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PA \\ r A. .MO II HI SON, . Y . ATTORNEY-AT I.AW, lil.l.l.KKttNTK. PA. Ofllc- |ti \V>M>.lrlttg'a 111-*- k. tbtC**iirt ll' U (*• >iiiilli*i!• ii lii English or (Jet man. •-1 > C. T. Alll t*DCf. CM aowii 1 LEXANDEH A HOW EH, 1 \ ATTORNEYS AT LAW, H**'l •font*. PA . may !*• consulted in English r K.\VEH A (JEIMIAHT, I > vl rOKNKYg vT LAW. Office on Allegheny utrwl, north of High U-lle I n I", I'*. 1-lj nF. FOHTNKV, • ATTORN tY-AT-LA W, HKI.I.KKO.NT K, PA I.at 4 ->r t III" l-ft In lh Court lll. i.v.r P-wl of!) . 21-1) I L. SI'ANGLF.K, ♦ I • VI TUKNEY A r LAW RELLKEoNTK CENTRE (AUNTY. PA aiuntlviii In I '.ilrtilun., prmtl'..ln .11 tli Couri.: -n.iill.it' 11. In lUrrM.it r>r K ,il,h. I,|) OK. KEI.LEH, • ATTORNEY AT LAW, urlh - Allegheny pi row! >nutii side of Lyon'* •f• >r• lllllfcll* I'w 1 Ij T A NUMT. Cf( * OOEpO^. Murray A gohdon. attorney* at law. clkakkikld pa U'lfl attend the HellftfoOt* Courts lipu tpei isII) ► uipl • l-l| "P C. HIITLi:, I • attorney at law IM'K lIA A EN. PA. All Ikiuldmi jmmpllt i|pn4piiu m l Clinton omiitl— opposi!*. l—rk Mst-h Nell rial Bank \V C. HEINLE, Y Y • ATTORNEY AT LAW NEI.LEPONTE, PA Offir- In Oinr4 llomw, Ulpfhrnt itrp*l. *pe*l*| attention Clirn Ih* rollrrflod nf rlsims All luir>— tlti'll • 11 w ,11a W. 4. WtUiCl . L lUM. WALLACE * KKEBS, IV II fOEM VMTUI CI.KARFIELD. PA Will atun'l and try rmM at Ibllrf intp wUn |# cUlly rPtaniMl 11* WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, Y Y ATTOSNII vTI m . CLEARPIKI.P, Pa. All linli promptly itutirfH to t It NEW ENTERPRISE. i LEXANDER A CO., Agricultural implement —AMI— SEED STO HE, BELLEFONTK, I'A. Thwv no>r by thi. all Iho nam* import*. that l, to d-al In and to furnish t< farmers tit fh lowHt In li- ih| r.f • afri' itllnrtl impl-m-nt that Urmr uaw, in* lading of all kinds At pr—tit wr hart n hand art'l ar# the •itthorifgH agent* f-r th- •*!# of tl- 9YR \r|'tr. (|l!l.LKf< PiOW, mad- at fiyrwrue*. N V It i th chlilratra Mall Carvplatibr W- r>—r| ar nnlk ing atiout tka m-rMw of thiw |1 ant-r a* tb now In u— ioCVntr-rointy 4-monwtraf— thrm to )>•> th* hwt II AKRoWs ami PI'I.TI YATtiRs of th* lat-af ,m -prnTwt fallwrn* MnW r.Rs I'.RAPr.RM and '#R AIV fIINIiRRS —Of j th— w-aall Uir (Mmitiir rtthwr a* (Marat' M .w-r I Camt'lnwrt Kna|>-ra and %!m! n bin- of th- kind In th- mark-t. | TIIK ORKATKNT IMPROYRMKNT OP Till AOR !la thw Srrl#l'iw' 01-nn-r and Blnd-r. fall and jtt It l< wotnt-ffnlly p-tfwl. Aoy t. twalre yeara <>M. wllh one hnr, will fn|. low (nil I Ind all the grain thai any Reaper wllh aide delivery * 111 cnl It nt only t.lnda hat gfeane, hM will aaee ih prtre of Hie marhlne la ana jar. hy taking ap fmrn the etnldde that whlrh la now loat. TIIK MrsIIKRRY ORtIR IWII.I. alth.r with or wlthont ltwa, with or wllhont fartllitar an l wad awing altathmanta It la tha be* I grain drill lor all pwrpoaaa In tha market. TIIR OklUKIt TIIHKnIIKU AMI fiRPARATOR Tha rapotntlon of thla niarhina la ao wall aalahllahad that wa ran aay nothing al-onl n that tha people da not know Any paraon wanting ona, or In need of repairs for lhaaa Bow io lha monlr, pi. aar rail. IIKKRNKRit PATENT I.F.VRt. TRRAfI IKIIUIR pntA RR Ibrone and two horaaa, with Patant fipre.l Regulator. Mill" lilant Thrrahar and Cleaner. VICTOR CLOVRR 1in.1.l K .tola agent, for Can tra ronntT. WAflOEfi. CARRIAfIRfi R( OfilKßand PII.ETOER. e-ta are agenta |.ir tha aala of tha relehrnted CORK MR WAOOE. tha reputation of whlrh la w> well aatale ll'he.li alo.ol UteCORTI.AND PI.ATFORW AI HIRil W A'lOhfi, Carriage*. rhwlrma and Hngglaa All are warranted flail and aaa apaeimana an l "taailne rata lognaa aa to attlaa and pel. ea I adore baying *) re where Ontalognaa fnmlahad n applieatlon Pt.AfiTER ARft PEETII.I7KRS -Carngn ptaal.r finely ground aa good aa lha liaal Norn Rrutln. at tha low pftea of $7 Oi por ton Parnrlan flnano an Id on oedara only. Ptmphatr* alwaya oa hand fiperlal mannrae for Ulfler.nl rtopa aold apon ordamat manii- Ur I ore re' pHrea. PtIWpKR VTa are Ihiponfa agent. •porting and Rllle powder oa band and aold at gIH j aala nrfeaa; elan fnaa. HRAlN—After the growing rrnp la harraetad wa w ill be prepare*l in pay tha blgheei markat prira for all klnda of grain. CM I.