New Advertisementa.
TREASURER'S SALE
/\F UNSEATED LANDS FOR
\ / TAXES roll 187 V*, AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
Notice IN Ucnrbjr |riv*lt, llint in |mrstianr* of An Art
of AMemblj, |m**o3 tin* 12th day June, A. I*. |B|,ft (
entitled An Art to ainr*iid uii Art directed the mode of
stdliiiK QOMHitPii land* In Outre county," mnl tin*
several H4>pl*uiriitM thereto, there will l* exposed to
imldic *l* or outcry, the follow inn trtm-lM of iiuaeßtml
lands In Mid roiiuty lor tin* UXM din* and unpaid
thereon, nt the Court House lii the Borough F Belle
font- , on the SKUOND MONDAY OK JUNK, A. D,
1880.
•tKKNER.
Acres Jk Per. Warrant©*. Tuxes.
2.V) Thomas J.dihston, L'i 00
.50 Ami Cooti, 1 HO
58 Ro|*r| llolmex, 2 Of
60 Joint MtMiro, 1 HL
.'MI J. D. Harris. I HO
Jolin Davis, 1 44
100 Foster Tats (owner), *2 do
ROUGH.
1 '.Hi ] of Prtl'kl'r A I.IK tin, 114 1
:uCi 112 John CiK'hmn, 23 62
3#9 145 D Karskndden, .'HI 02
4-1 163 Jonathan llnrvey, .33 |u
4il 40 MOM* llood, 33 18
418 40 William Hood, 32 |8
433 163 Jo-lnli Humes, 33 4o
424 70 Garret Cotlinger, 32 04
lino Krmik McCoy, 2d 12
111 RNSIPE.
2t*l William Miller, V Ho
. 108 Bird Ml Uton. 81 87
140 llenry Harris, 8 OH
1' I Michael OUIYUII, 1 ."MI
43! l 18.1 John Bugg, •'* 75
41* John Shy in, • 41
415 Kit Caiihy, ti 44
433 llUl Samuel I'micoast, 0 75
379| David Lewis ft 58
41 • John Barron. t> 44
411 TIIOIIIIIN P. Wharton, 12 75
'.4 Walter Slewart, I (Hi
.'III 22 Paul Cox, 42M
14<> 22 John Vaughn, 31 no
■4 DU John Donelly, 44
t-1 163 J-din Kidil. 26 *4
4id IM llenry iHimdly, 2d h|
4-1 163 Robert Brady, 40 20
4.1 168 Rolierl Urny, 20 hu
I*-; 168 William lie wart, Id 44
4.. 16:1 John IH* wart, ]; 14
1; 163 Jnumi TOHCN, l.t u
I'd ltd \\ IIIIHUI Gray, 1.3 14
415 Johti Weitxel, JO |HI
415 Janie.i Hlaek. 12 89
41" Joseph J. Wallace, 12 81l
4-5 103 \\ ill tain Cook, Uf 44
4CI 163 John Cowden, Id 44
4-.I 163 Wii lin 111 P. Ilrady, 26 Ni
4 •! ltd Henry Shaffer, 26 Ho
l-'id ltd John llouoel, * 2*' 15
4-; DVI John Lyon, go 15
433 1 iwt Charles Gotten, 26 Ho
433 lilt Tie-run* Grunt, I i 44
4 ! 163 John llrndy, 13 44
4I" John Boyd, 25 7d
4-1 16.1 Alex. Greave#, l.t 44
• 433 lrtt Jo*|di Motrin, id 44
4.21 DU TIIOHIOM Hamilton, id 40
33 DU John Dyer*, Id 411
15 Jacob Wei* I tier. 12 xo
33 DU Benjamin Young, l:t p-,
421 16.1 Alex. Hunter, Id 46
4.13 DU Samuel Hunter, Id 4c,
4id DU Thomas Greaves, Id 4*,
4.'U IM Keanris Tench, id 41;
4.13 163 George Harrison, 13 .41;
433 l'U John Nicholson, l ; 4#.
