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WHAT FRUITS WITHDRAW.

Following may be seen the amount Of
manurial elements withdrawn from the
soil by certain fruit crops each year; !;
these being, according to all experience,
the only ones of which the replacement
need be ordinarily considered in fertiliza-
ton. These amounts are expressed with
reference to 1000 pounds of fruit, from
what, according to our best information,
may be assumed to be "fair crop" per
acre. The figures represent pounds and
fractions of a pound:
Grapes--potash, so; phosphoric acid,
1.52; nitrogen, 1.70-
Pears--potasb, is; phosphoric acid,
O.5; nitrogen, 0.6.
Apples--potash, ,O.S0; phosphoric acid,
O.3; nitrogen, 0.6.
Peaches-potash, 1.7S; phosphoric
acid, 0.47; nitrogen, At.
Plums-potash, 1.72; phosphoric acid,
e.44; nitrogen, AZ.
1t will be seen that for equal weights
of these fruits, grapes take from the soil
by far the largest amount of mineral mat
ter, of which nearly tive-ninths is potash; !;
they also carry off the largest amount of
phosphoric acid. For seedlcss grapes the
latter item would, however, be consider
ably smaller. Pears como next as regards
total mineral matter, but draw quite
lightly on nitrogen. Peaches come next
to pears. Plums Gucluding prunes) are
conspicuous chiefly for their heavy
draught on the nitrogen OF the soil.
The difference between apples and
pears in respect to soil exhaustion for an
equal weight of fruit is quite striking,
the amount of potash in apples being less
than half, the phospherie acid only a
trile over half as much as in the pear
Ealuortta Experiment Sutton.
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ciousness of he' abdomen and pelvis do
not necessarily 60 hand IN hand, but on
the contrary her size is dependent upon
thickness of flesh. She is not, like the
scrub, a mere shell, but on the. other
hand may have smaller womb space
than the scrub.
From g. breed that grow uniformly
large there need be no anxiety as to get
ting progeny having fair tendency to size.
We have more reason to be solicitous as
to the tendency to grow fine. That is to
say, we seek progeny that will grow SYM
mctrical. A tree having tendency to
great growth will fail in reaching its des.
tiny in this direction if placed in thin
land where only stunted gEowths are
found; so likewise will the calf upon
which we base great expectations disap-
point unless we give food calculated to
make a growth and weight, month by
month, of seventy-five or eighty pounds.
Prairie Farmer.
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CARE OF YOUNG DUCKS.

Ducks had best not be taken from the
nest till they are twenty-four hours old.
They may then be put in hocks of twenty
or twenty five, in grassy pen from
twelve to fifteen feet square and about
two feet high.
The pen should be movable, and be
frequently changed, as it will soon be-
come filthy, and should be provided with
a tight shed or box for a roosting place.
If piece of closely-sheared sheepskin or
heavy sacking lined with flannel or cot
ton flannel be tackled to the top of two
or three inch high, three-sided frame, so
it will sag little, and thus make warm
place for the ducklings to hover under
and roost under at night, be placed in
the shed or box, they will do just as we'll
without hen as with one; for all the
use they have for her is to hover them
at night.
For the first two or three days they
should be fed stale wheat bread moist
ened with milk; after this should
come curds, table scraps, cooked vegeta-
bles, corn meal dough, chopped lettuce,
beet leaves, onion tops, ETC., etc. Either
sweet or sour milk is good for them, and
some gravel must be supplied.
They must never be allowed to be
without supply of drinking water, as
their thirst is insatiate. They never
seem to sleep, and will 60 to tie drink
ing vessel many times in the night.
After they arc three or four weeks old
all vegetable refuss from the kitchen may
be given them. A duck is no epicure,
and will greedily devour anything that
comes within reach. They would as
soon nip off your handsomest flowers or
choicest vegetables as not, but, as they
are easily confined, two-foot fence
keeping even grown Pekin or Rouen
duck within bounds, this is no serious
disadvantage.
Until ducks are feathered out they are
very susceptible to dampness, and for
this reason must be kept out of the dew
and rain, and should not be allowed
access to stream of water for swim.
The only cause OF mortality among duck
Hngs-if plenty of drinking water is
pplied-is cramps, resulting from
dampness, so if this be guarded against
one may reasonably expect to raise every
duckling that is hatchod.
With the exception of aa occasional
afternoon run in the orchard-where are
always kept our ducklings-we did not
allow our ducks out of the pen till they
were feathered. After that they were
allowed the range of the farm, and were
not fed, except light feed of grain at
night as an inducement to always return.
Ducks are susceptible to heat, and
should always be supplied with shade
that they may run at pleasure.
After the feathers once mature they
can be picked every six weeks from
March till December.
Feathers from the Pekin duck will
command nearly as good a price as geese
feathers.-Farm, FIELD and Stock1aan.
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THE CALF AT BIRTH.

