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TWO WAYS WITH FOWLS.

Mrs. Cluff, of the Lodi Review, San Joa-
an editor, and she draws inspiration from
one line of her work to impeI the other.
Thus in recent issue she writes of poultry
breeding as follows: From conyersing
with many Of our farmers, We were led to
believe that the subject of poultry was
worthy of more attenti On than 1t has re-
ceived we have given it considerable study,
that those who have not found it profitable
may see wherein they fail. One farmer
complains that his hens never lay; that
they scratch up his garden and ruin the hay
IN his barn; and when they do lay they
steal their nests away where they cannot be
found. We took thefollowing observations: !:
With the exception of a hen uouse, 8 by u,
for the chickens to roost in, there was not q
hen house on the place. A fig tree, OF
enormous growth, with punches near the
ground, was used as a refuge at night.
When the cold and rainy weather in the tall
drove them to seek a warmer shelter, they
took up their roosts on the beams Of the
barn, above the hay NOW and the horse sta
bles. There was not a box to be seen de-
signed as a nest, consequently they were
compelled to find them under the barn
tioor, in the straw-stack, often in the man
ger. They were left to pick for living,
and having an unchanged diet of barley
from the manger, and wheat from the stac K
they were as fat as butter. This is lie.
scription of but one of many farmers, where
the proprietor thinks it does not pay to keeI
fowls. We met a Mr. Taft, of Polant
! House, and having this object in view, w,
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white. and even chocolate. These follow
ing the Tulips. need only seeing to be ap-
preeciated.
After the bulbs have finished blossoming
the foliage should be allowed to ripen, to
perfect the bulbs for another year; but the
surface may be Immediately picked over
with fork (between the rows between the
bulbs) and Portulaca Or Petuna seed may
be scattered over the bed These will be
growing finely by the time the bulbs are
gone. After the first year these latter will
SOW themselves and be ready to bloom ear
ly. If foliage beds are preferred, small
plants of Coleus, Cineraria, and Centaurea
may easily be set ont between the bulbs,
making the bed very ornamental for the re-
nlainder of the season.
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The poulhg Nard
KEEPING EGGS FREsH-FERT1L1rY.

For whatever purpose eggs are Intended,
if they are to be kept any length of time,
they should be set up on end While fresh.
Some prefer setting up on the small end, and
others Oh the big end: prefer the latter.
There is a difference in eggs. Some will re-
tain their freshness, and even hatch, at the
end of weeks, kept in a careless manner, ly-
ing upon their sides; while others will set
tie in three days, in warm weather. The
keeping qualities of the egg are proportion
ate to the health and condition Of the hen
that drops ii. Eggs from over-fat hens are
never SO perfect as those laid by hens in me-
dlun condition. A disposition take on tat
seldom appears the first year; hence the
reason why pulletss' eggs keep better than
othels. The eggs from young hens have
stronger shells. After fowls have passed
their prime, there is a gradual decrease III
the vital strength, and many weaknesses
set in Which we are poWerless to relieve.
Fresh laid eggs sometimes have dark
spots in them which may be visible through
the shell when examined against a strong
light. Open the egg and there will be
found on the yelk, sometimes detached, but
often fastened to it, a spot as large as pea
of dark crimson blood. These eggs will
surely spoil. The hen may have received
an injury; at any rate the blood is making
an effort to carry off the trouble, and will
do SO with the assistance of good food and
healthful drink. In the course of time such
4
tungus-like material, solid in texture, and
though not actually putrid or rotten, will
have disagreeable odor or smell, like fun
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-04-15
To- REVIVE FROSTED PLANTS.

