H| Wilson, MeFarlttne f Co., Ilnrtlirtire Itetilers. I HARDWARE! B WILSOIST, McFAIiLANE & CO. ■ DEALERS IN I STOVES,RANGES HEATERS. Bj _ ALSO P Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, B —AND ■ HAHDWABB. B ALLKJHKNY BTRKKT, .... HUMES'BLOCK, .... BELLBFONTE, PA. It unities* Curtis. HA RNESS MANUFACT(>uv in llnrtiiitn'a Nnw |th*-k, UKLLKFONTK. PA. . 1-1> 1/ I>. BLAIR, I 1 . JEWRI.KR, WATCH IS, Ctorgl, JIWCUtT. AC. All wnrk mwtlv .xwuted. On Allegheny elreot, nn.l. r llr.ckcrliofl Hnee. 4-tt DEALERS IN I'UUK DRUGS ONLY. 5 I ZELLKUA SON, a g el, uuiiiiii.trs. No li. Itr k-rh fT flow. £ C All the Standard PaMit Mwli tur* IT- < •.-nptioni and Family IL ■ * acuratvly * X Thrmeee. ShouWer Urecra, Ac., A'. j K 4-tf 7 I OUISJRH.L, J j J*IUoN.\IILE R<b">T A SHOE*! AK EH, Brurkcrhoff Kow, Allegheny etreet, j.|y BtlMonl*. P. C. IICHie, Proa't. J. r. H4UM.I. i'nall'l. IMRST NATIONAL HANK OF 1 HKLLKFONTK, Allegheny Street. Bellcfonte, P. *- /'IENTRE COUNTY HANKING V COMPANY. * D"p"*it* And Allow InlprMt, DIICODOI Note*: JJuy and Sll Gov. SacuriU**, Gold nod Coupon*. JA M m \ Drivx*. Prmldeot. if TRAVELER'S GUIDE. BK LLE FO Nr 1: A- SNOW SI 10E R. R.—Time-Table in cOV< t on and after March I, lH>t Leaves Snow Shoe 5.3) * x..arrive In Bt-lI"fonto 7.21 . M. L*av.- IMlefoste 9.12 A. x., Arrive. At Snow Sho* 11.25 . x Leavca Snow Sho 230 r.x.,arrlv*a In R-llrfontc 4.2 D V. X. Leave. Rellefout* 1.4.". r X..arrive, at Snow Sho 7.2S r x S. S. BLAIR, tlen'l Superintendent. pALD EAGLE VALLEY BAIL- J[ B lli)AD.—Time-Table, April 1--": Lcr Mail. WfATWAAD. AAAIWAAD. Evp. Mail A. x. p. w. rx. * w * In 7 ni Arrive at Tvrone t,*ev*..... 7 33 a 41 .3d V, Leave Ea.t Tyrone l.eava... 7 39 1 '.J 7 H # M " VAII " ... 742 * fot 7 U R47 " Bald EARIA " ... 747 IP.' 74- i. 3d " fowler " .. 752 'J 742 fi ..t " Hannah " ... 7 V. 913 7 ■ • " P'Tt Matilda " ... Icm 9lp 727 Al7 " Mtrtlia " ... ID7 97. 7l* 6 iat •• Julian " —* IS 032 7 9 .1 7 " t'nionvllle " ... 1. 1 9 ' 7 1.1 A4- " Snow Shoe In " ... .32 9 4". It '4 5 4.1 " Ml.wl.urß " 1.. 134 94* 41 .1 3A " It lb-font# " ... 43 o .17 ft s; 6as '• Mileal.urg " ... 1 .14 to • It it slt •< fnrttn " ... 9latlo 19 8 H .1 In " Mount Eagle " ... 9121n 2S /. 9 S 111 " Howard " -.9 ) 10 37 6BS 4 .V) .... " Keglrvllle " ... 93119 49 550 445 Bee. h rraek " ... 940 in M 834 133 " Mill Hall " ... Vt4 II 19 829 430 " flemiinrtoA " ... 9 7.7 II 29 625 425 " leek Haven " ...10 nl 11 it I PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. JL —(PUilndlf.hL% and Kri* Dirinion.) —On and •ftrr Dv puHmt 1-, H77 : W*TWARD. ERIK MAILWtp* Phi!*.hl|hi* 11 '.'.jtm " M Harri*lory..w. > 4 ■* m M " Wiii<unp<rt t—S m M M lean k l|V*t|... 9 40 %t* " " IliwiTo... 10 5(5 e m ? " rrlM nf F.rl*. 7 V> p m NIAGARA KXPRKSa* 1-ere* Philedelplile 7 ... * m " " li4rrtl>urf.. . l't .Vi m 44 *• V\ illurnj-rt. • 'JO pra 44 erTiTAdi *t IU!•▼• 4 4" p m l.y th'* (rein erT.t* in lu-lle font.- at I Vi p rw I'A3T LIN K PhihuMpbi*. 11 4 rn 44 44 IfarrU! urar T p m 44 44 Willituißwirt 7 44 errivo* *t I/* k K A*T W A RI. PACIFK* EXPREJ*. 4 * lTr k IUtH e 40 m 44 M il!UijM,rt... TV. • m 44 mlTNiit Ihrrisl.iirK 11 Vt * m 44 Phild#iphie.... .1 4A p m IAY F.XPRItfR Uevo, 44 laorli !lav*n .......... II 3nm 44 44 M Hliarn*port......... 12 40 a m 44 arrltra at Harrl*Lnrf 4 lopm 44 44 Philadelphia. 