liftitj'inunn's Varurr. I'ilt.slm >•{/, /'.
SUDDEN CHANGES!j
And cold weather i- what wo nitty n>'*v I>m>l< r,.r It i tiecermry in prepnre h>r it. j
T>> tboro who virited our *tore* IH-I Full the • leiciiru •• mid iimuttitudo cl our Mock (
ww n grout ftirprU". Our Slock thi* Full i turgor nod more complete thim
ever. While ii include nil tho lower priced rolinhle guide*. we IIHI I- n'ei N f
I vi ry llf|t vnrictv of M'lU 1 OterctmU. it 88, s4 t 86, SO, > M , slu. |lt to j
sls limine** Suit.- s.l, $7, s'•>, $lO, nnd 1 >rSuit* SIU, Id •'■(, SI ft,
sl*. s'2o nd $26, mniiutm turi d in our own ('u*t<>tn Depmtfuptil dur
ing the <lu 1 month* id duly nnd Atigurt, mude hy our regulnr eu>-
j* torn Ii l T-, cut hy our curtern i utter* nnd tnntle Irom g I* rel
ei'teil for custom w- tk The price* we hnvp murked it.o-o rult*
ami overroHt* will in no instance he more than two.third* of
what it would coat \<u to have the nine grind* umke to
order. We are rhnwirg tin' hand*i inert stock of .Men -
Suit* and Overcoats that IIH* ever heen displayed in thi* city.
A Department Which Merits Special Attention
IS THAT OF
KAUFMANN'S
BOYS' AND CHILIAN'S CLOTHING.
All Ailinit thev never WltOd uch a magniQoent di*pUy of novelti *
for the little one*, and artlingly aeino dnlt uiwrlur tvle, tit and flnUh
over all competitor* A)) tay our price* *TP remarkah i • * We t• I t d over
aurcer* and are now ready to ••■lt" ' I•" pi" tl- tn at a 'on*, h.-tt rm <1
cheaper than mn he bund anywhere •
Itov*' Oarbmefe nod fclievlotSuit* ildrei It tie Bulli fmntMsl.ll| a ?*SO
If..in $3 to 2 Children* Ox ford Suit* frotti9l liti tn 1.7A
Hoy*' Worried and thug" i.m v .in I'liiltlrei t'n (pint Suit* front..s.l.oo toh 26
f rom 88 to 7 AMI bildr* < - Ikngrmoot Suits. „$A t • 7 7".
It.<y •' Fiue*t |)re* Suit*, .aim I" I'hildren* Cheviot Overcoat 1.35 to .1.60
~,l I'r oi $a .*.(( !i, p htnlreii* Kin *1 1 tie * t >v. 11 oat
ItovC Chi u-nilla Ot r oat* $1 76 to 7 fr- m. ■£ rai | 0 SO
)to\*' Heaver Oci-reoat* s.l .At ti , *
1 toy * Caim ie tlt cr. oh;- *1 -5 t"
When you call to soo our iramanso stojk of clothing wj w.'.l hive :
something Furnishing about Full styles of Men's and Boy'.*
Hut, also Gents' Goods, nnd show you how wo
can save you money to tell you if yon
buy from us.
Far Ahead of ALL C<inii>etilioii,
lldcniise we carried uwny all (lie Htuim - '** MHI all tin* I'rtmiiiin*
and all Hit' Diploma**. and till the Silver[Medals offered af
thf lnte Stale Fair ami K\p.*iliou For the Ite>l
ami Finest Clotliintr for Men, Hoys. Children.
KAUFMANN'S j
RELIABLE ONE PRICE CLOTHINC HOUSE,
83 TO 87 SMITHFIELD ST.. Cor. DIAMOND STREET.
PITTSBURGH, IP .A..
Samples"of fabrics, blanks forself-mcasurement, shew
ing h:v: tc order, and Fashion Books mailed or:e
to any address,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
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: i**k to rv#ry wii.sw'rtt- r Tii. . .i* m. tr . i %r* *i • m ami f** *t Ijr
I - -e.uniry v r r*r*i>v it tli" Ml. anl ll jh tl
mi • f,. t • v ' rri *'.'•! tit • •f r• ir. tmtiojmitfy ii maiwry wiiai 11 UN
.v**- i inti'-r t< .•* ri'H r* h<r. at* . t" •t.- f ir ♦ rl n "y ll*H*r itlyr Wr wm
A|(eitl*. %|*ri tiuru *••*! fr+*. AtJ'lf * * TII# Wlt 8a 1.% TIIIA, V\ aluul Hi ,th ■ Uftal #.
