H ilton, MrFarlane i'o,, Hardware lhalrrt. ZE3I .A. IR, ID"W" -A. "R EI WILSON", McFA HLAN K & CO. UEALKits IN STOVES, RANGES?HEATERS. ALSO Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, * AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE. ALLEGHENY HTRRKT, .... HUNKS' BLOCK, .... BBLLBFONTK, PA. | liiminens Cariln, Harness manufactory j in (UrnaD's New Block, ' HKLLKFOXTK. PA. My i; P. BLAIII, L • JEWELER, wATI'HKt, ClnrKU, JIWULRT, AC. All work neatly pxnitad. On Allrieheny "treat, ; meter Bruckerh"lT linn*". 4-tf DEALERS IN I'UKE DRUGS ONLY. i a I ZELLGR & SON, a l- P. DRUtItHSTfi, "i 1 No 0. Br<'karh<ilf Row. 2 5 . All the Standard Patent Medl.iue. Pre * acriptinna and family Her ipea accurately i e | it 1 i.ri'Mrial. Truaaes, Shoulder Bracca, Ac., Ac _> wt I 4-tf £ I OUIS DOLL, Aj FASHION ABLB BOOT A shoemaker, Brw< k'lhoif ", Allegheny "treet. , J_|y Hell>*fOllt., I'*. c. unau, Prtnt. j. y. ntatua. Caah'r. IMRST NATIONAL RANK OF 1 BKI.LKFONTK, Alleghviiy Street, Bcllefonte. P. 4-tl /CENTRE COUNTY RANKING V7 COMPANY. Reenter Bepoeiti And Allow Inlereat, lll "lint No tea; Buy ml Hall <jo*. Secnritiea. Uulil mid Coupon", Jamch A. BK**ttß. Preatdent. J. D. fiHuaimx. Caahler. Atr TRAVELER S GUIDE. BELLE FONTE & SNOW SHOE R. K.—Time-Table In rfl.il on and after March LniM Snow Shoe 4. •• A. M.,arrire In Bcllefonte j 7.24 A.M. 1.-ur Ihllefolit. tbll A. *.,arriet At Snow Sho Learea Sn.wShoe ! >i r. * , arrirea in Mltfcil' 4.M r *. , Lea". Bellafonta t.4ft r w.,arrite. at Snow Shoe 7.44 r. *. S. S. BLAIR, OenT Superintendent. BALI) EAGLE VALLEY RAIL. RiiAD —Time-Table, April l*-t): Kap. Mall. w*t*a*. tAATwtan. Ftp Mall. *• >■ i"" ;"■ a in 7 irj Arrln t Ttmn" la" • i " t" s i (1 v> LmKail Tjnna laaw- 7 • *44 7SB %SI " Vail " ... 74J * i-a 7 '.V i". 47 " IUII F-MJIA " —' 4. " 74- . A " Fowler " - J ''i * •'< 741 (i SI " ll*niih " T •l 7 V. .4 " Port Matilda " ... " #1 747 17 " Martha " —* "7 7 Ia in •• Julian " I'' • i 7 ¥ ft .7 ...... " t aioneille " ... A it l •J* 7hi ft 4a " Snow Shoa In " ... *9t • 4ft it A ft 4.'. " Mllaahum " .- 4 a4 4 ..... " Bllfonle " "4'. 9 ' M IWI ft Sft *' Mllaalmrc " ... 4 .*ri lh • a A'l ft IV " Curt In " ... Wln 1 Ala ft In •' Mount r. '• &n| o ||,,„ r ,| •• _gK In 17 | 6V. 4 'a) .... " JMtl"lll " ••• o" 40 ft ay 444 ....„ " Baa h • raak " 4ln 44 ft 14 4ci • Mill llall " ... •4411 '• ; ft it 4an " Flamlnxton " ... Mll ." ft lb 444 " la'k llat-o " „.10 01 It \ I >ENXSY LVA NI .V HA ILROAD. j I —<p>iiU'!l|'hi* aa4 Krie / —On •n ! ®ftr li, 1*77 : W KMT WARD. KRIR MAlLPbltaMWphl® 11 Mpm M ** 1Urri*1'wrg....~...~.....ee 4fi ni M " WilltAm|ii>rt S 3a* •in M •• I/o k llmvq 9 41* mt. " •• Kfi'.w 10 ftA •ni j •• rrlT i i Rri 7 SA j m , NIAGARA CXPKI9O l*hil'l*>lphU. 7 • m " " llrrUhur|.... lo JW) m ! M •* M illUinaport. '2 'io p m ' •• nt lUboioi 4 4i p m p.Mn;"ri by thi train •rr.v# In fot#ftt a. 4 .V pre FA3T LINK l***m Phlt<tlphia. 11 4Snm. " •• Hurriabtirg 3 CIA pm j M •• WiilmmiKirt ... 7V) p m M irriTH l ls""k tlmt-ii 3 4" p re EASTWARD. PACIFIC FX Pit FSB Itm Uv k lU**n B 40 re • 4 14 WiliUmnport... 7W m ** irrtvw it lUrrWmr|. 11 VI • m •• Philadelphia.... .1 4.1 pin DAT KXPRRBB 1 " •• l/vk 1U*^n........... II 44 M H 111inmprt ......... 