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READ THE CERTIFICATES.
me Thousand Dollars will be paid If they are mo-
all Genuine y,
SEVERE RHEUMATISM.

state OF New Jersey. Bergen County. Township OF
Hackeusack, IS.
Thomas Johnson, OF said township being duly
worn, doth depose and say, that he has been
everely afflicted with rheumatism for above a
ear, and was so bad that he could scarcely walk,
icing bent almost double, and was utterly unable
o do any work. Having heard of the wonderful
ures made by DR.. Tobias Venetian Liniment, he
vas induced to try it, and after using it a short
ime, was able to go to work again, after being
Unable TO do anything for nearly year.
T. JOHNSON.
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]. Fl. BRINCKERHoFF, Justice of Peace.


DR.. ToBIAs-I wrote to inform You that the
child of friend of mine was cured of Group, af-
ter being given up to die by three physicians. One
hour after your Venetian Linimcnt was used it
vas out of danger | hope You will publish this,
ot at mothers may know they have rem dy for
his torrible complaint / lost y child by crouu
,revious to hearing of your Liniment, but now
lcver feel alarmed as have your medicine al
Ways in the house. / have also used 1t for pains,
sore throat etc., and always found it to cure.
JEREMIAH CASEY,
UNorth Moore ssresS, New York.
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Prize Butter at the New York Fair

There was a very fine display of extra
choice butter at the great International
Dairy Fair. The packages that took the
prizes were splendid samples of what gill;
edge butter ought to be- perfect in quality
and color. Many of them were colored to
perfect June tint with Wells, Richard
son Il Co.'s Perfected Butter Color, the use
of which was universally recommended
both by the makers and butter buvers.
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This is to certify that l have used DR.. Tobias
Venetian Lniment for dysentery, toothache, cuts.
pains in the limbs. &C.. and always with imme-
liate relief. recommend it to the public rs q
remedy which will never fail them. No family
should ever be without it
A. V. APPLEGAWE
South Amboy New Jersey
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,IUZ bUUIlI T1I4Vu DH0ct TI1IIHuoIE1lfIH, IH.
have used for years Dr. Tobias Venetian Lini.
nent for dysentery, dyspepsia, and often taken a
teaspoonfu in wine-gass of water. to tone the
stomach and allay fatigue. I found it invigorat
ngand perfectly innocent, so recommend it with
confidence. GEORGE w. JONES.
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GOOD RELIABLE HORSE IMMINENT AND
CONDITION POWDER.
Such are found in DR. TOBIAS HORSE LINZ
dENT in pint bottles and Derby Condition Pow
iers
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WHAT HORSEMEN WANT.
1On PETTApTF r HnRSE TTNTMFNT AN

WHAT HORSEMEN WANT.
A GOOD RELIABLE HORSE LINIMENT AND
CONDITION POWDER.
Such are found in DIR. TOBIAS HORSE LINZ
dENT in pint bottles and Derby Condition Pow
iers
II not superior to any other. The Horse Lini.
nent is only half as strong as the Family Lini.
uent and will not take the hair off If used as di-
ected
The public appreciate it, as during the Epizootc
BAD three thousand one hundred and forty-ons
,ottes were SOLD in one day, as the following oath
will show:
This Is TO certify that sold, on the 2sth instant
S,l4n three thousand one hundred and forty-one
ottes OF my Venetian Linim ant.
'.~-' ST. TOBIAS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2Sth
lay of October, 1872. D. s. HAkT,
Commissioner OF DeedA
from Colonel ID. NC Dan lei, Owner
of Some Of the Fastest Run.
ming Horses In the w Grid.
JEROME PARK, June q, 1877.
This is to certify that have used DR.. Tobias
Horse Venetian Liniment and Derby Condition
Powders on my race-horses, and found them give
uerfect satisfaction. In fact, they have never
JAILED to cure any ailment for which they were
used: the Liniment when rubbed in by the hand,
never blsters or takes the hair Of; 1t has more
penetratve qualities than any other have tried,
which suppose is the secret Of It's wonderful sue
cess in curing sprans. The ingredients from
which the Derby Powders are made have been
made known to me by DR.. Tobias; they are per-
iectly harmless. d. MCDANIEL.
FROM COLONEL C. IL. DELAVAN.
NEW YORK, April TO- 1877.
After Years Of use 1t gives me pleasure to certify
10 the virtues OF Dr. Tobias Venetian Horse Lint.
ment. 1t has saved the life of one Of my four
horss black team. This recommen endatsn l give
yithoht solicitation, ss think owners Of horsas
hould know its value.
CHAIR rs H. DELAVAN,
No. 126 West Twenty second streat.
The Family Linimcnt ID rs and so cents tfa
lorse, 50 cent?, in pint bottles; the Derby rev,
ont. No. a Murray street. New YorS'
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@5fe dRklt1l1lsr