THE CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR
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•lollaf i> yf <-r Uifiila itwwk Th# luily T d.M .-<tf I* l "fily Hghl |mc< tivjc rin th# u;
|iur>i s|w| at lilt* If< tfil*-prfKl-r*l 111 |h It n hut aim* to fair In • *'■ry tfiin ami Jnt l. ail
ii.liv Mwa a. a* t .* ami ftlloialtl-* If ) •*a l all n.a ailftw uvrly ami h pr*.
WIU I •!!-* nfrv for it Tltr largct rtrcalallon of any puhllhr*| la llariuaatl.
i h isaiauAtrr will fwrlvr f wir nitMrrtptiuti If ITtrr*- la nu win In /"tir lu%
ll'i/Hon M<" I'a r lit nr ,('• Co., Ihi vhru re Dritlcrn.
HARDWARE!
WILSON, McFAKLANK ct CO..
;DKALKRM IN
STOVS, RANGES t HEATERS.
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Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
BTJXLX3EK/S' HABDWABE,
ALLKUIIBNT STRkKT, . . .I . lit MM' M/ITK, .... RRI.I.XniSTR. kA.
THE PATRIOT*
A Pennsylvania Newspapor for
the Oeneral Public.
'Tb* I'A 11.1 I'vrKl"T li !l* "DI jtm irnina hiwiMtur
|ii I'lAt fha Plata 1 netful.
T" DAILY PATRIOT nmkaa a aparlalty of Pantiayl
vanla •••.
Hi* DA Ila Y PATRIOT pnMUhr r I),A*aoHatadPrra
an I hitUl* from all |<oint.
I "Tim OAII#T PATRIOT yifM tim l| aitanilMi tf> iralti
i M'l (il'Hliiir inarltM
m *Tla DAII.Y PATRIOT oprngag monopoly.
and rantral IMI i#n l puMtfanl fier
t *TrM ** .i>i |#r annum, (rtrh il y in or
fT.tA* |*a* annum If n*l (Mid In advanc*. for any
partial Imm than *rn yaw at |>r"|>rll*<*a
"Tit# to BKAI.Y PATRIOT m * lwg. fgh pa*.. pap- r ,
darotad to ilfaratnr#. agri ultura, a taw*. manutar
rforaa, n-wm. market*. air. Intro.g l***i am h nntni*v
*wlll toftlaifi an tlluflf ration "I pr*ninatit topie
•or mill Tlti* I* an aflrariltra faatitra w libit <atinl
fall fir pl*#a. I>im fl Oilp* anitum, li.am*U> In
adranra. On# .py nf lit# wtKKLY PATRIOT and
.on* ropy of iha PliHad'tptifA H KKKLY TIHM will
li aani .na )4f f. |i 0 • *!• In adranra. Hint firing
• flia two paper* fr ilia •nlirrtptfon price of Ilia latlar.
'Oftaenpr oftba to hr.fi l*Y PATRIOT and inacopy t
t |i I oTT AO K IIE A IITII. an fX*allatit monthly mag
taiinc, patdkdiad at Dalco at II JVo par annum, will la
aant on# yaar for II Ttiraahln andraitc#. Rand In yonr
• •ttUnff|4iuiia*f oi.< •• Addraa*
PATRIOT Pl'llMflfllßO CO.,
urg, Pa
\f()\ft VTo Loan at 0 per CI.
,a /mil RV TIIC MUTUAL l.im ISPI'R
XROS 00. or UK* T..RK. on flr ot>
Improved farm property. In <mm n.t !#*• than fy.iatt
and mrt aa reeding • third of ffca present rlu> •
tfe property. Any |wlt* of in* prim .pal can Ur
paid off al any tlm*. and II haa baa* lha rnafom of lha
t> mpatiy to permit lha principal I remain aa long a*
•ba borrow at wlfhaa, if lha Intareaf i* promptly paid
Apply to
CfIARt.M P ffflPßßAß.Attornay at iaw.
hT7 Oiwrl, rfrrat. Railing, Pa ,
ortrt DAfID F. RbINR, Co.'a Appraiaar.
