I}. JJA\ 11 It h Til <r .SO AW, Harden Seeds, I'lliftitlrfpfi hi.
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t * r^'M ' Attention of Market Gardener*
V/y f7)V> H,M ' °theni ilcslrlnir to I'IHCIIHM- Need*
>V >R L rnlti-IL to TIN' FACT that ILIO Cnblittga uinl OTLII-r Hll'ilv
*v <>N.ir.il by I) LANOUBTII * SUNK to Owlr nutunii N.
Y\ )Y\ \ -a frown tul INML rntlrly liy llii'iiiarlvt*. upmi tliolr
\ . <TI? H PLY 11*11 Wl forma. tli* mull of many yniri rarrful uinl
*"'l In rlllfrul .•'<■<•.tun,uinl in Dot Uio ro.ult nf ilianir
nnd oarrlMa partiM who know nothing
yrrra of cluar ulamrTatlon, larilti! attention to tlii'i !.i*o
nil.jnl, anil raiinot lm ai-ijulrvil In a abort tltni' lijr Ilio to wliuwr atti'iitlmi baa boon rtignaMiil villi otlior
liuranlts
Tba HM*I tiro*hit: btabllahmrut of It. I.ANIIKFTII k SONS ( now riini|irllK 1/.74 arm), flrat fotitnletl
In 17*4, anil taxing to tlirro griiaraUons, lull lu-rn riiudiK'ti'il willi tlll' rlrnr til producing Hioila of lli VI-I V I Ira I
ami linrrat oiialltv. Wo art", llu-rafiirr, Juattftnl, in aaautiug our l uilmni ni that T'UK xKKIih lift Kll KD HV
IS lIAVK SO MPRRIOK IS THIS ttlt ANY OTHER (ill NTHY Tlic public K ni. rally are Invltwl to
• til an I . lamina our atork of SKKItS, IMPLEMENTS ANH TOOLS, all n| tin- Hot quality. No an otul
•|Uality giaala for aula Catalogue free. prlcra low.
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WILSON, McFARLANE <fc CO
DEALERS IN
STOVES, RANGES f HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
IBTTIX-IDIEiRS' HARDWARE.
AI.LEUUF.MY STREET, . . - • fll'MES' BI.OCK, RI.I.EFt>MT I 4
liuxilien* Curd*.
HARNESS MANUFACTORY
In (iarmnn'a New Block,
BELLEFONTE. PA. 1-<J
P> P. HLAIR,
X 1 • JEWELER, I
WATCMM. CUK*, >IWIUI, AC.
All work neatly executed. On Allegheny
nuiinr lloiw'.
DIALSBB IN PUBS DBUGBONLY.
S | ZELLEK & SON, JJ
5 TP. ÜBIOOWTB.
St | N. 6. Bcorherh>>ff Row. %
£ i All the Standard I'al.nt Medicine* Pre-] ■"
~ Tiiptlon. and rainily Recipe. accurately g
SO prepared. Trusses, Sli..oMer ltre. ee, Ac., Ac. 3
r! :*?_ J *
f oris DOLL.
\J FABIIIOXABLE BOOT A SHOEMAKER,
Bruckerhoff >'• Allegheny street,
,_, y Kellefonte.P*
t. c. nwnne, Pree'l. 3. p. ■Ahht*. Oanh'r.
17IRST NATIONAL HANK OF
I 1 BELLKPONTE,
Allegheny Street. Bellefonte. Pm. ■"
CIENTRE COUNTY BANKING
| J COMPANY.
Reeelee Depoeits
And Allow Interest,
Diareuni Note.;
to; end Sell
Oox. Seen rl I lee,
(|..|d and Coupons,
Jin A. BAT*B, President.
J. D. SniJOXSt, Cashier.
CONSUMPTION
. POMTIMY CUBED.
ALL sufferere from this <!iscas
llmt are aaxlon* to lie rurel rhnnld try Da.
KISSNKRS CELEBRATED CONSUMPTIVE POM
DEBS. Theee Powder, are the only preparation known
that will cnra Oouecurvto" and all dlaeaaea of the
Tanner ana Ltmae—lndeed, to etmng le our fnilh In
them, and alen to conelnca yea that lliey era no ham
bag, wa will forward 10 aeery sufferer by mall, yl
paid, a mat Tnul Box.
