:tfe .advertiser.
PrBLTSHED EVERT TUfasiiAY 8T
FlfNAS, :LV ANNA & . FISHER,
Scat! Story Strickler'a Block, Haia Street,
cnowrni.LE. JT. T.
TERMS!:
f- uneye&r.lf paid in advance, - - - - $2 00
". " if paid at tLe endof 6 monthi -2 50
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. ub of 12 or more win le Tarnished at $1 60 j-Cr
'.m, provided thecal accompanies tbe order not
t&erwite. ' -
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"LIBERTY AITD UNION, ONE AND INSUPERABLE, NOW AND FOREVER."
VOL. VI.
Hates of Advcrtbi:
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'ico ai liti )ual insertion .
One square, one montc . .
Bnsme- Card, nx Use, c. !,f c-9
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One eulita clDmn tareo ni jn'f
Annouur.inj CanUidatti for cGce (pssivr:
advance)
BEOWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, j THUESDAY , FEB , 5, 18G2.; ,
KG';
EASINESS CARDS.
yzAiigiistus -JScliochlieit-TTORNEY
at law,
. A I
. SOLICITORS iN CHANCERY,
. Cornor Tirst aud Main Streets,
royittvilfc, - - - SchrasKa
."DR.VL G WIN,
H.virj jrinanontlv hicoucl in
;;kvXVJLLE, KEBJIASKA,
i' J' jl ?. f .!.licin.-- nl Surscrr. ton-
fu the afJIci-ed.' -
A. X. 110 L LAD AY, M D.
lnetfnllTiEr.Tm run frlenls in Brwnville ar-i
hate vicinity I hat he Ua resumed the practue f
:tficlnc, Si:rery, & 01stelrlrs,
:! i;e,t'stru-tatte?itii) to hiayrofeion, i. receive
i !c:ier.ii!s paLruurtae iiereujfore oxteudud to Urn. In
wlorplt i posbili'eor expedient, a precriftiou
iHffni ite none. i:-nce ai City L)r Store.
Jeb. 24, '69. 15. ly
AGAINST TUR
THE FIRES OF FALL
By Trims, A.. 'd. I . Insurance, '
IH THE
fSX ISIiEl CO.
. , OF HARTFORD,
The Fruits of, ike Phanix
Are manifct in the fofiowin teiuent of Fact
nud r-un.s,f-!iwi!w the i-.tnoant i-jiiaMzcd to public
J:vfit,lu the .hap. ;!' p.iii uiil wwtal
Si.aih, Uur.nft te puitfur j-car3 ;a uaWtaatialrer
crJ cf n-
Ti en Tried Cosporatian. .
'
. JAMES S.. JiEDFOHD
"ATTORNEY AT L A W ,
r r, : AND
uastcr rcmmlsMoner In Chancery.
lsokviile, jr. T.
- T. M. TALIJOTT,
DENTAL. SURGEON",
t-iu looted l.iLsclf in Lvnvi nville, X. T., teu
" t proteional serk'iceo to tLe t'oaimuci tj.
,qhi warranted. ;
' I )cks raclics & Jewelry.
" J. SCHUTZ
- Wonid mnonuceto thecitiiena of Brjwnvs He
( jand vlriniiy that fce ha? located tiinelf in
I j.kBrcfvmville, aticiintends keeping a ful 1 assort.
. : -j tverylhiiigin his lineof hut-Tuess, which will
. t.wfrcah. lie will also do all kind of re-
' ' t cJock8, watohebandjewelry. Ail work war
' '. ' - - - v3nlSlT
upward w. thomas,
ATTORHEY AT LAW.
' ' ' AND
S ii.e i to r in Chancery.
, .
f!fflc e;rner of Jfalii and First Streets.
- ""nn 4 SKA.
. no WN VI LL fci, w
THOMAS DAVIS,
dECTIC PHYSICIAN
S TJ iVGE O jLSJ" s
. ROCK, NEBRASKA
Kerercncc, Dr. D. Gwin, Drown ville
jjt I II, 'CI. n40-ly
LEWIS WALDTER,
"'USE. SIGX AND 0ILA5IEMAL
inter;
n.PAPHl II ANGER.
,"77. 3j...'. 0,111).,..
-7,fti;2 i)4 LNL'AN'A..
Cj.174 in, ..ILLINOIS..
".70 0 -..-MltJAICAX..
?',;:2i) 13 WI.-CONSIX
19,.'..':i 34 : IOWA
.8.G(U 10 -MINNLSOTA.
