Xew Ail vert Isrmrtits. WITHOUTffIEDIONE, THIS MAtiNETIi: !' LTI ' WARRANTED TO CUREfe?":' •" without medicine I'aln In the haeL, |il|>a,h l. ur Ilwlit, in rtuuxli l>illt)|luiiiling<i. gi nrrnl il 'lit rheumuM-m. |)Mrul>al<*. m urulglu, -lull* • . d'r. MO) LH LltliiMa.tplnul tll*i II) r, • • ntliiMl I ill no t lie), iiarhniu. in u I .t rn*s dyapepaln, conaifpnt l. rtalpeliia, Itullg %• tlnn. hrnl or ruitlurr, utnrrb, t*ll •, pG i tliimh H2it<, ele. |VhenanylG . trcfthMU'M It \TIVK Oil* \N* imiiu lot ilm k orm rn- ino unil i _ , w nttng wnkni'Mi •. ml al I UIW •oiiml tint a re. fruni whtttt'ViT *m , I 1 , . n> f Hifl i peruM Uigthrough <h* narta *n it t rfilorf them to uh ml thy a*'Uou. I 1 tuUtake About this Al'plt Atli v. L^ DIE ABDOMINAL SUPPORTED L TO THE LADIES:— Fxlintiatfun.pl api-natii,or ulf It llUiuai •of (hr I.lt er, kidney a, lit u!m !m> or t old K • I, *wllrn or U i alt AnLli a, iir Awollrn Ki rl, Ml Al ' ! !'• orll a pnlr nf Mt|f: tir I • I:r*.t?■ 11 a but <• fi •*.( • ' r In tli r.i• f AIM! cun f All 1 ' f carry A powerful magnetic Cuia.o t> 11* Aval of ti.a diarAAA. For I.ami Hark. McHknnanf thn Hrilnr, Fill. Infcofth taotnh, lru eorrhii m. 4 li ronl .■ I nflotti ton tlon anil I'lccrmtlon of thr \l urn l, I n-|l • itinl 11 m vrrhago or I loodln|'nlnTul, So|pr< •' Ir. r tfulur Ib-nitrnallnN, Harri utii •. nn<l hange of i l.lTr, this latho Heat A ppllani o ami Curnl*c Agent known. Fur Alt form* of Frmnlr IMfflctiltfea It |i rnnr pAwed by Anything hef-Ho lnvi rH..I, |. imhiuuum Ag-rt Atl aft A AoUPV I f |> wcr A!'l TltAli'A ' M. Prloeof either Kelt * i Ma**: K tl i? • : r*. f I°. fkentbjexpr- * (*.() I•.anl •i at i am *t A w. -if mall on rarelpt of p? i i >a!t ami iMse of } I VIM - * : i cJ t..n l/v luai i. |:>Uin reney, eent In Ipl'< r rt our r k. Tho Magneton Oarrf t;t trt adapted t i all Ag*a. ra w<rn over th unilt-r <*l •thing, (nut nrtt t thn b.idf like the many QtlVMli (Mid Kleatvla WuiU bttga a<l \ ertlard in evtent%eH • ft- I a! I be t<tkan off nt tugl *. Thej I I thwi pourr/bfiwr, and ar worn at all Bnaoni • f the vnr. benl a*ami> for th* "New Ino 'itf trw In VeffMol Treat menl VV Ithuut JdclUlae," with Uiuutauaauf Uti".ir TUK MAGNhrrON APFUANCECO 21M Mulit St., Chicago* Ilia "AYNE'S I O Horso Spark A-rosting loriut>!o lia- ut jo.flJO ft. <f Michigan I'M • liuiinln In 10 In >urr, eluba frma Lhc law iu ■ . . . _ ..I, o'tr 10 J! ■)■*/• rrr Ctiaran/'f to fim. 'i fo*.vtr te •fcr.v H.OUO f- • t <f Hemlock lbifdj In 1" hour* (j*.r 1 //'. Mi frill cut J r Knglhr*' aru i.t'AitAvrfEn fo m 3j; jl the r I n HE IK 9TM If |"1 wtl,' i S'.it r i*r n *?i i:h r• I mil I y. *n I ' • 15 \V. PAYNE & SONS. ( rntr N. Y. Box 1477 j PATENTS IItn!<-• nS.!li " r ' IM, Ibrtt, copyiigble, etc., t r lbs I • . n , ' i u la, i l toe mAi I • 1 ■ ■ ti.• • ■ m • lii rt> ii vq ) • areupi rii m. . PjhmtioMalaad Awagh u, in aofewl 1 i ■ ' rmnr ikkricax. n.w . .••• m.| • • i i ÜBtedweeklypaper.aa.liOajrpv^lxnr, UmIT •< •f !" '• ' . 1., V' 'V It'T* k ' I r Ilf :'l ' ~t' . I •In iiini! m. A'i'ir.-.. MI n . A oi, paumt *. h+ ta Waa tcttißtno imtni .. . Hurt How, .•■if V .V . 1.. UN ill . GUSXTTHSR'S LUNG UZALZ?.. i tMPEOVA TIB HOC A. FOH TUK C AS Of CONSU>I PTION larth f ' bl, i /JHnBjS TRADCwMAR VC. I'M ■ • " J {I MARK. dUCXTHKR A CO., FMUburicls, PH. . cinXAP 3 < ? AJJrr.. H. JOIIUTOS. 