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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05
Black Mexican" Sweet Corn.

In the Rural Nc,c Yorker for Janu.
ary q, we find the subjoined opinion
of this most delicious of all the varie-
ties Of sweet corn with which we are
acquainted. Like the Rural, we have
tested all the leading varieties, but
for ten years past We have not failed
to have n small lot of "Black Mexi.
can" for our own table use. In
point of productiveness we do not
think it equals some others, but in
quality we do not hesitate TO second
our valued contemporary in placing
it at the head Of the list
For two years past we have often call.
ed attention to the excellence of a VA.
riety of sweet corn we'll known as Mex.
lean. We have tested in our grounds
all sorts of sweet corn and, "a regards
sweetness and richness that might
well be described as "bpttery.n we be.
lieve this Mexican variety should be
placed first. That there Is no market de.
mand for il is owing 10 the fact that the
ears are rather small taveraging seven
inchesl and, being as white as other
kinds until the kernels begin to hard.
en-, there is no distinctive character by
which it may become known to pur.
chasers and others, and larger kinds are
preferred. The Mexican corn grows
about five feet high. is very prolific,
often bearing two and three ears to a
stalk, and remains for an unusually
long time in fit condition for table
use. Even after the kernels begin TO
color, they are still sweet, tender and
we'll favored. When mature, they are
of n slate color and much shriveled.
Seed is offered by all seedsmen and we
hope that those of our readers who
have not done 30, will give it trial.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

DURING one of the stormy days of
last week, as we were grinding corn
on the cob on our "Big Giant
making splendid fine meal of it, at the
rate of five bushels per hour-a num-
Der OF neighbors came to sec how the
machine worked. After expressing
much satisfaction with it, one of
them wanted to know of us why we
ground the cob, stating that he be.
lieved it to be worthless as feed, and
it certainly consumed time in grind
ing. Our reply was "The cob is
doubtless worth rs much as straw for
feeding purposes, and as cattle must
Fill up on something, why not use
cob? Besides it is cheaper to grind
the cobs on this mill than it is to shell
and throw them away" To-day we
find in the Country Gentleman, let
ter from one of its well-informed cor
respondents in answer to the same
query, giving an analysis of the cob,
showing its theoretical value in fat
producing and flesh-forming constit-
uents; and the details of an expert
ment made by joint committee of
the farmers clubs in Connecticut,
which proves It's practical value. We
reproduce the article entire in anoth-
er column under the title of Seed
ing Cob Meal"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

TIE production, as substitute for
butter, of stuff known as "oleomar-
garine," made of the dear only knows
what, or how, has grown to such an
extent that makers and dealers in
the genuine article are combining for
an effort to compel the dealers in the
substitute to comply with the law
which requires that every package
shall be plainly stamped with its
name. In the large markets many
consumers unwittingly buy and use
this stuff under the delusioD that they
are eating the real COW product. One
reason for this may he found in the
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05
DIRECTORY.


PRESBNTERfAN, Situated on Spring and foot oi
HoEAId streets sefticsa sunday al D.. 80 A " and
II ~ Prayer meeting, "Wednesday aisl T.N. suBda, ,.
Spring aud ianb. Pastor. Rev. william Lsurie real.
denes, spring street, south of Methods, ohurrh.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Situated southeast cor.
n"t q Spring aud Howard streets sersccs sunday.
ct lG.9 A. n and "a p y. frayer-nestug. wednesday
At5l = n. SUNDAY hoo Sunday 80 p " basement
u church. Pastor, Rev. A. d. Yocum. residence.
Curtin street, ucsi of Spring
ST. JOHNS ROMAN CATHOLIC, Situated on
Bisbop street bstv cen Allegheny and Penn Services
sunday and l1Bn a \. aud ~ p. all other days
5-o \. Pastor. Rev A. J. 0Brion; residence south
aide Of Bshop between Allegheny and Penn.
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL. Situated southwest corner
Of Allegheny and Lamb sireeis s-s s.sces. Sunday
l'-ih A. n. and ?. n. "Wednesday services ~ ?.
~ aud SUNDAY school Sunday ~. IN iassrasHi Of
church. Rector. Rev. John Hewitt; residence on
Lamb street rear of Episcopal church.
LUTHERAN. Situated SauthVest corner of HiFh
and Penn streets Services Sunday lOS0a ~ and ~ p
= sunday boot Sunday in Lecture of church.
Prayer-meetinR "Wednesday ~ n. Pastor Rev Sam
mel \. furst; Residence, at Parsonage High Street
next the church
GERMAN REFORMED, Situated northeast corner
OF Linn and Spring s'reets Services sunday at To- 10
y. andIlz '. y. Prayer nesting "Wednesday ~ n
sunday-schgnl. Sunday pyQ A.. n In the chufch
UNITED BRETHREN. Situated ootner south High
aud Thomas streets. Services SUNDAY AZ 1890 A. n
and 1zr.n rrsyer.meeting. "Wednesday ~ IN Pas
tor J. NJ. smith. fvsi-ofhce address Bellefonie.
AFRICAN METHODIST, Situated south end Of
High street. Services, Sunday 10 70 A. and Z. NJ
Prayer meeting Wednesday n p n. sunday-schooI 10
church at 40 ?. n. pAstor, Rev JoDes; residence,
Thomas street.
FRIENDS. Situated snd Of Logan street near
Dsllsfcnic Aoademy. Meetings, Sunday II A. ~.
"Wednesday II An.
\. VI. G. A. Prayer meetings held every Sunday
ai aud every Friday aisJz n. In the room Of the
Association above the Post Ofioe Uniou meeting s
held In The MON the ars, Sunday IN each month At p
n aoom open every night from 10 p. ~ and the
National Christian Temperance Union al 10 p X on
Thursday.
The LADIES TEMPERANCE PRAYER-MEETING
meets In the Logan lIose House, Thursday st3Fu
CENTENNIAL TEMPERANCE CLUB, Regular
meeting each Monday at p. n. in their rooms in
Bushs Arcade. High street.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05
Feeding Cob Meal.