9.7C5 CO KANSAS-. .
3 1.0 31'. 26 KKM Ui ;.V -
43.05 i i0 TKNXi:ss TE
iiv.S:t2 55 llississiri'i.
27,ClH tS3 .MISSOURI
2-'.S.;9 4.: ARXA NSAS .
U.SiJI r.s TEXAS--. .
555 5f -ALAliAMA-.
In-ur;tnccd solioiic-J.nad jj!icie8 issued and renew
ed in this IcaJiiig Cor;ir.ilifu, at fair rates by
E. W. THOMAS
' ' lie.'idept Agent.
DrownviHe, Sept. 5, ISO'., ; : ;
'40.'77 -J
2722 Ct
C0.174 5i
S2.670 03
34,220 13
8.P53 10
fl.763 CO
--31,054 Ci
'43,05 4 I'll
10.832 55
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22,S3i 43
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ilf.lfU:u"vl.Kii,D
"C4
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- 'i?A
l"- l. -A ii nd intrnuifiita.1 Ly the bt.-t Ameru.an
f i Firo'.i-nn mmixcri. a;'Vf-n" rfuiurly every
't !i the HOUSKROLD JUl'KXAL. Trice Four
jCciK A r.rw M:g by Stephen Giovcr, appears in
If,l,Vl 2. -..',-
nTTIRfl'TlTUSH
- AXD t
3?c3.'- Store
JJHO Wry VILLE, NEBRASKA.
ROGERS & BROTHER.
AsMil 1st KS to tiie public that he lias pnrcbsse.1 the
Liveiy SiaMe and S:. ck f innerly ored by ViliUm
Koseil and adu'ed thereto (i;ie stock, and is ik'w jirear
tsl to accuinmixiate the jiuhiic with "
Cirriages, : 4 .
; ; Buggies, ' :
" " . Sulkies,
Saddles Horses
: &c. &c.
THE TRAVELLIiiG PUBLIC
.Cin- fed at lis Ft able ample iccoKmbJttions tor
torses, mules or cattlv;.
BENVAMIN & JGSnCA ROGZRS.
Erownville, Oct. 13, 1&60. nl5-yly
; J0HU"L CAE30II
' (Successor to Luihbstigh & Carson,
rr. ra 02. '
LAND AND TAX PAYING
Dealer in Com, Lncurrent ... Jlloney, Land
Warrants, Exchange, and Gold Dust
MATN STRKKT.
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SE31I-ANNUAL STATE31ENT, Ko. 102-
CAPITOL andSURPLUS
$932,302.98.
Il'lny 3Lst- 1CG1.
Cash and cash items - , .
Loans weil secured ' - -Beal
Kstate - , -2026
shares Hartford BankStoeks
2225 New Tork " " -1010
" Boston " '
07 other " ' -
United State and State ' "
Hartfd & X Haven R.B.. bonds "
Hartford City Bonds
Conn. Hirer Co. Ac R.K. Co. Stock
Total Assets -
Total liabilities - ' -
$79,6SS 78
60,253 20
- 15,000 00
274,559 00
- 193,350 00
100 760 00
- 63,085 00
73.367 00
- , 39,700 00
36.750 00
4,600 00
$932,302 98
73,244 27
For details of investment, see email Cards and Cir
culars. ... ! . . .
Insurances may be effected in this old and substantial
Company oil very favorable terms.
Apply to
JOHN L. CARSON, Agt
BROWNVILLE, N T.
3" Dwellings and Farm Property Insured lor a term
of years at very low rates 2 lyno4
1
Ney? Shoe Shop.
VROUWTILLE, A'EBRJSKJ,
' P.c pectfnT ijif 'rin tbe citirens of this place and
v:iity th.il "be has c ..tiiiiienjed the manufactory of
B..M and slme in Brownvilie. and hopes by attention
an1crefc merit a Miar of pnMic patronice. His
I'ick im.il of tl.p hart quality, ant bin work all war
rantrj t.. '-Kive wiiinfacti..n or n pay."
Ail h:yic'.,f jrk, from a No. I, Hue calf skin boot,
to u ar 1."..cju, and at prices so low that uona cua
c-nrlain.
. f.ive men call at my enop. on First street, between
i!a:ti arid Water.
B'..-nviiie. May , 1861 ly
-iwt tn'.rt fc'!?ntTon to:tiyir(f and sfllinc ex
t -'"ifialcui i i f ttiO I'r.ited States and
n'itrSi . (i . C", " """''.! e tiuia'.i,
Gr.!d iJUit, C-.10 t;- ' ' 11
and procet'daici.sHtfllueivli!.: at current iaie..
