tons of good bay per acre, The variety of sorghum known as early amber cane, grown under condi- tions identical with Indian corm, as a forage plant, and mn an unfavorable | season, produced from one to four tons i per acre of green fodder more than corn | at thas station. As to quality forage, the cane compared favorably wich | corn. i “MPROVED stock requires improved food. That is, the best stock is that which requires good care and manage- ment mnstead of being compelled to pick up a meal where it can only be obtain- | ed with difficulty. Improved stock, whether full bred or grades, give good results only when the opportunity for so doing is afforded. When the scrub is abandoned the methods of keeping the serub should be discarded also. Feeding has largely contributed to the development and improvement <f all direction will still of further progress, permit THE UTILITY OF ANIMALS FOR ALL PURPOSES ON THE FARM. —It has long been the desire of some breeders to pro- duce animals from all classes of stock that are adapted for every purpose on the farm. They have succeeded in *Oh, she won’t mind it.” Deep silence reigns again, save as it tops, swayed by a gentle breeze, fully the stars twinkle; the moon looks beamingly down from heaven to earth, two forms with but a single chair. ——— A sentimental young man thus ingly expressed himself, “even as nature bepevolently endows the rose thorns, so doesshe guard woman with pins.” the When a man’s blood boils can he Le said to be in a stew, An Irishman being a little fuddied was asked what was his religious lief. “It’s me belafe,” said he the same as the Widdy Brady, I owe her twelve shillin’s for whisky and she be- laves I'll niver pay her, faith that’s my belafe, too, be - ces “Patrick, wheres the whisky I you to clean the windows with?" gave it! “Och master, I just drank it, and I thought if I brathed on the windyglass it would be the same.” The man who undertook to overtake the stage, either did not understand how to run, or he overestimaled his strength, cerfain characteristics, but as vet no animal combines within itself all the traits and merits that make the perfect animal. The breeder who attempts to werge all the breeds into one must con- tend with nature to an extent that renders his task one of the most diffi. cult yet encountered; and, though all efforts at improvement are worthy of encourazment, it is doubtful if the attempt to create an all-purpose animal will be rewarded with the approbation of the farming class in general, as such the separate breeds breeding into proving recting channels, by di- unprofitable Gilbert in the New York Tribune as follows: Take a long pole of some Light wood-—poplar is good for the purpose— pel it and bore the holes for the rounds. Now saw it lengthwise with a slit, starting a wedge as soon as you have sawed two feet: drive it till the saw or Jeading the crack with it, as it may be; this greatly diminishes the bor of sawing, Leave six feet or so side a stroug iron ring or band down to the end of the saw cut; drive a thick wedge into the ring from below until the rounds and nail them. AN animal is at its best when it has a good appetite and is thriving. To get it in condition for the butcher in the shortest time is to have It consume all the food possible. The longer an ani- mal is kept at the stall feeding, in order to reach the stage desired for market, the greater will be the loss of food, as a large pottion of the food Is utilized for repair: of waste of tissue; hence the shovier the time the animal reaches the ~inarket the smaller the amount of food roquiied proportionately, Tne cwrant is a hardy plant, and does well on nearly all kinds of soils, Th grecter growth of the currrant is wade during tire frst two months of summer, aud it should be cultivated early, At is uot laborious to plant then, @s a furrow may be made with a plow and the young bushes planted in the row, instead of digging holes for each, as is frequently done, CORNSTALES, from which the blades have been eaten, make excellent ma terial in the lanes and roads Jeading to the burn. They prevent the accumu. lation of mud, and will be trump! duripg the winter by stock, w tay then be hauled to the manure Moths Tri so? Bertie (aged seven — Bawstine)- I've got a growin’ pain, ma.” you groan Eh A son of the Emeral Isle, telling of | his adventures in America said, “The | first feathered bird I ever saw in Amer- | iky was a forkinpine, I tread him unp- ' : | der a haystack, and shot him | barnshovel; the first time I shot him, I | missed him, avd the second time 1 hit i him where I missed him before, I The bald-headed man in his family pe Leaned back on his cushion and sinmbered, And he dreamed that the preacher these words i had proclaimed, “The hairs of your head are all numbered.” u { The bald-headed man awoke with a start From weekly devotional slumbers | And sank on his knees and fervently prayed: | “Oh, Lord! bers.” i Puck. ————— A woman, cons'dered to be half wit- | ted, was being teased by her neighbors on being an old maid. “How ie it ye | never got married?’ said one: see,” she replied, “If | had been as | easlly pleased wi’ a man as your man’s | been wi’ a wife, I micht hae been mar- rit fifty times ower.” Dude (posing f.r a bold, bad MAN joe How does water taste, Miss Belasys? Miss B.