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want all there is there. I use a compost of marl, lime, and unleached 

 hickory and oak ashes. I calculate the peaclies will do all the good 

 they ever will in ten years. Then I cut away and give all the space 

 to the apple trees, which will be 32 feet apart. As to varieties of 

 apples, I have found more profit from a sort called " Smith's Cider " 

 than from all the fine greenings and pippins. Smith's Cider will bear 

 right along year after year, and are worth to me $20 a year from each 

 tree. 



Unmotheelt Ewes. 



Mr. D. Hane, of New York, desired hints touching the manage- 

 ment of ewes which repulse their infant offspring ; also, what he shall 

 do when a ewe is willing but not able, because of having minus 

 quantity of milk. 



Mr. F. D. Curtis. — I have always had good success in raising lambs 

 when their mothers gave little or no milk, by letting them suck a 

 new milch cow. Let the keeper take the lamb between his kiees 

 and put the teat of the cow in the lamb's mouth, and squeeze it 

 gently to force the milk out. Ample opportunity should be given to 

 let the lamb breathe, or it will strangle. Care must be had not to 

 overfeed, but feed often. Always have the same cow. "When a ewe 

 will not own her lambs, confine her in a pen with her offspring, hop- 

 ple her 60 that she cannot jump, and in a few days she will take to 

 the lamb. At first the ewe may have to be held to let the lamb suck. 



Farms foe CriT Boys. 



A gentleman who lives in New York, and has a son who'is willing 

 t-o try life on a farm, asked for information as to where he could find 

 an opening. Mr. F. D. Curtis suggested that as there are probably 

 many other fathers and sons in the same humor, doubtless it would 

 be well to organize some plan by means of which those who v/ant 

 help and those willing to work may be brought together without the 

 expense of agencies. 



Mr. J. B. Lyman. — The subject has intrinsic difficulties as well as 

 considerable importance. If he goes with a poor man he may find 

 him a poor ftirmer, and thus learn bad ways rather than good. If he 

 goes with a good farmer, who is considerably known and honored, he 

 will be likely to find refinements and manners like those of city 

 homes. Such people will either treat him too well ; i. e., make a 

 guest of him, and leave him with a false impression as to what suc- 

 cess on the soil demands ; or, they will treat him as a servant and 



