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Agricultural And Domestic

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Day
1
Month
September
Year
1876
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Public Domain
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The rea pora bend their lusty back, Thcir anunding aickln eway ; At overy Rtrokfi the golden Rra Uoeedes to givo thein way; Tho heavy car fa] i bowing do,wn, And nvêÜé at their feet ; Hiu-li wil] hucJi wnrk as tkeirs, perforce Must win - munt hoinage meet. So oareleaa of fatigue thoy go, So triio, no Rir-adily, Tl; admirlñ tra veler on the road LoaiiB oer tho Kte to ee ; With marvel of tho hooii tallen breadth The louging goBeips toH ; But the reaperej labor for us all, Tla need they should work wel). Ere tho great aun that burna above Shall criinRon in the west, And the chillr(-nR poppy noBegaye fado And they lie down to reat, Èttob golden epoar tJtat upward pointa Hhall fall upon the field, And the farmer draiu a Kparkling gla?, Uejoiciuff o'er tho yieltf. Ply, bonny men, your sickle bright. And givc the people bread ! At every conquerinp strido yon táket On waut and woe you troad. Drop, heavy earn, and give the strength You gatherod from thie plain, That man may rise refreshed and '.vmf And do great things again. Qoil blesB the liandn, all hard and rownr That guide the clearing pk w, Tliat cast abroad Ihe ahioing i-eeo . And build the wealthy mow ; They reap the bread oitt diildren eat ; Tis by their toil we live, Hurrah ! give them the loutfest cher That (írateful hearts can give l - Cfiatnbera1 Journal. Arountl the Farm. Steamebs are being fltted out at Montreal for tho transportaron of cattle and horsca to England. Fare for horses, $50 each. Eev. A. W. Deckeu, of Dr ncansville, Blair cotinty, Pa., owns a hr :se, which, during the' last nine years, . as traveled 08,540 miles. A TEAsrooNFuii eacli of alnm and copperas, pulverized fino and tLen put into one pint of eider vinegar, it ifl said, is a sure remedy f 01 bots, giving relief to tbc animal in less than ten minutes. Lukb Blanchard, of West Acton, Mass., informed vis that he had found great advantage from the feeding of applo pomace to his milch cows. Others who have fed apples to cows have hiformed us that they increased tho flow of milk. - Boston Cultivator. It is contended, saya the Germanto-wii TeUgraph, that "weeds aro Tvater pnriflera. Certain weeds certainly are. Grass is öo, beyond dispute. Since we have allowed the grass to remain tincut around our fish pond, and to droop into the water, affording also a shelter, the flah are much healthier, and a dead one is seldom seen." TaSü ttie erystals of carbolic acid and make a weak solution, which apply to lorses, just enough to wet the hair, and no flies will trouble them. The wash will not discolor the hair. if there are any skin diseases it will be beneficia]. There is nothing better than this wash to destroy vermin that annoy horses and cattle. To determine the age of eggs, dissolve about fcrar ounees of commoa aalt in a quart of pure water, and tben immerse lie ogg. If itis only one day oldit will rapidly de&cend to the bottom of tbe ■ vessel ; but if three days, it will float in i the liquid. ïf more than fire days old, it will come to the svu?f ace and pre ject above in propörtion to ÜSa increased age. Mant, if not all Rorlis of pears, are immensely improvod by being sabjected to a temperatura of ÍOOdegreos for an hour or two pïevious to beigeaten. Totake the best kinds of fruit direet from tbe ■ fruit room, which may not be half a dozen degrees above the freezing point, is not óloing jinstiee to the fruit or to the. owner. Let afij' one test fruí ts of any good sorts of appïea afid pears, somo " stinging cold " and othvïs artificially warmed, and note the superioríty of the atter, which is, to my mind, conclusivo. The following is said to be a Texaii rír'iíitíí1 ír trn-íninc Rhpvn doi?H : A üUTi Ufe oponed, and put to a ewe to snckle. After a (ew ■ times, the ewe becomes reconciled to the pup, which follows her like a lamb, grows up among, and remains with the flock, and no 'wolf, man, or strange dog can come near tho sheep ; and the dog will bring the flock to the fold regularly at half-past 7 o'clock, if he is habitually fed. at that hour. " How to make walks about the house hard witkout muchcosfis a question which wo havo often asked ourselves without ever receiving a saüsfactory reply Ooal ashes, sand, such as is used f er mortar, and clay in the propoiüon of ratlier more sand than coal ashes- the difterence made up with th( clay- all well mixed together and la 1 at least íouf íncbes deep, will becoitf very compact and hard, Macadandze paita aro tu !-, o.nTnmnnrJnd in uoii - of üess. Collect all the etoiiei yon can. Place the Iarge in the bottom and flll m f?ith the smaller ones, covering as above Kdth sane!, ashes, and a little clay. Why are farmers so liable lo rheumatism ? Becanse they wear wet clothing, lieat and suddenly chili the body, overeat after very hard woik, and because Lhey do not keep the skin in a vigorous, olean and healthy conditioi . IF farmers would avoid suddenly coo in;? the body af ter hard exercise, if tLey would be careful not to go with wet othing and wet feet, and if they would i ot oyer-eat, when in an eshausted condition, and bathe daily, using nracli friction, they would have less rheumatism The same rule applies to others than farmers. Ihe Türkih bath is the best rsmedy tor rheumatism.-.S'eieHee of Health. A kbadeb of Serlbner, living in New Jersey, mites to know if strawbemes plantod in the early part of September will bear a erop of fruit nest year. lo thJs innuiry I wouid say, ïes, under the folïowing conditions : 1. The soil must be rich, deep, and mellow. . -lae planta must bü of tuis year s growth, with healthy roots and plenty of them, and must be transplanted va. moist or damp weather, and if the weather coatinttes dry, must be watered freely a few times, always in the evening when the sun has gone down. 3. The strawberry-bed must be mulched bef ore the cold weather sets ín, with yard manure, to bö lett on untii spring. With such treatment, a bed of strawberries may be set out in September that will yield, not quite íis much fruit at if put out in the spring, but enough for f amily use ; and the berries will be, on the average, of larger size than those of the spring planting.- 'P. T. (uinn, in Scribner for September. About the House. ftRAHAM Cakes.- Half a cup tratter ; one-halt mp sugar ; one egg; one tea-cup sour milk ; one-half tea-spooa soda. Make a stiff batter. Chebby Jam.-Ïo every pound of stoned cherries add half a pound of sugar and a gilí of red currant juice. ioil tne wnoie wKCTu" .- tben put in jars ; cover with egg-paper when cold. Lima beans should lay in water over night if dry ; if fresk, forty minutes gentle boiling will oook them. Season all vegetables well ahd use your own taste in putting thern iavitingly upon or in their appropriate diskes. Cobn Pudding.- Take six ears of corn ; cut the grains f rom the cob and crusli tlieni ; beat three eggs hglit, add one pint of sweot milk, one tablespoonful of butter.anda little salt and pepper; stir it weU, and pour in a tin baker and bake one hour. P-OKLED Peaks.- To ten pounds of ptavs, add three pounds of light broyn sugar, ono qtiart vinfigar, one ounce cinnamon, one ounce cloves (ground), ononuarter pound citrón : put all m togother and boil until tho peara are tender ; skim out ad Iflí arap boi) a balf Viour Jonger.

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