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Gold and Coupon*.
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TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
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j M , M BrllofuUlo 9.12 . arrive* at Snow Sh,*
11.25 . w. ....
Loo.ro Snow Shoo 2,"* r. *..arrii>t In Bollufonto
4 ."i r. a.
I.oac Rollofonto 4.4.', T w.,orrlto at Sdow Shoo
7.25 r. a. 8. S. II LA 111, lion I Suporlntondont.
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a 10 702 ArTtoo at Tyrono Loo" 7 33 * IS 1
a a 0 55 Loa.olUat Tyrono L0a00... 7 3'J 8 35
7 .*> 051 " Vail " —T *2 *SO
755 017 " Bald IU*U " ... 747 902
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7 *27 017 " Martha 44 ... o7 9 I - '
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Pllnr*r by tkli train arr*e in IWIe
fnnte at 4 U p m
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M irrivn at llarrlahfirg 11 S6 a m
M M Philadelphia.... 346 p m
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M BTrlre# at Harrlabnrg. 4 1> p m
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m " Inck Ilaren V 4". pHi
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AccommYjdation Meat, and Day Etpraa Eaat. mak
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R. train* for Wllk*aharre and Scrantcr;
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Rxptraaa Weat, and Haven Arromtn/idatjon W
maka rlnae connctifin at Willlameport with Jf. C. K
W. traina north.
Erie Mall We*|, Niagara Expreea Weat. and Day
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With R K V R U. train*
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tmL * A M. S R R at t'orrr with 0 (!.i A V. R
R. at Emporium with It S. V A P. R. R., an! at
Driftwood with A V K It
Parlor vara will run Isetween Philadelphia and
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Weat, Philadelphia Ktpreaa Enut and Dny Eipre
Eaat, and Sunday Exprena Kaat. Slaepinc rara on all
night traina. We. A Vtuowt*,
Oaw'l Superintendent
' I ;IRAKI) HOUSE.
I I CORNEK CHKSTNCT AND NINTH STREETS,
rmtinumu,
TBI. houoo.prnmlnrnt In • city famod fur llama,
fnrtehlo buiol., 1 kopt In orry r.,f..rt w)„ a | t„ u ,
imclw h-dol. In tho rouutrp. tiwing tn th rtrln
gonry of th. tlatM, tlw prlc of board h.a Iw.n rwtnrod
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a 1-e-e Mommw.
MOXFiY To Loan atO per Ct.
AIAVJAI AJ A RT THE MtTTAL LIITC INSIH.
AN.CE 00. OF NKW YORK, on ort mortcac., on
I".'Bd Arm pnrpurtp. In ram, not 100. that, la.ttno,
and Vit oirmdJng ono-third of tho prooont ralno of
tho proporlj. Any portion of tho principal ran b*
pnld oir *t Uiy tlmo, nod 11 ho. twrn th. ruotom "f tho
omprnm/ to pormll Iho prlurlpnl to rm*l* 00 long 00
tho borrower w labor, If tho latonwt to promptly mid.
Apply to
CHARLES P. SIIBRMAN, Attorney ol low,
527 Court olroot. Hooding, Po,
or lo DAVID 7.. KLINE, Oo.'i Approloor,
■.liofrmto, Pm
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o ATTORNEY AT LAW
4'2-tf Office np|H)ltta Cuurt lli.ua., liellefoiiti', P..
I7RANK FIELDING,
1 LAW AMI t OLI a HON OPIII i
; 12-ly CLKARUKLH, PA.
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' o ATTORNKY-AT LAW,
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f t ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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CLEARFIELD PA
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mpkftl, l |
r P C. lIIPPLE,
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i Clinioa eoritiw.
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0 • ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BKI.I.EFoNTK, PA
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T ATTOBN KY-AT- LAW
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OftM Allegheny St., o*<*r Xe(g|#f'a Drug Star*,
M IKLLIfOXTI PA
nR. J. W. RHONE, Dentist,enn
he found at hia office and reewDnee (> n Nerlh
j aide of High atreef threa d'ejra Poaat of Allegheny,
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fc C. W. P. I'I.MIKR, IkabUl.tirg.
