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Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
HeipfuIHints.

Peas may be planted as soon as the
ground is open enough toreceivet the seed.
When very early crop of potatoes is
desired, sprout the potatoes used for seed
before planting.
The Bush lima bean has stood the test
now of several seasons in many different
localities.
Conover's Colossal, aleading asparagus,
- now q rival in earliness in the newer
Palmetto.
The new variety of cabbage christened
Succession, it is claimed, is a good va
riety for the amateur, as it does well
whether for medium early, main crop or
winter use, under average conditions.
Plant a few seeds Of gourds for summer
climbers. Get the ornamental gourds
seed, and you will have not only luxuri-
ant foliage, but curious fruits in the way
of gourds of various sizes and shapes.
Farmers who are not provided with the
necessary conveniences for spraying are
behind the times. Spraying for insects
and fungous affections has become i'm
perative for successful results in orchard
and garden.
Reports from New Orleans show that
the Louisiana sugar crop reached last
year 1s9, 500 tons, upon which the bounty
will be 1850, 900, as against $6,9s2, 500
paid in bounties last year.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
pa.tnrna IL EarIr snrlng.

Do not pasture your grass lands before
the ground settles and the sod is firm.
BY too early pasturing the tops are kept
closely cut off, and the roots are much
injured To gain and thrive the grass
q Is some green leaves. Where thin
IF the rtelea hagEn1v r,taey Hseee
that, ~ =, ~. ..ifsskfal rasn ai',te.',ss .. and
g SIS. with top dSSeasngPd some fer
filizer. If the cattle are fed oilmeal or
other rich food, most Of it goes to ferti-
lie the land they Craze on. Scatter the
droppings Of the cattle that no offensive
bunches Of tall grass may grow around
them
That high English authority, J, B.
I.awes, says it is better not to feed young
grass the first year. He opposes moving
Il the second year, having found from
practice that this destroys the clovers
and the lesser grasses by encouraging
the stronger species. Instead Of moving
he feeds off the grass with cattle. He
prefers to SOW q variety Of grasses, leav-
ing the best to hold their own. A pas
lture cannot do much above ground until
after the formation Of large bulk Of
roots below. A pasture often falls off
after two or three years. This can be
avoided by feeding the stock that Craze
on It oilmeal or oilcake.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
The Indian Games.

The Indian games, a thoroughbred va
rietv of fowls that has gained popular
ity during the past two years in this
country. are largely bred in England
and differ somewhat from the other
games. The cock weighs about nine
pounds, and the hen from six to seven
bounds. The body is firm, compact and
muscular. The carriage and style OF the
cock Is very upright and commanding,
giving an appearance Of vigor and ac-
tivity. The feet are large, clean and
fat: the head of medium length and
width; eyes full, with bold expression;
face smooth and fine in texture; comb,
pes. small, fine and closely set on the
head; wattles scanty; ear lObes small.
The plumage is short and glossy; neck
and tail are glossy green-black, with a
large proportion Of dark crimson plum
age on saddle, wings, etc.
In England the Indian game is ranked
along with the Dorl1ing for the dressed
poultry market. It is claimed by Ameri-
can breeders that this breed grows rap
idlv. and the body of the fowl, being
plump and round, is adapted for the
table. It is also claimed that for cross
ing on common hens, to produce table
poultry, the Indian game has no equal.
The hens are good layers Of medium
sized eggs.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
EARLY POTATOES.
sega.s For Seed Potatoes That Are Known
81 rzat,are Early.


