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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-10

All trains daily on main li:r
Tho Express South bound connects =: l.yn,n-
burg for the West and Southwest, and 8, D.r-
vile for the South, South East and South We.
The Mail South bound connects =. Lynchayr
Tor Memphis, Little Rock aTI Texas, anl :.
Atlanta and all points in tho South. and. y..,
Now Orleans, to Galveston and Southern To
ns; also connects with Chcs X Ollie East :.
West.
The Q 90 p. m, train connects with Che. !!
Ohio X. Il. westward to Huntington, tiarinns.
and all the Northwest, anu Eag,%"ri l., Z g..
mond and tho South East.
For MANASSAS DIVISION iaAyn VA.
ington 1t . ~ u. IN. daily, except 81. lay. 81
arrive a. Strasburg at Ais y. III. l.aa;c IT,.
burg at b. IL a. ILL.,, and arrive 81 Alcy:.!.,...
p. N.
For WARRENTON leave WssMiMyto.. .....:
at : IL q. N. Leave Warrenton s. $685. IA. l.,
connect with Mail south bound. An! -: > - 3.
M. to connect with tho Mail north bound.
Trains from South arriving NJ Washing. ~ %.
90 4. NJ, w p. M. and - 81. III. !.g,..
connections with Bait. s. Ohio and Ea.t 3 r.
tomsc trains to Baltimore, Phiaia!pli,. ,...
New York, ard to All points North NJ! l,a.,..
west
Through tickets to the South %nt N,.. p,
lowest rates.
). SPENCER, sup. Ir,psya
j. NJ. BkOADU5, &. 4. Il. ~"
1877 GREAT = i. :.
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE.
TO 'IHE NORTH, WEST " 1OUI!W r..
DOUBLE TEACh,
STEE!. RAILS, SPLENDID >0l%....
MAGNIFICENT EQulpMM,,t
Jsnuary /, 81.
Trsins leave Washington from drYo.r i.'H
TlMOEE s. POTOMAC RAlAcrAN
her 81 Sixth and streets, rs follow:
For Phis, Now York and tho East, ::o,a ..
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FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS

steamer JOHN ". THOMPSON. lssiissasasazs8asEss
BULL especially for this route, leaves the com
pany'5 wharf, Washington, EVERY ~ ES-
DAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAI I, At
o'clock n. m, and Alexandra At ~ a: nj
returning, arrives EVERY "WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY aud SUNDAY, III O'clock y. m.
This company maEos close connections st AL
eysnlria with tho W. C., V. VI. Il &. 5. f. K.
Go. and with tba ". " o. 4. r.. Co. Freight
received for ali points, North and South,
handled with carc nni forwarded with prompt
Hess aiu dispatch.
For further information apply 10
r. \. REED, Agent
,Ianney'5 wh.rf,
or ct tho Office al the company, under the Ma
tional metropolitan Bank, 10Th street, opp1ahe
the Treasury Department, Washington.
mh 10 j. W. TROM PSON, President.
III Cl.fpG'S STEAM LINES WEEK
PHILADELPHIA, PROVIDENCE AND
BOSTON.
;;Lnainnrz lanTn a lex snLris EF EEf III rs
Dan nnl leave philadelphia Nv Ek HAT-
UEDAY, 81 lh"cl1rk ~. from i'iri' <" l n.
" hargas.
THIS lire connects at Alorandrin with the o.,
H. & NJ. and ". IL .. 4. Rs, EnG ut Philado!"
phin with tho new Gnd popular Iron Limo for
Providence and Boston,.
Freight varied with n7omptaca5 anal care,
FREQ OF commissions.
no charge Cor transfer n philadelphia and
no wharfage III Boston. Through to Boston IN
sixty-ivo h2urs. Through ratua and through
bills Of Iadng givnn. Insurance guarsninnl NJ
leHs tEaN usual rates.
Agenta:
J.. A. REED, Alexandria.
WM. i. CLYDE ~ CO., rAiladol phia.
GEO. +. HYDE, Gaar gelown, ID. =.
,IDIiNSON BROS, Washington.
ian 81!
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ROOHAS, STATIONERY. &c.
NEW BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND RI
~ VIEWS,
At ERENGE'S

