gOIJSE AND FARM.
Someth Inc to Sell.
One of the best and most success
,, farmers we ever knew, once told
f rhirit was a rule with him to
"Lys have something to sell, no
3 ,1 what time of the year. In
” he coring he always had seed grain
, s „me sort— samples of wheat,
l, s , barley, rye, corn, or potato?*,
carrot seed, beet seed salt .pork,
” corned beef, or fat etock of
le’sort. He had fonnd that U
aid to take extra pains to have
Ll trains or vegetables on hand
in the spring; for since it had be
come known that he always had
these to sell, he found no difficulty
in selling all that he had at
prices that paid him for
nil the extra trouble and care in:
preparing and preserving them.
Another thing be said he had
found useful to him, and he did not
understand why farmers did not
practice 'it more. When he had a
stock of anything to sell he announc
ed che fact in the local papers, j-ust
as tl e grocers and merchants do.
HcbaiUound it profitable to pur
chase space' in the paper by the
year, and advertise his products
according to season and the stock
on hand. Thfen it was a part of bis
creed to produce the best. His seed
*as pure and clean ; his Stock fat
and healthy; his fruit for sale was
always perfect ; bis butter was gilt
ed^ed; his hams were sugar-cured,
smoked just enough, and people
were always glad t 6 pay him two or
three cents more per pound than for
thosejbund at the grocers.
He laid great stress upon the ad
vantages of a home market for his
products. His local reputation as a
producer was of direct value to him,
and he labored to keep it first class.
His grain did not go in bulk to a
grain buyer who mixed it with infe
rior grades. It was to the
local miller, who could afford to pay
him more for it than the speculator,
because he knewAhere were no screen
ings in it to depreciate its value.
Thus he always had ready recourc
es. When we asked if <he did not
find it more difficult to save his
money when it came to him in drib
bles, he replied, no. It was no more
fofoeult for him to save than for the
retail grocer or merchant. He de
posited his money in bank, and only
paid it out in shape of a check —ex-
cept for personal expenses. While
he sold at retail, he bought, so far
as practicable, at wholesale. He
sold tor cash or exchanged for some
thing he needed—never trusted any
man. He also bought tor leash, am|
always had money on hand with
which he could buy to advantage.
Now this mode of dealing, we are
■aware, is not always practicable;
lor all farmers do not live near large
towns nor in populous districts;
but it the farmer adopts a mixed
system of husbandry, he may, al
ways have something to sell that
will meet a local want, Something
to sell is what the farmer labors for.
The l K st mode of selling it- is an
equally important consideration;
an, l °ur own experience and observ
ation proves that there is no more
profitable way than to try to supply
>'ll local demands first, and then if a
distant market must be sought for
an y surplus, try to but that surplus
1,1 the least bulky shape possible.
The Green House
A gmj effect is readily produced
K v introducing groups of mixed
I'-iu's in pots from the green house
a * 1' ’hits where walks join or cross
cither, or in such other places
a!> :l lT e:lr naked require tinting up
Unn g the summer months. Sand,
Si "''lust and stone coal;dishes are
a -‘ et them good in forming a bed
1,1 "I'icli to plunge the pots. Aca-
Cl;is i Diosmas, Metrosideros >and
Eucalyptus are the kincf of plants
for this purpose, while
others, as Camellias, which have
jr ge smooth leaves, convert a par
i':il shade while out in air.
r,e cannot but admire the taste
e labor bestowed by
«I •
great masses of people possess*
' a g property on the Continent of
urope, where every conceivable
‘ e ' ice is resorted to in preserving
irinjr the winter the pet Oleanders,
Jasmines, Eugenias, Myr
| cs, Russelios and Sweetbays, which
u - » rnw in tubs, fancy vases, or
Pots. With these the terrace and
a Kns are adorned, while at the cot-
'■
tag© door aid flower j>artorr© they
are set oat as the garden gods of
the proprietor. In our . own )land
we see the same taste taking fast
hold of the people* who thus add to
domestic* happiness through Flora's
refining process.
Some people prefer to have their
conservatories adorned daring the
summer months with only one or
two geneva of plants such asOaladl
urns or Acbimenes, while others ae
lect a mixed assortment of such
things as Begonias, Gesnerias, Ti
deas, Gloxineas, Acbimenes and
Caladiums. Now the effect produc
ed by all these, when well grown, and
at the same time intermingled with
a goodly sprinkling of the graceful
Ferns, affords more satisfaction, be
cause a more artistic arrangement
can be made, and moreover, the eye
is gladdened by a greater variety
of forms. In speaking of forms-in
plants thepiselves, we would remind
our readers that among Orchids, or
Air plants, in their flowers, a still
greater variety in colors and singu
larity of forms present themselves,
some of them resembling doves,
butterflies, bees and spiders, and
the singular names by which some
of these lovely plants are known in
South America are not deemed
proper for a Christian to repeat.
