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pipe 5 under the funnel, so bore two holes in edge of floater twice the size of wire 

 to allow the floater to float up and down freely. I push these two wires one in each 

 hole of floater and through the manure, the upper end of wire having been bent 

 to receive a screw. I fasten one screw in each eye like (6 at right hand of Fig. 

 i), and in the top of stave of the barrel which is firm enough. 7 is a cord or light 

 chain fastened on end of pipe 5, near elbow and the other on centre (bilge) of 

 barrel to keep the funnel end of pipe from lowering too much in barrel when 

 empty, before placing the manure in barrel I put two inches thick of oyster- 

 shells on the false bottom in such a manner as to not block the holes. 



Fig. 3. represents pipe 5 balanced without a hinge. Take a stiff wire, bend 

 it like a c with two eyes for the two support wires b, the ends of which are "huck" 

 shape . bore two holes the size of wire b, on end of stave of barrel to fit these 

 hucks b upright ; place your pipe 5 on a balance and tie the two ends of wire c 

 tight over pipe 5 at centre. 



I use this liquid manure twice a week, sprinkling only the ground, for it 

 colors the leaves. In the fall, before the frost has come, I empty all the liquid 

 into small kegs and put them in the cellar and tap them according as I want 

 some liquid to water my plants in the house twice a week, which I think does them 

 much good. 



This device may not answer for a very large and high roof where the water 

 would fall too heavily in the funnel and splatter over the edge of barrel, although 

 it works very nicely with a small or low roof. 



Montreal, P. Q. O. Gagnon. 



The Culture of Raspberries. — It is not generally known that the rasp- 

 berry cane is hardy just in proportion to the amount of healthy leaves which 

 will continue healthful to the last. If the leaves fall before the natural time for 

 leaf ripening, the wood has but a very low vital power, and is very easily killed 

 by the first frost. Every effort, therefore, should be made to keep the leaves of 

 raspberry canes healthy. Small and weak canes, should be kept down, and good 

 manure, or other enriching food applied to the plants. The raspberry is especially 

 fond of cool earth to grow in. It is indifferent to the temperature of the atmos- 

 phere, but does not like extra heat at the roots. To this end a mulching of any 

 half-rotten material is an excellent practice in cultivating this fruit. Sometimes, 

 in spite of all precautions, rust will attack raspberry leaves, or some other kind 

 of fungus will make a home on the foliage— the leaves then die early, and the 

 canes are not very strong. Under these circumstances, much profit ensues 

 from bending the canes down and covering them with earth during winter. This 

 prevents great evaporation from the canes, which is the chief source of injury. 

 Early in the season, as soon as the frost is gone, the earth must be taken from 

 the canes, otherwise the buds will push early and rot. With a little care in cul- 

 tivation, with some such treatment as that described, the raspberry is one of the 

 the most successful of amateur grown fruits. — Meehan's Monthly. 



