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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31

NOTICE-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
~ the stockholders of the Acme Building
and Loan Association will take place TUES
Penn ave, at O'Clock P. N. All members
not attending will be fined. J. B. NOBBS,
Prest. jy3042
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31
FOUND.
MEETINGS.

EOUND-AN OPTICIANS TRIAL FRAME,
C on July 30. Apply KIRK, Sixth st. jy3l-S5
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31
Allegheny Lots.

AT CRAFTON-2S NICE LEVEL LOTS, FIVE
n minutes from station; these lots can be bought
at prices away below any others and close to
the station and easy terms. See plan and get
particulars from JAS. W. DRAPE G. CO., 3l3
Wood ST., Pittsburg. jy3O-71*
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Horses. Vehicles. Live Stock.
COLUMBIA BICY Gle - 54-INCH WHEEL;
" used one season; wheel tire and all parts in
good condition; very cheap. Apply at ROOM AGO,
Lewis Block. jy31-46f
ITORSE-A GOOD, STYLISH DRIVING HORSE,
III 16 hands high; perfectly sound. Can be seen
by calling on PETER SHIELDS, 533 Grant st.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31

T OTS-BEAUTIFUL BUILDING LOTS FOR
~ from 500 to $500, in the Eighteenth ward long
payments: easy terms. Inquire of CHAS. E,
CORNELIUS. attorney, 4o6 Grant ST., Pittsburg:
go to his office. MOrningsde av., the grounds
and see his agent, L. Ed. Cornelius. myl9-45-D+
T OTIS ON. BOQUET AND FRAZIER SITS.
IL Oakland we have low price for quick sale;
call and see plan. BAXTER, THOMPSON & CO.,
l62 Fourth av. jy26-I20-MwFSus
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31

CARPET SALESMAN MUST HAVE
y thorough knowledge of the business and have
city references. Inquire at 642 and GA LIBERTY
AVENUE. jy30-52
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31

EsPLANADE ST.-LOT 80 FEET FRONT,
"a brick house. S rooms will sell cheap. See A.
d. WILSON, IS Federal ST., Allegheny. jy29-9s-wF*
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31

SUBURBAN PROPERTY - THE LARGEST
y lots the lowest prices and the easiest and best
terms in the county at Sheraden, Is minutes from
Union station; see Sheraden before you buy else
where. ANDREW PATTERSON, Secretary, 127
Fifth av. fe2-72-Ds
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31

GROCERY STORE-ao PER CENT BELOW
- invoice, good location; livery business in
good town: general stores shoe stores cigar
stores. PERCIVAL & GASTON, 439 Grant ST.
iy3l
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31

Farms.
ENARMS-SMALL WESTERN FARMS, FROM
l. ten acres up, for sale exchange; very cheap;
beautiful country. Inquire direct Of the owners,
ROOM G9 Bisscll block. jy2I-51"
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12

Hasorfte Tried variefies--ns 20 R~e,
Late Kinds Through ths Winter.
With deep. fich soil. good seed and
thorough cultivation. cabbage growing
Ii pretty sure to be success Plants for
early use are started In hot bed or cold
frame. and seed for winter cabbage is
sown inv seed bed early in spring. In the
south seed IL sown from the middle Of
September TO the middle Of October, and
transplanted into cold frames, where il
Is preserved through the winter for early
setting into open ground In transplant
ing cabbage the general rule is that they
must be set into the ground up TO the
first leaf. no matter how long the stem
may be. Many gardeners sow seed in the
fall for early spring and winter the plants
in cold frames protecting them with
boards or mating; in the spring they are
transplanted A. soon a. the ground can
Be worked.
Cabbage that Il 70 Be- kept through the
winter should b pulled on dry day and
turned head down 10 drain well for d
short time, Then they may be stored III
d cool cellar or buried head down ID long
trenches dug III well drained soil. ia the
middle states the head and d portion 81
the stump Is buried in the open ground
and q little covering OF straw or boards
protects during the coolest weather
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12
ship Regulations for cnttle.

