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CONPULeORi HDUCA1ION IN
$3.50 ILLINOIS.

The Iilisois House Of Representatives
BY vote Of sIghty-sight yeas to forty
three nays. has ipasssd the compulsory
sdusssssa M which provides that chill
dSsa bstwssa the ages Of nine and fourteen
ysars shsh be sent to school st least three
months In The year, Of which six weeks
shall b. consecutive that they shall be
taught rsadisg. writing, English grsmmor,
gseenphy and srtishmstic the school d.
rsessss iisai supply bosk', and the over.
sssR q Ne psos, clothes, 10 INDECENT chill.
drsa; and Shs directors shall prosecute
parents snA guardians who fail 70 send
their eAildssa 70 school, and that they
nay - AAAA from sas - I've dollars .
vssk anriag thirteen weeks
When The Ssnsts passes the bill, 40
there 10 no:doubt II will, school directors
ssd ovsrsssrs Of the poor will havs new
duties 70 perform. School directors will
have 70 keep sharp eye on oil the chill
dssa Of their school districts aud see tina,
~ sh,itlsw parents Of children between
too ~ u ut1 epo IoussS0u e9 cNnoine
tks Law; the WsTdrobes Of children whe
sss poorly clad and out Of school will have
- ~ Inspected b. the ovsrsssrs Of The
psss, whose duty II will b. TO tssr dowr
~ veil 0! pride which The povsrty-strick
. ssus unss, Ia this land Of the fire.,
ssl q 1spablicsa squslisy, sndssvor &c
throw around the wrstcbsdnsss Of tkei
psivsas life, sad IN the name Of progress
ed humanity, ssnpsl them 70 bseoms .h'
sljsuls Of the charity Of the state.
Usdsr Tie somDulsosy education bill
" seaas assumes The gusrdiapsbip Of 81
~ ehiidsso vithis ~ Iinits, and like al
HsAissi nsasusss, sins 70 give into th'
haals efths stsle. The power which should
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Probabilities.

WAsHIsoToa, Jan. 22.-Psobsbilities
For New England and thense westward
over the northern portion OF the Middle
states, cloudy weather with rain and con.
unusd high temperature and falling bar.
ometer during . portion OF the day the
wind will ineroas,ng in force
For Lake region, cloudy woAthnr with
rain or snow during the night, followed
BY rising barometer, lower temperature
and northorly TO westerly winds.
For tho Northwest pSrtl! cloudy aud
continued cold weather With snow In the
lower and central Mississippi valleys.
For the Ohio valley and hence south.
ward to the Gull, variable winds with
areas Of rain and lower temperature by
Friday night.
For southern portion cfthe Middle
states aud thence southwark TO Florida,
generally fair weather and hgh tempsss-
turs, southsfiy winds will prevail the
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From Toledo.

TOLEDO, ONO, January 22.-Jossup w.
Scott, one of the Oldest and most highly
esteemed citizens Of the Mama Valley,
died at his residence In this city this after.
noon. He established the fret newspaper
published in the valley, and at later Pc
Rod was one of the proprietors of the
Blade He contributed much 20 tho COL
umns of home papers and standard peri
odicals, and was the author Of the
pamphlet entitled "The future Great City
Of the World He was seven!y.ave yesrs
old.
David Higgins, who was judge Of tho
court Of common pleas in this district from
1890 TO 1887, and has held clerkship at
Washington since 1888. died in that city q
short time since, lie was elghty-four
yesrs old
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In . message 70 the house Of rspressn.
taNvss, Govsrser Bsvsridgs asks that
body - make - appropriation Of seven
shoosand, eight hundred and forsy.two dol
lars u Ne AAtistam National cemetery, in
ssspeass 70 . memorial Of ito board Of
Trustees. The cemetery 10 TO cost one
Hundred tAousand dollars Aad the amount
Asos1 shove 10 the asssssmsnt Of Illinois.
xx,spt Delaware, Illinois 10 the only state
which hes not paid IL quota. On Monday
the house refused TO vote for the appro-
pris,ion, This vas done ON the score Of
seoaomy, Ne suppose. Nut TO be saving
in the matter Of grave stones tor her dead
soldiers y earsfdlnsss In regard 70 the
spiggot which the people Of the state will
scarcely eppreclsts.
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THE CAIRO DAILY BULLETIN, FRIDAY JANUARY %, 1874

