Professional Carnls.
WIULM A. W AIX A OA, I *> WL
IHkkl f. WALLACI, *lt UAH ..
WALLACE A KUERSI
LAW AND COLLKfII 'N UYHIE
Jumwry i; 18*1 CLf.AUYIKI.iI PA.
I?LLIS L. 011VI8,
I j v AITORNRY AT LAW.
OKPICK nppuiili* the Court lli<u*, on lh id B o , r
A. O Km*t ■ milling
I7IIANK FIELDING,
1 LA if AND COLLECTION OYKICE,
|2-|, vI.KAMf If.Lli, PA
WA. MORRISON,
• ATTIIIVKY-ATLAW,
DKI.LI.YON I f . PA.
Offl.-. lit Woudrlac'a Hl.k.P|—H li.uOuurl lluu.
CoiKullailmi In Kfnrltuh.iril.mmi i-l)
C.f. ILtXOMI. # C n. AOWKB.
V LEX AN DER K ROWER,
iV ATTOttNKY* AT LAW,
tfc-Hefnnte. PH., mnjr IMP committed In Kuglleh ir ier
inmii ortlii* It (hrnwn'i llmiliHhk 1-1)
jAVtI % HL% V t.U. J. MLM Or I'll A HI.
BEAVER A QKPIUKT,
ATIoKNKY? AT LAW
OlDc* AllaaliPii) Urpi t. north of High 11*11*
fbnte, P . -
DP; PORTNBY.
• AI lUHNKY AT I.\W,
BM.LKF'iNTK. I'A
Lit door to th* left In tl* i'O'ipl Hon** i-l *
1011N RLAIK LINN,
f I A rToKNKY AT LAW,
HKI.LKPONTR. PA
OlW** Allegheny fttrt-et. fpr P"kt ifl il-L
I L. SPANGLER,
• A PT'lltN KY-AT-L AW,
DKLLRPONTK. CKN TRY COUNTY. PA.
!f|)pcUl b'tenttw* to Colleelkm*. prm (lots ID all th*
OwfM OPHUNUH iu lit fWPMi or R glfcfe l-ly
DS. KELLER,
■ APTORNKV AT LAW,
Olllc. '<n Ml.'.-11. tiV t r ♦' I fk.ull. .id. of Ljrno'u
Mora, BOIIIIRM*. IN. 1-ljT
T *. nrn**i. otnen uonnon.
MURRAY A GORDON,
ATTOHN KY.-ATI.AW,
CLKAH YIELD PA
Will Attend the Court. wL.n .ptTtnllj
•mplnyud. I I)
RP (.'. TTIPPLE,
A • ATTORNKY-ATLAW.
Ijh K lIAI EN. PA.
All t>ulnMipfnnipllT aft*nd*d t> II)
\\ M. R. MITCHELL,
Y ▼ PRACTICAL sCRVRYOR,
DM k II 4 VKR. PA ,
Will attend to all work ID Cte*rflld, Centre and
Clinton roiii.thw.
Olttr** o|(positr L k llaven National flank. 20-lj
\V 0. HEINLE,
Y • ATToRNRY AT LAW,
HKI.LY.Yt>NTK, PA.
OAt> in Conrad llna>, %|t*gh-n> •Irvrl.
HppcUl attention (ion Ih- c>dl*ctiub %4 claim*.
All liMin*e* alt- i L 1 1 promptly. Sl li
WILLIAM M.CULLOUOtt.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLE t RYtr.LD. PA
All biHtnHH promptly attend**! to l-fy
Miner!ln II num.
DOYOUSSFE!
With COSTIVENCSS. Sick MaadacHe. OVSPEP
SIA. Law Spir.H SIEEPcESS NIGHTS,
Lot* of ApptHlt. Paia in the Side.
At*4 *ll ili# m .#c. n* ailment c*e<|i~nl |*t * I
order*. I •4t< iif IN# I Iff, •'••• yM Ii •' * ff Plaid
rrwi"li wttMn or reiicfc. Tint rmiHlj |
GREEN'S Liver Pills.
Tl#** P>ll er- • TWO iiin, ml when •#•! in
Willi mrh r v**r*Jittf !• 4l'liofi
ar# INV iKI.UILV MI I'fXMUL, Tbi nn *r
r'hl ir* 1 HV H *ll# n r*-etd f prh #
In |.i prevent •- U-r t hing ih*y f# pol m* In
*<M *l* Nom, Willi lII# l|(n4lll(f ol I P URI.I,N
•r>in I w li
Prl- *# Mo 1, S9*!.; Mo. t. 50 eta. Mvanfcctnred
only hy
±\ POTTS GREEN
hkllkimmtk, PA.
