Jf'i/iion, McFarlane f Co., Hardware Dealer*. HARDWARE! WILSON, McFAK LANK ct CO. DEALERS IN STOVES, RANGES f HEATERS. A LSO Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, AND BXJIX.3DEIK/S' BC.A.IR/IDW.A.IR/lE]. ALLKOIIKNY STREET, .... HUMES' BLOCK, .... BRLLKPONTK, I'A. | J? unities* Card*. HA UN ESS MAN U F A CTOIIY lit Utftnaa't New Block, BKLLEFONTE, PA 1 l| 17 P.BLAIR, L • JEWELER, WTCItI4, ClO< *, JEWtLEI, AC. All work neatly .IKIIU4. On Allegheny atreet, : under ItTOckwrhoff II l-ll [ DBALBRB IN PURS DRUGS ONLY. I 31 T ZELLBR A SON, - B 111 • DRUQUISTR, *8 So rt. llrorkorliolT Bow. J I 2 I All the Standard Patent MndUinee Pre- ' y acripttoua etel Family Rcclpea accurately' r 5c 1 prtiarei. Truwrt, ShunUfr Bracer, Ac., Ac. j [ r* | _ 4 " ,i | T OUIS l>Olili, lJ FASHIONAHI.K BOOT A SIIOF.MAKKU. Row, Al>fh*oy j.jy Mlffonta, Pa C. ii'vu, PR**'T. 4- ' HARRIS.* sh R. FMRST NATIONAL BANK OF BEI.LKFONTK, Allegheny Htroet. Hollofonte, Pa. ' <' HKNTRE COUNTY BANKING \J COMPANY. Recelre Repoelta And Allow Intereet, Diacrtuor Notw; Buy and Sell Ootr. Secnritiea, Uold and Coupon.. Jawu A. Prealdent. J. I>. Hncuaar. t'aehler TRAVELER S GUIDE. BELLEFONTK A SNOW SHOF R. R.—Tlme-Tahle In effert on and after May ! Learea Snow Shoe 7.20 a. *.,arrirea In Bellefonle , 9.10 A. M. Uar-a Bellefonte 10.2'- a. K., arrlrcMi at Snow Shoe ''l.JaTeT snew Sboa 2.' f. n.,arrlea In Bellefonle ' telrea Bellefonle Ml T M . arrltea at Snow Shoe .S7 r. *. DANIEL KHOADS, Oeneral Snperlntend.nl. BALD EAGLE VALLEY BAIL ROAD—Time-Tahle. April 29. IN<>: Kip. Mall. WMtwaan. aaarwaan. E*p. Mall | a.a. e. w. r w. a. n ; • 111 7 Irl Andre at Tyrone l..a>. ... 732 *a f I AAN ...... Lenra Eaet Tyrone Lenre... 7 39 tSI 7in 6 M " Vail " —7 12 .Si j 7 *47 " Bald Eagle " ... 747 *O2 , 744 Id " Fowler " -.7 M 9w 711 At " Hannah " —7V. 9 I t 7 3.1 24 " Port Matilda " ... 00 9la 727 (I 17 _.... " Martha " ... 407 9 J'. 7 |4 *on " Julian " * l*> 9 .11 7 9 117 ...... M I'naonrllla " . 421 •A* ! 700 14* " Snow Shoe In " ... *B2 941 e.K 441 " Mlliwhnr* " —• 34 9<" (I 44 435 ..._ " Bellefonle " ... 4 4.1 915 I •31 121 " Mileel.urg " ... *sllO < * •2* 111 ...... " Cnrtln M —9|lo 19 41* &10 " Mount Eagle " ... 9121" 21 n 9 f. 01 ...„ " Howard " ™92010 37 ; all 440 .... " Koglerllle " ... 93410 49 AlO 441 " lte-rh l'reek " ... 94010 14 631 t33 - Mill Hall " ... 9MII l 429 430 " Flemlngton " ... 94711 20 421 421 " Uwk llaren " ...10 01 11 21 I JEN NSY L V A NIA B AILBO A I. IT —'PhlUddphU *nd Kn* Di*Uioi.>—OH RD-' feller 12, 1*77 WBBTWAKD. F.KIF M AIL !#*▼• PhiU Mphl* 11 V. p n 44 ** llrrt)mr|.. H e. N .Nee 4 2ft • r* 44 •• WlUfaUMpYt 9 .Ift r m •# 44 Lock lla**W ... 9 iO o. 44 M Rf4TO ... 10 && A fid I " irrlti* *t F.rie 7 3ft p n ; NIAOARA F.XPKKfL* \w I'hlUilrlphlß- 7 n | • " H*rrllitir*. ... l' SO n | M •• Williamaport. 1 Jf* p m i " Rrr|T Rt VUnovo. 4 4 p rr pn.iT JTI \>j thli train irriM ID font* at ... 4 7ft p ■ FA?T LINE lrav# •• lli'f i-Lnrf .1 .7ft pa ' •• " \% illUmp- rt 7 9f) pnt | M irrlrn at l-nck llarn ... M ..... H . R 4" p rr EAiTWARD. PACIFIC EXPRESS !*▼* Lock llavn 4 40 an. M M WiilUmaport... 7 6ft l m M arrirMi at llirrULnrf...... 11 ftfta m 44 M PhiU'Ulphla.. 7 4ft p m DAT EXPRE.SS laatc. •• •• Loch llaran ... II 2iiam ** WlllUmaport 12 40 am M arrlriat llirrtlijrf 4 1') p m •• 44 - ERIE MAIL \w Rcaov,, .V, p m 44 44 Lck 11avn.... m 9 4ft pr> 44 44 WilHamapoft.ll (4pa 44 arrltM at llirrkimrj. 