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
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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.
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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.— )/<>'-
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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
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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.
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