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Year: 1875




An article on Neglected Forage Orops,p
In last weeks FARMER, recommended the
burdling of sheep on turnip fields. The
following description of English sheep hur-
dies, written by Mr.. Thorp before seeing the
article 10 question may be of interest


In England where roots are raised exten-
sively it is not uncommon for farmer to
have from ten to one hundred acres OF roots
or turnips, according to the size Of his farm
and the capacity of his land to bear roots.
l have often seen Aocks of sheep numbering
five hundred in field Of turnips from the
first of November till the last of April. The
climate is so favorable that the turnips are
eaten on the ground where raised, many
times.


Sometimes they are visited by storms from
the coast, of both snow and wind, which
reach inland, although it is not often they
have much snow. 1t will sometimes be a
foot or foot and a half deep for few days
after the storm, and as the sheep are out on
the turnip field it is necessary to have some
kind of shelter more than the hedges supply,
especially where the flock is large. This
shelter is supplied by hurdles. They are of
two kinds. The first, for common sheep, is
made by setting posts in the ground and
forming square of sufficient size to contain
the number Of sheep which it is desirable to
shelter.


Between each two posts two rails must be
spiked on, one about one and half feet from
the ground and the other one about three
feet from the ground. The walls or out.
sides are constructed by tying and setting up
endwise close together bundles Of winns-a
low thick shrub which grows there, ONE
thing similar to heather-or if not to be Sc
cured some other sort Of small brush is used
These are tied by withcs to the rails forming
very good wind-break or shelter, four feet
and half high. Inside it is supplied with
movable racks and feed trougbs, as it is Of
ten necessary to feed the hocks on dry feed
till after the storms, as the roots may be
covered too deeply under the snow for the
sheep, or to pick up to the surface with Q
tool made for that purpose.


The other kind of hurdles are designed
more particularly for breeding ewes. Thesc
are generally built in some sheltered part o
the enclosure, built and constructed simila
10 the first mentioned, aud besides the addi
tion of the rack and troughs in the insid
there is an extra shelter made by forming
similar fence lengthwise, leaving passag
at either end, Of n few feet space betweeI
the fence built and the outside fence at tn
end, and there building cross fence at righ
angles with the other one, leaving the sam
with passage at each end as before.


In the spriEg time of the year, at tn
lambing season, the ewes are hurdled ever
night The sheperd has a portable hOus
adjoining the hurdle where he lives both da
aud night, as his care and attention is YER
necessary for the success of the flock.
may be asked by some, Why not use board
for the construction of the hurdle? 1t
because the hurdles are for temporary pur
poses, and made for only few months use
aud as boards are very scarce with tho Eu
glish farmer he makes use Of small brus
which answers every purpose.


Sometimes movable hurdles are built Q
Year: 1875

small brush interviewer in frame, some-
what similar to the weaving Of basket work.
The timbers at each end of the frame, being
longer than the frame itself, are sharpened
and driven into the ground. Another way
is to drive small stakes into the ground about
one foot and half apart, and then inter.
weave the brush in between the stakes but
either of the last mentioned hurdles are not
so good, because they are too thin to break
the wind and be warm.


WILLIAM s. THoRP.
MOrristolcn, Jan. 4.
Year: 1875

These figures give, in the first column, the
best average net money per COW in a single
dairy; in the second, the lowest average in
a single dairy, and in the third, the average
yield per COW of the whole factory.


Here is much food for reflection. One
dairy nets S5S45 per COW in six months,
and another only s26. There may be some-
thing in the kind of cows kept, but we i'm
agine that this large difference is rather to
be accounted for in the care and feed Of the
cows and general management of the differ
ent dairies. Surely, dairymen need no more
expressive fact than this to show how their
business may be made profitable or other
wise and, in fact, the same lesson should
be needed by every person who keeps COW,
Year: 1875

Another "gin mill' has been opened
in town, which makes one for every
week of this year.


1t is rumored that the members of
the Baptist denomination will build a
church edifice.


The friends of the Protestant Epls-
copal Church are making an effort to
secure the services of minister.


1t is interesting to observe the ma
nipulations of certain politicians who
are preparing for the approaching
campaign and who are not conscious
that their movements are noticed.


