ProfcHslonal Cords.
WILLIAM A. WALLAC#, PLVID L. **L.
II \HHV 9. WALLACE, WILLIAM K WAI.LACI.
WALLACE IvKKBS,
LAW AND COLLECTION OEFICK,
Jll uti.ry t. l#l. CLEARFIELD. PA.
* - I
17LLIS L. OR VIS,
1 J AITORNKV AT LAW.
OFFICE <'P| 11.11,. tli. Court LLUIOC, on LLIC 7,1 8" rNF
A. 0. Fur.!'. I'LITLJIIIK. 14-411
I?RANK KIELDIND,
I LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE,
17-ly 1 ALKARFIKLD, FA. .
W A - MORRISON,
I 1 . ATTORN KA'ATL AW,
DLLI.R.Fo.NTK, PA.
Ofllre fn Wiawlrlng'# Work, oppoait* lb# Court lloime.
ConsulUtion ITI English or ORTITMTI. 2-LY
C. T. SLIEASrpgm. C. M. BOWII.
\ LEXANDEIt & BOWER,
1 Y ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
IV llofonte, Pa , LUY IN* consulted lu English OR <ler
man. OLHI-# in UArtnan'# Ituilding. I-ly
jAWCft A. BKATIE. J. WISLET OKPIUKT.
HEAVEII & GEPIIART,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
LIFROE on Allegheny street, uorth of High, LHLLE-
Rmld, I'# L-ly
nP. FORTNEY,
. ATTORN EY AT-LAW,
DF.LLKFoNTK, PA.
LOt dvor to the left in the Court llonse. 2*ly
JOHN BLAIR LINN,
TF ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HKLLKFONTE, PA
Office Allegheny Street, over Po#t (iffice. 21-1 y
I L. BP ANGLER,
tf • ATTOUNSY-AT LAW,
HKI.LEFONTK. CENTRE COL'NTY, PA
Bperial attention to Collection#; prartire# in all the
Court#; C4>NVILT*TI4N# In iierm*R .R v *ttH ' D
ns. KELLER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office on Allegheny Street South aid# of Lyon's
■tore, Bellefonte, Pa. L-ly
T H. Mt BEAT. CTBt'S UOBDOS.
MURRAY & CORDON,
B- ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD PA.
Will attrnil 180 Bollolunl* Court. tiru psi.llj
wpkiyid. L ly
rp C'. HIPPLE,
I . ATTOUNKT AT LAW,
LOCK IIAVEN. PA.
All H*l#lne#A promptly attended to. l-ly
W'M. P. MITCHELL,
▼ ▼ PRACTICAL SIRYKYOR.
LOCK, HAVEN, PA., !
Will attend to all work lu Clearfield, Centre and
Clinton Coutitie*.
Office OP(MMIITE LOCK Haven NATI4)N#L Bank. 20-ly
W C. HEINLE,
II • ATTOP.NET AT LAW,
BELLKFONTK, PA.
Office In Conrad House. Allegheny street.
SPERI IL attention given T4> th* rellßCtiofi of claim#.
All husium# attended to promptly • tlL| .
TX7ILLIAM McCULLOUGH,
V V ATTORNEY'-AT LAW,
CLEAUriKLD. PA.
All HU.LU<M prnmplly .tlrfi'liu] In. l-ly J
.1/isrrlla neo us.
_
W.th COSTIVENESS M M#sd#rhe. DVSPEP
tSA. Low Spirits. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,
Los# of App#tlt#. Psn in th# Sid#,
And ail the ONMERON# ailments vn#evjnent upon a dia
ofderetj tat' of the Liver, WHEN you h#v# a CERTAIN |
remedy within your nwh. That remedy |
GREEN'S Liver Pills.
The## Pill# ar# of two RTAN#, and when useL in '
rooiiectlati with WII other #C- "FILING KI direction# {
are IN \ A 111 % 111, V HWVM.IM L They are #ugar
mated, AND are BKNT BY MAIL ON R<EIJ,t of jtrke.
In order to prevent counterfeiting Ihey are put up in J
BF>I vn hnxe, with the signature of V. P. GKKK.N I
ar-'iind each Hv.
PRICE, NO L, SOcts. ; No, 2, OO cts. Manufactured
only Ly
F. POTTS GREEN,
BF.LI.EeiNTIt. FA.
