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
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IIANHKIJON,
A
nuorALLoiiikulin.il *.
r rn i: v i i i: 1 :
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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.