Wilson, Me Far lane <f Co., Hardware Healers.
HARDWARE!
McFARLA NE <fc CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES, RANGES? HEATERS.
ALSO
I
• Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
HARDWARE.
UIMOn STREET, .... IIVMKB' BLOCK, .... EILLEfURTR, l*A. j
litisiness Vards.
HARNESS MANUFACTORY
In GArmAn's New Block,
BKLLKPONTK, PA 1-ly
I? P.BLAIR,
• JEWELER,
WATCnU, CLOCKS, JSWELAT, AC.
All work n*at)y esecuted. On Allegheny street, I
under Unx kerhofT II- uee. |
DEALERS IN PURE DRUGS ONLY.
3 I ZELLERA SON, 3 I
r O • DRVUOIBTB,
2 1 No 6. BrockarholMKow. £ i
5 i All tha Standard Patent MadicinA Pr<-
n lacriptloua and Family Racipaa arcurataly, - ,
?> I prepared. Tru', Shoulder Bracra, Ac., Ac. 3
X j 4-tf | j>
LOUIS DOLL,
FASHION ABI.R BOI.IT A BHOKMAKKR, !
Brockerholf Roar, Allegheny atrial,
1-lj Hallrfonta. Fa.
c. m a as, Praa't. J. r. Biaaia. Oaah'r.
I?IITST NATIONAL RANK OF
BKLLETONTK,
Alleghany Street, BellefontA, Pa.
CENTRE COUNTY BANKING
COMPA.NT.
Receive Repoeite
And Allow Intereet,
Discount Notes;
Buy and &ell
Uor. Securities,
Uold aud CoujKiM.
JAVCR A. VIEAVIB, President.
J. D. BHCol*T.Caahler.
TRAVELER S GUIDE.
BELLEFONTE A SNOW SHOE
R. R.—Tlma-Tabla In affect on and aftar Ma)
1,18*1:
Leavel Snow Shoa 7.20 A. B..arrlraa in Ballafont.
9.10 A. a.
Laarea Batlafoata 10.2.'' A. B.,arrlcea al Snow Shoe
11-'.7 A. a.
l,.at<. Snaw Shoa 2.r") F.B..arr|rea In Bellafoule
3 4' T. a.
Bellefoote 5.16 r a .arrltea at Snow 8ho
6.67 a.a. DANIEL RIIOADB.
i.n.ral Suparlnt.nd.nl.
BALD EAGLE VALLEY RAIL
ROAD.—Time-Tabla, April '29. I**':
K*p. Mail. wtaTWAKP. AAATWAAP. Cap. Mail
A. a. r. a. r a. A a
8 l. 7 iri Arrite at Tyrone t fc
a 3 666 Laura Eaat Typrna Laara-. 7 39 8 65
7 .Vi r, 51 " Vail —7 41 *-S
766 r, 47 " Bald Kajcla ... 747 4 If:
748 634 " Fowler " ~7 M 909
742 631 " Hannah " 7 6'. 913
736 r, 25 prwt Matilda " ... 800 919
727 •17 " Martha * ... *O7 9lt
7 18 408 ...... " Julian " ™8 16 932
7 9 657 ...... " I nloot ilia M ... H23 9 -19
7 |I 548 •' Snow Shoa In " —8 32 9 4.6
666 546 " Mlleaburg " ... 34 94*
446 636 " Rallafonta " ... 843 961
686 526 '• Milewhurg " —*6410 r
6 2.5 514 " Cnrtin " ... 90610 19
618 .6 lo •• Mount Eala " 912 I<> 26
• 9 iOl •• Howard " ... 9SOto 37
665 4JO ~™ " Eaglerille " .„ 93810 49
650 444 Baaah iraek '* ... 94010 64
&34 433 " Mill Hall " „95411 14
629 430 " ll.inlrigtnu " 95711 31
626 425 " Lock llaran " ™lO 01 11 24
I>ENNSY L V A NIA RAILROAD.
I —rpbtladatphla and Rria Dlrlaion.) —On and
aftar Dacambtr 12. 1877 :
WKBTWARD.
ERIK MAIL ltarau Philadelphia 11 86 p n.
