Agricultural And Domestic

A littlo brown seed iu thc furrow Lay stül in its glooiny bed, While viólete blue, and lilloB whito Wcre wbisperiiig overhead. They whispercd of glories strunge and rare, Of glittering dew and floating air, Of beauty and rapture everywhere - And Hip fccd hrard all they said. Poor little brown fseed in the furrow ! So close to the Mies' feet, So lar away f rom the great, glad day, Where life seetned all complete ! In her hcart he treasured every word, And Bho longed for the blessinfï of which alie beárd, Foi the light that shonc, and the aira that atirred In that land, no wondrouH sweet Thc little brown seed in the furrow Was thrüled with a strange uurest ; A warm new hopo beat tremblingly In the tiny, heaving breaet ; With her two small hands clasped close in p She lifted them up in the darkiiess there ; Up, up through the sod, toward aun and air Her folded hands she pressed. Oh little brown seed in the furrow, At last you have pierced the mold I And, qnivering with a lito intense, Your beautiful leaves unfold, Lí'ko wtags outspread for upward flight ; And slowly, slowly, in dew nd libt, A sweet bud opens- till, iu God'ts sight, You wcar a crown of gold ! -Ida W. Bcnliam, in St. Mcholanur July. Arouml the Farm. Expebienoe teaches us that the locust cannot stand long-continued wet, cokl weather iu spring. - Kansas Advanee. As eaely as the middle of June, sometinies before, wo have practiced opening the hay harvest, and ñnd when feeding that the earliest cut is preforred to the later by all the stook. - Ohio Farmer. A noRTicuTruHiST furnishes the following recipe to preserve all kiuds of grain from the ravages of eut-worms, birds, etc. : One pound sulphato of iron, one ounce aloes ; dissolve in water heated to 90 or 95 degrees, and pour over ono bushei of grairi. - Okio Farmer. The rclative feeding value of niangolds and swedes depends entirely upon the soil and prevailing elimate of a district. In the Sonth of England, warm soils, mangolds are superior in feeding qualities ; in the northern counties, and on cold soils, eepecially where a good deal of rain ialls during autnmn, swedes are decidedly inferior to mangolds. - Prof. Voclckei'r Letters. Tumors on Cows. - The usual cause of swcUings on knees and thigbs of oows is lying upon an uneven hard substance. Jersey cows are more subject to it than others, probably from the iact that the skin is ñner and more delicate than others. Remove the cause, and in most cases the tumors will disappear ; bathing and friction will perliaps hasten the absorption.- Mcwmchttsctts Plowman. The best time to cut wheat is when it is in the dough state. The straw at this stage is yellow at the ground, and all the remainder is still green, but is followed by a speedy ehange to yellow throughout the whole length as it approaciies maturity. A large proportion of the wheat of the country is permitted to beoome too ripe before harvesting to secure the best results. - Journal of Agriculture. A Scaek-Okow.- A good way to keep crows from corn-flelds is to string ten or fifteen kernels of corn on a long horse liair (from the tail), and a crow will swallow one of them, and the note of alarm will be sounded, and it will be imponible for him to dislodge the gra n, and in a short time he will cut his own throat by seratching at the corn and hair ; and, in consequence of the noise the crow makes, all of his companions will leave the field and not pull up any more corn that season. White Holland Ttjrkeys.- This variety of turkeys is becoming more popular as the public becomes better acquainted with their excellent table qualities and beauty; for certoinly a large, clean, healthy white turkey is as beautiful a fowl as anyone could wish to see. They are pure white in plumage, -with pink legs, and of good size, though not so large as the bronze, and yet large enough for market ; and we are told are as haidy, and stand our severe changes of temperature in winter better than any other variety. The feathers are rearly equal to gecse feathers for sale, and will bring almost as much if carefully seleeted, and the large feathers stripped. - Poultry Journal and Record. Watering Gakdens.- When the warm, sunny days come and our gardens look dry and parched, we are so strongly tempted to use the watering pot that we frequently yield, and so injurethe plants that we are striving to benefit. If we attempt to water our flower-beds at all, we must do it thoroughly. Wait until after sunset, and then pour on water uutil it seems ready to run off. Let this soak into the ground and then water again. Finally, spread freshly-cut grass over the beds ; this covermg will tend to keep the ground soft and moist. The usual method of sprinkling the flower-beds slightly only tends to make the surface of the ground hard :md dry, thus cxcluding air and moisture.- Western Acriculturist. A hout. the House. "Washing Carpbts. - Housekeepers may be gladto kuow that a table-spoonhil of ammonia in one gallon of warm water will restore the color of carpets. Lamp Smokb.- To prevent the smoking of a lamp, soak the wiek in strong viuegar and dry it well before using is. It will then burn elear and pleasant, and give muoli satisfaetion for the tronble of preparing it. How to Wash Lace.- To wash lace and male it look as good as new, dissolve some salte of tartar in hot water, and allow the lace to lie in it for an lurar or so, theii take it out, squeeze it dry, and the cleauing is complete. How to Ose Lasd.- Lard for paatry may bc used as hard as it can be cut with a kuife, and will make f ar better paste than ii let stand to warm. It needs onlyto be cut through the flour- not rubbed. To Takb AVhinklbs Out op Silk.- If silk scarfs or handkerchiefs have become wrinkled, moisten, not wet them, evenly with a sponge dipped in a weak solution of glue ; then pin the article, smootlily and tightly stretched, upon a screen or a mattress. Oold Meats.- Gut any sort of cold meat in thiu slices, and place in a baking dish, seasoning with snit, pepper and slimmer snvory or thyme; add a httle of the meat gravy and tomatoes to moro than cover; thiekening with bread or cracker crumb; b"ke in the oven. To Boíl Pot atoes.- Let the pota toes be of a size ; do not put them in the pot until the water boils ; when done, pour oft the water and remove the cover until all the steam is gone ; tiien scatter on hall a teaspoonful of salt, and cover the pot with a towel. By adopting this plnn watery potatoes will be mealy. Boimno Beets.- With many housewives tiiere ia a great deal pi boihug of beet-roüt in case it should lose itp color, and minute directioús are. generally given in iül cookery books as to washing the rooft oarefully, bobs toavoidull abrasión of the skin. ïliat beet-roots should bo washed absolutely (ilean before bemg put into the pot is, of conrse, very necessary; but the most simple way toavoicl spoiling the color is todrop the roots iuto boiling water. The chimes in St. Mark' Chureh, Philadelpbift. tho ringing of whioh the neighbors stopped by meaus of an mi nnction, may now be niag for íive minutes on every Sunday, uuder a modiflcntion of the injrnietion. (Jot, rainingis becoming qnite an important interest in AUbama. From a vielil of -Í 000 ton 111 "1873, the product of her miue &$ 1 66,000 toíiB m 187(5.