720 p m ERIK MAIL l<ve Reanvn k 3A p m 44 Irk llaven H f > p m 44 44 William •port U rifi p m 44 arrive* at llArrteLnrg. 2 4.1 a m 44 i 44 Philadelphia 700 a m FAftT LINK learea Willianip*rt 12 34 a m 44 arrive* at II rril irf R h* a rn 44 44 Philadelphia 7HAa ra Erie Mail Weal, Niagara P.xpre# Weat, l*>rk llavea Weal, and l>ay F.xprea Rat, mak* rloae ronnertion* at Northomt>erland with L. A B. R R. train* for Wilkrarr and fL-ranton. Krle Mail Meat. Niagara Kxpr.-aa Weat, and Krle Espreaa M .at. and I.irk Ila*en Arr*,mm.-Uti'.r, Weat, maka rlnae ronnertion at Williamapr>rt with N. C. R W. train* north. Erie Mail Weat, Niagara Etpreaa Weat, and Day F.tpree* Ei*. make rime ronnertion at Ixxk llaren With B f. V. It K train*. Eri" Mail Ea*t and Wmt rnnnert at Erie with train* no L M A M S R R.. at Corry with 0. 0. A A V. R R.. at F.mporifim with B. N. Y. A P. R. R., an I at Driftwood with A V R R Parlor rarv w|)l run t>tweevi Philadelphia and Wilt!amport on Nla4rara Espreaa Weat. Erie Etpre* Weat, Philadelphia Etpreaa Ea and Day Expreae Eaat.and Monday Exprea* Ikwit Bleeping rar* on all night train*. Ww. A R*lmiv. Gen'l Ffiperintendent. ITIKAKD HOUSE, \ J CORNER CHESTNUT AND NINTH STREETS, mumrr-M. Thli hmw> prominent In A tUy famed for lt com fortAhle hotel,, ta kept In everjr roapert e.jnal to nn, flrat elaee hotel. In the 'oontrjr Owing In tha atrln % gwnrj of the tlnaaa, the pvi< eof board h , la-en reduced letHAkatwilAMpef day. J. M KIMDIV, I*l' Mana.r. MOXRY To Loan ut6 per ('t. lUV '' lJ 1 BT THE MUTUAL LIFE INSUR ANCE CO. Of NEW YOBR. on flr.t mnafga,., on Improve.) farm property. In anma not Irm than fe.iajf), and not ,|rwlln| one-third of the preaenl value of tha property. Any portion of tha principal can be paid off at any lime, and It hae t-een the riHtnm of tha ovn|Mny to permit the pri -clpal | remain aa long aa a the borrower wlahwa, If tha Inlereat 11 promptly paid. W Apply lo i CHARLES r. SHERMAN. Attorney at-law. 421 Court .treat, Reading. IV, or It DAVID Z. KLINE, Co.Appraiser, S-tf MMataH CARMAN'S HOTEL, vj Oppnalte Court Ifotiaa. RELLEEONTK, PA. TERMS SI PER DAT. A good Ltrery attached. 1-1 For Hale. A FARM containing Filty Acres, and having thermal erected a TWO-STOUT FRAME HI.ILDING and eat Liil-dlng*. Till* good. Inquire ot A. 2. I I t ORIBST. *•" Dnlonrllle, Centre county, Pa /'roj'essionul f 'urtls. MA. -McKEi:, e ATTORNEY AT LAW . f 12-tf tl®c opposite Court III.I -. Ih llt-r. nle, l't ' FIELDING, 4 LAW AND COLLECTION fif PICE, ' | 12-1 y CLEARFIELD, PA. \\r A. MORRISON, 1 ▼ ▼ • ATTDItNKVATI.iW, IU.LU.FONTK. I*A. Offl-* in Wtwdrliic 4 ni<i k. tUeCuurf II > -■ * Coo*u 1 letiuu in Kugliah tr tiertnau "1) 4 I | c. r. Aißxxsnrn. r. . uowes 1 LKXANDEII k KOWEII, 1 \ ATTORNKYM AT I.AW, R'llpfoH'p. I*t . may rtitiaultrd in Kngltnh of Gsr RMUI* OBce ti i ) , Jiwrs A. tit tvin. j MfAi.tr or. MULT. A I >EAVER A GEI'HART, I > ATTORN 1 T8 )T LAW. Ottice no Alirghnny strevt, north of High, llfll- | fbate, !•■% nF. FOUTNKV, i • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, - DKLLKKLNTB. PA ti Im*f door to th* left in tli" Court llotur. .IT ■ ♦ I JOHN BLAIR LINN, . • *1 ATTORim A1 I AW, RKI.I EFONTE. l't Office Htr—t, over p.