II ffil76l • .0, gl Cr Pittsbimit' Gaidtt Farm Gaideik and - linneliald. 'C' - ." , Deep- Plowing4-safe and Unsaf We have , no hesitation in advising the I.a, gradual deepening of allainls that 'are- re i„ tivabf,nalinure,or , axe ; erent y fer -1-?•4 tile, and the fertility of which can be de fy' .. Pended upon tO keep'uti • ' for a number of , - ,;::years..Thin soils, and those whiCh do not :=,•;. hold =Mare; and are• adapted chiefly to ~., grain and ea, need shallow culture, or ..' such a system as will ra di c ally change their character, suCla as turning under crop after • r• - •,,, crop or, green manure until ;the soil is full fu ~ of vegetable matter: - • -Clayey loams devoid of vegellable,Mold below a' few inches, are "1 ; 1 often underlaid by what is known in the 11 vulgate tie palter , dirt. It is dangerons to •' , ,i ' take rime than an inch or so of this distilled soil attach plowing, as it often - contains V ' salts of iron or other substance deleterious 1 to vegetation. In general, however, even . .1 if a crop be injared, in, the long run, the 1 diner plowing, accompanied .by good di lage, •will be a great benefit. Such seasons 5 as the past show who are the good farmeri. 1 In looking around we saw here and there, i few and far betweencin the midst of general ,i, failtire, a good crop of corn. Ask the rea -1 son. "Why, sir, we plowed for our corn; !.no surface scratching, but with three good horses abreast, and the plow in up to •the beam. We turned the weed seeds under \ so deep they gave us no trouble, and this 1 deep bed of loose soil has retained mois ture enough to mature a good crop without rain; ,rthe that dlif i e s r e the n, e s e e b e r t e w t . e ~,, ! "Illutt ffere l li s t th pa eca rts use of i that field of wheat over there ? " "It is all 1 in the pltowing, sir;• , ----Twelve acres of that, ' field were plowed in the common way, and ; six acres, joining in the same field; were plowed as deep as three horses could plow I it. "As .a result, the six acres - yielded as ' much as the twelve acres did, lacking three bushels." It is deep plowing we need tb insure our crops against drought. We have an abundance of rain in winter and spring to last our crops allsunimer, if we had some 1 , way of saving it, end the best way now is ; by plowing and subsolling.-Anzerrean 3g- - , rtt ulfurisf. : , 1 ' •DEPBECIATION 'OS LIVB _ Sri:.-The I March report of the Statistician of the De • 4 partment of Agriculture includes several 4 items relating to farmsnimals. The returns of numbers and prices of live stock show alight increase during the year in horses, mules, cattle, and milch cows, and ~ a decrease in sheep. The New England, States exhibit a decrease of from six to thir teen , per amt. in' swine. The Southern 1 • States from five to twerrty•five per cent., ex :l cept Arkansas and Tennessee, which give 1 an increase of twenty-three and twelve per ' cent, respettively, Illinois, Ohio and Wis cousin show a slight decrease; Indiana and q Michigan no material 'change; lowa, Mis l'i Bonn, Kansas and Nebraska an increase. ;1 A. diminution in numbers of sheep is no-, •:I, ticed in _every, State, except New Igney,. 