Wa don't want yoor money nnUI yon are perfwrtlv
aatleflled of their raratJre power.. If yoar life le north
earing, don't delay In firing Uieae Powataa a trial, aa
they will en rely cure yon.
Price, for large box. *!->, xent to any part of the
United State* or Canada, by null, oa receipt of price.
AddrtM,
ABII A ROSBINB,
44- ly 380 Pnlbm Street, Brooklyn. N. T.
FITS, EPILEPSY,
OB
FALLINCI SICK If ESS
PERMANENTLY CURED— No
I!nml>ng—hy ana monlh'e usage af Or. Oaw
lard'a Celebrated Infallible FH Ptmrdara. To cots
rlace sufferer* thai them, powder* will do all wa claim
for them wa will eend them by mall, mat raj, a mat
Tatar nag. Aa Dr. Goalnrd la the only pbyeMan Hut
baa erer made tide dlaeaan a apeclal atady, and aa to
I oar knowledge tb-roean'le hare U etan anmrrtT car
ed by the nee of theee Pownana, WILL avaxanTxa a
rnxunt cure la rrary cam, or a areas too aid.
norxr xiexwMrn All anEerwra ehonld aire theaw
I Powder, an early trial, and ha coarlncad of Utalr mm
■ Price, for large box, 13.00, or 4 box** tor 210'*>, aent
I by mail to any part of Ifca Colled Melee or Oanada oa
I lldepl gf Addrrao
i 44-1 y. im Pulton Street. Brooklyn. W. T.
■ T>ROCKKRHOFF HOUSE,
■ I) BBLLSPORTB, PA.
W. R. TELLER, Proprietor.
Good Sample Room on Seeond Floor,
[ fp-riM Daaa to and from all Tralne. Special rate.
■ is wllaamn and jnrvrt. 1-1/
BELLEFONTE & SNOW SHOE
B. E. —Tlme-Tnl'le In effect on and after May
I.l'-":
Lease* Snow Shoe T. 20 a. ■..arrleex In Bellefonte
9.10 a. 11.
Lear** Dellafonta 10.2.'. a. a., arrive* at Snow Shoe
11 Jit a.a.
I.carea Snow Shoe 2> a.,arrives In Itellefonle
349 r. X.
I.enrea Bellefonte VIA r H .arrive* al Snow Shoe
B.AT r. M. DANIEL KIIOADS.
lieneral Soperlnlendent.
HBALT) EAGLE VALLEY RAIL
ROAD—Time-Tahle, April 20, |wt:
Exp. Mall wiaTßann. xaarwexn. Kp. Mall
a. St. r. n. r. an
Xln 832 ..—..Arrive al Tyrone Leave.— T X X2O
* 3 8 21 Leave East Tyrone Leave... T IS X *27
7 ft 9 821 " Vail " ... 719 X3l
7 fift 817 ...... " Bal l Kagla " ... 723 X 37
74* 8 9 " I'owier " ... 733 * 4'.
712 8 3 " Hannah ** . 73d 9 7
736 6 6ft " Port Matilda " ... T44 918
727 ft 47 " Martha " ... 762 92*
71" 63X " Julian " ... J 1 9 4<l
7 t 627 " Pntonrllla " ... *ll 943
7 <• ft IX " Snow Shoe In M ... X2l 9 ftl
868 tIS " Mlleahurg " ... X 24 9 Aft
848 & ft ...... " Bellefonla " ... *32 9 ftl
8% 499 '• Mileel.nrg " - X Aft 10 3
8 2". 4 4ft " Purlin " ... XAAto 14
XIX 4 4*i " Mount Eagle " ... 9Onlo 19
8 9 431 ...... " Howard " ... 9 Xin 29
6 Aft %20 •• Kaglerllle " „. 9IXIO 42
ft SO 4 Ift " Flee, h Creek " ... 92210 47
134 4 3 " Mill Hall M „93411 00
ft 2V 400 " Fleminxton " ... 937 II 4
A 2ft 8 ftl " Lock llaren " ... 942 11 X
pENNBYLVANfA RAILROAD.
