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KWONG SIEN CHIUS FtNERiL.
Burying the Young wife or the Interpreter
Of the Chiaese Comni.sioa.

HARTFORD, Sept. l9.-Nest"rday Kwung
Sion Chiu. tie young wifo Of Kwong H Chiu.
interpreter of m. Chinese Elueat ional Commits
sion IN this country. Wa, buried from her hus-
bands residence. on Willard street In this city.
She WAS only % years II age. Married i've
years ago In China. she accompanied hrr hus-
band 10 this country n little over year ago.
giving birth soon after 10 the first Chinese baby
OF rank ever born IN New England. fortnight
a.,o she was attacked by typhoid pneumonia.
and died on last Monday morning. What with i'll
health. aud retiring. almost hnshful. manners,
sn" was not we'll known IN Hartford society :
luf lll who Know her. speak in warm terms II
her beauty and amahiilty.
At til" hour appointed for the funeral the
house WAS ihrunsrd the best fam JOS II Hart
ford BEN. r. IrrSrutcd. The body. robbed 10 silk
lay IN a rosewood tonln. by the side Of which
stood an Oil portrait of the dead lady. painted in
China. On her head Wa her bridal wreath. ana
the tiny feet were "n"ased ia Nclvet shoes. The
room was illed with flowers. The Rev. Mr.
Gage. pastor of the Pearl Street Congregational
church. read passages from the scriptures.
spoke briefly, and prayed. kwong HI Chiu
held his baby in ms arms during the brief cere-
mony ami nj the grave. Tho sorrow in his face
Wl- "A sum 'ent REPUTATION OF the vulgar popular
notion tnat Chinam"n do not care for their
wives. Tia" bearers were Mr.. Young Yau Poo.
~" Assistant Commissioner: Mr.. Low kec
tuIu, the Principal # tn Chinese school Prot.
" ANnm VI. Gage. and Mr.. james l.. Stevens.
lhr body WAS buried in the Commission lot
lowered many oi the bystanders threw flowers
uuDu H.
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4 PECTLTfR VILE.
One OF the strnugca Instruments Ever Ad-
miucd 10 Probate In New York.

Surrogate Calvin rendered a decision ycs-
tcrlay in the ease of the contested will " Mar
garct l.. Cunningham. ono Of the most peculiar
instruments ever offered for probate in New
York. Ms. Cunningham left an estate worth
about slO.uuO. The Will was dated April H.
1876. and the codirl May 6. 1876. The will was
written with pencil, many parts being erased
and no note Of tn" crasurrs being made. 1t
was. says the Surrogate most irrcgularly and
innrti~tically drawn up II was almost impos-
siblr to ascertain what had been erased and
what was intended to br lett. The codicil was
in the same condition. and the instrument was
subscribed to by Mary A. n. Crane on the
9th of May. 1876. and by VIM. X. Palmer on tho
18th OF June in the same year. Tho signatures
were on separate piece Of paper. pinned to the
body Of the will. Various pencil scraws were
between the signatures. quite iilcgblc and vet
apparently hcing specified requests of articles
of rlothing. Upon the back oi the first leaf pre-
ecding the will were the following words in the
hundwriung of the deceased. appoint my
brother. james Wiikic. and the Rev. james Les
trade my executors. am Of sound mind and
hop. To- have TINS drawn NJ 10y Il competent per
SON. The Rev. james lo-trade was the broth
cr-in-law of Mrs. Cunningham. There was no
ati9siation cauSe either, To- the Will or To the
codicil After Mary A. ID. Cranes signature
follow three half sheets of note paper partly in
ink and partly IN pcncil. pinned to the body Of
the Will and ON he first page Of the half sheets
~ th' lotion ~ a writing containing several
heduvsts. is the signature Of the deccascd at
tested 10y both the witnesses.
Louis II. +. DAquiar and 4. W. D'Aduiar,
next oi Kin and heirs at law. filed objections To
me instrumrnt alleging undu" influence and
thAt Inc VIII was not properly executed.
Tn" Surrogate finds OH the evidence that the
Will WIS executed IN due form, and he admits
both the will and cOdicil to probate: hut tho
pencil marks found at the foot OF the codicil
added after the signature of the testatriN, and
after th" subscription hy the witness Palmer.
ana b fore ihe aitc-iation hy Crane. are reject
conn
on account II tn" crasur's and the irregular
manner m which the papers are put together,
and especially the facility with which pencil
writing may bc iampnrrd with: but he H. in
durcd To this course hy the fact that 1t is obvious
lhhl ~" Will H. that ~ the tc~nrN. i'm her hand
writing. and that the irregularities are the re-
SUIT OF her own hand only.
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The London Time. on Hayes Southern
Policy.

