I'vofvnnionnl Cant*. *. WAILACI, DA pin L. NNIM, HARRY F. WAILAPR, WLTUAH I. WAILACI. WALLACE A KRKRS, ▼ T LAW AND OOLUtCTIOR OPKICR, Jannary I,IRXI. CI.KAUHKLH. PA. I7LLIS L. OR VIS, U ATTORRF.Y AT LAW. HKPICK oppoalta the Court llou*,', on the 3d Boor of A. O. Knnt' building. 3-Atf 4pRANK FIELDING, X LAW AND COLLKITION opncic, 19-Iy CLKARFIKLD. PA. , WA. MORRISON, n ATTORN KV-AT-L AW, A PA. MMBre In W.xxlrln*'. lbeCourl llouee. Con.nltalion In KnglUh or tlerman. 2-ly e. T. ALL!A4OIII. c. H. ROWER. A LEXANDER A BOVVER, xV ATWRNKYS AT LAW, Bcllefonte, Pa., may he c©nulted In Kagliah or tier man. Oftk* In Uarman** Building. 1-ly JAMES 4. lIUIX J. WiaLKT OtrHiM. BEAVER & GEPHART, ATTORNKYS AT LAW, Office on Alle)(heny street, north of High. Belle fonti\ Pi. 1-ly DP. FORTNEY, • ATTORN KT AT-I.AW, lIKLLKFuNTK, PA. Lut door to the left In the Court Hume. 2-ly JOHN BLAIR LINN, ATTOHNKY AT LAW, lIKI.I.LFONTC, PA. Office Allegheny Street. oer P.-t ll-ly T L. BPANGLER, O a ATTOIIV KY AT-1. 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DVSPEP •lA. Low Sp.rite. SLEEPLESS NIOHTS, Lee* of Appetite, Pain in tha Sida, And all the nnmeri.na ailmente cuneeqoenl upon e die ordered elate of the Ltrer, ohen yon heee a certain remedy within yoor reach. Thai rowdy la GREEN'S Liver Pills. The** Pill* are of TWO Kimna, and whan u*ed fn connection with each according to direction* are INVARIABLY MCCKWIL. They are augar cwted, and are FKNT BY MAIL on recsdpt of prke. In orrhrr to present connterfeiting they are pnl up In •oc* brntea, with the signature of F. P. GRRfcN around each bom. Price, No 1, SSrtA; No. 2, OO eta. Manufactured F. POTTS GREEN. BF.LLEFHNTE. PA. New York Weekly Heiali ONE DOLLAR A TEAR. THE circulation of this popular X newepaper le ronalantly increnalng. II rontalne nil tlie leading new, of tha DAIIT 11 MAID, and in arranged In bendy departm ota. The FOKEION NEWS embrace, epeelal dlapatchea from all qnarl ere of Ike globe. Coder the bend of AMF.KICAN NEWS are given Hie Telegraphic repelch" i 4 the week front all porta of the Union. Thin feature eion. nukea THE WEKKLY II Kit A LI) the moat ralraMa chronicle In the world, aa It la the Cheapeet Every week le given n foithfol report of POLITICAL NEWS embracing complete and compv.benaive dlepatche. from Wimtwvi, Including full repnrte t4 the epr.chee of eminent palltidane on Ibequeatloaa of lb" boar. THE FARM DEPARTMENT of the Wiagiv llrwit give, tha leteel no well an the moat practical enggeatlonv and dl*rrverica relating ie the duties of the former, hint, for raining Carrta. portrat. Onuaa, Tn>. Yeomaiaa, Ac., Sc., with aaggeattone Fir keeping bnlldlnga and atenella ia re pair. Thle la anppleaixoted by a well edited depart ment, widely copied, under tha head of THE HOME, giving recipe, for practical dtehea, hlate for making clothing and for keeping np with the latest foehiona al tba loweet price. Every llem of rooking or economy eaggrolod la thle department to practically levied by viperte liefore puhl(cation. Letter* from car Pari, and London correspondent, on tha ve-y latent faeh lon. The Home Department of the Wuilt llaetui will nave tho honeewlfo mora than one hundred time, the price of tho paper. Tha Internets of SKILLED LADOR are looked after, and everything pertaining to me chanic, and lelior earing to rarefnlly lecorded Tbr le a page deeotad In alt the leteel phaaee of the haai neae markets, Oropa, M-roheadiae, 4a. Ac. A relua- M foein-e le f,.nnd la the apeclally reported price. MtdtOOdilioßi of THE PRODCCR MARKET. Sroanro Naws at home and abtoad, together with • Brow every Week, a Sgntong by aome eminent dh trtne. LITAT, MIMCAA. DeaatTtc, Praa„RAl and L Sat Nvtui