On Wednesday morning child of
Mr.. Law, aged about four months, was
discovered dead in the bed. The child
had beer sleeping with the parents,
and when they arose they supposed
the babe was sleeping, and the mother
went about her household duties. After
breakfast the mother went in to take
the baby up and discovered it to be
quite dead. No cause can be assigned
for the sudden death of the infant.
Year: 1875

The soil is of rich sandy loam and free
from alkali. There are two OF three small
pieces of alkali ground on the tract, but they
will be pointed out to purchasers so that they
may know what they are buying. The char
acter of the soil is more Like the warm mesa
lands of the country, than the low, damp corn
Inn
Year: 1875

on the march to victory they won the admira.
,ion of the world; and when the impartial
historian shall wander among these dead bones
in search of the traditions OF liberty, he viii
find that he is indebted for their perpetuation
to the sleeping dead in Virginia's bosom.


Land of liberty thy soul has been cOnse-
Grated By the blood of heroes, and BY great
and holy deeds of peace. Thou art now. one
vast temple and hallOwed asylum, sanetihed
by the beuedictiOns of Georgia, and of all the
people. May peace be within thy walls, aud
Righteousness within thy palaces, May there
be no decay nor leading into captivity, aud no
complaining within thy streets. MAY truth
flourish out of the earth aud righteousness
look down from heaven"
Year: 1875

Scnpegroce.-It is enough to say of him
that lie never fails to have a newspaper-two
or three ofthem. When he thinks they have
come about long enough for the publisher to
want pay, he sends back with "stop it" Or
he takes up his quarters, and leaves for parts
unknown. He does not want to pay, and he
don't mean to- Get it if you can


Reader, in which of the above classes are
you found?
Year: 1875

The statement that the Post master General
Will advocate before Congress the abolition of
tho carrier system in cities with a population of
less than 10000 is said to be incorrect. Glad
20 hear it,
Year: 1875

HOW THE BUTCHERS ASSOCIATION PROPOSE TO BUILD


IT-FARMERs TO BE INVITED IN WITH THEM.


The ratification by Council, last night, of the
lease by the city to the Butchers Association,
William Miller president, Of the bed of Second
street, between Market and King, has revived
the interest in the subject, inaemuch as il will
hasten on the erection of the new market bulld-
ing. The only features of general interest in
the lease finally prepared are that it has been
made in consideration of an annual ground rent
of 81 900 and the building must be erected by
the 1st Of January next


A full description of the building, upon which
work will probably be begun very soon, has
heretofore been printed in the COMMERCIAL
We need therefore, now only remind our
readers that the building is to extend all the
way from Market to King, be ono story
in height, with two story fronts
at both ends, be built of brick, and
with large doors in tho sides by which abundant
entrances and ventilation will be afforded There
will four rows of stalls on the inside, or two dou-
bic rows, with 81 stalls in all. OF these about
twenty will be set apart for farmers. No diff
Guilty is anticipated in finding renters.


AS yet no money has been raised to erect the
building, but the butchers have acquiesced in on
assessment of one hundred dollars upon each
stall ss soon as they are ready to begin to build
one hundred dollars more within three months
and another hundred dollars the completion
Of the building. The remainder of the money
will be !raised in some other way. The total
cost Of tho building is estimated at $4,000.
Year: 1875



 The Cornet Band was very pFettily en- tertained at Mir. Dudley's, recently. and received the benefit of festival given by that gentleman.

 A female belonging to band of tramps recently strayed into the Johnson Hollow schoolhouse, and committed sever al lndecencies, frightening the scholars and abusing the teacher shamefuliy. We have not learned that any steps have been taken by the auth critics to prevent a reps etition of the outrage. and the creature is at liberty to repeat the performance as often as she takes the fancy. The troop of vagrants to which this woman belongs have roamed the country unrestrained for sometime, and at regular periods they are to be seen hanging about in the hedge rows watching for chance to steal some thing, or to beg cider from anyone weak or wicked enough to give it to them The wonderful regularity of their visits is so like the movements of the heavenly bod ies, and their revolutions so thoroughly ascertained from repeated observations, that people seem to consider them as so much part of the divine system of the universe as to make all human opposition useless.