1 Arlansas t .Tennessee, Neat Virginia. Mrs .: souri, Wiseensin;lowaand Nebraska. ,1., The decrease in prices!' is more marked • 1 than in numbers, amounting in many States , to a reduction of thirty to forty per ,cent. The aggregate decrease is not less than thir ' ty-five millions of dollars,averaging nearly - a dollar a head. A reducion is noticed in • • the prices of horses and mules in every sec - tion of the country. - In comparison with : those of last year, the decline is more :.ap parent in the Southern States than elsewhere, owing to the gloomy state of feeling. In Ithe cotton section, where returns were made, , the price of cattle is reported -higher - than : 1 last year, in many of the States with the exception of milch cows, which have very 1 generally decreased in value.-Philadelphia 1 Bulletin. • _ 1 -A. Hadley, in a communication to the Northwestern Farmer, gives what he regards . as threelmportant reasons why clover should always be grown with timothy. First, the d • clover being tap-rooted, penetrates deeply, ; stands drought, mellows the soil, and the 1 timothy grows much stronger and holds up . 1 . the clover. Secondly, if sown for pastur ,l age, the timothy almost universally pre -1 vents the clover from swelling cattle. Third ; ly, bay is too binding, especially for cattle, and clover too washy (succulent), hence both together are better than either alone. - To these we mayadd,under the head of the first, that - Where grass comes in a rotittion, lit is-of the utmost importance, on a clay 1 soil, that at least apart of this grass crop be clover. It will serve fo• mellow and loosen • the ,heavy, soil ins remarkable., degree, so . that turned bver"iiith '6,' plow, it will ' ' not only be rich, but loose and friable. If. i on the other hand, timothy alone is sown,, i.; (which some 'do'because the hay sellsbetter) 'the soil will turn over heavy and clammy, 1 •• and.be unfit fo; any crop which is to follow. ; 1 -A; writer who says: his - bow gives all the milk that is wanted in a family of eight yer-, ; sons, and from which was made 200ponnds ';; of butter in the year, gives the following as : 1, his treatment. He says : "If yon desire to 1 get a - --10ge - - Yield 'ofrielrthilk, give your cow three times a day water slightly warm, slightly salted, -in which bran has been stirred at the rate of one quart to two gal lons of water. You will find, if you have not found. this by _daily practice, that your eow will gain 25 per cent. immediately under the effect of it, and she will beconle soattachedito the diet as to refuse to drink ' 1" • clear water unless very thilsty, but this med . she will drink almost any time, and ask for MOTe, The amount of 44, drink is an ordi -1 - nary water pail' tall iench 4 tithe, 'morning.',. 1 noon and night. Your animal will•then do i: her best at discounting tire lade& ! Four hundred pounds of butter are often obtained : • . from dstock, and instances arum;ention • 1 ed - where the yield was - eyed at a higher figure." ~ • r. : ' 1 -"Wool Grower" writes to the Western, Bard as follows: , ' , - . • • Last year some_onehaving a deep interest -in the poor' ma* recommended early shear -1 ing, saying the I .! .. !wool would bein hette'r • condition; bmidei, the sheepwould do much ; ; - better." ,- The result was a Toss in Michigan ,‘; `; of from 10,000 to 20,000 sheep, which ' died 1 from beingehfirgtoofsrly,snd a lose:of-one fleece f to two pounds to the flee of all'llitrs ; riarly I shorn. • The, w 0,40 sold for; no better price 1 . than heavier fleees taken' off late in the sea . 1 son. Do not killi your sheep by shearing '1 . too. early, ;lint i wait untill. weltaye some ...