11-kn* Centre Cotwty. Pa.
r 1 ■ ■ —i ■ , , n
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a* T'Uting the Food, llelrhing, Ileol in the Slu nnrh, Ifrartourn, fir. TllO only
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BITTERS
IIAI.RKRT K. PAINE,
Ut OwaMiAn of hlmto.
BSNJ. f. (JRAPTON. STONY B LADD
PATENTS.
PAINE, ORAFTON A LARD,
Attorneys at- JMW and HoTteiton rtf Amm&m
end Fortujn Patent*,
412 Firrn STKSBT, WAIRINOTON, D. C.
PrwtlM MM| law In all kraa.ki". In Ik* P.i.ai
"I lb* Ati|ir*m<> and llitull Court. of Ik*
Uall.d SUUa. pamphl-i wad frw f* f
New Advertisement*.
n.J. BAKER A BRO.,
• MXMVrACTiBKIN or
COMPLETE MANURES,
roa
POTATOFaS, OA RIIAOK, CORN, OATH,
WHKAT, Kin;lT TKKKS,
AND BVKKY FA KM CHOP.
Tlieae Matiurea are pre|mrel rN|Hw'lally fur each
i aeparale i fup. t ••utMiniiig in a ((•nrcntritcil fonn Juat
the plant fund, in the exact pti-purtii.ua, pupilied to
' produce a large yield.
They are CHEAPER THAN HTAIILE MANURES,
I productni nken hmttmi mad mom oirttli ftMtlli
i Veara of lielil trial have proved thia to be the correct
ayafrni of fertlliyjitlot).
Alois iiiauufacttirerv, Importer* and ilea I era iu
Primp Agricultural Cliciuinils, |
f BTIUCTLY
PURE GROUND BONE,
SULPHATE OP AMMONIA,
NITRATE OF SODA,
MURIATE op POTASH,
SULPHATE OF POTASH,
ACID PHOSPHATES,
LAND PLASTKR.
POTASII SALTS, A.-.
QUALITY GUARANTEED.
Cirriilni* jtltltiK full portiruiors nml roithlnlns foi l.
IntoroolhiK h* lurnior*, timlli.l uu opi'llrolluu.
It.l-m OfTioe 2111 Pro.rl St., New York. |
( HLNTRAL HOTEL,
V/ (Op|Mtte the Kmli-'ti-i Mation,)
MILKHBI lU). CENTRIC COUNTY, PA.
A. A. HuIILIIKCKKB, l'ro|irictor.
THROUGH TRAVELERS on Iho rollfuoll will find
Ibl. Ilnlol on . v 11. 1,1 |il,,- t.. 1uni1,,..! |>rucuic o |
rtw.l oo ALL TRA INS oli |, oliol '25 mli.ul.- 47 1
CTO A WEEK r.. . day to hm .. 11l wb
V/to 4 ■ -tly Oulfll Ire-- A-ldrrw* TBI L A Uo ,An
I yu.ta, llolln*. 9-1 y
Ao>'XmbfnoGnn of Hop*, Duchu, M.in
idrakl* •,> Dandolion,nh .i i", i ><■ 0j,4
in -dt cl ura th© rtn a <-f ail i-thrr }utu*m (
i .a . a\tl.p gr. t t Blood P uriCior, Llvr
Re' u 1 lu*toting
No diaeewc^kan paaetWy 1 svg eilaf wher., ttop
* u " VA. .4 4 to.A-J imrtvt l e - t: ,r
7t7 -;rc :jv 11 V isi tJjtristti ni iilrs-
T'F all wh<aa ©minpli yn. t'auao Irn-gularl
ty DfU>iwtlaaim*ff Mr f rgana. . r who m-
I
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N . m *tter or fymjd/wnm
are w.'.nt t hi 4 ■ ill. r nilWßcDt liu HopDlt
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file r I.clp,
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lumevntirr R -p lM(<rL drntrred B
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17m
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Battle CrceU, Miohlaan,
MAKL" 7ACTl'k(ftft UP Tilt OSU UtFCIKS
| '
Traction o.id Plain Engines
and Horso-Powors.
