Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-07

light, and be provided with dust bath.
Green feed, along with grain and meat, is
then needed. Fresh water in a perfectly
clean trough is indispensable at all sea-
sons.
Cleanliness in the Cow Stable.-The big
gest part in the making of good butter is
cleanliness. The stable should have a gut
ter, just far enough to catch all droppings,
but not to cause too short space for the
cows comfort, when she stands or lies down.
There should be slight slope backwards.
This arrangement will keep her out of her
own filth. Keep the gutter filed with litter,
SO that the tail will not swish around in the
water, and also to serve absorbent.
There should be stall partitions, to keep the
cows straight and prevent the soiling of the
other cows floors. Then every COW should
be as carefully carded as carriage horse.
Why not? Without it there can be no clean
dairy; with it, the health and value of the
animal is greatly promoted. Clean the stables
every morning, litter them heavily every
night; card carefully, and there will be no
filth, no hairs, and no dust to interfere with
teats be wiped with clean cloth before
milking
Manuring in the Hill.-It is gain for
growth the season through to have corn Or
other field crops start up strong at first.
There is no better way of helping this mat
ter, especially if the ground lacks richness,
than the manure in the hill. This may be
done with the greatest economy of labor by
the use of bone manures or unleached ashes.
Eitkar superphosphate of a good quality OF
ground bones applied at the rate of 200 OF
300 pounds to the acre in this way is desira
BILE. Uuleached ashes dropped on each hill
at planting, or at the first hoeing, will show
marked results.
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
Plant firmly.
Layer ounces now.
Mulch newly set trees.
Raspberries should be stacked.
Scatter radish seed in vacant spots.
Young vines should be cut back to two
eyes at planting.
Of the two jobs, first set the poles and
then plant the beans,
Mr.. Sanders has found out that wash Of
lime, sulphur and water, applied to the bari
of pear trees, will prevent blight.
Trees received from the nursery in shriv
eled condition should be buried root and
branch for three or four days.
Grow one row of cabbage on the flat cul
ture plan, and the other by earthing up tn
plants somewhat, and you will find the latte
course will yield the best results.
Try Different awberries.-Those grow
ing strawberries for market, or even for hom
use, would find it easy to try number o
different varieties, with a view to gettin
hold of the most profitable ones. With thi
fruit in particular, a slight difference in sol
and location often makes great diferenc
in the result with any given variety. 1t ma
be thought that the best variety is now pos
sessed, for any given locality, when a test G
dozen other sorts, on small scale, woul
show that such was by no means the case
1t is a matter easy to be decided.
FLOWERS AND THE LAWN.
Sift the fever fews
Plant out carnations at once.
Summer bulbs like a rich soil.
All but the most tender seeds may now b
sown.
Move the pots and tubs of plants from tn
cellar.
New York florists import lily flower
from Bermuda.
1 Until warm weather sets in, don't set ho
house plants out doors without temperin
them.
A line of periwink1e one foot wide make
| a beautiful edging, that looks like frame, t
| a flower bed.
| Two years old rotten sod and COW manu1
| flowers.
| Flower beds that are near trees shoul
l have a spade run down its depth alon
4 the line next to the trees, to cut off tt
tree roots and prevent their drawing strengt
4 from the beds.
1 f1Ol0GS nave TWO OlStluCJ 1OI11S VI AOHCi
that one being the lovely form, which rel
ders these plants famous; the other, most sill
gularly, are produced just under the su
face of the ground, and are called cleistog
| nous.
Change the Soil.-If flowers have long bee
grown in one spot, it is well to change tt
soil for some that is fresher. Gather ne
soil from some mellow patch of field, an
| return the old, to make up for that takel
Such an exchange will be gain all arount
Plant out the forced flowers. Such plan
| as deutzia, astilba, dicentra, mignonette, ca
las and cyclamen, that have done dut
through the winter by blooming, should
planted out during this month into goc
soil The hrst three kinds named, bein
hardy, will take hold of the soil, grow an
become useful plants for the garden, if nj
for forcing. Mignonette will put on ne
life and yield many flowers throughout IL
season Callas and cyolamens will matu
their bulbs and be in the best possible shal
to lift again in September and pot for ne
winters bloom.