‘ right hot days 'to start the - grease. i -At a recent : meeting-of a farmers' club. 1 in Montgomery County . , Pennsylvania, 4 f i menttli*sutniiiu4talierpbit hr Unite hiperi t Incas in corn plantiag, from which it ap w fl perd•ollliat the }field of corn from rows i l boateliftput four is six feet apart, with one it stalk to each foot, the row, was larger as ,i,.3ltfie -wad,. =by :firiveinereirsedf ftWl• Six, WINS,' P i a nted f° feet 'Vat, gave at the ;I „„ , I rate qt tWenty-one 'bushels of first - quality tg•n' 'andlevlAi buOtieli:ir t iteond quality' corn to 1 ' 'the' Mit iietfS, W.lo`Btx Ow Pliintecl six feet a i t niii. gave at:OA:SW:O ,thixty . 14ullit 'agar t“ t 't,Ar'iiiisimia Of:thA , :ilist - = 4 fl,9t . 'liO4oild' ; cora . ,ITimca~c«:rrnr~=~s.::i --r,.z+-~!.? t ~.`. ~. INSURANCE. BEN FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANY, - OF ALLEGIFIEff, 11% Office, In plulklin Savings Bank No. 43'431A° St, Allegilim*4 A MOME 'COMPANY, managed by Directors well known to the community, who trust by fair dealing to merit a share of your patronage. • . GE IF NR IRWIN. GEO. D. RIDDLE • ... . ; ... , DIRECTORS:.. . • lieury_ I. lrwin, . D. 1.. Patterson, 'Henry Gerwlg, Geo. E . Riddle, 'Jacob Franz, Gottlelb Pass, Simon Drum, - J. B. Smith, • ' Jacob Rush, W.. 31. Stewart, Ch. P. Whiston, Joseph. Craig; - Jos. Lantner, H. J. Zinkand, • Jeremiah Haien NATIONAL I N SURANCE CO.,' OP THE cut or ALLEG T • Office, in ALLEGHENY TRUST CO3IPANY , S • ;,' • . FIRE iNsettANCE ONLY. W. W. MARTIN, President. JAS. E. STEVENSON', Secretary. . DIRECTO4II3: ‘_ A . .N. English, }o,H.P.Willtams l Jno. Titompson, Jno. A. Myler,. idatyLockhart, .I,Tos. Myers, Jas. L. Graham, IRobt, Lea, . ; C. Boyle, Jno. Brown, Jr. IGeo. Gent, ;Jacob Kopp. m1125:1234 -• • ' • ly.ies9 r ,Estat..l3lllllll.AN CE COM PAN OF 'PITTSBURGH. LE.ICANDERNIW . W A 2 ta l a t MELD, General Agent: Office, BA Water street, Spang & Co.'s Ware. house, up stairs, Pittsburgh. Will ir.:ure against all kinds of Fire and Marine Risks: A home institution.. managed by Directors who are well known to the...community, and who are determined by promptness and liberality to main• tabs the character which they have assumed, turof• fering the best protection to .those who desire to' be DIRECTORS: Alexander Nimick, - I John 11. McCune, M. 31111er, Jr., .Chas. J. Clarke, 'James McAuley, SVlltism S. Evans, Alexander Speer, Joseph Kirkpatrick, Andrea , Aekleu, Phillip Keymer, David M.' Long, WM. Morrison, . Ihmsen. • • • ' •n 047 praIiNSYLVANti . • INSURANCE COMPANY OF . PIITTSBURGH OFFICE, SI FIFTH STREET, BASH BLOCH. This hi • Home ConiMiiiy, and hisures agrdnst ioss by Fin: exclusively.- . • - LEONARD WALTER, President. C. -__BOYLL,Nico Preeident. . ROBERT PATRICK, Treasurer. HUGH MOELRENI, Secretary. DIHECTORS: 4 Georgel_Wlison. Geo. W. Evans,. J. C. Lappe, J. C. Fleiner, John VOegtley, A. Ammon. Leonard Walter, , C. C. Boyle, Hobert Patrick; Jacob. Painter, Josiah King Jas. 11. Hopkins, Henry Sproul, INDEMNITY ' • AGAINST LOSS BY FrFii. FRANKLIN INSURANCE CCP:OF PHILADELPHIA. OFFICE, 435 437 CHESTNIIT ST., Nx&R 577 i Charles Jr. Baneter, Mordecai H. Lords, Tobias Wagner, David S. Brown, Samuel firma, • • 'lsaac Lea, Jacob B. Smith, Edward C. Dale, Fevre W. Itlehaids; George Pales.