Things That Are Told

It is told at the Hatoh experiment staion that young trees may be protected 'rom injury by inice by painting with Portland cement and paris green. A wire netting fence 100 miles long is one of the late Australian wonders. The 'ence separates the colonies of New South Wales and.Queensland, and its object is to keep the rabbits out of the lat;er country. Saddle horses are the scarcest of any kinds in eastern markets. The demand for them is moderate, but increasing, ad they command a good price. Improving pastures by reseeding is not a certain operaron, but is of ten worth trying. Seeding liberally in the autumn or very early spring, haiTowing pretty thoronghly and rolling in the spring, may give good resolte. In some cases a good application of either stable or artificial manures may be all that is needed. At the Pennsylvania station results gained ars in favor of thicker seeding of ensilage corn and the use of large stalked varieües, eveu when these do not fully mature.