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season having been very wet, the peas grew very thick and tall, but they soon 

 had to give place to the oats when the dry weather set in. 



The result was more pea straw than bushels of peas. But in falling thus 

 to the ground, the pea stalks formed a grand playground and an excellent feast- 

 ing field for the mice and the moles, and, to my satisfaction as well as to my 

 loss, I found out that the accused crickets had been transformed into these 

 devastating little animals. Nine of my most healthy trees had the barks badly 

 eaten up and the marks of the teeth were plainly visible. I then applied to them 

 all the best remedy known to me in such a case, viz., a coating of fresh cow 

 dung on the bark of the trunks. Four of them will, however, very probably die. 



I am now a firmer believer than ever in evolution, and to those who may 

 feel unable to keep all their young orchard under cultivation with vegetables, 

 roots and corn, I would advise to sow other cereals than peas and oats. 



Ottazva. N. J. GiROUX. 



Improved Brace for Wire Fences. — One trouble with wire fences is 



the liability of the wires to become loose, sagging down or losing their tension. 

 This is mainly caused by the posts tipping or leaning towards the point of the 



greatest strain, and which is not fuHy 

 overcome by the common plan of of 

 placing a brace against the tod end of 

 the post, the other end being imbedded 

 in the ground. This lower end is 

 subject to the action of frost, decay, 

 and the liability of the stone or other 

 substance against which it rests, to become displaced. By the plan shown 

 herewith this trouble is obviated, and a firm anchorage secured. The two end 

 posts are connected at the top by a strip or pole a, two two by three-inch strips 

 ni m are nailed in the form of an X to the top and bottom of the posts ; they 

 are also firmly connected together at the centre by bolts or spikes. This plan 

 answers equally well for ends of fences or the centre of a long line. In the 

 latter case it equalizes the strain from both directions. — American Agriculturist. 



Fig. 711. 



Feedingf Apple Pomace. — I have always fed apple pomace from my 

 cider mill to my cows, giving them from a peck to a half bushel each daily 

 They are very fond of it, and it materially increases the flow of milk. I believe 

 it is an excellent food for them, taking care, of course, to use it perfectly sweet, 

 before fermentation begins. I feed it to swine, oxen and young cattle at any 

 tfnie. All these animals seem very fond of it, and will come to the gate every 

 morning to get their ration. I have never seen anything but good results from 

 its use. — M. A. Smith, in .\merican Agriculturist. 



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