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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
Houston & Texas Central R,u

lhcpnly Nllistccl rail line In tho slals
The only Hue IN Texas rilnniny Two Ahiit nes
Ncnpcr trains each way With Pullman phrinr
care un day train- aud Pullman s.frniar IN y,
On nlghttmlns, and. With Ne connccflt,, 4 lam,
thC Only doublc dali, ruutc from N0rh.4b ,,J
Central TEXAS to New Orleans where imniedl
ut" conhUftions are made with thrSnvh III,
lines for AL points NORTH aud Easi. tsef r.
The shortest tho brtwrpn reVuk. kausa& t,lt,
Hannibal and II, Louis; and farntnhlc rSn,fs
Via Dcnlsdn aud Missouri Pacific ueliwaS Il,
Kansas CITY, Hannibal nr 81 f.oul, "a An nnln,s.
East, North and West
Through sieertrs every iay each wavheiwrnn
New Orleans aud St. l0nis Via lAluSnllr Z.
iianci',i, bNllas. sherman and Dcnlein
anu thence Nin AieanNfI NarAs f,alhl
through the lndlal i9fflt0fN So fnsl eclii
hnn., and >cialiA. Soy
sltennfA UUNw, eNch NaN, heht,rn Naosi,
and Austin,
liciiain ~ cNnlmaNt M ltUuipc "a he iloussun
lcNls central Railway, and ailfa t0 NM
YORK., thrurn IA North Grmnnu ilOyd Whifn
tAr. ltnnan, state. Rotterdam and Italian
steamship Lines, On sale az Important ataliohs
On Hue ni this railway and at Galveston, pncle
Victoria, san Anlonn, MArinn, SCguln N pilnnt
l.nurango, Columbus, tlaioniA, SrnuNhive9,
san Mmr'ile, licnnd Rock, New nraunielsi,oNL'
dale.
" Persons desiring TO purchase, nf1AIf
jickcts, 10 send to irirnds in Europe, Wiil sa,,
money hy consulting npr agents
na For Information a. to- rates Of fgeirin
passage, routes, Ne, Gtply IN perAon ar h, elt9
Ia u, o. tIuOn, Ticket ARrnt. Dallas lrN
DASH, Ripi,nN, q, N.A, FAuLtNn1, ~ 4, 4.
J, WNtpu i'r's. l'uNas Manager ilnnstHn Tvs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
CHURCH NOTICES.

The devotional meeting OF the y. NJ c. 4.
at y. ~. win De- conducted h, MIR. y. A. r.
Evans. subject "pesirc for the salvation Of
souls Romans M. Tho mcciing will be held
al The Fourth stree, Methodist church. Al are
invited.
The regular meeting Of ihc W. G. T. L. viii
be held tat the Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN church
O'Clock, Monday afternoon
First Baptist church. Pablo worship aud
preaching, at the regular hour. by the pastor.
Rev ". +. ryncs. sunday school at asSoa m,
! W, II. Taylor superintendent
south side Baptist church. corner of ~ InnIs
avenue and broadway. sunday school at $50
a. M. preaching by the pastor. }. :. Gillespie,
at II 9. M. and al night Prayer meeting We'd.
nesday night.
81 Andrews church, corner al Rusk and Eas,
ilfth streets. Tenth sunday after Trinity.
sunday school at $3.50 a. m. morning prayer,
litmy and sermon at u am, evening service
will he omitted.
Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN church. corner 81
Filth aud Taylor streets Rev u. VI. Tinnon,
pasior Preaching al n q. m. bS the pastor.
At $3.50 y. m, union services and preaching ~
Rev. \. \. nilsson. Mrs, T.. Eagsdale Rogers.
VII" Is probably the sweetest songstrcss The
4 Fort Worth people have had AN opportunity OF
hearing. will sing at both these services. \
cordial Invitation to the general public to both
these services.
I 81 Paul's NJ. y. church. corner Main and
/ Ninth streets. $3.50 a, M, sunday school: II a,
M. memorial sermon by the pastor, In honor
ofGcn. Graut The public arc cordially and
earnestly invited 10 attend aud take part In
these services. No scrNiccat night, M account
Of the union service at the Z, T. church.
services at the Christian church, corner
fhrockmorton and sixth streets, to-day sun.
day. school $3.50 q. NJ. sermon II so II. m. and
at p. m. seats free, All are Invited MI.
Mcknight, pastor.
services to day at the First Presbyterian
church. corner OF Calhoun aud Fourth streets.
at II am and pm. preaching by Rev, Mr.
Roe. Regular prlyer.mccting ut the church
/ every Wednesday evening; sabbath school &C
$50 am. sM Fry, superintendent
First Baptist church Jennings avenue, near
terminus OF Tenth and jackson streets w. T..
1Nncs, pastor Publc worship and preaching
at II a. N. aud p m SUNDAY school at a.aO
u. m.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
where,cr Malaria Exists,

