Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 33, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1887 — Page 2

TH IN JANA fcTATE SENTINEL. AYJi'DKEcDATS AOGCS 10. :87

OUR FARM BUDGET.

A. Dream of thi Farm Cire of P3tarss Lidiea id Poaltry. C&nsii Thistles in MaxuWs Rye in Wheat Bax Stilij for Ecrsis. E liai to Year Horn Lini Plistsr Ajreshires When to Transplant Trees. Jerseys LandNedd lor as Small Family -Chinch .Bur-Stock Notes-Recipes Boas lllata Notes. A Dream of the Farm. Minneapolis Trift an e. J There are swallows' nests la tbe old bsra eaves, And the wallows twitter, and flit and fly; Zt is the sunset In Jane, and primrose tints Are crowning the hills and flooding the sky. Katie's milling cows In the yard, down there, And watching with dreamy, welling eyes, Tbe milk as It Ulis in the glittering pail. And the snowy bubbles that gather and rise. "Yet, seeing only the primrose hills And sky, at the close of the fair Jane day, And little brown swallows that flit aad fly In her happy past, so 1st away. And a fair girl that leans on the huge old gate Watching with face all aglow. A figure that comes down the dusty road And stops there at her side to whisper low Shall I fetch the pail?" It Is Donald's TOlce Csilixg to her at her fcclf-same gate. Ehe v, ti.es from her dream with a guilty start. So, bossie!" .she sajs, then answera him "Walt." He had tj opart In the dream she dreamt: Eer past she had buried alone in her woe, (She had made him a true and careful wife And he had forgotten long, long ago. Eaely there comes an evening like big. With the subtle blending of gold and red; And is It sua to the living who can saySometimes to dream of the long lost dead? Care of Fastares. As a role, pastures in this country receive little or no care. No crop gets lesa attention, jet none would respond more quickly to good care. Much attention has been given to premium crops of corn, wheat, potatoes, tbe improvement of horses, cattle, sheep and swine; even poultry are encouraged by liberal premiums: but we seldom bear of a premium crop of grass. It seems practical to double the present 5 ield without an outlay at all corresponding to the increased value of tbe crop. Is tber any gocd reason why a farmer sbould sot bestow as much care in selecting tbe proper seeds, and in tbe af ter-treatmsnt of meadows, as be would in selecting or breeding and raising a Shorthorn bill calf or a Merino lamb! Grass tboHld not be pastured in very early spring, before the ground settles and the sod becomes firm. By this early pasturing tbe tops are Kept closely cut ofl, lhe roots are injured, from which the grass does not recover lor a wbole year. To gain and thrive tbe gras needs eoms green leaves as much as a horse neeiä fresh air and a stomach to digest a liberal allowance of food. If cut frequently and kept short, like the grasses of the lawn, the roots will sot make the same size and extent of growth as when the stalks and leaves have irse development. The roots depend as much on the leaves as the latter does on the roots. Pastures should not be allowed to grow Tery long in Epring without feeding, as the culms ran up the blos3oai and make a growth distasteful to all kinds of Btock. By movable fences or otherwise, it is a good plan to feed ofl a p'.eca rather closely, let it get a stat, and then feed oil again evenly. Indies and Poultry. Though the keeping of a flock of fowls may be done by a lady, yet there is too much labor necessary in the management of a large flock to permit of full care being given by a lady. There is nothing that will afford greater pleasure or assist in making home attractive than the possession cf a flock of hens, and the lady who devotes a portion of her time in that direction will not only have tbe gratification of eupplyicg her table with fresh eggs and fat carcitssfed, but there is a pleasure and er joyment in handling the downy little chicks and watching their progress until maturity. It requires but a Bmall portion of tbe time, and the work ia really of but li'tle consequence, but when we leave the ordinary flock and begin the keeping of poultry as a bujicess tbe work is too close and arduous for a lady. Those who have large flocKs are compelled to rise early and work until late, and there is always sometbir gtodo. The storms of winter and the Leat of Eumxner must be endured, and if miitaies are made all the labor will be lost. Bat, with efci.i9tar.ee, a lady can manage and dire ctthe largest poultry farm. Caxada Thistles in Meadows. Tbe Canada thistle, though not easily killed, ia yet comparatively easy to keep in subjection, pro?iuei the aarlace is covered with other vegetation. A heavy growth of clover or timothy will leave little room for thistles, eicept in vacant spaces. Enough will pnäh through to keep tbe root alive, and as soon as the field is plowed they will grov with greater vigor than ever, evsn on the fields whorj bwl lew before were to be seen. Heavily sedirg with clover or gra:s is therefore one of the btst means, cot of de?troying thistles bot of making them aa little trouble as possible. Oa a farm rilled with thistles the larger part should be seeded heavily, and then the fields one after another be taken in hand and the thiatles in each thoroughly rooted out. It is true a great deal of hay is half thistles, but this is mainly tbe farmer's