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Wo Roix to Announce That the Holder ol ihe
u
LUCKY NUMBER,
10,03*1,
Is the Winner of the Grand Square Rosewood Pi
ano, Stool, Cover and Music Album,
presented gratis by us as a
NE W YEA K S OIV T !
Holder of Ticket No. i-< consc'nuently'rcijuestcd to "ctop to the front .
aud take the honors. Income the ticket bearing this number is h>-t, and
not presented within two weeks, the four following numbers, 11 111, 11,-
Ttiti, !l,o'Jt), 10,79 X, which were drawn alter the lir-t number, at • n- V n
--titlecl to the prize in the order nann d. We also di ••ire that tin - wh<> hold
the tickets heaariug the four numbers mentioned, >hall send u- tie ir name,
and addresses at once; as they are next entitled to the prize in the order
named, if ticket No. 1 (),(io'J is not pre.-ented on or liefore January loth.
Hoping that this Grand New Year's Gift will full into apprceiativi
hands, we remain, Verv trulv yours.
J. K A I'KM ANN A BROS.
EVERY PERSON
Holding One of Our
P I A UNT O TICKETS,
Which do -nt entitle the i wner to <ur Qntod New Vew Year's Gift, will,
upon pre-ntali in i I same at our -!or<. any day during thisweek.be en
titled to the ili.-eount of twenty p-r cent, which we have taken oil' from
our regular prices. No matter how b-w down the gods may have been re
duced, we 1 :ve-till mark> I th -n Own twenty |n r rent. l'W<r. Hoping
that every person who !• !< a little di-nppointed at the r suit will take ad
vantage of the ben tit we are • tiering. We nt <-nlv k<ej> -ur promises ti
the people, but we do more than w | rotnise. It m il.< -us ihoiilder a gr> al
10-s, but we are de! imined that ■ or regmar iti-t -o- is sbali get the benetit
of the bargains.
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iu k 11 >i if Til * ' -.M aii.iiir i • rut ihtiu:
aim* *xb i-u.i-n.Mir ur mi imam.
hi- ii/ fin i,x i■ in It u m,nuttj/.erxenrt
turner* - >nit/t i hi/ii/ rn' [r. Write it awl
leml i/ i • the "Ai/rhxilt,iial / /./■ / ■ Y /'ii
! DkMiii iut, JlelU/xiitr, I'rnn II," that nth:
j farmer* mm/ have Itif hrnrnt i> '. \
i *omin 11 II ii*il t 1 ' ii* 'ir timrfij nn,t hr aIII i* /An/ [
I/in/are Oi tef ami mil, ■,ntiil
I.on!, cur* fully after the arrange
ments fur watering your s!y k. An
tlicy tlin bc-t that 0:111 ho in:- -le '
Farm stock, pin ticuluily the neat;
cattle, are quite as apt t > suit, r in!
want of good water ami plenty of it
in tin- winter, as in tlic witni sea on.
Tun first of tin- Huiieliiis i-i-ucd
by the i'cnnsylvunia State Colli .
seems to have attrii'tel wide spieuii
attention, ami elicited words /if coin
iiu'iidalioii in all directions. This
much belabored and belied institu
tion see 111s to be entering upon an
era of unusual prospen'v, and we
heartily wish it the largo mcn-nic <il
sii"ee-s which pi rsoiial known Ige of
its man.igement, and m \ u-. ;il.u. -. 1
with most of its 11 cult\ v. • us
in say mg 1' ib • rvi *.
Now that tin- snow is on the ground
lookout lor the rabbits in the young
orchard. Smearing tin- trunks of the
tri 1 - with bl jo 1 or uiiirn d rnatti r has
long been regarded as a sure proba
tion against these destroy* r•., but a
correspondent of the Fir,.or'.- /.v.
•v sa\s : "This protection 1 have
tried thoroughly and found it a • le
-1 u*ion and isna:i-.' 1 lir/e \u ai s ago
I bad a pet orebai-l of "*r t .'
I had cared for and nur-< d two \i u-
As Wjut. r approache I I | pi. I the
above j.l ■ t >n, ni.-l in .lanuaiy ;
fi'-ali 1 r. ami in the Spring. \i rv
much to my i.--u- . I found iv-n
one <if my 1 0 Ires kiJU I 1 y the iab
bit*.