to Mature EARLY
In selecting seed potatoes for an early
cron we do not trust enough to the pota-
toes that naturally mature early, says
n writer in The American Cultlyator.
He saws good preparation OF the soil
and good after cultivation are not sum
cient to produce an early crop. The
FarIv Rose received its name because OF
its ouickness of growing, and a crop
sbonld be realized in from So to 60 days.
This potato still stands well for an early
crop, although it does not have the
widespread popularity it once had.
The authority quoted says: Fora po-
tato that can be planted in the soil very
early in the season, and that will ripen
early and yield a good crop, there is
none that surpass the Early Ohio. This
potato has an abundance Of good quail
ties. and its earliness Of maturity is not
the least. The potatoes are large and
uniform, and hill pulled up from 40 to
55 days after planting will present a
pleasing sight. In selecting these seeds,
however, it is quite essential that there
should be no feeble eyes. When pota-
toes are planted for an early crop, the
soil is generally cold and damp, and the
tendency is for the seed to rot before il
sprouts. This will generally be the case
unless each piece has strong eyes that
are vigorous and full of life.
"Do not plant too early, especially
when the soil is thick and heavy. Nc
seed can grow much in cold, wet, clam
my soil, The seed potato put in such
soil will simply remain dormant fer a
number Of days and have the vitality
impaired by the uncongenial surrounds
ings. They do not get a good start, and
the potatoes are more apt to be small
and half developed. There is no set time
for planting early crops, for too much
depends upon the soil and the season.
nWhen the potatoes are planted early
they need plenty of barnyard manure in
the soil, manure that is well rotted.
This is heating to thesoil, and it is much
better early in the season than any arti-
fetal fertilizer"
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
The Vegetable Garden.

The farmers who have made provision
for starting seeds under glass will have
the earliest and the best gardens. With
the aid of hotbed or cold frame, or both,
all the vegetables that will bear trans
planting (and most of them are all the
better for it) will be greatly advanced,
The garden ought to have d south OF
southeastern exposure and be well
drained. To produce best results there
should be at least one foot Of good. rich
soil. The practice of rotation is an im-
portant matter in the vegetable garden.
AS a rule, never let the same crop OF
kind of vegetable occupy the same bed
or spot two years in succession, Pota-
toes, onions and a few other things may
form an exception to this rule, but it is
nevertheless better to keep up the rota-
ton. Every year these beds must be
warmed up by a liberal coat of manure,
which should be thoroughly mixed with
the soil. Grow everything in drills OF
straight lines. Larger crops from a given
surface are grown in this way, and cult
vation becomes simple and comparative
" easy,
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
rrperImont station oleanInrs.

Bulletins issued from the agricultural
experiment station at Raleigh will be
sent to any address in that state on writ
ten application to the director, H. B.
Battle.
W. II. Caldwell, assistant agTiculturist
at the Pennsylvania station, has been
selected by the American Guernsey Cat
tie club to take charge of the Guernsey
COWS entered for the test of dairy breeds
at the Worlds Columbian exposition.
A number of theleading tobacco grow
ers Of the Connecticut river valley have
organized as the Valley Tobacco Exper-
iment association. Their object is to
experiment in fertilizers and methods of
growing tobacco in connection with the
government experiment station at the
state agricultural college.
At the North Dakota station E. S.
Keene has been appointed agricultural
engineer with aview to having investiga-
tions Of farm machinery conducted at
the station. The first work viii be on a
stubble burner for removing all straw
from the soil after harvesting, thus do
ing away with the necessity of annual
plowing for wheat.
From the Arkansas station comes the
report Of successful experiments with
wheat, oats, grasses and clover at New
port and Pine Bluff, localities in which
cotton is now the chief crop-
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
Spring Care Of Bees.

The bees should be looked after the
first warm days that come. Open the
hives and see that they have food enough
to last until they can gather honey.
Bees that have gone so far through the
winter are worth some trouble and some
expense to carry them through. The
American Cultivator says that liquid
honey with sugar enough stirred into it
to make stiff candy makes good bee
food, but pure sugar and water is better
than nothing. While the hives are open
look for signs Of the bee moth and see if
any colonies ase so reduced that it would
be well to destroy one Of the queens and
double them up. When they are heard
humming inside the hive or when they
are seen bringing out dead bees, they
should be looked after.
Have the new hives with top boxes
and frames all ready before other spring
work takes up the time. Whether they
are allowed to swarm naturally or are
divided artifcially, it is well to be ready
for them in good ssqaiS. If there are
any old hives that are -ood, have them
well cleaned. If they is empty comb
on hand, see that it ~ good condition,
and if there is not end alh get sheets Of
foundation enou0of aiBlI the frames in
the new hives ~ IL hplace that ia the
boxes on tha -fushf
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
e.,lpIr - rAI1rY pI.oWINa.