12 40m 44 initMil Ilrrlburi 4 1 p n M " I'hilaiUlpbia 720p re IKK MAIL l*a*n leaoTo 0 3A p re " 44 L*wk lU*i 94Ap re ** *• W til Unreport 11 OA pin " at lUrrUbnrg 2 4& nt M 44 PhilndHphU.... 7 00 % m FAST LISP. WlllUnreport 12 -IS re M irriif it lUrrUbiirg 3 W n ni " " Philadelphia 7 Ware KrU Mail Wml. NUgara KipmaM Wat, lla*n Aorore medal lon Wtl, ari'l luy Raat, mak# rlM* r.nnlln* at with L. A B. R R train* for Wilk**barr* and Prranton. Rrl" M*il W*at. Niagara XiprNt Wimt, and Krl* KiprrM Wrat, and l/wk A"'onitn*Utnn W*at, maka rlo*# ron n ret ion at WilUainapwrt altti N.C. K W. train* north Krl* Mall Wret, Niagara Rtpreaa Wrat. and Day Kpr>i Kaat, makr clean - oon lion at Lrxk llarrn With It V. V R R train*. Krfr Mail Ka*t and Wrat ronnart at Krl* with train* on L ft. A M. B. R R.. at f'orry with 0. C. A A V R R. at Rmfr rtom with B N. T. A V H. K , an I at Driftwood with A. V R R Parlor 'am will run latwrrt Philadelphia and WilUanrepoft on Niagara K*pr*a* W'rat. Krl* Etprraa Wrat, Philadelphia Kiprraa Kat and Day K*pra* Ka*c, and Pnnday Kiprraa Kaat Flaaplng car* on all night train*. Wm. A RtLDwtv, Om'l Bnparlntandaat. I4.IRARD HOUSE, V T CORNF.R CHESTNUT AND NINTH STRKETB, riiUMtrtti. Thl* ban**, pfifninrnt In a city fam*d flhr Ita mm ferubla hot rid. I* k*pt In aarry r**|re<t r|nal to any Ar*t-rla* hotels In thr rooatry. owing to th* atrin amr Tof lb* tlmaa, tha prica of board ha* bran r**lnr*d • ftt tMnri oollam p*r day. J. M KIBRIN, lAt' Managrr. If OVFiV f° Loan atO per C't. i'iVyi.7 Jit RT TIIK MUTUAL life IKSUR ABCB CO. OF Sl* Tt'KK, m Iwl m0r1.a.., on Impro.Kl farm pr'Priy. in im. net laa than h.i't, ati l not ir.adln of lha prnwnt alti nf th proper!,. Any portleu of th. nrinripnl enn h pai4 off at any tint., and It haa been th. ctwlom of th. nmpany to permit th. priaripal to remain aa Inn. a, th. borrower widow, If tiia Inn re.t >. promptly pahl Apply fn . CHARLES P. SHERMAN. Aib.rn.ywiJaw, • ftTT Cratt atrwt, Rwllai, Pa , or tn DAVID 7,. KLINE,Oo.' Appralww, B_tf |ldont. p.. rULMORE & CO., \ I LAW AN CfILLBCTION HOUSE. 629 F Street, Washinoton. I). C. Make fV>||rtln, N-Rntlnt* I/wn and attend to all l,n*lntwa confided lo Ih.m. LAND SCRIP, Bnidi.Ua Addlllnnal HnmeiiUad Ri*ht and LAND WARRANTS lomcht aad aold. ** $5 to S2O ms?K f .rtlaoJ, Maine. * 1 I I'ro/'cstional Cai'tlt. I i L. OK VIS, I 1 J ATTDRNEV AT LAW. OFFICE ep|M*ltr the Court l|t>ue, Oil the '2-\ fitH.r nf A. o. Fiirflt'* tiuibliiig. :i-.'tf Ha. McKek, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. j 12 tl Ofllr* oppoalt* Court ll<m*.', Ballrfonte, Pa. |?UANK FIKLDINCt, 1 LAW AMD < OLLI • IIOR OPPII I 121y t I.KAKKIKLD, PA. \\ r A. MOHIUBOX* ▼fa ATTORN KY-AT LAW, RKI.I.KFON TK. PA Me* In Woodrtngtßl k.op| I Ihnl urt BOOM. I ConculUtioti In KnglUh or flnntnti 2-ly C. T. ALKX OMR, C. M oWftlt. 1 LKXAXDKK k BOWER, 2\ ATTORNF.YH AT LAW, IW'llrfontr, Pit t riiiT l4 • m-iilt. -l in Ktigli*!! or o*r man. Ofll * In Ourinati** Building. 1 ly JAM I* A. UK % V |&. J ttMUt OiriUftT. |>KAVER it (ill I'll ART, I > 11 1"I1S1 TH <T I tu offica en Allegheny atreet, north f High. lU||*- lootc, Pa . 