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Feeding Swine.

1t requires certain amount of
food to enable an animal to live.
and it requires more food than
this to enable it to grow fat. The
waste in the system must be re-
plenished before any increase is
to be expected. Scientists have
studied the chemical composition
of animal bodies and different
food substances, that they might
determine which foods were best
adapted toreplenish the natural
waste, and at the same time in
crease the weight and aid in the
development of the animal. 1t is
unnecessary to here consider the
exact chemical composition of the
different parts of the body and
different foods, as some of the
conclusions arrived at will suf-
flee.
In the first place, an animal
should have an abundant and con-
slant supply of pure, fresh water.
Water from wells in barnyards, or
manure pits, or carried through
leaden pipes, should no more be
given to hogs than to human be-
ings.
When tits desired to give hogs
access to streams Of running water
only these, the source and course
of which are known to be free
from all impurities, should be
used. 1bfI8U0F-e
A certain amount of salt, SUI,
phur, lime, potash and other min
erals, is Indispensable to the pro-
per development of young and
growing pigs. The former two may
be readily gwen them in their
food, and they should each day re-
celve a small quantity; it makes
their food more palatable, and tits
eaten with more relish The Others
in limited quantities, are also nee
cessary, and are found sufficiently
abundant in the ashes. of coal,
wood and Of corn cobs. Once or
twice week, burn what scraps of
wood and such eobs as you may
have, and feed the ashes to the
hogs, mixed with any coal ashes
you may have from the house. For
muscle forming, grasses, clover,
peas. and oats are good and should
form the larger part of the diet of
young pigs. Clover, or clover and
blue grass pastures are particular
ly desirable for growing pigs. If
pigs at two months old are turned
into such pasture and remain
there until SIX months old, they
should have then attained their
growth and development, and bel
I'm a condition to receive a. corn
diet. When taken from pastures
md fed upon more eoncenrated
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Greenes.

The desire for fresh vegetables
In spring, is not a mere fancy, but
is "a craving of the system for a
healthful change in the diet. 1t
is well known that sailors, who on
long voyages subsist largely, if
not solely, upon sailed and dried
meats, are attacked by dreaded
disease, the scurvey, for which
fresh vegetables are a ready cure.
The families of many farmers are
confined during the winter months
to diet of salt meats, almost as
clusively as are sailors upon a pro-
tracted voyage. Sailed meats are
covenient; they afford a supply of
animal food with little trouble and
the pork barrel and the smoke
house are drawn upon from day to
day, with little thought of the
effect upon the health. As spring
approaces, the desire for fresh
vegetables becomes intense. The
farmer is fortunate if he has a
good supply of cabbages well pre-
served; these if eaten raw, as salad
or coldslaw, will go far to offset
the scolbutic effects of continuous
salt meat. A well-regulated farm
garden alas that there are SO few
will supply, except in three of
the coolest and three of the hottest
months, an abundance of spinach.
the best of all green's. Also the
non heading cabbage, which is all
the better the more it is frozen. If
cabbages are wintered in trenches,
or in a cellar, in such a manner as
to preserve the stumps, these
stumps, if set out in sheltered
place in the galden, as early as
the ground can be worked, will
soon produce an abundance of ten
der Shoots, which are most excel
lent green's, and may be cut over
several times. So with turnips;
if planted out in the same manner,
they will afford acceptable greens.
But we now have in mind those
families to which the garden offers
nothing. These must hunt the
fence rows or the pastures, for
some green thing. One of the
commonest wild plants collected
for green's, and one of the earliest,
is the dandelion, favorite with
many on account of its slight Bit
terness. This is usually fairly
abundant in the pastures. But, if
you, the reader, have a garden, no
matter if a poor one, stop here,
and make a memorandum to send
to your scotsman for a packet of
Improved Dandelion'' seed; SOW
these in good ground; when the
plants are well up, thin to a foot
apart in the row, and plant the
Trimmings to extent of plantation.
Keep clean all summer, and next
spring you will not be hunting for
dandelions, for the garden will
yield an abundance of the most de-
licious, and so welcome that the
planting will not be omitted in
future years. 1t is a waste of time
to hunt the pastures and road
sides for green's, when they can be
SO readily had in the garden.
Agriculturist.
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Cultivating Corn.

