<Jl)c iTanitcf's iHoutl)!!) lUsilor. 



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lioitioii, by bulk, of seven liquid lo six solid, 

 wliile ibeir iicluid vuluc" is .cs luo lo oiii'. One 

 liuuilicd |)(>iniils oC cows' luiuc, ^iivi- oiu' ;uilli(ii-, 

 liniilui'c iliiny-Hve |iuuiids oC ilic uior-l |n)ui:i-|iil 

 .-^alls uliicli li;iv(^ evi'i' bruu usi.mI liy Ihiiuci's. 



(.'.HI iiiiy Due iiuoliuii llir, liicl lliiit by ptTUiit- 

 liuj; Iliu Wiisle ul' tbis iui|ioil;inl arliflc uc iirciit- 

 ly (liiiiiMi.sb our own Jiviiilablc ix'.souivx's lin' 

 nu'ivsiic eiiricbiiKMil. II' llic uiiiie |>ioduced ;ui- 

 iiu.dly, by OIU' doiiifslic aiiiniiil.^, can be sirl-ly 

 e^tiulaUMl at one liall' tlie value ol' tbc solid (;\- 

 fiviiieiils — ami ii' ibcro be any nliauce wliatevcr 

 to bo |ilari'd oil llie ilsiiIis oi' cbeiuifal science, 

 Ibis is a very low a|i|iiaisal — is it not woitli sa- 

 vliij: ? Most assuiedly. — Ale. Fanner. 



Slovu or Molassks kor pr7:si:rvi.\g iMkai'. — 

 Tbc seasiui is ii|i|pioaeliiui:' wbeii liiiuiers will 

 coMiiueiioe slaugliteiiii^ and layiny down meat, 

 mcb as beef and |)()il<, fui' use duriiii; llie eouiiuj; 

 year. 



Abiiosi every one bas some rule by wbie'r be 

 governs liiinseir in tbis opei-.ition. 'J'ln^ fcUlilor 

 oC tlie (Cultivator quotes li-oin tlie " Moiiireal 

 Witness" various rules lor ciuiug iirovisious, Irom 

 wbicli we extract tbe Ibllowiu;^' in regard lo ibe 

 use 1:1' sii<.'ar or molasses in preserving meal. 



"'I'lieuse of suiiar or molasses is uainin;;' la- 

 vor anion;.' packers, as preserving meat in a su- 

 perior manner, bavin.::' a liner davor, Ueepiii;; bet- 

 ter and never beeorniug rusty, and bowever old, 

 never e.vi'essively sab. It lias been as-ei led on 

 bigb medical aulliorily, tliat ibe use of su;^'ar iu 

 curing meat would prevent lliat fearful disease, 

 sea-scni viy. Ji bas been iisi'd iu curiiij; bams 

 for a long period ; indeed a good flavored bam 

 cannot be procured willioiit it; lint it is of tbe 

 greatest importance iu curing beef) wbicli is lo 

 be Kept any leuglli of time, or wbicli is reipiii'<'d 

 of a line Havor. It is used in tbe lirst process 

 along wilb tlie salt for dried pnivisious — say one 

 poiiiul of sugar, or one pint of molasses lo four 

 pounds of salt. Witli picl<led meats it is used iu 

 tbe last process along widi tbe sail, to pack up 

 llie meat iu llie easl<, say about balf of eacli, su- 

 gar anil salt." 



Ill order lliat our readi'i's may iiiidcrslaiid vvlial 

 is meant by tlie first and last process above iiained, 

 we slioidd say lliat tlie manner of curing is as 

 fidlows: no salt-petre is used. I'irsl. 'I'liepicx^- 

 es must consist of beelj .siv pound pieces; of 

 porli, lour poiiiid pieces. Second. Tbe sail must 

 be good, and if salt petre is d -sited, but \e\y lit- 

 tle slioukl be used. J'lilrJ. Tbe meat must be 

 dry ruhhed lor tlirce or (iiiir days, at least once a 

 day, to extract a cerlain i|iiautiiy of water, and 

 to ciiemically aliei'tlie meat. Fottilli. 'I'lie meat 

 must be put into pickle so as to cine it suDicieiit- 

 ly ; in tbis it sbould remain ten days, or iiulil it 

 is i'e(piired to be packed. Flflli. It must be well 

 waslied wilb water; if necessary scraped or cut. 

