Year: 1877

JecJ 10 urOugnt, IN common seasons.
The seed-bed should be rich and mel
low, free from stones, sticks or like OBJ
structions; and specially prepared by
thorough, deep pulverizing of the soil,
and mixing Herewith well fined, partly
decayed stable manure that which has
been prepared and kept under cover is
best. Fine the surface soil thoroughly,
making it even and smooth SOW the
seed thinly in rows, eight or ten inches
apart make the beds of convenient width
to weed handy. After the seed is sown,
roll the bed with garden-roll, or spat
1t over to have compact surface. Seed
sown In the open ground in April is
early enough for early garden culture.
Give all the after cultivation necessary
to keep perfectly clear of weeds, STIR
ring the soil to keep the plants healthy
and growing. We have found that much |
stronger roots are produced if the plants
are sheared or stopped, once or twice
previous to transplanting.


The ground for transplanting into
should be rich, freshly prepared, and
well worked. Lay off in rows three feet
apart for the dwarf varieties, somewhat
wider for the larger kinds. having the
surface as even as possible q convenient
marker does this to best advantage, and
set plants six inches apart in the row.
Much depends upon the care and skill
used in transplanting, to have it done
well, SO that the roots are properly in
serted, the soil being put in contact with
them all, and properly firmed, 50 that
there will be the least possible check of
growth of the plants, Moist OF damp
weather is the most suitable for trans
planting, and July the best time for gen.
eral garden culture often that planted
early in July will mature quite as early
as that planted month earlier, give suf-
ficient cultivation to keep the soil loose,
free of weeds, and healthy progressive
growth. About the last of August the
plants will have made sufficient growth
to begin to earth up-this earthing is
necessary for the proper blanching and
rendering it eatable be careful in earth
ing to close the stem up so that no dirt
will get into the center, and never cover
the crown. Earthing is done some three
or four times, as the plants grow, the
earth from between the rows being
used, hauled each way to the rows the
last or finishing earthing, is done with
the spade, banking to the top of the
plants. Some three to five weeks are
needed to thoroughly blanch so as to
give the stems that crisp, tender quality
so desirable. Earthing should always
be done when the foliage of the plants is
free of wet or moisture, that the dirt may
not stick to it.-RuraL Home.


Household Notes.


To REMOVE GREASE SPoTs.-In re-
moving grease spots from clothing with
benzole or turpentine, the usual way is
to wet the cloth with the detergent and
then rub it with the sponge or the like.
This only spreads the grease and does
not remove it. The proper method is to
place soft blotting paper beneath and on
top OF the grease spot, after the latter
has been thoroughly saturated with the
benzole; then Lress well. The fat is
thus dissolved and absorbed by the
paper, and entirely removed from the
clothing.


TOOTH WASH. The safest, cheapest,
most universally accessible and most
efficient is piece of white soap, with
moderately stiff tooth brush, every morn
| ng.


INFLAMED EYEL1Ds.-Cut a slice of
stale bread as thin as possible; toast
both sides well, but don't burn: when
cold lay in cold spring or ice water; put
between piece of old linen and apply,
changing when it gets warm.


To WASH BLACK AND WHITE CoTToN
DREss.-Have tub partly filled with
hot water, add one large tablespoonful
of powdered borax; wet only one part of
the dress at time, the basque first; use
very little soap, and only on the most
soiled pieces; wash quickly, rinse in
warm water containing tablespo ,nful
of table salt; starch ON the wrong side,
wiring very dry, shake out well, and hang
where it will dry quickly; next wash the
overskirt and then the underskirt in the
same way.


SIMPLE REMEDY FOR BURNS. Com
mon whiting mixed with water to the
consistency of thick cream, spread on
linen, forms an excellent local applica-
ton to burns or scalds. The whole burnt
surface should be covered, thus exclud-
ing the action of the air. The ease it
affords is instantaneous, and it only re-
quires to be kept moist by occasional
sprinkling of cold water.


To TAKE RUST Our OF STEEL.-Place
the article in a bowl containing oil, or
wrap the steel up in soft cloth well
saturated with kerosene. Let it remain
twenty-four hours or longer, then scour
the rusty spots with brickdust. If badly
rusted, use salt wet with hot vinegar.
After securing, rinse every particle of
brick dust or salt off with boiling hot
water, dry thoroughly, then polish off
with a clean flannel cloth and little
sweet oil.


To RID HOUSE OF FLEAs.-Sprinkle
plenty of common table salt all over the
carpets just before the sweeping is donef
and sweep often. If this is followed
closely the feas will disappear within a
few weeks.


Loss in Swine.


Investigations by the department of
Agriculture, at Washington, according
to Mr.. Dodge, the statistician, show
losses from diseases of swine during the
past twelve months of 1000, 900 animals
of all ages or money loss of more than
800, ,000,0 900. One fifth of the reported
loss occurs in the State Of Illinois.
Next in prominence are Missouri, Iowa
and Indiana, which together lose $10,-
10000 Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana have nearly as large a
percentage in loss of numbers, aggre-
eating in value $1,500,000. The losses
are very small in the country bordering
on the great lakes and the Pacific coast.
OF the remaining districts West Virginia
comes nearest exemption, and Ohio and
the Atlantic coast States stand better
than the alluvial districts. The appar-
ent loss is equivalent to third of the