Wilson, MeFarlane Co., Hard ware Dealer*. HARD'W" AREI WILSON, McFAHLANE & CO. DKALKRB IN STOVES, RANGESHEATERS. ALSO Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, AND BUH-DEBS' ALLEGHENY STREET, .... lIUMKB* BLOCK, .... RRLLEFONTK, PA. llnsines* ('arils. HARNESS MANUFACTORY In Garman'A New Block, BKLLKVONTB, PA. I LY W? P. BLAIR. 1 • JEWELER, WATCIIM, CLORES, JKWKLRT, AC. All work neatly cxwuted. On Allegheny atreet, UII'I'T BRA kirhofl Honn. I tf DEALERS IN PURE DRUGB ONLY. 5! I ZBLLBR& SON, a R FT • URIOOIMTS, ' No . Brorkerlioff Row. £ G F All the Standard Patent Mediriuea PRE-' * 5R lecrlptioii* and Family RWLP* arrurately • 50 'prepared. TruMvt, BBUUE>r bracM, Ac., Ic. 3 i K j 4-tf | I T OUIS DOLL. 1J PAHIIIONABLK BO>T A BIIOKMAKKR* DRAT k*l huff Kow, Allegheny street* 1 -ly BIII>FCLTI T PA- C. BUMKI, PREA'T. J. f. HURW. fa*h'r. 1 I?L RST NATIONAL BANK OF _T BELLEFONTE. Alleghany titrret, Bellefonte, Pa. **tf CENTRE COUNTY BANKING \J COMPANY. Receive Repx-ult* And Allow fnter-at. IHW/nunt Nolea; Buy and HELL Gov. Hecuritie#, Gold and Coupon*, Jiut* A RBAYBB, Preaidwni. J. D. HHCQBRT, Caahier. A-tf TRAVELER S GUIDE. BELLEFONTE & SNOW SHOE R R.—Time-Table In effect ca nd after March I.1U1: Leaves Snow Shi* 5.34 A. arrive* In Bellefntile 7.24 A. w Utm Uellefeuta 9.12 A. M..arrives *t Snow Sho 11.24 A. a. Loirn Sn.wSho* 2.30 r. w.,arrive. in Bellafonte 4.30 P. a. Leaves Bellefonte 4.44 r M., arrive. t Snow Shi* | 7.24 r. a S. S. BLAIR, Gen I Superintendent. , OAI.D EAGLE VALLEY RAIL- I) ROAD—Time-Tatle, April l"<: Rip. Ml! WIMWAM. AAATWARC. Rip. Mll. I A.a. r. a. r a. A. a. A |0 703 Arrtre at Tyrone LAT..... 7 12 * 44 I * 1 655 Leave East Tyrone Leave— 7 ■ ' A44 759 41 " VAII " ... 742 *4. 744 47 " Bald Kagls " ... T47 02 74* 630 " Ri.wl.r " ... 743 9i 742 SI " Hannah " ... 7V. 9 1.1 734 024 •' Port M.tlld. - ... *on 1 727 017 Martha " ... AO7 915 | 71* 0* ...... " JuiUn " ... 14 9XI 7 9 447 M I'nlonvllle " ... A 2.1 • - 1 7 •> 44* " Snow Shos In •• —A 32 844 040 444 •' Mileshurg " ... A34 94* A4O 435 " B'llefonto " ... A 4.1 947 030 524 '• Miteshurg " ... A5410 i 24 514 ...... " Cnrtln " ... 90010 19 014 AlO •• Mount Eagla " ... 12 10 2'. 6 9 &01 " II war t " _. ♦2OIO 37 644 440 .... " Eaglevilla M „93*10 49 4 M 4 A'. " In h I'rwk " ._ 9410 44 434 433 •• Mill IIAII m —94411 |A 629 430 •• Flemingtna " —947 11 'JO 634 424 " Lork IUo •' ...10 01 11 24 * -"22 ' ' '"* IJENNSYLVANIA R AILROA I>. JL —< Philadelphia And Erie Dlvtaion.) —On and after December 12, 1A77 : , WESTWARD. RRIR MAIL leavm Phi ladelphia 11 54 p m " " lUrriil>nrr... w —, 424 am " " Willtamsport t34 a m " " l.xk Harm 9 40 an " " Rsnovo. 10 44 am " arrlrm at Rri... 734 p m NIAGARA EXPRESS Irara. Philadelphia.. 7 30 a m " llarrtabwrf.... loviam " '• WilKam.port, 2 2o p m " arrlTM at Rannro 4 topn Pajarn(r hj tbia train arrir* In Bell^ font, at 4 33pm 1 PAST LINK leave. Philadelphia. 11 44 am "" " llarrl>hnr|t...„ 3 3.4 p m " " M llltameport 7SO p m " arrive, at Lork Haven ............. I pip a KAeTWARIi. PACIFIC RXPRESS leav*. lk ll.ven ... A4O ■ m " " " arrlre. at ll.rri.hnr, ...„ II 44 am " " Philadelphia.... 3 45 pm DAY KXPRRSS learea Ranoro 10 10 a m " " l*k ll.ven ......... II pian " " Wllllamaport 12 40 am •* arrive, at Harrtabnr, 4 lo p m " " Philadelphia 730 p m 1 RRIR MAIL leave# Reaov , A34 p m • " " Lork llaven ~ M 944 p m M " Wllllamaport.. II 04 p m " arrive, at Itarrlahnric 2 44 a m " " Philadelphia 700 a m PAST LINK leave. Wllllamaport 12 34 a m " arTlve. at tlarriahurf 3 4A a m •• •• Philadelphia 734 a m Rrie Mall Weal, Niagara Riprewa Vimi, Lnek Haven Accommodation Waat. and Day Ripreaa Raat. make cloae connecllona at Northnmkerland with LIB.! R. rrmlna fur Wllkeaharre and Scranton Rrla Mall Weal. Niagara Ripreaa Waat, and Erta