An official order Of the British board
Of agriculture has been issued relating
to the Atlantic cattle trade, to go into
operation next January. Cattle are not
to be carried on more than three decks,
nor on any hatch above q compartment
containing other cattle. nor in any posi-
ton interfering with the navigation and
ventilation of the vessel or the working
Of the boats Every partrused for cattle
must be provided with substantial pens,
strong enough tdsresist the weight of the
cattle or the action of the weather The
pens must be weatherproof and pro-
vided with battens secured to the deck
to prevent cattle from slipping.
Not more than four large or five small
animals are to be placed in each pen,
There must be passageway Of the mini
mum width of eighteen inches between
every two rows of cattle and in front OF
every single row. Pens must be ade-
quately ventilated and lighted, and
sufficiently roorny for repose and feed
ing. Food and water must be protected
from the weather. There must be one
competent foreman. with one assistant,
to every twenty-five head of cattle. Any
animal seriously injured must be slaugh-
tered forthwith.
Amy contravention of the order will
make the owler, charterer and master
of the vessel guilty of an offense against
the contagious diseases (animals) act of
1879,
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12
Points Of Interest.

The pig crop of 1891 is 25 to 40 per
cent short. owing to losses from bad
weather last spring.
The American Southdown association
will continue the plan inaugurated this
fall, of holding annual Southdown shows
in connection with state and county
fairs. At the illinois fair, in Springfield.
the association offered premiums for first
and second best rams and ewes and for
the best flock of Southdown sheep in adj
dition to the prizes awarded by the fair
management.
A Minnesota poultryman who raises
100 chickens annually sells of his old
hens and roosters for market in the fall
and keeps the young ones at home. He
says the hens pay better than anything
else on his farm s
To prepare pullets for laying during
the winter let them have plenty Of exer-
else, give them all they will eat, especi-
tally of oats. and keep them growing.
Fowls should fast fourteen hours be-
| fore being killed for market.
Remember that no, kind OF liquid
milk slops, or anything else. will take
the place Of pure water for live stock.
Feed fattening steers morning, noon
andnight, but give just as much only as
they will eat up clean. The sight Of q
quantity of unused over" food is no more
pleasant or appetizing to a well brought
up steer than it is toSa person
Y
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12
EARLY wINNINosTADr CABBAGE.

OF early varieties the Wakefield is
favorite with market gardeners, being a
very sure heading sort. The All Seasons
is . recent acquisition which may be
planted early or late, forms very large
and solid heads. is said to stand hot and
dry weather remarkably we'll and keeps
well. The wrinkled leaved Savoy cab
bages are the standard English sorts for
table use. They are considered as of
finer flavor than the smooth sorts, espe-
cially after being tohched blythe first
autumn frosts
A favorite variety for general rie Is t4Ia
Early Winningstadt, an early variety.
yet If sown late it is'good for fall ei.evea
winter. 1t has been claimed that it suf-
fers less from the cabbage worm than
any other sort In shape it somewhat
resembles Jersey Wakefield, but is larger
and later Popular Gardening says;
EARLY Winningstadt. here illustrated.
was always favorite of ours Wherever
you plaintiff, if the soil conditions are only
half way favorable. you may be sure Of
getting good heads. We might shy that
we have never made failure with this
variety. which is more than we could
say Of any other. It seems to make little
difference either where the seed was
grown, whether in Germany. France.
Long Island or on Puget sound, the re-
suits have always been satisfactory.
Whoever has usually but Indifferent sue
cess with cabbages, let him try this va
riety." The late fiat Dutch and the large
Drumhead represent excellent fall and
winter varieties and good keepers.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12
Killing wild Carrots.

