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A Ten-millionaire Orphan

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Day
1
Month
March
Year
1872
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Public Domain
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-Mrs. illiam B. Astor, who died Thursdtiy in hor T3d yoar, luavos $10,000,000 to hor half-orphan grajidchild, Miss Ward, who sinco luiï aoilior's doath has been a favorito in the millionaire's fitmily. This ten millions is her mother'a private fortuno, of which her grandmother was exocutrix. When fifty ycaió ago Margaret E. Armstron gavo hor hand to the now chest man in America, he was poor, but soon aftcr their maiviago hor lmsband'g ■uo'. Henrv, the great Bowory butchor, bcqueathed 500,000 to Wm. B., and not many years afterwurd oíd Jolin Jacob gave him a powuy of attorney, under which ht maniigod the old man's colossal and enorinously-lucrativo business. UnMko her husband, who is as prudent, not to say close-fistod, ! a poor man worth ot more than a hundred thousand, her private charities were many and uiagnilfleent. - JS'ar York Letter. Clovcr-Iíow lt Eurichcs the Land. Wo are afraid ot' clover. We are afraid to grow it largely ; afraid to food it oxtensivoly, espooially as a niain leed ; aud tifraid to plow it Ouder. This is wrong, vory wrong. Wo are constautly losing by not growing more clover. Losing in inany respecta. Clover, if we could only iiupress the fact on the general fannor, is a plant thftt draws from tho atmosphere and curiches the land. Other plants do this, but clover more. It luis to do with the most vitul and important element in manure, nitrogen, the vory thing that is tho rarest and most diíficult to obtain. lt improves tho soil by its roots alone, the erop used for other purposes; this, evon if a seed crop is taken. How much more benefit, then, it' a whole erop is turned down, containing so much nitrogen. And you havo the manure without working for it. Thn plant works for itself and for you. We get its strongth from a freo source, the atmosphere, the great storehouso which gathers from all sources, but most from the negligent fermer. And you can make this plant work for you on a poor soil, and alruost anywhero. All it needs is a start. A little iiumurc applicd on the surface will do this ; and if plenty of seod is sown, thore will be a thick set. Then it-noeds but a chance with the atrnosphere, and piaster will aid this greatly. Thero will, with warm showers and winds, be a growth almost surprising. it will be dense, fiuer steuimed, and of fair longth, depeuding somewhat ou the soason. Cut this when it begins to lodge, which will be about the time when the blossonis appuar, and thero will bo avoided all rot or mildew, consequent on long, coarso lodging, and tho yield will surprise you - two aud a half or threo tons, and such hay as is not made from any othor plant. And the. socond crop will be nearly or quito as good as tho first ; the past year it was better - a heavier yield, on account of the showers. Now we have known, and that in a goodly number of acres, whero from six to oight tons per acre wero realized in two cuttings, and a heavy aftergrowth for protection. And this hay, fine steinmed, green and tender, with the fragranee of its stalk aud blossom uniinpaired, rushing upon you as you open tho hay, so green in winter, comparad with other foddur - and this put before cattlo, calves, horses and shcep ' Koiue will object to its use for the norse ; but we havo ti'Sted this thing and seeu it tested so much, that we know whereof wo speak. "But clover alono - that all tho while ! " This is the thought that always presents itself : Farmers are afraid to feed clover alono, or largely. Horsemen are shy of it, which still further discourages. Bdsides, we have notcarefully tested with good clover hay, green and well cured ; we feed the hard stuff generally, and that is worse than ripo timothy or straw. Who has given groen clovor a thorough test, cut in the full blush of fragrance, with all its substanco available, including its health-giving influonce - who has done tliis and noted tho effect compared with that of other fodder, and for a sufiicient time, say for montha, or all winter? Very few, indeed. Can any one who readsthisbring tomind any cases ? There are such, however, and thoy never go back to the old doad feed again. They have loarned to keep stook without grain; that expense is sa ved them. Nov their stock is better, all things considered, than before ; is stronger, nftnbler, healthier, and there is more milk, and better growth of young stock. It is liko keeping on pasture during the winter - better in some respecta - thero is loss water. Bowels are perfect - in .sumuior ofteu too froe, reducing the animal. And during the milking period, during the Fall and Spring, no graiu is fed, no fodder is cut ; thero is a full quantity of milk, and it is rich, making excellent cheese, aud largely, but not so gord in flavor for butter as is wished. This thing has been done as we know, is dono, and will be done more abundantly. Why not now engage in it - at least, test it fairly ? Begin by preparing your ground well : tho better you prepare it the better will be your crop ; if made quite rich and deeply mellow, fit to grow any grain, thero will be a corresponding yield, 110 loss, and little or no risk. This is the beauty of clover - you may rely upon it, unloss you wish to raise seeii ; then you must understand your business, the details of which wo havo no timo here to point out. But as a forage crop, you are safe if you get a start, a good catch, and with piastor you will get a good yield, not less than four tons per acre from the two cuttings - there should always be two cuttings ; indeed, it is imperativo to good success, as this will give you tho hay, cut early, in its green, tondor state, and leave tho roots vigorous and pushing forward, with a continuation of the growth for the third crop, the aftermath, which remains untoucbed for protection and a start in the Spring, this growth affording a large amount of fertilizine material

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