Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-22

| VIC Shl no HebTIy n mucQ mere IN tfle
| East. We have known land near Phil
adelphia, which has been under culture
Tor perhaps a hundred years, produce
corn six successive years in fair auan-
tty. with no artificial aid but a lit
tie shovelings," which means rich
| earth scraped together here and there
| and put in the hills when the corn is
planted.
The fact is land is pretty much the
same all the world over in its adapta-
tion TO certain crops. When things are
forced TO grow in land not well suited
TO their growth they soon fail, even
when well cared for but when they find
their natural element no great amount
OF artificial aid is required To keep the
land in good condition for years.
Even in the older countries OF Europe,
where land has been cultivated for a
thousand years, this principle has been
found 10 hold good. Experiments have
been made with some OF the cereals
first selecting land known TO be favor
able TO some special thing, and then by
manuring annually lightly with mate
rial also known TO be favorable TO the
plant. Crop after crop has been taken
for twenty years, and the last has been
as good as the first.
Yet with all these facts we often read
Of the question being discussed, will
sol wear oute We believe there Is no
such thing in nature. Some of the e
elements will of course be much dining
ished, and will need an occas onal re-
plenishIng; but we would not suppose
our digestive organs had worn out be
cause we feel hungry, and neitL :r in
any sensible light can we suppose soil
Will wear out. ut.-GeyHantos011 telegraph
Moths and Carpet Beetles.
These insects have great repugnance
10 tallow and may be kept from woolens
and furs for an indefinite period by its
use. The wife OF one of our American
ministers. who resided abroad for many
years, told us that she preserved her fine
carpets left in this country entirely
from the ravages of moths by wrapping
up with them taIlow candles. When
the carpet beetle has commenced his
work the carpet should be taken up,
sprinkled thoroughly with benzine and
the floor painted over with melted
taliow, taking care TO fill UP all the
crevices in the floor, as In these the
larvB secrete themselves. The carpet
lining will prevent any tallow getting
upon the carpet.
The Builder and WoodDoYker gives an
account of the manner in which a set
of furniture that seemed TO be alive with
the larve of the moths was made good
again. II was set into room by itself
and the upholstery saturated through
and through with benzine, applied by
means Of a watering pot with fine rose
sprinkler. Three gallons at thirty cents
gallon were required. This killed
every moth, larve and egg. The benzine
dried out in few hours and its entire
odor disappeared in three or four DAYS
Not the slightest harm happened TO the
varnish, or fabric, or wood or hair
stufiing. Months passed and not a sign
OF a moth was seen. The carpets were
sprinkled all around the sides of the
room and with equally good effect.
When woolens or furs are infested with
moths, If they are put in a box closed
tightly, the moths will be destroyed.
Those who can procure barrels from
which alcohol has Just been emptied
will find them good TO store woolens in.
The atmosphere of such barrel when
closed tightly suffocates the pests. A
garment that is sealed up in fine brown
paper is safe from the moths. but il
must be entirely free from them before
being sealed up.
Put Glover on Your Land.
An Ohio paper says that by cloverirg
hundreds of farms that were about
worthless have been rescued from dilap-
idation and ruin. 1t is an accepted
truism that as long as Glover will
catch the farm can soon be restored to
paying fertility, and by good rotation
is even getting more productive and
profitable; for after some years OF such
treatment the land will bear harder
farming-that is, two or three crops may
succeed a good coat OF clover before
laying down t. clover again. Rough
new land should be subdued by the use
of large clover. Nothing so effectually
rots out stumps and kills weeds and
sprouts, and prepares the land for the
plow and good paying crops. Wild,
new lands should always have il sown
on the first grain crop down. 1t saves
vast amount of labor, for in n few
years IL so tames the ground and clears
IL of enemies TO the piow that IL works
like old ground, and is good for full
crops. One great error is often fallen
into, and that is following the old ira
dition that a bushel of clover seed will
do for eight acres. That may have been
enough to clover land partially when it
was new, but whoever aims at getting
up his land in a speedy and profitable
way should sow bushel on four acres
so that his land may be thoroughly
shaded.
Hill Year sheep whiteYoun9.
There are few animals kept on the
farm which, when they are in their
prime, pay as well as sheep, and there
are very few, If any others. upon which
old age has such damaging effect. AS
sheep are much shorter lived than any
other of our domestic animals, it is not
stranRp that m anv farrnare affauanf e.,
keep them too long. At ten years of
age the horse Is just in his prime, and
the cow is as good as ever, with the
prospect of remaining so several years
longer. But the sheep Is very old when
1t reaches ten, the natural limit of the
term of its life. After reaching this
age sheep are very likely TO be injured
by the slight exposure which do
younger animals no harm. They are
more liable to be attacked by disease.
and ifthey live they will he likely TO pro-