433 l'U BUIr McCluimlian, 1:1 46
4CI L'U Peamon lluaC, fU 81
4.1 J 151 George M> < IHIIAII.III, 63 HJ
4;ci 1.53 Polly Met iaiiahan, 53 HI
411 l'U Ami M< < l'-ti.ihan, fu m
4 U 151 Oeirxr Meade, fU 81
4 u IfU Andrew Pettlt, 5.1 H|
4:id 153 Wllliaiii Itingliniii, .VI 8|
415 Nathan levy, 12 Vi
415 Joae|>h Ttioinaa, 12 Hi
4ld DU J'MM'jdi Uallace, Id 4#;
4CI DU Joae|th Wallace, Id |6
4.U I rid William B* It, ).I §#-,
4 U DU Samuel M. Kot, 21 27
415 Sarah M. Tahuan, 21 H5
216 *3 of Jeremiah Parker, :j :V4
4C| DU Alexander Bell, 24 4
4 U DU Alex. J. Bullae, Id 46
ci arts
4':1 Rebecca Kelw, w 54 m)
1 '6 J allien Mi'br, 18 60
2U J allien Irwin, 24 Ml
♦MI >!•!. Hal lea ell, 5 58
415 Kether Stilly, M t
415 Coe|>er Wlntar, 5.4 no
HHOJ Joeejdi Ke|i. 8 d 6
2h; t'aleo Lawn 1 *, 8 .'IT,
'Joj leaac Luiptteth, H JK
4*Cl 108 Jamea White, 41
•107 l.indley Coat a, d io
415 William (iilliert, 7u 2>i
4 C'l 151 Samuel Scott, .'lB Dl
415 Jeaee Wnlii, 2t> 46
415 Molly Wharton, 2; 86
415 J*ph Wain. 27 mi
•lit Hi>-hrd Wain, 24 M*
dsn 49 John S. Karat, 2*
•il'U 16.1 Thoniae llale, :i\ 2,
415 Jacob Wain, 2d 79
djo Jonathan Willie, 24 m*
897J Robert Ainaly, 1.1 ret
415 John Mrf'auley, 16 27
415 Charlee Allen, 27 26
217 Kiohburn Wharton, i 14 ;,u
2m BicliarU Tutiie, 17 imi
'JUT) Caleb bwn*. J d Vh
2"7 i Naac lenir*freth, J dAS
15H 9d Job W. Packer, 27 In
1-5 llenry Donald, 8 |6
2CI Robert AlnUy, i 85 20
DMi Richard TunD, 14 OH
4.C1 1U Tlioruae McKwen, 2* 62
217 Kiahbiirn W harton, 2h 6.5
50 J. W. A 8. C. Porker, 2 90
2HO Philip Meyere, ;i5 -jo
D 6 Simon Meyera, Id gt> I
428 Michael Meyere, .16 nt.
i 4.'U Joaeiih Ih*t|iii|{, 111 ](•
1 620 Job W Packer, 6 fo
1 In W. M. Packer, 7/7
•Mm t John P Mitchell, 6 re
I {JJIiC Job W. Parker, 2 .1-8
15 J of J. W. Packer, Id
i J Z. Long, 15 00
i 4:ct DU Ben). R. M-rpmi, # n 50
rxaouaox
fM! I•nine Buckley. .1 641
> 5i Joinh Luhby, .1 u>
I 60 Richard Motiely, d f<n
I 1 ( > Abraham llicka, 4;
I ORCiMI.
| 20 35 John F. Price, 42
1 '•o John Rote (owner), 2 51
I '"" Bernard llnlily, 64h
4m William Taggart, 2 19
4" David Taggart, 2 10
4(41 William I'Ogan, 2 1"
John Painter. 2 10
miiM.
416 John Sin,|,tiun, 4 6d
765 John Kidd, 2 (6
228 159 William Mnahy, 244
•B I to Adam llolinder, .1 88
d<M (Mi Albright Swinefonl, 819
4.15 Charles Hall, 27 7.1
HALF VOO9.
•1 50 Abraham Klder, 26
44 II Tlkmi. lleyNkill (owner), Hlo
24 Jac. Van|i"ot fowner). 4 4.'
6d 88 i 2. Yan|*>d rotate (owner), 144
6* 76 C. \'atipMd eatate (owner), 4 611
40 lo Peggy Shearer, d 66
If IRRIN.
407 92 Kearney Wharton, 073
John Irwin, 2 91
J. C. KDher, | 96
1 •'** John Irwin, 2 47
4 ,g William Brown, 7 mi
Michael Brannen (owner), ]y
Oeorge Fox, 9 MI
John Irwin, I 7n
•50 John Irwin, lE*,
HOWARD.
20 William Cr<Mmaii, | 17
I'M 63 John Brady. |g (g;
49 142 Samuel leather*, 571
'<!■" Jooeph Hrayahurg, H 51
ncrroK.
120 Adam Kitliii 14 |o
ÜBUTT.
J. t D. fiiineanlna, 2 85
Part John Potter, 18 ho
775 J true* A. (Jnlgley, 8 23
•18 Itoea Baker, 4 21
7#5 Heotge l. lie**, 8 23
Rnlwit A James llayn 32
7hß Dan'el Kr*fiae ( IV. 10
79 Samuel P. Siienk, (owner,) 4 To
4 Daniel David, 1 03
MARIOS.
