American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . ish a home mar-ket. One-hafjf, at least, of his wages would bo expendedin the supply of his table. Extra hands, by the day ormonth, could he boarded at the cottage, and thus re-lievo the formers kitchen of much of its drudgery. Tito ilcw Pii-I;iii«J Iair, with a veryattractive programme and list of prizes, takes place atNew Haven, Conn., tho first week in September. DanielNccdham of Boston is Secretary and business manager. Tanning Jjice*—Franklin Forney, of Som-eraet Co., Pa., gets rid of lice on cattle and horses bymaking a strung


American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . ish a home mar-ket. One-hafjf, at least, of his wages would bo expendedin the supply of his table. Extra hands, by the day ormonth, could he boarded at the cottage, and thus re-lievo the formers kitchen of much of its drudgery. Tito ilcw Pii-I;iii«J Iair, with a veryattractive programme and list of prizes, takes place atNew Haven, Conn., tho first week in September. DanielNccdham of Boston is Secretary and business manager. Tanning Jjice*—Franklin Forney, of Som-eraet Co., Pa., gets rid of lice on cattle and horses bymaking a strung decoction of white oak bark by longboiling, and washing the animals with it twice, three daysIntervening, He says it is tho Burest aud cheapest reme-dy ho ever tried. We have sometimes recommended asolution of alum, and known ofils being used with goodsuccess. This is a powerful astringent also, and doubt-less acts upon the insects in the same way as oak bark. I hin 11 in- Root Crops.—An obvioustruth is often better enforced by a simple engraving than.


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