Wilton, Mr Far lane Co., Hardware Healer*. HARDWARE! WILSON, McFAI 11 #A N I : C '<). DEALERS. IN STOVES, RANGES ? HEATERS. ALSO Paints, Oils, Olass and Varnishes, AND ZBTJUL-HDIEIRjS' HARDWARE. ALLKtIIIKNY BTRKKT, .... HUM KM' BLOCK, .... BBLLKFONTK, PA. Itusinrss Cards. HA IINESS MANUFACTOUV iii s> uled. On Allegheny elreel, miller Brurkrrlioff Hmwie. Ml DEALERS IN PURE DRUdSONLV. £ I ZELLEtt it SON, a r fit lIRI'OOI.HTM, -r Ho 6. Bruckerhoff Row. 5 ■J , All the BUtidurd Patent Meillclnee I'n - n MTt|itloiie ami Eeinily Recipe# ercurmtelyi . is ur, iwrtil. Trueeee, MhoaMer llrai'ee, Ac., Ac. j S| 4,f I I OUIS DOLL, A.J FASHIONABLE BOOT A MIIOKMAKKU, llr EAGLE VALLEY KAIL -1 ) ROAD.—Time-T.0.1e I, Ktp. Mail. wKtAK. .rwAKii. Kxp. Mail A.a. r a. r a a a A to 7 i ri Arrive at Tvrone 1,-AV. .. 7 ,2 a 4. • 1 t (.I Leave Eat f jrroue lewve... 7:.M * 7 M •51 " Vail " ... 74: Is* 7 .15 r. 47 " Bahl F-igl# " —7 47 •> t*i 74a .18 " P-.wlev " ... 7 fti B"J 74: AAt ...... " llannah " ... 7 5.1 113 7 .VI r, :5 " port Matilila " ... 00 19 727 ft 17 ...... 11 Martha " —a "7 9 2*. 7la ft us •' Julian " — 13 937 7 n 517 " t'nlonvlll# " ... *tt f 7■ a I 54s " Snow Shoe In " ... 32 945 8 .18 5 4.1 ...... " Mlleal nrff " ... :4 94# A 4ft 535 " n-llefoftle " ... ft 4 • 917 ft 3ft 521 '• Mile#burg " ... •Itlo ' " ft 25 115 " I'lirtln " ... V 0.-, 11l l'l ft is ft In o M uinf Eaftl# " ... 9121" 2- 8 • 501 " ll..warEN NS YLVAN IA IIAILHO A I). I —i Philadelphia and Brie DivMui >-Oi and after December 1-, l""* : WESTWARD. ERIE MAIL leave* Philadelphia 11 M p m •• " Harriebnrg 4 2-' • m M " Wtlt|amp4>rt ....... * .V ein * " L(>* k 11***1) 0 4 * 01 M M R#nti*fi .. 10 A6 * m M irrltw *t Kri* 7 tt p m NIAGARA EXPRESS leave* Philadelphia 7 2r • m •• •' lUrriiimri.... 1" AO a m ** " Willi*mp>rt. 2 2 pro " arrive* at R*no*o ...... 4 4" p n Paaeenger* bj thia train arrive In !!•!!*- font* at - 4 V pra FAST LINE leave* Philadelphia. 11 4* am •• " ** •• WUlUtt)|Mrt 73" p m " arrive* at birlt llaven > 4" p m EASTWARD. PACIFIC BXPRKBO lxKk llaven H ** Williameport... 7!*■'> a m •• arrive* at IlarriL(irK 11 A6 a m • ** Philadelphia.... 34Ap ai DAY RXFRHI leave* Renovo 10 10 a m " *' Lock llaven 11 2n*m '* " VI illi*m*port 12 40 am •• nnivee at lUrri*bnrf 4 10 p m M Philadelphia. 720 p m ERIE MAIL leave* R**ov, n X. p m M M l/*k llaven V4Ap n *' ** Willlamaport. 11 oft p m M arrive* at Harri'Mirf 2 46 a m " M Philadelphia. 700 a m FAST LIKE leave* WiUiamp<>rt 12 V. a m ** arrive# at ffarrtetmrit 3 A4 a m " M Philadelphia 7 #V a m Erie Mail Weet, Niaffar* EvpreM Weat, llaven AccomnxMlation We*t. and Day EpreM Kaat, mak# ro*e ronnecti"n at NorthnmLefland with L A H K R. train* fr Wllkeeharr* and Rrrantn. Erf Mail We*t. Niagara F.tpr*>a* Wat. and Erie Expreaa Weat, and l#cli llav*>n ArmmnKelatlnM Weet mare e|n# ronnectlon at Wiliiame|iart witn B.C. R W. train* north. Brie Mail Weat, Niagara Expreae Weet, and Daj Etpre** Eaet, mak* due* connection at Lock llaven With ft r. V R R tralaa Erie Mail Eaet and Weat connect at Erie with train* on L H. k M. S R R.. at Corry with O. C k A V R R , at Emporium with B N. Y k P. R. R., an I at Driftwood with A V R R Parlor ar* will run h*twee>a Philadelphia and WilUam*p°'t on Niaara Exprea* We*t. Erie Expree* Wet. Philadelphia Expr*a Kat and flay Expre** Eaet, end Monday Expr*w* Eaet. Rleeplnc rare on all night train*. MM. A