55 18 J. D. Shugert, 226
W. A. Thi'tnae. 24 (Ml
M- Alexainler Scf.tt, 53 26
H ] ID Abraham Snyder, 28 58
'■ William Allison, 6 60
v Mriklmofit, 6 28
■f2 66 John Cormnn, 60l
;H 47 Jacob iMtt, (owner.) 2 40
H, 81 IKS.
llenry Tolsnd, 7 Aft
■' ; David Williams, 7 .54
H : : 4 Jeremiah Parker, 5 76
■ • Thoitiaa Tones, ] ft.)
716 John Mackey, 7 ;,|
•6 so B# ni. Young. 275
■ 7 • William Barton, 1 :c;
Ridieii (lray, I 77
Thomas (Irani. 8 4:1
Alexander llnnter, 6 16
Jeremiah Jackeon, 7 63
William Steadman % ||
Rolrt Taggart, 2 81
Thomas Mm I lit, 8 ,1A
Aaran l*vy, ft 42
Rdiert Brady, 7 63
Hannah Brady, 7 62
Itolert Dray, 7 28
DM) Aliinhain Scott, 1 77
50 Suiuiiel 80011, Mil
150 Abrahiiin Scott, 2 67
90 Suuiuid Mcott, I 60
255 Jane Brady, 4 52
i 200 John Itlady, d 55
419 John Migfricd, 7 45
t 3(8) William Parker, ft 32
, 125 John Dot*ey, 2 22
I 125 MiH.ri. W but ton, 2 22
402 lift William Miles, 7 12
1 20 William Packer, 48
I 320 Joseph Peart ill, ft ho
| djo 128 dcorge Kltts, ft 46
IM CM) S. Derr A Jin*. Rtahl, 401
• POTTRR.
4<NI William lioflman, II MO
4<NI Daniel Levy, II HO
130 54 John Mto tier, 270
7 45 Jacob (Vintalairder,
1 18) J.din Bitner, Sr. (owner), 1 82
7 680 Parker, j.) d7
770 I'arker, 9 ;18
' 732 Carotliers, 2 64
' 4(M Shires Kuliuer, 12 61)
' 327 S. A A Mcott, 10 34
138 134 ilvorge Koust, 138
Rl'Mtl.
! 433 153 TV I'. Morgan, 67 ftft
; 4CI 153 Thotnoa Greaves, 17 36
1 433 153 David Ik'w|h, 17 36
t 4."ci 153 Philip Kberinnn, 17 dti
1 4:U l'U Jacob Wctxlcr, 17 36
1 50 Jtdin Wells, 2 01
\ 268) Joseph Strong, 8 (si
! *250 Paul Wells. 10 01
4°o James BtlUi. 15 28
, 300 Thomas Kr-kln, 12 AMI
4.3:1 Ifld Hennet Lucas, 17 80
John Burg, 8 on
t 433 163 Henry Piukerton, 17 36
430 9 James Bnncy. 17 21
.Matthias liralV, 12 (N)
4:C3 153 lb*bot Irvlei, 67 6.5
4:c'f D'u John Punk, 45 92
' 323 Hugh I'attoii, .'ii 5H
4t*M) 147 Jacob Hush, 03 |9
422 44 John Wenimap, 65 82
402 110 Jacob W'eidiuaii, 62 62
75 Joseph Harrison, .1 p|
4CJ Jft3 Jac'b Hudesill, 17 38
413 llCl Paul llu-h, 1,7 65
4 U HU p„l Bla. k. 67 65
431 163 Paul Such, 07 56
| 4CI |O3 J*hn Borland, 67 65
433 191 John Kcllv, 6* 65
4:ci 103 John Bush, 67 Aft
433 103 John Much, 67 ftft
4(B) John Black, 62 4n
Joseph Wells, 4H 66
4.C1 153 Diehard Malotie, 67 Aft
4.-I I U James Toller, 45 02
433 IA3 John llamhright, 67 ftft
' 4.U lA'l Andrew Grail, 07 66
4(7 117 Christiati Mitsser, 03 oft
4n Samuel Chestnut, 0 24
15 Casper latwreiit c, 9 ,tft
439 103 John Hopkins, Ho 72
4ci lAt John Wilson, 12 2u
4-1 l.Vt Daniel Buckley, 67 Aft
4-U L'U Itn hard Peters, 2i 68
10(0 Jtdin Ctipenhsver, lo 40
l(H) John Co|H*tihaer, ft *Ji
2 M# of Andrew Allison, 62 00
of A. Allison A John Lilly, 02 4)
4331 163 William Gray, ](U 93
0 James Wilson estate (owner), 5 90
SHOW Bit OR.
