,gartn end -fousithald. A CITY FARMER'S SPRING The yellow orchard blossoms 1:1011 &QOM The tall and stately oaks, And from her nest 14 yonder pumpkin tree - The tuneful crocus croaks. The'coullnower slowly seeks Its gloomy cell, The son's too warm for Win; . _ And purple daffodils, ale ' Hang from each burdened The plumage cabbage pipes a merry lay Beside the turtle dose; The crow is srarhling In the turnip vine His melodies of lone.. Oh, come, then. lady, come and stroil with me Where streami of elder sow, 'Nesth the umbrageous sweet potato tree .._._ I'll whisper soil and low. . „ Well talk of enall4gi. innd views and swine, . And you shall Sharon part • Of cocustlesi other itay-time joys that thrill Tour farmer-lacer's heart. Are Milking Qualities Inherited? Editors Country Gentleman.—Mr. T. Alex. Seth, in your issue of April 13, has an article on "Jersey Breed ing and' Families." In which he writes: "Thave frequently heard old armers say that a la, ge milker never transmitted her qualities to her datighters." Please -permit me to say to Mr. Seth, by way of backing up ',Ad farmers," that I came to Mississippi in June, 1 1838, visiting the neighborhood of a:relative of my wife, In' search -of a T home on Big • Black. A little heifer was brought up, with`a calf, and the attention of the lather of my wife and of 'myself , was called to the little dun-colored heifer.. The owner's wife declared that she was not two years old. My wife's father_, (Mr. *Montgomery) bOught , the heifer. I had selected a,place near by belonging to a • Mr. McMorris, a bachelor broth& of the -owner of the cow. ;Mr. Montgomery presented to my wife that little dun cow. She proved to be a very'su , perior milket I have 'often sat by and seen a large bucket filled ,at a _ - milking. ; tbe milk .bucket we used was made from juniper, brass hoops, and would hold, I suppoee, full four quarts more than the "blue bucket". —a 14-quart bucket—and_this from only range feed • She was known say from 1S:11 to 1536 as the best in the vicinity. • From yerq had six or seven hit !-=, and they were taken care of and proved. Although each succeeding Calf proved no better than_ the first or second, I still hoped to get one good as "Ohl Dun." Ido not.be ;leve i.ny three or her calves gave as much as their dam, and I have said that all were not worth as much•. as she. .'My recordls as follows "The • - best cow I ever owned died, ISth '(I '4-13) ; cause unknown; Our `Old Dun,' aged nearly 15 years." Two or- three years after a Mr. Park - man _llll cow generally said to be a "best cow." 1 bought her and had .a quarrel, as after I bought, several wanted her, and offered one-third more, and I'arkman wanted the extra money. I -refused to give More than his own priCe. That cow never pi•odueed a calf Vali' as good, -• and 1:ot one worth. keeping. Notes on Potato Culture. The . small crop of potatoes last year, and consequent high price, will' induce the attempted culture of a large area the coming season. Pro- Vided judicious culture is practiced, there is little to .fest of any repeti• lion of the last season's experience. In my experience and -observation the potato crop - need not be serious ly affected to the extent of last year, IT unfavorable weather, provided tight methods are pursued in culture. Suitable soil must be giVen, which must - be properly prepared by plow ing,, fining end fertilizing. and the potatoes must -be p'anted deep, and "yen it they arc kept from weeds tare is little da.•ger that a . good crop will nut bc.. realized. Such at least has been my experience.. The greatest" drawback On suctess is the Colorado potato beetle, but then one cr two seasonable applications of - Paris green will suffice to keep them " in check so that little fear need. be apprehended from th6ir, otherwise, estructiveness. Deep.planting, obviates any neces sity of making large or conical hills about the potato plants, although I like to raise the ground about them a little, to allow better facilities for the sun and air to act on the soi By planting on fresh soil, and deep, we obtain better - ' - q-nality, which last is of - as great, or greater consider ation than quantity, By planting on new soil and not using rank ferment ing manures in the; soil we usually obtain a tuber which does not have any strong of • objectionable taste. :.. Good wood. ashes, potash, salt, lime and several other kinds ofjertilizers suit, the potato. Plaster of Paris (gypsum) is one of the. best for ap plication to the plants up to time of blossoming; this tends to keep them in iealth aside from other benefits The high price will warrant extra attention and care of the crop.