LONDON, Sept. THE Timex, editorlally
commcntin. on President lIayc-'s southern
tour says: =" In little more than half year the
Prcsid mt has "a 'cccdci in beating down COM
pact mass Of preIudccs and in ullaying host
oi conflicting passions. The visible triumph Of
his policy il now being assured. H. has this
~ pa'ito cation r. NOT fur from completion. The
t"irrN c. Nrrnmcni has uOinf"ni on ~ intcrfcr-
INK IA thv lp al administration ot the southern
state the Southern States haV" no i,sirs to
4 siurh the great achievements Of the civ i war
Nni'h nave h''l 'inNodl'i ~ tnc 60 nSt ituiipnal
amendments. The removal ~ tho objects 81
contention makes it rnsy ~ rtdstnhlish friendly
'iitiuus between people who respect each
other. and IA sympathetic meeting ui the lrDsi-
don't and Con. Hampton ia AN OMEN ~ the COM
INK tim" when the north and South vii no
longer Zoe separated Us the Incs OF division
which the civil war had irncrd.'
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bonds. 1910 io7. Michigan Southern 2is io2s.; Lake
shore consolidated c"Upou lists, loss ohio aud INSISTS
sirpi consolidated N3f; Western Pacific bonds 100; Pa
clhc Railroad ot Missouri Itts " st Louis and Iron
Mountain ists. pi Toledo and Wabash lists ST Louis d.
vision NS cleveland AMI Pittsburgh CONSOLIDATED sink
,s iunl Jos Quincy aud Toledo ists ~ Toledo and
dlhSl lists, cN coupon W. Michigan e. n'ral Is 1A;
Nashville and Decatur sts, 81, Union Pacific sinking
iMud wa, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific q. 1W'a;
tlicu-u and Milwaukee lists lu7s North Missouri lists,
u" TREAT weston lst., le'S eS coupon. " q, GREAT
ius umd 81
, re following were the opening hignest lowest and
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Oscar d. Peterson. alias ALBANY jim was
sentenced by Julsr Gllrr,rcve yesterday Aver scrv.
ins AN uncNrod tcmlos tx years in sung Sing Prison,
he vii serve thc state tpr u'e N'- ior lNin- a,siui
nir HlnnmNpld fhitr Nrgr- ilNlu nr-Iul.N olnt
luHin. t. Hf tue, lufius assaulted Ou,el kvtl,r,
maxim. seq tuftpu Npuf-
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LANDING 1T CHfTTfNOOG DEPOT ~
SITERE RtTN STOEM
Welcomed Nv ~ Bnttic.scnrrcd Confederate
t"ionri-Hnyes's Hesponse. In which lie
Learned the Dime nsion- OF Tennessee.

