The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-03-28 00:00:00

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littPlita EGOa.—The following 1$ an easy mods of
keeping Ws is a perfectly edible casiditios for tea
months. Have ready a square deal boo, of the else you
IVO likely to require; cover the hatters with a layer of
sweet bran, about 3 hashes thiek; ea the eggs are
brought in from the fowl•house, wipe them carefully
over with a piece of wow flaunal, well eaterated with
sweet oil; lay them carefully on the layer of bran,
teking care that they de nob teach *soh ether; then
add another layer of bran, sad precool as before. We
are now using eggs wideh were so treated, and which
were laid as long ago Si the 4th of last June. and are
perfectly good for all kitchen pewees. —The Manor
Boum, Slalom AfarrA IA
110104114. --'• A% oith lowers," writes Mr. Darwin,
"so with our domesticated animals, no character is
more variable than colour, and probably in no animal
more so than with the bores ; yet, with a little care in
, Weeding. it appears that raced if any colour might soon
, be formed. liof,oker gives tile results of matching 216
mares of four different colours with like coloured
stallions, without regard to the colour of their ancestors;
and of tho 216 collo born, 11 alone failed to Inherit the
colour of their parents. Autenrioth and Ammon smart
that after two generations colts of a uniform colour
are produced with orausioty."

GARDENING OPERATIONS.
FRUIT GARDEN. —Where newly planted trait trees
have not already been well surface mulched and firmly
staked, this should now be dose without further
delay. When the mummer's verdant garniture of .
leaves and young shoots Is assumed, the wind will hacre
muds power over them, mad the sea will dry the
shallow and few roots that °emu somewhat harshly
during the hot dry Interval' +Weis may be anticipated.
'Loan Gannen.—No Inaba period could be chosen
than the present to make • full sowing of Hardy
Annuals, such as Nemophilm--of which there are
mayoral striking varlatlas—Oollinides. Clarklas, ke. A
successional sowing of Sweet Pam should also be made,
by which means a eonstaist supply of sat blooms is
assured. Immediately mit seeMg plants of Tender
Annuals as, for instance, Lobelias, are sufficiently large
to handle, let them be traesplanted forthwith, as they
will then attain to • rohurtasse whisk they are never
capable of when permitted to remain In med.peas or
pole so long as to Immo draws.
BITCH'S GARD'S. 1119 era•Mi I. the beet
haze for putting I u the (MOM 'reps; the swim,
the weather, and the state of the ground are
in every way favourable. Carrots, LOAM ORIODS,
Parsnips, Potatoes, Parsley, early Turnips, and
almost an garden weeds may now be sown when-
ever the grouLd is auffieiently dry. Mum* and
dress Asparagus beds. Plant-eat le • deep risk piles
of ground Cauliflowers that have been wintered under
protection. When the ground will permit, it will be
found • very good proclaims in traesplantiag these at this
uncertain season to throw-out &allow trenches, placing
the removed soil on the north side, and putting the
plants In the trenehes, widish will be thus sheltered
from the north winds. Porward Celery plants for a very
early supply, by priekiag-cart ou • slight hotbed, and
sow on the same lee wasesesien ems. Stir the Roil
moon growing orege—es DMus end Spinach, and
prevent weeds from melded eh* eppearenee.