woodfl,  hcrliH,  miiieralH  and  vcgctal)lG3  that  are 
extremely  interesting.  It  will  not  be  many  years 
before  Australia  will  come  into  direct  compe- 
tition  -with  liomo  markets,  in  which  case  it  is  well 
to  have  a  dolhiito  i<lca  of  the  strength  of  our 
e.omi»etitor.  YockgUdral. 
to  root,  cut  the  edges  straight  and  keep  them  so. 
You  thus  not  only  economize  space  which  iniglit 
not  otherwize  be  used,  and  make  tlie  garden  at-- 
tractive,  but  get  your  fruit  whore  it  can  bcpickisl 
from  the  walks,  which  if  properly  made,  of  coal 
ashes  or  gravel  will  always  be  dry,  and  vtiy  con- 
veiiienl  to  use  a  stool  in.  Two  walks  thus  bor¬ 
dered  tbrotigb  the  center  of  even  a  small  garden, 
each  way.  will  give  a  family  a  good  supply  oftliis 
most  di.dicions  of  fniits. 
conditions  of  seed-time  may  be  greatly  compen¬ 
sated  for  by  Btuface-stirring,  doing  it  deeply  with 
the  hack  or  Dntch  hoc.  and  when  practicable  by 
mnlching.  I  have  ha<l  to  deal  with  soils  so 
heavy  and,  bnnieious  that  they  never  ‘‘fell" 
kindly  during  the  whole  Rummer,  if  tlic  grouml 
were  dug  when  wet;  the  sun  simply  baked  the 
clods  uilo  lnmj)H  like  pieces  of  brick.  J’laiitiug 
any  of  the  Cabbage  tribe  in  such  a  soil  was  a  dif- 
hciilt  operation,  and  they  made  little  progress  for 
weeks  afterwards,  unless  mulcbod  with  some  loose 
inuUrjal  such  as  aliort  grass,  which  is  always 
identiful,  when  they  did  not  appear  suffer 
nmcli.  There  is  loss  to  bo  feared,  however,  with 
tUe  s(!ed-bed  in  wet  seasons  than  with  those 
ej  ops  wldch  require  transplanting.  The  roots  of 
seedlings  lind  their  way  into  the  soil  when  once 
they  gel  a  start;  but  transplanted  subjects  take 
niost  unkindly  to  the  ground  when  the  soil  is 
linnpy  and  wet.  Caulillowcrs  are  almost  sure  to 
‘•button,’’  LcttucsiS  to  “bolt,"  and  few  thinga 
do  well,  moving  with  good  balls  in  all  cases, 
and  planting  williout  squeezing  tJio  soil  about 
the  roots,  and  suiTace-stirriug  w  itb  the  Jioe  afUs  - 
wards,  ii  the  only  plan.  I  am,  of  course,  not 
sitoaking  of  soils  which  afb.T  apioriod  of  clroulb 
have  just  been  soakod  with  a  good  fall  of  ruin, 
for  then  the  soil  is  in  the  best  condition  for 
idanting,  but  of  soils,  and  particularly  he.avy 
ones,  whicb  are  in  a  state  of  saturation. 
TOO  LATE  NOW,  TO  PLANT. 
Manv  a  family  has  gone  williont  choice  fniits, 
llowers  and  vegetables  for  years,  all  in  conse- 
queiico  of  the  above  jiotent  but  rather  lunio 
excuse.  'The  husb.and  and  fatlier  promises  that 
next  year  In^  will  plant  a  strawberry  bod,  some 
raspberries,  gi  aixis.  gooscl.xTrics  and  other  smiiU 
fruits  for  his  family,  but  it  is  neglected  until 
the  buds  Is'giti  to  swell  and  llie  blossoms  aifjicur, 
then  comes  the  ever  ready  exonso  -“its  too  late 
now,”  and  another  year  goes  by  and  the  covctcsl 
luxuries  or  uocessitics  arc  not  forthcoming.  Wo 
don’t  mean  you,  of  eonrse,  but  your  neighbor 
over  the  way  who  has  lieen  iiromising  to  jilaiit 
ji.n  asparagus  bed  tluise  ten  yeai's  but  has  not 
done  it,  and  probably  never  will,  for  tho  veiw 
good  reason  that  procrastinalion  is  the  thief 
wliich  steals  all  bis  spare  time. 