fault, either in not sowing enough of grass and clover seed or in pasturing these until they were destroyed, leaving the thistles to occupy their places. Bye In Wheat. Owing to the low price of wheat farmers are becoming less careful to keep it free from rye. Tbe two grains vary little In value byweight, and there are many farmers who think that they produce better crops when grown together than either would separately, it looks slovenly to see an fr crmwlnff frirrof Vi a Kti f t vrr m gets in the farm, more or leas will appear an the wheatbeld every season. Years ago, farmers used to cut out the rye just as its toll stalks peered above the wheat; but little ot that la cone now. Their scatter ing rye does cot detract enough from the price to make it worth while to remove it. But rye is much hardier than wheat, and in bad season will rapidly increase in . rror ortion to the finer grain. It is worth while to ret pure seed wheat. This is the only way to prevent rye from coming in. F;x Stalls for Horses. I American Agriculturist.! The stable for the horse should be of . crod size. Tbe carrow dimension! of t any cf the stalls are a positive cruelty to horsps. Ibey are built too narrow to ertble .e hor?6 to extend his limbs when ' ccnver.ett. He ie compelled, when in a Tecumcent position, to double bis limbs up under him, and his legs are thus kept . cramped, when they should be completely at rest. Box-stalls permit the animal to ofcoose his position and change it at t leisure. Comfort is essential to health. and it is evident that the animal can not be comfortable when closely tied in nar- ' tow stall.' The stalls should be kept clean, end tbe floor daily sprinkled with some Cod absorbent, as gypsum, to absorb the

foul odors continually arising. Absorbents are not generally used freely enough about stables. Besides having pure air for the animal to breathe, a table that Is stored full of hay and grain ought to be kept well ventilated, and kept clean, that the imTiuiiics of tie air may not penetrate these. All food should be kept as pure as poesible. Cleanliness about the stable is just as important to the health of the horse, as cleanliness about the house is important to the health of the family. Be Kind to Your Horse. f American Agriculturist. I Kindness with the family horse Is of the utmost importance. Always cultivate an acquaintance, and be on social and friendly terms with him. If he ;is tired and worn out, it is astonishing, how these little attentions will encourage and cheer him up. When not in use, he should be given a reasonable amount of daily exercise. Iso animal will do well without exercise. It promot:-3 a good action of their limbs, and assists digestion. The harness should be trade to fit, thus avoiding chafes and bruises. In cold weather the lips and tongue of the horse may be made very sore by contact with the frozen bit. The bit should always be warmed before being placed in the horse's mouth. Flies are very annoying to horses, and the use of the net, or some preparation that will keep the flies away, is well repaid. Care in driving is of the greatest importance. How often do we see an animal driven until wet with perspiration, and dotted with foam, standing without blanket or protection of any kind from tbe cold northern winds. When in su;li condition, he evidently suffers intensdly; besides the danger of contractiag di-case, from which he will never recover. If any law on our statute book should be more rigidly enforced than another, it is thi one against fast driving. When in use, blaakets should always be provided in cold weather, eo tbat they will dry without chilling. Protect them from drafts when warm, and either rub down, or let them stand ia a etable, where cold air caa not strike them. Lacd Plaster as an Absorbent. Farm and Home.l It is safe to say that the ground under nineteen-twentieths of the stables of the country ia Fatuiated with a vast wealth of fertility. Where no provisions are made for absorbing liquid manures the loss of fertility is so frightful that a realization of it would appal the most stoical and indifferent iarmer. By far the richest part of animal manure Is in the fluids; they are particularly rich in ammonia, an element which land is most generally deficient in, and which is essential to all plant growths. Methods for the absorption and preservation of this fertility sbould be employed at all hazards, and, as they are not difficult nor expensive, neglect 1b entirely unjustifiable. Straw is an excellent absorbent, and plenty of it spread on the floor of the stables adds to the comfort of the stock, besides bottling up ths desired fertility. But frmers and dairymen who have tried it say that land plaster, all things considered, is tbe very best material to use for this purpose. It absorbs so quickly and liberally and holds all volatile elements so securely that stables are made sweet and pure to a most gratifying extent. This feature is of incalculable value: it makes flies less numerous and troublesome, gives a much purer air for the animals to breathe, thus addfng to their health and vitality. In cow stables or milking sheds the use of plaster should be considered a necessity; in neutralising offensive odors, which milk readily absorbs, it is worth many times its cost. Of itself the plaster Is an excellent fertilizer for many kinds