f gOUSE ANl> FARM. tannins Tonaatoe*. Put tomatoes up in stone jaw . „,w WO or three, gallons each. TfW them much Jogs for caooing ftntt. as (hoy mb be ' conveniently filled and emp- My method of canning fruit ■as follows: First, soald the jars ' er i thoroughly in boiling , ~ BCa ld mine in a large Ko%r.) Ihen poof into them yonr pared, 3D d sliced tomatoes. Set them,into a large boiler with an iron grate or gtrips of iron on the bottom, so that the water may pass under the j ars and prevent their breaking; then gll the boiler with cold water till within two inches of the top of the : 3rS) and set over the fire; cover the jars while in the boiler with a heavy plate; keep the water boiling uotil the fruit is heated to a boiling point; then lift yoor jars, one at a time, and seal them as follows: Wipe carefully the top of the jar with' a damp, and then a dry cloth, as the wax will not adhere well when there is dampness; tie tightly a dry white cloth over the top of the jar and put on melted sealing-wax (of resin and tallow) around the outer edge ; but be careful that it does not reach the inside of the rira, as it would get into the fruit and injure it; over this press firmly around the oute* edge a circular piece ol paper, which will cover the month of the jar and extend over one half the width ofuhe rim; tie over this another dry cloth and en tirely cover the top of the jar with the melted wax until you have a coaling of wax one-sixteenth of an inch thick ; then cool slowly. Of course, in canning fruit which is not well supplied with juice (or corn, peas, etc.,) before sealing, boiling water should be until the jar is lull; air will fill the unoccupied space and spoil the con* tents: Another method is to heat th e fruit to a boiling point in the kettle, and pour while hot into the jars. The jars should be hot when the .fruit is poured in; and it of glass, should be scalded by dipping them in hot water, so that the water will touch the inside and outside of the jars at the same time, and thus pre m\, breaking. A folded cloth of sewal thicknesses if placed under tie jars before the fruit put in, will prevent its coolingAod sudden ly, thus causing liability to break. I hod it more convenient to sweeten the fruit before canning it. This is not thought economical by some, as the sugar would be lost it the fruit did nut keep. My fruit keeps per fectly the entire year, consequently I have no loss in this way. When the jars have been sealed a day or two and are quite cold, I tarn them upside down and let them remain a few hours, that I may de termine their liability to keep. If not sealed perfectly, they will leak a little when thus inverted, and need to be reheated and canned. The jars should be handled care fully, otherwise the wax. Is apt to crack. They should be kept in a cool dry place, but above the freez ing point. Of late years I have not used tin for canning fruit; do not like it. The acids of some kinds of bait, especially, affect the tin in f ach a way as to impart an unpleas ant flavor. I prefer self-sealing glass jars above all others, and stoneware above tin. Have used Several kinds of self-sealing Cans, bit prefer those which have a glass cover wit,h rubber between and held securely by an iron clamp. Have Dot had very good success with the jars without rubber, as th,e '' ax Sol >ietiraes got amoug the fruit. 1 \ ° after procuring rubber to place umlei the tin cover, I found no such difficulty.— Rural New Yorker . Nitrogen In Fertilizers. n, h llellriegel made a series of to ascertain whether utilizers should, necessarily, only to the soil the mineral ingre '‘tnts with the crops, as k-bcg contended, the atmosphere ting relied upon for the nitrogen ; 0r "hether, as Stockhardt consider \ x l H “rinientally established, veg *UlloM (,i(l not reach a fuller devel- Innont by reason of the positive V ltK)n of nitrogen to the soil, a it 'essels were exhibited which . a * >een fihed with fine sand, pre ously thoroughly heated, and two planted respectively with peas, bar* ley, buckwheat, and rape-seed, and to one of each of these different kinds, nitrogen had been added. The plants in the latter had appear ed developed, while those in the others were stunted. He concluded that nitrogen is essential to growth,! that of the atmosphere not shffiomg for thrifty growth, the first leaves being developed from the nitrogen of the seed and soil. Also, that the richer the soil in nitrogen the more luxuriant in growth, and the greater amount of nitrogen taken from the atmosphere, and that, consequently, nitrogen in fertilizers is not only beneficial, bat necessary. Farther incomplete experiments upon the effect of moisture, warmth, and light indicated unmistakably that water is not only a carrier of> nutri ment, but Is itse If nutriment, and that plants rely mainly on the soil for water; that there is a surprising difference in growth, other condi tions being identical, when an ample supply of water above the natural quantity is given the soil.—Michi gan Farmer. Value of Corn Fodder. Dr. Nichols, in Journal of Chem istry, says; The opinion we have always held upon the f question of the value of green corn fodder for milch cows has beefe that when raised for broadcast sowing it is .pearly worthless, but when sown in hills or in drills, and cultivated, "with access of air and sunlight, is of high value, During the present season we have made some experi ments to test the correctness of these views. Stalks were collected from a field where the seed wore sown broadcast, and also stalks growing in drills upon the same field, and they were dried in a dry ing closet to expel the moisture. Both specimens were planted at the same, time (the 6th of May,) and it was found'that the broadcast sow log contained 92 per cent, of water, those from the drills 83 per cent, of water. Thus it was shown that the difference of solid matter in the two was relatively as 8 to IT per cent. The solid matter was composed of starch gum, sugar and woody fibre. There was almost an entire absence of sugar and gtnn in the stalks from the broadcast sowing, while the stalks that had grown under the in fluence