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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

The total quantity of lime taken N
from the soil of an acre by an aycrag
corn crop of 50 bushels Of GO lb.. TO tn
bushel, and 5000 lbs. of clover wOul'
not exceed rs lbs. A good crop of clover
1000 lbs. OF hay in two cuts wOulc
require about l25 lbs. of lime. A croI
OF wheat Of % bushels with $500 lbs. o
straw would not require more than II
les. A fair crop OF potatoes, 5000 lbs,
or 100 bushels at GO lbs. TO tho bushel,
would not need more than 3 lbs. A crop
Of 20, 600 lbs. OF beets only 7 lbs, and OF
5000 lbs of timothy hay about 81 lbs. of
lime. When we look n little further into
the matter and zee how small n proper
ton Of lime is actually exported from
the farm in the crops ordinarily sold, and
how large u proportion goes back to the
soil from which it came, in the manure,
the little need Of taking pains TO supply
lime to plants for food will become still
more plainly apparent. On any well.
managed farm the hay is usually all eaten
by the stock, SO that none OF the lime in
that part OF the produce of the farm is
exported what little is retained by the
young erowinganimals for the production
Of bone substance il more than made
good by the lime in the water which
the animals drink in cases where a
careful comparison has been made
between the composition of the
manure Of Il mixed herd of cattle,
more lime has been found in the total
manure than in the total fodder sup.
piled, and this excess could have been
derived from no other sOurce than the
water. The lime in the clover and timo.
thy is not. then, lost to the farm, if the
manure i, cared for in any decent mau.
ncr; the same is true of the wheat and
other straw, of the cornstalks and the
roots. But in the acres yield of Indian
corn, taking the grain alone, there are
only about two pounds of lime, and in
the wheat but little more than one
pound. In the other cereal grains we
should have similar insignificant guam
titles of lime; and even if the potatoes
are sold off the farm, IA is often the case,
to a large extent, the stock of lime in the
soil Of every acre producing potatoes is
diminished to the extent of only three
pounds. At these rates of demand, it
would take II long time to make much
impression on the reserve supplies of
lime in the soil, when such reserves
amount to 1000 TO 1000 pounds Pro.
feSsor Caldwell.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
SOUTHERN HOME AND FARM.
FaII0w or Weed Crops.

A writer in the Country Gentleman
has an article from which VIC reproduce
thoe extracts;
The old theory that the soil needs
other rest than that given by our long
winters has been pretty generally aban.
doned. II fields are kept naked for
months in preparation for seeding, IL il
done to clean the land from foul weeds
rather than from any idea that the naked
tallow IL itself In any way beneficial
Undoubtedly there IL n constant decom-
position of the elements Of plant food
latent to the soil. Flowing and c%ultiya-
ton hasten this decomposition by admit.
ting air and moisture. But there il also
a heavy loss of those fcrtilizing elements
20 long as the soil Is left naked. Hence,
however good the crop after a naked
iallOw, the practice cannot be regarded
~ other than a wastelul one. A well
cultivated, hoed crop will decompose as
much plant food in tho soil ~ a fallOw
could, The crop will exhalst the land
more than the iallOw, but in planting
ground there will be something to show
for the loss; while IN the fallow it will
also leave its roots in the soil and will
give farther compensation by the mulch
and shade which it aifjrds,
II il raid by special advocates Of the
commercial fertilizers that they contain
no weed seeds. This is an important
fact but not one.halfso important as the
other fact that their judiciOua use enables
farmers TO properly cultivate aSd fertiIize
more land than they otherwise could.
No better advice was ever given than
that by Mr.. John Ecker, an entcrprising
and successful farmer OF this town, TO a
ncighbor who asked what he should do
with n foul field, "Put on a hoed crop
and take good care Of it," The advice
was followed and that field il to-day ~
free from weeds ~ the average o. farms,
Cleaning land with II hOed crop offers
this advantage, that the extra labor of
killing the weeds ~ more than paid by
the increased value Of the product. But
TO plant and cultivate more, we must
have larger supplies Of manurc. Let no
man contcmn stable and barnyard ma.
nures because they contain weed seeds,
Excepting quack, there are no weeds
which need excite much alarm, unless
they are in ONE crop where you cannot
get mt them with culLiyat0r and hoe.
The millions Of weeds which spring up
among corn and potatoes, and in gardens,
are dangerous only when neglected
They may prove TO be an advantage, IA
they ncccssitate more use OF the cultiva-
tor anc hoe than the roll would other.
wise get, but none too much for the good
Of the crop.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

