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.vor17T,., wear OF toll TO the farmer has
,,,aa His haryasts are once more gathered
,vsv in the graiaries, and he may ENJOY
.,os,p Of rest. Yes, rest; but not idleness
s- ths work of this tune of year, though !
lj,ht in comparison with the growing sea-
s,u mnst have attention. But there are
MANY spare moments ror mental exercise.
1he successful farn2I Is not only he who
stnles and understand. the science otagri-
calmrn. bat he who studies the markets as
we|l In tho first place, he must know the
cont Of the production of crop; no man
c,n know when to market unless he knows
t,is, Then. Nhen he is offered fair remuh-
erauon for his labor he will know it, and
elu be governed accordingly. no man can
succeed nj farming if he sells his crops for
less than the cost. But some may say ne
must be governed hy the markets. Not SO;
,he markets must or should be governed by
lin. or rather by the cost Of production
when Mboris jn,iiciously expended. Ihls
!. taii and right, and every tillcr OF the soil
shonil SO inform himself as 70 kno" Wl'al
agures to hold fer. 1t is quite true that
;herp are many who are Of q speculative turn
N mind, who never sell except al Top hsg
lres. yet WE believe that as general RUE,
take it ones year With another, the system
siic farmer who knows cost of every buslel
Of grain produced, and sells when offered a
fair margin, succeeds best. There are many
who predicted low prices this winter. but
they now utl that those who hold the bulk
Of the product have intelligence enough tt
know what il is worth TO produce it, and art
determined not to sci, at a sacrifice, and tht
consequence is that the agricultural com
mulily Will do We'll and the consumption o.
none the less
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-12-06
WASHING OUT FERTILITY.

The question is often asked, does not the
rain which falls on the land leach out the
organic constituents of the soil? TO this it
may be replied that if they are contained in
excess, drenching rains undoubtedly do so
to some extent; but these constituents are
seldom found in such excess as to be carried
out by rains. In soil well drained and
friable, water has less effect in carrying
away such constituents than in soils where
it is longer held. And in such land the wa
ter gives up to the soil ammonia, potash,
pllosphoric and silicis acid, which it holds in
solution. In relation to this question Llebig
says: ''Rain water filtered through field or
garden soil does not dissolve out trace OF
potash, silioic acid, ammonia, or phosphoric
acid. The soil does not give up to the water
one particle OF the food Of plants which 1t
contains. The most continuous rain canno'
remove from the field, except mechanically
any Of the essential constituents OF It's Ter
tility. ."-Pluiris Farmer.
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there is,no mode of enrichment so certain
and effective us liquid manure, for in these
eases it can be applied with watering pots
commonly used by gardeners. For this
purpose a basin should be dug from ten to
twelve feet in diameter, and three feet deep,
which should be filled With stable manure,
and either conductor from Il roof turned
upon lt-rain water being the best-or sup
piled from hydrant Or pump, the water be-
ing added gradually, SO as to admit of the
daily turning over Of the mass. In few
days or week it will be fit for use, and can
he applied as the necessity may occur. In
this limited way liquid manure can be used
with great effect; bat upon farm it would
take a mint of money to so dispose OF it.,
whatever the beneficial results may be upon
the crops.--Ge7wcAtoacn Telegraph.
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NARROWING WHEAT.

Secretary Stratton. OF the Colorado boafo
of Agriculture, in his report to Gov. RouW,
among other interesting information has the
following in relation to narrowing wheat
..The practice of narrowing winter wheat
in the spring ofsthe year has obtained TO
some extent in the Western States !; ana rea-
so,,ing from analogy, Mr.. z. nj. H'nman' OF
Boulder county-a member OF the Beard
having a field Of wheat which failed to have
a rood stand, and whose general OUTLOOK
was every way inferior to the balance OF ms
wheat. decided to harrow the field ana note
the results. The harrow was faithfully ap7
piled when the young wheat was tour TO SIX
inches high. Mary OF Nh. Humans ne'sh-
bors who witnessed the operation were very
free to express their opinion that the "hea'
would be ruined. Such, however, was nol
| the ease. as Mr. Hnman. informed me ti'''
Immediately after the narrowing the w'ea'
took on a better look, and commenced grow
inc rapidly; and at harvest t.nls TIE ne'o 81
treated gave the largest yield.''
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liquid MANURE.

