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Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day on Various
..... Com ditfes

NEW YORK, Nov 2l.-FLyOUR-Receipts, %,
800 bbls.; exports, ,9O4 bbls; dull; winter pat
ents, $475qh9O; winter straights, s4.5Oa4G5; Min
nesota patents, a65a4.s5; Minnesota bakers s. 45
GALE; city mill patents. s5lOa5.5O winter extras.
ssi5a3So; winter low grades, s2.55Q2.sO. Southern
-four. dull; sl5O. Rye flour, quiet: superflne.
S2@gaOO; fancy S3.O003.25. Buckwheat flour.
steady at $40; Brandywine. s2.2O.
BUCkNHEAT-Dull: 30c, prime state
CORN MEAL-Steady; Brandywne. s225.
R&ERgl mo western i9.@i5se sf
WHEATGReceipts, 1920 bu.: exports G.. 4oG
bu. Spot weak; No. l hard, S97sc. Options opened
steady and advanced sharply covering orders
followed by bad break. due to general liqui-
win weak foreign news; closed &alc net lower;
No. red. November, closed at S37sc; December,
So 7-l64S5c, closed at S3Ssc.
CORN-Receipts, 23S 100 bu. exports So SOS bu
spot steady; No. 2. 2Sisc. Options opened firm
and advanced on general covering prospects of
lighter receipts, eased off with wheat, but
finally rallied, closing sake higher; November
closed at 2Sl.c; December, 2s 1l-l6a2S7sc, closed
oATs-Recepts. 49,. 900 bu.; exports "a. 1876 bu.
Spot dull; No. 2, 22Ac. options quiet but
steady; May closed at 25kc; December closed at
.HAY-Dur; shipping, 55GeOc; good to choice.
HoPs-Firm: state, common to choice 1895
crop. Sg7lsc; 1896 crop. S9lsc; Pacific coast 1895
crop. 3g7lsc; 1896 crop, 9Gl3c.
HIDES-Firm; Galveston. l3c; Buenos Ayres
dry. nominal Texas. dry, lOc; California, i5lhc'
LEATHER-Firm hemlock sole. b. A.. light
to heavy weights. loisa20isc; acid. 206I23c.
PROVISIONS-Beef, steady; family, $4,000
meats easy; picked bellies 4a. a5c; picked
shoulders, 3N64c; picked hams, Sha9c Lard
firm. western steamed Al5: refined, firm,
Pork, dull; mess, sS,25aS75; family. slOOOTll. co.
TALLOW-Firm; city. 3l2c; country, 3ssc
BuTTER-steedy; western, SqI3c; western
creamery l3lag22c; Elgins. 22c; factory. 7aI2c.
CHEESE-Steady; large. Tl9a1OAc; small, 7h9
l0Ac; part skins, 3iadb7c; full skins 2IsG3c
EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylvania 22I2ic;
western l5a@23c.
OILs-Cottonseed oil. steady; prime crude.
22g22lsc: prime yellow, 25lsU26c. Petroleum
duh; United closed at Sl.l5 bid. Rosin, quiet ;
strained, sl9OgL92h. Turpentine, quiet; 2il4q
27&c.
RIcE-steady; domestic fair to extra, 3AQ6c;
Japan 4bG4lac.
.MoLAssEs-steady; New Orleans. open kettle.
26d3ic.
METALS-Plg iron, steady; southern, Sll. OO0
2,25; northern NlOOqlaOO Copper. steady;
brokers' Sll.5o. Lead, steady; brokers. s2.75 Tin
quiet; straits. Sl30jal3 10; plates quiet Spelter
quiet; domestic. Al5q425.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22

% OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Condition of Trade ana Quotations
ON staple and Fancy Produce.