I —I Philadelphia and Erie Dlrlalon.)—On and
after Ite. ember pi, 1x77 :
WESTWARD.
ERIR MAIL lenree Philadelphia..... ... II Aft p m
" " 115iTie1.urg................ 4 26am
" •• WHlleiinport X 3ft n m
" " lawk llaren.. 9 48 n m
11 " Ranoro... ... 10 ft 6 a m
" arrirea al Erie. 7 36 p m
NIAGARA EXPRESS I-ere. Philadelphia- 7 !> a m
" " Ifarrlahnrg.... 10 AO a m
" " Wllllameport. 1 9ipn
" arrirea al Kcnovo.. 4 40pm
Paaaangera by tkle train nrr.ee In Belle
fonte at 4 36 p m
PAST l-IRE leaves Philadelphia 11 49 . m
" " Harriet,org 3 3ft p m
** ** W illlarn.port 7 30pm
" arrirea al Lork llaren 8 40 p m
EASTWARD.
PACIFIC EXPRESS lenrea lee-k Haven. 8 40am
" " Wllllameport... 766 am
" arrirea at llarriabnrg. 11 S6 a m
" " Philadelphia.... 3 4ft p m
DAT EXPRESS learee Renoro. 10 10 a m
" " Lock llaren II 20 a m
•• Wllllamaporl 12 40 am
" arrirea al Harrlahurg— 4 10 p m
" Philadelphia. 790 p m
ERIE MAIL learee Renoro X 3ft p m
" LnchMlaven 9 4ft p m
w '• M'lllßunaport 11 Oft p m
- arrirea al Bmrrieburg. t 46 a M
w Philadelphia TOO a m
PAST LINE lasers Wllllameport 12 34 a m
" arrirea at llarriehnrx 3 6X a m
" Philadelphia T36 a m
Eria Mail Waal. Niagara Express West. Lock llaren
Aceommßhtlwn Meat, and Day Express Bast, make
close connections at Nqrihoml-rland with L.41,1
R. trains for Wllkesbarre and Srraalon.
Erie Mall Weal, Niagara Etpreaa Weal, and Eria
El press Wmt, and larch tlaeen Aeemnmodatlnn Waal,
make close connection nl Wllllameport with N. C. R.
W, train* anfth
Erie Mail Wast, Niagara E*press Wad, nod Day
Express East, make rlose roanectteo at Lork Hnrao
With B B V. B. B. trains.
Erie Mall Rati and Wast connect al Erie with trains
an L, B. A M. S. R. R.. at Oorry with O. C. A A. Y. B.
R.. at Em port nm with E. N. T. A P. B. R., an I at
Driftwood with AVER
Parlon nam will ma between Philadelphia and
Wllllamaporl on Niagara Krpr.sa Weat, Erie Exprwaa
Wast, Philadelphia Express But and Day Express
East, and Sunday Bxpreaa East. Sleeping canon nil
nlghl trains Wn. A. ItaUrwiff,
flaa'l Superintendent.
( MKARD HOUBI,
\ I CORNER CHEST NIT AND NINTH STEEETS,
txntthfiu.
This bonas, promlnenl In n city famad for Ha com
fortable hotel*, li kept in avery respect ecjeai la any
Rret elaa* hotel* la the runnlry. (iwlng to the riria
gwnry of the times, tha price of board Ma been reduced
to man asUAM per day. j. M KIBBIN.
I*#4f Nnfe|if,
New A<l verttnemen tn.
IF-A-IRrMIIEiR-S
WHO WANT
GROCERIES
ANI> OTHEIt
SUPPLIES
FOR
HARVEST.! NO
HIIOUI.I) CAM. ON
SECHLER & Co.
FOR ANYTHING IN TIIK LINK OK
BLTQA IIS,
COFFEES,
TEAS,
SPICES,
NEW CHEESE,
S. C. HAMS, #
S. C. DRIED REEK,
BREAKFAST BACON,
DRIED PEACHES,
NEW PRUNES,
HOMINY and IHCE,
SYRUPS and N. O. MOLASSES,
NEW MACKEREL,
BT(>NEWARE, QUEKNBWAIIE,
die., die., Ac.