Deposit received on cnrrcnV axvuiit, a:id lntqret al
lowed on special deposit.
OFFICE,
MAI' STREET. BETXTEE1V THE
Tcleffrapli and tlc IT. S.
Eantl Ollices.
REFEREX-CES:
I.ind & Brother rhiladelphia, Pa.
I. T. Carson & Co., "
lliser. Dirt & Co. Baltimore, Aid.
Voune & Carson,
Jeo. Tlionip-'U ilason, Col'r of Port,
wm. T. Siuiih-i-n, Esq.-. Hanker, Wabhin?ton, D. C.
J. T. Stevens, Esq., Att'y at Law, " "
Jno. S. Galhiher, Late 3d AuJ. V. Z. l
.1. WILSON BOLLINGER,
n m rr " "TT TTf. "Tm
AND
Counsellor at Law
Cmc-ral and Collcctlasr Aprrnl.
Bi:vnarE, (.m.e co.-, .nebuaska.
tt'H,!, practice in the?eve al Court in Cage and
ir.in- oounties, .and will give prompt attention
tor.buines! cntrosted to him. Collection? prompt -H
nsole. articular attention jriyen to locat-
.n l.und Warrants on lands carefully' selected by
Septemln-r 25. '61. nl2-yly
; H. A TERRY,.
Wholesale and Rdail Dealer in
Garden, Field and Flower Seeds,
ALSO
GRAPE VINES, GOOSEBERRIES,
Carrants, Raspberries, Blackberries,
. Rott-t, and Ornamentci iKrulbcry Gencrauy.
CRESCKNT CITY IOWA ,
. EliTDERY,
'COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
' WILLIAM F. KITEH."
May n, lNio.
. .
FAIRBANKS'
ETAEDAUD
SCALES
3 Or ALL K1KM.
FAIRBANKS GHEE!! LEAF,
LArvC ST.. CSIICACiO,
And correr of Main & Walnut fcjts, St. Louis.
KfOiJUY ONLY THE GI5UISE.
Tarlor !Crie;;h, Bankers,
McClelland, I'ye fc. co.
Hon. Thomas O. Pritt,
Hon. Ja. ). Ca'rBnii.
i. B. bmali, Esq., Pres't S. Back,
Col. ieo. Schlf y, A'y at Law,
Col. tsatn. llamliloton Att'y at Law,
Jude Th;s. Perry,
i'rof. II. Tutwiier,
Chicago, III.
St. Louis, Mo.
Annapolis, iid.
MeicersburuPa
Hacc-rtown, Md.
"
. Eaotcn, Md.
Cumberland, Md
Havana. Alabma.
Xov S, lS60-tf .
2Monoyjr.clvartcocl on
PIKES' PEAK GOLD!
I will receive Pike's Peak Gold, and advance
money npon the ame, aud pay over ba'.ance of proceeds
as soon as Mint returns are h:td. In all cases, 1 wi
exhibit the printed returns of the United States, Vin
it Astay ottice. .
JNO. L.CARSON,
BULLION AND EXCHANGE BB0KEK
taOWS VILLE, NEBRASKA. .
n)204
1 1
W ii L' ! n
REAL EST ATI
' AND
Collection fficc
O F
'"ji
Johns & Crosley,
SOLE IIAXCFACTUF.EBS OF THE IMPS0TKD
(i VTA I'ERCTIA
CEMENT ROOFING.
Is the Cheapest and most durable Roofing
in use.
IT IS FIRE wf-VD WATER PROOF
It can be applied to ner and old roofs of all kinds, and
to shingle roofs without removing the shingles, i ,
Tlie cost is only one-third of Tin,
'. Gulta 3?cjfc3xa Cement .
For preserving and repairing tin and other nifetal ro ofs
of everp -description, Iroxi its great elasticity is sotln
juri by the contraction and expansion ot metals, and
Will not crack in cold or Run in warm
' t " v:mlhcr
TTiese materials have been thoroughly tested In ICew
York and all parts of the Southern and Western states,
and we can give abundant proof of all we claim in their
favor.
They are readily applied by ordinary laborers, at trifl
ing expense.
"NO HEAT IS .REQUIRED."
These materials are put tip ready for
use and for Shipping to all parts of the
Couutry, with full printed directions for
application. -
FmII descriptive circulars will ba fur
nished on application by mail, or in jper
Son, ct ovr principal office, .. '
CIO, TItO ADTVAT,
v .1-,..- !' f.) ' NKW TOM,
(Opposite i. - - Or r.POSI FV -
The 3IIiIcrs Not Alirajs at Fanlt.
