tl ilsnn, Mr Farlanr ,( l Co., Ila rditta rr I haters. * HARDWARE! WI LSON, McFAIUjAN K cVC CO. DEALERS IN .STOVES,RANGES-HEATERS. ALSO Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, AND HARDWARE. ALLEGHENY BTRKKT, .... lIfMKS* ll.YOK, .... HKI.LKKo.NTK, PA. ISnsiness ( V/ rils. ITARNESS MANUFACTORY JH JL in tiariimn'i* Now llWk, .i .i i K FONT I PA M| 1/ I'. BLAIR, I • JK.WKI.KR, WATCnU, CI(MK, JKWII.KT, AC. All w>rk i.' utlv m.-. uUM. On AllrKt""y io,l*r Rrrkrrlu>fl II,HHS. DEALERS IN PURE DUCDS ONLY. 3 I ZELLERA SON, a 55 tl • HRI OOINTS. •*. N.. lii,-. kwboff Row. J C. All tli SI*II.I.IPI I'-Il.ni MrJtclnr* I'n- * 5 acriplloui swl Kuniily lUwi|> .■ j. fc l)r. |ri~l. SII.'HWIT llrftCM, Ac., Af. r 1 j 4lf g I OUIS DOLL, 1J KASIIIONAIII.K ROOT A SIIOKMAKKR, lln~ ki'llioll Row, ARpshrliy lrwl, j.|y HrlWonl*. Pa c. ncMRs, Prop't. i-r. ■*>. t'wli'r. I/IRST NATIONAL BANK OF I HEI.I.KTONTK, Allpliniiy Slrwl, RpllcfunU. P. " / \ENTRE COUNTY BANKING \J COMPANY. Rccwitp Rpp—llt Aud Allow Intwrrwt, [llwnnot NtM***; Buy mi l S II Oov. Bwnrllloi. Gold mid Coilliti. JAHU A. Bltyts. PrmidenL J. D. Silci>*t.Clilpr. TRAVELER S GUIDE. BELLEFONTE& SNOW SHOE K R.—Tlm-Tl,le In -(T- un mid fr Mrtli 1 INI: LmvkA Snow Slurp 6J6 A. ■,,rri*p In BpllPfoiitP 7.24 A. *. , „ Rpllefonlp 5.12 A. *.,rtITPA • Snow Slu* ll.il A. w. Snow 8lo X3O r...*rriTw In Ro|lfon|p 4 20 P. w. LPWTPW lollpfonlw 4.4A r w..rrlv At Snow Show T. 25 r. w #. S. BLAIR, Gi-o'l Sa|>rtntwndnl. BALD EAGLE VALLEY RAIL KHAR —Tmu-Tntilw, A|.fll 1"-": K* ['. Mail. wstwA*6. AAATWAAti KP. MAII. A. w. r M. . A. w. * 111 7 iri ArTli' l Tyronw L*u -1 4S H I 6AI L—mw Kt Tymnw Lwwtw— ? ■■ l "11 7 i. J1 " VAII " -' 4J a H 7 .11 a47 ...... •• Hwld KA(U " ... 747 "1 74* ii :il " Kowlwr " ."J W ® '* 742 ii At ...... " llnnwh " • 1' 'A I ' 7a* n •• I'ort MAIIMA " ... *"> 12 7j7 *l7 " MwrtliA " —* "• * !'• 7i* e"A " Jnitwn " — r. • -2 7 i .7 " I qiol.Tlllw •' ... ."■ A < 700 I 4* " Sn..w nli... In " •. s •- • M A .i .1 4.7 " AliliwLurg " .. * 4 IA 41 6 3ft " li. llwfontw " s4 : n *3* 5 2.1 •• Mtliwi.nrn " .. •' •<> ' * 6ii 114 " Cnrtln " Vol' l' HIA ft In " Mount EA*!W *• ... wl2ln i- ■ .1 t)| •* Howard " ... '• 1" '■ ft '.. 4ID .... " lAAlwtlllw " „aalo 49 ft m 441 " Rw— h t'rwwk " ... v4O lot ft it 4 .'.l " Mill 11*11 " ... 1411 I* 6 4 ;V " K>mm<ton •• ... 711 . ft ii 42j '• ly * k lltrn " ...10 "1 11 I PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. I - ruiebhhla Ml Km wuew.) On nnl tft* r n ' inhef li, w K.HTWARD. ERIK WAIL leaves Phllad 1phi*... M ...„ II W p m •* lUrriLwrg...... M .A :'i a m • 4 M W it<i.-ftUi)>rt 1 aD • M I<.w k lla*en u 40* t* M - tier. .** lu 5a n. •• arrWea at Erie 4 14 p m NIMi AR A KXPKKJ*h L aiea Phllodelphi* 7 aru •• ** H irTlahtirg ... 1fSoa M •• Wiiilameport. 2 *t prn u arrtfe- at Rennro 4 4" pro Pa*wDifem hy thl train arr.re In llell#- f*mtr at 4 15 p m KA*T LINK leaaea H.iU-hdphU II 4A a in " " II rrih'irg... M i 115 p m " •• IVllliamport 73d p m M arrive# at k llaren A 40p m KA-TW ARI. PACIKH' leaae# 1/rH Haven .... A4O a m *' *• V4'lllUmiHrt... 7Vn m M nrriTea at Harrial'nrg....„ 11 Mam '• " Philadelphia.... 3 45 p m HAY P.XPRKi*.* iMve# Renovr. 10 lo a m •• '* l/' k llaven.ll 2 • tn • M Willlam*port 12 40am ** arrive# at llarriahurg......... M 4 10 p m M 44 Philadelphia. 