-1
j.,.chvc. ' J. L. coi-uaff. t. c. hack!--
'.Chuegh, COLHAPP 6. CO,, -
' PaHlsaere an PrerrJetera. . ,
". . teiuis $a,oo feb xarxot.
CSca-Xe, TO McTaeraon Elock, Statra.
ADYEUTIStNQ BATE"j '
. ,r. it- - ... Kr-v,t lwrtian f I TO
On nquar. i i'"r " CT ' ' m
lJkCh IWltfCUWl innrrii....-.
Business t rif five nnes 11
Imch aoJiUonal line...
f-rnv u-iux tml head
-n? culu-.ii. on. year r--7irru3 i, u,
Kaif column, one year ..... ,v
Kaf column, m i moot, t w ; Ibree months
One c't u iii n, ott y.r -
Osf rolnmii.ixm..iiUm.f; UireenimUis.
a i n n -i si ui i . au & ii i u u mioi '
,nlh. cuuuui a Uam.eni ; . -
4 v auoa . i -
Arrival u Peyartare f te Mail.
southern and Fastern arrives at K m.: departs
"rToVtbeni and K-rteraarriv'i4p.nM dei-rts
-RuloMail arrive at ft a m.: d-larU st 8 a to. -Wro
Mail u-nr t 12 nw d-iart at 2 p. m.
'lIISrK Vail arrive. Monday. Wedndays and
Friua v i 1 a in.; depart. Tueauays, ThursOay. and
raUaVamve. Friday, at 4 p. BUi depart.
Trmrla.v at a m. ex
port orfi-e Hour from 7 a rn to . v. p ti. Sun
&kj from 10 to lu'i a m. A. I). JtAKsli, r . -a.
St. Jae. and C. B. R. R Time Table
TRAINS GOTSG jrOMTL
ACCOMMODATION. . . -
itm ki Joseph......
a mvai Briiwnvi!!a.
A my i CouocU Biuffa ...
EXFREMI-
-too ia
:
a m.
p. m-
p. m.
Imtm 8t. Jrweph
ArnvN t limwiiX-H'e ,
Arrirtm mt Ouaocll Bluff
TRAIN'S GOING HOCTH.
A'XDMMOPATIOM.
Ivhi Cwndl B : l' ff 1. .
rr ia l.ri"n urlna, . .
Xzritm at fct Joseph
Taviw CmiDCl! B1ufTS
...STifctn.
a k-
Sj4 p.m.
11-00 a m.
2:r p. m.
ttMti p. m.
Arr1v kt lirownriiie.
Arrive at M. Joorptt
a-TN.h Rore' Orrntbu Jv Brown vllle for
U bioH at S a m. and U ni., daily.
nsiiuss Garits.
ATTORKXYS.
rORTF.R A BROWN.
4ttratTi at Liw and Ind
Aetata,
CiUce in Court Houm,
with 1'rolKiie Judutt.
TIITOV & HEWKTT,
At(rny and Cannkelor at Law.
imoo-No. IO McITifTHon n lil-ick, up stairs.
THOMAS A r.ItOADV.
Attr at Liw A Solleli ore In Chancery,
Offloe in Litnct Court it)in.
S. M. H1CTI,
Attarmejr at Law and Land Agent.
Office in turt H uh', tlrnt lr, w-t ul.
VM. H. M'LENNAN,
Attorney and 'emnelar at Lw,
Nehruskjj City, elru!i.a.
P. F. PK11KINS,
Attorney and Connflor at Law,
NYK A IirMPHREY,
ATTORN K V c AT I. AW,
v. K. ;m";s.
Attorney at Ltw Beal Kef ato Agent,
LAND AGENTS.
n. v. ni:f;HFJ.
Real Ratal Ajrent and Jntc of ece,
uiiof in Court ll.nis.-, lirsl lwr, w Mil'. .
I 1 r.AKUirr u:tt, --
Land Acents A. Land Warrant Broker.
.No. 21 Mil ill Mrifi.
Will attend to jMtfi".' Tis'f,r yn-rrul-nt.
pcrfinal atle:"n. pin to ntkmj Ucttitix.
JximU. improved and vnimpruvnt, fur U on
reauiuitte Imiu.
wm ir mt) vF.lt.
1
Ileal Eetate and To Paying Agent.
Ofll in District O'Urt ltoonu
lVr,n aire irrnirf allmfi'rt to fi" ile of litl
fjitriJr tind 1'iiiinwnt tif Tuns tl
'tout the
JONAS IIACKF.lt. '
Collector for the City of llrownTllle,
WiU attrnd to the linmrnt of 'laxt t j;r .on
JiradrrU IauuI (hrurt in Xeutuim IXnoitj.
rrrrx)rmrlrnr Sliriti-d.
' 1 M(Fs H. SYHF.NHAM,
KOTAIIV PCBL1C 4i, LASU AtEXT,
Furt J'truru, .XrbrHxk tl.
" Will lorflte landc for intonlint;j'ettVrs,an(i
Klve anv liiforiiiiHioti rfquiivl cmiifrnmn
the laml'n of s-julli-Ww-trn Nebraska, l4 j
PHYSICIANS.
TBAO" THURMAN,
PHYSICIANS ANI SUMMONS,
nffin-Nii. 1 Mmn Slrtn-t, one lor aer.t riu
v t in ki...i im.i-e hours iruuf. to 11 a ni. and
1 to 4 p. ru.
i-i ly
II. K MATHKWS,
PIIYK1C1AX AM SIKGKOX.
tunc No.Xl Mtin MnrU
A. K HOM.ADAY. M. 1).,
Phyelelan, Knrgton and Okttrtrlclan,
0;ncc Huim.iay cv's lrueion'. ' :
Oradu'ititi in K.l; lAj&ttoi in Jlr"l !' I'
1 fKi. Hat on h'ind cailrte rtn of A imitating,
TYrjJiininy and t ttt ' triad Intiiru mt-uts.
i S.tiirMl atenUtm ri'rn tit V!jntetric and
the dmenjit of W'oinrn and Chidrtn.
C. V. STKWAKT. M.
PHYSICIAX AI KlRtiEOX,
mnrrXv. 1 Main Strtvt.
Office Hour", to 9 A. M., and I to 2 and to
)i I'. U. , . ... -
W. H. KIMRKUI.1N. M. 1.
PHYSICI AN ASM srnEOX,
. Totbo Ntftrucka Lye aii.1 Kux lniirmnry,
will rnt-ommence practice at lirownville.
MERCHANDISE.
WM- T. lKN. -
General MercHondior, and CominUkloa
and Jorwardlna; ?lcituui,
Nv ua Main uoct.