New York Weekly Herald.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
THE circulation of litis popular
1 new<p*vper I# conetantfy Inereaaing. It contain#
All the |e#iling neas of the Dairf lIiBUX, and M
Arranged m handy ilrpartm nil. The
FORKIGN NBWB
J-I.L <DPLRLIP IRON .11 I|N.RTN9 of Ik.
GLOBO. TMM LH TI-.-L of
AMERICAN NEWS
•re given the Telegraphic Depot* he# of th# week from
all poits of the t*n4ti. This fewture akrne make#
THE WRKKLY HKRALD
the moat valuable CHRONICLE IN the world, a# ft la the
chcp##t. Kvery week la given A faithful report of
POLITICAL NEWS
embracing complete and comprehensive dispatches
from Wifltx#T#R, Including full report# a4 th#
■peach*# uf emnent pwlitirianaon lb#<|uetions of the
hour.
TFIK FARM DEPARTMENT
Of the WItBLV IIXBALB give# the LATEST A# well ss THE
m wt practical #ngg*ti<M AMI LIISROWHRL relating te
th# dutie# of th* farmer, hint# for raising CATTU,
POTITMF. GIIVIJIS. Tun, L nitttiia, Ac. . Ac., with
•uggeetlon# for keeping building# and NF'-r*#J| In re
pair. TLIM la SUPPLEMENTED BY a w*li edited depart
pnnt, widely ctpled, under th# head of
TUP. HUMS,
Mtvlnff r-rl|i f-ir priwikol AMh™. hint, for ro.kln,
rt'Ahitis .ft for k—l-ing up Willi th. 1.1-.I iwhton. .1
Hi. L.HI prk*. F.tory it.in of nrnklna or n-omnny
■t nriMl.t fn Iht. k prnrltadly lotol by
G ri|.ih lifor* I'Utilk.tton, Ltim from ,r I'.rt.
oi"l o.'rr-p"D'liit. on lb. 1.7 l.tmt f..h-
Imu Th" Homo Dpnrimw>t of lb. W.riir llr.ilo
will ni. tho kwnfr wr tli.n on. hnnilrwl Umm
lli priro of 111. p|r. Tli. Inlrrimla of
HKI 1.1. Kl> LABOR
nr. look 1-1 LW, 1114 .rcrylblnt |wrtalnlnc lo NT*.
.ft. lib . .N4 L.lmr anting la r.r.futl j nrnnbo TB.r.
U n |O- -|.T,.|ral lo nil lb. I.("I pbnM. of TH. TIOAF
n-a. MALLEI, I'mpa, No'ti .mil.., Ac. A. A tnlno.
LI" fwilwr. TO found in tbo •porially prim
•nd rawllttout of
TIIR PRODI)CK MARKKT.
, SMNNTO Ntwt.ibonir nod .l.rtwd, togntlmr with
nStokr.tcry w..k, n Skkwon I -ON. .nnn.nl dL
tin., Lituanr, Mrttctt.. DC.MITM, FWNTAI nnd
I, IU HVTI* TVrr LA M> |op.r In th. world th.t RA
tnin. to murh R.- wa Nl.tlor art.ry wr.H no th. Wing,
TL llMttto. WBI, T, I. Mini, powtag. paid, for On. DoL
Lr. You CMU | law rib. nl any UMN.
THE "J ( ON It
* NEW YORK J- LA. WooklY Form, J DOLLAR
. HERALD J I A YKAR
AildrM.
NKW YORK HKRALD,
I *"*' Broadway and Ana Mraat, N.w York.
For Bale,
gjo. * A FARM containing Fitly Acres,
intMO, I, Mr rltinf P Co., Ilurihvarr Itralrrs.
HARD-WARE!
WILSON, McFAIiLANK & CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES, RANGES i HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
BXJIILIDE^S , HAK;DWAE;E.
ALLIIIKNY STREET, .... HVMKS' BLOCK, .... BELLKFONTK, PA.
TRAVELER S GUIDE.
BELLKFONTK & SNOW SHOE
H. K.—Tliin'Tbl lu effect oti and after March
I. IS-1
l,*avef Snow Shoe 6.1W A. M..arrives In Bellefi.nte
7.24 A. M.
|*ave# HHlefont* 9.12 A. m., arrives it Snow Shoe
11.2 ft A. a.
Leave* Snow Shoe 2..'h> p. a..arrives in Bcllsfoutr
ill r. a.
Leaves R*llef<>nt# 4.4 ft r a . arrive# at Snow Shoe
7.2 ft r. a. S. S. HLAIR, Ueu'l Superintendent.
