Profe**ional Card*.
nil. HASTINGS,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
IIKLI.KKoXTR, PA.
Offlc# on Alh'nliMiy *tripf,ln iluuii ui of tin*
(Icit mru|ill by Ifttft tUiu of VtM-iifii A Huttings. 4" II
n. ft. PKALI. N. A. II in.
pEALE & McKEE,
I ATTORNEYS AT I.AW.
Hl-lf Ofllcß op|wUi Cwufl IL'llfl. ntr, i'u.
11. YOCUM,
Oft ATTOItSKV AT LAW,
UKI.t.KroNTK, PA.
'•ltlr# on N. K. corner of DUiuoud mid Allegheny-*!.,
lu tli room lately orruyioil by YtMttiu A Iltwiliog-.
VII.Lt AH A. V ALLA< I, DM lD L. KREM,
M Aftft V f. WtLLA'ft, VIUUM ft. V ALL ACE.
WALLACE A KREBB,
LAW AND COLLECTION iIFFICK,
Juury 1, I**l. CLKAKFIKLD. PA.
|?LLIS L. OH VIS,
.1 J • ATTORNEY" AT LAW,
iH'FICK oppi*it the C)urt House, on Hip 2*l of
A.O. Fitrsl'i biiiMinif. J-'ilf
IJMIANK FIELDING,
1 LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE,
U-ly i I.KARKIKI.Ii. PA.
W A. MORRISON,
v V • ATTORN KY-AT-L AW,
MKLLKKONTK. PA.
Ofltc. in Wnodrtnf'a Bl.wk, opiMi.lt> tint Court lluiiiw.
Cuti.ultathin In EnKli.li or ti.niinti. Z-t)
C. T. 411X4*01*. C.I.HWU.
i LEXANDER k BOWER,
i V ATTORNEYB AT LAW,
D*'llfont, P., ny b* foniillpft lu Kuglieh ur Qer
mat). Office In Gftrmnn'a Building. 1-ly
nvn A. Biivn. j. wk*LET OEF -HART.
BEAVER & GEPHART,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ORlre on Ail.Klianjr strrrt, nurtb uf Ui|(h. Rail#-
fi>nl, !■. 1-ljr
Df. FORTNEY.
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ItKLLKKONTK, PA.
Loat Awr to tho toft lu the Court linn... 2-1 y
fOHN BLAIK LINN,
J ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MKLLKKONTK, PA.
Office Allegheny Blrppt, orer Pott Office 'il-ly
f L.BPANGLER,
*1 • ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BCLLRFOXTE. CENTRE COUNTY, PA
HppcUl Btlpntton to liellpclloiiii prvrtli .■* in *ll Ihft
Courts; ConnalUtloni in Oertntu r K g.hh. 1-ly
DS. KELLER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Offlc* on Allegheny ?irwl ftouih ti.ie of Lyon's
# torc, B*ll4bnl, P. l-ly
T * iriKII. f-Vftt S OOftDOft.
MURRAY & CORDON,
ATTORN KYS-ATI.AW,
CLKARKIKLD PA
Will ftttend (he Bellefoote Courts wfcen
employed. 1 ly
'V a HIPI'LE,
1 • ATTORNRY AT LAW.
DM"K U A VKN. PA.
All budneeepromptly attended to. 1 ly
\\ T M. P. MITCHELL,
VV PRACTICAL SIR VICTOR.
LOCK HAVEN, PA.
Will attend to nil work In ClwrflpW, Cwilrp and
Clin toft enuatiee.
Ofllcft opposite Lick HRTPII Ntin) fUnk 20-ly
W C. HEINLE,
V V • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
RKt LKKONTK, PA.
Office in Conr*4 llonr, Allecb-io itrppi.
Rperlal RtUntiofi ripfi t" lb# rullectin of (Uimi
AlVftllHt aMftmitft p$ 1 21-1;
W ILLIAM McCULLOUGH,
* ATTOKSRY-AT-LAW,
CI.KARKiELD. PA
All buelneee promptly attended to. 1 ly
Ilu*ine** ('ard*.