1331 TIIK CULTIVATOR 1331
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.
TIIR UKT OP TIIR
AG It ICU LTUIIA L W EEK IT FA
Tub l'#irT*l I.KNrt.KMAK t- UnVN
if not UdMirAM.cn for th# env-on* and nrl#
ly ..f M*| (*r na *t * il NtfnlNo S*4 M the
aidhly and ettent of lu ('■<lawr>HL<r.-In Threw
CkNf DtfpfH of
FAR* * 'IH * A\l PROCRPPV9.
II >Kri(.l I#Tt Rf %.\|> FHI IT^IROWIMO.
1.1 V K AH*:* KM* IMim IMG -
while it aim Itirl'dw d| mint d*p*laMMtß of rnml
Interest. •>< h m IN# INwllry Vard tin ton* *!* , lW*e
Keeping. GnwnlnHiee and Ompri. VH#fiir) It pile*,
firm Q*#lioii a' 4 An-wrra, frireaM* R*ilihf, Ikt.
taflc Kr m-mt and a enmmary of lb# Mew# ..f the
HW|| lt MmitT II ••* RHIWiMil| ftHN|4i'.
and m--ra in for iwa thin r l aathred f••! IN -ol
m*n Onm in-m any tN-r awrt* wlih fe*anf to fha
Fnwjp<l* 'if tbe aa thmwlnc H|hl inmn on# of
the ui'Wt lni|nrNiit of all |iMlknn- t Rll To Urt
\ n It lira t i If ta i|lw*a<iy IHn-lraled. and
cowatiinf** to a crp*irr argiw tl* any of It# can
tempnrarlaa A I.IVK
AOKH UMIRAL NEWSPAPER
Of nfraf'fßlllnt Inl-rwt Nolh In Fnidarrfi and Con
eumer# of Rtpfi cla-e.
Tna Cotatat UUVUrnt la t*tdih<*4 Wiftlf on
IN* following la a. when paid MMctly In ndtatw*:
On CP1 on ypr li.'d; Fvn Curiw. flu and aa
nddllio"*d top? U*t fN iprc In* lo Iho wn-W of l!lnh;
Tea >*rt*a. rJM. and an addition*! ropy Nr la j*ar
free fa IN# Render of IN - Club
I 4>|Hm of fN* paper free. Addmaa
LUTIIKK TLVK Kit A -ON,
AUHA JIT, w.r. .-_•
IQSO-1. ISSO-1.
The Patriot, Daily & Weekly,
For the Ensuing Tear.
Th #lrrlpf"i pre. of 111. Wi Bit P. trior ho
W.A f.<lnr>l 1. I 1 l.i |* rupt pr .i.n..ra
T>. rlolM of Pirft *' l .(..ititi ii.. J* mil fitiMT
■HI 1., furnt.il. i a! Ib rilmmllMrll, ilm, r.u> of
7 |r ntt'f ■ #r .rtonm
Tun Dull Pir*p>t ■III ■<■ wi to mi; *4.|rm*.
4*lrt.g ib>- ocltw* "l r.|imiiif (It* l^ H l*Utar. *1
lb. ■!■ of n rt*l. #>r nxii.th
Url#r lb* wl of (Itntio. I|i? (nU.li.hw pwp**
ti anil ••lMltl*n *r# iH|.fl from Uml
HI.MM. (I
P.rorp Mimcrlptloß *M b* 'wi|*ltbd by lb*
Mtk.
N" I* lb. f.m. to •nlm-tlh. Tb. np,r<m. king
#00.1..n- *4 I'. me..*. .Ml lb. lt.Kt.l#liifc *lll b. itf
■or lb.# ofitiMty lnfwo.l Mri lb.lr tiro, mtlng#
will h. foMt r.|..n.-.l f. r lb. Iblli .lot . omipM#
■ynotnrt. #f ill.i# .111 I. tflt.n IB lb.
AH.|r.m PA1I f PC HI. BtIIJUJ <*>.,
47-if ij. Kin, Ail, llwrbliMg.
Rff 1. 4*y .t b-*## Pfiro|ilM .flti't f6
WJ 10 ft' •• A'lilfm# A 811 Mil (M A ill.
ruithuiit, MUn*. Irlf
I VU*on, McFarlatte >f Co., Hardware Dmler*.
lE3I.A.;R,ID"W AiRBI
WILSON, Me KARL AN 10 & CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES, RANGES € HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
BTJinilDE^S 7 HARDWARE
ALLKOIIKNY STRKKT, .... lIUMKS' lILOTK, .... B Y.1.1.Y YUN7Y, l'A
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
I>KLLEFONTE& SNOW SHOE
1 I K. ll. Mine-Table In effect oil aud after March
, mat:
Lot"! Snob Mime M,,arrive* lb B*ll*fobte
il * m.