—(hii tartfi la altray* atorkgd with tkt baal AmicarrUaCoal whlrh w# aall at lowawf prlra l.t Mft We make the hwat white lima lathe file fa Ita propartlea foe anuknhlcal nod agtMlmrnl. par p.we* agoal all ofkerw, PAIRRARM' *<' AI.M —Wa are (Mr wg.nh In Centre manly fend wilt enpydy nil parttra wlahlng gored and trna aoalaa at their Itrweat i rtcaa We ggtand an Inrttailnn to argeyhnfiy In want of i anything In our Una to mil at nnr alora rontne, op prwtfa Aa hah 11-aae. and e what wa hare, and 1.-*.a from Ihoaa In allandanr* morwWfertimtatlT lha Kopfenfoarhoalnana AI.RXAKDER A CO tfeflefontfe, IV. a* r , >. IMf 1 iElte (Centre democrat, BKLLKFONTK, PA. Ni:WH, PACTS AND HUOOESTIONS. ' Every former IH KIT OH HUH! experienn lllMiwra tome thing of rotor. II 'rite it ano •emt it to the •'Ayrieuttural Editor of th> DkMOCHAT, llelle'fonte, f'enn'u," that uthei farmer* may ho re the benefit of it. f.m ■otnmunicatioH* br timely, and br mi re thoi 'hey are brief ami irrlt jminted. (iknKKAI.I.Y speaking the present season's crop of pork is already in the barrels, and whether grown at a loss or profit, it is now too late to question, excepting in so far as tin answer might help us to correct in the future the errors of the past. In many, if not most, farmers' pens the pigs for next yeai's butchering art last grow ing into "shouts." Perhaps those who know how to make the "best and cheapest" pork will not have their pigs arrive for near four months yet, and we would be the last man to quaricl with litem oil litis score. Hut whet her you In-lieve "full pigs" or "spring pigs" are best and most economical, read carefully Col. Curtis' article in another column under the title of "Kconomy in Feed ing Tigs." Tiie most important work de manding the attention of the farmer at this season of the year is the care of his live stock, ami in no other part of la is multiplied and varied duties, does careful earu pay so will as here. The hay, straw and fodder in the mow, the roots and potatoes in the cellar, the eorn in the c-iib and the sinall grain* in the bin, represent in a form more or less compact, the labor of the long hot days of the growing season lately closed. The exp-ns< h of the farm for the season arc here concentrated, and constitute an in veetmcnt ol tnoneij to tin- amount of the market, or rather feeding, value of the feed stored away. Hun to get this money out of tins investment with most profit is the problem which the farmer has to solve during tin four tedious mouths of "feeding" yet before us; and to do this successful ly requires not only judgment and Knowledge, but the most careful at tention to little details. Many linnets are so circumstanced that "the feed ing" must be entrusted to a "hired man," or even a boy, anil in by far too many instances of this kind, a large proportion of the feed is wast ed and the younger and weaker stock deprived of their just slisre of the provender, by the carelessness and inattention of the feeder. In some cases, even in this day of knowledge and improvement, stables and shed* arc unprovided, and even racks in the yard arc wanting, so that there is no other way but to scatter the fodder or hay about the yard. This is the most possible plan for feeding, but even in this an inattentive, heedless person may make it much worse than one who is painstaking and careful. If compelled, for want of better ar rangements to feed in this way, care should lie taken to place the fodder upon the highest ami driest places in the yard, thus lessening the risk of having it trampled into the mud and manure by the cattle, at least until tbey have had an opportunity to "pick out the liest of it." Again, the distribution should Ire ns general nnd widespread as possible, otherwise the "cowardly ones"—always the younger or weaker .one*, which need and should have a more generous portion than the oliiers—will be driv en alrout from place to place, and fail to get even an equal share. The fact is, each individual animal in the herd or flock needs individual and pcraonnl attention, and to neglect this is to insure loss in feeding, whether the feed Ire given in the open manure