Com IHanirrt, 1'imr, .Voivjt, 'uriiiurr, Sr
always on ttand, Jltyhr.tf iwirirt trice pauiJuT
Aivle, It!!, t iws uui lluHlrt J rot.iuce.
O. M. HENi)KUsW, ...
f trnl cr i n trctrn iihI ltitrslir
DRY GOODS AND UKOCEUIES,
No. S3 MtUil filrtsel.
' J. I- MrtJKK CO."
Dealers In t.eneral NercltandUe,
No. Mcrirnou'i liiiKik, Main M.
DRUG STORES.
, ' - UOLLAP.VY & CO, ,
Wh'Ut x'lic ntul 11' tn.t itt-tUcr in
Drnge, JIledlclucB, Paint, Ollt, etc.
No. 41 Mum Mivcl.
MoCKKEKY A XICKKU-, ,
JC ktlemde and JittnU J teaers in
t)TB(i, Boeka, Wallpaper atailoncry
No. 34 .M.iiii .( rf-ct.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
CllAlllUH KKLMLU,
BOOT AMI MiOK MAKER,
.'. (.Vn. a Mnln i-J r- t.
Has on hand a suprrior stork of fiottls and
Shoes. Custom Work done tcdh tu-ttfnem and
Aspatrh. . -. . .
i ' A: noBIKf OX, ' ' ' !
' - v SiOOT A.N I SHOE UAKKR, .
No. SB Main strtf l.
Has o hand a ootid assortment of God's,
Ladie's, JVA-wrr andt'h ifdren's lUtntx and A Ikh .
Custom Work dune u-Uh twancss and dutalciL.
2Ze$atrig d me osl stort nu(u, . ,
HARDWARE.
JOHN C. DEUSER.
Daalcr In Stove., Tinware, Pump., A..,
No. 1 it Mam lni'l.
811 ELLEN BERG ER BRO'S.,
llsiiafsttarrri. Dealers In Tinware.
No. 14 Main su, MrPherson's Block.
Star lfardxcare, Carpenter's 7rf. Plark
' swiUh's FuriUstungs, lie, const ant tj on hand.
SADDLERY.
JOHN W. MIDDLETON.
HARNESS. BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc
No.'64 Main street.
Whips and Irishes of every description, and
Plastering II air. a,cpi vn hand. lUi.1 pmd J
Juiem.
:. 1L R.VUER.
Manufacturer ntnl J ( ler in
HAJlXEss, BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc.
No. 6U' Main Street. r
Mending done to order, iitittctttn tmnranted.
SALOONS.
CHAIiliM BRIFXJEL,
BEER HALL AND LVNCli ROOM,
No. 5 S Main Street.
- BFBGER ROBERTS.
BILLIARD HALL AND SALOON,
Basement, No. 461ain strtn-u
The test Wine and Liquors kept constantly
on hand. vl"i-nj.
Joseph nrrrARD a co.,
SALOON, '
?To. 47 Main street. s
The beet Wines and Liquors kept on hand.
EAR
pjiitmt and HAiitT)Ri:tru. A
-c:' " .No,Bi "Jis-iu fctreet,. 1
no a rru-Mi i juii (, jjji j.oom. Ll&i a
rtet mioL k tS G rti 'eatirt'A J vtvn. "
' '" ' '" 1 III
K a ,
zmm.. '-11 - i j
re-... T
Vol. 13.
gtnfral nsincs
Curbs.
HOTELS.
r PENNSYLVANIA IIOCSE.... .
' " 1 -irbNltY MNK.FropTietor.' f '
Good aomrnodationn. Bonrding by Ine
,arorwe-k. Tha trtimg puoiifi are nvi
led to (rive turn a ctxu.; i ' - i
t 1-tf
. . STAR HOTEL.
k " 'CRfS3 $ WlIITK, Froprietor.
On Ivo Street, between Main ami Atlantic.
This"lIjH is 'comtScnt to the larn Boat
Landing, and thrbwintn port of thj City. The
bext areommrrfntf; in the Citft. f"
be epared in making guests comfortable. Oood
tHable a id Om-atl eenvenir to the jluute.
Aitent for K. A: N. Stage Co.
1 AMERlCArr HOCSK
ll 1. Koi'.lxjN, Froprij-tor.
Front St., between Min and ater.
A pood Fred and Livery ittable in connection
with the Jlouse.
CONFECTIONERIES.
GF.OUOE YAUNEY, f
Bakery and Confectionery,
No. 37 Main street.
Offers totlieruW'01 rlucei rate a choice
stock of Groceries, provisions, Con'Hotioner
ie etc , t '
WIIJ J AM ROfcSELL,
Bakery, Confectionery and Toy Store.
No. 40 Mt J a Street.
Fresh Bread, CU , Outers, Fruit, etc., onhand
J. P. DI-XSFIl,
Dealer In Confectioneries, Toys, etc.
No. 44 Mam btrct t.
NOTARIES.
E. E. EBRIGHT.
Notary Public and ConTcyaneer,
AnJ afiit lor tiie tfiultauieantl American
Tontine Lite Insurance Companies. &-tf
FAIKPROTHER fc
Notary Public and Conveyancer,
: unite in ttouuiy Uur l Room. ' ..,
W FAIUHlioTHEJi. . JAM hS M. HACKER,
Notary Public. - " Cv.unty Clerk. -
GRAIN DEALERS.
GKO G. STAUT HKO.,
DEALERS IN 1.RA1N, PRODtCE, Ac.
Tlie Iilj)i-M maikei price puul foranytl.Ine
the t anner can raise. We will buy aud bell
eve ryUiiuK known to the nmrket.
WORTHING & WILCOX,
Storage, Forwarding and Commliilon
And DeaJers in au K.tuU oj Grain, for which,
tltry pay the lliyltcst Market ITtce in (Jish,
TAILORING.
HAUHOLPT A ZFCir.
MERCHANT TAILORS,
S8, Maxjt ittttet.
Have on hand u hplriidid Ktock ol Goods,
and will make thtiii up iu the latest styles,
on short uoiice aud reaaouabie terms.
BLACKSMITHS.
J. 11. LEA SDN,
lllackkmltutng and llor.e Shoeing,
,-mioj No. 0 .Main Mn-et,
WUl do Jiiackiuiihinj of uU kinds. Make
H'tmr .S tut iff.. Ironing of Wagons and Meigfis,
and Machine' Work a tnteriuttty.
. J.
w: a J. c. ;ihso,
n (. wUIl'IIS.
.Sh'p on First, Ulwetn Main and Atlantic
A U vntrk done to order, and satisfaction guar
ranteed. JOHN FI-DRA,
BLACKSMITH,
Shop on Water m,, south of American House.
