SUNDAY READING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue XIII, 25 November 1876, Page 2 (Supplement)

SUNDAY READING.

INTERNATIONAL TEMPERANCE ; :„:..-.CONFERENCE..: ,..:••'■

li -iAMONG'the'able and-valuable papers 'presented to.the International Temperance Con■'"".ference, which'met in Philadelphia' in June, ' 'none .was received: with more favour'than - '■■'; the one'by;sev. T: ■£/• Cuyler; v D:D. -It is ■ ,; as ,'•"' -■ '•■". • ::i -'.-- - , ■■'■;'■■ - ■ "" A KNOCK AT THEBOOR , OF' CHRIST'S CHTOCH.. ■••'•"•' 'Why has.nqt a moyament so sensible in its ■ •.'- aims andjso, thoroughly. (Christian .in iits ':,;. spirit as'the" temperancejrefonn made more , ; ; .wide, and permanent progress ? -We-reply that it 13 for the very same reason that the; • -■' enterprise of evangelizing.the heathen had ;' ; ; made suchjlender progress in thia country ' one hundred' years- ago. "When the historic :■' bell infold .Independence Hall, rang out its -■■ .joyful •tocsin jof, liberty, there,, were not a j ; score of American missionaries on.foreign •.-.; shores. "..The pagans" were perishing'for lack. of knowledge. Christ's command,to'i "go and disciple'? them was clear and imperative. ■ But His.Church ,in America had:not yet. ;.. awaked ,tp'their, diity. 'Wlieii they; «*«4; '. n , awake,toi it,, pyerione thousand foreign,imis..."■.sionaries,werel.Bo6n.,in. the field.-,...-,,., • : .. ; '~ X"et, ,up;to the centennial year, the Chris : . tian Church in this Republic has never done a home-work for, saving immortal men from r r-.': thedram cup at, all commensurate with its V: foreign work in saying men,from,paganism. ' The havoc;.and'the.cursa ofjthe dram-cup •; ; have loomed up like' re&mo'nnted. Vesuvius. f The chiefesttenemy of ,Christ,,of Chiiatian~ry.- ity, ; andrpf!ibur,'i<!ountry,rii-lihel'dram-cup.. ■i~ ; ..destroyedY.-as >: many lives,, ';'- desolated; as .manyhomes, rand damned as , > many souls 'as -intemperance. .If .. Jesus ' "Christ v'.i purpose of; saying human, society from its ."•' sine, .then surely the hugest sin that curses r 'society should the Church's ■fore•j;-' most .attention; i..'. .!.■■.■ ■■ . ■• --:_-; Some, Christians. attempt to excuse the .' ;.; Church's neglect of duty by affirming:tem- ; ■■■' perance to be a purely political question, and ■■ - 'by relating-it to che and the po- '<■. -. liceman. '.-. It is true that' the legal siippres- •■:,-■ . sion ofthe drink traffic belongs.to the ballot-' '•■'■ boxandthe-,magistrate;but unless Christ's '■■:■• follower?-', put ..their' conscience' into the ' ballot-box, no' such righteous, laws', will be made,, and •■no; righteous magistrates will be .•■chosen to .enforce them..' Some other good people regard dram-drinking as a qnestion of dietetics' and tnrn,it over to the.doctors. ; '■ Undoubtedly ', it has ite physiological bear- •-• ings; but.if lit is the dnty of the doctor to keep strong drink out of men's boddies, ;i itis tenfold .more the dnty of the Christian to keep etrpng drink out of men's «oufe. The lij-s moment that an evil lay a its hand on man's moral and eternal welfare, that same motr.-.; J mentmust,thephurchqf God lay her hand ■T-J-.l -UpOllit.'- .'V..".. . :"v,: ........ .. Again, it is asserted by some short-sighted '■;•:..