Professional Va r<!f.
e 1). KAY,
O# attornk\ at I.aw.
It KM KHINTK I'A
Special nttoiill.ut**n ti Ibi i ollih llun of * Ululi
Office a<|jolnliiK llr<)< knilf n llnti*
r PHOMAS .1. McCULI.oUGII,
-L ATTOIINKY AT LAW,
I'llll I I'A 111 110. I'A.
Office ill Alln-rt Owen'. building, """" '" rm
ml) .erupted I.) tlm I'lillUhiLoik Ranking < eui|.iiy.
l'fy.
. H lUITIMU*. * '
HASTINGS a keeper.
attoknkyh AT LAW
IIKLLKtuM L, I'A
0810. im Allegheny utr— t. <• "i"
Ace ccu|it<d by late llriu uf Ym'tiin A llnt<k'"
wili.um . tinea. ntvin i. **.".
IUKHt r, wttucr WILLI** t. muti;*.
WALLACE A- KIIKMS,
Y Y I.AW AMI l iILLK' rltiN nKKL'K.
January I, lIWI. CLKAKHKLD. I'A.
I7LLIS L. OK VIS,
I j ATTOKXKY AT LAW.
OFFICE opposite the Court II the 1M rt-Hiro
A. 0. Furst'* ifUllilliiK*
C. T. 4LIZAHOBR. C. M. SOWIX.
A LEXANDER A BOWER,
J_\ ATTOKNKYB AT LAW,
Bellefoule, Pa , may La cumin- I In Kugllab or Our
man. Office lu Oarmau'. Hutldtng. '"ly
JAMIU A. mtVIK. J. le'-IT aif HAKT.
L> HAVE It A GKIMIAItT,
> hTTOKKKYB AT LAW,
Office OD Allegheny itreet, u<rth Belle
fnnte, I'm. 1"^
\\T C. HEINLE,
Y ▼ ATTOHNKY AT LAW.
IiKLI.r. .UN I K, PA.
I.ait door to t tin left In the Court llua.e, JI -I
| L. SI'ANGLER,
♦ la KYATLAW,
BKLLKPIINTK. CKN TR KuLN I V. P A
i*|w>cll sttentiou to Collection*; jrM ti •* in *ll the
Courts; CousultsUotisl© Qruin ur t Kl*h. '
'P C. lIII'I'LE,
1 a ATTORN'KY IT-LAW.
I.UCK lIAVEN. I'A.
All l>n*itte*promptly *ttendl t<* 1 ly
\ VM. I'. MITCHELL,
Y V PRACTK Al. >I KVKTOR,
LUCK lIAVKN, I'A ,
Will nttend to all w..rk In Centre and
Clint* n counties.
Office oipoite I/" k II iTn Natiuiial Hank.
UF. FORTNEY,
a ATTUKN KY VT LAW,
lIM.I.KKuN TK, I'A
Office in Conrad House, Allegheny street,
special attention given t<> the c*llrcu >© of claim
All tmsiossi vi © 1 1 ; r ; tlj Il^
WILLIAM MKT'LLOUGH,
TV ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEAUPIKLP, I'A
All boilnca. promptly attended t 1 ly
UK. HOY, M. I)..
s Office fto Conrad II ise,si s f rti
i.*woil!'i i 11rowri ; n
Spec ial attention given to 0; erstiv* Murgery and
Chronic [li****--*. IX-ly
I \U. J AS. 11. DOBBINS, M. L).,
JL " PHYMCIA.N AMI ttUKiiKoX.
<)ffie Allegheny St., over Zeigh r Drug store,
6-tf RKI.LKFoNTK, FA.
nit. J. \V. RHONE, Dentist,can
l*> found at hie offi'. and r- • Unr • n Nrih
side of High tree*t three dt- r• Kt of All(he|iy,
ML Ist Is, iv 161 j
PATENTS
w. CMtiatM to art uSullrltnri f..| I'at.nu, farmii<
Trail'- Hark., i pyrlgbU. r-tr.. f r t j..- I , it,.| nu!<
arimla. t lite, Inghnd, Francr l , GermMT, tic. VI t
ba'." til I li Irt > *ll %o )' mra* r i prrlturo.
l*ab'nU'.i,tjutimY Lbruifh u am p..tir.*i In tin- n.
tSTirm amfmcan. Tin. lariro and rpl> : ! I lllu.-
-k'.-I kll I at.r.s3.'iOa 11 a.'. n". | . . ,
if Krim,. ■, la ~-ry Intr-r'-.ttnir, and has an nri'-rr 'i.