EGoiS-Fresh gathered l9c.
BUTTER-Common to fair, 7Qsc; choice 10
fancy, country, l2ai3c; separator creamery 1890
zoe; gathered cream. i76llSc
GAME-Prairie chickens per doz., $3.50: quail
sL6Ogl6O; blue winged teal ducks sl.75a2 90;
green wing, $3.50; red heads and mallards So OOa
$50; small rabbits. 5OqGOc jacks. $3.50: squirrels
coarse: deer saddles, l5dl6c carcasses, l04llc;
antelope saddles. i3nlic. carcasses 9al0C
CHEEsE-Domestlc brick. lOc: Edam. per doz,
$500; club house. lib jars, per doz., So Is; Linn
berger. fancy per 10, pc; hoau.fort ,s-ib
Jars. per doz;; $500; Young Americas. lie;
YEAI.-choiee tat 50 to 100 lbs. are quoted at
7asc; large and coarse, iff5c
DRESSED POuLTRY-Chckens, &c; turkeys
10Qllc: geese. SG9c; ducks, S19c.
LIVE POuLTRY-Hens liAci cocks, Sc; spring
PIdEoNs-Live. 7b0sOci dead pigeons not
wanted.
HAY-upland $3.50: midland. $3.50: Iowland
~ rye straw, 81: color makes the price on
hay lght bales sell the best; only top grades
bring top prices.
BROOM coRN.-ExtrcmeIy slow sale; new
crop. delivered on track In country: choice green
self-workinE carpet per H.. zxo; choice green.
running TO huri 2hc; common, ihe.
VEGETABLES.
SWEET IprAToES-on orders, per bbl., 81 90
oNIoNs-dood stock, per bu.. s504Oc.
LIMA BEANS-per To-. 10.
BEANS-Hand picked navy. per bu, si.t0
SAbBA1EaHome grown. per hundred. l5Q9oc
PoTAToES-Good stock, per bu., s5c; Wyom-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Prices for Cattle Saturday Were
Largely quite Nominal.

CHICAGO. Nov 2l-rriccs Tor cattlc today
were largely nominal. receipts being very light;
common to prime native steers sold at from 81 60
to S5.2j, with sales largely nt from tt2O to $3.50.
Cow sales were largely at from s. to So; fat
hcitcrs selling at from S3iO to S375. while bulls
sNll at from Sl75 to S75. Common TO prime
droves Of hogs sold at from s.. % TO SSt2is. the
bulk OF the offerings going at from $500 to S3.35,
nrima asgorted liEits sold the highest, but the
hcs. medium and mixed lots sold nearly as
high.
The limited supply OF sheep was easily dis
posed of at stronger prices. Sales were made
of inferior sheep at &L5o common to medium
grades at from $2.i5 To S2.1i, good sheep az from
$3.50 to 81 and choice ucks at from $50 to $40
best and good sales were made OF feeding lambs
at from S3 80 to $3.50 and feeding sheep at from
$3.50 to S.
Receipts; cattle 400 head; hogs, 10000 head;
NhINn 1 mo hnnl
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22

stock manipulation by insiders. The gen
crnl market left on weak with prices at the
lowest and showing net concessions Of from
l to per cent In the ledtipR shares
The aggregate sales were ll02, 622 shares.
Railway bonds were less active than In the
preceding week, and thdre was abatement
of the aggressive strength then recorded in the
inactive issues Comparative prices show con-
ccssions OF from 1 to per cent In the spcCu-
lativc issues, except Readng, which was sus-
tained by the progress made In placing the
property on more stable basis Toledo. ST.
Louis q Kansas city fret trust receipts were
conspicuous by drop OF lh per cent to Co. with
a subsequent recovery to 6AI
The aggregate sales We're S5i3 600 Govern
The sales were silO COO silver certificates were
Irregular. with an Improving tendency, on trans
actions OF $4,000
The following were thu cissing quotations on
the leading stocks Of the New York exchange
today.
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The disposition of the days receipts were
as follows each buyer purchasing the num-
Der of head indicated:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep

CATTLE-Thcrc was the usual Saturday S
run and the usual Saturdays market ana
when that is said the whole ground is prac-
tically covered. There were about 500
cattle on sale and they changed hands in
good season and at satisfactory prices.
Aside from Il few odds and ends there
were only two loads of native beef steers,
which sold at A IL and S4.25, and one load
of westerns at 50 on the market. The prices
paid were strong as compared with ycster-
day.
There were about eight loads OF cows
and hcifers on sale, which brought firm
prices, the demand being good and the
trade active.
only a few stockers Gnd feeders We're
offered, and, as usual ut the close of the
week. the demand was a little slack. At
the same time there was sufficient inquiry
for cattle to clean up the few on sale.
The cattle market at the commencement
of the week just closed experienced n re-
eastern markets, and killing cattle of all
kinds sold lower. During the latter part of
the week the tendency of values was up
ward and n considerable proportion of tho
loss was recovered, though not all. At this
point prices on fat cattle held up well in
comparison to other markets, owing to the
extremely light receipts. There have not
been enough cattle here to keep the pack
ing houses running and the packers have
been forced to shin in good many cattle
from other markets.
The demand for feeders was. good on
every day of the past week and fully up
to or in excess of the receipts. The coun-
try evidently wants cattle and Is willing to
pay good prices for desirable feeders, but
1t begins to look very much as If the supply
would be inadequate Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22

HOGS-Compared with what the receipts have
peen all the week. there a very fair run
of hogs today, in fact, the largest since Wednes-
day. AS compared with yesterday there was a
gain of about 500 head, but "A decrease OF 900
head as compared with week ago
The market opened about steany ana was
fairly active until the close. After the
more urgent orders were filed there was some
disposition the part of buyers to bear prices
but at the same time statesmen were asking
an advance the strength Of the provision
buyers and sellers made the trade little slow
lust on the close, but in the end the buyers
took everything and at fully yesterdays prices
Hogs Weighing 800 lbs. and upwards sold
very largely at $40, the same as yesterday.
though u few extra good loacs touched $40.
Medium weights and mixed loads sold at
s. 2OGi3. 90 and light mixed, $3.50. The latter
price was the top and SC higher than any
thing sold for yesterday but there We're light
hogs here yesterday equal to the top loads to-
day.
With selected light hogs quoted at only $345
in Chicago. straight loads OF light and mixed
at $3.50 here looked high.
The hog market OF the past week has been
on somewhat lower basis than during the
previous week. the greater part Of the time
cline of n big &c. and dropped to the lowest
point OF the month Tuesday. During the
two days following there was slight reaction,
but the most Of the gain was wiped out
Friday. The week closed with the market about
30 lower than 1t opened. and n shade higher
than the low point ION Tuesday The market
has been In good condition all the week far
as demand concerned. and all arrivals met
with ready sale Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
Ncw York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Nov 2l-MONEY ON CALL
Market easy at 2A per cent
PRIME MERCANTILE PApER--ik
STERLING E%CHANGE-NIarke steady with
actual business in bankers bills at SiS54l. SjIa
for demand. and AS2Lg4S2ia Tor sixty days
posted rates. N.S2A0 S3ia and $iS64iS7.
COMMERCIAL BILLS-SASl
BAR SILVER--65c.
MEXICAN DOLLARS-50%c.
GOVERNMENT BONDS-Alarket firm; new IS,
reg, 1l9la coupon. l19I.; 5s reg, ll274 coupon,
ll2A; IS reg. l0gi; As. coupon, l0S54 2s, reg,
9j: Pacific Gs of 20. 1O2
SILVER CERTltICATES-Close at G5is d65iAc.
Closing quotations on bonds were as follows:
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Financial Notes.

BOSTON. Nov. 2l.-Clearings, 81, 355 lG2; bal
ances. 81, 792, ,434.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2l.-clearings, $2,7SS.6l5
balances, $500, 263.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2l,-Clearings. slO.-
i25 6lj: balances sl546 95S.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 2i.-Clearings. 81, G70,Hl; bal
ances, $6GS, SO; money, GSy per cent; New York
exchange, 15c premium Mdi 81 premium asked
money steady at Ga7 b9r F3nt New York ,ss ex.
change, 75c premium; -taretsn exchange, de-
mand. N.S5; sixty days. SIRE.
NEW YORK, Nov 2l.,-TlIs exports OF specie
from the port OF New York for the week
Yer. The imports werei iGald s7GI, ,Co0; silver,
s35 24s; dry goods 81 iG4, ,s4i general merchandise
s:Is65I5i9s clearinss slllisiPj2; balances. a.
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u UTVIF II ]