. A correspondent, who is a miller by
tradesends to the American Agricultu
ralist a somewhat lengthy -communication,
from which we condense the follow
ing; suggestions-: The mechanical skill of
the miller is often called in question by
housewives, when the bread does not
look inriiing, and his honesty in the
matter of taking toll is also sometimes
doubted by th& fanmer,"when he is no't at
fault, Whettwhea which has been poor
ly screened, from the chess, "cockle," and
other foul stuff, is taken to be ground ;
then, if the miller grinds it just as re
ceived, without re-screening, a poor arti
cle of flour is turned out. If," however,
from a desire to maintain his reputation
for making good flour, he takes pains to
remove the foul stuff, then the flour from
the grist falls short in weight,' and he is
suspected of cheating in the toll. Much
grain is injured - by being sprouted, and
in some sections it is threshed on the
ground, and thus mixed with gravelj or
dirt, which must injure the -quality -of - the
flour. If good grain, properly screened,
be taken to mill, our correspondent thinks
less fault will be found with the miller,
and this is undoubtedly true.
Another difficulty stated to be in the
way of the miller, i3 the practice of hav
ing corn ground together with the cob;
particularly where all the run of stones
are driven by a single water wheel. Tbe
corn, being heavier, will nearly all pass
between the stones first, and when the
cobs, which are more easily ground, bejrin
to run, the mill starts off in double quick
time, lo remedy tnis, the miller gives
a little more feed to the! .stone; and un
less .constantly watched, which-is often
impracticable, the stone is crowded, and
the mill runf slowly again; thus an un
steady motion is given, and good flour
can: not' be made on the 'other stones
which are affected by this : continued.
change. One remedy for this latter dif
ficulty would be, to grind. such feed only
on "certain days, and then have no other
grain 'passing : through the '"stones a't the
same time.
if. :
Profits of CaMeana Slieep Feeding
." , ; - . - '
Greenfield (jfass.) Farmer's Club.
1
t
The Greenfield Fanner's Club met
on Tuesday evening Dec. 31st, to ex
change opinions a3 !to comparative
profit in feeding different animals. ' .
It- was admitted all around that
owing. ; to , the ,; great . facilities! for
bringing cattle from tho.far west at a
low price, and in great quantities, at
all times of the year, cattle which had
roamed on the prairie3, costing gov
ernment price, ?1,25 per 'ue're arid
fattened upon corn : worth ttV cents
per bushel or distillery slops" made
at the same rate we here could riot
compete on' pastures worth 30 per
acre, and corn worth 75 cents-
The general-impression was that
sheep feeding was the most profitable,
though 60ine farmers, with good. feed
and great skill in . buying and feeding,
made cattle feeding to a limited extent
a paying business. ' : "
In the conversation there was, as
there must always - be, an uncertainty
in thee statements' made, for want of
conveniences; in weighing and meas
uring. But one farmer knew any
thing by. weight of the amount of hay
fed out, and in that instance he bought
four tons and moved it, which. all ad
mitted caused a rIoss of 10 to 12 per
cent. ' ; ' ' '
But one"! farmer present had feed
sheep much, and his 'experience was
several years since. :IIe thought he
got 1 per bushel for hTs corn,; while
feeding cattle he got but 50 cents.
He fed one lot of Merinos averaging
about 100 lbs., which more than dou
bled in value. In mid winter he found
that 100 sheep ate a ton of hay and
seven bushels of grain, (corn and pats,)
weekly. 'He considered slieep manure
to be worth twice as much as that from
Furniture : ! .Manufactory.
n
M.nn. B'fnr L ? ' ' -IaiiicIar
atis'iitit:; '
I'arrliast4 anrl ' - " t
lections
iaymci:t ot" Taxes for .1is--efct-.
- . ti c ii 1 n
LAND Ar.ANTS FOK SALE, 'or ab nnd n
LAND WARRANTS LOCATED forF.a$temCap-
it.lists,on lands elected fmm personnl examination,
snd aci.nii'icte Township Map. showing Streams,
Timber, Ac, forwarded wuu tu wrani. w
tion. -- .
llrownville.X.T. Jan.3.1Sfil. - yl
The Undersigned having opened a shop
at the
BROWN VILLE STEAM MILL,
Ire prepared to put np all kinds of
EAMIET W OKI;
To ordcrl at short notics. We will mannfwture
BUREAUS SAFES
DESKS ' TABLES
STANDS ; LOUNGES
CRIB CRADLES 7 1
ROCKING OFFICE .