1 > nF. FOIITNEY, • ATTORNEY AT I.AW, RKLI.KKOSTK, PA Ijirl deer tt the left In lh* Court lln*e. 2ly j fOIIN BLAIR LINN, F F ATTORNEY AT I \W. HKI 1.1 FONTK, PA. Offlr# Allrghany . w tret. evrr P *t Offlt 21- ly I L. SI'ANGLEH, 'la ATTORN BY M LAW, BEI.LKF'iN'TK. ( KNTKE <*H NTY, T.t HjH fi.il attrntb'ii t Csdl*ct|oti*; pnurtirra in all tti* Court*; Convolution* In German >r K gllth. 1-ly nS. KELLER, a ATTORXBT AT LAW, Ofh' en Allrgbrny Street South *ilr of !.*> n'* ' ' .tore. Ilrllef inte. 'a. 'l ty T. II Ml afcAT. crtt * OOttKiM. | \| URKAY A GOKIMJN. . 1 JTTOAJI BYs-AT I AW, t I.F. tBE I ELD PA ' Will aftrnd tha Belirfout* Court* wlren ially I renphiyadw l-lf \ r r C. IIIPPLE. I a ATTORN IT \T l TW. If K HAVEN. PA. | AH l*n*lne prnmptly attrndr'l t" Ily \ \Y M. I. MITCHELL, PRAtrril Al. SI lit ETOR. US k IIAVKN. PA , Will attrtjil |. all work In C!**rfl#td, Ontrr antl ' Oir t n ruuti**. f rfffrvt opjwHiitr I#h k ll**rn National Bank 24-1y W C. HEINLE, ▼ ▼ * ATTORN I Y \ T LAW Iiri.LBFDNTR. rA Offlvr in Cttnrad H no, Allrghnt* *trret flfwwlal attentt ii given to th* "dlrctieo of claim* ! All L*inr*a attemleai to |r mj-tly. 21-ly • W. A. WALLAC*. P. L. IIIU. WALLACE A KREBS. V V ATTORNK7B tT I i* CLRARPIEI.D. PA. Will attend and try raur* at Rrllrfttnta wL*n •[* ! clally rrtainrd. ll* WILLIAM M.cri.l.orcH, f ™ ATTOKNKT SI LAW, CI.EAHFI ELD, PA. i All bnalnra* promptly atfende.l t.. 1-ly | nR. JAS. H. DOBBINS, M. I)., ! PHYSICIAN AND SURIIEON. 00c* AUagbrny flt., otrr Katglrr'a Drug ?*tvrr, j *tf I;H LKFOPIB. PA. I nR. J. W. RHONE, Dentist, can la found at hi* oflbr and r**tdrnc* t-n N*nh •idr of High threw doer* Kaat of Alleghrny, |Ul!f..ntr t Pa 1• • v CANCER REMOVED, n7ITH(>UT KNIFE, and in bmnl ▼ ▼ f*rs wlthvnt pain Applf to r. W P. FlnllKK. 12-Am* Cantrr Cennty. PA, --# MB& SMB JP A TRUE TONIC A PERFECT STRENGTHENER.A SURE REVIVER. IRON HITTERS are highly fur *ll di*rn*c* re quiring * rcrtain awl efficient ; especially Imhtrdum, /lysprpma, Inlrr imtteni I'errrt, Hani nf Apprtit', Ijnuof Sir myth, Isirkof I'.ntryy, tic. ljiric lie* the nluod, strengthen* the muscles, and give* nrw life In the ncrvi*. Tliey art 1 ik• a charm on the digestive organ*, removing all dystwptic symptom*, *m h n* Tnttmy thr f'nnrl, IMrhmy, Ileal tn IV Stomnrh, J{mrtburn,rlc. I llf* only Iron Preparation that will not l)lu< kcn tin* troth or give liciulaclic, Hold by all druggist*. Write fur tho Als C lUmk, 32 pp. of useful anil am using reading—sent Jrrt. BROWN CHEMICAL CO., Haltlraoro, Md. BITTERS IIAI.BKRT r. PA INK, l<at* ComnlalaHr of PtlnU. ITKSJ. P. GRAFT"*. FTTORT R. LADD. PATENTS. PAINB, GRAFTON ft LADD, Attorney tat- IAIVS and Solieitnrt <\F American and Foreign Patent, 412 FIFTH STRUT, WAARIROTOK, I). C. Prwtlee potent law in all tta branehea In the Patent Olßre. aa<l the Buprm* and Clrrnlt Goarta of the United Htetaa. Pamphlet aaad frao. 4Atf Xcw AdvertiHcmentH* M.I. HAKKR A BKO., • tuiurvtrMiui r complk'h: mam kks, roll l'( vr AT< )FB, (JA BUAD K, COHN,( I ATS, WIIKAT, Kill' IT TIiKKS, AND KV Kit V FA KM CHOP. Tin**' Mrnitirwi *r' j• ppt*< U(|jf for < li "t'lmrnl"* • -'iitniitifig inn mii' ■ htmlt-d form Jual il |*l it 111 CUMMI, in iii' i \ut |r< j'"i fioiiN, r**|til i M| I<> pnxlucit a Urge tli*M Tin % nr.. CIIKAPK.It THAN STAUI.K MAM It KM. lug imirli iM-tlof Hint limit* i . rtnin n-wiill* Vmiraof lii'M timl lntt |>twvi.l llni to l#n I In* rumtl n)at*iit of |. rtill/ttioii Aln. Kimiufiu.