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Show FIELD, I? ARM" AND GARDEN. HCONQM 01' JvEEPINtr SllELT. The economy of kocjing a'uiew . sheep on every fivrm deTotcd to a mLxed husbandry, is apparent to any oiic giving the subject careful coa-' eidcration.- As amveugera they will, 1 on infiny farms, pay - a handsome interost on their first-cost not talcinc into account thoir yield of' fleece and lnnibti. Much of the stravrand stocks about the barnyard, the growth hi 1 fence corseraand other out-of-the-way places wrll be kept clean' and' sightly ' by a few sheep, with very little trouble, and no espenae to -their owner. ' As regards vegetation the sheep may bo said to be omniverous the goat ia ita 1 only peer and very lew of the most ' troublesome weeds and grasses' can' lone withstand its short and persistent 1 clipping. . . In clearing out and subdu-! ing timber pasture, they are invalu-:; able. If torned in when the young ! shoo la are till young and succulent, 1 ri&thing within their reach wilt escape tliem. Tney can bo turned- into the stubble field- after harrest and not : only thus tiave every stray head of, grain, but leave the field clear of, weeds and' in the best possible con-; dition- for the : plow. : With equally : good reeulfa they can be ' herded through a field of standing corn after the growth of irnsa and Weeds is well under way; ' This ia especially adTan-tagoous' adTan-tagoous' where the - very common course ia pim'iied of sowing wheat Sq stitndins; corn. " Tiu. Dow and then a brokeu or bent staik fairs-a but the'advimtagebf the air and sun-" Vit to the too long shaded ground, will bo found to compensate many-fold for these slight losses. In short, sheep cannot be omitted from the farm economy, without a loss-to the farmer who thub overlooks their merits, Aaf, Lice islock Journal, MAXIMS IS CATTLE BEEED1SO, James N, Brooks, of Illinois, was a noted breeder of short-horn cattle, and these are some of his Ideas: Use pure-blooded males. Keep no more stock than you can keep well, and the young should always be improved. Never sell to the butcher or anybody else your best and thriftiest young females. Calves should be dropped Irom the 1st of March- to the 1st of Jtuy. Never allow calves to run with their dams and suck at will; it injure both. Milk the young cows as long as possible. All cattle breeders should have two pastures ior Summer grazing, graz-ing, and change the stock from one tc the other frequently. Land intended for Winter irrazing should not be grazed in midsummer. The Summer growth is needed for Winter protection. protec-tion. To render stock-growing ai pruiitable as it Bhould be, good graai for Summer and Winter is indispensable. indispen-sable. I-RE5EKV1SG GRAPES. A French grape-grower has sue cecded in prcservmg bunches o stapes until the month of April, wher they were as beautiful, freah ant savory as in October. He has kep ' liLj method secret for a long timo, bu recently concluded to give it publicity He leaves tho bunches attached to tin vine, as long aa possible until tin end of October; if the weather per mits, to the beginning of November Before the first frost they are cut, wit) the precaution to leave attached t-every t-every bunch a piece of branch wit! four or five knots, of which two o three arc to be bolow the grape am two above. The upper end of th branch is closed by covering it wit wax, eo as to chock the ovaporaiio; of the liquids contained in the pores The imperfect grapes on tho bunc' are then carelully removed, ana tne lower end of the branch is placed in u bottle containing water, in which a few ounces of charcoal ia present. The latter is tho whole secret of tho process, as it prevents the water from ttpoiliiiK, keeping it fresh, and tho grapes ako. Tho bottlo is closel with .i good cork, cut in half, and hollowed hol-lowed out so as to pas3 tho branch ot the bunch of grapes through, and the coik covered over with wax, when the whole operation is finished. The bottles are then placed on the shelves of a dry room, iu a support which prevents them from failing by the wcihpt of the bunch, and at the proper pro-per distances eo as not to touch ono anothrr. By this expensive method beautiful gnipca may bo kept till late in tho Winter, ami even tuitd the be-pnniug be-pnniug of the Spring; but it is necessary neces-sary to examine the grapes from time to time, and cut those off which commence com-mence to spoil, aa this appears to be contagious. Tho temperature of the room must never be allowed to descend de-scend below the freezing point. C'ANSIXC! rRtTTS. Currants, gooseberries and all sharp i acid fruits shouldibe put up iu ghtad; peaches, pears, tomatoes, etc., may be put up in tin. Add as much sugar a3 will be required for table use. faofl ruit-i, like peaches, stra wherries, raspberries;, etc., should be sugared down at least twelve hours before be-1 be-1 ing canned. No water need be added j to peaches or small fruits. For peare, a syrup should be made and poured ' over them previous to being brought . to a boil, Small fruit ihould be boiled from ten to fifteen minutes; the harder fruits somewhat longer. Glass jars should be filled with tepid water, placed in a tin vessel in another boiler or tin vessel, and heated to the boiling point. Then the jars should bo lifted out, water poured out, and filled immediately, entirely full, with fruit; it Bhould be poured through a funnel to wnich a handle is attached, the mouth of the funnel should be at least two and a hall' baches in diameter. The best cement is, 1 part tallow, 1 part beeswax and 10 parts rosin. Where cans aie used, after Boldering they should be placed in water and boiled as follows: Strawberries Straw-berries and other soft frulta, hfclf an hour; tomatoes and peaches, one hour; pears and quinces, one and a half hours. By adopting this last process pro-cess Ipbb sugar can. be UBed- than by any method heretofore discovered. |