m I Cn rda. I" 11. OKVIS, tl • ATTJBNET.AT-I.AW. Doiiwfootp, r*. Office opnoelte th# Cjurt float#, ou flret floor of Woodrtng ft MIHK. W T M - KEICHLINE, ft, ATTORN EY-AT-LVW, Iltilefont#, P#. Owe# IN OAR***'# NIW p,. I.ol*o. Am Prompt attmUouto collection cltitu*. 3'Mf HA.McKEE, • ATTORNEY-AT LAW. Office North nigh •tr**t, op(*#lt# court limine, RelUfontN, P*. 6-34 ly. HLL ABBHBER<;ER, (SU COMBO 1 • to Yuen in A llanhluirgnr) ATTOKNhV-AT -0 , I.AW. OIBCB lnl'ourd llom, l'. 624 1 F L. SPANG LEU. tf • ATTORNKY AT-LAW, | HKI.I.KFnNTK, OLNTKK COUNTY, PA. ■ RprtiiUucntluii u>l.'(itlKl(oin; practice In ftll tb* Uoarto; ConaultaUuna In Oarmanor Nugiiah. 1-1; DF. FORTNEY, • ATTOKN BY-AT-LAW, IHCLLKFONTR, PA OBco InCnnraJ llmian, All.Klu.ny alrurt. Sparlal allanUon glrnn to Ibn collucUuo of claim' All bailor*. aitaodad lu grumpily. g-ty pHAS. P HE WES, v y ATTORNKY-AT-LAW. UKLLKtoNTK, PA. Practlr## in *|| th# Court*. Office oppit# Court >UM In Furt*A bulldirif. [mijr3U I a LOVE, 'I a ATTORNEY AT-LAW, Hr.lnfnot*. Pa. I OfDm In lha rooms formnrly oecupirj by ih<- lata AV. P. Wilaon vol A Y3-11. THOMAS .!. MoCULLOUGIL A ATTORNEY AT LAW, Pint ll'flll'RU.PA. Office In Albert Owen'n bulMimt, h. tl. r.-.iu form- M erjr occupied by th# i'hiliit'UiK tUuiuuti * < . " 111-ly % k. d. ■. Maori#<Mi. w r.RUMR. f I lASTINGS at UEEDER, 1 L ATTORN 111 VI I IW lIKLI.KroNTK, PA Offlraon Alleghany rtrart.twu duora rani of tha of. 11. a occuplad by lata firm off Yocum A llaatinga. 4o- . MHA| A. tMUIR MYKklltM, UUf t.ouucr wiu.ua a. wai.iici. WALLACE A KREBS, T LAW AND COLLECTION OPPICR. January I. Mat. CLKAKFIKM). PA. V7LLIB L. ORVIB, 1-J ATTORNEY AT LAW. OPFICE uppnalt* tho Court lloaaa, uo tli 2-1 fl-ao A.O. Furat a onlhllug. 3-1 4. T. AUSAMMB. c. a. nail. i LEXANDER k BOWER, J V ATTORNEY! AT LAW, R-llnfonle, Pa., may t,a oinnillsj In English or Oar man. Office in Oarman a Iluildlng. l-ly jama a. at*via. t.anut tiriiii. , BEAVER A GEPIIART; ATTORN KY." AT LAW, Offlc# on Allegheny itrfit, north of iiih. fU-il# font#, Pa. l-|y 4 \\r C. HEINLE, T • ATTOR.NET AT LAW, . HKLLKF* NTK, P A. Loatflpor toth# left in th# Co irt ■. il l ( ILE.UENT DALE. VV ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. B**lisf..ata, Pa. 01 Hif i■ 89 I" id, tvi - ' •' iiilloul Unk. A 1? ly. , Tic. UIPPLE, 1 la L"CK HAVEN. PA. All haalnraapr-.oaf lly att;ulal to. 1-1 y VV M - P - MITCHELL, ▼ ▼ PRACTICAL .NCRVKVOR, !.<H K lIAVEN, PA . • Will attend to ill * rk In CIUIPI BM. Citr* iad | Cluitoa euaiUci. Office opposite I!HTh Vatl n# f fh%rk. ?Vly W ILLIAM M<-CULLOITfiII, If ATTORN RT-AT-LAW, • I I. AUri ELD. PA. All hiatnaaa pmmpt'y atlmdrd In. 1-ty K. IIOY. M. !)., • Off!'# In C r.rt.| 11-ne *|or FirtnT' u once. Li:Li.F.6t>N .i. PA. Special attention irlren to Op#rtt*# Purg-ry nn Chronic 111•**•. 1" if I | \R. J AS. H. DOBBINS, M. I, 1/ PIIVUfItN \ Vl> aCEt.WI.N, ~ OFFL.-* All'fbshy I(| ii <>llT Z' HRL llnii tlsr.. ■Mr 6-tf KILUPOIfI, PA. | \U. J. W. RHONE, Dentist,can I/i i • •4# of ihirD itrl thro* -i -ill (Alt of A!l#eS—* f, Rellefollte, IN. HLIj 'I,- IMII.AU;, 1 • JEW r LEE, virrußt. rV'> *. jaai >T. Mr. All * rh n"i%thr t te4. On Allffhrty under Brockcrhoff llntwie. 