1t IS the tendency to growth to which
we must look for advantages possessed
By our large breeds of cattle and not the
size of the calf at birth. A tree from a
seed or nut much below the acorn in size
may lay the foundation for tree as large
as the oak. Nature violates no law when
she produces from the Shorthorn or
Hereford, weighing 1900 pounds, q calf
of moderate size, less in size in fact than
is habitually produced 10y the scrub
weigbinS 600 or roo pounds.
Breeders. as rule, dislike to sec their
large, tine bred COWS drop large framed
calves. for the tendency of all such is to-
ward coarssness. Men not convcrsant
with the tendencies IN the direction re-
ferred to often express surprise that the
calves of COWS of the large, becf-naking
breeds are so moderate in size at birth.
But in this the law under which tree
grows as great from small seed as from
a large, can be taken as a rule. The lit
tie difference in the weight at birth be.
tween the one sort and the other is COM
paratively trifiing.
The size Of the large COW and the capa,
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PROTECTION OF CORN.

Among the methods which have been
tested for the protection of corn from
the striped squirrel are the following.
Smoking with meat in an ordinary
smokchouse until the kernels are black
smoking in barrel with tobacco dust
smoking over night in strong decoctions
of tobacco and of quassia chips; soaking
in a solution of dilute carbolic acid, in
strong alum water, in salt water and in
kerosene. None of these methods were
altogether effective, although the carbolic
acid treatment and the smoking with to-
bacco made the corn so distasteful that
when it was in the vicinity of other
grain it would be left until the last. The
best remedy was found to be the har-
rowing of the ground immediately after
planting, to cover the planters tracks,
and then to scatter corn about the border
of the fields and in the neighborhood of
the squirrel holes rs soon as the corn be-
gan to come Chicago Neps.
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RAISING COLTS.

The best results in raising colts are
obtained where the mare is given the
liberty CT a pasture and comfortable
shed with sufficient allowance of feed
10 keep her in good, healthy condition.
If there is any induccment to raising
colts, it certainly is in the money that
can be made out of the business. Then
pursue the work in way that will guar
antee the best results in money gain.
Take no risks that can be avoided.
DO not try to save dollar in feed at
the expense of $40 in the growth of a
colt; do not turn the mare out Rear foal-
ing time in field or lot where she can
get into creek or slough. There are
horse owners who talk horse fuently,
drive good teams, pay high prices for
stallion service, yet they are always re-
porting accidents which clearly point
out neglect and carelessness in the little
details in the management or care of the
mare.
Too much care cannot be given the
brood mares just now.-Farm, Field and
.St0cdman.
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Lost Children.