HARNESS MANUFACTORY
In (hriiMn'i New Biork,
BKLLKfOXTVL PA l-ly
r P.BLAIR,
1 • JEWELER.
vATnvn. eirtcti, JEWELRY. Mr.
All work u-*tly •ikulml. On Allegheny
Hf. k#rl...ff II <ri*e. 4-tf
DKALKRS IS I'UKK DRUGS ONLY.
3 | ZEI.LER A SON, i
r: * P • DRUGGIST*.
* " #. Rr-irk.rhnff R.iw. J
All th KMnitant PUrfit Alr.li.inn,
•-rt(,li'i'. wkl K.milr Uiuip..
50 ~r.|mt. Ti'iwi. Sh iilin Mracn, Ac .Ar J
?• 4-lf g
f OUIS DOLL,
1 J KASHIONABt.R RiXT A RtIOEMAKRR,
Bf" krrlio'ff How, Al!gt*ny Mrpr!,
1-ly HHlpfonlA.pl
ciriw. Pw'i. s. P. ftAftftn. Oftsk'r,
I?IRST NATIONAL BANK OF
I BELLEFONTE,
ALLOFKHIJ Btrpft, HPIIHMIB. PA. 4-tf
HK. HOY. M. I).
• Oflk* In Conrd lf sp. b'kp POTldbji'#
UfiHllo, UK I. LK PuSTfc. PA.
Bfioriat nttnnlkin |1 to Op+rntlv* furEry nnd
Oironl INmmm. I.V-ly
nR. JAS. 11. DOBBINS, M. P.,
PHYSICIAN AND St IKIEON.
Ofßcn Allrgkeny St., o*w Ylmc Stor#,
Ctf HKLLKFONTK. PA.
DR. J. W. RHONE, Pentiat, can
U found nt lt otlL-r nnd rHldsnf on
■tdn of Hlftli iltwl thr** rUmr* VUnt of Al!p*lipny,
Hollffwitt. IV I Aft
M i Merlin nroiiM.
oowra
V- >
W.th COSTIVENESE. Sick H..d.tk*. DYSPEP
SIA. Lew Soirih. SLEEPLESS NIOHTS,
Lot. f Aypdlk. P.i* i* tfce Sid.,
And .11 tk> *mro*. .ilMont* o.nw|U*t *|KMI • *•>
nnii M.U of lh IJr, "An J In" • C.ft*l*
roMNuly within yo*r mrk. Ttwl rii*y I.
GREEN'S Liver Pills.
Thm Pill. r. of TWO .KM, n4 wk.w ,w* la
'ounM-Uu* with iiek "Ihtr annniiM Br dlrwelli
■rw INVARIAHLV RUOCKUtri L. Tbny or* m
r.wtwl. A* tn SRNT BT MAIL oe rrrmtf* nt priow.
I* win l yrnrml ooont-.triiifiy th>y or* pat <iy I*
IMt. IniM, Willi Ih. *l*n.tnr* ul P. P. ORBkN
•tvnnd wt M
Prlrn, No I.BtYru.; No.a,BOrU. M*nu(Kturwi
only hy
F. POTTS GREEN.
BELLRKONTK, PA.
ft C A a ftU APPr" r "I*K •' Rom*, tomplo. worth St
<i>Q IC >9 fro.. AMttm A. PTINSON A 00,
rioltaixl, Munr. Ply
Il'lleon, MeFurlnne. if Co., Hardware Dealer*.
HARDWARE!
WILSON, McFARLAN 10 cfc CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES,RANGES ? HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
HARDWARE.
ALLEGHENY STREET, .... HUMES' BLOCK, • • UKI.LKHiXT K, PA.
1855-1881.
Baugb's Fertilizers have stood Field Tests for 25 Years,
BUSHELS. NOT ACRES.
SAVK MONEY B* T'MKU
BAUGH'S TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR PHOSPHATE,
Price, 525.00 Per Ton of 2000 Pound*.
BAUSH'S ECONOMICAL FERTILIZER for POTATOES.
