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POPULAR GARDENING. 



Amateur gardeners a»fi botanists often hare an exeesn 

 of some kinds nf Seeds, Plants, Specimens, etc., while in 

 tratit of others. This department is designed to bi-ing 

 about free ejcehanges in such eases among our renders. 



In The Exehange maybe given the names of tehut can be 

 spared in any case, and what is wanted in return, also the 

 address. Noprice figures admitted. Any offer that may 

 appear objectionable to the publishers, they reserve the 

 right not to admit, A'o responsibility leill be assumed for 

 any results connected with The Exehange. Those using 

 the column should correspond with each other, with a viejo 

 to a dtjinite understanding, b^ore sending articles 



1. -Seeds of the pretty little Maiden Pink (Dian- 

 thus deltoides,} the Scarlet Lychnis and of the 

 showy-leaved Bupthalmum cordifolium. will be 

 given for Seeds of pretty Wild Fknversof the ex- 

 treme Western States Address before November 

 1st. Mrs. A. M. Sweitzer, Pines, Mich. 



2 —Will exchange six of the finest i/arrf|/ Phloxes 

 of a large collection, for same number of named 

 Gladiohis. of extra quality. Miss Esther Summy, 

 corner 14th and Connecticut Streets, Buffalo. N. Y. 



3.— Have saved seed of some beautiful hardy 

 Double Maroon Pinks, also Delphinium form osum 

 which will exchange for choice plants for Rock 

 Work, Carrie E. Baker, CG Ashland avenue, Buffalo, 

 N. Y, 



Pr tljepriner 



Push the fattening. 



Clean the open ditches. 



Oil the harness twice a year. 



Grass is nature's remedy for sick animals. 



The drouth in England recently, must help the 

 price of grain. 



To breed swine for best results, raise only one 

 litter of pigs in a year, from each sow. 



Reduce the fencing ; one and one third billions of 

 dollars is the estimate of the cost of farm fences 

 in this country. 



Put it down as a rule, that manure lying in the 

 yards a year, will in one way or another deteriorate 

 one fourth in value. 



The corn crop in Missouri, according to Cole- 

 man's Rural World promises to be about one-sixth 

 below the average of five years past. 



Grass, as well as any other crop, is much more 

 valuable for being grown upon drained land, in- 

 stead of such as is frequently loaded with water. 



Those who have facihtles for growing German 

 carp fish, can procure a stock by writing to Prof. 

 S. F. Beard. Fish Commissioner. Washington, D.C. 



A Mitchell county, Kansas, report says, wheat and 

 rye are short crops, say fifteen to twenty bushels 

 to the acre. Spring wheat and oats are good, in fact 

 were never better. 



Denmark butter makers reckon on wheat, bran, 

 oats and rape cake as first-class butter foods; 

 barley as second-class food; while peas, rye and 

 linseed cake are placed as low as third class. 



Repeated croppings of leguminous crops may 

 so exhaust the soil, as to render it what is called 

 **clover" or "bean sick.'' ^his condition may be 

 remedied by the growth of other crops for several 

 years. 



Clean fence rows, add 50 per cent to the appear- 

 ance of any farm, as compared with one which has 

 its fence corners crowded with weeds, briers and 

 tangled grass. It's a good time now to start im- 

 provements here. If the chance exists on your 

 place, try it. 



A little forethought displayed when erecting a 

 com crib to have it mounted on posts several feet 

 above the ground, and these capped on the top 

 with inverted metal pans, will save enough grain 

 from rats and mice each year to pay for the im- 

 provement. 



Rye may still be sown for pasture; it should 

 oftener be relied upon for early spring grazing as 

 well as for seeding. If lambs are late in the spring 

 nothing will help them along toward market faster 

 than an abundance of early pasture. Rye will fit in 

 capitally for this. 



It rests a horse greatly to be relieved of his har- 

 ness during the noon hour. A hurried rubbing over 

 the surface of the body with a wisp of straw before 

 putting the harness back will be grateful to the 

 horse. Practice these little acts of kindness, they 

 bring comfort and strength to the animal and peace 

 to your own mind, as his keeper. 



