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at h- Huff 1 |'i(at.
tl' FATRMI •*■' !■•<Ultjr of rniyl
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*# Ar..lM<cc|U f> til nil point*
Tl,#. HAIRY i'ATMMn *ii# ii *ll,titl'.n to train
nu i pttninm
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rt'i f. r.ff.ill/All' U rif nl fmor.
T ♦: sA.iw |**r uni'tsni. fain tl> tn i-lr u-rr,} or
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or vgtit. Thl# Uan atfractl*t feature nh I. mortal
fall to ilro. Term* ft ♦i|oratif-nni, IntarUMjr In
OnftCfpjr "fill* w'Kl,ii(,f PATRIOT ami
onecopyof the I'hlia f IfliU WMftKCT TI MM mil
I.h rnt one > 4r tut f £ fi mli In tln* gluing
Ilia two ntprrr ff Ilia price of the fatter.
Oneropvofthe WREKEY PATRIOT and or,a ropy of
tln rOf'TAOR IIK VRTII,an eXrellHlt mootblv tnag
a/iiM-. puhtiafced at Boat <• rial 11 ./•< fw r annum. will l
a*ot ono yaopr for ft Jgt*fiia spij*'" f. Read In jour
iu ar.pHoOggt o 'p^Vn lfOTt 1 fOTt WO (HO.,
> TI ttutimhwrti ?.
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1 .nil i>* I .ir#*|ine nn.-tlml l tl.. pn*.l r.lti. n:
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1.14 '.l iwy tlti ' , nnii It I'M U" n tl>> i uti'ta > f tin
• mi i/ In |.rmll tl prS<l|l t remain <w 1-k.k •■
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PATENTS
V"n rrmtlntn to < t nufnlt'-ltor. ft Cntitc* Oavcu
Trail.. Mark.. c..n>riifhW. fin., f.r tin-1 niu.l h(*i.
Canada, f ut*. KngtMid, Frnnm, Omnanv, fir. Hi
trnvoliail thirty -five a rr r* (rrri.n..'.
I'Wrnta..ltolnl Umaiirb 11. am inAlrnl In ttn- Tn
wrmo Amkricaii. TIM® large etui eptnodld lllu
lnUerlw<ifklyyi*|mrA|.gOeyi<er.lKiW(UN.| > mrri"i
KgweiHlw. la v.T* IranvMlnif, an.l liaaart ftum i. in
tlmilall'in. >iWrral.M; NN * CO, Fat., t e.-llrl
jnra, ltU)'a.or Kr Ikir.riff AM.Bn-ar* li.nr,
HatulViftfcaleaii I'aimt. frrr.
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A< ir .1 iti ri-lim /inhis.
TUTT'S
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toTMtmaam
*. NOTED DIVINE SAYS!
Db Torf i M i)<dr Mfi roc tin * II *•
1 .ii ii in.ir.rr i> I , < ' "! • I
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j' lfoit, NHltl stool., Win Hud'. Kill ] Imro
i i u-1 flirty imi 11".11 'Jlij.: v.oilh
tin.tr wc ivlit in i iM.
lnv. il> L.' iMI -ON, 1/ litvilln, lljr.
SY.vr'Tow:; or-
A TORPID LIVER.
Apptili*.Nn'Tif<n,ll nvi l.rontlvo,
I'.llll 111 tho JJi'll'l, With It 11111 l Hi'llhl.t ,i t
inth" but k part, i'lvmuii l'-rth Bhovld r
lilad", fullni-HH ul'ti r natluir, with u <lt*-
incllnation to "jcrUoii of body or n.iu'l,
Irri'abili'V i ( t'-mpr, L iw spirits, J, • *
i f ii" loot v, with it l i lit if of having- m •
soimiittitv, WdMiinoav, Dizzim *..,
Mult' ring of tho Jin'irt, Dot* b fori tho
•y-s, Yr-llow fikin, Headiuhn, K<-U<-mi
n*!i at nurht, hii/hl v colon d Urine.
IF THESE WARNINGS ABE UNHEEDED"
SERIOUS DISEASES WILL BE DEVELOPED.