BERLIN. Nov. 2i.-ExGhapge London eight
days sight, 20 marks 81 hfs;;
PARIS. Nov. 2l.-Thres pSr cent rentes, 1O2f
67isc for the account; exchange on London, 25f
25c for checks.
LONDON. Nov. 2L-Gbld hs quoted today at
Buenos Ayres at 1925; yB.bon $3.50; Rome,
lO5 27k Bar gold, 77s l1';gyfs il3sd. Amount Of
bullion gone into the B@flS pff England on bal
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StnrI. I'm Sirht.
Record OF live stock at the four principal mar
Totals
st. Loui. Live stock.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Receipts, l,l0O
head; market steady; native shipping steers,
S3a0Gf4S5; cows and hcifers, Sl9Od125 Texas
and Indian steers Sli5U2GO.
HOGS-Rcceipts iO00 head; market steady to
strong light, So 25G3.SO; mixed, 80; heavy,
s3.COG3,C5.
SHEEP-Receipts, 500 head; market steady;
Inuttons 81 25M3 10 lambs. 50. OOIA.S5.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
TAmMANY's BOSS COMES HOME AGAIN
Richard w. Croker Arrives from
EmrOpe TxKcniy Hours Into.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Richard w. Croker
arrived from England today on board the
steamer st. Louis. The steamer was about
twenty hours behind her usual time OF pass
ing ON account OF the head winds encoun-
tered. Mr.. Croker declined to discuss pol
itics with reporters who met him at Quar-
sntine. WheE asked about his resumlng
the leadership OF Tammany Hall, no re-
marked physically: "Ah. indeed. they've
cut out my work for mef''
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
London whent Market.

LONDON. Nov. H-'rhe news from India dur
Ing the week has had little effect upon the grain
markets, and the general impression is that the
insufficient rain will not effect the crops and
that in any case 1t will not change the famine
outlook
Business at the Baltic today opened weak and
dull. The publishers OF Berbohm's trade list in
formed the Associated press that Ralli Bros
leading Indian merchants. received telegram
today saying that the condition is worse than
ever and adding that rain has not fallen save
In the districts where little wheat is growing
Rallis telegram states that there have been
slight rains at Guzerat. Rajpootana and Behar
and none at other parts. The dispatch adds
that for the first mentioned three districts are
situation may, perhaps, be a little less unprom-
Using: otherwise, II Is UNCHANGED.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
Nnnsns CItY MnrIsets.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2l.-wHEAT-Very
Slow generally &c lower; No. 2 hard. 74g75hc;
No. 3, G9q7ic; No. red SIC: No. 3. SOaS2c; No.
z spring, nominally. 72g74c: No. spring, IlQ
72isc
CORN-About &c lower; fair demand: No. 2
mixed. lSlsIlSAc: No. 2 white, lSlsuiS4.c.
OATS-Steady: No. 2 mixed. nomnaily lSc (;
No. white, old nominally. gage: fancy, new,
22lsc
RYE-Firm; No. 9. nominally, 32c.
HAY-Steady and unchanged.
BuTrEIt-F'irm at l6lsQl7l5c for creamery:
iOGl2c for dairy
EGGS-Quet but firm at lThc.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
New yorl.'s weekly hank statement

NEW YORK, Nov. 2l.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes: Re
serve. increase. {b02l f5l loans, increase 50 $50
1901 specie. Increase s. 206 500; legal tender IN,
crease S0IS coo: deposits. increase, s2l s37 SEQ
circulation. decrease. Sl67 200. The banks now
hold $50 305.575 in excess OF the requirements OF
the % per cent rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22

o)O head. shipments. b.loO head. Market steady
to strong; only retail trade.
HOGS-Rcceipts, $500 head; shipments 100
head Market strong at Sc higher bulk VI Gales,
81 2oQ3. 30: heavies. So iOdSSO; packers. 81 l50
$50; mixed, s. 25Q2 35, lights, SSi5u2So; Workers.,
S.2JI3So 80; pigs. s.. GOGS.20
sHEEr-Relcpts 3 500 head; shipments 100
head Market steady to strong lambs. $1,000
A25; muttons, S2.0OGS2 Is.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22

PEORIA, Nov. a.-CoRN--Market easy: No. 2,
2Ac; No 8. axe >
oATs-Market dull irregular: No. white, 25c:
No. white. IGN glsHc.
RYE-Market quiet: No g 3sc.
WHlSKY-Market steady; finished goods on
the basis OF 81. IS for high wines
RECEIPTS-Corn Gi 600 bu. +; oats Al $50 bu .
rye, LOO bu; whisky none; wheat, G. 600 bu
SHIPMENTs-corn. 10 100 bu.i ! oats a. $50 bu ;
rye. none; whisky l.0l2 gal.; Mheat, eco bu
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

On the Produce eXchlnga today thl butter mar
ket was firm: creamery, l5@2Oc; dairy 100
lS. Eggs. firm; fresh, Gle. Cheese, firm;
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
'offcred. tan assessments paid.