BALD EAGLE VALLEY RAIL
MT-NW TMI. SPRII L**':
KX;-. >l.ll. untlU. Kip. >l.ll.
*. M. r. M. rM. A. ■
A lo * u3 Arrtf* *t Tyron. Lawt*..... 7 32 A IT
K 3 A 44 Loot. K..1 Tyruti. La-at.,,, 7 39 8 .'.5
749 661 •• Vail •• ... 7 4.' *hi
7 M 847 " Rabl FjKI. " ... 747 9TO
74n 0 .38 " Fwlr " ... 7 M • H
7 4*7 A33 ...... *' ll.iin.H " ... 744 913
734 874 " P..rt M.tlld. " ... *OO 919
777 #l7 " M.rtli. " ... 807 934
71# FL OH •• Julian " ... B 19
7 V 6.7 " I nihtill. " ... *7l vi
7 141 fi 4# ...... " SB,W Stao. In " ... #37 V 47 '
.'4l &44 '• Mll.al.iirg " „. * 14 • 4
848 4 .14 " R, ll.font. " ... # 4-i '• •'* 1
838 474 '• Mil—l-nrg •' ... N4410 ">
874 414 ..... " Curlln " ... 9milN 17 ;
Bl# 4ln " >futiill Kgl. " ... 912 I" 34 i
6 9 401 •' lluu.rd " ... 97" 10 I
4V. 4 .<0 •• Kaglrtlll. " ... 93* L' L <
440 4 4.4 " lbw.li l ink " ... 9 4<l In 44
434 433 " Mill 11.11 " 944 11 18)
499 430 " Fl.mlngtoa •• ... 96711 7 |
44 4 7.4 " U k llat.n " „.lOul 11 74 '
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.!
I —4 Pin lad- lj hi# and Krle I>i% ii<>o>-On and |
after DeriuUr L, 1*77 :
WESTWARD.
KRIK MAIL leave# Philadelphia 11 "* p m
" " |Urriabur|.. MMMHMMH . 4 2ft a m
M " IV illUm#i->rt ... * m
M M Lock llav en V !•' m |
" " lUDjva. 10 ftft a m
•• arrlvee at Er1e,...„. .... 7 3ft p m
NIAGARA EXPRESS leaves Philadelphia 7 ada
M *' If nrrlshurg.... It) M) iu
•• Ht!li#m*p#>rt. 2 *> p m •
" arrive# at Reno%a 4 *' pm
Paawnc r# by thl# train artv# in Relle
f.'Oteat 4 v |. tl.
FAST LINE leave# I'blUMpMa 114 an
M M lUmdrurg..... ."t X p m
M " WlllUnupnrtm.H.M.i.M. 7UD|* m
M arrive# at ly-'ft listrn ........... ft 4 M i tr
KA-TW ARI.
PACLFIPRXRKMS uv#!--k llaven . * " "
•* '• HillUira|Mrt... 7 ' •i*
** arrive# at llarrioLjra... M . 11 ftft • a
I'hiUdelphfta . .1 4 -
DAT EXPRESS laave# R* no*. lo 1- , w
•• •• l,*k Haven 11 SS • w .
- M M |lUam|Mjrt 12 40 an. ,
M arrive# at H#rrilnrg 4 1" | m ;
•• " Philadei||.iaa. ......... 7 p
ERir MAIL leave# He* v.. A V P m
•• " Lr#rk llavef) 94|> n.
** M M ilUamafvorf 11 iv* ,m j
M arrive# at llanobtirf...... 2 !'• a i* I
M M Philadelphia 7 •"* am 1
FAST LINE leave# Wllli*m|>rt 12 V> a . i
•* arrive# at ll#rri#Ltirf. .T • ir .
M M Philadelphia 7 am j
Prl" Malt Wt Magar# Ktpre#* W#t, isrl !!#vr|i i
Arr4mm-l#to'n #nd I-ov Ktpre## K#*. m#k* j
clo#e ronnecit 0,0 { NorthumWerlan I with L A It. K !
R. train# fr MilkeaUarte and S# ran ton
Erl# Mail We#t. Ni#cara Exprea# \%'e#t, an I Erie
We#t, and Haven irei.rnnnetatino We#t
mak# rhe rmrnertion at M ill!am*|trt witn N.C. K
W. train* north
Erie Mail Weal, Nlacara Klpree# Wwt, and !av
Kxpre## Ka#t. make rl.##e ronne#-1i nat L*.vk Haver.