A pathetic story comes from Onaho
of two little children lost in the sand
hills near Thedford, Neb. The two little
girls, aged eight and six, went Oh G
visit to their sister, who lives some six
miles from town. They started for
home about 4 o'clock one Sunday, and,
not arriving by dark, their father be-
came alarmed and called out his neigh
bors to search fer them. Monday morn
ing a general alarm was given. Then
the citizens of Thedford and the
surrounding country turned out. They
took the trail and soon found where the
children had wandered from the path to
gather flowers. The search was cou-
tinued all day Monday until dark and
the .earchcrs camped on the trail A
relief.party went after provisions, and
couriers were kept in communication
with the searchers all day Tuesday as
they went on over the dismal stretch Of
barren sands. All day Wednesday the
search went on and Thursday it was re-
newed. They came to place where
the youngest had lost one shoe, and
could see where the older one had car
riea her little sister a short distance.
Thursday at noou the Youngest child
was found at the foot of high hill,
half-covered with sand, where she had
fallen completely exhausted. The little
one wes unconscious, and her tongue
was swollen so that it protruded from
her mouth. She was soon restored,
however, and when asked where her Sis
ter was she said: 1.Sister went on home" "
The youngest child was found nearly
fifteen miles from the point where they
left the road to pick flowers. The
search went on; it continued for seven
days, when the searchers discovered the
dead body of the other child ten miles
north of Dunning, Blaine County, fully
seventy-firc miles from the place where
the children lost their way.-Neo Orleans
Picayune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-24
FEW HOUSEHOLD DoN'Ts.

Don't dust your furniture with q
feather duster; it's like cleaning an egg
cup by stirring the egg around. Use a
cloth. If it is slightly oiled, so much
the better for the woodwork.
Don't put furnishings with big designs
in a small room-it will make the room
look the smaller. Keep in the rule OF
proportion. It's like little woman with
a skinny face wearing big football of a
hat, which only accentuates her sharp
features the more.
Don't be vague in your furnishings,
and get this and that and the other thing
because each by itself is pretty, but take
the object of a room first into considera-
ton, and live up to it, then take one
color as a guide and select all others in
harmony with it.
Don't let estheticism overwhelm COM
mon sense to that degree that your win
dows are so profusely ''got up as to
make ventilation or the washing of them
a difficult job. philadelphia UphOlsterer.
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Norweg1ans Dislike tile Swedish Color.

Whenever Oscar II. visits Norway he
is accompanied bya Swedish escort, who
wear Swedish uniforms. and the " yel-
low" lining Of their coats is a standing
grievance in the eyes Of the Norwegian
people. Were King Oscars attendants
attired in court costumes with "red"
lining, all would go we'll; the crowd
would be delighted. But as it is, when
ever those officials appear in the streets
with their saffron lapels, the national
honoris at stake; and the people exclaim
"Why are we to be insulted with the
yellows" The fact is that great rivalry
exists between the two countries, and q
mistake is made in thus bringing Sweden
to Norway-New York Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-24
CLEAN OUT THE BLACK KNOT.

There is no good reason for keeping a
plum or cherry tree full of black knots.
Each one is a place where countless
spores are produced, and these, spread
ing to other trees, will cause new knots
to grow. Some have recommended the
application Of kerosene to the knot, as it
will kill it, but injury may be done to
the healthy parts of the tree. A better
way is to cut the knots away and burn
them. If the knife docs not pass several
inches below the knot, it may develop
anew upon the tip of the stub. Badly
infested trees should be cut down bodily
and all the knots burned. These knots
are found upon some kinds of wild
cherry and plum trees, and these,
whether in the lane, roadside, or forest,
should be stripped of their knots. If
every one who owns land would see to
it that all the black knots were removed
it would not be long before We, especial
ly in the Eastern States, could grow pro-
ftablc crops of plums and Cherries
.4mertc4t Agriculturist.
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august
Flower"

II inherit some tendency to Dys-.
pepsia from my mother. I suffered
two years in this way; consulted a
number of doctors. They did me
no good. then used
Relieved In your August Flower
and it was just two
days when I felt great relief. I Isoon
got so that I could sleep and eat, and
1 felt that I was well. That was
three years ago, and am still first.
class. I am never
Two Days. without a bottle, and
if I feel constipated
the least particle a dose or two Of
August Flower does the work. The
beauty of the medicine is, that you
can stop the use without any bad
effects on the system.
Constipation While I was sick !
felt everything it
seemed to me a man could feel. I
was of all men most miserable lean
say, in conclusion, that believe
August Flower will cure anyone OF
indigestion, if taken
Life ofMiserywith judgment. A.
M. Weed, 22e Belle
fontaine St., Indianapolis, Ind" Q
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Telephone Connection With tile Sun.