109 Smithfield xtrect, ritlxlmrgh, I'a. U'ifion M< Farlnne <r Co.. Unrdworr Itrolrr*. H-AJRJDW-A-IRE! I WILSON, AfcFAIiLANK A; CO.. . DEALERS IN STOVES, RANGES' HEATERS; A LSO -- Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, AND HARDWARE AM.ROUKN V UTRKKT, .... lIUMKR' BLOCK, .... RKLLKFONTR. BA. JIPIM JOHNSON'S BHSmp Indian Blood Syrup 4 M Cur( > all diseases of the Stomach, Liver, atjflMj Bowels, Kidneys, Skin and Blood. BMBjl Millions testify to its efficacy in heal mMing the above named diseases, and pro nonnoe it to be the ~ BEST REMEDY KNOWN TO MAN tkadf mare, Guaranteed to cure Dyspepsia, A GENTS ' W ANTE D.~MI Laboratory 77 W. 3d St, Now York City. Druggists sell it TRAVELER'S GUIDE. | IJKI.I.EFONTK.V SNOW SHOE * I> it u. i tni 14. I s " i, |Vt $ Snow Hll •S.'IA. M . tl eft |lt |lol|. . HitA 7 . i . I•t%• •I * • • >t 9.1-J u rivet *t tttio* .-.lion 11 • •- l.x . MA . I p.N.,rtlvi an U ll.,'U„|, I 4." • * . I l. 4 I I M., Mint >■ >o\t J-lion • !7: • I' . ' It I, AI It, 41. ' s • I ten 1.-iit, I >A I. I > KAUI.ti VALI.IiV HAIL- I I > I \|\ <1 *1 r. .11. '■> < U !<• Mi.ll, I M. I - • V 1 JC, li I ... l ..ill! 1.. .1. ... 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I •• *• iihiiii'-i • rt. - •" | in | at.*e-at IMim, 6 i j. in | Paaactn'era t-y title tri attv• ... Itelie foote .*t 6 5" p m FAST UN Kle Ilea IM.il '• i I tl :• tit • " v •• •• Mi. 111 •; rt T ! | lit ; M ftrrltn at I till; h IJ.1J. 11l KA.-TW \ PACIFIC KM'RICSS I k llaui: • i am •' M illiaioft|of 1.. 7 atn " arrixeft at if irrx' ti'k' 11 a tn IN. out.!, Ma DAI KXPRiaS leatrel^noi " 1. k |Ux . U - a:n •• Mt i . - 11 lit *"i •• atrlveat llarr.a •,:, . ! {• ru •• rt.tUiMj tua T . ; m ' EK!> MAlhlrux.ftßrn i m • L k ll iv ; m " 4 " * J rt . 11 j. to " tltitr* at H i 11 FAST LINK lea*re Mil 1. , m " artifea at II rr ir,; ... ..... "am •• " Philadelphia .... 7 am j Erla Mail Vk.-a? S , , ,t . W-.t I kilo j Am WHHiidatlon Weet, and I'aj Kxpreee Kml mah< • otoMi urn • meal n wlthhi B. R R traloe fbr Wi!k< eUarrt and fl rant t, Kfi M I tl.at. Niagara Wret a* t Erie I Kxpreee W#et,aod I It Ilafen Aeeumi tl H>l tttaly •! ♦ tn* ■ti at U illian jA>rt with N < K W urah • • i'' ■ F.-H Nf a: i U. t. Ni* ,*a Eij reft Weat. at • Iay F*jr •- • 1 .* • t • • I tit • • J. at I. k lla*n V ith It 1 N Kit. tie Krlr Mtil y A*l ah 1 w.-• >t ■ • \l i V • • train# lon |, %M." R K at < - I a.til ' . U I R j R . at 1 - ; Imm * th It N V k 1' K R., ant a? Prtftwo" I atl. A V K II Parlor tr will run between Philadelphia and I \V|'Nam-} r? N a t'a Faj r *• M•- *I r Fatreae Weet, eh ; % Fa j r t • I . . • K • •• Kaftt. 1 4 ; • l.ty K*; : • • f *r • ai' a gbt ra ■ • u* t tONLY_S2O. PHILADELPHIA SINGER Is th<* BTST BUILT. FINF.ST FINISHED, EASIEST RUNNING SINGER MACHINE rvcr offered the public. I t Tk !• 'tt ;• ••••-' • -•' ' r ' . |. ltd ee*?i the nva* 1 ne AfUr hatinit •* - I ti, if it t* ip t ail wi ae .t. r*tnn t t • at r etjen*'* I • t* t Inter and *■*•?