-tutrm, lin|nrlT iuul ilinlrw in Prime Agricultural Chemicals, RTRIOTLY PURE GROUND BONE, I HI'LI'IIATK HK AMMONIA, NiTIIATI) OK WihA. MtKIATK OK POTASH M I.PH ATK <K POTASH. AGIO PllOftl'llA'l US. I.\M I'IiAHTKIt. PoTAhll HAI.TH, Ac. (jt'AMTY HI A It A N I I M>. Circular* Kiting f*ill uUn in<l <*inUili)lt>K f* t* I interesting iHtiW'f*, in*lleil t n||i|lrti>n. OfTu*e 2in Poitrl St., New York /tENTRAL HOTEL, V. ' (Op|w*iti* il* linllr. H M*tlon,) MII.KHIHKii, CENTRE COUNTY, I'A I A. A. Koil LBKCK KK, Proprietor. THROUGH TEAVKI.K.US on tl** mlir..*.! will fin.l flts** II t l n ••*-*||i.|| |*U< •• t. lun. li, ur prjrur* j niw.l • A 1.1. TWAINS • '.Li ttilnnGe. 47 ( \ A WKI-K fl-' n .t> t )• ■**•* •••• I % mnlr V/ad 1 ti> Outfit Ire* Alius* TKI I V o An r'l-t... Mailt l \ HOP BITTERS?! (A Aletlh inr, not u ilriuk.) PINTAIVI IK) I'M, BITIir, MVNDIMKi; IIANHKIJON, A nuorALLoiiikulin.il *. r rn i: v i i i: 1 : \ UUtli*'**. '• 1 • • , * • 1411JT r < tnflie Cufill-ia. tt*. . SIOOO IN COLD. Battlo Crook, Michigan, M M r AI-. • . • ■ - 1.1 ' : . ■ I M PI". Traction nnd Plain Engines and Horso-Pcwors. Matt C ttWpJrto THrmlirr I'tar7 Ct .1 hit ft had In the World. i lO4U 00 YEARS UJL :.• w •!.. i.t, if •• ' . i ' :>■s ■ 'M M i *m£c. ■ *TE%*f.raWElt HRPAHATORM and C nw|l* t "iraw Onlfito t • . /*. />"< Tr*rtl Knitaraand I'lnln l.niinra err r ar ti n th" Ann M a\ t. srk-1 A VwMfwlf r ■ -. -j '"trnmii J f'T wtlfl rff*iw tw msHrw. i ti"* o.f natwimU n<4 <!r* an njof hi .-4|< r ?inkTa. k'fiT .*** -- ir< r | | 2 brno ©•jnant). f~* •- a~#* r T* i " Mjtift;'*! H iwl'-wn m I\OH AHO Prrt f Hrlrrlrrf I ttmbrr 4 (Ul/VtVVV < f -m\ \r. . . fitvf * #.#/) ' foaKanl'r <wi Lai'f. fr-m hw-h %• . t u* n*rni rar>> w-*l *> rb 1 o*ir n.a<-hi^ r > TRACTION ENSINES^ • fii* **■•** "f ./ 1 mrn-U M, 10. 10 11 wr *f fan rr. J■' Par. Irrttrrt it B'™ 1 Thn..hlii V}.':>< ry. Ct/v "r - nt I • . i !r.. NICHOLS, SUSP A R o A CO. t Rrlllr, Crf—k. Mlehl#*'* ST. XAVIER'S ACADEMY, NKAR LATKOHK, I'A., V"EARLY half a Century old, from As vhkh lli SKI. I pr--niin.nl ami r<iltlral<sl immn Is Nnna,lt*sla h. gr*.liint-l, ..ff.r. wlnrall.Hsl aid- sml In.li—i .lamianl „f rsAnlng Is fln.ni l'liplla a.lmill'.l al an} lima. tarl} a pf" alinttl til*. AiMraaa, SISTKKS OF MRKCV, M Baltj' P. O , Wfaalmnmlanrl c.onljr. Fa. CRAHMAN'S HOTEL, J <ipi.lt('.mri lli.ua*, IIKI.I.RFONTR'FA. TKRMS 11.3 ft PER DAT. A fond UTTTJ attafbixt, 1-} Crnirr Bfinoctnl BRLLRFONTR, I'A. Or 3TI X cT7X-T XT XI jb- XJ. NKWH, KA< TH A Nil HUUOIvHTIONS. Tlir TT ur Tilß NtTI'IRAI. WILrARt l Tlli IMTRI.I.I ur.ti'c .an raoRi'RKiTT or tiir .rrmrr. h.very farmer i/l flit annual r.rjirrirnrr tlmeover* *(an el tuny of ralitr. Write it nnd nend it to the "A</rtcullural Editor o/ the JIKMOi'KAT, Helle'fonte, I'enn'a," that other ' farmer* may hare the benefit of it. l.rt \ comma mention h be timely, and tenure thai j they are brief and well pointed. Tiik great requisite to success in fanning is thoroughness in every thing. Aiik the cultivator hoes in proper order, the harrow teeth sharp, and the hand hoes ground or filed to a i knife edge? If not sec to them the , lirst rainy day. GAKIIK.NIMI made