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THE FIELD AND FIRESIDE. W i. s lie,fiddami fiii'-jiilr. IM HLISH l-’.li It\ y. cv. eSc co. OFFICE iIN TUI'. <*i.!> riMXii N'l uKF| K **♦ i1i 111 ;I Yi\\ l i Nj.i in>' Stivpt. M:i ri ot I :i iji*ui ••!;. DAVID I i.W IN . V - A. I*. iIY i. \ K ill \ . I H. IIJWiN Irwin, McClatchey & Irwin AT LAW. M ili |li mi i< I®! 11l • lillH- Killg.V lil.lllt , atill < i'Ui'l:i < It • nil M uit-M -i. Miiii-Ii I : l:-i# l\ V. M. T. VViXN Will . i. VV INN. W. T. A VV. ,J. WINN \|i o r >ll' > *■* ai lj :i , MAKIKI I A. 11l Maifli l;:, H 77. l\ .! K. MOSRIA, Aiiwi'iiet :ts lif 11.1. at I*-1 hi 1* all l*;i t ii‘* eon litlt-ti \ Y to !iini ill < 'olil> ami ml jata'iil inuH li.-s (>m li t in Mi < lali in v ltii(l<l i ie- ii)i tail . M aiti-lla. Man'll 1:1. 1:,7. <•*" !■]. M. ALLEN, ICiMili itl _ l<*iH*sl, ■'LirryT* t M litoiv lit.in {v* i tily y* :n>. * It A\l <. Ks t 1 \Sii.\ A r. I I <>li t i N oi*i 11 <\iU‘ *I niWir Si|ii:i iv. .M;n it ii i. 1.1. ! >/,'. Iv l>|{. L TUN NEXT. icing S*lsii'iiin. ivV < Mtir.* oim ;" \ll !<• 11**s. UtT i < J.t ’lnTok'OO ''l I* •*{ . M.uirii.i Mmivli i:>, is;;. ly hi;. E. ,1. KKTZK, B*h v*i*iaik aml Siiiukisi, rnKXDKKS hi ||ul* toll ll -rivins 1 in llir |ti'.uiin' (•!' in nil il lf:ilirli- In tlio oi .M*iiiM:i iik<i -itttoiiimlii<“'t'ntiii 1 ry. OUht.il (in 1>• i I .Slft *n| \\ hi. ) iOnl . tilth!.* In K. VV. GABLK, BOOT m JMIIMBR ANU REPAIRER. I’owitKi; si'iiiM; sti;i i:i MARIETTA, GEORGIA, \\ ni I, (|tn<* :ll \fi \ l*i\\ |ni.* :lhl\\:il ranhil. Alai* It I I ST* /. Haley Brothers, • <lll re*K l: 1. liJKL i , lii-ak-rs in <atoeii;ir.s, i*k<>\ ikions, AM* ; i;x i. ii a i m !■’ k< ii.wbizi: Ai at iel la, < la.. Mai ili 1:1,. ly ML K. Lyon, < n !■: i,-ok i: i. ii; i r: i I Ulna t.iax i icll s, Vml ili-ali-r in ( (tl XI t;Y |*Kohl < Maiiclla March 111, |s77. I, . 'iv taavi. < ill lit >h l-th .sTi.T.I. I Me and lames; Maker and i;kp\n;ia;. Ma 1 ie| (;|. <et , \| at< 1 1 I I 1> 7 J 1 \ CONTRACTOR AM* Bet ii.oi l; rnin. HlnleiV-iiillCtl t'tilii in tie )ij ln i- J in n llriek Malviiiij. Stone am! Hi n k 1 11 i 11 1 1 !_!'. am! I J.i I ill ;my i iiiK- Ihike toil!r;i< l- on the mo l rea - omthjo terms, ami toevei lit*- lln-iii in the lilt* I >;ft i-Lo 10l V Ill.TlHiei . 11. 11. \\ \ i.1.15. .M tiieiia. Alanli 1:;, Is;;. Iv House Building am! U< pairing. A ll Ill.lMtS LOOKS I IXI 111.0 T< I Oitl*KK. I,until,-]- <*l .ill kind , and al (lie Intvc I ] il'ifa■ . (of -ale. ri tlianklui Ini tin- lit**-r.il |i ilruii.a-a 1. Ilillmrt,*. tin -til*--cit**T \\<*nl* t il. that In- is fully *•*<l In ••niilia<-t for tint i-la-i-lint, of ami to c\a-- * (ft** i In* * * nit la*-I - it, tin* tin*-! >:tl i-1 a. ,* - t\ nianma. SllOl’, null; -i*|o I’ul,lie rhju.it * . March. I- 77. I KM 1 lil lit. \< h. L. S. .NORTHCI n, ItKAI.KK IX i.tttit and >t;,*lc DRY GOODS, hats, MtnKS AM) NOTIONS, .v<-. ) ■ **//./ - (>: / ( / Marietta. Mad i. il. 1 -77. Iv A|irii ii 11 it va I. [ tan: t iit riKt.it \ni> iii i n*t. ) ll*ii( llk i ll tit tla*. It* At u*t i-i:i*t t i Aiit.i. Il t: ulii-tt a mit- tioii with lit*- lariiie'f : *• \\ hat hall I cultivate tnitiakeA tity tafiti vi*-ll 1 ho yta al c 1 |ita*Dl in lii*- hcia- ' llt.it i a c[iu-sttou t[uiii- dillit till 1 1* atisAVi-i', Imt il may In- an Hctt-tl sn a it, aid Ihe inli-ivst ul luo-l laittit-l --< tin- 111 mu tiin l|a * jitt la i lit am h<- ol lilt; Itandty li t l,ce <>im- tjttile itnta-mntu-talive. in *:,*ti *-.