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wilting. Pippins have been kept m this manner sound 

 and fresh, till midsummer; and how much longer they 

 would have kept is not known. Any kind of sand will 

 answer, but it must be perfectly dry* 



PRESERVATION OF PLU3IS, PEACHES, &C. 



An English publication stcites that plums and peaches 

 may be preserved sweet through the year by the follow- 

 ing process: 'Beat well up together equal quantities of 

 honey and spring water; pour it into an earthen vessel, 

 put in the fruits all freshly gathered and cover them 

 quite close. When any of the fruit is taken out, wash 

 it in cold water, and it is fit for immediate use.' 



CURE FOR MUSTY CORN. 



Immerse it in boiling water, and let it remain till the 

 water becomes cold. The quantity of water should be 

 at least double the quantity of corn to be purified. 



TO FEED FOWLS. 



Corn given to fowls should be crushed and soaked in 

 water; this helps digestion, and hens will lay in winter 

 that are so fed that would not otherwise. 



Feed your fowls in winter with bones, pounded fine; 

 and they will need less corn, and lay as plentifully as at 

 any season of the year. The bones supply the carbonate 

 of lime, which is necessary for the production of the 

 shell, and a part of the yolk of the e^^, — Egg shells, 

 oyster shells, chalk or unburnt lime answer a similar 

 purpose. 



TO DESTROY THE BEE-MILLER. 



To a pint of sweetened water (sweetened with sugar 

 or honey,) add half a gill of vinegar; set this in an open 

 vessel on the top of the hive, and at night, when the 

 miller comes to his work of destruction, he will prefer 

 this composition, and diving into it, will immediately 

 drown. This simple method, is almost certain success. 

 At all events, it is worthy of attention; and we would 

 recommend to the owners of bees to make a trial of it. 



