Agricultural And Domestic

Planting the corn and potatoes, Heiping to Bcatter tlie seeds, Feeding the hens and the chiekena, Frccing the garden from weed, Driviug the cows to the pasturo, Feeding the horee in the t-tail - Wc little childrcn are busy ; . Sure tliere'o work for us all, Helping papa. Spreading the hay in the sunshino, Raking it up when 'tin dry ; Piucking the anples and peiu-licn, Down in the orchard hard by, Picking the gïapea in the vinnyürd, (nthrrinfj the mits in the fa.ll - We little cliildren are busy; Vm, there ia work for us all, Hflping papa. Sweeping, and waahing the dishee, ISririg the wood from the Bhed, 1 roning, Bewing and knittiiifr, Helping to make up the bed, Tahiug good care of the baby, Vv'fitcliina her leut sbe should fall - We little efrildren are bnny : Oh, there is work for us all, Helping mamma. Work malies us cheerful and happy, Makea uh loth active nnd strong ; I'lay we enjoy aÜ the better Wheo we have labored so long; Gladly we help oir kind pareüts, Quickly we come to their cali - Children Bhoild love to be bimy, There is fio nauch work for us all, Helping papu and mamma. - Rural Xeio Yorker. Around the Farm. To keep cabbage through the winter, pack iii sawdust in the barn and allow the whole to frcese, the sawdust being such a non-conductor oí heat, once frozen through, it will not thaw out until well into April, and cabbage will come out almost as nice as when put in. A baitjING accusation is brought against the poultry dealers that, with long pliers, break the breast bone of an old hen about oad aml half inehes from the point where nature tt'öuld roake it prominent, and when the sagacious houeekeeper feels for the same she murmura " youn!?," and pays the price of chicken without a gruinblo. Paper prepared after the following recipe is said to render the use of the razor-strop unnecessary. By merely wiping the razor on the paper to remove ! the lather after shaving, a keen edge is ! raaintained without further trouble. The razor must be well sharpened at the i outset. í'il'sí, procure oxide of iron (by addition of carbonate of soda to a solu! tion of persulphate of iron), well wash ] ihe precipítate, and flnally leave it of the j consistency of crearm Spread this over ! soft papervery tliinly with a soft brush. Cut the paper in pieces two inehes square, dry, and it is ready for use. To determine the weight of live cattle, measure in iuches the girth around the breast just bebind tho shonli der blade, and the back from the tail to I the forepart of the shoulder blade. 1 Multiply tho gifth by the length and divide by 144. If the girth ist leas tliau ! three feot, multiply the quotiënt by 11 ; i if between three and live feet, multiply j by 1G ; if between ñve and seven feet, by 23 ; or if between seven and nine feet, by 8J. Jf the animal is lean.deduct 1 20 Of the result, and the answer is the weight in pounds. This nniltiplied by 0.C05 gives the net weight. Last year, after every storm of rain during the summer, I observed that our cow would have an attack of garget in ; the udder. In some instances only ono i section or quarter of the udder would be inflamed and tender, and the teat of that part of the udder would yield purulont Í matter and clotted milk. It was conjec! tured that the cow took more or less cold ! whieh centered in her udder. During i the stormy days, and cold and wet nights, she was afterward taken to the stable, whieh prevented the garget. The present summer, whenever she has not been taken to the stable during a wet and cold day or night, the garget would appear. - Christian at Work. With the increasing cost of foncing material, it becooies a more interesting question to the farmer, How can I economically build new and repair old fences ? A "Western man suggests the use of sods, and writes : "In England and Ireland they have the ' sod fence.' I have seen it in this country occasionally, but I think if our farmers knew its ! practical merits we shöuld see it oftener. Only dig two ditches four feet apart, three feet wide, and two feet deep; throw the dirt from the ditches on the space between; beat it down tul ít lias some hardness, and give it enough slant to prevent ' caving,' and you have a fence for a lifetime. In most cases here we need-no turf or ' whin-bushes' as they do, for in a year the bank will be oovered by a luxuriant growth of blackberry bushes, answering every purpose. Even where timber is plenty, v,e can ms-ke this fence cheaper than almost any other. " About the Hone. To drive away ants, wrap a piece of gum camphor in cloth or paper to keep it froni dissolving and put it in or about your cupboard. Vebhiin on Canabibs.- It ia said that if a piece of clean white paper be spread over the cage at night the vermin will collect upon it, and may be destroyed i by burning the paper. A few drops of carbolic acid in a glll of water in wluch the birds bathe will remove them and keep -them from the cage. The best paste for a scrap-book w made of conimon starch. Take half or two-thirds of a teaspoonful, pour on to it a Kttle boiling water, let it stand a minute, add moro water, and cook it until it is thick enough to starcli a shirt bosom. It spreads smooth, sticks well, and never will ïnold or discolor paper. A small clean potato, with the end cut off, is a very convenient medium for applying brick-dust to knives, keeping it abaut the right moisture, while the juioe of tho potato apsists in removing stains i'rom the surfaoe. A botter polish can be obtsdned by this method than by nny other we have triod, and with lesa labor. ïomaïo Peb. - 'flJw fully ripo tomatoes, scald and peel the skin oiï, thencut in sliees and lay in a shallow disli, Bprinkle with sugar, add a little butter, cover with a ernst, and bake till tne orust is done. Thon tmn the pie on a píate orust dowmvard, and spread over the tomatoea the white of an egg beaten with sugsr. Set in the oven till the egg stiffens. Tliis is more wholesome than l;mon pie and almost as good. Pstrrí Kkiní). - Tlu1 mnjority of ooontrypoople I bAvo obeerred cwtíng fruit, eat theskittof italso. Their children eatit in tho same manner and sdeta nover to have. beon taught üiat the skin of fruit - be it apple, peach, ptar, plnm, w grapi; - sbould m ver be eaten, especiaJljy if uneooked. Fruit skins Bre bo diffionlt of digestión that there ia probably not tnorfi than ono Btoniachin a hundred capable of performing the diffletut taffi, The skin is to fruit what shella are to nuts, liidea to Böimals, and huakn to grain. To oblig or allow a ehüd to eat bis apple or unpeeled, i? iiukiud and wrong, for it is uo question of daintiness, but of healtii.-Mary A. E. Wager, in Jlural JS'cw Yorkcr.