10. 81 KING SrEhkT.
The Various C0ntrvsncos By which Orchards
are Fertlized by lusacia by Charles Darwin,
ii "A. FRS; 81 T5
Tho Effects of Cross and Self Fertilization in
the Vegetable Kingdom, by Charles Darwin
MA, otc.; s..
Chares kingsley, his Letters and Memoirs Of
his Life edited by his wife; So %.
Russia, by u. Mackenzie Wallace, Al. A.,
member Of the Imperial Russian Gongrarhica!
Society; l vol, Svo.: 81.
The Two Americas, an Account of Sport anl
Travel, by Major Sir Rose Lambert; -.
The English Constitution and Other f"'i'iai
Essays, by Waiter Bagehot; -
Now lot to-day Of all the late novels Cold"
en- Butterfly" Helon's l1abioa, ANIMAL l. 81 y
Eaby, From Dreams to Waking, Grips du
Carrier, Daniel Doronds Good LurE) lilac K
Spirits and White, and many othor5.
NH 20 GEO. b.. FRENCH
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FISH. OYSTERS. &c.
NNTM. Ii. SMITH & CO.,

NETM. Ii. SMITH s. CO.,
Dealers in
AND SA LIT E d FIS II
Corporation Fish Wharf
Alexandria. Virgins,
Would inform dealers and others that they are
prepsrcd 20 furnish them with sll kinds of
POTOMAC FISH
at the lowest possible prices. We tuld call
the attention Of buyers to the fact that our brand
has stood no. in market ut oil times, and we
intend TO sustain our reputation in that espect.
All orders addressed to w. H. Smith s. Co.,
Alexandria, Va, will receive prompt attention.
NH l5-3m
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TNLANp & SEABOAEp COASTlNu co.
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(;oAl'' COAL,
We have now On hand and are constantly re-
ceyiHg -! our wharf aud storage yards, foot Of
Queen streets, all the best GOALS known 10
.Eia market. We name in part:
l.IkEN'S VALLEY
Sl!AMOkIN and EAST FRANKLIN i.nR-
BERRY BED ASH.
Johns, from EAGLE VEIN Cuil.lEEY.
:. tho celebrated TlNENTAi sud Il A
HEli DELI, from the Goodrich t'oIi;,ry, os-
trr,noi Inc bias: in lha market.
And it,li and sil'.a N1ON WHITE ASH
AMTilltANiTE coal, q StoanlOr, Broken,
lfg& stone al.d MT aiXcs.
Also. q t.uiit! N':l i;EEEk q N BhEI.AMn
COAL,
Also HICKORY, Dan and PIN i; WOOD.
Having ample space, oHch variety Of Gnsl is
kept distinct from that Of olhora, .ni il az-
perIally prepared for family use. Ysrdz lloo.e
ell AEi Coal sent out we'll screened and free from
al:ie, :..!!iu lha 81 tho ton. Orders left with
MosaTs, t!sr"ihgo d Grigg, corner King and
Royal els., "r 1.-The yards will he, :umptly tllod.
4. i. NJ EHAFFEI * CO.,
is i, Wharf and Yards foot at Quonn 81.
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STEAMERS.
E0E POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.