viii Railroad. which will take the party to Wash
in.ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes occupied seats on
the rcnr platform and took deep interest in
the memorable places which wore pointed out
10y gentlemen who were in the opposing armies
during the rebellion. Tho battlefield OF Stone
river. the National Cemetery. and the scenes OF
many skirmishos and incidents and anecdotes
connected with the war were recalled Tho Re-
cortion Committee from Chattanooga accom-
panied the party.
When the train arrived ut Murfrecsboro
lnrgc crowd greeted it with cheers. The de luoto
President, in n brief speech. expressed his
qualification at his reception in the South and
hoped that the time would soon come when In
our country there would he no North or South.
Secretary Evarts. judge Key and Gov Tamp-
ton each made u few remarks. The latter then
presented Mrs. Hayes. who was greeted with
hearty applause. and bowed 10 the asscmblage
~ the train moved on.
At Warirlco another lnrgc crowd was I'm walt
ing. despite the ram. which was falling heavily.
In response to hearty calls the dc iacto Prcsi-
dent said;
scak cannot sa' nuc that Will advance our quaint
nnrv Az "n, ti,nI'np nni n sad 20 ha.r me "l-
Thu u tai Geverumout desires 10 nave an part, ct Inc
every Other rS Ne wdaa Ike a ' we caad
de- local sos,rnncntso i ali lie soter, STATE. Viii re
sard aSs amt ta""I The lcsh nights n ai cla..c. Ant
throughout the country and u uu that basis there eau Dee
a. IGc" Inc nc1arson ~ iSd 1 %a.
made and the union iormc, AiIau>-i
Secretary Evarts made a brief AMI humorous
speech. saving: We will always remember
this place ~ tile only one ON our trip where 1t
has raned" judge Key and Gov. Hampton
Mrs HAYES was Loudly called Tor. and coming
forward bowed her thank- to the crowd.
Al IulluhutnH. IA rr-tln-r To- the cheers ot
The assembled citizens. the dc facto President
said.
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The Comptroller hns begun suits against the
Dry Dock. Third Avenu". Fourth Avenue
sixth Avenue Broadway, Eighth Avenue. Ninth
Avenue. Bcccker Street. Forty-second Street
and Avenue G lines. A judgment obtained
against the Fortv-scrond Street line was ap-
poalod from. md IL still pending. ~ are all the
other suits. with no prospect OF Il settlement Of
any kind. The total amount due the city treas-
urv and legally collectuhle Is estimated at over
$3Q1OOQO to say nothing Of the amounts now
putluxy4I
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MILLIONS DUE TO THE CITY.
Fifteen Street Railroad Companies Owing
their Fees for Licenses.

Tho books OF the COmptrOIIer show that
the street car railroad companies arc among
the heaviest debtors TO the city and the most diff
lcult to collect from. According TO the City or
dinance Of 1859 and the State laws Of 1850. which
Incorporated all the companies now running.
every two-horsc car must pay license fee Of
$50. and every one-horsc car n license fee of s25
annually. excepting the Ninth Avenue road.
winch is especially favored by being charged
only 500 ear. With the exception Of the Second
Avenue Railroad. which recently made n part
payment in order to acquire the privilege of
running Il branch to Worth street. none Of the
companies have paid for these licenses. Up to
IN" end OF the yrar 1874 the following amounts
were due from them without counting interest
without counting amounts accumulated prior to
That time but outlnwcd. ana without counting
larger amounts still accumulated from that time
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s. Allentown Niltr. Philadelphia
SstifN ui SOW Nuik, Zimmerman. Havana
s. cornwall, lful Nf. krl~f
- uymrih Craig, lIverpoui Au- -. ana IT John. NR
Sept l.
- Snrntora, sunltrr Havana
s~NNaifk Bee. Couch Hc' unnd CIV Point. AMI Norfolk
Barn kDuIhAN. illa. nUA
hHfh j II thuiri. p. lHf- N1flufts
Bark MARI tlh.nu. SlnHf IN iin
bari Nufr. Dam, AuNlhutr,i. JIfrrt Mauritius
srhr HAMBURG. LinNlr Niud.ar. =
A4st tliN u-uiu RIVER ..uu rN4.fWl-, vs,sfis
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MAINE INTFLLIGENCI.

MINIATURE ALNASAc-riiis pAr
sun rises. . - san s'f~ 80 Moon scts ... ~
HIgu wAINK-rrs nav
SANDY Hook. 50 GpN Island u Hell Gate. Q 50
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IUo-N tNUt won I'M mn . WON IN N0ul
and the Red Ju. krf.
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r'hr rest worr not timed. The Wayc. II ~
\ rm. and willie H. were the winners IN tAei
r,su.ctlN ", cll-sl -
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s'110 I0n7e w1-0 N0-7--l tT0Il10-l so0nlii0s ~
n.,,d Wrudl-tuNufHl .in,>,. 1Ar luuntll tHlls.
a.t'u- w..g 49, i,'u", tW0' o.. hUck l-tni amt Pa
lnt H, "lI l1'' ssl lti IL .tl ana Wabash cun-Ni.
lI.'i. t"'ii' Mhw tuhr' and NJ Paul 800. H7'l
Milwaukee, and 81 fWL nul NJ diNlsinu. alAp al.
Nnuhrt amt 81 l'Wl 'ti.tIIi iiDd sinh De- iid. NJ.
Wuhtr ,ni 81 PAU Lists. lH 'ro>"ii'','Du lu3 'm,u4n
nud NurthNvStrrn concentrated tulo -utd buud-. 500
Al'b. G., e.. Cincinnati aud luJunapuNs ist~, 100,
tiWHiu Hnd Nnr'hWrsicr consolidated. lto4, B,~tun.
llaruuld AMI Enc l,t,. la'4, lh'nMHn AMI hudson
coupon Is, 1894, iOi buffalo, New iOrk anu Enc new
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Van Busi,irl'~ in,igor"nt I'.u". good a-' .'ion.
nerves, suD,Ais lfi .t l~ N,-.
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Al Inuds subject {" unpaid tnNcs In NORTH
r. lufI.-II '. tIul 900. -tl an -- tAs
taArs alc al, t.r it.I co. t'tl.. nest
fl44Lu III .tiit. Collector 81 Arrears.
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NJ iRRII,D.

