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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
on-Roslaen Notice.

No. 405, RID In the prob,te Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-TheW orkinemgn's Buildiug
AMI j. an Ascot ton OF Memphis Tenn,
vs.. Ben May, trustee, and otners-petilion
for new tru tee.
appearing from the original petition fled
1 IN ID cause which is sworn T., that de
teniants Ben May the trustee Emma Amo-
n It, artieAmonett, WELLINGTON q rd0n aud
Laura 4 uQrdun (the last four b ing heirs-at-
law and dcyisers of. /. Amonetf, deceased d.
are non resident Of tue state Of Z nnesser; it
II therefore ordered that they make their APP
pearance herein, OF the courthouse Of our ia
Probate z urt, in Memphis, Tenn, on or be
fore the first Monday in December, 1880, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant Pc
uuon, or the same will be taken for confessed
as 70 them and set for hearing ex-partei and
that a copy Of this order be published once a
week for Jour successive weeks in the Public
Ledger,
This October 18th, 1850.
A copy Attest:
OWEN DIVER, Clerk.
BY tUgH y. CULLEN, D, G.
j. W. Hampton, sol. for oompl't.
81 81 G. On
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
COMMERCIAL.
puBLIC LRnGER OFFToF,
nnNn Anunnhnr 10 1871

= kAHA' HANHk EAfNANN
MRNPHIs. TEYE.. November y, 1880 I
Gold coin is reported in over sup
ply at all eastern money eenters and
paper money is scarce. Gold is freely
dispensed over all bank counters at
the east, aud here a liberal quantity is
handled in the current transactions of
business. The bulk cfthe paper money
of the country is now scattered
through the west and south, and is
being used to move the grain, meat
and cotton crops, while gold remains in
the leading money markets of the
eastern seaboard.
Bonds Of the United States, known
as the skies Of 1880, issued under date
of February 8, 1861, are to be paid by
the national treasury on the 3lst Of
next month. They are in denomina-
tious Of Sl0OOwith coupons, and $1,000,
$4,000 and $4,000 registered. They
should be forwarded to the treasury
addressed, Secretary of the Treasury,
Loan Division, Washington, D. G.
and will be held and redeemed in the
order of their reception. Secretary
Sherman announces that if forwarded
early, and within sufficient time prior
to maturity TO admit of examination,
payment thereof can be made more
promptly. lie also announces that
they viii be purchased in the usual
manner at the assistant t~reasurers
Otiee, New York city, each We'd
nesday, in such amounts as the surplus
revenue ia the treasury will admit.
provided they can be procured by the
government upon satisfactory terms.
In Che local market, collections
from the country by our Wholesale
merchants have bc1a liberal for some
time pasi. and money is in good sup
ply. The demard for loanablo iands
is moderate, and the banks take all
prime mercantile paper offered at 8
per cent. discount.
Exchange is active, with a liberal
demand and free offerings at steady
rates. Cotton bills on the cast are
bought by the banks at / to 10 dis
count; on New Orleans at ic discount.
Drafts on New York and New Orleans
are sold at par by all the banks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12

Receipts Of cotton at all United
States ports for the past six
days we're 1874, 1858 bales, against
l9S,1O3 bales the week before, and
l76,7l6 bales same week last year.
The total receipts Of cotton at all
United States ports from the first Of
September to date arc l,796,5l4 bales,
against 1,6t1,46l bales atthis date last
year, aud 1892, 947 bales the year be-
fore. Increase Of receipts this year
compared with last l55, $50 bales. The
stock on hand at this time is 743 1893
h, Ies, against 5si, 1850 bales at this
time .'sst year, and 527 87S bales the
year before. Foreign shipments t.
date are 93b, s73 bales, against s4s,Os4
bales last year aud 59O,2I6 the year
before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
Takes the Coke.