Or anu aror Monday, February IL, sG.E b
1871 the steamer MATTANO, Capt. =
VIM. II. Byles, will be run as follows: Leaye
Ale1andris EVERY MONDAY and Thu RS
DAY. from King street wharf, st 20 o'clock
3. n, for Landings Oh the Potomac az far down
as Nomini Leave Nomini EVERY TUES
DAY and FRIDAY MORNING, st t o'clock,
for Washington, striving early the same even
ing. Freight received daily.
ieb IS j. BRODERS S. CO., Agents.
T1HE POTOMAC FERRY COMPANY,
i February 23d, 1877.
SPECIAL NOTICE-Both Fer sT-A
~ Boats will DO on the line between d&6ss as
Alexandria and Washington on and after Sun
day next the 18th of February, running as
follows:
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA
Att 80, S 80, 9 so, 10 50 and II 30 q. m, and
II 30, -, 2 80 3 20, 20, 5 80 and 6 p Ill.
LEAVE WASHINGTON
At + 80, s 80, 80, 10 30 and II 30 .. H., and
IL 80, 80, 2 80, 3 20, 80, 5 20 and 6 p III.
ON SUNDAYS.
Iesvo Alexandria at Q 30, 10 so, and II 80 a.
~, and II 60 l 81, So 3 ~, 4 30, 20 and pm
Leave Washington st 20, ~ 81 and II -
H., and T. 80 50, 80, 2 60 80. ;;G and Gp.m.
feb % :. ). HOW1SON, President
TNLANp e SEABOAEp COASTl Nj co.
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-.ut the
DISTRICT OF CDLU Nj BlA,

This company c;!ara unrvsled facilities for
tho transportation Of freight and passengers,
and vii! run their steamers regularly as follows:
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-04-05

CAYENNE pepper will keep the pantry
and store-room free from cockroaches and
ants
APPLE pies, when made, should have a
little salt sprinkled on before the top
crust is put on.
PLACE small saucer of ground cloves
where ants are troublesome. and, it is
said, they will quickly disappear.
COFFEE roasted, ground and exposed
in an open vessel, is one of the best pos
sible deodorizers, quite equal to chloride
of lime, without its disagreeable smell
A GOOD substitute for potatoes is
hasty- pudding or ''mush'' fried after the
meat. Make the pudding and let it
stand until cold, cut in slices and fry a
nice brown
FURNITURE PoL1sH.-No polish is SO
cheap, elegant in appearance, and de-
Hghtful in effect as a mixture of two
parts of raw linseed oil and one of oil of
turpentine.
To PREVENT hair from falling out,
have it cut rather short. Wet the head
morning and evening with moderately
warm water, and shampoo it occasion
ally. Do not use salt, as that is par
ticularly conducive to dry and feverish
condition of the scalp. Oils are I'M uri-
Gus. Avoid all the patent invigorstors
and restorahves.
HAIR WAsH.-Half an ounce of gum
camphor dissolved in two quarts of hot
water, one ounce of glycerine, half an
ounce of borax Shake wei and wash
your hair Brush the hair, and then
rinse in clear water. Use it twice a
week For hair If falling out this is par
ticularly good. It cleanses the head
and gives to the hair beautiful glossy
look
CHILDREN DRESSES. The Country
/ Gentleman tells mothers way by which
clIildren's dresses can be rendered almost
uninfammable, which is very valuable
/ information to possess, in view OF the
carelessness of the little ones. Add an
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-04-05

REpLANTING CoRN.-An intelligent
neighbor of ours. who hos for years been
making experiments with corn, has dis
covered an importance and value in re-
planting corn which is quite novel and
worthy of publication. We have always
thought replanttca1 corn was Of very little
consequence, but this gentleman says
" it is of SO much consequence he replants
whether it is needed OF motor, rather,
he plants two OF three weeks after the
crop is planted hill every fifteenth row
each way" He says; eff the weather
becomes dry during the alling time, the
silk ahd tasse1s both become dry and
dead In this condition, if it should be-
come seasonable, the silk revives and re-
news its growth, but the tassels do not
recover. Then, for want of pollen, the
new silk is unable to fill the office for
which it was designed. The pollen from
the replanted corn is then ready to sup
ply the silk, and the filling is completed. "
He says nearly all the abortive ears, SO
common in all corn crops, are caused by
the want of pollen, and he has known
ears to double their size in this second
filing Western Rural
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very sick with the measles. I was glad
in my heart that I had that excuse.
It was o'clock when I reached the
Office. I knew DIR. RusselPs address,
and Immediately telegraphed,
"Your niece, Miss Betsy Willis, tells
us that Mrs. Russell is dangerously ILL
Is that fact?"
[ waited at the Office for an answer. It
came within thirty minutes.
"No. I'll send detective down early
in the morning. Detain the woman"
Iwent home with the message. Miss
Betty had gone to her room Miss Berry
was lamenting to my aunt that she was to
be left alone. I felt -trembled
from head to foot---but was cautious
enough to hold my tongue, not even tell
ing my aunt more than that part of the
message.
I think Ibid not sleep atall that night
[ felt a fear that Miss Betty might even
now slip through our fingers. I was
sure she suspected danger. Her trunk
was packed the first thing in the morn
ing. She wanted it sent to the station,
but it was an hour before we could
find a man to take it. I stood
at the window, almost crying, as it was
brought down to the lower hall. The
next moment saw a strange man, who,
L felt, must be a detective, enter the
house.
I can hardly tell what happened next
Miss Berry was in Mysteries, and all the
stolen goods were paraded on the parlor
floor. Presently the house was cleared !;
Miss Betty L l gone, and Miss Berry
soon came to her senses.
Since then nothing can prevail upon
my aunt to take summer boarders. Even
Miss Berry has applied in vain.
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P1TENTS.