A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman, writing with reference
to the cultivation of corn, says:
My plan is to cultivate shallow and
keep The soil as nearly level as
possible. | had to try level Guilt
walton considerably before / could
give up the idea that it was better
than killing. The old plan of cul-
waiting corn implied using the
diamond plough to lay the corn by
with.
The earth was thrown to the
corn each way, and the middles
split out, leaving the soil in high
ridges. When cultivators first be-
gan to be used, they were laid
aside after cultivating two or three
times, as it was still considered
necessary TO finish the cultivation
with the plough. 1 tried both
plans, cultivating part of my crop
with the cultivator, and keeping
the soil reasonably level, and using
the diamond plough for the rest.
So far as my own experience is
concerned, l am satisfied that, tax
ing, one season with another, level
cultivation is the best. Ii we
knew to certainty that the sea-
son would be excessively wet, l
should of course, prefer to use the
diamond plough; but, generally,
level, shallow cultivation is much
the best, as well as the most econo-
mical. One man, with team and
a good walking cultivator, can do
as much work cultivating corn,
cane or potatoes, as two men with
two horses and two corn ploughs,
making the use of the cultivator
much more economical than
ploughing. 4
My plan of cultivating is to
have the soil in as good filth as
possible before planting the crop,
and then commense the cultivation
as soon as possible after the crop
is planted, with the harrow. This
breaks the crust and kills, out all
the young weeds that are sure to
start up; generally two harrowings
can be given with profit. Then
commence with the cultivator, tax
ing of the inside shovels and put
ting bull tongues in their places
these are really smaller and mar
rover shoyels. By using them
and pair of tenders, the soil can
be stirred very close to the plants.
Two good Civilizations can be Civ
en-; that is, one each way, and this
should leave +he corn very clean.
Two more workings with the larg-
er shovels is all that is general
ly needed. Sometimes, if the soil
Is unusually foul with weeds or
grass, one Tor even two) more cul-
tivation is necessary to keep clean.
| always found that it paid to keep
the corn as clean as possible, not
only to increase the yield but to
leave the soil in a better condition
for future crops. [ find that it
pays best to give the earliest cult
Walton possible. If you can secure
a good start to grow, you can
readily keep it up by continued
cultivation, and early thorough
cultivation is a most important
item in securing good start to
grow.
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foods, the change should be gradu-
FAl nSf Sudden 7asssz s''ze ss'''


Figures show conclusiyely that
an acre of clover will produce
more pork than an acre of corn,
estimating the yield of the latter,
at fifty bushels. 1t is estimated
that an acre produces ten thousand
pounds of clover, and that fifteen
pounds of clover produces one
pound of pork; in other words
about six hundred aud seventy-fve
pounds Of pork may. be produced
from one acre of clover. Ifa BUSH
ell of corn will make twelve pounds
of pork, and this is above theaver-
age, there will be but six hundred
pounds as the produce of one acre.
From Hog Raising and Pork
Making" Orange Judd Compa-
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Testimonial ofthe Craig Folding In
eubator.
See advertisement elsewh ere

JACKSON, Mich, Nov. 10th.
F. ID. CRA1d Y: So far as my ex-
perience goes and what I can hear
of different incubators, from par
ties who are now using them, I
would not trade the one I got of
you last spring for any one of
them, saying nothing about the
price which is,N double and in
most cases four times as much as
mine cost. Any man or woman
with good judgement can use a
Craig incubator. With first set
ting of lao eggs We hatched ninety
five chicks and had we known.
what experience has since taught
us, we would have Matched 125.
We let the heat get too low, and
thirty died in Che shell. Expert
ence will teach better than book
instructions Where eggs are cheap
go fi II rfZ n H u - IL u 20 - -s----''-E
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J. E. LOCKWOOD.
G. P. & T. A. Kansas City.