—You don’t mean to say milk? Speaking of drinking it may be ob served that the man who says be can “take it or leave it alone” generally takes it BANKING the earth around fruit trees will serve to protect the roots and also to cause the water to flow away from the tices, thereby preventing pools from foriuiog around the trees. The ground being kept dry, trees will endure the cold better. Tne aphis, or green fly, is about one- eighth of an inch Jong, and house pest. The spider is a very minute insect, and works on the under side of the leaves. All winter plants must be examined for Insects in the greenhouse, WaLLep Pracues,—Cut off the pak at dot ot lea hon uk: scoop ou v for a substantial Fill with can- Do You Suffer From Rheumatism? If so, read the following “voluntary tribute” from a reliable, conseien- tious man, which appeared inthe Geneva, N.Y, Gazette, Jan, 21, 1887, entirely unknown tous till after its publication: “Without doubt a large proportion of those who have passed the meridian of life suffer more or less from rhematism. Up to three winters ago 1 had never known what sickness or pain was; but during the fall and winter of 1884, 1 had a slight attack of rheumatism which, how ever, passed off toward spring, but®™he follow. ing winter it reappeared with greater severity, Not desiring to become crippled I thought 1 would try Hood's Barsaparilia. 1 took three bottles in all, and | am pleased tosay the rheu- matic pains ceased, my appetite and digestion became better, and my general health greatly Improved. Iam firmly convinced that Hood's Sarsaparilla affected a cure in my case, as I have felt no recurrence of the blood disease.” Wu. Booos, Geneva, N.Y. ’ ’ Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists, §1 ;six for &. Prepared only by C.LLHOOD & CO, Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass, 100 Doses One Dollar HOUSEHOLD GRAHAM PUDDING. —Half cup of molasses, h If cup of sweet milk, quar- ter of a cup of melted butter, oneand a half cups of Graham flour, one cup of currants, one egg, a pinch of salt, one aswe————— SAUCE FOR SAME. —One large cup of Stir the butter to a cream, gradually add the sugar and cream, and steam on top of the teakettle until it is melted to a thick, creamy froth, APrLE FLOAT.—Sweeten and flavor to a stiff froth, A ————— BLANC MANGE.—Sweeten a quart of rosé or orange Dissolve a third of a box of and strain into the cream. Pour into the moulds walter, ————— ANGEL'S Foop,—Put half a box of and one pint of milk in a saucepan on the fire, and when the gel- atine is dissolved add the yolks of three let it boil a few minutes, then remove it from the fire Flavor with vanilla and pour into moulds, A ——— MINUTE PUubpiNG. —This old-fash- loned pudding is now seldom seen, and to become a lost art. The simple ingredients are flour, salt and milk; but the fourth Is not simple— “knack,” and it 1s by far the most im- portant of all. Bring a quart of milk, and stir in about a pint of flour, | must be sifted in slowly, and stirred constantly, so that there be no lumps in it. Itcan be eaten with sugar, nut syrup. sert. Peel and core six apples; fill the core with a little marmalade of any kind, or sugar and spice with a chop ped lemon and orange-peel, Place each apple in a separate cloth, and scatter rice to swell and boil one hour, this and many other puddings ic » I i & og cream, i Pe Ut» ter 8.2 0f ui “gE. Ww 4 a cup of fine sugar; grate on this the rind of an or il the on slowly a pint of boiling water, If a wine sauce is desired, use one cup each of wine and water. MARMALADE PUDDING.—Butler a tin mould, put some marmalade in the bottom and round the sides, then line the mould with bread and Lutter cut Beat up four large teaspoontul of sugar, and a little essence of vanilla, Pour, into the monld, cover closely, steam for one and a helf hour, serve with powdered This is very good made with BIRTHDAY PUDDING, ~ One-half When cold stir in the whites of three well beaten eggs, A thin boiled custard ¢sn be used to pour over this pudding, or thick, sweetened cream. SAUCE FOR THE ABOVE. ONE egg beaten light, one cup sugar, one-half cup hot water, one sliced lemon, one tablespoonful cornstarch. Boil until it thickens, I A Sensible Man and Lungs It is curing more cases of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Brouchitls, Croup and all Throat aud Lueg Troubles, than any other medicine. The proprietor has anthorizad any druggist to give yon a Sample Boitie Free to convince you of the merit of this great femnedy. Large Bottles 50c and $1. Be 0 AMA SO MAAR Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone, Hf ——— (IER ET SR Ee fad Son Re ho A ic It is now thought that Colorado's wool clip this year will beat the best previous records by over a million pounds. A IB No Or1uMm in Piso's Care for Consamp. tion, Cures where other remedies mil, 250, A IAS Sl A % nye were more drains on the there would be fewer dr in AER AARE ae—Tanmits Tune i Bd Prous Puoping,—A very rich plum pudding 18 made as follows: Beat tou cream one cup of butter and one of sugar, add one cupful of chopped suet, one of fruit (raisins and currants), half a cupful of candied eitron and orange peel cut fine, half a cupful of cream, half a cupful of rum and one of ale, six well beaten eggs, one grated nut- meg, a teaspoonful of cinnamon, and ball as much cloves, Stir these alto- gether until well mixed, and add half a cupful of flour and enough dried and sifted bread crumbs to make it of the proper eonsistency. Fill a mold two- thirds full, and boil four hours, A nice sauce for this is made from equal quantities of butter and sugar beaten until very light; add the beaten yolk of an egy and a Jittle grated nut- meg. Have realy heated in a sauce- pan a glass of sherry and another of water, and stir into this the butter, sugar and egg when just beginning wo boil. Stir until all welted, and serve at once, Rory - PoLy PUDDING, — Make a plain suet paste, roll it out thin, and spread the jam evenly over it, leaving a space of an inch all round, or the Jam will run out. Roll it in the shape of a bolster, tie it in floured cloth and put it into a sauce pan of boiling water for 1} borus, - APPLE HEDGE HOG.