easy means gar dening made profitable, and we know 1 of nothing that will contribute more to this result than the use of the ; "I'lanct" garden implements, adver tised in the DKMO< HAT by Messrs. S. 1.. Allen Si Co.. of Market street, Philadelphia. Head their advertise ment and adopt the good advice giv ! en in it. is planning your garden don't for get vegetables for m l efirin'/'e use. Most farmers find their fare reduced, during the carl)'spring months, so far as vegetables are concerned, to cab bage and potatoes. A little care and I forethought now will make desirable additions to this lint byway of pars nips, celery, salsify, and so on, nnd it is well worth while to take the trouble. SKK that the mowing field* are in good order. Roll them when a little soft from a shower. This w ill level the little bumps, and mash the small er stones into the ground.—the larger ones can be carried off to the end of j the field tin the roller. The large i stumps will show for themselves, ami no danger to the mower need !*• ap apprehended frotn them. The small ones—all those which can Is- hidden 1 by the grass when it comes to full si/.c—should be marked with a stake. IV k notice some of our contempo raries advising to "Iwgin cultivating the corn as soon as it is nil up nice ly." This is too late. The right i time to Is-gin is l - forr it conn s up. A light harrow, with teeth sloping backward can lie run over the ground a day or two before the corn appears with great advantage, smoothing and leveling up the rows, and killing tuul titudes of the little weeds which have j been improving every minute of tinu since the last harrowing was given the corn ground lieforc planting. Tiir. tent caterpillars can easily lie : destroyed if, when they are first seen to form the web, vou ascend the tree ! to w here they are located,either after | sundown or early in the morning, j and with an old glove on your hand | just roll them in their weband squelch j them. If there are any of these |H-Ht.s ; on the end of small twigs which j trouble you to reach, tie a cotton j I rag to the end of a long stick, satn- ! rnte it with kerosene oil and set it on fire ; apply this to the web and sure destruction is the result, and ' and without injury to the tree. Hi i.i.RTix No. T*, of the Connecti cut Agricultural Experimental Sta tion, issued April 28, gives analyses I of eight different "commercial fertil izers," the samples investigated being taken from lots sold to fanners for fertilizing purposes. In every one of j the eight lots tested, the cost to the j purchaser exceeds the actual value of j the so-called fertilizer, by from sl.ft7 to $23.04 per ton. So long as this state of affairs remains we arc per fectly safe in increasing our aupyly of the good old "barnyard manure" and saving it with the greatest care. Now is the time for a rc|>ctition of our annual advice not to poison or frighten away the crows. Soak some refuse corn until it m mifl, and scat ter a few handfuls of it thinly on the most exposed parts of th field every day or two. The crowa will not both er any that is planted as long as they can find that which ia more to their taste on top of the ground, and while they are making search for "more" they