Year: 1879

"a pretty fellow you are to instruct the
pubic on rural matters, when you can't
supply your OWL table with vegetables, nr
raise good head Of celery to save your
neck" A faithful report of domestic
conversations on this point between arri-
cultural editors and their wives would be
very tunny--to the public.-Christian
Union.


A German workman in Il gypsum stone
quarry Travelled across Il meadow in going
to and returning from his work. 4
| clergyman OF the name OF Myer, who saw
this field every day, observed the greater
| luNurancc OF grass OH each side OF this
path than i'll other parts Of the field This
simple observation laid the foundation
Tor the extensive use OF plaster ASA icrtil-
1zcr for the last hundred years -London
Country.


An unknown thief in Chesterfield sent
Il letter to the man whose poultry house
he had depleted, saying: Mr. Britt
must not forget to tell you that the
Black Hen was very tough We could
neither roast nor boil it it was disap-
pointment as I had asked friend to
come to dinner and with pulling at the
| old Black hen he Looscncd all his Front
teeth the cock was very good and ten
dcr."-Shebield Telegraph.


Major Campbell Brown, of Maury
county, noted sheep breeder OF Tcnncs-
see, was telling me some evidences of sa-
gacity, as shown by his shepherd dogs.
On one occasion two Of his dogs noticed
three strange cattle in among his herd of
Jerseys. Without an order from any one
these dogs started for the intrudrrs and
attempted to drive them out Finding
it impossible to get the three together
they drove them one ut time to the
gate, and then attracted attention by
barking until some one came to open
the gate and let them out. lie also stated
that he had been amused at noticing the
manner in which one Of his dogs would
attack a strange mule. lie would steal
up behind him, bite him on the pastcrn
joint, and drop on his belly, thus avoid
ing the certain kick.-Forcst and Stream.


Clouer Seeding.-Editor Of the American
Cultiyator: At this time can scarcely
believe any one desires to dispute the
value OF red clover as an important manu-
rial agent in cnriching worn-out land; in
fact consider it the cheapest fertilizer
a farmer can apply to his land, especially
in such land as is suitable to it's growth.
When clover seed may be obtained as at
present, for only about $3.50 per bushcl,
every farmer should plan to seed down as
many acres as possible during the coming
spring, since it seems hardly
probable that SO low figure will
be reached again for seed in several years,
especially if the ravagcs Of the insect
working in the seeds OF clover should be-
as widespread and as destructive as was
the case in this section during the past
summer and autumn. Many farmers
have all idea that clover should he sown
only upon fall-sown wheat or rye. This


a wrong impression, as I have seen
equally as good catches when sown with
oats, spring wheat and barley. When in
: tending to seed with spring grain, a less
quantity of the grain should be sown, and
if the ground is mellow, SOW the clover
: and go over with Thomas or brush har-
row after drilling. II the buckwhcat
growing section, SOW the clover on pre-
vious to the last narrowing, and as the
buckwllcat will afford the young clover a
: good shade from the heat Of the sun. its
growth will be rapid and satisfactory
, Cor. American Cultivat0r.