*? al . r euJl rc.r . anltr AMi ** CM All MA M - % f . N 17 ,S T . ; f-X . I'm:* • h s?2s ? - ... a can Call 1 • faf, hp enga , eaaitjr, and I, r I) A'. a tirt 4" s 'ta. Matt, i 17 If | I I. I'KI.DKKI( KS. Repairer of Sewing Machines, ri:i.u:Mt , PA R..i !ei -e ant n.itr . f flelleh fit", ul ft • J k i aoofill# ' • ?. with Mr. 4 bibttian t hi, an farm f D I /,. Klitif, K* j. (jhi Mnrh Htv\> -lf*i f • the hits** a /' a* *. wAm rtfui tim Ail w rk gn a ran teed. .1- JYi it* .itft't rt iscitttnf. TUTUS ' mßsasmm iMiiwianii PILLS RfSts&agHHHKmnai A HOTED DIVINE SAYS: | i'i i : ' ' I tCII 'I bftVQ ; 1 nA i *r• vr !■ • , 4 nnt ' J : . F V • 1 • RE I ••['•! I to M| I • ' ' '' ■ . I • j IJfMV v. 1 r:: , I '< • t ll{ J 'i m j I )" >f.• ,: • I- I \ • ' . and I linv-1 j i forty j ii •1 •- • '* j •••■ woftlt ! tiicit w(i *hin t j 1..: IV! linvillt, Kjr, SYrPTGMS OF A TORPBD LIVER. 1 Lo**of Ar-pt-MUsNtuii "i,B >w lc rißtivo, ■ Vain in the* li ii, with n. dull fifiiKivtion inth -l " lep.ut, i'. njimd' TlShoulder bind-, lulin* '* nli''r t?ntlr.r with n <!!• iuchitatiou t> i *; rtlon oi' I ly or mind, I rriUtbility I' i • , i\ Low npirita, J. ■■• of rv, with it f- • Unfc of liaviru: •- h'< trd soiunduty, Wi arinf-M , lJi/.zim MH, jflutt'-ring of tho hnart, Dot ♦ hd" ir th nyi H t Yiduiw Skin, Itnadarhn, KoNtlfsa n'H at liutht, highly colorr<l l/rine. • IK THESE W AT? NI NHS AKK UNHEEDED" SERIOUS DISEASES WILL BE DEVELOPED. Tu ll S KILLS atn i .|> lally nda|>tril in ■ in It t cfTrrt ■ kin Inn linuuo of frr liitu at tu nut it n Nil llr anfTrrn. Try Itiii rrinnly fairly* anil \MII will train n liralihy hlu'< iii<ii, 1 iuurouv IKmly, I'in-1* 111 nod , MIOIIU JVrt * -. ami a Sotiinl l.h ri. I'i In-. < ruin* 1 11 (Tli r. Itr, II iirrn v M., it. V. i(JTT ! S HAIR DYE. i.r. v Hair nnll i ■ rlminrnl In a 1 • lowa v 111 a i k. liy A ■lllicit* it p|l l< i\f loi of Hilt |i> r. ll iiiiiiail i a tialutal t ulor, in IK 111 <il itf i ttroti* Ij . H<l| lit Hriifi" ftfit, or nl hvri|iimioii rn ipt i.f 11. i uli, . . :t" i| in m i si.. \ , iv lork. t lU. T1 lis II A M \l.oftn In A l>l. I nforiiint lon A lid I arftil ICriti|ilsiii|| j l> luailrtt I It 1.1. on upplit ntion. / ifiawfliw MA . n. • I 1 • •I I t ' >i 1 'I-*' ►' 2 ■> 11 1 <uioii •i -■ :►•.'> **. i 2 c ilarln tn. M. It I! '}• ; ! • 2, 7J *• rA.■ •• i v " ": 1 '■ i' r *t art ■■■BHMHMi W P; llk that • f n... • * r r . I 1 % t' • • 2 f I o •-4 't 11* • i 1 I < :;; > 7Z ■m • " I o [£ 1 - W . ♦ > • . * ' /I 11- •• •a) tk'i *t i ■■ en C Ir. II n! 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A • ,!. -....n:, ni.tiikal >O 1 IT. r ■)., "T.1.1'1 Oi r I) ;~rt. r .f.n)rar< •In th.mark*, a Ull f m.i- fc-ol •., I ll -•.n>n A 1.'i.1l .• .* >... ..tn ' >. 11. .a,n. I IffI(7II \nl I \ i*. ' 1 * . ... I.f . , J. m! (n ■ I I rjlt' i ■ ■- " <l' II it l f Wl '.l . ... I-M, m'o. H..niiv, . t an 1 .i.l ' i 111 • ■:ri• i, I .i'i... a*| ..... ran .1 thr w.tk |. ..} 'v(. •; ... ft, M .t.n. Th. I nail.. *. .id |,.