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7 14 A. ) RURAL. AFFAIRS Potatoes and their Culture. mt read by Mr. Ewiog of Dayton, Ofafo, before the Moutgoaierv County Horticul tural Society at tbeic December meeting. My way of cultivating the potato is (1) to plough the ground deep and then thor oughly pulverize it, male it as uellaw a possible ; Then mark it both waja 3 feet wide, and 3 or 4 inches deep ; take good sized potatoes aud cat the seed end off, for we do not w.at all the eye that are on this end of the potatoe ; cut them in pieces, so as not to have more than two yes to each piece. Often one stalk (or vineX will prod ace more markaUhlo pota toes than three or m vines may produce taore tubers in weight than one, but their value will not be as much, because the most of them will be too small for mar ket. Aftet catting them properly drop two pieces in eacu hill. I have always advocated shallow pl&Lt ing, for the-reason that large potatoes are sever found deep in the ground, but aie usually near the surface. The ground having been plowed deep, the rootlets will venetrate down and draw the Hour- ment they need.' As soon as the potatoes come through the ground, cultivate them. 1 use thiee ehovel uiows. Cover them all up. This trengtbens the plants and leaves tL ground fresh in tLd hill, so that any grass or weeds that may have btartrd will be covered up. By the time we cultivate again the. vine will ' be high enough to make the soil meet in cultivating, thus avoiding the necessity of ufeicg the hot The ground should he stirred once each week until the new potatoes are formed 4ind set. There is no danger of cultivat ing too deep until the tubers begin to form; the drier the season the deeper cultivate and the oftener. The siil in dry weather cannot be stirreM too often. After the tubers are fotmed I prefer not to cul tivate too deep nor too close to the hill, thereby destoyiug the liitle rootlets that tun out from the viues to collect the nour ishment the plant needs. With soil adapted to growing this vegetable 1 see no reason why it cannot be made one of the most profitable crops that a farmer grows. TVliat tlie Grange lias coniplislieti. Ac- Speaking of the work of the grange, thus far, the Miue Fanner says: "Jt has forced other labor organizations to recognize in it the greatest factor in the solution of tbe labor question, and taught the people that organization must be met with 'organization.. It forced legislation against exec.-siva railroad charges, and caused even Congress itself to pause and inquire into many of the abuses complain ed of. , More than this, it ha awakened the horny-handed liQer of the soil and had them study their own profession more aud Letter : also questions of political economy. And add to these the fact that it has ta ken our women and made them, in the grange, at least, the equal of men, and taught them much that has aided them in making home more pleasant, aud lighten ed their cares and their burdni, andgiv- n to farm life more pleasure, more en joyment, and more social culture' Tlie Garden. Although too soon to begiu gardening, it is not too e. rly in the season to begin to make arrangements for "spring work in the garden. Every family tshould have a good, well enriched vegetable garden, and while maturing a plan for the garden the yard about the front of the house should receivea share of that attention. Roses and shrubbery should be planted, walks laid out and beds of annuals made to give beauty and a homeHke appear ance to the place. Every farm house, it matters not how humble, in these moun tains should have, as an adjunct to neatly .rared for flower garden or yard in front and on the wings and vegetable gardeu in rear, a dozen colonies of bees, not kept in unsightly log gums, but in painted frame hives, that the owner could exam ine at any hour of the day and see what bis bees lacked, or required to fceep them in sach condition as to insure him a profit of several dollars on every hive. But let us go back to the vegetable garden. To have early vegetables a hot bed should be provided in which tomato, egg plant,' radish, lettuce and other early vegetable plants could be started. A cheap cover for a hot-bed may be made in he following manner. The American Poultry Yard says : Glazed muslin is now being