of soils, but if it had no other value than that of a powerful absorbent we would be fully justified in stroDgly advising Its use. A tanner who has used it as suggested here for many years says the cost of it Is too mall to cut any figure; the price is low $3 to f a ton and eo little of it is required on an ordinary farm that the expense is no barrier to its universal use. Ayra hires. I Rural New "iorker.l It must be conceded that Ayrshires have been a disappointment in America. A study of their history f usnisbes the reason. They are not a race like the Devons; tbey are not even a breed, like the shorthorns; th?y have, in truth, scarcely risen out of mongrelhood, and though there are among them some wonderfully good milkers, and a good many more that much ex eel the average of common cows, they are almost as uneven and uncertain as tbe latter are. now that they are so carefully bred, and better fed so long by good farmers. Their comparative inferlorty for the butter dairy, and their abort teats, which are absolutely held to by breeders as essential concomitants of a square udder, add to their unpopularity. When to Transplant Trees. I Vick's Magazine. The question, when to plant, is an im

portant one. Some will not plant any thing In tbe fall, others prefer the fall to all other teasers; the majority of planters will perhaps claim that spring is the best season, for tbe largest amount of planting is done at this time, and failure is not at tributed so much to the Benson. Fall planting, however, has strong advantages among experienced tree planters, and where a planter has given that season a fair tiial, his favorable testimony is, as a rule, secured. However, there is a preju dice against fall planting, and a single failure at that tea son counts more against it than a dozen in the spring. Trees and hruba planted early in autumn will push rcota before winter, lor it is not necessary hat tbe top grow to force root growth, all can prove this by observation. Take up a tree or shrub in November that was planted in Auzust or September, and yon will be surprised to see the amount of new and f rowing roots. A fall-planted tree becomes established by this means, and naturally is in a better condition to grow tne cotKing spring. I believe, if careful and systematic ex periments were earned on in tree-planting the fall would be found a better season to plant than in spring; the ground Is warm and moist, in the best condition for the formation of roots, the air is moist and there Is not the herce drying winds ot early spring, or the liability of a June or July drought toon alter tne tree is planted. Jerseys. Rural New Yorker. I Without a shadow of doubt the Jersey is the popular thoroughbred cow among the business farmers of New England. It is the Jersey which is in use everywhere t-W fy fciW MIS A4 UHVH V BfcVSWAa (tuu Sj su have; a great deal.of de von blood in them etvlne a well-favored body, and are general ly good feeders, the cross makes excellent cows. Picking our best natives, the first cross on them ot a well-selected Jersey bull produces a very large proportion of dairy cows that, when properly kept and treated, will average all around bet ter than pure Jerseys. 1 Tbe Land Needed for a Small Family. IFhlladelphla Eecord.1 Since the time when a writer attempted to show that ten acres were enough to sup port a small family, it has been demon etraiei that as small a plot as one acre under certain conditions, can be made to do the work, and there are huadreds of farms of only five and ten acres within thirty miles of Philadelphia upon which farmers, gardeners and fruit-growers thrive and make a respectable living. Every thing depends upon the kind of crops grown, the proximity to good markets, f cilities for transportation and the skill o the farmer, the soil itself sometimes being a secondary consideration, as may be shown in the fact that in the sea coast counties of Southern New Jersey, where the land Is all sand, persons do w-U on small farms and make them pay. SarJ farms demand a concentration of all the

resources, and the labor can be more carefully performed and the manure used to

better advantage. As long as there shall bera demand for the small fruits aud early vegetables, the owners of small farms will be able to make them pay. It is not un usual for gardeners to clear $500 from a single acre of asparagus or celery, end In favorable seasons some crops of strawberries have yielded $300 per acre. Of recent jeais it tu been shown that one-eighth of an acre is all that is required to make a large proht irom early broilers under the artificial process of hatching, and there is in the future more to learn end greater progrees to be made. Oa th3 farm Where large crops are grown upon the eld stttern there can be larger profits de rived and emallar areas cultivated by bestowing the labor and fertilizers for the production of those crops that brin? the best prices and are in greater demand. Circumstances often compel those of limited means to curtail expenses and adapt themselves to conditions that otherwise would not be accepted but the experience thus gained la often of great advantage. Instances can be shown in which small farms that are lacking in fertility surpass arge farms that are ricn and fertile; but the difference is not so much in the soil as n tbe crop. Less labor