For TRADE-Two excellent
dwellings in Kirksville, for farm property
Farms within four or five miles of Kirksrille,
preferred, or will sell for cash at a bargain
For particulars address GRAPHIC OFFICE.
0FoR SALE.-Farm of 100 acres
situated within little over an hours drive
of the beautiful educational city of Kinks
vile, Mo-, $50 acres fenced in convenient
sized fields: 40 acres in cultivation and
meadow, balance in timber pasture, 3-4 mile
good hedge fence. balance rail and board
fence. Frame house, with six rooms, plenty
of stock water, a living stream runs through
one end of farm; plenty of nearly all kinds of
fruit; beautiful groves around the house.
good school within 20 rods of the farm:
churches in sight. No. / settlement: will be
sold at sacrifice and ON liberal terms if call
ed for soon. ir 4ltn
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Are you gong South.

Ii so, it is of great Importance to
you to be fully informed as to the
cheapest, most direct and most
direct and most pleasant rout.
You will wish to purchase your
ticket via the route that will sub
ject you to no delays and by which
Though trains are run. Before
you start you should provide
yourself with a map and time
table of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott d Gulf Railroad (Memphis
Short Route South). The only
direct route from and via Kansas
City to all points in Eastern and
Southern Kansas, Southwest Mis-
souri, and Texas Practically the
only route from the West to all
Southern cities. Entire trains
with Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars and free Reclining Chair
Cars, Kansas City to Memphis;
through Sleeping Car Kansas
City to New Orleans. This is the
direct route, and many miles the
shortest line to Little Rock, Hot
Springs Eureka Springs, Fort
Smith, Van Buren,, Fayetteville
and all points in Arkansas. Send
for large map. Send for a
copy of the Missouri and Kansas
Farmer, an eight-page illustrated
paper, containing full and reliable
information in relation to the
great States of Missouri and Kan
sas. Issued monthly and mailed
free. Address.
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we believe filling the incubator
full; think they do better.
Yours truly, MINOR & DARKE
433 West Wilkins st,
GLEANlNGs.


