Show I > nfrfOI iff Ifr > fJ f > q TiI e Farm judeiV tffcteu J t1 I t < and KmisSioliF i ff I L i j 4Y lli r r 4j t DESCCTSSED t 1j 1 t j Wlnf r Care of Sheci Strawberries jlindnas t Birth Cleanliness j 1 dI OJ a Necessity iKtc Etc l I 1 lib is reported from Paris that xperi ments inufein the lifpit show tlm i sulphide of tvbon is the best silent to zcure the normal action of the bowel in cties of holeni It I his re to red tu CIUcou < nes in thirty second < hyter Seal patienr > who pievioui to it > < idniin Istpitton were i i > e isible to even tin jprickijg of needles 1 Mr fJ A iree i in the FrnStGrpwrt S1yi Ve hall never mulrh bearing 4bei of strawberrie with s iw again t skongh a good winter pro ectlon it canoe mut can-oe iiaue tree troin gnuu utl weeu t aeth and to thus re seed sod niadt I dean by lUf culture is vexatious AIde from tin the mulch is i made tin J breeding place of in3e t We founu L thousand of small worms hatched l nder the straw before the frost was 4 flr1I out of the niL J A horse troubled with worms will become I < be-come very thin no matter how well fed I will have a desire to rub his tail on 4 vervthing possible and ding a little a I a time To get rid of them and im f t prove the condition of the anim pre 1 f jpare by giving a drachm dose of tartar 1 ttuetic morning and night in bran if srah giving neither hay nor oats for three days At the end ot that time administer one quart of raw lineed oil f 1 and two ounces of spirits of turpentine sauced Give the dose on an empty 1 stomach and exercise that day and the following morning After this purga 3zon will ensue then feed as usual TIEZ Exchanger Why should there be L 4ouglrt any more indelicacy in using 1 the name of a male than in speaking of 4 female animal What possible objec t lion is there to the words stallion bull 1 ram boar We say man woman boy girl without a thought of need of any evasion of th question of sex Yet r saany especially in the presence of I ladies seem to think it indelicate to call cur domestic animals by their correct names To which we add that it is caainently proper to call everything by Sis proper name Those who consider it otherwise hould remember the 1 scriptural adage that To the pure ail things are pure l 44The winter care ot the HOCK says the Pittsburg Slocl m7tis where many sewsheepmen make mistakes It is no trouble to keep sheep through the summer I sum-mer but often inexperienced flock snasters lose half their flock in a single winter The reason of this is either i of carelessness or ignorance of the nature c and requirements of sheep The most successful winter care of sheep can not t 3 me undertaken without suit ble stabling Uliis id the fi rst great requisite There 5s no use trying to keep a sheep thriving juul at the same time have its wool f saturated with water with the tempera i tare down below zero Then after seej i 5ng that you have sufficient shelter for I your sheep the next most important 4mn ° is to see that there is an abundant supply of hay or other forage The 3iay and fodder must be early cut and pnt up in the very best condition With r the e preliminary preparations a flock 1 of sheep can be wintered safely cheap 1 IYJlud profitably With good hay and i proper shelter sheep require but little II gram These facts alone should determine i I deter-mine every shepherd to provide proper i stabling for them as an economic i measure r l The following very important facts for poultry keepers are from the Prairie STarmr Absolute cleanliness is essential t lo health Buy eggs only from reliable f sources if you want to be certain of 3eliuble fowls Do not try to keep too Ii any breeds If artificial stimulants S It tfotd to the production of eggs so do rt ikey to that of debility as well If grain i t JB fed upon a floor covered a few inches j deep with sraw the exercise the fowls 1 3et in scratching for it is good for 1 hem Eggeating hens are best broken I 9 f the habit by cutting off their heads i i I Si they are very valuable it is worth t feying to cure them by putting cayenne I t r epper into an egg pasting up the hole 4 and letting the hen eat it Give fowls sleitv of sunshine in winter Thev Ii < can not do well if kept shut up in a dark or dimly lighted house Success in poultry keeping as in every other busi L saess requires s thorough knowledge of details 1 Inasmuch as blindness has frequently resulted in babesi from inflammation of the eyes following childbirth the fol lowins directions are given to prevent I that disaster First immediately after The birth of the baby wipe the eyelids and all parts surrounding the eyes with a soft dry linen rag and soon after wash thbse parts with tepid water be r fore any other part is touched If any Sscharge appears separate the eyelids with the finger and thumb and wash 1 tOUt the matter by allowing