The ne,l Hensso,. ~. ,ellaren ynne ree,s.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-20
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS

o1'he wheat crop Of Ohio is estimated this
year. BY good judges, at thirty million
bushels. -''''
same cereal, while in Great Britain the for
mcr term is.appIicd TO al kinds Of grain that
grow in ears, not pods.
,i'le Louisiana planters annually lose one
third of their cotton crops by reason Of in
stficiency Of labor. They call loudly for
labcrers from the north.
Forest leaveyadd greatly to the efficiency
of d hot-bed, ,tnoaerating the heat Of the de-
caying MANURE ana making the process
more permanent as,well as steadier..n
| Farmers in some portions Of North Caro-
lima are now making their own fertilizers.
They collect large quantities OF forest leaves
and cover them With earth to decay
The wheat and other crop prospects III
Alabama are satisfactory. The corn crop is
unusually large. 1t is reported the cotton
worm has appeared in small numbers in
South Alabama.
Capt. Inglis ot Madison county, Florida,
made this season $50 bushels Of rye from
fourteen acres, after usings the crop four
months for dasturing ten head of cattle, and
eiglft nlules being turned Oil it'every Sun
| day. 5H e4'A @t.t
Tile burning of straw at threshihgs time,
saysithe Rardt NDrla, is a waste andsa sin,
It is generally practiced' hercstboonnts IN the
wheat districts. Properly rieked np, with
very little winter pasturage it will carry cat
tie through the winter in this Climate in tine
Z order. 1t will pay any farmer to buy young
cattle and let them feed upon this straw al
through the winter. He cannot nyeSt his
money as well in scarcely anything else
I NSsssh liianlarc is thus made and saved. I'll,
{ ftitility otstbe soil is thus kept up. Tb'
cattle can be sold in the spring at a large
advance, or nastured and. sold during, ,thl'
\ summer, or Kept over another, winter il tht
sa;ne way, with a little additional feed, ant
then turned offiin the spring for beef. ) 49,
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3lIr 3{I0 80
NO. a..
IOND% CITY, M. T., SEPTEMBER 20, 1877.

took e4erJboty's aivice,i until her flowers
pcliahed. at Then She treas'gain, using her
own judgments assisteaina general way by
II standard work OH the subject; ;-her success
has been all that could be desired since.
Some Waterloo much No rule about sup
plying water. can bic laid down--eXcept the
leaves il to the discretion of the grower, and
tleEhab.ts of each variety must be closely
observed to be successful. 1T is IA great ac-
complishment to besable to bring out all the
rich beauty of a Towering plant-a greater
one n.an to be able to make imitatioftin
wax or even in water colors or cM ga3 9as9
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-20
TRITELEIA UNIFLORA.

