Professional < 'arils.
C I). KAY,
O. ATTORNRY AT LAW,
IIKI.LKfONTB, PA.
Rpaaiul atiatithui ((van lo III,* ,*nlt#v*tlon f *laJm..
Oillcn adjoining itr**. K•*rli"fT IIIMIM*.
'THOMAS J. McCULLOUGH,
1- ATTORNEY AT I.AW,
P1111.1P.-'HIinO.PA.
Olflro lu Alhort llwnn - , building, in 'l'" ruorn form
arly oyvuplad by 111, rtiilip.huig Banking ' ollljmliy.
*-}}.
n. B. Ulttxei. w. r. i>a.
I I ASTINGS A RKF.DKU,
I 1 ATTOKNKVK AT LAW,
IIEI.I.KKHNTK, PA.
Offlroon Alleghany ilrwl.lwo duora vt of ••;
ft. „ ... niplad l*y lato Erin "I Yocum A Hauling. 40-tf
B. HUB. "• *•
I>EALE A MC-KKK,
1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
a l-tf OIKco oppo.Ha GOMH Uoiifci, Uallafout., Pa.
VCMJUM A IIARSIIBKKGER,
I ftlloKNbk.i A I LAW,
ItKI.LLKONTK, PA.
Olßco oil N. K. cotuor *.| Diamond and Allagtiany-at.,
In Ihi, ruoni latal, occupiad l,y Yovuiii A ll*.ling,.
WILI.UM A. WILUI'K, niVID L. llr.M,
MAMY r. WALLACI, mLUAM A. * II LA,"A.
WALLACE A K REUS,
▼ F LAW AN|I COLI.L.C RIIN "IMI'K,
Jidiuary 1,
17LLIS li. OK VIS,
J J ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFPICK o|poite TL* Court IL<u*e, on the 2d OF
A. O. FUNL'I building. WF
I7KANK FIELDING,
1 LAW AND COLLATION OFFICE,
12 ly i.LKAKFIKLI', PA.
C. T. ALEXANDER. C. M. IOWl.
v LEXANDER A BOWER,
J \ ATTOKNK.YH AT LAW,
iMlafonte, PH., may be (on*ulN In iunE IIII or tier
N. an. Office in tJarmaii'* UniMing. L - **
J A Mil 4. I KATIE. J. WKALKT OtrHAAT.
IJEAYER A UK I'll ART,
J> ATTORNEY!* AT LAW,
Office on Allegheny street, n rth of Uigh. Belle
folta, l* 1-1/
nF. FOKTNEY,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HKI.i.EPONTB, PA.
(AIT DOOR to the left In the Court Hon**. 2-1 y
IOIIN BLAIK LINN,
ft ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HKLLKFOKTE, PA.
OFFICE Allegheny Ftreet, over P-*t OFLU E. 21-1 y
I L. SPANGLER.
ft a ATTORNEYAT-LAW,
RELLKTONTK. CENTREOoLNTY, PA.
BPKLTL attention t* iVilMhiin; PRV TLO in all the
CONRTN; I . nmiltAti I. in OERMAU <>r K? gliah. 1-1 J
nS. KELLER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OFFICE on Allegheny Btre*T ttouth *D* of Lyon'*
itore, BellefoiU, PN. 1 _, 7
rp C. HIPPLE,
L • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
LIHIK HAVEN. PA.
All HUine** J romj-TLY IMWMM T.- I4|
\\ M P. MITCHELL,
▼ ▼ PR.UTICAL MCRVKYOR,
LOCK HAVEN, PA.,
Will attend to all work In Clearfield, Centre and
Clinton COUNTIES.
T>flice op|WMiite U K Haven National Bank. 20-ly
\\T C. HEINLE,
▼ ▼ • ATTORNKT NT LAW.
HKI.LKFONTK, FA.
OFBCA In Conrad FFONAE, Allegheny etreei.
SPECIAL attention given to the collection OF claim*.