-at Office. il-1) J L. SPANGLER, * I e ATTORN RT AT LAW, RRLLEFoNTK. CENTRE t'Ol MV, PA Bperial attention IA fNdl'H'ti' ii*. j rw tl< <* In all the 4 f'diurt*; C"f)*ultation* in Gertnan <-r V. gllh. My ns. KELLER, • ATTORNEY AT LAW/ * Offie on Allegheny Btrrvt N- nth •n'.*? - f I) , •tore.Bellefonle.Pe. , 1-ly 1 t. a. *r*EAT. crtri ooatwx. MURRAY a- GORDON. ATTORXETS \T t AW. CLKARfIKLD PA Will ettd-ml the JLlD'fiinte O urt* *li*n a I 'm|lnyi. t 1 IT ! R C. inrrLE, I , A1 rOENIit I AM IJt K HAA EN. PA All htMlne** promptly ettendM to. 1 !y ll'M. r. MITCHELL, Y Y PR ACTI A I HI ,\ i TOR UK K If \ N KN. PA . ® , Will ettend to ell w rk In CTeerfMd, Crntre *nd ' Clin* ri f uftiti**. * Office o|<ii>it 1.. L Haven Nati r fUnk. JO-lj * \V C. HEINLE, V • ATTORNET 1 r I AW 111 1.1.i r 'VTE. PA Office in rnrii4 ltone, Al!euhcn •irM. Pperihi attention ficti !• t) f llf<tiu f cUlm* All Luain*** att# nle'l t f-r -nif tly. jl ! w. A. wui4< B. p. i. lain. \V ALL ACE A KREHS, f V ATT-'1.1) 1 ■ \ . I MV. d CLE A 111 I ELD. PA. 3VIII attend and try ran.aa a! Ikllrhitt. wl.ru |e flally retaiaerl. My I! \\' ILLIAM M ( ULLOt Gil, ' * " 111 A l;H KLD. PA n All hntlnew* j.r< mf fly aftend- 1 to My I j | \R. JAB. 11. BOBBINS, M. I)., 1 " rarSM 145 AMD si ROI ID, * [ Offh AlUgh< ii St ' / • l*mg ffh re, ' Mf fIKLLKFON'TE. P\ | JR. J. \V. RHONE, Dentist, can Ui— r it; i at MB ' 7 <• ,i i t. • - r, v .[-I, aide of llidi .trawl thraa iauga Ka.t All-rliat.a 0 ; liellatonta. pa. |.jj CANCER RKMOVEI), " \\ ITIIOI r KNIFE, and in most 1 I v v ra*e* withv'it j '.in Af fix t.. ! c. w p riftiim vwMntrg , | 12—Xm* Centre c.nntv. Pa !l*QNi A PERFECT STRENGTHENERA SURE REVIVER. | IKON* liiTTRILS are highly recommended for all diarnMw re quiring a certain ami efficient tonic ; especially IneligrMion, ltunpermin, Inter- I 'i r,rr *' "J Appetite /<"** <4 Strength,' letrk r/ Energy, rle. Knrichni the blood, strengthen* the muscles, and give* nor life to the nerves. They net like a charm on the digestive organ*, remoring all dyspeptic irmuomi, such as Turfing the Fnod, Heiehing, Hr-il in the Stotnarh Heartburn, rle. The only Iron I repartition that will not hhu-ken the teeth or trite I headuehe. Sold by all drug# I Ms. Write for Uie All C Book, 32 pp. of useful and amusing reading— fete. ""OWN CIIIiMfC'AL CO., Baltimore, Mtl. BITTERS AGENTS WANTED To lube subecrtptioae for the INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, the taint and M American pntdkattow, ot tha high**! rlaee, with original oititrthuthum from tha moat c*loiirat*d wrttnaln every emintry. Klltmt by ; u T?*7 Jr ''Cahot lodge, g*nUem#n of tha high**! atlalnamte and culture, aad who.* nam** are altww aumrtrnt guaranty of th# r*lt- -f th* Rgrtgw. a ' w *T* hrtght, reoduhte and Inatrwrttre j eoemnpoll as h. literature, pmgroaalr. In ecl*or., ntiaerUrlaii In religion, and ludeprndrnl In politic* Price. 50 ceale a nutalor j f.m . rwr. A complete Agent e Out fit ml on receipt of fl.tn. A rprclmrn copy ecnt lo any add rem f.,r I.A rente. A. B BARNES A Ory., PuhHtdient, 111 * 113 trilliea., Mew Turk. Sew Aftrertlsewrnls. 'The Il'tiraat and 11 -f Mt'dlrlnt* t'l'T Hiulp. Aculnililnatlon of Hops, Buchu, SSirn" dtukle '' Onndollon.-rl'b alltni la -t and ninit olurilive prr-fwrtie* of ell otlter ra, in.uce*\thegr*'aiA t Blood Purlflr t Liver RoBU <t,ul IJf" and 11-lUlli utg Aa' l ul vortli. KIIBNNs\iBPO jjjJh Tie; clrtsswUXfo st jfeS :1 liira." Tonllwhiwe o WtupbtyiiH ul". . - Irro-ularl ti oftbubowt l...rX' ■ ■I in n't Appetin II .phltl i.an iuti\ ol'l' without into*- loatlnß. aiawaSL lihrvkfetj .t r/m.