L*av*- li llefuutt W.li a. M., arrive* at Snow Shu*
I.i& A. N.
• ,p.ipv Muan Shoe 2.30 P.M.,arrive* In B*lltfobt#
i r m
1.. .vrw n*llefonte 4.45 r V.. arrive* at Snow Mho*
l:ibr. M M M lII.A IK, Gbu'l Superintendent.
HALO EAGLE VALLEY RAIL
HI All.—'Tmtu-TuLI., A (till ill. Iwmt
Emj- Mull, u abtw4BD. Etp. Mull,
kl. P.i r . *• ■
8 10 7 02 Arrl. ul Ttron. Luafu.... 7 82 * 4*
8 3 836 Lrav. Yjt.l Tjruur L<*.... 73 *A6
7 .Vt ti ~1 " Vull " ... 742 *i,
7:A A47 ...... " lUld K**U " • '47 *O2
74a 8 .1# ...... " Y"wl.r " ... 7J! * W
142 fi XI " llutiiiuli " ... 7V. 813
733 r, 26 •• Pft Mutlldu " ... *OO Vl9
727 817 " Marthu " ... 107 923
71* 8 it* ....„ •• JulUn " ... 813 932
7 9 &67 ..... " I'ntuntlllu " ... A 2.1 939
7l 841 " f0" rthou In " ... 832 944
0 3>i 643 " MllLur M „8 34 944
840 &33 " IL llrfonlu " „. 843 937
838 423 ~.. •* MtlraLurn " ... 83410 If
025 &14 " Cur tin " ... 9OAIO 19
01* 6lt " Mount YTugl* " ._ 912 I<> 23
A 9 401 ...„ " llnuurd " „• 20 10 37
3A3 460 .._ " Kuclrtlllu " „3*lo 49
3SO 443 •• ll-<li frwl " „940 Hi 64
634 4.13 " Mill lUII " ~•34II l
629 430 " PlfDilnftoa " „93711 20
323 4 '2S " Lurk llun •• -10 01 11 26
r:.\ NS YL V ANIA R AILROA D.
•—< Philadelphia and Krie Divliion.) —On ami
after I>Hvuit*er D, 1*77 .
W KMT WARD.
KRIK M All. leavra Plilladel| hla. 11 MA p m
• " lUrrlalir|.. MMMMMm . 42ba n.
•• " Wji uui*i-'M... - * .V> an.
M " I/M-k llapn... M ... 9 40 ao>
" " Re novo. ~........ 10 A& a m
M arrive- at Krte,... M 7 3.S p n>
NIAUARA h\ PRKMM Iwvea Phllaiklphia.. 7 *• ara
" M II rf nl-ur* ... 10/Wi a ni
M " U illlama)M>rt 2 'i p m
*' arrive* at Ken>v. I K' j m
I'anrnpr* hy thia train amve to Belle
f.nte at 4 35 p fc
r AMT LlNt l*bvea Philadelphia.ll 4i an.
M * 4 Harrl-hnrg,. 3 35 p n
" •• WLLLIATHTTNIRT 7 3I|B
M arrive* at D<k lib tarn.. I 40 p m
RAdT WARD.
PACTrit KXPRMI leave* Ul llavea.— M 40 * in
" " Wllllabiepuft... 7Wa n
M arrive* at llarrlartr|t.. >M 11 .VA a b
•* PhiL'lelplita .. 3 45pb>
DAY KXPRKMM leave* Rfn**r.. 10 It# * n>
•• " l/*k llaven II 2 ana
• ** vt ......... 12 4*' an*
M irritavl M*rm>-Htg...... n . 4 I** p r
•* - Phllade||rhla 7 9)p*>
RRir. MAIL leave* Rear.. I AA p ®
•* M L*k 94Ap an
" " Willltinawtl—•."••mm. II ( Afb
M atrivee at tlarle-nrg 2 45 a tb
" • Philaflelphta 718 a H
PAMT 1.1 X P. leatea v% |||Urw*|* 12 35 a an
14 arrive* at II >rkl if(. I Ha
•• " Phllad*4|*h|a 7A5m
Krie Mail Waat. NU(*r Rapfea* Weat. Uh llaver
tm m>"**iill' ft He*t a*d 111) KlpVe** Ka*t. aiak
diw pi*iHCtkit> a at N hun.hrp|n I eltl L A B R
R train* (hi V* ih*-fcarre and M*na#-t*b.