ALSO ANYTHING IN THK LINK OF
FRESII MEATS.
Wo uro killing .tall-M Ntoom of from !
1200 to I4iNilbn., anil havo positively tho <
"BEST MEATS
that arc ofYorod for pale in Centre county.
SECIILEII & CO.
GBOCERS,
Hush House Block, Belief ante, J'a.
NEW ENTERPRISE.
i LEXANDER di CO.,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
—A Nil —
SEED STORE,
HKLLKFONTK, I'A.
They moan by thin all tho name import*,
that i, In deal in afii| to fufni)i tn farmer* at tb*
b.weat |.*eilU price everything in tb* |>a|* of an
agrb ulturwl Implement that farmer# u*e, Inrludinr
BKKDS of all kind*. ...erfitßd ;
At pfMwol we havi* nti hau l awl ivt 8K I'IIII.I.KD
agents for the •*! aft-, N. V. It U tle Irat dtilN
PLOW, w rlivt. . alto the Keyaton* and iron l>eam
plows mad* at Centre Hall. No better pbw than
IIIMC ran be had for the MDJ* amount of mnotv.
Aleo the Centre llall omplanter We need • notli
Ing about the merit* "f tin® planter aa tb# '/>■> anw in
ue' In Centre county demonstrate* them to U the Inat.
II ARROW* and Ct'LTIVAU>RB of Uia latent im
proved pattern®.
M"WKK" REAPERS and GRAIN IIINHER.*.—Of
theae we aell the Oaborna either aa separate Mower*.
Combined lb per* and Mower*, aingle liar*eater*, or
a* Combined Reaper* and Kinder*.
THK WIIKKI.KK, No fi, a* • roMft*d machine. U
the l-et niarhine of the kind in the market
THK GREATEST IMPROVEMENT Of THE AUK
i the Nir rial own Gl*wn*r ami Kinder. Call and are
it. It |fe w>mb rfully perfe-t
Anj U> twelve y*wm old, with on* liT*e, will fn|.
bw ami bind all the grain that any Reaper with able
d®livery will tut It red only bind* but glean®, and
will aa** the p|r* of the machine In one year, by
taking tip from the •tubbl# that which la Row Imi.
TIIK M -lIKKHY GRAIN Mi 11.!., either with or
without broadcast tew*, with or without fertiliser and
•wed ■> wing attachment®. It I* the beet grain drill
for all nurtwee* In the market,
THE G RISER TllßKfflir.lt ANI SEPARATOR,—
The reputation of thla machine l ®n w|| e*t*!.lihd
that we ran aay nothing alat It that the peofde da
not know Any peteou wanting <ne, or tn net of
refwir* for lb'®* n*>w in the county. pl®*w call.
11KK KEEKS PATENT LEVEL TREAD HORSE
POWER, for one aod two with Patent Spied
Regulator. I.ittle Giant Thrh*r and Cleaner
VICTOR CLUtER IIELLEK. Nd* agent* for Cm
tre .nn.y.
WAGONS. CARRIAGES. BIGGIES and PII.tCTORS.
—\t are agent® for the tale <>f i)ID . |dUBI<J CONK-
I.IN WAGON, th* repntath-n of which iaaoWell *®*D
li-hed: alanof IhnOiRTI.AND PLATFORM SPRING
WAGONS. Carriage*. Phwtona and Buggiea. All are
warranted. Call and ®ee ep*ctm*it® and x amine cat*
l .guo® a* t *.jl®* and pri •■* lwfora buying *l*wh*r*
CaUlOfM fnmUhed on apfdlra.'on
PLANTKR AND FERTILIZERS —Ca*ota plaster
finely gr.su l, a® g*wd a® the t*at Nora Ho4la,ai the
bw price of f7 • per ton. Peruvian Gnano ®dd on
order* only Ph<*phat* alwy n hand. Spa* ial
manure* for different c r"pa aedd upon order* at manu
torturer*' pHcee.