is required, pro portionately, to derive a profit from a small area compared with a larger space, and where a large farm ceases to pay with certain crops "grown thereen the farmermay, by changing his system of farming. often find himself, to his surprise, laborng under tbe disadvantage of cultivating too much land. Remedy for the Chinch Bag, ITestor sible correepordents of the North Carolina Progressive Farmer voaca fjr the iLcacy of tbe following emulsion: Dis solve ore-half pound ot ommon soap in one gallon of water. Boil it, and while hoiiirg bot, pour it Into two galloos of keio?ece oil. . Churn it and stir and bsat it until thoroughly mixed. Pat one part ol this to six parts of cold water a id sprinkle or soray tbe bug3 by U3ing a ommon tin water sprinkler, which you can get at any tin sbop. From a special bulle tin of tbe Butte Agricultural Department, we see that Prof. Atkinson of the Uuiverpitp has tried it with very happy results. lie also says that a Mr. William F. Shroud of Chapel Hill had a field of wheat which was infested with the pests. When the wheat was harvested they immediately betcoK themselves to the corn, which was adjacent Some of the corn-stalks, for a foot or eighteen inches above ground, were literally black with tbe mas3 of insects and sometimes, when they could not be sten outside, they were found in great numbers between the sheath of the blade and the stalk. Here, too, the above rem edy proved a complete success. This is a cheap remedy within the reach of all. beveral parties say tbat by means of it they have saved their corn-fields of from twenty to fifty acres. Use it at once if the bu?s are about: if not, keep this for refer ence when they put in an appearance. Cattle and Cows. LKural New Yorker. 1 This is the most exacting period with cows. If these machines are not well pro vided with material their products will surely fall off. Young corn fodder, especi ally irom early kinds of sweet corn, will now keep the pail well filled. If the ears are given with the stales the milk will be rich in cream. A dark, well-aired and clean etable will be grateful to cows during tbe midday hours. Protection from heat is indispeneible if good butter is expected, and is specially needful for good miJk that will keep sweet until sold. If fiics are troublesome at milking, cover the cow with a cotton sheet and sponge the legs with crudelTpetroleum, or a soapy, moist sponge upon which a few drops of kerosene oil have been sprinkled. Household Hints. Oil of lavender will drive away flies. A refrigerator should be scrubbed at least once a week. Carrots and turnlDS. if placed in lavera in a box of sand, will keep for many weeks. The best way to ban? up a broom is to screw a large picture ring into the top of me handle. Moisture is the Greatest enemy of the pi ano, and it cannot be too carefully guarded ;ainst. Never have dark furniture in the kitchen : it shows dust much more than light, and requires double tbe care. To stop tbe blaeding'of a wound seta mass of woolen rags on lire, and hold the aillicted part over them in the smoke. A tea made of chestnut leaves, and drank in tbe place of water, is said to have cured many obstinate cases of dropsy. A tea made of ripe or dried whortleber ries, and drank in the place of water, is a speedy cure for many forms of scrofulous difficulties. When laid away for any length of time. linen should be washed, rough dried without blueing, and laid in loose folds with out much weight on it. A Belgian gardener contends that after trying the various special manufactured insecticides, be Is satisfied that tobaccojuice in its different forms is still the best remedy. Boiled potatoes onebt to be laid out on a plate, ana are then as good for frying or mnihirg as If they were freshly cooked. If left heaped up they will often spoil in one night. A lump of coda laid upon the drain pipe down which waste water passes will prevent the clogging of the pipe with grease, especially if the pipe is hooded every week with boiling water. Fish glue is not so generally appreciate! in a household as it deserves. It will mend either furniture, glass or china, this last so tbat the articles can be used con stantly, if little care is taken in tbe washing. Prof. Tyndall has proved that atmos phenc germs cannot pass through a layer of cotton, and it is now said that preserved fruit roav be kepi in perfect conditon by covering the jar with cotton batting. Pu rification is caused by minute atn?ospherio germs. Ihey are expelled by cooking, and tbe cotton batting prevents their return when tbe fruit cools. Calf s brains fried Take the brains and beat up with an egg, salt and pepper; fry in not lard. Cookies Two cups of sugar, two eggs, one cup of butter, one-half cup of sweet milk, one teaspooniul of soda. Cup cake One cup sugar, one table rpoonful of butter, one cup of milk, one egg, three cups of flour, one teaspoouful baking powder. Pudding sauce Beat together four teatpoonfuh of 6ugar and two ounces of but ter; stir in a teacup of boiling water; navor to to taste. Meat balls Take cold roast beef and chop fine, season with salt, pepper and sage, put in one egg, make into little balls and fry in Gutter or drippings. Green sponge cake Two teacups of sugar, one of cream, two of fl jur, four eggs. one teaspooniul of baking powder and teaepoonful extract of lemon; bake quickly. Lemon marmalade Takelemons, peel and eitract tbe ecccs. udu the lemons until soft, add the juice and pu'p, with a pound of eugar to a pound of lemon. Bjil to thicken. Br.ow cake One cup of white ugar, half rnn r,f butter, one ana a half of flour, halfcrpct sweet milk, te&spoonful of baking powder, whites of four eggs; flavor with almond. Corn cake Two cupe cf Indian meal, two rnra nf cold water or milk, one-half cud of flour, one-ball cup sugar, one egg, wo tea-