CHAIRS CHAIRS -
WINDOW LOUNGES
CHAIRS - ' Sec' Sec.
ared to furnish Coffins witti the rxt
. A tt have on hand "well seasoned Black
Walnut lumber for that purpose. We have the facili
ties of tnakinc furniture as cheap as it can he furnished
in this country, when durability is taxen iuw me
cuunt. as we warrant all of onr work. .
Te loiiclt. the patronaee of the community..
W will take m exch,fiRe for furniture all kinds o.
r.m v.tidnce Tie J iiheK p'-tcei- for butter egf
. i d ::.-i will be pai'' h er.tt e hot sean
CHAMBERS &. KOTKS
BUOWNVILI.E
"'riUc-s I'caR, or lust."
.NEW
A. C O X S T A II
C O X S T A it L E ,
rouTrx axd DEALER iw
IRON, STEEL NAILS,
.CASTIXdS, SPRINGS, AXLESFILES
- i:;r:xiij O w a , '
B I A 0 K S M1T IT S T O 0 L S
Also;. Hubs Spoke's; nnJ Bent" SlulT.
Third Street, between Felix and Edniond,
SAINT JOSEPH, "MO.
Vblrti be sells at St. Jxnls prief for cash.
H:gtst Price Taid for crap Iroa.
rt:cpie! 1, tbio. ly.
in
rears cf Scrcitj and Abundance
The uncertainty of the weather and
of the crops is an old subject, but it is
one about which no agriculturist can feel
indifferent. Changeable as the seasons
are, there is yet reason to believe that,
amid much apparent uncertainty, law
and order do still prevail.' At least, this
much may be held, that in the long run,
sunshine will succeed storm, and abund
ance follow scarcity. There may be a
year or two of poor crops, but these will
soon be balanced' by as many of good
crops. We cannot tell how large a period
the cycle may embrace, but we. may be
confident that a cycle there will be.
' The French are more given to pbserv
ing and theorizing on these subjects, than
w busy Yankees are. Some time ago,
! I. Becqu-rtl r:va raper; before the
r- 1rnv cf Sciances. iuTiri?;- on. the
future cf Tvhcit ia France, in which he
presented soma statistics worth looking
at. . His facts show that "there is a pe
riodicity m the recurrence of good and
bad harvests : that five and six years or
abundance and five or six of scarcity
follow each other pretty regularly." He
quotes from Count Hugo the following
table, extending 66 years:
From tbe year 1816 to 1821 was a period of scarcity.
to . " ' aDunaance
1823 to 1832. .. scarcity.
1833 to 1837- " abundance
1838 to 1842 was mixed period.
1843 to IS47 was a period of scarcity,
.1848 to 1852 t " ' abundance
Now, let these facts be taken for what
they are woith. . They, do seem , to indi
cate a certain order and regularity amid
apparent disorder.'1 Perhaps, if we should
make careful observations, we should
find a similar law prevailing here. The
evele mav extend three years, or five, or
some other period, but undoubtedly there
is some regular balancing of the seasons.
Ah ingenious Scotch writer thinks he
has. found a natural cause to explain this
law., He refers to Schwabe, a German
astronomer, who avers that the spots on
the sun maintain a certain periodicity of
! about five and six years; then to Gautier,
a Swi-s s-van, who affirms that this
t pt nod icdy tallies with that of the grain
ciopd." Aud he reasons that, as the light
aud heat of the sun are essential to tne
successful growth of vegetation, it is not
unscientific to suppose that the diminution
of them should' augment the crops, and
their increase diminish them. : 1
We are not prepared as yet, to give
much weish; to thu theory; but it will
do no harm if farmers remember it as a
matter for observation. ,
r catuo.
u .
.1 .
DItY GOODS HOUSE.
XJo. 11, 3VI.xx otrootf
BROWITVILLE, 1L.-T.
3. BISM-ELY & Co
Havo Just completed their new ousines house on
Main streot .,orthi it. 9. -Land Office, in Brownville
where ttey have opened out and areoffering on the most
favorable terms.
Dry Goods, Proosioiis,
Of 1 Kind.
FLOUR, CONFECTIONARIES,
GUm AXD tJItIKO FRUITS,
Choice Liquors, Ciders,
And a "thousand and oue," other things eTerybody
needs.