The bilious are its certain prey. In in
termittent and remittent fever, dumt
ague and aguc cake, the liver is always
seriously affected, and the blood conlami-
mated with bile. one of the chief rca-
sons why lIostetter's Stomach Bitters IL
such Il sure defense against chills and fc-
yer and every form of malarial disease,
is. that It does away with liability to the
disease, 10y reforming irregularity of the
hillary organ in advance Of the arrival of
the season when the disease is prevalent
There Is no finer terrifying preparalive
forthosc about visiting or cmlgratlng 10 Il
locality where the miasma-taint exists.
There is no certain immunity from dis
casc Iii an endemic or epidemic form, Ia
be secured by the use of The average ton
les and antispasmodics. But where qui-
nine fails the Bitters succeeds both IN
preveting and curing. Moreover, II re-
moves every Vcstige of dyspepsia, and
overcomcs. constipation, rheumatism, IN
activity of the Kidneys and bladder, and
tranquilizes and strengthens the nervous
system,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
The Cop.mi,tee., Thanks.

We, the undersigned committee APP
pointed to solicit contributions of stock
Tor the reunion, desire to return our
thanks To the citizens Of Colorado, Abi-
line, Albany, Grapevine and Arlington for
the generous contributions made by
them and forwarded here to the commit
tee. We also desire to state that we
would like TO mention each individual
contributing, but as the names have not
been furnished us il is imPoS-
siblc TO do so. We desire
however, To mention the fact that MIR, u.
+. White of Colorado City shipped us in
his own name eighty head ol tine
mutton, with Instructions 'to use them
for the cause j. {. RICHARDSON,
.IOE HENDERSON,
j. u. REED,
Tom JOHNSON,
Committee.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
Brigade Meetings.