4" William P. Mil. kell, 2 60
360 John Pirn, 4*; an
4.C1 lAI Kearney W harton, 56 :ift
' 433 Rolrert Walters, 66 .'Cft
David Carscaddtiu, 13 (si
' 4-1 IfU Andrew Summers. 14 ()|
433 153 Moore Whartotl, .56 49
• 4-1 lAI William Parker, M 49
• 4-U 1 .VI ltb*-cra Wain, • 66 49
413 IA3 Ib tijamln 11. Tallmati, .56 19
4CI |.AI Kli Wharton. 59 49
4CI IVI A. S. Valentine, 56 49
43.1 I U M T. Mlll.k-n, :A 49
N. J Mitchell, 26 2>)
431 (b*org<> Kldy, 56
James T. Hale, 49 79
433 James McMonus, Ml 29
433 Samuel Linn, !A 29
' 4'U IbMijamiu It Morgan, 6 T*
4CI lAI Thomas Greaves, 56 35
1 4.13 Andrea Bayard. 56 29
4 :4 J offtarniicl Dolnsin, 28 D)
' 2 of Jetemlah Parker, 7 20
1 :> Job Beilly, 73 20
4si D. Karsksdcn. 26 <■>
!< Sarah Ihttlebell, 6 60
4CJ 7.1 N.J. Mitchell. 26 59
412 44 Davul CarMadon, At At
412 44 David ('arsradon, At 8.3
1 2H7 HO David Cars.adon, *7 38
4.C1 120 l.uke Minser, 28 21
4-'t3 lAt Iranris West. 14 10
4.13 LAt William II West, 14 lu
4.C1 IM John West, 11 Jo
*CI lAI D. II Cunningham, 14 In
I9IH 71 John M. Neskit, 14 In
*4l 144 Hugh Pi in, 46 87
3QO 141 John It' iley, 46 87
43W It'inl W tison, 56 32 |
433 103 Kearney Wharton, 64 37 I
•rkura.
16 Jt>hn L. Kurtv, 1 47 j
Thomas Harrison, (owner.) IN J
92 102 Thotnaa Tliornhiirg, ' ft 79 I
TAILOR.
Moses Coats, 47 14 j
4"0 J ones Buh, dl iy 1
433 163 Tl.ovnas M•"Common, ;tt 77 j
4.U !♦'.! Kly ID-'tmaii, A.I 77 j
1"0 James Mo-.re, 3 V 8)
s<) Vincent Stephens, 4 vo j
4Ct 163 I.*-sly Mai .lie, fc| 77
433 16.3 Jdm M< Omnmon, :tt 77 ;
176 M'iscs Gat*, 2H 36 '
®i Joseph Voder, . CM) !
4 :1 Hugh Hamilton. 22 14 ]
434 W W. Montgomery, 44 yi !
434 John Montgomery, 41 *j)t j
1-50 JohnCarr, 17 Bft j
! James Carr, :io 6" I
D) Michael W f idner, 12 7ft i
I ,B * Michael Weidnei, # 411 HO
80 Ja> oli H* ck. 7 36
!•" George Motig, ft |n I
433 153 Mary Smith, dd 15
IW) William Wilson, Ift .10
I'*' Da*il Itaiston, ' 15 do
AD A.M. Klder. 12 75
25 Clement ICH Vwlth, 63 7ft
1*23 Tract Ko. I 4.1 m*
184) Tract No. 2 45 TH")
D 9 Trait No. 18 48 90 !
11l Tract Nn. 8 gft r;
910 No. 12 82 08 j
71 of Thomas MH.lure, 7 gft
91 C. Yanpisd, U |s
307 William Bell. |M4 on
1 niox.
96 It Mnlhollaiid. 2D 18
Isi 80 William Brwer, 21 75
2'MI Ann Deal, 41 gft
P. A R. Kulins, 20 80
1(F) Jane Blake, 21 3n
I'D Samuel Pliip|i\ 21 do
117 Buyer Davis, 6 p j
4-'Ct I.VI Robert Stewart, 22 58
398| 6Ja*nerer Ilratiham, ft 20
139 Samuel I bij.ps, 14 46 I
IBr John CiM>|ier, 14 56
of Ikyre iHivis, ft 20 i
82 96 Rudolph Mtilholland, 1A 96 I
WM.IIR.
74 M Christ. Rohrer, * 98 60 !
212 Satniud Barkman. 8 08 :
!•■) David Reed, • 5 7(1 I
Mary M> Kwen. Pi 64
9'l I*3 James Sutlar, 770 j
40 John Baker. 1 ;,j
46 John MrComlng. nr. j
• 9 Henry Din k, Sr., (owner.) 3 rr2 i
WORTH.
