To Keep Cider Sweet

-Prof. 'ord, of Cambridge, recommenda the folowing plan tor keeping eider sweet : ' When the eider in the barrel is underjoing a lively fermentation, add as much white sugar as will be equal to half or hree-quarters of a pouud to each gallon of eider, and let the fermentation proceed until the liquor attaius the right taste to uit ; then add an eighth to a quarter of an ounoe of sulphite of lime to eaoh galon of eider in the cask ; flrst niixing the owdor in about a quart of eider, and hen pouring it back into the cask, and jiving it a thorough shaking or rolling, titer standing bunged up for a few days 'or the matter added to become incor)orated with the .eider, it may be bottled r used from the cask." EOAD-DUST SHOTJLD BE GATHERED be'ore the season oloses. This is often the most convenient abaorbent a farmer can ommand, and a few barrels of it will ave a large amount of ammonia in the lennery, the privy, and the stable. Hens hould have a large open box full of it nder cover, where they may dust themelves at their pleasure. It is an exceleut thing to have in the stable, and when aturated with urine makes a valuable 'ertilizer. The fineness of the dust, ooninually ground by the iron tires and ïorso-shoes, is one cause of its favorable ction upon orops. That gathered from a lay soil is best. Indeed, sand, whether 'rom the road or elsewhere, is of but litie use as a deodorizer or absorbent.