| ft,, i j., - t,, n t,. k i.rilin.ijr B.p.n>it.oaiftt fiirtii.ii. i;ir. N- .m .hn latl In tti.k. ainn., r'j>M< J. T"u *.n 'lrfolf in*. iim. iih. work, ofanljr ynai .par. mnm.tii* rll Ink.rmallnn an<l alllhal imn I.J f„... All' A On., I'..rrl.n l M.lti' OJ Iy. ' t 51ic Cmttt fifmotr.il KJ> It K I.LKFON TK, I'A. Aor.rctrLTL'nAij. NI.WH, l ACTH A.N| HUfiOIJITIONM. ma ri'- .r T T.rnia.i. wtirtar >■ tna lITKLLI. O. I RAP RII'I.R.IIIR. IN lIIL lAIHICI Evtr'/ /-■rmrr in hit UtlllUßl tXptPUMet ituwterisoimiking '*( r't'ur. Writi if hk/ i until il h, (he "Agricultural I'Aitur aj the IJR.M'I' HAT, Jlrllefunte, l'rnn'<i," that uthrr tarl •r* mini have the lirnr/it <■! it. f.rt | <• nam • •iriitn.ns he timely, unit he Hurt that j thri/ are liricf ami irrll jmintrit, I in. STI UTKVANT it tlie New Vork State Kx peri mental I'arrn lIUH tins year jilantcl 110 vnrieties of corn untler varying conrlitiotiH. lie mod estly hopes liy fall to know some tiling (Mi this subject. A hiiovKl.Ki I. of r|ry ear tb thrown i daily over the floor of the lull house , will absorb foul odors, and by fall the whole mass may be rroiked fun and applied to the wheat. It will beat any of the "phosphates," ami : co-t less. Is (udtivating orchards the trees are more important than'any crop that can be grown under them. If they are not cut, them down. The i hill, of potatoi s or beans close to the trees nevi r amount to much, and it is not worth while tr\ mg to save them at the i i*k ol injui ing the tr< es* lles'r fail to sow turnip seed in ( the damp, rich spots in the cornfield adapted to this growth. There will | Is- absolutely no expense except tie seeding and harvesting, and many a bushel of cow and sheep feed may Is * grown which will Ire worth very much more than its cost whin you come to j feed it out next spring. SA\ I: the earliest anil liest peas fur seed. As soon as hulled and dried | place in a light vessel, with a litth pul\i i i/i d camphor to kill 'the bugs. I'lenty of good Mid will most! likely to secure an abundant e of thi* (b licious early \, g< tabic, and it i in secured most cheaply and in 1 condition by sating it at home. Th;- is a mailt r to look after am . N'o.vthat tlie trawberiy Is- i has served its m ason do not neglect it unlet- ton have an( w one started. l In either case give frocpient and good j 1 ' "Itivation. Work in old fine n;a nure witli a little bone dust added, if you tan get it. Keep the runner i iosily cut off, ami look for tour re ward next June. liy the way, cut ling the runners is a very simple and easy job if your hoc i, as should be, kept -harp with a file. I I i- now too late to save tlie cur rants from the worms for this season, but those whose bushes arc now I ut bunches of bare stalks will lie profited bv putting the following where il will attract attention alrout the first of TU \t May: "The eggs of the currant worm arc laid on the young leaves, nrar the root of the plant, early in the aeusou. The ar\ ri ca through the young naves and then ascend the bush. If white hellebore lc applied to tin young lower leaves as soon as the larva- begins to eat boles through them, the bushes will probably IK spared. If poultry be fed among the currant bushes they will usually de stroy the worrua entirely.'' THE .1 mrriraii ( \i/liralnr says "The exjH'riencc of many farmers this year show that corn frozen solid while yet damp has its vitality entirely de stroyed."' The obvious lesson to be learned from this experience is: Se lect your seed corn oir/y, and dry il thoroughly and promptly. We intend to rcj>eat this several times between this and corn-cutting. This is a sea son well calculated to illustrate the "Advantages of Tile Draining, and the article under this heading, to lie found in another column will prove interesting reading during some of the very frequent showers with which wc are being visited. We shall sup plement it, in a week or two, with a description of a well drained farm in N.Y., giving very convincing stale tncnta. A HHANoEMr.Ni ), for ucxl year's crop of lambs must soon las made, and it is not too early now to l>egin thinking up the subject. First secure a good, vigorous young buck of which ever breed you most approve If the object nc chiefly mutton the Southdown cannot well be improved upon. Then let him be treated with . > i sense ami discretion, exacting or per mitting only so much service its will i accomplish the desired end. A little forethought regarding the ewes too, will be of advantage. Kwes will produce larger and better lambs if they are in good, plump condition at the time of coupling. If not in fair condition they should be gaining and kept improving until they reach the desired condition; they will not breed well when loaded with fat. 'I hose having lost their lambs or failed In breed are liable to become ' too fat to become sure breeders. When this is the ease they should be placed on skint pasture so as to re duce their weight. The use of valu able ewes is sometimes lot fur a \ car or two by allowing them to become filled with fat. Such ewes are valu i able ; their inclination to lake on fat i readily is a good |>oint but requires guarding that it may not impair their prolificacy. ink promise for a full corn ciop in our county is by no means blight. The almost universal low character of tlie seed, coupled with late plant ing < :tu ■> d by the continuous rains of early spring lias caused a light stand everywhere. W. have observ ed but few. if any 11- in which there i- no! a large proportion of hills "missing.'' I'os-iblv much of the loss from this source could be made good by thorough cultivation and extra ' ire bestow- i upon the tliiii stand which has been obtainc i, but continuous heavy nuns have kept the ground in such condition that ti :s lias so far I . i n impossible while for tin- same cause the weeds and gra-s have been given such en couragement and start as wdl make tin in formidable opponents during j tlie entire season. Advantages of Tilo Drainage. At ■ ■ > A sy-teuiol thorough tile drainage i- i ci; • v, ry generally adopted by ur.ny of the progressive anil enti r j prising farmers of some of tlie ohli r -("led Western State-. It- ndvan t ig' iii awi t n ason like the present lira most apparent. The farmer CM, by a judicious system of drainage aii 1 thorough tillage or. his rich bo'- ' rn lands, i a-ily protect his busint -§ from either i xtrernc, wit or dr.