, 1898-12-23

separate P.p Tor storing the fruit, as
the average cellar under the dwelling
house is wholly unfit for this purpose
If the cellar consists of several COM
partments so that one can be shut OH
completely from the others, and the
temperature in this kept below 40 de-
grees, it will answer the purpose very
we'll. If this cannot be DONE, a cheap
storage house may be built in connec-
ton with the ice house, by building a
room underneath, having 1t surrounded
with ice on the sides and over head,
with facilities for drainage underneath,
keeping the air dry by means OF chiof-
lde of calcium placed on the floor IN an
open Water-tight vessel, such as d
large milk crock or pan. In this way
the temperature may be kept very near
the freezing point the year round, and
apples may be kept almost
There is a great difference between
dirt and filth; good clean dirt is no OBJ
lection in the poultry house; in fact, it
is a boom to the keeper and produces
good results, but it is not SO
with filth. This is altogether
a different thing. Clean dirt is a first
class disinfectant n purifier, and so
long as it is dry n friable it is adVan-
tageous TO have, but filth is not only
dead and effete, but has a power OF
destroying all that comes within It's
action. The impurity from this fifth
is disastrous to the health OF the fowls
and they will soon become diseased IL
the house is neglected. Hence the I'M
portance of strict cleanliness at all
times.
The cheapest ana best fertilizer IL
that made on the farm. The most OF
the manure pa our farm is fed to young
clover. The clover is turned under Tor
corn, and wheat follows. The wheat
arofG Tho ~ p i11AiRnnf1U thFO1Oh fha
clover. The results are almost II not
quite as satisfactory as a direct appll-
cation When we haye falloW ground
for wheat the manure is worked into
the soil by frequent narrowing. me
ground is broken early and manure IS
, spread as soon as possible.
No matter how tar from market a
farmer may be he can grow a patch
of strawberries n be sure of a market
at home. 1t is astonishing how much
fruit of all kinds can be eaten by a
small family when the supply is un-
stinted. There are few nelghborhoods
where those who begin by growing a
supply of strawberries for home use
will not find a market spring up aroun
them from neighbors who keep on in
the old ruts because they think they
haven't time to attend to such small
affairs as the culture of berries. They
are small in size but more bushels of
strawberries can be grown per acre
than any kind of grain and the frui
may be sold cheap and yet bring more
than grain products.
After corn cobs have thoroughly dried
it is quite common to use them for
kindlihg fires. But the cob alone is a
very poor substitute for wood for this
purpose, as it does not mak a bright
blaze, and its proportion of potash is so
large hat the ashes will soon destroy
what flame might otherwise come from
it. But if these cobs are dipped in kerr
osene oil they will hold enough to burn
several minutes, and by this time the
wood above will be thoroughly afre.
This is really the only safe way to use
kerosene for building fires. 1t should
on no account be thrown on lighted
wood from above. Even if there is no
explosion the wood will not be set afire
so well as it will from below.