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tiNTS FOR April. — The farmer's work will now have 

 un, and sunny days alternating with fitful showers will 

 11 tlie buds and blossoms, making all things ready for 

 tg May. As nature arouses herself from her win- 

 slumbers, the tiller of the soil will find his cares and 

 )r8 increase, though they can be much diminished in 

 Mint by the exercise of care and forethought. 

 f wet places are or have been observable in your wheat 

 rain fields, let the surface drains be opened at once and 

 t open ; and if possible, make arrangements for thor- 

 h under-drainage at the proper season. Fences will 

 5 been put in thorough repair, and stock will be kept 

 your mowing lands, particularly while the ground is 



he sheep and cattle folds will now require special at- 

 ton, and ewes in lamb and cows in calf must be shel- 

 d from -oold storms of wind and rain. Animals as well 

 len can endure great degrees of cold with impunity, 

 n'ded their skins are kept dry ; but cold and wet to- 

 er will impair the stoutest constitutions, and induce 

 Table disease. 



ery one who keeps stock sliould feed roots now, at 

 t once a day, in order that the digestive organs may be 

 ' in proper and healthy tone. A mixture of salt, ashes, 

 a little sulphur will be of benefit to animals with un- 

 thy skins. Lice are sometimes a great annoyance to 

 .lals in the early spring (not generally to those properly 

 ind cared for). There are several remedies which may 

 used in such a case, viz : sprinkling dry Scotch snuff 

 md the points most liable to be infested, or dry slaked 

 ^ over their bodies, and thoroughly currying and brush.- 

 ihe animal ; and an acquaintance says the best thing 

 ver tried was washing the animal with water in which 

 )od quantity of potatoes bad been boiled, 

 bushel of gypsum to the acre should be sown on pas- 

 1 and meadow lands, except where experience has 

 ^n it to be of no particular benefit. "Whatever may be 

 theory of its action, whether as a stimulant or as a 

 iific manure, there can be no question but that its use 

 Is to induce a growth of the finer and more nutritious 

 33es, and it is particularly beneficial on clover hay. 

 ruit and forest trees should now be set out as soon as 

 5ible ; — not into holes just large enough to allow the 

 ta to be crowded and forced into place, but of sufficient 

 to allow every root and spongiole its natural and un- 

 trained position. But some may say, why insist so 

 ch upon all this care ami attention in the treatment of 

 isplanted trees and shrubs ? — we know it already ; we 

 e baen told of it many times already — tell us something 

 f. To such we would answer, why ring the bell of the 

 omotive at every railroad crossing ? People know there 

 ianger if they will not be careful. "Why spend so much 

 life in the daily routine of every day duties ? Life to 

 is but the repitition mostly of little things, in them- 

 insiJered. The oak in all its majesty and strength 

 Is but little daily to its substance, while in time it be- 

 ues the monarch of the forest. So it is with every ac* 



and tiling in this world. No man ever becomes distin- 

 guished at once — and no method of cultivation, however 

 useful it may be, will ever be adopted in haste. If your 

 trees have been carefully taken up and removed, and have 

 a good portion of roots attached, there is no necessity, or- 

 dinarily, for close pruning, but more err by not pruning 

 enough, than by pruning too closely. If they (the trees) 

 have but little root, leave but little top — proportion the 

 one to the other. There is another point to wliich we will 

 advert, and tliat is the choice of trees. A smooth, straight 

 stem is most agreeable to the eye, but do not let the ap- 

 pearance be your guide. " Low, stout trees are always 

 preferable to tall, slender ones. Inexperienced planters 

 are generally more particular about the height than the 

 diameter of the trunk ; but it should be just the other way. 

 If trees are stout and have good roots, a foot in height is 

 comparatively unimportant, unless to one who wishes to 

 turn his cattle into his orchard and have the heads of his 

 trees at once out of the way. In elevated and exposed 

 situations low trees are much to be preferred." 



No definite or precise rules can be given as to the kinds 

 of fruit to be selected. Each one must be governed by 

 his locality, soil, climate, and facilities for market. Plant 

 mainly of those varieties which by trial have been found 

 reliable. 



And here, in connection with these desultory remarks, 

 we would advert to a topic, in connection with fruits and 

 fruit trees, which has been a subject of much thought with 

 ourselves. How shall we instill a love of husbandry and 

 of home in the hearts of our sons and daughters ? Too 

 many, in their haste to amass wealth, consider the services 

 of their children as mere substitutes for hired labor. To 

 a certain extent it may be done, but in our view, there is 

 something more for a parent to do than to make a matter 

 of dollars and cents of the thews and sinews of his chil- 

 dren. "What wonder is it that boys are anxious to leave 

 the homestead, and girls to marry at the first offer, if to 

 tliem there is no part nor title in their home. AVe think a 

 simple, yet effectual remedy for the restless and uneasy 

 impulses of many of our youth would be to give them a 

 piece of land to have as their own, and give them the 

 avails of its products. Let them have a portion of the or- 

 chard — a single tree, it may be — teach them how to cultivate 

 their portions to the best advantage ; let them early be 

 made to feel that if they would prosper in after life, habits 

 of attention and industry mast be formed now. Teach 

 them to carefully observe eyerj fact and practice that in- 

 tluences a result ; and unless their nature is sadly perverse, 

 a rich reward will be yours. 



New Gate and Barn Door Fastener. — The latch 

 manufactured by the Arnold Sash Lock Company, of this 

 city, for barn doors and gates, from actual trial we find to 

 be all tha-t is claimed for it by the patentee. Kemarkably 

 simple in its construction, and free from complication, it is 

 superior to anything of the kind in this vicinity, being 

 strong, durable, efficient, and easily applied. 



We have received quite a number of letters replying to 

 "P. S." respecting rats. Want of space prevents the in- 

 sertion of the residue. 