Curtain Work of aU kinds solicited.
WAGON MAKERS.
FKANZ 1 1 ELMER,
Wagon Maker and Repairer.
,,,,p et-i ol Court House.
Wagons, JSuggU s, 1'tou s, Cultivators, t'C, re
paired on tih'Tt notice, at low rales, ana war
ranted to gtee sat inj act ion.
-BOUNTY CLAIM AGENTS.
ED. 1. SMITH,
V. S. WAR CLAIM AGENT,
Wa.tuitttn C ty, JJ. C !
Will attend to the prosecution of claims be
1 1... i t..,,Mrti,i. ni in Titrwtn. for Additional
liounty, Ba:k l'ay and l'ensions, and all
flaiuiK accruing at;i.lui.t the Government du.
rlni? tlie late war.
40-tf
SM ITH. P. TUTTLE,
V. S. ASSISTANT ASSESSOR. j
uTi.v. io liislrict Court Room. t
yotary Jliltltc and L'nUcd States War Claim
Aicnt. WiH attend to the prosecution of claim
before the Ih jxtrtmenZ, jor uumwtui c.
U'ack Jfiu and Il-Mvsnx. Also the collection of
Hemi-Aiinunl Dues on Pension.
JEWELERS.
57v D. PATClt
' MiiTi afacturer nl lealeT In
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, etc., etc.
. t . . . N'o. 3s .Main Streoi. J i
Hdx-er and Surer-Plated Ware, awl all tart.
lies , of Si mack constantly on hand. JtCtj-airuxa
ttn,x in the necut tfile. id shu t notice. : Vtiargtl
tiUHierate. Work u-arra'Uetl.
Mils. T. M. GRAHAM,
TEACHER OF MUSIC,
liooms, Mnln, el Jth A .tll Sts.
LrtMitns airen vn Me Piono Organ, Melodion
Guitar and localization Having had eight yeari
Mirfnnuf a, ttaititr of Aiuic in Xtw I'ork U
lOnfidcm af yieia. ofiiaciio.
ii. P. BERKLEY,
Hou.e, Carriage and Sign Painter.
No. 60 .i.tin .st., tipniitirs.
tiltizintiaiul Paiier Jiang
ing it me V. short 'notice, jai orabie terms, and
u arrant i l. '
A. P. MARSH.
Book.cller and News Dealer.
C.t.u Hook Store, i
No. 50 Main street, l'ostollice nuuainp.
PIIOTKHAPlUC ARTIST,
No. 4J Main stitt Up btuirs.
Pcrxon wishing P ctT, s executed in the latest
ly'.e of the Art, trill cad at ,.) Ait Gallery.
A. W. MORGAN.
Probate Judge and Justice of the Peace
oiIkx- in Coui i House liuilding.
J. K. BEAR,
for the M. C Express Co.,
W. C. Telegraplft Co.
No. 1 McPi.t iMin s Lhx'k.
Agent
ind
C. W. WHEELER, I
BRIDGE Bt 1LDER,
Sle at ut lor R. W. smith'a Patent Truss
Bri.luc Tiwf .tifvlHSt-,&iidTest woodea
bridge iiown tiM-. -"i ' i ;
. . . tl Ri'itrma..
Landscape Gardener A. Horticulturist.
WUl plant crops in Gardctis, und cultivaet
Mmi nontroxt.- e ' 'IT -
K E I S W FTT E ft TIRSMAN. -Brownvllle
City Meat Market.
No. 60 Main Street.
UVl ;wtv the highest viirM price for good Beef
(Utlc, Calces, Slieep and li'-gs.
BLISS & HUGHES.
GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.
m atterut to the sale of Heal and Personal
Proterty in the yetnaha Land District. Terms
reasonable.
AGRICULTURAL.
RIVERSIDE NURSERY
DaYciiporf, Iowa.
If you want a good article of Nursery "Stock,
bucli as
Grape Vines, Cmrraitts, Goosberrlcs,
Raspberries, Blackberries,
Strawberries, Cherry Trees, Peach
j Trtes, Evergreens, and
Dlsclduous Trees,
i
Send youi orders to
J. W. FEARMAN, j
Davenport, Iowa, j
or R, W. FURNAS, Brownvllle. ;
Catalogue free. 13-9-y
PEOPLE'S irLTRSERIES'.
We-hove a turret- ef the ft"lcwlnr articles,
with ruar v oiiit-rn, whio weoiier VEKY iowtoca-'h
twjvrr. V"(rr-Titeii true te same, -and iriAJD JJi
tYtUY Ktsi-iXT. .
Apple, Pear, Cherries, Peaches, Flam,
O since, Grapea, Raspberries, !
Strawberries, Blarkberriee, Evergreeas, j
Oraameatal Trees, Skrsbs,
Flower, Floweriac Shrabs, dec
We want a eood reliable man, who can come well
recommended, to act ax areot forus. In every county
In Nebraska, Kansas, MiKuri and Iowa, to seil on
T- L ROBB A CO,'" " !
- , . . . j biooralcgvoa, XU '
f-
Mill A
unovTrnrixLi:,
AGRICCLTCRAL.
Grapo Via, cte fos Eprins of 1C3.
' TTIioIcsale and net ail.
We offbr for Ppring plRDting m stock of Fruit and
Ornamental Trees, Grape Vines, Ac, which for ex
tent, variety, vigor and beauty of growth has never
been surpaiwed.
Full particulars given In the following Catalogues
just issued, sent jjirpaid ca receipt of 10 cents each,
fgr?k"w.JL2 4;T'o. fra No. 1, Descriptive Ct
alotraoof Fnrttt. Xo. aOrnaraefital Treca Kc. S,
Green Houm Pianta No. 4, Wholesale List.
ELL WANG EB. & BARRY,
2ft. Rope Karaaries,
U-6m . ; f - , j . . Rocbojtar, N. T.
; t
OF
I'eaoli Trees
AND
SMALL FRUITS.
IIErVRY Ii. now,
PROPRIETOR.
Near New Braaswlck, New Jersey.
On Mile from Voorhee'i Station, Sfilistone Bsllroail
T1VCXTT-F&TE TUOl'SASD
PEACH TREES,
' j- - : ... v r :
' One Tear Old ft on tho Bad.
First Sise, thrifty stocky trees, J' to 5 feet high,
' S10 9t 10d $70 per 1CMW.
Second Blue, thrifty stocky tfeea, 2 to 3.V feet nigh.
S7 per 10O $5 per 1000.
List of Varieties Now on Hand.
Early kinds ripening here La August are Hale's
Early, Troth' Early Red, Large Early York or
Honest John. Oooledge's Favorite, Early TUlotoon,
George the Fourth, Yellow Rareripe, Royal George,
Crawford's Early ilelocoton, and Moore's Favorite.
