Agricultural And Domestic

Around the Farm. A Western New Yokk farmer is credited with the noteworthy remark that he onoe carofully observed the effect of the applioation of stable manure wliich had been saved under shelter till needed for wee, and he conoluded that one load of it was worth about as mnch as two loads of that oxposed in the usual wasteful waj ; which is scarcely stating the case too strongly. Ex-Pkesident Houslt, of the Kansas Horticultural Society, saya he has for several years protected fruit croes agninst teeth of rabbits by applying with a brush to the bark, say one and one-half feet up from the ground, a mixture of oce-third lime and two-thirds soft soap, with water enough added to thin, the whole boiled, and while boiling a litUe flour stirred in to make the wash adhesiyelike paste. A Western writer dares to raaiutain that to deprive a horse of nature's coat when -winter comes on - having let him run through summer's heat with a iuH Buit of hair- is not only absurd, but cruel, and "highly iDJurious." _ Tbat does look like a coinmon-sense view of the clipping business, but then there aro glib soientióc gentlemen who can talk on the other side of the subject for six hours at a time. An Illinois cow, having turned up her dainty nose at a pai.1 of slop, fresh irom the mili, investigaron revealed the fact that, instead of meal of maize, the slighted grist was nothing less or more than "the bran, or outer covering of corn, which had been ground and then bolled, with an addition of twothirds bulk of finely-ground cobs," and we are assured that this is not by any means a new trick of the trade. So it appenr that the " sawdustpudding" philosophs of diet is not acoepta ble to the unty tored bovine, at least not in Illinois, u Pears in Missouri. - More than 50, 000 pear trees are annually set out íñ Missouri, not one in ten of which survives the ninth year in the orchard. They grow vigorously at first,' and afterward gradually perish under a modification of the bliglit. Yet here and there a tree is found that has remained eound for more than half a century, yielding annually wagon loads of fruit. It would be worth a good deal of investigation to find out the reason of the difference, so as to proflt by it in planting. - Cor. Rural World. Watering. - I wish to add my testimony as regards the neceesity of watering 'horses sufficiently. For twenty years we have kept in our stables an average of ten horses. We have never known a day's illness among them; several are over 30 years of age, and capable of any amount of work. I attribute this entirely to my daily visits to the stable, when I always find either a trough or a pailful of water within reaoh of eaeh horse. By this means I know that at least once a day they are able fully to quench their thírst. I never had dealinga with a coachman who did not think it a risk to let his horses have more than a modicum of water. - Cor. English Journal. Ooai ashes as a fertilizer are saitl to be very beneficial for tomatoes and potatoes, and to a less extent for pons and beans. Moreover, they improve tlie nieclianical condition of the bou, and are therefore especially beneflcial to clayey and rigid land generally. They should be -worked in deeply and uniformly in tlie proportior. of, say one part of orIics to two f rnold. As it takes a Jong time f.o decornpose them, their fertilizing proporties are slow in action, but continuaos. To obtain the best advantage from their use, sonie other kind of manure should be applied in conjnnction with them. As there are seldom enougli íor field culture, the garden is the best place in which to use them, and, inasmuch as they are generally considered mere inconvenient refuse, all the advautage secured from their use will be a clear gain. Care of Yoxtng Daibï Stock. - We regard it necessary often to cali the attention of duiryraen to the necessit.y of giving tiie best attention and food to the heifer calves designed for dairy cows. This is just the scason that these calves neeil the best care. As it is important that the lieü'er siiould be developed in muscle áúd frame, rather than in fat, not nmch óoro or other highly fattening food shoulil be given. Feed rather upon oats and bran, or middlings, -with a little corn, besiáo eariy-cut hay. Calves shonld have shelter from all cold storms; in fact, they require for the best treatment a comfortable stable. It is not only the heifer-caif that needs good attention, but the yearling heifer. She is now tast developing into a cow, ana needs the best food and care. She does not need mucli grain; if the farmer has early-cut hay, and cspecially nicelycured clover, 'tuis, with a little bran or corn fed sparingly, will keep up a steady gro-wth. The yearling heifer should be handled by the herdsmen daily, so as to ocome familiar wifch attention, and sho vill give 110 trouble in breaking to milk i:ter coming in. - National Live Stock Journal. _____ AlxMit the House. Cement for Mending Tabee Knives. -Cutiera' cement, for fastening the bladeë of dinner knives in their iyory handles, consista of resin, four parts; beeswax, one part; briok-dust, one part. Fill the hole in the handle with the cement, heat the tang oL the blacle and press in. To Keep Loose Sashes fkom Battling. - Make four one-sided buttons of wood and sorew them to the heading which is nailed to the casings of the window, maldng eaoh button of proper length to press the side of the sash out■ward when tlie end of the button is turned down horizontally. Wedding Cake.- One pound of powdered sugar and one pound good butter, rubbed to a creani ; next theweJl-bcaten yelks of 12 eggs ; mix well before addiug one-half pound sifted flour ; then one table-spoonfui of cinnamon, two table-spoouiuls nntmeg, one teaspoonf ui cloyes : then the, well-wliipped wbites of 12 eggs, added little at a tiaie with amotber one-half pound oí sil'ted flour ; next ono pound well-washed and driod currants, dredged with flour, cme pound of raisins, seeded, dredged with floar ; one-half pound citrón cut into slips, dredged ; at the last, one wineglass of good brandy. This recipe makes two iarge cakes. Bake two hours or longer in a moderately hot oven in deep tms linel with well-buttered paper. Miss Rosella. Rice conimunicates to The Practical Farmer a statement of her successful expericnce in keeping butter : For the thirty-flve pounds put down in rolla wrapped in thin niuslin, ahe müde a brino so strong with s.ilt that it will float an egg. Into this is put one pound of brown sugar and onefourth of a pound of saltpeter; let it come to a boíl, skim well, and, wlun cold, pour it over the butter, which is kept in a clean, woll-scalded .oaken cask made for that purpose. Miss Rice adds : "The last roll of bntter, which will be used in Mnrch, will be as fresh and sweet as this is nov. My neighbor puts down her butter on a different plan ultogether. She packs hers in gallon crockp, and then she puts on K layer of salt about two iuehes thick. Sho hoots at me, and thinks my way is not half so nice as hers. Now, any womau will see the difference in appearance of tlie slice of bntter on my neighbor s plato aLd mine. Of course her way is "■ood but I tliink my wny is preferable. The islice on my i'late will be clean, and ! whole and dewy; hers broken and tin-, i eyen, with bits of salt sticking to it. '