 Sixlli. Packed away iu barrels witli coarse sab, 

 and tbc package (illed up witli clean piikle. If 

 tbey are to be dried or smoked tlie dry sab is 

 eiioiiLdi.— j)/e. Farmer. 



To i>Ro'ri-;c'r grain from rats. — An individu- 

 al of miK'b practical experience informs us lliat 

 green '• i",LDKR"'deposited in and about tbe mows 

 of bay and grain, will prove an cfieclu;d preven- 

 tative against tbe depredations of mice and rats. 

 'J'bese animals are frecpiently very destructive iu 

 tlieir ravages, and if a remedy so simple and ea- 

 sy of attainment is eflicucioiis, it deserves lo be 

 known and remembered by all. We liave loim 

 known tbat tbe slulks and leaves of the common 

 viiilleiii, will drive nits from tlieir baiints. There 

 is sometbing in the odur of this plant that is as 

 as disgusting lo their ratships as was the leek lo 

 ancient I'islol — they "cannot abide it." 



T.iMF. AROUND Appr.F 'I'rf.es. — 'I'be edilfu' of 

 the Maine '/uhivalor, after reenmniending lime to 

 the ainoniil of a peck or half a bushel, applied 

 annually around peach trees, says: 



" And old farmer of much disoiiniiiiation, ob- 

 served to us recently, that he bad made it a reg- 

 ular practice, for several years, to sow cunstii- 

 lime ai'uund bis ap|de trees in tbe spring'. He 

 bad noticed that a ttee standing in the iminediate 

 vicinity of bis dwelling, bad all at once put forth 

 with renewed energy, and be was at a loss, for 

 some time to deliiie the cause. On iiiqiiiiy, be 

 found tbat a quantity of lime, w bicb had iiecident- 

 ally been spilled, and leiidered worthless by be- 



coming mixed uiili tlin refuse on the stable tiojr, 

 bad been thrown at the foot of tbe tree, and to 

 tl(is, as the principal I'aiisi', he immedialidy as- 

 signed the re-viv iscence and renewed rrnctilica- 

 tion of the tree. Taking tin' liiiii from Ibis ac- 

 cident, be pnrcliasi'il iwilvi' casks of lime, and 

 applied half a bushel In each tree, and liiniid dial 

 it produced immediate beneficial clli'cls. Not 

 the lieallb of Ibe trees only, but the qiialilv of 

 the fruit also was greally iinprovi'd. W i; would 

 aihise onr reatlers m m.'ike trial of this expeii- 

 incut and sec whether it it deserving' of Ibe high 

 recouuneiidatious il receives." 



Coi: Meal. — It has been the opinion of most 

 farmers, that cmncuhs were of lillle ur no value, 

 and theyhave generally thrown llieni .-isiile as of no 

 use e\ce|il fur maiiiue. The ex|iei'ieiice of some 

 who have formerly led corn and me.al, and the 

 aiuiei|iated scarcily of bay leil iieaily all u\' our 

 corn growers lo liirii their <uibs iiuo Ibod lor sloek 

 To sliovv sonielhiug of llie extent to which il has 

 been used here, ihe following will give you some 

 data to judge from. One mill in this town has, 

 wiihiiitlK! last three nionlhs, ground more ihan 

 .^000 bushels of cubs besides a large qiianlily of 

 corn in the ear. This liii-t. I think, proves qiiile 

 coiK'lusivelv, thai cid) meal is valuable as all arli- 

 I'le of food liu' sloek. Indeed the opinion wlii<:b 

 is expressed by those who have used il, is allo- 

 gelher iu ils fiivor. When they get out iheireorn 

 it is not thrashed entirely clean ; some '■) lo ].■> 

 bushels of corn are leli on the cobs. They are 

 kepi dean as possible till ground into meal. — 

 Cattle, horses sbei'p and hogs, eat it readily with- 

 out adiliiig other grain. When li-d lo cattle, in 

 addition 10 hay, a marked ditti'reiice is seen from 

 those! fed on hay witboul the meal. Some feed- 

 ers mix with il other grain, roots, &e., wilb mar- 

 ked probtaiid success. When led wilb oil-cake* 

 il is jiiuiid lo answer an excelleul'pur|iose, as it 

 takes up all oil without waste. — ,/ltbmvj CaUivu- 

 lur. 