The kinds ripening 'r .m ti e beginning to the end
of September, are Old Mxon free, Hary's Choice,
Morris White, Bergen's Yellow. Reeve's Favorite,
Susquehanna, Crawford's Late Melocoton, Druid
Hill, Old Mixon Cling, Prince's Red Rareripe and
Orange Cling.
Late varieties ripening La the end of September
and beginning of October, are Stump the World,
President, Late Admirable, Ward's Late Free, Free
stone Heath, Smock's Late Free, Crocket's Late
White Free, Carpenter's White and Late Heath
Cling.
12,000 Lawton Blackberry Plants
SIS per Taeasaad.
20,000 Wilson's Albany Strawberry Plants
$5 per Thousaad.
...... . . .. ' . i "
10 000 Russell's Prolific Strawberry Plants
... , . fperTfa
IIENRY TL' HOW,
' '
New Brunswick, N. J.
7C-
r -. '
t :
'1 '
' - 'J
ll-3m
e
- a
T. C. MAXWELL & BRO.
OLD CASTLE H3RSERIES
e '
GENEVA, ONTARIO CXL, N. Y.
- - - . , -
InvUe the attention of -
vtestcrn TVarserymcn,
Dealers and Planters,
to their extensive and reliable assortment of
- l . ; - .
CE30ICE nunSEHY STOCK
AT
WHOLESALE,
tacludlnf
Fralt Trees Standard and Dwarf;
Ormajneata! Treeo aad Sir aba Deciduous
and Evergreen ;
Small Prolto Grapevines All varieties:
Roaea, fJreea Hoaoe and Beddiag
Piaats, Balks, dec
Partieswlshing SELECT NURSERY STOCK,
either for their own planting or to sell again, are re
quested to give as a call or write r particulars,
enclosing stamps for catalogues as follows :
Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit three red stamps.
Descriptive Catalogue of Ornamentals three red
stamps.
Wholesale Trade List one red stamp.
Address,
T. C 5LLXYTELL Ar BROS,
. . Geneva, Ontario, Co., N. Y.
-:
orXj?e hoots.
The best Grape lur general cultivation in this
country.
As so decided by a committee of five of the most
noted Grape Growers aA Wine Makers In the
TTnltotrstaass. .' ;-A .
m - r
Price so ier that, ail whs will may plant then.
We are now selling them at -
$50 per 1000; $ per 100.
One dosen aent my mafl, securely packed, post-
WcXX.LCUGIlI DRAKE &CCu'
11 Sas '- 3 Box sr. eharpsbnrf , Ohio, ( I
Y"- l r r -
(i OA iV JQ I
imnnAniiA, thuhodau, Di:cr:iii3i:ii
AGRICULTURAL.
' -Crape Tines for ale. :
A few thousand Nortel's Tlrtrlala aad Con-
eord Layer, raiiea laiij Vineyard, trom npa.
bearing wooa.
Nortoa's Seedliag. ....1C?0 per 1809.
Concord , -50 per 1000.
Alo, a few thousand two-year old Plants of these
YarieUes.
12,009 Gallons Norton-, Concord and Catawba Wlnea.
' TTXEO. ENGELMANN-,
Hascoatah P. O., bt. Clair County,
ll-4m Illinois.
fruit niLL
FARM NURSERIES!
QUINCY, ILLINOIS.
D. C. DllXTO, Proprietor.
Established la 1SS&.
All the most desirable varieties .
GRAPES AND SMALL FRUIT PLANTS
CONSTANTLY ON HAND,
Of superior qualities, warranted true to name, at
prices a low. ii not lower, than olants ot same Qual
ity can be purchaHed elsewhere. Also . ...
Fruit and Ornamental Trees,
which my extensive acquaintance with all the lead
ing nunierymea enabie me to inrniah to my cus
tomers ob ue most tavorable terms
During aa experience of TWELVE TEARS. In
STOCKING LARGE FRUIT FARMS,
trnre ffsovl mnr vrlpfip. NFW ATSTl OT.T)
NATIVE AND FOREIGN, and also learned to a
(treat extent which nurserymen are reliable, as well
as tboe who are not. Therelore our customer can
rely on receiving all articles genuine, and avoid the
vexation attenaant in toe purchase ol interior stock.
ILLUSTRATED AND PRICED CATALOG CIS,
with brief but comprehensive instructions for Culti
vation, mailed free to all applicants.
- Aourna
- D. C BENTON,
Wuiucy, 11U
13-3m
TUE SALEM.
First Premium awarded by the
Lake Shore Grape Growers Association
lot "the Best Six clusters of Fruit, Quality to Rule."
Having Thirty Acres of the SALEM in vlnevard.
we consider it for hardiness, earlinefw. abundant
promise in bearing, freedom from disease, beauty of
cluster, and bign foreign quality of fruit, the best
and most profitable out-door Grape in America.
We offer vigorous vines, grown from the original
bmjck oi jar. sw a. nogers, ss louowa :
Fach.
1.50
Per do.
8.W
,00.
Per 100.
f.oo
30,00
Perinoo.
8-year old..
1-year old..
SKJU.IlU
ax,oo
- T. L HARRIS, Salem on Erie.
Brocton P. O., Chautauqua Co., N. T.
lWm
ERIE
GCMMERCIAL NURSERIES,
, - SI EBIE COPDiJi. ' .
I. A. Plattmaii Sprague,
Tr6iiietoi's.
l,OCO,0CO Xatlvc Crape Tines
For sale, of the bert lending kinds, guaranteed
true (otaiue, as tsmjC a can be 'ound in the United
States, of one aiid Iwt year old. bamples sent by
iuu m iw fwa. , . -
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I4JUU.IMI uoncrvra. i-yenr. ro. 1 i,uu
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10,i Hartiord Proln'.c, I-year. No. 1 d,w
2.0M Hartiord Prolir.c, l:-vear, No. I...10.1W
10, Delaware 1-year. So. !..... 10,00
JO.oijO Diana. 1-year, No. I. p,(jo
2u.(M0 Ive'sSeedimr. 1-year, No. 1 ,txi
W.OV Ion. 1-year, No. 1 . lG.cW
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C0,iM Isabella Catawba and ChnUto, i
and 3-year, Btn,cg ...... ifio
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. Atoo a lanre lot of 2-year olds, of all the above
kiiiu.1. uigeiiitrr wiin a larjre lot oi AOinmdac,
i!7eliC1 Allen's Hybrid, Roger's Hybrids, Unwn
ill, Rebecca, blm, Norton's Virginia, and
others.