1 Ull S PILLS are cprrl*llj- ndnplril to
stir I. rnmrm. tuir ilitsr r fter (s .urli.rli.nu.
of frrlinir ii ito n.f iiiiUli I lir silfTrrrt.
T'rytliU muni) fnlrly. .lidJfou will
trnlii . lirnl i li>* Itlirr.tliin, Vlgoroti.
Itinly, l"nrr lllooil, SIIUMU Nrriri, mid
a Son nil I.lter. I'rlrr, ti.% < enla.
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
Iry llnlr niil UliUkrra rhmiu"l to m
.loaay Ilia. U hy m a|ii|(lr Mptilli lioii <f
lhl ll>r. It 111 i|mr 11 a m iialurnl olo,
liiatantaiiYonuly. Suhl by Ixntf-
IfUli.or sr n( hy r i pro* on rrrrlp! of § ft .
Oflltr, :i.% Hill IN) Nt., i\rw % oik.
f I'll. T I'TT'fc H A.\IA Is of Vn limlilr \
I nfoi nt I lon mi<l V •eful It#, c Ipta will )
iK-mailrtl I llLl.uu ApplkaUuu. /
— THIS PAPER IS ON r;LE
\ iwnirm//c •'*>•<•*
\ F all cKh^rarv.r
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ADVERTISING/ " ■** ' , " r * , -i . o,•
V * • f liiwutml Vmmii Agtscy.
WpYVIW# N. P. HUDDAID,
\ I r / Proprietor,
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1 "ciCAP GUI'S for 7112 PEOPLE. 9
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Ib 9 anilllificW *trcel. l'ltUlnirgh. l'a.
For Snle.
i FAwkl fßvilaliiing Flltv Aorodi
1 \ *b4 bhtln. Ibereei* f.l- -I TWuBTOBIT
rntMK nriLbiKo n.i i bmi<iin r > mi. mdh
Inquire f A. J. ill nnIUT,
tf-l CBiontllle,Ceatre count*, rn.
;®hc U.'cntvc ;s)Tmo(r,vte
Ii KI.LKF ONT K, FA.
NIIWM, I AT"I'H AND kU<KIIXTIONH.
R In. t <•> tur. mi ■■m wetth*. 11 THE I.Tit LI
.. • i imi iuiui-ti-irr tur ii.nin.
I. I-. v in,mrr in hit annual rj-/mrnct
tl< ,•,, •> I .'II-//. MI, af m: „h. Write it an,/
Men I it ti, the 1 ' Aijriettl turn I }\,ht,,r t,f the.
I D: 11 hII AT, lirllrf, n/e, I'enn'a t " that ot/,er
/UR/II- I-I NUN/ hare the heuefit of it. l.et
e'lmainntenttonii he tinieh/, unit he mire that
the 7 are t,.-,ef an it veil /a,late,l.
In atioMipr culiiiiin of tliin J)ii(if
will LIE found MI nrliclo from the JX-N
of I'rof. VV. 11. .lonian, of the State
w ntten in reply to a eorres
potident wlio had inquired as to the
relative merits of homed lime and
IS round limestone. WE copy the ar
liele entire, as it appears in the cur
rent II Nin I >•-R of the Aim nrim Ai/rinif•
tunet, for the purpose, more particu
laily. of eallini; the attention of our
readers to the Professor's ideas of
tlie true use of lime, as contained in
the closing sentences of the article.
There is a vast amount of misappre
hension upon this subject current
among fanners, many of them, even
in Centre eounlv. uheie lime is so
largely used, seem IO regard it as a
real feitiliz r, and tint, like T.arn-'
yard manure, it mav LC applied to!
WIN n out land in unlimited quantities, '
and always with henefieial results.