720 p m KRIK MAIL ltsi'M R-wowo IA p m i " Lrvft fl*..n 9 4.1 p m " Wtlli*n*p(>rL II nft p m " rrl- At lUrrt.l.itrir 2 4.1 * m •< •• PhilwdolphlA 7Ms m FAST LINK Immw WU)lniaporl 12 .Ift A m " Arririw At ILirrtnlmrit.. 3 ft* A m •• " PhilmlolplilA 7ISA tn Krl MAII Wiwt. Ni*Ar* Ktpr*** knt.lwk IIa*MI ArrmnmodAtlnn Wt. *n<l Day Kipraaa mak. rloa* ronnwrtlona At NnrthnmW-rlaml with L. ft H. R R tnlna for WllkMlaArra And Srrantnn. Rrla MAII W<wt. NIAAAra K*|-r<wa Wat. and Krl. Rtpraaa w-at. And lawk ll>ri Armnanlatian Wm. maka rliw. fonna-tlon At WlillAmspcirt with N.C. R W train, north. Rrla Mall tft'aat, NIAAAra Kipraa. Wwt, and Day Ktpraaa Kaat, mak. rim. row dm- tlon at Lor k llar.n With R K V R K train*. Krl. Mail R*t and W*t rnnntwl At Krl. with traln> on L S ft M. It, R R. at Corry wlUt H. 0. ft A V. R R . at Kmi-nloni with B N. V ft P. R R., an I at Driftwood with A. V 11, | Parlor rarr will run li.tw.wn Phllad.lphl* and Willlamrport on NIAAATA Ktpraaa tut, Krl. Kprw Wwt, Philadrlphia Kiprmi Kaat and Day Kiprma Kaat. and Sunday Ripr<*a Kaat Slaaplnc ran on all ■igbt tralnr. Wm. A Bi nwi*. (Ittt'l Snp.nntnd.nt I lIRARD HOUSE, \ I CORNER CHI2TNLT AND NINTH STRKKTJI, SatUMftPRIA. Thlr kw. pniwilnaiit In a rity fanad f<tt It. com fortal'l* hotrlt, ia kapt In arary raapart a-joal to any flrrt rlaaa Imtala In th. ronktry. Dwlna to tha atrln kanryof tha tlmaa, Iba prtr. of board b.. I.n radtwad t THIU POI.LAAA par day. J. M'KIHRIN, I4H lUtWfW Mrl\ T F)Y To h° ,in "10 perCt. iU Vxv U 1 BT T ,|K MUTUAL LIPK INSUR ANCE CO. OP NEW TURK, on Inl morlkaaa, on Imprnrad fmtn property tn an ma not lata than ,'*), and not airaadlnc onn-lhird of tha praant ralna of tha (wiparty. Any portion of tha nrlnrl|akl can ha ft paid off at any Ulna, and II bffa liaan tha matowi of tha ompany to parmit tha prlarlpnl to r-maln aa tonff aa tha horrnwirr alalia.. If Ifta intwrml la promptly paid. Apply lo CIIARLKS P SHERMAN. Attornwywat-law. 527 Court atrw.t, Raadlng, hi., or to DAVID Z. KLINK,Co < Appraiwr, ft-If Rallaftmfa. p* / MI-MORE k CO., " * LAW AND COLLECTION HOUSE, C2*J F Street, Washinoton, D. C. Maka fldlartlona, N'Rotteta lawna and attand to all horluaaa ronfldad to tham LAND SCRIP, Si|dlar'a Additional II rwaatead Righlaand LAND WARRANTS IIOOKIII and add 4atf eec " in poor .rn town Tarma and rnlt www H A*lraa U. IIAKLKIT A CW, Port land, Malna, y. j j I'rojissionat ('arils. 1/1,1,1S L. ORVIS, * ATTORNKV AT L\W. nrnoa ■ mlti Iba ('■■nr( Bona., m ffcn 2-1 to .r •f A• NrM <• I ulUUnc .; Hf HA. Mi- KICK, •, a l rOIKIT at LAW. 42 If (ML noppo*!!*. Court 11. ii. . Ilallafonta, Pa. 1/IiANK FIELDING, LAW AND Cl ILLICIT ION oKKH'K, l-'-ly LI.KARKIKI.iI. PA. W A. MORRISON, *™ • ATTORNKT \T LAW, lIKILKEONTK. I'A Office in WeiNlrlni'i 11 h* k, i>p|NNiit lit*' i 'uurl H>ue. Consultation tn Kiiglih or German 2-lj C. T. ALIXA.WniR. C. M. Nttl. v lexander a bower, i ATTORNEYS AT LAW, IL-ilrfuntr, . mtv In* rnjidultr l in Ktighh or tier man. Office in Oartnaii# Building. |.)j JAMU A. BIAYKft. J. WENLET OAFHAfcf, HEAVER A GEPHART, attorney* at law, offi." on Allegheny lre*t. north .f lllgh, Belle lonte, l* i-ly nF. FORTNEY, • ATTORN KV AT I.AW, HKLLKKONTR, PA. Ut( door l the left in the Cnrt 11 ohm 2-ly IOHN BLAIR LINN, ♦" ATTORNKV AT LAW, RKI.LI.rONTE. PA. Offlr. Allrithany Straat.orar P *1 0ff1,.. 