All LUTINEAB att- RI LED T.. promptly 21-1/
WILLIAM McCULLOUOH,
Y Y ATTORNEY AT LAW,
< I.E ARTP.LD. PA.
All bnin*ae promptly ATTENDED to 1-1 JT
HK. HOT, M. I)„
• Of!!' e In Conrad II nee. aIKYT" Firtney'a
Law office, HELLKFONTE, PA.
B(erial attention GIREN to OJ-eratire Purgery and
Chr *iir R>U-AA*H IW)
OIL JAS. 11. DOBBINS, M. D.,
PHYfICIAN A Nfi ELROEIIN.
Office Allegiicuy HT„ OAWR LRTIG dtore,
6-tf BKLIIKVOLFTI PA
DK. J. W. RHONE, Dentist, can
le fonnd at hia office and reajdence n Nerlh
•i le of High at reel three d-ejr Ka*t of Allegheny,
Bellefonte. Pa lAlf
llasiness Cards.
HARNESS MANUFACTORY
In linrmnn'a N.W BLORK.
BELLEFONTE, PA. T-LY
C P.BLAIR,
1 • JEWELER.
watewta. RVOMA. jjtwilmt. Ar.
All work neatly eiecqte|. On Allegheny etreef, ,
• n<ler Brwkefb.ff |MM A-tf
DEALERS IN PURE DRUGS ONLY.
| ZELLBR ft SON, §
~ * I • DRWOIATN,
3f No n. Row. 5
u All lh PtnnAnnl Ptnt M"llrlni IV*
B ncrlpllnm nnil Family R'ip. mr.urll, K
nrvunrad. Trinm>, J*h.,lAr P.r<*, Ac ,Ar ' 3
r 1 i 4-tf : |
C. nr*l. Pr't. I. f. ■!•. nh'r.
THIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
J BEI.LEniNTK.
Allegheny Btreet. Bellefonte, Pa. A-tf
MI MERITA WPOIM.
RPHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT
BOOK and JOB OFFICE
ALLEGHENY STREET,
BELLEFONTE, PA.,
IH NOW orrKRINO
GREAT INDUCEMENTS
TO TIT OAR WIAHINO RIRAT-CLASS
Plain or Fancy Printing.
We have unu*ual facilitic* for printina
LAW BOOKS,
PAMPHLETS,
CATALOGUES,
PROGRAM MES,
STATEMENTS,
CIRCULARS,
BILL HEADS,
NOTE HEADS,
BUSINESS CARDS,
INVITATION CARDS,
CARTES DK VIBITR,
CARDS ON ENVELOPES,
AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS.
by mail will receive prompt
attention.
GIGR Printing done in the beetityie, on
■hurt notice and at the loweet rate.
GARMAN'S HOTEL,
. Opposite Coert lloaan. BRLLKPONTB, PA.
TXRMR SI.M PKR DAY.
A feS UTfW. 1-1
Wilson, Me Far lane <f Co., Hardware Deahv*.
HARDWARE!
• v -wyyv
WILSON, MoFAULANK *Vc CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES, RANGES i HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
BXJI]L3DER,S'
ALLEGHENY BTRKKT, .... IIL'MEF*'III.OCK, .... RKLLEFONTK, PA.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
BELLEFONTE A SNOW SHOE
H. R.—^ Time-Table in effect on and after Mart It
I, IHMI .
L<*a\EFT MNOW SLFE &.:TO A. M., arrive* in Bellefonte
7.24 A. M
L.EAVRA D>llefvutv 9.12 A. M., arrive* at 8ti" TFHOE
IT.AA A M
Leave* BUN* Bhoe 22>1 P.M..arrive* in UrlUfotit*
4.20 R. M.
LOAVEA He| left nte R W., arrive* at Mnow MHI*
T 2A r. M . M. 8. 81.41K, tlen'l Mu|Mrlntend nt
BALD EAGLE VALLEY RAIL
ROAD. —Tlrw-TnLlr, April -'J, IKMI:
E*p. M*il. *.sT*4kt. lilikKD. Kxp. >l*ll.