, Strawberry Plant strong, of all the best sort
-',( J RaHpberries and Biackberriea.
IujJIW Currants and UooaberritM.
JUjuo Fine 2-vear old Apple Trees, best leading
kind. atfUpei h. iiw per 1 OUU.
lO.ono Dwarf Pears! vear, (pr !.
5.i0 Stand Petir, 1-year, at rr. er Hia '
10,i Clterry Trees, 1-year old. at fc per 1 000.
ALSO PEACH TREES. PLUM TREES-APRICOTS
AND QUINCE BUbHiS.,
Together with a large stock of
Apple Seedling; Pare. Plum and CnerrvKeedllngs;
Apple heed and Pear Seed-prime: Orane
Cuttings, wiUi Apple (irafta, Airahihed
to order.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Parties ordering of as, can rely on havlne theft
order, nlle-1 promptly, and reviving ?rTa stock
n all respecta, th.tfooRhly packed lo it w.Tarrive
in gmrf order. V pledge ourselves to furnish as
good stock for their age as can be bought from anv
reliable establishment In the United States.
TERMS--Cash with order, or one-third cash, and
balance on delivery, or C. O. D. anu
Those ordering will please rive place COnntv and
State In fulL Trade lit sent on afplkitS .
Address, ' ' '
L A. PLATTMAN A SPRAGUE.
; Kria, Erie Bo., Penn.
lbm
(jOIiTIiYESTERN IJUESER'ES.
.nocZUord, Illinois. -
ELaTSEXXTJIEJS and
PtAA'TERS.
An the Hardy Fruits and Crab Annia -r.. .r.
any information required, to v-auuogua, ana
'" " ' A - - -
' : siuearman,"
Jlockfbrd, X3.
Agricultural Department.
f--TVa Department of oor
rrr
Is Edited by
nd nMr the control of Col. TL w. Fmvis in
whom aii Communications on Agricttliurs should
be addreaed.
"IVotes on ."Vebraslia.".
"We have received from Maj. Brooks
a copy of the liural yew Yorker, with
his first article on Nebraska. The
limited upaee allowed us will not per
mitits publication in full, except to the
exclusion of everything else. The edit
or in chief gives room however for most
of it. It will be seen that the Major
has formed very correct ideas of Ne
braska and expresses them forcibly
and to the point. lie will write a se
ries of articles. The second number,
he Informs us, is already in the hands
of the printer.
We hve perused a letter from Maj.
BrooUatothe Beer-tary of the State
Board, of recent date, in which he
says: ' ;
i'i am going to look after the Western mat
ters for the Hvral, and I hope y on will favor
me frequently with correspondence; and also
that Mr. Furnas, Harmon, Judge Mason, and
others, will do the same. The enlargement
of the Rural, and its great circulation, has
induced Mr. Moore to get his paper printed
in New York City, where It can be done
cheaper than in Rochester.
"Dr. Dean considers Dr. Griscom, who is
to write the Health articles for the Jtural, as
the ablest medical writer on sanitary subjects
In the United, States."
We are gratified to know that our
efforts in the Agricultural Department
of the Advertiser secures the approval
of those Interested in agriculture de
velopment. We have received a num
ber of complimentarv epistles of
which the following, from a gentle
man residing in another State, is a
sample: "I have sent $2 for the Ad
vertiser. I do so for no other reason
than I expected to be benefitted by
reading your agricultural columns.".
D. C. Benton, Quincy, 111., Propri
etor Fruit Ilill I arm Nurseries, ad
vertises with us in this issue. See hjs
advertifement in the appropriate col
umn. Mr. Benton has been long en
gaged in the business, and has paid1
particular attention to stocking Fruit
Farms. . We speak for him a share of
the patronage from this region.
The Editor of the Praire Farmer,
Chicago, 111., wants some domesticated
wild geese and turkeys. There are a
number of persons in thjs region -who
have them. If they wish to dispose
of them they will do well to correspond
with the editor.
The Missouri State Board of Ag
riculture repently elected the following
officers : II. T. Mudd, President : W.
S. Dyer, Vice-President ; J. H. Tice,
Bee. Secretary ; W. T. E.sex, Treas
urer; C. W. Murtfeldt, Cor. Secy.
Mr. Editor: Permit me the use of
a small space in your paper, to ask of
the nursery agents, who we meet so
frequently, why it i9 they do not bring
on their stock in the spring, or any
other time they choose, and seil to the
people the same as our merchants do
with their goods? Why require v
in writing, that we will take such and
such stock, at such and such prices,
payable on delivery ; and wiien tlie
stock arrives, if it doea not come up to
our expectations, or is not such as was
represented, we must either take it. or
stand a law suit, the expense of which
would be more than the five, ten or
fifteen dollar order would come to.
Hence we pay for ourstock whether it
suits us or not. ' '
Now if these agents will, send or
bring on next spring, one to two thou
sand dollars worth of g-od nursery
stock, I would almost agree to pay
double price for all they could not sell.
We want Grape Vines.Currants, Rasp
berries, Cherries, Plums, Apple, Pear
and Peach trees, antl would purchase
a great many more than we do, if we
could have a chance to see the stock
before purchasing. .
And another fr'iiiig is, we want
grape stock grown in open.-air, from
thnrtmnhhi rive wood We -want no
hot-house plants. What we mean by
that is, we want grape vine grown
from two to three eye cuttings, antl not
from single eyes, which are placed in
three inch pots in January, ami kept
in a hot house until May or June, antl
then transferred to the open air. where
they make large roots the tirst season,
and probably die the next. : '
Now, Mr. Nurseryman, bring on
vour stock, and if it is as good as you
represent it. and will yield hulf the
xized fruit your nice pictures show, we
will buy a large quantity or you. ui
if vour stock is no account and sickly.
von had better stay away. There is
plenty of good stock in the country,
and we will have it even if it does cost
mnr than Door StOCK. 1'OOr stOCK t
dear at anv price.
If you won't do this, why don't you
bring or send samples, and sell and
deliver as per sample. We would
then have some show for our money.
I once knew a man representing
himself as agent for a Rochester nur
sery, who sold several thousand dol
lars worth of stock, and then went to
a certain nursery in Illinois and pur
chased all the ret used stock tms Illi
nois man had. and palmed itolf on his
customers as hist class stock from the
nursery of Elwanger & Barry, Roches
ter. New York. -Now
who will be the first one to say
he will bring his stock here next
sDrine. and take the chances. Don't
be afraid : we farmers will buy if your
F i a. t e a. . a
stock is an ngni. ii u is not, you
had better keep it at home, and not try
to humbug the unintormea any longer
Yours. &c, JOHN.
BrownviUe, Dec a)th, 2S63.