— Two pounds of apples pared and sliced, one and a | half pound of white sugar, one-half | pint of water. Boll all together till} quite thick, and keep stirring to pre- | vent burning, Put into a mould, turn | out when cold, stick all over it split al- monds, Serve with whipped cream. Birp’s-Nest Puppixeg, —Pare four good-sized sour apples, stew until soft, Make a batter of one cup of milk, but. ter the size of an egg, two and one-half cupfuls flour, two heaping teaspoonfuls baking powder, a pinch of salt, Pour over the stewed apples and bake Ina - SNow PropiNe.—Soak half a box of gelatine in cold water for half an | hour, then add one-half pint of boiling | water. When cool stir in the well- beaten whites of three eggs, two cups of sugar, and juice of two lemons, | Beat all for half an hour or more, put | into a mold to cool, turn into a glass | dish and pour round it a boiled cust. | : i ard, made with the yelks of the eggs. —————— The People are not slow to understand that, In order to | warrant their manufacturers in goaranteeing them to benefit or cure, medicines must possess more than ordinary merit and curative proper ties. Dir. Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery is the only blood medicine sold, through drug flats, under a positive puaranies that it will | s}enelit or cure or money paid for it will be re. | turned. In all blood, skin and scalp diseases, | and for all scrofulous affections, it is specific $40 Reward offered by the proprietors of Dr Sage's Catarrh Hemedy for an incurable case, ———— i ————— A gray cotton. had a double row of embroidery down the side, and diamond | shaped portions on the full bodice and | Skirt quite plain apd without drapery. There section of the i together and | the last few years was med to be in pe. For a great many ye od it a local disease, ah dies, and by constantly fa treatment, propounced seience has proven eatarrht al disease and therefore req aE fremtment. Hall's Catarrh Core by F. Jd. Cheney & Co., Tole constitutional cure on the S moge Catarrh in this a1 th Wiors pr ribed Jov CUPP W ennsiitut &i manulactured Bio, is the only it is taken 7 A Ie AEPOOT ful. It acls directly tipon the Binod and mucous surfaces of the sysiem, They offer one hundred dollars for any case it falls to cure. Send for | circulars and testimonials. Address F.A. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. O 8am Sold by Diraggists, Tie. In Const ntinople there has been of a glealiv incieared sale of bibles : * $x ’ Paha be sure to get Hood's Sarsapariila if you want an honest, reliable medicine. Do not take any other which is alleged to be “about the same” | or “just as good.” Insist upon having Hood's Sarsaparilla, which is peculiar to itself. Sold by all druggists, Try it. There are more pictures of George | Washington sold in this country in a | year than of any other person. For | figures apply to the Post-Office Dopart- | ment, : Cann’s Kidney Cure for Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright's, | Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv | ousness, &c. Cure guaranteed. 831 | Arch Sweet, Philad’a. $1 a bottle, 6 for $5, or druggist. 1000 certificates of | cures. 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Ease at once, no operation or de. lay from business, attested by thou. | sands of eures siter vihers tail, advice | free, send for circular, — Te — There is some sentiment about hav- ing an ice house on the farm, but there is at Jeast as much fAnancial wis dom, AI regen, the Paradise of Parmers, Mikel, equalie clits, certain and aba owt Troll wrain, gram and ie pos Whenever vou find a man’s name on a of fruit that is invariably honestly packed, that name will be worth a good deal of money to its owners, Tm "ration ns A ls sb Fraser Axle Grouse, ols Atle Grease ia the best ntrinsioal the cheapest, your horses to death grease, Try it, The fruit that the winter should be put away cue fully, and then carefully watched all through the winter that that which de- cays may be removed, Ears A Men bave not ONE E Both the method and results when Byrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts ntly yet promptly on the Kidneys, iver and Bowels, cleanses thes tem effectually, dispels colds, head. aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its find ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared o_o from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities com- mend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading drug. gists. Any relable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute, CALIFORNIA FI8 SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, KY. KEW YORK, N.Y. ISSURE TO CUR} Cold in Head QUICKLY Apply Balm into esch nostril @ Warren et. X. ¥ End a Geroe stonm of Calung weet which strikes the face ke a thousand needles. Wind forty miles an hour, You say a man coulds’t stand such ex. posure! No, he couldn't, without just the proper Ciothing. 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