tho  cross-bolts,  remove  tbo  planks  and  fix  tbo 
mold  further  on.  The  bolt  at  ono  end  being 
fitted  into  the  hole  by  that  at  tlic  otlier,  only  one 
end  board  is  required. 
‘•When  each  layer  of  the  v^all  is  completed 
the  mold  must  be  placed  higher,  fitting  the  bot¬ 
tom  bolts  into  the  holes  left  by  the  top  ones,  and 
after  each  course  pour  over  the  surface  (in  order 
to  make  the  next  course  adhere,  and  also  to  give 
a  good  appearance)  a  small  quantity  of  thick 
grout  composed  of  one-fith  part  lime  and  four 
of  earth. 
‘‘  Before  the  walls  dry,  the  holes  left  by  tho 
bolts  must  bo  carefully  stopped  up  with  mortar 
composed  of  onc-fourth  lime  and  throe-fourths 
earth.  If  the  same  mixture  he  used  for  tho 
wall,  it  v  ill  become  dry  and  almost  as  hard  as 
Btonc." 
By  using  gravel,  lime  and  sand  (one  barrel  of 
lime  to  one  load  of  sand,  instead  of  earth),  we 
have  a  fine  concrete  wall,  fit  for  any  building. 
If  boards  bo  used  for  building  the  walls,  tarred 
paper  or  felt  placed  between  tho  outside  weather 
boarding  aud  tho  inside  sheathing  will  make  it 
much  warmer.  Blaster  on  lath  is  still  hotter, 
and  makes  a  very  clean  wall.  A  very  small 
need  any  ono  he  hungry  ?  All  a  man  would  need 
to  cook  his  own  breakfast  on  a  journey,  would 
bo  a  field  of  wheat,  a  threshing  machine  and  a 
Hour  mill.  We  commend  tho  above  to  he  printed 
in  the  next  edition  of  the  “  Tritnip’s  Guido"  as  a 
recipe  for  a  hasty  breakfast. 
During  a  hot,  dry  summer  which  occurred  some 
years  ago  wo  found  that  in  an  extensive  sheep 
grazing  district  owes  and  lambs  were  in  much 
better  condition  when  they  had  full  access  to 
pure,  running  streams  than  was  tho  case  when 
tho  sheep  pastures  wore  not  so  well  provided ; 
iho  grass  In  both  cases  being  in  an  equally  hnmt- 
Qp  c/mdition.  But  oven  wlmn  the  weather  has 
been  cooler,  tho  want  of  pure  water  in  abim- 
dance  telis  on 
don;  58}^  was  from  Manitowoc,  Whs.,  and  59}^ 
from  A.  L.  Murdock  of  Massachnsotts.  The 
different  varioties  prosonted  very  marked  differ¬ 
ences  in  both  appearance  and  quality.  Tho 
Clawson,  No.  1,  seemed  to  bo  decidedly  the  best, 
the  straw  being  strong,  the  stools  largo,  aud  the 
heads  long,  well  filled  aud  heavy.  Halh t’s  Pedi¬ 
gree,  No.  21,  was  also  vorj'  fine,  some  of  tho 
heads  moasiiritig  eight  inches  iu  length.  Tho 
seed  for  Uiis  lot  was  raised  by  Mr.  J.andioth  in 
1875.  Hallott’s  Pedigree,  No.  33,  was  from  sued 
imported  from  F.nghind,  aud  the  crop  was  not 
nearly  so  good  as  No.  24.  Tho  same  diffcrouce 
was  noticed  in  several  other  varieties,  tho  crop 
from  raised  seed  in  this  couutrj'  being  much 
better  than  that  from  tho  samo  variety  imported 
last  year.  The  French  varieties  wore  most  of 
them  badly  winter-killed,  aud  promise  to  bo  of 
hut  little  value. 
Walla-Walla,  No.  36,  was  from  Oregon,  from  a 
crop  which  jneided  oighty-fivo  bushels  per  acre, 
tut  tho  change  of  climate  seemed  to  weaken  its 
vitality,  and  the  heads  v  ero  poor  aud  scattering. 