R*tnnix, OenT Rnperintendent. / II HARD HOUSE, V I CORNEK UHKSTSI'T ABB NIBTH STREETB, run *r*i ruu. • Xhi* hnw, prominent in a rlty famed for It* rom fortal I# htei*. I* ke|d In every rea|et e|o*l to any flrat-clam h"t#|f In the ronntry. (twin* to the *trin genry .if the tim*a, tha price of board he* len redticwd t* THXI notUM per day. J.M KIBRIN, 1-A-t' Manager BUSH HOUSE, BRLLRrOHT*, PA.. IS OPEN. !M-3m I> P. PKTKRB, Pmpri#nr, m — • M() \FY To Loiin atO per mnrtg., on lmurovB fftrm propwfly. In vum# not lee then r2.i#m. end fK>l xc#*lln( cne-lhlrd of lb# pvwnl vlu# of th# property. Any puvtlun of the nrtnripsl enn b pnld off et eny tlmr. end It li# 1..n th. rnotom of th. 081 pony to permit th. prt#rlpel TO remain ea long a# h (,rrower wlihte. If the Interest la promptly paid. Apply to CHARLES P. BHKRMAH. Attorn.y-ot-taw, hit Court itrwt, Reading, Pa., or to PAVtf) I. KLIBK, Co.'# Apprnler, g.,f Belief.,Tlte, Pa. RAHMAN'S HOTEL, VJ Oppoelte Court Hons#, BELLRPOI4TR, PA TERM! 11.25 PER DAT. A good Livery attached. 1-1 I'ro/'rsslonat I 'arils. HA. MCKEE, e ATTO&RRT AT LAW, 12-tf (Hlltf oppoaite Court II u •, Ihdleft lite, I'u I7HANK FIELDING. I LAW AM> COLLECTION OPTH R, 12-1 y t I.KAKHKI.Ii, PA. W A. MOHUISON, V T e a i TORNI i IT LAW, IILI.LI.KOKTK. PA. Oftlce In WiMwlrlnc** 111"* k. j- eitf thel Co ii *u 11 at it HI In EfiKlivh or Ueiniafi 'I-1 \ | C. T. ALIXANDX*. 0. M. MOWIM. 1 LKXANDKK k BOWER, , ATTORNBYK AT LAW, Ih'lleftinte, IN* , may l>e rurioillted 111 Kiii{lih or Her nmii. Oftire In liariuau lliilldltiK I-1 yr JAMM A. Hi: \VI R. i a r? T UkrtlAßT. IVKAYEK A GEI'II A DT, I > \ IroßNl .- sl LAW |) nF. FOUTNKV, a ATTORNEY AT-I.IM', ItK I.I.KMi.N IK. PA. I,*t door tthe left In the Court II- •.*. 2-ly JOHN 15LAIU LINN, Fl ATTORNEY AI LAW, BU.LKKoNTI PA OIT e Allegheny Street, near I' -t nffl . 21-\) I L. SI'ANGLEH, *1 a 111 • i.I 51, '\ u BKI.I.KFIIMK. ' I.M lit "'I MV.H ?*m'' ial a*teiititu ! • lh- . *•, j r-*4 i" m all t!i** Court*. C*rt*ultato ii* In Herman - r gtl*h 11} ns. KKLLKK, a ATTORN BY AT LAW Ofll' •• n Allet-'"fiy Street - nth aide > t I v n • •tore, Bellefonte. Pa. 1 Iv T II Mt'ftftßT rtat * QORDOM. \| UUKAY A C;OIUH)N, 8 7 I ATTORN KV - VT I AW. CLEARFIELD I A Wl"i ' 1- .Me a : 'i, •Mployad. I Iv r P C. HII'I'LK, la kTTORHRI '■ 7 LAW. I."' K 11.41 LN. PA. All boat Ma** promptly attended to. 1 ly \VM. r. .MITCIIKLL, t ? PR ICFI II §i xv BI on Lm h II WEN. PA . Will attend to all work In Clear A aid. Centre an-i Clint' n oiaatN. Gfllr* op; - ite Ia- k llaven Nat. rial Ltnk 20 ly \V c. HEINLE, f fa ATTORNEY AT LAW RM.LEFGNTB, PA Ofh' e in C.>tirad tfow*, Allfflmil Btr> t attention given t" the tv|leM N'arth ! *lde of fligh etreet three donra Kaat of Allegheny. Bellefonte, Pa. CANCER REMOVED, WITHOI T KNIFE, and in most v Y caaea without Applv to C. VV |V FIMIEK BoaUlurg. J lt-kn # Cautre Count*. Pa IRON P A TRUE TONIC A PERFECT 3TRENGTHENER.A SURE REVIVER. IHON HITTERS are highly recommended for all disease* re quiring a rertain ami efficient tunic ; e*|>eeially Intlup-hen, Ih/? t /• in, Inlrr millrnl h'rvrrt, H'an/ f ApprtiU Ixmcf Strrngth, l/ttkuf F.nrrgy, fir. Knriche* the blond, xtrengthen* the miwelea, and give* new life to the nerve*. They art like a charm on the digestive organs, removing all tic symptom*, such a* Tnrling the Fonrl, Hrirhing, Hail in Ihr St<•mnrh. Hrwl'iurn, rlr. Tile only