It  is  ocrtairily  better  to  plant  early  than  late  in 
the  season,  but  “bettor  late  than  mtver,”  is  on 
adage,  wliich  should  lie  forcibly  impicssed  upon 
every  owmer  of  a  garden  or  farm.  'The  asparagus, 
rhubarb.und  other  similar  jilants  may  have  started 
and  grown  a  footer  more,  still  it  is  nut  too  late  for 
])lanting  them  if  all  tho  loaves  and  stems  are  cut 
away  at  the  time. 
'Tln^  same  is  true  in  regard  to  m.any  kinds  of 
ornamental  and  useful  trees  sod  plants.  A  little 
more  care  may  be  retpiircd  when  moving  jilanls 
late  in  the  season  than  when  it  is  done  early,  stiU 
it  can  be  done  and  a  year  saved  by  the  operation. 
Wo  would  prefer  to  plant  out  strawbeiTie.s  be¬ 
fore  they  commence  growth  in  spring,  but  it  can 
he  safely  done  in  wot  weather  even  after  the  fruit 
is  fully  grown  or  even  rijie,  and  the  jilants  will 
lieeoino  well  established  und  bear  a  good  crop  the 
following  season. 
Early  beets,  c.'irrots.  cabbages,  let.tneo,  and 
other  vegetables  are  usually  prized  more  highly 
t  han  late  ones,  st  ill  tliey  seldom  c<.>me  amiss  in  a 
fanuly  at  any  season,  especially  in  one  wliich  is 
never  sure  of  having  a  supply  at  any  time. 
It's  now  too  late  for  ])lantingtsu  ly  pons,  beans, 
and  sweet  <'orn.  but  it  is  not  for  a  late  crop,  there¬ 
fore  we  say  dro]i  in  tho  seed  and  keep  it  up  as 
long  ns  there  is  a  chance  of  the  crop  reaching  a 
useful  condilion.  'Tho  fartmjr  and  gardcjier 
should  look  ahead  and  auticipato  tlio  wants  of 
those  depending  upon  Uiom  for  food  and  tho 
comforts  of  life. 
WHITE  SKIN  OR  LUNG  WORMS  IN  SHEEP 
At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Ohio  Sheep  Breed¬ 
ers’  Convention,  Dr.  'Town.shcnd  of  the  Agricul¬ 
tural  College  siioko  of  lung  worms  in  sheep.  Ho 
deaci  ibed  those  worms,  which  infest  the  lungs  of 
sheep  ill  largo  numbers,  as  follows  : 
Tho  females  are  white  and  about  as  thick  as 
No.  8  sewing  cotton,  four  inelics  in  length  and 
full  of  ova.  nie  males  are  fewer  in  niimhcr,  of 
a  yellow  color,  and  only  about  four  inches  long. 