Ripreaa Weat. and Lock Haven Accommodation Weat, make cloae ronnarUon at Wllllamaport witn N.C. R W. trelne north. Krte Mail Weat, Niagara Ripraaa Weat, an d Day Ripreaa Raat. make cloae connection at Lock llavan With B R V R R traina Erie Mall Raat and Waat connect at Erie with traina on L. S A M. A R R.. at Corry with O. C. A A. V. R R, at Emporium with R N. Y A P. R. R„ anl at Driftwood with A T R R Parlor can will run between Philadelphia and on Niagara Ripreaa Waat. Erie Ripreaa Waat, Philadelphia kipreae Rut and Day Ripreaa Kaat, and Snaday Ripreaa Raat. Sleeping car. on all •l,bt traina. Ww A. Ratnwiv, Oen'l Snpartntendent. 1 ÜBARD HOUSE. V I OORN'RR CHESTNUT AND NINTH STRRRTS, muMtntA. Thta henee, prominent In a city famed for Ita mm fortalda hotela, la kept tn every reap— I avpiai to any flrat-rlaaa hotela In tha country llwtng to tha atrtn- Rencyof the llmaa, tha prka of board haa bean red need ta mam POILAAA par day. J. M KIHBIN, 14Lt Manager. MONEY To , " oan at 6 per Ct. itivyxi A3 A Br T)(K MUTtIAL LIFR INAI'R ANCE CO. OP NEW YORK, on Arat mortgage, on Improved farm property. In an ma not leea than fo.'f*), and not eireadlng one-third of tba praeent value of the property. Any portlim of the prtnrtpal ran I* paid olf at any tlma. and It haa been the rnetom of the ompany to permit the prtartpelto remain aa long aa " tha borrower wtohm, If tha Interval la promptly paid Apply to CIIARLRB P. SHERMAN. Attorney.at-law, 427 Oonrt atreet, Reading, Pa, , or to DAYID I. K LIN P., Co A Appratoer. 1 3-tf ■atletonte. Pa. RI ILMOHE A CO., V T LAW AND COLLECTION IIOI'SR, 629 F HTRMT, WAAIIINOTON. D. C. MakeCollertlona, Negotiate lewne and attaad to all hnalneaa confided lo them. LAND SCRIP, Seldler'a ' Additional Homeatead HlghUand LAND WARRANTS bought And aokt. 4Mf . VC la (ftft par day at borne. Sample* worth 14 JPOJD fraa. Add ram A. UTIXsON 5 CO, < I'ro/'essionat ('arils. II A. McKEE, * * • ATTOHNKY AT LAW. 4JF-tf Office o|i|KMitr Court IloU*a*, llellefuntr, P*. FIELDING, ! I LAW AND COLLECTION OPFICR, I <*> l ULEARPIELD, PA. \\T A. MORRISON, ' * • ATTOIINBY AT LAW, BEI.LKRIINTK. PA (im.ill Woodring'a Block,opp-aita the Court ll"uae CouaulUlltiii in or Geirnnti. 2-ly I C. T. ALII4JIM*. C. M BOWtA ALEXANDER A BOWER, I ** ATTOBXKYB AT LAW, Bf llefonle. PN , m%y !e eon<>iilte<| h, Kuii*L ur Ger nAn. Office in Grifin B Buililini. |-|y JAHKS A. IIATKI, J. WMLIT OIFBABT. HEAVER T GEPIIAKT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Offlcr oo Allegheny aire, t, north of High, Uell fonte, I'a. j.,y nF. FORTNEY, a ATTORNEYAT-LAW. IIKLLKRONTE, PA l*at ihxir to the left In the Court llunee. 2-ly lOIIN BLAIR LINN, *' ATTORNEY AT LAW, BKI.LKROXTE. PA. Office Allegheny Htrt-et, o*er P<MIT Offi. r. • *il-lj I L. SI'ANGLER, *' • ATTORNEY AT LAW, BELI.RPONTK. I KNTHK Oiil NTY, PA. Special attention to Onllertlona; practices in all the Courts; Consultation, in Herman or Kogllsli. 1-ly ns. KELLER, • ATTORNEY AT I.AW. Office on Allegheny street South aide of Lynn'i store, Bellefnnte. I'e, |.|, T. a. Meaner. rrnr* aogpos. MURRAY A GORDON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. CI.EARIIEI.D PA. Will fttfeni th* B'-llwfntite Court* whn eru|il'jwl. 1 |y ' T C. HIPPLE, L a ATTORNKY AT I.AW. 13* K HAVEN. PA. All !>n*lnee promptly *ttwo'lwi to. My \\\M. P. MITCHELL* ' ' PRACTICAL St RVRTOR. I/ICR HAVEN, PA , Will attend to all work In Clearfield. Centra and Clint' n counties. Offi' e oppoeite fork llaven National Bank '.*o-1 y W C. HEINLE, ' ' a ATTORNEY AT LAW BELLI roNTK, PA Offi— In four** lions*, Allfh*ny uttwnttnn m*n to the collertion of rleJme All Ineinee* itisnfM t> promptly. *ll/ w. I. VAIXACB. P L I WALLACE A KREBB, * 7 ATTURNKTS-AT LAW. CI.RAKFIELD. PA. Will ettwnff end try cpneee at Bellefnnte when ape rUII j retained 11/ TATXLLIAIf McCULLOUGH, V ATTORNEY tT I AW, CLEARFIELD, PA. All huaineaa promptly attende.l to My I \R. .IAS. 11. DOBBINS, M. D., 1 ' PHYSICIAN AND SUROEoN. Ofllc# AlUirheuj It.