- or lymylMM , 14 - '.if tar* Don 4 !waituntUyou *W'* *4ek IMII if > ■ onljr fcadtmtl jr mi*. t ajl- .W ,in ' thrio t oih-o. It :n;*y w • y.nir lift- It intaM 4 '* ve t| hiidrMla SSOO W U I- l-ild ftrracal " h.-y w|!| not rira • r help. I> n..t aufr r m o "' * your frieiwla •uffer.lmt uneaixt urge tln Ui •* Hop B Hemeuitier ll f Hitter* i* <lriif^.-| h • un RUM M i.i ROW* and n i khoutU bo witiiout them. MUHUNiw O-I.C."* *u **>< I :* • and lrrr*ttlh|e r-ur- f BSbbl Br'. < ay lw| BLiSS 1 AMERiOAN WONDER PEA Extm Early, Vary Dwarf (B to IO fnehea', R quires no Cuohlng. Eiqulaito Flavor* Aakrxtw -tgM hy all U UP the *• *lid asiict lea grewn. f .p...-Mran Ar A*.:url*t ssai :•• %"ctjearly, poitectiv* ahd qualtiy n t u b* •ur|-a**el." 4 \I'TION. - ta t.pp 4* *MIiMV IVa In the markM caR4 • V. . at. ah • . • n*4 I l|MU< rPdlt.it:* RUM Aw.Pt lean WiM.|r Okerts wwr r > n.t cun net | * k*-. Fat in —Ot. f t.fth ial | 1 xtt, 70 cii!. f'tdl, a*. -tU, •jM.-itl*. ky mail. at i-a4 Oar Nt.ve'.ty Mn t, ire *ti!l |>a' *• mm.'d ftr*w, 100 BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, tr.-i . tit- prtrn4 ktat "( /*•• "I*9 'f Fu -aa ar I Tt. m.l,', ***-•• ■ , ei e, kK I T ' 4*' i. a--a S '.•-fp.-Cd PAGRW-MAITP I I-. n1 *1 • at T -WL*| L'> CCTA. WKKTI AA UT MwMf AJlrv". 11. K. II 1.1 an x eUX' 4 . * n. Ht:r N,w Toi*. Battlo Crook, Michigan, MtsciMCTungJut or ntr. o*t.r uxxctxa THRESHERS Traction and Plain Englnos and Horso-Powors. Meet Cwmelrfc Thrchcr I'mrtmy > EgtnbllsHed la the AA arid. 1 1040 00 YEARS WAa management, 1 •** <Ti. . "Anrk A. p" (A ■ ' ' trwad Mtirrat'jr jir.t cea au <mr -4 ' ■ c^i' VTPtM.PfHYm ar>d 4 *mpli It ki urn Oatflte Ttip" Trnrilon I nglnt *• 4 Ptnln l.t.kin * erer weN*T, m lb- Amenctan njirkrl A Rpf'Wwf/ nf tyit si-f fini i iamfi f'VlW.Ugftbrra ti l - ~*inr ta#-rr. fit— etm.f mt'erinl' f)'< dr*Wrt;-<1 <f \A '**' r ' a**lW Four *v* of fr n. 0 t.. 12 borao caiaritT. f nr 'wi o* *f r- *•* Two wt> kw ng " kl'iuntml ' It r* Power* I 7,500.000 ' 1 --tx :.?a*if • r-rr h*r<f. fr--tn which t Lut't tbrj ia crAnfa.-al > wtad-w-rk "f our DMvillrm TRACTION ENGINES .•Cfr. Mof rtm.f f fl/te.'ryrf |*Jf/ •esd*. S, 10, I- UMWi l'**rr. I <^U Pnrmrra r.nd Tkrr.ti.rmrß -* tnrttert M Inv-mtiviit, th. Thr-aMtur Mmlnnerr. Ckr ..Ur- arnt fr- A'idrrmß NICHOLS, BHEPARD A CO. Bo tile Creuk, Mlohtian pßMTßAL HOTEL, V - 'Opp.m|te th* miirrm-l ll*ti n.) MILKSBt R'l. CP.NTBE COUNTY. PA A. A. Kttii I.itKCK Kit, Proprietor. THROUGH TRAVELERS on the ralicmd uill fin! ttil. II t*l en •Br*ll*it |3gr* |* lue-h. -t * maal u Al.l. TRAINS .1 P khmit 2.4 n,inut*a. 47 ! fIILMORE A CO., 4 ' LAW AND COI.LKCTIO* IIOUS | 129 F Sißtrr, WAMHNUTWN. * Ntlu liitkUonii. l/m< inl ' hatlnnv In them LAXI> WW „„ A'l'tf f t'-nal If Wight. and LAS I t?l |.,M, '<*JBESn ST. XAVIER'S NEAR I * A lUiMV, VTEART.Y ',.lf , "A', ±y wWrk * . „Vl, from rtTnwtlTiV**** *•*' r *imm *,. *?