4 M. r. M. r "■ 4. *.
4 |u 7 ,rj Arrirc *1 L<*4*4 T .'l2 k 4k
k .1 ft Ay LMtrF.Mt Tyrone Lmy*... 73 * .%6
T M M " Vll " ... 7 ft fcw
7 M ft 47 " IUM Ea,l " ... 747 02
74 k i. lift •' F**l<r " ... til, '•< '
742 ft XI " lliioh " ... 7 A*, l 13
7 :u'> ii .4 •' P >r Matilda " ... k<w t iw
727 17 " Martha " ... kO7 #2A
7lk r. ok " Julian " * I'. 32
7 ft 47 " t'nh.nYtlla " ... H '2.1 3
Till ft 4H " Know Rlioa ID " ... ft 32 944
ft 'ul ft 4ft " Mllaaharg " ... ft :*4 94k
ft tft ft : "
ft 3ft ft 24 '• Mllnahnr* " ... k ■''* I" "k
6 Xft ft Ift " Cnrtlo " ... 9 "ft I" !o
ft lft ft lo " Moant Kirli " ... 9121" 21
*J ft 01 " Howard " ... 92"1" 37
ft ft 4 440 - " KavlrTlllk " ... 3klo 49
ft 40 4 4ft " llarh I'rakk " ... 94010 &4
ft 34 4 .13 " Mill llall " ™94411 10
429 430 " Flrmlmrtoa " ... 94711 i
ft 2ft 4 '24 ...... " Lock llakko " ...10 01 11 24
I JENNSYLVANIA RAILKOA I).
I —<Pbtladrlphla and K.rlo IRrialuo.) —On and
altar Dwaoiher 12, 1k77 :
W KKTWAHII.
IIUK MAlLlaataa Plilla-l-lphla 11 Aft p m
" •' Ilarrlkt'lira.... 4 2ft a m
• •• WllliaDiapurt k Aft aat
•• •• Uk llavan 940 a m
•• Ranovo. 10 ftft a m
" arrivaa at Er|a 7 Xft p m
NIAGARA t.IPRK.Xft laa.aa PblladalpbU- 7J" a a
" •' Harriahurft-... 1" a m
" " Wllllaniapurt. 2 2" p m
•• arrivaa at Ran'.vo 4 4o p m
IWnen t*y thla train arr.va iu Balla
fonta at - 4 34 pm
FAftT LINE laavaa Phlla-lalphia. II 44 a ro
" " llarrtabura— 3.34pm
•< •• W1111am.n0rt............... 7So p m
" arrivaa at l/vk llavaai... ft 4" p m
EAftTWARII.
PACIFIC ENTRF!*! 1 laa.aa lawk llavan ft 4" a m
•• M Willitmp*rt. M TW A
M arrive* at llarriAt urg II WARN
•• •• PhliadelphU... .LD|'
DAY PXPRKP? 1 leave* Rettoru.. 10 loam
• • •• L>vk HAVIN.. M NM. 11 2" aN.
