Feed the chickens about five times daily and only what they will eat up clean in a few minutes, except at night, when they should receive all they want. Make every acre of land that does not produce a crop is a burden to its owner. It costs many to let land lie idle, and it is just as much of a mistake in a healthy man as a rattle.

Good for the Poultry Yard. Plum and cherry trees are especially adapted to the poultry yard, and are greatly benefited by the presence of fowls near their roots. Peas, peaches, and other fruits will grow more rapidly and sooner produce fruit and give abundant shade.

Timothy at the slip. Remove peeling, use a piece of copper or porcelain kettle, to the twenty minutes and mash. To ten gallons of pulp and one-half pound vinegar, three pounds sugar, one pound salt, one pound onions, two ounces garlic, one ounce ground pepper, a pinch of cinnamon. Cook until right consistency, usually two or three hours, a bottle and seal.

Sweet Pickles. To two pounds of mixed vegetables or fruits, add two pounds of sugar, two ounces of mixed spices (tied in a bag), one quart vinegar. Boil and pour over mixed vegetables three days in succession, or cook all together. Put in jars and seal.

Mixed Pickles. 