Centre grmomit. BiuiyoNfi, I*a. NEWS, KACTB AND BIJOCIFSTIONS. TH* TEST f TH* KSTIOKAt WILTS** IS Till INT XLLI • *!'■ AND raoSI'SRITT Or Till rs*m*. Every farmer in his annual txperxmce discovert something of value. Ib'-ite it and send it to the "Agricultural Editor of the DKMIH KAT, Hellefontr, I'enn'ii," that other farmers may hare the benefit of it. Let communications be timely, and be sure that they are brief and well pointed. ABE there any advocates of shal low plowing, where the soil will ad mit of deep plowing, among our readersf If so, let them give their reasons. Ji' DOE ALLISON, of the Howard Grange makes favorable report of the progress of the order in a letter to the Fanner'* Frieml , the organ of the order in this State. WE arc of opinion that the proper way to cultivate corn the first time is to harrow it before it comes up. It is too late now to try this plan this j season, but keep it in mind, and give it a trial another year. POULTRY raisers are always much exercised if skunks, weasels, or dogs are known to be harboring under or near their buildings, and our late ex- j periencc has forced us to add cats to the already long list of poultry de stroyers. TUB Farmer's Friend compliments our neighbor Leonard Rhone as "one of the most energetic and untiring Patrons in Pennsylvania, and credits hiin with having made "old Centre the banner county in Pennsylvania and probably in the Union." IT IS not too soon to consider the subject of early cut hay, and prepare for it. It is unanimously agrced among experienced men, that early cut hay, or cured grass keeps lip the flow of milk, and maintains the quality of butter, much better than that which has been allowed to become too ri|e. T HERE arc many things which ought to lie taught in our public schools that we now ignore. In every school in the fanning districts there should lie a system of book-keeping adapted to farm accounts. Practically illus trated and so simple in its theories that it would fill the necessities of every farmer, who ought not to In afraid of figures. WE HAVE a double crop now grow- ! ing on two acres of our corn stubble land which will undoubtedly prove a novelty to most who will see it. It consists of oats and field peas sown together ; or rather we intended sow ing them together, but the seed jn-as failing to arrive in time we gave them up, and sowed the oats broadcast at the rate of nearly two bushels per acre, and when the peas did finally arrive, drilled them in on top of the oats, and both are now up and prom ising finely. This crop is intended for pig-feed, and wc shall commence cutting it for them as soon as the I>cas and oats have formed, and con- | tinuc until ripe enough to thrash, ! when we will cut, cure and thrash as we would oats alone. THERE is yet abundant time to plant for a good and profitable crop of roots for use during next winter. Sugnr lieots should have liccn plant ed sometime since, but mangles can yet be sown and produce full crops. Try a small lot this year, and next year you will lie sure to want a larg er one. There is no stock ou the farm from hens to horses that will not cat tlicm greedily, ami lie all the better and more easily kept for a full feed of them once a day during all hard winter weather. Some objectors claim that they contain a large pro portion of water. This is true, but it is just what wc need. We cannot feed all corn ; we need some succu lent feed to preserve healtlifulness. Men who are authority on the sub ject hold that nearly all the fatal dis eases stock—hog cholera as it is called, for one—are due to the ex clusive feeding of corn, and that a large addition of the laxative food furnished by those roots will cause them to disappear. "A bushel of them will contain 57 pounds, or near ly seven gallons of water. But water is food, and goes to nourish the sys- tcm of nn animal which consists of 75 per cent, of water, and I ilon't know of any better way of giving seven gallons of water on a cold winter's day than in a warm barn, and in roots comparatively warm from a cellar. It is certainly better than giving the water from a trough about which the ice is several inches thick, or from the creek through a hole cut In the ice. There is much less cold for the stomach to neutralize." THK NEXT meeting of the Pennsyl vania State Hoard of Agriculture will be held in the hall of the Per manent Kxhihitinn Company, Phila delphia, commencing at ten