Of this California bulb the .7oe0mG5of -Hoy-9
ticultwe!( (Englishl says: s'Some Of the most
striking beds Of spring flowers in Mr.. Bars
gardens, at footing, ,>are those planted with
T,1iteleia Unifara. lhis bulbous. plant is
perfectly hardy. and for several weeks dur
ing The spring. produces a mass OF flowers
which cannot fail to be admired. Where the
bulbs, are planted closely together, after the
manner Of Croouscs, a perfectly level and
dense. mass of flowers is prodncedt, Whictt
rcsists the effects Of incement weather.
seen from q distance, their appearance e. is
whitte--almost like covering Of snow. ~ a
distant variety of this plant is r. uuifara IL
laciaa Which is highly attractive when, Gull
| tiXated in,pets.o ,gt.4...s faa.a 4aet
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Agriculture Reading

seldom amy work in these lines credited TO
tie Washington Department., which should
BE at the heHllsof such inquiries. We trust
that this may all be changed, and progress
sive men or measures, whichever may be
needed, may bnsecured. =
We notice that Commissioner lie Duo is
doing what lie can to learn the needs of the
country, and we trust that lie may he sue
ccssil.l.- He lns addressed y letter to q
member Of Congress, as follows: Desiring
to fnrther extend the operations and benefits
Of the Department of Agriculture through
out the Union; it is dee ned OF CT, at'moment
to invite the active cooperation of Senators
and Representatives from he various States,
and through them effect the assistance and
ympatlly Of leading and thinking agricul-
tlrixts Of their respective sections. | have
the honor, therefore, torcspectflllly request
that YOU will, ut your earliest convenience.
finnish the Department such information as
may be i'll your power as to the character
and diversity of the crops i'll your section OF
the State, and possibilities of the soil and
climate, and any data Of interest Oh the sub
4 ject.-Rvat Press.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.
RECIPES;

3
I ,Pors Poi Pie.-Ihls is nice when chickens
are. not Merry plentiful; itihelps to make3ai
variety for those living on q farm. Slice
nice salt pork; soak. 4 short tinae-7ssWeet3
milk is nice to ,fresfen it in-bci1 tWoallourss.
then put III the the potatoes and,rafeWtmiI
utes before they are done,. make the atrmp-Y
lings as follows: one Well-beatelr egg, ONE
teaeupfisl Of sour cream, one teaspoonfnl- or
soda, enough -four to make quite thick orr
they will fail to the BOTTOM; dropfthe min
ture in small spoonluls and shake the, kettle
h few times while boiling. Before taking up
put in sqmc Pepper and ssaall humps Of but
ter. ~ m aYgzt5 sgsr3ra# a:{f ind .siaff4 iia8s
70 Cook Bee1steqk Gut in thiclssliees and
pound almost to Fragments; put "a small,
piece Of butter into a frying ,pang and Tc sHe-.t
fully lay the meat, peppered and. .salted, into
ii as it browns add water every few nll- )
utes- ia few teaspoonfuis at q time + turn Of
ten, bat do not put u cover on t,-andrdo not.
let it seorGh; When done dredge With iToslr,:
tunn It over and add a little sweet ereamf,s
thin, With WateraNntil the gravy is of the
proper cqnsisteney,;, strew oyer with. parsley
and send TO table very hot, Generally, oer
! MS 1SV4GSu SbUhSNf SFii NCel
our tables; sYoq.ln}ach sYoq.ln watclfuF care and at
| tentiqn are required Itp prepared properly
| Emit Ro9ls. -Riepare a crust9of one pint
/ of souf milk, orc teaspoonfuEeof soda, one
] cppof lard, anafflours to- make a stiff dough.
Roll into long pieces abousi eight inches
! wlaeald dolie-toulth ofan inch thielSs spread 1
! thickly with beT.ies, cherries or pltGls, leas-f
| ingla inneticoyeresitMith fruit. Begin j
4 at one end and sToH into largerols; press
4 together at the ends antldewn the sides ;tie
4 ina muslin cloth and boil brissly am hour
i anela half Or. more. he be eaten with sweet
i cream and sugar, aa f19aft 80 va ii
j Egg Battsr.-One quart of good,clear mo-
i lasses; four eggs well beaten; stir brislSly
i together ane then fplaeeaover the fire and
Stir until thick as desired !; lift from the fire
and flavor with vanilla, lemon, os.wlateyer
is best liked Nice fori tea. .aHflt44-tEs .l.ss #sf
PschJea Bets Boil, and wheYsteflslpfrfre-
J move the skins and4slice; taksseauM parts
) Of vinegar and sugar, r,awith ore tea spoonful
y esesasof ground cloves slaniltinnamon, tied iii,
aeioth, teeach quart Of vinegar. and peusss
!; i Boiling .3so, fhebeats VuHE8f,
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sUCCEsSsWIYH. FLOWERS.