I rip! us 1 my tii i-s ::.i In a pro
tect then f.om rabbits bv wimling
the trunks to the height of two feet
j ami a half with hay ban/Is. This,
! ir. 1 „n prov. . i I t n..1. Mi ip •of
tarred paper -ueh a- ! ul lets use
would lx* cheap and doubtl*-** serve.
Hut no more of tie- I<l ■ • l\ r- iu.• •Iv
• for rue. That oi l remedy has been 1
publish/ I annually 111 the agru ultu-,
| /al papers for years, and doubtless!
sill go tin- rounds again • u-li I dl,
'nit l accepted and relied up n it
Sill only h id t (disappointment an.
loss,"
| Incroancd Pc t-.gc on S- •is
A conscienceless gang of the rn >•
| nop/.lists of the country , stm k hold
. ers in, and benelieiarii s of the great
I transportation cotnpani< s. have been
au I are making strenuous clforts to!
tap the tax-yielding producing c!as j
in vet another spot, by having (am- j
grcss alter the postage laws in such a
way as to increase (//m/'di, if possi
ble.) the postage rate on so Is sent
through Hie tnads. In order t • blind
the portion of the public most inter
ested in the matter, they throw dust
II their eves by advo ating a reduc
tion of letter postage from three to
two cents, ami then, under COT* r of
tiie popularity which would natural!)
gre*t this measure, try to smuggle
through their little job bv re 111 I
mending that in order to make up
the difference caused by this icdue
lion, "the poMagc on fourth class
matter, (which just happens to include
\ and consist very largely ol seeds, be
incr* asod." W hen farmers lemein
i ber that tliey now pay postage at the
late of lime hundred and twenty I
lollara per toil, for every piekage of!
sce*l tiny get through the mails, they
wiil wonder why any one should ask
.to ha'e the rate increased. For an
swrr we quote from Joseph Mrri,
|of Moreton Farm, Rochester, whose
name is as familiar t agricultural
readers, as "household words," and
i who has been having an interesting 1
correspondence with the Postmaster I
(icneral upon tlie subject. .Mr. liar
' ris says :
"The real reason is, that the rv
press com panic* wish to monopolize ;
the business of carrying seed* ami
other merchandize. The distinction [
In-lween third ami fourth class mnt
ter was made ul their instigation, and ;
this is the reason why the rales are so 1
constantly changed. In Axing prices
at which we will send seeds, etc., by '
toail, we are constantly under the ap
prehension that the express compa
nies will induce Congress to advance
the postal rates and ruin our busi
ness. To quote your own words,
'Who etui trade in a market dorninul- j
<d by such a power V Ido not want j
the government to buy up the ex j
press companies, but it is time the i
government .-ml the express coin pa- ;
nit-s dissolved paltnersliip."
We are glad to a/'d that the indi
cations are strong that the monopo
lists will fail of success in this little ,
job. Coiigri-smi n had some very
broad hint- given them last fall as to j
tf/ temper of the people in regard to j
just su 1 matters as this, and it is
fj"l 1. < tl at the postal committee I
will n / in/1 .is ii dilution not to hear '
-n) | ropositioii t/i change the exist
in.- law , i-m-'-i 1 ii,/ I• v way of reduc
-1 i'/ii of leit/-r rati s.
C.ippm, ; ond Comments.
' ' - -Mil -ri .11 feriili/./ rs should
be finely pulverized. - /'• -. Q, t /•/. j
S.j hotild the h-'s costly but moie
* lual 1. hum*, made fertilizers.
1 in it* • v* I, -, * good for
A rid ; !.i- N.. 1 1 a-ka man is riglil. I
i■* not only gowl but economical.
Hun good ei-iv/r hay through the
f 1 Id. 1 culler, mix with itwliateveri
grain \ rn intend to f*-ed, scald it all
t g/ thi i' with boiling water, let stand
cl- sidy covered until it gets cool
enough 1 1 fi 1 I, ami you have a first
*'!: 1 T all :■ le of pig f< cl.