will come across and "gobble up" many a cut worm that would destroy the young corn but for tbis intervention. Labor-Having in Cultivating Roots. In reply to t correspondent who complaincs of the large amount of labor involved in the culture of root crops for stock-feed, Col. F. I). Cur tis, A gentleman of large experience, makes the following suggestions: Hood land will produce from twen ty to thirty tons of mangels to the acre, and what crop is there which w ill return a larger yield ? With ap propriatc implement*such ncrop can be raised and put into a cellar, or pit out of doors, at just about the cost of a crop of corn. New beginners should start with a small area, say two or three acres, and when they have learned how to do it, they can enlarge the work. A drill which will sow the seed evenly and cover them is essentially the first thing, and a cultivator which will allow the most of the tillage to l>c done with horses is the next most important auxiliary. These implements can be made to lessen the labor more than one-half. Hand which is in a condition to produce a heavy crop of corn will also grow a satisfactory crop of man gels. Like corn they wdl bear lil<eral manuiing, which should Im: will mixed into the soil, llarnyard manure is the best, and this should lie well rot ted, or not coarse, such as unrotted straw or cornstalks. The land should be well ploughed when it is in the best condition, and thoroughly fur- I rowed, and then it may he thrown into ridges by turning the shallow furrows together for the rows, or it may be marked out on an even stir- i face and the seed sown in the marks, j In either ease it is let to roll the' ground before sowing, and if it is very dry it is well to roll it after- i ward. The manure should be plough ed under. The land will work easier by having the roller follow the bar row, and the rows either by marking ur ridging may Ire followed much !letter. The rows should Ire two feet apart and as straight ns possible. : Three pounds of Wed w ill plant nn acre, but five will make it more cer tain, as there may be a freer delivery frortt the hopper and less liability fur skips. Early and frequent cultivating w ill keep the weeds down, and only a -mall -strip will require to IK- cleaned •nit by hand. A broad hoc struck across the rows will at one motion remove the weed* and plants for its width and reduce the hand Intior to a small bunch the right distance apart.' which must 1m? thinned out by band. When the hand labor can fie reduced to this small |ortion, the bug-bear of i too much work about l*-ets ia explod ed. The bind teeth of the cultivator should turn the soil from the plant.*, and scrape the ground, so that the I weed* are all destroyed. Such teeth have been inserted and are in use in this section. When run along the ; rows a strip not more than an inch or width is nil there i* left for the hoc and hand. Mangels may fie rap idly gathered and housed or pitted. They arc easily pulled up, and the top* ls ing cut off they may lie thrown into rows to dry. They can lie to**- •-d into a cart and from it Into a pit, w here they w ill keep sound and fresh. Freezing hurts thetn, causing rot. They arc unlike Swedes or turnips in j this respect, and