People of taste and means are be
ginning In this country
collections of this lovely tribe, but
unfortunately their cultivation will
never become universal, as they re
quire more care than people in gen
eral are willing to bestow on such
subjects, therefore the Rose, Gera
niurh and Heliotrope must still hold
the high place they have attained in
public estimation. The principle
work to be performed under glass at
this season will consist in tying up
creepers,- shifting into larger pots
any young growing plants that may
require it, not neglecting to use the
syringe freely, so as to keep up a
humid atmosphere and hold insects
in subjection, but remember that
delicate flowers are often injured
by receiving too much water over
head.
Corn Fodder.
Corn for fodder may be sowm
from the first of Jane till the middle
of July with success, the variety
of corn is adapted to the season of
sowing. Very large crops are ob
tainetTby some farmers by the use
of the seed of the large sorts which
are grown in southern Ohio, or in
the. Middle States, the seed being
brought from those latitudes. Such
corn must be sown early to mature
sufficiently before autumn. ..The
later the sowing, the earlier must
be the corh used. Small Canada
i-* • ■
corn, put in twice as thickly as the
other sorts, as late as the middle of
July, will give a good crop in Sep
tember.
Corn fodder will grow on almost
any land, bat to have a good and
profitable crop, the richest ground
must be selected. Many have re
jected it because they have never
given it a fair chance.
Cows and Calves.
Mach has been said and written
about the best treatment of calves,
and so many have advised their im
mediate removal, that we this spring
determined to try it. Out of four
so treated worth $lOO
when they were dropped), one died
before it was a week old, another is
scouring so badly that we have but
little hope’of its repovery, and a
third is ailing and weakly. We
have had quite enough of this treat
ment, and shall return to our custom
of leaving all calves with their moth
ers until they are at least three days
old, and longer, if necessary, to
start them fairly, and vigorously on
the road of life, a practice which
has hitherto produced the most sat
isfactory results, I have also exper
imented —until I have regretted it
—on another theory of some mod
ern breeders of Jerseys—that is, to
milk the cows quite up to the time
of calving, if possible. In every
case, I am convinced that real and
probably permanent injury has re
sulted. The. idea advanced was
that a Jersey cow has po other pur
pose? but to bring calves and to pro
duce milk, and that she should be
trained to the,fullest and most per
sistent exercise of the lacteal func
tion. The subject has been present
ed t 6 me so long and so persuasive
ly, and by men whose opinion
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* ■
that I liad come to more half
believe it, and have tried the ex
periment this spring with several
animals. In every case there has
been trouble with the udder, and
thus far the flow of milk is less than
itwas after the previous oaiving.
The calves have not been mater ially
affected by it, but the mothers] have
been in every instance. Hereafter,
we shall endeavor tp dry off all the
cows a month before calving. "Up
to that time it is well to keep the
milk flowing (If only a pint a day),
and with Jerseys it is almost easy
odo this; bat after that the milk*
ing should cease, and the adder
sbohld be allowed to become entire
ly empty of milk preparatory to the
commencement of "its new period of
activity—“springing” regularly and
naturally, and having no trace of
the old love when it begins with the
new.
If there is a busy place in the
world, it is the farm house in Amer
-9 !:
ica daring June and July. jThere
are thousands of cases where one
woman does all the labor of the
house, besides having the care of
one or two children, during this
hot, busy season; and we blush to
[add that in many Instances the men
are to heedless to render heir such
assistance as they could easily per
form in the mornings, nodus \and
evenings. v
It would lighten her toil add "les
sen her steps if the fruit au4, vege
tables were brought in from the
garden in the morning; if the water
was drawn from the well for cook
ing purposes; if the reservoir on the
stove was filled; if the wood was
brought close to the stove; if the
slops regularly taken to the compost
heap; the skimmed milk brought
from the milk room. These chores
might all be done by the nien and
boys daring the leisure moments
before meals and at the 1
When a f woman is obliged to
“tramp, tramp,” all day through,
and'perhaps nurse a baby besides,
there is something wrong, ft is too
much for her to do; it inflicts seri
ous ills upon her offspring, and
eventually will result in sickness or
infirmity and loss. Our women cn
the farm are an overworked class.
They spend to much time and
strength in hot rooms and over
stoves, and too little in the open air.
Between cooking and washing and
ironing, and scrubbing, sweeping,
dusting, care of plants, etc., where
is the time for any mental exercise
or for gaining any information of
current events? We want to see
farmers* wives .have as much relax
ation from toil as farmers them
selves.
Teut Prom Grape Lealrea.
We do not know the origin of the
following. We find it id an ex*
change uncredited:
Last summer I discovered that
grape leaves made a yeast in some
respects superior to hops, as the
bread rises sooner and has - not the
peculiar taste which many object to
in that made from hops. Use eight
or ten leaves for a quart of yeast;
boil them about ten minutes and
pour the hot liquor on the flour, the
quantity of the latter being deter
mined by whether you want the
yeast thick or thin. Use hop yeast
for raising it to begin with, and af
terward that made of the grape
leaves. Dried leaves are equally as
good as fresh. Sometimes the yeast
has a dark film over its surface
when rising, but this entirely disap
pears when stirred.
