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? AGRICULTURAL TOPICS OP INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. Keeping Buildings Painted, Any one who attempts to paint an old house where the paint has all worn off will understand the impolicy of neglecting this work. The weather-beaten wood absorbs paint rapidly, causing a brushful to go only a little way, and not produce much effect. Still, it is economy to keep the house painted, though if very old.and much weather-beaten cheap paints with considerable body are used for the first course. The paint absorbed by the wood makes an old house much warmer in Winter than it would be without it. From the absorbtive power of old and thin clapboards it seems as though the wind might blow through them. The same is true of neglected or badly laid cellar walls, where the poor considerable loss of weight?that is, hay or grass cut too early requires a larger bulk of hay to weigh a given amount than if the hay is allowed to ripen. Again, if the hay is allowed to stand too long and get too ripe it contains too largs a percentage of woody fibre that destroys, to a greater or less extent, its j value as a food. It is not only an item to secure hay that will contain as large a per cent of nutriment, but at the same time it should be in a condition to be well relished by the stock. When a large crop is to be taken care i of, in many cases it will be nccessary to commence a little early or else run considerable risk of having a part entirely ' too ripe. All things considered so far as , j possible, the nearer the grass can be cut j when it is in full bloom or just after, is j I the best time for making hay. and it can I be done by arrangiug ahead, getting j everything in good shape so that the , j work can be pushed as rapidly as possi- i ' ble. Hay cut at the right stage, well j I cured and properly stored, will make a j ! feed of the very best quality; but there i i i< a very considerable difference between I | that which is cut at the right stage, well j planter has fallen oat, leaving the wind to find its way beneath the building and making the entire house uncomfortable. ?American Culticat r. Rot of Peaches and Plums. There is a difference in peaches in their liability to rot, says a veteran fruit grower in the Is ew York Trilune, those with delicate or thick skin being more easily affected than the downy, thickBkinned, and solid varieties, although there are some exceptions. Wet weather tends to produce rotting. When the specimens grew in contact with each other, the water from rains lodges between them and produces the same result. The fruit is more apt to decay when the trees stand in sheltered places, where the breeze cannot carry off the moisture readily from the trees and fruit. Usually the most common cause of rotting is the puncture of the curculio, and it will often be fcund that the trouble first begins aro::nd these punctures. The Bame causes, more or less, operate with plums. The practical remedies are: | Planting where there will be some breeze*; thinning the young fruit when partly grown; killing the curculio; and selecting such varieties as have proved least atiected. The Washington plum, and the Amsden and other early peaches, are more liable to rot than the other sorts. The character of the soil has little or no influence. Look to the Horse Collars. Look to the horse collar- and the traces in warm weather. A horse may be badly injured by half a day's work in a badlyfitting harness. Collar galls are difficult to heal in warm weather, and a horse disabled may be badly spared when file haying is on. The worst galls are on the neck, where bruises become very Berious in theii results. Metal collar pads are cool and smooth, and admit the air under them while the horse is at work and wholly prevent the chafing of the collar at the top of the neck. Smooth metal pads?zinc being free from rusting find innoxious is the best?might be used wifh advantage over the lower part of tne collar, wnere gaus are most irequently made, but at any rate hard, smooth leather should be put iu the collar. A collar should fit closely to the neck and yet be loose enough at the neck not to choke the animal. As a rule horse collars are too long and slip up and down at work, and thuse chafe and gall the shoulders. Salt water washing morning, noon and night, and the constant cleansing of the collar from dried sweat, will tend to avoid those tormenting sores \*hich give much pain to farm horses.? Neto York Times. Sows Eating Their Pigs. This is one of the most annoying mishaps that the breeder has to contend with. Gilts are very prone to devour their young, and the habit is most usually