htAhQrAlTERs PoIIGNAC's BRIGADE,
FORT WORM, August u. 1850.
ine association met at 2 o'clock p, m.
'0eFc were present. Maj. W. VI. Busle,
Capt. w. y. Buslc, Capt. II.
r Soidard, Capt, A. T. Galbraith, vice.
p"sfirnls; A. j. lIolfort, chaplain:
heal.J. rlnck Thomas, secretary and
'Aasanr, and G, W. Rice, Edward Daus-
No.. Wood, q. T.. Triplett, John p,
gNSssagl h, NJ, Evans, Edward TnoT-
%n, L. 7 Allen, W. r. johnson, j. w
y S0rIoW, 7. II. Oliver, w. l.. Gwaltuy, X.
y ,sulIheh j. g, Kumbrough, j. II. Cook,
n, a. roster, II. c. llerndon, j. H. Kan
4 M. ' n Hues, Joe Ballingcr, 4. r..
lsyne,i' J. Stacy, c. +. Hathaway,
WY bols, j. j. Smoot, J. Il. Allen, s..
.sa i,'aV s j. Is. Martin, j. r.. McCor-
\ y - VILLAIN Nj. Giddcns, Daniel Glass
NJ =, hall, ). NJ. Townley, {. T. AIRING
~. Gray, and others.
.nt following was adopted:
II nl,,sAel, l. That the chair appoint n com
. " ~ ~ I'VE, Viz: Capt W. y. bush. n. n. oil
A n H. iowen, Capt. VI. 4. Galhraith and
s aand y, Sse, 70 meet Gen. Caruih al the grand
aid place y. ',,nyk p m. 20 agree upon the time
fhat a. ~ holulng our next renuion.
iiuriei y, Ky committee be and is hereby in
IT meetng. 80 'i'''o ioi "eN
n iailoss' We committee insist on all our organ
+ ad plsee iHee'ing In reunion at the same lin,
( sts, ~, OF Mai. Bush the association
Nv. a NJ we election of officers. Mai
hstio0 'u n oil Mckinney was, by accla
Hem. Neciared unanimously reelected
\ Rlaor s,n yiinr Tor the ensuing year. Al
siee y, o,lcers OF regiments were clecte,
nm, ss'uenis. Lieut.. j Pinck Thomas o
Il III "a Nas unanimously reelected secrc
4 Nd ~ treasurer, and J, |. G. Cowen o
~, comnlssary.
"A M \ ~ uie chair appointed Capt
4 ikns,, hush, I'd Thornton and Henri
Il iorths = committee of arrangement
~ ensuing year - =
X. Cona', ION, the chair appointed Cant. y
\ rorn,el'os' 4, t. Howell and j. n. Nc
4 l1iiens % prepare and report hitting rcsc
& eQn,nI,,aa ule death of Gen. Polignac, III
Aso'cloc,. " report tomorrow mornin
y pahii. resolved that these resolution
H. ssea In the Fort Worth G,zrrIr
4 4 y o'rl .,o,elation then adjourned 10 me,
n a. IN. Tomorrow.
lissbo,' riNch THoMAs, Secretary,
. eN1tkks ALABAMA Fx -cosryp-
4 '0nsentIon was As called % ord,
..
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
Texas n Pacillc Railway.

and the Wo-i short lrr to Ne,v Oricans and an
poiuis la loulonna. New Mexico Arinlna mud
california. tA,arlu lliiN 70 tho North. Easl
aud southeast, Pullman painrp slnopnp l'ats
VI rnsn and san frnelsco, Cntn also lsln
Worth aud New 0rleune without rhnnEc. solid
trains from VI paso 10 n, Louis. fasl tune
tlrsi class equipment. sure connections, ftF
thnt 2onr ticket reads Via Iexns 4 iariilr fuii'
way, For maps, tine tables, Tickets, rates Aud
all required Information, call on or ndirnsAhny
Z OF The Ticket Apenis.pr W. Il. ntNnESi
la-sengrT AGENT. lfnnetnh. tcNaa.
H. W. MCCULLOUGH,
PAss, a Ticket Ag't., Galveston, TeNa
W.li, NEWMAN. WE
gem lrnlic Manager, galveston ToNak
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

Twelve months clip. light. fine and medium
100 line heavy TO light. Ia lsc; six months, 10
a ne; fall line heavy, 100 lac; fan, light, line
medium, II a ilc; coarse, sa lsc.
Hldcs--No heavy fint. dry, per u l4c; No.
heavy fint, dry per % lie; No. light flint re
No . light hint. per D. ~ balls and heavy, dam
aged, per n, 81; calf skins and badly damaged,
per n aaGe; green, saited sound, per D lie;
butchers, green. per d hsc.
Hides from fallen cattle generally bought
'-fat, bringing about l2lc. when weighing over
bring from l0l 10 lfc. according 10 grade, but
generally grade No. 2. "a VIII, therefore, be 70
The Interest 81 the -tocknien 10 sell them nat.
Peliries--Decr skins, per NJ l2altc; antelope
skins per n 49, goat skins, each, 100 20c sheep
pelts according 20 amount " wool, gOc upi
Meylcan -heep pelts sfl0c; Mexican sheep
I pelts. Improved, II ai2c; MeNican sheep shear
I ings Sc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
Xiv. Stock market.