4-JI Mallafonla. Pa.
PATENTS
WnnnntiniMbi art uKntirltnra f> lkini. Cmrtml*,
TTvt* Mark*. ( .. rJ rrlhu, etc . t>* iimi InUnd bum.
?ti - JMS2 d ' rr ****| Wwwr. ric. W t
JI.T. •hlrtjf-,e fran'ripirliiirF,
Umnigti ii, an> n.*sl In tbr set-
Onri'JAjfW'r**. TUi*Jmrgn and upl.-mlid MR*
KMIRIWU, la yrrr lmrn*tn*.MHl haa an -n.irm.wi
r f'! 4r " m " VN " * >•. ralnnl h.,Hr|
gnw York. Haml t..tafcsrt I'mlnnl* fraa.
,- Advert l*ement*.
TUTT'S |
PILLS
A NOTEDTmNE^sT
\>u.lvTr:—l>far ■•'in 1..r ten ynn 1 havo
torn A tunrtjrr tu 1> ■ j-rj "■ .. < ton mill
I'll*!. I.t • I'tUUI > "Ur j.il | r. till mliii li !• I
to in* J 1 ii*l ilm in ( lit i'U lit'lo liiiili). lam
now a wi'll mull, linv.i , I ni.ru tin-, ilii-*<iti"U
pi-rfect, rrtrnlnr st--ol, i i'*■ kuiio, mi l 1 ham
i-ainr-l furtrpoutuia ullit 1U i'i. 'i ll >• nro worth
liuir weight in i- .ri.
llav. I!. 1.. HIMPNIiN. t.o!i "villa, Kj.
SYIYPTOMS OF
A TORPID LIVER.
Leiiof AppclltdiNaiuniill >wlb costive,
I*lllll in tiw lli i l, with a null sensation
inthbaf:k|nirt, Fain uml< r th" Hhouldrr |
bind-, fullness afior <• iimir, with a Uis
incllinitlon t > ox rtlon 'fli ly or mind,
Irritability i f t-miu-r, l.ow spirits, Loss
of in"inory, with a f' • Untrof havimr iic
leeted aommlutv, Weariness! Dizziness,
Fluttering of tha heart, Dots b> for the
y--, Y"llow Skin, II ulaohe. Hestlesa
nrsa nt mailt, hlithly colored Urine.
IF THESE WAVNINf.o AUK UNHEEDED,
SERIOUS DISEASES Will BE DEVELOPED.
TlllT 8 FILIS wre ruprt i.lly *<ln,iinl In
■ at r Itect • nn Imi liaiiu n
of irrllii.H'i fo a.toiilb i lit loflrrn .
Try lltl. i'iikil) In Irl v . anil > "ii will
irala a liralili, llrnliini, t luuruii,
lliml/, l-nrr 11100-t, Mrijii. IXerars. ami
a Houilfl l.lvrr. I'rlrr, k.ll Cut.,
fllflir. :i.% ltnrrnv M.. lif. V.
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
m r IVnir mil 44 hlk rra rhn iiirrtl l a
<.!<*•> IllJir k • * n •ii>iclr rxpplli Rtlmi of
IliU lr. It 11 t|i ta u ii is 11.1 a I olor,
Rti I tiafant nnroualy . *oll .> lit nu-
U lota, or or lit lv riprra*on i r r i pt nf |l.
Olhtf, ;til Muirai St.. \rw \oiL.
f lll. TVTT'H M 4 \ I AI. of %"flimtilr\
, Info! motion n int I fit I lt r l|>Ca 111 J
IM- mallrtl I It 111! on applliatlon. /
THIS PAPER IS ON FILE
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Add ma J. M. JOHNMTOM,
100 Sntithfteld street. Pittsburgh, Pa.
a- -
For Sale.
A FARM containing Kitty Acres, I
• tCh#TolT '
FRAMR Mil 1.1) ISO aad <>ai l.tilldlnc. Ttili mn-l.
of A. t. 4 T. AafUrf
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She Centre
HKLLEP O N T K, PA.