•Irrulnll- n. Addmta MCNN A in., I'atmit 5..11.-L
. m. |'t; of 'it NTtiii- ami an ts.:r, par* IP,*,
Y'tr V rtp ILtrpl br.-I at.nit Patent.fr*■.
TIIKCUKAM (f ALL UOnKS
OF ADVENTURE.
PI NEER 4 4TT> DARING
HEROES iiilli DEEDS.
The thrlllififl; adrentsree nf all the her
an 1 frontier I ehter* with Indians, itl.w an i wild
l - u\r our wh• I e r nntry. fr n the
time, to the I'reeent. I.lrea % i ft ia ejj ' 11• r
|o. Hto, I.a * til*. Stairßdh, fW : Kent i> Hra lyf
rf ketr. R Ilmtin, • n, uer. r*]if- rnia
Jfe, Wild Hill. HafTalo Hlll, Urn* Mile* and fr-e-k.,
great I Hi,., i 'hte| at. 1 • orc of other* GORGE
OUSLY ILLU9TRATED -*ith 1" ft - r t
the life AGENTS WANTED, I. * J.r 1 e.J
and heata fintlnric t < • ll
•Ut fto, BTAN DA Hit U n>K • •>. Philadelphia. Pa.
i .
ll 'ifmm MrFftrlanr l v f.V#., Harihntre Drafrr*.
HARDWARE!
WILSON, McFARLANE cfc CO.i
JDEALERS IN
f STOVES, RANGES; HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
V
AND —| j,
BUILDERS' HARDWARE. F
iUHBVT mm, .... nr nr. f block, .... HIIBIIIII.H
J j CLARK JOHNSON'S
■P Indian Blood Syrup
[ Cures all diseases of the Stomaoh, Liver,
I Bowels, Kidneys, Skin and Blood.
■ Millions testify to its effioaoy in heal
-1 icg the above named diseases, and pro
's/ nounoe it to be the
BEST REMEDY KNOWN TO MAN.
TRAPKMAUK. Guaranteed to care Dyspepsia.
OENTS'WANTE
Laboratory 77 W. 3d St, Now York City. Druggists sell it
• *%
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TRAVELERS GUIDE.
HKLLEFONTK a .KNOW SHOE
K. li. — riiiie*Talde in rllCt uu utid after Man h
j 1,.
I Leaves Siiuw Hhoi 6.110 A. M..arrive* in llellefontr
7.'atl A. M.
I.eaVea llollsfuUts J. l i A. w ,arrive* at MlloS Hh n
II ■ v. w.
Leave* Huovr Mhou i.;iu i m..arrive* in Uellefontr
4 i M . J
Leave* Itelleluuls 4.4' v a,, arrive* at Mioa hh
i l:tl> v u. h tf. LLAIH, kitii l Huperinu itdeij t
MAIjL) KAULh VA IiLK V KA I L
I KoAD.~i.uie i able, Apiii : iaso:
A*ap. Mail. WBsvaAbU i. asimahu. Kip. Mail
lA.I, KM IHi A M.
a io 7 Um AltiVeat I vtone Leave.— ' s la
i a 6.1 uo > Leave i a*i t>ioi.v Leave... . us
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M arrive* at Kn ~ 7 •j tn
! HIAGAKA KXPliKs'.'Meave, Philadelphia 7. am
!ii arti*luuki k 1" 1 a m
\s iiiiaui.; rt . . I m
" arrive* at lien v, 4 4o }> m
| PaasetiK' r* \ J this Itain attive In Urlle*
f -fit- at 4 m
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KAftT W A HH.
PACIFIC KXPRI>." leave* I a Haven f O' a m
•' •• V\ illlatiispott 7 .'.'.Min
" arrives at ilarri*hurr 11 am
PhiU.H lj.h,M .14 pan
DAY KXPKK4& leave* ID n y lu I ■ a rn
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" H llllafneport 14 \" * a
•• arrives at 11 erriiltirK* 4 lupin
•• Phils li his 720 pa
Kit IK MAIL leave# IH t, ► ; a
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•• W iltiam*port .11 in.
