Agricultural And Domestic

Give fools their gold, knaves their power ; Let f ortune'e bubblee rise and fall ; Wlio Bow8 a field or trainp a flower, Or plante a tree, is more thau all. For he who blepses most ia biest ; And God and man ehall own hisworth M'ho toils to leave as his bequest An added beauty to the earth. And, eoon or late, to all that sow ïhe time of harvcst shall be givcn ; The flower shall bloom, fruit shall grow, If not on earth, at lafit in heaven ! -John (i. Whiltier. Around the Farm. See that the coops of young chickens are kept deccntly clean and comfortable. The hatchway is now open, and thousands of chickens are entering the world through it. The gape-way is open, too, and thousands of chickens go out of the world by that way. English breeders use blankets made of silk for horses and cattle, for the prevontion and cure of colds,chills,and rheumatism. Moths will nottonch them, and their warmth, comfort and lightness render them invaluable. Hot bbus and frames, in whioh seeds have been sown.will need increased care as the sun gets warmer. Let them have abundant ventilation during the day, early closing of the frames, and covaring in cool nights. The English feed for fattening sheep consists of cotton-seed and turnips, They claim that it will put on tho most fat, is the snfest feed, makes the best mutton at a less cost, and produces the best and strongest manure. Wheke it is suBpected that cut-worms exist in a cornfieli1, more grains should be dropped to the hiil than usual; then if the wornis appear and go to work it Í3 an easy matter to go over the field and kill them one by one. A field can soon be gone over. This idea appears in tho Country Gentleman, and seems like a sensible one. Throwing salt or lime on its teil won't destroy the cut-worm. As to rods to protect buildings from lightning, use round iron an inch in diameter, which your blaoksmith will put together for you; tip it with gold or platinum; let the lower end run deep into the ground, say four or five feet. Have no sharp bends in it. When a lightning man comes around give him a $5 bilí for getting away as quiok as he can; if he then don't go, boot him. Daibymbn - the wide-awake ones - will not fail to plant a patch of corn now, to ent for fodder during July and August, when the pastures are short. Drill in rows and cultívate; don't sow broadcast. Field corn will do; certain kinds of free succoring sweet is better. Holsteins and Ayrshires are the best breeds to cross with native stock for milk producers; butter producers should have a big streak of Jersey blood in their veins. Aftek a wet piece of land has been underdrained it may be best seeded by plowing and sowing with oats rather thinly. Oats eucceed well upon cold, moist ground and upon a sod, and if there are no more than two bushels of seed per acre used the grass seed will take very well with this erop. A mixture of four quarts of timothy, a bushei of red top and a bushei of blue grass per acre would be preferable. - American Agriculturist. Toward the last of May and during June the codling moth will lay its eggs on the young fruit of the apple andpear. Each female lays between 200 and 300 eggs, distributing them over the tree, one to an apple or pear. Wherever an egg is ïaid the fruit will be destroyed almost certainly. Hogs should run in every orchard; (1) to root up the ground; (2) to fertilize the coil; (3) to eat the fruit that falls in consequence of being injured by the larvas of the codling moth. If all wormy fruit is eaten as soon as it falls to the ground there will soon be no moths to trouble the orchard. It is the second erop of the insect that does the most mischief, which hatches out in August and burrows in the full-grown fruit; but destroy the first erop and there will not be a second. Agbictjlttjbal writers are inclined to recommend small farms. As well advocate doing business of any kind on a small scale. Better have a small farm paid for and well managed than to owe for a large one, without the means to work it well. But, if a farmer is ablo to own a large farm, and has the ability to manage it, no one need to waste any sympathy on him. Large farms are often poorly farmed, so are smali ones. The difficulty is not so much with the size of t'ne farm as wit the capacity of the farmer. Good farming can be done just as well and mre economically on a large farm than on a small one. Teams, implements and farmhands can be used to better advantage on the large farms, for the farmer can afford to have a variety suited to his needs. It is foolish to seek to get a lai-ge farm just for tho sake of room, but if the large area is fully utilized then we see no objection to it-Ifusbandman. About tlie iiouse. Good biscuit is made with one quart of flour, one table-spoonful of baking powder, butter the size of a walnut; use water, don't mix stiff, bake quick. A lady writes: "To wash quilts, confortables, tickings, sackings. etc., soak in pure cold water twenty-four honra or more, then rub ihrough warm water with a little soap and rinse well." It is worth trying. Lemon Jtimbles.- One egg, one cup 'of sugar, one-half cup of butter, three teaspoonfuls of niilk, one-half teaspoonful of soda, and one of cream of tartar, juice of two small lfmons, and the grated rind of one; mix stiff. A thiok flour bag, that will hold twenty-flve nounds of flonr, is excellent to put liams away in for the summer. Wrap the hams flrst in brown paper, several thioknesses; tie the bag tightly and hang up. No flies will disturb the hams. Battbb Pudding.- One pint of milk, four well-beaten eggs, two cups of flour, one teaspoonful of salt, and a pmch of sorta, Bake qnarters of an hour or boil in a bnttered mold or floured bag two hours; seivo with sauce, and eat at once. Germán Puïts.- Three beaten eggs, three oups of milk, three teaspoonsfuls of melted butter, three cups of flour, a sinall spoonful of salt; pour mto mne well-buttered cups, same size as used m measuring; bake to a fine brown, and eat as soon as done with sauce. Mes. A. had some marking done with indehble ink, whicli in wasliing beoame partly transferred to the fabric, causmg ugly stains whiah it -was feared eould not be removed. Ho-wever, 5 cents worth of cyanide of potassium, obtamed at the nearest drug store, dissolvcd in three table-spoonfuls of -water, witli a little rubbing, entirely took out the blotches without in j uring tho fabric. Our readers can try this Tvith certninty of success. Picklbd Fish.- Clean the hsh thoroughly and ent into pieces about five inches long; rub eaeh pieoe on the cut side with salt. Take a Btone jar whicli will about hold the fish, put a layer cl fi3h on the bottom, ttien a few who.e peppers and allspice and a blace of mace, then another layer of flsh, spier, etc, till the jar is nearly full; theD poi r good eider vinegar over it until the fith is quite covered. Tie a pnper over tne top of the jar, and cover tlns with ilour paste; this keeps in all steam. Put the jar in the oven and bake forthree hours. The fish is fit for use as soon as cold, and will keep, in tho piekle, for six montbs. Shad is excellent pillea, a idl t]ifi bonos Oiaappear.