FARM NOTES, How TO SECURE A Goob fop.—It is a matter of surprise to notice the waste of time and money by many people in their efforts to acquire a sod for a lawn, or filling up défective parts of it, or even for a yard, They look frequently about the road-sides, unused lanes or ‘commons’ for spots of old sod, filled with many noxious weeds hard to get rid of, and employ men and carts to haul it, sometimes from a considerable distance, though only a small space 18 desired to be supplied, when a far better sod can be obtained by sowing the proper grass-seed on the ground where the sod is intended to be, it being prepared in the same way as ir intended for a garden crop. Some left In the lawn by the removal of several large Norway spruce Lrees. The ground was very hard and could be dug only a few inches in depth in preparing it for seed, and wus really in poor condition for the purpose; besides no manure was applied. About one pound of “mixed lawn grass seed’ was sown and a garden-roller passed over it. This was the last week in April. In ten days the grass made its appear- ance; by the 28th of May the ground was covered; and by the 5th of June it was clipped, and by the 15th clipped a second time. Thus, in about six weeks there was a new sward, fresh and beau- tiful, free of weeds and greatly superior to the old, adjacent sward., Bat it would have been more beautiful still, prepared as it should have been. places, in buying, cutting, hauling and putting down apd watering, after the old style, would not have been less than ing and rolling, as nothing else was done to It, twenty-five cents, all told. Sod, quired In this way, which is new, per- fect and positively lovely, free of all weeds will remain so for generations, WHERE iabor is not too costly, or where, as in a large family, no account is made of the labor of children, it 1s possible to obtain a large income from a comparatively small flock of fowls. This is accomplished by raising succes- sive crops of chickens during the sea- son. The first crop should be out of the shell by Feb, 1, and the last instal- ment by June 15. We are speaking now of raising chickens for market, The first hatched will be ready market by the first of May, and the last by Thanksgiving. The old fowls should be disposed of in July, or as soon #8 their services as layers and mothers can be dispensed with. The snecessive broods should be disposed yf just as soon as they command a fair price. The earliest will be in marketa- ble condition in from eight to twelve weeks, They can never be more profi table disposed of than at that age, for as they increase in size prices decline, and 80 the extra food bestowed on them is actually thrown away. By this method of promptly disposing of the chicks as they mature, the premises do not become overstocked and the soll of the runs foul, as is the case When large flocks are kept throughout the season to be sold at the holidays. By selling off the in July the greatest possible profit 1s obtained from them. After this date they lay but few eggs, fur iu old stock lay net a single egg before winter. they put on does not pay for their keep By killing off all surplus stock by Thanksgiving the yards are cleared out, and opportunity Is given to feed and care well for the few that are to be kept over for next season’s breeding. The extra care these few receive will induce early laying and broodiness in the spring, and these two points are essential to success, AT the Winter meeting of the Ontario Association of frult growers, it is admitted that farmers attempted the cultivation of too many varieties of apples and too much Fall fruit. Young orchards were often killed by crops of grain. If crops must be grown at all roots were preferable. The soil for an orchard must be deeply cultivated, drained. is advised. Young and healthy trees should be chosen and set out thirty feet apart. Close planting is a great mistake. The roots should be well imbedded in the soil. Swine and fowls should be allowed the run of the or- chard. In cold countries, like Canada, a belt of Norway spruce around an or- chard is an excellent protection to the trees, A for an orchard. Tue curb or hiproof toa barn is a new device for getting increased space above the posts. It is best adapted to farmers who use horse hay forks which will fill this increased space with com- paratively little increase of expense, if hay or grain bas to be pitched up in these high lifts by hand power it costs too much to make Lhe greater space gained of any advantage. The larger number of posts inside the barn are an objection, except in situations where they are needed to give more strength to resist winds, A gronraGiA farmer gives the follow- ing remedy or rather preventive in the matter of hog cholera: I feed my hogs on buttermilk and kitchen slops. Every week I throw dish-water over them, I have not lost a hog in ten years by cholera. While my neighbors’ hogs have died of it, mine have been healthy, I keep a barrel near the cook-room back window and Jom all the slops Into that; my hogs are fed on it once a day. They are free from lice and kept in a healthy condition all the time. @ grease and scapsuds keep thelr bowels in good con- on. Crick ens when first hatched should not be hurried out of the nest. For 24 hours at least, from the time they earliest commence to show themselves, it is better to leave them under or with the hen mother, They need no food for from a day to a day and a ball us- ually, When they get strong enough to venture from beneath their mother’s wing it is time to move the brood. HOUSEHOLD. ——————— GrAres IN FeEveEr.—Dr. Hartsen of Cannes recommends grapes as a valuable diet in fever. ‘The grapes con- taln a cousiderabls amount of hydro- carbonaceous matter, together with a certain quantity of potassium salts, a combination which does uot Irritate, bat, on the contrary, soothes the stom ach, and consequently is used with ad- vantage, even in dyspepsia. While considering the carbo-hydrates contain- ed in the grape, we must vot neglect the organic aclds, particularly tartaric id. Dr. Hartsen thinks the nourish- Lag influences of these acids too much neglected. 