The idea of our friend "John," as to
having a stock of trees, vines, Ac, on
hand on sale, is good, we think. We
are aware it does not meet with gen
eral favor with nurserymen, because
of the fact that such stock is more or
less . exposed, and con.-equently in
itired. We have known it done, how
ever, with care, and great success. A
great deal can be" sold when'rnen 6ee
tlw article, that could, not be other
wise - ' .'
It is recommended to winter tees
in a dark unoccupied roono, or large
closet:' and" to fill the hcrey-boxes
with cobs to absorb the moisture.
E 111 I I X I I ' I I f I -VI I ft
ci, isos.
31T
Rotes on Xebraslia.
"Pray where is Nebraska?' ex
claimed John Van Buren, when some
one accused him of conniving at the
introduction of slavery into that terri
tory. It is on the same parellel with
Pennsylvania and Southern New
York. The Missouri river takes the
pains to come all the way from our
northern borders along the British
possessions, over three thousand miles,
through much miserable country, and
many hostile Indian tribes, to make
an eastern boundry for Nebraska
with Kansas south, Dak otah north,
Wyoming and Colorado territories
west, it makes out to be thoroughly
bounded.
' Tlie soil of Central and Eastern Ne
braska is unsurpassed and unsurpass
able. Clay, sand, vegetable moTd, and
all essential elements, are so harmo
niously blended as to produce a soil
light, friable, free from lumps and
stone, dark colored, easily worked,
and eminently productive. Th finet
garden mold in the State of Ne'v York
is not a whit better than ta& i-vrage
ofNebraska soil. I advise mv friends,
Ellwanger fc Barry, of the Mt. Hope
Nurseries, to import a car load of it to
grow their most delicate plants in.
Take- no precautions send vour order
to any postmaster, and tell him to dig
the first dirt he comes to and send it
along. I will guarantee the quality
probably anv Congressman would
frank it "Public Documents" if you
will send his wife occasionally a bo-
quet of your fine flowers.
borne or the river bottoms nave san
dy and porous-subsoil, generally the
subsoil is clay, but not too retentive of
moisture. Hard rain3 do not subject
Nebraska farmers to vexatious delays :
they can soon go out without loading
their lioots with mud, and start their
plows without the furrows filling with
water, after the "hard pan" style. As
in other portions of the West, they
get several weeks the start of New-
Yorkers in sowing their spring crops
life and the seasons are short at the
longest.
The chief product of Nebraska is
prairie grass, uncut and uncared for!
Millions of acres that yield from half
a ton to three tons per acre, and that
is alout as good as IS ew York mead
ows - will do, are giving tack to the
winds and the soil the banquet that
uobody will accept.
Is ear the Missouri river corn of the
southern variety leads the cultivated
crops, averaging forty to fifty bushels
(er acre, and growing eight or ten feet
ligh. jhe first crop, planted on the
sod, is frequently light. The first
breaking is about three inches deep.
Wheat, the great prop of human
life, the main substance that men are
made of, the only indispensible thing,
is just what Nebraska was fitted and
fashioned for producing, its climate,
frequently too dry for other crops,
brings wheat to great perfection. A
miller of large experience assures me
that the finer varieties deteriorate in
many of the States, but in Nebraska
preserve their peculiar excellence, liy
a ludicious use oi ierinizers ana oy
lowing in grass and some green crop.
think ISebraska may maintain its
present position as the head of all
wheat growing sections. Its average
is greater per acre than any other
State of this Union.
.
Excepting a border along her warter
courses, , Nebraska is treeless ; she
needs timber. Good luck to her she
can grow it. Cuttings of cotton wood,
seeds of soft maple planted in June,
black walnuts covered three or four
inches deep in the fall, grow with sur
prising rapidity. Very many farmers
have planted small groves near their
dwellings, but they don't begin to re
alize the vast importance of the timber
question. One-third of all Nebraska
should forthwith be planted to forest
trees. There is some mistake in the
making up of any country without
trees itneedsmending; but I -am not
sure but It is easier to supply forests
where you want them than to remove
them from where you don't want
them. I saw on John J. Paynter's
fatm, near Plattsmouth, fifty thous
and black walnuts, a year old, grow
ing finely; he expected to plant as
many more this fall. I predict that
Nebraska will grow timber, and man
ufacture lumber for the New York
markets! No crop will pay her as
well. By plowing two-thirds of her
surface, ana planting the other third
to trees, she will grow more grain and
grass than. by cultivating the. whole.
Trees are earth's great regulators ;
breaking the force of austere winds, ma
king the dry air salubrious, distilling
gentle -showers keeping the rivulets
alive throughout summer's heat, trans
form ing the parched desert into fruit
ful fields.
Good w'ajer generally obtained by
digging a lair depth, and stock are
watered without: much difficulty at
the streams and slughs.
' Wild grapes, of fair quality, abound
on the stieams and timber borders,
and.. r. would most earnestly recom
mend a very large planting of hardy
grapes, aldonot believe that apples
and peaches will flourish In any prai
rie country; the planting of forests
ranv help them.
line ouarries of building stone are
scattered all over the State. Lime
stone is abundant. Salt is manufac
tured at Lincoln from eprinp that
furnish an abundant supply of brine.
said 'to excel in strength even - the
famed saline waters of New York
Like all other parts of the world, Ne
braska thinks she has any amount of
coalsomewhere.
What most concerns my readers to
know, Nebraska has yet millions of
acres of excellent land sut ject to entry
under the "homestead act," or by pre
emption. I doubt whether any other
State or territory has as much good
land that can be so cheaply obtained
I huve nevpr seen anvwhere a Donula
tion more orderly and intelligent.
The State is settling very fast, and
!andis raising. Improved farms, in
cood locations, can be bought for from
ten dollars to twenty-five dollars per
acre.
Nebraska is a new State. Thrifty
towns have prung.up on her Mis-
wuri border; Fremont and other r'a-
ces of large expectations are growm
on iheraoiru? iiaiiroa ; Lincoln, her
extempore capital,' with its eight hun
dred inhabitants, i3 se.Uing city lot
on the wide prairie; Eastern Nebras
ka has many cultivated farms, and a
few adventurous settlers are scattered
through the interior; but in the main
the State is one vast unmown mead
ow. It has very little waste land, no
marshes too wet, and few hills-too
steep to plow." Borderlr. g most of her
streams are rugtred blulls, or-' banks.
rearing thirty, fifty or one hundred
feet high, aud taking all the shapes
matter is capable of assuming. From
these, stretching away In the distance,
are the grass-covered prairies, gently
unauianng like the swells or a miehtv
ocean, and presenting in thelrvaried outlines
landscape of suipa&sina bi3t J and mnif.
luncw.
ilt.b.
