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Show Irit OLU HOQ AND THE fCW. CL.nt., In Iho line lul.ln. loduilr; In llflj iari. 1 have just flnUhol feeding tho pigs, old and jouug, nnd tho sight of tlnlr broad UicLs, short faces, small cars and, nbo o all, their docility, running to meet mo, ami Indeed keeping under my foot In a cry Inconvenient manner, has aroused lu my mind it train of reminiscences. reminis-cences. How tho hog Industry has gror.nl Half n icnturyngo It amounted to bat little. Then, ns now, ouo of tin) most Importnntanluials among the farmers' farm-ers' stock ns ii hog, not becanso it required re-quired so much cure, hut so httlo, IIo v-as exjicctod to furnish an important part of the family diet, ith, in many cases, no attention paid to his own. He no not nn attractive looking animal; Indeed quite tho nncrso, long legged, long nosod, with largo, coarw ears, body thin and flit n li clapboard, and cowrvd v.lthcairso hair, v-hlch climaxed in a row of bristles cucring tho "ridgo ilo" from head to tail. These, when bo vaa enraged or eicited, stuck out llko porcu-plno porcu-plno quills unJ gavo lilln n forraldahlo appearance In those "good old times" no did not think of conurtlng tho hog into pork until It was 9 or 3 years old, ami indeed in-deed tho fattening process was only u nominal affair in many cases. Bomo farmers by inuchstrugglo captured them alhonfew wcelsbeforothey wlshod to butcher, put thtm in pens and fed corn to gio flrmaiss to tho pork and pro-tout pro-tout too much "shrinking in the jot." In many caics tho hogs killed for uso weru hunted in the fall v, Ith dogs and guns and shot or captured llko other gaino. This n as done after they were fattened on "mast." which consisted of acorns and various kinds of nuts and wild fruits, 6uch as plums, iuwiaus, etc, not bad material, wo mutt acknowledge, acknowl-edge, for contention into sweet and v, holoKoino meat. Asnrulo no roro uas gUen hogs except ex-cept In severe totd n eather, when tho gromftl vai covered with snow and It Yius linpcnsiblo for them to find their customary food lu such casos tho on ner, biking a basket of corn, would start out, and following ono of tho numerous "hog tuiths with which the timber was grid-ironed" grid-ironed" v. ould lni el until ho found tho betl. This w as usually quite an cxteusit e nllair, consisting of dead loaves and grurn. 'lho hogs, Impcllml by hunger, which drlt ci nnayfcir, nould comotiut anil ejt. 'Ihe ration was not largo oul enough to suilaiu life until tho weather would j-uriuit them to ugaln foraje for thema)hei Thorowos n nhlto breod cnlletl the "Irish Orazlors," which wcro introduced intro-duced Wo furiiiers tlld not tuko klmlly to tho new breed, and no permanent chango was effected In tho hogs of tho locality A neighbor ufterwnrd Becurod a ' China pig " ns ho called hlui. Ho was a groat Inipnmmeiit on nnythlnj oter teen before In that region, )U he brought no particular chaugo esccpt In hit owner's herd 'le., IJcrtsliircs wero Introductd u dltTtrfiit localities, und KrliiM were the foundation of the nolld lniirovoiiisnUor the westorn hogt, and thus it hat gone on All improved breeds Into been Introduced, nnd all time nourished, and though our fttor-Its. fttor-Its. i'piunj Clilnnj aroJuJIin there are pleiily of other tood liogsT 3. Ij. Doycr lu Field an 1 Farm. rtlrl.lji.t..cM.i I'iiII.i. Ths Fitrtridgo Coclilu lielougs to the boay bodied, thlckl) feathered Aslatla families to lunch prized in Fngland. Here the smaller breeds Hint lay more eggs are better liked The Partridge Cochin Is, however, ii goal winter la)cr, brlnin-in brlnin-in eggs