liecypf--
Grass. fed--2a d3lc.
MuttOn--t holcc, 2 q dc.
stock catile-Thc prices IN stock cattle vary,
according 10 locality whore raised. We quote
different localities as follows;
Panhandlc-Strieily lrst class yenrnngsi per
head SIS O00l6 10; two year oids, sl9 Od2O 90
cows anCLcavcs, $50 on.
Western TeXas-Neariings, I'll O0a u Oli Two.
wear .olds, SIS O0e 10 90; COWS ana calves, 70 W
"a 20 on.
Central ToNas-lcariings, o0al0 %; two.
year. olds, sl3 00aN co. cows aud calves, vs. "
"a ~ on.
southern Texas eaTlngs - O0a9 co. two
year Odds Sl2 0Ddl3 10, COWS aud calves, 80 q
"a p 90.
year oids, SO O0al2 ~; cove and calves, slh y
a 20 m.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

rIl.,Do'Rs FoHr WORTH Posr M. 4, g, y X
FoRT WORTH, August . lss''
Special order No. 4.
Comrades: You are hereby ordered
20 meet at Comrade kent's, 1913 Nam
street, in full uniform AZ 10 O'Clock TINS
morning and hence proceed to the Norm
Methodist church, corner Ninth and Main
streets, To attend THE memorial services oi
our dead comrade, L. $. Grant.
by order OF II. w. BRADLEY,
Attest; Post Commander.
". !. CfJNE.
Post Adjulant.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

Poiatocs--Irish,pcr bushcl, Texas new 5Oa G0c
new Northern, doe. onions. per Dbl, red $3.50
white $50; Tnrnips, white, per bbl - ruta-
baga ----. Beans H. med, bbls,, Sic; large
lima &c: small butter , Pickles. medium
per biol, 500; small, per bhl.. $500; half Dbl
medium. -. - half bbl., small, ---, Peanuts II
osc cider. half Dbl, $50; Cabbage, per crate
Northern, 500.
Poultr, Hens s2,00da.25 per dozen; young
chickens Sl.5OG 200; Turkeys 80 Ia Zoe cach
Geese S. Ducks N2.50p3O1
Eggs-PCr dozen, l0c.
Fresh country hr,.iF-(h l2i alsc; choice
Western dairy zoe creamery, 55W57!.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

Fakes s co. are selling bedroom suits
remarkably low for cash or on the INSTALL
ment plan, and with each single sale OF
$50 they give the purchaser a ticket which
entities him 10 a chance in the S3000-suit
~ NJ "lvnn AWAY next january.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
THE MARKETS.
hicagO.

CuIChuo, HI, Aug S'CattlC-R Receipts,
1900; market strong shipping steers y hOaa Wi
butchers - Wd4 ~, sturkcr- and feeders ~ 81
a. Is; Texans frmcr at y 1idl -; M western
range cattle received.
Ilogs-licceipts loO0, active and iirIucr.
~hcrp--Rcccipts lO00 inferior To- fair ~ 00G
90. good tu choice - iOqI D.
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rhe sonthern nrng storc.

The old prescription file OF the above
house. from which prescriptions can be
filled, Is now at T.. NJ. Wells drug store,
corner Fifteenth and Houston.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

Wheat hoicc. 75a s5r medium, go DC oats
12l a 25c; barley. 3ao 40c rye, --- corn. 40aa0c
bale hay, so 00al2 %; bran, soc per 100, chops,
II GOAL . uer iOQ.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

Teams sent 10 any part of The city ny
II. l.. Turner'S Enterprise and bioodeh
Stock stable.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

Always call on Il. J.. Turner II You want
the tinest turnout 10 be had In the city.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

Telephone r. L. Turner's Enterprise
and Bloodcd Stock stables for n single OF
double team.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Of Texas,

Now excellentiy equipped Win shops, .rtahm
enesii,e. wood and metal working machinery
md toolg chemical and physical apparatus,
garden. orchard, vineyard. blOOded stock, clr.,
an used in the training 81 Hiudenis % becomc
far,ner, ,onchlnieis, engineers, chemists, archi.
trsis co,ifrartors and skilled workers IN every
departmcnt Of life, prepared 20 secure proiii
abie and useful employment immediately upon
leaving college. hcmiiifary feature Is strictly
.tlhordlnnie. aud only used in obcdlepce TO ".
= Inv and a. an AID Ia discipline. Tenih an
uual ses.l0u opens sept. Z, 1875. No tuifion.
hoard. fuel wasbing, lights, only $3.50 for nine
m. nils rcad for catalogue 90
". n. DlhWiDDiE,
Chairman OF tho Faculty,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
JACKSONVILLE FEMAlEACADEMY
lllINOis CONSERVATORY or MUSIC. -

