, 1860-10-12

TEACHING ANMALs.-The farmer is the
schoolmaster" Of his herds. They are in
the habit of doing daily as he allows them
to do. They show training, or the want of
il They fly at his approach, or welcome
him. They arc gentle, or not, as he teaches
them to be. They watch his feet us if he
is accustomed TO kicking them. They kick
back If he allows it. Nothing adds TO the
market value Of farm stock more materially,
with so little cost, as the habits acquired in
youth. The COW, the horse, and the dog arc
valued according TO their habits or educa.
tion-so is a man. The horse is frequently
carefully trained-so is the dog; the OK and
COW are as frequently /" walloped into duty"
as any way. cannot see the propriety in
offering premiums for well.trainod speed
horses and not for pillow or draught horses,
or oxen and well-trained COWS. In real inn
portance to the farmer, the latter are far
preferable / would wish to urge upon the
farmer, and the farmers sons, the i'm
portance Of clrefnl thorough training Of all
farm animals. Use them tenderly and
gently, AZ all ages. and you will see them
manifest pleasure, rather than fear, at your
presence. In teaching them to work, or to
perform any duty, you need to be thorough,
not harsh-kind, not cruel-and your for
bearance will gam their labor, and your
kindness their love.
PEAcH BoaER PLAsrERED UP.-We lately
heard Of fruit-grower who, after cutting out
a number of grubs from his peach trees,
thought he would try the experiment Of wall
ing in q few. So he took some pure white
clay, and plastered up the holes left by the
gentlemen within. The clay soon became
dry, the wound healed over, and, of course,
the borers were smothered. Taking hint
frOm this, we, last summer, cut off the
retreat Of borer in one Of our young
English elms. He had worked his way into
the tree an inch or more and then ascended.
pushing behind him, and out of the hole, the
debris made by his incisors. With sort of
malicious delight we cleared out the mouth Of
the hclewith q knife, and then filed it up with
a mixture Of gum shellac, made Of about the
consistency Of thick cream. This dried very
soon, and, Of course, gave the borer an air.
tight parloF, which was fatal to his health and
his future explorations.
/ AAOA DADn. -4NO ldiuiiy Win u gOOQ gars
den should be without hot bed, in which
to raise their cabbage, tomato, cauliHowe-
and egg plants. Il is a simple contrivance.
and can be made by any one at the most
triAing expense. All that is necessary is a
couple Of old window sash, or rough ones
made by carpenter, the glass can be tackled
in by any one Some boards ten or twelve
inches wide, say FIVE feet by three, framed
and fixed in southern position in dry
place, and set up from eight to twelve inches
Of horse manure, topped with two and hall
inches Of fine, rich soil, the whole forming
an inclined plane-complete the affair.
Raising pants in bot beds for spring use Is
an agreeable pastime, not labor; and IL our
firmers-as many now do-would all get
once in the way Of il, they would never do
without one.
MnKIxG N SnENcE.-At the Farmers
Club Of West Cornwall, Connecticut, one d
the members observed that no talking should
be allowed while milking was gong on,
Another said he had discharged a man be.
cIuse b. would talk and Interrupt the milk
ing in The dairy, and that in three days ths
increase of milk was equal to the mn's
wages.