II llmoii, Mr i'a rlatir ('• Co,, llarthrari: Urafrrs. ARE! I R.SC >X. ME FA IJ YJ A N ! : CO. STOVES, RANGES * HEATERS. A LSO Paints, nils. (!lass ami Varnishes, AND HAE.DWABE. ALLEGLII NY - IH'MKJT BUK'K, .... BKM.KFONTF, I'A. . - ":^PI Ilitshtrss Curtis, .WARNESS MAXUFACTORV II In Qftrnin'a Me Block, # - g>T BKLLKrONTR, PA l-l> F P BLAIR, ■ Jl.'iY KI.KK, K WATCHM. rtocßH, JIWTKLM, Ac. All Work i.-ntlv . . ut.-.1, Ou Allegheny *tr* t, ' I^HekoiA't DBALEKS IN 1' I* UK IMtI'GS nM.V. SP® ZKI.LKR A SON, : I N>. (1, 1'.i... k.TI. 'IT liow. J; 2 ! Alt the Sunil.tr l I'.u. Nt M-li, l'r>- - mill K.tntlv Rcrij,#. ..vur.t.lv .. 73 1-rriMr*' 1 Tru-#!-.-, Sli.ihlili-i linn'.., Ac.. A<\ R< j" •:, I-tr S T Ofis Dlil.L, F.YMIIoN VIII,K BIMIT A SIIOKMAKKR, Brockethurt Kow, At* itfMt, Flfjr i- II font#, PR I.XA, l 4 r*'t. J P. nuHli.t'Mh'r. IIIST NATIONAL BANK OF SILLKFiiNTi:. /AENTBI: col N'l'V BANKING COM I' ANY. 4i r DiM-fitinr N f- -%• Bojr Mid Soil Gov. ?*<*nriti* , a. Gold and Conponn, JAMBA A. Bf AVIR. Pmall*ttt. '' .I'tMllOT. Artf rr^SSSb TjELLEFONTE A SNOW SHOE .EJ S.:'B Tun.' T'lM." In "•(!••• ton and all-r M.i) 1,1180: latlM gn i Bhn* 7.J0 4. tl.,arriT*t In Ib'tlefunt# •J. 10 A. Uivm BHfi<nl 10 2 *. . arrive, al Sit' Mm -1157 A.*. I.ear*. Bnv Flu> 2.00 r.*.,arrive, in Bell.font. k a<wT LwrM B#ll#f"tit# "'.l' r M .arrlvea at Snow 6.57 t. * DANIKI. BIIOAIiS, BP lieneral SUJerlnteiolenl. OALD EAGLE VALLEY KAIL- I) ROAD Time-Tabl., Aj-rll - 1- Ear- Hail. waataaßiv raprwvai'. Kvp. Mail. *.*... p. * •10 7 02!.... AlTtvvatTrrona laavi ... 7 : - 18 • 2 i *sL....Le*ve K„. T rjrone l.eave.. 7 " I * '') 5- 760 I a ... ... 742 J T55 847 k..... " Bald KTGL# " ...7 17 •' OJ ts 58 - 7H e 8#!..... " llannali " ... 7 915 7 B©S. " L'ort Matilda " 010 • 17 718 " .litllan ... ! • I' .* 7 9 571... " Union? Ill* " ... H ... 9 it* * " Snow Shop In " ... *55 045 L 868 S #£.... " Mtl.atl.itra' " ... *519 l I #4* " 11-llpfontp ..881 o'7 L BSI fc*S_.... 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Ipl.; - W H4 ,,4 *F* 44rt 12 •>•* A m ** at llarridmrK .'i W m m I 44 Phil*dHpliiA 736 m Tri IftlP Wwit. Niakath K*prM Wh|, |/v k Ifatrn ' ; r•••• Kat. niAk* t with 1.. \ H. It K. iraiM lbr k Kria WKsm+*t. NtAiCAfA Kaprr Wmt, wnd F.f Ic Etprta Wirt. Wi!iitijK)rt itt> N < kd SfaH ! WI. Slatrara i'vpr... Weat. and t>aj ■ | ..e neiliMtial l.o k llaven 1,1i.M6. and VVe.t ronneel at Erie with train* ■ I ■■LA H.. at t'.irry with it (' ,8 A. V. II II N V V |> B It . an I at pmr^at INK*'" r>ul I'P'weea Philadelphia and WillfaMMMMon Slaitara Ripre— We.t. Erie Kvprew -t Weal, MMfMphla E|ire.. Kaal And Ih% t Ripr* fefdi*i^i^BCNlM j K*|>r-HA lUt < art on aP ■igkt trate. War. A VULDWIS, Oan'l Bnprirtrndnt AND NINTH BTRRKTB, |P PfItLADICI.PVtI A. < Mi ft lt rf,m k*pt *n to Any 01 tha country. Owine loth# Atrin the prii-■+ of boaril h* lx*>n rdnrH aAIM|BO|H-r lw J M KiniUN, M*n*fßr HHHB- # 811 HOUSE, BRI.LEFONTK, PA., S OPEN. P. P. PETER*, Proprietor m ill# th# Railroad Station,) LKEBI'BO, rP.STRR COI'XTV, PA. )HLBECKEK, Prt.prlelor, IATRI.P.K* on the railroad will *nd c*l|v|, p| H r*> to lunch, or pr*ciire a IAINH to|i nlxiiit 25 mlnnfcH 47 ° h°n per Ct. ■P ' 1 BIT TIIK MPTDAL I.IPK INBPB NKW YOHK, on flmt mnrtft(tr, nn P pr|Hrty. in Kiirna not lewi than tV.nOO one-third of the pfenrrif value of Any portion of the principal cen he _ time It he* the cttAtom of the *.'T •• if the Intercut | promptly pnlrl. P- BHKBWAN. Attoniey-atdaw, 627 Conrt treet. ReAdlng, Pi.. * I'ro/'cssioiml <'arils. II A. MCKEE, 1 1 • A7TOUSP.Y AT I..VH I-' II (Hth'o