4h r7hJeS u[AULI,t4i04s4A5
itEe ss.,,pn SI"%sS' :" ''-S' $40
t,Sr oo,, @ snl,srorc,tt insertion 80
~ S,r,Ts Twelve months 10 tot
n%S. .fT,rIb ~ 4 rnIpuu. y nna,hs 25& 54
unr-lMItnfa column, y months % w
Onc column, !9 mOnts % w
Local Nol:ces 20 cents pr line. wslSa
n.ust bt pni'l in4a'lyarcc 81 VIII y
rgMrgrd to- nhn0Rarlhg f1sNlHlaieS lor
Coan,y.unl slO5toF SlaSs sod Y y: 0htgGrs
Tenstbr Uhiialry Sdtiees Nlllst be i'al q, dIos
ie "a .Ajli.esll N0ticesi clerEe4 e f'le
attorney 2svseaiiagsSllisIl
= 5oD s9esaaae eaEn g
.s.s~ Ses,ly and pESiansIs executed e; -SsaH
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

ESTlHATEs-REckirTs.
Estimated receipts Of the Stats
Fund fOF.thc year ending Sep
tc,nttr sO'h, 1879 Si0O,O3O &C
Estimated receipts Of tie State
Fund for the year Ca1iaS Sep
.elnLer Both, 1880 $40, 100 Oc
DISBURSEMENTS.
Estimated disburseMcnts frem
tic Stale Fund for the rvAr
CHdius Septc nhgr 3Oth, 1879 S375, 2+G ot
Estimated disbursements frouI
tiIC State Fund fUr tho year
ending September 30, 1880 es9,35s o.
The ittms Which aggregate tht fore.
going sums, are stated in the report oi
the Auditor. Tho estimated receipts for
the current fiscal year ere greater tllau
those Of the next year. because it ia
ASSUMED that much the greater portion
Of the balance now dus tho Slate on
account Of the revenue Of former years,
will bc collected during this year,
The estimated disbursements for this
year arc also greater, iuasuneh as au
appropriation for Legislative expenses
is not embraced III tho estimate Of ex,
peudi,urrs for tho mex. year.
AS The appropriations are now nude
fnr eucl, fiscal year, there is an interval
Of several mouths frOm the close Of the
year preccdi' s the meeting Of tho Leg
stature to the date 0i the nppsopria
ton, for which no provision is made
to dcfray the ordinary necessary ex'
pen'es Of thu government. tfpnymcnts
ar' nude during ibis period on account
Of tho salaries Of officers. to mRintaiu
the public institutions. ;Or for ottIet
pFOgsr purp"'es, they are mrds with.
"ut authority; aud if tllcyiurc not m"'H,
the "petatiOns OF the government must
rrusc OF b. greu,ly embarrassed.
It would not be advisable. | think, ,td
change tho fiscal year so that it may
Gu'l in Drc"mOer Or later. sino9 il that
eyeEt u sufficient time would not inter.
vene teI0re the meeting Of the LesisIa,
ture tu euable thu officers Of the Exec
utive Department aud tho BOnrds OIL
directors aud Ulcers Oi the several
public institutions, to prepare their ui'
c"niar reports. i recommend. therefore,
that appropriations shnll 10 madc By
this Legislature for two years and Il
half. instead Of twu ysars,as heretofore,
and tlat hereafter elrh Legislature
shall make appropriations for two years,
Tho appropriations for tho half year
should b. One.hulf of the estimated az
pcnses for the year ending September
80th. 1880. ars
1t will bu seen that 10 tho Auditors
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ARRlIAL AND DEPARTURE +
or THE N.tILS