2 4ft a m ** 44 FAST LINE M IHUmiport 12 .75 a m 44 arrirM at l|srrll.ir| .7 ft* a nri 44 44 PhllwLlphli 7.7 ft rr Erl* Mall Waal. Nl**ara Wwf, Lock Arooromodatlno WI aa4 Evprrm LL m*k cla* corinactlona at NortlMmlnrlanl with L k B R R train* for WMkrabarrc and Scranton. ErJ- Mail Wcat. Niagara K* \ r**m W#at. and Eri KipraM Want, and Lock llac*>n Accommodation Waal maka doaa ronnactlon at Wllliamaport witn N C. R W. train* north. Er\m Mall Waal, Niagara Eipraaa Waat, and Da) Eipraaa Eaa. maka rlnw connection at Ix>ck Haaar With R. E V R R train* Eric Mail Raat and Waat connact at Erla with train# on L S 4 M. S R R.. at Corry with 0 C. I A. V R It., at Fmporlnm with R. N. T. 4 P. R. R., an I a 4 Drift with A. V R R Parlor car* wilt run Latwaan Philadelphia and Willlamaport on Niacara Eipram Waat. Erla F.ipraw Waat. Phltadalphla Eipraaa Enat and Day Etpraa Eaat. and Snnday Eipraaa Raat Slaaplnf car* on al nifht train* WM. A R*t.rwia. Oan'l Snparintandant i lIK ARD HOUB*. VT CORNER CIIESTNCT AND NINTH STREETS, pnnmnm. Tbla hn*a in a city fa mad for It* com fortalil* hot*l*. I* kapt In a*ary raapwf a)oal to am flrwf rl**a hotalt In tha country Oalsf to the *trtn fancy of tha timaa. tha prtca of board h • baan radncad ta rnnvs BOLUIU par day. J M'KIRRIN. Mantar BUS II HOUSE, BEI.I.ErONTa PA m IB OPEN. I 2*-3 m V P BITER*. Prej.ri.tor I • —TTT MOVFiVTo Ivonn atOparCt. JUV *' LJ 1 BY TIIR MI'TCAL I.IFR INICE ANCR 00. or NRW YORK, oe Brat m-rigege. nw lmprTed farm prnperty. In an ma iw-1 la time W,f* and not .treading one-third >d the preaent ealna of the prnfierty. Any portion of the nrinrtpnl en he paid off al any time, and II hea 1-mdt the rnalnm of Ota tympany to permit the pri-rlp-lto remain aa U ae the borrower wtehee, If the Internet la promptly paid Apply to CHARLES P. iIirRMAK. Attorn^-at-tow. 127 Conrt .tree! Reading. Pa., or to DAVID Z. KLIN R Oo,*e Appraleer. 2-H Itell.fonte Pa. G ABM AX'S HOTEL, Oppoalte Cowrt llouae, RKLLRPONTR. PA TERM* t1.21 PER DAT. A (0d Urery attached I-I k ra dh I i Pro/'enHitimtl Par tin. HA. McKEE, a ATTORNRY AT LAW. 42-lf Olßre oppwlte Court tlne.i, Bellefonle pa - LMiANK FIELDING, I LAW AM COLLKiTION OPPIOK, ! t-LKAHPIKLD, PA. \V A. MOB BISON, 4 ' • ATTOIt.N KY AT LAW HKI.I.K.KONTK, PA offlre In WiK>drlnr'alilnrk.op|Nwlt. theCuurl ll .u.e i CuiiDiiltntiofi lo FiirIUII r ticiiimti. *j j ) | o. r. aLiltppta. r. w. HOWE* 1 LEX AN DEB k B0 WEB, * ATTORNEYS AT LAW, IMlefuate. Pa , may tm con.ult.d 111 Eugllah ur fler j m*n. Ofllc* in r to the left In the Court llonee. 2-ly lOHN BLAIB LINN, #' ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEI.I.EFHNTR. PA •XBcn AIL gin i.) Street, over F *t of?) • jl I L.SPAKGLEK, *' * ATTORNEY-AT f.AW BKLI.EPONTE i INI lit ml MY, PA inl •ttciiiitM. to < 4>i|m iion*, prwrtt •4innii ihe • ftjurt#, Connnlution* In Hwmmn • r h sll*h. 1-Iy OS. KELLER, • ATTOIk I *. * * I \w , - on .% I it's l' 4 iy Nll emt *tdn of Lyon'* •tore, Hellefnntr, | 4 J.J % T H Mf'RR A r CTEI GOIDOH. MURRAY A- CORDON. ATTORNFVS IT I.AW f'LEAKI IEI.D PA Will nttend th* Uflkfonl# (!nnri* when —Fk 444 i iit r r C. IIII'PLE, * a ATTORNEY tT I.AW. IJK'K IIAYEN. PA. | All Lt)*in"M promptly Attended b>. My \\'M. P. MITCHELL, * * PRAiTICAI. SI RVRTOR. UK k HAVEN. PA. Will attend to all w..rk In Clearfield, Centre and Clinton eroihtlee. otllre nppnatte |rk Harm National Bank 2ft-lj \V c. HEINLE, 4 4 a ATTORNEY 'Tint BEI.LRPONTR, PA. Office in r.ynmd II urc, Appghei.t tred>t. j ImcM 4ttd-r.fi. fi gitm f" the ra pfoTiiptly 21-11 W. %. WALLA'B I I imt \VALLACE k KREBS, i 44 ATTORRP.TS AT I.AW CLRARPIELD. PA I Will attend and try rauaea at Bellefonle when epe ; U!'t r*tAiii-f j i , \\MLLIAM Mf< ULL()U(;H, ! 