With B E. V R R. train#
Erie Matl RaH and W##t eonneet at Erie with train#
on L S k M rt II R. at Terry with O. C. A A. V R
R . at Enp#rlum with B. M. Y. A P. R. R., an I at
Driftwood with A V ll R
Parlor ear# will Pun between Philadelphia nn<?
Witllain*p**rt n Niaara Expre## W eet. Erie Expre##
Went, Philadelphia Kt|r# lU#t and Day Expr#
East, and Sunday Kxpreas East. ftlepln# ram oh al'
night train#. W*. A HvLhwia,
tieo'l Snperlntsndent. 1
( lIIIAUD HOUSE,
I I CIIHNBR ClliyTXl'T AMP BINTII HTREFTB,
rniLvnttrwiA
This hoi*e prominent In a rity fame#! lot It# rr>®-
fortalde Hotels, Is kept In every reaper t e-jnal to any
ftmt rl## hotels In the ronntry. Dlii to the #trtn'
genrj of the time#, the prir# f board h leen reddCwd
to th MIX noLLAM per day. J M KIBBIN,
I Af Marv##ee
riILMOUE A CO.,
" ' LAW AND COLLECTION nOCBR.
629 F STREET, WAMIINOTON. I>. C.
Make COLLECTION#. Negotiate DSAI and attend to ail
hoeine## ROTIDED TO THEM LAND STRIP. Soldier's
Addition#! l|ome#tead Bights and LAND WARRANTS 1
bought #nd WDD. 4MI J
IRON
■ A TRUE TONIC
A PERFECT STRENGTHENER. A SURE REVIVER.
IRON BITTERS are highly recommended for all d'www rw
quiring a certain and efficient tonic ; especially Iniiigrntion, Jhftprpmn, l Utr
millent Frvrrt, ll'tutf <f AppttiU. Lou* of Slrmrjth, Ixitic of I'rwrrry, ti• hnrirlu-*
the Wood, strengthen* the muse If*, and given new life to the nerve*. They net
like a charm on the digentive organs, removing all dyspeptic symptoms, such
as Tmiini/ Ikr Fnnti, litifhintj, ]lmt in /V Stmwh. J IntrUwm, rlr. The only
Iron Preparation that mill not blacken Hie teeth or give
headache. Bold by all druggist*. Write for the ABC Hook, 32 pp. of
useful and amusing reading— tmi Jrtt,
BROWN CHEMICAL CO., Baltimore, Mtl.
BITTERS
II AI.fIKKT K. PAIKB,
Uttr Coramiwl'tficr of I'M.tiU.
MCRJ. r. ORAPrriW. TORT B LAPP
PATENTS.
PAINE, GFAFTON A LADI),
Attorneys O( /MW and Solkitors of American
and Foreign Fatrnlt,
412 Firm .STRUT, WAMIROTOK, P. C.
(AMI IMP In *IIII* l>nml.* In lb* pt* t
Mb*, lit* fcaprew* **<t I'lrtuM Govt* f Ik*
( CIII4#M*M, SMRFFCTM M*RF (IN*. JFTTF
AnolmbiDßtloa -f Hops. Ouchu, SUB
drnkt *-i Dandelion, *'<
in ..I rB nrrn la •* | i ,-r.iS"f til .-U.-r lt.tt. rx,
UHIUVT^-III"-'"* 1 Blood Purifier, Liver ,
RciulVntor, Lifssfi iinuiii
Ko!br** \ rir nH wh*r Tlop
"UJ. THEIR
Zuj g IT# TLIRUVI IzZm.
To Ml slium # Bu|4ojrmc.U ir rcgularf
ly f l.st lx.wt ium urtnarjr crtras.a. r bo rv
<juirv*a ' aiol IINI HtlmuUtii,
If .tlbttrruwtur*|^ AUo ' Without intoi
rwtafl t3m*m
CTRTV whit the dtw*"-. r BLLWD">T I* UR Hop lill
t.-ra I Mil'l • Alt until y*j but If J a
only frrlhad >r ttiiwfails.l u,,,l ' , roi ml one#.
It iu*jr rs jourlif* It huixlnwlc
S3OO •till** |M for® pal* th-w will rv4
rti.r hrlfx, I i twd mffaf m°fh-t your fnemia
iufftr.htii UM and tirye H rm% u " Hop B
Ih'iwmber ll"f Jutien U dnjgr.l
drunken n--*tru:a but IM let
Mesii o-rvrr •• HKJIt
and MOTS"* •& t §- -sou ur faratlj^L
NBAAANA A
O.LEOE** •* *rH Irrv st 4o rtirv V
f rlr-*ikr r-tH •*. uH-jin. t. isacsen uxill^l
y I a.