ClarkShnrv-dailv ExrrW SrndOvs-loAves
WCs'On nj 3 4. M.-ArEivVs nj ! p. ".
i.uxtnn Court llOHEe-ttallv except SWn-
iays-arrivrs nj Iii.S,on by I:Sn ?. H., and
leaves Weston suMe day 1t $3.50 = v,
G1ruviIlr-Icavts iirs'Hu 1T Z A. W.. on
rondnys. Wednesdays mud FrtdayS--arriyes
Rt6E N Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days
BuckEMnnOm-ArFivrs 1T Weston u n.
Tnosdays. Thn'shnys aud Saturdays-lCaves
Weston 3r II. sumo days
rhlliWi-nrriveS At Weston Tuesdays md
Fridays At 4 p. n leaves Weston lirdues-
day mud Saturdays at I a. ".
Mount I'lsasant-leAvcs Weston Mondays
and / 'ilurtdnys nj I a. M.-Arrlvrs Tuesdays
and Fridays by r.
West l'HiOn-arrivC8 Mondays at 5 ?. il
-leHvgs Weston Tuesdays ut ! a. ".
Sand tOrk-Onct Il wCcK-leavcs Weston
MONdNysAt 0 a. M.-asrivcs Mondays a, .
T. "
Enr Patttes having mnil 10 go should
bring It to The OfllCr half ut hour before Tie
departure OF the uInils
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gggTsYxN..

A.F.kA. M.-Stated Communk ,stt ms
Of Weston Lodge M 10, a. +. and 4. NJ,
will he held on ihe First and Third Mon.
days oferery mt nth.
". G. BENNETT, W. w.
J,,T. PETERSON, Sec
JANE LEW.-Slnicd communications Ol
InrkEuu Lodge No rs, A. r. and a. " ,
will hc held Ia 'lClr Halt, In Jane Lew, on
the sccoRd dSAturAAy in cnrlI nNntll.
lSAAGJACKS0E, ". M
W. D. CARrEs, See
St. JoscplI's C. T. \. B. Sostr,y.-SIatcl
meclings are held MI The first SAlrbM Il In eT.
cry month. FATHER TRACY, PrcS't.
Il. J. SMrtoS, Sectetary.,s-, ..,..-0
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Biennial Message
.GlOv',H. NJ. NJ. Ma MATHEWS. II MS,
5a TO. THE
LEGISLATURE OF WEST vIR-
GISIh, 5aa
SESSION o. 1879. a
Stare oF.5WEsr Virginia. J
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
January Sth, 1879. %

Gentlemen Of The, Senate and House cj
Dslegatss
lam required BY the Constitution,
at tho commencement Of each session, to
give to the Legislature information By
message ofthc condition oFthe State,
and 10 recommend sucff. MEASURES as !
shall deem ex2cdiais: sln dissharge
oflhis duty Invite your atten,ion TO
. general statemeat Of the tnancss, 70
certain matters pertaining to The reye.
nue., aud tlseu to o,hcfsaHjests deemed
worthy Of your consideration K
The following tables will show tue
eandi,ioa Of tie trsasu.y for tho fiscal
years ending respectfully sap'sm.b'sF5 e
sob, 1871, and ssptSDlIer SOth, 1878:
The receipts during tbs fiscal 4.
ytnr ending Sep, so;;'T7 were s1I7,s6O 81
The balance in the treasury At
ths snd Of preceding ysaF was ?g.isal cs
Making Il total Of ssssiael os
Tie disbursements during gear
cndins Sept. 80, 1871, were S9ssos t5
I Iy,,,o- S,,,anI,,r r Is
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HOLDING OF COURTS.

