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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16
Nutritive Value of Roots.

/ shall briefly examine the subject
by the light Of few scientific facts.
and endcavor TO draw such practical
conclusions as are suggested. And
II ] devote space to the consideration
OF the so-called root crops, TO the eX-
cluslon Of vegetables, it is because
the latter are grown principally for
human consumption, TO be sold from
lhe farm, and for them there is a con-
slant demand to which the farmer has
simply TO cater while on the other
hand roots are generally grown for
consumption on the farm, and il is Of
vast Importance that We ascertain, if
possible, which Of them can be most
: 'protitably converted into animal It's.
sues and animal products, or will in
the greatest degree increase the DOW.
or OF the animal for taking the nutri-
mcnt from its other food. In con-
sldcrlng the question, we must first
! fully understand the object or objects
Of root'growihg.
Writers on the subject have stated
that the value of all food was solely
in the nutrition il contained, and
have cndeavorcd TO figure out its val
ne in different articles on diet, simply
from the amount of nutritive elements
found in them yet every farmer
knows that during its winter confine-
mcnt, his stock is in an unnatural
condition that animals thrive best
when fed upon green food containing
more than eighty per cent. Of water
and that the roots given them have
two very important oilices-irst, TO
supply the nutrition contained in
themselves, and, second, to keep the
animal in as natural a condition as
possible, and thus enable it TO extract
more nutrlmcnt from its other food. |
All root crops contain about the
same quantity of water. and therefore
all answer equally we'll the second !
for which they were fed. |
Therefore, in determining which crop |
the most nutrition in ex. |
change for the cost Of production. we |
have to deal only with the nutritive
qualities, or flesh and fat-producing
properties Of the various crops. And |
for the sake of convenience, [ have
prepared a table showing the relative
iiesh and fat-forming qualities of our
commonly-cultivated roots. Though
my results differ somewhat from quite
generally received statements, | be-
.ievc they are, so far as at present
possible, perfectly correct for the
calculations are original, and the an
'lyscs upon which they are based
were derived from foreign sources,
and have never before appeared in
English.
The most reliable chemical analv-
sis OF the important root crop gives
,hc following results:
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16
Clippings and Comments.

| have given up the Berkshires ex.
cept to cross with. Their meat is the
best decidedly, the ofIal the smallest in
proportion OF any have handled: but
Oh these buts-they won't hold their
own out in the clover fields against the
cross with the Chester. The crossed
animals always keep in the best condi.
ton on the same feed, and the pigs sell
better, are more hardy and grow faster.
Cor. Of Amcr,caa Farmer.
We thought everybody knew that
crossing" is just what the ordinary
farmer who raises meat wants of
thoroughbreds, and he has no bust
ness with them for any other purpose.
10 oe sure some one must raise the
pure asceds to keep up the supply for
the use of the meat-raising farmer.
but this is business by itself, and
should be left in the hands of the
breeders who understand it, and can
afford to give it the required time
and attention. A cross of n female
OF the ordinary "scrub" persuasion
so that she is healthy, with large
frame and correspondingly large ap-
petite-with a thoroughbred male,
secures to the progeny all the good
qualities of both parents, and they
are, therefore, better than either for
the average meat.raising farmer. And
this holds good with cattle and sheep
as well as pigs. BY the way, We are
glad to note that this correspondent
speaks so favorably Of the Berkshires.
How does his experience agree with
that of our friend, DR.. Stewart, of
Snow Shoe
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16

BY comparison of these figures it
will be seen that, as a flesh producer,
the potato stands first, while the
sugar beet comes last, containing
rather less than half the amount OF
nitrogenous matter found in the for.
mer. As producers of fat. potatoes
stand first, closely followed by car.
rots and bects, while turnips and
mangolds are far in the rear. II
therefore appears that were the nutri.
tive qualities of roots the only basis
for our decision, potatoes would be
pre-eminently the best root food for
all classes of animals, and that next
to them stands the frequently
carrot. But there is an item in guid.
ing TO the selection of the best root
crop, II possible, of far more import.
ance than the amount of beef and
fat-forming elements it contains
namely, the cost OF production, and
hence the market value per pound of
the nutriment they furnish. Expert.
S"SS haS iuhg uctuonsITaUeu InaJ, Ill
regard to its yield, the ease with
which it is cultivated, and its freedom
from disease and insect pests, the
sugar beet far surpasses all other
roots; and when IL is taken into con.
sideration that in nutritive qualities it
is only surpassed by the potato and
carrot, both of which are greatly in
terior to it as producers, and far ex-
ceed it in the cost of cultivation, it
must be conceded that the sugar beet
is, all in all, much the most profitable
root We can grow, and is suitable alike
for young growing animals, Eat cattle,
horses, milch cows; and even sheep
and swine might advantageously be
treated to an occasional meal of
these palatable and nutritious vegeta.
bles.
Having stated what, to the best of
my knowledge, is the most profitable
root crop to grow, let me make few |
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16

