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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
Manure ON Corn. Potash ON Clover

Here is man with pile of manure.
He expects to raise big crop of corn.
The corn is to be fed to hogs. The pork
is to be the money crop. Now it would
not be sensible for that man to use only
half of the manure ON the corn and save
the other half to feed to the hogs. That
would be nonsense. The wise plan will
be to use it all on the corn, and thus
get as much hog food as possible. Here
is man using potash on crops in a ro-
tation which includes clover. His best
plan is to put the potash all on the clover
crop. Glover responds to potash better
than any other farm crop, and the more
clover you can grow the more of other
crops will the farm produce. Manure
on the corn Potash all on the cloverl
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
Any Soil Is Good Enough Practical Di-
ractions For PLANTING. Pine

Any Soil Is Good Disqualification Di-
rectiOns For Planting Pine.
Hon. J. D. Lyman of New Hamp-
shire, who has had experience with
pines on an abandoned New Hampshire
farm, made an address before the Mas
sachusetts board of agriculture at a late
meeting on planting pine trees on waste
lands. Following are extracts from that
address:
Men, with the exercise of care, can
in 40 or 80 years grow 40, 900 to 90, 900
feet Of pine to the acre. Our New Eng
land states have thousands of acres of
waste land which will produce crops
of trees. The pine is probably best
adapted to most Of it because it de-
mands little of the soil and takes its
substance largely from the atmosphere.
All the pine requires is foothold and
little water. There is no land in this
climate which will not sustain pine
growth.
The right number of trees to the
acre is an important point Planting
the seed is better than transplantinR.
The cones should be gathered by Sept
/, spread out to dry, and in ten days the
seed will easily drop out. Sow these
seeds on the sod or in burrows, so as TO
be protected from the direct sun. The
trees should come up thickly, not less
than 3,000-and better 5,000--to the
acre. Begin early to trim them. Lower
branches should be cut out, so that in
the well grown tree there should be no
branches within 30 feet OF the ground
Pine lumber varies greatly in price,
and the effort should be 60 raise the
best. The growth of the tree will de-
pend on plenty of air and light. Ii will
cost y cents per tree TO cut limbs 30
feet from the ground. Cutting limbs
will give lumber wholly clear You
will not have to cut many live limbs,
but cut off all the dead ones
Mr. Lyman, touching ON the subject
of thinning, fixed 100 trees TO the acre
as safe number at 40 years of age.
The gradual cutting out after that time
would yield annual returns, while the
standing timber would be constantly in
creasing.
You can grow more trees ON dry land
than on moist land. If you like you can
grow more than you need and cut out
the biggest ones. Hot sunshine is dan
gerous to young pines. Winter rye will
shelter the young trees Sow the seed
about as thick as you would SOW corn,
say two or three quarts per acre. The
best sowing in the fall is in connection
with winter rye.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
The Round silo.

In The New England Homestead it Is
told that two brother farmers have sue
ceeded with two round silos. These are
about 10 feet in diameter and 36 feet
Deep They are made of one inch hem
lock boards, jointed and set up; they are
hoped with 1 4 by one-quarter inch
fiat iron welded into hoops of equal
length, put on quite thick and nailed
from the inside to each hoop and clinch-
ed over the hoop. When empty, you
put your hand on top of one Of the
slaves. and it will seem as if the thing
would shake to pieces and you can look
through it between each board; when
filed, the moisture swells the boards
and makes them water tight, and they
say it keeps every pound perfectly good.
except ON the top, where there will be
some loss, as In every silo.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

Professor Bailey of Cornell university
is said to favor the extension of the
work begun for better farming III New
York state under the Nixon bills.
Cottonseed meal is a material we'll
known to and largely used by Vermont
dairymen. They are not, however, as
familiar with cottonseed hulls
Most of the fertilizers bought in the
state of New Hampshire are the so call
ed complete goods, factory mixed.
In Rhode Island, Connecticut and
New Jersey the practice of ''home mix
ing" fertilizers has come largely into
favor.
Among early strawberries mentioned
in New York state bulletin as worthy
of trial are Earliest, Michel, Staples,
Tubbs, Bederwood and Marston.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
SONG.

would that my love were lily fair
And l would that i were a sunbeam bold,
Still to be dressing her flowery hair
All day long with my airy gold.
Or would that she were the dew that lies
In tn rose and the rose tree were,
To fold my red leaves over her eyes
And make my sweetness part of her.
Would were breeze that is where it will
And she leaf in some lonely place.
How would cling to her, sinSto her, till
She gathered me up in her green embrace.
Or would that she were fawn so gay
And / within some lowly bed
Where oft her silvery feet would stray
And dimple the turf above me spread.
Nay, leave TIL sunbeam the light that's his
And leave the lily her airy gold,
And give me my maiden, just as she is,
To kiss and sing to, to keep and holdi
New York Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
Set out Trees In the Spring.