174 Hoover A Reese, 26 7*
1(6 William Mlilprn, Jr., 12 MI
433 16.1 Samuel Scott, 11 46
The sum of fifty cent*, mat of advertising, will la*
lid* lev I to the taxes and ctufa in each case.
A. VK A KICK | 'Prtnnurer.
Treasurer's Office, lb Deb ute, Pa , 1
April 10.1M0 /
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NKWB, FACTS AM* SUCAILXRIONS.
TM lUT ur THI NATIOXAL WKLrAKK IN Til* INIKLI.I.
IIIXO* A* II I'HIiNI'.KITV or TIICVARMKK.
livery fanner in hit annual es/ierienre
discover* something of value. Write it ami
neml it to the "Ayriruttn ral Editor of the
DKMOCRAT, llelUfonte, I'enn'a," that other
farmers may have the benefit of it. J.et
communications be timely, and be sure thai
they are brief and well pointed.
WEKHH will now conic on rapidly,
nnd If permitted to get n good start,
much additional labor will lie requir
ed to put everything in an good con
dition as is requisite ; weeds are not
hard to keep in check if taken at
the right, time which is before they
come up
V F.< SETA nr. F.H must grow rapidly to
Ik* of good quality. A little extra
trouble in watering, manuring and
cultivating makes the difference be
tween crispness, freshness and line
flavor on the one hand, and stringi
ness, toughness and flatness on the
oilier.
TOBACCO farming is assuming
i somewhat important proportions in
Centre county, and it will interest
those engaged in it to learn that in
the old tobacco districts the coming
crop is likely to suffer materially
j from a fly which is destroying the
young plants. We have not heard of
any trouble of this kind in our county,
and the crop being comparatively
new here, it is hoped that we may cs
j cape.
We are under obligations to
Secretary T. .1. Edge for an advance
copy of the Crop and Stock Report of
the State Board of Agriculture for
May, 1880, so far as it relates to
Centre county. Mr. Edge writes us
that this is an average of all the offi
cial reports from this county. Tak
ing 100 as representing the condition
of crops last year, the report gives
the condition of our main
crops as follows: Wheat, 135; Bye,
125 ; Grass, 05. Stock of all kinds,
excepting cows, is reported in aver
age good condition. The acreage of
wheat is increased over last year, by
some 15 |>cr cent., and corn by 4 per
cent. While rye and oats have de*
creased 5 JHT cent, an average of the
estimates of the cost of farm products
for this county gives that of wheat at
.72; corn. .31; rye, .55; oats, .24;
and potatoes, .20 per bushel, and
hay at SO.OO jier ton. Clover seed is
estimated to cost $3.00 per bushel,
and timothy seed $1.80; while but
ter costs .18 per pound. This prol
ablv presents a fair estimate of the
cost of producing the above crops, as
it is an average of the reports of sev
eral gentlemen residing in different
parts of the county, who made their
estimate under the following instruc
tions from Mr. Edge: "Under head
of "< 'ost of < 'rops and Stock," I would
respectfully ask you to exercise the
greatest possible care and exactness.
In your calculations please place the
work of two horses and a man at
$2.50 |>er day, and of a man alone at
actual wujes and board. I'lease in
filude in your estimate, taxes, inter
est, wear nnd tear of implements, one
half of manure applied to the'crop,
nnd all items ol actual cost. It is our
wish to make this tabic as near exact
| as possible."
In time of droughts keep the soil
in the finest possible stnte. When
the entire surface is an inpalpable
powder, and stirred frequently, no
crop will bo destroyed by any
drought that cnu l>e experienced on
the Atlantic slo|w\ Fine dust is n
great absorbent of moisture, and of
the fertiliaing gases that pervade the
atmosphere.
IF your cow's teats are sore from
any wash them clean with
warm water, and then apply glycer
ine while they are moist. Two or
three applications will cure the worst
eases and render the tents soft and
pliable.
A New YORK farmer kills the cab
i>ago worm by sprinkling the plants
with common black pepper from an
ordinary tin box—a pound to 150
plnnts—sometimes previously sprink
ling with soapsuds from the week's
washing.
MAN* insects harbor licncath LITE■
loose Imrk of trees, ami by scraping
this off and washing the trunk and
limbs with a solution of soft soap
much good may be done.
RYK sown this month will make an
excellent summer pasture for mileh
cows and give a larger return of rich
milk nnd bnttcr.
Cultivating the Corn Orop.