There ia m> paper In the World that eon -7 telse an mnch new, matter every weak aa the Will ir Haatui, which to sent, postage paid, for One Dol lar. Yon can entacrlbe at any lime. TUB 3 I ONR HEW YORK' Ia a Weekly Porm, I DOLLAR HERALD [ I A YEAR '""NEW YORK HERALD, S-l Broadway and Ann Street, New York, For Sale. A FARM contaiaing Fifty Acres, and having thereon erected S TWO-STORY PBAME BUILDINOaod out baildlngs. Title good. Inqnira of A. J. 47.1 lIRIWT, .it m&^rmh If Ifnon, McFartane € Co., Hardware Dealera. HARDWARE! WILSON, MoFARLANE & CO. DEALERS IN STOVES, RANGES t HEATERS. ALSO Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, AND BITILDEBS' ALI.KGUKNV BTRKKT, .... HUMES'BLOCK, .... HKM.ICro.NTK, PA. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. BELLEFOKTE A SNOW SHOE K. R.—Tlme-Tabla la effect on and after March Uvea Snow Shoe 5.3d a. a.,arrives In Bellefont# 7.21 A. K. 1.-evre 11.-llfoute 9.12 A. ■.,irrl>M at Snow Sbue 11.2A A. M Leavva Snaw Shoa 2.K) r.a.,arrive# In Bellafonte 1.29 P. M. I Bellefonte 4.45 r n. arrives al Snow Sho. 7.24 p.*. 8. S. ISLAIK, Ucn'l Sapaiintand.nl. BALD EAGLE VALLEY RAIL ROAD.— April 29. Ihmi: Kip. Mail, waarwann. aaaTWann. Kip. Mall, a. r a. r a. ■ alO 7 i>2 Arrlaa al Tyrone Uan T32 *4a g 3 • 44 iMia Fail Tjiruaa Lii.. J 39 A A3 749 651 " Vail " ... 742 * fc* 745 647 " BaM ngle " ... 747 02 74" fi 3d " Fowlar " -7 42 9w 742 33 ...... " Hannah " ... 754 913 735 24 " port Matilda •• ... SOO 919 727 •17 M Martha " -4 07 925 7ld 04 " Julian " ... al5 932 7 9 547 " I'nioiivllle " ... A23 9 .HI 709 644 •' Snow Sbue In " ... 32 944 • M 445 " Milesburg " ... 434 94a <4O 435 •• Beltefoaln " ... *43 947 #3 634 ...... *• Mllreburg " ... 4410 "a *24 314 " Purlin " 9 <lO 10 dla 4ln ...... •• Mount Kala •• .„ 912 It) V> 6 9 &01 ...... •• Howard " 9 2<) 10 37 454 450 .... " Knglrvllle " ... 93410 4D 440 445 " Beech < reek " „9 4" |t, M 434 433 Mill llall •' „9 44 Ilia A29 430 " Flerolngton " „. a5711 2 424 424 " U>rk Haven ...10 o| 11 25 PENNSYLVANIA lIAILROA I). L —(PhlUdl('liU and In* DiTl*lou.>—Ot and after December 12, 1*77 : WESTWARD. ERIE MAILIMVM 11 55 | m - •• lUrrlhur*.... 4^im •• M WllHamtort A ,v • m M ** Lock lliven H . M .... M .. M V 40 • in M M laota nN 10 56 ia M anii-•> at Krta. •... 7 \> > NIAGARA KXPRKBA |e*t** Ihl I*4*l pbU- 7 a r *' •* llrrt*turf.... 10 fto an M *' \% itliara*(H>rt. 1 'Jfii j in •• a rrltv at IL-bhii*. 4 4 | tu Puwiiisri by thin train arr.r# in Belle ft >n t> at 4 -V> ji rr. FAST LINE !"" 'tiiUleli>hU ..... II 4 a m * " llarrbburx. 3N&p in u " Wini*i*i*>rt ...... 7 .Hi |'in M arri*ra at Lock ll*v*n „ $ i*> | in EASTWARD. PACIFD' KXTREAR Im Uk 6 40 a in M M Williamaport... 7LSa in M arrlvoa at lUrrtl.iifx 11 A& a m fbilaoUlpbU ... * 4/ p m DAT RXPRE** l*aTeaß-n0vn..... 10 |o a •• •• Lnrk llatan tl Va m M M Wllllam|>ort 12 40 ain •• irrtMt 4 lop n> • M PbHaddripbia... 720 p m ERIE MAIL IVM M*o*u ....... .... lUpn ** M Lnrk llarst ........... t46 p n M •* W|H|*fl*fWft. II Oft p m " t* rl*** *1 lUrrl*t nrg ............... 2 4*• * m " Philadelphia 7OOa ni FAST LINK !••*•• WHH.MAP.RFT .. 12 IS ain " fcrri tea at II a rri1njrc............... 3 Mia M M Pbiladalpbla. 