Where this weed has gained foot
hold in a neighborhood the only effectual
way to extirpate is by cooperation for
the purpose Of all concerned The seeds
are SO easily blown from one field to
another that no one can keep his fields
entirely clear of this pest as long as his
neighbors are careless and make no at
tempt to keep them out. One can rid
mis- own fields OF them by pulling them
mp when the ground is soft enough from
recent rains to allow the long top roots
TO be drawn but without breaking off, or
by cutting them two or three times dur
ing the season while they are in flower
and before the seed has ripened. Be
sides being carried in the air from one
neighboring field to another the seeds
may be carried long distances in hay.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12
Oats and Potatoes.

In testing varieties of oats and potatoes
at the Missouri experiment station, in
comparative test of varieties of oats,
Pringle's Progress gave the largest yield
in both 1889 and 1891 There was
marked difference in the yield and date
of ripening of the same varieties of oats
and potatoes and a slight difference in
the yield of wheat, from seed procured
from different seedmen 1t appears that
oats and potatoes respond more readily
to changed conditions. and under nm
favorable circumstances deteriorate more
rapidly than does wheat. Thus there
was difference of 20 per cent. in the
yield Of woplots Of Pringle's Progress
oats, the seed of both grown in Wiscon-
sin, but bought of different seednen.- In
this case the inference is that the differ
ence is due more to previous treatment
Of the seed than to difference Of climate
or latitude, and that some of the seeds
had limited producing capacity, less
than that OF the soil upon which the
crops were grown. which made maxi
mum crop improbable under any condi-
tons Of soil or treatment.
But the most striking difference from
seed grown in different sections occurred
in the case of White Star potatoes. OF
this variety Missouri home grown seed
gave a total yield at the rate OF 67.9
bushels per acre; same variety from
Vermont grown seed, 1918 bushels per
acre, and same variety from seed grown
in Wisconsin. 1850 bushels per acre
The plots were contiguous and apparent
ly of quite uniform fertility. Beauty OF
Hebron potatoes, from seed grown in
Michigan and Wisconsin, yielded re-
spectively at the rate of 60 and 72.S
bushels per acre. The results show the
danger of an indiscriminate change Of
seed and also show the influence the
vigor of seed may exert on the crops.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12

One family of butter Holsteins has al
ready been differentiated, and the bull
in the illustration shows the type of this
family. 1t is notable that this butter
sire resembles closely Jersey bull in
many of his points. Much interest at
taches to the effort to breed butter Hol-
stems in America. II this result can be
brought about, then the Holstein- Erie
sian will doubtless be preferred by many
to the Jersey, on account of its superior
size and beef possibilities 1t seems pos
sible to produce almost any result by
persistent breeding The Shorthorp, as
known in America. is so purely Beef
animal that in some instances the cows
do not give milk enough to feed their
own calves; yet in England there is a
distinct and well known breed of dairy
Shorthorns
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12

istion 10 STOCK Feeding.
In many instances farmers might prof
Itably raise alfalfa as substitute Ton
the wheat bran. cottonseed meal and
other materials which contain large
amounts Of protein. and which they are
now buying in order to utilize the excess
OF carbohydrates produced In corn and
other crops
Disadvantages Of Alfalfa. 1t Is not
easily established 2. It Is less hardy
than clover. 8. II allowed to grow too
long its stalks become hard and woody.
4 Except in dry regions cattle cannot
be safely pastured on it. ). 1t requires
peculiar treatment 70 make good hay.
Advantages OF Alfalfa. When es-
tablished it does not run out. Q. Il with
stands drought much better than clover.
B. It grows rapidly and may be cutearly
III the season Il It gathers large
amount 81 nitrogen from the air as we'll
as from the soil. and u therefore very
valuable Il fertiIizing crop. 5. It fur
nishes several large crops III green fodder
each season. 8. When properly cured 1t
makes an excellent hay. I. Itisrelishcd
and digested by all farm animals and Is
an excellent flesh and milk producer s.
It makes muscle rather than fat, and is
therefore valuable to use with corn and
other fat producing crops tomake well
balanced ration for cattle.
In brief, experience at the stations and
elsewhere indicates that alfalfa Is valua-
BILE AZ q feeding stuff and as il fertilizing
crop. but that it requires peculiar con-
ditions Of climate and soil for growth.
and careful culture and curing to make
it profitable crop. 1t is worthy Of re-
peated and systematic experimental
tests by farmers. even though in some
regions and on some farms it should
prove failure. United States Agricul-
tural Publication.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12


