KSOORE’S  RURAL  MEW-VORKER. 
goiufstir  (Scotioinn. 
HINTS  FOR  YOUNG  HOUSEKEEPERS. 
When  oil-cloths  are  put  down  around  stoves, 
they  wear  out  on  the  edges  quickly  unless  pro¬ 
tected  in  some  way.  Strips  of  2iuc  are  used  by 
some,  but  arc  not  as  go(>d  as  common  carpet 
binding,  doubled  and  tacli*d  along  the  edge,  or 
one  edge  of  the  binding  put  over  the  oil-cloth 
and  the  other  under  and  fasten  with  tacks. 
Strips  of  full  cloth — gray,  or  any  shade  to  suit 
the  taste — will  answer  very  well,  and  can  often 
bo  cut  out  of  the  beat  part  of  a  gamxent  that  has 
been  thrown  by.  For  a  common  room  this  last 
is  as  good  as  an  vthing,  and  is  the  most  economical. 
Moldino  Candles. — ^The  wicks  should  not  be 
too  large,  or  the  candles  will  bnm  away  too  fast. 
Double  and  twist  the  wicks,  to  make  them  as 
compact  as  possible  before  dropping  them  into 
the  molds,  or  the  candles  will  run  down  as  they 
bum.  Do  not  have  the  tallow  too  hot.  Moilerate 
freezing  weather  is  the  best  for  molding  candles. 
If  the  tallow  cools  too  fast  it  is  apt  to  crack  and 
cleave  away  from  the  wicks.  Candles  burn  bet¬ 
ter  if  they  have  been  made  some  time  before 
they  are  used.  Every  housekeeper  worthy  of 
the  name  will  have  candles  to  go  about  the  house 
with,  instead  of  kerosene  lamps.  If  they  do  not 
make  them  they  will  buy  them. 
To  Bake  Beef.— Lay  the  moat  on  some  stioks 
in  a  dripping  pan  or  other  vossol,  so  tliat  it  will 
not  touch  the  water  wliich  It  is  necessary  to  have 
in  the  bottom.  Heason  wiUi  salt  ami  jicpper, 
and  put  in  the  oven  three  or  fomr  hours  before  it 
is  wanted  for  the  table.  Baste  it  often  with  the 
water  in  the  bottom  of  the  pan,  renewing  it  as 
often  as  it  gets  low.  This  makes  sweet,  juicy 
baked  beef.  The  great  secret  of  it  is,  not  to 
have  the  meat  touch  the  water  in  the  bottom  of 
the  pan,  and  to  baste  it  often.  Tough,  un¬ 
promising  pieces  of  beef  are  best  cooked  by 
steaming  them  an  hour  and  a-half  or  so,  and 
then  putting  them  in  the  oven  and  baking  as 
much  longer.  Fahmeh’s  Wife. 
ECONOMY  OF  HEAT  IN  HOUSES. 
SELECTED  RECIPES, 
“  T.”  writes  as  follows  in  the  Western  Farm 
Journal  on  a  subject  which  is  of  interest  to  all 
housekeepors For  a  number  of  years  the 
writer  lia.s  used,  for  warming  three  rooms,  a 
single  heating  stove,  the  beat  from  which  passed 
into  tw’o  dnims.  One  of  these  drums  is  placed 
in  a  room  adjoining  that  containing  the  stove, 
and  the  other  is  up  stairs  in  a  room  above  tlio 
second  one.  For  several  week*  experiments 
have  been  made,  by  observations  with  thermo¬ 
meters,  which  prove  that  the  intermediate  drum, 
or  that  between  the  stove  and  last  one,  heal.s 
the  room  from  six  to  twelve  degrees  hotter,  (ac¬ 
cording  to  the  wind,)  than  the  stove  can  heat, 
though  both  rooms  are  of  the  same  size,  and  the 
di  nm  is  somewhat  smaller  than  the  stove.  The 
room  up  stairs,  fully  35  feet  distant  from  the 
fire,  is  made  quite  comfortable,  for  a  sleeping 
room,  throughout  the  entire  winter. 