The subject of the value Of liquid manure
IN its application to crops, in field, garden
and lawns, is again freely discussed. Mechi.
the London millionaire alderman. was one
among the first to applytit to field crops,
and for this purpose prepared great deal
Of expensive machinery and employed
great many men TO do the work. His crops
bore testimony to its great fertalizlng quait-
ties and these returns Mr.. III. WAS not slow
lnlaying before the British public His sta
liecs We're literally quoted in this country,
and he has a great many diciples-on paper
AS those who adopted his method OF aps
plying maaure soon abandoned it on account
otits eXpensiveness. These disciples failed
sosee that in all Mr.. Mechi's statements ne
made 10 comparison as to the relative ex--
wnse otrthe,two modes Of application and
HE relatiye:predRets. This was carefully
omitted, and il we are correctly informed
and it looks us if the information is correct,
as We have seen no recent statements from
mat qnar.er-tha practice has been aba''-
aoned by the rich introducar, and it mHst
nave been from the fact that the old mode Ct
applying manure to land was the quickest
ana most profitable.
forsman lawns and gardens-where Il
expense is4-a matter Of no consequence
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BRAIN work, and that OF the clearest kind,
comes into profitable play quite as well on
the farm as anywhere else. Look ahead,
geta just view Of the position; have plow-
ing, sowing, harvesting, and selling all done
at the proper time. Never hurry, but al
ways drive work ahead. Know in che even
ing@what you intend to do next day. Lave
your rainy day and your clear day occupa-
ton designed before hand. Always bring
into requisition the full means tor compass
ING the desired end. In short, study and
understand your business, and voa Will en-
ioy it and thrive at it.-Cincia,nati Gazette.
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CANADIAN BARLEY.

Canadian barley has always held hlgh
rank in the markets of the West. III 1aet'
very little No. barley is sent 10 ''haIhes
from the. prairie region tributary 10 lhe MIS-
s;ss;nn river. The reason of this is primer
na,,v ,,ueto two causes. The first, a natutal
ono our ary summer climate ripens up the
cron TOO fast: the other one, our farmers 40
nat nse sufficient care in harvesting anu eur
;nr the grain. Thesprincipal value OF par
leT is in its mailing qualities Both OF the
reasons we have given ndNolmpslf' Il, ~, i
measure. its quality for. r.this'pu'pose' Inc
present season has -beeaeatlrely lasolao,s ,s
to the growth*of smaAgran. no1h as 70 y,s'a ,
and o,,ality. An oars small grains welgh
heavier this season than ever before. i"-
daea in wcighr, per bushel. they will COM
mare mare t,yorably this year with the most fav-
orsd ORE countries. Nevertheless even ..1laa' TINS
- s.sa .sson's crop does not seem to be taken
n;nd,y to BY brewers Large quantities are
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THE HOUSEHOLD.
RECIPES.

Cottage ittadmg.-One cup of sugar, two
and a half teaspoons butter, two eggs, one
cup milk. one pint -four, two teaspoons bak-
inc powder Serve with wine sauce.
Iovatoes.-Cut the cores from fine, ripe
tomatoes, and fill the vacancies with fne@
bread crumbs. mixed with butter, a little
salt and pepper bake till lightly Drowned,
and serve hot Some of lis think they are
good cold.
Chicke,s.-ln frying chickens, we try to
have the larc. very hot, sprinkle the pieces
we'll withsflour, put them in and cover tight
" for awhile. cook as fast as possible with
out burning After a little while take OF
the lid, season with salt and pepper, and 1t
brown turn the pieces, and brown again ~
fast as possible. We think the meat Is mere
tender and much more juicy than if allowed
long time over slow fire.
Mush-Whlle the pot OF water is boiling,
stir in the sifted meal slowly, beating hard, !
when thick enough, until the whole mass is
smooth, and then we pour it out into
crock. and set in cool place. We general
" put the salt in the water. We have no:
yet noticed any raw taste about it,
1 Rhat5arb Wi,se.-Take@two ounces and :
! half of sliced rhubarb, smaller cardamon
seeds half an ounce, saffron two dracAms,
Spanish white wine two pms, proof spirit
! half pint. Digest tor ten days and strain
Lemon Cream and Jelly:--This is nothing
\ more .sian milk tliickened tin so.nwsutgree
with isingfass and favored with lenfof jeiee :
-esset1ce of letnon and sugar. Witen the
ingredients are united they must hs we'll to-
gether, then melte d, poured intosa mould, !.
and suffered to rest till cold. Lemon jelly
is madeEin the same way but with ~Water In Z
II stead of milk. -
+ Lum6ago.-A Hineglass ofsprude beer md =
/ three-qnarters of a wineglass of rum or'
whisky, with brown sugar to taste, taken in
, t,,mbler Of hot water every alternate night.
| il said to can excellent cure for luHbagea
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constantly being imported from Canada
AS we write, ten or twelve cargoes by lake,
are close ut hand to arrive, perhaps before
this will meet the eyes of our readers. Last
week duties were paid III one day in the
Chicago custom house on 0,40S bushels OF
this grain. n.-P1u57ie Farmer.
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THE P0U LTRY YARD.
HAMBURG FOWLS.