yard, or in the warmest and best stables. Before feeding any an imal at any lime—and all animals should he fed at stated and regular times—rare should be tsken to see that the trough or manger is |rerfect ly clean, and that the last feed given has all been eaten. If not the cause should Ire inquired into, and at once removed. And this care and pains taking must be couatant, unceasing. It will not do to bestow it one day or one week, and neglect it tbu next. Nothing will make a man or boy so carelul of tbeoomfortof stock y,rder '' r^ipp^" J liia care, uh to have a direct pecuni try iniereat in lliem, and, therefore, the farmer himself— lie at whoe ex pense the feed hint been provided, Hid whose profits must come from the sale of the stock to which it is meted out day by day—is likely to lie the very liest person in whose hand this important matter can be placed. Hut if, for any reason, the proprietor cannot give his personul tlli-iition to this part of his work, he should see that it is placed in charge of a most careful peraon, and give it enough of his own Hiqiervlsion to in .iiie that ear-is constantly bestowed. Economical Use of Todder. >r. f Country (l*ntlruu. How can fodder Is- ttseil with tin least waste '! Many farmers, pressed uy tin short hay and corn crop, are studying over the same nrobletn. Some years ago I studied it out, aiul found Itow 1 could save otic-third id' the hay and grain fed to tt lot of working horses. My plan was to cut the Itay and fodder and grind the grain. It may interest some persons to have the precise figures of the consumption before and after the practice of culling the feed. It was done in a lumbering establishment in northern Michigan, w here till supplies were brought up by the lakes ami the whole winter's consumption was or dered by rei|tiisition early in Novem- Iter, before navigation closed. The usual quantity of hay and grain pre viously ordered each season, for some years, for 12 horses and 12 oxen, was rjO tons of hay and 3,000 bushels of oats and corn. This was for eight months' consumption. As the work was very hard ami continued frotn ,*i o'clock in the morning until 7 at infill, the animals required very lib eral feeding and sometimes the sup plies ran short. One year the loss of a vessel loaded H i'h hav and grain madv of I* was employed to do all the feed ing ami care of the stables, which he did with case. Funncilv the waste of hay was so gn at by being pulled from the racks, that the animals were almost laddcd plentifully with it. Tills waste was saved, and sawdust was used in place of it—a much cheaper ami better substitute. Mince then I have cut every pound of sc-d ami ftslder I have used in my farm woik, ami could not feel com fortably otherwise, knowing the in evitable waste that is previ nlcd by t. In feeding cows, the yield of milk is increased preceplibly, and the expen diture of labor is not worth taking account of. I can cut hay and pre pnrc the feed for 15 cows in two hours daily, and I am sure that the feeding of five cows is saved by the cutting, grinding and mixing of the feed. As to steaming, I would strongly advise K. I*. to let it severely Hone. I have trior! it and many others have done the same, but the practice has been abandoned in every case I know of. It is troublesome, and there is no econom} 1 of feed over the cutting. K Needless Wait*. Yearly thousands of dollars worth of farm machinery is left standing out in the fields and around tire barns, to rut and rot. By fixing up sheds nnd taking the machinery apart, it could Ire slowed in and kept out of the sun nnd storms, nnd the machin ery would last a half longer. It is not generally the case that machinery is worn out, but it is rusted and rol led out. Tnr. trouble with most persons who keep horses, no matter on farm lor faim work or for driving purposes, is they feed too much hay ; nnd to this can Ire attributed the genera! slug gishness often manifested by the horses until they have been working a couple of hours, while their wind is also much impaired. Night is the only time when hay should be fed, espe cially to animals used for quick work ; even the slow plow team should have hut little hay at