THOSE who read this department
Of the DEMOCRAT regularly are well
aware of the Importance we attach to
the Farmers Garden The receipt
of several OF the secdsmen's annual
catalogues, some of which we shall
notice hereafter, reminds us that the
time is already hcre-although the
"lall work for the present season has
barely closed-whcn we must think
up our preparations for the next
campaign in the garden. An excel
lent way to begin this work system.
atically is to send at once, to some
one or more Of the leading secdsmcn
for their catalogues, and after thor
ough examinations of them. make
list Of the seeds you need, and send
for them promptly. OF course, most
farmers save, from their own gardens,
many Of the seeds which they use,
but there is not a garden in Centre
county which would not yield greater
profits if planted, partially at least,
with some Of the improved seeds of
fered 10y the scedsmen. You will want
some certainly. Send for them early,
and obligc the sccdsmen, while you
confer favor upon yourself
CAN root crops be proftably raised
IN our peculiar climate, and with our
present high prices for labor as a
winter food for stock? This is a
question as yet much mootcd among
American farmers. and in but few
cases solved, by experience, to the
satisfaction OF the cxpcrmcntcrs
Some of the most practical and skill
iul farmers within our knowledge dia-
mctrically disagree rs to the answer
"A fact to bcaccOunted for. probably,
by the different circumstances under
which they are placed. As for our
selves we have not yet been able to
come to conclusion, although we
have raised and fed larger or smaller
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16
The Centre Remutrat
BELL EFONTE, PA.
NEWS, FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

Ia AGRICvLTvRAL
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16

\ LITTLE extra feed given to the
young stock of all kinds nor will be
found profitable. If you have roots
and corn with which to help out the
straw and fodder, it would be far
better to feed small ration of them
now than wait until February and
then deal them out in larger auanti
ties. BY that time your stock will
have "ruI down." become almost
"spring poor" and the extra feed will
be of less benefit to them, than if
they had been kept in thriving condi-
ton by giving them a portion of it
during the earlier part of the winter.
Let us make ourselves clear: OF
course you have enough coarse feed
hay, straw and fodder-to carry
your stock through the winter. This
they must have every day, and you
feed 1t out in such quantities as will
make it reach to pasturing time.
But this is not enough for the success.
ful wintering Of stock in our severe
climate, and it is to be hoped that in
addition to this you have at least a
limited quantity Of "extra feed" in
the shape of coarse grains, apples,
potatoes, or roots grown especially
for the purpose, with which to sup.
plement the dry feed, for at least
a part of the winter. The point
we wish to make is that it Is better
to give the stock half rations OF this
"extra feed" during all of the hun.
dred and thirty or more days between
now and pasture than to conilne
them to dry stalks and straw for the
first half of this period, and then
give them full rations from that on.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16
DESNsYLvANIA RAILROAD.

Il fPhiladelphiA aud EEtr Diyi.ipn.t-on and
after Deeamber l., 1871
WESTWARD.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16

ErerH .fdrmcr N his atHu0i experience
dtScDrcrS soU,cthug of rai"c. Hriic II and
se"d II 10 tie "AgricHittrai Eiitor of the
DEMOCRAT, Beicfontc, PcnH'u, ~ That other
farmers may hare The benefit ct IT. Let
communications be H1pciU, aad b. su.'c that
they are bricf dHd ,rcH poinfed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16