| u-i(* e ni a ia-diirlinn in tin juice and that i lilt- cultivation *•! c**tt**n. t'olton. a! ciylil <r ten c.-nta jh-i --jKiutid. camioi In- \a*T\ jirolitaltly cultivali-tl u it!i Itiit**i !:d*or. and liiiill |>l i*-t *i I'e-l-tilizi-i ' .coil; cijlli-llt I v lin I'arnici must chaiiire* his cron lot a time*. I!i- tmisl cttlli vale* "rain, “ras-us, and ail \ e-ite tal.,le*s, not only lurlmnn- cotisitui], lion. Iml some also lor market. And tlii mixed crojijiiny lioiild have- In-i-ti itdojiti-d loiir4 sinee. We, in the Smith, have-always ig nored one very essential jiriiu-ijilt* in jiolitieai eeonoun which is. to always raise what we* consume, and also to sell. Il is what a man saves, and not wliat iie simply product's, that inert uses his wefdlh. Il is what a nation exports aho ax* its own support that c*nriehes ii. not simjily wliat il may produce. We are yrowinji jtoorer every year, sintjily iVom tin- fact that we are imjiorlinn molt* (han we are eximrl in,". W e make a “'real deal of eol lon in I lie Smith, anti spend it Iftt drytroods, cut lerv, lia til ware, hats, shoes am! proviK/ims. anti then w-otider why we do not prosper. Now, look at the statistics of our imports, ami exports from lie- South. The northern portion <>! lie- i nit< *1 Stales produce the nei-e ities ol life, ami I in-n ilialilil u* .im a her a>- pialmu ol our eotlon, and .id-o ttiucli of our hardware, cttliety, shoes, hats and machim-rv We even tie],end upon tin- North lor our ax iteives, I*ll y- y jiokt-s, ltd lot- and Imhs; liit-ii <h j>* nd upon the Northwest t,r our meat, flour and eorn to lartu wjtii. Now, i it po, : iltle lorn tv\ er !*• -row wealthy under any itch ruinous policy ■ I it possible even lor us. long to I*,- aide to live it il tie i" licit managetiieut ' !l will helot, late to answet these (j 11 *- - I ions alter theeouiitry i so Itaukriijit that the larmei- cannot make their crops without credit, and many of them are a I reatly pay in-.- large ain I ruinous per cent act- it jioii j,ro vision- to make lluk erop. \\ ill, the h> ol twelve to (wanly live per cent, out ol tin croji.hownrc fanners lo make (lie next crojt t If they have failed i> iue-1 mi re,it exjtcnscs hilln-rto without the loss of twenty live pet- cent, out <>l a lorinei crop, how arc they to make this crojt pay* for tin- cut rent y, ar'v |rovisiotc at tin ad vance juice ol twenty live j *- 1 cent, on the usual |>rt<‘t*, am! then leave enough to make tin- tiexl croji ? Solve tlii jit'olilein, il you can, you who are (hit Itindin;-. your eroj*. ami |*aym-- tlii- ei,<*r moil percent. f**i corn, than ami meat to make thi y* ar cro|* ,\l the cml til tlii year, many farm ei w ill till* 1 that mli w ill la- tln-ir liabilities, that they will not be able to make tin- m-xt crop at all. No man, nor cmuito-y. cm, ever |,ro j,t i and buy every tiling to live upon <m the farm. WTmiist jiroilm e it our elves, oi poverty Will be the if: nit. Amlweiilllsl not only produce our 11 j *| >l i* - <m t lie farm, bill. lo ]iro-j< r. we mu -t jiroduce soincthiiii* for -ale. 1-]va ry farm that i- jirojierly' <-nriche*l annually, will yield more than need lx- eoiisiiuied upon il by the necessary liaml- ami -lock, fhn the farmer will have -oiio-thiiigof every kind of provision.