rpoonfuls cream of tartar, one teaspoon! ul of soda. Beef tripe Clean tbe tripe carefully and scak in ealt water, changing several times; cut in slices; boil until perfectly done; dip in bntter; fry a light brown; season with ealt and pepper. White mountain cake Three eggs, one cup of sugar, one-half cup of new milk, one-half cup of butter, two cups of flour, ore teapoonfal of soda, two teaspoonfuls cf cream of tartar; flavor to taste. Fig cake Three Dints of flour, one cun

cf butter, one of tweet milk, two and onefcalf cups sugar, whites of sixteen egg, three teaspoonfnls baking powder, one and one-half pounds figs, flavored and cut in strips. Gooseberry tarts Prepare a pie paste, as ight as convenient, cover the bottom of it with powdered sugar, then place alternately a layer of pickled and washed gooseberries and cue of Bugar. Bake it three quarters of an hour. To dress cuenmbers Gather, or buy rem market early ; peel and put on lie uitil dinner; then slice as thin as possible and put with sliced onions in a dish; salt and pepper freely, pour a cup of vinegar over them, and lay ice on top. White fruit cake One pound of flour. one pound of sugar, one pound of butter, one pound blanched almonds, three pounds citron, one grated cocoanut, whites sixteen eggs, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder; flavor to taste. Egg omelette One pint rich sweet cream, three tablespoonfuls fljur. three eggs well beaten, half teaspooniul salt and pepper. Btir flour and milk smooth, add the fees. Melt a large spoonful butter in a baking pan, pour in and bake twenty minutes. Lily Cake Two curs of sugar and one cup tif butter mixed together, one cup ot sweet rallk, one-half teaspoonful of soda, one cup of cornstarch, two cups of ßju.r one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, whiteof five eggs. Flavor, and frost with chocos late uosiicg. Gooseberry Pudding. Make a paste of flour and beef suet chopped line, five wellbeaten eggs, half a nutmeg grated, a little eirjger or spice aud some salt; roll out the paste, put it into a cloth, fill it with goossberries and sugar and let it boil three hours. This is an EogUsh recipe. Cream Cake. Beat to a froth one cup of sugar and three eggs; on this pour one cup of sweet cream, then stir in one and onehalf cups of flour in which one teaspoonful of soda and two of cream of tartar are thoroughly mixed. Flavor with lemon and bake in quick oven thirty minutes. Bponge Cake. To three eggs beaten one minute add one and one-half cups of su?ar and beat two minutes; one cup of Hour with one teaspooniul of cream of tsrtar m it, and beat two minutes; onehalf enp of cold water with one-half teaepoonfnl of soda and a little salt in it; stir thoroughly, then add one cup of flour. r lavor with lemon. Live Stock Notes. Animals are subject to sunstroke as well as haman beings if compelled to endura excessive heat The pasture 6hould always contain a few shade trees also running water. The Eural World says that the great RroCts from sheep cannot be made by trmers who do everything in the grand wholesale way. No annimal requires better care or closer attention than sneep. The public testa of dairy cows at the eading dairy shows will do away with tbe acceptance of private tests, which are often received with suspicion. At a pub lic contest there is an opportunity of comparing the cows under conditions of food, age and equal chances, as all are treated alike.g Tbe National Live Stock Journal says that a calf neglected and stinted in its food during the first months of ita life will almost always show the effects of it ever afterwards, and seldom recover even under the best of care to as to reach the stza and weight tbat it would had it received proper treatment at the out set. Better sell the calf for veal than attempt to raise it with out giving it tbe care it needs. It may hurt tbe cow some to cut of) her horns, says the United States Dairyman, but so do her horns hurt others when she goes at them full drive. It is doubtful if the pain of dehorning is greater than the hurt of having a pair of sharp horns run iato tbe side. In case of dehorning there is only one hurt; but there is no end of hurts from booking when the horns are hit on. A Minnnesota farmer has been expertroe ntine on tbe cast of keeping sheep, and co&clrides that they are an exceedingly prohtaoie adjunct to his farming opera tions, lie says it is safe to Bay that tbe itcif ase of hid flock will cover the cost of beeping it, leaving the wool for clear orofit: or the kteoin? may be charged ashirot tbe woo!, which will not exhaust it all, leaving the lambs a clear profit. By retaining the female lambs from the ewes that usually bear twins, and annually selecting from the most prolific breeding stock, tbe number of lambs may be gradually increased each year. Numerons experiments in Europe have demonstrated that the