These  facts  are  only  stated  to  show  what  an 
immense  amount  of  caloric  la  wasted  by  our  sys¬ 
tem  of  heating  with  stoves,  the  pipe  fi’om  which 
pas.se3  into  a  chimney  or  directly  into  the  open 
air.  Fuel,  and  consequently  expense,  is  not  only 
saved  by  the  u.se  of  sheet  iron  drums,  but  the 
house  Is  more  comfortably  and  completely 
warmed,  not  only  with  less  fuel,  but  with  no 
trouble  of  making  and  keeping  up  fires,  carrying 
in  wood  or  coal  and  carrjdng  out  ashes,  and 
cleaning  up  the  dii  t  caused  by  doing  so. 
Cottage  Pie. — In  the  bottom  of  the  pie-dish 
put  a  good  layer  of  nicely  minced  mutton  or  beef, 
season  to  ta-ste,  add  an  onion  chopped  fine,  cover 
with  ma.shed  potatoes,  and  bake  in  a  sharp  oven 
half  an  honr,  or  until  the  potatoes  are  well 
browned. 
Hominy  Croquettes. — To  a  cupful  of  cold, 
boiled  hoiubiy,  add  a  teaspoonful  melted  butter, 
and  stii"  it  well,  adding  by  degrees  a  capful  of 
milk,  till  all  is  made  into  a  soft  light  paste ;  add 
a  teaspoon  white  sugar,  and  one  well  beaten  egg. 
Roll  into  oval  baits  with  floured  hands ;  dip  in 
beaten  egg,  then  roll  cracker  crumbs,  and  fry  in 
hot  lard. 
Apple  Meringue.— Vwe,  slice,  stew  and  sweeten 
ripe,  juicy  applc.s;  mash  smixith,  and  season 
with  nutmeg  or  lemon-peel  •  fill  a  pie-plate  with 
an  under-crust,  and  bake  till  done.  Tlien  whip 
the  whites  of  three  eggs  for  each  pie  to  a  stiff 
froth,  with  a  little  sngar,  ouetablespoonfultoan 
egg,  beat  till  it  stands  alone,  then  spread  over 
the  pie  three- fourths  of  an  inch  thick  j  return  to 
the  oven  3  or  4  minutes  to  brown. 
Glossed  Skirt  Posorns. — Take  two  ounces  of 
fine  white  gum  arable  powder,  put  it  in  a  pitcher 
and  pour  on  a  pint  or  more  of  water,  and  then, 
having  covered  iL  let  it  stand  all  night.  In  the 
morning,  pour  it  carefully  from  the  dregs  into  a 
clean  bottle,  cork,  and  keep  it  for  use.  A  tea- 
apoonful  of  this  gum  water  in  a  pint  of  starch, 
made  in  the  usual  w'ay,  will  give  to  lawns,  white 
or  printed,  a  look  of  newness,  when  uotliing  else 
can  restore  them,  after  they  have  been  washed. 
liice  Coffee.— This  Is  good  food  for  children 
suffering  with  summer  complaints,  and  is  made 
by  browning  the  grains  of  rice  in  the  same  way 
as  coffee,  and  afterwai'd  boiling  them.  It  is  not 
unpalatable,  is  very  nourishing,  and  can  be  made 
any  strength  required.  With  tlie  addition  of 
sweet  cream  and  loaf  sngar,  a  child  of  two  or 
three  years  will  require  no  other  food  until  the 
disease  is  removed. 
