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AGRICULTURAL TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AN1) GARDEN. Calves and Their Food. An Indiana farmer says in the New York World: “Farmers not unfrequently complain (hat they cannot grow calves economically, and they often sacrifice to the butcher animals it would pay them better to keep. Any one of experience with stock will know before a heifer is a week old whether it is best to fatten it for veal or raise for a good milch cow. Each calf should be examined and its form and marks noted before that time and its merits decided upon. Then, if it is to be kept, eagerness for immediate profits and the wish to raise it as cheaply as possible should not be allowed to lead one to stint the animal too much in milk. The pennies saved by such treatment at this stage of the animal’s existence will be counted in dollars lost on it when mature. All live stock that is worth growing gaining at all should be kept steadily with good food and good treat¬ ment from the very beginning. A plan I have practiced with satisfactory results is to take the calves away from the cow when three days old. As soon as they have been taught to drink, give them four quarts of milk morning and night, using new milk for a month; then for a fortnight take one-half new and one-half skim, with a little meal; then for a time all skim milk and a largcramount of meal; at the end of two months give sour milk, barley, hay, grass, etc.” Surface Versus Subsoil. A few years since, says Josiah Hoopesin theNew York Tribune, a controversy arose among many practical orchardists as to the benefit of trenching the soil. .Some advocates of this practice went so far as to advise cultivators to deepen their soil in all localities, regardless of its charac ter. About twenty years ago a promi nent fruitman fully imbued with the idea sity that deep trenching was an actual neces in his ground, prepared several acres by hand-labor, stirring the soil some three feet deep. The expense was enor mous; the result a decided failure. Pear treca planted on that tract have never grown so well as the others in flu* viein ity where the land was not so treated, and grapevines set tit the same time long | since p u : 1 away. Three systems were in Simply vogue for manipulating the lop-soil ^he and ground. loosen 1. j remove j the strata below -which events proved the best. 2. Mix surface and subsoil to getlier—which is to be deprecated. 3. soil Place the good surface—and soil below; bring the sub¬ to the this was worst of all. The theory of ameliorating and en¬ riching subsoils by bringing them in con¬ tact with air and applie 1 fertilizers sounds plausible; but in practice growing it ap¬ pears to poison the roots of plants—or, at best, affects them disas¬ trously. In sections of nursery stock where the roots run deep, it is impossi¬ ble to remove the tress without bringing a portion of the subsoil to the top, and in all such cases succeeding crops of young plants feel the difference between this state of the soil and that which had been simply ploughed deep. Subsoiling where the texture of the soil is heavy and tenacious is doubtless beneficial, but on all light soils the work seems useless for trees. One of the newer dogmas of horticulture is that of preferring firm to mellow soil for roots to grow in. It has been demonstrated that the latter can penetrate the hardest ground with ease; and rootlets of the couchgrass have been known to grow directly through a potato in preference to turning aside. The power of a growing root is enormous, and it is a question if the necessity ex¬ ists for pulverizing the soil in any case. Farm ami Garden Notes. The latest wrinkle for pigs is lettuce. Chickens are to be guarded against hawks, owls, rats and skunks. If a rat gets into a chicken coop it will kill every chick if it can have time to carry them off before being discovered. No invariable rule can be laid down for the raising of calves on skim milk and each feeder must make a rule for each calf. Whenever the currant worm appears spray the bushes with white hellebore, a tablespoonful of the powder to a pailful water. Setting has" strawberry plants for on ground that been in cultivation two or three years is .advised as a preventive of white grub. Do not kill the mole until satisfied whether it is an enemy or a friend. Sometimes the mole destroys a large number of cutworms and slugs. Tne demand is increasing throughout the country for windmills that will not only pump water, but furnish power for running various kinds of farm machinery. Small chickens should never be kept or fed with old ones. They are apt to be injured. Have two or three yards and separate them according to size and strength. Dampness is bad for young chicks. Arrange their drinking vessels so that they caunot get into them, and do not allow them to run in the wet grass or be •ut in a storm. If sheep have free access to salt they will never over-eat of it, but if salted occasionally and given it freely they will eat too much, which provokes unnatural thirst and possibly injurious effects. The American Cultivator says if every farmer would limit himself in ploughing and to such an area as he can cultivate manure in the most thorough manner, there would soon cease to be any com¬ plaint about farming not