-.u ' •, ar. l he can make his soil w i,- crop-growing season longer ; he can , arrange to work his ground quicker ■ after rain-, and get ahead of the weeds, instead of weeds getting abi ad of hini. thereby kn ping his growing i rop eb an ea-i. r and with le-s labor, wh eh mi ans cheaper that i-,bigger profits. The advantages of tile drainage an thus sunimc i up in an exchange by an Illinois farmer : I. Ii prevents any possible damage from flooding or xcis-ive rains. !t enables one to work land s,sii). r after rain-—almost immedi ately, where there is a network of tile. .'t. It is equally a- good a protec tion from the other i xtrernc—exces sive drought—in several ways. 4. It lengthens the season for lalK>r and vegetation by rendering tlie soil curlier in spring, and keeping off the effects of cold weather longer in the fall. 5. It deepens the surface soil and lessens its cooling bv evaporation. C. It prevents surface washing by drawing the water down through the soil as last as it falls 'eventually), thereby also securing the benefit of whativer fertilizing material it con tain*. 7. It enables the soil also to re i t ivc a larger supply of the firtiliz ing gases of the atmosphere (carbon ic acid and ammonia), because more open and porous for passage of nir. 8. It promotes fine tilth by ren dering the soil more friable, and Ire comes mellow as a garden bed for crops. ti. It diminishes evaporation, thus raising the temperature of the soil, and warms the lower portions of the j subsoil. 10. It prevents the heaving out of grain, lessening tlie chance of Winter killing. 11. It prevents land from Worn- ' ing sour, and replaces stagnant wa ter with life-giving air and warmth to the plants. H. It facilitates the chemical ac tion by which the constituents of the soil are prepared for plant food, and by which its mechanical texture is also improved. 13. It lessens the formation of a hurtful crut on the surface alter rains in hot weather. 14. It facilitates the hauling of loads over the fickl, and renders land less liable to injury from the tread- ling of cattle. 15. It facilitates the destruction of weeds, l>ecausc the soil, becoming more friable, does not cling in a mass ! to their roots when torn up in culti- I vation, and the noil is worked'eaaier a* well as far more thoroughly with | less ellort. 10. It preserves a more equal de gree of moisture in the soil under all circumstances, since it not only renders its saturation with water irn possible, but keeps it in such a con dition of pulverization that in times of draught it at, lorbs moisture by capillary attraction from the air thus enabled to pass through it (from the tile upwards), and never becomes parched and baked as in the case of > undrained lands, a 17. It removes all malaria. I Lastly, it reduces farming from a business of uncertain meagre profit to one of absolutely certain and lu crative profit. finally, when we reflect that land thoroughly tiled will every jcar pro duce a heavii r and cheaper cultivated crop than will untiled land under the most favorable season that may hap pen, wbj- delay to adopt it ? Ex perience lias shown that twenty-five to one hundred per cent, profit is re alized in judicious expenditure for tiling, and that the increased profit for the season will repay the entire cost of thoroughly tiling a tract of land, thereafter a permanent invest ment (to that amount). What in ' vi -tinc-nt is more lucrative than that for the farmer ? Some Notes on tho Oraaaes, I)r. Sturtevant'a Experimental Sta tion Bulletin of June 2d, relates to some of the more common grasses. We make room for brief extracts, giving only the Dr's. conclusions so far as his experiments have extended: East