•• M Williameport ........ 12 D ain
•• arrive*at 11arrtaburg........4 10 p m
•• •• Phlladel|>bia. ?30F. M
F.RIE MAIL leave* Re* .v.. - *A* p m
M •• |><k Haven 94A p m
M Willi*meptrL.... .. II <rf p m
•• ai five* at llarrieburg 2 4A a m
• " Philadelphia. 700 a M
PAMT LINK leave* \T illt*M{>rt 12 *S a M
•• ARRIVE* at 1 WAN
•• M PhiladetphU 114 am
Krie Mail We*t. Kigara Kij'rw We*t. Ixwk llaveo
\crnmm -tati r. tag *nd Day Kipr*** make
cloae connect tone at Jloft hum Wetland with L 18. K
R traJne for WilkeWarre *nd Rcranton
ERIE M*il WE*T, Niagar* F.TI-FIE* We*t. and Krie
Klpreee We*t. and L>ck LLAVEN 4CCOMAN*IATI>>D M e*t,
make C|Y*E connection at Wllliam*|>rt with N C R
W. train* north
Krie Mail Wet, Niagara Ktprea* Weal, and DA)
Kvpre** Kaat. make RBOE CONNECTION at Cock llaven
With R F. V R K train*
Krie Mail Ra*t and We*t <-onne<-t *t with train*
on I, M M M R R. at Corr) with O. C. AAV K
R.. at Fmfe.rinm with B N Y A P. R. R„ an I at
Dnarw| with A v K II
Parl-IF car* will run letw#n Philadelphia and
Wiliiafr.EFWrt 'N Niagara F.TJR'*E M R. I rie
WL. Philadelphia F.|ire. Raet and Imy KIPREE*
Kaet, and Monday K*|>re** SLEEPING carton all
night train*. WM. A Bunwiv,
fieti'i Mnperintendent.
J >
r J**"' *
y fycdJiz. \
V4fe..„A }
JOHN HARRIS,
SOLE AGENT,
2*R.M RELLBPONTK. PA.
U[) VV.V To at B Mro4.
I *EE-' A ' 1 BY THE MUTDAL LICE IMSUIL
AECEOO. OP NEW VORK. n flrat MNNAM, on
Imprnvad ftarnipivrpwtr. In MM no 4 law than (2,009.
and not ..ROODLNG on.dhlrvl of Ika pn MNL valoa of
Ik. pmparty. Any porlh.a of tka prinrtpal CAN H
paid off ai any tim, and II haa BM tha MRTARN of tka
omnpany lo pormlt Ik. p rival pal to mnaln a. LOO* aa
tka borrooor vriakw, If tha Intaraot I. promptly paid.
Apply lo
CIIARI.EE P. (HERMAN. Altornay-aldaw,
ft27 Court. atraat. E*adln, Pa.,
orlo DAVID E. ELINE. 0o.'( Apprahmr.
T-tf N.llafonta. Pa.
For Hale.
A FARM conUioing Fifty Acres,
and havlaa tkmoa atoatad a TWO-ETOET
PEAME M 1 11.DING and POt kalldtaaft. Till. food.
Inqnlr. of A. J. A T. E GEllttf,
tf-1 ValoßTill.,Coatr. aaaaw.^R
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I
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
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l'asrs* It pom'/ a Treotihlt rocnpnaml. _
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. sll olbor luntnnd honrldlaanw-A. i! " "
ten ißttrmlliml nrw. rhlllt tn<l tnror. ■
itamk tfM, Um Inftmuit mmnlr It l-ancsA.
1 Wo mttttr what poor dltttm la whnmlo- |
T* n J?".I mk| oor rnmviA th.t 1
Pun ** k UM only tviuedj, nnrt will una
| yoasadtlteß. SciA f..r • pnoiphltt. |
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Of (C nitre iPmcrrat.
BELLKKONTK, l'A.
.
NKWB, I'ACTH ANI) HIKHiKKTJONH.
TDK TUT or TUB NATIOTAI Rl.rt IB Tilt IUTBILI- 1
4ISUCB AUII fUoAI'RKITT ttr TUB IlkßtK.
i'.rery farmer in hi* annual er/ierieucr I
itwcover* Hotnrthing of value. Write it nod
*eml it to the •'Ayneultural Julitor oj the
I)KMUI'KA'I , Jlrllefonte, J'rnn'a," that other
farmer* may hare the benefit of it. l.et
communication* be timely t unit Or *urr that
they are brief anil 1 cell /minted.
An Eaaicr and Hotter Wuy.