Iron l'ropnrntion flint will not liluckrii tlio teeth tr give homltu'lic. Kohl by all druggist*. Write for the A lIC I took, 32 pp. of uaeful and amusing nailing *rn< /nr. BITTERS AO KNT 8 WANTED To Uk itihutrl|Hlon for tlx INTKH NATION A L It K VIEW, h lutol and M Anirrtran pnhllrotion, of lb* hi(lMt < lam. llb I*1ir1nl mot,||,alio na fn,n> tb moat rrlflinlxl nlm In mry roanlry. MM by J.T. llnirj Cabot bl|r, |>iiUnn>n of Ihn higlioii aUal'imanU and milium, and xhow naiom am alnna aufllriaol guaranty of Ihn raloa of tha kavuw Aliraya brlfht, nodal!" and lotlrnrtlra; r-amopo||- aa In lltaratam, pnatmaaira In arlanno, nnaactartaa la Klltln, and Indapaodant In pnlttlra. Trim. AO ranta a nnl*r; IVWattar. A maintain Afiit'> I>o I ft aoat on loratpt of Bl.i>. A apariaaaa copy tool to any add mm for IA ranta, A. 8, BAKU Ml A CO., Puldlahatu, 111 A 118 WlllUm 81, No* Turk, j Xvu* Aitrrrtistmi uts. RIOP BITTERS? (\ Alftlh inr, not 11 ilrink.) CONTAIN* ■ IIOI'H, in cur, mamikaki:, DANDELION, | I Amjtiik rmrnT AM* HKT MKIM* VLQIALI* i I KM ALL Ol MRU iil J 1 RUN. r rni-:v cuhk All -multi. Itiiw.-t., Jtlttod, Liver. M.mnl r*pt:t Hilly r nmlu tuinpiuluU. _ SIOOO IN COLD. Will Im paid for n cane tln*y v* 111 not Id lp, or for an) tliit.fr.' Import or Injurious found IU Lilt'ML A*k four drufr'ulst f r Hop Hitters nnd try iH in Ih fore you *l. p. T.iLo uu ullicr* |) 1 (' f *n fthMotufi* nnd trrculattMnrur" for Lruaktiiiiii a*, u- - f opium, tobacco .lid narcotic*. ■■■MB FKNI> run ik< t i.AK. ■■■■■■ All Stsrv# sold by do I. . 1,. 11--P lmur M , .. (l< BLISS'AMERICAN WONDER PEA A. £ ' I 1 1 C I* I'' Extra Early. Very Dwarf 8 to IO Inches), Re quires no Buehlng, Ciqulsite Flavor. Aekftowrlfdtfwd by all t-- |V- *#t and '' < !Va crown. I i !..f ..f teirl A(TI IMHM •••• l "Ywtfgi pflUlW ai. l /•!. , . .ill; j. t to l- .-irj-MMd. ' 1u I ION M itef - a •• rPV la Ike Btfkn cnH jus • l J .. M r. |- ; f atd uf - < i? .1 l-ilt %r. mso'd fa*. J sSr I" TAPI.I urn 1 has. -mo Rr AUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS* fa fit m 4 • Inula. • I • • I v ■ sr. .| a • '• ' -** *' l ' * f>- f r -fe- ! T ■ 1 ' ' • r 1 .s. ts'v: u U K. BLtaa x •*(%-. . in* Battlo Crook, Michigan, Vant'TAurrr.Kßa or THE oslv htniTifl pili:i;til)ili|jj THRESHERS, Traction and Plain Engines . nnd Horso-Powors. VnK'strrlHeTbfrli--rl'artry > Citnbllihed lu (kr Horld. ! 1948 9 0 YEARS UX. 1 ■ V' : ' kTKA M.POUTH *rr%MTOKM eod . ... / "• Tnii llfln l itHini sm. I'lain l.'nclnra trrr ir> Ui li •..ark'd A * I* -/ >r- ' •' fxa'WW Ilsd iwy.tr-wwmiU t' f Ifai. bsfrfb. r trill) Mprrio. (is cMsatewr. r 4 dnr J fby l t'ltf, / -r Pwi". w* 1 . •- f ' M if ' I II I 7.500.000 > • mi„ r crniaLantir h*r-f. ?r t:, whVh !• t jp. rvifiii aral-;' ts.l nr.rli • 1 n*ar marhiivry TRACTION ENGINES fSSSs F.nnrr. nnd Thrr.hrrmrn ir- InrM M A Ihl " r"'* 1 — Ih-Jliiiur Mk hllx-TT. Ukrvulr. ami Ir— A-l lm, NICHOLS. SHEPASO A CO. Battle Creek. Mlcht***- IJROCKKKHOFF HOUSE, l> BRLLKTONTI. *A. W. R. TKLLKR, Proprietor. ifir-nrf .Vimi.'r n . ii i.n Bmmi Ifssr r Ffws Unas i %nw|al rat#* |/ vilnMw aad jtafora / ; IL.MOItK k CO., " ■ I.AW AMII-1i1.1.i: noa HOI sz, GJ'.i F .SrazxT, W AAiiiMiros, I>. C, M.k>< lle-ti- n. L n nn-1 llM t-. ell Im.in-w IMH 1.. 11..m I.XSIi H- RIP, s<.Hi.r'a A'l llil m.l II mmlnMl Ri K bl.n I I.AM) WARRANTS ln,ht nfi-1 e-ltl. t. ir ST. XAVIKIUB ACADEMY, MKAU I.ATROBK, I'A., N EAHLY half a Century old, from eblrh lb. met pr.nnln.ht .ml rtiltl.t.