contracted from neglect to promptly remove any dead pigs that may have been still-born or overlaid. A very valuable bow of the writer's ate her first litter of seven pigs, and her second of eleven pigs, picking them up as greedily as a wild wolf would have done, unmindful of their piercing squeals, and with a crunch or two putting them out of sight. We came very near doing a foolish thing, namely, knocking her in the head on the spot, and fully resolved she would never have the chance to do the same thing again. But as the months rolled around, we found her with pig again, ana in talking with some or the neighbors in regard to it, an old breeder told us that "he had heard that to give a sow a pound or two of old bacon about farrowing time would keep her from it." Hie day before the sow farrowed we fed her some two pounds of bacon, and as soon as the pigs were born we fed her several pounds more, probably three or four at different times through the day, and again the next day. She had littered eleven pigs again; the next time fhe had thirteen, and the last time fifteen. The precaution of feeding more or less bacon or fat meat was taken each time, and she never offered to molest her "pigs, once or twice failing to eat a dead one when she had the opportunity.? American Agriculturist. Success in Bec-Cnltum Success in bee-culture.is attained only by t-bo faithful performance of many ^ittle items. Some persons never have any "luck" with bees, why! One year the moths destroyed them, and another season the swarms left while the hives were being made ready, washed with pple tree leaves and salt. A person who expects to make a success in bee culture must study their lessons well, learn the habits of these industrious in VCL'IB UMU LllL'Jl WtllUS, &UU MipjJlJ iliUIU. I Last year the hooey crop was an almost! complete failure, owing to the severe | dro*th, and many colonies at present i have not a day's ration ahead. Let there be a long continued storm, and bees in this oondition must starve. Their owner muit know their oondition, and this is? one of the good things of the movable frame hive. Bees consume stores very i fast in the spring, because of their rais ing so ?vuch brood. Scientists tell us | that an insect in its larvae state consumes more food thau during the remainder of its life. If a colony is short of honey, the be6t way to supply it is to remove as quietly as possible an eanpty frame, aaad insert a full one in its place. Where no frames of honey are obtainable, feed ayrup made of any kind of sugar when i bees are flyiag. Little wooden butter i dishes make good feeders, as bees cling j to their sides and never drown as they ; dp in glass or earthenware, unless filled ' with cut straw or shavings. This spring | I fied a lazy man's way?tied cheese cloth j over large pans of syrup, and fed in the opea air. When the syrup was lowered so the bees could not reach it, pushed the muslin down upon the surface to they could.?Prairie Farmer. Cutting Hay. One of the most important items of ! work on the farm is the proper cutting and storing of the hay. Just at what tagc is the best time for cutting grass in order to secure the best quality of hay is with many a debatable question, if cut too early there is an excess of water that in cutting dries out, so there a curcd and properly stored, than when cut j either too early or too late and good care ! is not taken iu the cuiing or storing 1 away. It is only by feeding food of a good , quality that we can expect to secure the j best gain at the least expeose, while at j the same time better health and thrift | will be secured. While it is very im- j portant to cut at the right stage, the cur- j ingand storing away is fully as import- i | ant if the best quality is secured. Good ; I hay is good feed at all seasons of the ' j year, and stock can be kept in a good, ! i thrifty condition with the addition of , very little extra gain. And, under ordinary conditions, hay is a cheap food; one i of the cheapest that can be secured and I used on a farm, and never should be ' allowed to waste. Make all the hay j possible, as it can nearly always be used ! to/i good advantage. What cannot be used to a good advantage at one time will, if properly stored, keep a long time. But care should be taken to cut j at the right stage, cure thoroughly and j then store so as to keep in good condi- j' tion.?Jfno York Herald. I' Farm and Garden Notes. This is the year for farmers to sow ; barley in place of oats. Think how much you are dependent!, upon your horse and farm animals now and use them well. Pastures will be dry in August and j September. Put in a lot of corn for the ! i cows and be ready. j j Club-root rarely attacks cabbages j i grown on soft land which has not been 11 set to cabbnges for several years. 