used , quite xtensively in certain localities by fowl raisers. Cheap, stout muslin is employed for the' purpose. This n first stretched . on light frames of any desired size. It is then coated with a preparation made as follows : Heat one gallon of linseed oil over the fire and dissolve in it one quarter pound of resin; when taken from tne fire add -one -quarterM pound sugar of lead This Is sufficient to give thirty square yards of canvass two coats. It may be applied with a whitewash brush. Some apply the blue glass theory to poultry, and,, before the muslin is put upon the frames it is washed in blue water or blue is added to the preparation. Muslin prepared as above is perfectly air and water proof. V hen tne bJue is added light passing through it is wonder fully soft and pleasant. It answers ad mirably for the sunny side of poultry .houses in place of glass; indeed, in some respects it is to belpreferred. For raising winter and early spring ehickens it is very useful, since, when pat over the tops of coops and runs, it affords at ooce light, , warmth, and complete protection from "t cuius. As a covering for hotbeds nothing can excel it. Plants grown under it have a fine dark green color. HORTICULTURAL. Plant an Orchard. "And Noah began to be a husbandman and he plauted a vineyard." It seems that the first steps Noah took after eoming out of the ark, towards farm ing, or being a husbandman, was to set about forming an orchard. Being in a good grape country, and the grape being about the best of the fruits as they were found in a state of nature, Noah selected the viae. We advise all to imitate Noah so far as plantiug, and begin at once to plant an orchard. The range of fruits being much larger to choose from than Noah had, no one need be confined to one or two varieties, but plant several kinds of fruit as well as a number of varieties of the same fruit, beginning with the apple. Pears, quinces and plums should be re membered in this planting. An orchard of choice varieties of apples is the next thing in value to an orange grove, and will require far less care and expenso in growing. Many of the famous Michigan, New York and Connecticut apple orchards often yield their owneis $50 an acre and upwards clear profit in a season. An ap ple orchard while growing need not tax the time and resources of the owner to the eacluoion of other work, lie can raise vegetables, hay, grain, etc., and carry on general farming while his trees are ad diug yearly to the value of his place, The few trials that have been made with choice pears hero have proved entirely satisfac tory, the young trees that are just begin ning to bear having pruduced some of the very finest specimens of pears last season. The damson grows here iu perfection and there is every reason to believe that the choicest varieties of the plum would find the soil and climate exactly suited to i.s development. Oregon is said to be a far better plum growing country than Califcr ilia, and the climate of Oregon and the Blue Ridge of North Carolina is very sim ilar, like causes producing a like effect. Oregon is tempered by the warm currants of the Pcific Ocean, and the climate is moist and mild in winter. The south west Blue Ridge country is acted upon in the same manner by the Gulf Stream whose warm vapor is wafted by the ocean winds over the country till reaching the cret of these mountains whi-re frequent showers are precipitated, causing the tem perature to be very uniform. In selecting apple trees, procure them from nurseries near home as possible, where choice va rieties of fruit can be surely secured, and tnken up with care. There are a great many poor st-edling apples grown in this country, that are not worth as much as cabbages) would be on the ground they cumber. Plant no more of this stuff, but get grafted trees of proven varieties. Such will be found advertised in the B. R Eneuprise. EbtalliaMng an orchard is too important a work to be carelessly done. It is to ast for many years ; and a poor seleetion of fruit is worse than time and money wasted ; while a planting of choice, selec ted fruit trees, is an investment that Mill ultimately return a large income to the j idici- us owner. THE DAIRY. Tlie Profit of Cows. The Darlington (Wis.) Republican published the following statement made by the