4 4 ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cl.Etßyit.l.D, PA. AH bti*lnew promr tlv t 4 en.. PHYSICIAN ANI. SI; HO EON. Olßre Allrghny St.. orer Eetgler . fa.„ c store j *- ,f BP.I.I.EFONTR. PA. nR. *L W. RHONE, Dentist, can he found at hia offlre and reaidenre on North aide of High atreet three d-e,re Uut of Alleghent Bellefonle. Pa IK-ly CANCER REMOVED, WITHOUT KNIFE, End in ni.et ▼ * without twin Applv to C. W. V FhMlFefl nrwletmrc. i 12—7 m* Centre f'KtiinW. Pn. ' iron P A TRUE TONIC W A PERFECT STRENQTHENER.A SURE REVIVER. IRON HITTERS are highly recommended for all diea*c* re quiring a certain ami efficient tonic ; especially Indigettion, Itytprpein, Inter mUtrnt Fever a, Want nf Appetite, Lott of Strength, Ixiek of Energy, rtr. Knrichea the blood, strengthens the muscles, and give* new life to the nerve*. They act like A charm on the digestive organ*, removing all dyspeptic symptom*, such a* Totting the Font, Baehing, Hunt in the Strmnrh, llentibum, rtr. Tile only Iron Preparation tlutt will not blnckcn tlic tcctli or give heartache. Hold by all druggist*. Write for the AII C Book, 32 pp. of useful and amusing reading— sent free. BROWN CHEMICAL CO., Baltimore, Mtl. BITTERS AGENTS WANTED To toko anbarrlpllnaa for Ik* INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, tha taint anil M Atnf|rn publication, of Iko logba.i rlnaa with original rootrlloillnna from tha mm ralat.ratad nritara In rmi rouotr/. Rdltad by J.I. Motaa, Jr., and llrtitj Cabot lol|r. gnnltamnn of tha high, at attainment, and collar, and wham nam** arc afcma aulktant ganraat/ ol Ika ralna of tha Rktkw. Alwa/a l.rl |M, raa labia and Inatroctlra; mamopolt aq In iHarabtra. program! a In aolanca, tnaartarlan In ral'gh-n and Indapandant In politico Hrb a. Ail ranfa a aanlart (IWaiiar. A mmplata Aganl'a Ontftt aanl on receipt of 11.00. A ipHana cop/ aanl to aa/ addrwaa io> IS eanla. A. 8. HARhr.lt A (V., PnMUbara, 111 A 118 William It, Haw Tort. New A titer tint tut tils. |HOP BITTER!?? (A .tletllrliif, iiuft it jlrtuk.) P IIOPH, HK lir, MANDItAKIv, IIAMIEI.ION, I I A-. u Tiir l'ri-rnT ami Hr-T Mkihi-iMJi-ai.i- UK* U lt ALL UIIIKU 1)11 I Kiln. r rn i; v t uk i : jI AH f>l*> tln-Hlumnpb, |torn* !*, IMood, ! B Liv r, KMn ts. uml I Miiurjf i'ign'is. v. r* I B YUUniM'S-. pit *u *nii'l ajv lulljr r t'liiftU* (Jon* plaint*. SIOCO IN COLD. -<*3o? I Win lw* pi Hi for A I :S| Iht'Jf Will not i I L< Ip. or forrnyililng D pun or li.jwi, .., found lu tli' in. j A t|c •r ■ p jfl '' • • • v I 1> I ' Dan ibtiliitciinft irmtMlMrmre for I I'l l. .al B BLISS' AMERICAN WONDER PEA Citri Early, Very D*#o 8 to IO Inchoe), Re quire* no Buehlng. Ciquleite Flavor. AcksiH|'d by all in l ihe iu and tl'M !'<-• rn*B. 1 i ■ for Mote, an Aftw M'torist stye : M Very t*r.j . prod or ilrs an 1 !*■•!. q-I ii tot U■ sgrpaass-d." \l l IOV u If .* .. S • "brf Pea D. 'b' t l ralle* •* Ml ". !. w 4-1 r a. i d ■ • w- 4 r* the |ri.<.ist I ~• Am.f- J U t * 4.' - revs..: - .•. •• .1 ..e- ,. . r-. la • m*. | .-h,. | .v pktt, 1* cetu. F>r t: uMvr IMS. ino UFAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, Wltbai • .. . if.tr f a Oreaa v? haet t*4 a liH N HtfiM a •as I > A bit- '. n. K. III.Ihh a MIX*. "4 •• .t Httfff, sr f Tnw. IlllllUTirilntilll I'ill | Battle Crook, Michigan, MABCFACTrBKUA HF mi OKI.T uKKL'IFS THRESHERS, Traction and Plain Enginos and Horso-Powors. SMUM,M.ThrM.T Torlmrj I [(tlblllhMI ta Use \% oHL i IB4R A A VTA DC r ' "MbaaeinkfAwasfN/ Wri < I I LRnO - p " lAe tread KurruaJy gtrem ua mil uar 9>lf i AJM.POWn RET\IC %TO|{M v C