of light and air held these nutrient principles in considerable quantities. The stalks were collect ed at the period of growth j usr be fore the ear begins to form, a,period when most farmers commence to cut fodder for their cows. Our ex periments upon corn fodder have afforded us important information upon other points. We find that the stalks cut before they reach a certain stage of growth are deficient in nutrient matter, and therefore it is a waste to feed them too early. The corn plant, like other vegetable structures, has but one object or aim in its growth, and that is to produce seed. It is engaged during its whole life in storing op large quantities of, starch, which is to be used when the pressing occasion arrives, or the seed vessels mature, to form by some subtle, mysterious changes the rich nutrient principles which are found in seeds. As soon as this struggle is over, the corn plant, like all animals, dies. a natu ral death. is not necessary for frost to strike it; it dies from simple exhaustion. The proper time to cut and feed corn stalks is during the four or five weeks which succeed inflorescenbe, or in other words, they should not be cut until the flower is fairly developed,* aqd'the ear dommences to form; ancl any corn tfeat is so planted that the ear cannot form and mature is practical ly as worthless as fodder. Farmers may learn from these facts that corn designed to be cut for fodder should be planted at two or three periods during the season ; some fields quite early, others somewhat later, and still others as late as is safe. In this way, when the hot, dry months of July and August are reached, and the pastures falter, a supply of fodder is secured at a proper stage of cTowth to afford the largest'amount D of nutriment. —Rural New Yorker, Every time a farmer plows np the women’s flower-beds or refuses bits of land for rose bashes or shrub bery, he should lose a colt or a cow, or have a law-suit. • fT»#rnlfilliiirinH»| J lilt isnot a vei-yattractive title tyr, ah article, bat nevertheless it may be a profitable topic to Consider. We may avoid disaster and achieve •access quite as sorely by heeding the lessons of unprofitable under takings m . % reflecting on those which were snecessful; It cannot be denied that a large portion of firming carried on with little or no brofit if Judged by the standard of commercial transac tions. Prices of fum produce are low ; wages, and other expenses of conducting farming, are high. Judging b/tbe result of one year, fanning has been conducted at a loss; by that of a term of years we may arrive atajdif&rent conclusion. It is not the amount of money one has left when the balance is made at the close of the year that deter* mines exactly the profit of the farm ers, but when ten or twelve years have passed and he finds himself in possesion of a home, a farm in high condition, good buildings, fine stocks, some surplus money at inter est, and ho debts, his children well educated, the farmer may count bis career as sueccessful. *This is far more than the majority of fbusmess men attain, but then they rarely look at this majority for a lesson; it is the success of the few which daz- \ . , r,y zles, when the son shines the stars are not seen. And this kiijd'of suc cess is the legitimate result of good farming and is best attain* ed by the. mass of farmers by a steady adherence to |th6j*iWing of crops to which their, land Is best adapted, and lor wjhioh there is the wildest use.. Their efforts are to increase the yield, improve the quality" and diminish the expense of their products. Their success does not spring from spasmodic ef forts to get lafge profits from spe cial crops, but from patient pursuits of a rational system. We will enumerate briefly some of the prac tices which make farming unprofita ble : Raising and feeding poor breeds of stock which consume as much food, require as much care as good ones, and finally sell-for less money. Setting coarse grain* Ingf&atf of feeding it with straw and hay, thereby decreasing the profit ot feeding the latter, and diminishing the fertility of the farm. Growing special crops that re quire all the manure the farm can make on a small area, and demand labor which should be bestowed on the legitimate branches of farming. If special crops are grown they should be manured with purchased fertilizers, and enough labor be em ployed so go other farm, crop will be neglected. Special crops, as they are termed, are out of place on ordi nary farms. t Letting the land get foul with weeds which raal&s the cultivation more costly, and abstracts fertility •which the crops need. Neglecting the shelter ot tools and making timely repairs to build ings. x They will decay and render it necessary to employ more capital to renew them, thereby further di viding profits. Not having a well matured sys tem of cropping. Neglect in expen ding money in needed and paying improvements. To Preserve Fruit for Tears. Take wide mouthed bottles and fill thcln with currants, cherries, gooseberries, raspberries, strawber ries or blueberries; Cover the raoutbx with thin muslin, and place them in a kettle of warm water, not above the necks of the bottles. Place it over the fire, and boil for 20 minutes after the water first bubles. Now take them out and cork them tight ly, putting sealing wax made of re sin and tallow (two parts resin to one part tallow) all over the corks and necks of the bottles. Stand them in a cool, dry closet in the cel lar, beads downward, and the fruit will retain its flavor perfectly. Wh|n you open the bottles, sugar, can be added you desire it. Foe everything you buy or sell, let or hire, make an exact bargain at first; and be not put of to a hereafter by ond that says to you r —“we shall not disagree about tri fles” - Do but half of what you can and you will be surprised at the result. • g ft BE I rp »5S A 1* E 8. gyyfrtoo &cpo- 1378. at ua o *iMhe following property to-wlt; Afl UmriglK, tlUe,tuterert clamor defend* antot laaad piece or lot of grogoo iUMtiB Brngeon town»blp. Better tom-' ty, Few's., bpnndsd aad described u follows: <4 th* «s»hy Jabfibf'Jtotoa KnowlsA Wm. Lyons,