1 -i * | -ullry r i --r 1 hst
f' • -j ii.-s ul 1 i-it in.xe/l with hay or
//' lii /'/ if'rbi n- n- si. w.ll k-ep
I o OA -i-ii'irely m-i- from In e.
M t don't bid it ve it. Our exj/eri
en-/■ has convineed us that the lice
ha* el. 1 11 ire *i. * l;k' for "a few sprigs
/ f 1 hr than tiny have for a sassa
' *1 • ' g j .1. a:i 1 tiny will go '
to -in 1 ne of this*: w.th just as
little ceremony at a ben will. If you
w ' 1 • v ■ gust the lice, try
d 0.l on the r- <-, and whiU-wash*
with h little carbolic ae-i/i mixed in
i f . 'vi rv .vh) •/■ 1 Is. ab-iut the coops.
\ ; 1 .-ot law for the /|<truc j
Ii .- 1.1- I' t IV could I We.. I/•
n. i-ie i;Ti I- • | resent < nr. All the'
[ ■ • *r\ ;• 1 Ib-cO I until u
f . |• r 1, • n in rv tiiHik sij/J 1
- r c5 • i ov/ rrun • v the
■ 1 11 - - j .11 u - ol i|op.
1r t w I • • o' ' |st It i/iifen
•.. i -i. \ - . k --i the ' irtu
* • I *to u 1 r-fuli. yu-irdlhefl s-
I 1 • : 1■- -t/u to/ r. In winter,
■til : • ill i ii> trap a few fir
1 t- i-t. tin y wit • / a ellll t - •**/• some ;
their < in • t. ul w ,1 - |e .
V 1 1 ... It .111 !,. jyr- the g, rat u-e
ct - if I *1 in de-irov .nfi the toil
1 of • rai lii - '.- lh*t de-lro* 1
It '< *■ i .-n. Whv iini then
I•B • • iml I a'.irce It, MObiMliif I
i" i , / i ( or. i' I ' iruel -1,1 .
11. - i* i thoroughly ;u<t and
Iri , r <-i, - in of the came I .ws as
tl.i-v ex.-t in inoft of the Fastern
St.ati -, and we should Is: glad to
know tha* tliis view of the matter is
lii-Id by ■ • rv farmer, and advocated
l yevcrv f irmi-ris paper. The birds
are our natural nlli* s m the destruc
tion of noxious insects, and our in
terests demand run pie means for their j
protection. There is no necessity,
however, fur any additional laws
upon the subject. If the farmers I
will combine and make an energetic '
and vigorous ue of the legal weap
ons already | ii.ced in their hands
Ibev w d find they have at their com
mand ample means for the protec
tion and preservation of their fi-atlt
*•:*• ! fi ii-nds. On the same page of
the ' ,r from which we cut the
nbt.ve clipping wc fln'l the following
news item : "Some twenty land own- .
*rs in Warrington have advertised, J
forbidding hunting or fishing on their
premises. Here is the remedy lor;
the evil eoi| lained of. The trespass j
laws are stringent enough to full} i
covi-r sod protect all tlie inse*-tivcr-|
oils birds. They inhabit the coun
-1? >, not the villages, and if the own
i-rs of the country -the fanners—
will but enforce the trespass laws,;
the idlers and loafers who delight in
applying to themselves the misnomer
of sportsmen, will le unable to reach
their "g iuie," which will surely take
refuge upon territory where it is un
molested. Hy All means let the birds
he protected from the loafers, but do '
not wait upon or bother about tvuy
more legislation regarding it.
Since wtiimg the aliove, wo find on
the inside page of the same paper ail
editorial'upon the jutnie subject from
which we infer that the penalties for
trespass under the Connecticut laws
are deemed icsidUeient. II ibis lie
true, it is o defect which should ce
tainly be remedied during the win*
ter's session of the Legislature. We
incline to the opinion, however, that
the fault lies with the farmers them
selves who hesitate to enforce the
penalties already prf vided, and tl at
tin "unity of action" suggested to
them by our contemporary in adopt
ing a most vigorous policy will be
found quite suilicient to rid them of
the nuisance complained of. The al
leged "sports 104 1,.' AS MM b, bsre DO
rights which any farmer on his own
premises is hound to rc-pi et. Onl>r
th- HI off, and in ittupt n Ihtit goinoat
(tnrr.