'Tbis  was  a  de.scription  of  tbose  worms  as  found 
in  a  shec])  sent  to  the  College  some  two  years 
ago,  that  had  died  with  them.  He  said  he  had 
not  hatl  an  opportiuiity  to  observo  these  worms 
at  other  seasons,  and  could  not  fully  state  their 
natural  history.  So  far  as  his  exaiuLuation  went, 
there  were  no  young  strongyli  in  tho  sheep,  but 
all  were  matured.  \S’)iat  might  have  been  if  the 
examination  had  been  mad<!  at  other  seasons,  he 
could  not  tell.  It  is  probable  that  tho  eggs  or 
young  worms  are  couglnsd  out  of  tho  air  jmss- 
ages  in  tho  sin'ing.  and  live  fur  a  time  on  grass 
or  in  the  water  to  which  slicop  have  access.  In 
ponds  and  slroaniH  in  e.'irly  summer  we  moy  find 
iramenso  numbers  of  little  nematoid  worms,  evi¬ 
dently  in  an  early  stage,  for  they  are  sexually 
imperfect.  Wo  find  what  appears  to  he  the  same 
worms  in  tho  larva  of  several  aquatic  insects, 
such  as  Libf-llula,  Agrion,  Ephemera  and  I’biy- 
gaixi!.  We  find  tho  wonn  in  fi.-ih  and  birds,  and 
])articul.arly  in  meadow  lurks.  Htill,  how  they 
got  out  of  tho  sheep  ami  bow  in  again,  and 
where  and  how  th6  balance  of  their  life  is  spent, 
ho  could  not  tell,  and  said  that  so  far  as  ho  was 
eonoerned  tLii  is  a  missing  link.  ITiat  trouble 
from  them  in  sheep  was  always  at  one  season  of 
the  yeai‘.  As  a  remedy  he  recommended,  first, 
fumigating  in  a  close  room  by  burning  sulphur, 
wliich  caused  violent  coughing,  and  Uicu  give 
turpentino  in  tcaspoonfnl  doso.s  pneo  a  day  for 
several  days. 
GARDEN  NOTES 
Tlu'  ShTling  Strawlxrn/. — This  now  sort  of 
whicb  wo  have  heard  much  is  now  offered  to  tho 
public  at  a  ].nTco  which  shows  that  the  owner  of 
tho  stock  of  plants  believes  be  has  a  gold  mine 
or  soinething  near  it  in  the  Sterling.” 
Anolhvr  Neic  Rmjib<n~ry.-  -The  Tliawack  rasii- 
herry  is  a  new  sort,  highly  extolled  by  a  corres¬ 
pondent  of  the  ( Jardeners'  Monthly.  It  originated 
in  Slissonri  and  is  said  to  be  a  cross  between  tho 
Herstino  and  Brandywine.  Who  will  tell  us  when 
and  how  the  crossing  was  done  'i  More  light  is 
wanted. 
Currants. — Dr.  Long  said  at  tho  horticultural 
moctuig  at  Alton,  that  those  who  eat  freely  of 
cmTants  will  never  need  the  doctor.  He  has 
picked  forty  bushels  of  Uio  fruit  from  a  fourth 
of  an  acre.  They  want  good  culture,  although 
often  grown  in  fence  otiniers  without  o.are. 
[Tho  too  froc  use  of  currants  will  destroy  tlie 
functions  of  the  stomach  and  produce  tho  worst 
kind  of  dyspesia. — En.  ] 
'Worlcing  Qanli'nrrs. — I  see  people  continue 
to  advertise  for  working  gardeners.  If  there  is 
such  a  being  as  a  gardener  who  docs  not  work,  I 
should  like  to  see  him  and  have  him  exhibited. 
Gardeners  worthy  of  the  name,  whether  they 
get  their  living  from  the  profession  or  merely 
follow  it  for  hualtliy  oicitenieut  and  recreation, 
cannot  help  working  any  more  than  a  hen  can 
help  laying  eggs. —  ITm.  Taylor  in  J.  of  H. 
“THE  CHIEF  END 
“Thk  chief  object  of  plant  hfe  is  to  produce 
seed  for  the  continuation  of  its  species."  In 
one  form  or  other,  how  often  do  we  hear  and 
read  this  !  Spare  us  for  a  while,  good  writers, 
from  a  further  consideration  of  tliis  loaruod 
statement. 