4-lf IhiMinrs* Curd a. / i EM BARBER SHOP, \ * / Un l-r fir*! Vil"* lUnk, RELLEPONT P#.. ft. A. firrh, [may.lk.il />/)/". UA RN BIS -M ANi FA< TORY In fiartnan a Naw Blnrk BELLI PONT It. I-A l-1y / fENTRE COtfVTY BANKING \_y noNPANT. BaralvaDspnalfa And Allw Infarnt, Dianmif Nutaa; A* liny an A Sail (Qof.ff.mrltlH. tiolil and Conpona Java A R,v,a. Pr.al4ant. J. D. faoanT.Caahlar. 4-t f A. irea, Praa't. t. T. naana.OaJVr. L?IKST NATIONAL BANK OK C BBLLCPONTB. All#Rheny Htmt. Bell#font#.Pn. 4tf Wilnon MrFnrlnnr t' Co., Hardware Healern. HARDWARE I WILSON", McPARLANE CO. DKALKRB IN . STOVES, RANGES * HEATERS. ALSO Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, -AND 4- BTJILZDZEB/S' XXAAB-IDWAIItB. i iiugriY fTBiKT ncaxr plocc •■LLsronTr I 4 • Mt*ce.Ua neona. BOND VALENTINE, GENERAL INH. and COMMIHSION Agt., Bellefonte, Pa. Office In Huah ArrnU#, 2nd floor. The following companies represented: —o— UNION PblUdetpbis. AMKRICAN do. UUAKIHAN London. SUN do. WKHTBRN Toronto. CONNECTICUT Hartford. and olbera. —O - TRAVKI.BH* LIPK & ACIU'D IlartfordJ and other*. —o— cotnmUtion t>ranrh ot inv bii<inaa ia reeoiing apeeial nttention. I'ropcrtif# •old to good <1 vsntHtjp, na I bnvo faclll tioa for dlapoaing of bouaet, landa, etc., on .hort notico and favorable terina. 21 6m BOND VALKNTINE. PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE. I Winter term bagina January 4, 1884. i Thla InaUtnlbUi la loealwl In ona of Iba moat t*ar- I tlfii|aui|liaa!lbfilla|ai|a -I ItwautlraAllaaliany rafloa. I | ta npaii b- alnb nta ol both aataa, an J ottera Ilia f.J , lowing Onu... of <iu 1 y : 1 A Poll Claaalcal ..ov.r,n of Tonr Y.ara, "A A mnrnufli' rouraa. S. A Pill SrlrollfU (Vol ran of Poor Yaata, I. Tlia following PETIAL UOI RSIW. of two ynwra aarb following lha Aral Iwo yaara of tha Srlanll rtcl'-uran (a) AURICI'LTI RE; (b) NAIURAL BI8T0R*: IairiIBMISTRT AND PHYSICS , .)) i CIVIL BNGINtI'.HINQ. A abort Sl'K' lA I. I'D! UU'.lt Aarlrullnra. A abort SPKUIVLfOf list: in Cbanlalry. 17. A Clnaalra! an-l St-lenllSr Praparab ryC- nraa. h. Sl'Ki'l.tL eitl 11.-M ar- airaugnj lu III"' Ibn | wanta uf Ih-livWnal etoilnnis. Mil.lory tlrlll la rnnnir—l, P.vpaoaaa fur b-air! an! i lw- Mi i.tala v.ry low. Tuin-.n Iran. Yi.nlig laUl.a un- I .ln ,-har.n of a n.i|-aant la.ly Pilnalpal. For Catalog una. or otbrr Inl-ifnaltou. astilraaa GEO V ATII RTOS. Pra.inavy, Sraia luitaua. Citlia Co., pa. LJS.If r PHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT BOOK ami JOB OFFICE ALLEGHENY STREET, BF.LLEFONTE, PA., IH XOW orwr. KINO GItE A T INI)UCE MEN Ts TO TUOR WISHINIi PIRfT-a-LAH Plain or Fancy Printing J c Wo hgre unuaunl i"n< :1 tiu for prinling LAW BOOKS, PAMI'MI.KT' . CAT A L( KJUKS. PKOUKA M VKS, STi TK.IIK.NT7 CIIKTI.A P.S. BILL HEADS, NuTK HEADS. 