7 Wl Eria Mall Weal, Niagara Epref Waal, Lork lUefc Afroanmodatkin Weat and Day Rspr*m Raat, ntakt cloa© c©aimctbna at Northnm her land with L A B. R R train* fir Wllkaabnrra and Rrmnton. Erie Mall Waal. Niagara Etprraa Waal, Md Rria Espraaa Weat. and Lock llaaan ArrmHMKUtioti Want maka rtoaa rnfinactlnn at WlllUtnvport wltk X.C.B W. train* imrth. Erie Mall Waal, Niagara Ripraaa Weal, and Day Kipf ** Ltft, maka flow cnnorrtlon at Lork llaraa With K F. T H R. train*. Erie Mail lU*t and Wart ronnrrt at Rrla with train* •n LK A M. A R K at Corry with 0. C. A A. V R R , at Einpnrlqm rlth R N Y A P. R. R.. an I at Driftwood with A.7. R R. Parkrr car* will ma batwraa Phltadalphla and Wtlltafn*pr<n on Niagara K*pfea Wrat. Ert# Etprraa Wwt, Philadelphia Kpre* Eaat and Day Em pre** font, and ftaaday Eipre-w Rant. Flaeplng raraon al> night train*. W. A. Han'l Hoperinfendent. IiIRARD lIOUBE, VJI CURSRR CORSTSI'T ASDStXTII STRKETS, PIIUMIPIIt. Thl hon. prornln.nt In n city bn4 fop tt wnn lortahlP bot.U, t kopt In o*ry np1 oqnnl I" nny Snt rlaM hot.la In th. runnlry. (>nln( to tba otrm may <f lb" lima., tho p>tr of hoard h. bn mtnrwd to innii touai por day. J. M KIHHIN. I^-1 M ana per. CMLMORE A CO., I LAW AXD COI4.CCTIOR HOI SR. tM F STRICT, WASHIXOTOJ*. I>. C. Maka O.llactloaa. I.nllal. 1/aM and ntlaad to all hnnlnaw eon Mad to th.ni LARD SCRIP, M4lr'i Additional IL-mMt"wd RiahU and LARD WARRASTB honght and w Id *"-tf mmrnmmmmm n w*MWMMWUMWWUU ■ 11 H pol A TRUE TONIC A PERFECT STRENCTHENER.A SURE REVIVER. IRON BITTERS sro highly Trcnmroendnd for sH dinesw* re r|;iiring a certain and efficient loin If ; especially Migmtion, J)y*p*pma, /wrcr mitlmt Fixer*, Wml iif Appetite, Lou vf Strength, Leuk cf Energy, tie. Idtrichca I [to blond, ntrengtheiM the mtMclea, and given new life to the nenrea. They art like a charm on the digestive organa, removing all dyapeptic tvmptnma, anrh as TaMing the Fond, IMehing, Hmt in the Htomarh, Ifenrthnrn, ete, Tho only Iron Preparation that will not hlnckcn tho tooth or (flvo hcadaolio. Bold by all drnggista. Write for tho AII C Book, 32 pp. of useful and amusing reading— ami free, BROWN CHEMICAL CO., Baltimore, Md. BITTERS II ALBERT ft FAINE. Ub (VmaMoHi of Patent* BWNJ. t. ORAfTDX. rronv ft LADt>. PATBITTS. PAINE, OKAFTON * LADD, Atlnrntyi ai-I*tw and Sokeitort qf American and Formgn Patents, 412 FIFTH .STREET, WAMIROTON, T). C. Practice patent law I* all Ita branchn hi the Pa teat OEke, and the Bnpretae and Olroett Oewta of the United Nletee. Peaapblet tend tm, •!( WF,I . ■ i - Rop bitterS (A .lledu.ur, nut u Drink.) v iiors, nrcur, mandrake, 1 DANDEI.ION, ■ Aan rn reß*#r \xi> Hror Mow I B Tiourua oiui.it tiri-m*. i TIIEY CUHIJ 9An tfc'fttoff'itrfc. flow He. id, ■ B tuu4o . rftpfK-fiiljr I ■I \ cimk CMiupUUol*. 1 SIOOC in COLD. .§• B V l \ee- piM frr % rep- w ;*! t •• r.- 7T* I B i* p.riufi.iM ,i lipflf" ift on.; .' I 9 it) nt. f 9 J Vy Oir f.,r IMtt'T**! M y I n tii*. itloit > i) e."ji. TfiUr no oil.fr* | V \ C !Mr r,? 01-v -| -.•fMvp rv f, ir ; iffuiuciif si ■ t,t vi .. u ***** t 4 1 UftO'e A £ krfWTlfi— n i ian , f4l WBtXHOMxJ V NW* vMkytfw. .*1 i , - ibnIMHUIMIffl 1 Mh K M illrvnam Battle Creek, Michigan, sutngrcttM or tor oh lt uuciirl THREBMERBT^^^^ Traction and Plain Engines and Horse-Powers. ■l Cintlili Tliwlkr Fmliii j Etabll*hed hi lb. Wartd. I 1848 AA VFI DO •/ uU lui I I LAnO mom. walnut rDun of nuuv. U Z manaariuatit, or tonalaon, to " Irl ap " lA* Wood mmmm p Ui oo ell erne o—4*. NTKA.Vf • POWKB KEPAHATORSI u>4 £7ri£-&£X* em u>u In tha A mmcma utrM 4 mmttitmOo of frQml fmCurm m*4 laiirumuli for M. t-amtbar ir "*" emtlaim • 'a" ■ Maa wl anHili ant drawun lof to Ukr galm Four MM at MKfwrainra. from a to ItllWH ra'urtty, /a row ar Auraa mmmm Tiro ati-Ira of - M'unta.l H'owpnam *1 AAA AAA rwl af Srlrnrf l.inWr <|WV|WUI/ (/ruKfewUKiruriUrrMaS cnwtaiitlr on bm<f, Ira wtdrh la Hun th* la. onmwtMi mooSdMA of our meet Unarr TRACTION ENGINES GFh Ik' Jml xr NICHOLS, SHIPAftD a CO. Battle Cmk, MloStiea** MOXKY ToLonn at <; pcrc.'t. iIAV/j.l All Tilt: MITCAI. LIFE INM'R ANCK CO. or NEW Turk, on flr.t on Imprnoad farm [irfulj, In antna not lata il.au and not amraadln* una-third of tha praaant >•!