The best mode of cultivation is to
begin with the smoothing harrow ; thin
lifter the corn him mucin u few inches
growth. It will then have secured nut
j licient root to prevent displacement,
i the backward pitch of the teeth favor
j ing this, yet at the name time at ire ing
I and making fine the noil and deatioying
j what foul aeeda may have sprouted ;
j thio repeated weekly, or oftener, if the
I raina will admit, all the whfleimproving
j the texture of the soil and extcrminat-
I ing weeds. The whole surface is thus
worked, including the ground in contact
j with the plant, which a cultivator will
! not do, working only between the rows 1
Htid not nearly so effectually. The work ■
with the Hmoothing harrow may he j
continued for weeks till the corn hits ;
reached the height of ten or twelve j
inches. After that use the cultivator, j
and as long as the corn will allow it ; i
better lose a stalk or hill now and then
| than let the weeds have a chance ; be- 1
j sides the working will favor moisture jn
t a drouth.— Exchange.
We entirely agree with the above 1
; excepting as to the time of beginning, j
'< The first harrowing should be before
the corn is up—say within four or
five days after planting. We practice
this method ourselves, for the follow
ing reasons : It destroys myriads of i
| weed seeds, which, lying near or on (
I the surface, have sprouted since the '
j ground was harrowed before planting,
| while the corn is so far below the i
J surface that it cannot be disturbed.
If the first harrowing be deferred!
j until the corn comes up, we must 1
j wait until it is two or three inches
j high, otherwise the tender, white
sprout just shooting through the
ground will be broken off. This gives
j the weeds too much of a start, and
permits them to become so well root
ed that they are difficult to kill. In
case the ground has become "baked," '
1 as under some circumstances it will,
the harrow breaks the crust, and
helps the corn "come up." In "dry
j tunes," when the corn is prevented
from germinating by lack of mois
j tore in the soil, the mellowing of the
j surface by the harrow is almost as
good Irs a mulch, and will materially
help in securing an even stand. This
is the case this season. At the time
of this writing no rain has fallen since
■ the eorn was planted, and there seems
i to be but little prospect for any soon.
The ground is excessively dry, the
j corn does not "sprout" freely, and
there is danger that such of the seed j
as may have been deficient in vitality
or germinating |H>WIT will fail entire
! ly, and that which docs come be
seriously delayed. IJelicving that
I this may be remedied In part by a
thorough mellowing of the surface,
I *
|we have the "smoothing harrpw"
! going at the rate of twenty-five acres
per day—changing teams and men,
and keeping the harrow going stead
ily from daylight until dark. Still
I another advantage to bo gained istlie
! leveling up of the furrows left by the
I plow or planter, so that after the corn
is up, there is much less danger of
"covering" it with tlie harrow or
cultivator. For those reasons we 1
believe the proper time to begin cul
tivating corn is before it U np, instead ,
of "after it has made a few inches
growth." '
Some Seasonable Poultry Hints.
i <
(Vrrrs|mlw|M|re of I'nultry Ysnl. ' j
Sprinkle air-slacked lime pretty
freely in your hen houses. It wiil
sweeten the air, banish the spider i
lice, cure the gapes, colds and catarrh <
in the hens and hen-keeper (?). A I
hen which raises a brood of early 1 1
chickens is worth two which do not;
an early chicken is worth two late I
ones ; early pullets will lay when eggs i
are high in price. It costs about one 1
cent apiece to produce eggs; all you |
get over that is gaiu. Feed often ; it j i
will keep your chickens from straying, ; I
from cats, hawks, and you from a <
quarrel with your neighliors. I
The manure from your hcn-houscs, *
well composted and well applied to I
some early crops, will do much to- t
ward the keeping of the hens the sue- '
eeeding season. I
Out Grass Early if You Want to Make 1
Good Butter. > I
'
When the grasses are dried, a 1
great part of tliiir aroma has passed t
away. This clement cannot be re- t
placed, drain and roots may be i
substituted in part The nearest we <
can get to it in preparing our winter <
feed is to cut the meadows as soon i
as the first blossoms have appeared. I
When cut at this time a great share <
of the aroma is absorbed in the leaves j
and straw, and retained to give tbe i
right flavor to the milk and butter, t
and also to give the butter the desired
color, as well as flavor.
Si'NrLowKKs are recommended in
the Ihitchest Farmer for bean poles, t
planting theui at a suitable distance i
in the garden and planting the beans t
around them when three or four in- I
dies high. ;
Extracts and Comments.
One of the bent corn growers in this
country nay* : "It i better to be a week
lute than it week esrly. Thorough prep
aration in the lir*t requinite. It de
crease* the labor and cost of cultivation,
and iiHHiircH a good croii, other condi
tion*" being favorable. J'hn crop well
put in after the ground is warm will
catch up and go ahead of that put in
hurriedly, in half--prepared soil, though
planted two weeks earlier." OAio
Farmer.