The  Oregon  Club,  No.  40,  was  also hadly  injured. 
April,  No.  87,  is  a  sprtng  wheat  but  was  sowed 
in  the  fall.  Most  of  it  was  killed  by  the  cold, 
but  tlie  few  remaining  hciwls  were  vcj’y  good. 
Dolt,  No.  35,  a  wheat  whkdi  originated  In  Penn¬ 
sylvania,  nj)pcHr(^d  to  l>c  m-uiU  or  quite  tho  best 
of  tho  nativo  vari' 
Tbo  jral  lot's  Pedigree  wheat,  oats  and  barley 
are  the  rc^sult  of  many  years  of  selection  and 
cultivation  by  Major  Ifallot,  of  Brighton,  Eng¬ 
land,  and  show  the  heno/icial  rosults  of  careful 
treatment,  all  of  tliem  being  fur  above  the  aver¬ 
age. 
Tho  firm  of  Danilroth  A  fcjOUH  is  the  oldest  iu 
tho  seed  businesK  iu  America,  havhig  been 
established  neatly  one  Inuidrcd  years  ago,  and 
they  are  as  well  the  largest  seed  growers  hi  the 
world,  cultivating  nearly  two  thousand  awes  of 
vegetables  yearly.  The  Bloomsdale  fam  is  only 
one  of  the  four  owned  by  tlio  firm,  tbo  others 
being  located  iu  New  Jei-sey,  Virginia  suid  Wis¬ 
consin.  The.se  dilfererit  fai-ms  arc  devoted  to 
tho  cultivation  of  sucli  bcihIs  as  may  bo  host 
perfected  in  the  different  localities.  About  four 
hundred  hands  arc  oonstantly  employed,  while 
ftt  pitiUcnlar  seasons  this  force  is  largely  in¬ 
creased. 
Twenty-one  tenement  houses  have  l)ccn  erected 
on  the  Bloomsdale  farm  lor  their  accennnoda- 
tiou,  so  that  tho  workmen  form  quite  a  commu¬ 
nity  by  themselves.  A  large  portion  of  the 
manure  for  the  home  farm  is  bi'ought  fi'om 
Philadeljjhia  by  boats,  but  In  addition  to  this 
supply,  steam  mills  have  been  ereclod  for  grind¬ 
ing  bones  and  manufacturing  commeroiril  ferti¬ 
lizers,  which  are  UHwl  for  sjiecial  orops.  Iul815, 
over  ¥20,000  was  expended  for  maoures  for  the 
home  farm,  besides  which  thirty  men  and  five 
boats  were  engaged  in  colleotiug  Menhaden  fish 
on  the  coast  of  Vh'ginia  -Die  annual  a])i)licafiou 
on  that  plantation  being  about  7,000,000  fish. 
Eleven  large  barn-like  structures  are  used  at 
Bloomsdale  fw)  drying  houses  for  seeds,  and  all 
the  implements  used  me  manufactured  on  the 
farm. 
The  rcsidonecs  of  David  Landreth  and  his  son, 
Bm'iiot  Jjaudreth,  stand  on  a  thu'ty-acre  laini, 
fronting  the  Delawai'c  river,  and  oi-e  among  the 
most  pleasantly  located  snhm’han  residences  we 
have  ever  seen.  Tlio  grounds  are  beautifully 
laid  out.  aud  are  planted  with  one  of  the  finest 
collections  of  trees  in  this  country.  Tho  enthe 
c.ollecriou  iimbraccH  over  twelve  hundred  vai'ic- 
ties,  and  is  especially  rich  iu  conifers,  having 
many  large  and  finely  grown  specimens  of 
varieties  which  are  extremely  rare  in  this  country. 
tho  liealth  of  ehfcftji,  just  as  it 
does  on  the  hpiilth  of  cattle;  and  as  over-wet 
pastures  have  their'own  peculiar  diseases,  iu  like 
manner  over-di-y  pastures  engender  disease 
which  not  unfrequently  is  attributed  te  other 
causes. 