Wn.<thing  lAnen. — This  is  the  way  they  wash 
linen  in  Belgium  ;  Dissolve  two  pounds  of  soap 
in  about  three  gallons  of  water  as  hot  as  tho 
liand  can  hear,  and  add  c«ne  tablcsiToonfnl  of  tur¬ 
pentine  and  three  of  liquid  ammonia ;  the  mix- 
time  must  then  bo  well  stined,  and  the  linen 
steeped  in  it  for  two  or  tlu’ee  hours,  taking  care 
to  cover  up  the  vessel  containing  them  as  nearly 
hemietically  as  possible.  The  cloths  are  after¬ 
ward  washed  out  and  I’inscd  in  the  usual  way. 
The  soap  and  water  may  be  reheated  and  used  a 
second  time,  but  in  that  case  half  a  tablespoonful 
of  tm'i>entlne  and  a  tablespoonful  of  ammonia 
must  bo  added.  The  process  Is  said  to  cause  a 
great  economy  of  time,  labor  and  fuel.  The 
linen  scarcely  suffers  at  all,  as  there  is  little 
necessity  for  rubbing,  and  its  cleanliness  and 
color  are  perfetit. 
BEING  “OUT  OF  SORTS,” 
HYGIENIC  NOTES. 
In  his  presidential  address  before  the  Clinical 
Society  of  London,  Sir  Wili.iam  Jknneh  alludes 
as  follows  to  the  bodily  condition  which  i.s  popu¬ 
larly  called  “  being  out  of  soi’ts  ’’ : 
‘•We  are  apt  to  pay  too  little  attention,  to 
I  attribute  too  little  importance,  to  tho  general 
*  out-of-heivJthccIiicss  ’  which  is  so  cnmnion  in 
;  previously  healthy  persons  from  overwork,  from  ^ 
:  anxiety,  from  over-feeding,  from  over-stimula-  [ 
;  tion  short  of  so-called  intemperance,  from  want 
of  food,  from  bad  air,  from  deficiency  of  exercise,  ' 
fromdeficieney  of  stimulus ;  to  ‘  ont-of-healthed- 
j  ness '  in  which  the  patient  refuses  to  admit  that  ' 
j  ho  is  ill,  although  he  is  a  little,  as  ho  saya,  out  of 
'  sorts,  and  only  seeks  advice  hecauso  liis  friends  ' 
!  notice  that  ho  does  not  look  well,  and  imgo  him 
1  to  consult  a  physician. 
I  “  This  condition  cannot  be  studied  in  hospitals. 
Those  only  who  are  engaged  in  family  practice 
,  can  trace  the  origin,  can  watch  the  rourst,  can 
,  ostimato  tho  effects  of  thi.s  condition  in  all  its 
'  liearings.  For  myself,  I  have  been  long  satisiled 
I  that  a  very  largo  proi»ortion  of  tho  subjects  of 
;  organic  diseases,  tubercular,’  malignant  and  do- 
'  generative,  using  those  words  in  their  widest 
sense,  are  mistaken  wLmi  they  attribute  the 
symptoms  of  imperfect  health,  from  which  they 
I  have  long  suffered,  to  incipient  local  disease, 
and  for  not  detecting  which  they  too  often 
blame  their  first  medical  attendant.  The  dete¬ 
riorated  general  nuMliou  to  which  I  have  re¬ 
ferred  as  mere  ‘  ont-of-hoalthednoss '  was  the 
cause  of  theii'  sense  of  want  of  perfect  health ; 
and,  nltimately,  this  imperfect  general  nutrition 
of  every  part  of  the  body  culminated  in  tlie  ex¬ 
treme  mal-nutrition  of  that  part  or  organ  which 
natm'al  constitution  or  accidental  circumstance 
had  rendered  less  able  to  resist  organic  change.” 
For  Chapping. — To  cure  chapped  hands,  rub 
cold  cream  on  them  on  going  to  bed. 
For  Corns. — To  cure  corns,  lay  a  piece  of  raw 
fat  pork  upon  them.  The  com  will  disappear  in 
a  few  days. 