paying. Professor Alvord says: “Butter from cows fed on ensilage stands in the first class in our most critical markets, and has done so some years. I do not mean to refer to extreme cases of irrational, ex¬ clusive feeding of ensilage or ensilage any approach thereto. On the use of lam no enthusiast or extremist, but be¬ lieve it to be a valuable—in most cases invaluable—addition to our list of foods for cattle; for dairy cattle aud butter makers at that. Next to the rose, the ciematis is dou.it ^ ess ^ 1C mos ^ popuiar Rower plant of the ^ a y* It blooms hardily duung the entire season and embraces a great variety of beautiful colors. I he clematis us a rapid climber, and, if carefully trained, attains 1° a height of from tne to fifteen feet w. a season. Planted so as to cover the pu ^ art} °*- verandas, or trained on a trellis or stump or other object, it has no equal. It U ia y a ^ so ph^ded m rocking or wind ’ n ,8’ Rower beds but it will require peg down. I he large purple tloweis of tTm variety are produced in the grea es profusion and remain on the plant a long time. I his is a \ei\ satisfactory p an o cultivate, as it met ea>es m size and bean y each year. Prepare frees for planting by cutting the tops back in proportion to the amount of injury done to the roots, which is gen era Uy from one-half to two-thirds of the entire top. On this pruning all shoots should be entirely cut away that are not needed for the formation of one-half a perfect head, and the others cut back or two-thirds of their length. If the head is not formed high enough upon the trunk it may often be carried higher by cutting off jfc.ll lateral shoots, leaving the most central one for a leader, upon which will be burned the new head several inches higher than the first. All injured roots should have the ends cut smooth with a sharp knife, and with small fruits, like the grape, current and strawberry, it is often desirable to cut back some of the larger o ones. How Long a Watch Should Last. l 6 A first-class watch should last for a hundred years, if properly taken care of,” said aweil-knowti watch-maker to a New York Mail and Express man. The reason that they wear out is the fault of the owner and not of the watch. In the first place, a watch should be cleaned and oiled once in every eighteen which mon ths. If this is not done the oil lubricates the works will dry and the wor fc s woar out by friction. Another mis j s to wear a watch in an outside pocket where it is liable to be jammed. ruined I have known more watches by billiard playing than any thing else. In leaning over to make a long shot the vest pocket is Ire jucutly brought in violent contract with the table, and this repeated jarring ‘Lest cannot fail to injure the works. The watches are made to-day in England. They are masterpieces of work¬ manship. 1 should say that the American watch ranks next, and those manufac¬ tured in Switzerland third in order. Some watches are made to run e ; ght days with one winding, but they will never become popular. Their owners almost always forget to wind them up on the eighth in' day. 1 know* of only one or two this country. They are made in Switzerland. The usual length of Time modern watches are calculated to run with one winding is from thirty to thirty six bours. His Platform. ing Crawford, the Scout, stated the follow¬ facts about himself at a meeting in Denver, Colorado: Through the intem¬ perate habits of my father I was de¬ prived of even the rudiments of an ed¬ ucation ; indeed, when I enlisted in the army to fight for my country I was obliged to make my cross, not knowing how to writ) my own name, While lying wounded in a hospital in West Philadelphia one of those good angels of mercy, a Sister of Charity, taught me to read and write. I had an angel mother, and when she lay upon her deathbed she called me to her side, and taking my hand in hers, said to me: “Johnny, my son, you know your mother loves you. I am dying; wilt you not give me a prom¬ ise that 1 can take up to heaven with me?” “Mother,” I said, “I will promise you anything.” “Then promise me, my son, that you will never drink intoxica¬ ting liquor, and it will not be so hard for me to leave the earth.” Need I tell you, my friends, that I gave that promise, and that I have faithfully kept it.” She is the Idol of My Heart. bring Well, back then, why don’t you do something to the roses to her cheeks and the light to her eyes? Don’t you see she is suffering from nervous debility, the result of female weakness? A bottle of Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonic will brighten those pale cheeks, and send new life through that wasted form. If you love hei\ take heed. * Old pill boxes are spread over the land by the thousands after having been emptied by suffering ing, disgusting humanity. What a mass of sicken¬ medicine the poor stomach has to contend with. Too much strong medicine. ing Prickly Ash Bitters this is rapidly and surely tak¬ the place of all class of drugs, and is curing all the ills arising from a disordered condition of the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. Piles Cured for 25 Cents. T5h. Walton’s Cure for Piles is guaran li-Bil to cure the worst case of piles. Price 25 cents. At druggists, or mailed (stamps taken) by the Walton Remedy < o., Cleveland, O. A Wholesale Groceryinan. Mr. T. D. Meador, of the firm of Oglesby fortify & Meador, the thinks sudden it just attacks as important of the bowels, to against the household. as against the robber that invades He says Dr. Riggers’ shot Huckleberry troubles. Cordial is the weapon, a dead to bowel Shetland ponies are never over 42 inches high. Many bogus ones are sold in the South. and Don’t disgust but everybody Dr. Sage’s by hawking, Catarrh blowing Rem¬ edy spitting, be cured. use and Jersey City, amounting N. J., lias an $6,000,000. accumulation of unpaid taxes to 0 1 e fa pws IT IS A P U RELY VEGETABLE PREPARATION Fi! J urn Ihako SENNA-fiSANDRAKE-BUCHU lj!