A  friend  of  ours,  who  took  an  interest  in  aich 
matters,  measured,  one  hot  summer  tho  wakr 
consumed  daily  by  a  lot  of  cattle,  and  as  it  hnA 
to  ho  pumi>ed  for  them,  tho  (juantity  used  was 
<!asI1y  ascertained.  Tlio  result  of  his  obsorvn- 
lions  was  that  thii'ly-aix  head  of  cattle  consumed 
daily  about  IKiO  gallons  of  water.  Now,  bearing 
tbis  fact  in  mind,  what  must  be  tho  state  of 
cattle  carried  by  railway  and  stoamboat,  when 
they  arc  confined  for  twenty-fonr  hours,  aud  iu 
some  instances  for  periods  varying  in  length  up 
to  sixty  hom's,  without  getting  a  drop  of  water 
all  the  timo,  not  to  apt^ak  of  the  tojriblc  shaking 
which  cattle  experience  during  ft  journey  by  rail, 
and  tlio  fatigue  caused  by  their  lieiug  unable  to 
lie  down '(  Is  it  possible  that  anunals  ti  eatod  iu 
this  way  can  arrive  at  the  oud  of  their  journey 
in  a  healthy  state,  or  that  their  flesh  cau  bo  in  a 
wholesome  state  for  use  as  human  fo  ? 
Every  medical  man  knows  that  impure  water 
is  a  fertile  source  of  disease  in  human  beings, 
and  Innnmorablo  outbreaks  of  disoaso  of  a 
typhoid  nature  have  been  distinctly  traced  to 
UiLs  cause.  In  India  tho  use  of  impure  water  is 
certain  to  bo  followed  by  choleraic  disease.  In 
the  fatal  mai'ch  from  Mhow  the  connection  be¬ 
tween  the  outbreak  of  cholera  iu  the  troops  and 
tho  quality  of  water  they  drank  was  easily  per- 
CHjived  Nothing  but  tlio  raging  tliirst,  which 
n-ell  uigh  maddened  tho  men,  would  Inave 
teiujited  them  to  drink  tho  water  iirocnred  on 
the  line  of  march.  But  tlicy  were  forced  to 
choose  between  an  intolerable  craving  for  water 
aud  running  tlie  rislc  of  catching  choleraic  dis¬ 
ease,  and  they  chose  the  latter.  Within  twenty- 
four  horn  s  nearly  all  who  had  indulged  freely  in 
drinking  tho  impure  water  were  prostrated  with 
cholera,  and  died  in  the  pro])c»rtion  of  eight  to 
ten. 
There  does  not  exist  two  sets  of  sanitary 
jifineiple.s,  tftie  afl'ecting  human  hehigs  and  the 
other  the  heasts  of  the  field.  Impure  water,  ini- 
pei'fect  ventilation,  dirt,  damp,  and  scarcity  of 
fdOil  exercise  injurious  influences  on  Uio  health 
of  our  domestic  animals,  just  as  these  agents  do 
in  tho  case  of  human  beings;  and  every  practi¬ 
cal  man  should  therefore  seek  to  remove  those 
sources  of  evil  as  speedily  as  possible.  A  cor- 
rcHiwjndeut,  >vho  rosides  in  a  western  comitj', 
Btate.s  that  it  is  most  distressing  to  sec  cattle 
driven  daily  for  miles  along  the  dry,  dusty  roads 
in  order  to  roach  water ;  and  if  numbers  of  those 
catllo  sliould  afterwards  succumb  to  disease,  it 
will  not  bo  difficult  to  discover  tho  cause. 
Splenic  apoplexy  is  frequouDy  caused  by  impine 
water,  aud  also  by  au  iusulficiont  supply  of 
water,  even  when  it  is  pure.  This  is  a  blood 
disease,  runs  its  course  with  great  rapidity,  and 
is  exceedingly  fatal.  Hyposulphite  of  soda, 
given  in  the  water  which  the  animals  drink,  in 
doses  of  from  two  to  four  ounces,  accorduig  to 
tho  size  of  the  animal,  will  be  useful  as  a  pre¬ 
ventive  ;  but.  of  course,  it  can  only  be  used 
when  tho  cattle  di-iulc  from  troughs. 