SHEEP manure Is much richer than
that of cows. Practically It is esti-
mated at nearly double the value of
that Of cattle.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16

lie I'll Uest, Niagara Express West, Lock Haven
As8on4Ho1<xIon West and Day Express East, make
eIaz< e#==@<zions at Northumberland with l.. y. X
T. zfafsz ~ Hilkesbsrre aud Scranton.
Efin #*i{ Vest. Niagara Express West, and Erie
Express = -. and Lock Haven Accommodation West
mzke ezz@4 fannection at Williamsport with N. G.
w. tr4i=* nHsfh.
Ef}< Al West. Niagara Express West and nay
Ezpfez= &stz make close connection at Lock Haven
HI*h = .. H. trains.
EFie zz& st and West connect at Erie with trans
On T. . MI v r.. at Cory with q. G. a A. V. II
= kf z1oeE1nm with H. n. Y.&P r. r. AMI at
Hz|fI#a=4 - A. v. H. r.
Haffex t1f6 will between philadeipha and
WaIIiHMzeHfE On Niagara Express West Erie Express
Wze<. EzII.#zIphia Express East and Day Express
Ezst - Sunday Express Fast. Sleeping cars on all
EIs1L EzzI1E Wv. A. B.LBwIN
Gsn'l gunerintcudopt
Little Falls transcript., 1880-01-30
upon him to the detriment Of the peet's

upon him to the detriment of the peet's
new pantaloons.
Dlsgusted as De Mussct was, 1t would
have. been sperilous to drive of the Inn
mortal's faithful dog, SO he was com
PEELED to let the. frightful animal lick
his hands, cover him with caresses and
mud, and precede him to the drawing
room. @ ~
"A moment later the Academician en-
tered. $DeMusset noticed his embarass-
ment, at which he was not surprised con-
sidering the behavior of the animal.
They adjourned to the dining-room fol-
lowed ''y the dog, which, after giving
vent to his delight by various gambols
and cries, placed two muddy paws on
the table, seized the wing of cold chick
en-, and began contentedly to devour it.
''That's the most abominable brute
ever heard Of" thought DeMusset, and
continued aloud, "You are fond of dogs,
I sec." =
"Fond of dogs?" echoed the Immortal.
II hate dogs
."But this animal here2' ...
II have only tolerated the beast because
it is yours, STRIP ~
"MineT said DeMusset; II thought
it was yours, which was all that prevent
ed me from killing him!"
The two men roared with laughter,
and DeMusset made friend. .
! Late that day ayellow dog crossed the
frontier of she Rhine at Strasbury will,
the air OF an animal that had scored up
on the tablets of its memory a decidedly
unpleasant recollection, and headed for
Constantinople with undimished celer-
fv
Little Falls transcript., 1880-01-30
Couldn't Cut is Short.

4 day or two otagos a woman entered the
telegraph office, saying to the receiver OF
messages that she desil ed to telegraph to
her husband, who was il. Chicago, for
money. He pointed her to the counter
supplied with blanks, and told her the
rate for ten words. She struggled away
fora quarter of an hour, and then hand
| ed in the following: 8 yis@ ;54sss..'
by next maiI2'' @.:sss !z ..5.... z.s
81 don't know whether that will do Of
mot, = she said, as she felt for her money.
.sH You were to receive such a dispatch
from your wife, would you forward the
money!
ell VIII, ! might, 2 he replied, il
doubtful tones. &: & # ss.. ,5.
ON you waitl Il don't like tha
dispatch at all, because I tried to keeI
/ lit within ten words. ] I'll write another.' Z
She tore il. up, walked oye< to the coun;;
ter, and il three minutes handed in 4
new one, reading
sam out of food and fuel, and wan
4 ten dollars as soon as You can get il here
Hyou can't spare it, I'll spout the parlo1
carpet l''
That would bring the money from
mt, I, said the receiver, 40 he read th.
lines and marked the number Of words.
Then / guess 1t will from him. Sent
its salong. and If I don't get the money i
two days you'll hear somebody ripping
Little Falls transcript., 1880-01-30
THE sORCERIES OF SCIENCE.
A SONG BY AN OLD scuooIMAsrER

