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Agricultural And Domestic

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
June
Year
1877
Copyright
Public Domain
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Six quarts of soot to a hogshead of water makes a serviceable maiiure for datering torced planta - as well as for most bulbs, flowering plants and shrubs. - American (farden. My experiencc in planting corn has been that more can be raised per aero wherc thero is but onc stalk in the hill tlian where there are six ; botter two than five ; thrce than ionr; that is, three stalks per hill give the best yicld. - Prairie Farmer. About seven years ago Mr. Stratton began to plant cucalyjitus trees near Haywards, Alameda eonnty, Cal. Ho is now selling railroad ties, telegraph polcs and firewood at handsome figures. One-íifth of tlie trees are left standing for future usc. - Pacific Rural Press. The Fjrst Food for Ohickens. - lust bef ore the chiek breaks f rom its narrow cell, the last of the yelk is taken mto the stomach, which gives it the strength to make its own grand effort for freedom. This food will certainly lost twolvc if not tweuty-f our hours alter it is freo. During that time no otJier food is needéd ; only rest is required for tlio little stranger after its cxliausting labor. -Poultry World. A SUQGESTION TO GrAFE PliUNERS. - A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer gives au the resulta of his experimenta with grapevines that it is of the greatest advantago to pruue them so as to have the main arms as long as possiblo. He has trained somc to a length of twentyfour fect, and purposes letting tliem grow longer. The advantages are that mncli less summer pruning is required when therc in no time for it, tliey are more easily protected in winter, and they bear more and largor bundies than vines set closer together, covering the amo extent of trellis. In Francc a gentleman owned a grand country estáte ; surrounding his mansion were orcharda containing fruit trees of all kinds that could be acclimated, about three acres in plums, which were looking trees, blooming eaoh spring, but none of tho fruit coming to maturity. He became disgusted and turned tlie plum orchard into a ehicken yard, le.aving tlie trees for shade. To liis proi'ound nstonishineut the next season the trees were fairly breaking down with ripe, full-matured fruit. The poultry liad aecomplislied what man had utterly failed in - sueccssfully battling the ourculio. VunthjAtion of a Smoke-House. - But little ventilatjon is needed for a smoke house ; i smoldering tire that will make v dense, eool smoke ík what is wanted. If there are any openiugs needed for the admitting of air, to sustain the necessarily slow combustión, they must be very smal!, and may be at the bottorn instead of at the top, where smoke only is wanted. Flies must be kept out by all meiins, and, ii' any ventilating opening are made, cover 'them with fine wire gauze, and próvido somethiug to close them with when the fire is not used. To protect the meat the house must be quite close and dark. - American Agricuturist One pound of corn is equal as food to about tliree and three-quarters pounds of potatoes, or eight and one-half pounds of cabbage, or to eleven and one-half pounds of white turnips. Analysis gives the nutritivo valué of oorn to be, compared with that of oats, as 70 is to 60. An average of severa! tables takes the value of a given quantity of oats to represent 100, while the value of the same quantity of corn would be 95, weight being identicni in each case. In practico, one bushei of corn is equal to two of oats for f attening, but oats are altogether better for the growing animáis than corn. Standing Wateb. - A very important work is to let off any water that accumucwitóhriaihftoo;raffx.iJrAtíeJf'A"irí;fi or a shovel. Whether there is a erop in the ground or not, it is equally necessary to do this thoroughly, else tho soil is soaked and dries very slowly. Tho amount lost through water remaining upon fields would eaoh year buy for evcry farmer who permits it a good paper and more books than he could well study in a year. Baru-yards, especially, sliould bc freed front water ; the wasli from the roof should bc carried off before it hos soaked through the manure and dissolved out all the valuable partsof it. - Canada Journal. About the House. Cureant Pie. - Four table-spoonfuls of currants, five of water, four of sugar, and one of flour, will make one pie ; bake in two crusts. Lemon Cake. - Four cupfuls of flour, three cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of butter, onc cupful of milk, five eggs; eason with lemon. To Clean Collabs and Wristbands. - Grease the soiled parts before wetting with any kind of fat or dripping ; let them remain a few hours, or over night ; wash with soap in hot water. They will become wondcrfully clean. Cocoanüt Cake. - One cupful of butter, two of sugar, four eggs, one teaspoouful of soda, two of cream tartar, in ono eupful of milk ; one grated coooanut should be mixed with flour and the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth. TlOtil enough sliould bc used to make it is stiff as ponnd cake. How to Patjt Woodwork. - In paintng woodwork, :i pi-iming coat followed y a dark cout, such as chocolate or jurple brown, and fmished off with a :oat of cominon varnish, is cheaper than, ind as durable, as, four coats of common color ; it looks Ijetter, is more readily executed, and beurs washing well. - Economist. How to Pbesbbve Ice.- puring illness ice is generally needed in the sickroom. The following method of preserving- it is highly recommended, and is certainly worth try'ing : Cut a piece of f lannel about nine inches sqiiare, and secure it by ligature round tJie mouth of nn ordinnry t:imb!'T, po as to leave a cupniiapcd depression of flaniiel within the tumbler to abont half its depth. In the ilannel cup so constructed picces of ice may bc preserved many hours, all the longer if a pieec of flannol from four to rtve inches square bc used as a loóse cover t" the ico cups. Cheap ilannel, with comparatively open meshes, is preferible, as the water easily drains through il, and the ice is thus kept quite dry. When good flannel with close textpre is employed, a snmll hole must be made in the bottom of the flannel (;up, otherwise it holds the water, and facilitates the melting of the ice. Placed in a cup of this kind, two onnces of ice has been kuown to last for nine or ten hours.

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