— : - Coyntry Gentleman. - - Evils of Paturing Meadows. • Theepaq year has tested the argt, ments for and against this practice to the fullest degree, and from pres . - .-It appearances the coming season %-111 confirm the result of -past obser `rations. which is that, during such trying seasons as we have lately ex perienced, the practice of paSturing losely any land-:--meadows in par t: -ular—is bad. I have closely oh. served this method, and long since become satisfied of its detrimental effect, and firmly believe that the loss much greater than the gain. When •r, land was first slibdtied, the soil was filled with roots and partially decayed vegetable matter, and was little injured by the treading of Stock. Its virgin fertility enabled it to withstand the constant drain upon its resources. Now nearly all obit. ..soils are easily compacted, and great ly damaged by the treading of stock when wet, as they usually are in 'the. . fall. Most of them need. all the growth they -can get to maintain fertility. During the freezing and thawing early this *inter, meadows which were eaten closely suffered much more than those which retained. a g ood second,growth, and according to my experience. will yield from one-third to one-Of less than those which were not pistured. It far better to pr ovide a soiling crop for fall feed than to pasture meadows. Many inside fences can then be . dispensed, 'with ; in fact, on many farms the land occupied by in -0e fences, and the labor consumed et building and - repairing them, will produce more feed than is ever stolen -from the meadowg., to say nothing pf - the deluge done thn got4t‘ _,,.o7stmtPy ffontiontdti, Fates Notes. The nearer; a fattening animar ap proaches maturity the_greater is the proportion of fat in the gross in crease obtained. 23 Cotswold - shcep have large, hand some frames well covered with flesh, - and, a great propensity to .fatten. Thdir mutton is apt to be • 'rather coarse grained. • Putiour or five lisvl beans in .a pot atil cover them an inch deep. 'lt is real fun 'to see theft come up. Take care of the plants and .sot thew out without disturbing the roOts. In England. the farmer examines and -selects sheep that excel in pro dueing mutton, white in America the Deference is for sheep that' produce the heaviest and best fleeces. - Deeply rooted crops, as wheat, red clover • and mange], are the best fLted to resist drought; while shallow rooted crops, as grass and torniPs, are those that suffer most.from it. Whatever he has done, or neglect eu.to do in the. past, the farmer who has land whfch can properly_ be de voted,to that purpose Ehduld :make it a point this year to set a few fruit trees. _.— The pigs on the great cheddar dairy farms in England are never . fed on whey alone. It is thought more profitable to hare a greater number trian'the whey Will support and then supplement by supplies of other food. - Horses are social animals, particu larly so in•the case of young horses - . They thrive best when-in the society of others, hence the advantage of pasturing several in one. field whc nacticable, The beef of Hereford cattle is pe culiarly tender and fine grained. For quantity as well as quality of •meat they are not excelled._ The eapa. bility of the breed as quick feeders and economical producers of meat is unquesionable. Corncobs are very Naluable,.es-- )eeially after they' are reduced to asbes.•'They contain a great pro portioii of• potash—ahout :25 per .et and _the= ashes can be either used for makin:cy, soap byleaching them: or spread ou the soil. - Cobs furnish a quick, hot fire. Household Notes CELERY Sour.