•' " HarrirturK-.4 26 a m
•• " Williamaport 8 34am
a w Lork llaran 9 40 a ttt
a M Ranoro... 10 66 a at
" nrrtraa at Kria 7 36 p n>
NIAOARA EXPRESS Iraraa Phlladalphla.. IJiit
'• •' llarriabnrg.... 10 60 a at
" ** Williamaport. 2 31 p m
" arri rrr at Ranoro. 4 40 p n>
Paaar.;ara by thla train arrira In Rella
f.inta at 4 36 p m
FABT LINK laaraa Phlladalphla 11 44 a m
" " Harrlahurg....... „™ 3 .3.4 p m
•' " Williamaport ............... 730p in
" arrlraa at Uwk llaran 8 40 p o>
EASTWARD,
PACIFIC KXPREBB laaraa Lock llaran ,™ 8 40 an>
- " Williamaport... 766 a a
•• arrlraa at llarrtahnrg 11 66 a m
Phlladalphla., 3 45 pm
DAT RXPREBB laaraa Ranoro.. 10 10 a m
" " I/wk llaran 11 20am
" " Williamaport™,.... 12 40am
" arrirao at 11arriahnrg............ 410pm
" " Phlladalphla 720 pm
ERIE MAIL laaraa lteuoro 8 35 p
" " Lock llaran 946 p m
" " Williamaport 11 06 p m
" arrlraa at Harrlahurg,™ ~, 246 a m
" M Phlladalphla 7 00 am
PAST LINK laaraa Williamaport 12 34 a m
•• arrlraa at llarrtahorf.,,™.., 3 68 am
•• Phlladalphla. 786 am
Kria Mall Waat. Niagara Rtpraaa Waal, Lork Haraa
Accommodation Waat. and Day Ki prate Raat, make
rloaaronnaetlonaat Nocthumltarland with L. A I. t
R. train" for Wllkaaharra and Rcnaaton.
Rria Mall Waat. Nlacara Ripraaa Waat. and Kria
Ripraaa Waat and Lock llaran Accommodation Waal
Biah a clou# conn actio a at Williamaport wlla ft. C. R
W. tralna north.
Kria Mail Waal, Niagara Ripraaa Waat. and Da)
Rtpraaa Kant, maka cloaa connection at Lock Haraa
With B. R. V. R R tralna.
Rria Mail Rant and Waat roanart at Rria with tralna
an LB. I 8.1. I R at Corry with 0. C. *A.V. R
R . at Rmporlum with R. N. T. A P. R. R, anl at
Driftwood with A. Y R. R.
Parlor can will rua hatwaaa Phlladalphla and
Willlasiaport on Nlacara Ripraaa Waat, Rria Rtpram
Waat, Phlladalphla Rtpraaa Raat and Day Ripraaa
Raat. and Sunday Rtpraaa Raat. Blaaplnc can on all
alght tralna. Wa. A. Bainwio,
flan'l Saparlntandaat.
I lIHARD HOUSE,
\ J CORNER CHCSTNt'T AND NINTH BTREETB,
rniLAßiirnit.
Thla haoac. prominaat la a city famad for Ita com
foruhla hotal", la kapt In aaary raaport aqaal to any
Ant rlaaa botala In tka country. Owing to tba atrin
caary of tba tlmaa, tba prica of board baa haon raducad
ta Ttl MUAH par day. J. M'KIRRIN.
|A|t Managar.
. •
iBUSH HOUSE,
BRLLEFONTR. PA.,
IS OPEN.
P. P. PRTRRA. Prnprtator.
MnVF,Y To Loan atO perCt.
• iUwii lJ l up TI | B mrriiAL LIFE MSOTU
A NCR CO. OF NEW TURK, oa 8 rat mo rt gaga, an
Imprnrad farm proporty. In auma not lam than fc.ira),
and not atceadlng ona-thlrd of tha praaant ralna of
tha proparty Any porthm of tha nHnclpal can ha
paid off at any tlmu. and It haa loan tba emrtnm of tba
ommnr to parmlt tha priarlpal to ramain aa long aa
tha burrowar lf ,h> Intaraat la promptly paid.
Ar,| y<dlAßLW P. SHF.RMAN, Attomayal-law,
527 Court at raat, Kaadlag. Pn,
or to DAVID I. KLINK.Co.'a Appralaar.
Beltefimfe. P*,
BARMAN'S nOTEL.