CuiiUinlng 4 to i pwr MM. of Sulpli.tr of Midi,
Prioe. $30.00 Per Ton of 2000 Pound*.
ALL GOODS SOLD ON GUARANTEED ANALYSIS.
Descriptive Circular* Sent Free upon application.
BAUGH & SONS, 20 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia.
Tor sale by J. H. LONG, riemington, Pa., Agent for Clinton and Centre Countie.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
BELLEFONTE A SNOW SHOE
R. R.—Ttm.-Tolil. lu .ffrcl v* ud .fl.r M.nb
' i'llm Snow Shot 4.30 A. .,.rrir.. In Rll.fonl
|!Lt" lU-ll.fonl* 9.1S . * ~rrirr. .1 Snow gli"
' Ua'u Snow Bbo. :-> r.B.."!*• 'n 8.11.f001.
' BolloftMH. *.*-'• r •' J,no "
T.iA r. * s S BLAIR, 0*'1 Bnp.rlnl.otlr*!.
BALD EAGLE VALLEY RAIL
ROAD —Tinio-T.1t1., April I':
Kj-. M.it. WMTW4.it. ttw.it Kjt M'M
i'lo 7 I,: Arrlrr .t Tirun.
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a 4 run ** Plcniingtrtn " i ,
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•• vritp® ■' Kpi't 1 t ♦* n
by thlft !■! ftftsftft In H®-1!P
--r.tnt'at. - - - '
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. •• W HMnrnt--rl '* 9
arrlrr. at Irrl ll*,n - .hi y w
EASTWARD.
PACIFIC EXPRESS Irwrrt !/>rk
m ♦ ViUisrts#i-.ri . #
t* nrrls'*t lUrrttuiri; ..... H HA ft •
- I'hiuuipi.• _ awpi
DAY EXPRESS !••. Rmoro J !"•"
.. •• Uwk It..no—ll fi.tw
.. " Wllll.in.porl 12 49. *•
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t ~ rjrrr .1 llarrl'ttirg.- I Win
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M nrrlvpft tl llsfrW-nrfw rt NK • m
• •• PhiladrlphW. T A*nt
Ert. M.tl Wrwt. Klnit.r. Krprrwr Wwt. Uk lUfrn
Aor-.ninrr.lnti. n Wrrt. .rft Dry Riprw Inn! mkr
flos* roiinprlion® si HoflkiliWfUinl v|fb I. A It, K
R train, for Wilkwhwrr- n-l Srrwntn.
Brl. Mnll Wrt. Ninr. Kupww Wt .tot Ert.
Elpfrwi w rrt, ami l.r k H.n 4r..mwxrrlion *nl
mk,rltn. -tmnwilnit .1 W lllltiw.t-.tt wltn N C. R
If, train, north.
EH. Mail Wnl, Ntrr E.prw. W—t. an Atm
Rlpr-w F.*r. mnk. rhwn nmnwlln* .1 Lorh ll.n
With M E V. R It l-.1n..
F.rl. Mail F.t n-l Wwl trnnwl .1 EH. with tmln.
Ml I, A M A R R. nl Cnrry with O t' A V R
R . at Fmpnrtnm with M N T A P. R. R-. * I '
DHOw.rrt with A V. R I!
Parlor r-nr, will rnn phll.Al|.|tl am
WiMl.m.port on Nlnrnra Itprwi *l EH F.pr."
w~tt. philul.lphl. Kpr-rr Kn.t .*4 Ihiy Eprr
Enat. and Sttn<Uy Rrpr-w. F*t. hlwplntr -nr."* all
night trln. *• A Btinwia,
lln'l Sptlnttdnt
THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT
BOOK and JOB OFFICE
ALLEGHENY STREET,
BBLLEFONTB, PA.,
IS NOW OFFERINO
GREAT I N DUCEME N T
TO TlltiOE WISIIINO FIE.T-CLAO#
Plain or Fancy Printing
W. havn uniutial facilltle* for printing
LAW BOOKS,
I'AMPni.KTH,
CATAIAIOUBS,
PROORAMMKB,
BTATKMENTB,
CIRCULARS.
