Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-31

roost because it will last into the night long spending benefits. On the other hand ground food given in the morning allows of diges tion beginning at once. Thus by these means the stomach is unoccupied but few hours, and such particular care tells in the chickens favor every time Let the morning feeding be done as early as possible in the morning, and that of evening just before going to roost. If the fowls are confined with nc chance to pick up anything during the day they require another liberal feeding at noon.
 Colds in Poultry.-At this season when human beings are so subject to colds fowls too often suffer from the same cause. Neith- CT are the symptoms wholly different in the two, these being usually such as a running at the nostrils, watering of the eyes and sneezing. When cold is discovered in a fowl it should be put into warm, comforta- ble place and fed with food of s nourishing pature. For medicine nothing better can be recommended than tincture of aconite a proper dose of which would be half of one teaspoonful of water, in which single drop of the tincture has been put For old fowl tke dose may be whole teaspoonful of the same strength. A little camphor may also be put into the drinking water. By these means the ailment will generally be overeome-if not we would recommend kill ing the affected fowls.
 Dry Earth 1n the SCaDleS.-lle farmer who in connection with his stables has some we'll filed bins of dry earth, or better yet, muck at this season, is fortunate. Dried earth has a wonderful value as an absorbent of the liquid and gaseous substances about stables. By the use of few shovelsful of it scattered over the floor after cleaning, not only will the air of the apartments be ren- dered pure and wholesome, but the come out of the animals will be greatly inc1 eased. Then the enlarged value of the manure pile by such means during the winter must not be slightly regarded. We have no doubt this would be double what it would be without he use of the absorbents. The gases and liquids which but for this would largely go to waste are the very essence of good ma nure.
 ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
 Now for compost heap.
 Deep freezing benefits the soil.
 Is everf tool in it's place.
 Digging usually goes we'll now.
 Keep the seeds out of the way of mice.
 Wrap tarred felt around young trees to prevent their being girdled.
 Steady cold, not heat, is what cabbage wants for keeping well.
 For fair treatment in the securing of good crops, orchards whether in grass or titled need light dressing of manure every yea. This is good time to apply it if the snow is off the ground. It should De fine and old.
 To keep fresh grapes they must be stored in a place that is both cool and dark. The punches must be placed so they will not touch.
 Onions in Winter-They will keep nuch better in frozen state than otherwise through the winter provided the thawing out in the spring can be gradual, and also that alternate freezing and thawing can be pre- vented. All these requirements can be se- cured better in a barn loft covered with hay or straw foot or more thick than in any other way. The onions must not be in piles, though. Onions kept over usually pay very big returns for the trouble there is in win tering them.
 FLOWERS AND THE LAWN.
 Hyacinths like sun.
 Dirty pots are not nice.
 Fragrance changes with the hour.
 High heat suits no forced Dutch bulbs.
 Sudden changes in the temperature are hard on plants.
 A broken wheel as funeral design is in use.
 For flowers of ten weeks stocks CT jilly flowers next spring, sew the seeds now.
 Growing fCchsias must not be crowded either as to root space in the pots or as to their tops.
 Geraniums and primroses are plants both of which ere susceptible to injury at this season from r-watering. Of course one conld run into the other extreme also, but there is not much liability of doing so
 Covering Hardy Things.-It's a mistake to think that because plant or shrub is hardy it needs no winter protection. Kinds that are reputed hardy win live through usually without a winter coat of some sort, but it is certain that one year with another all such would flower much better for some protection, and especially such is placed over the roots. Nature sets us the true ex- ample; each fall she sheds down leaves freely as winter cover to the roots of plants. Hay, straw or leaves form a suit able material for over the roots; a coat several inches in depth would be suitable. Shrubs and roses may be strawed up be- sides by first bringing the branches closely together with the use of string twine, then setting straight straw around closely and Sacu1incr thiS h1r 1nnra tnuirla