10, the eun, moon OF stare, turns
up bis enlightened nose ct
coal wood and kerosene, end
sene, and has no gougiDg gas bills to .psy.
10 some bloated corporation ut the end OF
every month. Now he contemplates 10.
coming . corporation himself, and light
ing the town Of Nation. Lately . neigh.
Dor Of Mr.. Champion, Mr.. Dole, COM
mencsd boring, and ho has just struck gas
on his place. Now Champion and Dole
are talking Of com bining their gas power
and lighting Illinois rs far a. the supply
will 60. There appears to be no doubt
that tho state has enough ready-msde
light and heat in her bosom TO illuminate
and warm her for ages to come. She may
we'll claim to have the Champion gas
works.
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Reported Expressly for the Bulletin.
TIE LATEST.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE YESTERDAY.
SENATOR DAVIS NEW CURRENCY
BILL.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE AT GIN.
CINNATI.
TELEGRAPHIC MARKET AND RIVER
REPORTS.
From Washington.
SENATOR DAVIS NEW CURRENCY
BILL.
THEPOSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME
TELEGRAPHIC MARKET AND RIVER
REPORTS.
From Washington.


WAsnISoToS, January 22.-The fol-
lowing is the text Of bill repor ted to-
day by Senator Davis from the committee
on ways and means:
WHEREAS, The existing uncertainty AS
TO whether the amount Of legal tender
notes now authorized by law to be kept in
general circulation is 1886, OOC, 900 or $780,
600, 900 is calulated to derange the business
Of the country and unsettle values, there
fore
BE it enacted, That the provisions Of
the law existing prior to the passage Of
tho act approved April II, 1865, entitled
IAN act to amend an act ~ provide ways
and means to support the government"
approved March Sd, 1865, DO and the same
are hereby declared to DO in force, SO As to
authorize the amount OF $500, OOO, 900 of
legal tender notes Of the United States to
be kept in general circulation. and the to-
tai amount OF United States legal tender
notes issued or to DO issued shall never ex-
coed $500, 100000.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
The Senate committee on commerce to-
day agreed to report favorably on tho
West bill, giving the secretary Of war full
control over the channel of tho Missis.
sppi river, when dredging by the United
States government is in pro.
gress. The bill authorizes him
TO prescribe binding regulations,
any violationof which will DO punishable
by tho United States courts.
Senator West, Of Louisiana, Senator
Window, OF Minnesota, and Representa-.
tive Steward, Of Missouri, appeared be-
fore the committee and explained the ne
csssity of enacting the bill. They stated
that the
TowBoAT ASSOCIATION
Of New Orlesns,in order TO secure the con.
tinuance OF their present monopoly, are in
the habit of sinking vessels end otherwise
blockading the bar so As to imped, and
sometimes wholly stop the work Of excA.
ton,
| PROTEST..
There was . protest presented in the
House to-day protest OF the General
Indian Council Of the Indian country
organized under tho treaty of 1866, sgsins,
the establishment OF a territorial govern.
ment In that country.
| THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME.
Tho committee on post-otiices and pos,
roads Of the Senate held another meeting
to-day to hear the continuation of Mr.
Orton's argument sgainst the postal tsle
graph scheme. lie spoke until the ad.
journment of the committee, which IN eetl
again tomorrow, to hear still further from
Mr.. Orion. q. G. Hubbard, Of Mass, who
10 friend of tho proposed measure was
present taking otes, and will probably no.
ply TO orion.
THE cuEhKScr QUESTION,
Mr.. Ferry, Of Michigan, for the pur.
pose Of obtaining vote on the question
Of increasing the currency, and IN order
to relieve the pressing wants of business
has waived the remainder Of his resolu
ton, but as soon as the question Of increase
ia disposed Of he will press to vote III.
other provisions OF his resolution.
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From New York.


