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 ritort r.;,laY »nd Saturday tha ftrtt ' luia of the Centre Grey !»«*^' iuftitute va. held in l^'^^'^ie and notwithHtanding the " U Btate of tlie roadsâ€" neither lb»elii'g nor sleighingâ€" ther. ^^^ ",Hd Atteudi'uce.andthe enter- •^"'piogiessive farmers -were the iJich largely tDale up^ the Professors Brown and Gren- ^lie (hiiario Experimental ril. tbe mcetinss. also a uunrber ad of "ida" coanty agncnlturisle gave „nl)leas*i^tance.ou the platform. Kwerepresentloadiug farmers r Sullivan, EoUand, Euphrasia, Engwood, Osprey. Artemesia, aud Glenelg townships, all i;„.adeep interest in the valuable Ancatiou given by the Professors r^ uf ft horn, are men of unquestioned " ^^Ijdjre and experience, and who liwed tbeni««lTes auiious to com- licatetothe audience m a plam )(1 iutellisent manner, the informa- Jon needed on the various branches (sf sericulture' "llie President, Mr, ThoS. Gilray, ffldea sbort opening address, and (jUed upon Pfo^- Brown to explain it oijects of tbe meeting. The Jatter, mougotiier tilings, impressed upon [lie audience, tbe fact that h« and Dr. OrtDiid* were present to aeeist, and 50l to conduct the meetingi 'He alsa aokeof the importance of diicussing iiiesabjeets spon which papers are J!b. T. B. WflitEj of Ccllingwood lowmliip. read a paper on "What We b not know about Agricultural Chemistrj," By the science of chetnis- trrve learn that the earth and bU 'aings. therein, are composed of about TOdiitintt elements, and that agri ^almral cbtmistry takes in about one* Wtli of that number. The practical ^er.dge* â-  NOT .WIMT TO XNOW TOO MUCH ,10 (ftcceed ??eU, his work being to {onliine and .build .up.« and just bow ;liis is we do o^ot Jino.w. There are no flttuies wb«reby t^e farmer can por- M bin aTocation ;^ith certainty as to 'Jii results. In stjentific fl^rming aud liieorttical experiments, -^here ^em u be a great many £oncluBtqns arrived itwliicb are not boriie out in pract^e i)v the resaltfi obtained. To illusi^rate thii be instanced the turnip as a field crop, and gave his opinions as to its tSects upon land^ ^nd its worth fiM a iQbititute for feeding purposes. Ha reftrred to the assertion of Re^T. W. F. Clark, that the turnip contaiued tbout 90 per cent, of wa,ter, ^nd for fetding purposes it is like Jbandii^g ,io mucb water for very littla use. He quoted several otheropinioQS cooeern ^^r ^**^, •*"»^* wiU sue »tti»em, I and Owy will uke it tor grants thai • 18 floored IftheborVfatherwho lang that liniment be prMaut h* wiR feel elated to think that his D»Tid who has never been from home, ha^ slain such a Goliath. (Laughter.) Da. GasMsma said that we shonld have some correct nnderstauding about the position the turnip takes as a fodder for cattle. The turnip has httle value intuitivelj. but it is of peat value in*othar ways. It has a laxaUvti effect, and is a stimolant. The mistake that is commonly made in respect to feedkg turnips, is the quantity. Twe bushels, which some people fend, is ton much, and would induce an anun«l to scour. Seventy pounds is quite suflloient. Walter Nikols, of Proton, asked if it would be more profitable to raise an acre of turnips or an aere of grain. Mb. D. R. Ellis tlfougbt the surrounding distnot Was very well adapted to the cultivation of coarse grains. Prot Bbown congratulated Mr. White on the excellence of his paper. He said that there is some misunder- standing as to what chtaistry is. The idea that a farmer reqmres a knowl- edge of chemistry to tmalyze his soil of foods is all nonsense' In many cases the chemist cannot tell what a eoil is fit to produce. He is doing us a great amount of good, although we cannet take htm side by side with us. There is no crop so expensive to pro- duce as turnips or roots. But they form an important part in rotation. Green fodder for