•<• nf tk. pmp-rtf. Any portion nf th. priori out h paid off at uf Urn., and It haa Ira th- coalnm uf tha r.-mpany la p-roilt tha prtaripal in r.tnalo aa In** a* tha Uirrowar wialtaa. If tha lotrr—t la promptly paid Apply to CHARLES P. SHERMAN. Alfroay nMaw, &T7 Court. Hraat. Handing, Pa., • or to DAVID X. K 1.1. Nt, Co.'* Appralw, S-tl Mail.font., pa. fIAKMAN'B HOTEL, VJ Oppo4oOr*iftfltnuM, KKI.I.KrOXTI, PA TOMB N. FIR MI. A *<-) Uwt 'tKS! ST. XAVIER'g ACADEMY, NEAR LATROBK, PA., VTEARLY half ■ Cooturr old, from *takh !K. nra.l CBIUfBIoJ I* rin,l.l. 1.... graAttMotf, am* th.mmgh .11. anil huh..t .landani of rsAktaf fa frrrsjnff. •*" m * *•<* „ „ "tsrow w Miner, StoAtf*, t, 0., WaMwofßteM nmal J, N. She (Cfatre §mvm t. BILLirONTE, l'A. A.a-Bictri J TUP,ii l .L. NEWS, FACTS AND BUOUESTIONH. Ht TK#T O* Til HitloHAL nttritK Till 11Td.1.1- ailvi **o raoariaitt or thi ram**. Every farmer in Ais annual experience Unteorer* lomething of ralue. Write it and end it to the "Agricultural Editor of the DEMOCRAT, Belief ante, I'enn'a," that other farmer * may hare the benefit of it. Bet communication* be timely, and be eure that they are brief and well pointed. Prices of Grain. The interests of nil producers arc greatly affected by the prices obtain ed for their products. Just now grain farmers are enjoying a "boom" in prices which will go far to com pensate them for the shortage of crops occasioned by the drouth. The question "Shall we sell now, or hold on f" is, of course, prompted by the uncertainty as to whether prices will advance or recede. This introduces a speculative feature into the mark eting of his produce which is alto gether outside of the legitimate busi ness of the farmer. Upon this sub ject the veteran editor, Okanue Judd, now, as for many years, the chief spirit of the American AyrirulluriM, has this to say : Never before, in this country, or in any other, has there been anything st sll comparable u> the present spec ulation, rather 'Gambling,' in Wheat, t'orn, and Oats, and in Hog Pro ducts. This gambling spirit has taken {losscssion of large masses of IH'ople, and extends from the great dealers who handle or bet on tens of millions of bushels down through all ranks, to the hotel waiter who puts up his week's wages as a "mar gin" on the purchase of a single hun dred bushels. So great is the present rage of this kind of speculation that on some days sales reach tens of millions of bushels. On one day (Oct. 1) the "deliveries'' of grain, on previous contracts, were re|>ortcd at 32,000,000 bushels in Chicago alone 2 This B|>eculalion has demoralized the whole trade. The "bulls" have run up prices so high as to nearly stop exports. On Oct. 1 the "visible snpply" of wheat, that is, wheat in the elevators and storehouses and in transit, amounted to 41.203,648 bush els. Last year at the same lime there were only 37,009,745 bushels, show ing more available wheat now than one year ago, though prices are fully 40 per cent, higher. Nearly the same of corn, the "visible supply" being, nearer 27,629,172 bushels; last yjffl 28,289,298 bushels. The increased t largely < jail - "' ~"-i. grain to rates prevail. ' 1 ' almost all other '■ ly. Money is drawn sums, from the banks and other legitimate business, to supply the "niargins," or to carry the stocks actually purchased and held by spec ulators. Exporting being at a standstill, the inflow of foreign money we should have is nearly stopped, and Euro j>esn buyers arc seeking cheaper sup plies in all other parts of the world. The high speculative prices are greatly diminishing the consumption, and this alone must, ere long, bring about a decline. The laboring classes arc