11l sl N ESS CARIS INVITATION CARDS, CAKTES I>E VISITE, CARDS ON ENVELOPES ANI) ALL KINDS OF BLANKS fOrOrdors bv mtil will rcrire prompt j tlenlii>n. tWPrinting d ne in tho UPfttij ln, i l rt notico end l tha lowcat rnta , Itchln; Piles —Sj-mptons nnclCnrn The 'i mptom* nre moisture, like pa-r aj i r ;ii ion, ID ten-e itehu in<-r< taed ii> *THtcl lip, very ati- ar* sinjf, | irlinilnr Iv St n'lfht. seeina na if pj|, nnrma werc ciHwliuif in niiii nlatul Hi" ri-rluii); trr J.nvnte porta nre it' ruelimra a'h-cirri If nlloweil to rontirue r<-ry aerioua re 1 suits follow, "n W A Y N K'SOl N TM EN T" ia n plea'trit. u'e cur,-. ADo for Tetler, . Itch, Salt llbeum. SesM lled, Krysip. In. P.nrl era Itch, Rlotbchea. ill n crualy Skin DIK-S", -. nl l y mail for V) renfa; ,'t h*ea ?! (in atamp) Address, Dr. NWAYNK A StlN, I'liils delphia, Pa. Sold by - ly EXTRAORDINARY iiIItHCTIOS. THE WEEKLY POST, A h*l|it|*f for 91 prr jeer. In • la; • Th* rtr 1M *lll iMl'tl* the m.wt Mining and I Mere# ti'rvtf tt9r.\*,++ty lltdy, of lh#n*st i u Jpßfi. It wtil enter the |r ##4lftf• of (iinffSM 11,. nelly celled the PrMDlent n.alitntf (iifrr**, efo h •111 fW 1810 rii'fltiifftnief; (||> '*Dtft*4|f|> |||| |, 4 I .|.4 f.r the Pr*i Untie! n mlrteli n the pfrr ~HJin k * of | the frr*i >*• L.i el fV.ntenM tie I r>'HnlUi|e .modi •!ae; the rtritlif Pr4i4eutUl mntna. . ef|#ln to fo!)o#; th# ehtcllnfi ei <\ ft# re#nlt. hkh # l^lieve • ill be the ivrMi of the !>' nw reti.* reielhlete* Wr heee m4e thi* ureet rr*t i,.. n In th# |>rir# of j Tur Wrtmy |'<m •*ith#te f. .• t efiry in th# I'rwideiitttl ctfitlM. T.w-rj *alf ;ii<i ren e44 re or m. r# i.tm# by a little eff<ft T> H lIKI v pf.T |e now one of th# Inrgeet, m I rheep4t * in the ronntfy. It Contains All the News. Full t'lnrrai hie an.l martini np.te, alt Ibn f.<.lMI .*1 IKWI, liiclnJiag dnlmlna Inf ongrnaa An . r.||. N t mlenllany. Slain ami liwal nnwa Ml rvlaaina ~f raw.tlng mailnr for l l<) in Clnl-a. 51 21 aingl. anb arrlpllno. I<tagn prrf*l<|. 31 111 In t | n u of Bra or uaar, I.wlagn pr,|.aM. S,n4 f..r aampln r.,n|m I Inw Ibn |.ttbilahnra, JAWRS P. PI RH 4 CO., 14.1 W,mJ 44.. Plltabnrgb. Pa. lintel*. VrANIJEBIULT HOUSE, ▼ and |>l w>.i.k. la whM rtvry itiiaat will fltiif Hi ilia Vtxntitcii r llmai, alfaat-4 twu ui.tiMMiulbwnal of Snow H!c I'm. 3#-tf. J. J, DELANKY, Pro. PASBMQRK HOUSE, A C-'ra-r front ami Kprtnv sin<-(., I'llll.ll'HllTliil. HA. M-lr aixl I-HIKIIIII it I umdrrala rate*. Hiifß cl,-tit lUIiIIdk alt*. lital. 37 If. JAMKH HANHMOKK, Hrup. QWAM HOTEL, Harney Coyle's NEWLY KE.MODKLKI) 'HOTEL, I'M! 1.1 C.Hiil;ni pa. V ftrat rlnaa fliiuaa N*ljf (urinal,*.!, rmml ft mi ptirvt ml rat*- .'l7 If. tIAHMAN'S HOTEL. * Oppoalta Court llntiao, nKtI.erONTR, PA TKKMnII U, HKK I'AV A K<XI l.ltirj at tar I, *4 .11 OUSH HOUSE, I' lIKI.I.KPONTB, PA.. I'amlll"* an<l alngl* |fiillrinMi. na well as wral trT*linic tiiitiltc •mi eam*rcUl uin *ra t< tlii* Klr*t ( !••• lIoIpI, thr will flml homt comliuf* at r*M'>tili|p ra|<. ULwrtl reJm Un l Jurymen an>l others atUnrilog Court W H TKLI.KK, Pru|'r pUTTS HOUSE. I J (Corner Allegheny ARI shop street*,) BRLLKFONTE, PA., r J. J\ Lehman, Propr. Thi* popular hotel. urxUr the manage-ment of the I prewrnt proprietor, I* letter fltt**<| than er r for th< , entertainment of Kain reaanMllr. | my A \1 ILLHEIM HOTEL, | I*l MU.LIIKIM, CKNTKR COUNTY. FKN'N'A W. K. M USHER, Proprietor. Th town of tllllhalm la Ineafod in P-nti'a Valla, ; al- 111 !. Mill- Iri.lO IVI.PH. f, tl.