It is line that SUCH lands may, and I
o;t< n do, give so good a showing for
the cucci'idmg crop or two, as may , ■
by those who '•jump at conclusions,''
la- accr pled as evidence THAT lime was
the food it needed, when in reality it
WAS but the stimuleiit which spurn-d
it ON to extra ELFOIT, causing IL TO < v
cit tin small amount of strength it
J- • —< and LI a\ in_' it, unless real
ly FI i by - one "true fertilizer," moie
• xhausti d than b fore. I'. I ua| S ihr-IE J
. • LCI IN Iter time and pi:. (• to lij ,IIV
lim ■ than ON tin- yci-.ing clover ol the
wheat S' lbbles. THE lilsiire R.f the
winter may Is- employ. <1 for its..O- ;
noin I :.L application, and the clover'
for the sue.-. I ling two or more \. ais
have the INIUFIL of it, while the lime
IS in a place, and in contact with mat
t. r, calculated to "do the moat goexl.''
\\ hat say our L IN. ing farmers ? Let
US LI. ar from them.
THE barlwd wire for fencing is rap
idly growing in favor, and the preju
dice which greeted its introduction is
last giving way l>cfore the multiplied
e\id. iices of its practical utility, and
comparative cheapness. Among the
valid objections which were urged
against some styles of it, were i's
tendency to injure stock by the long, |
<-his.-|.pointed barbs, and its liability
to rust and destruction by reason of,
dampness lodging bctwreen the strands
themselves where more than one are'
twisted together. In this, as in all
other things of leal value and com
mon use, improvements nr.- constant
ly being made, and by a circular and
sample lately received from a new j
manufacturer we notice that wire can
iniw be had without either of these
objectionable features. The strand
is not really a wire at all, hut ia a
rolled (neatly) flat tiblroti-like strip
of st el, and the barbs are siu, half
diamond shaped poinja cut from its
sides, sharp enough and numerous
enough (only one inch npail) to Iw: n
terror to all intruders, and yet, lie
cause of their shortness, hi outness,
and |ieculi.tr shape, almost incapable
of inflicting any serious injury upon
stock. We note the improvements
' with pleasure, as Iwing in the rial
! interests, of farmers. We have no
doubt the manufacturers will soon
filing it to the attention of farmers
I by judicious adv rlising.
Olipp Bffo .and Comment.*
A ve.er.snrjr surgs'-O TN-S'IOJR LB- H
e i il est 11 iirsr t.'bsnfilng b'ti*, IW .kf
. Il.iiy, liss sdnp'twl i. . III"! pieces
It" ► ■. v i|i" horn* -t • I" .<• ihw 10-srl
•nd n j il* .q:i .iiiiftlijis ii. LARGE
do "S ililll it." cull, Tnt Tjmet
Men who will Iw guilty of such
stupid, ignorant cruelty as this,should
not IK* tolerated in any community,
much less dignified with the honor
i n blc title of "veterinary surgeons."
Notwithstanding the marked advance
ments in veterinary science, the
snread of intelligence in regard to
the treatment of aiek animals, among
the farmers, who come most in con
tact with tliein and suffer tho direct
pecuniary loss, seems to IKS discottr-
ML i ... . _ .J#*"'
agingly slow. Otherwi-e such bru- '
tality as that above mentioned would '
not be permitted.
It is not noccriary, in tl*i-* age of ibe
"HI-. I"l til" tnl III! I I'l Ms" 111 I 111- 111 '!•
'lb* > f tli nieht aid ii • w-.ik
I his gett n / up bo early in tin- ncir i ri .*
it a i"fie ol u.l lihi I-hi, i ii"i" i- i.o
II"".| 111 Jir-tttii!; Up ill lour i.Vock il'
lh" winter uifiricng. I'o" I rim-r who]
!' rnistM ill dragging his wile and chi!
Uri-n iroui tii"ii ,/i-'i nutihl . • !• vic*.i
by u mißßionury. It i* liui" "bough to
riwe after tho nun h i set tie-• .tuple, -
Oi'. lag,,-en'''.