should be gathered . ; Ire fore the hard frost* come. Clover Bloat. It frequently happens that cattle I having access to luxuriant young j clover in the early spring, and par ticularly on damp mornings, will so gorge Ihcmselycs that the gases which ! result from the rapid fermentation in the stomach, cause Uiem to swell | enormously, giving great pain, and j unless speedily relieved, resulting in death. In a recent letter ti|>on tire subject, I'rof. James Lane, of Cor nell Univeasity, says: In all urgent eases tire paunch should Ik* punctured, nnd the o|wra tor must not delay for the sake of a better instrument. A pocketknife, penknife, seissors, or indeed any clean cutting instrument may Ik* used, though a canula nnd trochar is to be prefer red. The point to IK* puncture* I is on the left side, equidistant from j the last rib, the outer angle of the ; hip hone, nnd the lateral processes ;of the backfone. The wound may ' ' lie covered with oil or tar. The re- j rnoval of the contents of an over loaded paunch with the hand is often an essential condition of recovery, \ and in bad cases a corn-basket full of material may easily lie obtained. Careful cleansing and closing of the wounds should never lie nogleeted. WK are under obligations to Dr. E. L. Sturtcvant for a generous sam ple of Ilia Wnshakinn "thorough bred" corn. IVe prize this very highly, and if it should prove to Ire adapted to our soil and climate it will prove a great acquisition to the corn grow ers of this section. Eor years Dr. Kturtevant has taken the greatest pains and trouble in breeding this j corn, not only selecting the seed, but! removing from the field at "Uascling time," all stalks which (Wiled to show st least one good car, believing that j "like begets like" as well In the vego-' table :IH in the animal kingdom, and that nature'* law of the "survival of the fittest" should hold good in one as well as the other. Asa result of their continued practice this corn has HO confined its habit of produc ing at least one good ear to each stalk that it is properly called "thoroughbred," possessing the pow er of transmitting its good rjualilies to its progny precisely as do thor oughbreds among animals. Protecting Sheep from Dogs. As a remedy for the loss of sheep by dogs, A. 15. Allen, whose opinion carries great weight with it, suggests that large, powerful dogs Ire raised with the sheep from puppyhood, and thus become the protectors of the flock, lie says: A Newfoundland or St. Hernard and some other breeds, perhaps even the maslif! or formidable Russian or Siberian bloodhound, might lie train ed for the protection of sheep, if nursed from puppyhood by a ewe. These would Is- formidable enough to scare away a small bear, to say nothing of a coyote or one of their own race. J have seen flocks of sheep follow their dogs and the shep herd wherever he desired to lead them, over broad hills and plains, along the public highways, and even m the streets of crowded towns ami cities, and nothing could stop or turn | them either to the right or the left. The way to train a dog to beeotne % perfect protector to sheep is to rear iiim in such a manner that he shall i Is-corne familiar with no other animal, and especially with