1881.] 
AMEEICAU AGRICULTURIST. 
hoes, taking less than a day. On the piece we had 
one hundred and seventy bushels of shelled corn. 
It was the eight-rowed yellow kind, very large 
kernels and quite long ears. )Ve cut it up at the 
bottom, and the stalks were worth as much as the 
labor for raising and the use of the land. We tried 
ridging up the ground for potatoes, but the result 
was no better than planting on the level, though 
the labor was a third more. Our winter rye and 
wheat were good, but not very heavy crops, as we 
used no kinds of manure on either. The kernels 
of wheat were large and nice, and we sowed another 
piece last fall on good ground well tilled, and with 
a special fertilizer applied thereto. It looks well, 
and should we get sixty bushels, or so, to the acre, 
we will then show what it cost us. Buckwheat 
gave us the best results for our labor, of any grain, 
except corn, which we have raised. We raised an 
acre of cabbages and realized more from them than 
any other crop. After selling enough to buy two 
hundred bushels of shelled corn, and feeding out 
a big lot, we still have a quantity on hand. 
Our best market was among our neighboring 
farmers. In raising the cabbages we took a piece 
of land which had been planted with corn the 
previous year, and put on it fifteen small loads of 
barn-yard manure, five dollars worth of fine ground 
bone and five dollars worth of blood guano. We 
plowed it by commencing on the lower side and 
turning the furrow down the hill, then returning 
the plow in the same furrow, the next furrow 
was turned down the hill tile same way, returning 
back in the furrow as before, and so on, until the 
field was finished. 
In plowing this way the land is all left even and 
uniform. There are no dead furrows, no balks, etc., 
as in returning in the same furrow all the uneven 
places can be levelled and a sort of subsoiling done 
at the same time. If there was a side-hill plow 
which would work as well as a common chilled 
iron plow, it might be best to use one, but there is 
none in this region. 
Our Puzzle Box. 
CROSS WORD. 
My first is found in turnip, but never in the beet, 
My next is found in humbug, but never in deceit. 
My third is seen in sunshine, though not in light 
or ray, 
My fourth is in December, it never comes in May. 
My fifth is in the steamboat, though not in hull 
or deck, 
My sixth is in a bushel, though not in pint orpeck. 
My seventh is in an apple, not in the skin or seed, 
My eighth is in a lawsuit, not in a brief or deed. 
My ninth is found in valiant, though not in brave 
or bold, 
My tenth is found in temperate, not in warm or 
cold. 
My eleventh’s in the valley, but never in the glade, 
And when entire you’ll find I am the very life of 
trade. 
Illustrated Kebus IMo. 486.—Much 
comfort is here for many, and some good for all. 
251 
girls’ names enigmatically expressed. 
1. Thrash a grain. 
2. A great pain. 
3. An oriental, and a girl’s nickname. 
4. A bed and a letter. 
5. A viaduct and a letter. 
6. A country and a letter. 
7. A letter and a peculiar flavor. 
8. To damage and a letter. 
9. Gain if vermilion. 
BLANK TRANSPOSITIONS. 
(Fill the second blank with the word which fills- 
the first blank, transposed. Example • He had 
two work-- in the-. Tables, stable ) 
1. I sent three -of foolscap to the-. 
2. See how long it will take me to-up to that 
3. I dislike-they are such mean-. 
4. In the church they had statues of -at the 
various-. 
ILLUSTRATED LOGOGRIPH. 
In a word of six letters may be found the neces¬ 
sary letters to name the accompanying nine pic¬ 
tures. What is the word ? Name the pictures. 
ALPHABETICAL ARITHMETIC. 
GBR)NLOURDYIG(LIIRYY 
NIGL 
YDBR 
BN I I 
BYND 
BN I I 
“ Rdiy 
GBR 
BUB I 
ULUY 
BRRG 
ULUY 
RLB 
5. Do not-me from earning my-. 
6. What a disagreeable-! I hope-is not 
like it. 
DEFINITIONS. 
( Explanation .—The letters necessary to spell the 
original word defined, must be found in the letters 
used in the definition of it. Example: A musical 
instrument. [Harp would not anoiver this, as there 
is no H or P in the definition].—LUTE.) 
1. A word used to modify a verb. 
2. Junction. 
3. An instrument to bore holes with. 
4. A long slender piece of timber by which a sail 
is extended (other than spar). 
5. What a cask wants of being full. 
6. A travelling case. 
pi. 
“Ni thaw intodinoc saw het arclitipar boj ta het 
den fo ish file ?” deska a korblony dunsay-loehos 
cheater fo a quite-lonikog yob taliet toof fo eth slacs. 
“ Adde,” lyclam perdiel e't-li tequi-ginkool yob. 
SQUARE WORDS. 
1. To schoolboys I’m a task, not play, 
2. I’m what you early did to-day. 
3. The workman’s friend I surely am, 
4. The water round me gives me name, 
5. To many I am “home.” m. p. 
TRANSPOSITIONS. 