C,seNyti co>,vts,
Lewis, Isl day efNiarch and September
tiilmef, ltth4 OF 5slarrli:and September
tjpsIiurf;, I'D of llarcli aud November
Preston, Ith Of April AID October
Randolph. PSI Of April and October
Tucker, II os Msy.naj Nuvcmher3
Barbour, OH Of May aud November
Webster, 2Gtll Of May and September
Rraxtnn, 18th March aud 18th August
Harrison, SOtl NIay and 3Ot!l Ociuhet
Calhoun, aa9li, Of slay ind 10Th Of Oct.
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l;-1sS,s s 5,yAAN8 pRUvA# nAtNR AU-Rys,


estimates Of ofexpenscs for the next two
years, there is an item Of so, 600 for
criminal charges, at least Que half Of
which is for m accumulated balance OH
this account. The appropriations fOr
several years for these charges have
been insufficient, ani the rcsul. is this
balance Claims payable out Of such
appropriations, eau be discharged ouly
when they have been audited and ap'
proved BY tho circuit courts; and when
thus approved, they are taken up By ,ht
shcrifFs. whose accounts with tue State,
in several instances, could not bo closed
within thc prescribed time, becausc the
appropriation for the payment Of suS''
claims hud been exhausted. h.
I,is impossible to foresoc what will
heithc extCut Of crime, or the oxpcns,
Which i, will deyolyo upon tho State,
iauiFti the Limitation of'tlie appropriation
does not diminish the amount Of such
charges. which must at some timo be
i ~ f y o. "a j . H. l.
paid. 70 avoid delay in settling with
The sherilfs. aud that proper Claims may
10 promptly paid. il would bs veil to
adopt ths custom which has obtaiu9d in
several Of the States Of nppFopriating
for criminal charges $50 much as may
he necessary" 4
Chapter l5l, section .. Acts 1872 3,
requires that tho lists Of delinquent
lands shall be advertised. but doGs not
provide for the payment of the COS, OF
advertising. suggest that the law be
rendered more speeife--thas q fixed
aud uniform rate Of charges for adver.
tisiug aud mode Of payment therefor be
'ts,V''Vo0.
{ Many Of thu Sheriff. did not receive
the properly books from Tue Assessors
prior 10 October 1st. 1877. aud con.
seIuently. under chapter 50, section
A 5. III the Acts of fists. the time With.
i \
~ WHY "llsca eucy WcEc Ee4u'seu ltt"' 70 pay
The revenue lntpt pttLei treasury was cx
tcnled. For ssyGral mouths. tl'ere-
fore, there Ea Spot money ~ the, treas
ury3sutiie'elsgto pRy tue current cx
'renseslot the sdMllalsIf Ifatl3a. loans
SSQ, ,0g0==@ere@eit itteseq
trgmE mEthe3 Whee!lng z bl1kS. .za.ld sst!9tss IN
!:f telr5 ttlls sun exesataa
=Ehese=n s=wetc;#5pf 0nlplty=patd=at
tll1tattty, and :sluce tllit=liIiezttlcSro:
ceipts haSs been saore=Lhan sutleleHl
to pny all appropriations
fhS State holds Tor the school lund
oauk stock as follows VIZ
Ii .'le FIRST National D"AS O'
vAs ~ ,.,., '''VO w
Bauk 10000 90
In the National iiank of West
'" "S ~ ~" " ""feS , :, v'''S M W
,t1c-a . IT,: =, p1 - A.,
~ . ~ '
,,
~ Wv ''' '' 800. , W ~ " :;
1''''., - Wv '"' 49, 1" "
-. ,,,.i,;,,,, - ,Ln ir.;,.1 S,.,,,.
'. - ' ~ ' "'' N1 p''
''ItH :" Wv 0"''aI''A .'| Il. H..
r
~.
' M WV
80,
'"" Nv" ~ " ~
' ""N ~ ~ 's WV, - - III,
'''
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Misunderstanding tho iucrcasa Of Tho
[toac'wttd on N. FSgIti9 Paqs)t
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The right Of tho Sato to tho super.
vision and control OF thrse companies, ,
should always 6e maintained bu. it
should never be SO exercised US 10 worl;
injustice nor to deter capisui from seek
ing investment in enterprises which
confer benefts upOn all classes Uf citi-
zGus.
The directors Of tho pouitent;aTy
have shuwu MI eai most interest in &C.
curing at cllicicut aud economical ad.
minisstation Of tho prison. They report
that "ths economical eoaduot Of the
prison, together with high order Of
discipline, hNa bGOn mnintaiaad."
The Superintendent aul other Off
Gers have discharged their respective
duties With fidelity, humanity and eG'
cheney.
Ths condition of the buildings, the
work dOuo by uoavlcts. the receipts md
expenditures, tho prison discipline, ,uad
physical condition Of tho cOpvirts. are
fully set forth in tho reports of tho
Board Of Directors, Superintendent
aui other officers.
There were in, the Pcai:cntiary, No.
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CoayxtY GoMvts.