Interesting Statistics from the Patent office.
The brief and interesting report for
1876 of the acting Commissioner of Pat
ents shows that the receipts for the year
were $757,9S of which $673, ,675 was
upon applications for patents and kin
dfed operations the expenditures were
1926, $50 for salaries, and $652, $40 total.
ing, and the balance to it's credit in the
treasury, increased by over 800, 900 dur
ing the year, is now 1892, ,354.
Of the 17,O26 patents granted, 1e, $50
We're to citizens Of the United States, 511
to subjects of Great Britain, 1O4 to sub
jects of France, and 172 to subjects of
other foreign governments. The largest
number of issues was to New York State,
3, ,914 in number, I to every 1, ,121 of pop
ulation Pennsylvania comes next, with
1895, 1 to every /, ,859; Massachusetts,
next, with 1 1,587, 1 to every 918; Illinois
next, with 1,29S, 1 to every 1857; then,
in order, Connecticut and New Jersey;
the States of California, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, and Missouri stand next and
together, next is Wisconsin, with 3O3.
The army furnishes 7, and the navy l.
The District of Columbia furnishes the
largest proportionate number, 1877, in
every 668 Of population next comes busy
Connecticut and Rhode Island for the
whole country, one patent was issued in
1876 for every 1898 of population. A
comparative table of operations back to
1887 is given, from which it appears that
the permanent activity dates from 1852,
the number of patents issued having
reached 1000 annually but once before
that year, and having fallen below ZOO
but once since; the receipts were never
as much as 100000 before that year,
and have never been less than that since
The following shows the annual number
of applications and issues, and the re-
ceipts and surplus over expenses, for %
wears.
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FARM AND HOME.
Farm Rdkings.

Farm Rahings.
LET idle Ambition her baubles pursue,
While wisdom looks down with disdain,
The home of the Farmer has charms ever new,
Where health, peace and competence reign.
PIANOS and fine carriages, after al, are
not half as expensive luxuries for a
farmer as shiftlessness.
POTATOES. early varieties be-
long in the garden, but both early and
late should be planted early to get ahead
of the ''bug" as much as possible. Gen
orally it will be Paris green or no pota-
toes.
VERMIN. the warm weather comes
on, Ice and ticks become active, and an
noy the animals greatlr. A mixture of
equal parts of lard and kerosene oil, put
on the back and brisl1et of COWS, calves
and sheep, will have good effect.
THE editor of the Horticultmrist says
that sulphate of ammonia is an excellent
liquid to apply to verbenas and other
flowers, giving to the foliage a dark
green, luxuriant and healthy appearance.
LII Is oCOnOI1ca1, Clotu iiuu easily dp-
piled. Prepare it in the evening before
using, by dissolving one ounce of am
monia in two gallons of water It may
be applied with safety about once
week.
Col. d. G. RICHMOND, in the Ohio
Farmer, says one cause for the poor
quality of potatoes last year was that
planters permitted the bugs to prey on
the vines to considerable extent during
the latter part of the season, before the
tubers were matured, and holds that an
other reason for the poor quality lies in
the new varieties recently introduced,
which, while they predHce well, are not
of first-rate quality like the pink-eye
and Neshannock. He believes that the
quality of our potatoes is deteriorating,
and that the day may not be far distant
when they will cease to be generally used
as food.
QUANTITY OF SEED PER ACRE. The fol-
lowing is the quantity of seed generally
used to an acre, always sowing more on
poor land than on that which is very fer
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-04-05
WINTER -OUIRTERS IN THE 14RCTIC
REGIONS.