year, soon after taking pos se-Mon of the Station, wc planted plats u th grass in drills eighteen inches apart, and since then we have i made the following notes : Orchard grass. This survived the winter well, and-started into an early and vigor ous growth, Wing exceeded, however, in carlincss, vigor and amount of ■ trly foliage by the Meadow Foxtail. Its habit of growth seems to unlit it for use as a cultivated grass, while yet it ])SM-sses its adaptations, which would recommend it, as a mixture IU pasture seeding. . Tall Meadow Oat Grass. The first war a rutin r coarse grass, with scant !< linge. After Wing cut, the after math superior to the lirst growth. Survived the winter and started me liiuin early tins spring. Its adapta ■ turns -com rather for use in pasture inixturcs than as a cultivated grass. Fescue Grass. A coarse, vigorous i:ra", not prepossessing in appear ■ ■ as compared with other grasses, furnishing considerable fodder. I* is an annual. In 1883 the plant found re-seeded from the drop ping* of the late seeds, but the "owth this year has been slow. It tins to possess but little usefulness i the presence of our better varieties of grass. Tall Fescue grass. A vast quan tity of short herbage the first year from seed. Its succulency retained well into the autumn, but a bunching habit to the stools. This first year . indicating value as a pasture grass. It came through the winter well, and the second car's growth but emphasizes our previous remarks. Meadow Foxtail. Although tall and moderately leafy it yet scetns light in proportion to its bulk. It would seem to W a valuable grass for early pasture, while it aftermath, Wing superior to its spring growth, recommends it still more highly. The growing of grasses upon a small m ale and without mixture af fords insufficinut date for the forma tion of an accurate judgment con cerning values, and notes must be supplemented through the experience gained from watching the species as growing in nature and under cultiva tion. 3he crowding of grasses seems to diminish the tufting of those species which have a tendency there to, but yet, as a matter of common observation, the non tufting species of grasses have ever been more pop ular for the purpose of cultivation than those which form tussocks. The value of a grass for cultiva tion seems to depend ujon the foliage and upon the root s. To secure Vbe greatest economy, species of grasses that root within different areas of soil should be grown in common, es peel ally for pasture use. The June grass is able to withstand severe drought, on account of, its dcep rooting habit. The Timothy grass seems only to be grown successfully by itrr/j in relation widk wknat, upon ! our richer soils, as its roots occupy nearly the same area as do the root* of the wheat plant. If a section W cut through rich, natural pasture, anil the plants growing thrreoa W studied,, i it will W found that many species of plants are crowding each other. TIIKRK is no need of seeking Ibr wider or deeper field of inlelltetual culture than a well-directed farm life affords. ArTßnyou have done with hay insking and harvesting impluienU, put them carefully away.
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