1t 18 indeed known that | they are changed to carbonic acid in the { blood, and are excreted as carbonates in the urine. Possibly careful research might show that, under some circum- stances, the organic acids are changed to fats. Dr. Hartsen believes that the organic acids should be ranked with the carbo-hydrates as foods. When fresh grapes are not to be had, raisins or diluted wine might be used. ——————— BAkep MILK —Baked milk 18 an admirable food for consumptive people and for most invalids. It is made In this manner: Put a quart of good milk nto a stone jar; cover with writ- ing paper, tied down. Leave In a moderately hot oven for eight or ten hours, till it bas the consistence of cream. The amount of | to be derived from it Is marvelous, It | most closely resembles condensed milk | and does not differ much from ao milk | rice pudding; the rice being a nice | digestible addition. This 4 Li | the perfect cure for the most invelera't | habit of constipation 18 simply to hve wheaten groats, and any Kind of i fruit. We have never Known a case Lis diet fatled to ¢ure, On ' that L ——————— DeLiciovs fritters may have stale i bread for the foundation; if cure 18 tak- | en in removing Any or all of | that is da-k brown, the fritters will be | light colored and very 1mviting in 8j- | pearance, Eggegre a good addition in | the proportivn of four eggs to one quart | and four or five slices of brea! are also | required in the milk for two hours, It can be | broken int) small bits, and then it will | not be lumpy. NorninGg is more distressing to a who is not quite 1ll enough to ick person, to give up all worldly thoughts, tnan have the doctor at his morning cal i the room disarranged and the patient in a night-dress, not fresh and neat 3H of the one in charge of the hous to see that this state of toings shall not exist. As long as the room must be attends to at some time during the day, wi not do it when amount comfort would result from it — wl iy the greatest oO should be prepared so thac the juice can be used for flavoring and coloring ice cream. The way in which most house- wives do this is to allow the whole ber- ries to stand for about three | they are fresh, with sugar scattered | over them, then the berries are mash d, | and the juice is strained; sugar should | be added until it suits the taste, and OUTS, One quart of fruit is the usual One | cream, allowanee for one quart of cream. | pound of sugar 18 not too liberal an lowance of sugar, ' ai forthe dining-room are made of material, whether Cant flannel, cretonne or { sateen; on the edge pul a browl band or | border of flowered cretonne, This lsthould be worked with crewels and silk, and a little gilt thread may used with excellent effect, If the lines of the figures alone are worked, { and only a few stitches here and there | in the centre of the flowers, you will still have, without great labor, a very elegant curtain. These curtains are PreTTY curtains or plain-colored On | winter, gud working the border will | furnish pleasant employment for odd moments . made of a cake about an inch and aba'f | deep after it is baked. The cake should | not be rich. the top, brown this in the oven, cut the | cake in square pieces, and serve warm | with wine sauce, or with lemon sauce. The sauce must be at the boiling point, and it should be poured around the If properly made, this 18 delicious, Cinickex Hasn or boiled chicken, Mince cold roast | to taste, Stew IL, taking care to stir i it, and serve daintily with a garnish of | parsley. Egery particle 6f bone must be subtracted, FRriEDp APPLES AND BACON,—Core and slice round, without paring, some tart, well-flavored apples. Cut into thin silces some middlings of excellent bacon or pork, and fry in their own fal almost to crispness, Take out the meat and keep hot while you fry the apples in the fat left in the pan; add a little sugar to taste. Drain and lay upon the slices of meat. MACARONT AND TOMATOES, Use, instead of water to cook them In, some soup stock; allow half a dozen tomatoes of medium size for half a pound of macaroni. Boll the macaroni, which you have broken in small bits, and when it is almost tender, add the peeled and sliced tomatoes, Season well with pepper and salt. CARROT ENTREE. Scrape ten small carrots and put In a saucepan with three ounces of butter. Let them sim- mer gently; when they have cooked for fifteen minutes, add some salt and pep- teaspoonful of rots are tender, Sholh ad 20rVe HOG. Serve with roast FACETILA Lucy's LAST CHANCE. —Lucy Yer- ger, the eldest daughter of Col, Percy Yerger, is well on in years, phenomin- ally ugly, and unmarried. A few days ago Colonel Yerger happened to men- tion ibat old Professor Snore of Lhe University of Texas was somewhat absent minded, “18 he really so very absent-minded ?”’ asked Mrs. Yerger. “Yes, he is the most absent-minded man I ever saw. He does and says the most extraordinary things.” “Well, hadn't you better invite him to call and take supper with us? Per- haps he will propose to our Lucy if he 18 48 absent-minded as you say, He i8 about the only chance the poor girl has.” “+I don’t think he 18 quite as absent- minded as all that,” replied Colonel Yerger. ce — LEVEL-HEADED GEORGE.—'‘Geor- ge,” sald the wife of the paragraphist, **1 think you are an honor to your pro- fession. You have never since we were married—at least since mother came to Hve with us—got off any of those absurd jokes about mothers-in-law. Has he mother?” “No, my dear,” answers George's mother-in-law; **he never has.” phatically; “will you, George?” George looked at his mother-in-law | and promptly answered : | * Never.” “1 knew it,” said the wife enthusias- graphists who slur mothers-in-law.”’ anced at his | again, and said, gloomily: li 18, i Leorge g - . 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