The ship Discovery, of last years Brit
ish Arctic expedition, wintered in lati-
tude 81 deg. 40 min. north, longitude "a
deg. 80 min. west, in well-sheltered in
let directly opposite the winter-quarters
of the Polaris. Here she lay imbedded
in the ice for ten months and half. In
preparation for the long winter, layer
of snow ten or twelve inches thick was
laid on the deck, but,as it was found not
to bind, it was mixed with ashes and
water, and soon made good macadam-
lied road. Then snow was piled up
outside the ship about fifteen or twenty
feet thick This and the layer ON the
deck kept the warmth in the ship, and
the temperature in the lower deck ranged
from 4S to 56 deg. Between April 26
and October Is the ships company shot
thirty-two musk-oxen, thirty-six hares,
six seals, and five eide er-tiuck-about four
months rations of fresh meat. Capt
Stevenson, commander of the Discovery,
considers the long winter tue most enjoy
able time of the whole period spent in
the Arctic regions, the ship being very
warm and comfortable, and all hands
employed in the work most interesting
to themselves. es.-Pop,tlar Science Month";
IN for AprU
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:" Oh why did you marry him, Biddy?
Why did you take Pat for your spouse?
Sure he's neither purity nor witty,
And his hair is red a cowsl
You might had your pick had you waited;
You done dale better with Tim;
And Phelim OTool was expectin'-
You couldn't do better nor him.
You talk of us young people courtin'-
Pray tell how your courtin' began,
When you wildly woman,
And he was WILDLY man."
@ Tim and Pat, miss, ye see, was acquainted
Before they came over the sea,
When Pat was a-courtin' Norah,
And Tim was a-courtin' me.
She did not know much, the poor Norah,
Nor, for that matter, neither did Pat;
He had not the instinct of some one,
But no one had then told him that
But he soon found it out for himself,
For life at best's but span
When 1 was wildly woman,
And he a WILDLY man.
s.I helped him to take care of Norah,
And when he compared her with me,
He saw, as he whispered one evening,
What woman woman could be.
She went out like the snuff of a candle;
Then the sickness seized upon Tim,
And we watched by his bedside together
1t such a comfort to him.
I was not alone in my weeping,
Our tears in the same channel ran
For was wildly woman, .
And he was wildly man.
''We had both had our troubles, niavourneen,
Though neither, perhaps, was to blame;
And we both knew by this what wanted,
And were willing to pay for the me.
We knew what it was to be married,
And before the long twelvemonth had flown
We had made up minds it was better
Not to live any longer alone;
We wasted no time shilly-shally,
Like you, miss, and Master Dan
For was wildly woman.
And he WILDLY man."
-HaTper's Magazine.
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IT is said that in Tasmania there is an

IT is said that IN Tasmania there is an
msectivorous plant which grows in the
crevices of rocky ground, is about six
inches in height, with a single vertical
stem, from which project one or two
dozen small foot stalks, carrying small
disks about one-half inch in circumfer-
ence, fringed with tentacles. A sticky
substance exudes from the ends of the
tentacles and filaments, which effectually
retain fly, and at once convey it to the
center of the flower, which closes tightly
over it, and, according to the report, the
fly is "digested"
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GUSTAV FEHRS.

w ATCIfM AkER AND JEWELER. OFFERS
w his service for repairing all kinds of Clocks
and Watches. Has fine and well selected as
sortment of the latest and best styles of Clocks,
American, English and Swiss Watches as also
Of Gold and Plated Jewelry, at his new Brick
Store on Sth street, South Side one door south of
kremer'S, Manitowoc.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-04-05