standing crops. Even a poor plowman
will find little difficulty in striking out
fhe furrow in the center and go on all
right for awhile, but as the plowing pro
presses and the team naturally crowds
toward the plowed ground when nearing
the end Of long burrows on each side
the corners become rounded, and when
the piece is all plowed clear to the sides
the four corners will still be left un-
touched and must be finished with an
immoderate amount Of turning, and at
last will be poorly done or left partly un-
finished. A good plowman will strike
his last furrow exactly on the very edge
Of the piece.
The market gardener also needs
good, light 1-horse plow to plow up
smaller patches for second and third
crops, in cultivating and hilling up cele-
~ and for various other uses. Every
hardware dealer keeps them.
Subsoiling is not absolutely necessary
for warm loan with porous subsoil, but
generally of considerable benefit for
soils resting on a heavier and compact
lower stratum. Such a plow following
the furrow made by the common plow
is intended to lift and break the layer
next under the top soil, says Griener in
''How to Make the Garden Pay" from
which the foregoing is a reprint
Henderson. in Gardening For Profit"
saws the subsoil plow acconplishes the
work of stirring, loosening and draining
the soil beneath the furrow of the COM
mon plow, lifting and breaking but not
burning the subsoil. On very stiff soils
he used the subsoiler once in two years;
in lighter soils not so often.
To avoid the frequent change OF shares
and the extra cost Of replacing them
reversible, self sharpening slip point is
now made. When the bottom Of this
point or slip share is worn and the plow
tends to run out of the ground by reason
of the rounded point, the slip point is
taken out and reversed, and thus dou-
fles the length of its useful life.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
Here and There.

The phosphate deposits in Florida are
apparently inexhaustible.
The territory of Arizona is, so far as
the sheep industry is concerned, in as
prosperous a condition as any state or
territory in the great southwest.
Farmers wives and daughters will
doubtless be interested in the women's
congress of household economics, which
will meet in the Art Institute building
at the Lake Forest park, Chicago, during
the week beginning Oct. 16. The worlds
agricultural congress meets in Chicago
the same week.
It is a mistake to think that horses at
light work can be kept entirely on hay.
Such horses soon fall off in flesh and do
not thrive
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
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TJaHT BoARD FENCE ron BACK YARDS.

LIGHT BOARD FENCE FOR BACK YARDS.
the side or rear end of many village lots
a tight fence is the preferred kind, often
screening the back yard from other back
yards.
Instead of the ordinary board fence
with straight top, one made after the
.pattern here shown affords relief to the
eve among so many straight topped
fences and is less inviting to boys who
climb and play on fences. In any event
the back yard fence shdSld be mantled
with climbers of several kinds. Ampel-
opsis and climbing loniceras are fine for
this purpose.
Where a COW is kept on a small farm
il is often a matter of convenience to
have a few dozen panels Of fence that
can be used in improvising temporary
pasture lot. The form Of panel shown
in the second cut has, according to
American Gardening, from which the
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
Pleuro-pneumonia In Canada.

It has been officially declared by the
authorities of Great Britain that con-
tagious pleuro-pneumonia exists in the
Dominion of Canada. With a view to
protecting the stock interests Of the
United States the secretary of agricul-
ture has ordered that all cattle to be inn
ported from Canada into the United
States be made subject to the Same con-
ditions and requirements as if they were
imported into the United States from
Great Britain or the continent of Europe.
It is also ordered by Secretary Rusk that
all neat cattle imported from the Do
minion Of Canada must be entered at
the port of Buffalo, which is distin-
guished as a quarantine station.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
rssentlals IN CON culture.

A speaker at an Ie eegar''c5Soiing of farm
ers remarked that>o the are four essen
tials to the probe feellag first class corn
-1s'pis9rrf sSpsi 9rrfigFfrl Ffribution % and thorough
IL serve t5ne t5hns if9se surface soil is prop
.ntage o ed for, the lubsoil will take care
of itself. It is a q estion whether sum
mer plowing is good here land must be
subject to action of my and rain Drill
planting is preferable, , tting kernels II
to Is inches apart in theATows. Drilled
corn will mature 10 days sooner than hill
planted and is easier to husk&
The objection to drill cultiVGtion OF
corn ought not to be considei$d. now
that improved tools exist for tending it.
In hill culture there can be no uniform
ity of cultivation as regards time be-
tween plowings, while with drilled corn
all can be treated alike. The planted
field should be gone over once in four
DAYS before the corn is up and as often
after that as possible. The assertion was
made that the days of long pointed
shovels are numbered, and they should
be done away with altogether. The in
crease from shallow cultivation was
equal to 20 per cent The advantage Of
shallow cultivation is more noticeable in
a dry season than in a wet one.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
onions IRON, Seed.