" at f !*• • at 11 t : I ill B
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M arrive* at i .... {'"an
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Erie Mall We#t Niagara K\[ r-•• \V • t,l k Haven
Acooßßßßodatl © West .r.'. Pa) Bipress Kast, oiahs
cl< 'tinerti • • N rti mii* Itti ! a||h I AH. R
R.lfaias for Withes • • I v ittl
Kris Mall West. SI near Ksprsa Wsst, vt. I Kris
Kxprsss West, snd I h Haven A a I sWctl
Busks • DBI tl at Wi!lia©u| rt with II C R
W. train* ti rth.
Erie Mail Wsat, Klaffar* Kipress Wsst, a4 Ds> |
Kl press I mahe las nnertl ©at Lock Haven j
V\ ith H K V R 14 t raine
Kir M all Hot vu IWr •* r. • ' tat Krl **itlt rv• ;
00 L - 4 M* R R at , try with 0 C •% A.Y.I I
R, st Rm| rinoa wit B '. \ % r i. f. i© lat j
Drift* •• d with \ \ I; K
I'*- r at **• I' run between Philadelphia and I
• N i;iu I i;* ••VV. .t I r.. It f Trm |
Wsst, Philadelphia Rxprees !*•< an! Pap Etire*# i
Bast . Rnoday Rxpress Rati (Heaping rarso© a
- 4 # W. A Rxi ©st*,
• leti'l Superintendent
LM.I. SB tHI Bull. B Ttl t as or
, CONBI SIPHON
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TRADEMARK. '.
Ak . 1 f I ■ . , II '
GIL.YTIII K a (O , i'ltlaburicb, I'm.
M ■ irtlo-m*rV, ccprrisht*.
Pi ■ the Unit.l HUltoji. and lout'.
mIB tn (n ( antdn. Fm-land. I
SteS 1 I :
LhhhJ Thlrly-.li yrr.' j rut " N"
rharjfo Or ciarainh"T of tuu<U'U or <lr*.
incu. Adricn bjr mail fro,.
i'h>rita oliUinml tLrungli n *r* nnlicrd in
tlio M IBYTIPIC AMERIC A#. hi h l a*
th larifal Tirrnl*tinn, and ia thn mr>t influ
ential unwapaper of iu kind pnbliahed in tho
world. Thn ad vantage, of hucli atioUee t-Tery
patentee nnderatanda.
Thia largo and aplendidlv tllnatrated new
p*iwri,piibliklied WERkI.Y at i t.20 a rear,
and i. Admitted to lx tl |.. .t paper d. v. '< d 1
b> m,otnirir* iwTtnitnM. infln—rtn*
work*, and f.thcr ilepartmont, • f indti"trial
proßreaa. poldiahed in any e ointra Hmglo ;
| eopie* l>y mail, l'J ccnta. Hold I y all in
dealer*.
Addrma, Mnnn A Co., pttbli'lier* of Hciao-
Ufln Ameriran. 211 Hr adway, N. w York.
Haudbuok about patent, mail, d few.
AY ir Adrcvtlnvment.
TUTT'S
PILLS
A NOTEfmvniE^AYSr
lis. Torn- Dtan r ■ Un ;•!• l bin I
turn a lunrtjrr • I .< m.tip.Uoii ami
I'ilv*. Last | tins 'I "<■)'/<) •muioiiili I 1
to m{ 1 u<*l tin-in (i hi wi'b litilinnitli). I nin I
now n w.-ll in in, li.i'/o p I uj'P**'itc, ilinilinn
|-rfert, imulnr i' nl, i ~ i K in*, ami I btn
Kniiif.l flirty nom * euli l tlcali. Tli' jr hii wurtii
lli.ir wrirht In i I.
l;*v. 11. 1..' IMl'iliN, 7iAiinTil]t,Kr.
SYIYPTOMS OF
A TORPID LIVER.
Loßsof Ar'lwtltf.Nuueon.ll iwolaeoatlvs,
Pain in tho Hi il l, with a iliill sonaatlon
in thn biirli j. irt, Pain undi'r lhr> Shoulder
Guilt, fullni-iiM afn r nitUiuf, with a dls>
lnclin.itinn ti i- cnrtloii nt' body or quad,
Irrltalniny • r I tnpar, I.w spirit*, J.osa
of inrrnoi v, with n t ■ Una or hitviinr n
lcte<l aoino lutv, Weariness, Dizziness,
Pliitt'Tlua of tlio In art. Dotii before th
•yes, Yi-llow Skin, Hoa/luchn, Meatless
ness at niirht, highly oolori-d Urine.