The total sales of stocks today were liz. .112
shares including the following: Burlington.
1900; American Sugar, S,l0O; Chicago Gas, $500;
Louisville & Nashville, 4,7OO Reading, II 500:
Rock Island 5lOO; St Paul. II 800; Tennessee
Coal and Iron. 200; Western Union, $500;
Wheelng & Lake Erie, 400: silver certificates,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
Cincinnnti whIsI,y snI,.

CINCINNATI o.. Nov g.-whlsky was again
abnormally active yesterday. and sales OF 9Gs
barrels reported. This continued with
heavy sales Thursday making a total Tor
the two days OF 2.l70 barrels, This sudden ac-
tlvity is manifestly owing 10 anticipation OF an
increase In the price very shortly.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
Cotton MnrIset.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-CoTToN-Q quiet; mid
ding 1850.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 2I-COTToN-Easy;
mihdlnG; ,5l.c; low middling. Lie; good or
ST LOUIS. Nov 2i-CoTTON-Dun: un-
changed: middling, 3-l6c: sales. 35 bales: re-
ceipts, 2,I2i bales; shipments. 1896 bales stock
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22

BAR SILvER-29 5-l6d per ounce.
MONEY-3a3si per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills. 1l-16 per cent; three months bills,
1i-16 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22

Kansas City Live stocE.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2l.-CATTLE-Receipts
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
OIL City Market

LONDON, Nov. 2L-CALCUTTA LINSEE
Spot. Sis 81; October shipment, via Cape, 3is
Linseed oil, les Sd.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
Art.cles. | Z

Cash quotations follows:
FLOUR-Steady: winter patents. &40ni. 60
straiGhts. S4.OOd435; spring specials. $40;
spring patents Stl5a44O straights. S39Ogi. 10;
bakers, $.0OH3.50.
WHEAT-No . spring. 7s9sc; No. spring.
76c No. red SdS5c
CoRN-No. 2, 22Aa2S$c; No. yellow, 2s'ia
23ssc.
oATs-No 2. 1Si4c; No. white, +. o. b. 22c;
No. white. (. o. b., l7hG2lc.
RYE-No. 2, 36ISc.
BARLEY-No 2, nominal; No. 3. T. o. b.,
25laa37c; No. 4. f. o. b.. 2id29c.
FDANSEED-No. l, 74G76c.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime, $255.
PROVISIONS-Mess pork, per bbl., So 5Od6. 60:
lard. per 100 lbs, s3 7jGSS0; short ribs, sides,
loose. S3.55d3S5; dry salted shoulders. boxed,
81 25d4 so; short clear sides boxed So sTibm4 co.
WHISKY-Distillers finished goods, per gal,
sllS.
SUGARs-Cut loaf. s5.S2: granulated. $40
The following were the receipts and shipments
today:
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noston s1ocl2 q 6no1nti on.. ;.

BOSTON. Nov. 22.-- Call to1ns, 4lsds5IG per cent;
time. loans. 4IiCtb per cent. Closing prlc % for
stocks bonds and mining shares:
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Wool Market.
London Oil Mnrkci

ST LOUIS. Nov. Wool-Quet: steady
higher; medium. 10RGtl5c; light. fine. 7ibmlOlkt
heavy, fine, GlaG9hc; tub washed, l5laa2lc
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22