3lany of the ready-mixed paints are !. valuable and cheap, and the painting can j! be done by one of the boys or hired man I at old times. 1 Never will a better time be found for :, putting mowers and reapers in order j ( than the days and weeks that precede j, demand for use. It has been truly said that the intro-11 duction of clover marked a new era in ' j agriculture and wholly changed the! 1 system of work. | ( "Watering troughs by the roadside at! I convenient distances are highly ap- I predated by travelers and are pretty sure ] indications of kind and hospitable farm ers. t Professor Sanborn thinks that seven- j teen pounds of good oat straw and three ' pounds of cotton-seed meal are worth a3 ;' much as twenty-five pounds of good hay :( for feeding steers. Mr. A. I. Root thinks the smoke of; \ "* + ? i < i ... 3 I J rotten wooa preierame ior use in nanaling bees; he believes "the general decision has been that we do not need anything so powerful as tobacco." The Western Plowmun can see no equity in selling eggs by the dozen, so long as hens persist in refusing to lay eggs of a uniform size. They should go by weight?same as "any other kind of meat." A good shepherd dog, when properly trained, will drive cattle or sheep much more carefully and with much less worry to the animals than the ordinary boy; but when a careless boy and a worthless dog are set to chasing them, look out for trouble. I According to Professor H. Muller, the | best time to prune vines is while the j grapes aire ripening, and the young ! shoots should be selected for this pur- j pose, as they require for their develop- j ment a large quantity of sugar, to the ! detriment of the ripening fruit. j If the apple tree borer has already ef- j fectcd a lodgment, he must be dug out : or followed up into his hole with a flexible wire and killed. Apple and peach trees should be examined the latter part of the summer, even if some offensive suosiauce nas ucen useu to urive away j j the enemy. I i We have often, says au agricultural 11 paper, watched the milkers from whose , hands, near the little finger, drops of ] colored liquid were incessantly dropping j upon the snowy froth in the pail?every \ drop the es eace of cow dung, and i sufficient in itself to destroy the "rose" \ in an ounce of butter. j It is not a mere fashion to cut the ears < of dogs; especially of terriers. It is s done for the purpose of avoiding disease < of these organs, and mostly canker, < which is caused by wet and filth which 1 gathers in the ears and produces inflam- i mation. The ears are cut off square so ' as to leave them no more than an inch i long. It also prevents the harboring of ' fleas in the ears. j < Superphosphate of lime is a special j 1 fertilizer for turnips of all kinds. 300 to * f?0;i pounds per acre is usually applied, j ^ It is better to use one half to be harrowed in before the sowing and the other j* n.via Q9 tuc a|)|#L'ai a iyvc 1 " the surface. This drives off the sra;ill lly j1 or beetle which eat3the first leaves aud 6 cheeks the plants severely as well as ' * forces the early growth ahead of the * later dry weather. Cuttle are frequently troubled with sore feet from standing in filthy stables or muddy yards. To prevent it keep the Btable and yards dry and clean. To cure 1 1 the feet wash them with warm water and ! t carbolic ?oap. Break all blisters and ; * scabs and get a clean raw surfac e. Then ! * apply carbolated vaseline or cosmoline \ i mixeJ with enough acetate of coppep j I (verdigris) to make the ointment green. !] Bandage the feet, passing a part of il 1 through the cleft. Ivee,) the feet dry. j 1 A Professional Pall Bearer. j i A professional pall bearer has been dls- < covered in Philadelphia. He is an ex- J carpenter, who once, when out of a job, ! 1 was asked to be a pall bearer at a funeral j | of an entire stranger. He accepted, and was paid liberally. He saw a buisness 1 in it, bought a deccnt suit of Wack, reads 1 all the obituary notices, and goes to 1 funerals. He finds his services moat in ( demand at the funerals of very old jfsr- 1 sons who have out-lived their com- * panions: and if the dead person happens I ] to be an unmarried woman pa9t middle ' > life, then he is almost certain of a job. ^ He saya that he averages two funerals a t day, sad wakes a living out of it. ( LOCUSTS. INSECTS THAT INFEST THE LAND AT STATED PERIODS. Tlie Pest as Described by an Ento- i mologist?Evolution and Transformation of the Pupas? | Their Visits Inevitable. One of the most remarkable thing aboul the seventeen-year locust is that it is nc locust at all. Professor O. S. Wcstcott, known among the scholastics of Chicago, declares the Herald, as the great "bug man," has made the seventeen-year locust a special study. "The Rocky Mountain locust is a locust,''remarked the Professor. "It'? a plague for the vegetables, but it furnishes a sort of animal food in return.