flock can be made to consist of ewes that will regularly produce twins, and sometimes triplets. Uat in so selecting tbe ewes their capacity for providing a proper amount of milk must not be overlooked. Farm Notes. Dry weather aSecta wagons, wheels. bouses and implements as well as stock. Good, well-Beaconed lumber should always be used for building on the farm. Authorities differ as to tbe best time to cut hay. As a rule farmers wait too long before cutting and to strike it just right requires judgment and experience. Bave tbe wood ashes to use as a fertilizer. It is more profitable than to sell them to the Eoapmakers. Wood ashes never come amiss on the farm or in the garden. There are evidently many people not frightened away by the cry of overproduction in fruit-growing, for a single deiler in Ulster County, New York, is reported to have sold 180,000 grape vines this spring. Tbe plough will do better service killing weeds, if tbey be of heavy growth, than will (he cultivator. If the weeds be turned under tbey will afford excellent graen manure, especially if they be very thick. Carrotts are said to be excellent food for borscs, giving a sleek, oily appearance to their hair. Aj from 500 to 1 000 buähels may be raised to the acre on good land, we think tbey might be made profitable for borne use. Immediately after a rain, or as soon as the ground will permit, is the proper time to cultivate tbe soil, as the grass will then be more easily destroyed by tbe sun's rays when thrown up, while tbe stirring of the soil for a few loche will prevent loss of mcisture after dry weather shall aain set in. Indian ccrn gives American farmers a great advantage over Europeans in storing ensilege, as we can grow a larger amount from tbe corn plant, and at less cost than we can from anything else. Yet ensilage is becoming a necessity in Earope, although grass and other crops are used for the purpose. There sfre four breeds of Dorkings the white, colored, silver gray and cuckoo. There is also a strain called the Sussex, which, however, is unknown in this country. The Dorking is rapidly rising in favor as a special market fowl, and may always be recognized by each foot possessing five toes. Asparagus roots may be put down in tbe fall, but tbe crcund sbould be well prepared in advance by filling trenches with

fresh manure and allowing the manure to beat and decompose in the trench after covering with earth. In the fall the mature and earth can be incorporated, and the trench will be in excellent condition for the roots. The farmer who will keep a flock of twenty-five or thirty heos with the usual accompaniment cf 100 or more lively chickens, and will allow them to share his domain in common with himself, his other stock and farm utensils, will find perplexity and most abominable company at every turn. The hen at large, in hsr multiple d form, is worse than an army of locusts and ber followirg as offensive as a pestilence. Prominent poultrymen grow a large crop of cabbage for winter use. In the cold

ceason the cabbage is either chopped fine and fed to tke hens or tied to small states fo that they can pick the heads at will. There is no great amount of nutrition in cabbage, but it serves as a change from grain to green and bulky food. Every r oultryman should lay by a few for the hens. Farmers would find it to their advantage to corn mutton in a weak brine for home consumption. The hams can be smokad and used like dried beef, or they can be boiled. Tbe corned mutton will be found an agreeable change from sausage and spare ribs. Tomato vines will endure quite an amount of cutting and trimming, and often renew themselves when nearly deal, if the branches be too thick it will be of advantage to cut some of them out from a few vines where a limited amount of early I run snail be desired. As the winds often throw tbe melon Msoutof place, it would be best to allow a few weeds or bunches of grass to r, mein in among the vines, but not at the bfe, as tbe runners would throw out tenm r-rpct with the weads and fasten themselves secure'y in place. HOW TOMMY WENT TO SEA. Colonel Tom Cdultree Tells Judge Clair w Story. N. v York Sun. j A table separa ; d Col. Tom Ochletree and Judge Clair at the Hoffman House recently. A corpulent bottle stood on the table which contained poppy juice. The Colonel looked dreamily out of the window at tbe stream of people pouring out of Madison Square Theater. Inside the room a partially intoxicated man was criticising Mr. Bouguareau s masterpiece, and telling a frien d hew be would have painted some of the lines in the famous picture. A few Generals and Senators were seated about the room in careless attitudes. "You seem a little elf color to-night Tom," taid the Judge. "lake a little stim. ulous " "I have no taRte f or the infernal stuff to night, Judge. The fact is, I'm a trifle sen- ! timental, Let me tell you a story." "The Judge lit his cigar and listened. "Last Sundsy," said the Colonel, "things were rather dull around the hotel. About noon 1 took the mess town oir to Grand street ferry and crossed over to Brooklyn. Just after I boarded a Nostrand avenue car a laboring man, with his wife and two children, signalled tbe conductor. Tommy the eldest of the children was placed in the corner of a seat next to me and in a few minutes we became f-ist friends. Tommy was small and