* lo ell. w hich w ill go to-ujtjdy cil ic , me chauics and all tin non ],ro*iuci-r ol tin- connlrv. 1 >lll wlu-n the fanner trill,- away tin- winter, an*! make- no mauur*- ** siipjdv the gn-at drain of each crop ujmn hi lamb then lie nee,l not expect to make enough to supply home eoiisuinj,)ion. inio Ii 1,- -any thing to sell. A \ irginiaii aid loiii<*a short time ago: •* Von .Southern people do not tr,v to prosper v<*u have a tine climate, a moderately goo,l oil. good water, ami all lii<- advantages that need be tie ired MARIETTA, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 4, 1877. to iii-iire piosjierity , Imt you , I,> not u-e you, advantage: t hat is empliatieallv true. W e have one of the lines, climate in the world, and tin* Inundation ,*t one of the finest soil: in the world. All that i needed to make thi a j*aradi e, i industry and econo my. <on --oil i 11**1 very deep - il needs ]ro]-er tilth iodet-peuil, ami it needs ad*li!ional vegetable matter <m it, and nine manure every year, uniii there l mailt* a * lee 1 11 ich soil a: : t hey Im vc in Ken tucky. 1 emu .1 . and mm- oilier States. I. I. VI. no: s, I. M. M 1* | Koi: mi: KiKi.i, an,, rim. i,* [ U li:< shall \\ < Cat * IIV I. J. M. ooss. m. n Ihe me.lieai proles:-ion i -aiil to live otl tin* mi- tort inn- oi man kind, Imt I have practiced the healing art tor I lie last t hirly Innr years, and 1 can truly say I lint my |>rofe: ion live oil’ the vices and the imjiroprieties, to a great ex ten!, ol our race. Il i line, that a certain per cent, of our diseases originate Irom in h exterior can: es a arc turnv oidnhh- ; hut a large j-*-,-cent. <*l <*ur diseases are 11 it* direct cause of imjirtijier living. W e are caret’ll 11 o inform otirsel ves upon almost every branch of science, excejit that ol preserving our health, i’lie health, though il const it tiles the main source of enjoy ment in life, seems not to attract any concern until it is lost, then, when too lute, we are will ing to make great sacrifices io n gain it. Now, ii is much better to take care ot our health while ii is uninjured than t<> have to ul ter with disease, or Io acriliee our living lo try to regain it when lost. The i]iiestion. then, that corn-em us mo-l, is, •• iltiw shall vve pie serve our const it ui ions w Idle I hey are good ; Proper care in tiny ’diet. and the mode of jrej*.iring jt, are two *>! the lit I things that sliouDl atli-iul lo in order t*> health. A little know ledge of tiiejiow ers **l our y: It-in (** eon vert aiii e!e ol diet into nourishment, would save ii of miii'li uttering in the end, lor ile- |**)vvers of llu y stem once injured,are very hard to restore to their original sound condition Men, from ignorance of the subject, are giving carica tured ideas about wliat vve should eat. I have noticed, from time to lime, that certain health pmriials, a I hey tyle themselves, presume 10 give sage rules nl iliatetie . when the writer know nothing about the übjecl about wliii li they so Ireijuently write. The ne *e. it ii- of mu cut ire organic sys tem mil I alvvav l><- eon-idered when we would dictate lo others what they may eat and I<• - heal thy. In order that vve arrive at some just conclu