Rrte Mall M.al Nlar*a Ktpreae Waf, and Krt#
Kli r*** Mai nH leak lla*-*> Armmmodatlfn M*at
make rle cnnnecthrb at WillleaMport wit* N C. R
d. trln* ""rtli
R*le Mall Mewl. Ntacsra Rpra W**t. and Da)
Cipro*- K*et. make rl* r.itn*tk#b at Ul llaven
tTlfl. R K V K K trwiaa
Rrle Mail R**t and M ret connect at Krie with tralnr
RLIiILARI9.iI < "rr> *Mk 0 C A A Y R
4,, at *aa|w*rinn with R. N. Y A P. R. R., an I ai
DriDwieel atfh A V K li
Park>f car bill rnB Lieert Phlladel) hie and
Willt*m|n Mmrara I*nree It eat Krie Kvprew
*Y.-at. Phlledelphi* R*pre*** KMI end lb) Kfprem
r,t*r ar.d Mnn*Ly Kiprea* Ul MUptng rarv uft al
•right train*. MM. A flttnwt*.
flm'l Mperlnt*ndavit.
1 11RARD HOUBR,
V I OORNKK CIIKMTNI'T AND NINTH DTREVTP,
rati imfNli.
Thia h-*e ( r mineni in a city famed for
■ irtatfle hot*l*. I kept lb every reep-cf e|al tn any
Ir*t rtaea h"tel# In the cmntry lining to the efffb
<ency of the time*, the price of Dar-I b* teea redocbd
••iTHR't niUtMpvr >Ur J M'KIHRIN.
I
OILMORE A CO.,
V * L*W AND COLLECTION IlOrup..
•VAI K WmiiNoroN. li C.
Make C..|ie tion*. Neg••tint* Dm anl attend to ail
i '' i- •• ©"iig-led to them. LAN It Rt'RIP. Ndtrr'*
\Mi-nel llwineetebd Kighte and LARD HARRANTM
-night and e*4d. it tf
I
A PERFECT BTREWGTHEWER.A SURE REVIVED.!
IRON BITTERS ire highly recommended for all di*c*r* rv I
| fpiiring .-x certain and efficient tonic; eepccially Intiigetlion, I>yrpr]<rin, Inter- I
I,ll Urnt I'rttrt, Want rf Appetite, Lot of Lark of Knrrgy, tie. Kltlicln*
lh MCMHI, atrengt lions (L* muacUe, and girea new life to the horvra. They art
like a charm on the digestive organ*, removing alt dyspeptic symptom*. such
a* Timing ike Food, Pricking, Heat in Ike Slomnrk. ilearlbvrn, rte. Tile only
Iron Preparation that Will not blarkrn the teetli or glvo
hontlnoho. Hold by all druggists. Write for the ABC Book, 32 pp. of
useful and amusing reeding— tent frtt,
* BROWN CHEMICAL CO., Baltimore, Md.
BITTERS
19 P3 tfd fl&s3!3 m K!
If 4I.HKKT R. PAIRR,
Mir (Vwml>liw f hitftH.
• RRJ. P. OUAIToR. BTORT R LADD
PATENTS.
PAINE, GRAFTON A LA DO,
Attorney* at-I.nut ami fin(ifilnr nf American
ami Foreign /'ifeh,
412 Pirrn MTRRRT, W AMI moron, I>. 0.
Prartk* (nlmf a la all ll* l.nmrSr* la lII* Pl*t
Oltl.r. ami lII* -*npr. m* anil 'ticii:i (Mtli ut lh
UalliU Malaa. P*M|ifct*t hu>l fir**. 4 H
now si II laawiiwinii i -Mjje/r.ummm
3 The |l'urest ami !)• tt JlfCi .;* eit r Jtaite*
9 Arf Hops, Ouchut IHart
ij drnlile Dan<lhor f witii .it..ewsir-rut
■ uiodclurstlie|.i isrtKA of •'! ntl.rr Jktten,
3 u, ikr\thr grwal* si B<OOd Pufi/iof, Llvcf
Q WoiUlVtOf, **"> 1 Ivsht'-ir.Uf
I KodlMMcVftn poU'lr I >f*T H'i whrrw Hop
5 tirm
1 T 'f-n whose lymriitsr4Sß Irrrpularl
J /ol;.ioU>weloi% ur,nikr 7 °nrk*. or who rw
I q'.irv art A I irtild HUm-iUijt,
II ILttcrw m lovg|^y l< * r ' Wit/lput intox
icating.
Na ri;.4tt4pr wh*|y„ur or tynHnmi
arc w..A! liK* fiuawMor niwnsai Is use Hop Hil
ls rs. * a.l until jrtn ilfw ■l t 'X but lr )r u
only f. L Lad or TIHWRAI4A.L ua "4itm at OIKS.