compelled to pay much higher raU's for their food, the advances mainly going into the hands of the speculators. Labor must therefore advance, and this in turn increases the coat of manufactures and of all products of labor. Of course every speculator, large and small, exiurU to sell out before any great decline shall come, and the shrewder ones will do so, leaving the sreat mass to bear the brunt of the loss. Clear-headed business men now greatly fear that in the future, per haps the very near future, a crash will come that will derange the whole business of the country. To the oft-re|ieated question from our readers: "Shall we sell now, or hold on ?" we can only answer, that a good general rule is to sell when ever ready; get the money; pay up debts, and keep in as snug and safe a condition as possible. To sell, or hold on for change of prices, la to speculate on great uncertainty. One half of the speculators'who make a business of studying the prospects — viz., the sellers fur future delivery— believe prices wilt fail. The other half of them— the buyers—believe grain, etc., will go higher, from nat ural causes, or that they can "corner" the supplies, and pot up the rates. The outlook would seem to be that, while speculative influences may sus tain or even advance prices tempora rily, there can hardly be a demand for all the grain, etc. Consumers at home and abroad will necessarily curtail their purchases very materi ally, nd ihe* high rates will call out supplies from other sources not usually drawn upon. Agricultural Publications. Mr. Waldo P. Urown, of Oxford, but ler county. Ohio, a farmer of much practical experience, and a large con tributor to current agricultural litera ture, publishes a little pamphlet upon fencing, in which he gives much gen eral information upon the subject, and slso describes and illustrates a self sup porting fence of his own invention, but u|>on which ho has no patent, giving the una of it free to all. The know|. edge contained in his little tract is worth much more than its cott 30 cent#. The t junlry (j'cntlem/in, an advertise ment of which appears in another col umn ol the DEMOCRAT, give# notice that with the coming volume it will be en larged from its present size of sixteen pages to twenty pages weekly, and without any increase of price. This is equal to giving five pecks of wheat for a bushel—and it is the very best of a heat, too. What ''Dished Facea" Indicate. From a personal correspondence l>ctween two noted swine breeders the Rural New Yorlcr copies the fol lowing : In a recent agricultural journal the inquiry is made as to the relation of dished faces and heavy jowls to well marbled meat in Berkshire*. "My im pression is that heavy jowls indicate a disposition to lay on fat apart from the lean meat. Am I right?" He ia answered as follows: "I think you are right in regard to heavy jowls. Those Berkshires with thinner Jowls make the best hams, shoulders and bacon—lean, tender, juicy meat most ly—very little fat. Heavy.jowled swine make fatter pork, etc. I used to breed the lighter jowls in prefer ence to the heavy, and from them have hod hams weighing 20 pounds or more, very sweet, tender, and juicy, with a rim of lat round Ibcm not over half an inch think. Buch are the mo#f profitable for consumers, and they are most readily sold in market at an extra price." Sheep vs. Artificial Fertilizers from (b* Lit* Stuck Journal No man can rightfully lay claim to absolute ownership of the soil. It is his in trust, only, and should lie turn ed over to those coming after him as rich in those properties which con- J tribute to life and happiness as when j lie received it from those who pre