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.