II uixy a* y-ntr life Ii ussl* •** J humlri-Oa.
tSOO willbopaM f„ r * ral** they will
ruroirlnip. t*i n<4 aulTor% o, '** ynir
•t .frr.bul uMitnl unm laem% Hop B
llrrnrrihrr flop iMPn t noV dru*r*w4
• ■ m I t
-to Iho "11? UD*V FXJXhO
or J KOPS** •) I f Of famlly^^
•bou:J ltd I. •m.
OI.C.AanaSmMV- Imwlslifriw tttrslfl
1 :
m m l
If: '-rs Cff. t
Cnttio Creek, Michigan,
VtJII'ViOrPBiUU 01* Till CAs-1 ©L*V iff
r ;--- , M rr>. , "*
Traction and Plain Engines
and Horso-Powers,
W— t c—pl-<TVn-4 r<rT ( Established
lalhrWrl4. I \3*H
OA VC ADC •/ aad ssrwsdM teri
M I LMnOsrw, wllb. it ilu' st >4 t at,
iJA rrui' or hai wi :•*- u> " hoe* *y" <Ae
- Iriisd vwrtwfy yfres mm mil mm fmmd*.
XTEUT-POMTN KR%ITATORM M
Cii|lrfr Mlrtn OM Otw • f
/••• Trrila FJIICS R ri l lnin Kflgttrt
•ff orrn lr. UK \ro*r*-%n n
A nf tf /as'vro n** tw^fwrcwawCf
fff MPI-lnrwlb-f w|{ll WprHr e fws'iho •• cevrnm
li" sad wwmab fro! dnWtpH f| btr nfl* f HAkm.
YRRTIF MI OF FMTU 0 T IU Larwr
a;uitr. fmr awvsw or Aorsr r-wr*
Tw'v mtlpw of " M'Btrvi * U'rw TVfwrt
7Rnn AAA Hrlrrtrd 1 nmhf?
,t>UV,VIrU l/rostArwnnrywiria"
ennsbrrt'T no biM, Irnm wtol'b k tulH Itw txp
rfrfßint)lo tmi-wnrt f anr mwlili trr
TRACTION ENGINES^
XREWSED, NASI 4m FFMRSSD RXORWTN em KJ /
mA 8. 10. 13 liorse I'owvr. iw/
' <l\> i
Fr--r -,A ♦* t- rtitd %
tmyr -. v -I, •■* ••• lu— .li ,4 Jl.rltt . ry.
- fr .
r-IbMOt.S, Ov.e.-ARD & CO.
I •• ? CRCCX.
MAY I'V To Loan at 0 perCi.
Ii I T||L( MLTL AL . | IRSOA
ANCZ co or xr.w VOKK. .• a.-i *.- •*, >.■
Ithjip tnl farm |-ru|*ly. In sums nl Ins tbsn f3t,U*
■IHI IHII siosdlni "T lluf'l d tbe |>rewtd salw* O
lb* |fr"|*rty Any pilius • |>nrrt|-al rah lw
II4 off ol any !!•*• and II !••• Iwn llr ruwlojn if tl*
c< n|ny |o j-rmit lit* j is. || to remain a hmg a
||,e l-tfi.wsr slrltss, If lbs lllefssl is promptly |M
Apply to
CIIARI.K* P Pfir.AMAN. Attnm#y aM.w (
tTsH, Rssfihg, ht.,
or to DAVID %. K l-I M K. Co.'f Ap|f-*.
S-tf bslUfonta, Pa
BT. XAVIEIt'S ACADEMY,
NEAR I.ATROHE, PA.,
VEAHLY Imlf n (Vntnrv otil, frnm
1." iW BWI HI wihbi-H
IB P*nn-jl*BBl Biwlaßtnl nff*.. „i Ikftuuk
MBratl'Wl M mi l III! h.l •Im .lart I.f rB. I. In
••men Pm4t* rinlM •< u; lima. V-nrlj >■
(MI ItM.
\Mrrm, lITIM Of MURPIr,
M BanttfV P. <1 , Ylßlir*l>|Hl r P*
( J A It.MAN'S HOTEL,
V I llpiwlt*O.lHM 11-maa. B XI.KPOBTK, PA,
TKHMB 11.'J# PCH DAY.
A ow4 Umj nlwM. l-l
©lit fiJmlrt JPrraotrat.
HKLLKKUNTK, FA.
NEWS, KACTB A Nil HUUOEftTIONH.
•HI THI R TMI WKLMRK IR TBI IBTILLI
URRCR P RPRITI UR TII> ITIAU.