ion- in regard to 11 V-II It 111 111 diet, it i: ll* fe SUIT io have an apjiioximative idea of tin-time rei|iiiied to ,iigesl i-aeli al l l*-|e ol *liel. Ihl ha been I*- led, lii Iby I ,f. It. .mm*ml u|* on I lie jiii on ol Alexi .S|. Marlin, and nice by oiliei . And il wa a ■■. cert-iii ted that pig fed digest ed in tint- hour, I ripe in one hour, boiled trout in one and a hall liom . vein oil in one and a hall Imi i-■, milk in two lorni ioa led turkey in two and a halt hours, roasted heel in three hour . mill ton in three hour . broiled veal in lour hour: . ailed beet in louraud a <juarlei hour , and roa lcd pork in live and a tjuarter hour : Inead. rice, am! otlu-r tariuneioii load generally dige I more rajiidlv Ilian meal if jirojierly |>re|*nied. Raised wheat hread. or dry hak<-d corn bread, are digt- led most ra |iidly. Some vegeta Ide . a gial ed green corn, ijiia-he bean-, e-jK-cially butter bean-, ami some vegetable oil J| al I- dige -II II Wil II ease and ra|iidly ; bill cabbage w nieh only contain*-- oik- jer cent. nourishment, and lurniji . ear rot .and : ome oiliei like vegclu lilt . are tligi-stetl with great <li Hi eiilty, anti not digested al all by a Weak -lomai’ll. but I'einaill and excite iiillammalion or colie, ami oiion lead io in,ai re uit Now, our -y (ein retjuires a <-,-r tain jier cent, of fat . or Ihe tin cliy tooil ( whieii i lir.-t eonverted inlo ugai. tlien-ahat into fat l to make tat : gelatine librin. all.u men oxygen. liydr<ig<-u, tailaui. and nitrogen to form the variou t i 111- of tie .Idler* lit Olgall ill tile hods' logo-1 lie, with ihejilio jdi He to compo e the bone-, and jcaililages <>| the hodys lienee, vve mu. I eiii a varieiv of food to lorju all the I is* ue ot the luxlv. And all the cant about an exelu ive diet i all nonsen e, especial ly fm iln laboring class. Ala boring man mu l have a rich and nonri hing tliel, a meats, vegeta ble . bread, and mne fruit . in i heir sea tm. Meat I urn i h the gelatine ol the earl ilagc *,tlie inn eiilun- ot the mil clc , the asterin thatmingle with the phosphate o! lime to lorm tin- hones, al -o a jiortiou ol the lihri,i of the fibrous 1 1 m ol t lie liody. N lit , corn, r tat meal butter, ami nine olhi <*f the legumes, apens and beau eontuin the eleinenls of tin int pari: ol the body. The I; 11 * -1 1 t‘l I'lead, potatoe-, and ol iie*-, i eonverted, by the digt tivemrgans, into sugar, and that into tat llt-m e, vve see al om-i that i vi'eat v ariety ol I’ootl i in* i-ess.ary to sustain the organic 1 1 in i ure in a heal I liy slate. Some men s digestion, from abuse, is too feeble to digest I’al meats,and then they may take such articles .i contain larch and sugar,which are cm, verted into fat. Kish,while l hey are very ea ily digested, ion lain jiliosjihoresi'enl materials lor t lie hrain, and simuhl form a jioi lim, "f our diet. Milk contains all lln - elements ol' mi I lit ion, and is ea y of digest ion. reedillg 4 i*o|is, flu- ag lieu It lira I mind, during Iln lasi ten years, lias been still ed a never before iijiou the suh ject uf feeding crops with ajijiro jiriale loud, ami in siu-l, ijuantity n- toj,r<ulm-ea maximum grow I h, like aiiimol grow Hi, ns dejicndeiil iijiou tin- jirepnied food vvilliin reacbrNif rotd or animal. Animal: take m their loud al Iln- mouth, mu I D ate, dige I and a imilale i! Philo \-.