To. 12.
A Practical Farmer.
Generally speaking, thi3 means a
working farmer one who can take
hold of any tool or implement used in
agriculture, and go ahead with it
through the day and through the job
one who can carry on the operations
on a firm with the raw hand3 at com
mand, and If needful, conduct the
whole with a bevy of greenhorns.
There Is so much stress laid on this,
and on the danger of any one not Inti
mate with the details of agriculture
entering upon it, that many are deter
red from embarking in any farming
undertaking, when perhaps the party
thus discouraged is really very much
twtter adapted for a first class agricul
turist than ninety-nine out ofahun
dred of those who have been bred to
it, for those raised on a farm are some
times so blinded by the preladices and
antiquated customs handed down from
one generation to another, that they
do not have th good sense to see
through inherited, and inbred folly;
and some lack courage to reform, for
in any attempt to abolish old customs
an-l iril.'rw:c new o., t;;cre is atout
as much opposition & there always is
by the old tories of England azainst
every useful and enlightened altera
tion of the laws.
There is no class of men so slow to
advance as the regular home-bred far
mer. It was always so; for if a
brighter eon than usual is in the fam
ily, he becomes disgusted with the
toiling, diudging habits of the farm
and takes to something" else. It is
likely to be so In the future, till farm
ers' Drains can save their muscles
some, for why should the practical
farmer and all laborers uuder him be
called upon to work more hours than
any other class of men in the world ?
Why cannot the mrnas or agricultur
ists devise way and means to do all
that a man ought to do la twelve
hours, or even in ten, excepting in
harvest? Tradesmen, whose labor is
of a lighter kind, do not continue on
at their work so many hours. The
horses and oxen could do all they do
now in less time and be much-better
for it, but then the custom has" been
and Is now to be about all these hours,
and, though common sense and every
man's own feelings tell him that men
and cattle could do all that they do or
ever can do in ten. hours steadfast,
straightforward labor, yet longer days,
ane half the time idling, is preferred.
There Is not the least doubt of there
being hundreds of men who know
nothing about agriculture, and have
never had any opportunities of farm
ing or any correct idea- or iarmmg,
who would yet make excellent men of
business as agriculturists, would
eventually become better managers
than the practical farmer who derives
his origin from the land, and rise far
superior to any of the regular, com
mon, practical farmers, for when once
they master the common routine of
operations, and have knowledge of
the mode of proceeding through a
whole season, they are more open to
conviction on any point where im
proved systems are introduced, and
are free from the educational prejudice
of the home-bred farmer.
A thorough man of business, whose
early associations had not warped his
ludgment, on hearing that his neigh
bor's stock was looking much better
than his, would not rest till h knew
the reason; and, on finding that all
kinds of animals were turning out
much better than ordinary in a local
ity some hundreds of miles distant,
would visit that part of the. country
and aecertain how the farmers man
aged there, and, if he found they had
caused this Improvement by obtain
ing good males from reliable sources
and by generously treating the off
spring with uniform, succulent,
health-producing food, comfortable
shelter from heat, cold and storms.
he would immediately adopt the same
means, and probably, by having seen
the details of management on several
places, noted the different degrees of
excellence In tlie animal3 on ditierent
farms, and found out cause and effect,
his adoption or the best or these pro
ceedures would enable him to go on at
once in a more rapid advancement
than any one of these men had done.
v o extract the above from a. very
excellent communication in a late
number of the Country Gentleman.
The Sllncr Plum.
When at the Wisconsin State Fair
this fall, we noticed ou exhibition In
the fruit department, a large hand
some red plum of a different variety
from any which we had before seen
On testing it we found It of good fla
vor, the skin rather thick, but leaving
the mouth quite free from any astrin
gent or unpleasant taste. We believe
this plum 13 a seedling from some of
the native plums of the north-west,
and it would be worthy of cultivation
even if It had no special merit beyond
the quality of its fruit. Hut in con
versation with Mr. Joel-Barter, of
Lancaster. Wisconsin, who had the
plum on exhibition, and who propa
gates the tree, it would seem- to have
qualities which must recommend it to
eastern fruit growers. Mr. : Barber
enumerates its chief points of value
as follows: The tree i3 perfectly bardy
and is not liable to injury from late
spring frosts ; it grows rapidly while
young, and is free from every disease:
it fruits early, bearing every year, and
is never injured by the curculio ; the
fruit keeps well, will bear transporta
tion and i3 excellent for preserving.' -Of
late years It is quite difficult to
grow plums in many localities, on ac
count of curculio and black knot. A
plum then so large and excellent as
the Miner, as shown to us at the Wis
consin fair, and which is proof again ?t
these enemies to plam' culture, must
be regarded a3 a desideratum. Origin
ating in the north-west,-where none
but the hardiest of fruit trees are suc
cessfully grown, we have no Joubt of
the hardiness of this variety. Ex.
Learning Cattle to Lead. L
,The following is. recommended" as
being an efficient and. easy way to
learn cattle to lead :
"Take two animals of about equal
size and strength and tie them. to
gether with a strong rope, bv placing
one end'around the horns of one ani
mal, and the other end around the
honi3 of the other, leaving three feet
of rope between the: inner horns,
then tie their tails together and turn
them into a field free from tree-. Let
them run, pull, and haul, until they
are tired of it, and they will walk side
by side andkeetftTether. Then take
off the rope an! they will ever after
ward lead with the docility of a child,
even though the . occasion may be
years afterward. .
A writer in the American - Stock
Journal says that costiveness and its
accompanying evib are the main caus
es of sows destroying their young, and
that green and other food is the pre-
i vective and cure.-r ,
y. i - 1
j ... j v.. . w . . j
to keep ih$ rats e.3 ii i:e p rt co .v.
who can cl:ir Li c v.i'.l
rich without ad vertlalnj.
"ThLs Fall Er. -lj h f rni c rj z.t i
Ir.? 22 ccr,'-3 a Lucl f;: r
.corc3, and 1.2 c?r.!3 f : ;..-:
both needed for fiedinj i--:0j. -
Irenes Ayr?s Is )iav.l.J
sheep. that wool can l-j grr-trn '
centa a pound, but this ii
cos '3 no rr.ore to raise a LeL .:1 1;
asheepv- .
Two things, not to to'hai,
wanted in England. Ore is aa p.
lies
' J
t 3
.ior
' U
it
r.ra
tcf
Parliament for putting down rai.L::?,
and the other, a privi;e fr'tLa j-cor
man to brew his own Leer. - . -
A California pnper: rt?omrr.:r,.r
all producers to meet the mirlict at
once, that the crops may be got cut cf
the country, and that "thera" tuay L
better prices for what remains.