\JT Oppoalta Court llonaa, BRLLIfONTR, PA.
TERMS 11.36 PIE DAT.
A food Utary attached. I-I
l'ro/'essionat Cards.
1 I A. McKEE,
I la ATTORNEY AT LAW.
42-lf Office o|i|Mittt Cuiirl lIoUSO, Hd'llefunte, pa.
|?RANK FIELDING,
" I.AW AND COLLECTION OPFICK,
12 ly OLRARFIKLD, PA.
I W A. MORRISON,
■ T * a ATTOHNKV AT I.AW,
BKLLKFoNTK, PA.
j ORlca In tftHKlrint'a Block, o;i|Nolt IlicCourt llouac
Coiiaultatlon lu Kugliah or tiaiman. 2-1)
c. r. iLtitttnt. r. a. loau.
i LEX AN DE It A BOWER,
1 Y ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
| Bellefonte. Pa , may b* conaultefl In Kngltah or (ler
! BlAli. Offif ein 0 ArnnAli't II'JI llpi k V 1 \y
JAMU4.IBAVU. J. TtoLKf GKMIARY.
BEAVER A GEPHART,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
t>fir on Allegheny street, njrth f lligb. Belle
ftirit.-. Pa 4-iJ
OF. FORTNEY,
a ATTORNKT AT LAW,
BKLLKFONTK, PA.
Ult limir to the left In the Court llone. z-ly
lOHN BLAIIt LINN,
*1 ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BKLLEFONTK, PA.
* Allegheny Street, oter Poet offi< e. 'il-ly
I L. SPANGLER,
ft a ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BF.LLKFoNTE. t'ENI RK 001 NTY, PA.
fijtdw isl Attention to Collections; |irArti< e in AII the
Courts, ConsultAtioua in UertriAti or P. giiah. I ly
pk KELLER.
I /a ATTORNEY AT LAW
Uffi<e n Allegheny Ptrert N'Uth side of Lyon's
. llofl,MtaHnitS,ft, 1-ly
T ■ MVAIAT. CTlt'S QOROO3S.
MUKKAY A GORDON,
ATTORNEY \T l-AW.
CI.EARPILLD PA.
Will Attend the lla liefonte Courts when sjM iJ|y
em pit I t eaj 1 ly
T C. IIIPPLE,
1 a
UK K HAVEN. PA.
All busineAM |-rvmj tly Attended) to. 1 ly
\\ M. P. MITCHELL,
T PRAI IP Al SI 11KTOR,
Us k HAVEN, PA ,
Will Attend t All work In CleAffteld, Centre •nd
Clinton r. m iio
Offie# i>p;n|t L*k If AT ef| N •!! fAI Pitik ly
W C. HEINLE,
* ' a ATTORNEY AT LAW.
BELLEFONTE, PA
Office in o"ur*4 UMM, illlgftMtJl
ftpeeisl Attention fl*n to the r. llrwtln of rUim
All hutinew* Attended to pfßan|<tly. *11;
V. A. WALLA eg. P. L. I At AS.
\ \ T A LLACE A K ItKIIS,
r T ATTORNEYB-AT I.AW.
CI.KARFIKI.D PA.
Will Attend And try fsnsss si Re||efi>nte when |w
ciAlly retAined. 1 ly
WILLIAM MrCl LLOUGH,
T T ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD. PA.
All boiinM promptly Attended to. |.|y
DR. JAS. H. DOBBINS, M. i).,
PHYSICIAN AND SI'RHKOX.
Office Allegheny BL, oser igUr's lrng .Htore,
-tf BBUsIPUIITB, PA I
DR. J. W. RHONE, Dcntißt, can
he found At hie office and reeidenee on Nertk
side of lllgh Street three don re Kesl of Allegheny
Bellefonfe, pi lfcd)
CANCER REMOVED,
W ITOOUT KNIFE, and in most
▼ r rnee* without twin Apple to
C. W. P. riHlll R Drmlelmrf.
12—Centre Cowntv. PA
pONI
A TRUE TONIC
A PERFECT STRENGTHENER.A SURE REVIVER.