BILL IIKADH,
NOTK IIKADB,
BUBINEBS CARDH,
INVITATION CARDS,
CARTKSJ DK VIHITK,
CARDS ON ENVELOPES,
AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS.
■O-Order* by mall will receive prompt
At tendon.
MT Printing done in the bnet ityln, 00
ihort notice end nt the lownet rates.
FIARMAN'B HOTEL,
X I Opptnll-CnnrT ItirnM, BELLBPONTR, PA.
TERM! StJA PBR:DAY.
A good I.lrrry altwrh-d l-|
T.RS. LYDIA L FINKH&M, OF LYNN. MASS..
| /o ££,//£- I
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'B
TZ3STAILS COIITOUin).
| % IVwlflTr Cwtr
/•rail I'.Ur.l <MiUMe eM lUsVsm
MrseiMM Isser hsl frints pa|sleltss.
It rat re snllrWf Ike erN fi+m at I laaiaks C*m
j Uluts.eJl otetUnlrnulAcs h etxl l*Wfa
line. I tllhif end I Uf4sv>ienle. a~) lie mnesqeehl
fpihal tTrsknrsa, and la (eiUntkfl; a4*f4~J (e Ihe .
(liftMfe ft iJf*.
II will dlas- Ue list rtpH (namn fr*ua lk okwli
• a eailf Mags of iVtkl#U TV V wkor Jl r*%-
•• r v-ste kuRK IS I Here V rhavisd mytfseilily l> !U *•*.
II rrwy.m feielnsei, fet<iW>tr j 4*lmreJt mtlaf
fr-r e|i rsaa|*nts. ami Hlsvrs wseknsse at U el earh
It nire rhHr|, llesdsrku, Vrvme ("rnMrslloA,
t.swnil lufcUllJ, Mmk-iiw, l+ f rmrnt e ud lad*
|dMk
TVt ftf iteMhff fMkln. •MfM
a ts-l Ua kerbs. Is always |sriuenrtly rere4 I y He mm.
II sillet sltlifnssend mmUr etlrlirunlaiwwerl la
harm-'*? eilli lheUU s gosnn lh* fsmeb
Mlkmr*( KWtey ( opkMa at atUwr Nilkta
(VwifShh-l !• *M"|fiasl.
n r>u r. mtiNAVn Yixrr%ni.r rmm*
It) I >DI frrpervd at CM led Kfi W*m~rm Ame*.
f.yaa. Mam. PrWfl. Mi b>4lk*frt §&. Mlkyaa.l
In lb# farm at |4IK aken latba f<*va i.(l -en|M, cm
rsrripl at prVe. |l fwr Vl fr riiWr Una link ham
f r owl y answers all Mre f Itwp.lre sm<l for |a)4-
M. Aidrme m afcote. Jimthm ltd Pmfmr.
UnfMaff tlirmM U wttiteit LYDU K MT CHAWt
|jv;:a r.!.fJL ivy rmr • rwupu<, l-.i ofiaCT
and l"*T *Y n ' U. llm SirstUfsr koi
A0" Hald tr nil llriitistii. -%•
Battle Creek, Michigan,
tm^wmmtofmra^nwa
THRESHERS/^^^
Traction and Plain Engines
end Horae-Powers.
C*t*s Tkrmkm I CstaMlahwd
I* U. Wart*. I less
0 9 YEARS
u muw-iwm, or Irnttxn. *> ~. - <*.
—25
RTRAM-POWZK WEPARATORM *sd
< nmplrlf- "IrsM 0llu/mm*-*hmv—HNM.
Tr*<-lo Kmlsr, iihl rtal. Kn.lsr.
•w **TO In III' Anwtran nam
A wpmmirnAp ./ /.pfri U Impimmmmt.
It 11*1. InMsth -r wtth pmpmAr fa nip ...
W" •mm-rrtti. or* 4rnun* <4 I'l -Ibr-r tntlm.
riw - nf swMm. fnw A m It
OUadtjr, /#' "Ma er Asaraa jwstr#*.