 A little close observation shows, howev- CT, that we are indebted for these frequent visits to the unlimited cider the scoun- drels get at certain place in Johnson Hollow. Now that the legislature has giv- en us a little legislation for such cases as this let us see to its enforcement.

 A boarding house keeper, here, re- gently disposed of hornets nest he found in an ornamental post in his front yard, very neatly. He loaded the post with gunpowder, and, with the explosion, hor- nets, post and all, went heavenward.

 On Thursday a party of young peo- pie ''swarmed up" Coltsfoot Mountain to enjoy the beautiful scenery and have a good time generally. They. must have found something that let in some light up- on the history of the flood for they seem ed to know all about the deluge when they returned. ...

 The departure of city boarders has commenced, and Cornwall without their presence will return to a state of quiet which makes one think of the prlmeval world before man was created, by evolu- tion or otherwise .r 55

 One of Cornwall's most distinguished citizens and, notwithstanding his great age, a popular and sprightly beau, says that Cornwall is not half as "wide awake" as it was when he and George Washington were in the ''active" militia together.

 But Cornwall was rudely awakened from it's comatose state last Wednesday morning. We had an earthquake. Yes sir and it IS the unanimous opinion of everyone that if our two and half inches of Cornwall soil had not been underlaid with solid rock we should have been sWaIIOsOed atp. We have heretofore been a little modest about taking up much room with Cornwall news, but we feel now that place that can support brass band, and an earthquake, deserves honorable mention in any paper.
Year: 1875

ministry. He was then admitted to the bar in this county but never practiced. We believe. We next heard of him at the Binghampton Asylum, and, after his re- form, he re-entered the ministry in which he remained till the time of his death.
Year: 1875

The readers of the Enquirer have heard much about our new Hall, and the good time we have had in it. It has been al- ready suitably dedicated to Literature and the Drama. Owing to the sickness of Mir. DuCkiughaIn, last wintrI, musical ol- tertainment was given in it. We now pro- pose to dedicate the Hall to Music; and we invite our friends far and near to come and epioy the occasion. AS this evening will be entirely occupied by gen. tlemen from New York, I shall venture to speak in terms of promise large and more generous than I have ever dared to use in inviting you to our own entertainments. I am assured by MT. King, who is at once composer, organist, opera director, and manager, that I may promise you as good a musical treat, as you ever enjoyed in these parts.
Year: 1875

Thus Superphosphate which
contains twelve per cent. of Soluble
Bone Phosphate Of lime, contains
also thirty per cent. of Sulphate
of lime, and is worth $18 for the
Phosphate, and $3.50 for the Sui
phate; and it's total value is there
fore S22.50.


We see from the table that the
values of Dissolved Bone consists
of the Soluble Bone Phosphate
of Lime, and of the Sulphate Of
Lime or Land Plaster it contains.
As we will below use the term Phos-
phoric Acid, we may be allowed to
explain that it is a chemical equiva-
lent to Dissolved Bone. About
one pound of the former is equiva-
lent to two pounds Of the latter, or
"a per cent. Dissolved Bone will
yield II per cent. Phesphoric Acid.


Less than half a century ago,
the attention of the Agricultural
chemist was turned to the use OF
animal bones, of recent origin, as a
fertilizer. These bones contained
8 per cent. ammonia, and were first
used as raw bone without being
treated with acid, and in this form
are an invaluable fertilizer. But
were we to rely solely on this source
of supply, the value of the same
would soon outgrow the bounds OF
profit to the farmer. Soon the an
cient deposits Of bone, sometimes
called rock, or cro-opalite, was dis
covered and tested. At first, sup
posed to be inferior to the bone OF
recent origin,i n,itworked it's way slow
ly. But experience has shown that
it is not only equal, but superior to
the other. The inexhaustible beds
of the Charleston Basin Will afford
an abundant and cheap supply for
a century to come. This supply
is so near at hand, and it's merits so
well established, that we may rest
contented to use it, and not even
to wish for more.


The highest grades Of Dissolved
Bone are manufactured from Char
lesion Bone, and it's merits ere too
well known to require discussion.