oppimit.i Court 11. ii* lli'llrf. nip, Pii. | UNI.VNK FIELDING, 1..V1V .VMM UI.I.KITTON null 11, l-l.v v I.KVHUKI.Ii, l'A W A. MORRISON, ' ' a Al rUBNKY- VT I.AW IIKI.I.I.HiNTK, PA ' Offloe ill VV ...Klrlnc' Rl<>rk,o|i|HHille tin-Court IP uae Cotißiiltniioit in Knuli*li or tleiiiiHti 2-1) C.T. AM* 4M.cn. c. M BOWBR 1 LKXAXDER A BOWER, • * ATTORNEYS AT LAW, B-llefiinte. Pa . may ho .vi-nlli-d In EnKll.li or Her tunn. Ollh eln llartnan'* IlulldliiK l-|y jtwr.s a. ncivvß. j vrtatxr HVPIUPT. I >EA YE It A (i El' ll ART, t * ATTORNEYS AT I.AYY, j Dttl'# nn Allogtirti) atreet, norlli of lligli. Hello. ! f nte, p ~l y I nF. FORTNEY, a ATTORNEY VTI.AVV, IIELI.EKii.NTK, PA, 1 I..Aat d Mr t- the left in tCourt llonee. 2*ly nS. KELLER, a ATTORNEY AT LAW. OtTiir nn Alleeheny Street South aide of Lyon'* 1 lv Rellefnnte. Pa. JOHN BLAIR LINN. '' ATTORNEY AT LAW. RKI.LKEONTE. PA. OfTlce Allefhenv ?tr'ct. over Pmt ftfTice il-1) I L. SPANGLER, *'• ATTORNEY'.AT LAW, RELLKPONTK. CENTRE t'OPNTY', PA fctadal allaaUoti lo Oollectiona; pncllcaa la all IJM i , Court*; CottEullatlonft in tiermen r K giih 1-1) i T II itr rrn, a nor hoy, VI L'RRAY VV- GORDON, a'l ATTORNEYS-.IT-LAW, CLEARFIELD PA Will attend the Bellefonte Coiirt* t* lien Ep**' til!y i cmploj.,l. My ( R R C. HIITLE, * • ATTORNEY' VT LAW LOCK HAVEN. PA. j ' All I'UEineE* prnmptlr aftendcl to. Mr \VM. P. MITCHELL, ' PRAITII AL SI itYEYOR Lot h IIAVfcN, PA , j Will attend t ' all e 'k In Clearfield, Centre and | Clinton c>untl" • "p|w>tte (*nrk flaven National Bank 2<V-ly ' W ('. HEINLK, l ' e ATTOBNKV NT I. SW, It M. 1.1 KitNTK, IVN Offt. f in C >nrad LL"Jte, B| • att ■• ' o van i 11 |ltkm ■i • IhIM ' | All HVELOMB att**nd#D to promptly. II i * vvruu'f f> | l krr■. 1 \\"ALLACI: A KREBS. ' * ATTORNEYS-VT LVW . | CLEARFIELD. PA. Will attend and try at Ih-llefonie when j- | cially retainer I. j \VILLIAM Mf(TLLGI'GH, * ' ATTORNEY AT LVW, CLEARFIELD, P.V All DIHIBMRI promptly atfrmlc l|o My i NEW ENTERPRISE. 1 LEXANDER A CO., AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT j —AM> — SEED STORK, IJELLEFONTK, I'A. They by thi* nil th# nnmn im4Mrt*, that l. to deal in and to fnritlah U* fartnern t the loweat f'Meihle price even thing in the r.f an agrit iiltiiral inipD-nienl that farmer* nee, Imludiror MKKDS ..f all kind*. At preB>nt we hare on hand and are the aufhorired agent* for the *<B|e of th*. SYB\<d'HK <IIII,I.KD I'l.ttW, made at Prrwuae. N V It it the |.* t chilled plow now made; al*o the Ketatone and iron kum plowa made at Centre Hall. No better plowa than the*e ran t.e had for the aame amount of money. A lao the Centre Hall Corrtplanter We need *ay noth Ing almnt the merit* of thla pi .nter.a* the Juaino* in uae in Centre county demonatrate* them to he the leat I H AIIBOW s and CC l*T! Y ATOlt* of the late*t ~,h* ! prt*l patterna. MOWEKJ4. BKAPKHN and GRAIN BINIHCRB.—Of theae we *e|| the Oaleirne either a* *< p*rat" M->wer*. fonihito d Beapera and Mowem. alngle llarTeatera. or a* Cotuhlnrd ID a per* Mild Binder* THE W ||KKBKK. No. h, a* a combined machine, ia the lwt tnai hine of the kind in th market TUB GBKATKST IMPROVKMK.NT OK Till; ACK I* the Norrlatowti Gleaner and Binder, fall and aee it It i* wonderfully |erfecl. Any boy twelve year* ohl, with one hora*. will fol low and hind all the grain tliaf any B-ap-r with *ile delivery will cut It not only hind* hut glean*, and will aave the price of the machine in one tear, by taking up front thaatnhhle thai which i now |o*t TUB lit AIIKHKY GKAIN lBIIJ*. either with'or without hmadctat hoea, with or without