Two *t\Um at " M'Ml Of Ml * HntM-Pmuw.
7,500.000 rpxzk
mrnUrtl! no bono, from shirk M Imtll IS* Ms
Mud-mdl at nor nutrhlwrr
TRACTKON ENGINES
*'i i'i. i a. to, ta ilT'r*rr. af
NICHOLt, SHtSABO 0 00.
esttsa Crash. asiehiae**"
M(>NKY Tw l 6porrt.
iiivrj.* *.A a Br T)U; Mt - Tt , AL MfK i.isvr.
SSrtC CO. OP X*W YHK. * flrM nrnr.,- *h>
- Uwh M^SS,
•M M •lnll| MS* Itllll nf Ik* (imH I|M nf
W. |>*wfrl|. A*r iwli* "I Itr i -.nclf .1 ran lw
pilS off t mt>l Urn. ~J If KM I•*-. *I lit. nsKw nf It*
In i-mtwll Ik# prl lp"l In r Mi.li, < Inn* m
Ik. 1-nrrnM.t (IrtiM, If lk, 181.T..1 la prnwpllp
*n>l; I*
CIIAhLRS P. 11l KUMAR. Slims*?-*!-!**.
HI CwHSlwl, thsStie. h.
arm PA till I. Kl.ise. (Vt.'i Aimtmr.
S-fl SallrkiSlM. P*.
She (Ufulrt
HKLLKKONTK, I'A
NKWM, KACTU A.vi) HUH;I:SHO.N.
TMA I**l wr IMB MATtoBAI. WBLFABR If Till IMTELLI*
KC* AMU RMUNRTTITR or TMB FAUIK*.
K'fry farmer in An annual trimmer
Uueovtr* *omethiny of ralue. H'rite it and
Mtul it to the •• Agricultural Eilitor i f the
PKMOI-KAT, ilcUefoute, Eenn'a," that other
farmer* may hare the benefit of it. l.rt
eotnmuntrafion* be timely, ami be *ure that
they are brief ami veil fmi tiled.
Bota, Their Nature unci Habits.
A vast amount of misinformation
exists among farmers every where, as
to the real nature and habits of the
"liots fly' which everyone kuuws is a |
serious annoy mice to the farmer's best. I
friend, the horse. 'I he following short [
paper on the subject is from the pen
of Dr. Win. Home, and may IK- ac
cepted as authority:
'I here is no animal In-longing to
the domesticated which suffers HO
much as the |>oor horse. There is
rftil an animal so sensitive to suller
ing as he is. Difficult and dangerous
as it is to tamper with him, he is the
subject of every form of qunckerv
and cruelty. 'I lie noble horse, our
beat friend, is lieing constantly made
the subject of much suffering by tho
hordes of adventurers who travel
alout the country, and who are to IK?
found located in ulinost every town,
city and village in the i'nion. These
men claim to know every thing about !
a horse. They know nil nlmut every
disease to which he is liable, and give
hi in the credit for diseases quite un
known to the most skilled veterina
rian. Perhaps no other ilisease, so- j
called, has so many symptoms ami
cures as Imts. Almost every symp
tom and form of disease is ascribed
to bot. All forms of colic, etc.,
etc., are the result of the ravages of
this formidable foe. Kvcry firui of
medic lie, etc , is rccornmt nded, ac
x cording to the fancy of the man who
may Irom some cause or other settle
upon it, in his astute mind, no mat- ]
let how much damage he may do, |
and without the |sisihility of doing !
any good.
Dots are not a disease, neither do
they cause any disease, so far as
my exjieriem-e teaches me. I know
there arc some good, intelligent au
thorities, who think quite differently.
Momc honored experts think Ixti*
cause many forms of gri|>es, or colic,
lin the horse. I'eriyp* llicy do. Ad
mitting that hots do cause soiue
forms of disease, what are • going
: to do alsiut it? How ran we pre
vent such disorganization and dis
quietude? I answer, we ate |Kwer
less to prevent it.