AH true enough; but don't comfort
yourself with this if so be that you
| were a week or ten days too late
( because of lack of energy, or want of
1 proper preparation at the proper time.
Gypsum in Agriculture-Composition, Ap
plication and Effects.
——--
By I lis- linn. (Jm, (Jmlili'*, lii Tril'Uii'-
Gypsum, commonly called plaster,
is composed of 22 equivalents of wa
-1 ter, 32 of lime and 40 of sulphuric
acid. It is soluble in 600 times its
weight of water, or about 1,000 times
j its bulk, its specific gravity varying
from 1.X7 to 2.31. it is used for
making cement, when there is some
curbonate of lime combined with
! the substances named. Calcination,
i (which is simply driving oil'the water
: by heat) being thoroughly perfonn
| ed, the powdered plaster is wet and
quickly made into the desired form,
when it rapidly becomes hard. About
1H per cent, of carbonate of lime is
I found in the plaster quarried near the
Icily which gives it its name (Paris)
l in Fance. For agricultural pur
poses gypsum should consist of only
the lime, water and sulphuric acid—
in which case it w ill be white. Hut
it is not often found perfectly pure.
Oxide of iron gives it various shades
of color. Carbonate of lime will
be shown by applying acids, when
a slight etlervesencc follows. Clay or
other earthy matter, is often mixed
with gypsum rock as quarried ; plain
ly to l>c seen Ik- fore grinding. We
have in New York State extensive
beds of gypsum rock that is of cxcel
lent quality for agricultural purposes.
It is quarried from the beds,and usu
ally placed under sheds to dry before
grinding. Cnder those sheds the
rock can be examined, and when
found not to effervesce on the appli
cation of a strong acid, and to IK*
crystalline all through, light and easi
ly scratched with the thumb nail, and
no earthy matter combined, the color
of a soft gray, it will make a first-rate
fertilizer if ground fine.
When should gypsum lie applied to
land, bow, ami in what quantity ?
When. —On meadows, pastures and
\VinU£ wheat,early in the Spring, as
soon as the ground is settled. On
barley and oats and potatoes when
fairly up. On young clover early in
Spring or immediately after the crop
of grain grown with the clover is
harvester!. On corn, soon as it
is fairly above ground. How.— A
broadcast sowing machine, draw n by
two horses, on which the driver rides,
sowing a strip eight feet wide, can be
purchased for $.16. Such a machine
will do the work much better than it
can lie done by casting from the 1
hand, unless the crop be in hills.
Quantity. —On land that is to IK*
ploughed soon, one bushel to the acre
is sufficient, and as the gypsum is so
slow in dissolving, it is proper to
lake into account the time that will
lie given before the plough will mix
it w itli the earth and measurably end
its usefulness. On permanent mead- !
ows and pastures, from two to three
bushels arc often sown on an acre at
one application The cost of gypsum i
will IH* taken into consideration w hen
deciding on the quantity to be used. I
Where it is costly, I have hoard of
good results from the use of one jieck
on an acre of corn, a very little being j
given to each hill.
What is its value to the farintr? !
That eminent farmer, John Johnston, j
now nearly ninety years of age, crown
ed with the respect and love of nil that
know him, ami surrounded by a great
circle of friends at his home in Gen
eva, N. Y., has said more than once,
that ho would use gypsum on his farm
if it should cost liiin S4O |cr ton.
Some very carefully conducted ex
periment* made at the Michigan Ag
ricultural College showed that one
bushel of gypsum sown on one acre
of newly seeded clover and timothy
produced an increased yield of a ton
of hay, in the two and a hall years
following; it having lK*en mowed five
limes during that iieriod. Calling a
ton equal *to twenty-fife measured
bushels, and tbe gain to give $6 for
this one bushel, we have $126 as the
net gain from the use of a ton. Let
prudent men cut down these figures
till they think they arc within proper
limits, and then uiakc some trinl of
this wonderful fertilizer, llow does
this mineral produce such wonderful
results? No man can tell. The sci
entific man has taken it apart and
determined exactly what it is ; but
why it produces such wonderful effects
he has no more knowledge than any
of us—and all he or we know on this
point is what we have learned by try
ing experiments, marking results and
comparing notes with each other.
I AM of tbe opinion, from my own
experience, that it pays well to feed
a good cow at each milking a quan
tity of good oorn meal and bran, even
when ahe is on grass ; not to add to
the quantity or the butter, but to
keep up the strength of the cow.