For  the  Appetite. — To  restore  the  appetite,  take 
half  a  pound  of  valerian  root  and  make  tea  of  ih 
Take  a  wineglassful  at  night,  on  going  to  bed. 
For  Scarlet  Fever. — An  eminent  physician  of 
Chicago  says  he  cures  ninety-nine  out  of  every 
one  hundred  cases  of  scarlet  fever,  by  giving  the 
patient  warm  lemonade  with  gum  ai'abic  dissolved 
in  it.  A  cloth  wrimg  out  in  hot  water  and  laid 
upon  the  stomach,  should  be  removed  as  rapidly 
as  it  becomes  cool. 
To  Purify  a  Sick  Horym. — If  onions  are  sliced 
and  kept  in  a  sick  room  they  will  absorb  all  tJio 
atmospheiie  poison.  They  should  be  changed 
every  hour.  In  the  room  of  a  small-pox  patient 
they  blister  and  decompose  very  rapidly,  but  will 
prevent  the  spread  of  tlie  disease.  Their  appli¬ 
cation  has  also  proved  effectual  in  the  case  of 
snake  bites. 
Pumpkin  as  a  Poultice. — A  correspondent  of 
the  New  York  Farmers’  Club  gives  an  instance  in 
which  a  woman’s  arm  was  swelled  to  an  enor¬ 
mous  size  and  painfully  inflamed.  A  poultice 
was  made  of  stewed  pumpkin,  whicli  was  re¬ 
newed  every  fifteen  minutes,  and  in  a  short  time 
produced  a  perfect  cure.  The  fever  drawn  out 
by  the  ponttices  made  them  extremely  offensive 
as  they  were  taken  off. 
|!;itrons  of 
THE  GRANGE  IN  ENGLAND. 
The  London,  (Eng.)  Farmer,  after  speaking  of 
tho  wonderful  success  of  the  Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandi’y  in  this  country,  adds  : 
“We  will  not  at  present  stop  to  discuss  the 
merits  of  Granges,  or  whether,  as  adverse  critics 
say,  they  may  not  grow  some  day  into  a  great 
monopolizing  dictatorial  power,  representing 
class  interests  only  to  the  danger  of  the  rest  of 
the  community.  But  the  power  of  combination 
amougst  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  or  Grangers 
as  they  arc  otherwise  called,  wo  greatly  admire. 
It  would  apiiear  impossible  to  persuade  English 
farmers  to  combine  their  interests  so  effectively 
for  any  puriiose  under  tlio  snn.  They  are  divided 
amongst  themselves,  or  they  might  return  a  large 
mimbt'r  of  their  class  as  representatives  to  the 
House  of  Commons.  Then,  again,  our  Farmers’ 
Clubs  and  Chambers  of  Agriculture  are  badly 
attended ;  several  have  of  recent  years  become 
extinct,  and  others  arc  in  a  moribimd  state  for 
want  of  hearty  support.  What  is  the  solution  of 
the  question  ?  Is  It  peculiar  to  young  countries 
to  maintain  a  heartier  broUierhou<l  than  those 
wliich  are  old  ?  Whatever  wo  may  think  of  the 
Oranges,  English  farmers  have  certainly  a  few 
kiHsons  to  learn  in  tlie  power  of  combination  for 
tlie  advancement  of  their  mutual  interests.” 