The hill* for Lima lieans should '
lie altout one yard in dlatueter, and ,
the manure should boused plentifully. j
A little phosphate should he added
also, and the hills kept sprinkh d with
plaster. Make the hills slightly ele
vated, and have the earth in thelinest
possible condition. No coarse manure
should he used, hut only that which
inline, decomposed and good. Not
a lump, clod or atone should remain
on the hill, and each hill should he I
made deep with a spade. The lii>-t j
preparation for this crop is very
important, and no neglect or nvei !
sight in the beginning can he after j
ward corrected. If unroltcd manure
i* used, place it at the bottom of the 1
hill, allowing only the rolled material
to le near the surface. Although a 1
yard is recommended as the diameter j
of the hill, it should he known that i
the larger the hills the Ix-tUr the ,
crop. The roots spread out to a
greater distance, ami no limit can he
assigned for the pro|ier si/.e. The
hills lazing prepared, plant the seed,
aliout six lieans in a hill, ry ilouu
uaril, in a circle of fifteen inches
diameter. It is best to use more
seed, however, for fear of failure to
germinate, thinning out the inferior
plants after they are up. When
aliout one foot high Iks' each hill
well, ami rake the hill* after hoeing.
They need no more working after
that, except a raking, in order to
keep the grass from them. They
will not thrive unless the hill* arc
kept clean, and it will not do l<> use
the hoe hut once, a* the roots do not
require cutting or molestation. The
rake i* belter for this plant than the
hoe, and will effectually keep down
the grass and weeds if used often.
M'c find the alove parngrajih in |
one of our agricultural exchanges,
and reproduce it here for the purpose
of adding our protest against it*
teachings. Not that the method de
scribed is not a good one; the trou
ble is it is too good, too elaborate,
and looks so formidable 011 pa|*r
that many for whose benefit it i* in
tended will Ik? frightened away from
disking any attempt to add this lux
ury to their list of vegetables- What
the average farmer needs lo know of
vegetable gardening is not how to
attain the very liest |>ossihle results
in this or that specialty, and which
can lie attained only by their having
that high degree of skill which fol
lows upon long experience, and by
the use of method* more elaborate
and expensive than the end to Is;
reached warrants, hut how to obtain
for his own lahle, an early, constant
ami generous supply of the best vege
tables, in liberal variety, and at the
least possible exjiense of time and
labor. We are ready to admit that
more and jiossibly larger limas can
lie grown from a given area by pur
suing the instructions given by our
contemporary than by the simple
methods which wc shall give, but the
|K)int we make is that more fanners'
tables will be supplied with this most
desirahle addition to the daily bill of
fare by the adoption of the less for
midable course. Preferring practice
to theory and regarding experience
letter than guess work, we will relate
how our last year's supply of limas
was obtained rather than dictate how
others shall obtain theirs : Our gar
den is one hundred feet wide and
three hundred and thirty-five feet
long, containing something more
than thrce-quarUTH of an acre, with
a very gentle and regular slope to
the southeast,ami divided by straight
linea of currants, rhubarb, raspber
ries, blackberries, Ac., running its
entire length, into strips of ten to
twenty feet in widlb. Being com
paratively new, it is only in fair con
dition as to fertility, and receives
liberal annual dressings of manure.
One of these strips, with n row of
raspberries on one side and black
berries on the other, was manured,
plowed, harrowed and "marked out,"
in due season, just as wo do the
potato lot or cornfield, and partly
planted to sweet corn, reserving a
portion of it Tor beans, and of this
two rows, reaching about one-third
the length of the garden, were appro
priated to limas. On one of the
"broken days," which often occur on
every farm, by reason of wet weath
er, or changing from one job to an.