POWDER.—We arc Intpont'a agent® Klaafing.
ftf-oting and Rifle powder on hand and ®dd at whole
a*le prirea ; alo fnae.
tili A IN.—After the growing crop | Harreted we
will be preparel to pay the hlgheat market price for
all kinda of grain.
CiiAL—Our yard I* alway* •larked with the beat
Anthra- Ite Coal which we aell at loweat price
I.IMR —We make (he brat white lime In the State.
Ita pfwpeftle* f.r mecltaniral and agricultural par
pW* ere| all other*.
FAIHRANKS* SCALES.—We are their agent* in
Centre county and will supply all pal tie* wishing
guod and true aralaa at their low*t firlcea.
We extend an Invitation to everybody In want of
anything tn our line to call at our atpre rom*, op
iw*llr the Rush Ifou®". and aea what we have, and
(earn from thae in attendance n..re particularly the
arope of our huaiuean. ALEXANDER A (*1
Rellvfvnte. Pa., May A, liwtii. lMf
FOIt THE CAMPAIGN.
TUX FATHIOT " nraiNO Tttr rRKHItIKK
TIAL CANVAS®.
TN order that everybody, no matter
-*■ how poor In pnmo. m.T rood lb. n. darin( b
grml polfttrol .Imitglo of IMO, tb. KI.ILT PITIWT
(®on<U.r MlUon iorladod) will I" ..til bj mail to unjr
wblrM. fr—, from Ibo pnwnl tlm. until llir
sn*onUi of NorraM n*l, tor WOO; torlnho of fir.
or mom, (Mid <>n oiff tree to lb. nit'l'f of ib.rlnb.)
93JU) I—r mpy, Wllh-Hl ®"tml*> MllOon, lb. D*ar
PAT*tor will b wnl l.y m*ll In tif midrrM, p.U*.
fm, for nm. pmfod for W<i; la rlwb. of Sr. or mom
(will. no. mp; flee In wttibr of rial.) fj<o p cup;,
THE WEEKLY PATRIOT
from lb. prnw-al tlm. anil! lb. week sfter tb. Vreei
ilmlbil .l.rllo will b* mnl o A.T *Mmm,
tree lor Fotrr C**r ; I. rlnlw of Sr. or upward,
fx TMimrr-Firi i'*r i fpj, with on. r—p; tree lo
mndnr of rl.li. In ererj c— lb. BWBrj mint minim
ran; lb* <>rd.r. Now I. llm tlm. log.l op .lab*.
Onmorratio loral nrgmnlMllon. ranimt rlrral.tr rbmp
rt and mom BlfrcMr. rampalgn lllrralam than n#w
n|*rt fnrnlahxl At thnrr rßtraorrllaarlljr low ralM.
®rnd la Joar union eddmwd to PAroiot Pru.ni*o
Co., fIAUIMI M, PA. *
m
RUSH HOUSE,
nRI.I.EPONTR. PA,
IB OI*E3Sr.
z*-:tm D. P. PETKE®, Proprlrtor
PENSIONS^
A LI. disabled Soldiers and heirs of
ii la imnt foMlm who dird from coomqnMiOM
of Barrlm In tb. Arai;. nr. rnlltlrd In PKNBIONt.
NO ARREAIU nllowwd .flrr JULY 1, I*Bo. Bond
atamp* fr fall tnnUartlnna In all hind, of Soldlnra'
J. H! BYFHKRD A CO., PensUm Atty'o
M tMPOIrmt. WASHINGTON. I. 0
pBNTRAL HOTEL,
\J (Oppoall. tit. Railroad Nation,)
MFLRRBCRO, CRNTMR COL'NTT, PA.
A. A. KOHLBKCKKit, Proprietor.
THROL'GII TRAVELERS on lb. ralln'md will fiad
tbt. ||.M ta cimlWwt I>Wl' to Innoh, or pwttrr a
maal, M ALL TRAINS I1p boal W aUaatt®, 17
Site (Centre JPemotrai
HKLLKFONTK, PA.
NEWS, FAITH ANLL BUCK!KSTIONS.