Price for Poultry.
One Of our subscribers from southern
Wisconsin, recently called at the Office.
Among other things he said My sev-
enteen-year-old daughter has qnite an
eye to business. and noting the very tidy
and attractive style In which many arti-
cles OF merchandise are put up nova
days she concluded the scheme was APP
plicable to many farm products az well,
and when fitting lot d poultry for
market last winter she gave ii trial
She marketed forty dressed chickens
during the last week in December. sell
ing them through Chicago commission
house
THE November lot was dry picked.
drawn. and the skin Of the neck tied
with common string They were then
packed in the ordinary way In barrel
and shipped The net returns were 81
cents per pound The December lot VA
from the same flock md no better or
fatter; they were dressed precisely the
same, but the neck skin was carefully
trimmed with shears and tied with i
cheap. narrow blue ribbon In double
bow knot The feet were thoroughly
cleaned, and each fowl placed In sit
ting position. and when cold the same
kind Of ribbon was tied around the
body. over the feet and wings. with a
double low knot on the back.
''She obtained store box Of sufficient
size and planned off all lettering A row
Of unbroken rye straw, the lengthof the
height OF the inside Of the box was placed
on end around the ends and sides about
one and half inches thick. with layer
Of straw In the bottom This was COW
cred with fowls placed closely together
with their backs up. a course Of straight
rye straw was put over these. followed
by more birds. and 80 on until the box
was full The box was then shipped to
the same firm. and the net returns was
thireeen cents per pound. while the mar
ket quotations were quarterof cent less
per pound than in November a letter
accompanied the remittance saying ii
was the most attractive lot OF dressed
poultry ever seen In that market, and
that one hundred boxes like it could have
been sold in one hour. Farm. Stock
and Home
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12
Points ofInterest.

When COW Is 3 years old wrinkle
begins to form at the base of her horns.
At years this wrinkle is fully devel-
oped When she is years old another
will form, and after that one will come
each year Thus her age can be known.
It is claimed that Welsh cattle pro-
duce the heaviest hides
A row 81 closely fitting. slanting
boards put under the perches of the hen
roost will gather alt the droppings in one
place. The droppings slide down the
boards to the bottom A door may be
placed at the back of lthe house which
can be opened upward. thus enabling
the manure to be easily removed
Stock Of all kinds except horses is
scarce in Virginia this fall
Chaff as food contains twice the nu-
triton that straw does.
Mr. Waugh, editor Of The Nor'west
Farmer. says thatla good judge Of live
stock at fairs is born, not made
Who wants to buy? A Colorado farm
er writes that he wishes to sell two
cows. well broak to drive Il drive like
hoarses.
Z 1t has been suggested that in winter
time. when eggs are scarce and it is
difficult to make hens lay. the goose and
duck egg business might be developed to
unheard of proportions Certainly it is
worth trying. Geese and ducks are
harder than chickena
The demand for stylish carriage and
road horses in New York city is uncom-
monty brisk this fall
All foreign breeds Of cattle introduced
into this country have to become accli-
mated and Americanized before they
appear at their best fs n
The president Of the S. P. C. A. recon-
mends spirits Of ammonia for horses
with blind staggers. Saturate a sponge
or cloth with ammonia when You see the
attack coming on and apply it to the
horses nostrils.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12