Plants are often frosted through neglect
and allowed to die through ignorance.
Those that have been quite severely nipped
may be saved if treated rightly. The prop
er way is, when the frost has been partially
drawn out of them, naturally, to drench
them with cold water from a fne-rOsed wa
tering pot, and Immediately cover again and
let them SO remain until they regain their
natural color. When they are removed
clip off all such parts as are blackened. AS
soon as it is discovered that planth has been
touched by frost remove it to cool dark
room, and on no account suffer the sun to
shine on it. II they can be covered SO as to
exclude air as we'll as light it is better still.
Dahlias. cannas and the like need not be re-
moved until the frosts are severe enough to
hlacken the leaves.
In speaking of protecting plants, no men,
ton has been made TO my knowledge Of
putting cups or small basins of water among
them at night as many people put pals Of
water in their cellars, among vines and un-
der trees to draw the trcst from their fruit.
can assure you that it acts like a charm.
A friend of mine had two windows filled
with plants and flowers she had small
glass globe hanging in one window filled
with water and with such plants that grow
in water. This was the window most ex-
posed to the storm. One morning after a
regular 'snipper" with a pretty good fire all
night. she found all the plants in one Win
other window presented a scene OF beauty.
fresh and rare, for the contrast was Won
derful. 1t could be accounted for in no
way but that the water in the globe had
saved them.-Farna aud Fsreyide.
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gi. The shells will be found imperfect,
with soft porous spots. | have known this
to occur with five or six eggs of one hen in
succession, after which they would come
good. The hen was old and had been a
remarkable layer when pullet. 1t is inn
portant that eggs for hatching have good
shells, and to secure this the fowls must be
young and healthy.
1t perhaps is known TO few that fowls
suffer much from disordcred livers. Nine
tenths of fowl diseases arise from this cause.
Fowls that have passed their maturity take
on excess of fat, if not properly fed. This
fat produces heat. and rots the liver, conse
quently the fowl dies. A change and varie-
ty of food are necessary to health. Egg
production opens an avenue for the surplus
material after the support of the blood, and
less tat is created. A rapid circulation of
the blood, and a live action of the liver,
keep the fowl in health, and when dropping
eggs frequently. this action of the system
is kept up, and consequently the fowl thrive.
The dormant bird that takes a ration of
wi e"ASC ~ Nay pAoAoSCo ANo. oetSl
d certain extent, is rather damage than
profit.
| 1t is a mistaken idea Of many that a cock
must accompany the hens at all times in or
der to produce eggs. Hens lay quite as
well without rs with, and for market eggs
should never be allowed to consort. When
a valuable cock is permitted to associate
with many hens, the fertlizing power is,
greatly weakened, and if long accustomed
to this strain of vigor, he will take no no
tice ofhis mates. Hence the small percent
aye of eggs that hatch. It's mooted
question how long the fertilizing power con-
three days, or the third egg, with the hen.
The fourth egg may possess weak vitality
with some breeds, but not sufficient to pro-
duce strong chick. ! am not certain or
this point. There are, variations with diff
ferent fowls. Some hens eggs will nevel
hatch, although allowed the freedom Of in.
tercourse with the male. They may be
good layers, healthy and strong, and the
eggs apparently perfect; but from some
freak of nature, or through the medium q
some disorder, the organs fail to perform
their office. With the turkey it is different
One contact with the male is sufficient tc
impregnate the whole clutch unless it be
unusually large, say about l6 or 20 eggs
With the rapid, long-laying breeds a small
err percentage hatch than with the sitters
With the migratory birds, there is never
any mating after the first egg is dropped
Cor Country Gentleman.
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piled him with questions on the poultry
subject. We were agreeably surprised to
find him one of the successful. From him
we obtained the following facts: While
living on ranch at French Camp, with
Stockton as a market, he purchased Ia doz-
en- fowls. These were marked with several
varieties of imported fowls. From these
he raised, in ALL about 500 hens. In the
years 1866, for - months, he carefully
marked down all his expenditures and all
his sales of eggs, and found he had cleared
the neat little sum of $9l3. Here is hs
mode OF treatment: Plenty OF fresh water,
and every two weeks he puts in his bran
one ounce OF sulphur for every two dozen
fowls. This keeps them free from ver,nin.
He gives them soft feed twice day, com
posed of one part in weight Of bran and one
part middlings. Once day he gives wheat
aud in the winter months corn. The last eg
July he begins to use cayenne pepper, in the
proportion Of two tablespoonftls to one gal
lon OF soft teed, twice week. By this dies
he has eggs all through the fall and winter
months, when eggs command good price
| in market. Our farmers should give this
| branch Of industry little more of their at
| tention and reap the reward which is surs
to follow.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-04-15
THE OATS CROP.