-a cm,extending Ihe jn-op<ir li* in of I lie hod v, day all ei day, I t,i 11 in at ii fit y , *1 iln- v e ::ei a hie. laki in il food in a liijuid form al innumerable mouth-- at Ihe jioiiits of their rootlets, not re qiiii ing ime lit al ion, yet il is di ge leilaiul a imilaled into ihr I I lie- nl Ihe \ egetahle a miielt a is food tnl*i the tissues of the animal. Thi: idea of feeding crops ha captivated large num bers of fanners, and they are in dined lo invest in coinmcrciul fertilizers, or plant loud, tor their erojts This pint is coinmenda hie, and will nltimatei.v lead to imjiortant re tilts. But the mas ol farmers need to take many les ions in the prepare! ion of the soil for a crojt- -with j,repared fertili zers or wit limit 'They have not studied carefully' enough the mode in which plants receive food. I ln- root let must travel to I lie lood. not I lie food to the rootlet. I lie |ilant tan receive no food not in fonlael with il innumerable root hair or mouth . The jdant lood in the soil i usually evenly (list riiiiit ed I hr< nigh il. If, I lien, il i: not jntlverized * tin- rootlets can pi-net rat e it in all directions they cannot reach the jtlaut lood I I contain: . 11 the soi l is only broken into lump , Iln- jdant fund in iln- e lump i a inin-it locked ii|* and out ol tin read,’ o! the root ol jiian I ■ a i I In 1 hay lock <-*| in a barn mil oi reach ol aid mal out ah*. the < Ii lie re lice bet Ween the root juice of a held I horoughly |>ulv<-i: izcil and one luol.en into liimjis, i not generally nndt-rstood. Let ii iliil Irate lv eomjiaring jieli Ide an inch in diameter wit h gram <*l ami. Many thou and. of tin--(• grain, of and will occu jy tin- juice of one jiebble, and il we * s-1 im at t- I lie -all-face ol these grain <*l and how iinuien a-l.v vr< aim il will he than the nrlace ol oin- jiebble. tin- root lei: ol jilatil can jK-m-trate the and in every <lir<*<■ I i<m. while among jieb Id* lhe root lei eon Id only run around Ihe out ide. In a line clay loam, which i ajit. to break into llllll|is, t lie lllH’el'ellct- helw t-eli it when |*iiI\ t-ri/.t-d line or liroken into lumps, ay two inche in <ii aineter, i* inueli greater than la -1 ween I In- jiebble and grain ol and. < * rain own among lln- •- liim j* ea n only end I lie: <• root let: around between llu* lumps, penetrating the little line earth, I while, il thi - loam i finely |>u I veri/ed, 'he loot end out ilillll ,i: i < i.i Me Ii m root hairs. Iha I com jdelely till evt ry tenth ot an inch pace, tliii coming in contact vvitli.ahunda ll l lood. W ithout mi ante jmlviration, tlie larger part ol the plant lood in a soil i mia vailihle and uselc to the crop. Commercial fort ilizer- are al little use unless the soil is made tine, so that it may be distributed. Barnyard manure is more etiec live upon poorly worked soil than concent rated manure, bet-air e tin yard manure i o much mor. a bundant in ;jii:iniily tli.it il gei mixed with the line cart It lie l ween (lie liiin j i:, and sn eonn- into con tad wit It the seed. The great dill'ercm e hot ween I he ollor-t of a particular commercial lertilizer upon adjoining, farms, is most of ten t ail ed lay diHerem e in il ajijilical ion in I In- tiiu-m of I lie tiil. I lie dill ere nee