Onions grown to commercial size in
the usual way, if set out the next spring,
soon enlarge to size fit for table. The
difference between the two is chiefly
caused by different cultivation. In the
one case the onion, under favorable con-
ditions, natures from the seed the first
season; in the dwarfed condition it re-
quires a second season for full maturity.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
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PLows AND FLOWING.
gzelpfui Hints FOR Farmers and Market
rsardanere

Helpfui Hints FOR Farmers and Market
Gardeners.
Good plows are on sale at every hard
ware store-in fact, there are more good
blows than good plowers, for, simple as
he operation appears to be, but few
know how to do it to the best advan-
tage. There is a knaok about making
straight lines and even burrows natural
TO some plowers, hut not easily acquired
BY the average hired man, and the gar
dener, If he desires to have the work done
well, must do it himself or instruct his
men how to do it. Suppose we have a
strip Of land to plow Of the shape here
shown and situated between strips OF
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13

The Succession is about one week later
than the Early Summer, but is nearly
double its size and true to its type under
all conditions. 1t is regarded as a safe
variety for the amateur to plant, as it
does well at all seasons. Whether plant
ed for medium early, main crop or late
use, one is sure Of getting a crop.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
FENCES M THE GARDEN.

FOR side or Renr End Of Lot-one style
Of Portable Fence.
Notwithstanding the hue and CRY
raised every season against the useless
waste Of fencing for village OF small
gardens, in many localities Enclosures
are a necessity. When q fence IS re-
ouired, it pays to have good one. At
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13

PANEL OF PORTABLE wrSDPRooF FENCE.
foregoing is reproduced, the important
merit of being windproof as well as
stockproof. Its construction is so sim
ple that no directions other thAn the en-
craving will be required.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
Apromlslnr Now Cabbage.

The Succession cabbage depicted III
the cut is regarded as one Of the most
valuable varieties introduced since the
Early Summer made its appearance.
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
The Farmers Hotbed.


Where the farmer or gardener is too
far removed from business centers to
buv plants cheaply of the seedsmen, a
hotbed will be found convenient for
starting many kinds Of plants. The first
step to be taken is getting ready the ma
nure with which to supply the required
bottom heat. Here is what the agriculZ
tural editor of the New York World has
to say on the subject: ,k
Fresh horse manure, mixed thorough
" with one-third to one-half its bulh4d4l
leaves. or straw used for beaa5,s Is a
other manure that has s-'ieIlcSIaIss .'IIs adv
is the material pref centfS6odt SON as
this compost h. 6sroundsift- 81 turn it
again ard 49,, e-FTestern ST signs appear
j C-.clste-le7 OOORon. Make an ex-
1e dssoite l, the alleged aeet deep and of size
q on Ohio day, 1s1 on hand or number Of
o on an aysTuired. Locate this pit in a dry
IVA pefacing south or east. One sash will
Renerally give early plants enough for a
large family.
The frame for the sash or sashes may
be made of boards nailed to small posts
at the corners. This frame ought to be
about 1S inches high at the back and IL
inches in front to give the proper slope
TO catch the sunlight. To facilitate the
opening and shutting Of the frame, cross
pieces should be planed for the sash to
Slide on. When all is ready, tread the
manure down firmly in the pit to the
depth Of 2B feet, put on the sash and
keep the Dit closed until the heat rises.
In two or three days spread on top soil
to a depth of six OF eight inches. In
this seed may be sown in drills two or
three inches apart for early tomatoes,
eggplant, cabbage, caulihower, lettuce,
manner etc
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
cataIornea For Iaoa.