have had considerable experience in
raising oats, and have had as good success
any person in the neighborhood in which
ireslde. have made it rule to plow the
ground until it is in good condition for turn-
mg. would rather waituntil May in order
70 SOW the seed i'll dry ground, than to sow
ne last of March or the first of April in
muddy ground. have had fifty bushels to
tle acre when 1 sowed the 10th Of May, and
sqaally as good as crops put in the last of
march. have always made it an invari-
aple rule to run my seed oats through the
iahhlng mill; this will take out all the straw
Shd light grains, leaving none but the heavy
grams for seed. Taking it one year with
another, | would prefer sowing oats with a
anu. Ii the weather is dry, they are put in
- uniform depth where they will be in
sohtact with the moist earth, and will come
W sooner and much more evenly than when
so"h broadcast, and it matters not how hard
'e Wlnd blows, there sno tapping of casts,
u Skipping. | am satisfied that on ten acres
.as' season had SO bushels more by drill
ng lhan If had sowed in the old way.
Wy Dest crops have been where scant two
'asliels per acre of seed was used; and
"'iii' | make it a rule to put on about two
.uslels' !, would always rather go below
.A'' 'hah above. | mostly p!ow sod for
sp'i' then sow the corn ground to oats, and
.1s oat stubble to wheat. seeGing down then
with timothy and clover. never use any
-aiure Tor oats. If the season is at all ia.
soia'le they grow big enough without.
sa'e always sown the common little white
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A GOOD WAY TO PLANT SPRING BULBS.

The american Garden gives the following
somewhat novel way of planting:
The only objection made to beds of spring
bulbs is that, though beautiful beyond de-
scription while the bulbs are in flower, the
time OF blooming is short, and thereafter the
beds look bare and are not available for
other purposes. This fault can be over
come by little management and the use
of snch bulbs a bloom successively. The
following arrangement has proved success
full with us for several years
Make round bed of any size, and plant
an inner circular row Crocus, and he xt out
side row of Hyacinths; then a second row
Of Crocus, and next one of Tulips. Con-
tinue this until the bed is Matchmaking ev-
cry second row Crocus, and alternating Hy-
acynths and Tulips between them. The
row on the extreme edge must be Crocus.
and the space inside of tie first row should
be filled with Tulips or Hyacinths. The et-
feet of bed thus prepared is extremely
pretty for long time, and thus arranged,
it may remain undisturbed two or three
years.
Snow has no sooner gone than the bed is
bright with the cheery little Crocus, which
apparently covers the whole surface. These
will hardly have passed away when we
have Il bed of Hyacinths in all their deli
cate lovely tints. The Tulips then form
climax OF gorgeousness that will last till the
middle of June. The foliage of the Crocus,
which is extremely delicate and pretty, Is
in perfection during the Towering OF the
Hyacinths and Tulips, and covers the bed
AS with lovely green carpet, taking away
the usual bare look OF bulb-beds when out
Of their time of bloom. Still another sue
cession might be had by scattering the bulbs
of the Spanish Iris through the bed. They
are perfectly hardy, with slender foliage
and furnish exquisitely beautiful flowers in
every shade of blue, purple. yellow ano
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-04-15
G !WQZhe Ynlt5eltoid.