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK
troWnrijle, April 23, ly
TKORrJ, ' COLEMAN, CO.,
nnounce to the trave'inc public tkat their splendid
commodious fiteamiTerry running across from'
Brcwnville,
Nebraska.
Is one of the best in erry respect on the Upper Mis
souri river. The Boat nies regular trips every hour
sothat no timewillbe lortin waiting.
The banks on both siuessi ttie nver are tow ana weii
jrradel which renders anloding unneceesary as is the
. .t vlior fArriA.
tCJl IUWlv.v.
No fears need beentertainet astodifflculUesatornear
thie t:rosKing, as everybody Inthis repion, on ltu sides
of the river, is for the I'niou tke strongest kind.
Cur charges too an Item the hard times areloweT
than t anv other crossing. : :
Travelers from Kansas to lowaand to tbe east will find
this the nearest and best route if every respect.
THORN, COLEMAN. & CO,
Brownville, U ebraska, Sept. 21, 1S61.
Furniture! Furniture ! !
The most complete stock of Fnrnittre ever offered in
this upper country Just received by .! X. I1ILU.
Urownvtlle, April EJtt, 1561,
A New Use of' CRixoLiirE. The
fruit trees in my orchard house have
been much blighted thi3 y ear ; the
tops of the young snoow-cun up. x
have, I think, destroyed the fly now.
Not being able to smoke tne nouse .m
the ordinary manner, .nave usea a
ladv's crinoline. 1. bought a cneap
. . 'i . - ii-j
one, covered witn giazea calico, puuea
it up round a pole, making it as close
as possible. It is just the size to cov
er one of Mr. River's miniature trees.
I use a fumiga'ter, and leave on the
crinoline till the next morning,
then svrince the trees. The -fly has
no chance asainst the tobacco in so
small a snace : and the tree does not
appear the worse.' Opr. London Pa
Keep straw from the bodies of trees
One of iicst sagacious farmers and
best feeders said he had often' made
50 advance on a pair of steers fed
from Feb.. to May or June -1st. A
calculation being made of 'tho feed,
however, would only give him at that
8 per ton for his- hay, and 70. cents
per bushel for corn, while it was said
that sheep well bought and said would
in one hundred days of careful feed
ing pay 310 per ton for hay and 85
cents per bushel for corn, leaving half
a dollar a head over for a margin of
profit, besides making better manure.
Several instances of great gain and
large returns from feeding cattle were
mentioned of 700 pounds and 000
pounds in the winter, 'and of 100 to
150 advance on "one -winter's feeding
but these seemed to be -exceptional
cases. . One farmer had a pair of six
year old cattle gain in two year's feed
ing 1,300 pounds in growth and fat.
Several thought they got good pay by
raising a few steers and fattening them
at three years old. -
The Secretary observed that it was
shown by chemical analysis that the
manure from sheep' was much more
valuable than, that of cattle, 36 pound j
of sheep dung being equal , to 100
pounds of that from cattle. He no
ticed that not much had been said of
the value of manure made from high
feed, as compared with that of com
mon dry food. The careful analysis
of Professer Liiwes of England, the
best agricultural chemist in tho king
dom, showed that the manure mae
from a ton of cotton za meal, was
worth as rr.ucri as that made from 4
3-oth tons of meadow hay ; linseed
meal next, then wheat-Indian corn
and turnips last. Some exceedingly
interesting experiments ot lion. John
Brooks of Princeton, made, in ,1852,
showed that cows fed w.ith hay alone
made 2 lbs. and 44-100 of solid ma
nure to each pound of hay eaten,
drinking from two to three time3 as
much weight of water as they ate of
hav. Farmers do not: sufficiently
appreciate the money value 'of .the
liquid manure. A: cow . voius annu
ally about 1G,300 pounds .of urine,
which contains about. U01 pounds ot
solid matter,, worth just a3 much as
the best Peruvian guano, which at G0
per ton makes the annual value of the
urine of a cow 28,83, "which might
all be save,d and would be a large per
centaie of her worth.
JAMES S. GRENELL,
r ! - Secretary, ,
, Pranln DTrarf Pears.
There is a proper method. of prun
ing and training Dwarf Pears aa well
as any other fruit, trees, and unless
thi3 i.j somewhat-understood, it is sel
dom that a satisfactory result can be
arrived at. It should commence from
the one year old or maiden tree, which
should bo cut" down to within twelve
or fifteen inches of the union. Now
we watch the bursting buds, and they
come forth with, -vigor; : Tiien we se
lect one for a. 'leader, (usually the
strongest one) tho -others, generally
from .3!x-to eiht arc made horizontal
shoots. "Should tliey. grow too erect,
they can' e-asily bo . 'made to assume
the desired position 'by driving a peg
into the ground, and with' a piece of
string-attached to the peg, tie your
snoot' where jyou want it. .When the
horizontal branches have made six to
eight inches of a growth, they should
be steppee by pinching out the point
of the shoot with the finger and thumb.