It  is  probably  true  that  Giere  is  more  neigh¬ 
borly  and  brotherly  feeling  in  new  communities 
than  in  old  as  witness  logging  bees,  house  and 
barn  raising  in  new  settlements,  etc.  But  Patrons 
of  Husbandry  have  achieved  their  greatest  suc¬ 
cess  in  communities  whei'e  members  liad  become 
comparatively  independent.  Tlie  secret  of  Orange 
success  lies  in  its  social  reforming  and  humanizing 
influence  on  members,  and  especially  on  tho  intro¬ 
duction  of  women  as  imporiaut  ami  infiiienttal 
members  of  tho  Order.  Tliese  peculiarities  are 
inherent  in  the  Grange  system  and  their  success 
is  not  iioobSHarily  limited  to  any  section,  country 
or  clime.  As  a  miains  of  combining  farmers  for 
their  mutual  improvement  and  advantage  nothing 
like  It  has  ever  been  discovered  in  this  counWy, 
and  there  U  little  doubt  that  it  will  be  proportion¬ 
ately  successful,  not  only  in  England,  but  ulti¬ 
mately  wherever  tillers  of  tho  soil  or  keeperK  of 
flodcs  and  herds  are  found.  As  tlie  experiment 
is  wjon  to  be  tried  in  England,  friends  of  the 
Order  will  watch  with  interest  the  result. 
THIRD  CLASS  MAIL  MATTER. 
members  of  Hesj^ierian  Grange,  Red 
Willow  Co.,  Nebraska,  have  adopted  a  petition  to 
Congress  asking  for  a  restoration  of  cheap  postage 
on  aJl  third  class  matter.  They  ask  the  co-ope¬ 
ration  of  good  Patrons  everywhere  in  petitioning 
for  the  rojical  of  tho  present  odious  law.  From 
their  adilresB  wu  copy  tho  following  ; 
The  law  enabled  the  pioneers  on  our  frontiers, 
who  are  doing  so  much  to  open  uj)  tlio  wilderness 
and  piake  Uie  great  American  desert  blossom,  to 
obtain  books,  seeds,  cions,  cuttings  and  any  Uttlo 
articles  needed  in  their  business  or  for  the  com¬ 
fort  of  their  families,  at  a  small  cost  over  that 
paid  by  people  of  the  cities  and  larger  villages  ; 
and  this  did  much  to  lighten  tho  nardshins  of 
pioneer  life.  It  hranght  remote  corners  or  our 
land  and  Uie  commercial  centers  into  close  con¬ 
nection.  Thousands  of  places  never  visited  by  an 
express  agent  were  weekly  receiving  articles  of 
necessity.  Tlio  hardy  farmers  of  the  Western 
Erairios  and  tho  Postal  Department  were  both 
enefited  thereby. 
Will  officers  of  Granges  andothers  under  whose 
notice  this  may  fall  bring  it  before  the  Grange 
at  their  next  meeting,  move  in  the  matter  and 
send  to  their  CongreHsman  a  petition  for  the  re¬ 
duction  of  third-class  postage  ?  Patrons  turn 
out !  Ye  are  a  strength  in  the  land  that  can  be 
felt. 
NEWS  AND  NOTES  FOR  PATRONS. 
Morey,  F. ;  Miss.  MaryiDurham,  L.  A.  S. ;  Exe¬ 
cutive  Committee— L.  H.  Bishop,  E.  Clements, 
M.  Barrows,  G.  W.  Rickott,  Luke  Fulton. 
POINTS  OF  A  GOOD  SHEEP. 
A  CoinraTTEE  of  the  Washington  County  (Pa.) 