(Fill the first blank in the sentence with a certain 
word, and transpose the word, to fill the second 
blank. Example: The - had to- his army. 
The General had to enlarge his army.) 
1. The doctor gave me an-which-me very- 
much. 
2. The farmer -— because the season had not 
-—- his fruit nicely. 
3. I tried to-myself to her, and in that way 
-her friendship. 
4. 1 saw one of the-use a pair of -. 
5. I heard the girl-that she had-the closet. 
C. I-to-in the country. 
ANAGRAMS. 
1. Handle rice. 
2. Upset ride. 
3. Or preach. 
4. Pear-tree. 
5. In a pi-cart. 
6. Mum or flit. 
7. Bail in time. 
8. Cat-pie free. 
9. Mean prey. 
10. In grey cap. 
DIAMOND. 
Down. —1. Part of a cabin. 
2. Pertaining to a large, heavy locomotive. 
3. To cook with quick fire, with hot and 
savory seasoning. 
4. A chorus (obsolete). 
5. Part of a stable. 
Across.—1. Part of a glacier. 
2. A Hebrew measure. 
3. An excellent dinner dish. 
4. To strike. 
5. Part of a barn. Henry Alice Donogh. 
NUMERICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 38 letters : 
My 11, 20, 18, 37, 9, is pomp. 
My 32, 4, 15, 30, is to think. 
My 5, 25, 16, 20, is an article of clothing. 
My 21, 23, 37, 22, 15, is a twig. 
My 17, 12, 13, 25, 14, is cooked in a certain way. 
My 29, 3, 28, 19, 38, is scum. 
My 26, 27, 28, 33, 31, is a useful bird. 
j/My 10, 35, 6, 7, is to lament. 
My 34, 3, 2, 36, 24, is tumult. 
My 1, 4, 3, 8, is a wild plant, often cultivated. 
My whole is a quotation from Milton’s “Samson 
Agonistes.” 
CONCEALED ANIMALS. 
1. Shall I use a lead pencil or a pen ? 
2. That off ox is a stubborn brute. 
3. I have a good seat although I came late. 
4. Bring nuts and gingerbread for the children. 
5. No matter what amusement they offer, return 
at eight. 
6. 1 came back with a return ticket. 
7. Now, Esther, attend to me for a short time. 
8. Please lend me your shawl, I only want it for 
a minute. 
TRANSITIONS. 
(In the following puzzle you are to change only 
one letter at a time, without changing its place, un¬ 
til you resolve the first word into the second. Ex¬ 
ample : Change cart to boat in six moves:—cart, 
card, cord, cold, colt, coat, boat.) 
1. Change stag to bear in three moves. 
2. Change dark to fair in seven moves. 
3. Change wool to silk in five moves. 
4. Change hard to soft in seven moves. 
5. Change work to play in eight moves. 
6. Change duck to hawk in ten moves. 
Answers to Puzzles in the April Number. 
Cross Word. —Irremediable. 
Numerical Enigmas. — 1. Honesty is the best 
policy. 2. The Declaration of Independence. 
Definitions.— 1. Wade. 2. Acre. 3. Use. 4. 
Accretion. 5. Unstop. 6. Aback. 7. Vista. 
Alphabetical Arithmetic—. 
1407)653291608(464315— (Key: Forest Lawn.) 
Diamond.— 
O 
ATE 
ASHES 
OTHELLO 
HELEN 
I L L 
O 
2. Bran — bean, beat, 
meat, melt, malt, mart, 
dart, darn, barn. 3. 
Fish — fist, fast, past, 
part, port, fort, foot, 
fool, fowl. 4. Moth- 
loth, lath, lash, wash, 
wasp. 5. Dark — dare, 
dale, pale. 6. Head 
heed, feed, feet. 
Concealed Jewels.— 
1. Ruby. 2. Diamond. 
3. Amethyst. 4. Opal. 
5. Garnet. 6. Pearl. 7. 
Coral. 
Logogriph. — In the 
word trade may be found, 
tread, read, eat, ate, are,, 
dart, dare, tear; rat, red, 
date, tea; art, ear, rate; 
dear, and at. 
Transitions. —1. Mine 
—mire, mere, here, hers. 
Division of the Farm. 
Scattered Proverb. —A rolling stone gathers 
no moss. 
DOUBLE ACROSTIC. 
O—pprobriu—M 
S— aratog —A 
P— rocto —R 
R— hyth —M 
E— ch —O 
Y— ach —T 
WORD MAKING. 
1. Vocal, alcove. 2. 
Maid, admix. 3. Saved, 
advise. 4. Share, afresh. 
5. Raid, acrid. 6. Lead, 
addle. 
Illustrated Rebus. —Patience, energy, and per- 
severence will do wonders. 
Anagrams. —1. Metamorphoses. 2. Reorganiza¬ 
tion. 3. Intolerance. 4. Gladiator. 5. Sharpen. 
6. Supplicate. 7. Unmistakable. 8. Harvesting. 
9. Illuminator. 10. Straightway. 