from Not ember to May, If the indiitdual who u out Into tho egg railing business for iirolit conld have I-ogliom hi) crs during tho six warmer moullia of the ) oar and Asiatics say Mack Cochins during the six colder months, ho might make the seasous meet prolltubly Wwm rAnTi'irKircc'iiis riitn. The illustration sliowsii beautiful Partridge Par-tridge Cocl In iiullet-the one that took first prize at the 1-ondon Crystal palace exhibition last )eir Tho Partridge it the handsomest of ull the Cochin families fami-lies black whlto and bun Cochin eggs nro, houeur, my tht'lc shollcxl, and there It tomo'lmes dlflUulty In hatching them. lii-ix.ii.Kie. Tho weather ahmit I n it lo cry hot or tory cold May Oil rnndUoteiubcr nro tho most suitul u intlia for uvcrt-lug uvcrt-lug unpleasant couxiti iicea. Moderate suppuration ui r t il i 1 1 ico wlthbut nny apparent serious li nn but through b id matiagi ineut n moi t i- nous Injury lias teen known to til.u I e, though this has been tor j rare I ! t In liotw eather nonldprodqco inai, wllhprotracte.1 Injury, hut tl is is n t a fair objection to tho piojicr tierforui of dehorning lu Ontario tho u null Is llrinly fastened fas-tened and tin i.o . .v.n o!7 in n few wcotuls by ii slullfil operator vtith a aw lint lug about I t th to the Inch. V small iiortlon of tlio skin la tnl-en unn' with the horn - Vr west Farmer. ByNE A3 A FFn.TIU7ER. tahi.of ilr'..C.J.AUlJ.J.fl.H,. Acl.l In II.Mi.i-ll.Jo.liiK II ttlllioul .trl.U. The tmiiios (if brand' III "taho mi tl," "jiureliime," "ground bone," "raw bune," stc are, at u rub hiii) ly trade terms and lint e nu I clvn li. ii if 'ho Uud nf bono or lnulho.1 Lai iiiaitil4Jluie,l'iiivlill Ikhio mily bndnl lif-tho rvuiratlii of the bruii'lt, the lln uiul nuiuiuit nf plant U'A luntaln 1 otirn I ho olue. 1 he results of the a t' Is of dlmelvtl lKjiioinailout Ihoht-. J ra ) elation aw slated to lie in at rd w ith those becured lu ureiloui JWii-.-ui. thit tUteuod. url. tunihh midilyninlluble forn'is nf nitrogen nnd phosphorio aci 1 at much clicainr rales than thomijorityof complete com-plete fertilizers. Furthermore, tho uso-fulnoea uso-fulnoea of nitrogen and iihophorlo mid in ilowlj aailable forms as they ex-bt ex-bt in lionet leas bee ii nuil proved in irncllce, espei-lilly for slow growing croitt, In orchards, meadows and In tin It other ease t where n gralua! iurrcnru In gentrolferlllllylsreiranloilniliiiiiortiint. A inlxturo tif line ground bono and inuri-ato inuri-ato of i-itnkli u the projortlon of thn-) jwrtacf bone to ono of potiuh Is used quite iargtlj and has proiwl n rryef-fixtlionndi rryef-fixtlionndi rofltitblenianuioforgt nernl use lu grain fanning It furnWiosnll tho essential Ingredlt-uts, costs lees -r ton than the aterago e ompleto fertilizers, and It contains quite as much nitrogen and very much more phosphoric acid uud liotat.li. This simple method of rt duelng Imhii-h Without ncldt Is auggrsted by II. 1'. ,1-ford ,1-ford of the Mao laud station! Crnili tho lxmwi thoroughly ns k)mI1.1o, and protlde n barrel of freh burned lluiu and thrtfl linrrels of itrong, unlonclied hardwootl aslieHt for every barrel of rruslnil bon Uso at a lo or mixing hearth u tight floor or n lottl liytrof loamy soil about fix Inches thick, Uiwn this spread n liarrel of nshee In a similar later, then in u thlnnir layer half n barrel bar-rel of bono, aiatter tlirnngli lho lione, to till tlioajmett, uml spread ujwii It n half barri 1 of lime puh erisetl, but not slaketl. On Ihla sirend n srctind Uirrtl of nsliMt. Wit this pilo griidually with n sprin-Lhr, sprin-Lhr, using itlmut ten gallons water or enough to liioltliu