OIL CITY. Nov, 2.-Crcdit balances sl2l;
certificates. no bids; shipments. HSj2 bbls :
runs, $50 bbls
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New York Mining Quotations.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2l.-The following ars the
closing mining uo,ationS:
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silver blrs. B5%c Mexican dollars. 5lIe9 q
52c. Sight drafts, lUc; telegraphic, IKE.
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Coffee NuriSet.
SugHr Market.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2L-SUGAR-Raw, quiet
but steady; fair refining, 2Tsc centrifugal. 96
test sac; refined, quiet; crushed. sc; powdered
45sc; granulated, 49sc; standard a." 4hc; cut
loaf. &c
LONDON Nov. 2.-SUGAR-Cane quiet: CEN
trifuEal, Java, lis 4l4d; Muscovado, fair refining
los. Beet SUGAR, dull; little doing; November
qs Sd; December, 9s 3D.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22

SHEEP-There were no sheep here 10 make
market. Representative sales;
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
SAN Francisco Mining quotations

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov 2l.-The Official closing
Quotations for mining STOCKS today were as fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
MILKERs AND sFRINGERs.
WESTERNS.
WYOMING.
,eders. .::1075 8 90 As feeders. 1915 So
NEVADA.
UTAH

/ Icoy........1C2O 90 9heifers..... SiS 2 75
| feeder. 1000 80 A. feeders...lO06 10
q 3coys...,.,,llI3 Go
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06
FERTILIZER FARMING.
Chemicals and Glover Insure Prosperity.
An Imnrnxed KntnLiOn.


A New Jersey farmer who believes
in chemicals and clover believes that
the usual five years rotation-corn,
potatoes and wheat one each and hay
two, and most of the fertilizer is APP
piled to the potatocs-may be improved
upon. This is the way he writes about
it to Country Gentleman:
As wheat is considered no money
crop. would there not be more money if
the rotation should be changed to four
years, and instead of following potatoes
with wheat they should be followed by
grass, sowing timothy and clover iii the
fall without grain, after the potatoes
are dug? Then hay can be cut for
two years, and then the sod be planted
with corn again If the rotation must
be five years, why not have two years
of corn which is more of money crop
than wheat, letting one corn crop fol-
low the other, and to keep up fertility
of the soil, and even make 1T better,
SOW crimson clover in the corn at the
last working and have it to turn under
the following spring? Shonld any one
say that will give too much nitrogen,
the answer would be that it would rem
der it unnecessary to purchase any for
the potato crop which is to follow, as
I a good crop can be secured by the use of
! only potash and phOsphoric acid. Some
will say that it is impracticable to SOW
grass after potatoes and secure good
crop the next season, but my ncighbors
and rlv>cltfor number Of years have
practircd q : with good results, and
the practice Is cStondiug
cannot dud il profitable for myself
in this section To crow small grain. and
no more corn than enough for my teams.
l keep 10 stock on my place but my
teams, one COW and blCcdirg hogs tC
pasture NY orchards depend for crops
on fruit, cabbage, potatoes and aspara'
gus and we'll understand that all are
not situated the same Bat cannot un-
derstand why the majority of farmers
cannot reduce their expenses for ma
nures very materially by simply using
more clover and avoid purchasing nitro
gen. l have given up buying horse OF
stable manure and depend wholly upon
chemicals and clover for plant food.
depend on potash aud bone in addition
to the clover, Of which | sow 30 to Il
acres each year solely to pillow under anC
to supplement it. In using the two
chemicals, potash and bone, l do no
consider it necessary to mix them, bu
make two applications, which is as east
ly done as to make two applications o
fertilizer, as some do to potatoes, OO'
pounds each time. For most crops pre-
fer to have ali fertilizers put on broad
cast.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-06

T. H. Hoskins, writing from Yer
mont, tells Rural New Yorker that he
doesn consider the barrel method so safe
as laying down and covering with earth.
He writes: To avoid fracture in bend
ing down it is well to make a slight
mound, over which the plant may be
gently and carefully bent and there Sc
cured by holding or by crossed stakes
until the covering is made firm. 1t is
good plan to leave these stakes i'll
place all winter as the elasticity of the
bent plants may cause them to throw
off the earth when softened by rain.
Where snow can be depended on to stay
all winter it is easy to get "a good pro-
lection for tender plants by placing OBJ
structions so that the snow will drift
over the bent down plant or shrub. This
way is best where available, as the
snow cannot injure the tenderest plant,
while soil may not be quite safe.