a gentle Stream of lukewarm water to run be i I wean tliem from a piece of rag held i one two or three inches above the eves I Bepeat the cleaning process every half Lour1 for the saving of the sight des i de-s on the greatest care and attention If l cleanliness It is the discharge which does the mischief Rags are 1 better than sponges and should be destroyed at once Foots Health ntJt1 Animals which will jump over fences are not only a nuisance on their own account but they will often in jump I Ing themselves break the fence or gate that the rest of the herd will follow Hienx If a preventive for this jump I Gig IS not known the animals have to be kept in a stable or in a small lot by iiiemseives with an extra high fence 4simple method of keeping either a 5iorse or cow in any kina of enclosure siioiput a common halter on them Re muve the tiestraD to it andput on in its place apiece of halfinch rope eleven 1 i long Three feet or thereabouts I f Spending some on the size of the animal t from the end attached to the halter tie in firmly a ring bring the rope between ific forelegs and up around the body < aat behind the forelegs This will bring the ring that was tied into the ope under the chest and between the lorelegs p The animal can not now raise its head zi iilgh ehough to jump and will be found twbere itis put regardless of its jumping proclivities After a little practice in c pitting this rigging on the medium will riS struck in not making it too tight sot a so-t aa to fret the animal nor yet so loose I J4i1a iP it cart gc over the fencer trdtr t J 4 J r I I Ail English far ler says For two winters I have placed six hordes upon the following weekly allowances r Forty two IHIUds oats twentyeight pounds maize twellty one pounds bean tone t-one pounds hay cut into chaff fourteen puunds oat straw cut into huff seventy pound oi long hay Total 19 J pounds of fond per week per hor > e Upon this food he horse have done admirably while in cotntint work ColelIla Rind lJ < > rM General u elure > are sparoest roinmotiitj in the market Bv general urpoes we mean all or nearlv all purposes Of ioure it would be impossible to find a hre sutiule for heu vy slow work I ind at the same time a suwe tul r4ie horse either nt runniM or rotting b t th ge iral purpo e hor < e to be desired in 1 the o ie that IT po ible to produce i one tint r heavy enough Rind and out enogn for general farm work with style beuiry action and speed enough for saddlean 1 1 light harness Asjfo3tida will he found iiI ii-i me Hjme for the folio > vmg ue a H te i efs ivorh of purified As afoetida ut it in a pint bottle then aid two oz of whUkv Jet it stau1 shaking ir Inee or four time a day until it is dissolved tl en fill the bottle with molaades and shake well D I > e ft r infants from onefourth to oneh ilt teamanful Adults table apoonf II lAss lAs l-As IB ida is i the best medicine known for coli in infants Given once or twice a day it makes the milk digest prevents coli and make them hen thy IHrmers often Joe a hue horse with lie because they have not tl e remedy at hand to cure it Assafoetida is the ery best remedy known and will always al-ways relieve it in from ten to twentv minutes Every farmer should keep < oine on hand for this purpose You can give the syrup onefourth of a pint at a dose or give a pill the size of a small marble which the horse will chew and swallow Assafoetida dissolved in whisky and sprinkled in hens nefts and about the chicken house will destroy insects and prevent diseases in chickens and rubbed on the posts and walls of stable will nrevent diseases in horses A writer in tne London Garden says I have seen some of the most moss grown miserable specimens of starved orchard trees restored to fruitful condi tion by making the grqund beneath them the winter quarters of sheep and pigs feeding them the same time aSlf thev were in the farmyard with roots and corn The finest old specimens of apple and pear trees are generally those in an orchara next to the homestead that is used as a run for calves sheep pigs and poultry the whole year round In these orchards the turf is short and being full of nutriment the tree keep healthy and prolific for an indefinite period Ashes garden refue or any kind of road scrapings or even scavengers scaven-gers rubbish may be utilized for in creamg our supply or orchard fruits i hey should be spread roughly on the surface in the win er and in spring bar rowed and rolled down firmly The result will soon be a marked improvement improve-ment in the size and quality of the crop Difference of opinion prevails as to I pruning or npruning trees some adopting one system and some another but be that as it may I never knew fruit trees continue toW yield good crops for any length of time unless the roots were supplied with manure in some form or other t |