ssOf the two good classes, the Asiatics and
the Europeans, the Brahmas stand "a the
head of one class, and the Spanish at the
head of3the other. The Spanish class in
cludes all the varieties of Leghorns, and
covers, the most beautiful domestic birds
presented to oarr notice." SO writes Z. b.,
in your issue of November lst, and unless
he has by slip of the pen written "Luro-
pean'' for ''Mediterranean,' the assertion
seems to tne writer rather broad, especially
ms it is not put forward as mere matter OF
opi.ion G. B. is evidently very we'll IN
fSnaa,ed as TO Brahmas and Brown Laghorns;
indeed he has brought the latter forward ~
almost every article contributed to your col
,slnns for the past six or eight months. Ii
G. d. means European (and i he does no')
let me assure him there is another good
class besides the two. He is Wrong@ln AIS
conclusion, without doubt, for the Spanish
family is in severaE points below others III
this {Europta,ll class, and i.falFpomts below
ona.breed.' and chat is the Hamburg, as rep
resented by the Black and Silver Spangled
varieties.
These are, to begin with, hardy; quite as
hardy as the LegAorn. They are infinitely
better upon the table. They lay as many
egys per annun, land keep longer at it, be-
inc excellent in the nest for at least year
longer. Their rose combs are not easily
trost-bitten in winter, and theymoult grad
ually, new feathers coming in before they
SHE'D enough old .ones to be ,nuch missed.
'rAis "casy noult" is very great advan-
tace. Their eggs do not take up quite So
much space as those OF the Leghorns, hav-
ino less aIbumen, but are murh richer, anc
by cooks Of discrimination preferred
As to beauty, that is 3 naatter+of taste. Iht
Spanish and LeghoFn' comb is to my eye
disproportionatelyslar and heavy-looking
while that Of the Hamburg is next to a fin'
pea-com5. which think is the most we'll
, bred and s.blooG-like" of anyn that adorn
our.poultry families.
{ That the Leghorns may be brought 10th
: very front yet, provided combs and waffle
! are reduced, is possible; but tor the presen
j the palm must be given TO the Hamburg TO
e eggs, on tlfe basis Of quantity and richness
0 and on general principles they rank firs
: among non-sittcr, for, in addition to as man
: eggs as any breed, they give lis fair quar-
. ,;ty of Juicy flesh on.a small-soned carcass
!, THE writer has tried sAeghorn against Han
~ burg. summer and winter in rough weathe
10 and fine. and finds th;,t in the mounting SCI
ID son the latter lays most egg in winter AZ
II spring as many, and at all times eats LEI
~ TODD. The Hamburg also has the advansas
n of giving no trouble with frozen *comb
v scaly legs, sudden deaths or breaking dow
is early in life, all Of which shows it to be Il
an better bird. I hsve no desire. however,
re write down the Leghosa, and. beg TO say.
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conclusion, that, wcll-treated, and its one or
two peclllarities attended to, it is entitled to
rank in the very front.-Cor. Co@'at,y Gen
tLenaa1a.
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,5yllsHHD "rbN1' BY
= n SUIT II { RI I'm ,
rr,17op AND PROPRIETOR

