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Farm, Garden and Household.

- Farm, Garden and Household,
WHITEwAsH.-Mix up lralf
pailful of lime. aud water, take5halt
a pintsof -four and make,a starch
Of it, and pour into the whitewash
while hot; stir it well, and it is
ready for use. r..
To PICKLE PEAcnEs.-Take any
quantity Of good ripe peaches, wipe
them clean, lay them one day in
good brine, take them out and
pour sufficient cold vinegar over
them; let them stand one day and
they are fit for use. " -
VEEM1N ON STocK.-A cores
pondent says he feeds his stock a
teaspoonful Of sulphur to each ami
NAL, with their salt, once in two
weeks. When he has done SO, no
verlnin have troubled them, and
his dairy COWS have not been affect
ed with gargct, nor his sheep with
grub in the head. LIE has prac-
tised this twenty years. -
LIME FOR FRUIT TREEs.-The
Hortscult1o4st says: It is a good
plan for all fruit growers to apply
lime freely in their orchards every
two or three years. A half bushel
to each tree, or 100 bushels broad
cast, per acre, will suffice. Light
loamy lands will be the best bene-
flied by the lime, and shell lime is
better for fruit trees thar the usual
stone lime. Ieaag.: ...ss-a
REMEDY FOR POLL Ev1L.--If it
has broken, wash the sore clean
with CASTLE soap and warm water;
then inject and dress it with spirits
of turpentine, pyroligpeous acid
and llinseed oil, equal parts, mixed.
Fir balsam .has,also a very fine effect
on indolent and morbid parts. So
soon, how ever, as the parts show a
disposition to heal, dress with tine
ture of aloes and myrrh. = Keep
the bowels open.
PEAR MARMALADE. - To. six
pounds Of small pears take. four
pounds cf sugar; cover it, an! set
it over the fire until the fruit is
SOFT. then put them into cold water,
pare, quarter and core them;, put
to them three teacups of water, set
them over the fire; roll the sugar
fine, mash the fruit fine and smooth
put the sugar to it, stir it we'll to-
gcther until it is thick like jelly !;
then put into tumblers or Jars, and,
when cold, secure it as jelly.
ENGLISH MODE OF SERVING Gu
cUMBERs.-The English mode of
serving cucumbers is said to rem
them less liable. to cause indiges-
ton than when cut up raw in vine
gar and salt for half an hour. Dry
| them in a clean towel, and fry in
butter very light brown To the
butter in which they were fried,
add little flour, the yolk of an
egg, and some meat gravy; mix all
we'll together, pour over the cucum-
bers and servo. .-.. ,..r
PRESERVING ToMAToEs.-Wash,
bruise them ard put in a boiler
over a fire, boil half all hour and
strain; boil the juice until reduced
onc-half, cool, put i'll jars ard seal
then place the jars in boiler OF
cold water, with straw or rags to
prevent breakage; boil twenty
minutes; when perfectly cold, place
the jars in q cool, dark cellar.
They will keep for years. Add
seasoning when used for the table.
For catsup add to the above pep
pers, pimcnto, Glove, etc.
Tomatoes may be prepared as
above and put into bottles for fu-
ture use. Of course, they should
be well cooked and sealed. sst-
NoxIoUs WEEDs.-It seems to be
great puzzle to some persons
low to get rid of noxious weeds.
There is one certain method which
never fails if it is properly and per
sistcntly put into practice, viz,
keep all the leaves and stems cut
close down to the surface. 1t
makes but little difference what
kind of all instrument is used for
this purpose, whether it be hoe,
plow, or cultivator, only let them
be used so frequently that tile plant
can get no opportunity for breath,
ing, as it were, through its leaves.
There is no species Of noXious
plant that will live any considcra.
ble time without leaves, and this
peculiar characteristic should be
taken advantage Of in their des,
truction. Even Canada thistles
and toad flax will succumb under
such treatment.
To CAN PEACHES AND OTHER
FRU1r.-Allow half pound, or
less, Of sugar to ono pound Of
peaches. Mako a sirup of the SUI
car by adding a pint of water to a