IFTHKSE WANM.NOS AUK UNHEEDED!
SERIOUS TISEASES Will BE DEVELOPED.
full 8 I'i LIS are n.|ir( In I ly Milnpfrd l
ft II h rnr, | nsr r ftrrt •• LI n RLINUUO
uff<rliiignt|4nfiiiwlillirfttifTricr.
Try tlil mm sly fnlrly. itl vmi will
uftiu m liralilty iHgrslliin, ( Ignriiiia
Hotly. Purr Itloosl, Slronv Wfrtn, nml
nSoiiii.l llirr, Pi |cr, J < tiili.
offlrr, :ir Mnrrnv M.. .If. I".
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
I.r* |ln lr itml U lilskrra < linngnl (< *
<.!<••> It la- I# bys singli n ppl Is Atloii of
title |l>r. It itti|Aita n nnlurnl rolor.
ns la 1 ntlsnt nroiialy. Sold > |riiK
ll la (a, tir as til v r * pitas cut i rrr I lit of SI. 1
OfTlir, :i." Mmrn\ • 1., \•%v% oi U. i
f IHt.'HTTs>MM\|,or\alual,le\
y liifstt inn fist it nml I arful ltrr tpf a will I '
Im 111 Jill est J IK L*l'. oil A|jpil< Mlion. /
BMSZISBEaSESI
|=' MAS BEEN PROVED |g
Tho SUREST CURB for
|E KIDNEY DISEASES. *
I i ? vsiltmn bv?k ordlftirdsnftl rtrina Indi ®
• • a- v :%r tvjotii . THFJf DO KOT J
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tkta rtaogiinad ttliad II wj;iap>aiiy cnr-L
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JOHN HARRIS,
Bni.a AURHT,
J-bi HZLI-EFOSTr, FA.
51.25 worth of the choicest Seeds for only 50 cents!l
J?3L-*■ akclcMt TMHttIM *rman,
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VuutiM *r Mw m*4i mi 4,
WaWaWaMiailaa. "iiaixgia rWl <lgi.. atx—ty
wilw lifliHaK BWa rtrMin will fca —aarttawn lk
■■< HWUI Iln vk*WM W wm* ta Ma aab
BtrasftFj ?s=3S3iasi®i=KS
Mi£SißPttpK is^iiigs
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B KL L K FON TK, VA .
NKWH, FACTS A Nil HL'CHiKHTIONH.
TMr. TIM or THI NAtloftal. iffLIAM II TH. IHTILL|.
hvtry furtner in AIM annual RR]IERIEN<€
dismvers manet Amy <>f value Wrife i( ami
tend 1 1 tit (Ae *• Ayrintltnral llditar of t Ac
I)KMH KAT, HtUefuntf.y J'etin'a," that otAer
farmer* may Aave (Ae benefit of t f. fat
communir.atu n* be timely t and be nure tAut
tAey are br\et mnd veil j,uinted.
Boss]in.v it will prove profitable
to suljHlitute barley for oat#, and per
hap# Millet or Hungarian grass
would pay b' tler than either. "Think
on these things.''
CAKE should lie used in selecting
the proper soil for each vegetable.
I hi: long varieties o( heel#, carrots
arid parsnips should never be grown
in heavy soil that pack, easily
There are kinds more mutable, HIICII
as those that grow partly out of the
ground, but sandy or open light soils
are best for the long varieties.
I HAVE an eighteen acre field;
half of it was in clover and the other
half in wheat. Two years ago, after
carefully deducting ali e.\|>enses of
both crops, I fouml a balance in
fivor of the clover seed, an I I had
the hay and the improvement of the
land in the bargain. Lust year 1
had the same field reversed. The re
sult wa the same a# two years ago.
THE very last feed, in addition to
the ewe's milk, which should be
made a# abundant and rich as possi
ble by every device known to the
good breeder, forcing lamb# ahead
for early market, i# corn meal. Oil
laeal will cost less and will make
more rapid growth, but the quality
of the meat will Ixi vastly inferior.
A moderate portion of oil meal in
the ewe's ration# will aid her milk re
lations, both in quantity and quality,
ami will not materially atleel th*
rusat of the lambs.
