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The Farm and Garden, liaising Geese. Ducks and geese in their natural wild state usually ore faired ; at least everything favors the intimation that such is the lact. (Jar birds of the air mate and go paired for tho season, un less some accident befalls which robs either one or the othei of the chosen one, in which case another is soon sub stituted, notwithstanding the strong evr idenco that A. W. Frizzell brings for. ward to the contrary, in the face of which I am ready to cry out peccavi. Three years is a long timo to wait lor a cross, nevertheless 1 suppose Mr. Frizzell is patient, as well as sound in faith. It would not be good policy to apply tho same rule to our quadrupeds, or even bipeds, where judgment and right understanding would correct us immediately. Mr. Frizzell’s dark Brahma hens must have been strongly impregnated with some foreign blood, vorj recently introduced into their veins to crop out thus. An inquiry into their pedigree, perhaps, would better develop the ease to his satisfac tion and understanding, for certain it is, he is pursuing a phantom that has not a shadow of truth for its base.— llow long does a Brahma hen live in full vigor as an egg producer ? I won dor how old the hens were when they throw the half light chicks ? Did tho hens lay continually during the inter val ? If Mr. Frizzell lias ever been much acquainted with fowls or turkeys, he will readily know that the same rule will not hold good when applied to the separate species. In this case thorc is nothing liko substantial experience. Where one has a tract of marshy or low land that contains lasting water for tho season, geese arc profitable birds to the farmer; perhaps more so than ducks. Goslings are easy to raise if managed properly. They should be early hatched, certainly by the middle of April, that they may get the first bite of fresh grass while it is young and tender. They need little else if thoy come off strong. They require somo shelter from the hard beating storms, and the severe vicissitudes that our climate is subject to, especially at night. The tonderest age for the gos ling is when it first commences to fea ther. When they do well they make rapid growth for tho first lew weeks, and their strength is exhausted in com pleting size ; then there comes a second drain on the little creature’s system, and that is when they are taxed to produce the material for feathers At this time they need a little care and feeding.— They should be closely watched, espec ially during hard beating rains or sud den showors. Their bodies, particular ly their backs, arc nearly naked, hav ing outgrown the soft covering of gos ling down, and consequently the sudden and heavy rainfall beats them to death. All varieties of aquatic fowls are chary of wetting their backs. When full feathered it is next to an impossibility for the water to penetrate through the thick, oily mat of feathers and reach the skin. The feathers of all kinds of water fowls are much livelier, and their plumage much prettier, when daily bathed in clear, pure water. The feathers of geese arc more to be desired, as they are more valuable in compari son with ducks. When the goslings arc full feathered there is little danger of loss, except from the visit of foxes, who are often fond of a duckling now and then, as many a well-tended flock is oftentimes called upon to testify by scant numbers A full grown goose will winter on hay, but tho thrifty farmer is apt to object to them in his cattle yards, an I with reason. About a farm-house geese are seldom seen in these days. The old housewives who used to mako their an nual feather bed from summer pluckiug of their flocks, together with the coat from the fall slaughter, have passed away, and the young daughters and daughters-iu-law disdain to soil their hands with picking geese. The bus iness has latterly fallen to the male department, who have shamefully shirked this ignoble duty, and this branch in the poultry lino had nearly dropped from the farmer’s calendar.— Goslings should ho fed sifted meal thor oughly scalded, with a little salt, when moulting. Geese are seldom attacked with disease and live to a great age.— Accidents oftentimes befall them, but otherwise they are hardy after the first moult. The different specimens of va rieties can bo found in large, fancy poultry yards, but as a uniformity in the farm yard they have gone by.— Cor. Country Gentleman. The Value of Clover. Clover is a crop which has rather more intrinsic value than any other pro-- duct of the farm. It can be appropri ated to three very valuable purposes.— First, for pasture aud hay to feed stock; second, to plow under to improve the land, and third, to laise seed and fill the purse. If intended for pasture, turn in the stock tho first of May, or when the ground is firm, so that the cattle will not indent the soil with their feet. At that time the growth will be enough advanced to enable the cattle to thrive, and if it is the design to raise seed, the cattle can remaiu on the grass, till the loth or 20th of Juno, and it will be well to have the clover cropped pretty close at this time, as it will give the secoud crop a more ample chance to grew nud ma ture tho seed. When a crop of hay is intended to be made, and the after crop to be lof: to go to seed, the grass for hay, as a rule, should bo cut some days earlier ; though there be some disadvantage in drying the hay, the loss will likely be more than made up by the increase of seed, than if left standing uncut a lon ger time. But if it i. not the desire to grow clover for seed, the first crop had better remain standing till tho clover blossoms have become partially brown. It will render into hay more readily, and there will be less danger in curing on account of the weather, aud the food will be relished by the stock equally as well, it not better, than when cut green er and in a slippery state Of the advantage of clover to the improvement of the Boil, the half has not been said or told. In keeping up tho fertility of lands, there is no crop that can be raised on the farm that is eq-al to clover, because if properly seo cured the hay is the best feed for stock, and for heavy soil it is the best plant that can be raised to plow under to make the ground loose and rich. Lime and clover should go hand in hand, in the ways and means to ameliorate the soil, and together, with the id of other special fertilizers, it will go a great way towards supplying the deficiency of an imal manure. Olover, to have tho best effect in im proving soil, should bo plowed under af’tgj: most of the blossoms have become brown, then saccharine matter will not he so abundant as to create sour mold when buried under the earth. But in all stages of its growth, clover turned under or left to rot on the surface is the cheapest fertilizing substance that grows.