It is a common mistake to plant |
pines and spruce-firs near the edge |
of one's walk and carriage roads.
Few persons know or stop to in
quire how large trees will spread as
they grow to maturity. They look
pretty as they stand in the nursery,
and are set at arm's length of the
walk where they can be seen and
petted. But in q feiv years they
stretch from fifteep to twenty feet
each side, over the walks and shrub
bery, and the result of the ’whole is,
that either the trees must be cut
down or the lower branches hewn
off, which is sure destruction to the
trees. Any method of planting
which does not forecast the future
height and breadth of trees, wheth
er planted in groups or singly, is A
mistake.
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Mrs. U. 8. Grant uses in her family the Brad
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Theodore Tilton aaya: “1 have had theheantt
ftal Piano eo long that now to ask me how I like it
is like asking mo bow I like one of my children.
Intact if yon were to ask the children Pm afraid
they would say they liked it almost aa well as they
like me. It speaks every day the year round tad
never looses its voice. I wish its owner conld do
half so well.”
LETTfik FROM BISHOP SIMPSON.
PBi£JU>BLi*Bia. April 17,1868.
T. G. Smith A Co.—Gants—Having need one or
yonr Bradbury Pianos, it has given great satisfac
tion to my family and to many visitors who have
heard Its sweet tonea at my house. It is a very
superior instrument, both In flnlsh and power. I
heartily wish yon success' as successor to the late
Wm. B. Bradbury, in continuing the manufacture
of bis Justly celebrated Pianos. Tours truly,
M. SIMPSON.
Chlet Justice Salmon P.Chase, Washington I>. C..
Decides the Bradbury to be the National Plana
of the country.
Vice Admiral D. D. Porter, Washington D. C.,
“The Bradbury is exquisitely and beautifully
proportioned. We are delighted with oars.”
Bon. Columbus Delano, Secretary of the Interior*
Washington, D. C., calls the Bradbury the Plano
■ for the Interior.
«P. M. General Cresswell and Mrs. Cresswell.—
“All onr friends admire the delightful tones o
the Bradbhry, used at onr receptions.”
Robert Bonner, New York Ledger —“ At any time
. will drop the lines of ‘Dexter,' to listen to the
tones or the Bradbury.”
Grand Central Bote), New York—“ln preference
to all others, we selected the Bradbury Piano*
. for our parlors. Onr guests pronounce them
: splendid/'
St. Nicholas Botel, New York.—“ Have always
used the Bradbury Pianos in onr parlora, and take
pleasure in reconunending them.”
Bon. John Simpson, V. P., Canada, says: “Thw
Bradbury can't be excelled. The best in the
Dominion.”
H. Simpson, Bishop M. B. Church, Philadelphia.
“We Know of no better Piano than the Brad
bury."
B. 8. Janes, Bishop M. B. Church, N. Y.— I“Win
know of no better Piano than the Bradbury.”
Rev. Dr. John McClinton, Drew Theological Sem
inary—'“My family and friends say the Bradbury
is unequalled.”
T. 8. Arthur, Philadelphia—“We have used for
years, and can recommend the Bradbury Piano.”
Philip Philips, New York, says, “I have sung with
and need the Bradbury Piano in my family for
years. 1 ’
W. G. Fischer, Professor of Unsic, Girard College.
Philadelphia. “I use as my family Piano, the
Bradbury, and can with confidence recommend
them." v>
Rev. Daniel Carry, Editor Christian Advocate: “I
Burcbased a Bradbury Plano, and it is a splendid
istrnment in every respect.”
Theodore Tiltoi,Editor Independent: “If you.'
were to ask my children, 1 am allraid they would
say they liked oof Bradbury almost as welt as
they like me.”
Dr. Daniel Wise, Editor Sunday School Advocate.
“I use the Bradbory Piano, and tbink,: like his
music it cannot be excelled.”
Rev. Dr. Perris, New York. “My Bradbury has
stood longer in tune, and sounds better than
any Piano in my District.”
Rev. Dr. Fields, Bditor of the Evangelist,; “Ihave
used a Bradbury (or years in my family, and
think there is none superior.”
Sands Street Chnrch Brooklyn, St. Lube’s M. B.
Church, and a hbst of other churches use the
Bradbury Plano In their Lecture and School
Rooms, also the Conservatories and prominent.
Botels in the United States.
JobnCanghey, Beaver Pa., purchased from me
three years ago a No. 6 Bradbory. and says:
“There is no better, or sweeter toned, or more
desirable Piano, according to my Judgment and
experience, than my Piano. It has given entire
satisfaction, and grows better as it becomes
older.”
Wm. McCoy, of Beaver, Pa.,, in tne spring of 18T1.
bought from me a No. 8 Bradbury, which ha»
proven to be a superior instrument in; every re
spect. ‘
Hiss Mar; McGafficte also ownsand uses a Brad'
bury.
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From f5O to sloocheaperthan elsewhere. Will
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