BY J.A.F, st. Louis, Mo.
EDS. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
notice an inquiry of ii. N, Mastic,
\. Y, asking forinformation regard
ing the economy and utility of grind.
ing corn and cobs for feed. While it
is true that farmers differ on this ques-
tion, yet is it not true that this ques-
tion can be settled beyond doubt or
difference of opinion, and If so, why
not do so, rather than leave farmers
and others desirous Of the facts, TO
exercise their own judgment, when
they have no data from which TO
form a reliable conclusion Dr.
Nichols Of Massachusetts SAYS in the
Boston Pioughmdn, that being in
doubt rs to the desirability of using
cob meal for stock, he selected 4 well
formed ear of corn, and removing
the kernels, subjected the cob TO an
aIysis with the following results:
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

THE more q farmer works with his
brain, the more effective is the work
of his hands. The successful General
is the one who plans his campaign in
advance. Now is the time for the
agricultural General to plan his cam.
paign for the coming summer. The
farmer should always keep his think
ing work ahead of his manual labor,
and plans laid and well matured now
will help forward the summers work
amazingly. 1t would not be a bad
idea to have a little pass-book set
apart for this special purpose, and in
it make memoranda Of your plans.
Memoryis not always to be depended
upon, and your little book will be a
great aid to it.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

hence in day each fowl will eat %. 100
pounds, and the cost lat 80 cents per
bushell will lie S000205lG, or u trihe
over two mills Correspondence Of Phiia
dclphia Record.
There's sample of telling what
should be done, and showing how to
do it. If the correspondent of our
esteemed contemporary calls that
"keeping accounts" we should like
to see specimen of his guessing"
Mr.. Thomas Robinson, Of Geddes, n.
Y, lately showed to the Onondago
Farmers Club yellow butter made the
previous week "from the milk Of Jer.
sey COW, fed on clover hay with II por.
tion of shorts and peck of carrots
each day." That is the only kind of
coloring material Natures own make)
that should ever he tolerated in any
dairy product Tribune.
If the Tribune's mistaken advice
were generally followed, the proper
ton of "wagon-grease butter" which
finds it way to the market would be
largely increased. There Is some
thing in appearances, and nothing is
Judged" by them oftener than but
ter. Experience has proven that if
the product of a single winters
churning be divided, and the one-half
nicely "colored" while the other is
left in all its lardy whteness, and the
two lots put in competition in the
open market, the average purchaser
will make difference of from three
to five cents per pound in favor of
the "June color" Perhaps no one
will deny that the kind of "coloring
material" used by Mr.. Robinson is
the very best in the world, but it is
not every butter maker who has Jer-
sey cows, or who can feed on "clover
hay and carrots" In all respects
excepting color well cured fodder
corn makes an excellent substitute
for clover-hay as n winter feed for
milk cows, and can be had in many
cases where clover hay cannot. That
this lack in color can be easily,
cheaply and advantageously supplied
We are fully convinced by a some
what protracted use Of the "Perfect-
ed Butter Color made by Wells,
Richardson & Co, OF Burlington,
Vt. We do not advocate the use of
every yellow nostrum that may be
advertised for the purpose, but that
this is effective and utterly harmless
sc know from continued experience.
Botanists say that there are $4,000
different kinds OF weeds in the United
Slates.-Erchagc.
That makes the farmers war against
the weeds look rather formidable.
But we must ,cin Il if we would snake
the farm pay
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