One of the most curious arrangements
contrived by this most curious man for
his personal amusement and qualification
is the arrangement which Mr.. Edison
calls his "cosmical telephone" Edison
owns an iron mine at Ogden, N. J. There
is bed of magnetic iron ore about
mile long and 450 feet wide which he
says runs down into the earth for five or
six miles. He estimates the amount of
iron in the mines at 1000, 900, 900, 600
tons. Around Ogden there is an enor-
nous intensifcation Of the magnetic
forces of the earth. 1t IS wcll-known
fact that the daily variations in these
magnetic forces, as shown by the needle,
are directly influenced by the disturb
ances in the suns spots. These varia-
tions are regularly recorded every day at
Kew, near London. Mr.. Edison says
that at his iron mine near Ogden he has
more than a million times the concentra-
ton of magnetic lines that there is at
Kew. To record the daily variation in
his own magnetic lines at Ogden, MIR.
Edison has constructed his cosmical tele-
phone.
"There are the most wonderful things
going on in the suns spots all the time,"
he says. "Didn't you ever see them9
Why, they are beautiful. The dis
turbances are tremendous. Bursts Of
hydrogen fly out of these spots 600, 600
miles long. Awful things happen up
there. You can see them every day with
my telescope"
To construct telephone he has sur
rounded the whole bed of magnetic iron
with poles. On these poles he has strung
cable of fifteen copper wires. The ends
of this cable run down into little house
and are connected with the ordinary re-
ceiver of a common Bell telephone. The
idea is that the surrounding of this cnor-
NOUS bell of magnetic iron with the
copper wires will operate for the forma-
tion of a gigantic magnet such as is used
in the receiver of the every day telephone.
Through this tremendous receiver, Edi-
son says he will be put in direct tele-
phonic communication with the sun.
Only the communication will be one
sided. He can hear everything that goes
on up there, but he can't do any trans
mitting. He believes that every dis
turbance in the suns spot will cause
corresponding variation of his concen-
trated magnetic lines az Ogden, and that
this variation will be at once detected in
some way by the receiver of his cosmical
telephone.
:Yes. sir" he says, ~ can hear them
with this telephone. The next time there
is any violent changes in the suns spots
which disturbs the magnetic lines On
earth I shall know it, and if 600, ,O0U
miles of hydrogen go chasing away from
the sun l shall hear it"
The cosmical telephone is not yet COM
pleted as the wire stringing is not fin
ished; but scientific people other than
Mr.. Edison will watch with curious
wonders to see what success he will
achieve.-NeU York Sun.
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Strive to have the best; there is the
most profit in it.
Corn is the great American crop. Al
ways grow patch.
Pure water, pure air and clean food
make good trinity.
Have the soil of the garden we'll loos-
ened and pulverized.
The land occupied by fences is as val
liable as that adjoining.
True economy in feeding does moi
mean stintiug the ration.
When more of our butter and cheese
is made by women it will be of better
quality.
Young leaves for some reason are less
liable to injury from spraying than the
older ones.
Lime added to the arscnites for the
purpose of spraying fruit trees tends to
prevent injury to the foliage.
Size and condition count for more in
market than any particular shade OF
color, especially with young poultry.
A diversity of crops distributes work,
receipts, and expenses more evenly
through the year and through the years.
The best breed of geese for feathers is
the Embder. They are entirely white,
and white geese feathers. bring tie best
prices.
Ducks intended for market should be
hatched out early and be crowded from
the start; those intended for breeding
can be hatchcd later.
Ducks do not have the cholera, Group
or gapes, and hawks do not bother them
they will lay more eggs and the eggs
will hatch better than hen eggs.
The best bred animals are the most
costly, but they bring the best prices
when stock is to be sold. Quality is a
factor that cannot be overlooked.
Such plants as okra, satisfy, endive,
kohl-rabi, and dandelion are seldom cui-
tivated in the garden, yet they are among
the bes. of the list of vegetables.
Cows are like other animals, and even
men and women. They need fresh air,
sunlight and exercise-not horse-racing
exercise, but COW exercise, in walking
around.
A farm paper says: awe can never
hope for the blessing of uniformly good
roads throughout the country until the
the care of them is delegated to skillful
and competent hands"
Melons should not be overlooked.
Make the hills as rich as possible, using
well-rotted manure. Plant the seed
about half an inch deep, six in hill,
and thin out when the plants are up to
two in hill.
The shorter the time between the COW
and the counter, the better the price OF
butter, if it is good. yRipening and
rotting begin and end witRthe same let
tiers, but there is Q world of difference
between the two.
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RECIPES.