I have given much lime and study 1
to this I Kit question, and sin obliged I
to confess I have never yet seen !
any serious results from thcrn. j
That they produce irritation when j
seeking n new life, when passing
along the bowels, I aui quite satisfied.
That they sometimes hook on to the
membrane of the tectum, I know,
and cause much uneasiness to the
horse. This is the tirue and only
time when close attention i* necessa
ry, for now bv distending the anus, i
the parasite may IK- drawn awav me- j
clianically—in no other way—and j
the itching prevented. I believe the i
Koy al College of Surgeons of Lon
don claim to nave n section of atom- 1
sell perforated bv hot*. Thcv inav
baton |terfoinUd stomach, but I
most res|KK-tfully claim lliey have
not one |ctforatcd v bots. In the (
first place, such n act rut tlie part of j
a liot would la? suicidal, lie would !
go tiinnelling into unktiown regions. I
He would lie acting quite contrary to
his nature and instinct*. In tlie next
place,! have examiiMsl nil lho three
varieties quite critically. and witfi n
magnifier, ami railed to discover any
ineHiia ol eating, tuiinelimg or bur
rowing. The I lot even lacks tlie ad
vantage* ,f tin? ordinary caterpillar
for such a purpose. He |>o**c**-* a
powerful hook witfi which he tenaci
ously holds on to tlie wnlls id the j
stomach until, in accordance with the
hiwa of Ins nature, alien perfected,
when irnly for irniisfoiination, lie
voluntarily li-ls id, lod-l and soon !
he must find in-w quarlcrs, or be will
|ieiish.' Moon, il Hie weather is sun
ny, lie becuuu a a new creature, and i
occopU* a in w splieiv in the onler of
creation. He does nut burrow in
the ground, as staled by many au
thorities, until lie Is transformed.
He sluggishly creeps up to the end
of atiMws, etc., and theie waits until
his • Id, hairy, invulnerable Jacket
bursts asunder. Then lie docs bur
row lor a season. The tune so s|-cnt
is Materially govern*d by the lic-at of
the weather. H fine nrid wnnn, he
is soon on the wing. Kvcn now he
uses the wings more to accelerate Ida
niovenu-nta in walking, than for (ly
ing. 'flic little fellow now is a gray
ish white, and quite changed from his
hideous, erohryotic p|w*r*nre. with
immense, disproportionate eyes. Now
is tlie time to prevent their increase
by destroying Uie new-fledged fly.
(treat numliem may tie found from
the middle of a warm March to the
end of May, on the manure idle—
which ia a favorite place—and also
in tlie gruh form, in the stable,
among the drippings. With a very
little carc and attention on tlic port
of those who clean out the stable*,
etc, thousand* upon thousands of
gad flics may be kept from a neigh
bo i hood.
The next best plan to prevent pro
pagation is to scrape oil' the eggs
with a roughed—not sharp knife.
These are our only chances. Once
hooked on to the membrane of the
stomach, they are invulnerable, they
are masters of the situation. In
next paper I will give the results of
experiments, etc.
\V M. JIOKN*. .M. I). V. $.
Commercial and Homc-Mado Ma
nuroa.
ffom I Cffes|sfl'lshl of I.el tlefliHf
Mr. F. K. Morel and. page 829,
says "the farmers of this country are
far too economical in the use of fer
tilizers." This is true of manures
ndapted to the soil, while with others,
notably "commercial fertilizers," se
rious loss lias hitherto been sustain
ed, particularly with guano and the
sn|ierphospliates. The exception is
g)psum, which has realized great
profit—not always, only with the
leguminous plants, which includes
the clovers. The grasses and the
grains have been much less benefited,
though on the whole, 110 doubt, yield
ing more than the cost. The true
secret is, to know what the land re
quires; and this is one of the most
difficult things to determine, in view
of the great variety of soils, and es
pecially in the absence of experience
with the land, in which case much
guesswork must l-c done, and loss
suffered, In tore the needs of the land
are understood.
There an* special manure* and
general manured. Unater diMlculty
attend* the successful application of
the former than the latter, as it re
quires a knowledge of the particular
element lacking; a knowledge not
easily obtained, and even then there
is not nl a\s the success expected.