NKWB, I'AffH ANU MIKiOKHTIONB.
fur Trir or tur <t|'i,l .ILllll I" Till I.TiLLl
hvery farmer in annuttf eritrrimet
•hr ivrrn iumrthiti;i >•1 rn'ur. Write it anit
nemt it f >. t/ir •'/ti/ririitturnl Hitilur nf the
l>KMm ha r, ISeUrfnnie, I'enn'tt," that other
fill-mere may hare t/,r benefit of it. /,/
C'ttiwilili "t one br tiinely, Hill/ hr nitre that
they are brief mot n-elt /minted
r -
Is I'ranci- when vinegar is to in*
mail" rlriui linrreU are rinsetl with
til l vinegar before the new Hiilmta;,ee
is put in. The tiiming ia aaitl U
make vim gar in about half the tiiny
j leijiiireil williout tlua |iraetiee.
IT ia a. mueli tht! farmer's buainesH
I to a li at it it to grow, and the more
| familiar lie in with lheehnngea of tln
market ami tin? earn-on, tin? limes ami
: seasons when llie'e eutisea rump, lln-
In tier i|iialllieil he is To sell so as to
realize the |rIi? lie ilenervea ami i
slionhl receive foi his lir.iin ami han't
work and Ins iiivestimml. /'.n-
I'ttoM tin* time illHil htniiv Hies i*
[ renli\ tht i riiii il itfiic fe,r slock. An
' nrtiial that eoilles into wintei eitisr
tera hi good eondilion i liaif winter
id. while one licit lias been buttered
'o decline in lies!i cat, with diltlenltv
la- brought out in good heart in the
' spring, even on double ration*.
I'm lb not a farmer make mon?
| money by feeding three pigs which
would dress in the aggrega'c h. r >(f
pounds rather than one which would
make this amount ? Tins is a prac
tical ipu slion w huh experience would
demonstrate. lie certainly would
not have to keep them o great a
length of tune, nnd would avoid
wintering, which adds materially to
tin- cost.
Some person has discovered that
there aie some curious tilings about
corn, and one i. where do the red ears
and the .|ieokled ears mine from
when yoo do not plant any but white
corn ; and another is, why do we not
flml an ear with nri odd number of
rows on it ' Von ran find n three
leaf clover, I Kit we know of no one
who has ever found the mid row on
an ear of corn. It is always fourteen
or sixteen or twenty, or some other
even number, and we would like to
know w hat corn understands atmut
mathematics and what objection na
ture has to odd numlicrs.
I iir.nk is no profit in keeping a hog
until it ia eighteen months old, am)
although such an animal may |oai
bly reach the weight of 400 pounds,
the heavy weight will not compentaU?
for the food consumer!. A pig far
rowed in April and slaughtered about
Christmas will more than return his
cost, ami it must Ik? taken into con
sideration that during that jieriod lie
will Ik- hut a pig, and tlie earlier feed
ings small in quantity. He should
weigh 250 (Kitinds when killed, es
|>ccially if a grade of Ksscx or Iterk
shirc, and the carcass will contain a
fair admixture of lean and fat. Very
large lings are only fit for the lard
tub and very often only for the soap
maker. The quality of the meat in
fluences the price, nod the difference
of only one cent a pound amounts to
quite a sum in the whole. The prof
itable Img is one tliaCis grown quick
ly. fattened w ithout delay ami mark
eted la-fore it liegins to consume the
food isid up for winter Farm anil
(Jafilen,
* -
Laud Washing.
C M fwl In firtn tnt -nn
In an experience of eighteen years
in agricultural matters I have found
nothing to exercise my ingenuity and
pcrscvercnce more limn trying to
control the tendency or our rich,
loamy soil to wash. Owing to it*
peculiarly hmse and crumbling tend
ency and the prevalence of hard
rains, our soils are much given to
not only a wasting away of the rich
moid, but the formation of hideous
and repulsive ditches and gullies. I
can find paieels of real estate, which,
in my estimation, are lessened oie
lialf in value from this cause, l.ike
moat other evils, this evil, If taken in
time, to a certain rxtent be controlled,
j Hut, unfortunately, procrastination
often proves fatal. For remedies,
never plow or cultivate in ravines or
low places inclining to form a cur- ;
rent. Such places should be seeded I
to red-top grass, which f*nis n sod
on which water makes no impression.