Bascust.-One quart Of flour, two heaping
teaspoonfhls Of baking powder, shortening
the size Of an egg, milk enough to form 8
thin dough. Bake in a quick oven.
Fruit Saace.-Mix the butter, sugar and
egg the same as for lemon sauce. and use
cup of juice from canned strawberries, cher
ries or raspberries instead OF she water and
lemon juice.
Bread Pudding. Soak pint OF stale
bread crnms in a quartof milk. Add two
tablespoons of melted butter, little ground
cinnamon, tablespoonful Of sugar, a few
raisins, three beaten eggs, and q teaspoon
full of baking powder. Put all into o but
tered dish and bake Immediately.
Spanish Fltters.-Cut some slices of bread
into any shape you like, pour very little
brandy on each piece; mix two eggs with
two spoonfuls of -four and little milk:
cover the pieces of bread with this batter,
let them rest for half an hour, then fry In
lard or butter, and serve hot with little
preserve on each fritter.
Lemos Sauce.-Cream, half cup OF butter,
with double the quantity of sugar; when
very light, add 2 beaten egg, the juice and
half the grated rind of a lemon, ond a little
grated nutmeg, beat this for fifteen minutes
then stir In half cup of water gradually
and gently. Set the bowl or small pan over
the boiling tea-kettle, and give it an oeca-
sional stir. It.should cook enough to thick
en- the egg, but it should not boil. Serve
warm.
Baked Plam Pudding. Take / ID. flour, l
Id. currants, 4 lb. raisins, ] Id. suet, egg. 4
pint milk, q little canded beef; chop the
suet fine, mix it with the flour, currants,
stoned raisins and sliced peel; add the we'll
beaten egg, and add milk enough to make
the pudding of the consistency Of very thick
| batter. Put it into buttered dish, and
| bake in good oven from one and u quarter
to one and half hours; turn it out, strew
sifted sugar over and serve.
Cabinet Pudding - Butter q mould and
sprinkle the bottom with seeded raisins,
Zante currents, well cleaned. and some can
died orange peel or citron, cut into small
pieces. Cover these with pieces of cake,
then put in more fruit; fill the mold with
alternate layers of cake and fruit to within
two inches OF the top. Use as much or as
little fruit as you please. Beat two eggs
light and stir them with pint of warm
milk. Pour this custard over the cake and
fruit, and set it aside for one hour, then bake
in moderate oven.
!, Italian CreGm.-Fale one quart of cream,
put half of it, with J ounce Of isinglass, into
o porcelain-lned stew pan, and dissolve IL
gradually on the fire SO as not to simmer OF
boil. To the other pint of cream add 3
pint of white sugar; the juice of lemons, 3
wineglassfuls of good sherry or Madeira
wine. When the isinglass is dissolved and
nearly cold put the two creams together,
, and with an egg heater whisk it till it be-
comes of the consistency of thin butter,
9 Pour into moulds and set on ice.
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oats, which yield from 30 to 30 bushels per
acre, and weigh from 20 to So pounds per
bushel. They are mostly cut with cradle,
and I let them wilt in the swath. If cut
with the machine, | let them lie in punches
half a day or so. do not cut until well
turned yellow.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
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A BRAVE LADY /!
She Endures the Pain of a Severe
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from the CosTieT.

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Dailu Kennftrr 5ournaI.
APRErrY STORY.

In Naples the papers tell very pretty
story of the Queen of Italy. 1t appears that
as she was driving to the royal wood Of
Licalo the coachman mistook the road, and
one Of the gentlemen asked countrvman
the way. The man, seeing the fine carriage
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Give him twenty francs for his trouble,
said the Queen to one of her escort, who
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Here, my man, is little present from the
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1.-The Queen,' cried the countryman, re-
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Nowshe countryman, who had once seen
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II know her, you know" he added
mysteriously. II spoke to her yesterday,
and want to speak TO her again
Thinking he had to do with mailman
the porter was about TO have the poor fellow
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When the man was. for the second time
before the Queen. he said ''Yes, It's thou.
| thought had seen fairy. Thou art
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day that have two little ones without a
mother. Wilt thou be their mother ?"
''That will. - said the Queen.
''Then there's the twenty francs thou
gavest me yesterday. | thank :hec, but
want no money" And he went away
crying and smiling like a child.
The Queen has adopted the two little
ones, and they are in an institution, under
her special patronage.
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