NEW YORK, January, ~, lsIl.-A
meeting Of the presidents ofthe different
coal companies here, agreed as follows.
For this year trade is TO commence on the
LIST Of March at an average advance of
l5c per ton, above prices 100. The prices
per ton will be Afterwards advanced each
month to the end Of the season on the fol-
lowing scale: April &c, May and June
lOc, and July, August, September, Octo-
Der and November Is.
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PITrRBUR0, January 22.-River about
on y stand, with thirteen feet two inches
VIcxTBURo, January 52.-Down-
Shannon. No boats usp. Cool and rain.
ing all day. River risin.
MEMPHIS, January Weather cool
and rainy. River declining. No arrivals
or departures except local packets.
NEW OoLxANs, January 22.-Arrived-
Great Republic, Lsmphis. DEPARTED
John Kilgour, CINCINNATI; Glencoe, st.
Louie; Belle Leo, Memphis; Mary Miller,
White river.
LOUISVILLE, January %, River fallen
3 inches in the last ~ hours. Marks
showed 10 feet inches in the canal feet
inches in the pass. Arrived-Jhippers
Own. Departed-Mary Houston, Now
Orleans; Shippers Own, Nashville.
CINCINNATI, January 22.-Arrived-
Andes, wheeling; Ben Franklin, Mem
phis: Paragon, New Orleans. Departed
Andy Baum, N smphis; ChAs b Church
and Sam Hale, New Orleans. River
rising.
NASHVILLE, January z2.-River still
thiiiHS Win ~ iceI Q ihcHes on shOAIt.
II has been raining here all afternoon,
Arrived - Lawrence, Cincinnati; b ii
Cook, PaducAh Ella Hughes, Upper
Cum berland. No departures.
EVANSVILLE, January 20. - Weather
cloudy; raincd all day, but clearing up
at dark. Mercury 81 to 4s and falling.
River risen feet. Port list-Up-Falls
Pilot, ArkAnsas Belle, Mary Ament.
Down - Thos Sherlock, Morning Star.
Business light.
LITTLE Rock, January 90. -Depsrted--
Hattie, Pine Bluff Dusan, Memphis, and
Cherokee, Fort Smith. River rising fast.
1t rose 8 feet to-day and now stands 8 feet
by the eusge. There has been heavy rain
for the past "a hours, and the small streams
are OVERLOOKING.
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From San Francisco.
THE SHIP PANTHER,

SAN FRANCISCO, January ga tele-
gram from Port Townsend, w. T., an.
nounces the total loss of the ship Panther,
Capt. G. w. Bolst, with all on board.
The Panther was destined for Ban Fran
cisco; she had sailed from NamAimo, w.
T., on Saturday last in tow of the steam
tug Goliath. When 90 miles from her
starting point she encountered . terrific
gale which drove her upon the rocks at
Lilly point in Georgia bay. This Goliath
unable to render her any assistance, sub
ssquently repaired to Port Townsend and
dispatched the sad news. At the time of
the fatal occurrence, twenty-t three persons
Including the captain and his wife were
on board. The Pauther's cargo consisted
OF 700 tons Of coal.
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Prom Iudian0DOiIs.

IsDIANAPoLIs, January ga meeting
of the stockholders Of the Logansport,
Charlottesville and South western railroad
WAS held At Charlottesville, Indiana, yes
terdsy. A board Of directors was elected
and tho following officers were elected by
the new board; S. d. Schuyler, president;
ID. ID. Dykeman, vice-president, and Jas.
ii. Paris, Secretary.
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ton Of freight I'D passengers, and Ia ger.
eral what regulations arc necessary 10 PRO.
mote the efficiency Of railroad interests 81
commerce and the convenience and safety
Of the travelling public.
Mr.. Morton said on Tuesday next 10
would take short tlme to express lis
views en- the subject
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From Pittsburg.
DESTITUTE woRISGMEN.

PTTsBURa, January ga meeting Of
citizens called ty the committee Of the
city council was held at the city hall to-
night to devise ways and means for the
relief Of the destitute workmen in this
city. Ex-Mayor Mccarthy presided. A
slight spert Of internationalism was de-
veloped which caused considerable confus.
lon and met but with little favor. a few
parties present made contributions, but
owing to such small number being pres
ent il was thought best to adjourn until
Saturday night when further steps will be
taken in the matter.
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THs Vandsrbuilt Univers..y, under the
mAnAgsmsat Of the Asthoi' Kp',copal
Chsrch South, with an sndswIash, at me
Aillion dollars, half OF which was given
By Commodore vanderbuilt, Of New
Ysrk, has bssa located at Nashville, Ten.
Asssss, and the buildings which are now
IN The courss OF construction, viii BE- COM
p,sGsd BY the ;nrss Of January 1874, u
wAish time Il 10 proposed 20 organise and
commence the Asst regular session.
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From London.