Marks of Character In Horses. 



A great width between and prominence of the 

 eyes indicates a teachable and tractable horse. 

 Width between the ears indicates courage, noble- 

 ness and strength of character. Roundness and 

 elevation between the eyes indicate mildness of 

 disposition, and desire to be caressed and to re- 

 ciprocate kindness, but never trust one that shows 

 much white above the pupil of the eye. or with 

 white in that organ. 



Sore Shoulders. 



Always be on guard against these on your horses- 

 See that the collars are kept clean, and if they have 

 become hard, beat them limber before making your 

 horses work in them. Wash the sweat off from 

 the shoulders after a hard day's work. If there is 

 an inclination to soreness in any spot, relieve it by 

 cushioning around this spot. Were such means 

 more practiced, this faithful beast would be sub- 

 jected to far less cruel suffering than he is now 

 forced to endure by brutal owners. Many a balky 

 horse became so through being worked with a 

 sore neck. Be merciful to the faithful horse. 



Accidents on the Farm. 



A life insurance man has informed the writer, 

 that more deaths and accidents come from the 

 kicks of animals than from any other one cause. 

 Every year the number of accoimts of death and 

 injury to farmers from all kinds of farm machin- 

 ery is surprisingly great. These facts indicate 

 that it is part of the farmer's duty to cultivate 

 carefulness in himself, his children and help, at all 

 times. Great risks are often run by boys and 

 others in climbing up on vehicles over the wheels 

 or while these are in motion. Only lately a lad in 

 Connecticut while attempting to jump into a wagon 

 which was moving rapidly, ran his leg between 

 the spokes of the wheel, and had it twisted off 

 just below the knee, soun caused his death. Be 

 more careful boys. 



Loss in Stacking Hay. 



Not much argument is needed to see that barn 

 stored hay is worth far more than that which is 

 taken from the stack. We think that an estimate 

 of the loss of one quarter in stacking is not wide 

 from the mark. There is a Iofs from moulding at 

 the bottom of the stack, for the old rails, boards 

 or straw placed at the bottom of the stack can not 

 wholly prevent it. Then the whole area of the ex- 

 ternal surface, which numbers many square feet, 

 is weather beaten to some depth, causing the less 

 of much of its sweetness and nutrition, while it is 

 not improbable that impairment of the quality 

 may extend through the whole stack. Why then 

 follow a practice that entails so great a waste. If 

 one's hay that goes into stacks is worth $500. ac- 

 cording to the estimate made, such a man pays $125 

 a year for the privilege of stacking. But if besides 

 this, the hay is fed at the stack, the loss above 

 alluded to, is but a small part of the entire loss. 

 It costs no less than an increase of one-third in 

 the feed, if animals are fed and kept in the open. 

 These are strong arguments for more barn room. 



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How to Pack Butter to Keep. 



The question was asked in a recent number of 

 the Farm Journal, "The best way to pack down 

 butter to keep till next winter " It was answered 

 by a Lancaster Co., Pa., correspondent as follows: 

 I will give my plan, which has proved to be a good 

 one with me: Make good, firm butter, and work 

 the bntter-milk well out of it, then put into a stone 

 jar, a few pounds at a time, and press down well 

 with a wooden potato-masher, beingcaref ul to leave 

 no room for air to get in around the edge of the 

 jar; leave two or three inches of space at the top 

 of the jar, then lay a thick piece of muslin close 

 over the butter, then All in fine salt enough to fill 

 the jar full, then tie paper closely and cover on top 

 with a slate or wooden cover, and keep in a dry, 

 cool place. 



I put some up in this way last August and Sep 

 tember and used it last spring, and it was ealen by 

 good butter judges about the last of May, and pro- 

 nounced as good as fresh butter. I never wash 

 butter, but try to keep it as clear of water as possi- 

 ble, and do not like even any pickle about it. 



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