other, or for some other reason, we
had one of the men take a horse and
plow and freshen and deepen these
two rows, and then bring Irom the
stable a sled load of cow manure,
which, by driving between the two
rows, was easily deposited, in little
heaps in the furrows, about four feet
apart, and two good forkfuls to the
heap. We followed with a hoe, level
ing and trumping the little heaps and
covering them with the fresh earth
thrown out by the plow, and then
planted a "bean pole" firmly in the
centre of each "hill." All this, done
in this wholesale way, required but
little time and trouble, and the hill
were ready fur planting. On tin
Ist 11 of May, thinking all danger o(
frost was over, we stuck three or
four lieans in a semi-circle on the
north side of each pole, and two
weeks later, tilled the south side in
the same way, lor a succession. The
after cultivation differed in no way
from that received by the other por
tions of the garden running tin
horse-hoe IK- tween the rows as often
as convenient, and using the hand
hoe to cut out and cover weeds be
tween hills. When the vines reach
ed the top of the poles, which were
of uniform length, and but six feet
above the ground, they were cut oil
and not suffered to "ramble on at j
their own sweet w ill." The effect of
this was to materially increase the
produce, and hasten maturity. A- j
to the results we had fresh lima bean*
in great profusion and of the finest \
quality—many more than we could j
use while green even by the aid of
our neighbors anil as the pods grew
hard and turned yellow, they were
picked, a basketful at a time, and
thrown on the barn floor where the
sun and air could reach them through
an open door, where they soon Is•
came fully ri|H', the jxxls growing
hard and crisp, and many of them
curling up and cracking open. In
this condition a few minutes trarojt
ing with a pair o( old, soft shoes,
shelled out the ireauties, and after
passing through the windmill, more
than a bushel were bugged and put
away for winter use. And this is
only one of the many illustrations
we could give of how, by this simple,
easy,yi*M Agle way of managing their
gardens, most farmers could vastly
increase their supply of "garden
truck" with little or no increase ot
cost in time or labor.
How Wnushakum Thorough-Bred
Corn is Grown.
I't f*r K. Ufftort'tMl
Select the best corn procurable, of
the type desired, and plant only the
kernels from the shapely ears of high
character—not the ear tar larger than
the type, nor smaller than the type,
but of large ave rage si/.e ot the type—
and plant every kernel on the cob,
the butts and the tips as well as the
central kernels. Plant in hills, so
that each plant can be readily acces
sible. Have the land in a fertile con
dition, neither |>oor nor over-rich.
Then as soon as the tassels appear,
ami before the pollen is formed, pass
through the field and remove every
stalk which does not show a large
ap|>earance of earing, in order thai
each ear formed may be sure to re
ceive pollen from a plant equally as
fecund as itself. From these enra,
the lest and inot perfect in all re
spects, ears which we know have
come from prolific fathers as well as
mothers, select the ears for the next
year's planting, and thus continue.
The good effect will be very per
ceptible the second year, will be
very marked the third year, and the
fourth year will become so firmly ca
tahlished as to le considered almost
a race character. The Waush&kum
corn is the outcome of this practice,
ami its lace character is so strong
that, strangely enough, excellent re
ports of its holding to type have
come from Alabama in the South,
Michigan in the West, and Japan for
a foreign country.
Dr. Sturtevant complimented us
last spring with a sample of thia
com, and notwithstanding the un
favorable season, we succeeded in
getting some splendid specimens of
it, and intend this spring to plant
five acres of good ground with it,
giving it a fair trial.
HAWKS and owla prey upon rata,
mice and other amali animals, thereby
keeping them in check; while the
crow prefers gruha, cutworms and
carrion to any other kind of food,
and while they may occasionally rob
a bird's nest, or pull up a little corn,
they do a thousand acta of kindness
to the farmer for every one that la
injurious. So says the Sun, and there
ie a good deal of truth in it.
StriMfit ht Furrows.
C/fT of fH# f tllijß,
work better in a field
than the straight furrows, arul f ew
things worse than crooked one*, j
have seen the fields of home farmers
who think they uti'lerhUud their
business, in which the row# were an
absolute disgrace to the settlement.