proprietor of a creamery of that place : "The total income from twenty-eight patrous was $55,93f from 211 average cows, equal to $26.50 per month for the average time, live months and twelve days. All farmers know that, with pro per handling a cow will give a Sow of milk eight months in the year, and many contend that a heifer, started right, will flow eleven months at five years old ; call the season eight months, and we have as the butter product, S33.96. Every calf Iropped is worth $5, the skim milk is worth at least three dollars. Here we have the average cow producing nearly forty-seven dollars a yt-ar. Is it any wonder that dairy farmers in New York, Pennsylvania and northern O' io, live in fine houses and have big barns f "What our farmers want to do is to get rid of their poor cows, quit sowing oats and wheat, seed down, club together and buy a few Jersey bulls, and in live years the same condition of things will exist in Iowa, and every county will show cows, not equal to Jersey Queen, whose record is 778 pounds in one year, but good enough to sell for a hundred dollars. Wnen dairying will pay in the Eastern and New England States on land worth tine hundred dollars per acre, it will cer tainly pay on North Carolina mountain land that can be laid down in the best of grass for dairy cows, at a cost not to ex ceed ten to fifteen dollars an acre, includ ing price of land and labor of fencing and clearing. The land can be taken in its present timbered state, fenced, deadened and sufficiently cleared to lay down in good orchard, herds, timothy, clover, any or all of these grasses, or any other grass the dairyman may fancy is best for his purpose. He may provide winter pasture or roots or both it he prefer. The sum mers are never too hot or winters too cold to obtain the most profitable results from the cows. Good wages may be made during the winter season, canvassing for subscribers to the Blue Ridge Enterprise. Persons willing to act as canvassers will receive instructions and statement of terms by sending their address to the effice of the USISKUX, ECIPES. Flannel Cakes. One pint of milk, half a teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, the yolks of two eggs, and flour (sifted) enough to make a thin hatter just thick enough to bake on a griddle; wit en well beaten, add two teaspoonsful of good baking powder, mix thoroughly, and last ly, add the whites of two eggs beaten to a stiff froth ; don't beat them in, but stir gently through the batter ; bake at once. Apple Fritters. Cat the apples into rounds .a 8 thin as possible, cut out the cores, pare away the skins, put them in a dish, pour over them a wineglassful of brandy, and sprinkle sugar and grated lemon-rind over them ; let them lie in this for an hour ; half fill a good sized sauce pan with clarified dripping; make it quite hot, and when it is still and a blue smoke rises from it, dip each slice separaely into the batter, take it out in a tablespoon, and dip it with the batter that is in the spoon with it into the boiling fat ; turn it over lightly with a fork, and when the fritter is crisp and lightly brown it is done enough. Put on a paper to free from grease j sift white sugar on, and serve. At the meeting of the Ohio State Grange, the Committee on Education submitted a report, showing that Grant es which had failed were almost uniformily destroyed by entertaining some selfish motive. Remarks followed, in which it was strongly urged that the old money making ideas should be gotten rid of and that educational and social features of the Order should strengthened and advanced. It was recommended by the Committee that a course of reading similar to the Chautauqua course should be prepared and adopted for the benefit of the members. When the graDge does not seem to take any interest in the literary studies, the lecturer should endeavor to gradually lead his members up to it. He should study out some point where he can show the practical advantage of knowledge to the farmer, and call the attention of his grange to it. Let them see its value, and they will gradually become interested. Inter est! them in agricultural literature and they will soon develop an interest in all literature. Farmers Advance. Hero is the municipal patronage of the city of New York, which it is charged that the celebrated "boss," John Kelly, has measurably the disposal of, with the May or and Alderman : Below 81C00, 4707 positions; between S1000 and $2000, 4392; between $2000 and $3000, 358; betweeu C -5000 and ?10,000, 70; -510,000 and above. 