* over 7de4*ler'a Drn* Htore, BKLLKrOBTK* PA. nR. J. W. RHONE, Dentist, can he found at hla office and reaiffwnce <lfl > #rl h •Me of llifh at reef threw doorv Knat of Allewheny. lWl|efnte. Pa. I6*ly CANCER REMOVED* VV T ITHOUT KNIFE, ami in most V Y raeea without pain Apple to C. w p. riSIIKR. Bnalahnrg. 12—3 m• Cawtre County. Pa. |Ro|| P A TRUE TONIC A PERFECT 3TRENCTHENER.A SURE REVIVER. I HON BITTERS are highly recommended for all diaraec* re quiring certain and efficient tonic ; r*perially Indium ion, Jtyprpttn, Inlrr mtllrnl Ftver t, Want of AppriiU. Is** of StrmgtM, bv-k of F.ntrgy, rtr. Knriche* the blond, trengthen the nuncfe*, and give* new life to the nerve*. They art like a charm on the digcativc organ*, removing all dynneptic eymntoni*, atirh a* Tatting thr Food, Udeking, Htat in Ike Slomnrh, Hrarlbvrn, rtr. The ntlly Iron Preparation that will not bine-ken the teeth or Rite licnilnclie. Hold by all dniggiftt*. Write for the AIJ C Book, "i j>p. of uaeful and amtuing reading— urnt frttt. BROWN CHEMICAL CO., Baltimore, Md. BITTERS IIALBERT E. PAINE, late Ownmlmioaer of Patents. BENJ. P. OKAFTON. STORY R. LADD. PAINE, GRAFTON A LADD, AUorney+at- laiw and Holkitort of American and Foreign Patent*, 412 Firnt HTECIT, WAiaiNoroK, D. C. Practice patent law In nil Its brmnahee In the Patent Office, and the Supreme and Circuit Court* of the L'nltfd State*. Pamphlet scad fraa. 4Alf New AdverHHetnrntH. 1 I J. BAKER & BUO., | x I • MAHurAOTfur.M or COMI'LKTE MANURES, rn | POT ATt I KM, c A It It A OK, CORN, OATH. WIIK AT, Kit 111T TICK KM, AND KVKItV FA KM CHOP. Tli-1... M*nur. . nr.- prepared eape.lally f„ r rarli aeparaleernp, < .mtiilnliiK In n rme-.-nlrnted fnrin Jnt the |>lnt fuul, lii th exact pro purlin It., ri-.j ill rr-f| to produce a lartro Weld Th.y nr.. CHEAPER THAN HTABI.K MA.M.'RIM, I Msdsclai stash bsttsr sad wars tsrtala --.ii- Vear* of llehl trial huve proved till* to l the correct aystcin ut fertlli/jtlloii. Ala. manufacturer*, irn]K<rtnr* onil dealer* In ; I'rimt' Agricultural <licmicnls, UTIUCTLY PURE GROUND BONE, ; SULPHATE OP AMMONIA, NITRATE OK NOli.t. Mt'ltlATK i>K POTASH, ' ! SULPHATE OK POTASH, ACID PIIOSPIIAT PS, I.A.ND PI.ASTK.It, POTASH HALTS, A, QUALITY GUARANTEED. (Trrnlur* RlvliiE full particular. ami r.,nUiiiliiß farfa intTMtlllK to (MrillPlft, lllltll-'l oil Mlloti. 1G3.F1! OfTii-f POMrl St., Now York. pKNTRAL HOTEL, V-V (Oppn.ile the Railroad Station.) MII.KSIIURO, CENTRE COUNTY, PA A. A. KOIILIIKCKKK, Proprietor. THROUGH TRAVELERS „n the railroad will And this Hotel aa excellent place to Isseh, or pi a mtal All. Til AI N tu| Islntllt 'III liillirit. a. 47 t * W KKK |! ' % lUv ut It tor* •. ,)v fuadr /4 * -tlj Outfit lttv* A! Ire* Till I. A r<l. 4 ffnM.t, Main*-. £.)y EGPBITTS^^ (A .?icd><ine, ttnt a ilrli.L.) los t;.. j f nous, m enu, uanui: aki:, I f DANUI.I.IO.N, 2 AM.TJI* P.-l -. • > Ve,., , I.C'I XLI I ■ TISA of ALL otlli.lt illl. - | tii i:v \ 1 .. M I SIOOG i:i COLD. I I. rni' it I "I KI O K I ' • ' g i'. y I OW.Aai Hi .1, ,11 tin. :,j SBUMHSK I All .-•<. B E V: Cnttlo Crock, Michigan, _ V/.:■ rJ A J . , ' f ' ( ...... ;rr _ *^*3^ Traction and Plain Englnos and Horso-Pcwors. Mai Oagrt. TtmHrr rvtwy ' Established la IS. HMM. t 11MB Q 9 YEARS £L roAuaamtr-rit. r r l<wt •>. ii"lwo - brwasj rrti*')i *MR .| owr futmU. -- sTrot.rowFit ftrPAitvroßM om ( Oiuplt fr strain Outfit* ' *./ !;• cWt/tsd Trurt lon I ngincs MM! Plain l.oilnn •vwr m+rt n U>r ktwrt- *n nmrkrC A ta/nfodr of sper of fetfwTM sad imtfrm swrafi f*t l*l.ba*dh"f w't'l 'Nfl'-f '/tseifl!% Is rnastrwr. lb- wi/rVM'# not flrr*rj-evl 4 tjj . 