Plan to grow some lates crop
after all your early ones. Celery
on rich low lands follows we'll
after onions, cabbage or potatoes.
Squashes or Swedish turnips can
be made to grow well after early
peas on the poorer or sandy lands;
and late spinach may be sown in
August or September wherever
land is cleared of beets, potatoes,
beans or other early crops. Early
spinach and radishes are grown
between the rows of parsnips,
dandelions, celery, etc, and will
need no wedding until the early
crop is cleared off; land to do this
must be both rich and free from
seed of weeds. In order to have
the spinach and rad1shes come in
succession it will be necessary to
make a fresh sowing of seed every
ten days, for these crops will not
stand long after they are ready
for use.
May is critical month with
farm animals. They are, over
great part of the country, going
from hay to grass" and are liable
to be affected by the facilitating
influences of the succulent and
loosening feed. The only way to
prevent evil effects is 20 give hay
and grain at morning and evening
at first, continuing the morning
ration of hay longer than that of
the evening, until the grass gradu-
ally gains in nutritive value and
the animal becomes ,customed O
it. at"
1t is well enough to test many
varieties of potatoes on small
scale, as some of them may be
needed for seed another year. But
the crop for marketing should be
of few varieties, and those favor
ably known in the maket where
they are to be sold. Good pota-
toes are often unstable because
they are new to purchasers, who
are even more averse than farm
ers to trying experiments.
When a tree is to be trans
planted never leave more branch
es than are wanted for mains,
four or five at most; never grow
mass OF unnecessary limbs to be
crowding, which must be cut out
afterwards, much to the injury OF
the tree; remove them from the
head at first.
In keeping a horse lat there is
as much in the driver as in the
feed. A cross and nervous driver
will fill the horse with fear and
dread, and will rapidly run his
flesh down. Always be firm and
make it mind, but never get excit-
ed. A cool-headed driver makes
long headed horse.
A correspondent of the Ohio
Farmer thinks neglected butter is
doing more harm to the dairy
business than all other things
combined. at is made of pure
cows milk, but neglected in such
manner as to render it unfit for
use IN any way except for soap
grease!"
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For SALE-Form of 40 acres
five miles from Kirksville. 100 acres in cult
Walton balance IN pasture. a bargain Ad-
dress this Office.
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For SALE-Farm of lis acres
within one mile of Kirksville Good room
house, two halls, two room cellar, closets AMI
pantries. Good farm, orchard of two hun
dred trees. small fruit, 100 acres in cultiva-
ton, Is acres in good pasture. Address this
Office.
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For SALE Farm of so acres, 8
miles east of Sublette, good new house, land
lays well: well watered. Price $3.50: apply
JAS. Crow, Sublette, No., orthis office.
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For SALE, TRADE OR RENT.-A
good new house, four rooms. good out build
lngs, water at door, five blocks from public
square. Address this office or Z. B. Dodson.
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For SALE-Eighty acre farm
five miles northeast of Kirksville: good house.
rooms and 2 room basement. Price S25 per
acre; address this Office.
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For SALE.-S0 acres, of good
an d, all Under good fence and in good state
fcultiyat ion. A bargain, apply at this
ffiee ! 4 miles southeast of Greentop. 1925
ash; S425in one year, 1926 in two years.
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For SALE-Farm of so acres 81
miles southeast of Kirksville Land first
class; price $1,000; address this office.
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For SALE-A farm of 100 acres
100 acres in cultivation, the balance in fine
young timber. A bargain on easy terms APP
ply at this Office. Property situated three
mile northwest of Adair, Mo. Good orchard.
Place well watered.
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For SALE-F'ine farm of $50
acrss within IL miles of Kirksville. Good
two story house of S rooms and cellar: splen-
did orchard; living wells and one c1stern
40 acres IN cultivation: 20 acres IN pasture.
and 70 acres in woodland all under fence good
barn; very desirable piece of property; a
bargain: address this office.
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For SALE-Two good farms
containing 100 and 200 acres respectively. sit
nated near Wintersville. Sullivan county. Mo.
Excellent land; address William Hart, Green
castle, NO., or this office.
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For SALE-A farm of 100 acres,
situated eight miles east of Kirksville. Good
house, well watered. A very desirable piece
of property Inquire at this office.
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For SALE acres good land
one mile west of town, cheap for cash. APP
ply at this office.
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For SALE Fine farm of 100 acres
1-2 miles northeast of the Catholic church.
Adair county, Mo-, good two story house and
outbuildings, fine orchard and abundance of
small fruits, well watered, all in cultivation:
convenient to school house; price so per
arce. Payments $1,000 in cash, balance in
two and i've years at per cent secured by
mortgage on place. Address this Office.
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For SALE-Farm of 100 acres
situated in Verne county 1-2 mile from Shell
don and ~ miles south of Nevada. Price
$1,000. For particulars address this office.
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FoR SALE-S0 acres of timber
land, has fine sugar camp. miles north
west of town, corners with the Brawner farm,
address this Office
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THROUGH SLEEP ZIG FAR lines

Between s. --s.iis I'D ~ ~ YORK Vie Toledo; St.
Louis end 89ston i'd niagara Fals: Chicago
and New fC-it, =. i3i'tr5i: md aazefa FANS; s..
Louis and 81 P-ll and G.an sdDolis. St Louis
and Cnicas.o: g.. f.srss 4rG yrasas CITY; S.
Louis aud St Jossoas S. LoGis .rd Council Bluffs
and Ou11aI. 81. 1.o.iis and OHunagss. ST. Louis
e..,d Toledo; y Lou.5 rnd Detro!t. Chicago and
Kansas City; Esnsas CITY and Des Notres. De-
troit and Indianapolis.
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For SALE.-Farm of 60 acres in
Thayer county, Neb. House Of seven rooms
good out buildings, price $1,000, 5000 cash
and balance in easy payments, also piece of
school land near for $500 cash; address
Joseph Hodgson, Reynolds, Net
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For SALE-A number l COM
a IS and Surveyors outfit: address this Office
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For SALE-A small farm of 20
acres, known as the Tommy Waddill place, a
cheap home for one of small capital; address
j. Il. Smith. Linderville, No.
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For SALE-Farm containing
lightly one and one half acre, miles north
asst of Huntsville, one mile and half from
riload depot; address this Office. =
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For SALE-Farm of so acres, 60
acres fenced, 20 acres timber joining; good
frame house and outbuildings, situated in
Walnut township; address this office.
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n nr4$Send 10 cts postage and we will
III lSHfI mail you free a royal valuable
II VII lsample box of goods that will put
you in the way of making more money at
once, than anything else in America, both
sexes of all ages can live at home and work
at spare time, or all the time. Capital not
equired we will start you. Immense pay
ure for those who start ats once. STINsoN i
o., Portland, Maine.
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/ For SALE-Residence, and two
lots N chlrksviile,a house contains A rooms,
good yeii OF living water; property we'll ocat-
ed with sidewalks from the public s4uare;
price sfDo:apply at this Office.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-31