\ John the Baptist lived on this kind of j locust, taking them with a dressing of wild honey. Professor C. V. Iiiley, the United States entomologist, fed od locusts as meat food for a week, and he seems to have relished the dish in a great way, though he complains that the hind legs are rather chippy. I think the farmers out West, instead of complaining about starvation caused by the locusts, ought to have gathered, cooked and eaten them. "The seventeen-year locust is not, properly speaking, a locust. Cicada septemdecim is the correct name of the insect. It belongs to the same family as the species called harvest fly, though the latter is never so abundant as the former. The seventeen-year fellows were heie in '71 and '54, and they were prophesied for the present year with the same assurance as an astronomer predicts an eclipse. The cicada?to keep the proper name, does not devastate crops at all. It prunes the trees, so to speak, defoliates the smaller limbs and twigs, but even here it docs no great harm. The male puts in an appearanc e first,and later on comes the female. The latter stays a little longer than the former. Either of them stays only about thirty days. That is the working period of their carcer, the balance of the seventeen years is spent in operations necessary for the propagation of the 8pecic3. The latter interesting part of their existence may be briefly described as follows: The eggs are deposited by the female in 3mall twigs. Under the invasion of the foreign substance the twigs die and break off. While on the ground, the larvce hatch from the eggs and crawl into the ground, where they thrive and grow for seventeen years. Reaching maturity, the pupa emerges from the ground, climbs up the nearest tree or shrub and attaches itself to the bark. Then its back splits open and the winged insect works its way out to liberty, J leaving the lifeless case attached to the shrub." It has been discovered that besides the seventeen-year broods, the appear-1 ince of which was recorded as long ago 19 1633, there are also thirteen-year broods; and that, though both sometimes occur in the same States, yet, in general terms, the seventean-year broods tnay be said to belong to the Northern, md the thirteen-year broods to the Southern States. It so happened that ;he largest broods of either species appeared simultaneously in the summer of 1868. Such an event had up to that time not taken place since 1647, nor will it occur again till 20d0. There are absoutely no perceptible differences between ;he two broody other than in the time )f maturing. The' true cicada septemdecim will measure on an average one and one-half inches from "the head to the tip of the closed wings, and almost always expands jver three inches. The whole under lide of the abdomen is more or less of a lull orange-brown color, and in the male i more especially, four or five of the seg- | ments are edged with the same color on j ;he back. The smaller form is on an j iverage only two-thirds as large, and isually lacks the dull orange abdominal i narks. The two forms show no disposition to associate together, and produce rery different sounds. They frequently ippear in small numbers the year before )r the yeai after their proper period, [n regard to the burying process spoken >f by Professor Westcott it has seen observed that after a series )f heavy rains, the pupas have continued :heir galleries, usually subterranean, to from four to six inches above ground, eaving an orifice of egress even with the iurface. In the upper end of these jhambers the pupas have been found iwaiting their approaching time of change. They then backed down to beow the level of the earth, came up to :he orifice as usual and underwent their egular transformation. When ready to troncfnrm nunnn invariahlv attach themselves to some object, and after the 3y has evolved the pupa skin is left adlering. The operation of emerging from 3ie pupa generally takes place bet ween ;he hours of aix and nine p. m., and ten ninutes after the pupa skin bursts on the jack the cicada will have entirely freed itself from it. Immediately after leaving .he pupa skin the body is soft and white, with the exception of a black patch on the prothorax. The wings arc developed in less than an hour, but the natural :olors of the body aie not acquired till several hours have elapsed. These recently developed