4h' r ti.Akera. i firiir of from || l>> 12 horap CHdNhrnt J-, ft* e'e tw, <*# Aweee l"v#r T* M ;r T't f! -tw 7*AA fVAn i rrt nf UtnHrr ,UUV,UUU l/r*m fAre# t-> ew yw*o 4e#f) crt)*tnrit'x nn hftrxf. whL h t !t the Üb> crffaigumlsk wrwvltrrk <4 mir tnvhU*-* TRACTION ENGINES Farmera nnd Thrr-abrnoen " Inrtted tS torMitrib* th. ssMsteA/**' Tnrwh;:.< MhtbiWT. Clrcuksr* sv*ft A'! )mm NICHOLS, BHEPARD A CO. Rfitflc Cfffpti, MieM^" ST. XAVIER'S ACADEMY, NKAK LATKOBK, PA., NEARLY half a Gntitrj old, from ■Met, lb mo.l pmntlnent are) raltlvate.l w..n,.n In Penn.ylvaala have *r*,hrtl..l, ,)t„. m,., ihonnub wturaii.nal aid* sad hi.iimt ataadant nf reflnlns la fln*neM Pnpll* admitted at any time Vnxrlv a*, pma* ahnnt Rise. Addrma, SISTERS or MKRCT, 1 H -c i•P. O , Weat more land mmtf, Pa. fIARMAN'B HOTEL, o Oppnall.Cmirt lloaae. HKLLRrONTK^PA. TERMS tl PER DAT. 4 fssd LI very attached. ).) Bhe Ccntrr democrat. HKLLKFONTK, PA. WE surrender a largo portion of the agricultural spneo in to day's is sue to the second of .Mr. DiMcndcr fer's series of articles upon the cul ture of tobacco, as published in the New Era. A careful reading of this chapter in the light of our own limit ed experience shows us nothing whatever to criticise or object to. All of the advice given in it is sound to the core- We venture, however, to suggest an improvement in the meth od* given by the author for making his ridges and leveling them for the setting of the plants, byway of econ omy in time and labor. Instead of using the common plow for making them, we use the double corn plow or "scraper," common in this county, setting the wings so close as to make a complete ridge, and having one lead the other slightly, to give any stones or clods which may chance to be thrown up, a chance to roll down to the bottom of the ridge. In this way we manage to do double the amount of work, and make straighter and more uniform ridges than any we have seen done with the common plow. When a sullicient number have been made we hitch the team to a common lield roller, one of the light kind made with eart wheels filled in with plank, in two sections, with doubletree and neck yoke long enough to permit tin- team to "strad dle" two rows, and drive up and down the ridges, rolling and leveling in the ls-st manner two at a time. I'nless there is some objections to leveling and packing the entire ridge instead of only the spots on which the plant ; is to grow, of which we are not aware, ; this makes quite as good work as can I IK; made with a h<>e, and it will be ! | readily seen that this saving in time i | and lalsir at a hurrying period in the i season is very great. TOBACCO CULTURE. How to Grow the Coming Crop, wars TO now THE GROIN D— son AND CORN I ASH*— TIIB REST SOIL—I-StSAB -I*o THE HEl.ll* HOW I lA>*E TO PLANT SLI II 1 AMI M( LMAEV, The seed l>ed well under w*v. the next care of the tobacco grower will l.e the proper preparation of the ground j on which the crop in to he rained. Here quits a* much judgment and rare frtuat Is* exercised n in the preparation of the need bed. Thorough preparation of the noil will tell on the future crop just an certainly a* csrelesaneas will result in failure. It in important, therefore, to mart right and keep right to the end. Sten *oll. REUI IREO. We presume no one need* to he told j that the tobacco plant is very exacting i in the matter of sodn, and will l,e con- i tent with none but the bet. He who j cannot supply thm want might a* well j not undertake the cultivation of the crop. Under pro|>er treatment and fa ' voratde condition* tobacco will do well , on many aoiln, hut the beat needleaf is ! with very few exception* grown on lime stone land. There aeema to be some thing especially conducive in this geo j logical formation to the