LONDON, January 22.-Dispatches from
Renang report that the Chinese continue
to make desperate resistance to the occu-
patton Of their country by the Dutch.
They recently attacked the principal
position held by the invaders, but met
with repulse. The Dutch army has boon
reinforced.
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Mr.. AL. SPALDISG, the pitcher OF tho
Boston base ball club, leaves for Europe
next Saturday TO make arrangements for
. foreign tour during the coming season,
Of the boston bsse ball club and the Ath-
letic base ball club of Philadelphia. The
arrangements ara for enough cricketers to
accompany the party to enable both games
10 DO played, and the programme contem.
plated 10 cricket in the morning and base
ball In the afternoon. Boston Post
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TEE Paris and Decatur, Chicago and
PaducaA, Chicago and Iowa, Gilmore
Clinton and Springfield, and Chicago, Pc
hin and Southwestern railroads have
aotasd the board Of railroad and
warehouse commissioner that they
will adopt the freight and passen-
ger tasiGs prepared for their roads by the
commissioners.
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THs Iowa house Of representatives 10
ssill snorganised. Tho republicans and
assi-nsaepolists staad arm with an equal
number Of votes on the spsaksrship. An
Offer from the republicans to the anti.mo-
nopolists 70 compromise BY the former
taking the speaker, the latter all the other
oMcsn except the postmaster and his as
sistaat was unhssitatingly refused.
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From Philadelphia.
JAY COOKE & co

PHILADELPHIA, January %. - This
morning Judge Csldwalder concluded to
allow vote tor committee Of the cred
itors Of Jay Cooke T. Co., to be resumed
the same ~ il there had been An adjourn
ment. Accordingly . meeting Of the
creditors will be held this afternoon, to
give all the creditors who have not voted
an opportunity to vote for the trustees
and committee under tho AID section Of
tho bakrupt act.
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From YanktOn, Dakota.
wIsTEsMuTE, THE MURDERER.

WINTERMUTE, THE MURDEREE.
YASxToS, January 22.--Chief Justice
Shannon, this afternoon, after a lengthy
argument by the counsel on a motion for
a chsnge of venue in tho case against
Wintermute the murderer Of Secretary
MeCook, refused to grant the order.
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OBSTACLES 10 MARRIAGE

Happy rellef Tor young men from the ei.
hood restored. Impediments 10 lnsrdsge
removed. New method Of treatment. New
and remarkable remedies. Books and cir.
sulsrs sent free, In sealed cnyelopes, Xd.
dress, Howard Association, NOT South
Ninth street. philsdslphia, Ps.--sn inStitu.
ton having high reputation for honorable
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T1I celebrated Siamese twins died at
Mount viry in North Carolina on last
Saturday. Chang had been ailing for
ssus nsaths and q last expired suddenly
~ dsssA being followed by that Of Eng in
two hours aftsrwsrd.
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WAszIxeroN dispatches say that
Richardson viii resign-that Dslano will
~ secretary Of the treasury and that
Bristov will b appointed secretary Of
the Interior.
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Albany.
SUSAN ". ANTHos

ALBANY, January 21.--Miss Blake and
Susan Is. Anthony appeared before
the judiciary committee Of the assembly
tonight, and argued in favor of woman
suffrage and against taxation withouth
represent stion.
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From RichlaAd, Va.


HIGHLAND, Ma, January ~, 1874.
The trial of W. 7. McCsrty, charged
with the murder Of John d. Mordiea, 10
progressing. This is the duelling case
which occurred last May.
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From Lynn. Conn.

LYNN, January 22.-At old Lynn, tho
birthplace Of Judge Waite, the citizens TO-
day fred salute in honor 0f bis ap.
pointment and confirmation as Chief jus
tice.
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From Columbus.


COLUMBUS, January GIN tho Senate
this afternoon, the Senate bill repeating
the fossil railroad law passed with only
one negative vote.
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$1,500,000

will be distributed among the ticket hold.
crs.
The tickets are printed in coupons Of
tenths, and all fractional parts will be repre-
sented in the drawing just rs whole tickets
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PRHsrpExr GRANT has not yet signed
The bill rspssling the salary increase. Ru.
mon Of . veto are not credited.

TIE expenses Of the board Of railroad
and wssshsus commissioners has been
siaes lass winssrtwensy-two thousand dol
APp, HH
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68xAfon 9uMxER 10 said 10 DO the only
member Of the Senate who refused 10 vote
for The confirmation OF Waite - Chief
Justice.
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RlvRIl NEWS.

Office OF Observation, Signal Service 4. ).
army. Daily report OF the stage OF water,
with the changes for the 20 hours ending
3 O'Clock y. m, January -, 1874.
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Havana.
KriHFoRCHNESTs.