I'.tery farmer in Ain annual experience
Uhcuvrrn tomtlhitig uf value 14' rite il and
<rjul it to the ■•Ayrieultural Kditar o/ the
lIKMOCHAT, Hellefunie, I'enn'a," that other
■inner* mag hare the benefit aj it, l.et
•m mumcaturn* he timely, and be lure that
' hey are brief ami well /minted.
Analyses of Fertilisers.
The tnnnuficture and sale of com
mercial fertilizers atfoid so good an
i|j|M>rtunily for a<lulterslion and
fraud, that it hua been thought wise
in many of the Slates, our own among
the number, to re-protect those who
buy and use them, and remove temp
tilion from those who mate ai d deal
in them, by enactments requiring
that each package offered for sale |
shall have plainly printed thereon a
Chi mieal analyses of its contents.
Tb • prime object of this published
analyses is, of course, to protect the
fainter fiotn fraud, by enabling bim
to know tha he gets what be |ra)s
for, but it uiay also be of great use
as an aid in comparing the different
brands, and determining which one
of the many is heal adapted to the
wants of his particular soil and crop
In order to help the average farmer
to a better understanding of this use
of the analyses, I'rof. N. W. LORD,
chemist for the State lloanl of Ag
riculture of Ohio, has prepared a
biief explanation which Secretary
(,'bambciluiii embodies in the cnrrenl
monthly crop report just issued by
the Hoard. The use of this class of
fertilizer is growing very rapidly in
| our county, and as our laws upon
the subject arc w y similar to those
of Ohio, and the measures sold in
both States under their laws are the
same we take the libeily of transfer
ring to our columns, l'rof. Lord's
article entire :
The fertilizer analyses published in
these ii |x>tut need a few words of
explanation to render them more
lull) M-rvic able to the farmers.
'I be oljrct of the .State law, in
compliance with which the analyse*
were made, is the protection of those
who use and buy fertilizers, again-1
fraud on the putt of the manufacturer
or dealer, and not the comparison oi
the d life rent brands sold in the State
as to actual fertilizing value to the
farmer in this or that locality. That
this object may lie attained with aa
little expense as |oasihle, the dt tgtD
inations made in each ea£ 4ft of
only the fertilizing materials jMdmdif
to l<e present in the article, and pro
vided these (phosphoric acid, nitro
gen, |Mitasa), are present in the
amounts claimed by the dealer, the
law is satisfied.
Now, that these aoslyses may also
furnish to Ute farmer the uicana of
fum/mriny the dilierent brands so as
to select the one most useful for bim,
more than the mere contents in the
several ingredient* must lie consid
ered, namely the nature of the com
bination in which they occur, the
mechanical dale of the preparation,
and in connection with tiolb of these,
the kind of soil on which the fertil
izer is to lie used.
The shove |ioints can usually be
determined to a considerable extent
by careful examination of the fertil
izer, by the eye alone, or aided by a
hand glaas, ami by silting through a
moderately fine seive.
The following points have to tie
considered in comparing the fertil
izers in thia way :
Unmet*. Fine "ground bone" is
more rapidly disintegrated in the soil
and hence assimilated by the plants
than coarse, and as between two sam
ples of "bone meal" showing about
the same analysis, the finer is the
more valuable, that la, the one con
taining the ynatcd pro/iottion of One
(Nine, anrt as a rule, the finer the state
of any fertilizer, all things I wing
equal, the more rapidly it can be ren
dered available. Again, aa to atate
of com hi nation, the "insoluble" phos
phoric acid of lames is much more
valuable than that of the to called
"phosphate rocks," hence where au
|rer|diuwphalcs are prc|mred from
bones, the "insoluble" acid must lie
considered a much more important
Item than where prepared froiudoulb
Carolina or other phosphate rock.
The fiotanmt referred to In the anal
yses Is that iu forms which are sol
nble in w-tcr and hence la about
equally valuable where ever It ap
|ieara in an analysis, no matter what
| may IXJ the stale of the fertiliser as
to fineness.
Ammonia is another Ingredient
] which may lie introduced in a variety
of way a and Its source should be in
all eases considered. The introdtic
j thin of ammonia in lU most valuable
form, that is in tlte sha|ie of ammo
nia salt, sulphate, and muriates, is
foaml in hnrclly any of the fertilizer*
atu.l, led; iu most cases it occurs as
nitrogen in organic matters; now,
thia organic nitrogen in bouc-, hlood,
meat, etc., is readily converted Into
ammoniu and is hence un extremely
valuable component of fertilizers, but
niliogm iu huir and leather is not
nearly no uvaHub e, arid hence is not
so valuable, unless the maleiiids are
very Unely ground, or in some other
way made more eu-ily decomposable.