o,oIy NovNrA1S HcsaAspMAN is designed
III .2'@ -, alo indicates, hoshandmaE y every
la,o 81 Il'e tI,1'tnro S;tocl- rai3i.g, lIort
dapit" .'' ~ .3aY AnA Domestic AcnnoiMv. -
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. ADAILY ration of green food is actually
necessary for laying hens. Vegetables,
either cooked orraw, are much relished al
so. and serve in some measure to supply the
place of green diet. Onions chopped tine
and mixed with their foou are excecdihglys
wholesome, and If not a cure are certainly
preventative of disease in many instances.
Growing chickens are even more anxious
for green food than laying hens. They
crave it, and when necessary to be housed
from it on account of inclement weather, it
should be provided for them. There is no
food so wholesome for them as onion tops
cut up fine
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A WRITER says My wife has raised
chickens for the last seventeen years, from
100 TO 200 year, and has never lost one
with gapes, while her neighbors on every
side have lost more or'less, and sometimes
ALL know not the secret of her success,
unless it is in the mode Of treatment, which
is very simple. She always feeds the hens
regularly on corn, and the chickens on'scald-'
ed corn meal made into dough-"
Most fanciers have noticed that cold
storm frequently stops hens from laying for
a week. Now this delay and risk of sick
ness may often be prevented by giving them
a liberal mess Of soft, warm food, with a lit
tie Cayenne pepper in it. To this should be
added a generous amount Of animal food,
either scraps or haslets, to take the place OF
the supply Of worms, which Is stopped when
the fowls cannot get out. With this little
extra care hens will often keep on1aying.
retain perfect health,' and be profitable to
| their keepers.
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InY ERVlSLEG RATES.

~, 4vii 10 -NeUts paNAN,e IA AdVAhCa .a,,
nia.1, n,1n, ,,,v,rtisamonts payable Giialter!y.
esS Der ce.tt aaed for SPECIAL advertise
The daily gazette., 1877-01-22
FIRST EDITION!
A Haildsonlc Tcsti,nomfaJ.

On Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Thos. J.
Lawson, late Secretary and Treasurer OF
the Wilmington Coal Gas Company, but
now OF the firm of John p. Almond &
20, grocers, stepped into the office of
tne Gas Company, corner of Third and
SIMPLIFY streets, where he met with n
most IN, complete and agreeable surprise
Ihis surprise consisted of substantial al
recognition by the Company of Mr.. Law
sons long and valuable services, by a
handsome and appropriate present. -
silver comprising half dozen table
spoons, one dozen teaspoons one dozen
dessert spoons, and one dozen dinner
FORKS. All these articles were finished in
the highest style of workmanship,
and each one was marked with the Iet,
ter "L." They reposed in large walnut
box, lined with pale green Satin, and
highly polished on the outside. On the
lid, directly in the centre, was small
silver plate, bearing the following in.
scription;
The daily gazette., 1877-01-22
A Serious EnII.

a little son of Benjamin Teat, residing
on Fourth street, near French, has lately
been on a visit to his grand parents,
Thomas l.. Talley, of Brandywine hun
dred. On last Thursday evening Mr..
Talley, his wife and the child had very
narrow escape from fatal accident, AT
the time Of retiring. Mr.. Talley took the
little one, who had fallen asleep, in his
arms and proceeded to go up stairs, fol-
lowed by his wife. He had coal oil
lamp in one hand, and as he was stepping
up, accidently tread upon the blanket in
which the sleeper was enshrouded, caus-
ing him to fall backward. In his fall he
collided with his wife, and woman and
child fell to the bottom of the stairs.
Very fortunately there was no explosion
and the only injuries sustained were by
the fall. Mr.. Talley received quite Sc
we're cut on the head, and his wife was
very seriously injured. The child was
but slightly injured.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-22
S25, 900 FOR THE CITY.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
tinlore Railroad Suit Settled.

The Phaadclphid, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad Suit Settled.
The suit of the state of Maryland by
its counsel. Johr II. Handy, Us. the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more reilroad. to recover one-half OF
one-per-cent tax upon the gross receipts
of the company for its entire line for
two years, aggregating with interest
about $25, 600, will, it is understood, be
settled on the basis laid down in the
opinion of the Court of Appeals of this
state, filed in April, 1876. The cases
were instituted in the Superior Court
and under a pro .to1nsa judgment in
favor of defendants, on statement
of facts, were taken up 10 the Court OF
Appeals. The latter tribunal decided
that the company was liable to taxation
for the gross receipts on that part OF
the road from Baltimore to the Susque
hanna river [being that portion for
merly known as the Baltimore and
Port Deposit railroad, as also for its
stationary property, track &C., to the
Delaware line. The amount of the
Judgment will be fully one-third of
the sum claimed as tax upon the entire
line, ia the proportion of 81 miles
from this city 10 The Suiqushanna, to
SO miles from Baltimore to Philadel-
I hia -BQH. Gazette.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-22
Case IN HsnesdaIe. Pa.