Ag.  Society  recently  visited  the  farm  of  W.  Lee 
Archeu  of  Jefferson  Township,  and  at  its  re¬ 
quest  he  gave  a  descuiptioii  of  a  jwrfect  sheep, 
which  we  copy  below : 
Ist.  Of  tlie  form  —  first,  Gio  countenance 
should  indicate  docility  ;  the  eye  of  gentle  and 
quiet-like  expression ;  the  fonn  of  the  head 
broad  or  wide  between  the  ears,  and  also  be¬ 
tween  tho  eyes ;  the  bridge  of  the  nose  broad, 
and  wide  in  the  nostrils,  with  tliick  lips;  the 
ears  largo,  thick  and  mellow :  the  measure 
should  be  short  from  the  eye  to  tlie  muzzle  ;  tho 
neck  should  be  aliort  and  tliick.  cairying  tho 
Uiickness  well  up  to  the  head ;  the  top  of  the 
neck  full  and  rising,  from  tho  wither  to  the 
crown  of  the  bead ;  the  withers  and  bock  should 
be  in  line;  the  rump  or  tail  drooping  but  little 
from  tho  line  of  tho  buck;  the  brisket  projecting 
well,  heax'y  and  broad  enough  to  spread  the 
shoulders  sufficient  to  admit  a  large  hand  be¬ 
tween  them ;  tho  rib  should  be  full  rounded ; 
batrcl  shape  chest ;  loins  sboit  and  broad ;  the 
hams  muscular  and  heavy ;  well  joined  behind 
and  full  from  the  tail  down  to  a  line  of  the  belly 
and  brisket;  legs  sbould  be  short,  with  heavy 
bone,  which  will  be  an  index  fb  the  bone  of  the 
whole  animal ;  the  bind  logs  should  present  a 
perpendicular  line  from  tho  root  of  the  tail  to 
the  fetlock  or  foot ;  hock  and  stifle  broad ;  the 
foot  neat  and  square  under  the  sheep,  and  free 
from  tnini pot-hoof  fonn. 
2d.  Rams  when  full  grown  should  weigh  from 
125  to  180  pounds  In  full  ficcce.  Tho  owes,  when 
fatted,  sbould  average,  witlioiit  wool,  100  pounds. 
3d.  Covering. — It  is  desirable  to  have  a  alai)lo 
three  inches  long  and  of  unifonn  length,  in¬ 
cluding  the  holly,  imd  of  aufficiont  density  to 
form  a  smooth,  even  surface,  also  to  prevent  tho 
fleece  from  parting  on  the  bock.  • 
'The  Committee  in  announcing  this  report  is¬ 
sue  a  congratulatory  cackle,  averring  that  the 
above  description  is  tho  most  wonderful  scale  of 
points  ever  promulgated.  To  our  view  scales  of 
points  are  usually  fanciful  and  of  doubtful  util¬ 
ity — an  attempt  to  make  an  exact  science  out  of 
what  bttfflkm  tho  closest  analysis.  Fixing  tho 
relative  value  of  2)ointtt  i«  an  absurdity.  Ex¬ 
ceptional  excellence  in  one  iniiiortant  point  may 
give  the  liighest  value,  almost  irrespective  of 
minor  defects,  as  men  irith  a  decided  genius  for 
anything  are  not  judged  according  to  their  less 
exceptional  talents.  It  counts  nothing  against. 
Dexter,  tho  great  trotter,  that  he  lias  white  feet, 
though  tliousands  of  humbler  horses  are  less 
salable  for  this  blemish. 
In  this  description  of  a  good  sheep,  covering 
is  vaunted  third  in  order  of  importance  and  char¬ 
acter,  and  texture  of  wool  is  made  entirely  subor¬ 
dinate.  For  the  great  majority  of  sheep  the  wool 
la  the  supremely  important  point,  and  their  value 
to  the  breeder  depends  almost  entirely  on  its  tex¬ 
tile,  weight  and  general  character.  la  plain 
tnith,  Mr.  Aeoheb  has  given  a  good  description 
of  an  excellent  sheep  fi>r  some  purposes,  and  for 
this  he  deserves  credit.  To  make  anything  more 
of  his  scale  of  points  as  a  universal  standard  of 
value  is  only  to  expose  him  to  undeserved  criti¬ 
cism  on  account  of  unwise  laudations  of  indis¬ 
creet  friends. 
FAT  SHEEP  FOR  HEAVY  FLEECE. 
There  are  712  subordinate  Granges  in  the 
State  of  Georgia. 
At  the  session  of  Knickerbocker  Grange,  this 
city,  Dr.  Elder,  Master  of  an  Indiana  Grange, 
and  C.  F.  Hanby,  Past  Master  of  the  Orange  in 
Greeley,  Colorado,  were  present. 