*' • tlwvnmib ? < •rrnftnl.g In- RX • > I Yearly If 10 p. 0 *wZ!i** ° r MKHCT ' " *"♦' taiftn-l cuMtf, K. u. lie Ccnlvr flrmotv.it BKLLEKONTB, PA. 1 NKWH, KA<TH AND HUOOKHTIONH. In all your gardening remember thut a very important consideration I in all seed sowing is to HOW or plant 1 when the soil is frehly turned ; and another equally important one is to | "linn'' the soil about the seed, by ; tramping it with the feet, or patting ! it with the back of a spade. In selecting stable manure for gnr | den use, it in best from stables where sawdust has been used for bedding, i It has an excellent mechanical eliVet upon the soil, and particularly if it be of the clay character to be found ;in some parts of our county. It is not best, however, to have the pro portion of sawdust too. great. Do you propose sowing your clov er-seed in the "good old way?" or w ill you waif until the ground has settled, and it is in good condition for sowing or planting some of the larger and hardier seeds, then harrow , the wheat well, and sow the clover seed imiii'ili'ilcfy behind the harrow f Suppose you try a portion of if this way. Keim ok as far as you can the amount of fencing upon your farm, and put that which is necessary to keep up iri good substantial order, fences at best are dead capital, a great and constantly recurring ex pense. In this connection think over the subject of soiling. Perhaps its partial adoption would aid in reducing the number of division fences requir ed. We are not sure tbat fifty, eighty or even, in some coses, a hundred rods of portable fence would not be i a good investment on most farms, liy its ue a very large proportion ot permanent internal f uces could !>•■ dispensed with. In the matter of ensilage there is many a doubting Thomas.— Tribnw Count us as one of them. Mind you, we do not condemn; only doubt; j —"open to conviction," so to speak. I Hy the way. we learn that the agri cultural department of the State ' College has under consideration the j j subject of making a thorough and scientific experiment, during the com ing season, to test the actual practical value of ensilage. We should be glad j to have the report confirmed. As to the possibility of saving feeding crops I by 'bis method there in now 110 doubt. j i and tbat the fodder thus cured is j eatable hundreds of cattle throughout the country have given abundant proof. What we want to know is. how does it "pan out" in dollars and I cents? Numbers of farmers will j adopt the system when it is shown to "pay"—not many can afford to decide this for themselves, even though they had the necessary exact , knowledge. The College jieople have the facilities and scientific knowledge needed to so conduct a test experi- J | mcnt that this question of "profit and l loss" shall lc satisfactorily and con j clu sirely answered. Hon would it I do for a number of the wealthy farm ers Af the State to lear a portion of the ex|xmso, by contributing rnodcr ate amounts toward it? It will be much cheaper and easier to get the information this way than for each one to undertake it for himself. In the meantime we counsel our farmer readers to |x>sscss their souls in pa tience. This is one of the periodica) "Harrys" in farming that will safely endure n great amount of waiting. IT the so-called "system" be all that its most enthusiastic advocates claim fo it, the farmer who is now "in prime" can well afford to po its adoption for half a dec - and then have plenty o f .. * ,° P . , , . time left in * Inch to accumulate - . solace and comfo