Is  it  the  chior  object  of  a  plant  to  jiroduce 
seed  ?  Is  it  the  chief  object  of  animals  to  repro¬ 
duce  tbeinsclvcs?  In  onr  egotism,  we  believe 
that  all  things  are  produced  for  man's  bimefit — 
all  things  are  in  siimc  way  subservient  to  his 
wants.  Man  and  the  lower  animals  dispose  of 
thousands  of  fruits  of  all  kiuds  where  one  is 
jirescrved  for  seed.  ITie  leaves  of  all  vogetalile 
lifi'.  and  the  branches  to  a  certiiin  extent,  per¬ 
form  a  vital  object  in  separuting  from  tho  air 
and  approjiriating  tho  poisonous  emanations 
from  the  expirations  of  animals,  and  onr  botanies 
teach  that  in  the  course  of  time  the  atmosphere 
would  become  so  iinpregimted  with  carbonic 
acid  gas  as  no  longer  to  support  combustion. 
Is  not  this  a  chief  object  ?  That  the  formation 
of  seed  is  an  important  end,  nobody  need  dis 
pnh- ;  blit  it  is  only  one  of  many  no  less  import 
ant.  i’kint  and  uniinn)  life  is  reciprocally  de¬ 
pendent  neither  one  could  exist  withoui.  tho 
other.  It  is  iiu  more  cHseatial  that  the  species 
should  1)0  continued  tlinn  that  animals  should 
have  food  •clothing— lire —shelter.  If  we  are 
told  t  iuil  not  one  of  these ‘could  exist  without 
seed,  wi;  grant  it  and  a<ld,  that  death  too,  is  the 
chief  end  of  all  life  siuce  witliont  death  there 
could  be  Hi)  life.  But  in  truth  all  things  in  na¬ 
ture  aie  coiistitutcd  upon  the  plan  of  utter 
mutual  dejjeiuloucy,  and  to  say  that  this  or  that 
is  tho  “chief  end”  is  only  one  of  tho  many 
evidences  of  man’s  conceit —in  which  surely — as 
in  most  oUht  tilings  probably — ho  is  tho  bright¬ 
est  star  of  eontemporanoouB  oxistouccB. 
AUSTRALIA  AND  LTHE  CENTENNIAL 
NEW  SPECIES  OF  SHEEP 
PiTiLADEi.i’iiiA,  Pa„  .Tune  lO,  ISTG. 
None  of  England’s  colonies  make  a  more  cred¬ 
itable  show,  or,  in  some  respects,  as  good,  as 
Australia.  Hero  is  a  colony  that  is  a  conthicnt 
of  itself,  and  forty  years  ago  it  was,  in  two 
senses  at  least,  a  liowJing  wilderness.  Now 
fifty  thousand  men  supiiurt  Ihrico  that  imtiiboi'  of 
women  and  children.  Tlio  Australian  colonists 
grow  annually  12.000,0011  bushels  of  wheat,  have 
a  commerce  amounting  to  i;0,000.000,  and  raise 
a  roveime  of  £T,00O,tlO0.  'Their  Hock  of  sheep 
numbers  over  .^lO, 000, 000,  and  it  is  to  this  branch 
of  Industi’y  that  I  gave  Rpcoial  attention. 
Queensliuid  is  on  tho  Eastern  Coast  and  con 
tains  35,000  inhabitants;  climate  is  semi-tropical 
on  const,  with  a  grailnal  rise  to  an  elevation  of 
4,000  feet  above  tho  sea’s  level.  Tho  rainfal 
averages  about  30  inches. 
A  imrt  of  New  Boittli  Wales  roaeinblos  Queens¬ 
land  goograpliicalJy,  and  it  is  from  tlioso  two 
districts  that  most  of.tbe  wool  is  exjiorted. 