Carrots-Wash and prepare the carrots,
throw them in plenty of boiling water,
with salt in it; keep them boiling, and
when fork can be easily pushed through
them they are done. Time for young
carrots from one-half to three-quartcrs of
an hour.
Boiled Leg of Lamb-Put plump leg
Of lamb into as much boiling water as
will barely cover it, let it boil few
minutes, then add a little cold water
draw the pan to the side of the fire, re-
move the scum carefully as it rises, and
afterwards simmer gently till done;
place the meat on hot dish, garnisb
! with tufts of boiled cauliaower and car
rots. Allow one-half honr for each pound
of meat.
Green Peas-One quart peas, two
quarts water, quarter ounce salt, a
little mint, three ounces butter and a
pinch of sugar. Let the water boil with
the salt, skim we'll, add the peas with
mint, and boil quickly, uncovered, till
quite tender, which will be about 6fteeu
to twenty minutes; take them of the
fire, drain them, put into fresh sauce
pan with the butter, o pinch of salt and
sugar, and shake over the fire till the
butter is melted. Serve Immediately.
Whipped Creau-Half pint of cream,
one tablespoonful of castor sugar, few
drops of essence of vanilla; pour the
cream into basin, which, if the weather
is at all warm, should be stood in another
containing cold water, add the sugar and
favoring, and beat with whisk till the
cream commences to thicken and frotb
rises, carefully remove the froth, and
stand on a sieve; continue to remove the
froth till there is none left, and stand in
the larder till wanted. Many persons
add the white of an egg, but this is moi
necessary if the cream is good.
Raspberry and Currant Tart-Hall
pint raspberries, one and e-quartel
pints currants, three tablespoonful
sugar, one-half pound butter, one-hali
pound flour, cold water, the yolk of one
egg. Make some puff paste as follows.
Rub two ounces of butter into the -four,
then MIX with cold water and egg; after
it has stood short time roll out the re-
mainder Of the butter in sheet and lay
it on the paste; give the paste three
turns to work in the butter; strip the
currants from the stalks, put in dish
with the raspterries, placing an inverted
cup in the ceutre, add the sugar, cover
with the paste and bake in good oven,
and when doue sift sugar over.
Boiled Chicken, Southern Style
Truss and stuff the chicken as for roast
ing, dredge it all over with white flour
and putitin pot of boiling water. Take
the pot off the fire for five minutes after
the chicken is put in or the skin will
crack. Then let it boil very gently, ac-
cording to age and weight, an old fowl
requiring twice aslong to boil as young
one. Allow fifteen minutes to the pour !.
Take off the scum as it rises and W len
done serve with egg sauce or parsley or
oyster sauce and mashed potatoes. This
is nice way to cook an old chicken, as
it is much more tender and nourishing
than baked, for if the chicken is old
baking toughens it. We have given the
receipts for egg sauce before. 1t should
be made rich With cream and butter.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
ANTITRUST COAL TAR.

A simple and economical way Of
tarring sheet-iron pipes to keep them
from rnsting is as follows: The sections
as made should be coated with coal tar
and then filled with light wood shavings,
and the latter set on fire. 1t is declared
that the effect of this treatment will be
to render the iron practically proof
against rust for an indefinite period, rem
dering future painting unnecessary. 1t
is important that the iron should not be
made too hot, or kept hot too long a
time, lest the tar should be burned off.
Hence the direction for the use of light
shavings instead of any other means Of
heating.-Neao York Journal.
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The Largest Hotel.

The area and capacity Of the Hotel de-
Coronado, of San Diego, the largest no
tel in the world, are: Area of ground,
twenty acres; total floor area, four an6
a half acres; capacity of reservoirs, $50,
600 gallons; area of diuing-room, 10,
600 square feet. =.