The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-18

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while at pasture she is very apt to slack
en- up in her supply of milk, aud the
new experimenter Immediately comes
to the conclusion that meal may do for
other peoples cows while at pasture.
but his COW does better without it.
The fact generally is that
the violent change has dis
arranged the cows digestion, which
naturally stops the flow Of milk. There il
a right way and wrong way to do ev-
erything, and the right way to- feed a
cow meal, not only while she is at pas
ture but at any time, IS to begin moder.
9tely and increase the quantity gradual.
ly 50 that the COW can assimiiate her di.
gestlve organs to tho demand that is
made upon them. The fact may be ob.
served if the meal is suddenly taken
away from the COW, only to more
marked degree.
1t is easy to note the evil effect Of a
change of diet with young animals, as
teaching a calf to live on skinned milk
after having nursed the cow. Such rad.
!cai change often Produces severe at
tack of diarrehea. While the matnr ed
animals are not so violently affected by
chan les of food as the yo,tng are, vel
they often feel the effect of it, and show
it at the pail Cows, too, are very strong
ly creatures of habit, and they are not
partial to changes of any kind; and even
when the food is improved in richness
In midwinter. the good efforts Of the
change will not be marked, even when
made with the greatest care, until the
lapse of several days, and with some
cows it may take weeks to arrive at their
BEST, Zoo much care in making changes
of iood cannot be taken, and a iull knowl.
edge of the cows nature is necessary to
prevent often making mistakes that fur
ther investigation would have avoided
Observation-Disclosures Dairynan.
Improve the Kitchen.
In these days of beauty and artistic
effect in houses, we are constantly told
how to decorate our drawing rooms and
bed rooms, but seldom do we hear any
thing said about improving our kitchens.
Some kitchens we have seen, especially
those which were presided over by the
lady of the house, were neatness itself,
which always has a charm, but which,
with little contrivance and very little
outlay, might gain in attractiveness. In
kitchen, where there is not much
money for adornment, let a little fore
thought and as much taste as possible
have their way: and the owners thereof
will be astonlshed to see how much COM
fort tired mother and father would take
in the transformed apartment as they
drop down there: for a few moments to
rest. The question is, what shall be
done to the kitchen to make it bright
and attractive. and the suggestions
given are intended particularly fo,
country kitchens, which seem to be very
often the thoroughfare, if not the
resting place for the family. Vines, OF
course, would be in the way in the sum-
mer, and al that time they are not need.
ed so much, as the kitchen doors are
frequently draped with honeysuckles or
morning glories on the outside, as we'll
as the kitchen windows. But in the
winter, when it is cold and cherries
outside and the graceful vines have
turned into brown, dead looking stalks,
try to have somthing green and fresh in
the kitchen. Train vine, if only 9
sweet potato vine, on one of the win.
dows, and besides, having saved all the
empty cans from canned fruit or vegeta.
bles; paint couple of them red; have
two holes bored in each near the top.
through which to run the strings, by
which they are to b9 suspended over
:he window. In one plant Wandering
Jew," or Tradescant,a, so easy to grow
from sips, and which will soon run on
the sides, making 1t a thing of beauty,
and in the other, VIII ch must be nearly
full of water, lay an old sponge or piece
OF white cotton, over which sprinkle flax
seeds thickly, keeping the cotton moist
where they are sown. In two or three
weeks these will sprout and the cotton
will be covered with a beautiful green
messy looking growth. Save the old
kitchen chairs; cut off the broken backs
close to the seats, also the lower part OF
the legs, to make them convenient or
comfortable height. Then making bag
the size of the seat, of some old ticking
or other material, and stuff it with fine
shavings or slivered husks, and after
mailing it securely on the seats, cover
with bright cretonne or chintz. The
former can be bought for twenty or
twenty-five cents a yard, and be forward
ed from city store on sending the or
der and giving an idea of the ground
color wanted. Two or three palm ieaf
fans painted bright red would deco
rate the wall very prettily. II the edges
are worn they can be bound with some
material of the same color. The lower
part OF the dresser would look we'll, if,
insteaj of being covered with the usual
pieces of scaIloped newspaper, it were
covered with strip of crash toweling,
the ends frlnged out and hanging down
about quarter OF q yard or so, and the
center ornamented with large letter in
cotton or wo1sted embroidery .-Ameri-
AN AgrlCulturist.