Year: 1872

Farm, Garden and Household.

 Bees IN CASE OF TRoUBLE.-The white of an egg is said to be specific for fish bones sticking in the throat. 1t is to be swallowed raw, and will carry down bone easily and certainly. There is another fact touching eggs, which will be we'll to remember. When, as some times by accident, corrosive sublimate is swallowed, the white of one or two eggs taken will neutralize the poison, and change the effect to that of dose calomeL

 CoFFEE.-To insure the purity of coffee unquestionably, the best way is, to buy the roasted berry and grind it at home, but even this precaution has not always been successful, for some years ago. imitation coffee berries were manu- factured from clay. These were mixed with the genuine berries, and roasted with them, when they absorbed some of the coloring matter and oil, and so re- mained close imitation. On breaking such imitation berries the coler would be seen to be principally onthe exterior. To SEPARATE LIGHT GRAIN FROM GooD-A correspondent of the American AstisGm suggests the following plan for wheat, take lye from wood-ashes, strong enough to bear up a potato. Pour the grain into the lye, skim off all that Heats, pour eff the lye. The grain can be rinsed, if thought best, or it can be dried for sowing. It will not hurt the grain, If it is not allowed to remain in the lye. The grain should be spread so that it will dry quick. This method of treating grain not only removes light weight, but destroys insects of their eggs that may be in the grain. For lighter grains make the lye less strong.

 PJMPKIN-PIEs.-Cho the best pump kins that can be found. Take out the seeds, cut the rind carefully away, and then cut the pumpkin into thln and nar- row bits. Stew over a moderate fire in a little water, just enough to keep the mass from burning, until soft. Turn off the water, If any remain, and let the pumpkin steam oyer slow fire about ten minutes When sufficiently cooled, strain through a sieve. Swecten the pumpkin with sugar and little molasses. The sugar and eggs should be beaten together. The flavoring requires ginger, the grated rind of lemon or nutmeg, and salt. To one quart of . pumpkin add one quart of milk and four eggs for ordinary richness.

 Heat the pumpkin scalding hot before putting it upon the crust to bake, ether wise the crust will be soaked. Bake in a very hot oven.

 CRoss BREEDING OF HENs.--In de- ciding whether we are to keep pure or cross breeds, we are to keep in view OUT particular aims. If the purpose is to ob- tain eggs, it is generally better to use the pure breeds, because the most eggs are produced by those species which do not set, and this trait is very apt to disappear in crossing at least it is not regularly preserved. A sitting and non-sitting g breed produce cross that sits in almost every case two non-sitting breeds pro- duce, a cross of which by far the greater part are sitters. If it is intended to raise fowls for the table, there is much advantage in making cross, or at least no good reason for keeping the races pure. The first generation from prop CT cross produces hardy chick. ns, of rapid growth and good constitution. Beyond one generation, however, it is not advisable to continue the cross.- The Poatry World.

 PACKING PsULTRY.-All poultry should be thoroughly cooled before packing. Then provide boxes, for they are prefer able to barrels; place layer of rye straw that has been thoroughly cleaned from dust, op the bottom Pack by bending the head of the fowl under it. Then lay it in the left hand corner, with the head against the end of the box, with the back up; continue to fill that row in the same manner until completed; then begin the second row the same way, letting the head pass between the rump of the two adjoining ones, which will make it com- piete and solid. In packing the last row reverse the order, placing the head agalnst the end of the box, letting the feet pass under each other should thore be space left between these two rows wide enougt to lay in few sidewise, do so, passing th' feet under the same way, but should it no be wide enough, then fill tight with straw so the poultry as packed can not move This gives uniformity of appearance, ant frmness in packing that will proven moving during transportation. Over thi layer, place straw enough to prevent on layer from coming in contact with tn next. -

 How SHEEP HAVE BEEN So1ED.-l Pennsylvania farmer writes to tn Tribune: The soil more particularl adapted to soiling sheep in the field i that of light texture. It may be sand loam, gravelly loam, or any soil whicl readily permits the water to pass of Land that has been subsoiled immedi ately before the crop was sown is il every way preferable. However, tn farmer should learn to make his soil jus what he wants it to be. Manure, lime and cultivation will make clay soil a equally. adaptable to this system as

 sandy loam and plenty of manure ol light sandy or gravelly loam will rer der it as fit to bear heavy cropsas clay So that the original quality of soil is nc of much importance if it is drained an made rich and porous. I have found best to lay down the grass and mike pasture without any accompanying crol The soil should be in good order, mad clean by a summer fallow if previousl full of weeds, brought to a fine state ( tilth and sown thickIy. I have used

 peck of timothy, bushel of orchar grass, bushel of blue grass.

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 THE SHAKERs.-For some time tl younger sorts of Shakers have been at vocating the propriety of so far return