Agricultural And Domestic

A NEW enemy to grain lias lately beeu discovered in a cargo of barley dischargeil at Amsterdam. It is a small, microscopio maggot, of an nnknown species, and, besides the ÍDJury it inflicted on the graiD, its presence there produced seriouB illness and a peculiar eruption on the skin of all who camo in contact anywhere wilh the cargo. To facilítate the partnrition of cows, the administraron of a few handfuls of linseed with their drink for three or four weeks before their calring is strongly recommended by a writer in the Landwirth, a Germán agricultural paper. In over thirty years' practice he has alwnya found it to act beneficially, and, moreover, it increases the secretion of milk, decreases inflammation and constipation, and forms a certain remedy in retention of afterbirth. The setting of shade trees along both aides of the roads iu the farming districts is often advocated by the rural press, as a means of increasing the value of farms, in consequenoe of the pleasar-tness of such street when the trees become l.irge. There is no mistake in this opinión, and farmers would do well to club together and set maples, elms, etc, along their farms, and then see that no oattle are allowed to run in the highway. - Farmer 's Friend. To DEAiNa depression in a field, where a clayey or hard-pan ■ subsoil prevents the sinkicg of rain-water, and the lay of the land is unfavorable for orainary methods of drainage, first dig a hole as if for a well through the impervious stratum at the bottom of the hollow, flll it up to the brim with refuse stones, remove the excavated earth so as to allow the surface water free aceess to the pit, and standing water will never injure tliO grass or grain erop in that part of the field. I, last winter, trenched a small piece of ground where formerly nothing but rushes was produced. Tliroughout Ihe early part of the year it was frequently stirred up and broker, with a five-tined fork, at the same time mixing in a good quantity of soot, guano and sand. I added the sand to make the soil work better, it being a wet, spongy peat. In April the seed was sown, and I must say that I have never seen a better erop of carrots. I write this to show that carrots can be grown on what I may terna waste land, where scarcely anything else will succeed. - London Journal of Horticulture. A compost neap is a good thing on a farm when it is properly macaged, Irat svhec, as in one instance we recently ob?erved, it is allowed to become covered with a mass of weeds its vahío Í3 very rapidly decreased. It is bad enough to [et weeds go to seed anywhere, but one oí the worst of all places is on the compost heap. If ripened there they will aot remain where they fall but will be sarried to various parts of the farm and 3cattered into the soil, under conditions very favorable to their germination and subseqwent growth. ïhe farmer will find weeds enough to fight, ii' he does oot take paint, to scatter their seeds and liasten their development. - New England Jlomestead. Baw and Cooked Boots. - Dr. E. Wolff, a Germán chemist, repoits the following experiments in feeding cattle. Two cows were experimented on, which together weighed 1,750 pounds. They received daily, Juring the whole time, 8} pounds of hay, 31 pounds of oats-straw, 4} pounds of rape-seed, 4} pounds of lentil traw, and the roots mentioned in the following table, which also gives the, weight of butter and miLk produced in the several cases : (Veek of exMilk per Milk to 1 1b. periments. Food, weck, Butter, Butter, tbs. fts. tbs. lt8. First, raw beet 82% 218X 8% 30 Second, raw potatoes.. 82X 282 X Third, cooked beet... 123 JL 288 J 9J 30 Fourth,c'kd pSatoes.. 82X 248B' 9JÍ 27 From the above it wili be seen that the cooked potatoes greatly increased the butter without adding so much to the volume of milk as the raw ones, which made the milk of a thin and watery appeurance. - Agricultnral Oazette. About the House. Clean kid gloves with milk and white soap. Don't use table-cloths and napkins as dish-wipers. Use lemon juice instead of vinegar upon raw cabbage. Cleanliness in bedding is indispensable to health and comfort. The pain from the sting of a wasp or bee is relieved by applying lean, raw meat. It is not well-bred to lean the arm or rest the elbow upon the table while eating. Blow out a candle with an upward instead of a downward current of air to avoid its smoldering. To make made camphor-ice melt half a teacupful of mutton tallow with a piece of camphor-gum, the size of a large hickory-nut - pour into a litile cup or mold. To Cnnv. WakefijIíNESS. - Take a ponge bath just before retiring; have plenty of pulverized borax in the water; rub well with a coarse towel to get up a circulation. To Oook Ego-plant. - It must be soaked in salt and water before frying it, then dried thoroughly, rolled in beaten egg and bread crumbs, and fried in plenty of lard or beef dripping. To Wash White Silk Stocktngs.- One tabie-spoonful of lemon juice to a quart of tepid water; wash thoroughly, using no soap; dry quiokly in the shade; the flesh tint will be preserved. To Makb Yeast Cakes. - Drain all liquid from yeast; press through cloth, and spread out on cloth to dry in sun or in a heated room ; cut in pieoes convenient to turn to facilítate drying. Salad Dressing. - One heaping tablespoonful of boiled mashed potatoes, rub in with a table knife half teaspoonful or I less of white sugar, half teaspoonful of pepper and the same of made mustard ; then a few drops at a time of salad-oiJ, until about one teaspoonful is usetl up ; at the least one table-spoonful of vineftar. For Cough and Consumption. - Melt Borne resin at nigkt on going to bed, and let the smoke trom it fill the room. Tnhaling the smoke heals the inflammation, and sleep is often produced when ono oould not sleep before for inuch coughing. Persevere until a cure is effected. A change for the better should be feit within a week. Eog-plakt Fbied.- Out in half-inch slices, salt, and place oue over the other, ■flith an inveited plate and heavy iron on top. The salt and weight draw out the strong water. It should be prepared at night if wanted for breakfast, or in 11) o morning if for dinner. Dredge with flour and fry thoroughly in beef drippings, lard, or butter. Yeast Cakes from onb Cake. - Dissolve the cake in two cupfuls of water ; when dissolved stir in flour enough for thick batter, and set in a warm place to rise ; when risen well, which will be in from three to nine hours, mix it stift" enough to roll out with white Indian meal ; roll tliin, ent into square cake, and dry on your bread-board. When a voter is registered in Franco he is given a card bearing his name and number. When he comes to vote, lio hands in the card, which is compaml with the register, and if he is all right he votes and a corner is cut from tho card, which is given back to him. Saves, a hcap of jftw and expeditee business.