■
IRON BITTERS are highly remmmcinW for all disease* re
quiring a certain and efficient tonir ; especially Mxgreiom, Dpppiia, Inter'
miltent Ferert, Want of Appetite. ljtm of Strength, Isirk of Energy, He. Knriclica
the blond, strengthen* the muscle*, and give* new life to the nerve*. They act
like a charm on the digestive organs, removing all dyspeptic symptoms, such
as Tinting the Food, Hrlrhing, ltoal in the Stomtvh, ITmrthvm, rte. Th(" only
Iron Preparation that will not hlnrkrn the troth or give
headache. Hold by all druggist*. Write for the AJJC Hook, 32 pp. of
useful and amusing reading—sen t free..
BROWN CIIKMICAIs CO., Ilnltimorr, Mtl.
BITTERS
AGENTS WANTED
To taka auliacriptinna for tha
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW,
Iba lataat and haat Amarlran (mbliratkai, of tka
highaat rtaaa. arlth original omtrlhulhina ftnm tka
B9*l calabrutad aantara in atary country. Edited by
J. T. Moraa, Jr., and llanry Cabot I<!, gantlamau
af tha highaat attainmauta and caliara, and wboaa
namaa ara ulona MSriMil guaranty o! tha ralaa of
tba Raw*,
Alwaya bright, raudubla and inatmctlra; coamojmH
an la lltaratora, pmgraaal.a In aclanca, unaactarlan
la rallgton, and indapaadaot In nollllna.
Plica. VI ran la a nnml*r, p.'n a yrur. A roanlata
Aganl'a Ontat aaut on racaiot of gf.Ui. A aparlman
copy mat to any add raat fur 16 ranta.
A. S. BAHNKS A 00 . piihllah.nl,
111 A 113 William BL, Na* Tort.
Nrw A<!v<rtlsrminth.
a I f >"U ni-rT^H^^H
V t'ffiu • *<hU yurtii l- t
•nd i WW i I
your duties nvtiit) in. . i %%.. M r••
mtiiiulmi' ii r l u • W t• if • I'i .ii i v•• ii nti
Hop Bittorft. Bwa..!.' um' Hon B.
If jnu ftrayountf *nt ■■uflVrln* from any In-
H '
t I or flturlf. oll Hi- ■ yotioir. suif. iii: ri.nn
|MMr hi nil It t.i Infirm tiHln.' • 11 a In 4 wf hick
u, ~, niy on H o*|>■ Bltturs.
Whfwtrr yomrf. fcoNu I n nndtdlo an
wlifiii i r you fr| TW *1 tiui.ily I • . n aotini
that in 11 r ayatrm JJJ form of K'd noy
tA
Intf ir fliiituifiliittf, V A l'4*•• !••••• I'ti'inii' •)
without tnturiininrj, )© i by • t him I y uwrof
taK.i Mop Hopßittqr®
Bufr.. wammm
lU.ayo.iffln At
rr;: . *''/f|£?W- I—ll wj D. I. C.
plaint, •iftfurr S Jia n nlMKnit
EnSI lll)P N
Ki= 3 fiITTFRS
|ry<Hram.im 2 UI,,U,U | . *J^J;*;I™* 1 ™*
I NEVER I 1 I |
■it It "H y | .. nop MTTIM
■ save your- LA I
■ Hfo.it hash rAIL ■
■ onuecl hun-l *. T.
I ■ orodo. V - J a 1 ~,,
BLISS'AMERICAN WONDER PEA
®"• ■ floy* . '■* r ''
litre Early. Very Oererf Q to IO Inohee)* Re*
quires no Bushing. Eiquielte Flavor.
Acknowledged by ail u U th* UM end earliest PM grown.
Editor of Amort. •• ArkiturtM says :•• Vary aerly. productive
an ) |w>l. quality —A u U verpawd."
\ I r ION. A* there Is atwUkwr pea lb the fcoft't cell**!
•• tmrl-afi U under." arod in bi ml ift th* geaalne hUaa* Aiuei
teen Wonder Ok'fTi our for •inl4i>* e*e
feiria -Dor fourth po peekage, TU cent*. pint. Cft "6U,
quart. |i ti: bt mail. ERM pnd
liar Novelty Hbcet, gt'tnc fall pwilnltf*, mailed ttm.
