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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
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COST OF POTASH roR CORN.


Tho Most Profitable Form In which to
Apply This Essential Fertilizer.
: The commercial value of any fertilizer
Ingredient is not always the true stand
ard Ct its value ON any particular crop.
It is well known that the corn crop
needs liberal supplies Of nitrogen, phos-
phorio acid and potash, but since corn
grows through tho whole hot season,
when ritr;fcation is most active in the
soil. particularly when, as should al.
ways DO tho case, sod is buried for the
corn, tho artificial application of nitro.
gen is seldom profitable in this crop at
its commercial valuation, while potash
in sonio form is always profitable, par
ticularly on sandy soils near the sea-
coast, either north or south.
1t lis interesting then to consider what
is tho most profitable form in which to
apply this essential fertilizer to the corn
crop. The profit Of using potash OH corn
has been we'll shown at various agri-
cultural experiment stations. In New
Jersey All application Of potash gave an
increase Of 80 bushels per acre, Or dou-
bled the crop, having an especially ex-
cellent effect, too, upon the increase Of
fodder or stover,much more, in fact, than
upon tho grain. The Massachusetts sta
tion found that potash fertilization gave
an average increase Of lib bushels Of
corn and 1908 pounds of fodder. The
Kentucky station found that potash not
only gave profitable increase in the
corn crop, but benefited tho crops in
years succeeding its application to the
corn.
The West Virginia station made an
interesting series of experiments to
show the value Of the different forms of
potash ON corn, with the following re-
suits: They found that the averaged in
creased yield produced by pound of
potash i'll tho form of kainit was 81. 33
pounds per acre, in tho form of sulphate
of potash 25.74 pounds and in the
form of muriate Of potash Is. 81 pounds
Tho average cost of kainit to produce a
bushel CT corn was 9.06 cents, of sui
phate Of potash 1G SO cents and of mu-
Tiato OF potash 10. 30 cents.
This result is of great Importance to
all who use potash OH the corn crop, but
it will not do to assume that the same
results will be obtained with other
crops, explains w. Il. Massey in let
ter to Country Gentleman. Potatoes,
says he, fer instance, require large
quantities of potash, and in getting it
ill the fern of kainit there would be
danger of getting too much chloride of
soda. With this crop tho muriate has
always given the largest yield, and the
sulphate usually the best quality.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
whippoorwill Cowpeas.

From Oklahoma comes report of
the analyses of whippoorwill cowpeas
at five different stages and of prairie
grass, composed almost wholly of blue
stem and joint grass, at three different
cuttings. With reference to the cowpea,
results indicate that for good hay the
peas, including vines, leaves and pods,
should DO harvested as soon as the peas
have matured in the pods. Should the
crop be late it is better to cut before
complete maturity than to delay the
harvesting until heavy frost has killed
the vines and leaves.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
WHAT is YOUR RoTATjoNi
Is 1t kdnptcd 10 Your Soil, Climate and
Your Markets?

