Year: 1877

THE VALUE OF OwIs.-The value of owls is
shown by the following: An English game
keeper found an owls nest with one young
bird in it. He visited it for 30 consecutive
mornings, and in that time removed from it
100 rats, 40 mice, IL shrew mice, robbins
and | sparrow, over and above what the
owls consumption demanded.


FARM NorEs.-When planted IN very rich
soil tomatoes often produce much wood and
little fruit. The best crop of tomatoes L ever
saw was furnished by maid stems as free
from side growth as walking-stick. All
growths except the leaves and flowers at
tached to the principal stem had been
pinched off as they aPPeared.-The Garden.


SALr FOR MILDEw on VINEs.-M. Chatot
recommends common salt as an antidOte for
mildew on vines By sprinkling handful
OF salt around the base of each vine, the
effect, he says, was marvellous; and vines
hitherto covered with this fungus grew lux
uriantly, and had an abundance of grapes
entirely free from oidium.-Paris Paper


FEEDING WORKING CATTLE.-The practice
of feeding working teams with green peas.
freshly cut, is, to say the least, very ques-
tionable economy If it must be done, let
the grass be we'll dried out before feeding.
An animal fed on grass soon becomes en-
feebled and unable to perform hard labor.
Later in the season, when the plant has
nearly attained its growth, it does not
have this weakening effect.-Chicago Tri-
bune-


PRIME CHIcKENs-An epicure writes:
''You may talk about your spring chickens,
but for me give me sitting hen, or rather a
hen that had hatched three broods success
ively-got down TO skin and bone-then
been fed literally until the bones are COW
cred with flesh. When she is in condition,
rooHxy fO haoin IavinU off with her head
You will have the chicken flesh in its
prime. ."-Fanciers' Journal.


GETTING RID OF CRows.-A very success
full plan has been tried by placing in Mr..
Crows way a number of grains of corn with
a horse-hair run through them. He is bound
to swallow one, and his note of alarm is
soon sounded. 1t is impossible for him to
dlslodge the grain, and it has been noticed
that after the note of alarm had been sound
ed all the crows the vicinity will leave
the field and approach it no more that sea-
son.-Forest and Stream.


CARE OF THE CmcKENs.-On the farm it
often devOlves upon the women folks" to
care for the poultry, if any care is given, and
we have just word to say about feeding the
chicks. As they come from the egg they
have enough nutriment in the stomach TO
last for day without suffering; then the
food given, whether it be cooked rice or In
dian meal, should not be in pasty condi-
ton, but in granules so they can easily
swallow it. They should be fed often-that
is, five or six times day, and have plenty OF
fresh water continuously. If the food can
be so placed that the chicks can get at it at
any time, all the better. 1t is wise to give
the first feed quite early in the morning. 1t
assists in keeping them in growing condi-
ton.


FORCING GROWTH OR PRoDUCTs Il am care.
FL \ ne - + -
force growth or products. No doubt might
get much greater yields of milk and make
up for single year surprising records by
adopting the forcing process. Liberal feed
ing and milking the cows three times day
might increase the products very much, but
ii would not prove the usefulness of the
breed, and in my Judgment il would in the
end be detrimental to the cows. We have
all heard of the wonderful record made by
'0ld Creamer'-a little more than 100
pounds day for three consecutive days
the result of special feeding with a remarka-
BILE COW. Who has heard of her record
since? 1 inquired of gentlemen who are
supposed to know what she did the year af-
ter her surprising yield was recorded and
was told, ''She is busted" The fact is she
could not endure the strain and broke down
under it.-Husbandman.


BE careful what you sign" should be
printed in large capitals and put up in a
prominent place in every farmers house.


If you have upon the farm horse that is
bad to catch, " try what virtue there is in
the following treatment: You may club and
pelt him before you catch him, if you will
but after you get him fully in hand give him
a feed of oats, curry and brush him, and it
will have visible impression upon the
horses mind--Chicago Tribune.


We are often recommended not TO give
manure water to grape vines until the fruit
is swelling. 1 always apply 1T freely from
the time when the young shoots are one
inch or two inches long until the fruit is
colering, and find it does far more good in
strengthening the shoots and produce before
quent period.-Northern Gardener.