Year: 1874

Forest Treo Planting.

 Tn April, 1868, planted about two acres of cottonwood seedlings of one years growth they were about eight. cen inches high. The trees were plant ed four feet apart each way, which I think is about the right distance, as by close planting we get more growth in the trunks and less in the lower branches. I marked the ground one way and planted across the marks with spade, which think is the best way. In this way I got the rows straight enough to cultivate we'll both ways, which is important. My trees were cultivated two seasons since that they have had no more care. They are now twenty to thirty feet high, and growing finely.

 In 1869 I planted some cottonwood cuttings in the same way, but neglected to cultivate them the result is they are not half as large as those 8 year older. have planted trees and cut tlngs of different kinds by setting them in 8 deep furrow and turning another furrow against them this does very we'll on hedgerow or for marrow belt.

 In planting black walnuts, my method is to bury the nuts in 8 dry place till the fall, and plant them about corn planting time the next spring, four feet apart each way. Cover two or three .inches deep. Timber planted in this way may be allowed to stand till the trees are large enough for fuel or fenc- ing; then thin them out as occasion re- quires.

 have sowed a small quantity of honey locust seed the present season, which is growing we'll. Gather the seed in the fall, and when dry, pound the seed out of the pods with 8 stick. When the ground is ready, say about the first of May, give the seeds 8 good scalsing, and plant on clear ground and cultivate well.

 The cottonwood seedlings planted in prairie sod, in the spring of 1867, and mulched the same summer, were killed by the fire. last fall one of them meas ured twenty seven inches in circumfer- ence, the other triae less. As the cot tonwood is, perhaps, the fastest grow ing native tree, would first plant a grove of that, then black walnut, soft maple, hickory, honey locust, red elm, etc. have had very little experience with any but native trees.-Cor. Farne Journal.

 Household Recipes.

 ORANGE CREAM.-Take half a dozen oranges, grate the peel into a pint and half of hot water, and beat up with it four eggs; sweeten the liquid, pass it through strainer, then simmer it until 1t becomes of the consistence of cream, and pour it into glasses.

 CusrARDs IN CUPs.-One quart of cream, or new milk, nutmeg, eight eggs, one ounce of sugar. Beat the eggs and sugar we'll together, grate in some nutmeg, add the cream slowly, stirring 1t steadily. Set your cups in a dr1pplng-pan, pour the custard into them, set the pan in the oven, and pour water around. Bake quickly.

 How TO MAKE SUPERIOR COFFEE, Divide the quantity generally used into two equal portions {; put one into the coHee-pot on the stove, pouring cold water upon it. Let it boil five or six mlnutesi then pour the boiling coffee upon the dry coffee in another pot for the table. You have thus all the strength and part of the aroma of the one half. and all the aroma and 8 part of the strength of the other half. This mode. when once tried. will be always applied in the making of coffee.

 To POLISH F1ooRs.-Haye the floor washed, and when quite dry rAb with a lump of dry beeswax, and polish with new scrubbing- brush. This is the best way to prepare floors for dancing. Very little wax should be used.

 To WASH SILK HANDKERcHEFs.- Wash them in cold rain water. with a little curd soap, then rinse them in rain water (cold), slightly colored with stone blue wiring we'll, and stretch them out on mattress, tacking them ont tightly. One which has been washed four times LOOKS even now as good as new.

 Wash for Fruit Trees.

 The following is wash used by Will liam Saunders, of the Government gar dens at Washington Put half & bushel ot lime and four pounds of powdered sulphur in tight barrel, stacking the lime with hot water, the mouth of the barrel being covered with a cloth this Is reduced to the consistency of ordi- nary whitewash, and, at the time of ap- pbcatlon, half an ounce of carbolic acid IS added to each gallon of the hu1d. MT. Saunders says "I gener- ally apply 1t in the spring, before the leaves make their appearance, but am convinced that 1t would be more effec- tive If applied later; but then it is difficult to do so when the tree is in foliage" Mr. Saunders applies the wash not only to the stem of the tree, put tosome extent to the main branches.

 Chicken Cholera.

 This disease is becoming mora com mon and may visit thousands of our readers this season. We give a copy of the remedy asfurnished in tho Fanciers' Journal, which we have tried and found good "Alum, copperas, cayenne pepper, sad sulphur, saltpetre, and resin, equal parts dose, two table spoonfuls for twelve chickens, Mix with meal and feed on first appearance of disease, once or twice week. It is pest to feed early in the morning, as they are not so apt to refuse it.