The Charleston Ground Bone
without being treated with acid
has been used on crops with marked
success. But it is not advisable to
use it as it requires too great an out
lay Of capital as it would necessa,
rily have to be applied year or two
before obtaining results. F or
grape culture it is invaluable and
the application of a ton to htch-
en- garden Of ordinary size, will
pay in the run of five or six years to
come. It's cost is about one-half
that Of Dissolved Bone. Practical
Year: 1875

harm to anything. L am sure nc
| would have sooner saved one of
my sheep than have killed it,"
| "Then what did you shoot him
for p


"That is what I was just COM
ing at, Peter. You will tell the
Justice that had lost several Of
my best sheep-killed by dogs
that I had just been taking
the skin from a fat, valuable
wetber that had been SO killed
and mangled- that l was on my
way from my barn to my house,
with my gun in my hand, when
saw a dog come out from my
shed. My first thought was that
be had come from my sheep-fold.
1t was almost dark and 1 could
not see plainly. Tell the Justice
l had no idea it was your dog. I
never dreamed that I had fred
that cruel shot at old Carlo until
Tom Frost told me ?"


"How? You didn't know it was
my dog?"


"Peter, have you thought so hard
of me as to think that [ could
knowingly and willingly have
harmed that grand old dog? I
would sooner have shot one Of my
own oxen"


"But you didn't tell me so at
first. Why didn't you ?"


because you come upon me So
so-suddenly-"


30, pshaw! !" cried Bracket, with
stamp of his foot. "Why don't
you spit it out as it was? Say I
came down on you so like hor-
net that you hadn't chance to
think. l was a blamed fool -
that's what I was"


"And I was another, Peter if I
hadn't been I should have told you
the truth at once, instead of far
ing up. But we will understand
lit now. You can see the JUS
tice-"


Justice be hanged !-John-
Dang it all what's the use ?
There !-Let's end it so!'


From the window Mrs. Bracket
had seen the two men come to-
gether and she trembled for the
result. By and by she saw her
husband, as though flushed and
excited, put out his hand. Mercy!
was he going to strike his neigh
bor? She was ready to cry out
with ahfright-the cry was almost
upon her lips-when she beheld a
scene that called forth rejoicing in
stead. And this was what she
saw:


She saw these two strong men
grasp one another by the hand,
and she saw big, bright tears roll
ing down their cheeks; and she
knew that the fearful storm was
passed, and that the warm sun
shine of love and tranquility would
come again.
Year: 1875

For q part Of the cotton seed
above, rich stable manure may be
substituted, and potash may be add
ed from one to six inclusive on
sandy soils, and to advantage on
one, two and three on clay soils.
And for this purpose the Etiwan
Crop Food potash and Dissolved
Bone Of 2s per cent? may be used.
The above is recommended as
the maximum application, on the
supposition that our planters will
be satisfied with a bale of cotton
per acre. ..s-


Thirteen hundred pounds ofseed
cotton will yield near IA lbs. Of
phosphoric acid, and about the
same amount of potash. Hence
the above table should be ample
for producing that amount per
acre. ....'.


And while we thus see Dissolved
Bone may be used with great ad-
vantage combined wit h other
things, Dcan' be advantageously
used alone. But either in COM,
posting or using alone, always be-
careful to pulverize finely before
using and still more careful to in
corporate, and mix carefully, with
the soil. In order to do this, if
you sprinkle down in the furrow
always run a second farrow to
mix with the soil, use literally,
and if you apply too much, it is
stored and locked in the soil, and
is in store for future crops.


For root crops, Superphos-
pilates alone should be used, as
they contain all the elements to
secure a good crop-as except on
very thin lands, ammonia, the
weed, top, or vine-making princi-
pie is not required.


In sowing small grain nothing
better can be used, as has already
been demonstrated, by innumer-
able experiments made all over the
country. In fine, after an expe-
rience of some twenty years in
the use of commercial fertilizers,
I have come to the conclusion
that ninety per cent. Of all the
money the farmer spends, should
be spent for Superphosphates.
And-bear III mind-you can sup
ply as much ammonia, and gene
rally as much potash as you re-
quire. But your home source of
upplyingphosphoric acid amounts
to nothing. Hence you are COM
PEELED to go on the market and
buy it. a FARMER.
Year: 1875

How long can we do business in
this way before We are all bankrupt?