Fccdinrr Valuj of Erihilug''
11: r ',/ ■
We have rics concerning tin
feeding value of ensilage, some of
which show sorm c<nfu-ion of mind
in regard to the HU ] et. J5. ring in
mind a f w general principle* will
help to a better under-landing :
Ist. 1 In- value of foot! pr< rrvwl
in a silo dejM-nd- very greatly on
what was put in—its nalun and eon
ditioo. The materia) used and tin
degree of maturity of the crop will
greatly atfert the value.
2d. Putting grass, corn-stalks, or
other stile-lances in a M!O, do< S not
add anything to the nutriment con
tained in the material. We can not
take out what wo did not put in.
Cutting and storing the green fo< I
in a silo may make it more digesta
bh-; may and often doe-, make it
more than when the food is dried in
the open air. Letting the moisture
dry frorn meadow gra-s or from
green i-or --.talk*, in i'-i|f. should
not make these sub-;une-s less de
sirable as furs!. In fact it does not
make them less palatable. Preserv
ing much of this moisture in the en
silaged food may ha ie-lp.
fid. If (• rinetitalion g- • - on in the
silo to any eonsiderabi. i \-i nt. there
is absolute !< -s < f fo-i-l vr.ltie.
*t!i. Keason and experience alike
lead us to conclude tu:.i w.- cannot
make en-iisge gra-s <u c orn stalks
:.lone fully ta ,e t!j • j ice of gectd
grain feed. The ist'-r should IK?
given in connection with the- f -rmer.
>th. iU-a-on and <\p riencc aiike
show that alrno-t any palatable nu
tritious, Hueeulcnt plant, kipt in a
silo, with reasonable- - \ iusion ot the
air. makes a pal itabh at. 1 fairly sat
isfaelory food.
Cot tone <.c-d &::d Straw Cheaper
than Ilay.
I • t w
A- a rub- I ran d< p,| upon three
I -iund* i,f cot - , in see I iin al, or equal
parts of this meal with < <>rn meal, to
give, v. itli a rati in of straw of one
half of the amount that would I**
irif'ti of good hay, about the -arnu
gain of live weigh: (the carcass gain
is not considered) that would be
found ol gin following the con
sumption of good hay. The straw
and grain may be deju-ndi i upon for
mode rate growth c-f young at very
moderate cost. Constant tise of
straw for milch cows has been made,
but always in connection with othi r
foods.
Ir our farmer* would now- pay
more attention to breeding good mut
ton sheep, and laig' ly increase their
flock* of tie sc. they would les-ea the
injury to Ihcmstlves from the cur
tailing of the demand for iheir hog
products in Prussia and I-'rancc. It
would also In- niiji h better for our
own population if we lessened the
consumption of pork among us, and
ate more mutton ; for tlie latter is
much the more healthful and even
palatable as one gets accustomed to
it. in fact, there are hundred* of
|K-ople who will neve r touch fat pork,
though they may now and then take
a bit of lean, tender ham and bacon.
Now let all worthless dogs be de
stroyed. and those that an- of value
l>o fastened al home at night, and
then flocks of sheep may le safely
and rapidly increased—kept, indeed,
close to villages without danger of
their being killed. There are mil
lions of acres of land in the Tinted
States of so poor a soii or so hilly or
stony that they can never Is- culti
vated at a profit. Hut ail these
would make lair sheep pastures, like
the chalky Ilownsof Lngland, where
thousands of sheep are profits hi y
pa*lured in summer, and hi ought
down in the valley to he fattened for
w inter,—/,'uru/ ,\V. lor IT.
MANX farmers irjnre their farm
implement* more by - xposurc to the
weather than by use on the farm.
An implement which with go-vl care
would last twenty years, will, when
exposed to the weather become use
less in five years or even
TIIK character of the food will af
fect the quality of the manure even
more than the character of the ani
mal. A diet of corn fodder and
straw, for instance, can yield only a
poor manure, la-cailM these finals
contain very little nitrogen or phos
phates.
THE profit of the dairyman enmew
wholly from bis good cows.