* (IHAp,LEti BANLKEE, Presblent. EDNI . C. DALE, Vice-President.. W. (I. STEELE, Secretary,pro tem. J. GARDNER COFFIN, AG LIST, North West earner Third and Wood Streets mbSnwi., • • • • INSITIU-1110ECOM z-x. VARY OF PITTSBURGH. OFFICE, No.HT EIFTH STREET, BANK BLOCK Insures against all kinds oink. and Marine Risks. JOHN rErwm, Jrc., - President. JOHN D. MOCORD, Vice President. C. O. DONNELL, Secretary. CAPT. WM. DEAN, General Agent. DIRECTOIII3: • 1 Crpt: Wm. Dean; B. L. Fahnestoek. . W. N. Everson, . Robert-H. Davis, Francis Sellers, Capt. J. T. Stockdile. John Irwin, John D. McCord, C. U. Hussey Harvey Childs, T. J. Hoskinson, Charles Hays, • PEOPLES' 1111813UMCE CON• OFFICE, IQ'. E. CORNER WOOD di FIFTH STS A Home Company,4aking Fire and Marine Biski • DIRECTORS: • ' _ 1t: m. Phillips, . Capt. Bohn L. Rhoads, John Watt, Samuel P. Shriver, John E. Parks, Charles Arbuckle, Capt. James 31111er, Jared Id. Brush, Win. Van Kirk. . Wm. F. Lang, James D. Verner. Samuel McCrickart WM. PHILLIPS, President. JOHN ATT. 'Y ice President. .W. F. GARDNBIt. Secretary. CAPT. JAS. GORDON. General Agent. COAL AND COKE. BEST FA M ILY COAL ALWAYS ON RAND , And Delivered Penniptly to Order, AT LOWEST MARKET RATES, BY ' . . OSCAR'F. LAM M. 86 CO conies Saut)us,ky Stkett And.T. Et. W., • , CITY, ANTHRACITE COAL 'FURNISHER , AT -THE LOWEST RATES. Jo: alAtI COMM COALfit • DICKSON, STEIVART:B4CO .. . • • Haiing rernoi:ed:thet.r Opt*. to 1410,5671X18ERMY tirriMEET';' , • ; . • -- • • • • . (Lately City Flou 'Aro now prepared to tartish good YOI364IIOGITIC-' LUMP„ L 17,. NUT COAL Wit - E.ILIACE., at the lowest morket price.• AU orders left at their office,. or trdiliease'd to them through the mail; will be attended to protaptly: CIHABLES H. ARIUTRON ..miktrhat YOUGHIOGiERY LID 00MLLEFV/W. 00A And Mannhicturerp or . ~ COAL, St ACE{ 'AND 'DESULPIMRIFED COBS: Office and Itard-0 11 0RNEli OF , BUTLER AND MOUTON, ISTREE _First, Tani on _Liberty and Clymer streets, Met . Warai‘ and on likoond street, near Lock No. lt _Pittsburgh,. supplied . ,( z• • . . ..4 , beetFamilies f and,' Manulimturers supplied with the arileicof coal or Coke ar the loweit'ealia rates. ' . Orders , left at any thew aides will. • reoeivp prompt attention. .• _ a .II ARMSTRONG -& • Succeucors to ' T . IIILADIELPULA ANOYOUGIUOOIILTAT COAL CO. • - ..13 • MINER& BHIPPE ANII MAIM. BYRATI ROAD AND RIT R. I, Of superior oughlopeny AII„ANEV - FAIVIILY COAL.. iind Yard FOOT Or TRY STRRET,oniai Ribmwoulco.&i.. , , .• ;,,,,;., .-: ~; _ ;_, ""`.',,i.it,; , . .„ Rat,' ountii 11 gishiBB,...wi4Qap-Ajoupt A*lo I Y, lil t% CO gom. ma islDkv4,, ,• Coal Marmot tl , * all of the *atlas st.tho lowest tati Itotrate i •:: 4:1 , 11 ' , II ,' :' 80 1 1 1 141.1,1 " 4 " 40V R ErliRaVtil i is i t. ' : wA'T-r, P. . 110,H 129 i/. - - t... 1 (1 , ;;:tc Pa 4011454,1" 1191 k v 11 . 1 .`ar. FOWN)PME SANOACTIMERS . ntl! ••••)=llllolCgaliztegilttiiilviClLWA , ilf, v , • .. , - 11.1 '' , Y ki ,, ‘'-' , 13' ' , - t.,1i..3 ~ Alali i MoklAlVAiilikleit ' fr . ) . 10.4041 9 4 t -; h. NO. us rowirt Viri n ....ftf 'PARLOR iiiitt: ICIIVI e t %1 4 V 4A Y. s,,w; 44,0 0 54: Dieter silo ens '43 cm l'n . • - tap ay.renl 2 • rims, „ ,7,1,, , 7.4 ;:vihi Yvi tl•kt... otl , :. . : 'rbk WV, otomtlitse trilmar , Une are.camui7,, In o eiarbetore virclitßAL.,, , . ;I' , ~- '4 .' , 'An °lltVillitnteellaim .. . moll' &OM . .1 '. ;LI ; ; . r-. 1117: Zvi. 1. i: SEIM; '''' f , ' ' . : . . JOHN 111 ., ar.:.liti BINPAOCEIV,'.I , , , , , ‘ „:'‘...d. 1/.1,y; ;ill; 7 zt:l - 1 ‘. 1 ! , ; , = -- -2 Sept%tiviL NUSerYMeng Floristea ,,.,.. ou, ~,1, ; , -,, ,- fr'' gatrill o 4 o ' , itglar 1110=tALISSLINTrE EV Site ran Oaks, Plttaburith rs• m& Muneries an Sq NU uirrel Greenho °ai uses at NOS L .. ri M; AiMMISEMENW;'. Iar*PITTSBURGH THEATRE.. anitn. —STAGE MANAGE/3. Another entire ehange. Houses crowided. People delighted. JOHNNY HART lir sew and lauglutble acts. REVERE. the beautifill danseuse. 