years. We rer * * hi# < lcc,,nl "g clown once "*** haV<n hcard tt that "t ' " Hia,{€ lhe rcmark on , A* plrw to have a boil Is other follow," and wc pro- apply the principle to "ensi 'lgc." It hi possible that after "some other fellow" has incurred the expense *nd trouble of settling its pfhOtfcAPvalue by actual experiment, we shall discover that we have no good place to build a alio. When so thoroughly good a farmer as Wm. Crwrier says "ensilage is not a safe food," and so competent a critic as Col. Curtis endorses him, the ordi nary farmer can afford to wait until they are proven to be wrong. A Farmer's Views or. Tobacco Culture. An old farmer, who has been in the business many years in the South, informs us that nothing will ruin land so surely and completely as the cultivation of tobacco. It anps the soil of all substance, and leaves it, in a few years, entirely worn out—good for nothing. He says he has seen acres of fertile land, which would grow anything, reduced to a stale of utter wortlilessness in three years' time—so barren, in fact, that idack eyed beans wound not sprout in the soil. Then, too, the price paid for the best leaf tobacco nt this day is trilling compared with the expense of raising, and will not lx-gin to pay for the damage sustained by the land. I There are quite a number of farmers in this county who are intending to embark in tobacco culture next sea son, and for their benefit we publish our fanner friend's views on the sub ject, believing them to be worthy of careful consideration, as experience i is the only true teacher.— BeUefonU /{•//uLfioin. We regret that statements and ad. vice sr. prejudicial to the real inter ests of our farming community as the above should be promulgated by any of our contemporaries. It is true thut our fie nds of the Ji'rpubli c,"i err on the safe and cautious side of the question, hut even this error may, so fir as it obtains credence among our farmers, tend greatly to retard their progress. While it is | true that even the best land may be exhausted by tobacco, it is no more true of this than of any other staple , crop, and it is by no means necessary tbat it should be so. We have not | the least doubt that tobacco, grown upon the same ground year after year without prop r fertilization, would eventually render the land incapable of producing a pat ing crop of tobacco l or anything clm*. Hut every farmer in Centre county worthy the name of farmer knows this to be quite as true |of any other crop. In fact, wc know of originally "fertile land," within a mile of where wc w rite, which has i, , , been "reduced to a slate of utter wortlilessness" by just such careless farming, and yet never a stalk of tobacco was raised upon it. Tradi tion has it tbat the only crops ever ; grown upon it were buckwheat and ' potatoes, alternately, but we think the lirjriillican would scarcely de nounce these crops as soil-destroying 1 iu the wholesale manner it lias to ! bacco. The fact is that jioor farmer* cannot successfully grow tobacco, and (joo-l fanners never—unless for some s|ocial reason—grow any one \ crop in unbroken succession upon the *ame ground. The requirements of Wobacco in the matter of labor are I such tbat but few, if any, farmers will j find it possible, to devote a large I proportion of their