production of j choice cigar tobacco. A warm friable toil, such a* it commonly known among farmer* a* a sandy loam, renting upon a limestone formation, i* much the heat tobacco land. Fine alluvial anils, auch a* are found along river bottom*, excel all other*. In many of the northern countie* of this State there arc tine to i haccn land* along the Susquehanna and its tributaries, while thoao a few mile* distant are comparatively valueless. Perhaps the best tobacco land in the world i* furnished by the islands in the Susquehanna. St* GROUND TIIE REST. It ia equally well known that new ground, a virgin soil that ha* never been made acquainted with the plow and the harrow, ia far better than land which ha* long been under cultivation. It is on auch ground that the heat re sult* in tobacco culture have been at tained. In the Southern tobacco grow ing States, where land* are plenty and cheap, and where forest* still cover much of the country, new land* are commonly ued. In fact, their system of culture necessitate* such a course. With u* here in Lancaster county, tin* course ia practicable only in exception al cases. Our forests are nearly all gone, and landa seldom-attainable. Ihiring recent year*, however, the limited wood* *till left have been heavily drawn upon to supply tobacco ground. It *eWn a pity that our foreia should be felled aolely for this purpose. THE REST LOCALITIES. Tobacco ground should be chosen aa well for it* locality a* for ita richness and productiveness. It should have a southern exposure, if possihle. It ought to be slightly rolling, rather than flat, on account of the belter drainage, which ia of no little importance. Lands sloping gently upward from the water coursea are preferable to uplands, al though these are frequently damaged by heavy rains and flood*. * Dry, well drained soil it of much value and im portant in thia matter. In many place* the brown or choeolate colored soil of thia county rests upon a shivered in stead of compact limestonn formation, affording a mott excellent natural drain age downward, which relieves the ground of ita surplus moisture. This i* another of the many natural advantages which the farmer* of thia county have for the production of this crop. Al though tobacco requires a liberal *h*re of ram, an exceaa of moisture is fatal to a good crop and to fine leaf. This is why a loamy, friable soil ia best suited to the culture of the tobacco plant. This al*o make* slaty, sandstone and freestone formation* appropriate for tobacco growing. The color of the soil has II!*O much to do in influencing the crop, .lust a* the dark-colored soil* of thin county are largely to bo credited with the rich, chestnut colored leaf of which we boast, a light-colored ground will ho likely to impart to a certain ex tent it* color to iho tobacco crop grown on it. In thg northeaatern portion of Lancaster county there ore red *and atone districts in which the earth and rocks are failry red, hut buyers assure u* that when these lands are heavily manured the tobacco grown on them is of excellent and hardly distinguishable from that grown on more favored soils. A CHANGS OV OROUND DESIRABLE. Most farmers are accustomed to change their tobacco ground from year to year, although some plant on the same ground two or more year* success ively. There i* no good reason why the same ground should not produce good crop* continuouNly, if well fed and cared for. Two years ago we saw a crop taken off an alluvial field on the Cones toga, which was the ninth in regular succession. The grower told u* it wa equal to the first one, and it was really hard to heat. Hut while these repeated croppings are possible, we do not think they should he encouraged. They are likely to work harm to the rest of the larrn, and in