Agriculture And Domestic

Saw yc the farcnrr at his ilow', Ab yc were ridin by? Or wearied 'ncutli Ule nnonday toil, When surnmer suna were high? And thouht ynu that hlB Int was hard, And did you thauk your God That you and yours wcre not condemned Thus likc a sla ve to plod ? Como, see hto at his horrat liomc, When garden, iifld and treo Conspire with flowiiifi store tn flll His hiirn mul tcanary ; IIïh lK-iinliful diildren gayly Bport Amld the now-runwn hay, Or prnudiy dd with vImottdib aiiu His tayks as bent they lüiiy. The Harvest-Givcr is his fi'iend, The Maker of the Boil, And o.irth, the mother, gives them bread, And cheers their patiënt toil ; Come join them round their winter hearth, The heartfelt pleasTire see - And you eau better juOrr how b]efc The farnier's lifc mttj be, - Mrs. Sigourney. A round the Farm. W. F. Dodgb, of Ilopkinton, N. II., ■who has tried it, says a batli of stroDg brincis as good as tobacco-wash for iiliing ticks on slieep, besides being clieaper and less injnfious to the animal. - Mirror and Farmer. Lime fob Hlugs. - Pear trees may now be expected to be infestcd with slugs, whioh may be destroyed by spnnkliDg the trees with fine, dryslacked lime. Put it in a bag mado oí' ooarso, open material, tic it to a polo, and shake the bag over the leaves of the trees when the dew is on them, or immediately af ter a rain. Egqs at Ail Seasons. - If ice would have eggs ut all seasons of tbc year, -we must have hens that are in a laying condition at all seasom Of course, this is impossible with the same individuáis, as no l'owl can lay all the time without intermission. Mature, fowls have tlieir breeding season and their moulting sen son every yeur, when few or no eggs can be produced - New England Farmer. It costs no more to produce a pountl of wool than a pound of cotton, and the wool sells for three times the price of cotton. ■ Again, tlie 100,000 dogK va Georgia consume and destroy food, either alrcady flt for human use or suitable for feeding to productive anininlH, an amount whicli, estimated in baceta, would supply perhaps 50,000 laboring men. - Georgia Ayrieultural Report. Me. Bkadlby, a writer ou gardening and husbandry, informs us that a pair oí sparrovv's once carried to tlieir nests, on an average, íorty catcrpillars every hour during the day. Henee, nearly 500 of these destructivo inseets were disposed ol in twelve hours by two little birda Teu pairs of sparrows would therefoi stroy 30,000 caterpiilars per week - gnough to ruin any garden or fruit orchard in the land. How TO Burn Stumps. - Pile about hem a lot of. dry rubbish (tliere is nothing better than dry stable manure), and ifter setting tliis on lire cover it with damp or wet manure. ïliis is upon tho plan of acoal kiln, and it' one wants pay 'or nis labor lie can put out the fire at ;he proper stage and ruake a few busbels of charooal ; it not he can let the wholo ;hiug burn to ashes. One who has tried his plan says it is a perfect success. It is worth a trial. - Santa liosa (Cal.) Demoerat OoEN IN HlLLS AND IN DRILLS. - The Kansas Agricultural College last year mstituted oareful experiments to determine the relative advantage of planting oom in Jiill and in drills. The plante in :lio drills were enltivated ten inches apnrt, uid in hills the same num'xr of stalks to ;he acre. Both were treated in the same way, hoeing once and cultivating twice. The corn was husked in November, and ;hat in dri'ls yielded seventy-ore bushels 0 tíie acre, while that in hills yielded only sixty-two and a half busliels. Cake op Habness. - The praetioe of ■washing ])arness with warm water and soap is very damaging unless a coat of oil is applied immediately after. No ïorness is ever so soiled that a damp sponge will not remove the dirt ; yet, even when the sponge is applied, it is mportant to apply a slight coat of oii jy the use of a second sponge. All varnishes, and all blacking that contains the iroperties of varnish, should be avoided. When a harneas loses its luster and .urns brown it should be given a new coat of grain black ; tírst wash the grain sürfaee thoroughly with potasli water to til] the grease, and, after the application )f the grain black, apply oil and tallow ,o the surface. This will f'asten the color and make the leaüier flexible, ícatsf oot oil only should be used on harness, and no more should be applied to he leather than it will readily absorb. 1 supc-rabuudnnre works out to the sur'ace in hot weafcher, eatching dirt and in a. short time looking very mean. - American Stook Journal. About the House. A cement for meerschaum can be made of quicklime mixed to a thick cream with the white of an egg. TIiíh cement will also unite glass or china. Cup Cake. - Ono cup of butter, two cups of sugar, tbree cups of flour, four eggs, spice and fruit to your liking, onrïalf cup milk, three-quarters teaspoon'ul of liaking powder. Cukhant Catcihip. - The juico of nico, 'ully ripe currents, four potmds; btoTra sugar, one and a half pounds; ground ;iunainon, cloves, pepper, and salt, one able-spoonful; one jiiut of vinegar; boil lutil as thick as is desirod. Steameu Brown Bjjbad. - One cup of uivt milk, two cups of èótir milk, tliree ■ups of coru meal, and two cups of flottl , ne cup of molasses, one teaspounful soda; steani Llirco honi'S. Cleansino Metal Surfaces. - öilverlate, jewelry, and door platos can be eautifully cleaned and made to look ike new by dipping a soft cloth or chamois-skin in a we.ik prepara tion of ammonia- water and rubbing the sitióles with it.- Economist. Care of Sïbaw Matting. - A fhin coat )f varnish spplted 1 -ii-.iw matting will nake it much more durable, and keeps ,he matting looking fresh and n w. Vhite varnish should be used on white matting. Ii' thus varaished it will not rteed to be washt-d. Be sure and havo ihe v:'rish tliiii or the matting will rack. - Cnrïsliari Union. Bemedt for Insomnia. - If ranch iressed with work, andfeeliug an inabilfcy to sleep, eat two or three small onious, the. eiïect of which is magical in roducing the desired repose. Such a remedy has a great advantage over the stupefying drugs commonly resorted to for this purpose, and is ever preferable to the liquor opii svdat, and chlorodine of medical practice. - Family Doctor. Stove Blaoking. - We hope the following recipe for imparting to stoves i fine black polish, whict willn; itherburu 6$ nor.give out an pfferjsive smoll, wiïl prove acceptable to sonie of ottr réaÖers : Lnmp-lla"k is mixed wittï watorglass (a solution of silicato oí' goda) to the coiisistency of sirup and ag with a brush as a thin and even coatirg, then leit twenty-four honrs to diy. Aiterwards graphite, or black lead mixed with gum water, is applied, ond a polish obtained bv rubbing in tho usual inanncr.-