PRUNING of %currants, go0seberries
grape vines, omitted in the fall, may be
done now on mild days.
CARE of the orchard, whether young
or old, will require good fences and gates
to keep out lntruders of all kinds. A
stray ok Or horse may serious dam
age in a young orchard.
Roors are better pulped than cut fol
sheep. There are very cheap machines
that can cut roots into fine shreds OF
pulp. which will sO0n save their cost in
the improved condition of the animals
thus fed.
MANURE may be carted to the orchard
and spread over the whole surface. The
time of manuring is not of so much i'm.
portance as to get it on at any rate. II
is a mistake to put a little manure close
around the trunks of trees.
COVERING of Strawberries and tender
raspberries should be done, if not already
completed. In covering strawberries do
not get the material too thick over the
plants. An inch or so is better than
more.--American Agriculturist.
CALVES and yearlings may be made to
increase in size and weight considerably,
and make a large quantity Of fine ma.
nure, by keeping them in a roomy shed,
bedding them deeply with cut straw or
leaves, and feeding them well. With
plenty of bedding the shed may not be
cleaned out until next spring.
CHICK WEED is an excellent barometer.
When the flowers expand fully there
need be no fear of rain for several hours.
Should it continue in that condition, ne
rain will disturb the summer day.
When it halt conceals its miniature
flower, the day is sure TO be showery,
and II it entirely shuts up, or walls the
white Hover with its green mantle, let
'ne traveller put on his great coat.
~ no accounts have been kept, a be.
ginning Of a better system should be
made now. At the close of the wear
make an inventory of every Article. and
value them, and also put down The
aeots owing and due. This will show
now one stands AT the close Of the wear
by keeping strict account Of ons'. E sai'
nes,, 1t is not only known what vo.s an,
and what comes in, but by noting svo..
expenditure and income, we can read;ly
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

Beans, properly cooked and much is
contained in those two words-iorm q
most healthful and nutritious diet. And
yet not one farmer in fifty plants beans
or even buys them for his table. They
form first. rate material for a square meal
for a square h~alfIay's work.
Potatoes ought to go on every farmer,
table, well cooked and smoking hot
baked, boiled or mashed, three times q
day. And yet not one farmer in ten in
the west lays up a supply to last him
oyer winter.
Onions are healthiul and nutritious,
raw OF cooked, and are highly relished
by most persons, yet but few farmers
fal'e them and store them away for win.
TER.
.a,shiPs. carrots, turnips, etc, are
ra,aea ny lew farmers only, yet they help
vet on a table very much, and for soups
are Almost indispensable. Put in heans
or pltb II doors, and well coverod viii
aoll or placed in the cellar and cor"rah
witn SOL or sand, they keep in GOOD con.
nitlon all winter, aud are very diaeren,
from the shriveled, dried up things thai,
are ieit exposed in the cellar To Tho ;m'
1utlous Influences OF the air. How ,o.,
farmers lay in n supply of winter csS.
oase, Although it is not very nutrition.
YETI !. highly relished by most peonIe
and IA dinner Of corn beef and cabbaas
well cooked, with other ct ceteras wi
Keep one from starving. There are man
other vegetables, emitting fruits entirely
'that ought to be stored away for win,c
nut desist. Farmers must look Inca
aud provide well for their families. Or
Oh tie chief reasons that so many boy
and girls, too, leave the farm il, they ca
md 70 much greater variety of food
towns and cities than they get at HON,
They are growing; their systems demsn
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

CHARLIE MAY had been taught by his
father that God made all things. He
began TO inquire in detail in regard to
various objects. Coming out one day
where his father was at work, he set his
bare foot on n thistle. ooh! papa, what
is that ?" THAT is a thistle, Charlie"
"This,le, Did God make it," Yes,
Charlie, God made the thistle" We'll,
he whitfield it pretty sharp, didn't he?"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
How 10 uuIise Poor Land.