21-1) I L. SI'ANGLKR, ' • ATTORNKV AT LAW. lIKI.I KK'oNTK, CENTRE COUNTY. PA Pjfe-cial attention t< (**|l*H"tl<t•, proMt- In all the Court*. CußMiltAtlocii In German < r K irlUh. 1-1 jr nS. KELLER, • ATTORNKV AT LAW, iWTWe on Allegheny *trt Honlli tld* of Lya'* •tore, ttellefhnte. |*a. l-'y T N MttllT, rflt I ooKot. Murray a- cordon, ATTORNEYS \T l AW. clkarkiklp PA Will attend the Belief r te Courts when pe* tally employed. ||jr r r C. HIPI'LK, 1 • HKTAI LAW. l.oi'K II A * KN. PA. All l.nlne promptly ttUnM l ly U'.M. I\ MITCHELL, PIUITK AI *1 RVrVOR. Idw K IIAAK.N. PA . Will attend to *ll i.ik In Clearfield, Centre and Clint* n f <>i.tie OIR'• o|>{ ■ ite k ll*i n Nat *1 Hank. UT C. HEINLE. • ATToRNKY (T LAW I'l i.LKKoNTIL PA. OffL e In c tir.id II !•#•_ u . .■ •f v irM. Rperial •Itent n fiten to the ">llecthn of fUlm# All l Uiine** lit r l-l to I r .Apt!? .11/ w. a. 4Ui' t. n. l. Hum. U'ALLACEA- KRKRS, ATTORNKV IT I AW, CLEARFIELD. PA. W ill attend tn I try cn*ie *t |u-Slt j nte when pe daily retained |.fy \ VILLI AM Mr-tX'LIjOt OH, TV a itorni t tT law, CLE ARKIKI.D, PA. All Luain*aa promptly attend* i t.. I|y I \R. .FAS. 11. DOBBINS, M. I)., 1 " PIIV-ICIAN AMi KI'ROKON. offie Allegheny Mt„ ot r Zetglrr • Drug Htnr*. HKLLKKONTR. I'A nK. .1. W. RHONE, Dentist, ran be f nnd at Lit offirr *n<l ifi.|rnf on !krih •ide of High ttreet thre> ( |...rt lUtt of Allegheny, Rell*funte, l*a. |A-ly CANX'ICIt HKMOVKD, \V 11 110 l I KNIFE, and in most ▼ * fMP wlthvnt |wln. Apple to I W. IV riftllKK. IWiUhnrg. Cam Ire fount r. Pa |RON A TRUE TONIC A PERFECT STRENGTHENER. A SURE REVIVER. HtOX BITTERS are highly recommended for nil diaeaee* rc •jiiirinjf a certain and efficient toilio ; e*|>ccially Indigedi'm, I >yrprjtein, lntrr mitlrnt h'rrrrn, H an/ nf Appetite. En** tf Strength, lstrk nf Energy, etc. Enrichl* the blood, •trvngthen* the muwiea, and give* new life to the nerve*. They art like a charm on the digMtive organ*, removing all dy*pe|itic ayrnptnm*, *nrh a* Tinting the Enrol, IteUhtnn, Ileal in /Ac Strrmnrh, Itrnrtoum, fir. Tile only Iron Preparation that will not lilaeken the tooth or give headache. Hold by all dniggint*. Write for the All C Book, 32 ]>(>. of uaeful ami lUll using reading— iwnl free. BITTERS IIALRERT K. PAINE, lair f'ommiaatonar of Patant*. BKNJ. P, URAPThN. STORT R. LADD PATENTS. PAINE, QRAFTON A LADD, Attorney! at- I*tw and Solicitor* of A man ran and Foreign Patent*, 412 FIRTU STREET, WASHINOTON, I>. C. Prattle. |i*tatit law In all It* bmnaha. In Ih. Pntant Offtr. and lha Snprama and (Irmlt ConiN of tlw t nllel Stalaw. Pnniphl.t mail fraa. ft* tf Arte A<lv<vtimnuntn. HJ. HAKKIi A IHiU., • Mserrti *r or COMPLKTK MAM IIKS, POT A Tt IKS, ('AHIIAOK, COKN.OATS, WH KAT, FRUIT TKKEB, AND KV KitV FARM PROP. Tl> Milium, ur* |i.| r.-l ■-1 •.. i. Hv 1..r null -•'|miul i i..|. i nut.lining to .1 riii • i.lrnl<*l form Jia| II'" to*Ml, in tin* i x,n i |uo|Mirii"iin, r*|iilr*l to liroitiii • ti Imv*- \ liM Tl.i t nil. I IIKAI*KII THAN I-TAIH.K HANI IlK#, iinwlui lug nut'li i.i iid .ml molts rerun. r.ulu, Y' lfft of fit-ltl {.ml linti' |it#\| ibis fo In tin* . oii.t | •yalciti of f.-rdli/jtlii n A o imtinift* iitifi , iti.|nrli-t- arid li ill m hi Priinr Allien II lira I riifinirals, HTUHTLY TURL GROUND BONE, HI I.l'll Ml. n|- AMMONIA, MTR \ I I. > HII|A All Hi AT I' • i'orAMU. M I.l'll AI i: ol I'm AMI. At !l rilOHl'll A I I.H. LAND IM. AM I It, I'oTA-H HAI.TS.Ar, <fl VI.H V (it Alt A N'l lld f'lii il.tm gitlD full | ' '■ mI I • tiul ioutlining fi'U int* I ••••ID. lof4tll.i t-, mxllMl Oil <)>| iKMllotl. 