oMiplrlr *|rrtm Onl6fa-i/wtot .wowihin Trarilnn r'.minracl Plain Kagiarc *wr vvn in Uv Anter- An n.trkM A m-UHoA* nt tp*'tat id iart.ww,fsh t"T Ifl.blfMlK'r alth 7*.nif fee fm mafrv. tiem e%m4 \ t 4 r!rv-tX>wl . f M T riKtknf*. Four witrm ? Hqarsi: -* frTR 8 t. . I 2 bo no* (tivnty. ft* f-iv trnr*|-wrh <-f toir morldftm TRACTION ENGINES eonuf H. 10, 13 llorar I'swrr. N*/ . ns Thrr.hrrnmn * Inrttnt W u.l. me'.M... M^bllMTT. UUvulbt. - ill In,- LMraa NICHOLS, BHCPARD A CO. Battle CtMk, Miosiaai*. Brockebhoff HOUSE, BKI.I.RFOSTX. PA. W. R. TELLER, I'rojirietor. fhriul Sample Room on SrronA floor, •#-1f n.H IB .nil from nil Trnln. Spwial ral-n V>lM#*M sod litfnft 1-1 / liLMORI AOO n " " I.** AXD COLLKCTIO* IIOtSR. fi-J F WAAMIMOTON, I> C, Maka CirtliKtno, Nr.lii. I .nan. and ■lien* In all hnalnaaa r-.iß.1,d t.i h<-m I.ANu SCRIP, AddllMial lliionita.il Rich to and I.AX l> ARIt ANTS l|h! awl • M (k tf ST. \ A Vlßit's ACADEMY, NKAK LATHOBK, PA., "VTEARLY half a Century old, from JL a rltß-h lha mo*l t>r< n.tii. Nt and rultlratn I om.n la >nn laaoia lia.a gra.lnntnd, ußata nmat thnmugh ataealMwil aRN and Rtaßont naaAittl f rnftntng In •antna Pntrtla ada.lttad at an, tltoa. Iwl; - pofan aUrtlt f-pai. Addtraa, HIATPRA OP MRRCY, M Pnaltj'a P. 0„ WaaUnoraland conolj-, Pa. fi ' ' (Crntrt J3wotrat. BEL LEFONTK, PA. -A. O-HXC XT' L T "Xy Xt Xu. NEWS, FAITH A Nil HU'iUEMTIONH. TH T,t ur Till MATIONAL l Till I WlLLl mix* ANB ,84.,i-*if or Tim iak>i: b.rery farmer in hn annual erpenenee Utecot•rrn numrthiny of value. Write it anil nentl it to the "Agricultural hUlilor of the PkMOCHAT, llelle'fontc, I'enn'a," that other farmer* may have the benefit of if. f,et communication* be timely, anil b>- mirr (hat they nrr brief anil iretl pointed. Nkvkr overload a young team nor discourage it by a too heavy pull at first starting ; nor start from a bad place, if possible to avoid it. If any of our readers have any question with themselves as to the propriety of planting forest trees, let | them read the article in another col | limn headed, "Where our Forests arc i Going." IT is not probable that any very ! great number of Centre county farm- I crh will adopt either "steamed fodder" or "ensilage" as their main reliance ' for winter feed nt u very early day, | but, as the subject of "ensilage" is attracting wide-spread attention, a 'comparison of the cost of the two modes of feeding, which will be found in another column, and which was contributed to the Tribune by a Con i neclicut farmer, will Is- found inU r j eating reading. IT will soon In.* time to have all j ready for sowing in the garden the seeds of vegetables that cannot end lire heat, and that help to keep the cook serving ns rather than the doctor, and we know of no better place to secure these seeds, fresh, pure and true to name, than of 11. K. Hliss A* Sons, whose advertisement will IK- found in another column of this page. We | have used seeds from this house for a j number of years in succession, and ! have never yet is-en disappointed in ! them. Wk arc in receipt, just as we send ; this to the printers, and too late for ! immediate examination, of a copy of i'lie Country Gentleman, containing a [ finely illustrated article descriptive of the dairy barns and silos of Messrs. ■ Whitman A Hurrelt, of I.itUc Falls. X. Y. We shall examine the report when we have more leisure, ami speak | further of it at a future time. The same mail brings us Commissioner f.e Due's preliminary report of the Department of Agriculture, which shall also receive attention at an early