acreage to it. . From one to three acres is probably i a* much as the average farmer could j well manage, and, although in direct | opposition to the teachings of our contemporary, wc venture the asser tion that by the regular system of rotation which every good farmer observe, with the intelligent and liberal manuring required and jusli. i lied by nny quick growing and luxu riant. crop, three acres may l>o made to yield a profit double that of any other like number on the farm, and at the same time be left in a higher and lietter condition than before the tobaccft was grown upon them. We know that iu Virgiuia, and other tobacco growing State*, "acres of fertile land have been reduced to a state of utter wortlilessness" by the long-continued growing of tobacco; but this 'iiust be the result of sloven- j fy farming— not of the necessarily cx ' ,a 'jiUve nature of the crop. A m ,n may cut bis hand, and cri|plc aimsclf for life by the careless use of ! a mowing machine, but that is no reason the machine should be con demned as unfit to cut grass with. It is quite possible tb&t the wide spread attention the tobacco crop is now receiving may result in over production, and in time run prices down to an unprofitable point, aiul wc would not advise any one, partic ularly those who arc inexperienced, to embark largely in its culture. Ilut we do adviac every farmer in Centre county, who ia so situated that he can conveniently do so, to make a trial of from one-half to three acres, snd shall, from time to time, during the season, publish In the DRMOCBAT such Information snd instruction in regard to its culture as may be appli cable to the season. The articles al ready published, treating of the seed i bed, are the best yet produocd upon the subject, ami will be followed, at the proper time, by others from the same experienced pen. C'OUN is a gross feeder and tacit lit'lc danger of applying too much manure; but it is a good rule to plant no more than you can manure, aud cultivate that well. Now that the planting and sowing season is almost here, [n rrnit us to . say once more yen "muo'. '>'■ f't'ji ireful in i/tf . election of y,ur nil. Plant none but the best, even if you have to pay double price for it. Test it in advance, and knot' just what propor tion of it will grow, undci fuvorablo circumstances. WE saw a seventy-eight days oil I lamb put on the scales this morning, April .1, and bring them down at forty-nine and one-half pound.*, and in the flock from which he was taken there were a half dozen or more kit that will average from thirty to | thirty-five pounds eacln This will do , for "spring lauib," but with a six inch coat of snow on the ground, an I the mercury marking 20 J ,tl pro* .'* J . poets for "green peas to gc w.th ;t are not particulaily brilliant. i Seven Pomta in Milk Betting, A correspondent of the Tr'ln asks lor advice as to the best method of setting milk for the cream to rise, and what "creamer,"among the many advertised, would prove the best. To these questions Prof. 1.. B. Ar nold makes answer as follows Among the many excellent modes for raking cream. I would not like to sav which is best, if indeed anyone i Ix-st under all circumstances. It will sulliee to state a few general princi ples and let each one decidf for him self. 1. To