300 BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS. ~~
With a twfcly colored r'st* of a Grown •? I'lm.-r ar.4 a d#rrl[~
tit# llt .f JO*) varieties of Ii >sa sad lioitmi
*pl-wlib rnopf. .M |aftrf s - t'n ut*-n ihetr pflir.|i4
p#g~ • - nni> 1 ail art at'* ia| 10 CHU, %kh <u bm
dMu'tH N'o "rot • !■ (1 1*
A4 traas. IK. k. IILIkH A •♦.>*, U lUf lay Hit mi, Vr* tel.
Battle Creek, Michigan,
MARRACTT.->KIUI op THE OELT UKXVIEE
THRESHERS,
Traction and Plain Engines
and Horso-Powors.
! >!< TLr™h. r <!.r; I EEtnbtl.hod
la Ut WM. I 1848
A A VC A DQ "f <*aW rvrw/,; Wri.
■C m !Lnnd "-i, *!! i;• .? ian,n,
u y
■ ' Uvwki (rgrrua'y v 11' aim an y m*i
_ t. "
-
BTK.% M • IN9WER HKr %K.%TfIKH end
t ofttplrir fofrnm lln I fit a R RH>' . . . , NP
Trnr (lon l-'.nin • and K'Uin I itqlnre
•wr arm in Ujr> Am*-ri an merkrl
■ / f< id /a'.rM ovl 11 im '•
f r ISLUvHIhT aritll ' <r^ r ('• • ' I" wadrsr.
ft - •<*
Frnir trr
atarit j, /.ir I'M. fcoi • 1. IT
Two at) "f " II rw hiarr*
7fwAA AAA Frrt of hrlrftnl I nmbrr
.lAA/tWU ( /,. 'br. Irtaf)
caurtADb) on hen-!, fn tn whirh i > till! Um- up
cntD|*re>>)r w ->) rk of our ma^'hlrxT*
TRACTION ENGINES^
.".p., M. r.A w H > Zj I
Hi IUI 13 llarM- P.Mrr. W
Parmer, n.4 Thrr.hi ri.fi V Inrltwl M
Oil. afr*w^T 1 "~bin
OUvuUr* Mil (w AMma
NICHOLS, SHKPARO * CO.
Battle CfMt, NUoM.H'*-
Brockkhhoff HOUSE,
RKLI.KFIINTB, l*A
W, R, TELLER, rro|>riPt<ir.
GoH Sttmpl* Rrn-m on Srrnnd Floor,
tWft— h. n nl fr ro l| Tr.ln. rltr,
10 )|MM ai4 iot™ 1-1,
riILMOKE k CO.,
V I I,AW AND OOLLKCTION IIOI'SR,
629 F ST**rT, WAMIINOTON. I. C.
>Wk <'. He icm. N'cnlmt* timni nt miriol tn all
biwtnM* onlMd h, Ihcm I,AND WHIP. a..Mlr'
A<|.l.t| nl 11..i,r.Dl Kl a hl.n.t I.4NH M AKMANTA
txmaiii n<t ..m tir
ST. XAVIKR S ACADEMY;
NKAK LATKOBK, IA.,
half a (kutiiry old, from
X* which tb> moft prominent m*l < ultirato.l woman
In NnmjltMh Int. (rmloatad, offer. moat thomnch
•dnrolUml all. iwl lith*l MuahiA of rwflniaa In
flnan'M |*tiiiiU admlltml nl nnj llmo Trail/ a*.
prnaa afoot turn.
Adilrtwa, MffTlCflft OF MRRCT,
M Ihtlljf P. 0., WkUmhtlmhl rouatp, Pa.
tLlxr Crntrf Slrwsttat.!
J--
II KL L K FONTK, I'A .
aLanic'j-LT-cmyiLL.
NKWH, KAI'TH ANI> BUfMiKHTIONH.
TIIK linrnl Sew Yorker is out with
| another of its H|H a cials, anil this time
the subject is "Small Fruits." We
shall not oven try to give our opinion
of its merits, hut should lie glffll to
see a thousand copies of it in Centre
county. They can be hud for tin
asking. Send a card to .'54 Park
Itoiv, New Vork, saying that upon
the advice of the DEMOCBAT, you ask
for a copy of the Small Fruit edition.
TIIK OKMOCRAT believes that noth
ing will more rapidly advance tin
wealth and prosperity of Centre
county farmers, than largely increas
ed attention to the culture of tobacco.