IF M HFH
Battle Creek, Michigan,
_ KAUCFACTCSPW Ot TUB OBLT OTCBUKS
THRESHERS,
Traction and Plain Englnoa
and Horse-Powers.
Meat ( Thrrahrr l adary ' CltftbUlhtd
la the HaHd 194 8
AA VF ADO f AND nr'O*D , - *mL
J i I LAltO aatth" it f-trat-arv <f MOM,
&J minffftp'ttt, or kw*i n. +p' % Ua •
■ i rvosl uurraaiy gimme aaafl owar yank.
STrtN.POWBR srPAH.eruHs sn-1
I omplrlc *t|rnni Out fit* f *■**' k Urn epemlillm.
/faoiTrarilan Kngiuesar. 1 I'taiu l.aglDru
errr •wti In tbr AfU'ri. an i ar k.-t
A asi- ftitwH* of Ifwrb./ /asivtM a*<# *safwrnsmli
for tM.tnfutber wttfi ewparlnr ywabtbs *m
Ik • iMrmsb ik 4 drb "1 <*f f > >4li r n.akrra.
Frntr AM* of frno to horaa
K" (tyira of Monnlhl HT rn.|viwfi.
7ITAA AAA Frrt of Hrlrrtrd l.iniWf
(OVVtVUv (/f.iis l*r I n/ yeiOdif b >**t)
ortrwUP'T on hnn i. fn*n uWrb i lwi)t tbe it>
ontU|a not|.arli rrur iiwarhlnrr*
TRACTION ENGINES^
JLROAPSR AIRMF DSEAK/ OAD EWV RJAF/
Mk MOi U li<na Powrr. W
Fereter* neS TlirNrrirß r tnvllrrf H
I tor<Sinir Itti. wotrkUm Thnwbi&r Uv hlucrr.
OreuJerv til five AiMrve*
NICHOLS. SHCWAKD 4 CO.
Battle Creak, MIOMPW"*
\|( > V }.'\ To Loan ;>t c perCt*
I .UIA.T IJ I „ Y TIIK TI V I LIRA titsva. 1
AXCK co or XKW VOIIH, r.R.I T .. j
j LLIIFII ■*-.! ferm I'FIIT—TIL. IT .MII.V T..| THN |
jAD THIL rxn-VWLLFIG TE.-lltlnl of I It- PR—ONL VBIHV at !
• tbe PRUFIETTY. Anjr J- RLI. II of LH I rtn'ljel r N I
j.,if off ,| *ny litn. -ml II 118. I—.n lb- * . f ih- j
r MP-NF to ,--rniil LH |>N.RL|I TO r-meln L"* ;
IHO L-IFIOE-T VIIIIH, IF IBR Iblorral LA [.R .M|.|lV JEOL
A PI.L Y TO
CIIARI.I-S P. SIIRRWAN. Alfoniey-al-leaa,
T, I .mrt. "Ir—t H.a-iiar, |
| or to DAVID Z. KLIN I:, C• A AN-AIR.
j I-TL BeUrf-iele, PA j
f A AMMAN'S HOTEL,
VJ OpporiteCinirt 11uw... HKMiEPOXTR, PA.
TERM* 1. PER DAY.
A Howl fclrj iihil. 1-1
ST. XAVIEK'B ACADEMY,
NEAR I.ATKOBK, PA.,
MEARLY half a Century old, from
1* tUcti (h> wM kiwlmdi >wl ltlnt.l wmmi
In P!>iw)rl*l M<> rrn.lii.l~l. miart IhoßMuh
•rtwaltaml itlAr unit hlrhnt .ÜbAarrl <.i rrftt.in, In
•***•. I'nj.iln ndmllto* . .11J tin.. T'.rl. an.
BtW illMt ftnt.
AMra, fltrmu OP MXRCY,
M P. 0, WirtwnttaJ county, Pi.
T r
■ •„ -/ , . y-. -
Title (Centre ;Hrniticrnt.
II KL L KFONTE, PA.
! AOniCtTLTUriAL.
NKWH, FACTS AND HUGOEHTIONB.