the morning and noon feeds, but give them a generous supply at the evening meal. By do ing this your horses will keep In bet ter spirits nnd condition, and free from any tendency to "pot belly," which horsemen so much dislike to sec. IT I# pretty cold work to nllcnd to it regularly and doit thoroughly, hut now eoine the days and weeks when we must give unusual care to our fo#l flocks, if wc would have them thrive ami grow and come out in good order for breeding in the ensu ing spring. Among our Contemporaries. We believe there is no better igtlcul- Itirul ppcf |mUi>lii>4 in the world than the Ihirnl Mew Yorl.rr. ThU I* high praise, we know, hut in our opinion it i deserved. Added to thi, it ) en excellent home journal, and every wia-k'* iue contain* valuable reading for each member of the family. Send your name and add ret* on a postal curd to the fluent Mew Yorker, No I'ark Itow, New York, and you will reien en copy by return mail, which wiil cause you t" thniil. ijk for |*iving you till* advice. We congratulate our friend* of the I'riirticiil Form-r i No. o]n Walnut itrcet, I'hiiaitelpllin , upon the greatly improved • ppearam eof their paper. All entire new dre* make* it one of the mott elegant a* well a. readable paper* among the many that reach our tabic. We are uli the tnore | leaed with this because the /winner'* content* an- alway* uch in we delight to read • timely, practical, interesting, in -tructivc arcl well expressed. One of the feature* of the Former i that it* editor* and corrc.pondcnt* are all practical men, and a* a rnn*c>|iience, it* reader* gel more e\| i-rience and !•■* theory than in almost *n\ other paj-er within our knowledge, send your adiire-c, and a *atnple copy will he *ent free Clippings acd Comment*. A fIM k of hungry —/.'. S. Carman Mr. (.'a rm an in the editor of the /i'iiro/ ,Y< u- )'or/.rr, and the firat numtx-r in -laiitiaiy of that valuable paper will be the "Corn Special." in which he and all his correspondents w ill tell all they know about corn. Economy in Feeding Pies. C.I I UC • ,u 1.11,1 \<. v , Kcnnomy in feeding ih neces-arv if tlieie i* to be any profit in the making of pork. More fleali and fat can be extracted frotn food of nnv kind wlicii it is cooked, Nome things are comparatively \al-- when fed in a law stale, but wlu-u i-oukv-d ate excellent food and decidedly la'tcn lug in character. The most remark able of ttiis class of food are pota toes, which require to Is- cooked in orl< rto Is- digestible. When cook ed, the starch in them—the fattening |Kirliou —is reailily a*sfmilaU*d in the stomach; but when fed raw. it is otberwi-e. Haw potatoes are there fore among the p orest kinds of feed for swine; but when cooked they are among the very last. The nutritive value of eorn is a!-o nearly doubled by being thoroughly cooked. \\ ben fed raw a considerable portion passes through the stomach, c*|>ecinlly if it is dry and hard, without the least chemical change, and quite a |ier centage is not digested. Where corn is very cheap and fuel and labor dear, it will pay Is-st to feed raw, hut where the relation is otherwise and corn is high in price and fuel and labor cheap, it will always pay best to cook it. Whether this important article of food should le fed raw or cooked depends therefore ujmui cir cumstances which must govern every farmer, rather than upon any arbi trary rules. Next to cooking, grinding is the most important condition in the preparation of grain ot any kind. All ground food in better lilted for digestion in the stomach and aMimi lalion, e*|>ecially if It ia !