^'i'lic c.li»c vvliicli ii Ici'L :irtGi' sqiincziil^' tlie (iil out oj' 

 lli-v.-euil. • 



LiMi: IN PLA.N'riiN'o- Tref.s. — It is assericd in 

 an English pnhlicalion, lliat a large planlalioii of 

 trees has been formed wiihln a lew _\ears past 

 uiihonl iIk; loss of a single tree, and ibis, ba_\s 

 die writer, has been eHeeli'd simply by pulling a 

 small qnauiily of lime iu llii: hide be'fore iuiro- 

 ihiciiig ibe tree. I'^oiir bnshils of lime are said 

 lo be snlllcieiil Ibr an acre. The lime, buwever, 

 it should he observed, must he lliorouglil_i| inixeil 

 with the loam, in order that it may be reached 

 »\illi eqiitd liicilily in every direclion by therools, 

 as its eflix-t is to push forward tbe Iree during 

 tbe precarious stage of its exislence, and when 

 the new libres, begiuniiig to start anil raiiiily 

 from the lap-root, reipiirir a supply of readib 

 appropriable nulrinieiit lliroiiglioiii ibeir \» hole 

 course. 



We have often used lime — usually ils li_\drale, 

 iu selliiiu' fi'iiil trees, and have rarely known ii 

 lad of the bi:sl eflect-s. — .He. Farmer. 



EFFKCrS OF Cl'1,TI\ A'riOX. — Ibdlijll a-ejl- 



tlial w heat is a liiclilions grain, and ihere is 

 scarcely a vegetable, whatever ils present char- 

 acter, on our liirm.s, that can be found grow iiig 

 naiuially. ''Uye. i'ii:e," Irarley, .'Uid even oats, 

 caiinol be linmd wild, that is to say, growinc;' iial- 

 iirally, in any part of the world." All have been 

 iiiodilie<l by tin: indiisiry and ibe skill of man. 

 from their originals, and lo such a dcgrci' as nol 

 10 admit of our recognizing ihem, or even of 

 discovering their relations. Hneb are ibe elTeiMs 

 of cidtivalion, thai from a small, biiler Chilian 

 root, we have succeeded in ohlainiiig ihe poiain. 

 l''rom the acrid and nauseous iijihnn grurceilvn^, 

 comes the delicious celery, and lioiii ihe diiiiinii- 

 tivc colewort, wilb its seven disiinclive leaves, 

 and unirrateful llavor, the sapid and iinlriliM' 

 cabbage of a dozen pounds weigbi.—.l/f. Farmer. 



Destructiosi of Weeds in Paved Yards 

 A\o (.'ouRrs. — The growth of weeds between 

 Ihe stones of a pavemeiU is ofleii very injurious 

 as well as nnsightly. Tbe Ibllo-.viug luelhod of 

 destroying ibeiii is adopted at ihe iMiut id' Paris 

 and elswliere, with good ebL-ct : — One bnndred 

 pounds of water, tweuly puniids of i|nicklime, 

 and two pounds of flour of sulphur, arc lo bo 



boiled ill an iron ves.sel. The liquor is lo be al- 

 lowed lo sellle, ihe clear pari drawn oi; and be- 

 ing mori! or less dihiled, according lo circnui- 

 slaiices, is Iu be used for watering the alleys and 

 pavemeuts. 'J'lio weeds will not re-tippciir lor 

 several years. ^ 



IIk.ns. — We have frequently seen it asserted 

 in our agri<'ullin'al paper.s, that hens are tbe most 

 profitidile liiwlstbata farmer can raise. We are 

 inclined to believe the slalement siibsiautially 

 line. Tbe only requisite is, to keep lliem well, 

 and s('e they are coiistaiilly and liberally led wiili 

 meat, grain, lime, gravel, and indeed, all those 

 substances which they naiurally retpiire to pre- 

 serve them in health. lieu keeping has now 

 come to be [iroperly regarded as «ii essenlial 

 blanch of liu niiiig, and as competiiiuu increases, 

 improved br<;eds anil mode of management will 

 be iudispensable 10 success. The egg in.'iikel is 

 al present, in ibis Stale very ahundaiilly supplied ; 

 but the price liir gooil eggs is yet rcmuncraiiiig, 

 and pr<diably will reinaiii so for years lo coini!. 