fertiliser and ewed *"Wing attai hnient* It i* the heat grain drill for all pwrpoae* in the market. TIIKGKIRRU TIIRRdfIKB ANH BFPABATOR The reputation *f thl* machine i* *Y W|| e*tahli*hel that we ran *y nothing aLoat It that the peß>p|e u not know Any |>#r-< n wanting one, or in naod of rejaiira for the*# now In th* count?, ptea*e nil IIKKIINKKR PATENT I*KVKL TItRAD IIORRR POW KB for one and two h<>r*e, with Patent S|e. | ReguUtor Utile Giant Threahar and Cleaner VICTOR CI/JVKR IICLI.KH agent* for Cen tre count?. WAGONS.CABRIAGKS> BCOGIICS and PII.KTONS. —Weareagrnta for theaaleof the del.rated CONK I*l N W AGON, the reputation of which I* *o Well eatai*- lulled; alaoof the CoKTI.AND PI.ATKORM BPBING WAGONS, Carriage*. Phwfona and IfuggU* All are warranted. Call and aee *|>ecimet* and examine cata logue* a* to at vie* and pG ea tiefo?* buying elaewhere. Catalogue* furnlahed on application. PI. AST KB AM KKK Tl 1.1/KliS,—Cayuga plaater finely ground, a* guo<l a* thu beat Nora Scotia. at the low price of |? Oil |*r ton. Pernriau Guano Mdd on ordera only. Plniaphatea alwaya on hand. Special manure* for different rropa aold upon order* at manu fa< turera* prirea. POWDKR W'e are liupont'a agenta. Blaatlng, S|e<rting and Rifle powder on hand and aold at whole. aa|e price? ; alao fa** GRAlN.—After the growing crop la harrea|el we will *• prepared to pay the lilgheat mafket prlca for all kind* of grain. fkAl.—Ottr yard la alaay* atockaal with th* heat Anthracite Cai which we ae|| at low eat price. I*l MP. —We make the l*f whit* lime In the Stat*. It* propcrtlw* for mechanical and agricultural pur ' poac* e*B-el all other*. PAIHIIANKS CAI*P*S We are their aganta In Centre county and will aupnty all par Ilea wiahing gieol and true acalea at their loweat price*. We extend an Invitation foateryliody In want of anything In our line to call at onr itnrt rooma, op poaif* the Ruah llonac, and ace what we hare and learn from th<*e In attendance more partlmlarly th* •oop* of our butlneaa. ALKX ANHKR A CO. Bellefonte, Pa., May fl, ISf>. ||.tf ®LTE €N\HT ♦ BEI. I* K FONTK, I'A. N i:\VH, L''.V( I'S AND HtJ(i(i|.s| |(>N'H. I riir. Tier tir rur .NVTIUNAL rl.i vux tv Til* iNTKLtI -116*1'*: A*tl ITIithI'I.HITV ll* Till l'**Utn. I'.i'erif liirmrr ui /m tmnuiil * r/it-ririirr tiHcurrrs <if whit li'ri/r 11 amt ' -irill/ a 1,, l/,r "A'll'i' llttlli 111 I'.iiitnr nf thr I IKMIH'KAT, HrUtfnntr, I'rmi'ii," that nthr.r \ hirmrr- unit/ /mrr thr henrfit *<i it. l.ct ! <imi miin irn lions br tiinrlii, <r,nt b< s u,-r I/,at I thru nrr hrirf ami vrtl pmntnl. Ttinsi: vvltti rviiil tliis ileptii'linent UI tlio DEMIM U.VT regularly are well ! aware of the importance we attach to ! the " I- armers'Gatilet).' 1 The receipt of several of the seedsmen's annual I catalogues, some of which we shall | notice hereafter, reminds ns that the j time is already here— although the i "lull work for the present season litis hurely closed — when we must think op our preparations for the next campaign in the garden. An excel lent way to begin this work system atically is to send al ONRT, to some one or more of the leading seedsmen for their catalongcs, and after thor ough examinations of them, make a ILt of the seeds you need, and send for them promptly. Of course, most 1 farmers save, from tlieirown gardens, litany of the seeds which they use, | but there is not a garden in Centre county which would nut yield greater profits if planted, partially at least, with some of the improved seeds of fered by the seedsmen. You will want some certainly. Send