Charksville Tobacco-Leaf,l
The American at Nashville is one
Of the boldest and most fearless jour.
nails 10 the land. Whether it discusse:
the issues Of a great campaign, OF
wrestles with Sara Bcrnhardt's ward
robe aud Legitimate children, it goes
in with a reckless daring that is highly
commendable. 1t is recorded, how
ever, as a matter of fact, that when
Sara was looking over back numbers
Of Frank Leslie's Illustrated News
naper, and came upon the portrait oil
Ii NJ. Doak, she absolutely wept Il
think that this Nashville editor had
Outdone her in her attempt to get W
. model living skeleton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
General Malone.

Speclal to the Courier-Iournal.
WASHINGTON, November 10.-Gen-
eral Malone, the Virginia sphinx, h 5
been here and gone. What his pur-
nose is he has revealed to no democrat.
What his GRAND here has been is not
generally known. Hitherto he has
confessed to be a democrat. He in
sisted throughout the campaign that
his electorg il chosen, would cast
their votes for Hancock. BE pro.
claimed himselfin favor of the demo.
cratic national ticket. The regular
democrats If virginia aluavs do"h--l
him, and told their friend that Ma
hone would cast tho vote where it
would do him most good, should Vir-
ginil unfortunately elect his ticket.
In short, Virginia democrats of good
character have never expected any
good of Malone, but have looked for
nothing from him but t%reaehery. Not
outstanding all this publicly declared
suspicion of him and his motives by
men who knew him best, Malone in
sisted throughout the campaign that
he favored Hancock, and that his
electors would vote for him should
they be chosen. He even visited
Hancock at Governors Island.
His visit here is suspicious and mys-
terious, Notwithstanding his alleged
loyalty to the democratic party, he is
evidently not above bargaining with
republican politicians, aud during his
brief sojourn in Washington, be gave
abund mt evidence that he merits the
bad opinion concerning him held by
Virginia democrats. He came here
with a, republican Office holder, Col
lector Brady, of Petersburg, Va
whom he pronounced bis most intis
mate friend, and hispurpose in coming
was evidently to allow himself to be
approached by republican politicians.
Malone has discovered that he may
b. the arbiter Of the senate. There
will be thlrty-sevcn democrats and a
like number of republicans in the
next senate, and Judge Davis and
Malone. 1t is not positively known
how Judge Davis will vote in the or
~gapization of the senate. When the
democrats organized the senate of the
forty sixth congress he was not pres
Ont. ana We not paired. Judging
from his we'll known views, however,
he viii probably vote against making
any change in the present officers OF
the senate, OF in the composition OF
the standing committees. lie is not
in favor Of turning any one out Of
Office for party reasons, so that even
were he more nearly allied to the re-
publicans than he actually is, he would
probably vote for the retention of the
officers aud committees Of the present
senate. This would give the demo
Gratis one majority, and leave Malone
an active Independent, with a vote
that would either emphasize the dem
ocratic majority, or make the senate
a tic, giving the casting vote to Az.
thur.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12

Nashville Banner, ILL.,
A committee of three from the Ten.
uessee Historical society. consisting
of Messrs.' John +. Lillard, A. j.
Cartwright and r. 4. Quarles, waited
upon Miss Julia @. Putnam at her
residence yesterday afternoon at four
O'Clock, and presented her with an
e%legant bronze medal in recognition of
her valuable services in selling the
mesa,s fSr seeietv, Accompany.
ing the medal was the resolution Of
the society engraved and illuminated
on parchment aud neatly framed, the
work Of Mr., VIM H. Davies,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12

There was a bad break up Of the
historic Adams family Of Massaehu
sets last Tuesday. Charles Fraucis
Adams, 81, voted for Hancock his
son Charles Francis Adams. IT,, voted
for Garfield, and another son, John
Quincy Adams, who had been the
democratic candidate for governor oi
Massachusetts,, was SO di%saficctad to-
ward his party hat he did not vote at
Ill
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12

The Chicago Times says: Warner
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is highly
endorsed BY ministers, judges, physi-
clans, surgeons, by men of literary and
scholarly distinction, and by individu-
ais in all the walks Of life.
Sold wholesale by S. Mansfield &
Co., and w. N. Wilkerson & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
Non. Resident and Creditors NOTICE

