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FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farm and Garden Notes.

Farm and Garden Notes.
FODDER Caors. Now is the time to
think of fodder CROPS for next year. The
first ready to cut in the spring is rye
sown now, anu at intervals up to Novem-
Der. T have found few acres of fall
sown rye in field near the barn.yard a
very valuable and acceptable addition to
the fodder in April, when incoming COWS
need succulent food to enable them to
fill the brimming pail.
New VEaETABLEs.-The past seasons g
experience has proved the value of at
least few of the newer vegetables
brought out by the seedsmen. Among
tomatoes the Trophy is by far the best OF
all the newer varieties, although this Is
now we'll established. The "Little Gem, "
for twenty-five seeds of which I gave
twenty-five cents, is little, and gem
certainly, sweet-havored, solid, smooth,
and bears abundantly; but it is no bet
ter than the Trophy. The Zone Hun
dred Days Tomato" is good for nothing,
being late, small, and very much mis-
shapen. "Keys Prolific" is good, bears
abundantly; but it is not preferable to
the Trophy. It was the only variety,
out of a dozen or more, that the potato
bugs took fancy to. OF peas, La1ton's
"Alpha," the "Little GEN." dwarf,
and Laxton's "Supreme, have turned
out excellently The second needs no
bushing, bears large pods very plenti-
fully, and is very sweeSs. For early,
second early, and late, I shall plant
"Little Gems" next year. The "Su-
preme" is fine pea, having long, full
pods. 1t grows about three feet high.
Dreer's improved dwarf Lima bean is an
acquisition. 1t is very prolific, the pods
are closely filled, and it bears about
double the crop of the common sort.
But of all the prolific vegetables the
"green prolific cucumber" has taken the
palm. For Pickles, either for use or for
sale, there can be none better. One hull
of three plants has produced more than
half bushel of cucumbers, which grew
in punches andwith remarkable rapidity.
Peruvian guano may have helped, but
there is great deal in the variety itself.
Of suuashes, a new cross bred of Mr..
Gregory, of Marblehead, named the But
man, has proved better than the Marble
head, one of its parents. For pies it is
superior to any that have grown. The
flesh, when cooked, is dry, sweet, and
very full of flavor, This variety is Wig:
orous enough to withstand hundred
borers in each vine without pcrishing.
The "Early Peabody" sweet potato il
another aquisition. 1t is rcd-skinned,
and early enough to permit of it's growth
far north, I doubt not, even in Canada.
1t is too soon, as yet, to decide as to Its
quality. Atpresent it is soft and watery'
BURY THE RUBBIsH.-Hundreds OF in.
sect pests find safe winter quarters in
the rubbish of the field and gardens.
The prunings of currant bushes, rasp.
berries and blackberries, dead squash
vines- loose pieces of bark, punches oi
weeds, and such rubbish hide multitudes
of eggs, larvae, pupe or perfect insects.
Such loose stuff had better be burned
to consign them to the manure heap is
only to probagate the pests. When
burned there is an end of them, and Of
much unsightly waste which no neat per
son should have about his premises.
Recipes.
A BREAKFAST LUxURY.-Take eight
ears of corn and CRATE them, carefully
scraping off the cobs with knife, SO as
to get al, the milk. Peel one quart oi
good ripe tomatoes, and cut them into
the corn. Season with salt and pepper.
Put in butter, and roll in three soda
crackers. Let them stew steadily fol
one hour.
TOMATO SouP.-To two quarts water
add one pound of beef Gree from fat),
boil till reduced to three pints, then add
one quart tomatoes, one cupful milk,
two tablespoonfuls sifted -four, mixed
with lump of butter size of mn egg, one
teaspoonful salt; boil one hour after the
ingredients are put in.
RIoE CRooUErrEs.-Wash well one
teacupful of rice; put it to boil in pint
of milk, the same of hot water, until
quite tender, but dry; while hot, add O
piece of butter the size Of m egg, two
tablespoonfuls of white sugar, two eggs,
the juice and grated peel of one lemon
stir this up we'll; have ready the yolks Of
two eggs, beaten on o plate, some fine
cracker crumbs on another; make up the
rice with your hands in rolls about three
inches long and two inches round; DIP
into the egg, then into the crumbs; fry
them in hot lard to light brown.
Served hot.
LADY 1NGERs,-Rub half pound Of
butter into o pound of -four; add half q
pound of sugar; CRATE in the rind Of two
lemons, and squeeze in the juice of one
then add three eggs; make into roll the
size of the middle finger; it will spread
in the oven to q thin cake; dip in chocos
late icing. :. .
SHORT CAKEs.-One pound sifted
flour, quarter of a pound butter, and
half as much lard, very little salt, a
pinch of soda, we'll dissolved in just
vinegar enough to cover it; work all well
together with ice-cold water enough to
make stiff dough; roll it into paste half
an inch thick; cut it into round cakes
prick the top with a fork, bake in q
quick oven.
CURES FOR HOUSEHOLD PESTS. s.-Rats
are said to have such dislike for potash
that if it is powdered and scattered
roud their haunts they will leave them.
A piece of rag well soaked in solution
of cayenne is capital thing to put into
rat or mice holes, as they will not attempt
to eat it. A plug of wood covered with
a piece of flannel SO prepared may be
used to fill up the holes. CocHoaches
and ants have a similar dislike to cay
enne, and little strewed about celia,
will keep it clear of them. >: -
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