Agricultural And Domestic

Around the Farra, Paint which is put on in the fall will last or nearly quito as long again as the same grade whieh is applied in the spring or suminer. Tlie extremo hot weathor of the summer months is not favorable eithcr for the preservation or the fine appearanco of paint. - iVcw En(jland Ilomeslcad. Some poultry raiser, in order to de termine the comparative fecundity of dueks and hens, selectcd thrce of each, all hatehed in February, and snitably fed. In the f ollowing autumn the dncks laid 222 eggs, the hens none. In February the laying season began, and, up to August, the total number of eggs laid by the hens was 267, or 86 each and 393, or 131 each for the ducks. A Cuee ron Lustre. - A neighbor of mine had a colt hooked by a cow. It had a lump on its sido as large as a peck measure and as hard as a stone. I told him to rub it with goose groase. He did so; a buckotful of matter ran out of it, and in about six weeks it had cntirely disappoared. Last year I had an ox with a lump on his jaw-bone about as large as a hen's egg, and as hard as a stone. I began rubbing it with warm goose grease. In about a week it became very ioft, broke open and disappeared. - Corrcspondenee farmers' Advocate. CULTIVATION OF SoiiöHUM. - The CTlltiv.ition of sorghum should bo the samo as that of corn : Plant in hills three or four feet apart, with the fertilizer in the hill ; put in half a dozen seeds to the hill and thin out to three or four plants ; cover the seed about halï an inch, and cultívate frequently and well. Or, it may be eaaily grown in drills or broadeast. lts principal uso in this latitude would be as a green erop. Some persons say that it wiïï give a greater and better yield than corn will. We do not believe, however, that soryhum will pay here. - Toronto Globe. -b'KED Hatdbn has on his model fruitfarm at Alton, 111., thirty varieties of strawberries which he has fruifced. The Downing is the most valuable in the list, all things considered, in this locality. lts only fault is. it is a little soft; that is, it is not so hard as the Wilson; but it is ahead of the Wilson in every other respect - better quality, more pro ductive, and stands the hot un better. Mr. Stewart said that if he was confined to one variety he woiild take the Downing every time. It was a little soft, but he had shipped it to Chicago and Milwaukee in good order. - Chicago Tribune. The Norwegian method of makinghay is as follows : The grass, when cut, is hung up on poles to dry, where it remains until the wind and sun cure it. The sun does not burn ït ; on the contrary, it is as bright and green as when growing. In ome fields st rings of fences are seen, hearing thin loads oí hay, several rods in length. Some farmers plant posta in the fields twelve feet apart, and in the upper part of these posts pcgs are inserted about ono foot asunder. On these pegs poles are laid, and on them the grass is hung, ■where it remains until it is thoroughly cured. The rtsult is the very best of hay. ïo flant and harvest crops is attcnded with mncli care and expense; and most farmers exliibit commendable industry up to tliis point, but, when thoso orops aro to be fed out, niany of them do it with the greatest recklessness. Oorn is thrown to the hogs in muddy, slushy yards; liay is soattered upon the groiind, to be trampied in the manure by the cattle; and tito ciennly eheep receivc tlicir hay and grain in the same marnier. Wcre it otherwise, we verily belicve that one-fourth more stock could bo kept on the same provender, and be ia better health and condition. - Colmaris Jiural. VaIíUB of House Feed. - From an exof horuc feed is found by experiment to be as folio ws : 100 pounds of good hay is equal in value to 59 pounds of oats, 57 pounds of coro, 275 pounds of carrots, 54 pounds of rye or barley, and ]05 pounds of wheat briui." Such tables, however, carefully prepared, are too indefinite to l)e of any practical value, and beside the y are too Hable to be aflected by attendant circumstances to be accurate. It cannot be meant that either of the varicties of oats valued in comparison with hay would be an equivalent substituto for it. - Canada Journal. About the House. Molasses Lbmon Pib. - One cupful sugar, one cupful molasses, one cupful water, one and a half table-spoonfuls flour, two lemons, and one egg. This makes one pie. To cube weak eyes take rose leaves - the more the better - and put them into a little water, then boil; af ter this Stram it into a bottle and cork it tight. You will find this liquid very beneficia! in removing redness and weakness from the eyes. Flannel Cakes. -One quart of sweet milk, three table-spoonfuls of yeast, one tea-spoonful of salt, flour enough to make a good batter; mix it the night before; in the moming add two well-beaten eggs and one table-spoonful of melted butter. Hard waters are rendered very soft and pure. rivaling distilled water, by merely boíling a two-ounce vial, say in a kettleful of water. The carbonate of lime and any impurities will be found adhering to the vial. The water boils very nrach vuioker at the same time. English Pltjm Pudding. - Thrce cups of bread-crumbs, one cup brown sugar, three eggs, one cup nicely-chopped beef suet, nearly one cup sweet milk, two cups chopped raisins, two teaspoons baking powder, one cup flour; a little salt; cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg to taste. Steam or boil three hours. Tomato Soup. - Make abroth of chicken, beef, or lamb; have it very ricli, i. e., boil the meat two or three hours - three pounds in four quarts of water; boil it down nearly one-half; strain it; pare and cut up one quart oí loinaüoe, uoii lucau in the broth half an hour; strain again; geason with a table-spoonful oí butter, a little salt, and parsley if desired. Scotch Collops.- Get two pounds of round of steak, chopped ñno; put in a frying-pan a lump of butter half the sizo of an egg; melt, dredge in a little flour, brown, and tlien put in a cupful of water or more; stir to make a gravy; chop up an onion, put it in; then put in beefsteak; stir of ten, and cook twenty minutes. Fob bleeding at t-he nose the best remedy as given by Dr. Gleason in one of his lectures, is a vigorous motion ot the jaws, as if in the act of mastication. In the case of a ohild a wad of paper should be placed in its mouth and the child instructed to chew it hard. It is the motion of the jaws that stops the flow of blood. GbapePresebves.- The froit ehould be ripe, yet firm; cut each grape in two with a sharpknife and remove the seeds; to each pound of fruit a pound of sugar; put the sugar into a kettle with just enough water to dissolve it well, and let it boil five minutes; then throw in the truit, boil ten minutes and skim out ; cook' the sirap until quite thick, and, when almont cold, pour over the grapes. A very excellent vinegar may be made by putting into thirty gallons of water, milk warm, three gallons of good molasses and ono quart of yeast, such as is employedfor making bread. Mix well and keep in a warm temperature with the bung of the barrel open, to give it a chance to work. The bung must be covered with gauzo to keep out flies In due course of time it will become iiretclass vinej?ar,