No. ss05-In the Chaneery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennegsee-W. A. Holt, admins
traitor Of N. b. Holt, deceased, vs.. O. A.
Wilcox Ctal,
IT appearing from the bin in this cause hat
Hit is a proceeding institutodto wind up and
settle the estate Of n. Is. Holt, deceased, ~
m insolvent estate; il Is therefore or cred
thatall parties claiming 10 be interested in said.
estate, make their appearance herein at the
courthouse OfSholby county, In Memphis, on
or before the hrst Monday in January, 1881,
and have themselves mndo parties defend
ant hereto and exhibit and establish their
douands, or the same will be forever barred:
II also appearing from AFFIDAVIT in this cause
That the defendants, N. B. Holt, II Mos6e,J
II. Ewing, Charles Ba ton and Lizzie u. Nar-
ton are n0n-rosidonts of tuG STATE Of Ten
neseee; It is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the court.
hoNso OF Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn. =,
on or before the first Monday In January,
1881, and plead, answer or demur to compliant
ant bill, or tho same will DO taken ior con-
fe'sed as to them and set for hearing ex-parte;
and that a copy Of this order be published
once q week, for four successive weeks, in the
Public Ledger.
This 10th day Of November, 1880,
AnQpy-Attssti
IRgBEAT j. BLACK, clerk and master.
By y b. MoHENRv, D. @. and NJ.
leylor a Carroll, % sol. for compl't.
SO IS HeQ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
John KelII Hgnged in Emrr.

John Kelly was hanged in efigy
from a pole in Meeker avenue, near
Kingsland avenue, Brooklyn, on Fri
day night, by a number Of indignant
democrats who believe he was the
main cause of HancOck's defeat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
N~on-Resihnnt Malice.

No. 403, R. DIN the Probafe Court Of Shell
by county, Tenn. Margaret Campbell, ad
ministratriS OF John L. uampholl deceased,
Us; ,the unknown heirs Of said John B.Camr-
bell, deceased.
~ motion o. petitioner, and Il appearing
~ from tho petition. which is sworn 10, that
the unknown heirs Of said John Is. Campbell,
deceased, whose names and re- licences are
unknown aud cannot 10 asceriainad upon
diliaent inquiry, are believed to be n0n-resi.
dents oi the State Of Tennessee; its there
fore ordered by the Court that publication be
made for four successive weeks ia lie
Memphis Public Ledger. newspaper
published in the city Vi Memphis. State Of
tennessee, requiring tho said unknown
heirs 70 enter their appearance herein,
ard plead, answer or douiuT 10 said nett.
ton on or before the first Monday Ia De
esmbef next, otherwise the same will betako1
Tor confessed and set for hearing e parte.
This November 9th, 1880.
A c~0py-Attest:
OWEN DWYEB, Clerk,
BY hugH L. CuLLES, d G.
lsaac Morrison, SDl'r. sod p n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12

