The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-11
Farm. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

YARN. GARDEN AND HOI '@FHDI ID
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How about te''inE whole cora 10
poultry
W nen corn o''N Is leu 10 lows II serves
'' i"''eA 'N'M' oN' ,1''s up 'heiF 'sS
p''A'cI "N ''laP'red win wheat uai-
!yyl' t'S'' OATS e'I,' " Possesses very NJ
~. N' US i,'."'sS''' gU'-''''N '''"' 90 To-
h''P ''S c'%'tinS 81 eSS substance
'l'tCl'ie' I'' !@N'nS mems WN'ie ''Tn r :
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s,,h IN :, .e f,,',l,a , , u ;I, enc, '''I9 i
go e''.''7 ..',N , ',,,' '',,'."' va .,'9,"
4 ls's s s.., ,.. ~ VIC, i y "'''N i S'' . &c
-, 80 s.-,,,v ,,,..,,,., -. ~
uevasCd
fteMlnE NJ me ground ana enFlehlng
4. NA'i2 v''+uN 9..AA TWO .'E '.EeS Slsys>-
S.NS crops '-+1 el'A Se1-' y "c"A .-..1N'N
W''a grass se8d' N,+l greatly improve ~
Ut iAe l,-lA sam os .eP ef'sSsd "l-A
lA,,'.' '- S'~l'' ..ll" '-'e' s',''>. ''.." u.
NLl>h e.Tn o'lsS '@e greatest pf'1e'
N1lSv ct lSI'W
LA&j 1el'eAds upon clT'AiilN''ll-eF's, ana
N-Tles III ,IheFeAS seasons UsaA'!N Whtts
Slrn ceiA.'l''l.,'S ',!e oeSl Ptlee, ga' III the
present '-'--t III Ne" h'rA yellow corn
sells some ave OF sl& cents III advance ci
the wlnt- eor1
hoW can No0 tel when alfalfa seed Is
rpe
Ahalia seed IN proper condition pre-
sents a yellow, CLASSY appearance. When
nos RIPE the s7eds are white
Winch loses tle most from sArInkage
IN drying, corn or wheat
Il mas oeeA SlhteAdeO iAat corn loses
vne-hiiA and wheat one-iuUFteSnA 10y
drying.
How many pounds does buShel Of
corn average
In most States iiftv-SlE pounds m New
York tiftv-alght pounds To the busheL
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\ AolAer sendS me following ae
count oi the Way III winch the htyle ones
Oh LtE own anu he.SanoF iSAiN are
amused ana cl'uNatei, Wllch VII ue 81
interest ~ 4-rge number ol our READ
trs;
II Is 4a-le easy ior grown people 70
anu anu entertain themselves and
t.tA ytAeE Gl'I-llS me long winter even
l-'as, out more alihcult task Tor cAil-
,Fen- To 'e sure 'hey nave nllnd man 5
''Il' lL--,t inIs''' I'Ile-ls, l.-flor tT'-
cue, .--, -.--i-- 5'-l'1S, u"' = t''Sii,I
'-..' 4 l-''e ny upon q PLAh NliieA mas
,lH t,.,le-''''S ~ many ways. anu
E-'y- u,,t o-lli1lIeH nae very mocA m
"-a@. L,eiF Ne.A we nave one evening
'.-,' = 1,---'a S'o1N NlSGI Oh inns
evening ,5lA person present tells
N'-t' Al.4e "P LeE the OCCASION or
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the next older. and 50 ON tilI the fathers
mothers. aunss. uncles. ana visitors If
any are present. tell o story. Lately.
since Lha children have been I'm school
they frequently select poems from their
r=l3iur books anu recita them with ap-
p~opriate emphasis and gesture. or write
ont story and read il. The evening
spent In this way Is quite the pleasantest
one uf the whole week, and looked for
ward % with authoritative preuarati1u l1v
every member OF the two families. Ii
any one chooses to sing "a song, or play
an instrumental piece on the piarfo or
organ. that IS gladly accepted IN lieu of
q story; but no one IS exempt from con
trihuUng something II the common fund
o. entertainment Il Is wonderful the
improvement manifest in the ability Of
the younger ones, and the elder ones.
too. IN uarrutIng events and handling
character We manage the affair III
such Q way that there is no feeling Of
embarrassment with even the youngest.
and rs everybody must take a part. each
is kindly and f0rbearing in criticism and
ready to he amused and entertained bv
all the rast-TriJsmc.
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II'uAols ou' 4s| farmers exist VINO
Ia, -.I' le.I .li--e'.s ~ uie papers al
'i7-1i5 'il-L - Aest, 'AleH s'aoie man uFe
Ui-ueI cover III q Ceilat ahGef the s.alls,
OF ,l-ItL " S'ly'' put III oo'ii places dan8
Is Aap4e 70 become 700 aFy, ana the
straw among u VIII not ueconPo5e rs
rAl.LI as u VII "Aen exposed % rams
or y De- an morse dung, II VIII = hre-
tang, ana ".!4 oe greatly injured
ceAaF uhdei tue stable Stalls, mo winch
Gu the manure ana ufihe u the stock IS