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Agricultural And Domestic

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Day
26
Month
October
Year
1877
Copyright
Public Domain
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It is well to observe caution in changing cattle from dry feed to full pasture. The safe way is to feed on the usual dry fodder before turning out. bring up the stock early in the aftcrnoon, and feed .igain on dry feed with roots. Another preeaution is to dose each of the calves and yearlings with two ounces of Epsoni salta f or two days bef ore it is turnea out, and then gradúate the feed as mentioned. - Valley Farmer. When you see a chicken a littlo droopy, and its comb getting dark, remove it at once and doctor it for cholera; its discharges are green, and, if it were aliowed to run loose, would spread the disease. As a preventive we use i handful of salt twice a week in a washbasin full of bran mixed with a littlc meal, and three times a week give corn at night on whieh a little coal-oil has been poured - just enough to coat every grain and no more. Clean out your chicken-houses; whitewash them and scatter carbolic acid around.- Poultry Journal. They should never be set in an orclinrd beneath the trees. An opeD, suimy situation ought always to be selected. The ground, which should be dcep aud rich, will be highly beneiited by a mulching of long, strawy manure, both summer and winter; and cleanliLiess and order must prevail in all their surroundings. Kaspberries should not be planted deep. Muuy a plantaüon has been lost from this error, notwithstanding the soil has been in good condition and the plants e.itLrely sound and healthy. Give the crown at the apex of the roots a very slight covering -with soil. - Independent. Heaves in horses arise from rupture of the air-cel!s of the lungs, either on nccount of improper food or the right kind of food improperly administered, ill-ventilation, and pr'otracted indigestión. Sometimes, however, there is really no assignable cause, unless a hereditary " predisposition. In treating this ailment, great attentiot should be paid to the qnality and quantity of the food given; musty or badly-cured hay or oats must be avoided. Water should be given an hour or so after the animal has been fed. Give daily in a mash, of roach lime flnely powdered, half an ounce; linseed-oil, two ounces; and arsenious acid, feur grains. - Moore's Mural. A jtethod of extracting sugar from hay appears to have been just disoovered iu Germany. The inventor says hay contains 17 per cent. of its weight in sugar, and that the new process is warmly supported by " inüuential industrial circles." It has justly been shown, lowever, that a nieadow in fair condition jives only fifty tons of hay and afternath per morgen, which, at the assumed rate of 17 per cent. of its weight, would give merely 850 pounds of sugar, wherets the 150 cwt. of beet-roots grown on he same área would give at least 1,800 jounds of sugar, or the sixty cwt. of po;atoes that could be grown on a morgen of land contain 20 per cent. of their weight of starch, convertible into 1,347 pounds of sugar. As a commercial speculation, therefore, the new invention oannot well be profitable. - Rural New Yorher. Sowing too thicldy, the London Farmer informs us, is a fault among 'armers quite as common in Europe as n this country. Some seem to think hat tiie fchicker they sow the heavier will be their erop, a view of which exDerience has shown the fallacy. Beside ;he waste of seed, often very considera)le, nothing is more conducive to the 'laying" of the erop than over-thick owing, and, if much wet weather is experienced, the erop will be little else ;han straw. And, though it may thrive netter in dry weather, the ear will be deficiënt both in quantity and quality, specially on sandy soil or poor land generally. The quantity oL secd to be ?own in a given aiea depends on the ultivation and manuring bestowed on ,he soil, and the more carefully these ïave been attended to ,tlie greater is tho hanco that every grain will grow vigormsly, and the less wisdom in sowing too liickly. About the House. Do not eat pie witli a kuifje. An untidy person cannot makc good ratter. Hard water becames nearly snit by )oiling. Chairs were made to stand upan four egs, not upon two. Tea or coffee should bc drunk from ;he cup, not from the saucer. To Cure a Oorn.- Biud on it a crashcd. cranberry for a few night9 Oïsxer Omeiet. - This differs from egg omelet only by adding one dozen of inely-chopped oysters with a little parsey to every half-dozen of eggs nsed. If those persons who use hair-oil would sit uprightiustead of resting their heads against the wall-paper, much mortification aud trouble might be spared their friends. "VVapfles. - Mix one quart of sweet milk, one qnart of sif ted flour, live table-spoonfuls of ycast, alittle salt ; set it over night. In the morning add two wcll-beaten eggs and a table-spoonful of melted butter ; bake in waíñeirons. Corn-Staroh Cake.- Two cupWs powdered sugar, four cupfuls cornstarch, one-quarter cupful butter, three eggs, a teaspoonf ui of cream of tactor mixed with the corn-starch, one-half teaspoonf ui soda dissolved in one, thirdcu];ful of milk. Citrón Cake.- Four eggs, three cupfuls sugar, one. cupful butter, three cupfuls flour, half a cupful milk, one spoonful royal baking powder put into the flour; then cut the citrón in small pieces and stir into the cakes; flavorwith nutmeg and a little grated lemon-rind. Oïstee Short-Cakb.- This is very nice, and tho pastry can be made as for 1 any other short-cake. While the cake is baking, boil one quart of oysters wiih half a cup of water, half a cup of milk and half a cup of butter, season with pepper, salt and thicken with a spoonful of corn-starch. When the cake is done split open and spread the oysters between the pieces and some on top. SWEETEN THE BREATH AND CLEANSE the Teeth. - Always clean the teeth at night just before retiring, for particles of 'food collect between the teeth duriug the day, and if left there all night will decay, causing the breath to become offensive and also prove very injurious to the teeth. Scrub the teeth with a hard brush, using little, if any, soap; sprinkle in a little powdered borax (one pinch will do) uutil the gums are hardened and become accustomed to it; rinse the mouth often with borax water; it will prevent it from becoming sore or tender. If artificial teeth are worn, cleanse them thoroughly with borax, and when convenient let them remain in borax water (every night if possible) ; it wiil purify them and help to sweeten the breath.

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