Careful exaiiiinalioii of a fertilizer
w.ll generally suHh.-e to indicate in
Wuicb of these forms the nitrogen is
I resent and thus serve as a guide in
I O II paling values.
A word as to the valuation of the
fertilizers given in the reports. These
represent not alwuy s the acluai value,
tu the Jurmer in any yam locality, hot
the sum of the commercial value* of the
several ingredients shown by the
analysis to (re present iu the sample,
or in other words, what the same
amouut of fertilizing elements would
cot taking the usual value of such
articles bought in the crude slate in
which they arc found iu fertilizers,
and in the long run the ugricullucitl
value will regulate, and hence fairly
compare with the commercial value.
Taking then the alrove points iulo
consideration and combining with tbe
knowledge of the analysis a careful
examination of the fertilizer, the
farmer is prepared to judge what is
tbe best article for the money at the
place he is buying. To determine,
however, which is the best for his
land, needs a knowledge of the char
acter and wants of his soil and crop,
these can lie learned only by catelul
and intelligent study. The u c of
fertilizers must Ire to supply llie in
gredients needed by the soli, and this
the aualyses enables any one to do
intelligently.
A won) as to the "Soluble and Re
verted Phosphoric acid" of the analy
ses. This refers to the phosphoric
acid which is soluble In water, and
also to the further amount which is
soluble iu a strong solution of Citrate
of Ammonium, this solvent having
the power of dissolving such phos
phate as has, by standing, been con
verted to a slightly less soluble form
|lhan that dissolved by water, this is
on roost soils nesrly as valuable as
that which ia freely dissolved by wa
ter, and hence iu the Mate Hoard re
ports is clasaiAed with such, as imme
diately available phosphoric acid.
One word further as to the Hc<>|>e of
the State law. From what has pre
ceded ii is clear thai the law is not
intended to telert Jcrlihzer* for the
Junncre, which il certainly should not
do, but to guarautce them against
Jrand, to prevent adulteration, by re
quiring any brand of feililizer to
coutain juet what it claim* to contain,
so that no manufacturer or dealer
shall make a compound, advertise il
as containing such and such jrer cent
sges of valuable material, and tin n
"ell it mixed with eaitli or moisture
enough to reduce the value lielow his
claims. All the analyses are made
on tbe sample as il is found in trade,
not dried. This is im|M>rtant, be
cause water can lie introduced to
soa>.*xtenl by cX|>ourv to dump or
tAtMvOise, without any apparent in-
Mmtiod to defraud. However to the
consumer it makes little diflercncc,
whether be pays for useless dirt or
useless water, in either case lie gt-la
less actual fertilizer than lliewdghl
shows should lie present, and buys an
adulterated article—so that maieturc
is one of the adulterants which the
ansises would reveal.
I have written this brief note at
the suggestion ol the Secretary of
the Stale Hoard in order to show the
understanding with which the anal
yses were made and to |>erlia|is make
their use a little more directly evi
dent to the farmers buy ing fertilizers.
How They Mako Pork and Figures
in Indiana.
froM lb* "Agrtrvltankl OntaaM" if una of onr Kt>
CUOIM.
A farmer near Pern, Miami county,
I ml., increased the weight of fifty
hogs 4000 |iounds in thirty days by
actual weight, realizing II per bushel
on 2f>B bushels of corn which Uiey
consumed in that time. The gain
was eighty pounds per day, while the
consumption of oorn wase.9 bushels
| XT day, which would be nine |>ouiid*
of pork for every bushel of corn
consumed.
Some one lias said that "figures
will not lie I" If be should happen
to read the above paragraph we are
sure be will recall the rash aaaertiou.
Aahea as a Fertilizer.
Unleached wood ashes contain all
the constituents of plant food that
the ordinary or worn out soil meda,
except nitrogen. By their chemical
action, they render much of the inert
nitrogen in soils available, and in
that way may (w said to furnish ni
trogen. This is true of lime, and on
this power of making nitrogen avail
able, the greatest value of lime, when
applied as a fertilizer, depends.
A shea also have a good mechanic-si
effect npoft the soil, especially heavy
day soils, which are made lighter
and tnor porons. so that air and
water circulate more freely. Ashes
do not suffer waste hy being washed
oat, to the extent that is true of the
more soluble and concentrated feitii
iters sold in the markrt*—their cf
i facte are therefore aoffra*ting.
IT is to n ficial to pig* wliHe being
led corn or other heavy food to fat
ten them, to give them a change
every day from stimulating food.