cicades are somewhat lull foraday or so after transforming, but soon become more active, both in liight and song, as their muscles harden. The males alone are capable of "singing," and they arc true ventriloquists. Hie rattling noise they make is proJuced by a system of muscles in the ower part of the body which work on ;he drums under the wings by alternately lightening and loosening them. Jast as the sting of a bee will affect iome persons n;gh unto death and have 10 eif?ct whatever on others, so the punc- [ ;ure of the beak of a cicada will be more ; icrious with some than with others, I hough there is no poison gland attached ;o the beak. Irishmen and the Sea. Anthropologists say that as a race irishmen have never taken kindly to the j tea ana never will ao so. inis may ue : i libel upon an island people, but there ! ire some curious facts in support of the ! iccusation, if such it be. Irishmen make j jctter soldiers than sailors, and if they j josses? the Greek gift of oratory they j lardlv add to it the gift of seamanship. | Whether such a generalization be im?erfcct or not, it is singular that Irish ; jshermen do not strike people as a sue- j :essful, thrifty, and enterprising. The j ;ea is with them in calm and sto:m, if j :here were romantic tendencies to be i stirred by it. But the fisheries languish. | rhe men want boats, nets and piers, it is : laid, as well as good markets and! essons in the art of curing. They are ! ilso hampered by the fish royalties Maimed by the shore-owning landlords, ibout which we do not hear half as much is we ought to do. Possibly it has been a jart of British policy to prevent a de'elopment of th? Irish fisheries.and what ve witness to-day is not a racial defect mt a .repressed instinct.?/^ MaU la.ette. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. Children's Sleeping Apartments. The importance of pure air in the rooms allotted to children is strongly urged upon parents, and no language can be too emphatic, for in ill-ventilated apartments the little ones languish, become pale, feeble and sickly. Their constitutions arc so undermined, poisoned by stagnant and impure air, perfect development is absolutely impossible, and the diseases common to childhood find them ready victims, death occurring, not be cause those diseases are in themselves so fatal, but because the children attacked have not the strength to rally and throw them off. Perfect ventilation and strict cleanliness go hand in hand. Without the latter, it is utterly impossible to keep the air of a room pure.?Boston Journal of Health. Utilizing a Pinch of This and That. I promised you a nice receipt, says Madge in London Truth, and here it is: j Take a pound of spinach and wash it thoroughly in 'hree or four waters, picking off any faued leves, but not cutting them. The knife should only be used at the root. Boil the spinach in a little water till it becomes quite tender. Press all the water away from it, and then fhnn thfl leaves verv fine. Now chop an onion very small, fry it in beef dripping till quite done, and then add it to the spinach, stirring them together with a tablespoonful of flour, a little pepper and a soupcon of sugar. Take either a small stewpan or a frying pan. Put in it a tablespoonful of butter, and then put in the spinach, stirring well until it is quite hot. Set it aside in a warm place, where it cannot burn (which it will do on th<^ smallest pretext), and set to work to make a savory omelet. When completed put in the middle of a hot dish, surround it with the spinach and j garnish with croutons. This makes a I nice little entree, and an extremely inexpensive on. Saner Kraut. When preparing to make sauer kraut select good, firm heads of cabbage, cut them in halves, and remove the hard core; then shave up into fine shreds on a cutting board made for the purpose, or the cabbage may be sliced up with a large knife, but the regular cutting board is the best implement. The half barrel or barrels used for the kraut should be scalded out and made thoroughly clean and sweet. Lay a few cabbage leaves over the bottom of the b.irrel, and on these sprinkle a handful of salt. Throw in a hajf bushel of the sliced cabbaere, and press down with a wooden pounder as* firm as possible without crushing the shreds of leaves flat. Then add another large handful of salt, following with more cabbage, and procced in this manner until the barrel is full. Cover over with a layer of cabbage leaves, and place on the top a clean board fitting to the staves of the barrel j moderately close. On this board lay & I stone weighing fifteen to twenty pounds. I ir'et the barrel of kraut away in a cool place, and it will be ready for