TB* TUT Uf THB TI'LAT MII.MRS In Till IBIKT.M
-ALIO ABU VBOSMRITT OR TUB rimis
Erery farmer in hie annual experience
dweovere eomethinii of TV// He. Write it ami
*eml it to the "Agricultural Editor of the
DEMOCRAT, Itellefonte, I'enn'a," that other
farmer* may hare the, benefit of it. Eet
communication* be timely r and be eure that
they are brief and well pointed.
Do not forget to open surface ditch
es in nil tbe low places in the wheat
fields as soon as you arc done seed
inb. It's dry enough now, to be sure,
but it's a splendid time to "make pro
vision for a rainy day."
MB. JOHN JKNKINH, of Mount Ver
non, Ohio, was lately gored to death
by a bull. Another argument in fa
vor of the polled or hornless breeds
of cattle, ar.d one which we should
judge would rnukc many converts
among breeders.
TUB terrible dry spell has delayed
seeding to such an extent that it may
yet IN: time enough for some one of
our readers to try a little experiment
in thick and thin sowing of wheat. It
will be a very easy matter, with a
good drill, to regulate it to sow one
half or one-fourth of the usual amount
for a half acre or so, and the benefits
derived may much more than repay
the trouble. In another column on
this page, we quote from l'rof. Blount,
one of the Is-st farmers of the day,
some very emphatic words in favor
of thin seeding, which as will IN> seen
he backs up with convincing facts-
Sixty-one bushels per acre in a very
conclusive argument.
Inquiries Answered.
Mr-n*. J'aiTos*: l'fansf tell >n* of
\ mir render* wlisl Alfalfa n<l
Vl- k>- r|ov-r sr- bk-: nlo :-wi--<lili
! lover. Where should they fa. roned ?
Ilow hitrh do thevgrnw? Where csu
the oc<i be oblaiuad, nnd at what eo.t
Where can ffane-M-e tndlet fa- obtained
and at what cost? W, A. K.
Alfalfa is but little grown in this
| country as a farm crop, excepting on
the Pacific slo|H\ where it is valued
I for grass. It is the "lucerne" of Eu
rope, nnd the "Chilian clover" of
South America. Kfforts have been
made, of late years, to introduce it in
the South, with a fair degree of auc
cess. It is chiefly used in a green
state, though not without value as a
dry fodder. Its chief characteristics
arc its very long root", and rapid
growth, ami these adapt it to locali
ties where hot and dry weather pre
vail. "Its peculiar home seems to IN
in a warm, dry climate, where the
ground never freezes, and parts rare
ly, if ever, occur," and, of course,
would prove of but little value in
Pennsylvania.
"Alsikc" clover and "SwAslish" clo
ver, nre different names for the same
plant. It originated in the parish of
Alsike, in Sweden—hence its name.
In its home it is snid to grow in great
abundance in evcty ditch, and at eve
ry woodside, though even there, the
agricultural authorities say it is sec
ond to red clover. In ap|earnnce it.
seems to lie intermediate lietween nnr
common red ami the white clover. It
lias some value when sown in connec
tion with grass seeds of various kinds
for the purpose of permanent pasture,
| or when sown with timothy for hay.
I It is not, however, nearly so valuable
| as our common fed clover, and is not,
{ in our opinion, worthy of any atten
j tion at the hands of our practical far
mers. Honey growers esteem it high
ily for bee pasture. It does lieat in a
i moist, rich soil.
Herman or (Johlcn Millet we are
inclined to regard with considerable
favor. It is an annual, cultivated
like oats or barley, and may take their
places in the rotation of crops. On
good ground it produces largely; is
greedily eaten by all stock, and by
many farmers is preferred to cither
of the above grains. All of these
seeds, can be obtained at any of the
leading seed stoics. Messrs. D. Lsnd
rcth A Sons, of SI South Sixth street,
Philadelphia, or Messrs. I). K. Bliss
A Sons, of 34 Barklay street, New
York, both of whom advertise in the
DEMOCRAT during the seed season,
and whom we know to be entirely re
liable, can supply sny of them at any
time. The prices, of course, fluctu
ate according to the condition of the
market, but we jndge that millet seed
would cost about two dollars |>er
bushel, r.nd the alfalfa and aliskt* from j
twenty to forty cents per pound. And
this reminds us of rumors which
we heard from several sources last
spring, that some fellow was travel
through the county, nnd offering the
farmers Swedish clover seed, as a
new and great thing, nnd asking for
it three dollars per pound. We did
not see the chap, and do not know ,
whether or not he sold any seed. If
he did, he sold his pure-liners at the
same time, and very badly too.