SONG BY AN OLD SCHOOLMASTER.
Day by day, in this wonderful age,
Is announced some wonderful invention
Fit to puzzle the brains of sage
And far past my own comprehension.
You can talk, by the telephone wire,
Seas Ger with wonderful celebrity;
10 the phonograph they that aspire
May their voices transmit to posterlty.
In my youth twas once thought vain dream
That the streets could be lighted with gas;
To expect locomotion from steam
Was accounted the hope of an ass.
gufaw, as of yesterday, rings
In mine ears from the days long ago
When, at what seemed ridiculous, things,
Our grandfathers laughed. Ho! ho! ho!
And still have some fear in my mind
That the science will end in confusion;
That its marvels at last we shall find
To have been but Old Harry's illusion.
We shall suddenly wake up some day,
In astonishment around us to stare,
10 find visions have vanished away
And the good old times still as they were
Oh, for days on which memory dwells,
When the hedgerows were sweet with musk.
roses!
What if cesspools were sunk close to wells,
And our pigsties right under our noses?
From your sewers what good have you got,
Bey ond fever germs and bacteria!
Till they made us drain, typhoid was not
And we'd no such disease as diphtheria.
Now, ifnight's to be turned into day,
The electric light will give rise,
rve no doubt, with its dazzliug display,
To some novel disease of the eyes.
'Gainst the new light stand by the old.
Though their sheen by comparison suffers
Oh. for your good old days, dip and mold,
With your tirde- box. matches and shutters
Punch
Little Falls transcript., 1880-01-30
JEFFERSON'S DAUGHTER.
MARY J. Holmes, in Buffalo Express.


A few years since, during visit In
Paris, I obtained the privilege of read
ing in the manuscript department of the
"Bibliotheque Nationale.' Amongst the
rare and curious papers Of the past I
found an original letter Of Thomas Jcf-
lcrson to Monsieur de Marbois, Secretary
of the French Legation at Philadelphia
Noticing some quaint ideas in it, quite
as apropos to this century as the past, be-
side smacking strongly of the spirit of
the Declaration Of Independence, I made
an accurate copy OF it, which l send you.
suspecting it may be as interesting to
your readers as it was to myself:
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 5, 17S3.-Nonsieur
de Mardois, Secretary Of the French Le-
cation at Philadelphia: Your very oblig-
ing letter of November % was put into
my hands just in the moment of my de-
parture from Philadelphia, which put it
out Of my power to acknowledge in the
same instant my obligations for the
charges you were SO kind as to under
take-of presenting a French tutor to
my daughter-and for the very friendly
dispositions you hatter me with. The
same cause prevented my procuring her
the books you were 80 kind as to re-
commend. but this shall be supplied by
orders from hence. / had left with her
Gil Bias and Don Quickotte, which
are among the best books of their class,
as far as am acquainted with them.
The plan of reading which have formed
for her IS considerably different from
what think would be most proper for her
sex IN any other country but America.
am obliged in it to extend my views be-
yond herself and consider her as possible
at the head of little family of her own.
The chances are that in marriage
she will draw blockhead; I calcu-
late at about fourteen to one, and
OF course then the education Of her fam
lily will probably rest on her own ideas
and direction without assistance. With
the best poets and prose writer's l shall
therefore combine a certain extent of
reading in the graver sciences; however,
l scarcely expect to enter her on this till
she returns to me. Her time in Phila-
delphia will be chiefly occupied in such
fine arts as she could not prosecute to
equal advantage in a more retired situa-
ton.
we nave yet OUT Iourtccn otates IN
Congress. think when We are assem-
bled we shall propose to dispatch the
most urging and important business and
putting by what may await, separate and
return to our respective States, leaving
only q committee of the States. The
constant session of Congress can not be
necessary in time of peace, and their
separation will destroy the strange idea
of their being permanent body. which
unaccountabiy has taken possession Of
the heads Of their constituents, and oc-
casiens jealousles injurious to the public
good.
I have the honor Of being with very
perfect esteem and respect Sir, your most
humble servant.
THOs JEFFERSON.
Little Falls transcript., 1880-01-30

