The record-union., 1894-12-27
ROYAL BAKING POWDER.
'ition begins sooner than would other

sition begins sooner than would other
wise happen.
The lean nam is the tough one and the
fat ham the disagreeable one. Make
marbled hams by growing the pigs on
clover, milk and grain-on a well-pro-
portloned and nutritive ration.-Farm
Journal.
Candy to feed bees on in winter is made,
says a writer, by gradually stirring six
pounds OF loaf sugar into abont three
quarters Of pint of boiling water, tho
whole kept boiling and constantly stirreo
to prevent burning.
NO kind Of fruit need be lost. If then {
is no market within convenient distance
the fruit may be evapOrateu. 1t is not
dIilcuIt to dispose of Iruit in some form,
ana the larn that has a good orchard Will
be Increased in value.
While less than 300.O .OgO acres were de-
voted to other cereals n Scotland last
year, 1000, 900 acres were sown to oats.
Scotland Is not one of our competitors in
the wheat line, but the wheat crop in
Indla Is per cent. greater than in 1893
W hlle 1t is best to provide good warm
shelter for the hogs during the winter, in
nearly all cases 1t will be best TO arrange
so that they can run out every day dur
Ing the winter, Close confinement is not
We must not overlook a food fOr the
hens which we have in great abundance
clover. 1t is bulky, and rich in lime
ana nitrogen. 1t is better to cut it fine
ana ScaId Ii, and then mix it with little
ground grain in the morning; it will save
more costly food.
In selecting varieties of fruit do not be
induced to purchase by the claims made
IN the catalogues, as it is impossible to
secure variety that is suitable to all
climates. The value of q plant depends
largely upon the conditions to which il
Will be subjected.
For poultry the use of wheat bran and
SKIM milk is excellent, but it should be
gwen with other ground food, in the
shape OF stiff dough. Fresh meat and
green Iced OF some kind should be also
allowed. On cold days full ration OF
corn Will be of advantage.
The COW must be good, she must be fed
right, but as mixer much will depend
upon her individuality. She must be
preu, framed and managed just right, OF
sne VIII not 90 her best as milker. Like G
family horse, she must be studied as tC
every individual trait she may possess,
Butter canned and hermetically sealed
Will be one OF the articles of commerce
before long. Canned butter is ouita ac
practlcaDle as canned lard or beaches
Ihus sealed up, butter of the first class
can De shipped in any country from the
equator TO the poles and opened and
eaten III good condition.
Italian bees are now conceded to be the
DesI oees ior this country. New varie-
lies come up every season, are given 3
short-llved boom and drop below the
horizon TO again appear briefly in few
years. The Italian has been tried and
mas not Deen found wanting. They are
the best.
With all kinds of trees the rule should
be TO plant at such distance apart as will
secure the best development of the ma.
turai characteristics of the kind. A tree
or plant OF any kind cramped for room
cannot MAKE the natural growth or de-
VeIopment. or present the appearance OF
one that has plenty OF room.
lackberry plants thrive in any soil in
which any other crop will grow. Plant
TWO by eight, or two by ten feet. Head
pack canes In summer by pinchinp of
the top when two to three feet high.
Strong side branches will follow. which
ShouIu De cut back In spring, leaving
lateral branches about a foot long.
The windmill and the brook water.
WheeI are yet to be harnessed for elec.
trlclty and the grain threshed, the woou
sawed, iced cut, water pumped. hOuse
lighted and heated without extra cost.
Inc water power on or near every farm
Will transmit its force over a wire tC
every field and building, and will save
untold labor.
Professor Baily says: Trees should Inc
made 10 send their roots deeD into the
SOIL, IN order to fOrtify themselves against
drought. Ihls is done by draining the
sol! ana pIoWlng the orchard rather deep
MS deep pIowlng should begin the very
trees II oh Ia!
continued every spring until the habit o.
the tree is established,
Before putting away the potted nlants
Ior the winter, change the earth in the
pots. DO not use pots that are too larpe
ana avoid watering them in a nanueI
so as to.completely drench the earth. A
teaspoonful OF ammonia water and the
same quantity OF phosphate of potash
added to one quart of water, is the hesi
ana cleanest fertilizer that can be annlie6
A man with high temper. saws q
writer, If it is uncomfortable. mas no Inc.
mess with COW. The man VINO merri-
IesSIy KICKS COW cannot possibly suc-
ceed, Tor his rough treatment will more
than offset what he builds up bv eytr.
feeding. Ii ne would be content 10 kicI,
the slqe OF the barn. or even himself. il
Wouiu pe more sensible, and his end
would be gained just as we'll.
III NAAii" many VI the swallow pools
have their bottoms planted with edible
lilies, lotus, water chestnuts, water snin.
ach ana other vegetables which thrive II,
marshy land. These grow rapidly. and
III the warmer sections produce more
than one crop each year. 1t miont he
wise to try some of these water vegetables
IN this country, as they VIII furnish q
greater variety of food than already ex.
lists here.
The largest plow in the world, perhaps,
is owned by Richard Gird of San Ber-
nardlno County, Cal. This immense sod
turner stands eighteen feet high and
weighs $4,000 pounds. It runs bv steam
is provided with twelve Pinch plow
shares and is capable OF plowing fifty
acres OF land per day. 1t consumes from
one TO one and half tons OF coal per day
and usually travels at the rate of fouI
miles an hour.
The corn crop is one upon which many
farmers depend entirely. They are alsC
sometimes disappointed in their expecta-
uons by being subjected to uniavorable
seasons. 1t Is because corn produces
poth grain and fodder that it is valued SC
hlgnly, but 1t is mistake to depend
solely upon one crop. Fruit, grass, tur-
hlps, carrots, potatoes and vegetables
shouid be grown i'll order to have vari
ely to sell or to use for thes family and the
stock. One crop only sooner or later ex
lauStS the SOil