A general manure (having nil the
necessary elements of fertility) would
hare served the purpose as well, and
even trelter, unless the other elements
were in abundant*-. .Most of our
land wants foil manuring rather than
|H*eial applications, ns i evident in
the success with batnyanl manure
ami the turning down of green crop*
and sod, each of which has a full
complement of the elements of fertil
ity. What is not used U not lost, or
only to a slight extent, except in
soil of a leach) - character, and par
ticularly is it favorable for corn.
Wheat requires more compactness of
soil. In clay, manure is the great
requisite for all kinds of products,
including wheat, which it-quires it in
a lc degiee. None of the usual
concentrated manure* of commerce
can be made n substitute here, as the
mechanical part i* the principal need.
This i roi l, and the fertilizing de
mand also, by vegetable or barnyard
uisiiuic. Tlie more Um-ly it is dis
tributed thiough the soil, the better.
Little fui mid lw entertained a* to
the In-* of fertilizing material by the
washing of the rnins or the <sca|s' of
ammonia, a* it is held by the line
distribution of the humus, if not in
excess. It slsu favors moisture ami
the S( C-s of sir.
Wilti ail these and other advan
tages, Vegetable manure has this
fuither to favor ii. that it may I*
applied with benefit to all kinds of
I soil not of n |K-aly character, and,
i unlike special manures, requires no
• previous testing. It is rehalde in all
• esses, il pro|ierly managed, and the
soil is in good condition, as must lie
' the case with all manures, and the
more HO with commercial L mlizcrs,
which lack the vegetable material fur
the mechanical improvement of the
land. If not all taken up bv the
first crop—the humus certainly can
not lie, and it is not desirable—what
remains luay is- considered as not
only safe, but developing new (tiaui
lood, aud lUe more so lue uioie
thoroughly aud finely the soil is
worked, which -brings it* pro|iertiea
into new relations, in all of which
the cartMMiaceoua tnaleual 'cover* a
wide range oi ctlecls. We may
theieiore ivly U|KII tin* Uuuiurc, as j
c*|s. i ivuce has so ioug ueuiiuwlrsad.
Ou tue otuer hand, (omuieic.al
mauuie* uave no eucli r>c ud ; oil
the couliaiy, mm h loss has txe.i sua
lamed, tbc entire invisluienl some
tinea sunk, and where benefit result
ed, It w; a usu dly a matter ul degi<,
seldom If ever teaching tlie full cost
of the nianute, to ray nothing of
profit, Kveii now, with the improve
uienta recently made, tbeie l little
incrcaaed value over the curst rr|K>ll
el. It is not enough to know that
manure increases the ciop ; the que •
lion is, whether it covers the coit
and leaves a profit. Has this been
ascertained, and in wbatwoil or soils?
This must be done, and in every va
riety of toil, and Uie test repeated in .
succeeding applications, dependance
In-ing made upon tbe result in an ex
tended course of years, as bas been
done to some extent, but certainly
with no such satisfactory results as !
is obtained by home-made manure.
As soon as farmer* can 1M made
to depend upou uiwir bom* product
of mauure—to make and stive all
they can—vhey will find little need
for outside fertilizers. They will he
ril of all uncertainly, ami escape the
loss which results more or less from
tbelr use. There is one thing in fa
vor of tbe manures of commerce—
tbelr convenience. They are eerily
secured and readily applied. Where
profit i of 1M consequence they
arc sometimes desirable, as on lawn
or dooryard, if the soil be suitable,
and they may be of advantage in
other ways, mostly as helps to meet
particular require merits, but as a sole
manure ami in the long run, they
are nowhere comparable to home
made manure for profit, and for
keeping the land in good condition
on all soils, except of a peaty char
acter, and particularly clay and sand.
Where there is an excess or an
abundance of vegetable material, as
on reclaimed swaiupy land, mineral
manures have probably their l*-t
use, improving the texture of the soil,
as wrell as serving for enrichment,
being foreign to the soil, tbey serve
mainly as correctors. The home
made HI tide has already been tested
by its having been grown upon tie
soil, thus showing its adaptability.