for them early, am! oblige the seedsmen, while you confer A favor upon yourself. CAN root crops be profitably raised j in our peculiar climate, and with our I present high prices for labor as a winter food for stuck? This is a | question as yet much mooted among i American farmers, and in but few ; cases solved, by experience, to the | satisfaction of the I SOME of the most practical and skill | fnl farmers within our knowledge dia metrically tlisagree as to the answer —A fact to Le accounted for, probably, by the different circumstances under which they are placed. As for our | selves we have not yet been able to ! come to a conelusion, although we have raised and fed larger or smaller crops ol various sorts, for several years in succession. In our opinion, each individual farmer must soUe the problem for himself, in the light | to be gained by IS-rsounl experience, 1 seconded by such trustworthy exper ; ience ol others AS he may be able to i obtain. Perhaps no man in the country is latter prepared to express positive convictions upon this subject than Levi Btockhridgc, ami those who find themselves interested in it will be pleased to read the pa|ierfrom his pen which will be found in another 1 column of this page, and for which we are indebted to our excellent con temporary, • lie American Farmer. A I.ITTI.E extra feed given to the young stock of all kinds mnr will be found profitable. If you have roots and corn with which to help out the straw and fodder, it would lie far better to feed a small ration of them now than wait until February and J then deal them out in larger qunnti ties. By that time your stock will have "run down," become almost "spring poor," and the extra feed w ill lie of less licncfit to them, than if they hail IH-CII kept in thriving condi tion by giving them a portion of it during the earlier part of the winter. Let its make ourselves clear: Of course you have enough coarse feed —hay, straw and fodder—to carry your stock through the winter. This tlicy must have every day, and you feed it out in such quantities ns will make it reach to pasturing time. But this is not enough for the success ful wintering of stock in our severe climate, and it is to be hoped that in addition to this you have at least a limited quantity of "extra feed" in the shape of coarse grains, apples, potatoes, or roots grown especially for the purpose, with which to sup plement the dry feed, for at least a part of the winter. The point we wish to make is that it is better to give the stock half rations of this "extra feed" during all of the hun dred and thirty or more days between now and "pasture," than to confine them to thy stalks ami straw for the first half of this period, and then give them full rations from that on. Agricultural Publications. Ve aro already, December in receipt nf tln> Itura/ Ui'ii'mtcr mid Alnuinur lor IHSJ, JlUTlL ixlied by Messrs. I>. I .nil • I• 1 11 A; Sons, seed growers. ol I' 11>I u• i 4 in. This includes, of course, ! a catalogue itn<i price list of the seeds i .'lowii and sold by the firm, and is ; I intended also as a guide and in-iructor. j not only in the purchase of seeds, hut I lilting the whole gaidcniug .