Mool C'umr'ctoThrr.iioo I ortwy Eilfthll*hd
lo Iho World. i 1840
00 YEARS ■m. wiUtnui rati A
Vi Jm ~r lorali-e. to " Ligo-A %p " As
■ held E*fTii*|| gieew MI ifl WWr gusj <4*.
• ' I - !'o\, ' ' -• '
( aaiplrjr Niran Oaf flta n/ ma' l .<+m'u**e
rv-#< Trnrtinn Rnftnra and Plain l.nglnea
®ver mi m the Auriivan rnarkal
A WrlMet/ if fferidi /ro'wrt "-/ •.
fir ia| tnrUKr with /mM." m ew/'ue.
- e-d Ns'ffLff n-4 ilreanp*.J if tij rnai era
Four a;ana of (kpsfatnra. from V- Id hora
carertlj fee H'e -Ff io•• •- s
l c. 4 " Jtf- unteal Hr.rwe.pYmrre
7,500.000 r/asr..r„r^
err.wtant'v m ha if. frtwu atiieh la Uiilt the i*.
cnvntwraLie vml w *rk d our nuddorT
TRACTION ENOINES^
Ae*a •, en* - uni naf/
mod,. K, IU, 13 iloruc I'ourr. j m>j
F.rwrr, rod Thrp.hrrwiu* >• fnrttod VI
IB'"*UrK lt. Thri'Uiior U.n-TJ.
&n.uloro n1 frw Addr"oo
NICHOLS, SHCPARO A CO.
p-wi.- (Sodi, MleFiies"
ST. XAVIEH'S ACADEMY,
NKAR LATROBE, PA.,
"VEARLY half a Century old, from
An wkieh Ik* aMrtpmaila.nl and rulllnUsl *om*n
la Pawaayl.aala ban graduated. .<l*r. m*t lU<>uh
.daralteoal aid. and hl.h**i .laadard of raflalnn la
-80. no*. Pm.ll. admitted al an; Ilia*. Yaarlr •-
p*aa* about fjiM.
Addraaa, SIBT SHU OP MKBCV,
to Baatlf'a P. 0, W<*lm<>tlnd nmnlj. Pa.
fIAKMAN'S HOTEL.
VJ Oppoall. Dart How.., RBI.LRPOXTB, PA.
TKRMB i.a rSR HAT.
A pood Lirtry altar had. 1-1
®he fStnfw flenwflat.
BKLLKFONTK, FA.
j\. <3- XIX OTJ XaTXT XI -A- I-..
NKWH, FAITH ANI) BUOOKHTIOWS.
Til ft TUT or TM ft S4TION4L WILT4kt II THft IkTftLU
aixca 4KB rkorrftkiTi or tuc riiMl.
Every farmer irl his annual rj/irrience
iti*coeers tome thing of value. Write it ami
*end it to the "Agricultural Editor oj the
DkMocrat, Itellefonte, I'enn'a," that other
farmer* may hare the benefit o/ it. I.et
communication* be timely, and be *ure that
they are brief and welt /minted.
Em kh that have lost lamb# or failed
to breed ought to be well fed all the
time, By bo doing they can be litted
' for the early market. The price i# apt
to Imj better at the time early lamb#
ure in demand than at any other
| Benson.
I Wk have, April 27, just finished
| harrowing forty acres of wheat, sow
j ing the clover seed immediately after
the harrow. "A little late," some of
I our neighbors tell us, but the ground
! did not get in proper order before for
harrowing, and we preferred to wait
until it did. The wheat looks ull the
better for the harrowing, and we be
lieve the clover much tnorc likely to
make a good stand, than if sowed
earlier, and without the freshening of
the ground by the harrow.
LET every farm yard be scraped to
the bottom, and every scrap ol mate
rial that will add to the capacity of
the sod be employed to increase fer
tility. Sow plaster, scatter ashes,
pound up old bones, clean the chip
v:rd use the earth about where the
drains issue ; in truth, let not a par
ticle of fertilizing material go to
waste. There is money in it,and the
I study of met bods for the employment
1 of manure upon the Mill is everywhere
needed. We complain of the poor
grass and clover, talking of winter
killing and a hundred other trial#
tlrat may le wonderfully modified by
a higher system of farming, which in
every instance means more manure.