If ditches have already formed it
will tax your skill to prevent their ;
deepening ; but I have done it in this ;
way: (Jet long brush of any kind,!
comrnenee below and work upward,
fill the ditch, say two-thirds full, lap- f
ping the brush after the manner of
lay ing bhingles ; take coarse manure
or similar substances and fill in i
closely lietween the brush and hank
at the edge*, leaving the ditch thus
hollow or trough-shaped in the hot
torn. The tvater here has something
hard t-- wear upon, and will not cut
away the -bit. Stakes should now
he driven in every few feet to hold
all firmly. Fheit the edges of the,
h.ank may Im- Iriiuujcd nnd smoothed
otf; fin- first, tain will tin n ws?h in
• lirt enough t<> till the brush and form
i tied, on which don't fail to sow tie
red-top si e<l. if i liis is done iii carl \
spring i' will prove n complete su--
cess ; jt. w ill ■ osl softie labor, but to
: meinlH i tl ro osti la- no excellence
1 and good woik williout labor. To
' make brush-tlam* by throwing hi
brush oi stones promisr-Houslv or
plow loose ,brt I lib I gllllies is a Waste
of liinc often indulge) in. and pa \os
that \pet i- nee is ti i|,-ar school.
\\ ilh small gullies I uo coarse ma
nure thai contains hayseed, which
j foiuis a sod ; hut ion should iiewr
Ilii a gully or ditch entirely full.
| Bent Way of Paokintr Butter
Mr. X. A. Willard. in the report of
the Vermont I 'airy men's Associa
tion. has this to suy in regard to the
proper packing of butter : Butter, to
keep well for any considerable time,
must IK- excluded, as far as possible,
from the air. The usual way of
packing in tubs and casks will not do
ibis in as perfect a manner as is re
quired to insure nice, fresh flavor.
A l>elter way is to surround the but.
ter with brine on the plan of the
AN'hits- packages. In this plan the
tub is made vorv much in the lorm of
the old \) elsli tub, except that it i
more tajs-nng. The staves are heavy,
and heads are provided at both ends,
o as to make a package that will not
leak. In packing, the tub is turned
on the small end, and a sack of cot
ton cloth i made to lit the tub. and
into this the butter is packed until it
reaches to within an inch of the
j groove for holding the upper head.
A cloth is now laid U|on the top of
the butter, nnd the islges of the sack
brought over this and neatly pressed
down : then tin- head is put in iis
place and the hoops driven home
The package is now turned upon tin
large end. and the sack of butter
drops down, leaving a space on tin
aides and top. Strong brine is now
poured through a hole in the small
end until it will float the butter. The
hole is tightly corked, and the butter
is pretty effectually excluded from
the air. Butter put up in this way—
I know from actual experiment—will
I keep a year in sound condition, arid.
I is-lieu-, would cross the Atlantic,
and open a* fresh in the London
i market ns when il left the dairy on
| this side. Kx|>erimenta have I teen
j made in sending bnttor from Califor
nia to em Kastern markets pack is I in
; brine, fresh condition, and altogether
j superior to the same kind of butter
| put in dry packages.
Box of Esirs
Science and experience have v:if.
j llciently demonstrated that every*
' thing that Im-si must possess Ihiili
j the male and tin-female qualifications;
but ja-ihsps it is not generally known
that snt.-ii is the ease with egga. |
have found by expeil nee that it is,
and by the fellow it g rules : I raise
as many pullets among my chickens j
as I wisli to, while some of my
neighlsira complain that their chicks
are neaily all roosters, and they can
not so- why I lien- should Ik? any dif
ference. I will tell yon here what |
have told them, and for the hem-tit of
those who do not know, llist the
small, round eggs nre female eggs,
and the long, slender ones are male*.
This rula holds good among nil kin-Is
of birds. So il you wish to raise '
pullets set the small, round eggs: II
you wish to raise roosu-ra set the I
long, slender ones. In this way you i
will be enabled to raise whichever aex
you wish to.