o'clock in the morning of Thursday, June 5. An extensive programme has been prepared, and wo have no doubt the meeting will be a very interesting and profitable one to all who can at tend. Prof. Hamilton, the member elected by the Agricultural Society of this county, is in the South on ac count of his health, and we shall probably be unrepresented. IT WILT, doubtless be news to most of our readers—it is entirely new to us—that clover has insect enemies which "bid fair to become as serious a drawback to the raising of cloversecd as the wheat-midge has, in past years, been to the raising of wheatami yet we have no less distinguished authority then Prof. C. V. Hiley for the assertion. Prof. Riley speaks of two of them as the clover-root borer, and cloversecd midge and of the latter he says: "If the injuries of this insect should be come serious, the cloversecd raiser will be obliged to uhandon for a ser ies of years the growth of this crop, as in no other way are we likely to be able to airect the multiplication of the enemy." MR. lIAHKY SEIRIWICK, of Corn wall Hollow, whose signature is fa miliar to readers of the agricultural press, and is never npi>cndcd to any excepting sound common-sense prac tical articles, has accepted the editor ial chair of the Connecticut Farmer, a new agricultural journal lately start ed away up among the insurance |>eo ple in Hartford. Mr. Sedgwick is a practical farmer, and practical writer, and we wish and predict for his new venture a practical success. ONE of our leading contemporar ies publishes a long description, at companicd by illustrations, of a spik ed collar to be worn by sheep to pre vent dogs from attacking them at the throat. This is well enough as far as it goes; hut when we call to mind the many sheep we have seen which hail been murdered by the cowardly curs seizing them by the side, flank, or even leg, it prompts to respectfully suggest that the proper party to wear the spikes is the dog, ami for the most effective mode of application wc quote from an old, but standard authority : "Then Jsi'f, Hbcr' wife, took s nsil of the tent, slid took a hummer in h-r hand and went softly unto him and smote the nad into his temple, and fastened it into thn ground, f or he was fast asleep and weary, so he died."—Judge* 4 : 21. Importance of Root Crop*. Wc find in a letter to the Country Gentleman from William Crozicr,the following. Mr. Crozier is one of the most experienced and successful farmers of the country, and his judg ment in matters of this sort is most reliable: "I am glad to Inform you that the prac tice of improved agriculture has begun in Ibis and many other section*. They are putting in lot* of mangold*, and intend to plant a gixid many turni|>*. Hardly a farm er around but what has got hi*"patch of mangold*. The intention i* now to make their awn manure. They are convinced that "the more root*, the more manure; the more manure we get, the more root*" and everything ele we can rai*e. No ag ricultural country can be successful with out a good crop of root* to feed in winter, either to heen, cow* or hog*. Kind Word*. Notwithstanding our modesty, wc confess pleasure at any evidence that our efforts to make this part of our paper useful and interesting to our farmer readers arc appreciated. As such we accept the following extract from a letter lately received from one of the oldest and best known agricul tural writers and editors of the day : "Two copfa* of tho DBMOCMAT hav ar rived. I have carefully reed the agricul tural department in both, and there is not an. unsound paragraph in either, Tbey area* good a* the beet. If the two coplce tent me are fair lamplea, the farmer* of your region have in it a valuable agricul tural pepor." Practical Butter Making. Mr. A. W. Choover, Agricultural editor of tlio Xfew Kngland Farmer, I has written a letter doscriptivo of liin method* of managing his dairy, | from which we take the 1 iiwrty of extracting some of his mora itnpor- | tant points. Mr. Checver is a farm er and butter maker of great exper- I ience, and his methods are safe to follow : Tin milking pull* only lire uoppel.i water thrown in to rinie the miik from the .urfam of the little crumb*. It l then taken out up on an inclined board, and after le-ing pre**, i ed together pretty compactly, which oper ation force* out nearly all the hotter to ok, the color and nail are added and Worked evenly through the ma** while it