Lewis First Monday in February.
April, .Inae. August, Oc'obrr and
lIcpmtcr-ths June aud October
tetmsfor Gscnl and police business
mly. AZ
GilmSt Second Monday in February
April. June, August, October and
December.
!Up,har Second Monday in February
April, Jaue, August, October aud
ltccrmllcr.
liaxt6l - First Tuesday iu January
Almell. May July. September atI.l
November.
iNiel,ier: l'oartha Tuesday nFebra:a:.
ry.April, Juue, August, 0ctober
aud December AZ : (
@alii0nnE-Edur,h5,londaY ndaY8in=Februaz
#ry,siiarch. juno, Aug ust,5 Scptcnl:
Zbsr5and ENoycm6er .zE;2=a5zaz=9=z.
1T oVtN=o o5EtGERs.=-::
4S==ap.ilor-NYm.: n; Liyely.s
- Rronier-George Finstrr.=====EE==.
5.ttlcrulrH.-la IIunlEJ..Ii. Clifton
I'd f.Hnl-A G. Hale.
3D. IIani-Jacob Atrhinson.
Al Iidnl-JctIerson Knight.
!Sryr0Ht.-J. S. Wilkinson.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-02-13
Experience in Sheepraising

! saw in a late number Of the Farmer
an rticle''Sheep the Poor Mans Friend
They are, and if there were more sheep
kept in this country and not so many
hogs there would not be SD many farm
ers crying out hard times. In good
country for grass man can keep 1000
head of sheep and not own one acre of
land. and no tax 10 pay on the land he
pastures. He can buy or rent small
farm convenient to a range for three or
four years and get the benefit of some
other mans land for pasture and not in
jure il. have made more money in this
way than in any other. and in few
years will be able to buy any quarter
section in the county. have had some
experience with sheep, and | will say
they are the most profitable stock a
farmer can have on his farm, as the
wool win always pay for the feed and
time in taking care Of them. We can
compete with the eastern WOO, growers
and beat them. as il only costs trifle
TO ship our wool TO New York. | ship
ped some and il only cost 81 GO per hum
dred pounds. Now look at the price Of
land in the Eastern States in compariso'.i
with our land. In Ohio or Pennsylya.p ia
il is worth from $75 to $3.50 per acre.
Brother farmers, | can tell you what
You can do with 1000 invest cd in
sheep. Put 5000 in 500 ewes grade
Merinos-and 800 in four 4 200 head of
sheep worth $1,000. During ,'ac three
years the wool pays all exp enses. 1
would like TO hear from broth er farmers
on sheep-raising.-Cor. KaaSos Parp,e,.
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Care Of the Feet.

Good health is never attainable if the
feet are habitually cold, since this i'm
plies an impaired circulation Of the
blood: that it does not reach the ex-
tremities. Instead Of "toasting them in
the oven" soak them in warm water I'M
til thoroughly warm, and then dash cool
or cold water over them rubbing them
thoroughly with crash towel, till a re-
action occurs; using the flesh brush
freely. This, followed for few nights
will generally warm the feet, by improv-
ing the circulation of the blood. The
brush used on the whole body is not on
ly safe, safer than the cold bath, at least
for the weekly, but will aid in equaliz-
ing the circulation. Let the feet also be
put in the warm rays of the sun the
clothing warmed and thoroughly sun
ned. This will do much to improve cold
and sweaty feet, and can do no possible
harm. Keep the feet clean, which can
be done only by frequently washing.
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An Eastern View Of the Hog
Market.