Spring is better time to set trees
than fall, because at that season trees are
beginning to grow and will, therefore,
be in a condition to respond more readi-
ly to treatment, while in fall they are
unlikely to establish themselves before
cold weather sets in. Preserve the roots
to the fullest possible extent and do not
disturb the tree until after it has ripen-
ed and has shed its foliage. If the roots
are cut away, as they almost invariably
are in spring planting, be sure to cut
back the top Experimentation E.
Rexford in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
unnrodnotixs BLACK Soils.

The unproductive areas Of deep, black
humus soils known as "bogus' lands
occurring in central and northern In
diana, and which in many cases ''were
formerly marshes or the bottoms of old
ponds, showed ON chemical examina-
tion none of the characteristics usually
assigned as the cause of unproduotive-
ness. Experiments on two farms during
four years indicate that the use of kainit
and straw temporarily improved the
drainage and thus increased the pro.
ductiveness of these soils. A system OF
drainage which taps the water bearing
gravel underlying the humus soil and
lowers the water level to at least DC
inches by removing the cause of unpro-
ductiveness insures permanent improve.
ment, says H. A. Huston of the Indiana
station.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

The essence of the so called Camp.
bell plan" of grain farming, which il
just now the fad in the northwest Mis-
sissippi states. is the sowing of grain in
drills and cultivating it. The object, Of
course, as in all cultivation, is to con.
serve the moisture by making mulch
of dry earth. 1t is claimed that by this
means paying grain crops can be assured
over large areas of our country where
the rainfall is deficient in ordinary
years. This method of cultivation is be.
ing Systematically promoted at consid.
cradle expense for experimental farms
by the Northern Pacific and other rail.
roads running into the dry regions
Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
didn't I.ncats IL.

Dr. H. F. Fisk, principal of the acad-
envy Of the Northwestern university, is an
exact man, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
He has made it a rule that for all alb
sences from recitations his students
shall write out reasons in full why they
were away and what Rotations We're
missed One day DIR. Fisk received a
note as follows:
ION account of the earache, headache,
stomach ache and cramps 1 was unable
to attend algebra at s a. M, grammar
at 10 a. m. and English at 3 p. m. "
Dr. Fisk excused the student, but at
the same time took occasion to rebnke
him for not stating in his letter where
he had cramps.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
DISK OR CUTTING HARRoWs.
Facts Concerning These Implements
Faults of Some Harrows.

Facts Concerning These Implements.
Faults of Some Harrows.
The cutting harrows have reduced
the cost of preparing land for seeding
very materially. They save the use of
the breaking pillow to considerable ex-
bed than is often possible after the
ground has been broken in the old way.
Soils differ SO in texture that no general
rules may be laid down, but a contrib
utor to The Farm and Fireside calls at
tention to the fact that these harrows
are far better adapted for use in natural
ly loose than tight soils, though they
are being used in clays oftentimes, to
escape the clods that would result from
breaking the land. In the clays and clay
loans they make a fine surface, giving
the ground very superficial prepara-
ton. and the soil a few inches below
the surface is left in bad condition for
good crop results. We may confound
firm seed bed with hard one. While
we do not want one that is very loose,
it should be sufficiently SO to permit air
to enter freely and surplus water to es-
cape. The authority quoted adds:
If soil is hard packed, it needs
breaking and then thorough crushing;
pulverization of the surface of an I'M
plowed field by disk harrow is INSULT
oient. Living as do where these har-
rows have been the chief dependence in
preparing land for wheat, | am sure
that yields have been lessened in many
cases by the compactness of the seed bed
below the surface. Plants were stunted
and frozen out when pulverization of
the soil to depth of six inches would
have saved them. These harrows are
all right in their place, but their place
Is in ordinarily loose soils and not in
compact clays, where so many are in
clined to use them to escape clods.
There are numerous styles of cutting
harrows. do not propose to recon-
mend any particular make, but some
are constructed on faulty principle.
AS we know, all draw hard. But some
harrows are much more wearing ON
team than others. Many manufacturers
have made the mistake of attaching the
gang rods to the pole, thus causing a
downward pull on the pole They I'M
dertake to counterfeit this effect by plao-
ing the doubletrees under the pole and
claim that in this way the weight is
kept off the top of the horses necks. 1t
may be in some cases, but I have never
seen harrow constructed in this way
that did not let the weight come on the
horses necks when turning at corner,
and this sinks the collars, let's the draft
come on the point of the shoulders, and
the team is not only wearied by the
hard turning, but shoulders are bruised.
The rational way is to have the pole for
guidance only, having it attached to the
harrow independently of the gang rods
and have the doubletrees attached di-
rect to the frame. No weight can then
come ON top of the horses shoulders,
and the hitch is similar to that of a
breaking pillow. The pole should be SO
attached that no tilt of the harrow can
put any weight upon 1t.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
Potato scab.