The first rows were crooked a little,
the next a little more, till, finally,
they wore in the shape of double*
action rainbows. I had a man work
ing for me two yearn ago w ho wanted
the highest wages because he said
fanning was a thing he understood,
and w ho went out to direct how the
corn should bo planted. I do be
lieve that a straight line would have
dissected all the rows he had laid
out. I had him harrow the ground
over, and then I made the rows my
self. In the first place the horse
must Is- under subjection, and go as
directed. If one is going to be ex
act, so that he may plant trees, a
stake is iii-ei-M-nry on the further side
of the field, and 1 keep the slake
constantly in view t>etween the horse's
ears, i pay no attention to the way
the plow goes, I simply keep my eye
on the mark. Little crooks of a few
inches are of no consequence, it is
the whole line that is to Is.* consider
ed. For ordinary planting 1 want no
-takes, but I t ike sight at some ob
ject for the lir-it row. which answers
as a guide for the next; still, 1 want
each row to he run independently of
anything else. One can tell quickly
by the way a horse walks whether be
is getting out of line. The chief
mental qualities required in running
straight rows are steadiness and
straightforwardness. It will not an
swer to stop and look hack, nor to
lie the least alarmed while moving ;
only Ik- firm and steady, or, in other
words, exhibit decision of character.
Whenever two crooked rows arc
made the game is up. I confess I
need a pair of lines, though I know
that they who run longest and
•■traightest rows have only one line.
I have driven with a single line, in
which rase a single pull signifies haw,
and a few jerks gee; but the horse
must be well trained, and the rows
should W long. Short rows are bad,
Is cause there is scarcely a chance to
cancel irregularity, and the bother of
turning round oIU-u is almost intol
erable. If a horse is ever so well
trained there will be no good work
unless the driver understands his
business, and the horse will know
w hetber he does or not, as well as he
does. If he does not know, the horse
will take advantage in a minute, and
likely enough turn square around.
Further, the horse should move at a
fine pace: crooked rows are always
made by* a horse that lags. You
must create what corresponds to
momentum in machinery, to headway
in a ship.
Bit few farmers realize how
much the success of a potato crop
depends on the quality of the seed
planted. The rule is. when the plant
ing time comes, the |>otatoes for seed
are taken from the same bin that the
table has been supplied from during
the winter, and frequently these have
been kept where it is so warm that
they have sprouted, and the sprout
rulilted off. or if not, are so long as
to break off before reaching the fields
I tins the mo>t vigorous sprouts are
destroyed and the vigor of the potato
in a measure lost.
Potatoes, to lie in the Iwst con
dition for planting, should have
strong, prominent eyes, hut should
not be started more thnn enough to
show that they are alive. As the
potato is not the true seed, size and
shape do not make the difference that
health and vigor do. A potato that
lias lost its health transmits its disease
to the new crep more readily than
the true seed of the diseased pom to
that is not healthy fails to produce
sprouts that are vigorous enough to
produce a targe crop. A potato thai
: lias tnen chilled is totally unfit to
j plant, yet potatoes are often planted
that have tieen chilled to a degree that
hut a small |ortion of them will sprout,
and the farmer is at a loss to know
why his potatoes have failed to grow.
In selecting potatoes for planting,
care should lie taken to reject all that
are soft and wilted, or have long
sprouts, selecting only those that are
hard, good color, and have large eyes.
The size of the eye indicates the vigor
of growth much more correctly than
the size or shape of the |K>talo.
When more care is taken to select
good healthy seed, we apprehend
that the potato crop will lie freer
from the numerous diseases which it
now has. We should never lose sight
of the fact that we are pro|wgating
from the old life, and are continuing
the same variety, and carrying with
it all of its diseases. If we would
reinemlter this, we would be more
careful in the selection of seed, aud
should reject potatoes that were so
diseased that the tops died Iteforc the
I tola toes were half grown, and plant
only the potatoes that kept vigorous
and healthy until full grown.—Mam
orhwrtt* Pimrman.
■ ■ —•- .
W, F. llaowx, of Butler county,
Ohio, truly says: "The question of
growing green fodder to bridge over
the drouths of summer, and of saving
aud utilising, the fodder from our
magnificent corn crops, is In my opin
ion, of vastly greater importance
than that of eoailage, of which to
much Is written."