ceded him. "Thou shall not steal" is not alone thundered through the statutes of the ,State ; it is written on every page of Nature's great volume —whispered by every breeze, breath ed by ©very blade of grass, rising like incense from every foot of soil. The "grand larceny" of which so farmers are guilty who take Bom the soil more than they allow it B get back, is not alone a mistake— Nature §fe- jar pKeMp for restore hands. A judi of cmps, and then persistent feeding to C ** will insure a fair labor, IcavnQJßßHfat lll that needs to he applied to secure subsequent lib eral returns, will save to the farmers of the United States millions of dol lars annually paid for artificial ma nures, which are valuable only in proportion as they approximate the standard of animal droppings. Despite all the chapters written, and all the praises sung, in support of the claims of the sheep to a more general introduction and distribution into and through the farm economy, the fact remains apparent that many farmers will not hear, or, hearing, do not need. Diminishing crops annu ally extorted from famishing acres drive them upon new "clearings" usually secured at greater expense than would be necessary to restore the old homestead to its wonted fer tility. Quite often when the attempt at restoration is determined upon, it is through a resort to commercial fer tilizers in some of the many tortus in which they sre placed upon the mar ket. Results frequently disappoint the experimenter and discourage those inclined to follow his example —and thus the number of abandoned fields which disfigure the face of our Eastern and Southern States steadily increase and lower the standard of their agricultural economy. A small flock of sheep, and the introduction upon each of these farms of such crops as experience in more provident sections has demonstrated will "ro tate" most conveniently and econom ically, would hare saved nine-tenths of the present area of worn-out lands to the beauty and wealth of their re spective localities. Let this fact serve not alone to warn the farmer of to-day against a repetition or contin uance of the policy which has so badly scarred the face of an agricul ture as yet in ita infancy. Let it also serve to stimulate him to put forth hia beat efforts at repairing the damage already wrought. The teak la by no means so great at many would believe. Oiva, a flock of sheep, a strong will, and a clear head; a few bushels of clover, corn, peas and other qoick-growing cereals, that ars to be fed on the farm where grown, and not many seasons will be required for demonstrating that there are but few places for the economical employment of commercial manures beyond the limits of the market gar den. Pall Plowing. o>rr"q-.ii4<iK of Cwanirj Oruitraun. J* all plowing is one of the many ways that the comparative leisure of late autumn may lend a helping hand to the seed time of the coming spring. This plowing not only helps in a me chanical way, by making it easier to Qt the soil for the seed, but, if right ly done, it has a chemical influence which makes the operation doubly important. The soil, as it is plowed, is left in a loose and more or less ridged condition, thus exposing it to the action of the air and rains. This action, which is called "weathering," is of especial importance to heavy clay soils, and in order to expose as large a surface as possible to the ac tion of the elements a system of ridged plowing is often practiced with marked success. This ridgc plowing is done by turning the fur rows two and two together, thus leav ing the land quite thoroughly and uniformly ridged, and at very small expense. Should the land be hilly, the