Catoctin clarion., 1889-03-21
Jcncrsomvii!p o.. J0ttings.

Guess he dd see his shadow.
All the papers from The CLARION to the
"Timrs" of Cottrrvillc, Kan SAY so. Well
what OF 1t. Grounding is poor meat any
way Dry mcal--too lran--lahhrt coon or
'puSs0m is parad St, alongsid" of groundh"-.
If he h ,dDtsc n his shnd ~ pc wuUll have
stayed outside, went pro"ling around the
swnnps corn fields hen rous;s, and 50 toith,
and our dogs would have ~nhhlcd him td"n.
W,ll he is dry meat, and for on" am G)ai
lie went back, and now we can have frozen
ground to sled feed aroun on, snow To snow
ball ,hr gill> and old men with. Winter di't
last six weeks. Rth Gol the grounding.
inauguration IS over. and &.l the comment
we want to udl is Willie il raincd and pour
ed in Wa hnglon, H. G., you never saw u
prrtticr sunshiuc than we had in Southern
Ohio during hr eni,rc day. The selection
OF the Cabinet follows the omen Of the
wcalh.i. \ brilliant administration ter ;hr
West, If It is cnlllcd hy Il Nurth.ca-tcr in the
Eastern part of our great domain.
Too early yet.pcrhaps 10 give any certain
predictions concerning the outlook for
wheat. but this we will say, thus tar ii is all
tight: fields well soldcd, roots deep seated,
and blades assuming a deep green color, bat
we are not ,r, pas, the ldrs .! March, ard
must not "holluw before We are out of the
wo0l~
Multiplied thousands Of bushels Of corn
vet uumarkc,rd, and vet another great ct
fort will he made throughout the entire
State to duplicate the last immense crop,
Considerable piowing was done in Dec,
and Jan bu, since then none has been done,
hut our farmers are hustiers. Two horses
walk right along, aud turn down two acres
Icr day readily, and tie million acres will
soon he turned over. Then tn" che ok rover
foil wing III thcs p!rniing a speedy business.
Three. row planters are us,d to some extent,
but are not likely t" take the place OF the
double planter yet for many wears,
Hop. and corn is the topic among our
thinking farmers ns the solution TO the low
price problem. Even with corn at 2S cents,
with yield of ~ TO SO bushels per acre. and
with summer and early autumn feeding on
gra.s we can reasonably expect 20 lbs. oi
pork to the bushcl of corn fed. This beats
our best wheat crop OF ID to 20 bus. yield at
50 to 10 per bushcl.
Oats to clover for rotation is coming into
very general favor, and IN immense CROP
will be sown throughout Southern Ohio.
Our markets are filled with apples and
potatoes; both articles at the extreme low
price of 35 cts. per hushcl.
Owng:to Il short crop last season, hay is
higher than for the past 90 years, in this
country; $40 per ton is now the price in
stack, or $l2 delivered.
Hog cholera still prevails to 4 limited ex-
tent with us A for une awaits the mar
who formula,cs an ininllibic remedy.
The friends of Mrs. Ella Shaw, nee Sea
brooks, of Austin Ohio, VIII regret to hcaI
tins cstmable lady is still III very delicate
health. Her husband Mr.. Geo. Shaw, ha:
quite good position, and nicely domicllc'
II, Austin Mills, Ross county.
The only drawback to complete happiness
and financial success, being the long contn
ued ilne $ of Mrs. S.
The locals of your Rocky Ridge and Grace
ham "knghts of the quill are interesting
spicy, and appreciated muchly by all torme
Marylanders, whose homes the CLARION. en-
lycns, insructs and cntertains weekly
lWhy not other points send in few passns
items What of Creager>town, Owens Creek
Wolfsvllc, Sabll ,svillc, DC. Tell us any
thing you know that any one else wants t,
or should know.
Now is the time to prune grape or apple
trees Examine your bees the first sunshine
day. feed the weak ones Il good syrup made
Of coffee A, sugar, feed n, night on the top o
frames in hive. Set your hens, l3 eggs ART
enough. Subscribe tor The CLARION an(
hr happy - VI r.