Til* TUT or Til* NATIONAL HIM AAA | TUB INTILLI
- AND FKOBPKKITT OT TH* TANK**
Every farmer in hit annual experience
discovers something of value. Write it ami
send it to the "Agricultural Editor of the
DEMOCRAT, Hellefontc, J'enn'a," that other
farmers may hare the benefit of it. Let
communications be timely, ami be sure (hat
they are. brief and welt pointed.
1 'IE superabundance of rain wc
ure now having is not encouraging to
farmers. Seeding is being greatly
hindered by the unceasing wet weath
er, and the little that is being sown
is necessarily put out in bad condi
tion.
IN another column we give a chap
ter on "Apples and Cider," from the
American Agriculturist, , which is full
of useful bints to those whose supply
of apples is abundant. Many of our
readers will find use for it this year,
while others can only lament that
they have not the apples.
O.N Tuesday, the 17111, the Agricul
tural Department furnished the fol
lowing summary of the condition of
crops; Potatoes.—The New England j
and Middle States report a high av
erage crop. The Gulf States and
three States in the Mississippi Valley
report an average above that of last
year. The States north of the Ohio
RlVfcr have a promising crop. West
of the Mississippi both Kansas and
Nebraska report a low average
Duck wheat—New York and Pennsyl
vania show a decline of two |>crccnt.
in the acreage sown. MinnePft/TuTC-"
Nebraska g g H |, ow aa acrea g C
nearly the same as in 1879. Hay and
pasturage —the summer has not been
favorable for the bay crop. In the
States tardering on the Ohio River
the average is higher than last year.
West of tho Mississippi the average
is low and on the Pacific Slope it is
very high.
Tsv to have clean field* thii year.—
Kxthangr,
That ia excellent advice, hut we
cannot remember a year in which the
farmer who makes the trial would
have been lews likely to succeed than
the present. Wet weather is succeed
ed only by wetter, and weeds flourish
almost without precedence- At this
writing, With the fall months not yet
reached, we look out of our window
and sec wheat stubbles covered with
a growth of rag-weed, smart-weed
and weeds of all sorts, quite a9 thick,
and almost as high as the wheat
which was taken oil only last month.
Even in this case, we are "trying to
have clean fields," by mowing the
weeds, and drawing them into the
barnyard to l>c trampled into the
manure heap, where they will "do
the most good." Hut the rains come
so fast and so "wet," that even in
this wc are hindered moat discourag
fngly. Of course the young clover
(oi which wc have an exceptionally
good catch, owing, as we believe, to
harrowing the wheat, and sowing the
clover seed upon the freshly harrow
ed ground) grows in a fair ratio
with the weeds, and if we can suc
ceed in getting them cut, and prompt,
ly removed, before the clover is
smothered, wc shall expect to aee it
make a aplendid growth, enlarging
and lengthening its roots, and furnish
ing a heavy coat of mulch for the
ground, both of which will greatly
tend to prevent it from "freezing out"
during the winter.
Exhausted Already.
The older settled districts in Min
nesota can no longer be depended
upon for the yield of wheat which at
first rewarded the labor of the farmer.
The land will not produce a greater
average than eight bushels to the
acre. The ground has been sown
and resown with wheat until It ia
exhausted. New crops must he tried;
and the fields from which so much
has been drawn must be rested and
reinvigorated. Land can be worked
to death as well as men and women.
—Record.
J tut sol And wc have in our eye
some noted wheat growing districts
much nearer than Minnesota which
are rapidly approaching the same
exhausted condition, snd for the same
cause. Wheat Is good, but "There
can be too much of a good thing."
The farm is the last place in the
world whore slovenliness pays.
Apples, Apple Juice, Older, Vinegar,
from 11,.- Amirlcm, Agriculturist.
This in moat, emphatically "the
bearing year" with apples. Not only
arc well kept orchards in full bearing,
but every superannuated and half
decayed tree, and every scrub and
chance seedling by the roadside, is
loaded in a manner seldom seen in a
lifetime. With this abundance it is
evident that with apples there will IKJ
a glut in the market. There will l>c
no room except "higher up," and
tbope who scud poor fruit to market
hud better use their barrels for fire
wood, and save the freight charges.