| other EcyjAuy efficient a em notes ill It has stood the Test of Years, i n Curing all Diseases of the EL00D, LIVER, STOM¬ ACH, KIDNEYS,BOW¬ ELS, &e. It Purifies the TaASHlf' » Blood, Clean Invigorates the Sys and BITTERS ses tem. DYSPEPSIA,CONSTI CURES PATION, JAUNDICE, ALLDISEASES OFTHE SICKHEADACHE,BIL¬ LIVER IOUS COMPLAINTS, &c KIDNEYS its disappear neficial at once infl under be uence. STOMACH It its*cathartic is purely a Medicine AND as forbids proper¬ BOWELS,, ties its use as a S^T beverage. It is pleas¬ i- ant to the taste, and as ! ' BY**- easily taken by child¬ ALUMjGGISJS j ren as adults. ,j i PRICKLY ASH BITTERS CO Iv™ i PRICE] D0LIAR j St.Louis Sule aud Proprietors, Ksnsa City i '—-——— 3 m to $8 a day. Samples worth *1.50. FREE. Lines not under the horse’s feet, write Brewster Safety Rein Holder Co., Holly, Mich. 30 «■§ k Sb By return mall. Full Description of Wreaa 9It, Mooiy'a New Taller System Cincinnati, 0 Uattln*. MOODY & CO., OPIUM Habit Cured. Treatment sent on trial. Humane Remedy Co., LaFayette, Ind. | & gMSjM 1 \ "M - J .:**$ ^2 [So ’v<; „ .-Ij 1^ «| /f‘' > '\s'~*' y'± rSK I-slf , ; SWA'P* 5 ?.*/® Fk =V-^w * * 4»sS^ i ‘ -j, Thi? represents a healthy life. Just such a life as thev enjoy Throughout its various scenes. Who use the Smith's Bile Beans. SimltU's BILE BEANS purify the blood, by aetlnz The original Photograph. . directly aud promptly on the Liver, Skin and. l£id- that P*iA e U;: lz ^ ° f th *f ney>. has They equal consist- medical of a vegetable combination Constipa- stanuVa Address? i rit no in science. They cure tion, Malaria, and Dyspepsia, and are a safeguard “ bile BEAKS, against and all forms of fevers, chills and fever, gall stones, St. I-oui», Mo. Bright's disease. Send 4 cents postage for a ---— ~~ 7 ~ pie package and test the TRUTH of what we say. Price, 25 cents per botue* mailed to any address, postpaid. DOSE ONE BEAN. Sold by druggists. J. P. SMITH: <*> GO., PKOPKtETokS, ST. XjOUIS, BCCP a L»ctur« on “ROUGH ON RATS." I* I :»n) 3* i % i u This is what killed your poor father. Shun it. future Avoid anything useful (?) containing We it throughout older heads your careen. ob¬ ject to its special ‘Rough’neas,’ DON’T FOOL with insect SL™ in futile efforts pow¬ der, borax or what not, used at s random all over the house to get rid les. of For Roaches, 3 Water-bugs, 8 nights suriakle Beet¬ or “Bough on Rats’ drypowder.i , about and down the sink, drain pipe. First thing in the morning wash it all away down the sink, drain pipe, when all the insects from garret to cellar will disappear. The secret Is in the fact that wherever insects are in the house,they must DA HUnVifkU Af>UCO drink during out Rats, the Mice, night. Bed-bugs, Flies, Beetles. Clears Rats,” is sola all around “Rough on the world, in every clime, is the most extensively advertised and has the largest sale of any article of its kind on the face of the globe. DESTROYS POTATO BOOS For Potato Bugs, Insects on Vines, etc., a table¬ spoonful of the applied powder, well with shaken, in a keg of water, and whisk broom. sprinkling Keep it well pot, stirred spray syringe, 15c., or 25c. and 01 Boxes. Agr. size. up. —CLEARS OUT— <mf: BED BUGS, 6 FLIES. Roaches, jack ante, water-bugs, moths, rats, mice, 15a (Sparrows, rabbits, squirrels, gophers. f. THE ONLY TRUE l 'IRON TONIC Will purify th« BLOOD regulaU the LIVER and KIDNEYS and Rkstobk the HEALTH andVTGk , OR of YOUTH. Dyspepsia,Want L A of Appetite, Indigestion,Lack of B Strength and Tired Feeline ah. solutely cured: Bones, mus. ,.;jgk c!o 3 and nerves receive new force. Enlivens the mind ^■ sIslK and supplies Brain Power. I 1 - - i -" Suffering from complaints find bMUBEiO A I 15 peculiar to their sax will in DR. HARTER’S IRON TONIO a. safe and snaedv cure. Gives n oioar, heal¬ thy complexion. Frequent popularity attempts of the at original. counterfeit¬ D* ing only add to tbo not experiment—get the Obiginal and Best, i Dr. HARTER’S LIVER Complaint PILLS Sick V I ■ Cure Constipation,Liver and Book! ■ Headache. Sample Dose and Dream ■ THE mailed DB. on HARTER receipt of two oenta tn postage, f MEDICINE COMPANY* St.Louis. Ma. COLUMBIA ATIENfll, -A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES ings, Healthy location lighted, ; handsome grounds (15 acres); capacious build¬ well heated and ventilated ; fine librarv. apparatus and equipment; 17 teachers ; thorough and coir.ple'te course of instruction. Best advantages in music, elocution, painting, etc. No sectarianism. 36th annual session begins Monday, Sept. 5th, 1837. 0^7* Price* reasonable. Ini.vsTHa.TBD C*talogub Fbeb, ROBT. D. SMITH, President, Columbia. Tenn. 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