KEEPING  POULTEY.-No.  4 
Afteu  procuring  tho  fowls  desired,  the  next 
thing,  if  not  already  done,  is  to  build  a  suitahle 
house  for  their  accommodation.  This  need  not 
he  an  expensive  one,  even  for  health  and  com¬ 
fort.  Many  an  amateur  fancier  lias  enjoyed  Ids 
first  attempt  at  building  a  small  domicile  for  his 
livorites,  as  much,  or  more,  than  others  have 
dene  by  spending  their  timo  iu  kilo  leisure.  I 
can  took  hack  wit  h  pleasure  on  sonio  of  my  best 
hoUdays  being  spemt  in  sucli  work.  Tho  best 
situatiou  for  Die  building  that  clrcninstancos  af¬ 
ford  is  to  be  sought,  whether  it  be  iu  a  small 
yard  iu  tov  n  or  a  large  one  in  the  countiy. 
I  shall  not  at  this  timo  give  a  jilan  of  a  poultry 
house,  as  it  would  only  suit  a  fi;w  cases,  hut  I  shall 
givo  such  general  hints  as  need  to  ho  cousidered 
in  all  well-arranged  hnildings,  largo  or  small.  It 
should  not  ho  exposed  to  northern  or  western 
winds  any  more  than  can  be  avoiiled.  Never 
have  openings  or  runs  with  suoh  oxposmvs  in 
cold  hititudcH.  East,  southeast  or  soutJi  shottld 
always  bo  chosen  for  the  front,  with  gla/s,  when 
possible,  in  the  east  and  south  sides,  kut  never 
in  the  roof,, as  this  would  iwhnit  too  much  heat 
from  the  sun  in  summer,  and  in  our  severer  lati¬ 
tudes  the  cold  in  winter  at  night,  even  though 
a  house  he  built  never  so  warm. 
A  good,  warm  roof  should  bf  on  all  poultry 
houses.  If  not  protected  hy-v  higher  building 
or  liiUsido,  hank  u))  the  two  cokl  sides  with  earth 
and  sod  them.  It  is  paiuf'il  to  sec  what  little 
attention  is  i>aid  to  thi«  kind  of  protection 
iLrough  all  tho  Easter-i  States,  while  a  mere 
trifle  of  outlay  iu  nio'iey  and  hut  shght  labor 
woTild  make  tho  fovls  comfortable.  If  fowls 
are  worth  keeping  at  all,  they  arc  Avorth  taking 
proper  care  of,  ana  Avill  repay  tho  extra  uttcutiou 
giA'cn  to  their  comfort. 
It  is  a  Buigalar  fact  that  Avhilc  fowls  make  a 
great  many  more  expressive  sounds  than  any 
other  anknal,  they  have  not  o?tc  note  \Aith  which 
to  call  attention  to  then'  Avaut  of  food  or  care. 
The  hur.se  m  ighs  when  ho  dosuos  anything,  the 
cow  moos,  tho  pig  grunts,  the  cat  mcAvs,  aud  tho 
dog  Avhines,  but  tho  innocent,  h.urmless  fowl  has 
nevei’  a  note,  out  of  all  its  variety,  AviUi  wiiich  to 
chide  man  for  hiH  neglect.  Bo  it  ever  so  hadly 
treated,  it  can  only  look  ilp  imploringly  in  his 
face  or,  if  at  liberty,  run  after  him.  This  fact 
alone  should  inspu'C  vigilance  on  Die  jiart  of 
poultry  keepers  and  cause  them  to  look  well  to 
the  wants  of  theu’  foAAls.  The  material  for  the 
house  cau  be  such  as  is  near  at  hand. 