Our Exchange Table.
Tur. NATIONAL I.ive STOCK JOVKNAL
finds its way tegulaily to our table, and
i always warmly welcomed. It in stand
ard authority upon all matters relating
to farm stock. A lively interest in im
proved stock of all kinds is rapidly de
veloping among the farmer- of ourcoun
try. and we should be glad to see the
■fovmal have a wide circulation among
them. The September number, from
which we make'an extract or two in an
other part of this page, is filled with its
u-ual assortment of matter especially
interesting to those who are engaged in
stock raising in any of its branches:
"Buying Breeding stock at they Fairs."
"The drouth," ihject Lesson* at the
Fairs," ".Stock Feeding with Fruit Cul
ture," "The Water Supply in Pastures,"
"Food and the Prize animals," "lieath
of the Fo lu* in lioroesticated Animals,"
"Shade IU Pastures," "The Barbed-Wire
Controversy," "Prevention and Treat
ment of Milk Fever," "Prevention of
Abortion,'* "Summer t'ate of Heifer
Calves," "Difficulties irt Churning,"
•'Tendency of the Wool Market,"
"Seeking Breeding Swine at the Fairs,"
"tiieen t'.rn for Swine," and a number
<>( valuable ati'l interetmg articles on
Horse, Tattle. I'airy, Sheep, and Swine
nialteiswili be found in this issue. Pufa
li-lied by the Stock Journal <'< , Chica
go. His., si SL.I 'i per annum. Send 20
cent- far 11 •< inx-n co| y.
Ktw Jersey Marl.
<• IMS V \ K• LEG P --I.
The great mail belt or New Jersey i
stretches from the head of Iblawnre
Hay northeastward to the coast op- '
l>oMte Statin Island, a distance of
aliout one hundrtal miles. The la-It
varies from five t* fifteen miles in |
width. At si/me j/ineea the mail crops ;
out on the surface, and is easily dug j
i as common dirt ; at otliei* it lies fif- j
i teen or twenty feet deep and must IN' !
taken out by machinery. There arc
four great u.ail layets in New Jersey, j
made up of (I) the clay marl*. 277'
feet thick, with dark-colored clay a* .
a large constituent element; (2) the
lower mail INSI, B0 feet thick, in which i
a rein- mil marl. liiueh U*w d
.nlsig : (■'!) Ho- middle mail j
mail ofcTfrN-olate color an<l also of
olive green ; and (4) the up|wr marl
lied, iS7 feet thick, where arc found
two marts—ashclorel and blue; ma
king altogether Sf'J feet of marl stra
ta under New Jersey. The mail was
formed bv the chemical decomposi
tion of ogranio matter, chiefly shells,
along with sand and other earthy sub
stance.
Exactly'what tnat) is chemically
the following analyses of Woodstown
—a fair s|K*ciuien of other analyses—
will show ;
Phosphoric arid 2.oft
Sulphuric acid 0 11
Silicic scid 40.70
I'olash 0 81
Lime 1 or,
Magnesia, 1 si
Alumina N. 04
(itide of iron 21.00
Water 7.W4
01 84
Tbe value ot potash, which acts
like wood aslies, and of the phos
phates is well known to many far
mers. These are the chief fertilizing
elements in inarl.
—Marl was first found in New Jcr- j
acy in 17f>8. An Irishman in Mon
mouth county digging a ditch threw
some of the greensam) out on a mea
dow, where its fertilizing qualities
were noticed. By the early part of
this century it had come into pretty
common use, until now it lias liecome
essential to successful agriculture
throughout central New Jersey. In;
llie whole State several millions of!
bushels are spread each year, and its i
use constantly increases. The farm
era usually spread it in the autumn,
putting sometimes several hundred
bushels on an acre. Now and then
they find a deposit on their own
farms which can be dug with spades,
but more often they have recourse
to the systematically worked beds,
where they pay forty centa for each
load of twenty bushels. In Woods
town during the autumnal days the
marl wagons move through the streets
almost in procession, and the roads
for a quarter of a mile from tira pits
take their hue from the green aaod
which have sifted through the boards.
