Agricultural And Domestic

The Old ïarm-üate. The old farra-gate hangB Bagging down, On rusty hingea, bont and brown ; Ita latch is gone, and here aud thero It shows rilde traces oí repair. The old farin-gate has seen, each year, Tqo blossom bloom :ind dbappoar; The bright green leavea of Spring unfold, And turn to Autumn's red aud gold. Tbe ehildren have upon fl clnnp, And, in and ouf, with rapture Bwrcng, V hen their joung hearts were good and puro- When hope was fair and falth was Bure, Besido that gate haye lovers tme, Told the story alwaye new ; Have mado their vows, have dreamed of bliss, And sealed eaoh promise with a kise. The old farm-gate was opened wids To weleome home the new-made brida, When lilMcs bioomed, and ioeusts fair, With their !Mt f ragrance fllled tbe air. That gate, with rnsíy eifíb aad ehain, Has closed tipon the soï6Jn traiss That bore her lif eless forna ftway, Upon a dreary Autumn-day, The lichens gray and mosses green Úpon its rotting poste are Been ; Initiale, carved with j-outhfnl MH, txrtjg years ago, are on i% stil!. Yet ijear to m sbove a'I thisgs By reason of tíiO thotfg'htw lt bring, Is that old gaite, notf gj3finf down, On rusty hinges, bent aild brown - ttugetie J. Hall. ' Aïoimd the Farm. Ík Oaford, Conn., during the paÉ year, afid moetij siace the lOth of Anril, 160 sheep have freea killed by dogs, for 150 of which the towfl ias paid $735.50. Kve straw, says the Springöeld Republican, has latély gone up frena $12 io $18 and $20 a ton, and a party is btiy!ng and bailing it in Hampshire eounty 'or shipCient to the Bostoa atables. It is probably trae that the feedi stored over the atables IBay absorb more or less of the odors escaping from the manure, but this is an evd that nwy be weiented by a well-devised arrangement of flttesf. It is profitable tö plaat trees in groves and to make woods rfl this State, not only for the future timber, bilt to enrich tbe soil with their leaves, or to use their loaVef! f oí manure for other land or gardens, as -well as for shelter against high winds. - California Horticulturist. CoiiEMAN, MATHËS k .FTO.TON, OÍ Te.fs, own a little farm divided as follows : Biff pasture, 110,000 acre; Bincon pasture, 15,000 acres; shipping pasture, 3,000 acres; Bíasada pasture, 45,000 acres; Nueces 15,000 acres.; Henry's Bend pasture, í?,00O. acres.; Wru. Qiúnn pasture, á,42& aeree. Hops afe onádered valuable as & f eftiLizer, but when ïised f resh from the brewery they ferment quickly, generating almost aq much heat as írsh feorse manuro. The gardeners abotlt Hevr York usa hops for their hot-beds, alo fcf banking them up on the outside ín cold wcather, mulching fr small tender plants, and fe eomposting with other less-heating kinds af fertiiizers. Butr before hops can be absorbed by plants as a fertilizer they must become soluble i water, the same as any other kind t9 niáftuíc, Consequen tly, the more thoroughly decornposed before applying the sooner will tíley be usexl by the growing Xlañts. Still, the Iwp mixed in the soil may have a mechanical or chemical iniimmca highly beneflcial independeat of theíf manurial valué. - Moore'a Sural. M. Defay has discovered a prepanation by means of which sanácrack or fractures in hoof or horn may be durably oemented up. Even pieces of iron can be securely joiued logether by its means'. Tho only ptecftution necessary for its; successful application is the careful removal of all grease by spirits of salammoniac, sulphide of carbcm, or ether. M. Defay makes no secret of ite composition, which is as follows : Take one psrt of coarsely powdered gum-ammoaiacuni and two partí of gutta percha, in pieces tbe size of a bazel-nut. Put them iu a tin-lined vessel, over. a slow fire, and stir constantly until thoronghly mixed. Before thctliiuk resinous masa gets cold, mold it into sticks like seahng-wax. The cement wil? keep for years, and, when required for Use, it is only necessary tocut off a sufficient quantity and remelt it immediately before application. The London Garden remark ; " Th0 only remedy for weeds is a prompt destrucfion in a young state. Weeds stt easily eradicated if never allowed to aavance beyond the seed-leaf. Once let their roots run deep and wide, and their tops rise high, aud then the weeds are masters in the garden. It provokes obo to see the complacency with which some cultivators allow weeds to establis-b themselves in flower-beds or borders, ae on roads or walks, and their sabsequent fotite eöorts to subjugate them. Prompt destmetion will ultimately vanquish the very worst of them. Plantains, grass, thistles, and docks are perhaps the most difficult to eradicate. Büt if, by aüy neglect, these have gained a strong footing' iv any garden constant beheading alone wilJ üestroy them. No plant can live long if never allowed to form leiives or sterns, and the shortest, surest, easiest way to eradicate the worst weeds is by incessant cutting off of their viflible parts." About the HiuiiDouGHNtJT.-- One pint of sour cream, three eggs, two cup of sugar, one teaspoonful of soda. Mis ijnite stiff. Stutting poe Potjltbt ölt jFish. - One; cup of bread crumbs, one egg, croe teacupful of mashed potatoes, butter ize of an egg, savory, sage, pepper and eait. The above, with the addition of a chopped onion, is excellent for goose, duck, or wild meat of any kind. Scotch Cakes. - Into two quart of ftour rub a tablespoonful of butter, stit in a cup and a half of milk, a cup of yeast, two eggs, and half a teaspoonful of salt. Let thiu rise over night. In the morning roll out and make into small. thia biscuit, let them rise and bake quickl y. Dip each biscuit in melted butter before putting it in the pan, and they will readily part from each other when baked. SUBSTITUTE FOB A COBKSCKBV. - A substitute for a corkscrew may be ihus made : Stick two forks vertically into a cork on opposite sides, not too near the edge. Eun the blade of a knife tlirough the two and give a twist. Another way to uncork a bottle is to fill the hollow at tho bottoni of the bQttle with a hankerchief or towel ; grasp the neck with one hand, and strike lirmly and steadily with the other npon the handkerchief. Put a handful of loaf sugar to boil with a gilí of water in a saucepan ; when it boils add the rinds of three oranges minced finely or cit into very narrow strips. Let the whole boil five minutes, add a wine-glass of brandy, and pour the sirup (hot) over half a dozen whole oranges, peekd and cored - or cut up into any form you like. The oranges shonld be left in a basin with the sirup till quite cold, and then piled up on a dieh and served. They look and eat extremely nice. Fibst-kate Coïtee. - Take a coffee cup of the best Java coffee, browned to the color of chocolate (not scorched), ground not too fine, and mix with it half an egg. Put this into a coffee-pot or boiler (which is as clean as the cup you drink from), and pour over it one quart of boiling water, stirring as you put the water in; boil slowly for fifteen minutes; then stand the boiler on the back of the range for ten minutes to settle; turn alj the coffee off from the grounds at once into an urn or coífeo-pot that can stand upon the stove to keep hot. Coffee loses its flavor by standing on tho grounds longer than half an hour, and should be very hot to be good. Put into the cup a teaspoouful of " American condensad ! milk " and some boiled milk, and turn ! the ooffoo into it, Jïo Freneh eofïtw i ; ny fcotter, r