■ and slovenly-thinkers,, that the temperance movement is purely a social one,-with which Christ's, Church, as such, has nothing to'do;: But ; every true social reform, in order : ;to be succesßfuli must have the countenance, I' sympathy,.and support of the followers of . ,-'-"■ Christ and His purifying Goipel.;,.No moral -N . reform can, Woe outside of Christ's followers. There is not a moral precept which tempted, humanity needs but.the Church'of Jesuß i-,1- ,■ should it; there is not a pure.example 1 '•• to be setbut the Church, of the holy Jesus j, ; should practice;it. .That companyi"of Christ's ','-•'-. ■ followers.' look most like', their Master and ' ~ ,live most,like Him !wno.ldo.,fche;moßt to —j,, ,'! seek put. and save" their, tempted,fellow--a »-.men. '!wien.'.Christ gave'thejßible to His - z people,: He gave it to teach them self-denial for others',sake;.when He handed to .them ' the "sword .of the Spirit, "it was not to. commit suioidei but to be thrusb into the heart ;■ ■ ' of such hydras as intemperance. His people r'; ="ere to bethe,'.' light" "and the ff.salt' , of the "'-'■■ world. tPutiitis.ahideous burlesque to call r rthat.JDhurbh.a^Uight' , ,; which, does,not even '~ hang upa penny'lantern '.to'warn'men; from ■V the most thickly-travelled;'road'.to.iiiin. It ;, ■',[ 'is a mpok'eryVtb style, tihlat; CKurcli' ;a| '^salt , '- "",',' oisocietywhwh;pute:artiine.'Berver in its ' pulpit and/ gathers tipplers' aronnd pits;com-t.;;-munion,board. : , :i ■,;:;.'."■, 'i.-j,' .',,-■ "'■'; si -■ ariay.here.all.tilieihundred|t t . arguments ,'te'demonstrate''/that .Christ's ~■■ -Church, might be,, can be, and oughirtb'be an ,;:..'., organisedjf orce to' resist; the,drink traffic, and . li; , to reform thadrirudrigtis'ageslof 'Society. No , o; , argameiita yare,.as'.tnmnßwerablu'a3 ;solid i' mstruetiye^'fact.has';been ;. ' the careerof that hont.'r.!i3,Pu.r,e.4 ■i^TOTV^.l^Dgeliat;' whose trumpet-j s a .;.• the'mpßteucceßsfuireformer '. '0 . ofihis fellow-cre'atureaon the globe. 1 "But all ' oiij h ? jw' d P?.^ b y*^9 d ' a help); has'been : j; Ja'a^mp^he<ijßmply.as ( .'a ( CHrUti(in,'teacher "" '—as "a'preacher and 'ajractiser of 'Christ's . > \(GospeL jrHe.aimsj^f.'GMp'elataJrimand ,' ; 1 squarelyat'the bottle; so^riiany^hands,' he -,r".*mites , 'that tottle.mth.' the "swdrd' of ithe • j. : at '■ .f,'' c iie^ab,eluM.tTim<i'Dp^tle % fto.a iajaasgressor "■ r";-' H «f , sin r ." in ' t /,;;flie;'l^\J,esus;;;:He, : %oke^;fof | h^ lit" Ppwer Jthe sympathy of Godje' ~]•J.jpeonle)" SJae back is; h ' ' commended by 'tHe l wise' eVangeust tothe ,- v . x ,watchi^dr^re i of''th'e u .CKurohi'ahd' that fafi. ClwrcJiJwonld be recreant to' theveryname a ,,; fc of itteir.divffle'Shephe'rd'ifi'they-refused'a -»'" welcoming anda watchful:hand io\ the corif; 'Terted inebriate." Everylink'in this'chaiii of saving influence ie thoroughly scriptural and evangelical, and Paul himself coold not. ; work after a more orthodox pattern. 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on&GhristinntwbrkVr thai applies; why' -'ehduld' Ghristiani wprkere , employ the Bame r «dethods iior> the' :reWne"'of r every°tarunß3^«tfiey ; 'can l 'reaoh'?i The Christian inl the' jraclaM i work ; 'df ; fcullinrf' ! oufe' , braadb frpm the Kirningi'%buld iriake'ritself as!»effeqtive temperance brotherhood—more permanent iniite itiflufflice^thahf'any;. l " society 'evdf r b'rganise&."' Y genuine Churchi of Jesus Christ;' governed and'guided by thp! spirit of Jesus? its pies"and its permanent , 'character, , i ( to«pe' the best "agency' iathe'land'for the 'the' shelter !! 6f'the ( ;yibtilns' l "of'the'.botiieri Chirst built a; fold; and we wha'twan : dering : sheep.can; possibly need afold more than the : one ; who' has'been 1 fleec'ed'by the'-jgrdg-'seller: and worried and mangled by the hounds of tempts itfon-?*-.^:--"-^-' -i!iv,\ „,■■, ,-.■„;/. ,' 1:i