George McKerrow one Of the most
successful sheep breeders in Wisconsin,
says. with reference to the treatment Of
sheep in the fall.
When the frosts have withered the
grasses little grain and good hay
should be given daily, and the focks
win never show the change from sum
mer to winter conditions. But If left to
shift for themselves until the snow is too
deep for them to get their fill of frozen
grass before being introduced TO dry
feed. it will be some days before they
become accustomed to the change, and
during this time many of the weaker
ones Of the flock will 60 back in condi-
ton, the digestive organs will become
debilitated. the wool stop growing. caus-
ing the weak place so often found in the
staple Of the poorly kept focks and re-
dncing both weight Of fleece and value
ger pound OF the same. In starting to
feed grain care should be taken that too
much is not fed until the flock becomes
accustomed to it. One-fourth OF pound
per head daily is sufficient at first
At this time Of the year, when the
rams are In service, the ewes should
have generous. kind. natural treatment.
to keep them in the best Of heart-in
short. something extra to keep them
sure in thriving condition. The rams
should have feed Of first rate oats
evening and morning The evening feed
should be given after his days services
are over. allowing him to rest over
night in quietness The morning feed
should be given him SO early that he
will have time to rest an hour or more
before he is turned out among the ewes.
Short cut sheaf oats. mixed with Swed-
ish tHrnips. will also be found benefi-
cial The great aim should be to keep
the ram in the very best of health
throughout the service season If there
is any tendency to costiveness. some
wheat bran may be mixed with the oats,
which should be fed in a broad, square,
fat bottomed box. and spread all over
the bottom to prevent gulping
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12

The house which Benedict Arnold oc-
cupied when a young man in New Haven
is still standing. He was q compounder
Of drugs, and the sign which SWING be-
fore his little shop is preserved by the
New Haven Historical society.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-12
A Holstein Butter Breed.

The Holstein- Friesians are pushing the
Jerseys closer and closer as butter cows,
and some remarkable butter records
have been made here and there by them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-30

Richmond. Va, May 29.-Ofering Of tobaccos
81 auction on Change Friday, May %, 1891 ::
Total offerings, n packages OF sun-cured to-
t6Dcls
Ouopackage sold at s47. one at s35, one at s84
one al $3.50 one az S25.jO, one at SZ1 one at SOS
yle at 81, one at $3.50, one al S2l, TWO
S11, one at Sl9.25, one at SIS
one 40 Slz25, one at slb.1o, one at
ta25, one az SIG, one at Sl5& two at Sl5
one al $3.50, three at $l4.25, two at sl3 four at
;l< g.. two at Sl2.5O, one at Sl225. one at Sl2,
Two az Sll.75. one at SLIPS, two at Ell, five at
700, one at SlO2j. one al 80, one
ai $40 two al $3.50, two at $50 two az -,
eae ai ~ 691s. one at $50 one AZ 81 one at 500
llf,e al s62j one at S6, one at $40 one at $3.50,
.Lfee 40 $40. one at 80 20, one at 80 IS, one at
iJJ, one 40 90 TO- one at $40, one at $3.50, one
4.s22l, one at 81. one at $3.50, one at Sl.25,
~ FiYate sales reported 10 the secretary OF the
richmond Tobacco Trade today friday, May
f 1927 Wrappers, hOgsheads; filters. l5 hogs
r,A9si smokers, ~ hOgsheadsi scrap nogs-
Iss1'i dark leaf, hogsheads. Total, u hogs
Office Of the Collector Of the United States In
~ fai revenue reports COLLECTIONS Tor me city
VI mchmOnd, Va, to-day, Friday, May ~, 1871
ss follows: Tax paid cigars and cigarettes,
craoi; tax paid on plug tObaccos, s5'S4O'~
''Gt lald special, 1904 Total s3.y69r
luce OF The tobacco inspector reports To-Day
tio, hog sheads; dark. 81 hogsIead Kelnspec'
49, might, 81 hogsheads; dark, ~ hogs-
oi fiarmmers. Wilson's seabrooks Allegheny,
snS D4yenports, Planters and Merchants
Frid oAS4Durnes warehouses report to-day,
dei,,,"s, hay % 1891 Receipts, 1855 packages;
Nrr sles. 7gpackages. 49,,
TobscSSo ?, Carr president Of the, Biackwelis
ma ompany At Durham, n. g., Is in Rich
Ho on1 today He Is stopping at the Exchange
W. fuersienan, Of the firm OF Geb d Knoop,