date. Where Our Fomt* are Ooine '*torn tb* *Uti..) To make shoe |wgs enough foi American use consumes anntislli 100,000 cords of tiinlier, and to make our lucifer matches, 300,000 cubic feet of the liest pine arc required every year. Lasts and boot-trees take 600,000 cords of hi rob, bmh, and maple, ami tiic handles of tools 500,- 000 more. The baking of our bricks consumes 2,000,000 cords of wocsl, or what would cover with forest about 50,000 acres of land. Telegraph polea alrearly up represent 800,000 trees, nnd their annual repair consumes alsmt 300,000 more. The tics of our railroads consume annually thirty years' growth of 75,000 acres, and to fence all our railroads would cost #45,000,000, with a yearly expendi ture of #15,000,000 for repairs. These arc some of the ways in which American forests arc going. There nre others; our packing lioxes, for instance, coat, in 1874, #12,000,000, while the timber used each year in making wagons ami agricultural im plements is valued at more than #100,000,000. The Possibilities of American Wheat Speaking of our gigantic crops of wheat, the American Miller remarks that few (icople, even in our own country, realize how inexhaustible our resources arc fur wheat growing. The total area of lands available for wheat culture in the United States is not less than 470,000,000 acres. Our entire wheat crop of the past year, phenomenal though it was, would not supply seed enough to sow so vast an area of wheat land. Tiik N. Y. Tribune, in answer to a question, says that 123 pounds of the corn fodder must be given to supply the same nutriment as 100 pounds of hay wonld contain. This may lie considered as a fair approximate statement of the relative value of the two fodders, basis I on thoir chemical composition; as to statements of relative value baaed on experiment or experience, they are exceedingly scarce, while there ia an abundance of testimony to the effect that corn fodder le very valuable for winter fending. Sheep ;w Renovators of Worn-out Farm*. llt/ti In fli# Triton* 1 might Hay in very few words that there in no method of restoring over cropped land, HO good an turning it into sheep pasture, and using the manure the sheep make during the winters for the poorer parts of the land. ISut a letter referred to me by the Agricultural Editor—from "New England Hoy," Augusta, Me.—de mands more of detail. My first ad vice to him is to procure "The Prac tical Shepherd," by the Hon. Mem v S. Randall, by lar the best book over written on the whole sheep matter; every man who intends to keep fifty sheep should have a copy. [Sent postpaid to any address by the Pub lisher of the Tribune on receipt of price, $2. Ed. | Hut as to the pai tic- I ular ease Is-fore rue—a farm of 100 j acres, well watered by a running | stream, having two flelds t one of fifty j acres, the other of twenty-three; soil "light, loaruy and sandy." Thetwen i ty-three acre field formerly produced ] forty tons of hay, but now only nine | tons. Nothing is said of buildings, ; but there is cash on hand, SI,OOO. 1 j condense his questions into one: "What is to be done ?" Somehow, restore the fertility of ! the meadow of twenty-three acres, by purchasing some of the commer cial manures which neighboring farm j ers have tested and found useful on I like soils; or apply barnyard manure, lif it can be had. You want the liny | crop to winter your sheep; buying feed for winter is unsafe: it should I mostly !