-l .>m.e In r.nnjl..i bet. nr..lHuil .lit. nn. .t.nA.trt ( reSnln, in- SnrtM-w. Pniill. (Hnillt-t a. w; Urn., V-jtlj rt pdiH klaml fc—. Addrnw, SISTERS OF MERCY, W Ibellj', P. 0 , WUuorlan>l '.uolj, P*. alit (Centre Hem octal e>_j UK. LLKKONTK, I'A. NKWH, FAI TH AM) HULLO ICHTIONH. Til K TMT of TIIR NATIONAL M KLfAftft 11 Tilt IMfKLU* A i.i, accounts, thus far, from those who have constructed silos and are feeding the ensilage, arc favorable to the system. To hi < u of our rcadcus as are dis posed to criticise the make-up of *oir agricultural page this week, l>ccause of the very large proportion of space devoted to the subject of manures, we can only plead in extenuation our high appreciation of the vital import ance of it to every American fanner. When our farmers learn to make, save and use barnyard manure to the best advantage, they will Ik- far on the highway to a pcrinnucut pro-pcr ity. Ihe last and longest article of the series, which treats of composts, is one of a series called "Farming for Hoys and Girl*," written for the Itural AVio Yorker, by Henry Stew art; but il is as good reading for many old fanners us fur the boys and liiils, and we quote it entire. In his fourth preliminary report, Commissioner of Agriculture I.e Bur gives additional evidence of his un tiring efforts to elevate the depart ment to a position of usefulness com mensurate with the importance of the interests it represents. He makes a point by showing that of the total exports of the country for the fiscal year ending June Jo, I *S(>, ninety |s-r cent, were agricultural matter, arid a Ids that "every man of intelligence in pondering the fact must stand amazed that the agricultural interests of the country have not received more attention in State and National legis lation." The report details the ex periments in sugar production and tea culture made during the past year, and speaks with unbounded conli denc.' o( the early succe-s of both. In regard to sugar the (.'oin w i*-doner i xpresnes iiis belief that "the crop of will terminate our dependence on foreign nations for this article of prime necessity and of tea lu- says, "American tea, grown and manufac tured on our own soil by ourselves, is destined, at no late day, to supply the demand of our own jn-ople, and to enter the world's markets in favorable coni|H tition with that product in any other country. He makes an earnest ap|ieal for a series of cx|K.-rimcntal (arms, the central one to Ik: located at or near Washington, for which he suggests the unused portion of the Arlington estate, and the others in widely separated parts ol the United , Slates. 'I lie Commissioner objects to the assistance of Congressmen in the distribution of seeds, claiming that I they can be more surely placed "w here they will do the most good," by the department itself.and asks for a large increase of the working force of the department, and for a larger increase of the salaries paid to those now cm ployed. We conclude our necessarily incomplete review of the report by quoting from it a couple of paragraphs on the subject of foreign markets, which it may Ikj well to take into consideration in planning our crops for the coming year : Had crops in (treat Britain and other European states and the dis turbed condition of the Russian peo ple, with