3PIIe:AUGUTA LAP ERADX, in bet most. tog" flitting deuces. OSCAR WILLIS, DOH HART, with the.ent Ire Dramatic Company. 'I FRED AIMS GEO'. H. BARTON Iigr'BITRATELLIS . . , .. . _ • . MUSEUM 4' ... EXHIBI T lON , - ... Comprising WORIiS OF AST and OSEAT VAT URAL LIP , III;CORTOLT,LES, - 11 _ AT FARAXIMIN Hilts, , . ': Flith 'street, oppoeice Pittsburgh iflieatre. Cards ofAdmissioni Stliceents. •Docirs open from S o'clock A. M. to 10 P. ti. ~. .. T : apieola Presideztt. .tikereitary. TILLYER & 710tES' - - GREAT tip CIRCUS AND BIZN4.GERIE, TRAINED. ANIMALS. ' The managenientts enabled to firea'exit 'this season a style of . ". • ' • • : SPECTACULAR : SPLENDOR • - Never before consummated by or liberality. A DISPLAY OF PAGRAIIriItY Whleh,:whil developing the almost 'N'EN.IIAUST IBLE RESOURCES of the ' , " stAstuuni' -- .'sic OW," Sustains the reputation so honest:l acq . ulreii and ' „ i r y : r c azi t ir i n i r t i c nr i t=i f l i essrf. THA ; 11 S-. NOYES. GRAND PROC,EStikON. THE FETE OF VSTAAILLES. The Courtly Meeting of ROYAIIPX , and POWER FIELD OF THE currsl i of GOLD, RING HENRY VIII,. of England; BRANETS I, of France. Fnecesatons of KNIGHTS AND DAMES, • DAIS OF TILT All 3 TOrlikET., THE CA.E. OF ApRORA, At a cost of $lO,OOO. Represen 4 olllo the peo tenodple ofgh l. iations—DlFßOPE,; ASIA, AFRICA THE GENIUS OFLIBERTy, :A:ROLLING MASS OF mA4lncr.xd, A .L12 4 1E OF- GORGEOUSNESS • - ONE lIg•E DONI. ' TOWER SUBSERVIENT TO BERUTV,,,_ LION PROSTRATE AT WOW'S FEET. A HUGE MONSTEr., Taken !Vomits Den, mounted np'•ini a Pedestal, and Carried in.TrttimphJThro4. h the Streets. ' ..1 Revival of a Taste for the eautifut, . • . A PERIOD OF CHIVALRY, A MO ERN. PARADE , i Replete with Ancient Orandeurlifeeting *Of the Monarchs; the White and Black nights attired in Suits of Real Armor; Zadies of they Court in Royal Robes. ' • THE ORIENTAL PR Tuir..4l. THE. ELE.PH 9AZIT ' . . ,11 . Bedecked in Eastern TrtipPli]g," Mid . bearing, on its back THE INFANT :PRINCESS: - • • -. , THE wriamo - .BEAST -• 'DEN, Thrown open to the public. ProfWHITE. and his GROUP OF LYONS—the larges and finest ever seen in any Menagerie. , ', 0 ,' 1 air For 11111 ykirtichlarj of this 1 411JADRUPLE.001 1 118iNATION 'See the . Pamphlets.. Descsimfmßllls, &c., .of the I Alan:kale, perfonnera, &c. 1 . ill Doors-open at I.' and " Si. -Performance commences, at. and 8 .1... N..: ..1 • WILL Fannui IN On Thurg4ll Aprli OOth, 1868. A.LLEGI - ItNIC:CrrY; 'Friday Saturday, 34 4 1 5 t und,Sd. privatraell t iion tot SIX DAYS C o mtnencitag . 3loliDAl 7 ; May 4th. OLIVER P. 11YERS.Dlxectdr Publication., JAMES -*AiLlItA*;:3/4108.!4* =1 aplA:p6 --- USTABLIS/1114) /149...,411 - 144130E5T JUUMICA. • . • "lightning :Rod' iktanufootom • • •.BRAss'irotta)rr, . . "VON -GALTANIZOO ...WORKS. ..."4:199,1EXT MAN. •1 - • , THE ciiEBRATEttSpTIGAL,VANITO /1 . 0 . 142 lbt..illkekel frill , : 11-0 9 , • siiiiiiiisetu° are.adtatteattpbe,„ t „,b,-, , 01 um COO An use., fiareat Sakdacemol t -afferea yign mud "perriotts vf 'resale. . T utu* P olotawor tterni. plviwilk,L"lattalifFilOcninCelngir and Itraceir p,„ - et i aid till= Sri ICUS ri • , P • ' , 4 t '.• 'IRM4II3IVieC rionfilEN , :."•.:,,, ! 1/1012 .- :.1... . - ,.'w,!, 'n. :ti,.:;;-'. , :'' - '. ,F•ii -.... i t .I.Nos.:4BBsand 490. tdobna, , -,,,,, = , ..i.,:,1 , .i, , 0,,,41„.. ,, i! .1 . 1-,73 .`4 1,3 ~.,..Ji- i,„:, •ry,1,..1..,-2niti r" *:;.:, ilo r0 . ;14.1 . iIIiaLIiONIMILL rln QaM& TANNED LEATHER BELT. ING. quality warranted good. at the lowest s. J 4 & H. rEnamis, % 8 and S 8 St. Clair street. OF C ,f, - sewer.