Il NEW MOVE IN LIFE INSURANCE.
The panic among people who insure
their lives continues so great that the
Western manager of an Eastern company
has hit upon notable expedieht to as
sure his customers that his company is
solid and safe. Instead of taking a
whole basement or first floor, with plate
glass windows, and solid silver and
French-glass partitions, and mahogany
counters, and regiments of clerks with
their hair parted in the middle, writing
at circular-top, monocleide desks, and
glaring Autographs of the building
Of the company at headquarters, he
has taken an entirely new departure.
He has a big, bare fiat iii cheap build
ing near the river, with old newspapers
pasted on the windows for blinds, and
pine tables, and kerosene lamps, and a
rusty stove kept so slightly charged with
fuel that the office is as cold as Green
land. When they lasso and run in a
customer, he is naturally impressed with
the Spartan simplicity of the office, and
asks the agent why, If his company is 80
solid, it is not lodged in better quarters.
because. sir,'' replies the agent, Gin
stead of squandering its money in Maui
rescue Neo-Renaissance palaces, and
tiled floors, and rosewood, and plate
glass, and mirrors, and Brussels carpets,
and silver ratings, we, conducting our
business with the utmost economy con-
sistent with efficiency, apply all our
funds to secure the safety and prosperity
of our policy-holders." Then he tells
the office messenger to go and get him a
schooner of lager and as much free lunch
as he can cram into his jacket pocket,
and explains to the intending insurer
that the company pays for the lunch, and
he does not like to charge it too much,
and thus divert from the pockets of the
policy-holders their due profits. This
knocks the customer, and he puts down
his name for policy, aud as soon as he
has gone out the agent throws hand
spring, and, exclaiming, "Sold again
and got the application, - tells the boy to
put that truck in the waste basket, and
| hurries off to order some quail on toast
and early Strawberries, like a little Ma
/ or.-CRic0go Tribune.
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ounce of alum to the last water used in
rinsing the dresses, and they will take
fire very slowly, if at all, and will not
burn with fame. Mothers who live in
houses where open fires are kept will do
well to remember this.
COTTAGE PUDDING.-Takeh half tea
cupful of butter free from salt, two tea
cupfuls of sand sugar, and the yelks of
three eggs. Beat all well together until
very light then add one teacupful of
new milk, and, when thoroughly incor-
flour, the well-beaten whites of three
eggs, and two teaspoonfuls of "sea
foam. Turn into we'll buttered mold,
and bake half an hour in quick oven.
Should any be left from dessert, it can
be used for tea as sweet cake.
CARE OF HORSES AND WORKING OXEN.
Horses and cattle, and in fact live stock
of every kind, require particular atten-
ton at all times, but especially in the
late winter and early spring months, in
order to keep them improving in condi-
ton and in a proper state to receive ben
eft from soiling or pasture as these be-
come available. Horses and working
oxen require kind and liberal treatment
at all times, but especially in March and
April, to enable them to stand the heavy
strain that is made ON them in preparing
the soil for the spring crops. Working
horses and oxen should be active, strong
and muscular, and not too fat. Corn
produces fat oats, hard flesh and strong
muscle. A great deal depends on the
quality of the hay with which they are
supplied.
SELECTION OF SEEDs.-The selection
of the best seeds for all crops usually
cultivated on the farm should not be de-
ferred to the last nior1lent. A large in
crease in the acreable yield of cereals
and forage crops may be attained by
using the best seeds of the most approved
varieties, preparing the soil thoroughly
for their reception and getting them into
the ground at the right time. A fire.
auent change of seeds is beneficial, for
the best varieties of the cereals, etc. =,
wear out after few years. Every farmer
may improve his cereal crops by select
ing the largest ears and propagating
from them. In this way the most cele-
brated varieties of wheat, oats, barley,
6oft, etc., hate been originated. The
process is simple and inexpensive, andls
within the reach of every farmer. Before
being sown seed should be thoroughly
eled grains by the tanning mill and sep
arator. The neglect of this precaution
causes heavy losses to farmers every
year.