tbi* way: If tobacco is grown on the same ground for a series of years, an undue share of the con tents of the barnyard are carried to one spot instead of being distributed in due course over the entire farm. When the manure in carried upon the name sjot in excessive quantities year alter year, the remaining acres are hound to suffer und the general condi tion of the farm will in all probability run down. There ran be no doubt that except in special cose* a new site every year or two tor the tobacco field is advantageous. In thm way all the held* in turn get their heavy coating of manure and the average fertility of the farm i* kept up. 'The tobacco grower should ever bear in mind that u time may come when toh*rco growing may he no longer desirable or profitable, and when he will have to fall hack on hi* UMIHI farm crop*. If he discover* that thm special crop has, through the un due prominence given It, lowered the general productive capacity of hi* acres, it would have been well for him per haps, if he hal never grown a single to bacco plant. TALI. AND SPRING PLOWING. It is hardly worth while at the pre* ent time to more than simply allude to the fall plowing of tobacco ground; hut we cannot allow the op|x>rtunity to p*M to advocate its more general prac tice. Spring plowing only m the almost exclusive rule among our farmers, hut we believe they would find it to their advantage in many repect to give the ground it* initial plowing in the fall. We say initial plowing, because more than one plowing m almost indispensa ble to a good crop, and is largely prac ticed by tobacco growers in Lancaster county. A* a rule tobacco ; put on the previous year's corn ground. A few old growers, however, turn down sod, and do it in the fall. Their testi , tnony i conclusive upon a very itnpor taut point . they are agreed that the cut worm* are far li s* numerous in the following spring and consequently lea* destructive. Tin* i* in itself a most ini|Kjrtant consideration and deserving of attention. 'lf course, the land should le turned before the gr*s has withered and died. I'nle.* thm i* done little or no advantage is derived from the grass crop turned tinder. The heavier the vegetable growth on the ground the more satisfactory the result the follow ing year. Then. too. to let the turned up turraws Ik, m ridge* during the w inter exj*>ed to the various weather changes, ha* a mot happy offset uj>on , the soil. No good re*ull* could come from turning od in the spring for to bacoo. There would IK? no lime for the vegetable ma** to dcoomjmse ami lie come available a* plant food for the to bacoo plant*. No doubt corn stubbles would be all the better for like treat- | ment in the fall, although in the latter case it would be best to plow under the j manure, so that in the following spring it would IN* brought to the surface again better prepared by decomposition to | feed the tobacco plants. est or FERTILIZER*. The general rule, however, as we have already stated, is to plow corn ground in the spring for the purpose of preparing the tobacco field. Iwo or throe weeks before the plowing is to be done haul out your manure, and, let us say right here, put o* nothing but ttabU manurf. The ex|>erience of the past quarter of a century in thia county has unmistakably pointed out that no oth er fertilirers so tar used give such excel lent results. We do not think we err in saying that much of the reputation the tobacco of Lancaster county has so just ly acquired is due to the almost exclu sive use of barnyard manure. We can not impress this fact ton earnestly on the mind* of our tobacco growers. We do not say artificial fertilisers have not giv en good results. The tobacco grown by their use is, however, not in favor with packers or manufacturers. It