your stock iu the winttr is essential. He described en- silage as the manner of preserving green fodder. It COBKBSPOMDS WITH PICKLB-UAKIMO. There is no trouble in preserving en- silage, but it does not retain its sweetness, as it becomes fermented. It cannot take the place of hay, as claimed by its advocates. At Gaelpli, where it Has been largely experimented on, it required to be fed with bran to produce the same results as tumipl. It produces an abnnJance of milk, but is not valuable ibr butter or cheese. Prof. Brown was called upon for a paper on PaBHANCMT PASTUttl. be cooled gradnaHy Iroa milk bial down to lay lOdegMca. Itiiiignnoas to eool it aoddcaly or pat in ft«old room at oi|Be. Tbe beak milk eaa is m4de SO inebea deep and 8 indies across, «r similar to a stove pipe. He did not reoonunend ereamttiee, where both eheese and batter waa made in one factory, but would strongly recom- mend butter factories as a means of raising the reputation of Canadian butter by making an artide of uniform and high grade. Mr. Wm. Brown and Mr. H. Mel- drum also spoke, pointing to needed improvement in the sdiool law as well as butter intorests. Mr. W. J. McFarland was called on and gave hia (not very flattering) ex- perience in farming. He, however, felt strongly interested on tbe ques- tion of butter manufacture, and would be glad to see any reformi^ion that would bring about higher standard of Canadian butter as it is, there is a serious loss all the way from the manufacturer to the consumer. The second day Da. GakaHsma gave an 'address on He said that permanent pasture was pasture that lasts forever. If we are to take a lead in dairying products we ^ust have better pasture. We have no pasture in this eountry. Timothy «nd ^lpvi^ do not make milk, but on th« fifihv hand dry the oows. We haM fUO patr^ra, or at least very little, ,Qn whioh ^p $nish stock as we should haye. W* »^oviii. keep abreast of the litnes and 4^ demands of the markats. Farmers 4n Ontario fre all too widl off or neeeMity wov^ld ^mpel them to pay ^ore attention this POINTS OP HOBSIS AKD BBBKDS. The lecturei first referred to the essential elements or points that are desirable in making up anything like a perfect horse, for he held that it was very seldom that anythini; like per' fection was met with. After speaking of the more important points he made especial reference to the profusion of hair on the limbs, so noticeable in such breeds as the Shire and Clyde. He considered that it was a drawback perdisposing to skin diseases of the extremities, and that it would be a banefit. to get rid of it by careful selection ior breeding. The address was confined to the heavy breeds or those with which the former comes more immediately 'into contact, vis.: the English ]art, Clyde, Suffolk, and Percheron. While acknowledging and explaining the merits of these different breeds he wai personally in fitvour of encouraging to a greater eX' tent the Snflolk Punch as an agri- cultural and light draught, urging their constitutional vigor as aviUeoeed by their middle piece. He also consider' ed the absence of long hair on their limbs an advantage. Several questions were then asked the Professor. bhould a horse get water before Lis meals Yes, but should Hot get oats for half an hour after water. Is there i^v economy in cutting hay or straw for horses f None in the sense of improving tbe feed, or making it more nutritive, .but perhaps IfaitiadcaBxvii., Fort ^nUianl. Jan. *87. Joseph Graham, Port Arthti^, Jaa. •87. John Foster. t!orb«lton. Jan. '87. £. D. Wilcox. Uxbridge. Jan. '87. Jas. Foeter. Markdale, Jan. '87. H. D. Irwin, Markdale. Jan. '87. G. Littlqohns, lAarkdale. Jan. '87. Jas. Mercer, Markdale, Jan. '87. Thbs. Morrow, Markdale. Jan. '87. John Richardson, Markdale. Jan. '87 John Walker, Markdale, Jan. '87. Geo. Graat, Markdale, Jan. '87. Hill