There is always u certain demand to
be met, but this year only the most
select fruit will supply it. In years
of plenty, careful selection and neat
packages tell. The nlmoßt dally
inquiries as to fruit dryers show that
preparations are being made to dry a
share of this abundance, and we
hope by this article to anticipate the
inquiries that will soon be made as
to disposing of the fruit in the various
liquid forms. Apple juice, as it
comes from the press, or "sweet
cider," is liked by many, and we
have inquiries as to keeping it in the
urifermentcd state. Preserving pow
ders are advertised, and some of those
from their effectiveness in preserving
fruit will no doubt keep fruit juice
equally well. The majority will wish
to preserve their sweet cider without
addition, and these can treat it by
the same method used in canning
fruit. Heat the cider to the tailing
point, bottle and cork it while still
hot. When apple juice is excised to
the air, the natural ferment it con
tains causes a change to take place.
The sugar in the juice is converted
into alcohol, and carbonic acid is
given off. This process may IKJ car
ried on until all the su£ar is decom
posed, when it is "hard" cider. The
fermentation may IKJ arrested at the
desired point by bottling, and spark
ling cider will IKJ the result. I 1
which is also called bottling
er," can oOc. mentation is quite fin-j
AuGd. The best still cider is made
from late ripened apples, when the !
weather is cool, fermented slowly at j
as low a temperature as possible,
taking care to exclude the excess of j
air; when fermentation has quite'
ceased, the cider should IKJ racked j
ofr into a clean cask, and kept secure- !
ly bunged or bottled. The great use
of apples in this year will IKJ to make
vinegar. In the fermentation of j
cider, the sugar of the apple juice is I
converted into alcohol, and in making j
vinegar, that alcohol ia changed into j
acetic acid- The conditions of this j
change arc full exposure to the air ;
and a high temperature. The richer
the cider in alcohol, the stronger will
IKJ the vinegar, and the more slowly
will the change take place. Ordina
rily, the cider is put away in the
cellar or some out-building, and in
time, it may be two or three years or j
more, will be found to lie changed s
into vinegar. Those who have heard
of the "quick vinegar process," think-1
ing it can lie applied to cider, wc are
often asked to give a description of
it. In this process, a liquid contain- I
ing alcohol, usually in the form of.
cheap whiskey, is converted into vin- !
egar in a few honrs. Hut this is not j
applicable to cider, for in the fermen
tation of cider or other fruit juices,
the change into vinegar is accompan- '■
ied by the growth of a very low form
of plant, "the mother," as it is usual
ly called, and this would so clog up
the apparatus of the quick method as
to very.soon put a stop to it. Still,
the change of cider may le greatly
hastened. Those who make cider
vinegar on a large scale have a house
especially for the work, and this is
heated to about 70°. Vinegar can
not be made rnpidly at a much lower
temperature. Exposure to the air is
important, hence the casks are not
filled, but only partly so, in order to
expose a broad surface of the liquid
to the action of the air. Exposure
Is increased by frequently transfer
ring tho cider from one cask to
another, letting it run very slowly.
Exposure can be promoted by allow
ing the partly formed vinegar to
slowly run down a long trough, and
also by allowing it to trickle over
corn cobs placed in a cask, the cobs
having been previously washed and
soaked in good vinegar. Old vinegar
acts as a ferment, and hastens the
change, and the mixing of new and
partly formed vinegar with a portion
of old and strong vinegar helps
the change. Another method to
hasten vinegar making is to add
yeast to cider, or what produces the
same effect, the "mother" from vine
gar barrels. The conditions for the
most rapid conversion of cider into
vinegar may be summed up : A tem
perature of at least 70°, all possible
exposure to the air, the addition of
old vinegar to the new or the use of
"mother." It should be remembered
that the weaker the cider in sugar
the weaker will be the vinegar, and
the more rapid the change.
TIIR use of implements of hus
bandry of Imperfect construction, or
in bad condition, it is confidently
believed, is a greater annual tax to
the farmers than all the assessments
imposed by law. The hindrance to
labor, loss in time, the greater hard
ship of its accomplishment and its
less effectual operation by the toggled
chain, the racked cart, the doll plough
point, the toothless harrow, the brok-
en hoc, the spade, the rake, the fork,
if kept in accurate account by each in
dividual, would present an aggregate
of loss reproachful to many and
criminal in the most careless.