1 hi (Hlo'* '..Mft drrtrl S t.. New York. / MONTH Al< HOT HI j, V • M t l l* i' i id ii .tun i MII.KMM I .UN rilK foI'NTY, I'A A. A. KOH LitK(,'K Kit, Proprietor. TIIIIOI'I.I! TRAY i I l Its *.n II)r railroad will find tlil- II T• i ' li|| • to |m 1 r| | •on inwnl xii Al.l. TR AI N H-t ,• tt*>iit " inii.iit.-fl 4? tfA A \A I.KIv :i : tlv t !• * • -il* iua.li> 4) i •!> Outfit fn Ad-lieo IHIKi id , An ffilsln. Maim . U-1) HOP BITTERS^ (A .'leilli ■■■•', ll, ii ii ilrlnk.) OnsTSlss IIOCS, lirciir, MAM.HMiI:, IIANUEIJUNf AIIiTHPTUT Ilr-T Mri'li >l.(jt'ALl I TIM U ALL VI 111 l till II 11,. TIIKY <* I' It I: All thr Stomxrh. |towi-!. lib-id, I . YOU roii.nio < omi'Ufuu. SIOOO IN COLD. . : ! found in Uiria. til* 111 Iff fore > "I si> . J|. Tatar l.u ullirr. I > 1 ' lJ run ken or**, u of < ui, Ulmuto aftd btrcoltcA, mmrnmmm HM ur. ■■■■ All 'wr •"M 4swa- .it, ■nHMnvswasßanan Battle Crook, Michigan, macrwii-uu ur mi om.i i.Kat ive THRESHERS. Traction and Plain Engine* and Horse-Powers. IntlirUofM. I IB4R A A VC ADC •/ • * ' i.ri. J i I LHriO ftsr- ll#* *.t. Of I 4! t , '•!/) mp " I*4 ■ ' tfedli w yicn <m *ll owe NTT* YYf - IMiWFK **rrUMTilllM gnd t uropli 1. - . *IHI (lolti'w • { 4 '.. '# f" •• Tri'llun Itfiyiiu-*' > t'Uin l.u|lnr * r iJ ? > t A ' ■ ''l ' f /.'rit iT. efw.rq f I ' iiewtrui I, .s end r. 1 5 tdff H lii* r > , * O i> hf kre ' ' ' ■' ' r; *" 7,500,000 " ~ " Ht'riXj, r • •.**• •#<*?. ' w'.< !. ii- iit Um> up F' tIJ J . !' ' * 1 f • |f )., h. ■' * TRACTION ENGINES Pflrn.'i- 1 n.I rkrrbrrm#n "•! I. •nu-ti.-.t# t1... Mi-—kin,- Xul. ix-nr. CUMils#. nl fr. ei^.- NICHOLS. SHtP.BD A CO. r.-.w, Miohis*" ST. X A VICE'S ACADEMY, NEAR LATKOBK, I'A., EARLY half n Century old, from 1 * wlikh th wl |in>nitii'nl n.<. l ,.m.n In P.nnajl.aala ka cradnak-d. off... m.*t tkoninth admatiansl oM n<i bl( hm atandanl of r#flnln( In (wwaa. riynl. wlwiMd al any i, ra . Vmtly ■ pn ahonl fei. Ad.|r~a, fUPTKRA OF Mfflrv. Hfl Ikaltv'a r. O , WialDHiralaftil ronnlf. Pa (RAHMAN'S IIOTKL, A.I OonM ll.oiaa, tIKM.KrOMTR, fA. TKRM* *UM PKII HAT. A (oud Uff attoebad, I.} TEltc Centre rllcniocrat. bkllkfohtr, pa. NKYVH, r \(TH AND BUOOKHTIONB. Til K TCAT Till. XAfloftAL w 1.1.1 ARK IN Tll IXTKLLI hrery farmer in bin nnnuat er/tenenre. Uttrover* • oust/nut; of value. H'rife if ami send it to the 14 A'frirulturnl Kditor of th* Dkmoi hat, Hrllr'fontr y I'rnn'uthut other farmer* may hare tfir benefit of if. J,rt communication* he timely, anil b tare that tftrii are brief and veil jioinfrd. A Conßtant and Honored Place for Eye. C..rr.pon<li,l of New V,,ik Tillmiik It li:ih Ik'cii a favorite practice with roe to HOW rye on every avaiialde space unoccupied by i*. regular farm crop, or as soon as such crop is tak en from the ground, except where wheat or griiis was to follow instead. This I do either to preoccupy the ground to prevent its growing up to weeds or to raise a green crop i. be ploughed under, or for pasturing, or for a crop, or for both the latter purposes. I think rye is preferable to any other grain for these uses, be ing the most hardly and reliable of all. I have sown it any time from •luly to and through December, and bad it to do most equally well; have sown in com at the last cultivating ; pastured it all the fall after the corn was taken oil', and the next .May ploughed under a heavy green crop to plant potatoes. Have sowed it the middle of August, then pastured all the late- fall and early spring, then saved it for a good harvest crop. Have sowed it the first of Scptciu- Iter, and alter the ground was frozen ; in winter it would furnish the stock | quit* an nmoiint of green feed. At other limes 1 have sowed rve I jut liefore winter set in. cither No vember or Decern Iter, when it would ciime up very early m the sprint; and give a very fair crop. No weather I or treatment or insect aeenra to affect |it much. Have ploughed a heavy i growth of it under in Novemlrer and in December, when every inch of earth in the furrow-slice would be IHTineatcd with the while rootlets of this hardy grow ing crop, and such a dense foody ol it as to keep the frost out, allow ing it to lie ploughed after other ground was frozen hard. Have ploughed it under in May, when it was three and a half feet high, using a chain, and the hoed crop on that ground would resist the drouth, as the land accmed to hold the moisture lietter than any other, it is some times thought to tie lietter, when de signed for a crop, to have rye pastur ed rather close until say the lUlh of Mav, or therealsiuts, alter which it will grow not quite so tall but even, and a thick crop on the ground. On this same principle I have ! heard of some mowing the early ' growth oil before its heading, and i after that obtain a fair harvest crop, but I would not recommend this ex- I cept on strong, rich land. Some i would not sow rye on their farms, j for they say they nevi r get rid of it, i but it would come up in crops for j years afterward ; but I pay no at i tention whatever to such complaints, for in making thi in such men ac knowledge that they an* not masters I of their profession, and ij it was not j rye they would let weeds, or thistles, or some other foul grow th take more | or less of the space and of the plant focal which should have gone to make ; a good clean crop for the husband i man. Houses for Hired H*lp. I II T Bruk. in th II m and rtw One chief reason why farmers are short of bands i, that laborers can j find few comfortable houses to live in, jat a fair rent, convenient to their i business. They must take the vows jof celibacy, or go to some city* or | village to shelter their families. This is why the villiages and cities grow, and why their saloons and altns i houses find customers, while the country depopulates, and the farmers j suffer from the lack of help. Country rents should lie cheaper thsn city rents. Country tenements should lc more pleasant, convenient, healthful and every way desirable than city tenements. There is abun dant opportunity to make them so, and it is a shame and a disgrace'to farmers if they are otherwise. Coun try employment should Is* as agree able, constant and remunerative as can be had elsewhere. The great de mand of our agriculture is more la bor to the acre, and this ia the way to get it—give workmen comfortable houses at fair rent, and ample gar dens with currant bushes and fruit trees ; they won't resist the tempta tion. This will enable workmen to board themselves, when required, to the great relief of many overworked farmers' wives. This will supply children's help, often very conven