A label fob FBTJIT trees that seems to be 
a very excellent contrivance is thu? described 
by the Country Gentleman; ‘‘Take a scrap of 
zinc, cut into strips a few inches long, half or 
three-fourths of an inch wide at one end, and 
half as wide at the other. The name is simply 
written on the wider end with a common lead 
pencil when moist, and this writing will last 
years. The other end is coiled once around the 
branch and the thing is done. As the branch 
grows the coil expands and no harm is done to 
the bark.” 
To check the ravages of the cabbage worm 
Joseph Harris dusts the plants, while the dew 
is on, with a mixture of plaster and super¬ 
phosphate, say two of the first to one of the last. 
Whether or not this treatment lessens the num¬ 
ber of worms, it certainly stimulates the growth 
of the plants, especially if the mixture be hoed 
into the ground around each plant. The only 
practical remedy he has ever tried, is heavy 
manuring and thorough cultivation, and the 
setting out of plants by ihe thousands instead of 
by the hundred. 
The production of sugar in the Northern 
States is being urged with a good deal of per¬ 
sistency, and, it is noticeable, that the cultivation 
of cane and sugar beet is attracting more atten¬ 
tion from farmers. We are impressed with the 
belief that the time has come when we ought to 
increase sugar production, and that the agri¬ 
culturist and the capitalist ought to combine to 
extend the resources of our country in this re¬ 
gard. The cane, which can be successfully 
grown at the North, will afford many farmers 
a profitable crop, while the sugar beet presents 
possibilities which deserve consideration. It is 
time that this country made itself more in¬ 
dependent of foreign sources of supply for sugar. 
[The Country Merchant. 
A Subscriber asks. What are the Lang- 
shans and the Wyandottes, and what are their 
characteristics ? 
The Langshans are a very large breed of fowls 
introduced from the north of China. Their col¬ 
or is black with a bright metallic lustre to their 
plumage, comb and wattles large and red, large 
tails, pinkish legs with a slight feathering to the 
middle toe. They are full a year old before 
coming to maturity, when they weigh from 
eight to twelve pounds. They are good layers 
and not much inclined to sit, although their 
eggs are vtry small for the size of the bird. An 
excellent breed generally. 
The Wyandottes are what were formerly 
called the American Seabrights. In many re¬ 
spects they resemble the Plymouth Rocks, be¬ 
ing of about the same size, quiet and gentle in 
their habits, good layers, excellent mothers and 
quality of flesh first class. They are fine look¬ 
ing birds and well worthy of a place on the farm 
or in the yards of the fancier. 
Management is the cheapest and most prac¬ 
tical manure on the farm. The common plan 
is to have but one pasture, upon which cattle 
must graze at all times. If it comes to the bare 
sods during seasons of extreme drought, the 
stock must continue to grub away at the sod, for 
want of better feed. Tnis exposes the roots of 
the grass to the sun, and injures or destroys the 
blant. Suppose we should use our trees and 
dirubs in that way, the detriment to growth 
wmld at once be apparent. Good management 
with gia>s is as necessary as with trees. 
To protect cabbage and tomato plants from 
cut worms and grubs. All that is necessary is a 
sowing of one barrel of salt per acre just before 
setting out the plants. Years ago I learned this 
and it has been worth hundreds of dollars to me 
—J. O. Gilbert. Fort Wayne, Ind. 
Tiiii. great cattle range of Wyoming under the 
military protection of Fort McKinney is about 
900 miles square. Five hundred thousand 
head of cattle, worth $27 per head, or $13,000,000 
in all, are now grazing on this area. To 
these can be added the value of the horses 
and ranches of the cattle men and the farmers 
’and the stock of the Grangers, making at least 
$15,000,000 of property under the protection of 
this post. 
A little Philadelphia boy had his long 
curls cut off the other day, and was annoyingly 
reminded of the fact by the remarks of all his 
friends. To his delight, he escaped them by go¬ 
ing with his family to the country. Soon after 
his arrival, however, he came running into the 
house in great sorrow, crying, “Mamma, mam¬ 
ma, even the hens laugh at me; they all say, 
‘cut-cut-cut-got-your-hair-cut?” 
“Eye-peeping” is now the favorite game for 
evenings. Two holes are made in a screen, 
against which some person hidden behind places 
his eyes, and the audience in front have to guess 
to whom the eyes belong. This is all very nice; 
but when a cross-eyed, squinting old dame, with 
eyes of a faded green, is put in behind the screen, 
and the guesser says he thinks they belong to 
Miss Somebody, who is a belle, he will be made 
uncomfortable whenever he meets her, there¬ 
after. 