If  stones  are  plenty,  use  them,  as  there  is 
nothing  better  for  tlio  foundation  aud  Avails 
than  rough  stones  laid  in  mortar,  and  they  make 
a  house  both  cool  iu  summer  and  Avariu  in  aaIii- 
tor.  If  stones  arc  scarce  and  gravel  handy,  the 
Avails  cau  he  made  of  couerete.  To  build  a  con¬ 
crete  wall,  it  is  necessary  to  set  up  side  hoai'ds  in 
Avliich  to  run  tho  mortar  and  gniAcl. 
\?here  tho  whiters  are  not  cold,  eartli  houses 
may  be  tised  to  advantage,  having  Uie  aid  of  side 
boards  in  building  the  Avails  as  you  Avoiild  for 
concrete.  The  method  is  thus  described  by  Mrs. 
Eli'Zaheth  Watts  : 
“  A  foundation  of  brick  or  stone  must  he  used, 
which  can  be  brought  about  nine  inches  above 
the  ground.  Tho  proper  earth  is  neither  sand 
nor  clay,  but  pai'taltiug  of  both.  Clay,  chalk,  or 
any  calcareous  eai'th  are  bad  for  the  purpose. 
The  earlier  in  the  season  the  huikUng  can  be 
done  tho  better  it  will  lie  for  drj-ing.  The  Avail 
is  made  by  ramming  in  tho  earth  AA'hilo  damp, 
supiKirted  during  Die  process  by  a  mold  formed 
of  tAAO  planks  or  inch  board  of  tho  reqxiu'ed 
length  of  wall,  twenty  inches  AA'ide,  formed  of 
two  breadths,  sti'engDicned  by  cleats  nailed  out¬ 
side.  Cross-bolts  fix  these  planks  together,  tAvo, 
near  each  eud,  Avith  as  many  inches  between  the 
tAA  O  boards  as  the  aa’sU  is  to  be  thick — say  14  or 
IG  inches.  The  holts  have  large  heads  at  one 
end  to  fix  them,  and  eyelet  holes  aud  cross-pegs 
at  the  other.  Place  the  planks  above  tho  founda¬ 
tion,  bolt  them  together  and  fit  hits  of  board  into 
the  ends,  to  prevent  the  material  running  out 
there,  the  httlo  hoards  fitting  iu  between  the  top 
and  bottom  bolts  and  making,  Avith  them,  the 
mold  into  a  sort  of  box.  Then  Avork  up  well  the 
earth,  a  httle  at  a  time,  mixing  in  cut  sti'aw  or 
BiuiUar  material  to  bind  it.  WTien  used,  it  should 
have  just  moistme  enough  to  adhei’o  together 
under  the  pressure  of  tho  thumb  and  finger. 
Ram  in  no  more  at  a  time  thauAvill  make  an  inch 
and  a  half  Avben  AveU  rammed.  The  rammer  for 
this  work  should  not  be  more  than  au  inch  and 
a  half  wide. 
“When  the  earth  is  well  rammed  down  and 
reaches  as  high  as  the  mold  will  allow,  take  out 
POULTRY  EXHIBITIONS, 
Deau  RtntAi.: — Tho  tuiAe  will  soon  ho  at  hand 
Avhen  the  usual  annual  Poultry  Exhibitions  Avill 
bo  held  all  OA'cr  tho  wjuntry.  The  nianager.s  of 
each  are,  of  course,  anxious  to  socnro  the  hcBt 
stock,  and  to  that  end  offer  gre,at  Inducements 
iu  promised  piemlums ;  hut  the  manner  iu  AA’hich 
many  of  these  Exhibitions  have  been  conducted 
of  late  years  Avoukl  seem  to  prove  that  seciuing 
tho  birds  for  shoAV  AVas  their  first  aud  principal 
aim,  and  tho  cairying  out  of  their  self-impoKod 
obligations  toAvard  those  Avho  sent  valuable  foAvls 
and  complied  Avith  all  tho  rules  laid  doAvn  for 
their  gnidanee  a  Kccondary  consideration,  if  they 
did  not  ignore  them  altogether. 