•! whole. No animal when hungry will feed slowly enough to properly masticate grain, but it will rather liaaten to (ill the stomach as rapidly as possible. Such a mass of uninasticaicd food will not l>e fully digested and, of course, will be voided without the animal receiving the full benefit from it. It aervca to stop hunger, hut does not make its projier quota of fat. Haif the quantity put in a eon dilion to IK* fully would add more to the growth of the body tlmn the whole quantity. As pigs are usually fed, it may Ire set down as nn assurer! fact that there is a loss of fully one-half of the food unless we give the credit to the manure, which is an cx|>ensive way of adding value to it. However cheap corn may Ire, this is not a profitable way of feeding, for in such localities manure has a proportionately small value, as it is not needed. The miller's toll one-tenth for grinding must l>e taken into account and the expense of taking to ami from the mill, in considering the cost, so that the value of ground feed Is a relative one, and must also be determined by the cir cumstances. Hoaking the grain to a condition or softness so ns to make it more readi ly digestible, will save the miller's toll and make it more profitable in some cases than to have it ground. When grain is thus prepared pigs will do well on It. In cool weather it may Ire soaked for 48 hours and abould Ire fully this length of time to put it in the best condition for feed ing. In hot weather the time for funking should lie le*s, or else the grain may become tainted and unpa). ataltle for pig*. The first degree of ; fermentation, an acid mate, i* the ; |ro|M-r one. the most palatable and ! healthful for pig*. beyond that fer mentation in not healthful. When I food rcachea a virion* condition that of vinegar it i* not lit for pig* or any other animal* to eat. The preparation of food, therefore, requires careful attention that it may le properly and profitably utilized. .Moat vegetable* may be rendered more valuable by cooking, and when thin i* done, they *hould lie mixed with bran or meal to absorb the juice*, otherwise there will )ni too much liquid and thin form of food will Ire found to be wn*hy and weak ening. Too much liquid in the food of pig* acts a* a diuretic and i* too stimulating for the kidney* and uri nniy organs. The bran or meal I should be mixed with vegetables and cooked with them to absorb the nat ural excess of water. When this i* | done there will not lie such a volume j of liquid taken into the stomach, but I the food w ill be more concentrated and healthful. Vegetables —beets, mangels nnd pumpkins—may l>e fed raw in con nection with grain and thev will be j found to aid in digestion and at the curie time they w ill keep animals in a healthy condition. When fed in this manner, they tend to increase the nppetiU; and to prevent fever which is the natural result of feeding grain alone. J hey are cooling and laxative in their nature and therefore serve as antidote* to the heating and Costive effects of grain. Slopoy food of all kinds make* soft and flabby meat, whiledry food tends to make it firm and solid. A judicious ming- ling of the two kinds of feed always M make* Utter meat by making it firm 1 enough and at the same time keeping I it free from any feveri*li*tendcnyies. 1 Such meat will also posse** a good , flavor U-cause the condition* under ; which it is made arc healthful. \N hen pig* are fed corn on the ear they do not cat it so ravenously a* if shelled for them, and they masticate it belter. .More hog* are fattened in this manner than in any other: but we believe that it would be inure economical to grind the ears, cob and all, and feed it in this form. I here i* fully five per cent, of nutri ment in the cob, as ha* been tested by related experiment*, besides it* containing chemical properties con ducive to h< akh. and it also tends to promote a distension in the bowels and action similar to that of raw .vegetable*. hvcry farmer, if he wishes to f,.,.,] |,i* pigs for any length jof time, should unite the cob with tin corn to keep them in good health. If I'd in this manner they would not U liable to founder, the effect of the feverish condition. When eob is united with corn in the stomach the food j* not so compact in the stomach i !,n d i* more readily penetrated by the gastric juice*, hence digestion ran be more rapid and complete. Shelled corn should be scattered thinly on the ground *• that it may be picked up slowly which will cause the pig to more thoroughly chew it. If thrown I in a mass pig* will swallow It whole, when it will riot be digested a* the gastric juice will not |enetratc the unbroken shell of the kernel. Such feeding i* exceedingly wasteful. Heating Milk for Winter Setting. I'r.iw ih Xatiom! LO-.Mi-k Journal.Clilr*(