IMPROVEMENTS.
HAvAsSA, January R2,-Ths captain
general has asked tor an additional rein.
forcemeht from Spain.
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Prom WukosbaYra, Pe.

witxEsBARsA, January 22.--Bstwoen
four hundred and Eve hundred men Of
the Rottson Elmifa coal company stopped
work yesterday on account Of the nom
payment Of wages due since October last.
Accounts Of meetings TO be held among
the minors for organization in all sections
are received here, and but few days will
elapse when this whole country will be
moro thoroughly organized than for years
before.
From Cincinnati.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE.
CIscIsSA1I, January 22.-Chief Jus
tico Waite met with . reception at tho
Chamber Of Commerce to-day. He is re-
ceiving . great number Of letters and tel
egrams conveying congratulations.
IN TIE HOMICIDE
this afternoon IL was Hereman X oct, OF The
drug firm Of Koct Il Merkei, who killed
Andrew Miller, and not Mr.. Aerkel, as tel.
egraphed by mistake in an af,ernoon.tele-
| gram.
Pat Naughton, . locomotive fireman,
was convicted in tho police court to-day OF
throwing . live dog into locomotive fur
mace and burning him TO death. lie was
fined 800 and sentenced 20 the work.
house for six months.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WAsniS0roS, January 23--Mr. An
tbony from the committee on printing re-
ported fsvorAbly on the resolution max
ing 1t unlawful for the congressional
printer to print in the Congressional Re.
cord any speech or part Of speech no. &C.
tually delivered In the senate or house OF
representatives. Passed.
Mr.. Davis introduced q bill for the fur.
'her improvement Of the great kapawhs
river. Referred.
EksoLUTIos.
Mr.. Morton submitted the following
resolution, which was laid GU tho table
and ordered printed;
Resolved, That the olnini,.ee on trans.
portstion routes TO the sea board be in.
structed TO consider and report . bill Great
ing . commission Of Ave eminent and skill
Cd persons, TO be appointed by The presi.
dent by and with the consent Of the SEN
ate. who shall examine and report TO con-
gress what legislation Ia necessary and
practicable 10 regard to Interstate rail.
roads TO promote the following objects,
viz; The speedy trsnsportion ct reans-
enable rates OF freight; tho safety and
comfort Of passengers by providing for
the inspection Of bridgss, tracks, locono.
tivss and cars and reform Of any abuses
that may exit In conssq usncs Of sytortion
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-Below high water marx.
EDWIN GARLAND,
Observer sig. ser. U. 5. A
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-16
Potatoes III Drills,

NV method is-plow in the fall rs early
IN the spring as possible draw on Darnyard
manure, twenty-five hcrse loads TO the acre,
spreading from the wagon; harrow we'll
then with twu-hOrse hoe drill the land thir-
ty inches apart into these drills drop the
seed (cut some time previous into two eyes to
set twelve inches apart; cover the seed
with the two-horse hoe, by splitting the ridges
turned up in making the drills, using no hand
labor unless the end of the drill comes up to
the fence. In that case the end of the drill
must be covered by hand for distance equal
10 the length Uf the team; should the potato
patch be away from the fence there Will be
no necessity for using any hand labor.
So much for the planting Now for the
process of cultivation. Use One'horse cult
yator once u week, as soon rs the potatoes APP
pear above the ground, which will be in about
three weeks. Cultivate as close as possible
10 them, removing with Il hand hoe the weeds
in the rows between them When large
enough to hoe take a two-hOrse hoe and hill
I'D moderately, no! SO high as to cover the
potatoes; at the same time let a man pass
along the rows and wherever they are covered
let him remove the earth from them, and if
there are any weeds between the potatoes in
the rows clean them out also When they re-
uuire u second hoeing repeat the process, this
time bringing the earth well about them. At.
ter this do not touch them again till harvest
ing.
This Is done with pair of horses and a
small double mold-board pillow. Run the
pillow only low enough to get below the ground
and bring them to the surface Plow out
only every row, and pick up the potatoes
from these before blowing out the alternate
ones. After all are plowed and picked up,
toward evening harrow over the ground and
pick up those that are turned out with the
harrow, which will be few, if the blowing is
thoroughly done
| neglected to mention that before | begin
TO pillow pull the tops, if they are large but
If small they are not in the way, and Will not
trouble YOU.
The method of picking is Two boys take
a busnel basket and pick two rows at once
picking only the large or merchantablc ones,
leaving the small ones on the ground, which
are picked up by one boy with half bushel
basket BY this method the potatoes are as
sorted in the field, the merchantable ones go
ing either To the cars for market or into the
cellar. The small ones are drawn To the pig
pens for the pi,s, OF TO the COW stables for the
mich cows.
Last season had four acres of potatoes
harvested in the manner here described. \
laborer who assisted at the digging requested
the privilege Of following the pillow and pick
ing what lie could find; this was granted
him, and the result 10 him was one
and half bushels when the land was
plowed for next seasons crop (all kinds.
small and large from the four acres