The marl ia good for all cropa; it
renews them on exhausted land, it
increases them on land already pro
ductive. For potato plants it is a
specific, killing worms, enlarging the
root and making the potato smooth
skinned and fair. There ia a marl,
however, very common, and known
)
locally as "poison marl," tlic effect of
which in quite opposite. It contains
an excess of copperas, wliich in dead
ly to the fields, killing every living
plant for several years. Not uncom
monly a htratuin of good marl runs
into one that is noxious, and serious
injury to a farm follows. The |oi
sonous marl, however, can be cured
by mixing it with lime; and in that
case it becomes superior for raising
crops to the marl which does not
have to be chemically treated. The
poisonous marl is detected by the
length of time that is needed to dry
it after it is wet by rain. Hut the
farmers have what they regard as a
more radical test. If white clover
grows on the marl a few days after it
is thrown from the pit the compost
is good ; otherwise it is poisonous.
The I jest marl has thus a singular
affinity for the germs of white clover.
floating in the air, and in a few weeks
the biggest heaps may become blank
eted with the little flowers.
The more general results of the
continuous use of marls on the soils
of Salem and adjacent counties are
very striking. Lands that used to
be worth five dollars an acre have
been enriched within a few years to a
value of one or two hundred dollars
an acre. The surface stratum of this
county consists of a light sandy soil
easily exhausted unless some artifi
cial fertilizer is used; consequently
it is not too much to say that the
county lias been absolutely reclaimed
as to farming by the greensand which
underlies it. The Salem farmers brag
that no lands in the Union can corn
pare with theirs in average selling
value, and so long as ordinary farms
here bring a hundred dollars an acre
the boast seems justified. What is
true of .Saletn county holds for most
other parts of New Jersey through
which the marl belt runs, and one
effect lias been to increase during the
last half century the average value
of the farm lands of the whole State
in a most extraordinary manner.
Probably 1,000 square miles in the
wild southern counties of the State
are absolutely unimproved, yet the
new census is likely to show that
New Jersey can sell her farms lor
tnore money per acre than any one of
her sister States. The story of her
agricultural redemption is registered
in marl, ami, though written in sand,
the record only grows plainer with
time.
Strong Advocacy of TLin Seeding.
\ K. Hlftjid ißflifinatb wft 7 -~rr|.h.
A great stride towards successful
wheat-raising was made when the
drill was brought into use, and a
much greater stride could be made if
the drill hoes were twice as far apart
and were made to sow not more than
thirty or forty pounds to the acre.
In order to make the greatest
possible quantity on a given area, the
w heat-plant (or any other plant)
must liave room to carry out its
habit and develop according to its
nature. One grain of wheat cannot
|do this on less than sixteen square
| inches. One kernel should make on
an average all over a field at least
twenty good heads, and every bead
; "hould produce at lea*t forty grainß.
Kvery pound should be made to pro
duce its bushds all over the world.
One jKtund lias I wen made to produce
from sixty to one thousand fold.
These facts are from thin-sowing.
No instance is on record where thick
sowing ever produced more than
seventy bushels |H.r acre.
Sowing much wheat "to get a good
stand'' is the worst kind of economy.
Tlie farmer loses his seed, and never,
in any instance, can make as large a
yield as by thin-sowing.
The greatest enemy wheat has to
contend with— M irheat. Instead of
giving each kernel alwut an inch
square, as most farmers do, they
should in every case reduce the
quantity per acre, and sow thin
enough to give it sixteen. Thousands
of instances arc on record where one
grain has produced from ten to one
hundred and eighty good stalks and
as many heads without dividing.
I Last year from seventy-six kernels
ten and one-fourth pound* of good,
plump grain were raised. On fifty
one square rods this year I sowed
just twenty-eight ounces of picked
seed in rows one and two feet apart,
and what I have now to show as the
product is bushels of as nice
grain as the sam|le enclosed.
To thick-sowing in every State
and locality I can ofler many objen
lions, but to thin-sowing and culti
vation there is not one tlist can be
made tenable.
Or all wheats, many of which were
sown as winter wheals for the first
time, very few would have been ap
preciably winter-killed had the land
in all parts lieen so drained or level
ed, that the water could not have
long remained on the surface,, or beds
of ice have formed. There la no
wheat hardy enough to grow under
audi conditions, and it is of Uie first
iin|Kirtancc, therefoiv, that in fitting
our lands for wheat, hdtlow* ahnuld
be filled in or thoroughly drained
Kural Nnr Yorker.
SHEEP dung ia very concentrated
and fine, and if tbe animals can be
made to feed on small spaces they
not only strew the manure thickly,
but press it firmly into tbe earth
with their feet. It la very rich in
nitrogen, owing to lu highly concen
trated condition.
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