The result of this analysis proves
that there is in corn cobs a consider
able quantity of fat-produclng and
iiesh-formng constituents, equal in
value TO the best oat straw.
An experimental test has been made
in a more practical way, Zone in
which all farmers can settle the dues-
tion,) by joint committee of the
Pomfret and Woodstock, CT, Farm
ers' Clubs as follows:
Nine thrifty shotes as nearly alike
rs possible, were kept in tight and
tidy pens 80 days, (from March 81
to June G,) and were fed during that
time all they would eat. Dividing
into lots of three, lot one was given
clear water and meal from shellcd
corn; lot two was given cob meal
and water, and lot three had corn
and water. The best northern corn
was used in each case. The gain in
live weight for lot one was 3O7
pounds; for lot two, 29i pounds,
and lot three, 233 pounds. The net
gain in pork for lot one was 2l9
pounds /; lot two, $50 pounds, and
lot three l96 pounds. Lot one ate
1922 pounds of clear corn meal; lot
two, ,36l pounds cob meal-which
contained l,14T pounds of clear corn
meal-and lot three 1874 pounds of
clear corn. We find it took as
pounds of clear corn meal in the first
pen to make one pound of live weight,
and 5.5 pounds to make one pound of
dressed weight. In the second pen
it took I.Tj pounds of cob meal to
make one pound of live weight, and
fraction less than pounds 10 make
one pound of dressed weight. IRE
ducing this TO clear meal we find
3.s7 pounds made a pound of live
weight, and pounds made a pound
dressed meat.) The third pen took
5.T5 pounds of clear corn TO make
one pound of live weight and COS
pounds to make one pound of dress
cd meat making q perceptible show
ing in favor of corn and cob meal.
Besides these facts, it is also true
that there is an acid and an alkali in
the cob, both of which are beneficial.
Add to the above facts the cost of
shelling the corn, and the fact that
animals require certain amount of
bulk in their feed, and think the
question as to value and expcdiency
of grinding corn and cob for any
and all kinds of stock, is settled be-
yond question.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

TOBACCO continues to "boom" in
Lancaster at an unprecedented rate,
the receipts and payments of last
Saturday fully equalling, if not ex-
ceeding those of the week before.
The New York Tobacco Journal takes
the packers to task for paying the
farmers too high prices for their
crops, and calls the figures "insanely
high" We notice, however, that
prices in the Connecticut Valley run
up to about the same standard.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05
Soiling Stock.
]. D. O. in Connecticut Farmer.

J. d. a. in Connecticut Farmer.
| have tried soiling stock for the
year past with good success, on nat
ural grass land. like grass best for
this purpose. Glover is good on any
land. Either can be raised with bat
little labor and by top dressing a
large crop can be secured. | had
this year four acres, on which, In two
crops, cut the equivalent of twelve
tons of dry clover, yetmy experience
is that the best of all crops for milk
and butter is sweet corn planted in
hills three feet by one feet, and fed
with the ears on and while In the
milk.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

Lii sufferers from this disease
y that are anxious 20 be cured should try On
kIssNERs CELEBRATED C0NsUMPTIvE row.
Dkks These Powders the only pretaratson kueu
that viii cure CoSsusPTtoS and all diseases Of the
IHHoAT AND LuNes-indeed. % strong IL eur fAih in
them, and aso 90 eonvncs you that they NO hum.
paid, FREE THtAL Dox.
We don't want your money until you are perfectly
satisfied Of their curative powers IL your life worth
saving. dcnt delay In giving these PowBKRs trial a.
they win surely cure ron.
Price, for large hon, s0n sent b any part Of the
United states OF Canada, BY mail rscept q price
Address,
ASH & ROBBINS,
A-ly 800 Fulton Street nrnoktvu NY
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