C" •MM i - -1" NKK of Agriculture Lor
ing ha# summoned the eminent vet
erinarian, J'r. Salmon to Washing
ton, for the purpose of making ex
tended and scientific investigation
into the diseases of farm stock,
livery facility forcarcful and thorough
work will In- allorded I'r. Salmon,
who will direct his attention chiefly
to Texas fever, plcuro-pncumonia,
and chicken cholera. This i# a wide
field of useful lalmr, and the promise
of good results to the farming inter
ests of the country from the thor
ough cultivation it will receive at the
hands of Dr. Salmon are bright.
A < ONTEMI'OKAKY cautions against
the use of barley straw a# Iredding
for pigs, "tweause the beards and
"lust get into their eyes and ears, de
stroying their comfort and thrift."
True enough: and bearded wheat
straw is open to the same objections.
We found it convenient to use a pile
of chaff Irom bearded wheat straw,
for bedding for forty young pigs last
month, and soon found several of
them quite under the weather. An
examination showed their eyes and
eyelids sticking full of the beards, in
some cases the eyes lieing mattered
and covered with film. One little
victim had no less then five pieces of
beard lodged in one eye. A removal
of the beards and washing of the
eyes, and a change of bedding ma
terial, to smooth wheat straw, soon
remedied the evil, but not until attor
some two or three of the favorites
had slipped entirely ont of the "line
of promotion'' to the pork barrel.
Wo Second the Motion
Win. \V* !#, hi I'i nrtßylftiiß I nrmer.
Permit rue to advise my brother
farmer# to HOW a piece of oatH to cut
green and cure for hay ; prepare the
ground thoroughly and now from
thre to four bushel# to the acre, and
cut when the most forward grains
conic in the milk.
Pretty lloi vy Seeding.
A# to several experiments with
oats as to "thin and generous seed
ing," a gentleman in New York says
he finds the oats grown from thin
seeding more liable to rust, the straw
lea* valuable, and adds that the !>est
crop he ever giew was raised from
three and a-half bushels of seed to
the acre.
"The More Haste, the less Bpcod."
The results of some of the experi
inent# made at the New York State
Kxperiment Station show conclusive
ly that the period required for the
germination of peas varies with tem
perature of soil, in other words, with
tk# earliness of planting. Those
planted mi April 1 and ■ > required for
vegetation from twenty-three to twen
ty liva day# . while others, planted on
May required only from twelve to
fourteen days. The earlier plantings
were fit for use in seventy-seven
days, the latter in fifty-four days.
Good Varieties of Bmall FruitH.
At a late meeting of the Lancas
ter County Agricultural Society, 11.
M. Lngle. one of its leading members
and a fruit grower of < xperience,
recommended the following list of
■mall fruits for general cultivation :
Strawlnrries Charles Downing.
('umlerland Sharpies# and Crescent.
l'.apberries—Blackcaps, I loolittle.
Miami, Gregg.
B Is Brandywine, Turner and
Cuthbert.
Blacklierries—K ittatiny. I.awton
arid Snyder.
Currants—Cherry, Bed Hutch and
White <ts|e.
( iooaeberries- -Houghton. 1 'owning
and Grange.
Different Soils Require Different
Trealment.
*-!.♦ n
bool farmtng gives to every soil
and crop it# proper tilth. The still
eat and poorest §oil# require the
grea'cst amount of tillage, yet even
11 ' f soil# arc rarely over-cultivated.
iJowing and pulverizing of a
m tCly light soil will not make it
looae and open, but have the
contrary effect, making its natural
porousness less, and it# density great
er. It is, of course, possible to have
a soil too loose, since it must have a
certain consistency to retain moisture
and support plants. By harrowing
the light land while it is still damp
ami by heavy rolling as it become#
drier, the necessary degree of firm
ness may always be obtained.
Combination Crops Desirable.
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Nature suggests in the natural and
thick growth of a great variety of
gra#s# and weeds together that a
mixture of vegetation miy yield a
larger quantity of vegetable product
frm any given area than can be ob
tained from the growth of one specie#
alone. Actual experiment has shown
that a mixture of grasses is usually
more productive than the cultivation
of a single one. An acre of peat and
oats grown together will yield more
than half an acre of each grown
singly. A field seeded to timothy
ami clover produce# nearly twice as
much as either sown alone. A pas
ture #od composed of orchard grass,
timothy, rod clover and Kentucky
blue grass is in good grazing condi
tion from early spring till autumn,
the decay of the earlier ripening
species furnishing plant-food for the
specie# next coming to maturity.