ient. Thus the labor supply can be made up to the great advantage of every party concerned. Let us have houses for farm laborer*. TIIK two implements which do the most towsrds liberating the fertilig ing minerals from the soil arc the harrow and culllmtor. The more these are used the Rs weeds we shall have, and the more fertile will lie the land. Hoeing. fiom Ilii Ittiml ttw Y"tk<*r. "It requires but a little skill to hoe a row of corn, etc." The above, from a recent editorial in the HuraJ, will be accepted as true according to the value each individual places on the merit and thoroughnesH of the hoeing and the object sought. The term "to hoe" covers a wide range of Koil manipulations, and the oper ation is one of the most important of all the small labors in the garden, ami if but "little skill is required to hoe a hill of corn," in my ex|>erieneo that little is more than one in ten or dinary laboring men possesses. If hoeing corn consists merely in haul ing the earth to, and making a mound up around, the stalks to shed off the rain, then I yield the point at once : and where the cultivator has been freely and properly used, the area about a hill of corn, for the skillful exercise of the hoc is, I confess, very limited, and in many cases is regard ed us not existing. Aside from the destruction of weeds, hoeing corn, as I use the term,embraces breaking the crust, loosening and pulverizing the soil close in and about the stalks and roots of the young plants, for the free passage of warmth, air and mois ture, and leaving the ground nearly level, m In the finer and more varied opcr alions of the garden or field culture ol small fruits, the hoe plays a more important putt, and in straw IN* rry culture especially it is the most im portant of all implements used, and requires more kiU to use it expertly than many people are aware of. lii all my long experience I have never found a hand who, after years of trial and re|>catcd showing, could or would hoc a row of strawberries so nearlike one of my own—which he was to imitate—but that I could tell at a glance which was his. From this I conclude that skill and imitation the former Ising the successful ap plication of the latter—are qualities seldom found or successfully devel ops! in such material as we have to rely on for help on the farm or in the garden. In other words, com petent and skillful liocrs are like angels visits—few and far between. Cars of Stock in Warm Weather. Kr-'Oi lh* Amen an Cttllit t< v. As the days grow warmer the ticks will increase u,Kn the sheep, and In come more troublesome. A strong decoction of tobacco in water, used as a dip, or poured along the back, will destroy them. There arc sever al sheep dips advcrtiacd in our col umns ; these are effective and safe, and ready lor use. As the lam Irs in crease in size tlio dams suffer, and the lambs must either is- fed some meal daily,or the ewes must le given an abundance of rich food. !,aml*s can begin to eat at four or five weeks, and thus relieve the ewes. Digs need a clean place, and brctsl ing sows should lc bv themselves, with an abundance of cut straw or chaff for litter. 