Three Ways of Growing Potatoes.
Joitli In Til' *in#.
I have three neighlmrs, each of
whom believes that only hi# own
method of raising potatoes is correct;
j yet last year all three of their crops
were unexceptionable fine, and a#
nearly alike in quality, quantity and
np|M-arnnco, as it was possible to lie.
! In many way# tliere is an apparent
antagonism in the systems, yet upon
one point all are agrees), and after all.
' this is the main principle of success,
i. e.. thorough cultivation. The first of
these men invariably selects sod
ground only; breaks it up in the
autumn, ploughing it deeply, yet not
using a sub-soil plough. The follow
ing spring he runs out as deep a
furrow a# po*#ible, taking rare not to
interfere with the as yet unrottcd sod,
and then waiters along the row a
lils ral allowance of short rich ma
i nnrc. The "seed" potatoes have la-en
selected long licfore planting lime,
j n-nally during the digging season,
when the entire crop passes in review
before the critical eye of the owner;
and then each potato intended for
i planting must come up to his stand
ard of perfection without the least
blemish in any essential point. He
fore planting the tuliers arc mostly
| cut into four sections, first lengthw isl
and then across; and although some
I of these "sets" arc immense, they arc
never allowed to be cut again, as this
jis a strong point in his argument:
"Start rigiit with strong sets."
Neighbor number two ploughs his
ground very early in the season, and
at the same time ns deeply as possi
j blc with a strong team, having pre
! viously given the ground a heavy
dressing of manure; then harrow
well and roll the surface. Alioulthe
I first week in Juno again plough the
I ground, this lime shallow, and in
I every third row drop the potatoes,
using for seed selected tubers, cut
into rather small pieces. But this
cultivator depends more |Kn thor
ough cultivation,together with proper
soil, tlinn all else combined. Ditto
number three, who ha# become some
what famous for fine potatoes, and
who, by the way, cultivates several
ncrcs annually, lie reports nliout as
| follows : Select n good mellow soil,
and plough it very early and deep.
About the 10th of June, again plough
and harrow well, and strike out the
rows for potatoes quite shallow. Sow
these rows with superphosphate, at
the rate of about 350 pounds to the
acre. Small potatoes only are used for
planting, under the impression that
the result will be fully eqnal to that
from large acta. The Early Rose is
the only variety grown, and in point
of excellence as well as productive
ness on this fani is certainly all that
can be asked. The seta aro dropped
about 15 inches apart and covered
slightly with a plow. So soon as the
sprouts show above the surface of
the ground, use an ordinary spike
barrow freely at first, and cultivate.
Now there is a debatable question
► involved in the lust method of plant
ing potatoes, and perhaps the major
ity of cultivators will object to it,
and that is the use of the small cull
ing tubers. That this man doc# grow
a# fine crops a# any of hi# neighbors,
and in fact a little belter as a general
rule, surely indicates that there can
not Ik: inuch use in Hclucting the finest
tuber# for planting any longer. Let
r us examine into the scientific apect
l of the system. Potatoes are really
underground ste ms (not roots), with
" i |>erfect buds called eyes, aud organs
' analngous to leaves in the form of
small scales. They are in fact similar
- to the underground stems of the
I blackberry and raspberry. Now as
wc do not select the largest of these
for propagation, why should we do
I so in potatoes!' As large plants are
t grown from the small blackberry
4 sucker bud a# from the very large
! one, and so it is with the potato eye.
1 | \\ lien we speak of seed |>otatoe#, wc
; must not overlook the fact that these
arc not seeds, nor are they in any
I . way related thereto, or governed by
. ' the same rule#. The great trouble
with many growers hns been the want
of knowledge in this respect, hence
their improper reasoning and prac-
I ; tices. After all, if one expects a !
- good crop of potatoes, the ground
must I#.- first c!| pulverized, then
thoroughly enriched, frequently cul
, tivutcd, and not a weed allowed to
j remain in the "patch." If all these
, are properly attended to, then and j
I then only shall wc Ik: rewarded with
.'fine potatoes and plenty of them, j
provided the elements are in our
favor.
Lpigranutic Corn Culture.
