Agricultural And Domestic

Happy I coünt the farraer'e Ufe, lts various rouud of uhoieocoe tüü ; An honcst mr-n with loviug wifö, Amí olFspriri; uative to tho BpÜ. Tbrice happy, eurelyj- in hU brcast Pir.ín wictlom and the trast in God; Hi8 patli moro Btrüiglií fn.ni rawttowpst Tünu polltiolan ev v trod. His gam'p no loss to ether men ; His stal wart blows iufiict no wound ; Not buey wilh Iijp tonque ot peu, He quostioiiB trutüfully s'KJ ud grour.d. Partner with Boapons aud the sun, Naturo"s co-worfcer; all biw skill Obedience, ov'n a wöwth ruo, Vinda blow, Kf4, beafat their law ftiiQll. A vigorons youthhnod, clean and bold ; A manly mnnbnotï, ebotrfu) age; Hia corttoly chilclrcn proadly hold ThPÍr parentage be&t heritage, Unhcalihy work, false mirth, chicano, Gnilt - needlesH woc, and uscleBB Ktrifc- O clties, vain, ineauc, ineane I How happy ia thefarmer'B life. The impression seems to be general that excessive corn-feeding is the causo of wbat is called hog-cholera. Leghoen eprgs average ten to eleven to a pound. Those of Ligkt Brahmas average between six and seveii. IjET overy man who expeots to raiso but a litter of pigs, put in a few rocía of mangel-wurzels, and begin to feed out the thinnings as soon as they begin to crowd; keep the corn till fatteiiing time. Instead of having to fatten a lot of stunted shotes, he -will begin on 250 liogs at least. Faemers are senously ínquiring 11 they can rnake pork for $2.50 per hundred. They did for half of that in 1861, and lived over it. In 1841 they soid dressed pork for 75 cents per hnndred, and no more than half took the benefit of the Bankrapt law. Nearly half did, however. I would advise farmers not to let their ideas run too high on the subject of chufas, for they are nothing new, and, although very prolific and edible, are not delectablo. The great labor incident to harvesting will prevent their beirig extensively produced for swine or poultry, and when estimated in bushels artiohokes will exceed them in yield. Frost kills their germinating powers. - Oeorge R. Drake, in Rural New Yorker. Ever since the epizootic year I havegiven my team a pint of onion sets every morning during -winter and spring; they kept off the epizooty then and twice since, when it beoame threatening. I am satisfied they are very benefleial iu other ways, as my team are never eickor off their f eed. I une the "top onion," merely because they are plenty with us, and chcaper than other kinds, otherwise they are no better. They are al ways eaten bef ore the corn. - á'. li. Masón, in Moore's Rural. If there is a profes&ion upon earth, which must be practiced in order, it is that of farming. There ohould be a time for everything as well as a place, and more depends upon timiDg mrk on a plantation than on almost anything else. Good seed, good sowing, good plowing, good cultivation, are good only when employed at the right time, and many a mac, if lio looks back over 1877, will see that his f ailu; es aróse from a disregard of nature's first law. In transplanting remember : Dig wide holes - out off all broken or marred roots, spread oiit the roots in a natural position, set the tree a little above its previous depth, üll in with good soil ( k manure), work itbetween the roots with the hand, do not pull the ■ b..J down, and finally presa the earth fi ny down and if there is a likelihood ei dry weather spread a mulch over the surface. Bear always in mind tliat plant are injured if their roots are exposed to sun or wind for even a few minutes. In an old agricultural paper of iortyseven years ago, we learn that it is a goed plan to put a piece of chalk in the pen with the youug calves. They will lick it and ttius correct tlie aoidity of tlioir stomachs and assist digestión aud prevent dyspepsia, which often lea3s to Hoours. ' There is no doubt but that tkis is o most excellent practice. Prepared chalk is often prescribed by doctors as remedy for h ar;-buru, wliich ie a symptom of dyspepsia, and for diarrhea. The crude cïialk (c. rbonate of lime) is unquestionably a good preventive and remedy for similor disorders in stock. The prepared chalk is the orude with all the gritty partióles worked out. - Cor. S. D. Patse, of Kasota, Minn., announces his expectatioDS of having 1Ü0 acres in forest trees before the end of the year. He plauted 70,000 during ths past seanon, and his mode of operations, ariefly stated, is as follows: "Break ;he land the flrst year, erop it the second, plant the trees, seeds, or cuttings :he third. Put 2,000 trees to the acre. Distance apart, i f eet 8 inches each way, or C feet one way and 3J feet the other; the latter distance pxeferable fcr many reasons. Planted as last stated, and after the ground becomes thoroughly shaded, I intend to cut out every orator tree. This will leave my plantations 6 feetby 7. After thw cut out only dead (rees. Our forests are like the human family, composed of pigmies and giaut. The pigmies do not amount to anytbing. At the expiration of thixteen years I do not expect to have over 300 handsoiae, thrifty, growing trees, standing on an acre." About the House. Dip candle-wicks into spirits of turpentiue and then dry before using. Old paint-pails and oans may be thoroughly cleaned witii strong, liot lye. A small quantity of turpentine added to stove-blacking will wake the etove easier to poliBh. To keep stoves trom rusting during the slimmer, rub with kerosene and wrap well in papers. A bottlk of flaxseed oil, chalk and vinegar mixed to the oonsistency of cream, tshould be kept in eyery house for burns, scalds, etc. Sponge Cake.- One cup of sugw ; three eggs ; one cup of flour ; one half teaspoonful of soda dissolved in twotablespoonfuls of cream-of-tartar. To Makb Boots WatebPboof. - Four parts mutton tallow to one part resin mntton tallow alono is excellent put on the tallow after the boots are biackeced with common blaoking. Jbllt Oake.- Two eggs ; one cup of sugar ; butter, the size of a walnut ; twothirds of a cup of butter-milk ; andonehalf tejispooni'ul of soda ; three cups of fkmr ; flavor to taste. Bake in layers. Ckbam for Cake.- One cup of sweet milk ; put one half on to boil, thicken the other half with a beatón egg and a little flour, and pour into the rnilk ou the stove, stirring oonstimtly ; let it boil up, then remove from the fire, sweeten nd fiavor to taste. Gingeb Breaii.- One pint of molasses ; one cup of sugnr : oiie cup of butter ; four eggs ; six enps of flour ; oiie pint of butter-milk ; two tabla-ppoonftils of inner ; one taole-ppoonful of mon ; two teaspoonnüs ot socio. Bbmef fob Btienin Feet.- To relieve bnrning feet, flrBt dinsard tight boots ; tlion teke one pint of bran and one ounce of bi-earbonate of soda, put in a pail, and add one gallon of bot water ; when cool enouch, eoak yonr feet in this misturo for flfteen minutes. The relief is instantáneos e. This mnst be repeated every niglit for a -weok, ot perhaps more. The bran and bi-carbonate sliould be made fresa after a week's uso. Bi-earbonnte of soda can be purchased, for about 10 cents a i.mii.l, from whoksale drnggistB. The burning eensation i prodnced by the pons of the skin being olosed, so tl'.nt the feet do not perspiie,