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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-02-17
FARM and HOUSEHOLD.
CROP ROTATION.

Long experience confirms the
the y that the same crops, though
adequately MANFRED, will in time
wear out the elements of the soil
for which they are specially adapt
ed, the fact making itself known
by the falling offin their quantity
and quality together. After a
certain period, either the crops
have to be changed or the land
must be suffered to lie fallOw. The
latter treatment is too expensive IN
our modern farming, and therefore
the only alternative is to change
the crop entirely. For this pur'
pose it is of course essential that
as large a variety of crops be cult
waited as is practicable. The ex-
periments in the garden furnish a
safe guide for those in the field
We already know that lands crop
ped with wheat or tobacco for a
number Of years will steadily de-
cline in fertility, while those de-
voted to market gardening are as
steadily gaining in productiveness.
There is of course some good rea-
son Tor this besides the character
o. the soil alone. Nor will the
question OF fertilization meet the
requirements of the case. 1t Is
we'll demonstrated that the crop
itself has exhausted those proper
ties of the soil by which 1t is chiefly
nourished.
According to Professor Goess-
mann, the introduction of clover
aud potatoes marks a new era in
this respect in agriculture. The
old fOur.yesrs' course, called the
"Norfolk course" was as follows
First year, roo! crops-turnlps,
rutabags, etc; second year, summer
grains-barley, etc; third year,
fodder crop-lequminOus plants,
clover, etc; fourth year, winter
Rrain-wheat, etc. Now instead
of grain crops forming the objec-
tive point of farming, more i'm
portance is attached to other crops,
and in many cases the latter occupy
fully twO-thirds OF the lands cult
waited. The Professor maintains
that rotation OF crops tends TO
increase the chances of rendering
the raising of farm crops more sue
cessful, and therefore more re-
munerative than any o. the Older
systems of field management The
object aimed at in rotation is TO
regulate, as far as possible, the
chemical and physical conditions
of the soil, having reference to the
kinds of crops to be raised. Any
iudicious system OF rotation assigns
to each crop that place in the course
LAID dOwa which promises 1t the
most advantage in the existing
conditions of the soil.-The Plough
man.
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Leap Year.

"Charley is coming to see me to-
night" remarked Ella. 81 don't
know why | feel so nervous about
it, but have a presentiment that
something is going TO happen"
son, there's no use feeling merry
Gus about it if you've made up
yonr MIND to do it," answered Clara.
avery likely he'll say yes, he was
always sOft."-N. Y. Sun.
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1888.
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and Charles Dudley Warner
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RECOGNIZED
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-02-17

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-02-17
KISSING IS UNPOPULAR. IT'S SAID.
A SOCIETY LADY DECLARES THE
CUSTOM NOT CHIC AND NOT IN
DULGED IN AS FORMERLY.

A SOCIETY LADY DECLARES THE
CUSTOM NOT CHIC AND NOT IN
DULGED IN AS FORMERLY.
"Kissing is not so popular
among women generally as it was
a decade ago." said society lady
to a Nail and Express reporter.
GLOW is the custom as between
the sexesp
81 think 1t is about the same as
it has been for half century. If
anything, women and especially
girls, do not kiss their sweethearts
with the readiness that their grand
mothers did, and the reason is OBJ
vious. Engagements do not al
ways end in marriage these days;
they are not as serious as formerly,
and any girl with PRIDE does not
wish to have a number OF old
sweethearts gong about Dragging
of a record of many kisses. But |
had reference to tie common custom
women formerly had of indulging
in prOmiscuOus oscillation when
ever they met or parted from each
other. The better educational facili-
ties offered to females Of late years
no doubt has taught them the fool
ishnesS Of mere stereOtyped kissing.
| can remember the time when two
women, introduced not fifteen min
utes perhaps, would kiss each other
affectionately when they parted.
Now it is a rare thing that they in
dulge in such practices, unless they
are old friends. | am not sorry that
the custom is rather unpopular.
With all due Difference to my sex,
there are many among them l
would not relish a kiss from, even
If they we're good friends of mine.
There is a limit to all things, and,
while | do not believe IN straight
laced conventionality, | do think
our sex is 10 be praise d for the re-
forms made in that direction. What
a spectacle to see women kissing
on the streets and in the lObbies OF
theatres Why, have seen two
women pause to kiss each other in
parting, while the patient cOnduc-
tor of the street car waited several
minutes on their actions. The &C.
static kissing female these days is
considered rather lacking in some
respects, and rather behind the
standard Of modern chic and pro-
priety. 1t IS admissible for relatives
to kiss, but not to any extravagant
degree, in public. Old women are
more prone to expect OsculatOry
tribute than the young, and that is
chiefly because they were reared
during a period when kissing was
more popular than now. My advice
10 girls is, don't kiss every female
You meet, and even among your
friends do not he too affectiOnate
in that particular. 1t is habit,
merely, and not very intellectual
one under any circumstances. As
10 men, do not kiss them unlessyou
are engaged to marry. What we
women should reform is street kiss
ing, because 1t is a time consumed,
not edifying and the subject, often,
of unpleasant comment. There is
a time for the sweet communion of
lips, and it is not in the highways,
and byways, but far from the vul.
gar commentOf the passing thrOng."
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AUTOMATIC WIND MILL

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ArtesiGn Wells.

cry case. can give the best of references
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| am Agent for the celebrated Adams
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TRACTION ENGINE

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