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Show FARM AND GARDEN. CURING WHITE liKANS. The usual way o( curing white beans ib to pull them and pile them iu circular slacks around stakes, plao iing the roots inside next to tbe stake, and leaving the top outward. The little stacks should be thatched by binding long, straight straw about tho top of the stakes, so that tbe straw will bang down all around and beyond the beans, thus shedding oil any rain which may fall before the beaDs get dry. As soon as dry they are to be carted to the barn and tbrojbed. If the stacks are too large the beans will not dry quickly, and discolored beans will be tbe result. Or, if not protected Irom wet weather, tome of them will be etained. The only way togettbeiu out ib by hand-picking. This cm be done rapidly, if the beans a bobel At a time are spread on a large Ub!o having a sheet laid over it BO tbat the discolored ones mil show plainly. Hand-picked beans always sell quickly, quick-ly, and it will pay to sort them thus, ite the work can be done by children mostly and ib not expensive. Country i Gentleman FEEDING GBBEN CORN. Wo say any time now, as soon as corn should be planted for Bold crop; then it will get large enough to commence feeding in AuguBt when tbe pasture baa begun to Uii. Would not sow it broadcast as we often see it done, but would drill it In, uaicg every other drill. It then can he cut with a com knife following tbo rows. We have often seen corn sowed and drilled so thick that it could Dot grow more than about two and two and one-bntf feet high. We consider such stuff almost worthless, and a very great deal of trouble to cut and cure. Wo tbink it should be sown just thick enough lo prevent its earing, then the ritalk contains the greatest amount of saccharine or sugar mailer, and, that being the object we wish to attain, wo would caution farmers not to sow loo thick. We can give j tidt the quantity of seed required, as the kernels of the diflerent varieties vary in ize so much, but think ono bnshel per acre about right. We have had our hogs get quite fleBby on the sweet Ihey have g t by chewing tbe stalks, and tbe larger the stalks grow the better. We consider it one of tbe most necebft-ary necebft-ary crops a farmer can grow to keep up the flow of miik when the pasture bag almost failed. Rural Home. CUTTING AND BINDING WHEAT. A great denl baB been written about the proper time to cut wheat Whatever What-ever difference ol opinion there may be an to the quality of early or late cut wheat, all are agreed that ripened wheat will not rttmd wet wcalher like ihat cut earlier. For aoy purpo-e, except lor seed, we should cut it just iller the grniu has ptcscd into the doughy state. It makes brighter, plumper grains and bntter dour, and th-re is a decided gain in quantity. Hut th3 point we wish tn make here is that the early cut wheat, web bound and shocked, will stand much longer than the ripe during wot weather, it b:nding, sheaves 6hould not be made loo large. Smaller sheaves makv a better shock every v.'y. The shock can be put together inure euugly, and .9 more sheaves can be put into it, n better circulation of air is provided for, so that, should the rain penetrate, it will dry out quicker. Aim to make the sheaves of such a sizft that two of them made into caps will efTtClua-lly cover the other ten of tbe dozeo Oftio Farmer. - ' ' SALTISG STOCK. One of tbe most important thii.g-to thii.g-to attend to iu the care ol farm sti ck of every Kind, is that Ihey hsive uecurfr at all times to salt. In this connection we would again call attention to lliu bad practice in voyiie with many otherwise good farmers, in that they salt irregularly, and- at such times with too liberal u band. Thus animals will gorge themselves, and this often results in severe purging. Again, when Bait is thrown about on the ground to be licked up, tbe Btronger animals get more than they should, and the weaker ones little or noue. besides, it'jury to weitk animal n often the reiuU of ibis struggle. Tho proper way to Bitlt s'o.'k is to huvei the salt placed under cover, when: they may get it evt-ry dny il they wish In this way ttiey luke just what they want and no more, and, while eating what is necessary lor them, they never takecuongh to do them