The leader is allowed to make twelve
inches: of a growth when the point is
taken out as before. The object of
stopping the horizontal branches at six
inches i3 to push' the buds below.
Only one-or-so, will make a shoot;
the xthers form fruiting spur3 at once.
Should more than one show a tenden
cy to make a shoot, it should at once
be pinched back and made a fruiting
spur. Now the leader is allowed to
grow twelve inches, and then stopped.
The leader will have gained more
Strength by being" allowed to grow
twelve inches instead of six, and when
stopped will throw; but another tier of
shoots or horizontal branches just far
enough above the other tier to be
where they aro .wanted. Tho leader
is:then allowed to grow on through
the, season", and the next spring is cut
back- to within 'twelve inches, thus
forming another tier, and so on, year!
after year. In this way the tree is
furnished", with branches from .the
ground up ; co branch interferes with
another, and each branch is properly
spurred. ' By" repeating the practice
of stopping, each branch is of the
same s-trength and capacity to carry
its respective weight of fruit. This
balance of pow er will need some watch
ing, and should there be one branch
that is inclined to grow weakly, let the
stopping. alone. on that branch let it
gain it3 balance but take care and
Br
sides,) if I can only iiavo th ;
turbed often enough when h
weather, and would prefer
last work when shouting tL; -Weeds
grow with us fast cno;:
corn at IS cents per busb-l
pounds. (Ws not warrant har.
even if it should increase :.V"
three or four bushels for each
Clarl: Co., O., Dee. 21, ISei,
vou
cr channel.
stop the others.
throw the sap into the
If this treatment of thj Dwarf Pear is
pursue J, I feel confi r.o or.s will
complain of trees not bearing when the
frost does not destroy the fruit. Cor
respondence Prairie Farmer,
Experiment In Fceain? r;.
II. A, Whittemore, of Fluvr.r ; V.
Y., writes to the Rural New Y . .
On the 25th of April last I j t -pig
in a pen, and on the 14th o;
another of tho same litter. T .
were of the White Berkshire lr-:. '
with a slight dash of Suffolk.' T
pigs were fed. three times a dap
sour milk and an addition cf six - . .'
of corn, until the 22( of August,' I .- ,
I commenced feeding with old -barley
and peas, equal parts mix. : - -gether
and ground very fine. ' rl' ;
gained gradually upon this feed
Sept. 2d. T " thcn'settled upr.i ' :. -;
bushels of feed for seven days, r. ; v
9 1-64 quarts of feed -per day fr
two. This feed was continued; : j
Nov. 8th, when I put them up;
corn meal, ground fine and mixcj
boiling water, and left to scald. T
consumed two bushols of thi3 fc:.' ; '
week until Dec. Oth, when they v-
butchered and dressed. 'After!:-.::
ing ten hours, they weighed, rc : .
ively, 351 pounds and oZd pcur.a;.--
Thus we see the piga were fed -me;:'.'
100 days, at the rate of 10 It 3. per dxy :
for the two, making 1744 lbs. cf rr.c
in all. This shows that it tok & tr
fie over 21-2 lbs. of meal (with sic;
to mix with) to mako'ono pound s
pork. We also see that 1744 I:?.
feed worth 50c. per b-jsticl, cr 0 r.i"'--per
pound, would amount to $15,60.
690 lbs. pork at 4c. per lb! (rzzrt .
prico hre) is 27,00, leaving r. yx
fit, aside from milk and the. six tar;-1 . .
corn per day for 00 days, i ?-
trouble of feeding, which manure vnvj
balance), and we find 11,00 ti '
amount. These pigs were dror.-c
the 23d of March and killed Dcc:;:
making them 201 days old, shovirv.
an average grain of one poud i''v
ounces per day.
There is-a coal mine in Cheshire,
England, which 13 2504 feet deep.-
Ther9 is a copper mine in Cornwall
2180 feet deep. Engines of several
hundred horse power are required to
lift the minerals and pump such mines
It is estimated that in California,
thrA tire 150.000 sheen. The wool
clip of the present year will not fal
much short of five million pouhd3.
The worst wheel of a cart makes the
most noise.