— Journal of the Farm. It” Farmers Would. It the great mass of farmers would take pairs to acquire knowledge and information respecting their calling, and apply them carefully and persistently, the results of their labor would be very different from what they now are. It is painful to think of the thousands of farmers who do not read a single paper devoted to agriculture and the breeding of the useful animals. Such men are necessarily fur behind the age, and are ignorant of the facts and truths con o corning their business on which success depends. Tho number of persons of this class is unquestionably very great. The condition of their farms bears wit ness to the owners’ ignorance, while their stock is comparatively valueless on account of the miserably bad breeds and the manner of breeding. The production of tho best animals requires a great deal of knowledge which must be patiently and persistent ly applied. The same is true in regard to all the various products of the soil Papers devoted to agriculture furnish this knowledge, and hence they are ins dispensable to the successful farmer. A man who will not supply himself with papers that contain the information which he needs, and without which his labor must be largely in vain, scarcely deserves success even in the meager form in which he does succeed. It is strange that so large a class of farmers think that money paid foi knowledge is thrown away. But the evil of ignorance does not confine itself to such farmers, but it is forced upon their children, who in turn will contend with an igno rance which will prevent their success, and degrades them also as rational be ings.—Live Stock Journal , Going Behindhand. “ They tell me Farmer H. is going behindhand.” “ I guess there’s no doubt of it.” “ But I don’t sec how it can be.— He has one of the best farms in the country, and he used to ho considered a good farmer.” “ True—but his farm is oertainly running in in debt.” “ I don’t see how that can be.” So conversed two neighboring farm ers, and while they conversed Farmer il. was looking for his hoe. “ Dan,” he cried, to one of his boys, “ where is that hoe ? I’ve been look ing for it this half-hour. I might have had my work done by this time. Where is it ?” “ I do’no, dad. It’s sum’rs, I s’pose.” “ Somewhere, you young rascal. — Didn’t you have it last night?” “ No.” “ Didn't I tell you to hoe tho cucum bers ?” “ Yes, but I couldn’t find tho hoe.” The two joined in tho search. “ Look hero, Dan,” said his father, after a fruitless time, “ you must have loft that hoe somewhere. Why don’t you put things in their places when you’ve done with them ?” “ Well, dad, where’s tho place for the hoe ? >v here do you al’rs put it ?” The parent was posed. His tool house has been used for a wood ..shed, aud though he had often talked of building another, he had not yet done so. By-and.-bv, before the hoe was found, a neighbor dropped in, and after chat ting awhile he said,with a smack of the lips, aud au expectant rubbing of the hands: “ By the way, 11., have you got a drop in your jug ?” “ I guess so. Would you like a bit? “ Well, yes, if it’s handy.” “Of course it’s handy.” Ah ! he had no difficulty in putting his hand upon his jug at once ; aud had the two wondering neighbors been there to hear and see, they would have won* dered no more why Farmer 11. w T as running behindhand. A New and Wonderful Fruit.— Diospyros Kali, known as tho date plum or Japanese persimmon, has been grown in California, and its successful culture fully established. Tho tree is highly ornamental, is a prolific bearer, is as hardy as the pear, and ripens as early. The fruit is as solid and can be ship*' pod across the continent, When dried it is equal to figs, and can be Kept a long time. It is of a bright yollow, orange, or Vermillion color, and is um* surpassed for the table, being thought by some to be equal to the peaoh or strawberry. Its average weight is from one-half pound to over a pouud The wood is valuable for manufactur ing, being a species of the ebony or der, Ebeuacoae. It will bear in from one to throe years. Cultivate the same as apple and in same variety of soil. — Grafted and reliable stocK can be sent by mail. — Rev. 11. Loomis , San Fran cisco. School teaching is such dreadful hard work. With the years from thirty-five to forty weeks long, the weeks five days long, the days four and six hours long; how difficult a thing it is to keep chiL dren from knowing too much. THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE. The People’s Favorite, THE LARGEST SALES BECAUSE THE MOST POPULAR The Most Popular Because the Best. VERDICT OR TUB LA DIES. THE stubborn fact shown by the official returns, that the Singer Sewing Machine the only one whoso sales have largely and steadily increased every year, uninterrupt edly—that last year the sales more than doubled those of the nejt highest competitor, and nearly equalled the sales of ali the other companies combined, demonstrates beyond all controversy that TIIE SINGER SEWING MACHINE is the most popular, because, in the estimation of the ladies of the county, is superior to any other ma ufactured. The following returns of sales, sworn to by each company tells the story : Sales in 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. By the Singer, 131.2G0 219,753 232,444 241,079 249,852 Wheeler & Wilson 128,526 174,088 110,100 92,827 103,740 Howe (Jan. 1. to July 1) 34,010 145,000 No returns 35,000 25,000 Remington 25,110 Domestic 10.307 49,555 40,114 22,700 21,452 Sales for IS7G, 2G2,31G Machines. Safes Still Increasing. All Competition Distanced. 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