The doughty Colonel '*tn up a man
of straw against whom to wage liin
valiant battle when lie inveighs
against getting up in the middle of
the night to liegin work. Farmers,
as n rule, are not guilty of such
nonsense. And when he says that
"getting up early in the morning is a
relic of barbarism," and instructs
farmers that "it is time enough to
ri*c after the sun lias set the exam
ple," he simply proves that he knows
no more about farming, or the work
and needs of a farmer than he does
of liiw own future, or the "orthodox
hell," in the existence of which he
professes to disbelieve. It may do
for nun like Ingersoll, who make
their living and accumulate fortunes
by playing mountebank, and atfecting
oddities of manners, notions and be
lief* for the amusement of evening
1 audiences, to lie abed in the morn
ings ; but the faimer who deals di
\ re. tly with nature, and has the care
' of the animals and stock of all kinds,
which nature teaches to stir with the
"(ir*t gray streak of dawn" must be
up betimes. The consumers, whom
the Colonel so ably represents can
w.Il afford to take tin ir ease, and
suet-r at those who "get up so early
but the farmers, the producers who
ft - 1 them, < annot afford to be sloth
ful. Notwithstanding the peculiarity
j of the beliefs which the Colonel af
fect*, we r. f r hiui, in this conn, c-
Ilion, to the paassgu in the sixth
chapter ol I'roverbs, Ireginning with
th" ninth ai.d ending with the .It v
i eutli vers.—.
Ground Lim • n n Fertilizer.
1 IV J .iO*n., . AM Amiialtorl*.
Two tuc'j* ' in I*' stal--i which w !|
probably help you in settling tin*
matter of the use of gioun.i lime
stone.
Ist. Neither caustic lime (burnt)
nor ground limestone is a fertilizer
proper. Tin Itlk ri- towini) carbon
ate of lime, and the former is mostly
lime, the < u bona: acid having I wen
driven .ill l.y le at. It would be a
rare ras<- where il would l- necessary
to add either lime or limestone to
supply lime for the ue of plants,
both substance.", if they aie ol b. ne
fit, are so because they liberate nut
let ial in the soil which plants take up
in growth, that had not previously
Iktii avilable. S<> that you *.w in
i stead of adding any valuable plant
food to the soil, lime really makes it
poorer in material fo* future growth.
When you add to the soil barnyaid
manure or commercial fertilizers, you
are supply ing just that material with
; which lan.l that is cropped needs re
plenishing.
2d. Ground limestone ran dp noth
ing that cannot be accomplished by
caustic litno. The only difference be
tween the two is that the limestone
contains carbonic acid which burned
| lime doea not. The carbonic acid is
i not only of no use to plants when
applied to the soil combined with
lime, but rather the chances are
greatly in favor of the lime doing
more good without. The decompos
ing effect of lime is principally what
gives il value to the farmer, and if
there i* any difleivoce in this reafiect,
it certainly roust Ire in fa*or of burn
ed lime rather than the limestone.
In our fertilizer experiments this
year on the Central F.xpeioriental
farm, we applied lime to one plot,
and ground limestone to another.
The yield of oats per acre was exact
ly the same in the two cases, and but
little more than where no fertilizer
was applied. No difference eoulil be
seen betwrcen the plots mi which the
two substances were applied ; 5(1(1
pounds of each were used on one
' eigtli of an acre. The experiment
will Iw continued during a term of
several years.
If burned limgean be bought more
• cheaply than ground limestone, as I
understand it can, I would prefer the
burned lime by all means. And, let
me add, that the <uly pi w|wr use of
lone Is on land U which considerable
Imrnyard insnuro of other fertilizer
is applied. The use < lime without
any true fertilizer hna in uumcroa*
case* resulted in impoverished and
broken down field a.
IT si ways pays to take Time by
the forelock on the fsitu; if you
know that something has got to Iw
donu sometime, and can possibly do
it now, now is the time to .lo it.—
Kctrjortl.
A iikihir that is not thick at the
bottom is DO hedge at all. Keep it
cut back.
Do Economical of the Feed.
O: imi • ii. J u !
There i- much v.nitc in feeding
I'i- . <•)■< cinlly when fattening tin,-
come*. If the pigs only cat all that
i -1 giv n to tl.ein, the owner imagine*
they arc thriving wonderful Iv. V<rv
often they would thrive faster mi
half of the fee ! If the owner wouM
take the trouhle to examine the ex
crement he would find undigested
food mixed all through it; and then
lie would learn that eating and di
gesting arc two different function*.