i* \et pliable. The color i applied in fine white ugar, which i worki-d in very lightly l fore adding the salt. Applying the col-r in thi* way I alwav* kn >w when the *alt i* sufficiently worked in, and can know jut when to stop, a verv important kind of knowledge to have when working but ter. Depending ti|ein the color for * guide prevent* the liability of overworking, while it iiuuire* |M-rf'-ct freedom fr.'m atrij*-. and streak* caused by uneven salt ing. The pi'.portion of salt i* two-fifths of an ounce to a pound of butter measured by the eye, which in my case U very ac • urate after so long a prm lice. • • No ice is u< d in the dairy for any Other purpose than shipping the butter over the road in hot weather. In our own case, although we have a first-class spring, wc have, for greater convenience ami the sav ing of steps by the female portion of the household, adopted a plan of keeping our milk with ice, which we will d(uteribe next week. Wc presume Mr. Checver keeps his milk without icc because lie has a con venient mik-rooin of the proper tem perature, and not because he ob jects to the use of icc at all. All lha work of toinf-uring the cream, churning, working and putting up the butter is done on the same day and as rap idly a* |>ible. tin no account would 1 ever re-work or handle butter after it once becomes thoroughly cold and stiff. Work ing butler the day following churning 1 consider a had practice. Good, *>>und, well-made butter rmjuiro# very little ice for handling or marketing, while that which Is poorly made either in the churn ing or tho working will seldom harden well even on ice. Good Result*. Oov. Drew, of Florida, by heavy ma nuring and suiisoiling to lh<- depth of fif teen inches, succeeded in raising 130 bushels of corn to ihe acre. He plannd in March and gathered in September. The soil wa I a sandy loam with a clay üb*oil at the depth of about twelve inches. And "heavy manuring and subsoil- i ing" will accomplish Just ns much for the farmers of Centre county in rennsylvnnia, as they did for Gov. Drew in Florida. Poultry M Cheap Food. From p A M. THtkl*. The time is coming when more at tention must IHJ given Us poultry as a source of food supply. Though meat meat Is comparatively cheap, many a |oor fellow can't afford to it because his exchequer is as low as, or lower, than his larder. Kggs at 12 cents a dozen arc cheaper and more whole some food than pork products, even at the present prices, and a fowl that will make a dinner for a family at the prices current is ehenjier than beef. Many think me nn enthusiast, but I think the possibilities of the poultry yard as a source of food sup ply arc not appreciated by the aver age American yet as they are by the average Frenchmen. Value of Liquid Manure. From Rural New Yrkr. Col. John B. Mead, the State Super intendent of Agriculture in Vermont, recently stated at a public meeting that in five years after be had made suitable provision for saving the urine of his stables and applying it to the land, the crops of his farm were doubled. A doubled crop means ft double power of earning stock, and with a double hatfpfcomcs agsin a double quantity or Fertilizing mate rial. What a vista of progress is hero opened to the ambitious farmer. Provide Pure Water and Plenty of It, tl World, The water supply on every farm should be as convenient, as ample, as accessible and ns trustworthy as the supply of food. Not only ought water of good quality and sufllcient quanti ty be insured to the household, but to cattle, hog and poultry yards. When the water is supplied by wells the grounds for a distance around should be kept scrupulously clean and be so drained that no refuse by any possibility can find its way to the water. If each well is provided with a good pmup much labor iu raising the water will be saved. In hilly and rolling countries where the supply of water is procured from adjacent springs, pipes laid so as to bring the water to the very spots where it is to be consumed will pay for the expense and time employed in time and labor gained, especially if the pipes are laid at seasons when farm work is not pressing. Pipes of bored saplings or other wood will serve well when tile is not to l>c ole tained without too great expense. Ruin water from the roofs ol build ings may lie utilized by arranging for it to run through covered troughs or leaders to cisterns built either above or below ground. Water