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air within the barn 



not reach to the sill by a space of about two feet, I England, and the thrift of her farmers, offer a bet- 

 and a portion of the roof is raised and left open I ter prospect of a remunerating crop, than the worn 

 at the side, so as to secure a constant change of | out soil of Virginia, with careless cultivation. Still 



we should look long at the profit side, before we 

 could ignore that silent mon- 

 itor within, which would con- 

 stantly remind us that the 

 fruit of our labor was but 

 smoke and ashes at the last, 

 and that man was neither sus- 

 t a i n e d nor strengthened 

 thereby. But our scruples 

 are individual, and we do not 

 ^expect to convert the world 

 to our side. 



We again acknowledge our 

 indebtedness to Mr. Wm. L # 

 Bradley, of 24 Broad St., for the use of the cuts 

 we have given, and refer all who wish furthe r 

 information on the subject to his "Tobacco Grow- 

 er's Manual," which can be obtained by sending to 

 him as above. Of course, no farmer would do so 

 without enclosing a stamp to pay the return 

 postage. 



The next illustration shows an improved plan, 

 which combines the features of the other two ; 

 the openings at the sides, extending the whole 

 height of the barn to the eaves, and the raised 

 roof. Of course care must be taken in making 

 this roof to construct it so that water will not drive 

 in during rain. The advantages of this construc- 

 tion are that the amount of ventilation can be 

 easily regulated, neither allowing the tobacco to 

 dry too rapidly, as it might do from the direct ac- 

 tion of the sun and light, nor to absorb moisture 

 from the atmosphere, as it would do in a time of 

 continued humidity, endangering its loss from 

 mildew. 



The plan shows the frame-work of a barn sixty 

 by thirty-nine feet, which would probably be large 

 enough for the crop of about four acres. The 

 specification for the quantity of lumber required 

 for such a building, including the poles for hang- 



The New York Sunday School Union have 

 commissioned four female missionaries for perma- 

 nent service in missionary labor in the city. 

 These missionaries will donate their time in fami- 

 ly visitation, Bible reading and distribution of 

 tracts and Bibles, and gathering the children into 

 Sabbath Schools and the adults into church. It 

 is the design of the Society to employ female mis- 

 sionaries so systematically and numerous, as to 

 reach every family, and bring the young uuder 

 Bible instruction. 



Ears of the Horse. — It is a good sign for a 

 horse to carry one ear forward and the other 

 backward, when on a jour- 

 ney, because this stretching 

 of the ears in contrary direc- 

 tions shows that he is atten- 

 tive to everything that is 

 taking place around him ; 

 and while he is going he can- 

 not be much fatigued, or 

 likely soon to become so. 

 Few horses sleep without 

 pointing their ears as above, 

 that they may receive notice 

 of the approach of objects in 

 every direction. "When hors- 

 es or mules," says Dr. Arnott, 

 "march in company at night, 

 those in front direct their 

 ears forward, those in the rear 

 direct them back, those in 

 >ng the drying plants, show that it takes nearly | the centre turn them laterally or across . tne whole 



22,250 feet, two-thirds of which is included in the troop seeming thus to be actuated by one feeling, 

 timber for the frames and the poles. which watches the general safety !" 



That Tobacco is a profitable crop, there is no 



question. Unless the taste of the world changes very The good fortBnfl of the bad bowg theh . heads 

 materially, there is no danger of the demand ceas- down to the earth ; the bad fortune of the good 

 ing, and we believe that the well tilled land of New | turns their faces up to heaven. 