33. Such of these higher places as the Mayor and Al Jerrnen can not control, Mr. Kelly, says an exchange, can control by other means. The ag gregate paid to the 10,000 office-holders is 110,000,000. This is "patronage" by wholesale. . INSURE YOUR BUILDINGS IN XiiB" Fire Assertion cf FiiHa&Splila, OXE OF THE OLDEST AND KTAUXCHEST CF CC-JirAXIES Capital $500,000. 00. A ssets S 4,000. COO. 00 T. BAXTER Wfllt'E, Atur, Itf HIGHLAND!:., N. C. EXTRA SECURE LOCKS. NO. IORRBS, l d.ij. .-j r- 11 u; a - 57 STATE ST., Chicago, HI. l Book Of Karo Or!3lna!!ty,eniit!ed EKfE!' Si" Ki i "iap u. 7 ' The BrroatDroblcmecivoJ. Tlii- imiividwcl carefully con lidered from tLe age oi responsibility ti to niuu;rity.iu ro. i gara to bciucation, Home, soci3ry, tiriquette, Amusemerita, Dress. Love. sViarrlage. Busl ne88&C Iloto BrewUEuLei'a are t vti bicuM tfmrr. Tho volume abounds in etrikiim thoughts, rurc inforzuatioa andinteuse ciamon-soaae. FuH-pagocolorod elates eacli OXE A gem. Agents Wanted Everywnere. Scad for circnlar. full descripti n, tcrtr.s. Ac, address, JT. O. MeCUEDY &, CO., I'hUitdelpUia, I'a. Garmora's Artificiai Ear Drurr.s. As Invented and worn b7 littn perfectly restcriny ltearinic. Kuttruif uiAt' iot tliirty yeard.lie btarp with tri oven whispers. distinctly. Are not ol.crv able, and main in position wichout aid. Descriptive t.ircolar free. OAUTlOXi Do not La d.-cuirod by lingua ear urum. Jliu is tho only successful ar-ifijUl car Drum rannulactured. John Gurmoro, S.W. C"r. .Itli & K:ice .Sts.. Cincinnati, O MAS0lOEST jn ths world r a Kin winners ofh:s;he?t distinction at ever; Great World's i-'sir lor fourteen years IIJIKSI M A NlCW iLl.USinATED CATAl.Ofil'K,'30 pp ntrflLUj 4to. i ready tliis moiitli, anil wili b- Be;.t free to any ndtire?s, announim rfRfiUrJ? Important Improvkments. ci-d il:."' w I lUrlll v Ni Stylus: over 1"0 in all. i Prices, 22, 30. o4, 66, fcS4 to :00 and uj-: also fo- tawyvavmeats. MSON . IIAMI.IN OiiGAX )., 15 i Tromont St., HOSTOX:46 EaKtHt'a St., ZiEY ltl 119 Wabash Arc, CHICAGO. llUll 1 li SAW MILLS. EQUAIi TO THE BEST Send for Circular. VINTON & ZSCHECH, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 0,00a Assta Wanted for 1Aio of Tt -ontains tbe foil history of his noble and eventful lif nil history of his noble and eventful lit s&ssination. Snriricnl treatmrnt-dpalb t ml dastardly assassination. Surpical treatment, death Mnerai oDsequies, etc. make money. Bewareof K the onlv authentic and s, etc. The best chance of yonr life t j wareof "catchpenny "imitations. Tlii j otic and f ally illustrated life of our mar . tyred Presidont. Fine steel portraits. Extra terms t Agents. Circulars Ircc. A4(ireiii'ATiVSAi.I'i;i!uaiWQCo.,rUilatlolphiar' En iconi n RHHBB HBHHH HUB IN InE iL 3TOE;g 1 Solid Wded Anels Iron Frame. I ! slSM Jm FIRE AND BURGLAR I mWS I M nnMoa.n M -J Jfc 3DEA.Xi3: JOHNSON & FIELD, MANTJFACTTJBER8 OF The Racin8 Farm and Warehouse Fanning Mills. gffl MBSEW'i 'ilitM?M o O W m F?2 to e 1 o m p 3 s -13 2 - $ S-- c o crs z PI o o H Z o " f3 4J cr c 5T v ' i :: l-J & " L-. fc'i ?. s ; ;- - lr- i p 5" o 3 o o ' t k c c - Paynes' AUTOMATIC Engines. 2 to IOO Horse Power. m ReUabl. power with K less fuel and water than anv other en Durable, and Economical. Will furnish a horse Cine bnilt, not fitted with an automatic cutoff. Catalogue B. W. PAYNE & SONS, Box 1400, Coming, N. Y. ' Sates tsi C3:is Sqal tD iixj Cask ttave. SEflO FOB HEW CIRCULAR. fflYESS, GSISORS" & CO., 3- , onio. We.-tri Bra..rh, 42 L1US ST8EE!', CHICAOO. . CAl.iL &n QUI? LOCAL AUEcsT. ANY PAPER In the IJiatui Kf.it.s, Caf afln or F.pglauil, nr. club r-iip. vmir buLss.Tipii.-in at. aD tirxif, nXt 'Ijf 1'u t '.iili'.-. lif 5 n Vte&'-rJ lis ml& eERS, TALQ0TT & CO- 8 ST t Li. LEADS TME WORLD. 