Agricultural And Domestic

It is said that oats boiled and fod in slop to hogs nfflicted with cholera will cure them up in a few days. To hemove rust, satúrate with paraffinè (kerosene) oil and let it stand twelve hours, and afterwarcl serape the partí where the rust is most set in with a knife. Then take some emery cloth and keep it wet with paraffine oil, and rub till you remove all the rust, whieh you will not have much trouble in doing, without in ,any way causing any harm to the iron. - Englísh Mechante. I exhibited at the New Jersey State Fair, two weeks ago, a Hubbard squash whioh I raised in 1876, the mate of whioh was used the middle of August, and, to all appearance and taste, was as good as new. No particular care was used to keep them, except to keep them in a warm, dry air, beiag kept last winter in a closet b'y a warm chimney, and during the summer in a very warm attio. - Country Gentleman. The loss caused by the shrinkage in the milk of dairy cows (the past season) will amount to thousands of dollars. Farmers must learn to supplement their pastures with green forage - millet or csrn; an acre - more would be better of either - this year would have made the cows smooth ' and sleek, filled the milkpails, and been a most grateful panacea tor the disease whioh has made the barnyard desolate. - Mbóre's Rural. A vebï intelligent correspondent from Oraoge county lately expressed to us in conversation the conclusión he had reaohed af ter some experience with 01a wson wheat, which was to the effect that t will not bear grinding while as new as other varieties may be safely ground - flour from old Clawson wheat having made the best of bread, while that from new had failed to do so. - Country Oenleraan. A cobrespondent of the Rural Jxome, peaking of the benefit which birds renler the farmer, says : "On Thursday ast, while at wort near a wheatfleld, my attention was called to the fact that ome of the wheat had been picked from lie heads in certain parts of the field. As iny neighbor seemed to think that [ie mischief was done by yellow birds, I rocnred a gun and killed one of the upposed offenders. Although interrupted while taking his breakfast, we ound in his stomacli only three grains f wheat, and, by actual count, 350 weevils." The poisonous property of brine, in vhich pork or bacon has been pickled, when fed to pigs, is known by unfortuate experience to many, and, years ago. was mentioned by the celebrated veternarian Youatt. Quite a large number f cases are on record in which swine ïave died in consequence of a small uantity of such brine having been ïixed with their feed, under the misaken impression that it would answer ie same purpose and be equally benecial as the admixture of the same quanity of salt. And for one case in which eath has oceurred from this cause, iere are scores in which pigs have suf;ered more or less severely. In the case of Texas fever, something an be done by the owner of an infected jasture. Such pasture shouid at once )e cleared of all cattle, and by way of recaution against the possible developnent of the disease, all cattle that have jeen on such field shouid receive oneïalf ounce hyposulphate of soda; and ne dram carbolic acid, to be repeated wice daily for a week. These agenta may be easily given disolved in drinking water, or mixed with food. The cattle lould also be cleared of ticks by rubiug them over with kerosene, or by usng a liniinent of one part oil of tar and fteen parts whale oil. - Prof. Law, in New York Tribune. Koots have become a necessity with rogreesive farmers, as winter stook bod, and their great value in this conection shouid commend them to those who have not essayed their cultivation ïven the owners of work and driving ïorses in the large cities, where no opjortnnity is had to raise them, annually juy hundreds of bushels of carrots, wurzels, turnips, etc. , to be fed n connection with grain food to their ïorses, and they are well a sured of the rofitableness of usingthem; for the animáis are always sleek, fat, and glossy in ppearance, and never become hidejound oi sickly. - Practical Farmer. Aixmt tila jtiouse. Wash grained work with cold tea. Never leave vegetables soaking in vater. To bbighten stove-zincs, rub with cerosene. Tbï a very small pieee of hard soap nd a little butter in hot starch. Clean silverware once a week with oap and warm water and rub well with annel. Sponge Cake. - Mix one cupful of flour with one heaping teaspoonful of jaking powder, one cupful of sugar, ;hree eggs, one table-spoonful of sweet nilk; stir briskly; bake at once. To Bemove Black-heads fbom the Skin.- Blaok-heads may be got rid of nd prevented from returning, by washng with tepid water, by proper l'riction with a towel, and by applying a littl old cream. Scbofulous Sobe Eyes. - The common blue violets, which grow wild in many places ; take the top and root and wash cloan, and dry ; niake a tea, and drink several times a day ; wash the eyes with it each time. Lemon Jelly. - One ounce of gelatine, me and a half pounds of white sugnr, Jiree grated lemons, use only the rind of one; pour one quart of boiling water on the gelatine, add the lemon and sugar, mix well, then strain; add a glas of sherrv wine; pour in molds to cool. To Keep Cideb fbom Becoming S di b. -Last fall I put some eider in a kettle and brought it to a boiling heat ; then filled some bottles whioh I had ready, as for canning fruit, and poured the hot eider into the bottles, and put the corks u tight. The eider is as sweet now as new eider. Indigestión from Onions. - "Asthnatic" recommends raw onions for several complaints. I like raw onions very much, but they leave unpleasant effects n mouth and breath for about thirty hours- the result of their being uudigested. Can " Asthmatic," or any other reader, reeommend any cure for this indigestión? Spice Balls.- One-half cupfnl good butter and ene cupful fmgar, creamed; one well-benten egg, half cuplul molasses half cupful sweet milk, one cupiul chopped raisins, teaspoonful of ground cloves one grated mitmeg, teaspoonful of soda; mix with sifted flour enough to roll out; cut in pieces and roll up in a do not let them touch each other in the pan; when baked, l'rost; flavor the l'rosting with lemon. Apple Cake.- Soak three cupf als dried npples over night, then draw off the water, throngh a sieve; chop the apples slightly, then simmer them in three oupfuls of molasses for two hours; after that add two eggs, one cupful sugar, one cupful sweet milk or water, ihreequarters cupful butter and lard, one teaspoonful baking powder, flour enough to make pretty stiff batter, add cinnamon, cloves to taste. Every Russian soldier aotually presest at the seat of war will, acoordnig to the terms of a deoree jur.t issued by the Emperor, be oapable of promotion to an officer's rank for distinguished military eervioe. Fiirfher advaneeTnent -will t ' depende nt on theiï Buocessfully passing the usual exsmiuations.