a comparative failure of their wheat crop, have enabled us to obtain fair market prices for the im mense sinoiint of surplus food we have harvested for the past few years, and have brought returns for our agricultural labor that we should not expect or hope will continue uninter ruptedly. That a change may come at any day is a matter for serious consideration not only for our states men, but for all classes anil conditions of people. Our fertile virgin soil, its cheap cultivation, its accessibility, nnd the unprecedented rapidity and cheapness with which farm produce of sll kinds may lie moved, all go to stimulate production in the highest degree. That the demand for our products will keep pace with the rapid increase of production, tlint it will even equal the demnnd for the past three years, should not be hoped for, much leas expected. A single good crop in Knrope would undoubtedly depress our markets so as to greatly lesseu the margin of profits to the p'roducer, thus endangering the present era of prosperity, and bringing instead wide spread disaster, not only to the farm era, hut to the manufacturers, the merchants, the public carriers, and all other claases of people. I MANURE. now to w.icz, now to irt ami now TO AITI.V "Tile FARMER*' BEST • liOf," Hints uud suggestions gathered, a* . the matter of which they treat should I be, from all available sources : Herman papers mention a newly invented manure-spreading machine, of which "great numbers" are being sold in that country. Applying manure to the soil is like dropping corn or sowing wheat or oats, it is filiiulimj it. And "as a man | sows so shall he reap." If there is one thing for which I will draw the last dollar of my bank deposit more cheerfully than for another, it is to increase my manure heaps. I have left manure in piles on side hills through the winter, and the grow th of grass in the spring did not show any benellt from the wash of the manure over three or four feet below the piles. When men learn more and practice better; w hen learning and labor, brain and brawn go hand in band ; when the better application of manure is combined with better tillage, we can feed the world. A Iter all, the farmer must depend very largely, il not principal!v, ujxjii the barnyard for the bulk of bis fer tilizer; I mean exclusively of the clover and other green crops which he ploughs in. The annual loss to farms is im mense from neglect to save the liquid voidings of stoek. Absorljcnts freely used will save this leak of the farm, provided that care is used in protect ing the product from washing. I'cad animals on the farm should Is- transformed into a fertilizer f Jar toward making up the deficiency. How shall we use il to realize the liest results ? One says haul it out and spread it upon the grass land ; another says plough it under : a third says plough the ground and then spread the manure and harrow it in; a fourth thinks some otb r method still I tetter. I'erhaps if w ( - < \arniue the dithrent met his Is we shall hnd that none of the above are either entirely right or altogether wrong. More pounds of nitrogen, phos phoric acid and |K>tash can be applied in the manure made from one hun dred dollar* worth of grain, linseed meal, cotton seed meal, and wheat bran fed to animals, than if the hun dred dollar* were paid direct for commercial fertilisers. And Iresidcs