President Judge-Hon. Gas A. MaYTE Issck Haven.
Additional Law Judgc--Ilou. JoHs II. OHvIs Belle.
fInte.
Associate JudEes--Tons saxUIt TEsstE iaaE DtvIr
PrUihonotAry--I. GsLytN HARPLA
Register Of wlli, and CGk of o. C-E " BrEcRTE,p
Recorder ~ Decd. &c .--wuuax 4. Touiks.
nistfict Aiintney--bAyIB A. IoKTNEI
Shcfin--joHN sFGNeLIE
TrrasnrrF--tiTNkI IHAAicE
County Eurssyof-JusEFH UTviiNG.
CgTuncT--nT. IosIrH AbAMs
Cauuty tommissoneEs-ANUETW GEEqC. GHo SwAn
J asOn DrNKIt.
Clerk g. County Com ommissinnsrr-IIrNHT BICE.
Attorney g. County Conmizs oners--C NJ B0wKE
JABitor Il the Court iUase-BLHTHiN gALhRAfTH.
County ABiiiors-JsNrs T. STEWART, GtoEsI r. VII
uhSs, THoNss u. J,aisaS
Jury Iofnmissinnors-JoHs SHASNaS. Dartp " kLfrI
Superintendent Of Pebble SchooIs-Pfuf HENHI MrTEs
Soiaries fuhlic-EvtN u. BLLscHGEp. ". W. PgTTEH.
Il. {. CHIuINtN. Bellefauia
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

WE do not know where the Con
reIneur Herald is printed, nor by
whom, but We do know that when it
publishes, as editorials, articles so
good that papers of such high stand
ing as the Dairyman copy them word
for word, giving full credit for them
to the Herutd, it should be sure that
they are original, and not "cabbaged"
from the american Agricultwist's col
umn of "Hints for the Month" The
DEMOCRAT makes pregnantquotations
from the Agricultural, in the belief
that its readers are the gamers there
by; but if it failed to give proper
credit for matter thus appropriated, it
should expect some one to call it a.
well, "cashier" might answer for a
synonym.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05
FITS, EPILEPSY.
FALLING SICKNESS

PERMANENTLY CURED-No
n uumlng-by eas neash's sssse ef Or. oos-
Iard's Celsbfsted infatihle Fit Powders To coa.
yince sufferers that these powders viii Do al wr cal
for them We will send them hy mail rosf PAGn Fnen
THtAh Hox. A. Df 0ouisrd is the oiy physician thai
has ever made this disease special s,sdy, and
our kn0wiedge th2nsans have been PERMANENTLY cur
Cd hy the Hse ef these PownERa, vIl1 GUARANTEES
fERntSEsf cure 10 every case, nr aNruNp rot AlL
noEsf KxFssFsn. Al sufferers Eheula give thcse
tive poaers.
Price, for large box taoo or boxes for $1,000 cent
~ mail 10 any part uf the United States OF Canada
on receipt Of price, OF by express q o. Address
ASH & ROBBINS.
lt-iy geo Fulton ssress. nr1@kiyn. n v.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

HoRsEs contract habits very easily
when improperly managed, and trans
init them to their offspring. The
balky man makes a balky horse.
" 'Fis easier to prevent than to cure. y
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

AT late meeting of the Fulton
Farmers Club, in Lancaster county,
one of the members exhibited an ear
of corn containing 1850 grains.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05
PLEASANT SUMNER RESORT

Coed trout fishing IN the immediate vicinity. cab
70 every iraln. A. The Mlllhelm fIUtsi accom-.
mosiations viii he auHa arst-ciass hnd tsrms modsf-
ate June =, 1sse-lyA
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

ing of their stock, and in all the
manipulations of their product.
We recently had the pleasure of a
brief visit from a gentleman who
farms on somewhat extended scale
in Central Iowa, and were gratifed
to learn something of "Western
Farming" from man who puts these
methods in daily practice, and ".makcs
farming pay" by them; albeit we
could not forbear the reflection that
a greater profit could be obtained
from the use of the same raw material,
by the application of more labor, and
greater attention to details. The
idea of feeding an hundred head of
steers upder an open shed, on "snap
corn" (corn jerked from the stalks as
they grow in the field, and fed with
out husking, while the stalks are per-
mitted to go to waste) with the ther-
mometer marking from zero down to
2T0-seemed to us rather primitive.
Yet our friend does this, and "makes
the farm pay" by doing it, too.
True, the corn grown in Iowa does
not cost as much, bushel for bushel,
as does that grown in the East, but
IS It not north as much for flesh. forming
purposes! and would it not be better
to feed it in the most economical
manner? Our friend was hurrying
home to make sale of a lot Of near
three hundred "Poland Chinas," :"
which had, partially at least, been
fattened by following" these same
steers, and cleaning from their drop
pings the corn which had found its
way through them whole. No doubt
this saves a large portion of corn
which would otherwise be lost, but
well, we prefer that our pork should
be fed on corn that had passed
through "Big Giant mill.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05
Among Our Exchanges.