Every successful tobacco grower must
necessarily be a good farmer—pro
vided, of course, that lie steadily
maintains the fertility of his farm.
It is one of that class ol crops that
cannot 1 produced profitably with
out good land, careful attention, and
a great deal of labor, and therefore
its tendency is all in the direction cf" j
better farming, unless, indeed, as
hinted before, the land upon which it j
is grown is enriched at the ex|s nse '
of other portions of the farm. We j
arc glad to notice a marked increase ;
of interest in this valuable, money- j
making crop among our farmers, and |
propose to do what we can to stimu
late and encourage it, by making the
UEMOCHAT'.S agricultural columns a
vehicle fur the dissemination of such
reliable information upon the subject,
11 all its phases, as we may have, or i
nay lie able to gather from the sev- I
eral sources at our command. As i
instalment number one of timely and
inost valuable information, w • publish
to-day the first of a series of articles,
under the caption ol "Tobnoco <'nl
'.ure," that wo have obtained |>enuia- |
don to reprint from the columns of
the S< lira, published in I .one-aster
eity. the centre of the Lobacro grow
ing interests and exjsriencc of the
State. The first paragraphs of the
article in this issue explain their
scope, and state the purpose of the
uithor so fully that we need make no
further reference to them here. They
•re from the very practical |H'nof Mr.
Ditrenderffcr, one of the editor* of the
Era, than whom there is no ls-tu-r
authority concerning the tobacco
crop, in all its stages, from seed to
sale, in the State. As evidence that
we are not extravagant in our csli
mate of their practical value, we may
j say that Secretary Edge, of the State '
I Hoard of Agriculture, ha# already *
asked and obtained |>ermtAsion to
embody them in the quarterly reports
of the lioartl. Before leaving Ibis
subject we desire to solicit the aid of,
ill tobacco growers in our endeavor
to advance their interests, byway of
correspondence and statement* of
experience which may be valuable to
those who arc yet novices in the bus
iness. All such communications
should bo addressed to the "Agricul
tural Editor of the PRMOCBAT, llow
aril, I'a." He is himself largely in
terested as a grower ol the crop, and
having a high estimate of its import
ance to the material interests of the
county, is making such a study of it
as circumstances will sdinit.
TOBAOOO CULTURE
__
How to Grow our Next Crop.
FIST nV A SMUT* or ARTICI.BS OX TH*
Sl-aiSCT—Tilt VALt'B OF 0000 AMD —
I'RCPARATIOX cr TIIK SRKO 118O —
ITS I.OCATIOX —OCOIIT TO
IIH IIVRXEII OVKR.
The Sew Era has lately been re
quested by many of its subscribers to
publish an essay on tobacco culturo
for the benefit of those who are al
ready classed among the growers of
the weed, as well as for such as have
concluded to enter upon the cultiva
tion of this crop during the coming
season. Such an essay, if it entered
fully into all the details, from the
preparation of the seed lied until the
packing of the crop, would take up
much more space than could conven
iently be allotted to the subject in a
single issue of this paper.
We have therefore determined to
prepare a series of articles covering
the general subject of tobacco cul
ture, which will appear at seasonable
periods during the year, each one
having a special reference to that
portion of the subject which engages
the tobacco grower's attention when
it appears. In this way the reader's
attention will not be oonfounded by a
multiplicity of unseasonable details, 1
I but will la* occupied for the time 1
' being with oidy that portion of the |
' subject which covers the period at 1
hand. 1
As the time is rapidly approaching 1
when tobacco growers will be com- j 1
pet led to begin their preparations for j '
the coming season, wc present our ,}
lirst instalment of the general ques- j *
lion of tobacco growing. Lancaster f
county has assumed such a command- ! I
ing position for the extent, excellence | t
and value of her tobacco product, i
that the methods practiced by her
growers must of necessity be valua-!
blu to growers elsewhere, especially t
to those whose experience has been I
limited and who are not yet thor- 1
"uglily posted In the most approved I
modes of tobacco culture. There are I
perhaps thousands of growers to
whom what we shall say will convey 1
no new information. It is not for
such that these chapters are prepar
ed. but for those in other and newer j
districts, who, while anxious to grow
an article that shall command the j
highest market price, have neither j
had the required experience nor re- |
quisitc opportunities for personal ob- ;
nervation to enable them to do so.