this the hundred dollar* paid out for food may be received back in the growth or fattening of the animals, and the manure really costs little or nothing. One very serious error in the n*o of manures grow s out of the Idea that is very prevalent, that if we only de liver it ii|Hin the land the crops arc sure to get the full benefit of it.. This is a serious mistake. All plant-food must be reduced either to a liquid or gaseous form la-fore plants can appro priate it to their use; if this is con stantly kept in mind, il will In- much easier to understand why fine and well-cornpos*ed manure is better than coarse; why it is sometimes Ix-tter to use it in one way and sometimes in another; why it is better to have it entirely distributed over or in the ground than to have it in heaps of from a half to a whole forkfull in a place. Fifteen years ago I purchased and drilled in 500 pounds of sH|H'rphos phale with wheat. The yield on the part phosphaled was more than dou ble that on the part where no fertil izer was used, mid I have Continued to use it ever since with the best results. In fact, so well pleased am I with it that I do not sow or plant anything without it, not even my j buckwheat or turnip patch. Hut 1 would not advise others to ex peri- j mcnt with It on a large acale at firat. Try it on a few rods of corn and |Kjtntoes by scattering al>out a table spoonful to the hill, covering with earth before dropping the seed. Ami I in the fall drill in part of your wheat with it, and the reat without, and note the result. Kxperimenls of this kind have been of great advantage in every neighborhood where they have leen made. The source of the nitrogen found in plants remains still an unsettled question. In an address before the British Association by Dr. Gilbert, who has so long been associated with this inquiry through his experiment* and observations at Kothamsted, he hliowh the importance of the question by stating the faet that, although 1 carbon, as the chief constituent of plants, in the most obvious measure * of plant-yield, yet the amount of 1 carbon depends on the supply of nitrogen in tin arnUablv Jcndence. . It has been eeeeiteined ut I'.otham j. , -ted that clover acquires, in some n: y. such a supply of nitrogen as to carry oil more than four times as much as a preceding crop of barley, | and yet leave so much in the soil (in its roots?) available for a following I crop of barley as to make its propor- I' lion nearly double that of the crop preceding the clover. Of the manu : rial elements, potash is found most j s< i vjccable m promoting an increase i- in the yield of nitrogen. 1 [ . , No farmer ever yet had enough of s manure. It is the trouble of every , < ireful fanner to supply this want which never can Is? satisfied in the I usual way. lie gathers from swamps, i from woods, from roadsides, and ev j 1 cry other source that he; can reach, . and the muck, the leaves and the -crapings which he thus collects, he j works up into composts in such a wjy us to cause them to decay and Itecome fit for plant food. The term - compost is derived from a I.atin i word t'imjioiiluin which means put together and expresses precisely the . action of the farmer in this business of making manure of substances which alone would be of no value to him. The effect of this action depends upon i a natural law the result of which is the conversion of organic substances < info their elements. This process is 1 what we know of decay or decompo -1 k ition. 