T.
Your Markets?
There is room for divergence of opin-
ion as to what rotation is tho most prof-
table, but in most sections good FARM
ers have rotations especially adapted
to their own farms. These may be short
or long, and usually in any country or
section the older tho country the longer
the rotation. Almost all farmers every
where have rotation such as this: Corn,
and oats and then corn, or corn, oats and
wheat, and then corn. Others again
have corn, oats, wheat, meadow, pasture
and then corn. In many sections of this
country this is not bad one, but n
writer i'll the Iowa Homestead points
out the fact that n rotation is not good
one unless 1t provides for tho mainte-
nance of soil fertility, and he knows of
no country i'll which this has been done
without the use of the legumcs, such as
clover, beans or peas. He says:
In sections where either fall or spring
whcat grows well, ANA where stool,
growing and feeding is one of the main
features of the farm, the rotation of
corn Oh sod. oats, spring or fall wheat,
clover and timothy for meadow. then
pasture one to two years, and then back
to corn, is a very desirable one 1t pro-
vides in corn heed, or, we should
rather say a cultivated, crop on land
which has an abundance of vegetable
matter in that state of decomposition in
which tho roots of corn luxuriate, and
IN the ccrn growing sections it is gen
orally wise to follow corn with corn,
thus securing two heavy crops from rich
soil. Beyond this it is not wise to CO.
as tho corn root worm will inevitably
appear and decrease the crop in ordinary
years from 10 to 25 per cent.
Oats can then be sown without plow.
ing, and, as n rule, to better advantage
without plowing than with it. Where
wheat is a profitable crop III ordinary
years, grass seed may then be sown, and
If seed il not too high it will pay to sow
it anyhow, even if it is to bo plowed un-
der in the fall for crop of winter
wheat. This, again. furnishes the best
nurse crop for the grasses. insuring
stand in ordinary seasons, and tho mead
ows treated in this way furnish an ex-
cellent crop Of hay, and, if clover pre-
dominates, crop of seed. = Where timo.
thy is not sown with clover it is best to
go back to corn after clover seed crop,
thus making a short four years rota-
tion, but where there is no pasture on
cept that furnished By fields in the rota-
tion it is wise to sow timothy and pas
ture one or two years before going back
to corn.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
Err Tatteninu IYars.
Professor J. II. shepperd ia credi

Professor j. H. Shepperd is credited
with saying:
From al Published data should re.
gard wheat about equal in value to corn.
Barley seems to be worth about per
cent less than corn. The real value Of
wheat rs feed can be learned only by
comparing its price with that of other
grains. Ii barley, corn and shorts are
cheap enough to produce 100 pounds of
pork at a less cost than wheat, it is folly
to feed wheat. However, with wheat at
Its present low price and other grains
high, it will in very many cases pay to
feed tho wheat, and especially that
which is ''oif" i'll grade. Tho value at
the farm Of wheat, corn or other foods
should determine which to use.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
Hauling Out Mauure In winter.

Unless the stable manure can be shell.
tered from the winter and spring storms,
it is often advisable to haul it every day
or every week to the field, dumping it
in piles too small to heat, but not spread
ing it. What ever material is washed off
these piles by the rains tr blown off by
the winds will lodge in the soil where
the crops are to grow, while the leach
ings and dust Of tho barnyard are usual
ly both q loss apd nuisance The saw
ing of the teachings will more than off,
set the slight loss of ammonia. The
stock will thus have cleaner yards. -
American Agriculturist.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
Pump WITHDRAWING.

A Vermont correspondent Of Rural
New Yorker writes as follows:
] want to tell of the easiest, quickest
aud best way ever whitewashed hem
house. This fall made my whitewash,
adding little kerosene, and put it into
my spraying barrel, with spraying pump
attached, such as ! used in spraying or
chards and potatoes. then proceeded to
spray thu interior Of my henhouse. It
took my man and myself about 30 min
utes to cover nearly 1900 square feet.
filing all crevices much better than can
bs dOpe with brush.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
Feeding Low Priced Grains.

From tho Kansas state board of agri-
culture comes an important summary
of the methods of feeding wheat and
low priced grains to animals. The re-
port covers detailed experiences of farm
ers all over the country, and the con-
clusion is that farmers are justified in
feeding their animals wheat when SO
cheap, and that despite some unfavor-
able reports tho practice as a general
thing is wise In many localities it is
the only profitable disposition of tho
low priced grain this year that can be
made. and when wisely and intelligent
ly fed it makes money for the farmer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
Hens Eating Thelr Exgs.

As this trouble generally comes in
winter. the theory is that the hens re-
quire animal food Feed scraps or q lit.
tie raw meat chopped up into pieces
about the size OF hazelnuts. twice o
week. A little snlphur mixed with
scalded meal is also corrective OF this
habit. Keep them supplied with broken
shells OF pounded bones or lime rub
bish. Hens are more apt to eat eggs
when in confiaemNpt than when run.
ming at large.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
News and Notes.