Feeding Swmo During Winter
Fri'U* Sali iwl Ls t "-ftt/A It JouitiaJ.
t Swine should IK- fed oftener thou
twice daily, and during the winter
the first feed should be given mod
erately early, and the evening feed
should I* given not at * or 6 o'clock,
as is the custom with many, but at
atiout Fourteen or fifteen hours
between the evening and morning
feeds are periods altogether too long
for comfort and profit, as the appe
tite is liable to become ravenous, the
animal gorging itself unduly.
It is a great mistake to *up|K>se
that it is only required to rush the
food into the hog's stouinch, regard
less of quantity or intervals between.
The stomach is of quite moderate
capacity, and when crammed, the
process of digestion goes on like a
horse laboring at a load he cannot
move, the work being done tardily,
and only partially completed. In
cases of incomplete digestion, a por
tion of the food given is lost, passing
oil through the bowels ami going to
the manure pile. The art of feeding
therefore, does not merely consist in
shoveling out corn, without judgment
or limit, but in studying the natural
capacity for digestion, and feeding
to this capacity ; or a little inside of
it, that nil the food given may Is?
put in sliajs? for assimilation.
Editor's Table.
Among the c*l*|ojuei lately received
we note that of .lo*eph Harri*, of
"Moreton Farm," Itoefinter, N. Y.
Mr. 11 atria i widely known a* one of
our leading farmer* and agricultural
writer*. Hi* "Walk, and Talk* on the
I arm, published lor year* in the
Amerima Ajrtru'turitt, made him fatnoui.
and did more to pnpnlanre the journal
m wiiicli they appeared than any other
aet;e* of paper* it ha* ever publi.be.',
IVreonal acquaintance with Mr. Ifarri-.
and aevi rat year* experience w.th bi
eeds Warrant u* in aayiug that no
■<-edtu*n i* more honorable than he,
and none el| purer or letter rerdt.
>end for li.a catalogue which will be
enl you 11and |<o*tpaid.
•
Ma. .1. A. K vert it, Seedman, f
Watsontown. Pa., met with a tcriou*
lo. on the night of January 2.*th, hr
hating hi* eotue edition of caialogui -.
together With all the platea, elect* •
type*, etc., devtroyed by fire. The rat
logue* were almoet completed at the
time. Mr. Kreritt *ay he will have an
other edition ready in about two week*,
and will then rupply all hi* old friend'
and a* runny m-w one. a. may aetd
their name*. He promi.e* that the
new catalogue for 'B2 will be even more
elegant than ever before, and the fine*i
work of the kind ever publbhcd. Judg
ing from the lithographed cover that he
eiit n* a* a epecitnen of the work we
dare mj tt will be ju.t a* handrorne
he *ny.
A MAUI composed of two-thirds
wheat bran ami one third corn meal
j fur solids, wilb but skim milk Tor
liquid and Ail in the morning when
■ lont blood bent, make* a good
lucakfast for poultry, specially for
Iving lion*. Out* and buckwheat
f.r mid-day fwl, and corn and oat*
for supper an- cx<- licit for poultry.
Clean, It cab water it a very essential
article. Tbc above lood in rrcotn*
mended for |a>ultry alien the ground
jin frnr.cn and covered with nun*,
but aith the ojicn weather we have
had I bus far this W*KAI but 11 tile
extra ft*d or eare has len required.
The large amount of insect fool
which |Hiultiy baa been aide to pick
, up tbia season baa ao far rendered
;I be extra feeiling of animal food
| utineceaaary.
WHIMS coin on the ear i fed to
boraea Uiey luaaticatc It moic slowly
than if the corn was shelled. A* *
j consequence that on the ear ia better
1 digested. ,
Nr.vxn ael a ben in a box above
tbe ground or floor of the chicken
! bouae if (wwaible to do otherwise, aa
j tbe eggs dry too faat and lose their
{vitality. Much better a access may
■ be expected If the neata are mado
upon the ground.
I'OTATOKS planted must have their
eyca about them if they are to come
up.