ridging out to be up and down the incline, to avoid any holding of the water between the ridges. Land that hsß been ridged will need to be plowed again in the spring, to bring the surface to a uniform level. Surfeiting Land with Fertilisers. Mr. C. S. I teed, who, it will be re memliered, was one of the lloyal Eng lish Commission to look into our ag riculture, says of concentrated fer tilizers that continuous grain grow ing by their aid will not long suececd on some stifT soils. For two years the dressings answer well, but in the third they seem to lose their efficacy, and the land shows signs of being tired of grain growing. The springs of the last few years have been cold and wet in England, and the most valuable portion of the nitrogenous fertilizers may have found its way into the nearest rivulet. Hut when the season has been favorable he finds that the land refuses to answer the whip as it does at first. The straw not only grows weaker, but a great deal turns white before (t ripens, and produces bardly any grain ; while, if the dressings are in creased, the straw is flaggy and weak, and ia sure to lodge with the first pelting rain. Look Ahead Sharp. | Fifin Jourttnl. Let every farmer, whether blessed with an abundant crop or cut short by the drouth, prepare for a severe winter and high prices. Waste food of no kind; feed stock judiciously; sell off the surplus; husband every resource; don't sell more feed than you can well spare, because prices will be higher than ordinary ; before you > sell, make a close calculation how much you can spare, and don't dis pose of any more. Thoughtful and judicious management was never more needed than now. TIIF. value of a bulky food, as bay or straw, is far greater when giv en to a ruminant animal than wben consumed by a horse or pig. Con centrated, easily-digested foods, as grain and oilcake, bave clearly a val ue above their composition wben ad ded to a poor and bulky food, as straw chaff, or to a water food like turnips, because tbey are the means of raising the diet to a point at which the animal will thrive. On the other band, roots and green fod der, even where watery and poor in composition, may bave a considera ble effect when sdded in moderate proportion to dry food. fx feeding animals, as in other things, time is a most essentia! ele ment of success. Nature has most clearly pointed out to ns the road to success in cattle feeding. It is found in this law that the young animal takes the least smount of food to pio duce a pound of growth, and that, all other tilings being equal, each suc ceeding pound of growth or live weight up to the maturity of the ani mal costs more than the preceding pound. THE celery should be stored before the ground frecxes; a trench may be dug in a dry place, deep enough to tiring the tops on a level with the toil. Set the plants in closely, side by side, with no earth between, and cover first with some straw, and add more cover ing as the cold increases. Hoards may be put ovec the straw, A small amount of celery may be stored in earth in the cellar. IT is the long beaded farmer who looks from one crop to the one that is to follow, and it is likewise the man of foresight who does work in one season which will help in some one that will fbllow. FAI.UPLAJTTIP trees must be well staked to prevent the winds from disturbing their roots, and care must be taken that water does not stand near them. SWEET apples are an excellent feed for cows if supplied in moderate quantities and under favorable cir cumstances. Do whatever the weather will now permit to improve the garden, and aid in the hurry of spring.
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