She will pay it baok with interest.
How to Bestore Fertility to Exhausted
Farms.
CKOI-N THAT WILL HSNKKIT TIIE LAUD.
Stock lit M**, In Ln4 u] Hum*.
in the attempt to renovate soils, it
1 is neither necessary or wise to rely
on one method. 'l'iie ordinary course
of farming may he pursued ; and by
combining rest, green manuring,crop
rotation, and tillage, as the circum
stances of the farm and the farmer
require, increasing fertility from year
to year will be apparent. Hut while
this process is going on, the farmer
must, to sustain himself, sell some
crop or crops, it is, therefore, im
portant to know whether it will make
any difference in his work of soil
restoration what crop he sells. Ifoes
one crop remove more of the prime
elements of fertility from the farm
| than another? All plants are com-
of the same soil ami animal
materials, hut the proportions in
different classes vary considerably.
The cucumber takes a!>out 2 per
cent, of its substance from the soil,
clover 10 and tobacco 20. Some
store up large quantities of nitrogen ;
in others the proportion is small.
Some are rich in phosphoric acids ;
others take comparatively little.
1 he elements more generally deficient
in soils, and which arc the most diffi
cult ami costly to supply, are potash,
' nitrogen and phosphoric acids; the
farmer should carefully select for
sale those crops which contain the
smallest proportional quantity of
those elements ; and the demands of
his market may possibly be such that
they will yield the greatest money
I return. A ton of timothy hay is
worth in market a third more than a
ton of clover; but for feed and man
urial purposes on the farm, a ton of
the latter is worth nearly as much as
two tons of the former. Sell timothy,
but retain and feed clover and those
fine grasses known by the general
name of English hay. As compared
with the root crops, the grains are
rich in nitrogen and phosphoric acid.
1 herefore sell roots, and retain grain.
1 his rule is equally true when applied
to animals and animal products. Milk
is very rich in nitrogen and phos
phate of lime; butter is nearly all
carbon. Sell butter, but feed milk,
and return its rich elements to the
soil which produced them. Animals
grow n upon the farm are a soil pro
duct, made up of its choice elements,
exactly the same as plants, and when
j removed to market deplete it. Ma
ture animals brought to the farm and
fattened in barn or pasture, and then
exported, carry away the same sub
stance as butter, and leave the soil as
I fertile as they found it.
Clover Hay, and How to Make It,
1 W J kg in ('.'Utitrv ii.nii.ni.t.
1 he better way to cure clover hay
is to do it almost altogether in the
cock. Cut the grass, and after allow
ing it to wilt a few hours to remove
as much moisture as will readily
oir, rake it up and cock it. If very
green, make the heaps smaller, but
never have clover spread over night
unless cut so late in the afternoon
that it is not practicable to rake it
up the same lay. Of course the green
clover will "heat" in the heaps, but
this is just what is wanted. When
clover is heating it is curing more
rapidly than in the brightest sunshine,
i lie weight presses the juices to the
surface of the stems, and with the
thermometer at 100 D to 120° or
more, curing goes on rapidly. The
advantage of this method is "that wc
might make hay nights as well as
j days-
The old rule to "inake hay while
the sun shines'* is obsolete so far as
clover is concerned. As we gener
ally get the grass in cock toward
! evening, it cures more in the few
hours following tliau in all the hours
la-fore it was put up. (retting it up
i green will cause it to pack readily,
and will also prevent most danger
| from rains unless very heavy or of
; long continuance. Keeping out rain
water is very important. The natural
juices of the cfbver arc sweet and
rich. They cure into a kind of gum,
which cattle and horses relish amaz
ingly, and which is extremely nutri
tious. When rain water or even dew
is mixed with this exuded gum the
seeds of ferment are always present,
and it is impossible to get the hay in
the best condition.
After leaving the clover generally
forty-eight hours in cock it will be
ready to draw. Sometimes, but not
always, it is best to turn the cocks
upside down an hour or two before
drawing. The hay will often seein
dsmp, almost wet ; but if no rain has
fallen on it, there will be little danger
of further heating. After clover has
heated once it is much drier than it
seems. Before it has beeu through
this process it will aeem much drier
than it is. In a large mow, or stack,
this heating ia too violent and will
discolor the hay; but when well
cured in small cocks it will dry out
more perfectly than sun and air could
ever do It, One advantage of clover
thus cured is that the leaves are
mostly saved. It is got into cocks
while quite green, and never much
moved afterward. It is more easily
cured, and makes better hay if timo
thy has been sown with the seed at
the rate of four quarts per acre.
AHHKH or saltpetre, if applied in
time, will hold the onion maggot IQ
check.