Notes on experiments for the proven
ton of potato scab come from the Mon
tana station. A tabulated report is giver
of the results obtained by using zinc
chloride, zinc sulphate, potassium per
manganate, potassium bioarbonate, po-
tassium sulphide and corrosive sublimate
in different strengths of solution an6
for different lengths of treatment. The
different compounds in some strength
were somewhat effective in reducing
scab, but the corrosive sublimate treat
ment, when the seed tubers had been
treated for at least an hour, proved the
most successful treatment.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
ESTABLISHING AN APIARY.
Spring Is the Best Time-PracticaI Hint
tn RaoSunawn

Spring L. the Best Time-Practical Hints
to Beginners.
Spring is the best time to establish an
apiary, especially for a person unao-
quainted with the practical care Of bees.
Colonies in good condition secured then
are more easily kept In order by the
novice than if purchased In the fall.
Mistakes in management may possibly
be remedied before the season closes,
and by the time it is necessary to pre-
pare for the winter the learner will
have gained certain amount of praoti-
cal knowledge of the nature and re-
quirements of the bees. If the start be
made late in the season, mistakes, il
they occur, may result fatally before
the proper remedy can be applied. This
advice is given in bulletin from the
department of agriculture, authority
also for the following:
The beginner had better obtain his
start by purchasing one or two colonies
of pure Italian or Carniolan bees in ac-
curately made frame hives and in first
class condition. These he should get
from some bee master of repute near
his own place if possible, in order to
avoid expressage and possible damage
through long confinement or numerous
transfers. The cost per colony may be
Sc to So; yet bees at this price will
generally be found much cheaper in the
enc, for, though common bees in box
hives may frequently be obtained at
half the price or less, the cost, when
finally transferred into frame hives, fit
ted up with straight combs, and the
common queens replaced by Italians or
Carniolans, will not be less
The possession Of colony already in
prime working order gives the novice a
standard with which to compare all
others, and often enables him to avoid
costly experiments. Another plan, also
oommendable, is to agree with some
neighboring beekeeper to deliver as
many first swarms on the day they issue
as are wanted. These will give the right
start if placed as soon as received in
hives with foundation starters and the
frames properly spaced-one and three
eighths inches from center to center, it
being understood that the swarms are
early and prime ones, with vigorous
queens. Only those issuing from colo
MES that have swarmed the year before
or from such as were themselves second
swarms of the previous year should be
accepted. Swarms from these will have
queens not over one year old.
1t is better to have queens of the cur
rent years raising, but these can only
be obtained by taking the second or
third swarms from given hive, which
come later and are smaller, or by sub
stituting young queens for those that
come with the swarms.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
Delaware Turkeys.

1t is said that the best turkeys in the
market come from Delaware. Very fine
turkeys come also from Philadelphia,
and fine turkeys are raised in Vermont
and Connecticut and other parts, but
Delaware's are said TO be the best The
generally conceded superiority of Phila-
delphia chickens is familiar. There is
said 70 be something in the soil in the
region Of Philadelphia that is favorable
to the best growth of the chicken, and
to similar cause is ascribed the supe
riority of the Delaware turkey. -Ex-
change
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
THE YOUNG TENOR

Invoke. The harbored melody
Had crossed the slumber bar
And out upon the open sea
OF consciousness afar
Swept onward, with fainter strain,
As echoing the dream again.
30 soft the silver sound and clear
Outpoured upon the night
That silence seemed listen er
O'erleaning with delight
The slender moon, finger tip
Upon the portal of her lip.
John r. Tabb in Century.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
Feed the Manure Pile.