/ was attacked with the liver com.
plant, which apparently brought me to
the brink of the grave. During my
clans in our place, but received no help
L also tried the various remedies recon-
mended for such complaints, but they
afforded me no relief. As a last resort,
was persuaded to try DIR. WIsTAR's
BALsHM OF WILD CHERRY, and by using
four bottlas 1 was restored to better
health than have enjoyed before for
ten years. This statement may be relied
upon as strictly true. BETSY PERRIN.
The above certificate was given in the
presence of DIR. A. Strong, of Honesdale,
who is well known in the vicinity as a
successful practitioner.
90 cents and ST bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-22

STEAM Experiments have
been made at the Portsmouth (England)
dock-y with the invention of Mr..
Marchant, of London, whereby steam.
after having done it's work in the cylin :
der OF steam engine, is pumped back
into the boiler to be again utilized for
steam power. The advantage claimed is
q considerable saving of fuel. Iron says
that the eighty horsepower engine was
worked one day as an ordinary conden-
sing engine, when il was found that the
consuntion OF fuel was 1,176 pounds Of
coal in six hours, producing an Indicated
horse power Of 84,747. The next day the
Marchant steam pumps, connected with
the low-pressure cylinders, were used,
and the consumption of coal was 1,158
pounds, and the Indicated horse power
lof,l23. The work on the steam pumps
was six indicated horse power,
The daily gazette., 1877-01-22
Stray Waits.

No Police cases this morning.
The Board of Education meets this
evening.
The time for registering dogs has ex
pired.
The Jefferson Club meets this evening
hereby give notice that l have re.
moved to Wilmington, No. 625 e. Sixth
street, where my office will he located
and that 1 will personally attend to ali
business connected with the Coroner's
office as I have no deputy in the city
All orders left with D. Fox, 9Th and
Shipley streets, will be promptly attended
to. DAVID G. ROSE, Coroner of New
Castle County. Ind.
just opened a new lot of marblizep
iron ware, at manufactures prices, al
corner Third and Shipley street.
r. MORRISON.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-22
New Castle Letter.
WI NEW CASTLE, DEL, Jan. ., is77.
From Our Regular correspondent.

from Our Regular Correspondent. ft r.-
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Mechanic and Workingmen's ID.
x l.. Association was held on Saturday
evening, and the following officers elect
ed President-A. NJ. Hizar Secretary
and Treasurer-P. B. Vandever, Direc-
tors--Gardner l.. Jemison, VIM. Herbert
John Mahoney, John Bacon, A. NJ !
Hizar, John Campbell, John Mcfarland
and Jacob Hirman. This is the begin
nlng OF the 10th year, and the shares are
worth S189, ~
The ice softened SO much last week
that the shipping began moving yester-
day. Between 80 and 40 square rugged
vessels passed this city yesterday, most
Of them bound up. The city ice boats,
Nos. 2 and 3, stopped here at A. NJ,
Sunday, one with tow of and the
other with 8 vessels while anchored
here sa1 field of ice came down with
su III force as to send the whole tow some
miles down the river, fortunately without
damaging anything. a0T'
The young man arrested for stealing
vases, from st. Peters Church, to ali an,
pearance is weak-minded. He tells diff
ferent stories, but the most probable one
Is that he is from the asylum at Ann Har-
Dor, Michigan. The prisoner is suffering
from epeleptic fitJ, and il held on the
charge of larceny should be sent to the
Aims House.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-22
PENINSELANEWS.

The merchants of Smyrna close their
stores at o'clock, during extra services
at the NJ. E. churches.
1t is rumored that the old Dominion
steamship Co., will locate their works at
Georgetown.
Rev. John G.. Bacon, Of Philadelphia,
has accepted the call to st Peters Epis-
copal church, Smyrna. He preached his
first sermon there yesterday.
The annual meeting of the Smyrna &
Del, Bay Il. K. Co.. will be held at Spyr-
ma Wednesday next.
The people of Cambridge, Nd, wants
fire engine.
The town commissioners of Princess
Anne, have passed local option stat
ute similar to that enacted by the COM
missioners Of Chrisfeld.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-22
Oda Felro,cs, Hnu Con,n,tttee

Daniel Farra, President of the Odd
Fellows Hall Company, has announced
the following standing committees fol
1877.
COMMITTEE ON AccoUNTs.-John G.
Yates, Isaac w. Hallam and George II
Roberts.
RENTING COMMUNICATION II. Brit
ton, Isaac w. Hallam and John g
Yates.
BUILDING CoMMITTEE.-Phile
Chandler, Joshua Maris, Thos. W. Slim
mel, William e. Baugh and George
Flnck.
AUDITING CoMMITTEE.-Joshua Maris
Geo. II. Roberts and Isaac Hallum.