Those farmers who have fields of worn
| out land--and who have not ?--and have
no mean Of adequately m%anuring them,
can make at least one profitable crop on
the same by adopting this purse
Tomatoes are most admirably adapted
TO be grown on worn,out land. For field
or garden crop, the plants should not be
set nearer than six feet apart. Put a
half bushel of well rotted manure,
thoroughly mixed with the poor soil, in
the spot where the tomato plants are TO
be ret (the surface OF these prepared
spots being about two and a half feet in
diameter will insure just that healthy
growth which a cultjvator is always glad
TO sec. At first the roots of the plants
will luxuriatc in the fertilized soil, but
afterwards they will have Travelled TO the
outer limits OF the rich earth and begin
10 penetrate the thoroughly poor soil.
This will check the luxuriant growth
and tend to induce fruitlulness in the
plant, and afford a large and profitable
crop. Besides that, the plants, put out
in this way, will completely cover the
soil, which also has a highly beneficial
effect, so much so that the field may be
plowed shallow the succeeding fall and
thoroughly narrowed, and then, very
early in the spring, cIovcr.seed a be
scattered over it with an almost positive
certainty that n good set OF clover will be
the result. Besides, manuring n poor
field in spots six feet apart each way, is
much easier than thoroughly manuring
the entire surface Of such a field. An
acre set six feet apart each way will con-
tain one thousand, two hundred and ten
tomato plants they will be set in rich
earth, and it will not be difficult to est.
mate the yield that may be reasonably
expected from an acre thus presented.
Try it, Southern Farmer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

TEN dollars fine for riding or driving
over this bridge faster than a Walk
What does that mean ?" asked a little
indianapolis boy, who was riding with
his father. Father explains: off we
whip up and 20 fast the policeman will
stop US and take us to the mayor; and he
will not let US go till we pay So" 81.
lence IA the carriage. "Medi.ating bow
speaks: Papa, If it weren't for the
policemans and God what lots of fun we
could have. couldn't weg'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

DIR. |. S. JOHNSON & Co., of Bangor,
Maine, proprietors of Johnson's Anyodyne
Liniment, will send free to all who will write
for it, reliable information how to prevent
diphtheria-the most to,besdreaded of all
dreadful diseases. Write your name, post
office address, county and State plainly.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

THE constant strain in this iron age
on human energy necessitates a means to
renew vitality, and it is with pleasure we
point out that desideratum in HOME STOM>
ACH BlTTERs. Prepared by the HOME BIT.
TERS Co., ST. Louis. Mo,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

As sure as the sun shines, DIR. TUTr's Pills will
cure Fever and Ague, II taken by dirsctions-a bold
as iertion, but a true one. In any case, where direc-
tions are followed, that they fail, Agents will refund
the money.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

much food, and good food. They are al
ways hungry az wolves. They have &C.
tive, vigorous bodies and brains 10 sup.
port. n tho old folks will recolIect what
appetites they had when young, and how
rapidly they could make good victuals
disappear, they can appreciate the con-
dition Of their children, And 10, by all
means, provide in summer for the wants
Of winter, by laying by adequate stores
for that season.. The bee labors hard,
early and late IN summer 10 store her
sweets for winter use. The squirrel
gathers nuts, cracks them, hulls them,
and lays by an ample supply to keep IL
comfortable and happy over the lnclem'
ent period Of the year.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
SANDAL-W0OD

A positive remedy tor all diseases Of the Kidneys
Bladder and Urinary Organs; also good In DropsicaI
Complaints. 1t never produces sickness, is certain
and speedy In its action, 1t is fast superseding evory
other remedy. Sixty capsules cure in six or eight
days. No other medicine can do this.
Beware limitations, for. owing to its great Gu.
cess, many have been offered some are most d IN.
serous. causing piles, etc.
Dumdas, Dick d, Co.'S. Genuine Soft Capsules
contains Oil of sandslwood. Sold at all drug stores.
Ask for circular. or send for one to ,, and 81 " ooster
street, New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
ANY MAN OF SENSE