There  is  a  fine  display  of  ini-nno  lleocos.  Tlio 
average  weight  of  a  fleece  is  seven  pounds,  but 
they  decrease  about  one-half  in  washing.  Sheep 
are  wortli,  on  an  average.  ^3  per  head,  fine  bucks 
selling  as  high  as  TaO,  however. 
tihoep  “runs"  are  leased  at  so  much  the 
mile,  the  price  behig  incoiiHiderable.  'They 
range  from  10  to  200  square  miles.  Good  farm- 
mg  land  is  sold  for  .“r'O.GO  jier  acre,  Kheep  are 
o\vncd  in  a  wholesale  way,  some  having  flocks  of 
200,000,  wliich  nre  divided  into  smaller  flocks  erf 
about  2,500,  which  arc  jnit  in  charge  of  a  man  and 
dogs.  A  shepherd's  wages  nre  about  S1.75  per 
day,  food  and  a  cottage  being  part  of  the  bargain 
Sbeep  incroaso  per  annum  80  per  cent,  'i'licro 
are  a  number  of  good  photographs  included  in 
the  exhibit  showing  different  breeds  of  sheep, 
wliich  afford  an  excellent  moans  of  comparison, 
esiicciaUy  as  the  investigator  can  turn  to  tho 
ciscs  and  inspect  tho  veritable  fleece  as  repre¬ 
sented  in  the  photAigraph. 
'The  cattle  is  nearly  as  lai’ge  as  the  sheep  inter¬ 
est.  Short-Horns  are  the  favorite  grade. 
In  tliis  connection  it  is  interesting  to  note  that 
it  Ls  a  iiroetice  of  breeders  to  slaughter  vast  num¬ 
bers  of  low  grade,  in  order  that  the  pure  blood 
may  he  pre.served.  The  attendant  told  me  that 
Australians  think  tliey  have  the  best  horses  in 
the  world,  and  the  same  sj'stom,  i.  <•.,  discourag¬ 
ing  all  conmion  stock  raisiug  has  been  pursued 
in  this  branch  with  flattiiriug  resn  Its.  'The  num¬ 
ber  of  slieep  in  Queen-slaud  is  7,500,000,  and  it 
was  given  as  the  judgment  of  the  attendant  that 
the  whole  number  in  all  the  colonics  is  not  less 
than  50,000,000,  wliich,  if  true,  is  greatly  in  ex¬ 
cess  of  the  United  Stales. 
It  would  well  repay  the  agriculturist  to  give 
tho  exhibit  of  this  colony  a  careful  visit,  as  iu 
addition  to  their  live  stcick,  they  have  various 
From  the  Poruvian  Andes  some  specimens  of 
sheep  have  been  rocsived  iu  England,  being  rep- 
rosentatives  of  two  rare  and  distinct  breeds.  'Tlio 
Agricultural  Gazetto  (Eng.)  liunishcs  the  fol¬ 
lowing  parlicnlars  rospocUng  them : 
'The  first  arc  two  fine  white-wooled  sheep,  each 
having  fom'  long,  inaHsivo  horns,  two  of  which 
have  a  forward  curve  ever  thq  head,  while  the 
other  two  curve  downward,  under  tho  eyes,  giv¬ 
ing  the  head  a  singular  but  handsoino  appear¬ 
ance.  'Those  are  brought  from  Peru  by  Mr.  J.  I. 
Watts  of  Wliistloy,  near  Devizes,  who  discovered 
tliuin,  dtuing  his  rccout  travels  in  tho  Andes 
Mountains,  at  an  elevation  of  some  8,000  or  9,000 
foot  above  the  level  of  tlie  sea,  and  they  are  re¬ 
ported  to  bo  very  hardy.  The  second  lot  much 
resembles  tho  aljiaca.  There  are  three  —  one 
iiialo  and  two  females  —  and  they  are  thickly 
covcreil  with  long,  dark-brown,  but  exceedingly 
fino  hair  or  wool,  which  is  highly  prized  by  the 
native  Indians  for  the  manufacture  of  then 
more  delicate  fabrics.  The  male  stands  about 
three  feet  high  at  the  stionlders.  'Tlieir  pecu¬ 
liarly  formed  heads,  long  necks,  largo,  shaggy 
legs  and  general  character  will  iiisuro  them  a 
large  share  of  attention.  'J’hoso  also  are  from 
the  Peruvian  .\.ndcs,  and  inhabit  tbo  highest  and 
more  exposed  situations,  and  were  imported  by 
Mr.  Anthony  Gibbs  of  Loudon. 