Foreign advices concerning winter
grain generally indicate fairly good con-
dition.
Tho Charter Oak potato is described
by New Yorker as of the Peachblow
class-rountlish, often russeted, buff
skin, eyes often pink, flesh slightly gel
low, dry and of excellent quality.
Cotton threatens to surpass the largest
aggregate heretofore made.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
1E ANEa SORRY
THAT TIA 7 YOU ARE SICK. K. !!

But are pi epared to heal the sick, but not
to raise the dead We are DRUGGISTS,
and are prepared to provide you with the
purest Drugs that can be purchased. We
have just stocked up with the freshest and
most effective goods in our. Line: We arc
also blessed with 35 years experience in the
practice of medicine and surgery, and cs n
make it to your advantage to prescribe for
you, If you are sick. We also have q great
run OH the staple PATENT MEDICINES
of the market. Our supply Of Horse and
Cattle powders arc the best that can be
purchased. We carry a full line of Oils,
Dry Stuffs, Notions, Perfumery, Fancy Glass
ware, Watches, Clocks, Stationery, Ervel-
opes, Lead Pencils, Slate Pencils, Chalk
Crayons, Pens, Inks, and School Supplies.
Also a full line Of the best smoking and
chewing tobacco. Our line Of Cigars are
kept up to the wants Of the public. We
can supply you with standard Garden Seed,
guaranteed to produce. We ask your pat
roDage. Store in the room formerly occu
pied by the Reber Drug Store.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15

-Karl's Glover Root will purify
your blood, clear your complexion,
regulate your bowels and make
your head clear as a bell. 25c., Soc,
and 400, sold by Miller & Case.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15

Rubber Stamps, lOc. a line
Rubber type pads, daters, white
letter signs, ut lowest prices. H,
Z: Maynard. l6 Arcade, Cincinnati,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15


be traced by the lines in the wonlans face
Dull eyes, the sallow or wrinkled face and
those " feelings of weakness" have their
rise in the arrangements and Irregularities
peculiar to women. The functional de-
range1nents, painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses OF women, can be cured with
Or. Picrce's Favorite Prescription. For the
young girl just entering womanhood, for
the mother and those about to become
mothers, and later in g the change of life,"
the Prescription - is just what they need
It aids nature in preparing the system for
the change. It's medicine prescribed for
thirty years. in the diseases of women, by
DR.. r. v Pierce, chief consulting physician
to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti-
tute, at Buffalo, N. Y. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription will cure the chronic inAainma-
tion of the lining membranes which cause
such exhahsting drains upon the system
1t cures nervous prostration sleeplessness,
faintness, nervous debility and all disorders
arising from arrangement of the female
organs and functions.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
TEACHERS

The school examiners of Hook Ing CountyO,
Will meet at the UNION SCHOOL HOUSE
OH the FIRST and THIRD Saturdays of each
month, at 8 O'clock A. NJ, except January,
July and August.
Testimonials of good character will be re-
luired ofthose unknown TO the Board
q. E.GOoDwIN. .Sec.)
IN. GORDON, I FIX.
WE. EN0LE.P .Pres.)
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
Sold by all Druggists, Zoe.
April 2U- I'm.

-Shiloh's Cure, the great Cough
and Group Cure is in great demand
Pocket size contains 20 doses only
25c. Children love 1t. Sold by
Miller & Case.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
Makes Oath To 1t.
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO
ry<,A e,

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank J. Cheney makes oath
that he is the senior partner of the
firm of f. J. Cheney T. Co., doing
business in the city of Toledo, ,coun.
ty and state aforesaid, and that
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HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
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FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib.
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December, a. D.'1SSG.
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Notary Public.
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blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials,
free.
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15