The American Agricultural for Feb.
ruary is an unusually interesting and
readable number, and this is saying a
great deal for publication which never
gives ts readers poor or even common.
place issue. Over one hundred and
twenty five articles, embracing the wild.
est possible range of subjects of direct
interest 10 the farmer, illustrated by a
hundred engravings, every one of
which is executed with greatest care
and fidelity, together covering forty
beautifully printed pages, is showing of
which any publishers may well be
found.
The February or "Midwinter" mum.
ber of ,ScriJner's Magazine has reached
our table. While every article within
its beautiful cover pages is of interest to
every reader, thersare number which
appeal with peculiar force TO those who
are engaged in the great work of feed.
ing the worlds eaters. Among these
are Rev. T.. p. Roe's Success with Small
Fruits, New England Fences, New
Fruit Press, and the Mechanical Tx.
traction of Cream. Believing as we do,
that the best farmers are those who are
most intelligent and best read, we should
be glad to know that this number OF
.ScrtbHer was in the hands of a very large
proportion Of Centre county's farmers.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

THE TEsr oP THE NATIONAL WELFARE Is rHE INTELLi-
aEscE AND PROSPERITY OF rHE FARMER.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

Erery farmer ia his annual experience
discocers something Of cdtue. Write II and
send II TO the "Agricutturat Editor Of the
DEMOCRAT, Beitefonte, Penn'a," that other
farmers may hare the benefit Of Il. Let
communications be timely, aud be sure that
they are brief and tcet pointed
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05
Extracts and Comments.

Extracts and Comments.
The poultry should be fed meat three
or four times n week with their other
food, when, the ground being frozen,
their are neither worms nor insects for
them to pick up about the premises
EEehdnge.
Milk makes complete substitute
for the meat, and if plentiful should
be fed in abundance, For those who
cannot conveniently get the meat,
and do not have the milk Gas often
happens even among farmers in the
winter the careful saving OF table
scraps and the use of the water in
which the dishes are first washed for
mixing the morning feed, will be
found TO we'll repay the trouble.
The cob of Indian corn contains a
large amount of potash its ashes con.
tain twice the amount of mineral than
the ashes of the willow, which contains
more than any other wood. Potash is
one Of the minerals for which the farm.
er pays, IN one shape or another, large
sums of money, and this frequently
when there can be seen lying round
his premises uneconomized quantities Of
this valuable material. When the cob
is led ground with the corn, this large
amount of potash will be found in the
manure, as the animal economy does
not equal the amount of potash which
the vegetable kingdom requires. II
might not be bad economy to grind and
feed the cob if it was only TO secure the
potash it contains.-Rccord.
To wagon the cob two or three
miles to the mill and back again, and
pay at least "one-eighth" for having
it ground might be "bad economy"
but where q farmer has "Big Giant"
feed mill, such as We are now run.
ming, and does all his grinding at
home on wet days, and at odd hours,
we eare sure that it would prove profit
able from the standpoint of the ma
nure heap, to say nothing of its
value as feed, which on experience
proves to be considerable.
The cost of poultry raising is some.
thing which farmers in general do not
look into very closely-tbey generally
"guess" that there is profit in ii, and
let it go at that. In fact, this guessing
habit is peculiar to the business OF
farming, and is one of its weak points.
If merchants and manufacturers were
10 be content with guesses as to their
financial ventures there would be more
failures than now. Some
years ago kept an account of what
Hook OF light Brahma fowls would eat
from day TO day with full supply of
feed always at hand. ! found
that, after supplying the flock for ten
or dozen weeks with all they would
eat. the amount consumed in q year by
each individual was about one aud a
half bushels. A flock of 100, then,
would consume $50 bushels per aunum,
or It's equivalent. At 90 cents q bushel
the cost per head Is IS cents. One and
a half bushels of corn weighs 81 pounds !;
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

RrGrtH TrRNs or Court Fourth Monday. q Jan
VAN, Aprtl. Augn.t and NovemleT.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-05

fact that by far too large proportion
of butter makers are so careless, un-
scientific and uncleanly that the stuff
they manufacture is so like the horri-
ble product of the "oleo" factory
that II would deceive the very elect.
One much-to- -be-desired effect of the
dishonest competition of this coun-
terfeit will be to awaken dairymen,
whether large or small, to the neces-
sity of greater degree of care and
cleanliness in the handling and feed
ing of their stock, and in all the
manipulations of their product.