We think that by juilicioiis maiiagemenl, the 

 iieii profit of hens may be made to exceed tbat 

 of any Ibwls iisnally kept on the farm. They de- 

 vour large qnantiiie.-- of rubbish, and are servica- 

 ble in thus converliiig iiiiieh iha; would otherwise 

 come under the denomiiialion of re lose lo « prof- 

 itable tLse, — Maine Culliralor. 



Tools. — Eseiy farmer should provide a sniia- 

 ble building for the sheller and .security of bis 

 lai'ining and oiher impli'Uienl.s. The cosi of 

 such a buihliiig is slight compared with ils im- 

 portance, and would be useful for oilier purpo- 

 ses when nol required lor tbe p'oiecliuu of tools. 

 We regret that very many of our agricubinal 

 brelhren are lamenlahly remiss in ibis particular, 

 anil some who are honorably emnloiis of being 

 tlunight "good tiirmer.s,"ai.id who are really de- 

 serving of mncli [iraise Ibr tlii'ir judicious and 

 economical management in oilier mailers, lose 

 aimnally 'far more by the heedli ss exposure of 

 their tools during the year, lliaii would he re-^ 

 (piired, were they properly t.ikeu care of lo keep 

 tliein in repair the year round. — Maine Farmer. 



Yankee " Mush." A gentleiiian who was pas- 

 .senger in the ill-lated Great Uiitain, and who 

 was compelled, ow iiig lo I be di.^asler in Dundrun 

 bay, lo sojmirn liur a space in Ireland, writes that 

 be has observed with a melaiicbolx cerlaiiity (b.'it 

 the polaliii^ crop has all gone, and that Irelanil 

 will be compelled to look to our counlry for sup- 

 plies. Hi; sI. lies also, that the genteel Ijiniilies 

 of Belfast who received various of Ihe passen- 

 gers of die Great Brilaiii into their bouses, used 

 frierl intisit as .-i common subsrnnle for poialoes 

 at dinner, and took gladly any Arnerieaii hinis as 

 lo the way of improving this use of corn meal. 



li'.QS IN Maive. — Dr. Jackson, in his valuable 

 report on the O'.-ology of INiaine, remarks on ibis 

 subject, tliat '■ iMaiiie should learn lo depend on 

 their own resources, andsncb resonrc(;s she |ios- 

 sesses in equal extent with any other country iu 

 llie woi'lci." In his second Lteport, luf^savs: — ^ 

 "'I'liUjOlosI valuable bed of iron ore which J have 

 foiiiid In the Stall; occurs on the south side id'the 

 Aroostook Kiver, .'ibovelhe house of IMr. Cnrijitr, ' 

 in the township marked 13, 4tb range on ColKii's 

 map of the public lauds. The bed is inclnded « 

 ill red and green argillaivous slaie rocks, and 

 runs ill a N. W. ami S. E. direction to an iiii- 

 known extent. It is 3li ti;et wide, ami was Ira- 

 ced by us lo ibe limgtii of 1000 feet, while there 

 is no doubt llirit it runs across the country to an 

 immense extent, and probably belongiiiL' lo Ine 

 .same r.'iii;i<' as the great bed of iron ore that 1 

 discovered last year in Woodstock. lis direc- 

 tion would cause its line lo siriki; in ibe town- 

 ship belonging lo Williams College and (Jroloii 

 Academy, silnaie near Hnulloii, and it will prob- 

 ably be Uniiid to eiil ihroiigh this town. It is of 

 great extent and evidenllv inexhaustible." 



To DRY A cow OF HER MILK. — g«lntWO qUal'ls 



of rain or river water on a fresh rennet bag; boil 

 them down to one quart and strain ; when siilii- 

 cientlv cool, give il as a drink to ihe cow, and sbi; 

 will be dry in 48 bonis. She sbould be kept on 

 liav, straw, or oilier dry food two or three days 

 previously and several days subsequently. — Bx. 

 Paper. 