>c produced on the farm. This is a goock, j as necessary to health, in pastures. , is not so prevalent as it was once. ; Merino sheep are especially hardy, i are kept in large flocks, and do well, j The larger breeds arc not so good gatherers of fowl on short pastures. 1 and require Is-tter fetal. In winter the si/.c of flocks is more irej|xirlnnt, i because the strong have at that M ason ; u>o much advantage over the wt ah ■ and feeble in the small inclosiiris i necessary in cold climates. Some years ago we constructed a sheep barn eighty fet t long and twen ty wide, having a basement eight feet high, and on top of that a frame sixteen feet high. This gave us room for hay enough (with the other forage we had) to winter our 20(1 Merinos. This basement was diviihd by bar racks into four part*. In front of each of these rooms were yards fifty feet deep and twenty feet wide, hav ing pure water that came from a iwiilsiock and was discharged into large iron kettles, such as Milt and | potash makers use. These four yards i communicate by gates hung next the i building. At the coming of winter j we graded our sheep, putting sa\ forty large and strong ones into one j apartment; in the next, forty five, or thereabouts, of the next grade s to strength ; and so on, grading until in lite last apartment we would have fifty-five or sixty of the poorest of the flock. Troughs for feeding grains were nailed against the partition fences. Thus our 20(1 sheep were in : one flock in four grades. During the winter it will hapjien that changes j must be made from time to time, by taking sheep that have either out* ! grown or have fallen Is-low their fel j lows, and placing them in apartments I Irettvr adapted to their changed con- I dition. 1 know of no better plan than this for wintering steep in places where severe winters prevail. This sheep barn may not. Ire exactly adapted to every case, but it will indicate the leading points to be kept in view— first, the big sheep cannot run over the smaller; second, warm, dry sheds, that can be entirely closed in severe weather, save food and promote com fort; third, fresh and pure air and water, combined with the other ad vantages, insure good health to the sheep. Plenty of straw, or some other bedding, is quite im|M>rtant for the manufacture of such manure. The manure should lo removed from the shed at least once during the winter; oftener is still better. Draw it at. once to the field and spread it on the |ioorcr parts of the land. Per haps the snows of Maine may be too deep to make this winter application of manure advisable. Each ease must be a law unto itself in this regard. The question of the breed to lie se lected will bo best settled by inquiry of farmers who have had experience.' on like lands, in like climate. Hut in this vicinity I would advise some of the larger mutton-producing kinds, CotswoTds or South Downs or crosses. But this point demands careful study. About the only tiling of which 1 feel justified in s|*eaking positively is the importance of starling with good ani mals of their kind, with good pedi grcea, but, much more urqxuunt, good aa can lie bad when judged of aa individuals. It Is not easy to believe that judi ! clous management in the case of the 100-acre Maine farm will fail to bring it up to its greatest fertility, and during all the time produce a reason table profit to the owner; certainly, sheep farming is l>e*i adapted to accomplish this end. I have confined myself mostly in the foregoing re marks to the question* put to me, and it is proper to add that "mixed farming 'generally proves more profit able than one branch, pushing that to the utmost. With the