pass ing through filters placed at the en trance of the cistern, or inside the cistern, according to directions pre viously given, will insure the purity of water so desirable. Causes of impurity of water, whether in well or cistern, should lie searched out and removed before the extreme warm months come and disease is generated. Making llay. St'OOKSTtOMM lIV A WORKING lAHMr.II. Con • k *)*t>4*-fi| of Fairn J- urn*) As the time is fast approaching when the farmer will have to com mencc the operation of cutting and curing bay, it would Is; well to con sider whether or not v have not been in the practice of delaying the cutting of grass longer than is pro|n-r to receive the greatest Iwneflt from the cured hay. 1 think as a general thing farmers have lieen heavy los ers by letting their gross get too old before cutting, and after cutting making it too much. 1 think the la-st time for cutting clover is a soon as possible after coming out in full bloom, before many of the heads liegin to get brown, and if cut after the dew dries oil' a little and kept stirred, so ns to get the full benefit of the sun and air, it will lie sufll cicntly made Isrforc evening to rake up and put up in small heaps, and as soon as the dampness dries off in the morning it may lie stored without risk, and will make decidedly lietter hay, and stock will thrive ami do a great deal better on it than if left to dry away too much. There seems to IK- a great differ ence of opinion in regard to the cut ting of timothy; while some prefer leaving it stand until the seed forms others prefer cutting as soon as clever ly out iu head, lint I suppose a# soon after the blossoms is off is about as near the time as any to get the full benefit of the hay ; if cut while in bloom it is apt to lie dusty, and if left too late the stalks are hard and woody, and devoid of the saccharine matter that adds so much to the quality of liny as food for stock. Shade for Poultry. Everybody who knows anything at all alHiut domestic fowls understands that they delight in shady places dur ing extreme warm weather, ns they do in sunny s|x>ts in cold weather. Hut everybody does not appear to appre ciate that shade during summer is es sential to the health as well as the comfort of fowls. All places not reached by the sun's rays at times, on the other hand, are unfit resorts for poultry, inducing surh ailments ns roup, catarrh and rheumatism. A damp, confined atmosphere ia worse than the blazing sun, but hardly pref erable to close, stifled, dry air in tight buildings. Don't Neglect the Fowls. Fr-on lH Poultry T*r>t. One half the care and lalior requir ed to earn fiflv dollars tilling some crop, will produce that amount for the farmer if bestowed upon his flock of fowls. If you propose to him fo persistently neglect his best cow from one end of the year to the other, lie will set you down as a candidate for a lunatic asylum, yet a common sized flock of fowls, such as arc kept at most farmsteads, will yield ns much value yearly, If projierly treated, as a first rate cow. Mt'cii material that is allowed to go to WASTR on tnany a farm should lie utilized for comfortable bedding for stock, or, if this is considered too muph trouble, then at least hatd it into the barnyard and let it Ire trans formed there into "complete manure" that will help maintain the fertility of our land. HRRAD, soaked in aaleratus water, is an Infallible cure for POULTRY CHOLERA, forcing two or three mouth fula down the throat if the fowl ia too far gone to eat. Experience has also taught that scattering plenty of cat nip in the chicken coop will keep it free of lice. J | A lU)WAKE. WILSON, McFARLANE CO.* DKALJJRB IN STOVES AND RANGES, PAINTS, OILH, GLASS, lIAKES, FORKS, CR/JLIDXjES &cscythes. SOLE AGENTS KOK JOi l NSON 'H K ALSOMI XK. AM.KoiiKNr srar.KT. ... bi/K K, .... MUJMfVI, PA. r |MIE CENTRE DEMOCRAT BOOK and JOB OFFICE RUSH HOUSE HI/OC'K, BELLEFONTK, PA., is MOW orr RHINO GREA T INI) uCEM EN T S TO THOSE WIJSIIIXO riK.-M-CI.AH* Plain or Fancy Printing. tVa have- unusual fiuiliti,-* for printing LAW HOOKB, PAMPHLETS, CATALOGUES, PIIOGKA M MEB, STATEMENTS, CIRCULARS, HILL BEADS, NOTE HEADS, * BUSINESS CARDS, INVITATION CARDS, CARTES DK VISITK, CARDS ON ENVELOPES, AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS. tuif Printing don* in thi beet atjrlu, on h<-rl notice and at tin- lowt -I rat'*. 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