The National tribune., 1882-02-11

she eats the water she drinks, the air she
breathes, and last, but not least, by the treat
ment she receives. Nearly, if not ALL these
natural taints and odors may be expelled from
the milk by heating it to 1400 as soon as it is
drawn from the cow, and then aerating it while
warm.
Rot IN GRAPEs.-Evidence seems to be aecu-
mulating that grape rot is caused by fungus
growth on the surface of the berries Placing
the punches in paper bags is said to prevent them
from rot, provided that they are covered before
the fungus attacks them. To make sure of sue
cess it should be done very soon after the berries
are formed; it is therefore necessary to provide
bags large enough to allow for the expansion Of
the bunch. The effect of the covering is some
what to retard the ripening of the fruit, which,
in some cases, may be an advantage.
THE CUTHBERT RAsPBERRY.-Ths is one of
the most robust in growth, hardest, and prolific
of good fruit of all our raspberries. When prop
erly managed, by summer pruning the young
canes during their growth, it becomes as robust
and sturdy as a diminutive tree, and supports
itself firmly without the assistance of stakes.
The treatment of raspberry plantations has much
improved Of late years. AS the culture of crops
extend, appliances and methods are reduced to
the most economical and systematic basis, and
growers of so-called small fruits have not been
behind hand in this respect
FEEDING Corn TO HORSEs.-When corn on
the ear is fed to herses, they masticate it much
more slowly than if the corn was shelled. AS a
consequence that on the ear is better digested
horse requires more time to eat corn the
ear than if fed either meal or shelled corn. If
the horse cannot have time to masticate a full
feed of unshelled corn then it is best to feed
thing else.
NUTRITIvE FOOD.-We are often asked to
name a plant that will grow WELL and furnish
nutritive food for stock, on poor sandy and gray
ely soils. We do not know of any plant which
will meet these requirements. Even the best
grasses when grown on MANFRED land give a
more nutritive fodder richer, especially in albu-
minoids, than when grown upon unmanured or
poorly MANFRED land. The difference is some
| times as great as ten per cent.
| SMOKE AS PROTECTION AGAINST FROST.-In
localities where late frosts occasionally inure the
young growths and blossoms of orchard trees and
vineyards, it is good practice to have on hand
distributed over the orchard at proper distances
"a quantity of dried brush with old, damp hay
or straw, or dry weeds of any kind, so as to be
available for making fire and producing dense
smoke when frosty nights occur. A single nights
freezing often destroys what would have been a
valuable crop if the trees had been protected by
mantle of smoke for one night only. This is
an old and time-worthy expedient, not so often
employed as it might be in saving crops.
THE DEATH OF THE WATER LILY am
always in hope of seeing one of these beautiful
lilies in the act of dying; it is so lovely flower
death-there is no pain in it, When the seed
ripens in the ily-cap and her bloom is over, she
does not cast her seed to the four winds of
heaven to decay or grow as incident may de-
termine, but she slowly turns her pale face and
rests it upon the water, while the seeds sink in
golden shower back to the parent stem, far be-
meath the water; thus they never leave their
parent lake, but remain there forever. E.
Cp0cT-PIrEC AND CHI RIkYNc