Intonding  exhibitors  Hhould  think  over  these 
jnattei's  in  time,  as  fowls  can  only  bo  shoAvn  at  a 
hmiteil  nmnher  of  Fairs.  Hometiines  two  or 
three  occur  simultancionsly,  and  it  is  important 
to  fiuiciers  Uiat  they  send  their  slock  Avhero  they 
Aiill  get  lair  play.  1  fear  tliiil  there  has  been  a 
equcainish  ndnctiuiw!  on  tho  par  t  of  the  poultry 
press  alxmt  saying  much  relating  to  this  matter. 
But  does  that  make  things  bettor  ?  Does  it  not 
tend  rather  to  confirm,  or  even  iucroaso,  such 
unjust  proceedings  'i  Are  not  exhibitors  as  much 
tlie  patrons  of  the  poultiv  press  as  olficers  of 
poultry  Koeioties,  aud  are  they  not  equally  en¬ 
titled  to  fair  eousideratioii  at  it-s  hund.s  ? 
Without  naming  any  particular  Siociety,  a  few 
facts  illuhtratiug  Bpcoinieiis  of  lliclr  management 
last  season  aatII  sulfico.  Ono  Assoeiatioii  offered 
two  thousand  dollar.s  iu  premiums,  but  Avhcii 
they  wore  aAvarded  Uicy  amounted  to  no  more 
tliau  four  or  live  himdrcd  dollars.  Many  fine 
jiens  of  foAvls  coming  from  a  distance  A\'cre  not 
awarded  first  premiums,  although  every  way 
worthy,  but  Aveie  given  second  premiums.  Was 
this  economy  or  was  it  something  Avorse  ?  An¬ 
other  A.ssoeiation,  Avhoso  liheraUty,  according  to 
its  printed  programme,  Avas  to  eclipse  everything 
ever  hoforo  done  In  this  country,  compounded 
with  its  exhibitor  .  Another  takes  money  to 
make  couihinnHcnt  premiums  (a  better  name 
could  not  ho  found),  gives  ono  near'  exhibitor  all 
this  combinjitiou  in  three  installments,  first,  sec¬ 
ond  and  third,  all  to  one  variety  of  foAvls  iu  three 
pens,  or  first,  Bccond  and  third  regular  pre- 
niiums,  overlooking  the  pens  that  took  first  aud 
second  premiums  in  same  breeds  of  auoDior  va¬ 
riety,  equally  eligible,  and  Avhich  had  ooutrihuted 
their  quota  to  the  same  combination  premiums. 
M'hcn  an  inquiry  is  made  of  the  officers,  they 
ansAver  by  coolly  sending  on  the  Ust  of  aAvardod 
luizes,  but  do  not  condescend  to  give  any  ex 
plan'dtion.  Another  noted  Fair  (und  a  finer  lot 
of  Asiatics  Diau  those  exhibited  at  it  Avere  never 
ill  each  other’s  company)  paid  not  one  cent  in 
premiums,  the  fault  being  laid  to  tho  dishonesty 
of  ono  of  its  oflicers.  But  is  it  probable  that  ho 
could  have  had  all  the  money  offered  in  pre¬ 
miums  and  at  the  same  time  a  surplus  sufficient 
to  pay  expenses  of  Die  Exhibition  i' 
Would  it  not  be  more  to  the  intereHt  of  all 
concerned  to  offer  smaller  pxemiums  aud  pay 
them  promptly  and  honesUy  ?  As  yom’  A’aluahlo 
journal  atall  times  takes  to  the  side  of  truth  and 
justice  ill  Avhatever  form  it  cornee,  Aiithout  fear 
or  liivor,  1  AVill  ask  you  whether  any  body  of  men 
has'o  a  right  to  publish  a  list  of  offers  to  exhibit¬ 
ors,  before  making  tho  reqiiisitoaiTangemenUto 
curry  out  uud  meet  all  obligatdiais,  as  many  good 
and  Avorthy  Societies  do  year  after  year  ?  At  all, 
or  nearly  all,  of  iheBC  Exhibitions  a  pretended 
point  is  ‘made  to  make  all  happy  who  may  visit 
themj  and  the  officers  well  know  hOAv  to  do  it, 
allOAving  none  to  go  away  dissatisfied,  harmony 
being  tho  main  support  of  all  institutions 
A  SOPSCTUEEB. 