bet ween Ihe t ioji of the garden and liold, i ■ molly I In- di Herein -e in Ihe |il'e| ara lion ol the soil The -- .irdt-n is well juilv erized, the lilih mei low and line Ihe inlaee <it<-n raked over with a line-lootlied hand rake. I'lie la riii<*r at: Ihe necessity of l In- line- I tilth in i lie garden, and doe: not exped a croji vv il limit. \\ liy I lien lunild he he -a, eart-le ol the tilth of Ids lit-DI { AN KVI-iaUMK.XI. W e have I l ied varimi exju-ri meats in illust rat ion of the view above jirest-nted. Let one sidlice. VVe had a tenant who did not he lieve in throwing: away labor in over cu It iv a I ing g rou ml lor onli nary erojis. When emj,loving him, for a few day , to jmt in foil der corn mi a lour acre held of day loam, vv<* had him haul I wen ly lour loads ol excel lent yard manure and put il upon I w o acres, an a vera.gc **t I lie lie Id, and I old him to j>re]inre that two acre: jus I a lie thought 1 1 slimihi be Io jirn duct- a good crop, and then drill in Iln- corn sixteen inches a|*arl, the year corn nol lo la-cultivated. After (hi: vv a done, and In ad mil led l lia! In- h:ul taken a lil I Il ex Ira pain i u vv oik ing we ga vc int rue I ion- for ] ire pa ring I he of h er two acres, without any manure. In add it ion to one I hoi-ough plow ing, il wa-; t ii II ival ed rleejdy | hi'ee t inn , then level led with a line tout lied harrow until a line a a garden lied, to the depth of four to live inches. Now, Ihe eorn was drilled in I lie -ume mnnni r and in same ijuaiit ily (one and a hall bushels Ini lie acre) as on I he nl Ii ei half. When in llower, lid well * nil i v al *-d jiicce, vv il limit manure, stood ei gh 1 1 ‘cu i m li,-s higher I han the Ivv * i acres wil It I lie ma mire and conunoii iiill iv a! ion. <hi e leet ing Iwo am |<le rod in di Ihr t* ll l places iijiou each |>iece. cut I ing I In- green ruin and weighing, iI vv a: found I lull the a veruge ol the inaniircd jiicce wa- J. 7 * ll*s. jx*r sijuare rod, or 2- ton < *l g’.ooo llis. jier acre ; and from lhe lwo acres wit limit manure, i In- aver age yield ,v.i T’>o ll* . ju-r rod. or 2?s ton: jier a ere. Here extra working wa eij mil I o Iwel ve load of harnyard manure, and ix ton extra of green eorn. The <-o lof e.xl ra woi king w a I vv<> dollai per acre. Who will ay i hat Ihe labor wa, nol well I’erniinerated ( 11 uni t be ij nil e e v iden I to all I hoijg.’litful jiraclii-.il fa rim-r. that I lie lif t Ie j* lovva r*l Ihe led ter feeding of our ci oji t < •<j 11 i r<- t In belter AVorking of lie ml olhat our eroj.* may avail I hem *-l vt of Ihe null imenl I lu-rein cord tin ed. When vve have brought our land into 11n- |roj ><-, dale of Ii I flit and il i found vv aid ing in I lu- per feet ion of a < rop lo whn h 1 1 i a dajited. tlien il i highly jirinleid to ajjjilv a liilahh- IV-rtilizer to give ii a maximum yield. Then are I lion ami ol farm cajialde, under a suitable y-I*in of <- 11 11 i vution, of |ro<lueiuy go<xl croji titty year wil hold manure, i hat now jirodip-c very indilVen-nt out even with moderule manuring. Tie- greati- I imnn-diale im|irov<- ment reijiiirerl in Americaii agri culture i liilliiiiilttr.ilinii. ('nl Itriilnt ilml ( oilllli'i/ ( r C// / / *'//* if Jl . l-'.