Year: 1877

Fd1Ht RdEingS.


CONTRARY to the opinion of many peo-
pie, the soil of the prairies is by no
means inexhaustible. I find that but
few soils are SO much benefited by
liberal application of manure as is the
soil of our prairies. Producer.


DISTRICTS once allowed to become
filthy cannot off-hand be made whole
some by disinfectants and, therefore,
in order to prevent that vast amount of
preventible disease which has its type in
enteric Cor typhoid fever, the one essen
tial condition is cleanliness Con9pon-
ion to the British almanac.


As YOU are kind and gentle toward
one another, be SO likewise toward all
Coils creatures, and, instead of their
shrinking and trembling in alright when
you approach them, they will soon mani
fest for you very pleasing affection;
and even the tiniest insects, if you
would but carefully watch them, would
teach you lessons of patient industry all
unknown to you before. Rural Home.


A FEW years ago there was great deal
said about Alsike clover, and many sup
pos ed it would supersede all others, not
only for its value for hay but for honey as
well. A few years experience demon
strated that it was fit for neither, except
in moist climate, and its cultivation
has ceased almost entirely. The seeds
men were the only ones who derived any
great benefit from it's introduction
Chicago Tribune.


A GENTLEMAN writing to the Planter
and Farmer gives the following remedy
for choking COW. We suppose it will
act as well with other animals, and it
Will be well to remember it, He says
that it has never failed in any instance,
and has been tried by him and others
hundreds of times. The remedy is to
take tablespoonful of saltpetre, open
the animals mouth, and throw it we'll
back upon the tongue, let the animal
go, and it will either go up or Gown in
very few minutes.


The secret of preserving eggs is in
excluding the air, and sealing the pores
of the shell. This may be done by Dip
ping the eggs in melted tallow, and af
terward packing them in bran, layer
upon layer, covering the uppermost well
with bran, or salt may be used instead
af bran, or water saturated with lime
and salt is also good An English lady,
an experienced poultry breeder, has
preserved eggs in this solution, keeping
them for several years without a single
failure. e.-Fdnciers' Journal


The failure in gardens so frequently
to raise cabbage is owing probably to
two or three things, all of which could
be overcome. 1t is want of deep culture
and very heavy mauur1ngs in the au-
tumn. Commence early in the spring to
get the ground in thorough condition,
manuring again after setting out the
plants and covering at the first hoeing.
Be particular that the plants are all
right-that they are short and stocky,
and have not been allowed to grow too
fast or too much in the cold frame under
cover. We fancy, however, that the
ground has great deal to do with the
crops. s.-GerneanatoaU,a Telegraph.


In driving along the country roads we
have frequently seen heaps of pea and
bean pods, apple and potato parings,
etc., etc., from the kitchen, lying in the
public highway. The sight is never a
pleasant one, for, aside from any ques-
ton of rural beauty, it argues want Of
thrift in the farmers family. Swine and
fowls eat many kinds of clean kitchen
refuse with avidity but, even if there
were no swine and fowls, every little ad-
dition to the manure heap is a gain to
the farmer. If our farmers had covered
receptacles for small refuse they would
be surprised at the gain in year.
Wood ashes, where they are not sepa-
rately saved, and wash-water, not to say
dish-water, might be essentially saved.
But of all the places the public highway
is the worst in which to throw refuse
NeaD York Herald.