round. His copper-toed shoes reached only half way to the floor. He wore a faded suit of blue flannel and a peaklees cap from under tbe front of which there trickled a few stands of corncolored hair. There was a deep Dolly Varden dimple in his chin and a number of irrfgular dents in his cheeks made by small pox, whose ragged outlines were softened by a faint flush of health. He was an inquisitive little chap. He wanted to know if I could get the incurve on a base ball and whether I ever 'knocked out' marbles. When I told him tbat the only game I played waa with pieces of card board on which were painted pictures of kings and queens, diamonds and spades; that clubs were sometimes used in the game and that the gamesters were in the habit of playing tricks on each other, bis blue eyes opened wide, and he wanted to learn how to play this wonderful game. He protested when I told him he wasn't big enough to understand it that he was 'bigger'n bis.brother Johnny.' "The air ot Brooklyn was quiet and dreamy tbat afternoon. The car rolled by long avenues of arching trees. A Sabbath quiet was in tbe air. The hum of bees and the sweet smells from the flower gardens lulled Tommy to sleep. He lurched forward several times when the car came to a sudden stop, and I pushed him back into the seat. But there came a time when my attentionwas diverted and Tommy rolled out of the car upon the tra .k, aad one of the iron wheels crushed hi j left 16 just above the ankle. Tbe was weeping by the women and the men's faces were pale. Tommy's father tore ofl his coat ana vest and tied his suspenders around his boy's leg above the fracture. As was natural under the circumstances, there was no color left in Tommy's cheek, and his face wore an anxious, troubled look, as if he failed to realize the extent of his misfortune. His eyes were wide open, but some of the luster of life had gone out ol them. As he lay in his father's arms, wrspped in his coat, bis little brother tugged at Tommy's coat, and called on him to get up; bat Tommy only answered with a wan smile. The sun shone just as brightly as before;, the avenues of trees looked just as invitingly cool, and happy children on the street laughed as gleefully as before. To Torn my's mother tbe landscape wore a faneral garb. Every tree was draped in shadows, and the stain of blood was on the fences. In fancy she saw a wagon with black plumes winding slowly down the road attended by decorous coaches. " 'God is good.' she sobbed, 'but Tommy never did any one barm.' "The men on tbe back seat threw tbeir cigars away and the driver lashed his horses into a gallop. " Is he hurted much?' said a prospective bride to her intended husband. " 'He ia that, his leg is mashed "'An' will he die, 1 dunno?' "'iiebbe he will and mebbe ho won't Sure ye can't tell Uli the sawbones gets at him.' 'The car rolled swiftly by an old laly who waved her umbrella frantically on the corner. There was a stern setting of the father's jaw and a mute protest on hi face which relapsed into an expression of infinite compassion as Tommy feebly asked him : 'Are we nearly home? "When the father reached home with his burden and. the Tommy had been made as easy as po Bible, tbe doctor was called in. There was a gleam ot steel, and Tommy weighed a few pounds less than when be started for Coney Island t wo hours before. Although the doctor thought tbat Tomtay was fast losing sight of land he was even in the Narrows now in the doctor's opinion he did not go into the kitchen, from whence there came a faiat eobbing, to say so. Tommy's hair was brushed back from his forehead and the varnish ot candy washed from his face. It is questionable whether the boy was any more picturesque looking for the bath. A the twilight came on the next evening Tommy bad been swept further out toward the sea. The tide had evidently been running strong during the night, and the foanj-crerted wave! were leaping hungrily roward him. A rosebud lay on his pillow. Perhaps it was the warmth of the room. perhaps Tommy feeble breath helpod to unfold it. At least the rose slowly opened ita red heart and a faint perfume 61)ed the room. Well. som9 time during the night Tommy drifted output ?isndv Hook, ont of sight ot the friendly lighthouse, out of sight ot land, beyond be fmell ot flowers aad beyond tbe ga of H's mother. . Perhaps the tide carried

him ia a shore beyond the sea, and he may be picked np by some friendly wreckers. You are aware, judere, I pramme, tbat there is a legend to the effect tbat harpers harp upon their harps inside the breakers across tbe sea to guide the thipwrecked through openings in the surf." Yes, the Judge had heard of the legend, and although be didn't pretend to unders'ard it, yet he had a kind of lingering be lief tbat it was true. The colonel got up from his chaLi and stretched himself. He looked critically at a marble Venus Etanding in the corner snd yawned. Whether the yawn was an affectation of a lack of interest which he did not feel the judge did not know, but be is wiling to bet six days on the island agiinst a grocery store cigar that he heard the colonel bumming under his breath a snatch of song which went something like this: Why art thou better seen toward night, dear land? 1-ook always fair, look always bright, That e may gaze Calm The door shut and cut the eong in twain. QUEER AND CRAZY.