Attention is called to the catalogues
for 1898 issued by leading nurserymen
and seedsmen in various sections Of the
funtry. Many Of these are mailed free
written application. The experienced
ed thesecatalogues to keep abreast with
times, for each season now marks
and improved varieties in every de-
'tment. To beginners they are inval-
DE with their deseript -as Of standard
IA am - rections for the
Selaware Buildf
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nothing we y Il hate s the e creatures atm sSv, We
# thsty ccckroach with the tooth
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
oLAY's JNGo1sM.
Here is what he says Of Henry Clay

Here Is what ne says OF deuiy Nldy'
''Clay was perhaps the first consummate
party leader Of the congressional and plat
form type, jefferson having worked, not
on the platform, but in the closet and
through the press. He was a paragon Of
the personal fascination now styled mag
netism Magnetic indeed his manner and
voice must have been if they could make
the speeches that he has left us pass for
the most cogent reasoning and the highest
eloquence. Yet multitudes came from dis
tances, in those days immense, to hear him.
A cynical critic said that Clay could get
more people to listen to him and fewer
people to vote for him than any other man
In the Union. He, however, did. get many
votes, though never quite enoughs
"His power Of winning the hearts Of
men was unique. When at last he missed
his prize by losing the election for the
presidency, his partisans wept like children.
One of them is said to have died Of grief,
He was ardently patriotic, after the war
hawk fashion, but the presidency was al
ways in his thoughts and its attraction &C
counts for the perturbations Of his political
orbit. He said that he would rather be
right than be president, but it has been too
truly remarked that even at the moment
of that memorable utterance he was think
ing more of being president than of being
right. His policy and sentiments were in
tensely American and by the cosmopol-
itans would now be designated as jingo."
WEBsTER's MAJESTY OF INTELLECT.
Goldwin Smith does not deny Daniel
Webster the qualities that have made his
name household word
His character was cast in the Puritan
mold and formed by the New England
school system, under which he had been
teacher as well as pupil. He was grave,
staid, and ia the cast Of his character moral
and devout. In his later years hewas given
70 running carelessly into debt, and lik 2
many othaE man. 81 his .dax. TOO toad
Milford chronicle., 1893-10-13
aounoed Hopeless, Yet saved

IRON a letter written BY Mrs. Ads 2. Hurd, Of
Grolon, 3 D., we quote. "Was taken with bad
cold, which settled % my Lungs, cough set in and
nnaily tcrminaled ID Consumption. Four doctors
gave nae up saying could live but . short time,
gave naxself up 70 my Saviour. determiaed II
could not say with my friends on earth, woald
a Aent ones above. Ny husband was
ti Df. Kiag's New Discovery for Con
1ghs and Colds. I gave t trial
"a al, eight bottles; Il has cure me, and
thank God am now well and hearty woman. "
Tsta3 h0tiiea free at Dr.. g. w AaFahalls Drug
uiaE sizss 5Qc agd eiea.
The Progress., 1893-07-01

Fire destroyed in 1890, in the United
States, $109, 100000 worth Of pro-
perty; in 1891. not less than $l44, ,000,-
900, and in 1892, the round sum Of
$3.50, ,000,0 went up in smoke. The
fire loss in this country passed the
800, 900, 900 limit in 1898, and it has
increased nearly every year. The in
surance men are shaking their heads
oninOusly over these figures. They
know that they will have to advance
rates, but they dread the opposition
OF the people and the newspapers.
The Progress., 1893-07-01

When Thomas Carlyle died IN 1881, ne
left to Mrs. Hanning property sufficient
to render her independent for the re-
mainder OF her life. For three years
after her husbands death Mrs. Hanuing
retained her home, but finally relln-
quished it to. reside with her daughter.
Mrs. Leslie.
Since 1881, therefore, Mrs. HannInS
has made her home with her daughter
and her daughters husband in their de-
ligIitful farlh ut Drunoquin, Ont, which
is named after "Comclv Bank at Graz
inputtock She has her own apartment
and in it sits day in and day ont with
her books and her thoughts.
The books which form her library arc
many and valuable and III most cases
have the added interest of being GIFT
from her brother. Her collection OF
Carlyle's published, works is complete,
and was given hervnlun,s by volume as
published by Carlyle himself. On the
title page of each is an autograph In
scription. always breathing the affection
which he bore and, sh@F~ed the sister
from whom he was sowidely separated.
From her atfectionate brother, ].
Carlyle" is the usual form Of signature
Ladies' Home Journal.