-.cuson. It I will he sent free, with postage prepaid, j to any one who will send his or her ' i address on a po-tal card, addrcssetl a j ihove. \\ e have heretofore expressed ourselves so lolly in regard to the excellence of the I.andreth seeds, that it is unnecessary to say more here than that another year's experience with tlietn has served only to enhance out* ; ilready good opinion. The December number of the Atnrri cm Former, is also at hand. This is one of the soundest and solidest agricultural journals in the land. Its matter is dvuys ol the very hest, and is printed ■n such good style that it is a pleasure |in read it. As cheap as the cheapest, ; , aid as good as the best, it would be an | i(<|uisition to the current reading mat- j i 'r of every progressive, intelligent : fanner. I ick x Ithiitrati'l is always | welcome everywhere, and justly so. It 'sone of the most elegant little publi ctSions in the country and is a real pewer in making people happier and : better wherever it is known, beautiful . j itielf, and teaching others how easily h j aid cheaply they may have beautiful 1 I •trrouudiogs, its circulation should be t idm bled and tripled, Ocntlcmen, a I . -Jggestion: You cannot make your ' ! sster, your sweetheart >r your wife a ' j Holiday present of anything for the j •ame money that will give greater ( fleasure, or l* more highly appreciated j, turn a yew's subscription to IV/, i , j T tyirint'. Subsoiling. Suhsoiing, as a means of |ternia neitly iiproving the land, is not | cgenaivly practiced in our county, anl is t, we apprehend, very gen erilly nderstood among us. An | correspondent of the , Couilr Gentleman contributes an inUrestig and very intelligent paper upon tf subject lor a late number. | and fuwant of space to reproduce i the wole, we take the liberty of matii such excerpts from it as we bel'?s will he most applicable to the coi.lmn of Centre county farm j late is doubtful whether subsoiling caibe of much if any benefit on j riv or other well drained or sandy j so, the mechanical condition of the | gmd admitting ol little or no iin i prement. [ he true object is the deeper fining j ol'lie soil, the benefit of which no oi will dispute. It gives a chance | fotlie roots to extend in search of j fiJ, it disposes more readily of rain wer when in excess, retaining it I wrc it will be a benefit in a drouth ; j lessens the ctfeet of frost and sere heat, as the roots extend | dper, and the soil, by cva|>oration, I ukept cooler in great heat ami ; Winer in cool weather. There is , id less ice formed, and hence less j living of the plant. Heside all this, t soil below is aired, and the rains I win and enrich it, which cannot be 'he, except slightly, in its compact ! stc. The object in subsoiling must !, in other words, to make of a cold, j j .rise soil an approach of a loam or i tier soil. One of the great difficulties in < hsoiling clay land is to know when do it. The best time to meet the , oper condition of the land is usual early in the fall, or latter part of ' miner. Hut the objection is—and j is a fatal one—the intervention of 1 liter will neutralize the effect for c following season; it will cause e soil to settle down and pack so to be of little or no avail—less so, •wcver, in connection with drainage, lis is my experience. The desira- < e time is in the spring before the op is put in, so as to get the lament ' iring the season. Hut the difficulty i re is to have the Boil dry enough, is seldom that this is the case fllclently early to sow the erop in I sal time, which should lie for most our spring crops as soon as the < pund is mellow or dry enough, i le advantage of undcrdraining will ' w the more readily lie seen. With I ylliing like a favorable spring sub- f ding may lc accomplished, where i tro is good drainage, with good i Cet. i The soil may be dry enough to ( irk well at the surface, and yet be 1 b wet below. Hut it inay