-p. I. Ilialaal. 1 hwrg. Outre ami i*prtj r L'reeh ILailro4, with *ui j rotimhtijt* the! tnak* it * PLEASANT SUMMER RESORT.' { (lr>jU trout rwhititf In the ImmeliaiP A *mb 1 ' run* to r*er> train At the Milhnti, Hotel aru'lli iifwUli ne will Da f /ui4 ftrat-s !••* and fwft a air Junr .... .-7 J if* New Brockcrhoff House. OROCKERIIOFF HOUSE, 11} UIJWHWTW •ILLIPONTN, PA 0 © MrMILLKM. Prof'p Ootnl Sample Roam on hr*t Flfrr % j E#~f Unas ! • and frotti all Train* f*s " UI rate* IvviltiaMrt amijarura. 4-1 / 'EXTRAL HOTEL, V> (Oppoaiu Hi Ullli mtlHllia 1 MII.K.MUH't. t IMIil. utl'STI l'A A. A. KuiiLHKCKKR, Propri.-u r. Tllß.irnfl TR VEI EUR ..n lha ral!rr.*.t ' f,n n. • II- M an avium •:... I In ' ileal MAI l TKAIN'M t' l al*OUt UllhUOa 4* j TMRST NATIONAL H" | EL. 1 MILLS KIM, I IN riu ailWI PA S. r i r lrain, Proprietor. I;ATIS-*\t>o I'EU I>AY. um Rt •; T # MMT A LI. TRAP } A GOOD LIVEP.Y ATTACHED. TAi* lintel An* ttf tit l*en ranmii.vy nftrf 1 .tin .u'heit h.r v., tr. fr./i 7 ~uHu mitt nut nemrneutalnm* fir.t rlo.. ( • N-AIQRIRCRS '.'.T St::iic£?rr. /i. uletm "ll*. Swtiync'n Piiln CcmfortliiK to the Hick. ThnttmnJf dif fn-m t ! ir>*i Irii|ur >' In !, •'•• i (nti". IK ! -in, Haiatlt, A("'| iy. I v.-t K di.ay, j I Hrert Drop] ao4 Rh< imdm But l- th- d. P itaU-t hur.|.a,t aatih i larldtti a *"nrianli.iua , r... j •a* B WAYNE B Hi LI . I mfilnti ii ' li. i.l j.fnj rrll. | |. j nu uibr ri-tm-.lv. H>nl lo null f-.r > ..I '.'At [4ll# ; •' tx*<p, $l. Mr • A.Mr... ill!. SWAVSK A 1 MI.S. i'bllA'i. I'#. NriU h\ Driltf- I I gUt*. LS-lji | DKALKK-. IN I*l HK iiKUti.-. UNLY. I 2 1 ZKI.LEK A SON, -j r • a 3 . .V. r. IJ, atari IT R., P j C All ka lan. l-.t. .-■ •' • . p. * j r arripll. a at4 t ata.lr ll'< | a. .'at.lj . j r rre|reai. Tri .a. - .! *'* k j •< 4-11 tOITLYS:O. PHILADELPHIA SINGER In tho BEST BUILT. FINEST FINISHED. EASIEST RUNNiNQ SINGER MACHINE ever the public. The *!?• rot reperawnta the tn*4 pfilirdfh I r the |wetU whhh w ■ r >*♦• Mti t j off.'! U' rti Ultwf, we do . t wall ynw In tlf wnttt J.-I I t.ase irrn llii tr*a*ftne AH*r hating aamit i it, j i If it i 4 alt " e f.|m* it return o I- IH at nr I | et|*n* t • iwtt j *ir Inlet* and •* -alw-, ur t HWd Inffdrrwlart and feettwonlata fHAUI 111 A ton ;♦ A r<\ , I Sr.. 17 h Tenth W . f*hilMtet|4i. fa J rLarrllaai'lftoAn,nrMpil''.'lit*, all i/wSm . a*r..rar- I rjf am bin' n liur*rnl. ■■■ . Psai, > a r m U 1.-ik.-n l.r rvrry MM-BJ - vmrif, lb fr I*l m-B£-yl. If.* r.klT tlk* DM* ■ an 4 lha i ...lh.-r. aaMKjaraaaßWMMWw " I-KHI jr a 1**1 mrrr. t wlih lha rmllrnl. ■ I tlck..i>#iUitr)tlria<f til ll> iaiiHirllM, t"wa lit* reßnUiaa th* hart, un- " _ ••* llrrr. atrrnathm ln, Ir r*lr*th.. brain. gBI " - Pun >* la tlm -*t r. i p-1: wr. m**c* . IP*>4. n4 to |I. w.att f *i,4 nirU from th* -i tnllaamt am „r th* d-rr lt*t*ai thi4 ■ r*fra'.in*i HesMapiaawwaiHai I'tKiM •, lil.i MWkrn l.rartiT •*> BV- ■ for* wli 11.. iU, wh. n xrsiLlhhrrraatMek ■ ***■; hfn air t tram |in(will MUM " f..r a mar It will notrnroor li-lp. ■BBBMa