11 one* that hnvo ha<l good care will corne out in the spring in good trim for the season'a work. As the coat l-gins to loosen the skin is ir ritated. An ounce of equal parts each of sulphur an<l cream of tartar, given with the food fur a few days, will correct this. (>ood grooming with a soft brush should not be no glee ted. (i round feed, mixed with cut hay, is the In st food in the spring for working horses. An occasional fewl of cut beets or |Htatocs is use ful. \\ ith many experienced horse man an occasional feed of half a |K-ck of potatoes is tcganlcd a reme dy for worms in horses. However this may be, they improve the gener al condition of the animal in a most |K>sitivc manner. The main ;>oint is to keep the horses in g<xxl health and strength, for upon tliem devolves a great part of the spring work. As foaling lime approaches, brood mares should be turned loose in a l>ox stall and rcceidc the most gentle treat ment, as the temper and disposition of the colt is thought to dc|H'iid much u|>on this. MANY of the grower* of buck wheat, says Mr. Hyde, in the New- York Timet, act as though the crop was hardly worth raising, putting it out on poor land, hall plowed, ami fertilized not at all. The conse quence is a small, unprofitable yield. Fourteen and a half bushels were the average per acre in Massachusetts by the last census. Now, while it is true that this grain will grow where other grain would scorn to grow, it is poor policy to plow and go through all the other motions for raising a crop anil raise only lislf a crop. If buckwheat is worth raising, let us raise a decent crop. Forty,fifty and even seventy bushels are reported by some growers. Buckwheat responds to thorough cultivation and good fer tilizing as kindly as does corn, and commands about the same price in market. If forty bushels can lie raised on an acre, ft is s jx>nny wise and imund foolish policy to raise only fourteen and a half. " A MOHF.HATR sized garden, well en riched and cultivated, will supply small fruits and vegetables in ahun dance for a Isrge family during the six months of summer and autumn, and partly for the rest of the year; and I know no "greater general won omy and thrift," than in this. Potato** Withont Mannrr. "A. II.," Derby, Vt., oaks if |>oLa- I'K-H can i* profitably cultivated by iimn# phosphates and other artificial 4 rtiji>sorH 9 and omitting barnyard manure. Some successful potato growers do not uae barnyard manure at all, as they think it propagate* the rot. I hey prepare the land in ad vance by growing a crop of clover to turn under in July; „, K>n tlliH j M sown buckwheat, and when this baa made ita growth it la turned under. The next spring at planting time su iter-phosphate, at the rate of 200 pound* to the acre, is applied in the liill or <lrill, mixing it with the soil lajforc planting. At the lost hoeing —-or just liefore, so that it may f* ; mixed with the soil—a generoua handful of wood ashes is applied to the hill, or in drills to each plant, hxcelient crops have l>een raised in this manner, without manure, but the clover is an important part of the preparation, and should not IK* omit ted. I'EAH IN SUCCESSION—A kitchen gardncr, writing to the Journal of Horhf ullurr about the 20th of July, gives the information that he ha* Uen gathering Peas from the same rows for live weeks. "As soon as the first few blooms were open the plants were lopped, which caused lat eral growths to issue from bottom to top of each stem, and these are now blooming and fruiting most abun dantly— in fact, the crop is much lar ger than from the first main stem-." I his practice, he remarks, will, in good soil, more than double the pro duce. A I'H.