school OF Fine Art. Under one management
,,e,s-,,itf 70 u1pils ~ eata acgautasrr ~ al,
tF nclLSsD. q, ~. ffil. End ssDi ,iacksonsille H.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

o.,n, Memorial Services r
fhe " .shman objects Thereto

,.oe charge ineondiary
~ t'a" ami and Other News it""s'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

zsis is Z iis sii I.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-07-10
Desert w arfare.

There are many customs among
semi-civilized people that mitigate the
hardships of war. There are often
tribal conflicts between the fierce races
which inhabit Arabia, Sahara and the
Soudan. But Immemorial custom has
sanctified the water wells and the palm
trees that flourish only in the oasis.
The Arab will murder or rob, but he
would not cut down a palm tree or in
jure a spring ofwater In the desert, 1t
has now come to light that the British
soldier in the Upper Egypt and
Soudan proved to be more contempt
Bile savage than the followers OF the
False Prophet. The few traces of fer
tility in the deserts they passed over
were destroyed; the palm trees, which
for generations had furnished grateful
shade to the caravans, were cut down;
the date trees were uprooted, and the
wells and springs injured; some OF them
beyond repair. This was done by
the soldiers IF Christian England. 1t
is monssrous fact that the Bishops
who vote in the House ofLords were
the warmest supporters of the war
which Great Britain has been carrying
on in Upper Egypt. Dsmo,est's
AoaALyJ0y July.
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Ken0yating Old Meadows.

While in some cases surface Inenur.
ing and reseeding without cultivation
will answer the desired purpose, in
others it will not. But very few of even
our best meadows are uniform in the
amount Of hay produced from each
acre. There are spots in nearly all
meadows where the average hay crop
is much below what 1t should be, aud
In many cases it IS too light to pay the
cost of gathering he crop.
The most practical remedy is to
replow and reseed the land as quickly
as possible. As soon as the present
hay crop is gathered, turn over the sod
and top dress The entire field with we'll
rotted barnyard manure, putting a
larger amount on the poorest spots
than elsewhere. This manure should
be well narrowed in, and by the last of
August or the first of September the
land should be heavily seeded with
timothy. If, at the last narrowing,
two hundred pounds of pure bone
-four are sown broadcast and incorpor-
ated with the surface soil, II e result
ing advantage will be very great. If
seeded in the way, and at the time IN
dlcated, a heavy hay crop may be har-
vested newt summer. For lhe renova-
ton of Improbable meadows, the
above plan is earnestly recommended
as being worthy of more general prac-
tice.-T Ex.
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Little Things.

The poultry business calls for close
attention to number of small and
apparently trivial matters if the best
results and greatest profit is to be
secured. Even with fowls worth SIS 90
each the investment may fairly be
looked upon as embracing a large
number OF small ones. II costs more
10 buy a trio of good fowls than to get
tue perches, drinking cups and other
little things which are necessary. But
no poultryman can afford TO let things
go to waste he aims to secure profit
In payment for his time and money
expended. In larger as well as smaller
details 1t pays to be careful. The man
of business with a liberal or fair income
can afford to buy his grain or other
provisions at the nearest store, but a
little looking about would often enable
him to save several dollars. His care
lessness in purchasing viii inevitably
extend to the minor work about the
poultry house and soon he viii cease
to care for anything about his stock.
This will result in a slovenly poultry
yard and sooner or later he viii give
up his fowls. This is all wrong. but
the case portrayed is true enough to
life, and almost any breeder can recall
a similar one. The merchant began
by neglecting little things If any one
wishes to engage in poultry breeding
let HIM learn the details as he would
those of any industry and attend to
matters systematically. If the little
things are attended to there is small
danger the larger viii be neglected.
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Sir Ashley Cooper . Horse Dealer.