also be ( dry, as in a drouth, when it is r I'd and will break in lumps, leaving I I low places. This will add to the r (be of the drouth and hurt the f q> then sown, though it may benefit I t land for the next year's crop. n May in in its various forms is t mt benefited by sulmoiling, and t n> hurt by it if the work is done at I a inproper time, when the soil will n allow it. 11 - tough, tenacious subsoil, whero r composed almost wholly of clay, must he let alone. This is the only treat ment that is very gradually deepen ing the soil, bringing up a little of this clay at each tall ploughing, and applying manure to aid disintegra tion ami favor improvement. If the surface soil hits some sand this plan is an excellent substitute for subsoil ing or preparing the land for it; if of clay, the ease is a bard one. I lie proper condition of the ground : for subsoiling, which is when the j greatest degree of mellowness can be 1 obtained, is to be ascertained by ex amining the soil, and precludes work- , ing when too dry or too wet. partic ularly the last. Nutritive Value of Roots. ——— I shall briefly examine the subject by the light of a few scientific facts, ami endeavor to draw such practical conclusions as are suggested. And il I devote space to the consideration of the so-called root crops, to the ex- j elusion ol vegetables, it is because the latter are grown principally for human consumption, to lie sold from the farm, ami for them there is a eon : stant demand to which the fanner has ( -imply to cuter ; while on the other | hand roots are generally grown for 'consumption on the farm, and it is of vast importance that we ascertain, if j possible, which of them can In: most profitably con vetted into animal tis sues and animal products, or will in the greatest degree increase the pow er of the animal for taking the nutri- | mcnt from its other food. In con- j sidering the question, we must first fully understand the objector objects of root growing. Writers on the subject have stated I that the value of all food was solely I in the nutrition it contained, and \ have endeavored to figure out its val- j tie in different articles on diet,pimply from llieamountof nutritive elements found in them ; yet every farmer knows that during its winter confine ment. his stock is in an unnatural condition ; that animals thrive In-st when fed upon green food containing more than eighty per cent, of water; j and that the roots given them have two very important offices—first, to j supply the nutrition contained in themselves, and, second, to keep the animal in as natural a condition as : possible, and thus enable it tocxtraet more nutriment from its other food. All loot crops contain aliout the siime quantity of water, and therefore all answer equally well the second purpose for which they were fed. Therefore, in determining which crop furnishes the most nutrition in ex change for the cost of production, we have to ileal only with tlje nutritive qualities, or flesh and fat-producing ! properties of the various crops. And for the sake of convenience, I have prepared a table showing the relative flesh and fat-forming qualities of our 1 commonly-cultivated roots. Though | my results differ somewhat from quite generally received statements, I be lieve they are, so far as at present j possible, pcifectly correct; for the i calculations are original, and the an alyses upon which they arc based were derived from foreign sources, i and have never before appeared in English. The most reliable chemical analy sis of the important root crop gives j the following results; ' T"tl amount of nttrv>g<*n<>ns j nr flssh (timuiif fiMlarlitl r. tio.W j In I nti pi.tta4* f imtetuM In 1 '••• |Miun<l of mangold* I In l.ft" pntiii'U of sugar l*wt lOfM* i In !.