Who wishes to save dollars viii send for free
Price List. We sell on trial. Ne pay freight Be
your own Agent and save commissions Five Ton
Hay Scales, co plete (ncne better $50. Send for
free Price List all size Scales and Judge for yourself.
JON ES OF BINGNAMFTON. Binghampton, n. Y.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

AN English veterinary surgeon now in
this country says that " Sheridan's Cavalry
Condition Powders are superior to any he
knows OF in England, as they are absolutely
pure" He denounces the large package
fraud and walns people not to buy them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

Il%ousekeepers who study economy in small
things should use DOOLEY's YEAST Pow
DER, the best, because perfectly pure the
cheapest, as every package is full weight.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
IT is cEaTAIs AND RADICAL cusg ron
UMP

Statements from Physician and Patients, %certiti-
Gates ofaciual cures, &C, &c, given in the circular
around each bottle. or copies will be sent Free to
| applicants. PlLMOSA may he or Tered through
| any dealer in medicine or direct from the proprietor.
81 per bottle, or six bottles for 50. OSCAR q.
MOSES, IS CortlHndt st., N. Y.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

knowing worthy persons who desire useful and re-
munerativc employment will help such by directing
them to send for o Special Agents Circular of
FRANK LESLIE'S SUNDAY MAGAZINE. a
Household Periodical, unscctional and unscctarian,
edited By Rev. DR.. Deems Good terms made to
such as eend a recommendation from u clergyman
and ten cents for postage for O specimen copy. Ad-
dress, FRANK LEsLIE's PUBLISHING HOUSE,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
TAE
GOOD Old
STANDBY
MEXICAN MUSTANG IMMINENT


Established an years. Always cures. Always
ready. Always handy. Has never yet failed. Thirty
millions hare tested Il. the whole world approves
the glorious old Mustang-tho Best and Chea pest
Liniment In existence, rs cents a bottle. The
Mustang Liniment cures when nothing else will.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
The Greatest Discovery a

Patentees and inventors should read adj
v%erti4emento of Edison Bros.in another column
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
HlEMANN'S HOP PILLS.

These pills have been used for twcnty four years
Hin Illinois as a permanent cure for Fever analogue
land all malarial diseases. They never fail to curel
1.-The most obstinate ague at onCo. They cure dys'|
ipepsia and headaches by curing every craco Of In;
1digcstion Wherever they have been introduced
Iper box, sent by masi, prepaid. Address l.. {. FL
IlOTZ, 26l Lake avenue, Chicago, Ills, Send i3r|
IcircuIars of testimonials. Every box warra nteh l
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

WE have the authority of the Stark
County Democrat, for the statement that
the old wagon bought for the Children'a
Home, about which it has wasted 80
much wind, has at last been paid for.
We are glad of it, for in the well known
condition of the Stark county Treasury
our only fear was that they would repu-
diate. Now, since the officials of Stark
county were responsible for the purchase
as we have repeatedly shown, and they
at last paid for it, what is the need OF
croaking about it. We rest.-Buckcye
State,
No "croaking" at all. 1t is fact, and
shows the lovely relationship that has
been mostly running the Home. The
oficious Mr.. Davis buys potatoes in
Cleveland, groceries in Pittsburgh, old
wagons, old or defective horses, all at
bunkum prices. 1t is proper to state,
however, that one horse fraud the Trds.
trees refused to take. Mr.. Davis needs
reforming, or the Trustees should put the
breaks on with a strong hand. 1t is
time,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

MAYOR MOORE, of Cincinnati, is SEN
sible man. In his late long and able
message, he recommends that the city
sell their water works, the wharf prop
erty, Eden Park and Burnet Woods, and
the Southern Railroad, and pay off the
city debt, which is between thirty and
forty millions, He claims the city would
realize enough to come within four OF
FIVE millions of paying off the debt,
Could not Canton have the Hartford
property sold, and borrow the money, at
six per cent, applying the six per cent to
the benefit of the poor of the city, We
have no faith in the Trustee business
whatever. When men seek and elec-
tioneer for such a position, there is an
object in view, and that object is not the
poor of the city as whole.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
sHALL THE PEOPLE RULE9