They will be found to reliali raw
pumpkins, applet or root*. If their
>t|)|a-liU- IM.-j.in to fltg, it ia beat to
increase the quantity of theae lighter
fmidit, and to reduce the amount 'of
grain. Fi oil and vegetable* arc cool
ing to the blood and help digestion.
I'ign mil fatten faster with lew* grain
and u feeding of theae than on all
grain, or at k-*t thev will make
more healthful meat. We don't like
for our table a pig, which has lieen
stnflcd to the verge of found* r on
char corn. The feeding place of
such pig* may to* discerned nfur off.
Cat. Curtis in Mural S'ua Yorker.
Tllß iMiilsdelplii* (Pa.) Sor'h
Amer ran, in a recent editorial says:
"The granges ol this IState are dis
play ing an amount of vitality which
indicates that they have lately been
working more steadily, if with leas
flourish of trumpet*, than during the
heyday ol their early incorporation.
There are many features in the orga
nization of the Patrons of Husband
ry which are highly commendable,
not the least of which is the broad
and 11total plank which recognizes
in woman the true helpmeet and con
sequent equal ol man."
THERE is less excuse for feeding
a good milch cow stingily than any
other farm animal. She doe* not ask
any eredil; she makes prompt daily
payment; and her product is a cash
article. If he has not the food at hand,
prudence and good judgment, as well
as humanity, requires him to furnish
her full rations at all limes, without
regard to a favorable or an unfavor
able season. We always counsel
dairymen to make an earnest effort
to produce all the food for their
herds upon their own farms, but the
first principle of profitable dairying
requires that tbey give abundant food
to keep up an even flow of milk,
whether they produce or purchase
the food.— National Livt-Siock Jour
nal, Chicago.
THERE is a great deal more varia
tion in the quality of stable manure
than is commonly supposed. The
success of fanners who fatten stock
, during the winter is mainly due to
the facts that they feed rich concen
trated food, and that fattening ani
mals utilize mainly the carbonaceous
(tortious of the fo*Ml which are of lit
tle value for the manure pile. In
i this way the phosphate* and nitrogen
. in the tood go to the Gelds in proba
bly more available forms than they
can be got in coinmercirl manures.
I 1
STABLES should lie warm enough
-o that burses may lie comfortable
without blanket* ; ilnn the blankets
wilt do good service as covering*
when the animal is left standing out
lin the stu-et, The practice ol cover
ing a horse with a blanket in the
-table, to to* removed as soon aa he
i* taken out, is like a man wearing
his overcoat in-door* and taking it
..<! when he govs out in the open air.
IN fattening the old cow, get all
1 the milk out of her at the same time
riiat >oq can. The milk will he rich
and ought to pay for the feed, without
much interfering with the fattening
process. It will take a little longer
;to get her ready for the knife, but
not a great deal— harm Journal.
1 KNOW of scores of One poultry
house* which have l<een equipped by
"taste," with gables, and partitions,
ami feeding troughs and hospitals,
anil the le*t birds, and bet some
-mart old lady near by with her old
flour barrel* on ".lie flats," ami her
condemned bushel baskets bung to a
is-am, will have eclipsed the man of
taste ultctly in her tale of profits.
I CAN make more pork with clean
shelled corn soaked 12 hour* in pure
, spring water, than 1 can with new,
-oft corn, 1 will keep my pigs in
to-lter condition, and my feeding
floors and pastures will not be cover
id with cobs. The waste in feeding
I new corn is greater than the cost of
shelling the old.— G>r. Ohio Farmer.
TOCI.EAN MU.K STRAINERS. —Fine
wire milk-pail strainers tliat become
slopped up may be readily cleaned
by rubbing with a damp cloth dipped
into baking sod a.-Atom/ Setc Yorker,
No farmer should be satisfied un
j less he can yearly increase the pfo-
Idoclive capacity of hi* land. Tho
more of Ida profits be can fund In
thia fierinancnt form of investment
the greater will lie hi* gains for
year* to come.
THE entire corn crop of Mr. F. A.
Rarlow, Xorton county, Ksn,, raised
at a cost of $55, was shipped a* a
present to Father Clarkson, of lowa.
It consisted of "a amall and shrivell
ed nubbin weighing three and a half
ounce*."
TtIERF. are few cowa an constituted
that their milk cannot be largely Im
firoved, lioth in quantity nnd quality,
>y a careful attention to the wants of
the animal, flood feed ami a warm
him will go far toward accomplish
ing this desirable result,
Aceo*nl NO to The /oust IlomrMcild,
the thre-hlng in the central part of
that Hi ate "shows wheat to be front
four to nine bushels per acre,"