Says theh0iiio Farmers Some peopleane
neverfslteeessful with flowers, while others
are, pa4ifo,anly so. There is sitrll a thingss,s
toe much care, and it isiequallyeas 'injwlous
astoo little. We know of one lady who wfss
always seeking advice abouts the manage
rsseseof~4h flaF that sflawes,.. and ,alWa US
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RL,0RICIL'TURE'. !
MAIDEN EhIE FERN.

Some ide;l-ot the eNtentto Whcn Maiden
Hair Fern is5used,i in Covent Garden for bOtl-
quetnakilag, may be gleailed from the fact
ratlarge, span-roofed houses entirely devot-
edto its culture for furnishing fronds i'll Il
cutistate.l The plants are grown in l2-iiacli
pots, and i'll order to keep up a regular sue
eession, ,-onlyea portion ofsthetn are cut at a
time, ithosewiiieh furnish such fr6nds being
subjected 10 q lower temperature than tile.
rest, by which means the fronas assume d
eeepersreen color, and lastiloneel. than they
otherwise wopla de. TIE Garaen2iIsb itil Z
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-20
AGRLCU 1T U R Al.

~ trl.t that in tlfe hurry to harvest,
br.sh and market the present crop, our
hrnei 8 will not neglect 10 SOW liberal sup.
my os fall wheat. 1t has already been clear
" demonstrated that this is the wheat for
uoef,ia. The advantages in;favor OF its
,aop.ion are these: 1t may be sowed III the
hll, aud consequently will give the farmer
more time il the spring with his other crops;
tits generally a sure crop. and less Liable to
be injured by grasshoppers, both in spring
when the hoppers are young, and in summer
when the immigrant hoppers come; it is
rrly and is seldom overtaken by frost, and
can be produced on lands where spring
wlcat will not mature-iands that have
heretofore been considered good only for
oats and hay. ..,......-.' ...........
The first experiments with this wheat
were attended with only partial success, but
the proper mode of culture having as length
been learned, it takes precedence OF spring
Wheat Sections Where Tire snow docs not
lay III winter were pronounced'untit for this
wheat but it isnow grown in these localities
as s$acccsstlllly as in the region Of deep Win
Nrsnows Il Is only necessary 70 make tie
erollra thoroughly wet at the ;ipproac! OF
winter that it Will not dry out So that f}e
dirt viii blow. away from the roots Of the
wheat and allow it to Gle. Some Of the best
fields We have notice were covered with Il
sheet Of ice all winter. The Importance Of
2 q
sowing Winter wlltat.is greater this Year
Than usual The .depositrof grassnoppel
eggs kuniyarsd throngh ghout the Territory.
and we may reasonable expect to ba' com
PEELED to FaNiesery energy if we salcceed il
producing good crop next year. Every
farmer should determine to raise the great
etpossllie variety, and as wiilter'wheat lf;s<
Always done Wellit is safe to try it again
ieteyery farmer, 10 matter how linlitet
tis means, SOW at least enough for home
eohsumption. There is vet time. We ;}rt
Welu''ceel IN favor OF early sowing, yet on
'alls are generally long And open, inwfiieF
ease tie earliest sowniis not always The best
1osay the le.ist,it is much safer to sow nov
''hl'i 10 let the season pass ard not sow a
a,' ont trust to raising a crop Of spiShs
"''eaF. II 1t will beltine enough to try I'll
atlef when the former has failed. ,Fhe eli
Uprising farmer will not rely upon singl
va un"ice when he may as well have two
n,' n"e 10 net let your.fii'st opportunities pas
anmprovedL -3~ f3o4 l1i . qaYo>niq
11al 1a4 DEPARTMENT. OF AGRICULTURE.
:, ,A'ete are signs of activity in the Depar
h". ,'s"' " % agriculture at Washington. and y;
wy rsi ,ne commissioner will accomplish som
sa;p "'p'le WorrlS. 'rrlS. we have, heard, 10y conyel
tla. h'ou with afriend lately from Washington
haa, h's'sesefal I've things which promise well hay
waa' e' anal'e.rrtaEen. we are promised freshe
.an mN N all the departments. It has been
,a.S sss VI much regret to us that, i'm the d
ss s"',snts ss of science related to agrioultur
ho. s, l0r Instance, entomology. 1l,ieroscop,
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