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tlie past season, none of the three having a particle of salt, save wliat 

 their Creator combined for them in their natural food. Besides sup- 

 plying milk, cream and butter, for a family of four persons, in Avhich 

 no lard is used, as we do not patronize the hog, and fattening one 

 calf to the age of iiearl}'- iive weeks upon new milk, they have made 

 400 pounds of butter, most of which has been sold, and never a pound 

 for other than first-class butter. I will remark that for the two years 

 past I have followed the same rule with horses and sheep, and with 

 equally satisfactory results. For six years I have myself adopted 

 the same rule as far as it is possible to do so in society, and I am 

 acquainted with scores, and I may say hundreds, of those who have 

 done the same. 



Mr. F. D. Curtis. — Such exceptional experiments do not establish 

 a principle or prove a case an 3^ more than the experiment of a neigh- 

 bor of mine who kept a cow some months without water proved that 

 water is unsuited to animals, and that they thrive better without it. 



Mr. Thos. Cavanagh. — I have horses which, because of carelessness, 

 have had no salt for four years, and yet I am convinced it would 

 have been better for them had they been regularly supplied. My 

 neighbors keep a chunk in each manger, and I am afraid they would 

 make rather a better show on the avenue than I could, although in 

 quality of stock, or in cost of keeping, they are not ahead of me. Of 

 course, the merelj- isolated cases cited by our correspondent prove 

 nothing. 



Apples. 

 Mr, W. TT. Ilouseman, Batavia, N. T. — This fruit has become a 

 leading feature in our agriculture in this region, The varieties 

 mostly cultivated are Hoxbury Eussets, Greenings and Bahhvins. 

 They are hardy, good keepers, and generally prolific, esj^ecially when 

 care is taken with the orchard. They are frequently held by farm- 

 ers until spring, and Russets sometimes until the middle of May. 

 In packing care should be taken to leave the stems on as much as 

 possible. They are barreled immediately if dry, the barrels are then 

 corded up under the trees on dry ground, and if covered with a few 

 boards would keep ofi' the storms. Let them remain there until there 

 is danger of freezing. Then, on some cool, dry daj', remove them 

 gently to the cellar, which should be dry and very cool. Keep the 

 cellar as near the freeziog point as you dare to; do not disturb them 

 by rolling or opening them until they are wanted for market. In 

 this way, I have kept Baldwins until March without any loss, and 