'J he meaning of the word . decomposition i-. a taking apart of a compound substance. It is always accompanied by heat which is always produced by chemical action, and ' ' decay or decomposition is the effect ' of chemical action. I 'ecornposition is in faet a alow proc< -s of burning as much so as if fire were used to produce the r< -nit. The final effect i- the MUM In both CUM, the mineral matter or ash only l**ing left. Ik n the farmer forms a compost 1 he gathers tin se substances and makes them into a heap, and to hasten the • ud which he has in view he adds to , it, < venly mixed through tin heap, a ' certain quantity of freh manure. > rhis begins to beat very soon, aad just as the yi ast mixed with the bread 1 -|Knge of the baker, starts the fcr j mentation through the whole mass, so the small quantity of manure starts . the Ik at and fermentation through the whole of the heap of tbocom|ost. Hut to produce the is-st effect there must be a certain supply of moisture, for unless there is sufficient water in the mass the process of decay will not go on. Dry matter may be pre ; served, and w,ll not decay, for many years; and until it is moistened with water it will suffer no perceptible . j change. The comjK>st heap must, therefore, be made of such a shape that it will hold as much moisture as possible. It is usually put up about four feet high and as long and broad as may Is- convenient, with the top made flat and hollow to collect and hold the rain which falls upon it. Lime is often added to com|K>st heaps and is very useful, liecause it helps to de | compose the vegetable matter in them and makes the compost fit for use sooner than it would otbeiwise be. The usual time for making compost heaps is in the Fall, so there may be ample time during the Winter for it to IK* made ready for the Spring work. Hy carefully gathering and saving all the materials mentioned, and working them up into comjiosta, the quantity of manure may easily be doubled and the crops enlarged in proportion. One load of well-made compost may be as useful as the same quantity of common manure, and as it is always in a well-broken and fine condition, it is the most valuable fertilizer that can lie proculed for spreading u|xm grass lands. Composts may l>e greatly enriched by the addition of the manure from the poultry house, by the wastes from the house, and by ground or burned bones. In this way very valuable : manure may lie made for gardens or fruit trees, if nothing else can be procured for the basis of it than common soil. The soil is an excel i lent absorbing material for the richer qualities of the other sulmtanocs, which by themselves would be too strong and rich for use. In making a compost heap the fanner first spreads a quantity of the coarse materials, such as swamp muck, leaves and soils, on the ground, of an even thickness, but more than a foot in depth. Upon this ia spread some, fresh manure, well broken up with the fork ; then a layer of the coarse stuff and some lime or wood ashes msy be mixed with it. Upon this manure is placed, and then the heap ia Unified with some coarse stuff and some manure mixed together. The lop is then leveled off and hollowed so that the rain that falls upon it wiU remain and be absorbed.