burns with a darker and less compact ash. whereas with a good soil and well rotted barnyard manure a tough, light colored ash is almost certain to result. These are the requisites demanded by cigar manufacturers, and the grower must cater to their needs. If the buyer is aware that artificial fertilixer* have been used, he will rate the crop lower than if barnyard manure had been put on the field. I-el no tobacco grower lose eight of this fact. Let hint not he deceived by attractive analyses of this, that or Ihe other artificial fertilizer. They may be just as represented ; but if lie "wants to grow the best tobacco and command the top market price, he must stick to barnyard manure. That, and that aiooe. will enable htm to produce the best ar ticle that can be grown. UfAXTITV or XAXCRB. It ia unnecesaary to go inu> minute detail* m to the proper quantity of manure to bo drawn on mi aero of tobacco ground. A good rule to go by, ia to boar in mind that tou yon oan'i well put on 100 much. Two year* ago Col. Young, of Middlotown, hauled it ro thick that the men who apread it declared their could hardly find plaoo enough on which to put it; the ground waa completely covered, hut the crop proved the wisdom of the plan and amply repaid the outlay. besides, it must he borne in tnind, the manure 1* not intended lor the food of the tobacco crop alone. Wheat commonly follow* tobacco, and it i a well known fact that the crop of thia grain grown on tobacco land la commonly the boat rain ed on the farm. Therefore, in manur ing tobacco land you are at the aarne time providing for the succeeding crop a* well. Always bear that in mind, and then haul out a few load* more. What the tobacco cannot make use of will moat likely give you an increase of five bushels per acre in your wheal crop. I'LOWINU rue I. A NO. Tobacco ground must not be scratch ed over, but plowed, and plowed deeply, especially at the first turning of the soil. The roots go down a considerable dis tance, and the ground roust be prepar ed to that end. The aubsoil must not be turned up, however, as that would prove an injury rather than a benefit. Where a second plowing is intended, the earliest |>eriod the season will allow should be chosen to plow down the manure. The second plowing may be done a week or two before tbe time of planting comes around, not so much because unfavorable weather may inter vene and the land not lie ready when the plants are large enough to be set in tbe field. The prudent planter will so regulate these matters as not to be caught napping, but be prepared to avail himself of every favorable condi tion of weather that may present itself, and thus loe no time in giving his crop the most favorable start the circum stances will allow. THE l-NOl-EK CONDITION OK THE OKOI ND. 'I be old adage, "A good preparation is half cultivation,'' is no where morn applicable than in the thorough prepa ration of the tobacco field. Let no labor be spared to put tbe soil in perfect con dition. The more complete and thor ( ough tbe tilth, the more likely is final success to attend tbe grower's efforts. The cultivator and the harrow should be put into the field until every clod j and lump has disappeared, and it lojks more like a carefully prepared garden bed than anything else. The more fre. | quently the fie|<| is gone over in this ' way, the less likely are the worms to i bother you, or the grass to annoy you. Let the lattsr get no foothold thus early, and the field will be all tbe better for it tbe entire season through. Noth ing more offends the tobacco planter * eye than a tobacco field in winch the f<-w weeks' old plant* are hidden from sight by a rank growth of grass and weed*. A few acres of tobacco ground are soon gone over with a harrow and every time this t