Rural New Yorker advocates feeding
the manure pile. Where the manure is
to be used on fruit farms the advice is
given to always use peck of kainit
and bushel of ground bone or dissolved
rock to each load of manure. Our opin-
ion is that such feeding will pay on
fruits or vegetables. -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

She-Perfectly lovely club, isn't it?
He-Are you member?
She-No- Only married women are
eligible.
He-Ah, would you allow me to-
make you eligible to membership
London Fun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

Artie-Darling, you have no idea how
anxious | was while you were coming
down the rope ladder 1 was so afraid
you had not fastened it securely above.
Susie-You needn't have been alarm
ed, dear Papa tied the knot for me. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

Among radishes, beets and carrots,
there are kinds with long roots pene-
trating the soil deeply, and there are
also the turnip rooted kinds that grow
near the surface. The latter are usually
the earlier, but according to Meehan' s
Monthly epicures give preference to the
Top rooted kinds because these are con-
sidered more delicate in flavor.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

Doctor, something is the matter
with me. Sometimes my mind is per-
feet blank, and my memory constantly
fails me. wish you would treat me- "
81 will. But, in view of the peculiar
nature of your case, l shall want my fee
In advance. "-Harper's Bazaar
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
A Discreet Estimate.

Papa" said young Mrs. Hunker,
won't you please give George and me
$40, 00O?"
What do you want that much money
for?'
1--WE want to build So, 900 house. >"
Harlem Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
VuIcanized.

Foreman-That india rubber man just
won't become submissive. He seems to
get harder every day.
Satan-It can't be helped, guess.
Rubber and sulphur burned in combina-
ton always act that way. Cincinnati
EnOuirer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

Why Is 1t,
if catarrh is blood disease, as some claim
that physicians frequently advise change
of air and climate to those suffering? Ca
tarrh ls climatic affection, and nothing
but local remedy or change of climate
will cure it. Ely's Cream Balm is so eff
cient as to do away with the necessity o
leaving home and friends, causing instan
relief and is real cure of catarrh.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
What is your idea of happiness Pour
One Way 70 he HaDDv

One Way TO be Happy
Is at all times to attend to the comforts OF
your family. Should anyone of them
catch slight cold or cough, call at once
on Wells & Son, Columbus E. D. Prickitt,
Mount Holly; w. c. Jones, New Egypt
Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton. and ]. H
Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents. and get q
trial bottle of Otto Cure, the great Ger
man remedy, free. We give it away tc
prove that we have a sure cure for coughs
colds, asthma, consumption, and all dis
eases of the throat and lungs. Large sizes
Soc and 25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
Arriculture In Maine.

The state college at Orono provides
three six week winter courses, one in
agriculture, one in horticulture and one
in dairying. The courses begin Jan. 6;
tuition free; bond and other expenses
small. Professor Charles D. Wood is in
charge.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

John Butts, Sri want to leave nv
property to my two sons-one- tenth to
my youngest son, John Butts, and nine
tenths to my eldest son, Royal Chester
field Chauncey de Peyster Butts.
Family Lawyer-H' mi Do you think
that's quite fair?
John Butts, Sr.-Yes. / want to
make some kind of reparation to Royal
for allowing his mother to give him
such crack jaw name London Tit
d..
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
What is your favorite character in his
tory Captain Kidd


Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently
there has been placed in all the grocery stores
new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of
pure grains. that takes the place of coffee.
The most delicate stomach receives it without
distress, and but few can tell 1t from coffee 1t
does not cost over "a as much. Children may
drink it with great benefit. Is cts and rs cts
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

There is nothing purer than honesty,
nothing sweeter than charity, nothing
warmer than love, nothing richer than
wisdom, nothing brighter than virtue
and nothing more steadfast than faith.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

Pedestrian Ito footpad)-Money or
my life, is itP 1 was wondering how I
was going to live through this week.
Now won't have to- Very kind of you.
Shoot away.-Boston Transcript
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

Prince Dimitri Khilkoy, Russian
nobleman, has followed the advice of
Count Tolstoi and divided his estates
among the peasants, reserving but seven
acres for his own cultivation.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

doctor, I'm so nervous that toss
all night What's the best remedy"
''Just take nap when you feel that
way. Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
Toistoi's Faithful Follower.

The earliest use of weights is attrib-
uted to Pheidon, king of Argos, 985
O.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you q pack
age of GRA1N-O. the new food drink thai
takes the place of coffee The children may
drink it without injury as well as adults. Al
who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that ricI
seal brown OF Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains. and the most delicate stom
ach receives II without distress. Il the price
OF coffee. l5c. and DC. per package. Sold by
all grocers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
mental Arithmetic.

Aunt Dorothy-How many command
ments are there, Johnny?
Johnny (glibly)-Ten.
Aunt Dorothy-And, now, suppose
you were to break one of them?
Johnny (tentatively)-Then there'd
be nine Spare Moments.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

An ordinary tablespoonful of common
salt, dry, weighs almost exactly one
ounce,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

The first anthropological society, for
the study of mankind considered with
reference to the animal history of the
race, was founded in London in 1868.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-02

Only three weeks are required to de-
velop perfect mosquito from the egg