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powerfully and quickly. Cures wien all others fail
Young men will regain their lost manhood and old
men will recover their youthful vigor by using
REylVO. IT quickly and surely restSres Nervous
ness. Lost Vitality. Impotency. Nightl4 Emissions
Lost Power, Failing Memory. Wasting Diseases, and
ull effects OF selfabuse excess and ndiscretion
which units one tor study. business orFarriage. 1t
not only by starting at the seat odsease but
Is great nerve tonic and blood builder, bring
ing back tho pink glow to pale checks aud re-
storing the fire OF youth. II wardf of insanity
and Consumption. Insist on having kEvIvO, no
other 1t can bo carried In vest pocAet. BY mail
@l.OO per package. or six for $780, with o posi-
tive written guarantee to cure or refund
the money. Circular free. Address
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15
80 W0MEN'S FACES
like flowers. "a,

like flowers, fade
and witherwith time;
the bloom of the rose
is only known to the
h It'll h y woman's
checks. The perv-
, ous strain caused by
, the ailments and
pains peculiar to the
sex, and the labor
and worry of rearing
T,..l,, ~o., ~r.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15

suffering from Retarded, Suppressed or Pain
ful Menstration and al irregularities Of IKE
ble cure. They are entirely safe and can nl-
ways be relied mon for speedy relief. We
have yet to hear of case where they have
failed to produce the desired result. A box
should be kept on hand OF all times TO provide
tor emergencies Correspondence cOntiden-
tial by mail, with full directions, securely
sealed, $500 per box.
ALIEN MEDlCAl GO.
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15

Mrs. JENNIE yyILLIA
Oregon, writes: ~
was sick for over three
years with blind dizzy
spells, pnlpitation of
the heart, pain in the
back aud head, and
at times would have
such a weak tired feel
ing when I first got
up in the morning,
and at times nervous
chills.
The physicians diff
fered as to what my
disease was, but none
of them did iile any
good. AS soon as I
commenced TALKING DR..
Pierce's I'avorite Pre-
scription, 1 began to
pet hetfer could c1ecO
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-15

well nights ard that bad, nervous feeling aud the
pain III my back soon left me. can walk sever
al miles without getting tired. took in all three
bottles OF Prescription and two Of Discovery"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
Cruel Women.

A contributor writes as follows to
Anti Vivisection the organ of the
i-vivisectionists: Whether wom-
en- know 1t or not it seems 10 me that
on their account are perpetrated
some of the most atrocious cruelties
in the world. For them the glorious
plumaged birds are shared and slain;
for them the almost human seal is
hunted and butchered-the mothers
killed while seeking to protect their
offspring with their lives, the Off
spring crying, it is said, like human
babe', in fear, and the pangs OF
slow starvation. Perhaps to those
women who do not read, these things
are unknown-and know that with
others the passion to decorate them
selves with feathers and make show
before their humber neighbor with
their costly sealskin coat-obtained
at the price Of more than mortal an
guish-is such a ruling passion that
they will tread on quivering breasts
and palpitating hearts to obtain
them. 0l-
ucl ~ dU TIC ldouiOudOlC WOAh-
en- who hunt and flsh-not many,
perhaps, in this country, thank heav-
en-; and the women who join in cbas-
ing on horseback poor little fox or
hare with the ignoble desire to kill
something, and ride in at the death
with glee. Just so long as there are
such women to become mothers Of
men just so long will there be MUIR
der and every other crime in the
world committed by men.
Then as you so through the city
streets you see my lady sitting plac-
idly In her carriage drawn by horses
frantic with pain, champing the bit
till the foam flies against their
breasts from torture OF the check
rein, the torture OF flies from which
they cannot protect themselves with
their locked tail, In summer, or the
chill of winter reaching to the mar
row of their bones as the result OF
clipping.
Women could remedy all OF these
cruelties. in the course of time, if
they wllled so to do. 1t may not be
known in this world what lies at
their door, but II the Hindoo belief
is true, that we shall change places
with the animals in the next world,
there will be a vast multitude of
women, as well as men, wishing they
had never been born.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
More Truth Than Poetry.