all c. o. D. aud plantation business.
Billy Smithers is her polite clerk, aud
5 assisted by John Haley aud Hugh
IOniiipsoD.
rhe Hard Cash, Captain 2. c..
Postal in command, arrived last
night with a good trip, and leaves
again this evening for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta. J~acksonport and all
intermediate landings on White
river, connecting with light
draught boats for upper White
aud black rivers. Charles NJ. Postal
pTesides at the desk, and is assisted
by John G. Wyckof.
The Hard Cash arrived last night
bringing out Of White river 946 bales
Of cotton, re-shipping at Terrene for
New Orleans Al bales and bringing
the balance, 905 bales, to this mort.
this being the blue ribbon trip to this
port this season. Out of the sos bales
brought here, 25l bales were shipped
by II. and L. %Silyerman, of Indian
Bay, Arkansas, to Messrs. Walker
Sons & Co. This is the largest ship
ment made by any White river firm
this season.
The w. T. Wheeless, a new side
wheel steamer, built by James Rees
4 Sons, at P~ittsburg, for Captain w.
T..Gibson, passed down this forenoon
bound for New Orleans, from which
point she will 60 by way of the Cult of
Mexico and around the coast Of Flori-
da to Savannah, Georgia, where she
will run as a mail packet between that
port and Augusta, making semi week
" trips. Captain Gibson is very pop
ular in the Savannah river trade, hay
ing been engaged therein for the past
twenty-three years,
The Vint Shinkle, Captain J. A.
Lindsay in command, arrived last
night with a big trip of freight and
leaves with a return tomorrow at 5
pm. for Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati
and all principal way landings on the
Ohio river, giving passengers cheap
rates through to all points east. The
accommodations of the Shinkle are
first class, and her officers are polite
aud attentive to the wants Of her pas
sengers. Col. j. ID. Moore presides
at the desk and is assisted BY Frank
Hale and Pat Terry.
The fast and elegant passenger
steamer James Lee, Captain James
Lee in command, is the regular packet
leaving at 5 pm. for Helena. Friars
Point and all intermediate landings.
carrying the mail and giving strict at
t%ention to all G. o. d and plantation
business. The accommodations cf|
The Lee are second to none on the
river; her officers are polite and her
motto is speed, safety aud comfort.
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow presides
It the desk and is assisted by Platt
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
Clearing House EIepOrt,


The market opened to-day with a
brisk demand for the better classes
and fair request for all, at no change
from last evening. Sales yesterday
were 1900 bales, Of which 100 we're
to exporters, 500 to spinners and 800
10 spectators, closingquiet as follows.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE


BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Commerce. w. j. Poiteveut4.5 p IN
Z" Friars Point. James Lee,......5 p m
" Osceola. Osceola Bellem"-..""5 p m
q White River, Hard Cash..,".5 p m
" Vicksburg, City Of Helena~",5 p m
4. Arrived.
Steamer James Lee. Friars Point.
" Osceola Belle. Osceola.
" Hard Cash. White River.
80 Golden Rule, New Orleans.
War Eagle, 81. Louis
Chas. Robstock Y%icksburg
r. II. Springer, CINCINNATI.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati,
w. I. Wheeless, Pittsbmg.
DEPARTED.
Steamer John 4. Moore. Helena.
+" Silverthorn, Helena.
" Dean Adams Arkansas City.
Henry Frank, New Orleans.
War Eagle, ST. Louis.
W. z. Whoelers, New Orleans.
Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
James Lee, 0sceola Belle, Hard Cash,
Yint shinkle.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Harai Cash from White river,
904 bales cotton.
Per II. R. Springer from Cincinnati,
l6 bales cotton and sundries.
Per Golden Rule from New Or
leans, 4s hhds sugar, 1859 bbls molasses,
30 SKIS salt,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
New Advertisements
TO ADVERTISERS.
on, non gEQ, =, RQWRLL & co.'s
oELEOI LIST OF LOCAL NkWSpAppps

AkkAA HHR
AN advertiser who sfends ~ wards ofS;Oo .
YEAR ana who invested less than sS50 ~ I, d
thls, A,st, writes; ''Hour Select L,coi TiIstt mii99
ne Gfg6sT "a ye.rTHAN ALL THE oTT68FErRR
~ ~ NnT a CHEAP LIST AaaE'
IE IL AN HONEST LIST
Inc g%atalo ne states exactly whsltb
aarei when the name Of = rSper IL n apy oPers
ppDDLr, FAYE TYPE itlsi 10 every t,ut y 10
bBEEiE; Whep pF nSed in O4P,TALs MI ttbbts
ONLA paper IN tho place. Tue iii givcs W, y
Of eyery paper '"e circulation
ne rates charged Tor Advertising ava Ao,.,r
ene wv me publthe s. tchedulo. M 49,
Iof single st. ties ranges fram AZ ( s. pTTSSss
prles ior one inch one mon i io tho anti a ~
Is eoSO Iheregula- ratesofthe nan,r n, ~ ~
am space aud ttiuG lre So SV.i1. r. = ~,
.nriNlS Wy newspapers Of which iAz are
lssVed AlAALH and 200 WFEKLY. mr.
arc loe9teg IN J-S different cities and toarns
o. W1iSa ~ arc 81 te Capitals, Sas pls .os !
eyer OOOO population, and ass Count 80 ~ Oh
ror COPY Of List and otntr iEtormalion sdIddsts,
GEO. ROWELL ~ ''oss
MSnfuce St, Nav VarL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
noTrON sxoaArou ouofAfi0SR.
istsasavs International Classification.

LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT.
For the week ending Nov. IL, as
eabloG to the Memphis cotton ex-
change:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12

Per james Lee from Fnars Point,
l6I bales cotton, % bags seed cotton,
IA SKIS cotton seed.
Per Osceola Belle from Osceola. 800.
bales cotton 10 bags seed cotton,
500 SKIS cotton seed, l79 pckgs sun
nries.
Per War Eagle from st. Louis, 500
bbls -four, 200 bbls meal, 500 bbls
apples and potatoes, 100 bags corn, 800
rolls bagging. Il bales cotton, 6 bags
seed cotton and sundries.
Per Vint Shinkle from Cincinnati,
1860 kegs nails, S92 pkgs wagon stuff,
300 bbls cement, 800 water pals, 600
bbls -four, 937 empty oil bbls, ISL
pkgs furniture, 4l3 bbls potatoes, 225
boxes bottles, 303 bbls apples, 20 pcs.
hardware, 2l9 hbls whisky, Sc kegs
whisky, 81 stoves, 81 SKIS bran, 1l9
bbls salt, % bales hay, AZ burial cases,
10 bales cotton, 3l43pkgs sundrie.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The upper Ohio continues to de-
cline. the upper Mississippi is rising
slowly and the Cumberland, Tennes
see aud Red rivers are rising from | to
3 feet a day. AT this point the rise
since noon yesterday amounted to 10.
inches, with s feet 3 inches on the
gauge. The Ohio declined ( inches at
Pittsburg, with ) feet Z inches on the
gauge. at Cincinnati il fell / inch.
with 10 feet s inches on the gauge. At
Louisville it fell 3 inches, with 7 feet
8 inches in the canal. At Cairo it
rose % inches, with ii feet 6 inches
on the gauge. The Mississippi. at st.
Louis, rose 1 inch. with 8feet inches
on the gauge. The Cumberland, at
Nashville, rose 81 inches, with II feet
Z inches on the shoals. The Tennes-
see, at Chattanooga, rose IL inches,
With 3 feet 10 inches on the gauge.
Arkansas river is rising rapidly, with
about 4 feet in the channel to Pine
Bluff, White river is rising slowly,
With a good stage Of water through to
Jacksonport.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
Genernl Trado.

The first arrival Of the regular Ohio
river feet came last night, with a full
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aEississippi ana Tennessee.


- --
New Orleans Mail, daily 1880 pm. 10.l0 am
Sardis Accommodation,
Gaily (eycapt Sunday 3.45 pm. 9.I5 am
Freight train daily lex
cent Surdavl ........... 40 an. 2.s5 pm
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Padueah and Memphis.
uemphis aud LitlIo Rock.

LEAvE. ARRIVE.
- -
Nail 4 PASSENGER, daily. f.5la m. 5 40p.ml
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LEAyE. ARRIVE.
Vail train, daily. ....m..- $50 pm. 1875 pm
Mixed iroi ht.....~......... lll.S pm. 230 pm
Locd froisht..--..~...... 60J a IN 6 IS pm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
RAILROAD T~IMEgABLRs.

a OuisFiiIo aad Nashville and Great
Southern.
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LEAvE. ARRIVE.
City time) ---
Mall aud Express, daily m. SO pm. an
Fast Mail 4 Exp'ss.d'ly TOO Jam $50 nm
somerville Accom'dat'n
daily Except sundsy).- go p.m.l s,O0a.n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-12
uuIIls Whlch VIII take place
The ls7ih Grand Monthly

extraordinary SEMI Annual Drawinu
az New orleans Tuesday, Deoem berl lth, 1855
uha9r tho PERSONAL supervision and manege,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-10