(JOOII HKEI).
In order to grow good tobacco, it
is essential that nothing lie left to j
chance. Every step ol the process
must be taken with the final result in
view. A defective link anywhere in
the season's chain may render all
previous or future efforts useless, and
render the campaign a failure. It is
therefore of the highest importance
that a correct start is marie if final 1
j success is to l>e hoped for. It is true
that accident or a favorable season
j may compensate for a blunder or two,
I but the tobacco grower must not rely
; u(KIII any such stray contingencies.
<ood healthy, vigorous seed must
IM- BAIL to start with. Too little at
| tenliou is paid to this apparently
small but very important matter by
! many tobacco growers even here in
Lancaster county. At the proper
season, which is of course topping
time, the strongest and U-st plants
should IK- allowed to develop their
flower stem. Not all the seed pod*
must be allowed to mature. All of
; them except aliout a dozen at the top
must lie removed. This will insure
j much belter and stronger seed, and
I consequently more vigorous plants,
a rnosi iuqiortaiit consideration at ail
times and in certain seasons decisive
of the quality and value of the crop.
It would not lie amiss if every seed
plant had a stake driven into the
I ground by it* side, to which it could
Is.- tied and thus IM- secured ngain*t
damage from storms of wind. The
|Md worm should be carefully search
ed for and destroyed. \N hen the
: bolls have turned black or dark
brown the spike containing tliem
, must be cut off and hung up in a dry
| place, with the tops downward, and
here they must lie left until the time
for sowing tliem comes round. New,
fresh seed should alwavs have the pre
ference ; it can be told by its dark
brown color; it grows lighter in color
as it grows older. A few growers
have suggested, and, wc liclieve, prac
ticed, the planting of a few old seeds j
along with fresh ones in older to
have a better succession of plants
when the time comes for setting them
; out and in case they should lie needed. '
Old seed, however, must not be
1 regarded as valueless. It preserves
] its vitality five or more years. A
good test is to throw some on a hot
j stove ; if it crackles or "(Kips'' it may
lie sown with confidence. There is
an opinion current that the qualily
of tobacco will gradually dcteiiorate
I unless renewed from outside sources
every year. There are no good rea
sons to believe this of any of the
varieties cultivated here—with the i
" Pennsylvania seed leaf' or the
" Gleaner" varieties. Farmers, we
believe, have it in their (Kiwer to keep I
up and even improve the varieties,
they have by careful cultivation. The j
plants set apsrt for seed should stand
near each other; this enables Un
winds nnd insect* to carry the (tollen
! from one to the other more readily,
ami thus effect a more complete fruc
tification. This plan ought to he
observed instead of the present plan j
of letting the seed plants stand in
every part of the field. These are ;
apparently trifling points, but they
all contribute their due share to the
ultimate aucccss of the grower who
observes them carefully.
TIIK HEEII NEIL
The seed bed may be fairly regard
ed as the starling-point of the tobacco
grower. It is here that the future
wrapper, rich and brown in color,
generous in size, thinly veined and
silky in texture, is nourished into life.
Its proper management will demand
his closest attention, and barring ac
cidents, including the contingencies
of the season, his future success dc- -
lends in a large measure upon his j
careful pre|>aration of it before plant- ,
Ing the seed and his increasing attcn- |
tion to it afterwards. At no |ieriod ,
of the entire year will watchfulness ,
and good management go further to- |
wards securing a good crop. Know
ing this, he must spare neither lime (
nor labor to get a good atari, and his ,
seed bed is the place where the work (
must he begun. c
Growers of tobacco everywhere are c
agreed in the opinion that the situs- ,
lion of the seed bed is a matter of tho
utmost importance. On this will de
pend largely the fall and timely sup- a
ply of plants needed. A southern a
sloping exposure should be selected t
whenever possible. Where tbis in not
possible, then tt southeastern one; a
weiitern one in not desirable, and a
northern one is still worse. It must
be sheltered on the north and west
from the keen blast* oT early spring.
The southern exposure give* the
young plant* the full benefit of the
son's ray* early in the season and
advances them rapidly, enabling the
farmer to set out hi* fields earlier
than he otherwise could, thus avoid
ing the hot weather of summer.