Walworth  (N.  Y.)  Grange,  No.  289,  is  in  good 
condition.  The  members  are  punctual  in  their 
attendance,  take  a  lively  interest  in  the  meetings, 
and  always  have  a  good  time. 
The  following  are  the  officers  of  Greonport 
Grange,  N.  Y. Jacob  H.  Proper,  M. ;  Richard  | 
Becker,  0. ;  Morris  Miller,  L. ;  fhnrk-s  Miller, 
S. ;  Martin  Hallenbeek.  A.  H. ;  Andrew  Hallen-  I 
beck,  C. ;  Philo  Couse.  .S. ;  Richard  Miller.  T.  ;  I 
George  Poland,  C.  K.  ;  Jlrs.  A.  Hallenbeek,  L.  A.  I 
S. ;  Mrs.  R.  Becker,  C.  ;  Mrs.  George  Poland,  F. : 
Mrs.  M.  MiUer,  P.  | 
At  the  regular  meeting  of  Jefferson  Co.  (N.  Y.)  , 
CouticLl  held  at  Watertown,  Jan.  6.  the  following  I 
offleiers  were  elected Prank  lludcock,  M.  ;  I 
George  H.  Hall,  O. ;  O.  W.  Baker,  L. ;  0.  8.  | 
Potter,  8. ;  Z.  J.  Scriveii,  A.  8. ;  Elliott  Make-  I 
peace,  C. ;  J,  W.  Overton,  T.  ;  Charles  E.  Had- 
cock,  Sec. ;  W.  C.  Lyttic,  G.  K. ;  Mrs.  L.  D. 
Olncy,  C, ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Overton,  P. ;  Mrs.  I.  8, 
A  writer  in  the  Country  Gentleman  says: 
“  There  is  much  said  about  ewes  being  too  fat  to 
breed  well.  In  my  experience  of  twenty  years  I 
have  never  seen  anything  that  led  me  to  think 
BO,  providing  tho  flesh  was  put  on  with  good 
pasture  during  the  summer,  and  a  few  roots 
with  'good  hay  in  tho  winter.  The  fatter  sheep 
become  under  such  circumstances  the  more  val- 
able  I  consider  them.  There  is  no  time  in  tho 
year  when  it  pays  better  to  feed  a  small  allow¬ 
ance  of  gi'ain  daily  than  in  tho  fall  after  the  feed 
gets  frozen,  and  it  is  not  necessary  to  bring  the 
flock  to  tho  bum. 
“  It  is  an  old  saying  that  ‘  sheep  well-Novem- 
bored  are  lialf-winteiwL”  Keep  the  ewes  fat, 
and  tho  lambs  wifi  bo  fat  and  the  fleeces  heavv. 
I  do  not  say  tliat  it  la  better  to  have  the  lambs 
come  early  or  late,  but  I  do  say  It  is  best  to 
have  them  fat ;  but  whether  early  or  late,  they 
arc  salable.  All  ewes,  that  witli  good  care,  wiU 
not  raise  a  lamb  and  shear  four  lbs.  of  washed 
wool,  should  bo  sold.  I  have  them  in  my  Ikx'k 
that  will  shear  nine  lbs.  and  raise  a  pair  of  twins, 
and  it  costs  no  more  to  keep  one.  than  a  sheep 
that  shears  but  three  pounds.  I  (blnk  that  no 
one  win  hear  tho  man  wuo  keeps  liLs  flocks  in  this 
way,  complaining  because  his  sheep  are  all  “run 
out.”  and  do  not  pay  him.  and  the  like. 
140101  must  be  kept  out  of  the  flock ;  tlioy  are 
tho  worst  enemies  ot  tho  sheep.  If  they  are  not 
killed  they  will  destroy  the  slieep.  For  killing 
tliem  I  Lave  tried  nothing  bettor  than  tobacco 
juice. 