Ki< is 4 <•) I r Dr. Hurt-Imi!
The best manure for a corn crop is
that which contains the most plant !
food in condition for the plant to use.
Early in the season corn requires
ammonia, later nitrates are used.
Stable dung meets thee requirements
when it deeoni|w>se# sufficiently fast.
The fotldrr from our corn crop is
strangely understood and too often
underrated in it# value. If cut and
stacked early, when the grain is but
just glazed, and housed early in the
season, before fall rain# wash out its
substance, it is worth six-tenths as
much as good timothy hay.
\\ ithin reasonable limits tbo great
er numlicr of stalk# to the acre the
larger the yield of grain.
The earliest accounts of this cul
ture date very far back in the tradi
tions of Central America.
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The corn plant likes warmth, and
grows fastest when the soil is warm- (
est, if other conditions are favorable.
The feeding roots Incline for this
reason to keep in the tqqter four or
five inch layer of soil. Deep plough
ing and deep burying of manure or
fertilizers are therefore not conducive
to the growth of the corn plant. Deep
stirring of the soil, with ploughs that
do not invert the soil, are not objec
tionable aud may Is- Is-neficial.
More coin can Is- grown by drill ,
culture than in lulls.
The first requisite to successful
corn-growing is good seed. Bond
seed on uumanured land has yielded
larger crops than inferior seed on
manured land, other conditions all
lieing equal. Vet good seed is very
scarce. It should be raised as a
specially by men competent for the
undertaking.
To raise corn economically in the
East, western method# must be adopt
ed. Hand planting and hand culture,
' t as by the old Indian methods, have
seen their day, and roust step aside
for the introduction of machine labor.
Sweet corn was probably originat
ed in the Susquehanna Valley frou*
the Dent corn.
i •
I All the work of cultivation should
lie done by horse power, the few
weed# that need be left will not pay
; for the hand labor their destruction
would occasion.
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Cultivate flic lnr.d deeply to dry it
j of surplus moisture, and shallow to
1 conserve moisture. An inch of light
soil on the surface nets as a mulch
and prevents loss of moisture from
below. Deep cultivation is advisable
on rich land to check a too rampant
, growth of stalk. Tearing the roots
. off to the depth of four inches and ns
near the rows as may lie, reminds the
I corn plant that its business is to
, grow grain rather than stalk. Such
a check, however, lasts but a day,
' and will require repeating if the soil
, and weather favor too rapid growth.
, Practical farming is a series of com
promises, and the farmer must judge
on the spot what to do and when to
, doit.
The chief influence of the cultivator
should be on the corn and the soil
| rather than on the weeds.
"01-S boly bontra me, W hi • ann l>tU |.|t
Trm far lb* 4m4t, # Sic Umw *<l-
It rt.ftll ha con# fat rack nft-r IK-Ir 4-* IS ■
AOS ska! lb Soot* My, ihl I Irant-ly uk*-
Foa all gainful professions nothing
i is better, nothing more pleasing, noth
ing more delightful, nothing better
becomes a well-bred man then agri
culture—Oieere.
Scribntr it Oo.'i Hew Departure.
The fact* in r*gard to the recent sale
of the stock of Charles Hcrlbner's Hons,
in the corporation of Scribner 4 Co., to
Mr. Iloswell .Smith, are briefly these;
The corporation was organized in 187(>
by lr. Holland, Iloswell Smith, Charles
Scribner, senior (who died during the
following year), and the partner* of the
latter. Mr, Konwell Smith has teen the
publisher and business manager ol
Hrnhner't and of St. Nfhnbu from the
beginning, an<l ha* now purch i-<d from
Meaar*. Chariea Scribner* Sort* the mi
nority interest which they and their
predecessor* have held in the company.
Considerable portion* of (hi* purchase
have been already placed in the hands
ol the younger men who hare helped to
j make the fortunes of the magazine*, and
it i* understood tlint two fifth* of tb©
entire stock will eventually be disposed
of to them -thus establishing pr jctioal
co operation in i(* best sense.