IIIKNINO THE SEED IIEH.
We desire to draw especial atten
tion to a custom which is invariably
fruitful in good result*, which is al
most universally practiced in the
Southern tobacco States, but which
hardly one farmer in a hundred in
Lancaster county practices; we of
course allude to burning over the
seed bed prior to planting. Anything
that will burn may IK* employed for
this purpose; brush, wood, corn
stalks, old rails and logs, briars, in
short anything that is at hand. Sev
eral hour* hard burning is not too
much. This bas the effect not only
of killing aii weeds and seeds that
may l>c in the soil, but aim the nox
ious insects near the surface—no
slight consideration. It would be
diflicult, in fact, to describe all the
good results from this practice. Af
ter the bed bas been carefully burnt
over, the refuse matter should be
carefully raked ofT, leaving only the
ashes. The ground must then 1* dug
over, care being taken not to turn up
the subsoil. All stones, roots, or
1 other foreign substances must be
carefully removed, and the soil made
fine and friable. We feel as if we
could not strongly impress the good
results of this fact upon our tobacco
grower*. In those portions of the
State where timber is still plentiful
and cheap, the custom ought to be
universally followed.
The ordinary custom is, however,
not to burn over the seed-bed. It
should be dug over as early in the
spring as the weather will admit or
the ground is dry enough. A rich
virgin loam is the best soil ; black,if
it is to be bad, is preferble, as the
color absorbs the sun's rays better
and advances the plants faster. If
the ground is not naturally rich
enough, it- must l- made so. You
cannot make it too rich. Weli-rottod
stable manure is much the lest article
that can 1k used; chicken or hog
manure are not nearly so desirable,
nor are the artificial manures. A
compost made the previous year of
the various manures produced on the
farm and plentifully applied would,
no doubt, produce excellent results,
rhis must IK* spaded in and care be
taken to render the soil on the sur
face. and indeed throughout, as fine
as if run through a fine sieve. Lumpy
ground would impede the free sprout
ing <>f the minute seed by covering
them. The lied is now ready to re
ceive the seed.
SI'ROITINO Til K *KF.n.
Most growers sprout the seed be
fore planting, but a few do not. The
former course i* much the liest. It is
surer, because it enables you to see
whether your seed is good. It also
gives you plants sooner, as unsprout
ed seed in an unfavorable season
sometimes lie in the ground a long
time licfore germinating. When the
season is late ami inclement weather
prevents the early preparation of the
seed-bed,it i sometimes all-important
that the plants arc hrought forward
as rapidly as |K>*sih]e. There are
different methods of sprouting the
seed. The more common way is to
tic it in a little bag and place it in
slightly tepid water for a day or two;
it is then removed and placed under
some moist woolen covering in an
atmosphere sufficiently warm to for
ward the process of germination ;
near a stove in a light room it a good
place. Much carc must lie taken in
handling the seed at this critical pe
riod. Any injury to the tender sprout
that issues from the minute seed ia
sure to result in the death of the
germinal principal. They must be
kept slightly moist all the while, so
that the sprouting process may not
be interrupted, which, were it to oc
cur, might also result disastrously.
An old and very successful grower
of our acquaintance sprouts his to
baeco seed in an entirely different
manner. He selects a lot of chipsoil
.from the site of an obi wood pile, sifts
it carefully to remove all foreign sub
stances and to pulveri&e the earth
thoroughly. This is then moistened
with warm water, placed in earthen
pots, or some other vessels, and the
proper quantity of seed thoroughly
mixed with it. The pots are then
placed near a stovd the soil is kept
moist by the addii >n of sufficient
water, and it is bei es carefully stir
red over several lit ©a daily to pre
vent packing and tb expose the seed
to light. Much care ia necessary
when the tiny shoot begins to emerge
from the seed, as rude handling would
soon break it off. Kithcr of the two
methods just given, if carefully fol
lowed, will give good resnlts.
We find that the minute details
into which we have entered will pre
vent our giving this portion of our
subject in a single issue- The con
cluding portion of our remarks con
cerning the seed bed will be given
next week.
I sHoi'Lh as soon see greenbacks
scattered about my barnyard, ami
not pick them up, as to allow manure
to be wasted in this manner.