all, but Iiimi nnno run nut Add in llko manner a half barrel bar-rel Imiio, n half lmrrel lime, a larrel usIioh and ten gallons more witter. Over all scntler about one Imilirl 1 mil planter and cuter the entire pile with dry loam. Uxamlne thti idonnenn wo.kk, if needed, nnd add v nter to kit p all moist, but not wet. lu four or lho weeks idiot cl mer uud thoroughly mix, moisli n nnd pilo again, cot er with soil and ii Utile mom plaster nnd leato two or llireo wik.i longer. If iiiceatif Imo Ihi-ti reuialu nuh.omjios0, sift them nut, use lu next coitqiost or mid more ipuckliuio and ashes tugle fultlnr time. ' Srnnllnirarr.t I'nUlnei. It Is tielleeeil that nothing is gained in eailinssa t.r ligor by 1-oeplug seed mtn-toes mtn-toes in a ti nqieraturo where the ejes w III de elop Hint, i inll) lioforo planting tlino, certainly not in n tenqieraturo where long tiironts will (,ro, limiting tho tu-lien tu-lien togotlur wthut they must Iw pullik'. nilt when the season for planting nr-rltea. nr-rltea. Thoobjeetln slnriugnwiiyinrel-lnrt slnriugnwiiyinrel-lnrt is to Keep the jHiiatocs in un necowti-bio necowti-bio place and in an natural n condition us )Kui!bIowithuittlicirfrecslng A pushing push-ing out of s route tint would l broken or rubliod off in the handling must nto-etsnril) nto-etsnril) eeiioii n (lu.lc in Hie giunth of hilars whin planted nnd should 1 giuirdenl agnliiKt ns fur lis lmiwihli At the it-inio tunc adds lho agricultural pill tor of tjjo Sow A ork World as ioliitoea iiMlijH'HL'cwrullyil.iiili4lii cntplw.s It limy lie lunfiil to expo- the whole tuberstn Die light inilwtiruith foruf vr lit) m snllli h ml) I u- to Inll lie tho strong i). ii ns n guide in cutting the piece. trl.IIUII.il. In I!-! .lUra. A writer of lirocjHrliiiio leas tho follow lug to say In Tito lleckccpera' lto- low: hlnco 1 built my first lioo cellar I lim o miKllileliiiylowaouiowhat ii)ii lho utbjectuf tenllliiliou in heeeillnrs. I iowetl it I hi u us n cry Important An-turo. An-turo. It looks nil well enough lu theitry, but cipcrlenco tlotn not supjiort tho theory. I put elltllnting tube in my lK-eriwins mil had tho satisfaction of discovering that thow colonic nearest thww tube tlicwi that wero the best entllatel werethollrsttnsliiiivsigiwtof uneasiness. I took out tlucutiluliirs after tho llrst winter and lime neter S id any use for them ainco. Until bnaHi rooilng begins, toward spring, ury lit tla chaiigoof air Is imdcdi uftir llili moro is noiensnry. Tho .ulxutrtli n-tittting n-tittting fad hat probably about lusl lit run. l-nitl I'liKl.rrur Mslilci. PtofoMor Dean, of the Ontario Agricultural Agricul-tural station, saj s on tho Biibjce t nf 1 ind plutcriii stahlra: ' We ufo toustaully outiurlloortn lilmral quiiiitllyof lund plaster urgyiHium, which hut three ef fevts 1, It llxee the ninmouiu and makes the manure moro enlinible. 2. It sweetens tho stable, absorbing bad odors. !l It gives tho ktablo n better aparaneo and looks ne.it nnd tld). In fji t, an hour nflrr nnr cows nru turneil out ) on would sea ret ly know that u cow Ind Uh n in. This Is uccompllithnl by a liberal uso of i lister nnd whitewash. Uoth are cheap" I nullrr lir..i..li.K.. Save nil the imnltry dropjilugs These will lietnluabls as n top drcie-Ing for vngetihlnt next easou. The earewllh which this in mure Is anted will Aet.r mine its talue Keepwcmil iieh. nwue from It and Wp it dre A pbtu Unit lias . succeeded will rnnslsti in rli n tin dropping ns fat ns gathued up in n witter light keg or barrel psoMil.dwIlh n cover nnd Fpr'nkllngtmr th immure nshovilfulnrtwo of 1 urn. Th litter doodorios ill - utri- un I pnrreuth lot. |