Receipts Of hogs are falling off in quail
ity and in volume day by day. A visit
to the packing houses shows that there
are among the hogs hanging in the cool
ing rooms many ''titty" sows, stays
and other animals of quality. This in
dieates that the hog crop is generally
harvested. The strong market of the
current month has sent shippers through
the country, with the determination to
buy every hog they could get, and yet
they cannot keep the supply up to thir-
ty thousand per day. Average weights
are lighter and shippers find great diff
Guilty in getting heavy hogs of good
style. There are some farmers who see
that there will be strong effort made
to advance prices, and these men are
holding their stock firmly, resisting the
sweetest Establishments of shippers, but
there seems to be good reason for say
ing that the supply in the country is al
ready short. The winter has been a ia
vorable one for packing and prices have
been SO low that farmers could not af-
ford to hold their hogs. Many are tired
of the whole business lacking the
courage to carry them through period
of depressed values, and have sold thei r
stock off short so that they will be una
BILE to breed as many hogs as usual.
These facts appear to warrant the belief
that packers, having ''had their tubs
ont when the rain FELL" can now put the,
prices up and make good profit out of
the stuff they put in at low rates. The
downward course has been long and
hard, but there seems to he good reason
for going over to the bull side ard en-
couraging farmers and shippers to ex-
pect better prices.-Americua Ssockmaa
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Good Advice to Young Men.


Thousands of young men will this
spring start out in life for themselves.
They have made choice of noble call
ing. To all such farming will pay if
they keep on the safe side, and that is,
don't plant and seed too much take
some time to build your granary and
cribs before they are needed what you
plant cultivate well build all needed
sheds as soon as possible above all
keep out of debt, and when your crops
are made and well stored don't sell until
you get good price. This is what all
successful merchants do. If they don't
get their price for their goods they just
lay them back. Farmers to succeed
must do the same. To all such the rich
and fertile soil of Kansas offer to the
farmer as great inducements as any 9TH
er State.
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Tree Planting in Kansas.

In the last Ners l noticed an article
by the President Of the Horticultural
Society, giving us some advice in regard
to planting shade and ornamental trees,
but thinking that he stopped little too
soon l would like to add few of my
own ideas on the subject.
In the first place, | would not entirely
exclude the soft maple, but would put
II silver maple, the gray and golden viii
low, in low. wet places, where | think
they will give satisfactory results. The
cottonwood should also be on moist
land.
In dry locations the Morillo cherry.
with its brown bark, snowy flowers. and
red fruit. makes tree which is both
useful and ornamental. Tor street
planting, the honey locust and Usage
orange, will stand rs good chance
with the street cows as any thing can
think of. Ii our road oycrseers would
spend about ten per cent. of the road
tax setting and caring for trees Of some
Kind along the line of the highways. il
would be of more benefit to the country
than some of the work they now d.
Emporid Ne,cs.
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am afraid Mr.. Logan's article on thu
chufa will discourage some Of your read.
ers, SO they win not try them, and as
have been cultivating them for several
years, I think know something about
them. 1 am not surprised at MI. Logan's
failure. expect he is q little too far
north. He does not give his precise lat
itude, but says Central Missouri, which
| suppose is about the Ssth degree Of
latitude. He thinks perhaps it is the
dry weather, but they will stand drouth
better than most field crops, and the
kind Of land he planted if it had been
here would have made two hundred
bushels per acre. There was man who
wrote me last spring to ask if they
would do as far north as SO degrees. 1
could not tell him, but told him to try
them on a small scale, and sent him one
or two pounds of seed; would like to
hear from him; have forgotten his
name, but if he sees this he will recol-
lcct it. All that positively know is, in
latitude s. they are success beyond
anything else that has ever been tried
as hog food. Mr.. Logan is mistaken
in supposing them to be the same kind
Of grassnut that people used to plant in
their gardens. They are species of,
and in some respects similar to the old
grassnut, bnt in other respects very diff
ferent. They arc southern plant, but
how far north they can be successfully
planted l cannot tell. They will do fur
Their north than cotton or the GOober
pea. The chufa can be planted here in
May and will mature by the first Of Oc-
tober, and the Goober will not mature
more than One-fourth of its fruit here
the best seasons. l have no seed for
sale. They are very tedious to gather. l
gathered from thirty to forty bushels
last year that could not sell, and new
er intend to gather any more seed to
sell, but would advise every farmer
south of IS who intends raising his own
pork to procure seed and plant enough
to feed his hogs from September to
April. When hear of failure south of
80 think the fault is in the man and
not in the climate.