Horse Power in tho Gardens
U, V. 9. FWKRIIFTJ*. LO 3. V. TRTHNNS
When I first commenced market
gardening I made the mistake usually
made by novifces, of planting my
crops very close, after the manner of
market gardeners near the cities, who
have very high-priced land and use
immense quantities of manure, and
who have facilities for getting plenty
of cheap extra help at any time, but
I Soon discovered my mistake, and
now use horse labor a# far as poesi
hie. A horse will do as much in an
hour, and do it far better both as
regards killing the weeds and pulver
I izing the ground, than a man could
do in Hcveral days. Besides, the
! crops can !*; cultivated more fre
quently and often "just in the nick
of time," which oftimea means suc
cess or failure. The lurge amount of
mellow ground resulting from so
much horse labor prevents the vege
tables grown upon ridges from suf
fering from drouth. 1 have several
acres of garden where the rows are
000 feet long, and I find if compara
tively easy to keep the crops clean.
1 usually plough away from the rows
with a corn plow, then in a day or
two plough the soil hark again and
then use a cultivator through the
middle, and occasionally use a sub
soil plow, all of which leaves the
soil in thai loose, friable condition
that crops delight in. In compari
son, hand labor is insignificant and
unsatisfactory.
A Two Yours Rotation
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Of late years 1 have learned that
clover sown in the Spring, if left to
grow till J ail without being pastur
ed, will make a growth worih many
times. Left again in the Spring it
will afford a mass of green manure,
to Ih.* turned under by the middle of
•Msy, that will afford a good basis
for any subsequent hoed crop that
may be desired. The clover roots
which have never had their herbage
cropped are much larger and extend
much deeper than where the top has
been grazed to the surface of the
ground. It is quite true that the
best results of the clover cannot be
had by this early plowing; yet good
enough to maintain fertility if clover
seed is sown again the following
Spring.
In this two-year rotation beans are
an important crop, as they will allow
a later growth of clover which need
not l>e plowed under till the first
week in June.
A good farmer in a neighboring
town cuts a clover crop (for to be
fed on the farm and the manure re
turned to the land , then plows, drills
in beans with 100 pounds of phos
phate ]>cr acre, and harvest in time
to sow wheat in the Fall. He argues
that the clover roots secure the me
• cbanical improvement of the toil,
the mineral manure supplies what
the bean crop removes, and in letter
j shape for leans than would the plow
ing under of a large mass of green
herbage. It is certain that enough
of the fertility from the clover aod is
i left in the Fall to give the wheat
plant a good send off, and under this
system the land is constantly in
creasing in fertility ; it is. in fact, a
first class Summer fallow under the
old system, with the throwing in be
tween of a l*an crop, which, on a
| clover sod. is produced at very little
exjKjnsc.
Oreenß, Wild and Cultivated.
Auiiv*n Kgr u)tt>r-i*t
In spring nearly every one likes
what our forefathers called "pot
herbs,'' and are classed by us as
"greens." A large number of wild
plants, from I'andclion and Marsh
Marigold (called Cowslips,erroneous
ly). to Nettles and I'okeweed, arc
made to do service in different parts
of the country. While several wild
plants arc very acceptable, none
e<;ual Spinach, and some others. The
time expended ia gathering these
scattered plants, if devoted to sowing
a few rows of spinach, would give
more satisfaction, and the greens be
at hand when wanted. Spinach is
hardy, own brother to the beet; if in
fairly rich soil it may be used from
the lime it ia large enough to thin,
up to the showing of the flowerstalk.
Sow in rows, like l*eta, 12 inches
apart: when large enough to be
crowded, thin out a portion for use :
repeat the thinning two or three
times, leaving the last plants f, or 8
inches apart, and these should be
used before the eoedstalk begins to
run up. The first sowing may be
among the earliest in the garden and
again every two weeks until the end
of May. Sown later than this it
runs too seed to aonn.
MT way of getting a good stand of
clover is this: I plow early in spring,
snd about the 20th of July, again,
and seed with buckwheat; harrow
one way; if the ground be rough,
harrow fteforc seeding, in order to
get very level ; then apply the clover
seed ami cross-harrow with a light
harrow. I never have known it to
fail in our soil and climate. I have
plowed my wheat stubbie ami towed
the Same way, and always succeeded
well in buckwheat and clover.