\OTH A\ New Jersey farmer writes to the Farm Journal: ''The average yield |>er acre of the corn crop of the country should be in creased 'it least one-third could ,tlie farmers lie brought to sec the impor tance of thorough cultivation, and act accordingly. Moat of us pride ourselves more on how manv acres we farm than of how well we have cultivated them. Corn delights in a warm soil, and the roots do not pen etrate the cold subsoil to any great extent in search of plant food/con sequently we should plow soil intend ed for this crop shallow— not more than three or four inches." BROOD MARKS that are worked with care are apt to do quite as well as those who do nothing but eat. In all cases they should have a roomy IKJX stall or small yard to run iii when not at work for at least one month. Isjfore they are expected to foal. \\ lien the foal is four or five days old, the mare can lie safely put to work again, if she is well, but should not lie kept from the colt more than a few hours till it is at least a month old. Never let the colt follow the mare. Tiir.HK nrc a great many farms and fields that ean never be cultivated at a profit. These, if planted with for est trees, such as chestnuts, oaks of different varieties, pines and larches, would produce a growth of timber which would lie a source of profit, and then the energies of the farmer might lie concentrated upon the best land, and his manure could be ap plied where it would do the most good. IN setting out currant bushes care should Is* exercised not to place* any buils under ground.or they will push out as so many suckers. Currants are great feeders, and should lie highly manured. To destroy the worm, steep one tablespoonful of hellebore in a pint of water, ami sprinkle the bushes. Two or three sprinklings arc sufficient for one sea son. To be a farmer on Uie noblest scale is to be first and continually a man on a large scale, alive to all hu man interests outside his own special work, keeping himself abreast of the great march of the times by keeping himself informed of all its move ments and in sympathy with them; mnking in short, the moat of himself and his opportunities. THE liquid waste from manv barn yards, if properly utilized by mixing it with soil or muck, and made into a compost, or rather a phosphate, by adding about twenty per cent, in bulk of finely-ground bones, and mixing snd turning tbc mass over until it is done besting, will be a substance of great value for corn-hills at planting tim*. ONK of the oldest ami most suc cessful corn growers in the country says that he invariably obtains more shelled corn to the "acre from the eight-rowed than from the twelve rowed varieties. T HOSK who desire good, large cur rants should trim the bushes, cutting out the old wood. The present is also a good time to work in some manure. Currants will pay for ex- Ira care and culture. FRRSH blood should be mixed yearly with the breeding stock to en sure health, siae and stamina. A tIAXDri'L of copperas to eight quarts of water cures poultry, and keeps them free from thediueaae. M.IMHK will do the most good near the surface, where It is subject to the Influence of warmth and air.
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