SEED  SOWING  IN  WET  SEASONS, 
We  are  not  generally  much  troubled  with  too 
much  r.aiu  in  tliis  country,  still  there  is  an  occa¬ 
sional  wot  season  when  It  would  bo  well  to  guard 
against  committing  error.s  iu  the  raanagomont  of 
soils,  especially  those  which  are  of  a  compact  na¬ 
ture.  'The  following  article  on  the  treiitmeut  of 
soil  in  wet  seasons,  which  wo  find  in  the  London 
Garden,  is  as  applicahlo  to  tliis  country  as  Eng¬ 
land,  and  withal  very  good  advice  : 
It  is  never  advisable  lo  go  ujion  gremiid  when 
it  is  wet  anil  sodden ;  but  when  seed-time,  prop¬ 
erly  so  calltal,  is  about  ended  for  tho  season,  and 
the  ground  is  still  wet,  such  considerations  have 
to  bo  put  on  one  side,  and  one  lias  to  adapt  bis 
jiracticc  to  the  exceptional  state  of  things.  'To 
tread  onion  ground  when  the  soil  is  the  least  wet 
is  tho  bight  of  indiscretion,  for  it  chu.sos  it  to 
hind  like  clay,  and  when  dry  weatlior  sets  in  it 
becomes  a  network  of  decqi  fissni'os,  and  it  is  al- 
togcthcil’  ill  a  most,  unsuitable  condition  for  the 
plants,  which  ncvoi‘  come  away  or  grow  as  they 
should.  'The  most  miserable  crop  of  onions  1 
ever  saw  wore  sown  under  thoso  conditions. 
'This  season  I  simply  turned  tbo  ground  ovcri\ith 
forks,  and  afterwards  scuffled  the  surface  over 
with  wooden  rakes  to  level  it.  drew  hills,  sowed 
tho  seed,  and  coveiod  it  over  by  band  with  diy 
soil  from  the  sheds,  leaving  the  linishiug  touches 
with  rake  to  be  done  in  dry  weather.  Baking  tlio 
surface  of  a  seed-bed  when  the  soil  is  wet  is 
worse  than  lUgging  it  in  that  condilion,  for  it 
rolls  it,  into  nodules,  which  the  first  shower  of 
rain  runs  Uigothcr  into  so  impervious  a  emst 
that  tho  seed  cannot  pmsh  its  way  (lu  ongh.  'The 
vegetable  that  suffers  more  than  any  other,  how¬ 
ever,  when  sown  in  a  cloggy  soil  and  covered  iu 
with  tho  same  material,  is  the  'Turnip.  'The 
young  plants  come  away  sluggishly,  and  ai-o 
almost  sia-o  to  fall  a  pircy  to  tho  fly.  Under  such 
circmnstancos  tlie  sowing  should  be  done  as  the 
ground  is  dug,  no  raking  should  be  attempted, 
and  Uie  seed  should  be  covered  by  hand,  like  the 
Onion,  with  dry  light  soil  of  any  kind.  Treated 
in  this  way  they  do  weU  enough,  and  the  ground 
can  bo  stirred  deeply  between  the  rows  on  the 
lirst  favorable  opportunity.  -Ml  small  seeds. 
Bueh  as  tliose  of  Lettuce,  should  be  treated  in 
the  same  manner.  Peas  and  Beaus  should  just 
have  the  soil  drawn  over  them  as  sown,  without 
any  raldng  or  patting.  French  Beans,  if  the  soil 
RENEWING  OLD  STRAWBERRY  BEDS 
In  one  of  our  exchanges  wo  find  the  following 
poiagraph,  said  to  be  taken  from  tho  adv.aiiccd 
sheets  of  a  now  work  on  the  sti  awhery  by  E.  W 
Durand,  Esq.;  “  Now,  my  advice  is,  if  you  can 
find  no  other  place  than  an  old  strawheny  bed  to 
set  out  a  new  one  uiioii,  set  out  none  at  all,  for, 
do  as  you  will,  yon  are  likely  to  fail  under  the 
most  favoralilo  circiunstances." 