any of his own speciea. except the one or more nec essary to associate with him in guard ing the flock. As soon as the pup is lKrn, or at least as its eyes are open ed, he must be taken to a ewe to : nurse, depriving her at the same tirn<* of her lamb for this purpose. This of course should lie done as soon as the mild weather of spring i settled, s<> that the pup can live safely out of i doors, unless the shepherd has a camp or hut near his flock to shelter the pup and ewe inside when the nights are cold or the weather is stormy. The ewe soon takes to tin pup, and becomes as fond of it as if her own latnb. As the pup grows up and requires other food than the milk i of the ewe, it is given him alongside of the flock. Thus he knows nothing < l-i than the sheep, the dogs who are j his companions, and his master. The Former Hog and the Present Hog. The former hog had more muscle ami less lat than the present hog— had more vitality—had fewer disejis i o-, but oh ! fatal objection, the feed he ate was of more value than his flesh. The present hog fattens, but is sel dom healthy. Scarcely any oxygen colors his red blood, as formerly, but the sluggi-h black blood, pro|>elled by a heart smaller than it should be. enables him to live along, with great care, until he is ready for market. 11 is lungs arc so delicate that one "dogging" kills him. His liver is dis colored and spotted. He has kidney worm*. His bones are soft and easily broken. His intestines are full of wind. He has catarrh, triehinse, cholera. \e. The improved (?) hog is fast degenerating—and what next? So says an lowa corresjondent of the Farm Journal. Well, we think that "next" will l>o the abandonment by lowa and other western farmers of their "hog and corn" system of farming,—particularly the abomina ble feature of it which fattens the hogs by iH-rmitting them to "follow" the cattle which arc fed on whole corn cars,—and a return to the more, natural and rational way of raising pigs chiefly on grass and roots, with such limited rations of grain as will lie sure to cause a healthy and sufficient ly rapid growth. The hogs arc all right, hut the crowding and stufllng methods of growing and fattening them are alt wrong. Railing Tomatoes. Ownsmdul of Am-ru-an firm-' My idea in raising tomato®* is dif ferent from some of iny neighbors. I am surrounded by gardeners, and have often heard tbem say they preferred their ground for raising tomatoes, but my exiiericncc has been to the contrary. I find we can raise earlier fruit on thin ground, hut not as large a crop. I noticed also that when the plants grew strong and rank, the tomato worms, which for the last few years have so infested and almost de stroyed the crop, did not trouble them so much. Ir you have but little ground it is, better to gtow small fruits, currants and berries, than attempt growing fruit trees. If you have room for a few fruit trees, choose cherry or poar trees before apples. STALE bread moistened with sweet i milk is recommended very highly as good feed for young chickens the first few days. When a week old they may be fed on cracked grain scalded, j When old enough to swallow grain ' five them plenty of it.
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