done another step in the direction of final urce* has been made. Tbe season may be dry, and therefore unfavorable to putting the ! ground into the best condition ; unu sual snd persistent effort* must, there fore, be msde to do the best possible under the circumstances. If the grower has availed himself of the earliest op {•ortunity tbe season afforded him of preparing h i ground properly, he will attain the desired tilth and not be com pelled to trust to luck and the elements when tbe last moment arrives. It pays ! to take time by the forelock in this matter as it does in rotny others. TUBOW ING I P THE RIDCEK. I lie ground having been thoroughly pone over and brought to its highest (•ossible condition it is ready for ridg ing. The favorite implement with our farmers for this work is the common plow. It is not well to plant on an even surface, as heavy rains may in undate the young crop and do it irre parable injury. The ridge is made by throwing two furrows together from opposite aides. These should be about eight inches high and raked even at the top, all stones, clods and rubbish being carefully removed. After this is j done tbe ridges should not be higher than six inches. In a wet season a greater elevation might do no harm, but it would hardly be beneficial, while in a dry one the plants would certainly ufTer Irorn drouth. The ridges having t>een msde. a man should go over tbe field with some stick of pro|>er length, or a wooden compass of tbe requisite expansion, and mark out where the plants sre to be set. Another person with a hoe should come after him and j cut down the tow slightly at tbe mark ed places aod press the" place lightly with the back of tbe boe to proviJe a firm and level bed in which the plant may be set. DIST4XCE BETWEEN THE BOWS AND PLANTS. Considerable difference of opinion ex ists as to the proper distanced at which the rows should be apart, and also as to how closely the plants should be set in the row. Tbe former varies from three to four feet and the latter from twenty two to thirty inches. These mat ters should be controlled by the quality of tbe soil snd tbe kind of tobacco planted. Where the soil is thin, and a heavy growth cannot reasonably be ex pected, three feet between the rows may be enough. When "Havana seed * is planted, three feet will also be ample. When, however, the soil is naturally rich, and has been heavily manured besides, four feet is not too close. We have seen a crop of "Pennsylvania Seed leaf and of 'Hileaner" at maturity com pletely hide the ground when planted at this distance, showing that any near er distance would have given infe rior results. Extremes are, however, to be avoided in this matter as in all things else, and we incline to the opin ion that taking one season with another the most satisfactory results will be ob tained by making the rows 3J feet apart. This is the general practice by the large majority of farmers. Tbe distance between tbe plants in the row, a* we have aaid. varies at tbe wbira of glowers from 22 to 30. and sometime* even more inches. Cuban tohaeoo. which grow* ull. ia short leaved and not so spreading as our native va rieties, would not be too close probably at 22 inches, but this is entirely too little for our broad leaved kinds. For the latter 27 inches ha* been found to yield tbe beat result* in average mason*, and la pretty generally adopted. These distances allow ample room for a *uffl cient development ol leaf, which in due season shade* the pro,ind most effectu t ally, not only keeping down the weeda but preventing the rapid eva|-oration of moisture from the ground. The plant er cannot go far amies if he (dopt* the schedule of 3j feet by 27 inches in ash ting out his plants.
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