In the careofcattla ncthir.-rktr?(
them in better order than l.e Lht cf
the eye of the owner several ti:::s a
day. The eyes of th tors and hire d,
men are covered with a lilru - '----i
When the cattle are fed on straw
the toys on skimmed milk, the cli
man' on fat perk, and ths hen3 a.-s
obliged to scratch gravel, the breath
of the teau3 cf the giria will sreii cf
whisky.
A farcer has liberty to yij 10 per
cent, for money, that he my she.:er
his stock, and liberty, tUo, to wcri
seven days running for this purpco,
if he can prove that he will Co mora
than la six. . '
'During the war'thft r.eH'Jrr. 1 ' j
they are rcccsiL.-:;. .". r ; -.:..-r I uv,
for "they are Jirht, they tio net ret
heavy wilh rain, nor freeze, cor wear
oat, nor gall. . -
On settling the Care da:Verdd
Islands the people cut away the tim
ber, when severe drouths, sometimes
of three years' duration followed, and
more than Stcou people have remnc-i
with famine. " " . . ,
. '
An agriculture writer ia Ten
nessee savs that the east part of the
State offers great Inducements for
orthern men to go Into -tco &r.eep
business, but, he adds, they houIJ
bring a good stock of gra-3-ed,
prising, npd having caught tha grape
fever; new seedlings' surpaFsir.-r- fca
others, are for sale. If thy.keep ca
they will have a new potatoe, and p?1
the seed at Si a pound. P S. Our
last, new potato is called tha Circe.
Bend. - l v0 "s " J
aw I i , : -u
Toe tha Prese. ,
Apples In !.ebraala
We have before cs an' article" cut
from thei?tfraf aVcc Yorker head
ed "Apples in Wisconsin-. ". It will
do for almost any latitude, aiid is pe
culiarly applicable to Nebraska. It 13
from the pen or L. l. i- aircaiiu, lull
ing Prairie, Wis. We clip so. much
from it a3 is necessary for our pur
pose ; and advise every reader of. tha
Prc3, who contemplates planting ah
orchard, to cut it out not the orchard,
but this article and read it ss often
as once a month, and practice what it
teaches. After enumeratin? th?. va
rious causes cf failure, Mr. Fairchiki
savs :
If we look carefully over these caus
es of failure, we will be led to find the
means 01 eufueba. iiisfciuipiy iu avvtu
the errors of the past. We inut plant
only the tonsrhest of trees such tho
Dutchesse o indenburgh, Ked Atra
can, Talmjin Sweet. Perry and Golden.
Russets, V inessp, Carolina Bed June,
Fameuse, Sweet Pear. Northern Spy
and some others. Dig the tn.es care
fully preserving the .berou3- roots.
Do not expose to sun or wind?, but
keep cerefully covered until rtse!.
Young trees are most likely to live,
having their roots less Injured by Ui
giug. than large trees. The 'ground
should be plowed deep, and ia good
tilth. Select low branch trte,wlth
bodies not over two or three ftt bslow
the limbs. Protect from rabbits by
strips of lath, tied teg ether v'ilh an
nealed wire, so that they will wrap
round and Inclose the body, cf the tree.
Allow no suckers to grow. - '
Cultivate your orchard-and tccp
free from weeds. Grow corn, or sora
hoed crop, but let nothing trench vpon
the tpace devoted to trees. Let th'.j
ground be clear around' the tree -to
such a distance aa the branches radi
ate. ' Do not cultivate late in the sea
son, as that Induces a late fall growiii
that does not ripen to withts.nd; the
cold of winter. Never allow stock of
any kind in your orchard-, :Never al
low any but a careful hand to culti
vate itand with a will broke, steady
team. Eschew long whiffletrecs. and
doubletrees. "Wah tha tree? with
strong, soft eoap sud3 in erly May,
and again at midsummer. . Keep y. our
trees well growing ly i-oo-J cultivation
and care, together with ciTcul soap
sudsing twice or m?rfT dnricr tha
growing season, and La; It lice will not
harm thenH Make it a business to go
through your orchard oiive a Lionui
in. the summer season, aad tl'ztrrs
every worm, nest orenrcon yea i!nl.
Surround your orchard with7, a bete
of rapid growing evergreen .r. cthc:
trees. If you, do.r.ct, let.-them ba
planted near enough together to pro
tect one another. Every other row
can berreniovccf whir-thcy" rtt larg
enough to crowd each other. Orchard
will "pot : grow spontaneously, ' but
when peoj.!' learn to treat the mattfcr
of fruit growing here with good com
mon sense, the land will blossom with
fine healthy orchards. Tha good tixuo
is coming I It Las already t tgua.fr
dawn! - .
There, now, you have U. 'Don't liy
this paper down'till you cus this ar
ticle out and pet it in a eafa. place
where you can refer to it when wanted.
And if after tbi'3 you plant an orchard,
and 'do not succeed it will bo your
fault, "and not that of Nebrask e iil,
sun, wind or weather, L. L. Fairchiid,
or. - Couxtp.y Jou ;
Time to Sow nine Grass.
Blue grass poa prd'erua) hcul I
sown in February or March. Ifthera
1 "a light fall of snow all tha tetter.
The Timothy and Clover can te sown,
at the same time. -A bushel cf Blue
grass seed in the chaff, or' even 'bee
fourth of th:tt amount will do, depend
ing somewhat, on.-theL quantity af
other seed. Four' quarts of -Timothy
and four of cl&ver nr-.ke- a g-7o 1 stnd.
providing the land is ia good tilth; if
not, more seed must be put on, "fir
some will be lost on account of tha bad
condition of tlie soiL The Jihie grass
isdflicat at first, but wLU soon spread,
if pastured; not so-in the .m .iJwW
where the taller grasses smother It out.
If we sow clover fo madw,.it
should have at least, a peck, la ti;a
acre, so that the plant3 do ro ctqw
rank; but we must bear in mini "that
much depends on the condition -cf tha
soil, for there is a material diffa-too
in the-stand Of tiasts from-tham9
quantity of seed. . When the. l::i U
in line condition we wcull 'j re'er
four to ei,;ht quarts cf Timothy. -seed,
to tha acre. c ;-.r 1
Soon as the surfaj i3 euScien-'r
dry and settled to roll, the .roir
should be passed over so as to 'rresi
the soil on the seed that the s-:L--rains
will cover suiSciezk'Jy dzcp to
aid germination, but they should not
be harrowed, for thij would cover tha
seed too deeply. Y.'e 'prt:.-.- to ' s : ryi
without any other sprinj -crop'; win
ter rye and-wheat are. ta. i a t-i.ravd
in this respect, bat oat Lever. Ct,
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