and Oak there are five cottages in va
rious stages Of construction, while in
that portion Of the city known a. New
Town. there are twelve new houses, OF
from one 70 six rooms each. These he
long to our co.ored friends. and .pedks
well for their energy and prosperity.
The aggregate cost of all these build
ings will be in the neiSLborllooa IL $500
Gao, and We hear Of q number of build
ings to 20 up durin2 tn summer that
will aid fully $lQ0,oa9 more 70 that
amount, and viii give the town a srowth
that will ast0nish all rivals.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-31
SnmcIninu 90 Think About.

The city i'll Florida that will hold /
the winter tourists. will lc the one with (
the greatest attractions. In past years .
it was nothing unusual for tourists to
settle down in enc place and remain pref
Is much all winter. One Of the most
noticeable features Of passenger traffic
this season has been their brief soJo0rn
in the various resorts Of the state. ot
course. this was caused mainly by the
fact that we now have better and more
extended facilities for reaching the DIFF
ferant points Of the state, and the dis
position of our foreign visitors to avail
Themselves Of thenh This circumstance
has no, been so favorable f., hotcl-keep-
ers at tie central points
The logic of this lesson is that people
seek variety and change, and the city
that retains them permanently III the
FIXTURE must present attractions and con-
yenicncics Of such q varied nature as 10
make it TO the advantage f the travel
inc hubble 60 settle down. No city III
, the state possesses greater natural
attractions than our own, hut the real
thing yet to lr done is to create the con-
, yen;,nrce, The very first essential is a
system of sewerage, n few well paved
streets and highways for pleasure drlv'
inc. Tourists are quick to notice the al
sccnce of such things, and equally a.
: PROMPT To avail themselves # them.witt
:. a high appreciation Of their power t'
:. contribute to the health and pleasure o
). mankind.
u It requires no extraordinary vision t'
Il see Palatka's needs in this respect
and the danger she is tlTeatene
il with hy their continued absence. /
we would retain the "Stronge
n within our gate" ii must he by. co'
- ,ribu,ing to his comfort and pleasure
=. and, above all, his health We have til
: fines, of hotels, we only need the sy'
tenn Of drainage we'll paved highwa,
81 and pheasant drives to complete the SUI
IS of essentials to palatka's great and lei
claims ON the public as winter resort
IT. unsurpassed excellence.
VT Mr.. W. II. Mann, of MannNilIe, {
Is. hihitcd some fine Strawberries ut I!
III exhihition recently. held in jackSonyl.
-
lc- Roswell L. Flower is said to he delis
m ted with Mexico, and thinks 1t Is Il
$50 American Italy, Egypt. Franco ~
'se switzerland combined. When be IA
in into the hands of the Mexican hrlgan
he will I've ready to pronounce it also t
on American Sicily and Greece.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-31
Citizens Meeting.

The conservative citizens meeting. for
the purpose of putting in nomination II
municiplc ticket, will he held this eve
ming. We understand dodgers will be
distributed this r.orning ANNOUNCING the
hour and place Of meeting, and we urge
every ditizen who has the true interests
Of the city at heart to 10 present. The
meeting will probably be held ut the
court house or the opera house. Let al
attend.