Appi.es are very scarce this year. (
801 l What You Can
I Vrttm fli" N. V. f
Farmer* should look over their
stock at tlji season of the year, and
not keep stock at winter to be f< <|
and housed at a considerable coat
only to find, when spring cornea, that
it is worth no more, mid |x-rhans lea*
than it was in the fall. This ruie i.j -
Pt'liea not only to cattle and sheep, but
jto poultry. Moreover, the piinciple
rnay be upplied to crops. Where a
reasonable profit can IK- obtained by
selling the crops of the fields and
! orchards in the fall, it is tatter to sell
, theiii than to hold for higher prices.
There is always a ibk in keeping, for
ptirf'H may not ami tljf crojit
kept may I* badly affected by at
mospliere or other c-itu*< , not con
i sideri if. So fur as |j Vt . ~t„.-k is cor -
cvrned, it is potty certain that n< xt
spring will see lowi i pnecs than at
present pit vail. Meat i . slid vet v
dear, in spile ..i the t'lon ing , , ~ ~ .
polls 11 • 111 all pa I - of the ian . ; but
I'S the peope i egil, to I al;/e U.e i* .
tent of lbe crops tl, \ will clamor for
low. i piie.-s, , | de'bne mutt
del, II Il\ I lee. Molll'V I. aliz- I 10l
stock oi nop. no*- and dep -il.-d
saf.lv w d .tram- inu-i.-st, and e.-.n
lit.- s'oi k ii.n d-i ltic one o: tin
crops the other.
lie wic an t wcll-'o'lo farmer is
not be who has a an .- surplus of
stock or crops on hand. Success is
as much due to -( iiing at the right
time as in buying a' the right price.
Reasonable profits and prompt re
turns should IK- the rule of the farm
er. who, just as surely as a merchant.
*ill find it well not to keep any kind
of saleable material too long on band.
Liberal Expenditure is Real Econ
omy.
At • . *f I i.'tit at
W hen John Johnston many years
ago devoted all his labor as well a*
every dollar he could rain- to im
proving and und. rdraimng tin- farm
he had Ik, ught. he was laying the
foundation for a suet < -sful and hon
. orable old age. He undoubtedly
as m those days making investments
that returned many times their origi
nal cost, yet to many of his neigh
bors his largeex|>endilure* doubtless
seemed wasteful and extravagant.
et these same critics were spending
yearly vastly greater proportions of
their income in their style of living
and in the keeping up appearances.
In the end this course was justified,
for he had a farm, naturally no bet
ter than of his neighbors, yet which
c mid easily have been rented for
firm purposes for the interest on
S2OO |mr acie. Wherever the land
is concerned liberality means thrift,
and is therefore the wisest economy*.
As was well ssid by Solomon : 4 *Therc
is that which scaUcreth and vet in
creaseth. and there is that, which
withholdeth more than is meet which
tcndith to poverty."
Keep Stock Off the Fields in Wet
Weather
Jolm M *n.7. ih tififtt' soil I .i,
Pasturing ground in w,-i Weather
makes it solid and cloddy and in
|KHir condition to furnih nutriment
to plants and to sustain their life.
It takes very little tramping of mud
dy ground to make clods and much
labor to pulverixe these same clod*
and get tlie ground into suitable or
der again. Rut the evil is not to Ih
measured by ex|w>nditure of labor
alone—the loss n f fertility to tin
soil should ls taken into account ;
for it is not tiic amount of plant-food
in the soil that makes them fertile,
luil the amount in an available form.
We can rnsk.- our farms mu.-ti |-.s
fertile by allowing the t-> k p. tramp
litem when mud.lv.
Care in Banktnw Oele.-y
A good desl of earo must lw* ol
served in tanking up c. lery. If the
earth is applied when the stalks ate
wet the eelerv will Ih- lis hie to run.
and it is neae*s*ry to b cartful not
to gel the earth into lite heart of the
plants, taraose in such an event ii
will also cause rust. From this linn
up lo tlie apjK-aranee of frot celery
should ta tanked at least „ n ,M* a
week. hut in doing so ||„. pj anl ,
should not lie nloggtal with the earth.
A little or that article nt a time is
much tatter than Lo cover the plants
almost up, and then wait a month or
lx weeks before banking it up again.
Ova bushel of iii. al fed dry will
give eleven |m.UIMI of poik,