Show fui FUR FARMERS AND GARDENERS grape vines it is said I lithe h i the tho homestead be bear 0 r most abundantly when they thet are BO so trained as to hi 6 swayed by the wind the motion operating upon the sap in the body of the vine which be h aig g prevented from descending by the valve t which nature provides in the wood for that nur poe pose is H in this way constantly forced upwards and into the smaller branches and leave leaves thus vastly increasing the elaborated sap to be tetu rebun n cd ed 1 ane very nature of the vine leads leada it to peek seek a lod iod gement in trees arid and as we hue often obrad observed if it a branch bianch should happ bapp happen n to 0 ascend bend a tree it at once iu in unwonted thrift and attracts to itself an uncommon share of the vine this extraordinary growth being no doubt nt in a great degree to the motion of the vine caused by the wind itt ill large vine growing and win wine making districts throughout france and each ste parate separate vine is in trained on a ingle single s upright post thit a lowing all the arre lom lorn so po peculiarly sa u tabla table to their luxuriant growth and abundant yield leid the homestead gay bay grape vines vine on arbors seldom bear fruit of prim prime doubtless because they are not moveable moveably move able an d the light and air donot do not have free access to the them ti those on trellise trellises do better especially if the tho trel nes hes are so made that the vines move freely in the wind never trim your vines in the the spring but au all feeble buds and shoots may be pinched ott off as a soon toon as they are developed the tile homestead say branches it if left to ti elves will hear from I 1 three I 1 r I 1 to 0 tive five bunches bun clies cires each aut but only the more thrifty and kind i Korona will ill lii perfectly ripen even three indeed it if A yina vine I 1 Is tn overload load lond itala in this monr it will not only fall to alaird full ionn tonn ches chos of 0 well ripened fruit fruitt hint tint it will to fo e itself bt by lt iti owr over eff edd iri lri rt to break bliwn its in vital force for wari yari all small imph infect or fruit truit buds bul should he be sternly removed rem weir reir neil it leaving ail all a A general rule two bunches to the strong brilin branche chess chesy and ami one on nn an those lers leris alor vior n in this way instead I of smil emil and fruit thre ihre thre ihre ih re wilt will be nearly an equal weight of fully developed bunches of large anil salt well wilt ripened fruit the grape vine h it a rank feeder and as professor of the new york farmers club lately said you may if you yoli like bury a horse near the roots of a vine and it will use it up in time but the roots should not be disturbed by digging around them wood ashes and bone manure are excellent fur for top drebing dresing or digging d egwin 9 into theli thell the soil around the vines vinas but do not let the roade touch their roots probably to use a hoe would be boft 1 mr provost of williamsburg airo aho a member of the NY farmers club has made fifteen hundred gallons allons of wine in one year from a vineyard of a acre he ila hali has found the application of gand gaud with other ir manure anure very bene facil As to summer printing pruning rays mays prof bipes 1 I pinch oin off twice the shoots b barin boan arin ng caties canes at the third leaf beyond the bunch the cutting culling of the fall fail fal fai he says saya can be kept for use if required e 1 by buning bursing t in earth or sand P we shall have occasion to alaid al uil ull to summer pruning at more lnore length leuw 0 in the future it is ro commended corm corn mended by one ore one of our amateur vine growers an old ohl farmer farmen ulner hiner niner that in this country where aa as yet et the vines have to be covered during the winter to allow thein them to spread out on ben beu benches clies or any moveable moveably move able arrangement by which the vines could be supported one or two feet from the ground would woold curtail the labor required in taking them down from trellises in the fall and ind perhaps at the same game time give greater freed freedom am to the vine FLOWER flover SEEDS may now besoin be sown as soon as you plead the ground set apart for flowers should t thoroughly prepared pre pared made likht rich and as fate as possible dj not cover the lle lie seeds ale all too 14 deeply from hait half to one inch and a half will g generally illy suffice among the best varieties vadi vari ellis eliis of flowering seeds we cewill we will here enumerate a few choice varieties ahl should now be planted it if they can be procured nai nal namely nely the be asters double china ii il sweet alyssum aby sum mig bilg nonnett blue bine glove lacca new golden goiden chrysanthemum sweet peas Burrid gli hyacinth ci nth CerTO vo lulus flowering Larke larkspur pur major Ii lip pias plas I 1 and arid ans many other beautiful fd and fragrant flowers besides the numerous list of flowe flowering dlo flo aing eing shrub vines and roses amborg alich we might bartic particularize clarize 0 the ibe sweet scented magnolia broad leaved labu Latu raum rose nose acacia tree honey suckle red and white siberian lilac snowball fragrant frac frag rant Ci clethra ethra athra double purple tree tr