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1U.
From the Country GenUeman anl CuiUralor.
Corn Drills ts. mils.
On May 19th I planted a field of
20 acres of black alluvial soil, running
into a sandy loam on , one side, partly
with the Ohio Planter, for check rows,
and part with the Barnhill Drill. The
land I set aside for the experiment,
was twelve rows each .side of a line
running north' and south, where the
soil was the most even to appearance
of any in the field. " The part checked
had been marked' off east and west, 4
feet apart, and the rows planted 3 feet
eight . inches wide ; the corn stood
very well with from three to five stalk3
in -the hill. The drills were 4 feet
apart, and stalks from G to 9 inches
apart. The seedTuscd wa3 Yellow
Dent with stripes; bom lots piantea
at the same time : ground in good or
der, and came up alike. Worked the
corn with a three-tooth cultivator plow
a verv good-implement for drilled
s -
corn, consisting ot three narrow shov
els on a shovel -plow stock ; twice and
three times with the double shovel
the last plowing just at the time the
ear3 were .forming, with a few silks
showing. Always working both lots
at the same time," and a3 near alike as
possible. No hand work on either
plot, the few weed' left ' by ' the plows
remaining in each. Corn cut up Sept,
20th:' husked out Nov. 13th. Kow3
27 rods long. Drilled corn, 78 1-2
roda, made. 04 bushels of ears ; hill
corn, -72.rod3, made 4u.bushels ot ears.
This experiment has given more in
favor of the drill than any previous
one l ever made. From previous ob
servations, I have claimed an advan
tage of 10 to 15 per cent, in favor of
the drill in the yield, and as much
more in the expense of cultivation ;
also an advantage in being able to
plant any part of a field- that may be
ready, whenever tne sou ana weatner
permit, which with someof our late
or wet springs 13 a great disider-itum.
I like a tight working near the corn
as soon as possible after heavy rains ;
and after ' the corn ' is up one or two
feet high, am not afraid to put the
plows down! and tear off the roots,
(which, as -Tape Ljuc suggests, may
be different with drilled corn where
they only get disturbed on the two
Crc!
nor sun t:?
mation implies L;
must be subdued or the patient w.-V
inevitably die. If prompt efforts, r.r'.
made to cool tho parts in casa c; e-r.
attack of croup, relief will be as p.rjr:p5.
as it is surprising and delightful. All
know that cold water applied to a h t
skin cools it, but all do not in wcl;
know and understand, that hot water
applied to an inflamed skin will ci
certainly cool it oil. lience ti.e ap
plication of cold water with liuv
cloths, or almost boiliog water wua
woolen flannel, are very edeient in
the cure of croup.. Take two or ti.rc:
pieces of woolen flannel of two fJd?
large enough to cover the whole thro:t
and upper part of the chest ; put the?
in a pan of watter as hot as the h:-r. .
can bear, and keep it thus' Lo;'t
adding water from a boiling tea fcottV ..
at hand; let two of the flannels be i '
the hot water all the time, with a dr.
flannel covering the wet one, so as
keep the steam in to some extent; t; -flannel
should not be so wet wh.a p
on, as to dribble the water, fjr it
important to keep the clothing as d .
as possible, and the body and fee:
the child comfortable and warm.' ' "
As soon as one flannel gets a' lit-'
cool, put on another hot one, wit'i
little interval of exposure as pen.-w
and keep up tho prccecss ur.til
doctor comes, or until the phlcb-rr. .
loose, the child easier, and begin? ,io
fall to sleep; then gently wrap a-dy
flannel over the wet; one which ;3 cr-,
so as to cover it up thoroughly,-an I
the child is saved. When it wakes, un
both flannels will ba
Journal. !
1- T7-'T
Bee Harvests. There tre'frrthe
bee three harvest season every
spring, summer and autv.rjr.. 'If
only one of these yield aland -in i';r.
me Dees will stturu euyv i-r
their prospective wants; an rj like
wise if all three are only moderately
good. When they can. gather p ! -fully
during two of them, they stc::r
a supply and a surplus ; and nhen ali
three yield amply there will he a su
perabundance of store3. As ager.eral
rule, destitution or starvation wiil c-Jj
occur among bee3 whiih are disa? 1
or mismanaged; especially hen ''jj
improper or excessive pr-:.!;; in t!;:
spring they are constraned to usn i'rr
comb building the avails cf th- e.i. ! j'
harvest, and tbe latter or.p p rc-.v t )
be meagre. Ancrican B:c Jc-ar 7.