injury. Thus cattle will seldom take more than an onlinury tahlespoonful per day, and this is about what they require in summer as an aid to proper digestion. Chicago Prairie Farmer; FLIES ANNOYING COWS. Oar plan lo prevent annoyance to the cows during milkiug in tlytime is lobave a pailful of carbolic soap suds, and before the milking is begun to sponge the cow's flanks and legs over with it, leaving it to dry upon tbe skin. This keeps the flies at a didtance, at leaat for the time of milking, milk-ing, and is grateful to the cows. American A-jriculturist, TESIINO BUTTE B SALT. A Pennsylvania butter-maker ten to bis salt by dissolving a little in a gloss ' tumbler. If the briue formed is clear ' and free from bitter table, lie pro ! nounces the Bait good; if, on the other ' hand, it presents a milky appearance, leaves any sediment or throws scum to tbe surface, he rejects it, CHAItCOAI. TOR 1SDIOFSTK1N. Nearly all sick auiuu-lj liPc -io- m by improper feed inn in liie fiisl pljce In Blue canes out of ten the digestion is wrong. Charcoal in ihe most illicient and rapid corrective, ai:d will cure a majority of i atts, if pru.-r ad minis tared, For an example of its use: A hired man came in with the intelligence that one ot the finest cows waB very sick, aud a kind neigh nor proposed the usual drugs aud poisonB. Tbe owner being ill, and nt'l abJo to examine the ccw, concluded con-cluded tbat the trouble came from over-eating, and ordered a imeupful ol pulverized charcoal given in w tit r U was mixed in a junk tnUle mid administered by pouring down thi caw's - upturned throat. In fiv ininuleB improvement was porcepti ble, and in an hour tbe animal was in the pasture eating grass. Another inaianoo occurred wher a young heifer had become badly bloated by oaiing green apples after a hard wiud. Her sides wore almost as bard as a barrel. Tho old remedy, salaratus, ji wan tried, but caused coughing and, did little good. Hall a tencupful ofj fredb powdered charcoal wns given. In six hours all appearance of bloat had gone, and tbe heifer was well. Live Mock Journal. 1 SCOURS IS COLTd One of my mares bad a Gneftal about two weeks ago. It did very well for a few days, and then commenced com-menced lo "scour." It Bucka the mare heartily, but is gradually growing grow-ing weaker. I hnve, in former seasons, lost sevpral colts Irom this complaint, and I fear I shall lose this one. Can you suggest a cure, and, what would be still hotter, a prevent-tive? prevent-tive? I would also like to know what causes it Answer. Diarrhea in youne animals is due to a variety of causes. It is not unfrequeutly due to a scro (u'ous tendency. It may also be superinduced by catarrh, caused by exposure to outdoor influences in the early spring. Under certain condi tionp, it may be induced by the milk of the dam. As a concomitant to I treatment, it will be proper to change the diet of tbe dam; and, if she is of a plethoric habit of body, she may be: given a eaiine purgative. According to tbe age of tbe colt, it may be given from three to six: ounces ol olive oil. Six boura thereafter, give the following: follow-ing: One scruple of powdered opium, half an ounce of powdered rhubarb, hall an ounce of powdered prepared chalk; mix, and give in half a pint of beer, in one dose. If ucceseary, this may be repealed after twelve hours. Dam and colt should be kept indoors while under Ircntment. Spirit oj h 'Disa.t. 1 FOR SICK IIOESE3. Linseed o'A is not only a valuable restorative fur eick horses, but is ( exceedingly useful in cages of intlam-mation intlam-mation of the membranes peculiar lo the organB of respiration and digestion; diges-tion; it shielda and lubricates the same, tranquilizea tbe irritable state ot the parts, and favors healthy action. Put a couple of bandiuls of seed intD a bucket and pour a gallon and a hall of boiling water upon it; cover it up a short lime, tbeu add a couple ol quarts of cold water, when it will be lit for nse. In case of an irritating cough add Borne honey. But better still iB to raise plenty of sunflowers, and save tbe seed to leed to your horeeB; half a pint of flaxseed or one pint of sunflower seed in a hore-feed three or four times a week, fall and spring, does very much to keep them in good health. Philadelphia Times. |