There is a whole lot more truth
than we wish there was In the follow
ing extract from Arthur McEwen's
syndicate letter to the Los Angeles
Express:
Judges are lawyers, and are prone
in practice to regard the courts as be-
ing inventions for the use and benefit
of their profession. 1t is judges who
are principally TO blame for the ac-
emulation OF unnung killers In the
jail. When a lawyer takes the case
OF murderer he sets about delaying
the time of trial, knowing that the
greater the space between the crime
and the facing Of jury the better
the prospect OF acquittal. Delay is
got by asking for contlnuanccs, which
the judges grant The alleged con-
venlence of an attorney is considered
paramount TO the interest Of justice.
At best the law is sufficiently cum
brous and productive OF delay, but
the judges could expedite trials
greatly.if they wore not disposed TO
accommodate the bar 20 a scandalous
cxtent AS for the Bar Association,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18

"THEY don't fall in love as frankly,
as honestly, as irretrievably as they
used to do. They shilly-shally, they
pick and choose, they discuss, they
criticise." That is Mr.. Grant Aliens
opinion Of the young men of the pres
ent day. Well, certain amount Of
hesitation is pardonable before enter
ing upon a state out of which there
are only two ways, and both unpleas-
ant. But the trouble is not so much
that men pick and choose as that
they do not choose at all. They
are Indifferent; they do not marry.
Mr.. Grant Allen says that it is due
to the cumulative effect of nervous
over-excitement. 1t is an age in
which there is no leisure. But the
present age has always been wrong,
and always will be wrong.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18

IN 1854 the first public library es-
tablished in the English-American
colonies was founded in New York,
with the ayowed object of promoting
a spirit Of inquiry among the people
by loan of books TO non subscribers.
Nearly s6O0 were raised, and foun-
dalton was laid for an institution
which still, exists and is an ornament
aud a blessing to the city OF New
York. The trustees received char
ter afterwards from Gov. Tryon. This
institution was named the New York
Society Library. In 1875 it contained
"a, 900 volumes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
Machines that Almost Think.

An automatic winder OF cotton
thread has been contrived, mechan-
ism which takes thread from eight
large spools loosely wound and trans
fers it to eight small spoOls contain
ing 200 yards; these small spools hay
ing received 200 yards exactly, stop
revolving, a knife cuts slot in the
spool, the end of the thread is fast
ened in this; the machine then cuts
the thread, off drops the spool into a
trap, takes eight empty spools from
as many hoppers, places them on the
spindles and fills these as it did the
previous set. The machine goes
through the entire process in just
forty-fve seconds, making all changes
automatically and with the greatest
precision. In another machine the
small spools are placed on an inclined
track, and in rolling through the ma
chine receives on each end a ticket
cut from a long strip or roll OF prevl-
ously printed tickets placed on a
stand above the machine. After the
ticket is cut. paste Is applied to the
back and it is then pressed upon the
spool, which has rolled into proper
position to receive it-this at the
rate of ninety spools per minute. =
Sun
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
WcToRIA's STABLES.
Even Dukes Consider IL an Honor to Rule
Over Them.

Even Dukes Consider IL an Honor to Rule
Over Them.
In the garden of Buckingham Pal
ace, London, one OF the seats OF
Queen Victoria, are the royal stables,
better known, perhaps, as The Royal
News" The head functionary Of the
Royal News is the master of the
horse, always man OF wealth and
rank as well as of great political in
fiuence. The salary is $40, 900 year,
with the right to stable a certain
number OF horses in the Royal News.
The Office goes with the government
and in 1889 was filed by no less a
parsonage than the Duke of Port
land.
The main entrance to the stable is
through a handsome gateway that
opens on Buckingham Palace road.
A sentry from the Buckingham Pal
ace Guard always stands outside.
The courtyard Of the stables is about
400 feet square, and here are quar-
tered 10 magnificent horses, in con-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18

THERE is no way for the farmer to
manage screenings now so good as to
burn them. With the improvements
that are made in farming mills all
the grain cracked or otherwise is got
out of the screenings, and the weed
seeds usually contain acrid properties
that make them as likely to do harm
as good. The notion that the gizzard
of fowls will destroy the vitality of
weed seeds has been the occasion of
disseminating many bad weeds 1t
is a delusion that cannot too soon be
got rid OF. Some weed seeds will
grow better for passing through the
gizzard, and there are others which
the fowl will not eat at all, which go
directly into the manure when fed in
the poultry house.