There is danger in the landed prop
er y of this country, and if we are
not careful in very few years it
viii as into the hands OF capitalists
and corp .tions, and the tillers of
the soil, the farmers, will become
tenants, as has been the case in all
European countries.


When the yeomanry of this repub-
lie becomes tenants and peasants on
footing with the old world; then
gooi-bye To our liberties. They
would be taken from us by Il lalde |
ari>tocracy who would to protect the
property they steal from the people,
establish strong central govern.
ment, monarchy in fact if not in
name. Toprevent such dire ca-
lamiIy was one Of the objects of the
Z. of III.


This Grange movement is one OF
the grandest of the present age, AM
is bound to be important in lis results
upon the future of the farming class
and upon the future of the whole
ecu try.


1t i. the only great movement in
which women are admitted on an
equality with men, and am glad to
say they have proved better Grang-
ers than the men.
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, May 28.-C. I'll. Benedict
Il Co., produce commission merchants,
e6 Broad street, arereported suspended.
They were largely interested in pork and
lard, both of which have declined during
the present week. The extent OF the
failure is not known.


A GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION OF NEWSPAPER


ENTERPRISE. So


At 8 O'Clock yesterday morning the
Graphic received from Boston a rough
special sketch of the scene of Wednes-
day nights explosion. This had to be
redrawn before being printed, but in
two and half hours from the time the
work was begun it had been transferred
to the forms and the presses were print
ing it. At O'Clock the train for Boston
carried to that city 5000 copies Of the
Graphic containing the sketch. The peo-
pie OF that city thus received in the al
ternoon a picture drawn in Boston and
sent to New York, printed and returned
to Boston, all within twenty-four hours
alter the accident occurred. This is one
Of the greatest feats in the history OF
journalism.
Year: 1875

Another shocking railway accident,
the victim OF which was instantly killed,
occurred about 8 O'Clock this morning
on the Spring Grove avenue street rail-
road, about four squares from harrison
avenue.


The driver of one of the cars on that
railway going out to Spring Grove,
noticed man, whose name is unknown,
walking on the track about ten feet in
front of the car.


The noise of the car was sufficient to
attract the attention OF the man, and
accordingly the driver wound his lines
around the brake handle and proceeded
fares, as 90 conductors are employed on
this road.


He h,ld hardly approached the middle
Of the vehicle, when the car jumped the
track, and looking out he saw the body
OF this man, cut through the middle by
the wheels and bleeding profusely.


In the emergency the driver stepped
from the car and drew the body aside, at
the same time sending bystander I'M
mediately tor medical aid.


All of no avail, however, for the un-
fortunate man died few moments after
ward. He had on jeans pants and light
linen overcoat. He appeared to be
about thirty-five years Of age. On re-
moving his clothes horrible sight of
mangled flesh and crushed bones were
visible.


Coroner Maley was at once notified,
and is proceeding to hold an inquest,
when probably the body will be identi-
lied.
Year: 1875

In Dutch drainage-wOrk the dixie is
a very important element. These
vary, of course, according to the Cir
cumstanees under which they are re-
quired. On the North Sea coast,
where they are built to withstand
tides rising ten feet beyond their
average, and, lashed by storms, they
constitute work of stupendOus mag
nitude and cost. In the case of q
pOlder of a few acres, they may be the
work of single man. Occasionally
in their construction serious engineer
ing difficulties are presented; especial
ly is this the case where the dixie is to
be constructed in the water. Here
the two sides of the foundation, which
must reach from the solid earth to the
surface OF the water, are made by
sinking great RATS of fascines made Of
the willow osiers, often from one
hundred to one hdndred and fifty
yards square, strongly secured to-
gether, and making compact mass.
These are floated over the place they
are intended to occupy, where they
are guided by poles sunk in the bot
tom, and are loaded with stones or
with earth until they sink. Upon
this first, a second and smaller one,
and often third, and even q fourth,
always decreasing in size, are placed
in turn. The space between the two
walls is filled with solid earth, and on
the top of this secure foundation the
dixie is built. II the dixie is to remain
exposed to moving water, it must be
further protected by jetties, or by ma
son-work, or by wattles placed upon
its slope, or by rows Of piles, basket
work of straw or rushes, or sometimes
by brick waiIs.-Scri6neT'