ee peony queen of the prairie rose sweet scented scented and double purple clematis Cle cie mati matl the ho lapan japan lyer lyen eteen trumpet monthly fragrant and utter older choice varieties of honeysuckles Honey suckles ho the ry y Philllp Phillip art rt infant daicie dA jacle jacie and ay others oilier of the climbing ro roe roas as be the archduchess la giant of the tire bittie bittle luxemberg Lux emborg queen of lombardy and others of the monthly roses if all these the e hire lire not now to be had send to your friends in the east ard ask ak them to forward them with other varieties if you please as soon as practicable taking the tire precaution to have them put up tip in small tin cans air arid and water tight fight they may be forward forwarded pd by mail at a trifling expense by so doing P you will he be enabled to richly adorn your door yards and walks ich lih wih a profusion of flowers flower of variegated colors affording a of bloom throughout the seaon sea aea on thus greatly enhancing the beauty and attractiveness of othomo home 1 the weather has for the past few days heen been quite warm and sumar r like ilke and probably sufficiently setti settled A for planting corn sorg Forg sorghum hum beals beans squab li melon cucumber seed beed ac if it the weather should fie fit become cold caus ine ins the more tender eeds to rot before germinating it will of course be necessary to replant rp panf pant hut but the adoption of the plan r commended recommended in no 5 odthe present volume will not only obviate the necessity of or re planting bit to you the earliest earli earll pst ast fruit lest some may have forgotten and others perhaps per liap have lost or torn forn up tip the paper we will here repeat the suggestion having thoroughly prepared your gro aro ground around tind mark across each hill bill at right angles and pant on one e quarter each successive week thus if one planting fails another immediately follows T it may be appleb ii i i the tho planting of melon meloris s and squash qu asit asli as well as cucumber if thought thou allt glit proper irrigation should not be applied to the early vegetation while hile hiie there remains sufficient moisture in the ground to sustain the plants bruntil or until they show allow th the thi t need of water which is indicated by bv a shrinking or curling of the leaves when water is given to plants while the weather is yet cool they are liable to permanent injury this thi how however every everl does t Y ot apply to fruit trees and shrubbery set out this silting spring which should now ive ire water to a slit bist and induce the putting forth of roots and proportionate tops especially should those times s procured from low molt soil and transplanted on dry gravelly uplands be carefully fin lin binga gated ted led now and aiso also during the tiie whole season which will save and give tin them a much needed start for future in transplanting as well as in planting seeds he be careful to select the very best beat varieties to be found like produces like 2 A tall slender stocked kale will never produce a large irge dolid head of cab cubbege cabb bege ge it if we breed from poor animals whether wh ellier hor hores fe cattie cattle bep hep sheep or awine mine we shall prop gae cae an interior inferior species so it is with grin gr in and anti cabbage lialis pianta planta should ba be st out aa as oon soon as they can cart ba be obtained of sufficient size aize aso also aiso afo arld and egg eg plants caie being taken to protect them for tora fora a week or two iwo every cool 0 ight ht by placing c in flowerpots dlower flower pots over them or something with whir mi air opening in the be top cone shaped boxes are best cabbages are by the tin worcester palladium as food for cattle being behig more eally easily ial laifed ed than roots arid and quite as asgood grod for milk cows 5 it says they work wonders the planting hoeing and of cabbages less les ies labor than carrots ald aid and the cabbage is baid laid to improve the quality of milk the ger telegraph wants to know if the seed of at the early york cabbage was ever produced in perfection in I 1 he the united states having been always under the impression that tile the seed was imported from england it considers thia this variety of the cabbage superior to all ali ethels ot lieis I 1 especially of the early forts paints have been grown here with considerable success and they are excellent and very iu tin mho WHO the tho kernels may be planted now take off the shuck and put three or four kernels in a hill tie tit th bills about eighteen inches apart the soil should le be rich lich and mellow the honey blade grass seed has proved to be he a speculative aumba I 1 thousands in different parts of the states have been deceived by it and thousands of dollars have hare been swamped in its purchase by bv farmers cotton culture ia is beginning to attract considerable attention in central polynesia A sample of wild cotton growing on the friendly islands it is stated would be wor worth th sd per pound iq the english iq nj arket cooped hens reps may be sn nudo nude je xo ito lay by feeding a small daily of 0 law fresh meat ol 01 any klaudi A good cow is an important auxiliary to the tho comfort of a family but dit some cows are ars better than then