Bro's, Markdale, Jan. '87. B. B. Carrie, Markdale, (New) Jan. '86. Alex. Mathers, Markdale, (New) Jan. '86. D. McLean, Markdale, (New) Jan. '86. L. Enapp, Markdale, (New) Jan. i '86. Gee. Swanton, Flesherton, Oct. '85. A. 8. Yandoseu, Flesherton, Jan. '87. Wm. Buchanan, Yandeleur. Jan. •87. Geo. Lawson, Eimberley, Jan. '87. Jas. Farding, Bocklyn, Jan. '86. R. fl.. Whitby, OrangeviUe. Jan. "87. R. J. Boyd, Bbrkeley, Jan. '87. Thos. Bowerby, Berkeley, Jan. '87. Wm. Bruce, Lily Oak, Jan. '87. Thos. Neely, Harkaway, Jan. '87. W. J.Neely, B. C, .Tan. '86. Wm. McNally, Markdale, (New) May, '86. Isaac Brown, Markdale, Jan. '87. Simon Plewes, Creemore, Jan. '87. Rev. P. Flint, Singhampton, Jan. '87 Wm Boyd, Markdale, Jan. '87. W. Montgomery Walker, Winnipeg, Jan. '87. Sav£ M ^11^ By baying your Jew«iryv SpeetaoMK -AT- JAS. e. ftl/SSELL'Sr FLESHERTON. 4 Beautiful Stock to $ehet fiitm. /.o o o o o e o o- o e e o e O'.o ooo\ It It a fact, as every one says, that RUSSELL is the man to repair your Wateh or. Clock projterly. oeeoooooeeeeo/ V- ^^-^ • GIVE HIM A TRIAL. Every job warran.ted to» give satisfaction. JAS. 6. RUSSELL 217-269 FURS AND SKINS. I WILL pa} tbe highest prioe for all kinds of Furs Skius and Wild Game that is â- hipped to ma. Send for price-list. GEO. W. GOERNFLO. 273-2m Hamilton, Oat. crop, which he would {tftfdfics hy sowing on a rich firm surface, with 85 pounds of ieed per acre, including nine v^rie^es of grass and .five clover, fts foUows .asAsssf. Meado(w Feseda Mei^;w Foxtail Oi;chard Grass English. Bye '^c^tqeky Blue Tiu^thv Red ^op ... Yellow Oat ... Fall Oat ... • • • v." CLO^Pffl. Laoeme White Alsike Red ... Yellow 6 3 2 2 4 8 2 1 of lbs. lug the turnip, whichrwere so yaried^ sabject. What we want M»#oirtinuous :iiiit it vae difficult to arrive at a oitTtci: coDclasioD. He thought that vbat was ipoken of as water i;n^the aniip, •HOULD BB CALLED "SOUP." He mentioned the chemical proper- t(i of the turnip, and gave it as his opinion, whicli is derived from ex- perience, that it is very valuable m counties where it can be eaten off tihe '»nd in Tsjnter. But in this Province 'We the turnips must be loused for 'ii4«rjaseihe profit and loss ^count' ^ep«id» greatly on the conveniences' wi m»nncr of iiandii^g. Turnip tops fegoodfof sheep, ^iiirogen forms «i important element in agncultoral •iitimstry. Farming is something »w being at sea with a sailing vessel. ion have a good vessel and your plans "il laid, but owing to wind or w^her °ft«n have to steer a course yef do 2 »aut. He was of the opinion tiiat FLUm LIGHTNIKO. All Boifeters from the terrible torment, Neotalgia, can te made happy in one moment by a single application of Fluid Lightning btiskly nibbed on painful parts, and without nsing^any disgusting medicine day after day with little or no remit. Fluid Lightning also cores as effeetoally Toothache, Lumbago, Bheomatism, Headache, and is only 35 cents per bottle at Hill Bro's. 1 DesiA •! HoH. AdsHi Gr*«ks. THk BX-miaSTEB or XDUCATION BBBATHIS HIS LAST IN A MBW TOBK ASTLUK. ToBOHTO, Dec. 28.â€" Hon. Adam Crooks, formerly Minister of Education for Ontario, died to day at theinstitut- Jon in New York State where he had been for the last t«o years. Mr. FARM FOR mBuiugn.muioiiui,iiwTc,.uu»p«xu»tâ„¢n,,gjj foj jjjg j„j t^o jt9.n. Mr some in making it inconveoient for a] ^^ij. ^„ ^^^ j^ -^^gj Flamboro V horse to pi;:k the best out, leaving the refuse. A horse should have a little cut. hay or straw in his oats to prevent bolting, and compel the animal to eat ^o^w. Bran should not be fed dry. One gsUon of oats is sufficient per day /or an average horse when idle. iPr. Sproi^e gave a short but able and earaeat ^^resg on agriculture, its importance and great possibiltties in our fair Dominion^ Mr. thomas EelU. ^ajre a paper on '•Seed grain^ and the nefC^autj of a