Pari* l(iMnpi*i4llti)ijililini|n ; : •Unnar h tadimtanr arUrln of font ■■■ P i a beak which Will cmUi torn totfCK . poor*.lf. mtdroa* P. B. HAKTMAM It),, - iiam.ma, truio. Alw*r*fgalM*Uwbuw*t* ■ •ml palrlr nrfaal with PMPHVHnHMiW maJkmmiMtotimtk HimWk PATENTS iiaa ®lie (Cftiltt mt • - DELLKPONTK, PA. AOHICrrLTUBA-L. NEWH, KAF.TS AMI HUUUKHTIOKB. riiiinor TUB *.TIO*4 i. wtLrtni 1111 uruu ai*c* to rcoaraxirt or TCK ra**Ui. Every farmer m ht annual expmenre Uueovere minethlng of value. Write it and tend it to the " Agricultural Editor of the DKMUCHAT, Ilellefonte, J'enn'u," that Other tarmere may hare the benefit of it. Let communication* be timely, and be ture that they are brief and welt pointed. Itoport of tho Htatiiiticiau of the Agricultural Department. Mr. J. R. Dotlge, the statistician < of the agricultural department, has just completed preliminary estimates of the principal crops of j.ho country for the year IHR.'I, which are to lie ; printed as a special report for Dec. j They show that potatoes, as well as j all other roots and oats, have grown ' luxuriantly and yielded abundantly. The average yield of corn per acre for the present year, Mr. Dodge say a, is nearly L' 3 bushels or, more exactly, I by preliminary estimate's *_'2.7, which is 12 percent, less than the average yield for a series o f years, or 1 1,- 0iiG,835 bushels. This stands for the quantity of the present crop. The quality, he say*, is another consider ation. If soft corn is cribbed in masses, and after a few weeks of mild i and moist weather is badly injured or even spoiled, it dot* not change tlm fact that the corn was go WII and harvested. It is doubtless true that ' the quality of corn north of the | r.r allel of I• i degrees is worse than f r many Jiar*, Increasing practically I the amount of shortage indicated l \ the nuniis r of bushels. As the wh< I<- of the corn grown in l'-V, in Michi gan, Wisconsin, Minnes ta and Da kola, added to half of that rown in i Hiio, Indiana, Illinois, low , and N i • lira ka, would maki P b,0.M,(0 tioiily, r\ fourth of the whole crop, a |*o. i b!c di preeiution of 0 11 r cent, in nil of it wtuill !o cqnit lent to lu per cent, reduction in the \ due of the entire crop. Our Illinois agent makes the quantity 13 |K r cent, less than an average in that State. An effort will l>c made later, after the wont of the crop h s l-. n fed. to tet the Ceding vu.ue of the year* product. It is not propo-.-d, bowt-vi r, to reduce the product to an t p.iva letit of "merchantable i rn " or "sourt! corn,'' as no < rop • vet is fne from immaturity and imperfection. , J ' i rherc an- a!*si s some norttier n fit ids e e a . . . igM by fn-t, <"ti.i, : i g.c'id ar . some choked with weeds or fl >o<led ' by overflows and some s *! corn that i mainly "nuhbinga.