; ' B. : the- Churcli'is 1 a/.proper organism for. saying''men , ' out of'drunkennes'sv ■tliefaV' by sound Ibgio; it ought to be' an , equally proper j to prevent : peoplerfrbm' falling : into 'drunkenness. 'It'ought ''to be a , school ofinstruction to teach' , inexperienced 'youth' riot ;! 'to',-tamper with the 1 wiles of the;tempter.'. It -'ought;" to -teach! ; the : ' wisdbm, ;i, [the' and the blessings of entire' abstinence'! from the intoxicating cup. v: ' In' its' homes, in its' pulpits,' , it should .enforce the , divine ejchortationto'" lobk ? upon" tlie : at the last biteth Hk4 a,serpent and' stingeth.like' anadder."' By every motive of "tender solicitud'e'fpr the •otjits,own children from the^horrors; of this* basest o£ vices; by every motive of regard for its own spiritual parity: by every'motive of self-denial for the '-sake"of 'the l w l eak''and of'i sympathy for the souls of the" tempted; by eyery motive , of self-preservation and of jealousy for the , honor of.' iiis'' ; King, ! every, ■band'of Christ's followers'ought/to ."come out and be separate and'jtpuch not' this un-"j -thing'."''What fconcord."hath'.Christ'i with this Belial ! 6f : the c bottle? _Np,matter'i what'be the label on this , bottle, if .there be "alcohol 'in .•it.i'then , i(i,;« v ppMesse'dswith a' ieviL " centuries ,bf sbrrpw; and of 'shame arid of soul-Blau'ghtering^ou'ghtiTO taught Christ-s'Church that she cari'ne'ver.be' a nursingimother'to Ker E children , 'while she' mixes the sincere milk of the one' -pbis'on-drop o'f r the'devil's;' rU ! entire abstinence 'froin'^the ; sale, , ' purchase,' and,' ttee bf l int6'iicarits' , b , e the only' , 'safe/' strong" r g*ound' i or iZShrist's ;: seryants, ,: then this .principle r oug£t'to be ■wrought'into [their 'daily, creed and^' conduct.', A' principle so vital claims its pro in the' 1 practice,"in- the^prayeraV'Md'iii , , the' discipline 'of 'every.'cliurch''which''wo'uld !be "pure from,the'blood'of 'all,nien." - iP NoChris-' tian Church is thoroughly , furnished toi 'good unless it has a temperance wTieel in its moral machinery.' 'In',.plain ,l English,'eyeryl single Church requires'an'prganisatibn of some kind to promote ! the principles of ab-' stinence. As the Church, organises her Sabbath-school arid missionary operations, so let her organise her efforts to resist her deadliestfoe. : : * r !J; ■ -'' .