use in from j six to eight weeks. Sauer kraut made late in the season, and for use in winter, | should be placed where it will not freeze j during cold weather.?New York Sun. Tomatoes. Tomatoes are a healthful vegetable, says Mrs. Parker in the Courier Journal, acceptable to almost every one, and can be prepared in such a variety of ways that they may be placed ou the table throughout the season without the appearance of sameness, which might cause ! the appetite to tire of them. The following recipes are all excellent: Dried Tomatoes. ? Select large, smooth tomatoes; peel and cut in thin slices; set on the ice or in a cold place fnr nn hmir or two: season with pepper. salt and a little oil. Serve with vinegar. Broiled Tomatoes.?Peel large tomatoes and cut them in tv/o; butter the bars of the grid-iron, and lay the tomatoes on; broil over a clear fire until done and well browned, season with pepper, ! salt, bits of butter and sugar; serve very | hot. Boiled Tomatoes.?Select a dozen tomatoes as near the same size as possible, wipe and put them on to cook in j salt boiling water, when done they will | be soft. Kemovefrom water, place in a ' warm dish, and send to the table for J each person to skin and season to wish. Curried Tomatoes.?Wash one cup of rice. To one quart of stewed tomatoes add a tablespoonful of curry powder. Put a layer of tomatoes in the bottom of a baking dish, then a layer of ' rice, and a layer of tomatoes, sprinkle the top with oread crumbs, put over a few bits of butter, and bake in a moderate oven. Stewed Tomatoes.?Pour boiling water over the tomatoes and remove the skin; cut them in small picces. Stew in a porcelain kettle for half an hour, then add to every qrart of tomatoes a tablespoonful of butter, a tablespoonful of sugar, with a little salt and pepper, and a teacup of grated bread crumbs. Stew fifteen or twenty minutes longer. Fried Tomatoes.?Cut smooth, solid tomatoes into slices, dry each slice and dust with salt and pepper. Beat an egg until very light, add a teaspoonful of boiling water. Dip each slice first in the egg, then in the bread crumbs. Put lard in the frying pan, set on the fire, when very hot drop in the slices of tomatoes, fry brown and turn, take up carefully and serve hot. Stuffed Tomatoes.?Take a dozen large tomatoes, cut off the ends, take out the seed, sprinkle the inside with salt and pepper. Have ready a pound of cold lean meat, half a pound of cold chicken, a slice of cold ham, all minced, to which add the tomato juice, and fry brown with a minced onion in a little butter. Mix in a tea-cup of crumbs, two eggs, salt ?nd j peper, fill the tomatoes, glaze over with j ?i-- 1?If.? u oeaten egg unu uuki; u*u an uuu>. Bakkd Tomatoes.?Peel eight large ripe tomatoes; cut a thick slice off the top, scrape out the seeds and pulp, which put in a saucepan with pepper, salt, a tablespoonful of butter, a teaspoonful of grated onion, half a teacup of grated bread crumbs, two tablespoonsful of cold boiled lean meat, minced line, let all heat thoroughly; fill the tomatoes with the dressing, put on the tops; arrange in a pudding dish and bake in a hot oven one hour. Builders of the Florida Peninsula. Among the agencies which have helped to build up the peninsula of Florida, are certain trees, bkc the mangrove and cypress, which grow on land more or less under water. Like the coral builders, they have worked slowly, but in thousands of centuries the change wrought would be great. It is altogether probable that the thousands of tree-covered "islands" in the Everglades and Big Cypress were once mangrove thickets, and that the present mangrove islands will in time be added to the mainland. ?Arkansaio Traveler. The folly of one generation is thp wisdom of the next. Marlon Harland. The celebrated authoress,sj highly esteemed by the women of Amerla, says on pages 103 and 445 of her popu ar work "Eve's Daughter's; r, Common Seme for Maid, Wife and Mother;" ' For tbe aching back?should it be Blow in recovering its normal strength?an Allcock's Porous Plaster is an excellent comforter, combining the sensation of the sustained pressure of a strong warm hanrl with certain tonic qualities developed in the wearing. It should be kept over the seat of uneasiness for several days?in olstinato cases, for perhaps a fortnight." ! "For pain in the back wear an Allcock'8 Porods Plaster constantly, renewing as it wears off. This is an invaluable support when the weight on the small of the back becomes heavy and the aching incessant." A new definition of America is given by 3VT. Ren an. It is: "America is a wonderful country, an immense caldron open to all races." 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