This 10 the question. There ia now no
earthly doubt that SAMUEL ]. TILDEN
and THOMAS A. HENDRICKS were
elected in November, 1876, President
and Vice President of the United States,
The leaders of the Republican party
managed to count at least two States for
Hayes and Wheeler by fraud most foul,
and went before the Commission of fif'
teen, who honored the fraud by 8 to- 7,
We remember we'll on the 10th of No.
vember, 1875, receiving the following
dispatch, which was bulletined at the
DEMOCRAT Office:
GEN'L Dem. HEADQUARTERS,
New York, Nov. 10, 1875. I
Returns received to-day from the South
confirm the reports of last night We
have undoubtedly decided majorities in
Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina.
W. 7, PELToN, Chm.
On the reading ofthis to the crowd as.
sembled, cheers and shouts went up.
And the dispatch told the truth. Time
and testimony have verified it. And yet
Mr.. Hayes is President.
Who is the man in Congress to lead
the movement to carry out the Peoples
willP Who will set that ball in notion
Montgomery Blair deserves high praise
for his noble work, in getting the State
of Maryland to demand that Congress
take action in the premises. Congress
cannot now surely avoid graphing with
the GREAT FRAUD in earnest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
rnR nInELTNa sCRIRBLERs.

The Canton daily press, edited exclu-
sively by hired scribblers, ,delightto speak
Of "the Stark county ring" They, and
their aiders and abettors, have been met
on every specific charge preferred, and
their batteries in every instance have
been spiked. These noodles have not
even had the good sense to correct their
own errors, or lies, about the County
Commissioners. Their tale that $75 was
paid for the small $40 fill at the Lupher
bridge in Pike township goes incorrect
ed yet in the Repository, And that sheet
claims to be respectable, and considerably
pious
The Sweet" goslings do not "sing" in
way to partiCularize, and now deal
wholly in vague generalities. Such sticks
rarely rise to argument or legitimate
journalism, mere personal sCurrility be-
ing the height of their capacity and am
bition. They have not discovered that
it Is only solid argument, based on truth,
that weighs with the tribunal Of the peo'
Pile. Hireling sCribblers are apt to think
they please their masters and show
their ability when they throw dirt, which
any low, brainless blackguard can do.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

COL JOHN L. VANCE, of Gallipolis, ex.
member OF Congress, has returned from
California in company with Mr.. Knight
who met him at Omaha. His wife met
him at Cincinnati on his arrival there on
Saturday. He is insane, but doCile and
harmless. A wound received during the
war is the probable cause. Col. Vance
went missing some weeks ago, and foul
play was feared, but finally Mr.. Lang
telegraphed from San Francisco to Mrs
Vance that her husband was there cafe.
Mr.. Lang brought Mr.. Vance back to
Omaha, where Mr.. Knight met him. We
hope for Mr.. Vance's early recovery. He
is most amiable and worthy gentleman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

The Hayes radical organs profess to
treat with contempt the McLin and Den
mis- statements as to the Florida fraud.
The thing will not so easily down. The
mind open to truth has long been con.
VinCed of the fraud that landed Hayes in
the White House. These statements are
from the men who did the deeds. Their
statements are not new, for such have
been published before, but they are cor
roborative, and remove all question and
doubt. The absolute, undeniable PROOF
is here, and brands Mr.. Hayes as a
FRAUD! The spot will not out. Let
Congress now investigate and act. A
verdict based or got by fraud is no YER.
dict. Let the chosen of the people come in
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

CoNGREss is likely to extend for ten
years the time for completing the North
ern Pacific Railroad, and there is fair
prospect that this important thorough
fare will be vigorously pushed. The
company is in good condition financially,
having converted It's bonds into stock,
and owning a completed and paying line
from Duluth to Bismarck, on the Upper
Missouri. The bill which has just passed
the Senate requires the company to build
its line eastward from the Columbia river
at the rate of twenty-five miles during
the first year, and forty miles annually
thereafter, and westward from the pres
ent terminus seVenty-tive miles during
the first year, and sixty miles during ev
cry succeeding ear, until the entire line
is completed. If the Northern Pacific
fails to meet the extravagant expeCta-
tions of its projectors, it will, beyond dis
pute, be of great benefit TO an immense
section of country, and will settle the In
dian problem by putting new belt of
civilization across the continent.