Ensilage Again.
From lli fi-muniuwn T*l*ffra|>li.
Just at present there is a remark
able interest in the question of pre
serving green fodder in silos, bow to
do it, etc. That it has merits there
can be no question, but the limit of
those merits is the question which
experience must decide. If a moiety
of its claimed benefits and advan
| tages is true, we have a substitute
for cooking fodder by steam for stock
without all its dangers from fire, etc.
Hear something of what Mr. O. 11.
I'otter relates to the Farmers' Club
of the American Institute, after an
ex|)eriencc of three j'ears with ensil
applying it to common fodder
corn, red clover, pearl millet, West
India millet or Guinea eorn, green
rye, green oats and mixed grasses,
in which clover predominates, with
entire success in every case. Has
never lost any fodder whatever, but
has been perfectly preserved and let
ter than when fed fresh and green
from the field. The first fermenta
tion being passed in the process, the
food thus preserved has no tendency
either to sour or bloat tLe animals
fed. It iscaten up eagerly and clean,
leaf and stock, without any loss
whatever, and the stock thus fed ex
| liibits the highest condition of health
| and thrift. "For milch cows, to
which 1 have mainly fed it, it surpass
es any food I have ever tried ; it in
creases the quantity of milk much
lieyond dried food, and the quality is
bettor than that produced from the
same fodder when fed fresh and * "
from the field." Whai
asked for when - i ;'^ of tlu ?™ l
parativej- lf ie cows teeth
• ..oi affected, as is the case in some
instances with hot feed, can anything
known lie better ?
Bits of Agricultural Wisdom.
The good farmer does not pasture
his grass fields close in the fall of the
year.
Clover that sends its roots deep
into the earth is considered the best
sub-soiling agent to lie had.
If you want to increase your clover
fields manure thein well; you can not
increase them faster in any other way.
Whenever you see a farm upon
which year after year no improve
| ment is made you may be sure that
i the farmer neither reads, observes
I nor thinks.
Corn cut ofi in season is 10 per
cent, heavier than that left standing,
which will pay two-thirds of cutting
and husking ; then you have the very
best of feed in form of fodder, which
is worth from 10 to 15 cents a shock.
In all our planting and cropping
we should remember that our farm is
our capital, and that increasing its
productis T c capacity means adding to
our principal, while by reducing its
fertility we take awaj* the means by
which we live.
A gitatc the manure question; throw
everything in the barnyard, keep
your stock in your yards, do not
have them running in every field on
, ihc farm and on the public highway.
Then you will begin to sec what the
manure will do for your run-down
I land. .
Do Hot Plant More Trees than Ton can
Oare For.
of Xf* Yoft Tribute.
It is so easy to set out a little tree,
and it seems like such a good thing
to do for ourselves and for posterity,
that there is a great temptation to
plant more trees than can possibly
receive proper attention. This, of
course, docs not apply to those who
make fruit culture a specialty, but to
the busy farmer and others who have
little leisure to attend to yard crops
and orchards for home supply. The
hsrm done by tbis system of over
planting is not confined to the owner,
who is deprived of the fine fruit that
: might be his, but such neglected
| trees furnish a harbor and breeding
place for numerous insects destruc
tive to lYuit trees, and the little tree
planted with such magnanimous in
tent becomes a curse instead of a
blessing. How much better, then, to
have fewer trees carefully tended,
with more and better fruit, and fewer
insects to disturb the peace of the
fruit-grower.
Hay Fifty-four Tears Old.
ProM the
Petcr Bcysher, of Washington
township, Berks county, sold ten
tons of hay that had been in his barn
filly-four years, being part of the
first crop that was boused alter the
barn was built fifty-four years ago.
Mr. Deysher sold the hay on condi
tion that if it was not found good
the purchaser need not pay for it,
but it turned out to be perfectly
sound, and was paid lor promptly
aocording to agreement.
Au. surplus poultry should be
worked off to market Though grain
is cheap, it takes a great deal to feed
a lot of poultry in cold weather.
When the surplus stock is out of the
way, attention may be given to
special methods of feeding and man\
age ment to secure eggs.