raising of sheep, grain crops that will furnish straw or stalks, to help winter the sheep, w ill be found judicious gener ally in the older States. If the farm r an be made to produce all the feci necessary to make the most out of the sheep, ami to furnish bedding in cold weather, the manure pile will grow larger every year, and crops Is* correspondingly increased. Steamed Fodder vs. Erieilage. As st, many are now "running wild over "ensilage," and as I)r. Daily has, jn tin; Meriod of twenty consecutive years —made for our own information, not for tlit? papers. We have in our barn tin' equivalent of ,10 cows antl they consume |>cr day: ■ lb 1 hajr talur-.J at fW j—t toft II Y, l it, <,f ha) *lnM at fj& ,w-r h & | ), .•••• lb ft Hiwtalita thliihl at || lb ■ It ;*l,-T 1 ~nM .r t 11. The cost of preparing the fodder requires the labor of four men three hours—to attend the fire and engine, cut. w< t and place in the steam-chest sulfident material for four davs' feed ing. Two rnen feed the heard in 1.1 minutes—3o minutes |s.-r day. Cost of attendance |*-r day, hours, at 10 cents |s r hour, 35 cents. Thin work is done in the winter when we have an abundance of labor at will, instead of during the fall months when lalxir is very scarce. A Brace of Paragraphs for Gardeners. One of the gravest errors into which the uninitiated often fall is the great ami needless hurry with which they commit their seed to the ground, Ix-forc the warmth of spring itas kill 's! all traces of frost therein. In Irosty soil the germ of ail half-hard y and lender seed* will necessarily per i isli; do not, therefore, sow your seeds Ufore the periods named above; a , few weeks later in sowing seed than the regular period will not in any manner ratanl the full development of the srcdling, while a few day* sooner might lose you the entire sowing by an unlookcd for cold s|>ell. So do not he deceived by a few fair daj sin early spring into risking your seed through entirely needless haste in sowing them. While it would appear that com mon sense teaches even the most un knowing not to place small seed a Imlf inch or nn inch beneath the sur face, there are many who do this very tiling, and then, with refreshing igno rance, wonder why their seed do not grow ; tlie cause is plainly attributed to tlie* fiiet that the germ of a small seed Is ing, in itselr, naturally small nml delicate, is unable to force itself through such a mass of soil, and must, consequently, perish. Why Good Water, and Plenty of It, is Needed by Stock. J fl ill Vltins} rket When we consider that all food to be assimilated by the animal system must be in the form of liquids, and that at least 70 to 7,1 per cent, of the whole animal is water, we shall see that to IK- healthy, contented and thrifty, a full suppiy of water is as essential to all farm stock as good food. Especially is this the case in Winter when their main suppiy ia dry food, and it is doubly important if wc have not an abundance of some green fowl such as swedes, mangels or carrots. However rich and nutri tious the food, we must have water as the solvent and agent for introducing it into the system. Value of Beets as s Stock Crop. 00. r P C'.ftK in Trts*i I am satisfied, from personal expe rience in growing beets for stock purposes, that this can be done at no more cost thsn that of a crop of corn. The beets will not exhaust the soil equal to the corn, but will rather lend to improve its condition; espe peclally if the land be lightly manur ed and a sprinkle of salt and potash be occasionally worked in. |