Dr. f. S. Billings has recently written n
hiphly-intcrrsting paper on trjchiHg in hogs
and i'll man. From this it would seem that
this disease, which most Americans consider
rs peculiar to Germany, is in reality much
more prevalent in this country than elsewhere.
For example, from an examination of several
thousand hogs sent from various parts of the
West, DR.. Billings found that on an average
one i'll eighteen of them was diseased in this
way; while ont Of 1000, 600 hogs examined
in Germany in 1876, only 500 were found tri-
chinOus. That this disease is not oftener
communicated to man in this country is Who'll
ly due to the fact that pork is rarely eaten
here until IT is cooked. II we were in the
habit of eating uncooked smoked pork, in ham
or sausage, as it is commonly eaten in Ger
many, the number of deaths that would be
caused by tricLiHG would be alarmingly large.
The parasites are so small that their presence
eau only be detected by microscope, and it
is estimated that in eating what would be the
ordinary meal OF a man, of diseased pork it
would be easy to take into the stomach not
less than one million tyichiHG. DIR. Thudi-
cum, in reporting to the English Privy Coun-
Gil, describes the symptoms Of trichiniasis in
man as follows Sudden swelling of the
face, particularly the eyelids, after the patient
has for some days felt PROSTATE and has lost
his appetite this swelling causes a feeling of
tension, but no PAIN; fever, with quick
pulse and copious Precipitation; the muscles
are swclled and give great pain when moved
or touched In worst cases the entire body is
immoyable and sensitive; there is diarrhua,
with red, somewhat covered tongue, inclin-
ing to dryness. When the swelling in the
face has subsidized, oedema of the feet, legs
and thighs comes on shortly after anasarca,
swelling oyerthe trunk, makes its appearance ~
Although these are the phenomena the disease
itself exhibits tits the opinion of experts that
the parasites that occasion them exist in the
muscles Of many people, in numbers INSULT
Gent to produce material trouble. Certain it
is that in several surgical cases of late their
| presence has been discovered. DIR. Billings
asserts that the surest way to prevent them is
to have the pork, before being cooked, cut in
| relatively thin slices. Frying and broiling are
the most effective means of destroying them +;
roasting comes next. Boiling coagulates the
albumen on the outer surface, and allows the
heat to penetrate less readily, and for this
reason large pieces of meat should be boiled
for at least two hours. 1t is not safe under
any circumstances to eat American pork that
has not been subjected to q strong heat
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-10

Last spring planted an Early Rose potato
the weight of which was one-half pound.
l planted it whole, and placed one pint of
bran around the potato. When the tops were
four inches high, hoed the ground loose and
put some inverted sods around the hill, and
also put three buckets full of water on the
sods, and then put some fine soil over the
sods. About two weeks later l poured two
buckets full of water on the hill again. Some
of the potato vines grew four feet long. On
the 18th of August l dug the potatoes, and
got "a potatoes from this hill 80 were large
ones and four small ones the largest weighed
one pound, and the "a weighed ten pounds.
l never had a hill of potatoes that gave bet
ter yield. Perhaps some of your readers can
report better yield. Would like to hear of
n way that will raise more from one potato
d. ". Kern IN Ohio Farmer.
Such experiments as the above are valuable,
showing the possible results of high cultiva-
ton combined with the selection of the best
seed. This is certainly a very good yield.
Let us see how much an acre of such hills
would produce. Planting two feet apart in
the hills and three feet apart in the rows,
would give six square feet to the hill. There
are 43, 600 square feet in an acre. Dividing
by six, we have 7,2GG hills, which, at ten
pounds to a hill, gives -, $50 pounds of pota-
toes, or 1911 bushels, allowing 60 pounds per
bushel. AT 80 cents per bushel and acre of
such potatoes would be worth $GOj. If it
Were possible to produce half as many ON an
acre, it would repay the extra care in cultivs-
ton, for each hill, that was given to this one.
All the fertilizing material contained in the
bran which was used could, of course, be
supplied in much cheaper form.