your own way. I am satisfied to humor
your suspicion, knowing you really mean
mo no harm, and that when We reach
the fort, and / prove to you I am an
honest man, you will do me justice"
Most assuredly,' answered
He then set torwaed with an air 8 -
careless indifference, and .kept'close be
hind him, and my eye upon every mo
ton. Thus we passed through the dark
jingle, and ascendeu to the more open
path Of the higher lands, without meet
ing with any new adventure. In an open
spot beside clear spring, l stopped and
made him sit beside me while I rested
and ate my MONDAY meal, which I
shared with him. Then we resumed our
journey, he going before as usual; and so
fast did we travel, for I was determined
not to spend another night IN the. forest,
that, when the sun went down, I saw,
from neigh ghboring hill, the cross Of st.
George waving over the station where
my days journey was to end. While
crossing the valley to reach it, however,
night came upon us; and, favored by the
darkness, my suspicious acquaintance
suddenly disappeared. I got through in
safety, though, received a warm vel
come from my cvuntrymeu, and sub
sequcntly obtained all the and and redress
I sought. 49,
Two years later, being at Bereilly
while notorious Thug was on trial for
his life, curiosity led me to the court
room, when, to my surprise, recognized
the prisoner at the bar to be the identi-
cal individual whom I had compelled to
perform weary journey in front of me.
He was convicted Of murder and con-
demned to death; but previous to the
execution I managed to obtain an inter-
view with him, when he frankly confess
ed that the incident of the monkey and
the snake, by inducing him, as the lead
er OF his party, to change his plans. was
the principal cause of my life being saved,
my shrewd suspicion and bold determin-
alton doing the rest. Beng on the watch
tor travellers, he and his companions had
seen me on the road early in the day, and
five Of them had secreted themselves in
than dark and lonely jungle, intending to
spring upon me and do their murderous
work according as their religion teaches,
by strangulation; it not being lawful for
them to kill in any other manner. The
discharge Of both barrels at the snake,
taken in connection with my natural
fright and excitement, led him to think
he could accomplish his purpose in a
different way; and so he appeared, to talk,
to cajole, and catch me off my guard
but, as the matter turued out, caught a
Tartar instead. By keeping his life ID
my hands, as it were, 1 kept down his
companions and so I was saved.
had before thanked Heaven for pre-
serving me from the venomous snake.
and when I heard the story of the muir
derous Thug, 1 again thanked Heaven
tor having sent the snake to preserve me
from a band of religious assassins.
Little Falls transcript., 1880-01-30
De Musset And The Dogs.

:. Alfred De Musset always declared that
he hated dogs, for the reason that twice
in his life an animal of the canine race
had come within an ace Of wreckiDg his
fortunes. .ss
The first time was ai q royal hunting
party, when the poet, Louis Philippes
guest, when bird was flushing, fred
hastily, and sent the Citizen Kings fay-
orite pointer to meet Cerebus.
The second time was when, candi-
date for the Academic, De MHsset went
to pay the customary visit to an influen.
tial Immortal whose chateau was In the
environs af Paris.
At the moment that the poet rang Ut
the gate, an ignoble Whelp Of incredible
ugliness, covered with mud, rushed to
meet him with joyous barks, and fawned
Little Falls transcript., 1880-01-30
! . - = I. = :.
Bob Ingersoll's War Record.

Col. Ingerson raised regiment of
cavalry and commanded it, and was as
signed to the Western Department. He
was IN the battle of Shiloh, and several
other engagements. On one occasion
he was ordered to guard a ford, with
instructions to delay an advancing army
of the rebels just as long as possible in
order that our army might make certain
counter-movements. He held his posi-
ion as long as he could do it, but the
enemy came up in such overwhelming
force that he had no course left but to
give the order to retreat every man as
best he could to save himself. It was
devil take the hindmost. As Col. In
gerson was galloping away with his men
as fast as their horses could get over
the ground, his horse stumbled IN a
lane and threw him. Just as he fell
several balls struck the logs near him,
and, on looking up, he saw two or three
rebels raising their carbines at him.
With characteristic quickness and pres
ience Of mind he shouted at the top of
his voice: Hold on therel Don't
make fools Of yourselyesi I've
been doing nothing else for the last
five minutes but wishing for q good
chance to recognize your -
Confederacyi "
a Southern officer ordered the men
to stop, and they all laughed at the un-
known Yankees impudence, and then
they took him prisoner.
Little Falls transcript., 1880-01-30
His Name Was Smith.

- ~ S-a
In the grammar department. Of one Of
ours public schools, q few days since,
the teacher, after talking with her class
on the subject Of my thology, read. to
them as follows: -...s ..5s5.:s
vulcan, smith, architect and chariot
builder for the gods Of Mount Olympus,
built their houses, constructed their
furniture 2 etc. 8.5.ss.
The following day the subject Of the
preceding day was given Is 8 language
lesson, and, as no mention was made ot
Vulcan, the teacher asked the class
who built the houses for the gods on
Mount Olympnsf For 8 while the
children seem lost II profound thought
when suddenly . gleam Of intelligence
illumined the face OF one little girl, and
she replied
q can't think Of his first name, but
his last name IS Smith r. Boston
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