In the life Of Sir Ashley Cooper il is
said that he required his coachman TO
attend every market morning at
Smishiield, and purchase all the lame
young horses exposed for sale which
he thought might possibly be convert
ible into carriage or saddle horses,
should they recover from their defects.
He was never to give more than seven
pounds for each, and FIVE pounds was
the average price. In this manner
thirty or forty horses were sometimes
collected at Gaelisbridge, his farm On
a stated morning every week the
blacksmith came up from the village,
and the horses were in successive or
der caught. haltered and brought to
him for inspection. Having discover
ed the cause Of theil lameness, he pro-
ceeded to perform whatever seemed to
him necessary for the cure. The im-
proyement produced in short time by
good feeding and medical attendance,
such as few horses before or since
have enjoyed, appeared truly wonder
To-. Horses. which were at first with
difficulty driven to pasture, because of
their halt, were now with as much
difficulty restrained from running
away. Even one fortnight at Gaelis-
bridge would frequetly produce such
an alteration In some OF them that it
required no unskilliul eye IN the for
mer owner himself to recognize the
animal which he bad sold but few
weeks before Fifty guineas were
lpaid for one cf these animals,
which turned out a very good bargain,
and Sir Astley's carriage was for years
drawn by a pair OF horses which to-
gether cost him Only twelve shillings.
We believe similar business to
that of Sir Ashley Cooper is carried on
by class of horse dealers in New
York and other large cities. Lame
and otherwise worthless horses are
bought for few dollars and taken tu
the country. where the change to pas
ture diet, the needed rest, and the
watohful and careful treatment Of the
owner frequently transforms a worthless
morse into valuable animal.
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Cut the Clover Early.

There is great temptation on the
part OF farmers TO leave the cutting of
clover much later than it should be.
Work is always pressing at this season
OF the year. Then # a few rainy days
come the haying seems to be necessa-
rlly postponed. This is, OF course, a
gain in weight OF grass if left until
more mature; but with clover this
gain is offset by inferior quality. Early
cut clover, mowf just as il is coming
into blossom, viii be greedily eaten in
Winter by any kind of stock. There
is really no loss, as the plant cut early
pushes up vigorous second growth,
which takes the nutriment which
would have gone into the first crop.
Two, three or even more clover crops
may be grown on rich land in a single
season.-Amey1eaa C4lt.
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Stirring the Soil.

The farmer who understands his
business, says the Massachusetts,
PlougAman. will cultivate his crops as
often as the surface of the ground
becomes hard, well knowing that the
moment the soil around the young plant
becomes crusted over it prevents free
circulation of air, and very materially
checks the growth of the most hardy
plants, and often entirely DESTROYS
those tha, are tender. We have so
many farm implements that have been
constructed with especial reference to
the ease with which they win STIR up
and pulverize the soil, that there is
really no excuse for permitting the
surface soil to get crusted over, after
the plants are large enough to be seen.
OF all the months of the year for stir.
ing the soil, the month of June is the
most important. The farmer who
neglects to cultivate his crops during
this month may expect a small crop
at harvest time. The old idea that a
crop should not be hoed until the
weeds get large enough to shade the
crop. is not good one, never wait for
the.weeds to grow before running the
cultivator over the ground. but az soon
as the crop is high enough TO readily
see the rows, the cul.ivator should be
run between them, whether there are
any weeds in sight or not, for while it
is important to keep the weeds from
growing, it is also important to keep
the soil light and loose. The expense
of keeping the weeds down IS much
less when cultivation IS commenced as
soon as the crop is up. It will not
cost as much to keep a piece of land
clean of weeds, if the work of cultiva-
ton be commenced in season, as it
will begin the work after the weeds get
large, and they are not more than half
destroyed, for when once the weeds
get large it is not only expensive to
pull them up, but unless they are
carried off the field most of them will
grow again after the first rain. When
weeds are not more than an inch high,
by running a cultivator over the
ground, most OF the weeds will be des-
troyed without any further labor.
When the first crop of weeds is
thoroughly destroyed the second crop
Will give but little trouble, if the soil Is
stirred as often as it should be. The
farmer should never be SO busy in June
as not to be able to cultivate his crops
as often as the surface of the ground
becomes hard.