'1 he nuine of the corporation of Scrib
ner A Oi. will O* changed, uhout June
Ist, to " The Century C 0.." an applica
tion having already been made to the
court for that purpose. It was in honor
of Mr. Charles Scribner, senior, that.
ftrrdjutr*t Moh'Uu took it* present name,
; which will [ rol.ably be supplanted by
; "Tht < Vntvry the magazine will retain
l a* a *ul> title At ■ hr\cr M'/niMy for a year,
j It is much in favor of the name that
, tile records Of the fli-paitlnerit of State,
; at Albany, and the directory of the city
I ff New York do not (how it to be any
wherein u-<* except by "The f'enturv
I Club, ' and there i* precedent lor *u -h
i double use of a name in the < k- of "7 he
Athena-urn,the well known literary
weekly in London, and the famou*
! "Athena urn Club" of that city.
i ihe editorial management, also, con
, tinuea a* heretofore, Ir. Holland re
! imimng as editor in chief of Hcrihui
If f./y, and Mr*. It >dge conducting ,V.
NwMut, The most cordial relations will
continue lx-lw-<-n "The Ontury Co."
and Messrs. Charle* Scrihner's Sons.
I'ho growing business of both bouses
I teemed to demand this change, arid il
I was a condition of the (ale thai the
inagtzine publishing house in which
the Scnbner* have held only a minority
' intr red *houbl drop the Scribner name
Irorn it* bu*ine*s and it* magazines
A Poor Bee inning.
Prujo lli* Audi AS U turret.
If a farmer wants good horses of
Inn own raising, he must Ix-gin at the
beginning, and not start —as too
many do—with an old, wind-broken
rnarc that is blind in otic eye and
lame in two leg*, simply Irecausc she
1 can Ire bought for a little money.
l or breeding purposes, in nine casea
I out of ten such an animal it dear at
any price. A good thoroughbred
stallion would get from such a marc
a colt far better than the dam, but
her weakness and constitutional traits
will sooner or later become apparent
lin the offspring. "Like begets like,"
it a well established law, and a supe
| rior animal cannot come from one
I decidedly inferior. Only from sound
and vigorous mares can wc hope for
' a race of healthy horses. Let all
miners of horses start in the right
direction by breeding from the best
on both sides.
Early Cora.
Ht %n Ol J GrtHnirr.
1 with to say to your readers that
the two best early varieties of corn I
have ever tried, are Early Minnesota,
for first early, and Iliissell's Prolific
j next. Indeed, with a little Evergreen
lor late, 1 have used none other (or
three years. Some in my neighbor
hood arc using a small white corn for
early, that is neither sweet nor wrink
le*!. I'lease advise the planting ola
littl" corn salad this fall. If this in
formation will be of any value to
your readers, it is at your service
A iMim room that can !e made to
maintain a uniform temperature is
the only way that full and satisfac
tory results can be secured. In se
curing milk and caring for it so as to
guard against soft white butter will
also have its effect in preventing
white s|ecks in the cream—a matter
j that is often not well understood'.
Whitc specks are traceable to many
causes that a milk room of even and
not too high temperature would pre
vent; for n rapid souring of miik in
a hot room or putting the skimmings
of different days' ereatn together,
with their different degrees of condi
tion, is the chief cnuso of w hito speck:?
in the butter. Cream may develop
these specks by being kept too long
before chortling, even though not
mixed with other cream, nnd by too
great warmth in keeping the ereatn
and hftving to reduce the temperature
before churning. Cream should be
stirred as often as three times a day
when it has to be kept any length of
time. Another way to reduce the
liability of specks is to skim the
j croain off as free as possible of milk,
and if it is necessary to thin it out so
ss to churn it, a little water at <52
degrees will better accomplish the
pur|H>ac sought.
Lamiis should be fed meal and!
bran mixed every evening so that
they can go to it during the night
whenever they feel so inclined; the*
eat little at a time but will feed often
if permitted. Their meal abould be
given regularly till the pasture in
good enough to mske a full bite for
all, both young and old. Watch the
sheep carefully. Should any get
purged by eating the early grass ipve
them some timothy bay and trim off
j immediately all the wool that ia wn/ed,
as a sheep cannot thrive with a lot ot
tags to irritate it.
Eoos for batching should not be
more than two weeks old.