It’s  a  pity  that  tho  author  of  the  above  oannot 
BOO  the  absm-dity  of  such  statements,  in  face  of 
the  fact  that  strawberries  grew  in  a  wild  state  for 
hundreds  and  tliousands  of  years  niton  the  same 
ground,  neither  failing  or  running  out.  Of 
course,  iu  sclocling  a  place  for  a  strawberry  bed, 
wo  would  prefer  new  land  to  old,  but  should  not 
hesitate  to  use  an  old  bod,  and  without  the  least 
fear  of  failing  lio  produce  a  good  crop.  Apply 
tho  [iroper  foi'tihzcrs  and  there  will  be  Uttlo  dan¬ 
ger  of  a  faihu’c. 
Thi.s  idea  of  the  wearing  out  of  land — degen¬ 
eration  of  varieties  and  oxoromentitioua  poison¬ 
ing  of  sous  by  tbo  plants  growing  tbereiii— 
bannonizos  very  well  with  tbo  rcslJessuoss  of  oiu’ 
American  farniei'a,  who  are  continually  seoldng 
new  lands  and  new  homos,  instead  of  imiiroviug 
the  old,  but  it  at  variance  with  common  sense 
and  science. 
A  FEW  BIG  SHEEP 
Ai.TiioDoii  WO  make  no  great  blow  of  imported 
stock,  etc.,  in  tbis  vicuiity,  stiU  1  believe  that 
some  of  my  ncighboiH  Lave  as  good  sheep  as 
anybody  in  the  United  States,  and  if  any  of  the 
subscribers  of  tho  Bun.Ui  can  beat  them,  I  would 
he  glad  to  hear  from  (hem  tiirough  the  Rukai.. 
Mr.  A.  J.  Brown  of  Jeddo.  N.  Y.,  has  a  Cotswold 
buck,  weighing  3U9  lbs.,  that  sheared  17  U)s.,  and 
Mr.  A.  E.  Sweet  of  tho  same  place  has  three 
yearling  owes  that  sheared  as  follows: — No.  1, 
weight  148  11)8.,  sheared  lbs.;  No.  2.  weight 
141  lt)S.,  sheared  16  lbs.;  No.  3,  weight  134  lbs., 
sheared  11  lbs.  Who  can  heat  them? 
Itiiigeway,  N.  Y.  A  Hubsckibbr. 
SHEEP  FOR  CLEARING  LAND 
It  is  not  a  bad  idea,  which  somebody  has  sug¬ 
gested,  that  of  mtroduciug  sheep  upon  nowiy- 
cloared  land  to  keep  down  tho  sprouts  and  wUd 
weeds  luilil  they  die  out  and  a  hotter  class  of 
forage  plants  is  introduced.  'There  is  scarcely 
a  doubt  that  sheep  may  be  employed  for  tbis 
purpose  with  profit,  provided  a  farmer  has  facili¬ 
ties  for  keeping  a  flock  at  other  seasons  when 
tho  now  pasture  does  not  ftUTiish  Uio  requisite 
amount  of  food. 
STRAWBERRIES  AS  A  BORDER 
The  Valley  Farmer  says  that  it  affords  a  happy 
oombination  of  beauty,  utihty  and  convenience 
to  border  the  garden  walks  with  strawberries.  A 
single  row  of  iilauts,  set  one  foot  from  the  edge, 
of  the  walk,  vvUl,  if  properly  caicd  for,  give  a 
close  border  two  feet  wide  the  second  year. 
Draw  a  lino  on  cadi  side  after  tlio  ninnci’s  begin 