change. ?a»s jjubject. sras warmly discussed. »nd ti^e gc^^^ importance of a medium by which a desirable change ot seed could be effected, was acknow^dged by all. and a resolutiq^ passed VJI^S " powers that be fof! assistant jn paying the cost of ship- ment fropi a suitable country or disbryjt in 1827 and was educated at Upper Canada Oollege and Toronto Univers- ity. He was elected to the Legislature for West Toronto tn 1871 taking the office of Attorney General. He was transferred to tbe Provincial Treasur- ership. and afterwards to to the Department of Education. Mere than two years sgo his reason failed, and his seat declared vacant. He was re moved to a private asylum and well cared for nntil his death. OAA ^^^^^ ^thin one mile of *Wir. A\J\J liamBfotd Station, being composed^ of lots 88, 89, 43 dt 44, first con. East ToroU' to A Sydenham Bead, township Holland, Co. Grey. On lots 38 St 89 there is V.) acres cleared well fenced, and under good cultivation a frame house 23 x 33 ft.; kitchen 18 z 24 ft., well finished good frame bam, driving house, straw house, concrete stable, cattle â- table, open sheds, and all necessary build* ings two good wells orchard of 3 acres oil- healthy youDK trees all bearing. On lote 43 t( 44 there i»;:20 acres cleared^ wisli fenced, with good stream ruuhiiiff through it; balance well timbered with- maple, beech, hemlock and cedar. Good title and possession given at once. For particulars apply on premises if by^ letter JOSEPH FANNING Williamsford Button, Co. Grey, Ont. 8EGUHTI0N OF THS BAIXFALL «o|ild not be accomplished by arbori- yare. The btst protection he knew J for fall wl.eat is good barnyard jTw?""' ^° "^^^^ *° produce a plant arl 1°°"*^* " *^® ^^^^ advantage it is J^P'y necessary to take them to Ju^ as the expert alone can do 'jr a lifetime's work. Our chemistry JJ1 botanj should be tnerefore an ^.J!«ciative peep into how they effect ind ^^ producing the particular annual under conditions. The president Johnston, of Guelph. 'im ol the difficulty in getting j!f,,"«F' matenal to work withâ€" Sffamers' sons. Mr. White, H t\ '®°^l"y ^as not passed. • f»fnit' ^- ' *^"*® amusing how aome JO a 'J' '1 ^fttch the returned itudent »"YliHi • ^P ^^*' *^«T imagine hZ ^IfP^rfection in his way of Pftjfnt*" ^^'®° ^^ opportunity iiij^" 'tself they will gather around ^«*filD WITH SUCH QCBSTIOHB J*^8 to rub a turpentined. liiiiai.«f • corrosive sublimitized on a horse's leg with your Ae 'several sessions o/ tl^f very love hu neighbor The V^nptnree i««t m^Fllesikle f ilrass Witfews. "And what did the preadier say to-day Hiram? " said Mrs. Sparks to her hoaband as he came kome from Ui^ iChnttmas service^ 'He said that every man should ",»dtoidl tile ""Iti8 "phot *»iaeni Totpl 16 1^- He reminaed his hcarars, thft t^ pasture was not to take the pla«e of timothy or clover. Apiece of l«id should be set apart for this purple, and is not to be broken up. BVBNIlff SBSSIOH. Qmte a numbej: of ladiej? were pres- ent, and the meeting took Jhe forui pf an enlertainment, with Mr. fHm Lyons in thi* .cpaur, when our popular Scottish ypcalist, Mr. Anderson, gave choice selections. Biof. JJrowa gave an iiiteresting nddress oil "What U Mijk ' He sa^4( that^he food pirtaken of by the cow did not control the qu^l^ty and quan- titr of' milk as ranch as many pave it credit for. IJS t^'"*???' " ^^' H*'® cerUm luflppnce on iipt\i the ricl.nebs and iow of rhilk, but the cow or "machine" had nioro to do Tilth the article manuft?Qtare| in the sbape of milk, than^ny other agency. i be Short Horn is the best br|?ed for On- tario, all things considered, and tiie Jersey next. The best churn is a plam box without any in«de works, but fastened so as to be "Tolved If any dash is used, the oW fa^h oned daiii churn is the best. Mjlk ahould important meeting fM j3««^ "»*•' esting, and a large