—Make agood brofh of a shank of. beef and • let- it stand over night. Skim oil' all the rat and thicken the Broth with a little flour mixed with water Cut into small pieces : add one large or two small buncheS of celery.; and boil in the soup until tender. Season with snit. and pepper. Ju . A before serving add a cupful of rich cream. Ettopti. TROUT.—They mast be split up the belly ano cleaned. Wash and drain ; then salt and dretlge with flour. Some persons like half Indifoi meal and flour or cracker crumbs in which to roll them. For a dozer good sized trout fry six slices of good salt !pork ; when brown, take ont the pork, and put in the tout. Fry a nice brown on all sides, serve the pork vvith them. In Caledonia - . those famous trout are liked best cooked as the angler cooks them in the,simplest way—dredged with flour, and fried in a pan containing plenty or hot lard. Epicures that no prpper and lit le salt, should be used with game:fish. SWEETBREADS WITH . MUSHROOMS Parboil some sweetbreads; allowing eight medium-sized ones to a can of mushrooms; cut the sweetbreads about half an inch square, siew until tender; slice the mushrooms and stew in thelignor for one horn• thi;n add to the sweetbreads a cOtTeecup of cream, pepper and salt and a table spoonful of butter. SMALL BIRDS, RoAsrEn.—Clean by washing quickly in one water a!ter they have been drawn. Season with salt and pepper. Out slices of salt pork very : thin, alai, with small skewers, fasten a slice around each bird. lltm a long skewer throulto the ne6ks of six Or eight, and rest it on a shallow baking,-pan; put into a hot oven, or before a but lire, and cook twenty minutes. Serve on toast When to Prune Trees. There is nothing more deserving of admiration' than a well-proportioil ed tree.. When left to groW natural trees usually assume an outline that is pleasing, but when pruning is properly . 'understood and applied the general 'appear ince of trees can be much improved. If pruning be judg ed by what is seen around us. it would he difficult to assert that it is s'enerally beneficial; for too often it has resulted in the permanent injury of trees, and certainly to the dis figurement of many streets in our cities and villages, On a plane where young trees have been recent ly planted there is room. for the primer'e skill. There are many small fruit orchaMs in our town. where pruning has been understood, that contain pear and other trees, models of symmetry. Pruning should commence before a. tree is. plantelt In digging trees there - are usually some roots bklised, and, these roots should be ptuned off; otherwise fungus will attack the disease:; parts, and fungus around the roots is the mortal enemy of trees. If' the trees being planted are fruit trees, such as pears and plums, the branches will generally need pruning ; and here at the start is where '''the greate;ft amount of know! dere is needed. CHICKEN MAYONNAIsE,—Tak:! iß*()' hard-boiled eggs, lay 'them into water till quite cold, pUt the yolks, into ti small bowl and mash therii' tine, adding the yolks of • two raw eggs, one teaspoonful of salt, one of dry mustard and a little cayenne; stir this well always one way.; when well mixed; aid sweet oil, slowly stirring all the time, until you have used a third of a bottle ; then add a large spoonful Of vinegar or lemon juice: then more oil as before, usino: in all two-thirds of a bottle ~ thuti another spoonful of! vinegar. When well mixed it must tr. light • and a nice color. Set on the ice for two or threehours Notllnore than twenty minu es before using the - salad, mix with the chicken which has been pre. pared about half the dressing ; stir it up well, and them pour on to the meat one, wine-glass of b-st Vine!rar ; stir this. up Well—it will. turn the chieken very white; if it requires ;noi.e salt, add it now. 1 - lace the chicken in.the centre of a flat dish large enough to lay lettuce around the meat; iwiPe the luttuce with a napkin or 'soft clo,li as dry as you can, and lay Around the meat ; then with a spoon put the rest of the dressing on the lettuce. I, QIJSQUEHANNA •OOLLEGTATE TN -1,3 enTrTN...—The SPRiNG 'Mint bewe MONDAY, APRIL ard. lan. Expenses for tenni, tuition and turrdsbed room; from 1112 to 11e0p r year. rer catalogue or turthar parties. Mrs Idantse tbo WOW% arN tilt. 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