-iriii lironouiA Al l l.e pre cut l ime, il he* nine tin- fanner to jiraclie** eeoumuy in all his farm ojierafions, for ujion tlie jiro-ja-rity of farmer all **iii er hr.tin-lie of indie--try are eijua! ly tie Jiclidehl. I ill I it Well be eonn- it that vve rig iit l.v constriu tln meaning of the term econo my ;it i too freijuently <-mi trued a- jiar.simoiiy, w liii li is ofien very far from true economy. Mv idea of the meaning ol' economy connection with farm ■ onirt bin follows: and di position of all our work, libera! and frugal management fl all our allairs. 1 am aware tlifl there is an apparent emitradiotioH in my definition, yet a sccmijjM one only, when eighth Ail iM‘ir !1 \ labor should ldßj|Ji and \s' mini ically ipMM with the utmost frugal liheraurß While practicing liberality, n>an hoiild bo made to do t ion io tell.'' iii common pHli faking this \ ie^ K it ,vonld^B| tii '4RB\ , v, . Jm ~V. *J ' ' ml ! ;. n \ JMBk *' I 1 ' I good and 'BBSSt l'i' a u<■ .N j^kBBBB eaiiow a Mmgsam II ■' i • ■ I IO 1 :! i ’^BbBkIIII III! I ill I c \. I 111 e ; to s o line oid I.il".1 ' ' !1; I 1 " W'"d . n!. and 1 Ii 1" 1 n l i and 1 '■ a 1 I II I^^B^ffn^Bß 1 • an in I lie 1 mu tflß Iv’uther, eifl.- in-, wmild leach us to anangßflp and .1 . nil Ivn I 0 our lands ‘Aft j&| |' 1 "dim, | |,, ■ oeale i alliijßßaW |II • m t lie lowest. J■ ' " l hiboi and fertjJßflH \dm4 . I'll im® 1 I• i M* 11 \\ Ie 11 '■"'y-\:s9n O' 1 Wall mu I he made up I>\ mi It me mid increased pioduci^ES I might add 1 hot moniy wot^H teach 11 to provide good and siH able farm tools and all implß meiils of bit liandry, for witlioiH t liem labor cannot be calls applied. Only that, sliicfl 1 1011 Id be kept which will prudti^B the "leal,-.| juolit on the no-iil and kei p: non to,-|, iad ill S'cs I Incllf S shoii kept down to the minimum or amount. I teal liberally ssillu your‘dock and land, if you svoiitfl have them deal liberally ssh® you. sv. 11. ssJB (tias.'ilTing l-iggst. * the millions of eggs seiiti weekly lo the I’aris murkctJ| classilied according to (ju.i lily pr<-vioii tot heir exjios) lor ale. The lirsl jo>jlll is deteW mined by I heir passage or non j>a- .a're I hroil<rli rin<rs of known diameler, and their cuinpnrative IVe>lines> is estimated hy ‘mirage’ or subject ion to reflected light thrown out by powerful lamps.— t he dillerence helvveen an abso lutely fre.ii and a decidedly stale egg I readily settled hy tliis test, Imi l lie intermediate distinctions are |e easily noted. For this purpose I lie application of the brine le t i; recommended, the fad being well known that if eggs of dillereiit ayes are |>nt into a Irony olntion of salt, they sink more or ie- deeply in Ihe ii<| nid according a they are fresh or tale. There is, however, an oh vion 'Oil ree of lallaey in tliis met hod, if roughly applied, since an 171: that would pass muster as tolerably fee h when immersed in a weak olntion would rise to the m l ace a a downright had one in a t conger hrine. The dillicultyJ could In partly met by the invti 1 liable use of a taudard Rolntima ol known I refill li, and such a onto i now recommended by a French < lieini 1 who lias paid much alfen lion to the übject, the propoia lion lie advi e are three and ;a quarter ouinaadfcpf laldc sail in aj ijimrt of putr^Tal a brine of %ad ih !i the ft jfl /and any prep.K , id'vV jm< • . to d* jif -y'_, W No. 7