** What is in ' tendt-1 without reft mice to panic or ' exaggeration is to find the exact ti uth and then tell it. There is nothing ' gained, be it to farmers or oonsum- rs, ;in kiipprcssing truth on the one hand or cxaggeraUtig losses on the j other. I One feature of corn growing in | 1883, Mr. Dodge says, should be a j l< *on to the farmers of the country. ! The general use in the west of weed | corn grown in lower latitudes, the ; planting of Nebraska seed in Minne sota nod of Kansas setsl in Illinois j has demonstrated the folly of at i tempting to acclimatise southern roaixe in more northern districts. Much of Uie loss from frost would : have been avoided had seed I sen care fully selected from the beat corn grown in Ibe immediate neighborhood. The wbest crop, Mr. Dodge says, "is. as before slated, slightly in excess of 400,000,000 bushels, and the cot ton product, aa shown by- the Decern* bcr returns, is 0000,000 bales. There will be another investigation after the close of the cotton harvest and the shipment of a Urge portion of the crop, when the precise results can be approached more nearly than has hitherto been possible. ' m ■- MR, HAMCBL M. BIIOEMAKKR, of Baltimore county, baa at bia farm, "Ilurnsido," in Green Hpring Valley, the following bigb-prioed cattle: The ball, Forget-Me-Not, cost 12,160; Princess 2d, $4,860; Queen of the | farm, $2,000 ; Kbedive Primrose, $6,16); St. Clementine, $2,600, and Mlrn Muflett and Butterfly, which coet something >ss. Applying Sand to Qroaa Land. Those who have meadow land that has been drained and aeeded down to the better qualities of grasses, often find it necessary to apply a dressing of sand ; experience teaching that it very much improves the condition of the grass roots and increases the crop of grass; sometimes quite as much as a dressing of manure. The reason why this is so, few stop to inquire. Tho application of sand to a mead ow often accomplishes a double pur pose. First, it lightens up the soil and gives the water a chance todrain oir, and second, it furnishes silica to the grass, which is necessary to ; strengthen the stulk. Meadow land tbst is composed en tirely of partially decomposed vege table material, settles together souie -1 times so closely that water will not j 'readily pass through it, except in j small streams. This is very unfavor- ■ able to the growth of any crop that the farmer may desire to grow. l!n- I less there are numerous passageways . for troth air and water, the roots of 1 plants fail to get the material neccs- I sary for their growth. In reclaiming meadow land thefirst ' effort is to drain off the surplus j water: ditches are dug low enough I to draw the water, perhaps two feet below the surface; but if the mead- i ow Ire composed entirely of decayed vegetation, advanced to just that stage which makes it so compact that tin- water can not pass through it, for some time after the ditches arc dug the water ftils to readily drain off, except near the hanks of the ditches. Sin h land n< <ds a few inches of sand to bring it into a favorable condition for vigctable growth. When it can le done without too much exjrense the applier.tion of san I i!I be much more (rent fecial if mixed with four or five inches in depth of the soil. Ire cause by mixing the sand with the muck it secure a combination of ma urial. that is highly favorable to rapid decomposition, thus soon bring ng the ".ii