Agricultural And Domestic

The rotulo -l!us' Departiré. lie left hta cloddy chamber. And took his station wïu.rfThe " ,'r tu. 1 " poutto brancbca Repelied the sun's fierce lare. Ho Btood a iirim old hard-Hhell, Beneath tbc stal!; whicli lio Bt iour-score days before fbat Had trimmcd w'ith ueoful glee. It then was yniiug and tender. And ho wan tender, too, íiit with it'B Htreugtb ht etrength'jned. And with lt'a growth he grew. But death was now among them. And poon the patch would clean Of sll that cat potatooa- Home caHod it Parie green. Whilo he thus medttated On thinga which time revealp, His appetito suggeptcd 'Twae rath long 'tween ïneals. The vine be quickly mounted, lts branches glided througb, Uotil he naw a dew-rtrop Rcflect tho emerald hue. Ho stoppcd and tbere ate dinner And Bipped wbat nectar eeemcd, But feelinge aoon convinced htm That be had only dreamed. He knew his ieasl was over, Tbat be for ouco must fast, So turnod his ijaws toward heavcu Ana calmly brcatbed hls last. Aronud the Farm. Tobacco growers and dealers allego i that it is on established fact that tobacco furnishes ernployment to more people than any other erop raised, or artiele produced, in this country. A New Haven company ia mnking a now thiug to protect trees from worins. The jivention ia a rubber band with a single bristling row of brasa pins set very close to each other, like the teeth of a comb, in the middle of the strip, and worms cannot crawl above it. Thk comb is the hen's pulse. If that be stront and bright, of a good color and fnll of blood, shaking with every quick movoment of the bird in the combed varieties, the bird is in a normal state of health and in a laying condi"tion. When the rim of the comb and wattles have a purplish tinge the bird is not well. We urge farmers to gather the leaves for bedding for pigs, sheep, cows and horses. Store them where they will keep dry and be convenient for use. Gathering these leaves gives your premiaes a cleanly look and furnisb.es ono of the best articles for bedding and manurial purposes that the farm produces. - American Cultivator. Ik regard to the sweet apples for the winter list we have three that succeed in this State to perfection, Baiky sweet for tarly winter, Ladies' sweeting foi winter and spring, and Tallman sweeting, hardy, excellent for winter baking, and a valuable fruit. To be withpui these is to be without any other sweel thing, and one of them should appear in any list. - Michigan Farmer. If the erown in cattle is high up, it is an indication of a quiet and mild disposition ; if it is low down, it is an indicatiou of a íractious disposition. I have seen cattle with the crown two or three inchea above the line of the eycs, anc others two or three inches below. Thirty years' experience bas confirmed me in the belief of the correctness of this test, although it may not bo infallible. It if gene rally believed to be correct by al who have observed it. It applies equally as well to cows as oxen. I would nol buy cattle with the crowns two or three inches below the eyes on any consideration. - Mirror and Farmer. In storing turnips, select a sloping or dry piece of ground, and gather them into one long heap ; cover them wito straw to keep out the dirt, aad pack the earth on them a foot thick ; do not pui any soü on the very top, but cover ttiai with a board with holes in it, or olc fence posts with the butts off. The holes in the board or posts will give ven tilation, and should be covered with a board to keep out the wet. Should the weather be very severe, long stable ma nure put on the north side of the heip will keep the frost from going in too deeply. Grado around the heap nicely, so that no water will stand there. - Cor. Country Gentleman. If I could have my entire farm cov ered with boards lying flat on the ground a whole year, I would ' expec more benefit than from twenty-five loads of barn-yard manure to the acre. Now so far as straw goes it has a similar ef fect. I believe the very best use o I straw, except as litter for the atables o: barn-yards, is to spread it on the fields I put straw on my wheat last season with manifest improvement as comparet with places where none was spread. ! expected improvement to the clover but in that I was disappointed. ! noticed small spots where the straw hat been in bnnches the clover was out having been smothered apparently. I took itp boards from a space abou twenty feet squaj'e, after tkey had lait two years, and pianted potatoes, the Rurronnding ground being also pianted Where the boards had laid I had three times as many bushels as on a liko plo adjoining. - Ëimira Gazette. Scattered thickly over France may be seen postod the followingnotiee from the Minister of Agricnlture : MINISTRY OF AGRICUITÜBE. This plaoord is placed under the pro tection of good sense and public de cenoy. The hedgohog livea on mice, smill rodents, slugs and grubs (rors blancs), animáis hurtful to agriculture. Don' kill the hedgehog. The toad, farm asRistant, destroys from twenty to thirty insocts an hoiu Don't kill the toad. The mole is coutinnally destroyiDg grubs (vers blancs), larvse, palmer worms, aiid insects injurious to agriculture. No trace of vegotation is ever founá in its etomach. Ïoe8 more good than harm. Don't kill the mole. The May bug and its larvie or grub mortal eneiny of agriculture; lays from sevejity to eighty eggs. Kill the May bug. Birds, each department loses severa! millions annually through iusects. Birds are the only enemios ab!e to contend against them victoriously. They are great caterpillar killers and agricultura] assistants. Ohildren, don't disturb their nests. Children will bi paid 25 centimes foi every 500 May bugs placed in the hands of the garde champeter. AlKMit the House. The paroxysm of coughing may ofteu be prevented or cured by uaiug'a little dry salt as a gnrgle. It will stop the tickling ín the throat. To Boit Potatoes.- Peel them and let them He in cold water ior an hour or two. Put them in salted boiling water ; when done, draiu oü" all the water and set them lack on the stove to dry.Then mash them and add milk and bntter. Servo hot. To make a mbbit tasto like hare, choosc one that is of goot', size. Skin it, and lay it in a seasoning of bluck pepjjer and allspice, ground, a glass of port wine, the same quantity of vinpgar, turn it over occnsionally. Let it remain in the seasoning for forty hours then take it out. Do not wash it, but stuff it and roast it as a hare. Suppkrï-im Tea. - Take a teblespoonfnl of grouud slippery elm (or the aark may ha uscd it preferred), pour upon it a pint of boiliog water. When cold stram it throngh a une sieve or aiece of thin niusliu. Cold water poiired ipon it, and lot stand for six or eight lours, will answer the same purposo and bo a much lighter colsr. To fr? sausage with apples, take one sound of sausage, and a dozen applop, ïlioe eight of the apples an eighth of an inch tbiuk. Cut the other four in tors. Fry tliem with the sausage a fine light-brovm. Lay the aauaage in the middle of the dish, and the apples round the ontsiao. Garnish with the quartered apples. Serve with ïnashed potato6S4 Pea Pieobust. - Stewthe split peas as for dinner. Btrain through a colander or coarae siove. Then add equal parta good whoat inoal and fine corn ineal aufücient to mnke a soft dough. Knead well for flfteon minutes, adtliug mixed meal enough to make a moderately stiff dough, then roll out and use asany other piecrust. It cooks very quickly. The Chicago ínter -Ocean 8ays : " We think wo can give a recipe to make a wine said to be equal to Heidseick. Take small, ripe tomatoes, piek off the atema, put them into a tub, wash them clean, and then strain them throngh aliñen bag. One buahel yril make five gallons of pure wine. Add two and a half to three pounda of loaf migar to each gallon, then put into a cask and ferment, and fis aayou da raspberry wine. If two gallona of water be added to the five gallons of jnice, it will still make a very nice wine. Brown sugar may le used instend of loaf, but the wine ia inuch more sparkling when loaf sugar is used. "