others and in choosing one there are some somo points that deserve particular attention sandford fl IIo llo oward wardy in transactions of the NY state stale agricultural society says bays the the points of a good dalry dairy caw raw may be given elven as a fol lowb lowi the head rather friall wide across the eyer ill til the face bag bat dirtied dis dir ll sheI lied the nuzzle fine nor open and sit FIT abing ading A wedee bilal i hared bared ed lead hould mould be avoided as a wea kneis kneiR of the eye should be large laree trill full bright bricht and expressive of mildness and intelligence li th the hon 1 inder lender ader and of a waxy appear appearances ppe arice he the ears ear thin the neck small at fit its lt junction with the head bead cigan clean at the throaty throat rather thin than fleshy alfi hy bat bec p pre etty elly ly deep and I 1 frill nil where it jola the body the breast nt tint fu so wid wide widm as in cattle designed chiefly for fatten lw that lyn lin rilon of the cht chet lle tie neath the shoulder points lep ipp ip I p the ahat thon 1 lder iders not coarse and protuberant smoothly laid lit at the toi tol to e the back bark Pt orral otral raight chi cht the ribs rt fesq le spreading than Is lii preferred in fatten ine int stock istock the carcass deep gradually pra gra dually enlarging from the chet backwards the flanks de depp deep e p and rull full the hind bind ria long lone and ond heavy in pro portion lort ion lon to the tore fore quarte quarter the twist wide the this phletis I 1 thid thin the tal tat kieni fieni ry r except at lis lia upper tipper en n 1 where I 1 it t s hould should be bf larne large tint should not rot ripe rife much aboy above the ivel I 1 vel vei 0 of f tit ill the e rump the legs lepsi rather short and still mali maii small mall and flat below the kne knee and arid hock bock the skin of in lAdling thick ne ner nei mellow and elastic of a yellowish color an indicating richness of milk milt i the he hair thickly set ret and toft on the tire udder udden capar ca paIm palm lima tima wide on tin llie tile body bodt ant not lint hancine low without s but with plenty of looe loose kin skin the teats feats of if medium size lilze ald lv separated liepa rated from edich p r h other and placed well weil on the forward art of the n d dr d r the veini i laree large spring anz out near the fore tore appearing well developed blong the bod but we vi will ill lii venture that with ith ail all these quai fi nc atins cating a cow will be a poor one unless she is fed well it is unreasonable to expect an animal to yield more than the actual amount of milk prod producing acing substance provided her it if you want a cow to give a pile of milk feed her and treat her well A breed of hogs called by a new england journal the while chester i 14 now claimed at the east eist as being superior to any other combining in a great degree deg reethe leethe the large pork brodu icing cing s of the leicester u with ith the firm firmness ness nees of bore and early farly maturing of the suffolk anti and I 1 others A fai far f aimer armer mer says they A ill weigh from four to five hundred pounds at twelve months old when properly fattened such stich hogg hops would be more profitable than ilian the file common breeds liere here is some quaint and pertinent ideas on begs irom from the valley farmer reader did you ever see a hoat boat while rooting kick n rip tip p e eairy try time rie lie bored hibi hiti nose node in the ground as a it tr to stand don dnn on hig his head I 1 if f soy sos 0 o dont buy h ni be he trill wl I 1 I 1 not prove a profitable fender lender he we call this ihla a sub tub soli moil variety did dil yoki yoa ear see a boj hoc that would grab krab an n ear of corn and it run a quarter r of a mile before be he would stop atop to eat eai if it soy sol no beware we will pace place such tuh tu suh h in the same fame category and for the be ake sake of di we will call them elm film peeler pe eiers elers did you ever see a tall tail blab slab sided ping linc legged lefred razor b backed aked breed that wr always hungry arill anil when opportunity required would climb up to where the rails in the fence were some gome cnstance instance apart and then etther liner slit till a crucie crack or throw off a few rails and mid jump over I 1 f 0 d 10 t purchase lingers you are a 6 mail farmer antl anil cant po bibly sibly build corn crux crus we tillight perhaps call these rree free soiled ur or i tle tl ele eie ie e barnburner barn bani burner burneff did you ever kee xee a alini irmy neail least alive kind of thing thin that w would ouid get eel EO so poor alt all a to tie be obliged to trot before and canter behind when required to get up bodony and still not die its lt eves eyes b th out at it tik same game hole or at leai leaf t ro so near it that the hug hois appeared cross eyed it if a f let u ua pas pad pa pig mlle mile d tile tiie dl di mal mai picture and nd simply call them old liners all the thee there e breeds may be deceit d as a fot fol follows lowb ea ears eara ra clariee heavy headid long and arid thick lerg a streak of le lean an und rne me th a thick grizzle and thai that covered with a thick tough hide wilh with abundance or bristles and in fine a great of iffie of every description dei such |