into that '•tnte wf Ich en courages a rapid growth of grass. While surface apple ition is not a<= cood, it i* often lient-fic al. especially if a g'Mid dressing of manure is np ! plied nt the same time, and a liberal quantity of gra seil sown and well harrowed in. The w inter season is the most fav jor able tin" to npp'y *ar I to low land, free nc time i worth less, and the meadows ere frozen so that full I ads can I n carried ovt r it without dnn;;er of cutting the land up.— )/<>'- *':<' "* ]'! Am 'iit. Dot n: i \ViHKiNi An r.i: Tnn A tntr mcnt i* given in some o' the papeta, on the authority of liar rlron Wier, that .a Ire of the Early Strawberry in a decline was restored to hand*-cm" vigir by grafting it with the hardy and free growing Duchess of Oldenbnrgh. In another iustnncc the *■ mo sort grafted on an unfavorable stock, grew badly and gave poor fruit. Several other exam pic*, quoted from English practice, gave various results, some succci-'-ful and others unfavorable. Experi ments of this sort are interesting. ! and if extensively performed may I lead to valuable results. Some fruits ' arc considerably affected in quality by the stocks on which they arc worked, but the identity of the varie ty is always maintained ; in the same way that good and bad soils or cul ture will affect the quality without 1 changing the sort I I -1 I 11. 1 ' WHAT DRAINAOI DOKH —The late John H. Klippart condenses the ad ' vantages oi tile drainage under the ' following twelve beads : I. The drainage removes stagnant waters from the surface. 1 2. It removes surplus water from under Ibe surface. 3. It lengthens the seasons. 4. It deepens the aoil. 6. It warm* the aoil. 1 ft. It equalixcs the temperature of the aoil during the season of growth. 7. It carries down soluble anb r stances to the roots of plants. > 8. It prevents "heaving out" or t "(reesing out" 9. It prevents injury from drought. 10. It improves the quality and i quantity of the crop. 11. It increases the effects of ma nures. 12. It prevent* rust in wheat and rot In potatoes Gloamings. A correspondent in the Farrier's Home Journal says: "The cold frame ii the beat possible appliance for forcing early cabbage and, used tho : Ist of February, the beet for toma toes. For the latter about six inclus of fresh manure (stable) should be placed at the bottom of the bed. Covered with glass or strong, heavy brown cotton with oil on it, the seed will vegetate very* rapidly and the plants grow well. On extra cold days and nights cover the bed with suaw, hay, old carpet or anything else Oive sunshine on all clear days." No farm should be without Its ice house. Not only is ice indispensable in the absence of a cool spring bouse i in summer for having nice milk and butter, but for keeping all kinds of I fresh meats, fish, etc. Itut in cutting ice during the winter remember that . water in freezing does not free itself from impurities. Better gather no ice ' than store impure ice. The culture of fruit will pay you a | hundred-fold in uealth and enjoyment, and make your home, small though it ' may be, large in the bounties