<m> pound* of turnip* j •, jln 1 pur. l f i a:r . I*■ 1 Total amount of <nglnnr(qi or ft forming matrial Ponnds In !.<> pound. f pout*— !In 1 |>un lt of mangolds ..17 2 i , lu I,'"' pnnU uf sugardw-#>ts 174 4 ! In (suinds f turnips *|' . In pounds of cmrrot*.,.. MM !.:♦ 1 ; By a comparison of these figures it ! will l>e seen that, as a flesh producer, j the potato stands first, while the sugar beet comes last, containing rather less than half the amount of nitrogenous matter found in the for mer. As producers of fat, potatoes stand first, closely followed by car rots and beets, while turnips and mangolds are far in the rear. It therefore appears that were the nutri tive qualities of roots the only basis for our decision, potatoes would lie pre-eminently the best root food for all classes of animals, anil that next to them stand* the frequently-despised carrot. Hut t here is nn item in guid ing to the selection of the liest root crop, if possible, of far more import ance than the amount of beef and fat-forming elements it contains; namely, the cost of production, and hence the market value |>cr pound of the nutriment they furnish. Experi ence has fully demonstrated that, in regard to its yield, the ease with which it is cultivated, and <* freedom from disease and insert pests, the sugar lieet far surpasses all other , roots; and when it is taken into con- , sideration that in nutritivequalities it i is only surpassed by the potato and carrot, both of which arc greatly In ferior to it as producers, and far ex- ' eced it in the cost of cultivation, it 1 must be conceded that the sugar licet < is, all in all, much the most profitable , root we can grow, and is suitable alike for young growing animals, fat cattle, horses, milch cowa; and even sheep 1 and swine might advantageously lie r treated to an occasional meal of , these palatable and nutritious vrgota blcs. Having stated what, to the best of t my knowledge, is the most profitable t root crop to grow, let me make a few 11 HiiggostioriH with regard to the culti vation and use of roots. And first bear in mind that a hundred and fifty poundsof beet tops arc equal, for fail feeding, to a hundred pounds of the bc>t meadow hay. There is a great difference between growing beets for sugar and U'cts for cattle; in the former case it is the chief aim of the I" oducer to exclude all the nitrogen possible, while in the latter it is de sirable that the plant store up the j largest possible amount of this eie ! merit. I heopfore, beets for feeding pur poses should be grown on heavier land, or that containing more organic matter, and giving oil the nitrogen eons food they will assimilate. Notwithstanding opinions to the contrary. I do not believe in cooking root- f,r horned cattle. The animals relish the raw vegetables be-t. The amount ol woody fibre i- -o small, urn! the elements of nutrition are all so soluble and readily taken up by the I system, that the increased nutritive J qualities of the food, it they exist, i will not nearly eotupem-ate for the | itil/reused cost "of feeding. An acre jof land that will produce three toils jof hay will grow twenty tons of beets ; and when it i- remembered that three hundred pounds of sugar beets are the nutritive equivalent for one hundred pounds of meadow hay it ' will be seen that an acre of beefs | furnishes more than twice as much I nourishment as does tin acre of hav, and that the nutriment furnished bv | them is in the cheajxsst form. Hut as | it i- not natural lor the animal to take the hulk ol its food in this condition, it thrive- best when receiving a portion in j the form of hay or fodder. Aside I from the nutriment they contain, the (•fleet of roots on the condition of the animal is so salutary that this alone would repay the farmer for never at tempting to winter his stock without roots sufficient to supplv his animals with frequent meals of from one to three peeks of cut roots each. And, if such an allowance was given them I every <lay, their owner would he am ! ply rewarded. I hough I fear the statement con flicts with some generally-received , i ideas, I am convinced tliat if not ear ; ried to excess, roots ate the most profitable winter food for cattle; that among them the sugar licet stands first ; next to it comes the mangel wurzel ; and for feeding purposes the j po ato, even were it not visited by , blight, rot, or Colorado beetle, could never be profitably grown. It is a fact beyond controversy, that the most successful agricultural districts are those where the most attention is given to these products. Though our farmer* are giving the . more thought every year. I believe that a vastly increased acreage is essential to their greatest success.and that the cultivation of this crop is a necessary accompaniment to high and successful farming. L. STOCK BRIDGE. Clippings and Comments. I have given up the Berkshire* ex cept to crii- with. Their meat is the t<et decidedly, the offal the smallest in proportion of any 1 have handled ; but oh ! these huts—they won't hold their j own out in the clover fields against the cross with the Chester. The cros-ed i animals always keep m the best condi tion on the same feed, and the pigs sell , better, are more hardy and grow faster, J GOT, of A men fan Farm rr. We thought everybody know that j "crossing"' is just what the ordinary , farmer who raises meat wants of ! thoroughbreds, and he lias no busi ness with them for any other pur|x>*o. j I o be sure some one must raise the pure breeds to keep up the supply for the use of the meat-raising farmer, but this is a business by itself, and should be left in the hands of the breeders who understand it, and can afford to give it the required time anil attention. A cross of a female of the ordinary "scrub"' persuasion so that she is healthy, witli large fratnc and correspondingly large ap |>etitc —with a thoroughbred male, secures to the progeny all the good qualities of both parents, and they are, therefore, better than cither for the average meat-raising farmer. And this holds good with cattle and sheep as well as pigs. By the Way, we arc glad to note that this correspondent speaks so favorably of the Berkshires. Hoar doca his experience agree with that of our friend. Dr. Stewart, of Snow Shoe ? As the dogs let me alone last year, my sheep paid more than one hundred per cent, profit 1 Think of that!— From the tame Qrrttpondent. And when you "think of that" think at the sainc time how much "it would add to the agricultural wealth of our State if our legislature had wisdom or pluck enough to enact n Inw which would compel dog owners to sec that their worthless curs let ail sheep alone, or else pay for the sheep they' kill. SHKKI* manure is much richer than that of cows. Practically it is esti mated at nearly double the value of that of cattle.
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