Big and Eccentric Bets Made by Wealthy BXen for Fun and Money. I Chamber's Journal. Eo far as we can go back in the world's history we find the rage for making wagers prevalent, i ne üoinans had a great taste lor making wagers and bets, and they had a conventional form of ratifying these contracts, which consisted in taking from ite finger the ringwbich the higher classes invaribly wore and giving ".t into the keeping of Borne third party. A wager was made early in the last cen tury by a banker named Bulliot. He was a firm believer in the superstition that if rain fell on St. Swithin's Däv (July 15) it will also fail, more or less, for forty days after, bt. Bwithm a Day m t Je year 172j was very wet; and so Bulliot offered to bet any one who chce to put down his money that the next forty days would b - rainy. So many persons showed a desire to take this wager that its terms were reduced to writing as follows: "If, dating from St. Swithm's Day, it rains more or little during the forty days successively, Balliot will be considered to have gained, but if it ceases to rain for only one day during that time, Bulliot has lost" Oa there terms Bulliot betted aginst all who presented themselves. He was so confident of success tbat he placed money against articles of value of every description. People brought gold-headed canes, snuff boxes, jewels, even clothes; and Bulliot wagered üb much money against them as he considered they were worth. When his stock of cash came to an end be issued notes and bills of exchange to such an extent that it was eaid he had paper money out to the amount of 100,000 crowns. All this naturally excite J a great deal of public curiosity, and the rash man found himself quite lashionanie lor tne time being. erses were made in his honor, a play was produced which had him for the hero; in a word, he attracted as mccn attention as though he were a monarch or famous statesman. Bat, unfortunately for Bulliot, St, Swithin was not true to his character. For the first twenty-one aays of the stipulated time more or less rain fell. The twenty-second day, however, was bneht and cloudless, and night came on without there being the slightest sign of rain. Bulliot was ruined, and ruined so completely that be was unable to meet the notes and bills that bore his name, ine bolders of these tried to enforce payment; but the ancient law did not recognize deots of this kind any more than does the law of more modern days. They were non suited, and their debts declared irrecover able. A foreign prirce staying In Taris made a bet with a member of the Imperial Club that be (the Prince) would, in the course of the next two hours, be arrested by the police without committing any oflense or provoking the authorities in any fashion. The way he won his wager was by dressing himself in a tattered old blocs 3. a pair of moldy old boots lull ot noies, ana a dif reputable burlesque or. a nat. inns at tired he walked up to one of the most aris tocratic cafes in Paris, and, seating himaelj at a table, called for a cup of chocolate. The waiter, as was only natural, did not care about serving so suspicious-looking a customer before be was asburad- that the payment would be forthcoming, so he told the Trince he must pay in advance. Uton this his Highness pulled a bundle of bank notes out of bis pocket, and pick ing out one of considerable value, told him. to take the price of the coffee out of it and bring back the change. I he man immsai ately west in search of tbe proprietor oL the cafe, who, when he near a me-iacis otbe case, ordered the coffee to be served and at tbe eame time sent to the nears police station for a sergeant de ville. The l'rince, wa3 of course, arrested and taken before a Commlssionary of Police. He an nounced bis rank, and told his reasons tor assnminz Buch an unprincely. costume. The authorities were obdurate at first, but tbey finally consented to send the Prince T . - 1, - T i nu L.. nnaer etcon to me imperial, uiuu, waere the gentlemen with whom the bet had been made proved his identity ana paia nis Highness his money. A W8rer was made in the uastie yard. York, between ThoHodsn and Samuel Whitehead as to which should succeed in BEsumine the most original character. Umpires were selected, wnose duty it was to decide upon the comparative absurdity of the costumes in which the two men ap reared. On the appointed day Hodgsjn came before the umpires decorated with bank notes of various value on his- coat and waistcoat, a row of 5 guinea notes, and tt ion? netted nurae of cold round Iiis hat. while a piece of paper bearing the words "John Bull" was attached to his oack. Whitehead was dressed like a woman on one side, one-half of his face was painted. and he wore a Bilk stocking and slipper on one leg. The other halt of his f iae was blacked to resemble that of a negro; on the corresDondins side of his body he wore a gaudy, long-tailed linen coat, and his leg was cased in halt a pair ot leatuer breeches, with a boot and spur. One would fancy that Whitehead must have presented by far the most singular appear ance, me umpires tnougnt uinereutiy, however, and awarded the states to Hodgson. A notorious gambler of the last century finally ruined himself by a vary extraor dinary bet. He had been playing with Lord Lorne. Their Btakes had been, very high, and luck bad gone steadily against him. Exasperated at his looses he j amped up from the card table, and, seizing a large nnnch bowl, said: ''For once I'll have a bet where I have a chance of winning' Odd or even for 15.000 Euineas?" "Old?' replied the peer, calmly. The bowl was dashed against the wall, and on the pieces being ounted there proved to be an od 1 one. The rash gambler paid up. bis 15,ooo pninpaa. but. if tradition be correct, it was only by selling tbe last of his estates that he was enabled tc ao so. Wbtre He Drew The Line. IFiom the Chicago Tribune.!. Arizona road agent Hands up, in Ais fitftpe-rnexh! Livclv DOWl dnttfmioflnnnf few momenta, during wbich considerable business is transacted.) Farratic ra3fencer xou ve cot aoout everything excapt "our boots. Hadn't you better go tnronn ns again r Road sgent 1 never take up two cnl lections fiom one crowd, la no An ti ro vtrty Society. Ills Father Stub Dorn. rrid Eiu.j Ber fie Mr. De Garmo. you aril C a dude, are von? D Garmo Well, I don't think I am, Bert e. Bertie That's what sister Mamie said, but she couldn t make pa beuevo her,

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