which nature will provide. Cultivate the corn not only to mel i low the soil but also to make it un neccaaary that the plants sbbuld share their food with weeds. The richer the "keep"' of live stock the richer the manure. A pile of good manor*; is not, therefore, to be had from a half-starved herd. A farmer who has tested five differ ent varieties of peas, according to the catalogue from which he made his (diction* lat spring, now finds that there is not the slightest difference in any of them. In earlinc-sa, manner of growth, height of plant, length of pods, number of peas in a pod—in fact, in every particular, the alleged different varieties proved to be one and the same. The farmer thus vic timized pertinently ft-k l -: ' Have Mad men the right to give new and catch ing names to old varieties and to l>c wilder and mi'lead the public by of fering the same article under Are dif ferent names ?"—.V. A> j oner. Veal should lw while, fine and fat. The ki Ineys should he full of fat. When veal is red.or yellowish it is not •O' d. <J"od veal must be two months old ; if younger than ll is the meat is in-ipi I and flabby ; if older than two months the meat becomes bard. A goo i iusectic.de forgardeo plants is tr.ride by boiling four ounces of qua--.a in a gallon of water, and ad ding two of three ounces of s ft soap, diluting as may be nece--ary, so as to be fully thrown over the plants with a -fringe. This answers avell for aphides— C'.iciyo Timr . An ex|ericnced sheep raise' says that a good way to control s fl >ck of sheep is to take a owe lamb to tho house and make a pel of it lsc nothing b it kindness, and give it a name, teaching it to come at the call. When the lamb is grown, place it ip the flock and you will need only to call that one sheep, when all the oth ers w.ll follow. As sheep follow their leader the training of one is the train ing of all, and it is a saving of time and labor to do so. FHOST IN THE Cr l.i.An—While it is true that all kinds of fruit and vegetables will keep belter in a cellar with the temperature as near freezing as may lie without injury, it is also desirable that there be proper protec tion afforded to prevent the entrance of frost when there is a season of protracted and severe cold. Without some protection, at such times frost is liable to enter unawares, and do much mischief to both fruit and vege tables. In olden times it was be lieved to be necessary to "bank up tbc house" with earth, but this prac tice baa way to one equally as effective and much easier, and that is by the use of leaves. Set boards r or planks up on their edges, a little distance from the underpinning, sup ported by stakes driven in the ground, and thrn cover all the intervening .' space as compactly as poesble with leaves, and all the protection neces sary wilt be afforded. If the cellar ' becomes too warm at any time the temperature can be reduced by ven tilators when cold weather la s;v. preaching, rather than to take cbutcea without protection.—,V. K. Fmrwur. -Subscribe forth* Cruras Dr*.> *T f
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