Agricultural And Domestic

TIny, jpea-green harlequin ! What of wonder can describe All your odd, gymuaetic tribc, To the kangaroo akin ? Ilnlees Darwin oes amiss, With his queerhypotheBia, Chírping chimer, cloverclimbru-, Iuscct athlete ! neverstumbling, ín your ground aud lofty tumbling. Strange ít is a thing no fragüe, Should be 80 cxtremely agüe. Go it, ttcn, spaamodic leaper ! Seizo your pleasure whíle yoTi niay ; Blow your hom and bave your day ; When tho primrose days are over, And alldead are vines and clovcr, That austero, remorseleas reaper, Time, will turn ub all to hay ! When October, lAke a varlet, Robs the woodlandrs eummer dresB, And the niaple, blusfaíng aearlet, As íhc rufllan winds disrobe her, fcfhíinks in timorous distress ; ■VÍeti no longer leans tho lily By Ihe mill-potid's moHSv edge, And au fnftuence damp and chilly Blasts the rose nd daffodi!lyT And the virtes along tbe ledge - When the crickot ïycaves the thicket To creejí -ander kitchen rugs ; Then, O motíntebank of bugy, Unique acrobatic vaulter, Your frail powers will fail and faltcr And eome chill, autumnal morning, Lying, dyinp, Without warning, Yon wUl flndit useleñB trying Leapinfï, creeping, siuging, flying ; Withsomc erly robin waiting, Cool and calta, and aggravating, Like some grim and hTuagry wizard, Obnously deliberaticg When to pop you in hisgizzard. Fai-ewell butterfíies and cloverr Xeath is f ate the wido worla ovor, '-Golden Rule, Arouml the Farm. Wool -raising has become an im portant industrial feature of Oregon. The orehards of this country are estimated to ooeupy 500,000 acres and contain 20,000,000 trees. The only effectual eure for a sheepkilliug dog is a large doee of leaden bullet from the barrel of a riflo, -with plenty 3f powder to give it force. The cultivation of the castor-oil bean jould be made profltable in South Florida beyond doubt. It giows here for m indefinito period after being once ilanted, and produces abundantly and iontinuously. - Tampa Guardian. Pastures are usually short during the nonth of August, and if cows are not :ed extra, the flow of milk will be correjpondingly lepsened. It is much easier ;o keep it up by feeding than to restore It after it has decreased to any considerible extent. A Oonnectiout farmer spread some refuse from a brewery as a fertilizer, ;his spring, and then planted potatoes m the fleld. The potatoe bugs, though Jevouring everything else in the neighborhood, have never touched the planta where the brewery stuff was put. The difference in the amount of labor performed by a well-fed man or animal md an ill-fed one is considerable. There is no real economy in placing the laborer apon a starvation diet. Abundant and ;ood food give bodily strength and contentment of mind, wüieh is an important ten. I wouw} urge upon the youth the importance of studying the history of the world down to the present period, and Let him carefully note the large number of great men who were agriculturists, who owed their success to the judicious training and good discipline of country life.- Western Ruval. I am glad to know you are calling attention to the Holsteins. The cow I purchased last season has made a remarkable milk record. Her butter, too, is excellent, particularly in keeping quality. This cow, and others in this vicinity, satisfy me they are the cows for the Northwest. - Western Rural. Many despise poplar as a timber, but it has one golden property - it will not burn. Some years ago a f actory at Nottingham took flre on the second floor, ilnl hnrnt tn flxa +rr fni-uviiniv ÏMifc nnt downward; although the floors iay a yard thick with hot clinkers and melted machinery, yet it did not get downward, because the floors were of poplar. - The Garden. As much as I detest being in debt, I would not hesitate to recommend a young man to run in debt moderately for a farm, if he loves the occupation, and who has a wife who does not mind living on a farm; for I think with these requi sites, if he be cautious and frugal for a few years, he will be betler off and take more comfort on a farm than in a city. - Boston Cultivator. The State of New York alone has now nearly 1,000 cheese manufactories,whicli use the milk of more than 250,000 cows, making therefrom 80,000,000 pounds of cheese, which is 1,000 pounds for every three cows. The cheese production of the whole United States is over 250,000,000 pounds, of which 96,600,000 are exported. England scarcely exporte 25,000,000, while little Holland, which used to be the principal cheese prodxieing country of the world, exports at present 60,000,000 pounds. Thbee noted bulls died in Kentucky during the very hot weather in July, as f ollows : The soventeenth Duke of Airdrie, 6629, owned by Simms & McClintocli, Williamsburg, died on the 19th of July. He was bred by R. A. Alexander, of Kentucky. His siro was Royal Oxford, dam fourth Duchess of Airdrie. This fine buil was for several years at the head of the herd of George Murray, Esq., of Racine. In Deoember last he was sold at J. B. Taylor's sale, at Toronto, for $4,500. Louan's tentb Duke,' owned bv Gen. L. Desha, of Cynthiana, died also on the 19th. He was 4 years oA ; was sired by the fourteenth Duke of Airdrie, dam Louan tenth. The last of the three was the Duke of Bloomfield, 11689, owned by O. M. Olay, Jr.- a fine buil sired by Duke of Genera, dam Lady Bates. About the House. Jelly-moulds should be washed with the white of eggs to insure a clear im1 pression. Apple Pudding.- Eight apples grated ; the same quantity of stale bread; three eggs; one and a half pints of milk; sugar and flavoring to taste. Bake one hour in a slow oven. To be eaten with cream. Spioed Cubkants. - Three pounds of sugar to seven pounds of currants, one teaspoon each of ground cinnamon, allspice and cloves, a pinch of red pepper if liked. Boil a half hour. Very nice to eat with meat. Potato Soup. - Boil eight potatoes and one good-sized onion until tender ; atrain through a seive ; add one qnart of milk, salt and pepper to taste, and nearly one teacup of butter ; put all in a saucepan and let it come to a boil. Serve hot. Musty Ooitee and Tea-pots. - The best way to clean the inside of tea-pots, eoffee-pots, or old iron pots and pans, is to fill them with water in which a few ounces of washiug soda are dissolved, and set them on the fire. Let the water boil till the insido of the vessel looks clean. To have a good light the wicks of kerosene lamps should be changed fre1 quently. They may be washed, if not too short, or roplaoed by new ones. The unsatisfactory light sometimes afforded by kerosene lamps is oftcn caused by the pores of the wiek being filled refuse matter, which obstructs the free passage of the oil. C aumflower PiCKLE. - Select the closost and whitest flowers ; put them in ■ bunehes, spread thoin on earthen dishos, i sprinkle salt on them ; in three days put them in earthen jars, pour scalding salt water upon them ; lot thom staud six or i eight hours, drain thom caref ully, then ■ put thom in glass caus, cover with vinol gar, uk! aotú up tiglitïy, Eider flowra . uul bi-ds add a Yy btó ttavor to piokles I aiid bonmtdldi) EitÉer tiw lenvüs ot. the root will foui vkkH {{()W ■■■■■