make the finest flavored and longest-keeping butter the cream must undergo a ripening process by exposure to the oxygen of the air hit* it isfW't. This i* best done while it is rising. The ripening in very tardy when the temperature in low. 2. After cream becomes sour, the more ripening the more it depre ciates. The sooner it is tin n skim med and churned the better, but .. should not be eh .rmd wink- too new. The best time fur skimming ami churning i* just IxTore acidity be comes apparent. Cream ruakttv Is tler butu-r to rise in cold air tliaa to rise in cold water, but it will rise sooner in cold water, and the mi.k will keep sweet longer, i. The deej>- er milk is set the less ailing the cream gets while rising. f>. The depth of setting should vary witi* the temperature: the lower it is tbv deeper ruilk may be set; the higher, the shallower it should be. MiiJi should never l>e *?t shallow in a loss ! temperature nor deep in a high one. Setting deep in old water economize s . time, labor and space. 0. While milk is standing for cream to rise the ' purity of the ereatu. and consequently i the fine flavor and keeping of the bntU r, mil be injured if the surface i of the cream is exposed freely to air much warmer than the cream. 7. When cream i* older than the snr rounding air it takes tip moisture ami impurities from the air. When the air is colder than the cream it takes up moisture and whatever escapes ■ from the cream. In the former ease the cream purifies the surrounding air; in the- latter, the air helps U> purify the cream. The selection of a creamer should hinge on what is most desired—highest quality, or greatest ' convenience- aTI economy in t.iar. space ami labor. II AVISO Itecomc convinced of the double disadvantage of enriching Ibw crcek by the wash and leach of the barnyard, a correspondent cf the Ohio Former, name not given, ail opt- . cd this plan of saving and using liquid manure: "In the fall of IS7O wc dug a cis tern, of about 100 barrels capacity, nt the lowest corner of the barnyard just outside the inchrsurc. This being walled with stone and thoroughly cemented with water lime, ia perfect ly water-light. Near the top, firmly imbedded in the wall, are two pieces of tile for inlets. A trench was then made about one foot in dcpth r afOUiJ the lowest aides of the j a:*!, close inside ths fence, and ita ida walled with stone. This receives and con ducts the liquid through the tile in lets into the cialern. It ia then, when needed, pumped into a fire-barrel tank, which is placed spon the run ning gear of a wagon* *th the rear end much lower than the front, that it may drain out qpiokly. A dis tributor, made of a four-inch pump stock, five feet in length and nerfor atcii with one-fourth-lneh hole* at j short intervals, it suspended by two small Iron rods to the rear cod. A short piece of robber boso concoct®, this with the tank- On the inside as valve is placed over the outlet, whiubi is operated with a lever st tins drive**® side. With this it is oaay to haul out the liquid, as the pump is high enough to conduct it directly into the tank. Tbie makes an excellent fertiliser for meadow land, aud can be applied at any time when the grass is not too large to be injured by driving over iU"
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