FROM  FIELD  TO  TABLE  IN  ELEVEN 
MINUTES, 
The  citizens  of  GaroUton,  Mo.,  have  been 
employed  in  ascertaining  in  hoAV  short  a  time 
wheat  can  be  taken  from  the  field  and  put  down 
iu  bread  on  tho  table.  The  Miller's  Journal 
prints  a  letter  signed  by  the  judges,  county  offi¬ 
cials,  editors  and  other  citizens  of  Carrollton 
asserting  the  truth  of  tho  following  experiment 
Avhich  they  Avatched  with  Avatches  iu  hand.  The 
statement  is  as  follows:  “The  undersigned 
citizeus  of  Carrollton  and  vicinity  certify  that  at 
a  trial  made  this  day  for  the  purpose  of  ascer¬ 
taining  tho  timo  in  aaIucIi  bread  could  be  made 
from  Avheat  taken  in  tho  field  standing,  the  f ol- 
loAviug  time  Avas  made  by  J.  F.  Lawton,  pro¬ 
prietor  of  tho  mill :  Commenced  cutting  Avith 
reaper  at  3:01 1*.  Ji.;  finished  cutting,  3:02 ;  he- 
gau  threshing  at  3:02)^' ;  fiuislied  one  bushel  at 
3:033,1.  Commenced  grinding  at  3:04%;  finished 
at  3:06%.  JDs.  LaAvton  began  maldng  bread  at 
3:08 ;  fijiished  at  3:083^.  Griddle  cake  baked  at 
3:003< ;  biscuit  baked  and  eaten  at  3:12 ;  tho 
whole  accompUshed  in  11  minutes.  The  reaper 
and  thi-osher  aud  the  mill  were  thoroughly 
cleauod  out  before  the  tiial  commenced  and  not 
a  par  ticle  of  flour  avss  used  that  did  not  come 
from  the  wheat  cut  in  the  above  trial.  The  AAit- 
nesses  kept  separate  time  aud  in  the  result  all 
time  agreed.” 
If  this  can  be  done  in  so  shoi-t  a  timo,  why 
PURE  AND  IMPURE  WATER- 
Ii’  there  is  aiAy  one  subject  eoimected  Avith 
agriculture  Avliich  requires  more  attentiou  than 
another  it  is  that  of  pore  Avater  for  stock.  Va  c 
believe  that  many  of  the  A-inilent  diseases  knoAvn 
AAnder  suoh  names  as  Black-leg  and  Murrain  of 
various  kinds  frequently  if  not  always  havotlioir 
origin  iu  iuqiuro  Avator  which  tbo  animals  are 
compelled  to  drink.  In  many  loeaUtios  in  this 
conuti’y  ft  “mud  hole"  filled  Avith  stagnant  rain 
water  is  the  only  source  of  siqiply  for  farm  ani¬ 
mals  diuing  the  Jong  hot  summer,  and  it  is  no 
wonder  that  diseases  of  various  kuids  folloA\-  such 
treatment.  The  Fanners  Gazette  in  treating  of 
this  subject  tells  some  Avholesome  trntlia  Avhich 
it  would  bo  well  for  our  farmers  to  heed.  Al¬ 
though  we  have  had  of  late  some  rain,  Avhich 
has  certainly  done  much  good,  there  is  still  a 
great  scarcity  of  water  iu  many  pastures.  Wo 
do  not  think  that  sAiffioinut  care  is  usually  taken 
to  provide  against  such  a  Contingency,  or  to 
husband  supplies  of  water,  Avhou  tliese  are  apt 
to  fail  in  Heaaons  of  drouglit.  We  know  that 
some  maintain  that  shoop  do  not  requhe  water 
when  on  grass;  but  this  is  a  great  mistake, 
espeoialiy  when  the  weather  is  bo  excessively  hot 
and  paiching  as  we  have  reconDy  experienced 