The excrement i* not only an index
of the work of the stomach, but of
the general health of the animal.
When the face* are dry and hard
they denote a fevetiah condition, and
they are watery and emit a rank
smell they indicate derangement of
the stomach. In neither of these
conditions nil! a pig, or any other
animal, thrive ; ami they are sure to
follow when animals are over bed or
fed continuously on too heating food.
It is really an ait to feed pigs to the
best advantage and make the feed go
as far as possible towards forming
flesh. It requires close observation
and careful consideration of sit the
surrounding circumstances. Not one
man in twenty is an exjiert in feeding
pigs. I write more from the stand
point of failure than success, and so
would most farmers it they were
careful to notice and acknowledge
the truth.
Attend to Repairs Promptly.
Cor of Frtfif-r Ret>•
One of the best habits the farmer
can lortn is that of attending to the
little needs as soon as he sees them.
If he does this, there will lie no fall
ing down, no loose or missing hoards
on barns or sheds—none of that air
of general dilapidation, which one
sees so often about our farms, livery
thing will have a neat and orderiv
and well kept appearance. If not
attended to, it will not take long to
give the promises the untidy, ne
glected apjtearance which detracts
greatly fr in the satisfaction afforded
bv the looks of a well-grown crop.
Tlicrc should lie a consistency l>e
twei n the crops and the fences and
building*. If OM is not neglected,
the other should not be. It is as
much economy and wi*e calculation
v attend to one as the other. I f you
take pride in the appearance of your
<om field, ton ought to in the fence
that encloses it, and the building
wh h is t'i receive its product. A
little attention to these now and then
w.ll keep them in good condition and
there wUI be a consistency atiout the
f iitn and i * productions which in
Mseir wjfl repay you for all the work
expended.
About Manure.
Peter Henderson says that "when
well rotted stable manure, whether
from cow# or horses, can !<• procured
at $3 i-er ton or less, it is preferable
to any concentrated fertilizer." lie
!< not make an exception of milch
cows, and says that their manure is
not a* good as superphosphate. Hut
I'r. Nichols in his Jtarn Floor lecture
expressly says fp. 10) "that an ani
ma I in milk, like a cow, cannot yield
i x<Tcment of high value. ' If she is
fed properly tlie.e will *> little difli
cully aiiont the value.
Titr.Hr. is no pursuit that require*
more intelligence, persevcrence and
careful observation than the proper
cultivation of the soil; it is one that
combines the labor of the chemist,
botanist, mechanic and geologist;
and above ail the business roan, with
practical common sense. It is a pur
suit that requires constant care and
attention, as well as activity and cool
judgment; an intimate and practical
knowledge of all the arts ol the cul
tivation and the management of the
crops raised, as well as the nature
and treatment of the live stock suit
able to the enterprise; and still
further a thorough acquaintance with
the various modes of huving and
selling, with a constant knowledge of
the fluctuations of prices of such
merchandise as the farmer will have
for sale, or will lie compiled to buy.
These are essentia! qualifications of
a good farmer, ami if any fool pos
sesses them, then, as we have often
heart! those who were inexperienced
in the business say, "any fool can
farm.f Hut it has Iwn my observa
tion that in every instance the skill -
lul suceessfttl bonier g< i man of
sound intelligence ; and such sn one
as would have equally well have
made his way in eommeicial life, due
allowance U-ing made for natural
bent of mind 4. F. t'u Home
and Farm-
In almost all the operations of the
farm, there is a Ih-si time to do tt.e
work, and if not done at that lime,
it cannot be done pmfiuUy at nil.
I believe success on the faint requites
that work to be done st the right
time; and, to do this, requires g od
judgment am! quick decision. Too
many of our farmers, when they get
started at a job, will persistently fol
low it though the conditions have
changed completely since they began
it. — Fntfrine Farm I'a/K-r*.
11 on ry should lie kept where it is
lcrfecUy dry if desired to be in prime
order.