5Q,COO IN USE! SMmm teg These Celebrated Hills have long been used by tbe Farmers and most prominent Millers ana Grain dealers in tbe United StaUs, wbo recommend them as telng tbe best Macbioe. ever produced for cleaning and grading Wheat, Barley, Oats, Com and Seeds of every description. They do Ibe work moie perfectly and bare greater capacity tb&n any other machines. They are strongly bnilt of the very best materials, highly nnirbed, and provided with Superior Attachments, Sieves, and are made iu three different sizes, one for Farm use, and two for Warehouse or Miller's use. They are warranted to give satisfac tion. Correspondence eoliclted and descriptive circular and price libt sent tree on applica tion to JOHNSON & FIELD, RACINE, WIS. 3 o i c o 3 o n s 2 r-I" ? , i- t; CO CO o f n at JUST RECEIVED AT TEE fliTAP CASH STOl'S, A LOAD OiT FLOUR FROM REID Sc GO'S JliLLS AVI ill BRAND, AVHICH VEPwY FINE. JwUdry 1G, 1SS3. Itf The BEST WiiiJ M Q Earth. IE2PRGVED IRON ' Simple, Strcnn, a.d Durable. WHI not Shrink, E vci:, Warp, er - Rattlo ir: tf;o Vir.cJ. HAHUTACT'. O H'i EFFL a. CO. ALSO, I 6 CROFT'S r?-, 1 . '1 H ? M ,ron " na LnfTne Wi m Anti-Freezing FORCE PUMPS, WINDMILL HINERY Befbra PurchoIni? Rny other 'Winctmin, send for l IICO i- Aaoroja, Ei Ob Sprsngfro'dj Chic. itate where rou saw tU!a advw-tlseniODi. ROUND COENEE, Solid Welded A"g!o Iron Frames FIRE AND BUHGLAE EXTRA SECURE I.CCHS i Rim SB Formerly Valentine & Sutler, 291 BEOADWAY, OT YOSS, GENERAL AGENT FOR DIEBOLO SAFE AND LOCK CO. 5:nd f:r Circular. -KIR 'I I l-K' s.",V GOOD a5;?o) tmr mm mm WMEKak la yfir 6000s LOYEST PRICES POWELL'S PREPARED CHEMICALS d5 1 0 a Farmer can buy a FORMULA For 31 (520 lbs; of POWELL'S PREPARED CHEMICALS This .when mixed at home, maVes OneTon of SUPERIOR PHOSPHATE, equal in plant-life and as certain of successful crop, production as many high priced Thosphates. XTr EXTRA No trouble to mix 1M w EXPENSE. 1 Full directions. Powell's Chemicals have been thoroughly tried, give universal satisfaction, and we offer leading farmers in every State as reference. Send for Pamphlet. Beware of imitations. Brown Chemical Co SOLE PROPRIETORS, Manufacturers of Baltimore, Md. Powell'3 Tip Top Bone Fertil izer. Price only $ 3 5 a Ton, net cash. Bona Meal. Dissolved Bone. Potash. Ammonia. , And ail high-rade Fertilizing Materials. COTTON mm TOBACCO VEGETABLES TTilrtv-Six V.-uieiies of Cabla? : -fi of Com 58 of r.irr,.. lcr ; 41 of Mc'.oa : 3 J of Teas ; a8 of Beans ; 17 of Squash : 13 " icci an.i 4001 1 allium, witu oiner varieties in proportion, a large poruon ot wlr.cn were pin on my five seed farms, will be found in my Veec-tuble rii-1 Flower Seed Cataloguo forJ8S2. Sent FRKB to ail who apply. Customers of last Season nee; not write for it. All Seed sold from my establish- ment warranted to te both Iresti anil (rue to name, so far, that should it prove otherwise, I will refill the order eratis. Tho original Introducer of Early Ohio and Burbonk Potn- (ooa, Mnrolbeait i.arly Corn, the liubbnrd Squunh. Marblehcnd Cubbace. Phlnnoy'n Melon, and a score of other nw Veetai lies, I invite the patronage of the public. New Vegetables a Specialty. James jr. II. Gregory, Karblehcad, Kass. GREAT BARGAINS TO MUSIC DEALERS- Sample Crold Violin and Gui tar strings, 15 eta each. Silver strings, 10 Cents leach. Will last '. years. Vlo- i from 75 Cts 925 each. f Agents wanted. Will send 40 page Catalogue of mnsioal mdse on receipt of tbe. first cash order. HULBEBT BROS., Vuu&etuen, Xmportert, ud Wholeuls Soaltn la Musical Merchandise. , St. Ioula, Sto. Agents Wanted. TneCnlmlnatliigrTrlnmpIi HOW to LIVE! Acomplete Cyclopediaof household knowlcrlge for ths masses; now ready. Nothing like It! GoinfffiutX Low priced. Illustrated, itnequaled in autborship. Send lor Press notices and full particulars now. Outfit and instruction how to sell, free to actual agents. Suc cess guaranteed faithful workers . State experience, it anv, and territory desired. W. H. Thompson, Publiaher, 404 Arch Street. Philadelphia, fa. Paynes' Automatic Farm Engines OF ALL KINDS. -Established 1840. Our 10-Horae Spark Arreatinv Threshing Knirine has cut 10,000 feet Pine Lumber in 1 houra. WilFburn wood 6 feet long, coal, Straw and com stalks. Send for Price List and Catalogue G. B. W. PAYNE A SONS, Box 1400, Coming, H.T RTTI ATT rvottTn AS ptCOTTON! ENGINES CAe worW. For Pamphlets anr Prica List, (also for SAW MILLS), address THfc AXLTMAJi Jc TA YLOB Col Mansfield, Ohio. V ?2 o 1 P gS 5 o I z -O O "D 33 c fi if ts 52 B S 8? P 2 I g 3 r o S5 P ff p is g '11s o nnTTnuicLfiMp, A. 1 - . . .fu- '10
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