number U mem- bers enrolled. The cost of member- ship per year is only 26 cents, and every farmer should be a n^epber. The b«nefit8 to be derived are more valuable ^an one can easily e«^mate. The nej^ meeting will be held in Thombunr on the 24th au4 26th of February next. !Uke*d "S«t and Sot' l^fflM S^P Had AboBt Taken Bo«^ Al. Sproule, one of Chi.wgos pretuest and 'sweetest travelling men, was up jin MichiKan not Jong ago, and was paught over night in a very little towBi. There was a dance oai for th*t eveumg, and Al. concluded be would accept au iuvitatiou and swing the country Wses for awhile. He went to ihe dance and danced with evefv girl thef.e except one scrawny one, who had set all evening iu the coriier waiting for a partner. Al. took pity on her at hwt, and puttmg on his mosj angelic spiile, he "sliaa- sayed ' up to he^. • "May I hftve the pleasure of dancmg with you iu the iiex» act " -You bet you kin. young feller, for I've sot and sot tUf I've about tuck '°Ai. did the graceful iq great fchape, and the girl stuck to ^19 the baiaiice «f the evenuag. Love his neighbor 7" ebrieked the wife. ••That's what I say, EmUy. and it's what he said," "yo« cfm'jt |get me to believe a word of tJlM^t, jSi^fm Sparks. The prfaeher nenMraaidany such thjiiyg. it he knowf as well as I do that oifir neighbor is a grass widow, and he knows ma wel^ enough tojl^ow diatyon woivldn't b# iible to get to pjbnreh lor a «fipth fl^r trying on that little game whi]#; I'm around. A nice mAU he is, f mu^ .confess, to be giving such advice as that to an old codger like yo?." SEW GROCERIES. RESTAURANT A HOT MEALS. The onderragned has mneh plearare in in- fotming his old friends, and tbe pnbUs gen- etaUy, that he has opened out a general 0-xocex3r ©tore, wbere all kinds ot Groceries can be obtained, which for price aad qmdity oafUvrt^ be under- sold. A trial will convinee. la ooaimtion with the abov^S; ^ot Meals will be served at seasonable hoars and Lunch at any basines period called upon, thns giving free will to choose what you please. A. call is rrapectftdly' solidted. Canned A Green Fruit In every variety. OTSTEBS served, either hot or eold.- either by the qoart or plate, at prieea whicn- will asttmiBh those who have dealt in tho8e lozarie* in the past. 1?emp0ra.nce Ix-ixks« Cigars, Tobaccees, of the best brands. PREMISKSâ€" Opposite Bfansion House Hotel Sheds, Sydenham Street, Markdale. MRS. S. MORROW. :ya«^4iAe. Dec. 10. '85. 276-77 â€" » ** I^on^lily Fairs. Qrangeville-Tr-T^e second IHiursday ii) ^wjch month. Du^dalk â€" Tuesday before Orauge- yille- Fleniertoa-^ Monday before Orange- viUe. liarkdale^Saturday before Orange- vUle. Durham-=-Third Tuesday in each month. UhateirtFthâ€" Monday before Dur- ham. Hollaod Centre â€" Saturday before Chatswor^h. PrisevilljB:â€" Monday before Durham, HaBoveFrr-Monday before DurhMn. Walkertonâ€" Last '\(^edDe84a^ io •very moi}th; Auction Sale Of Valuable Property. Under and by virtue of a power of sale ooutaiaed in a certain mortgage which will be produced at tbe time of sate, there will bi BolU jMi Jhurmlay, the 14th day of January, 1896. a^ond o'clock in the afternoon, by Geo. ^oble, Ane;ion£cr, at the Kevere Uonse, iu the village U Markdale Lots Kos. 74 and 75 in the xst coucessiun North Kant cif the 'Toronto ami Sydenham Uoad in the Township of Holland iu tbe County of Orey, containing lOU acres more or lens. 'I'erms â€" One-teuth of thprichase moni^y to be paid duwii at time of sale, two other tenths within ;-iO days thereafter, and the Udauoe thereof to remain for a term of years secured by a first mortgage on tbe property bu^nng interest at the rate of 7 per cent per auunm from diQr of sale. "or farther partienlais appty to gOBIHSOK O'BFIEN,* Co.. VendoTh' SdHdtois. ^o. 68 Chnreh Street^ toronte^ r ' 1" 'M" ' tl i-".t m • i ;. Hi -J^ p â-  it.i • i ' I i