Wβ would, recommend that ,the' total abstinence .'machinery in each congregation be. very simple^and manageable. No'prolix constitution or intricate' bye-laws'are re- , quired.; A half-dozen articles' of 'government j a wide-awake, president,' vice 'president,' treasurer/ and' secretary, ;.a small executive committee whose zeal burns "with the steady glow of anthracite'fire,' md'a:pledge of. total abstinence— thia is about.'all the'ma'chihery that can be used to advantage. The pastor's aid and sympathy 'are .indispensable. A Church seldom'get3 beyond , its own pulpit'; and if the devil can smuggle a'demijohn of choice wine into the pulpit;'it is pretty cer-, tain' to'trickle out' into.all'the ; pews in the' sanctuary. Next to the pastor's, co-operation, success . will depend upon' having! ;the right sort of men'and women Jo handle the ropes. Managere should" be appointed who are"zealous enough, to arrange frequent public meet- 7 ings, and discree£ J enougli"t<J'sele'ct'the right kind of speakers and singers; arid wise enough to steer clear of. reckless method and of sen- : sational buffooneries 'in; 1 the name ?Sf the IJord.. No righteous "cause has ever, been so sadljr damaged by'fools'and fanaticsas the cause of temperancej' The'wisest heads and the most godly hearts' in" every Church can find no be_tterfieldfor their best efforts'than in .the difficult conflict with this hundredheaded h'ydfa of strong'drink. - -'; "' Ji ;: •-'■'■ : .'The temperance reform'is really as 'yet in its experimental stages: , ' 'So far front being a. veteran . giant, it 'is , ; as yet but' a ruddy stripling, confronting a'giant.with but five smooth.stoies from the' r water-brook in its slender scrip. In' its' stages purholy cause has suffered severelyfrom' some unwise methods,' but is gaining wisdom from every reverse or blunder. Our severest sufferings haye'coine from the indiffy erence or.unbelief or open opposition of many who "profess' and'call'themselves Christians." In. regard to the temperance' enterprise, the American Churchesaq'tually stand to-day where they stood in'regard tbforeign missions threescore years ago. Only''a few individual Churches here'and there' have introduced our weapons into their armoury, or organised their opposition to the moat colds-' sal curse.on thiii;' J continent. Only,a few Churches have "efficient.:total; abstinence societies; only a few comparatively have introduced temperance' literature into their Sabbath Schools. "'''.'.' ;■'"'' ' '

But', it ought to be'known that'those Britain and in. have discarded the antiquated' " smooth bores," and have adopted the'rifled guns of total abstinence, have done splendid execution in the.armies,of King Jesusi' God has bestowed rich revival blessings upon'such Churches. When they have turned aside in compassion to Uft up the brother man who has fallen into the thickest of temptation and been left plundered, -wounded, and half-dead, the divine Master has given' them , that benediction; "Ye'did it unto Me."- , ' , -- •■■ ■' ■ : - -•■ "•■> ;, . - ■■ ■■- ■

; To-day the future l of this temperance reform—on which so. many'human lives, so much of national welfare/ and so many iiriV mortal destinies ■ are depanding-rr-the future of this reform is committed to the Church of the-Lord.. .The .moment that God's people adopt it, give it house-room and heart-roomj put it into their purses and their prayers, that moment its life is secure. The • temperance cause deserves a place on: every church roll of pecuniary contributions. Its , books, its pictures,j.and its tracts .deserve a shelf in every Sunday School library. If (lie children are .lost.all is lost!, The principles of total abstinence, taught in God's, inspired Word and reinforced by;huinan experience, deserve their place,in-the instructions and appeals.of every pulpit. It is no shiftless, selfish mendicant who raps- at the door of God's;house begging foralms." But as an angel of mercy from the King comes the fair spirit of temperiance. The, dew of -the .morning isi op her locks;. the.water-pitcher-which she bears on her, shoulder, hasi been •■ the ■ water -.of to thousands whom she has carried,off:the battle field [ mangled, and ready t to,dip. She brings ; 'tb 'Chrwt'sph'urchesj : Sunday-schools, r and prayer-gatherings more favours than' she" ; a^ks. ',}, ,No,one can do^her,preoisej-\york;' no one elsejever has,'done ]ifcj,,THe 'family of.Christian rataes complete'.yvitUo^t'' Kg cfiurch,of ■ Jesus' . willing fyp. spare her. when &iey have" .ouce feli,the power .tasted ;the :blessingajvhxch she brought ,V At /the'portal , ,Sf 1 phjirch,-..every isabbath-' ; •59P°,?il W9 on ?ffg, with'.childhopd aJadj'eyery home stands the bright-eye'dy clean-limbed a jy? temperance;;, Length'of days"injHer ngnt 'hand. She 'comes to " unbind : the' captives and toJead them to ffim"whb v ie' nughtytosayel Jnoda-has, knocked before: ;■/..?M «MtnootheririendeoUJ..„ i -~ -

uaolq 3m> pamui lisa TtJilW: aili .aialrn* £ SoMß''iain'e' : agp,' s i£ £ l remembeT' £ righfly, prises wer#bffered iii r r cb|inebta<Jn , 'mtHjhe AucklandHbtticultmral So&etyt>'('j'?'H ■"•' am afraid, extinct) for ffie"tiest?inanaged about' $ucklaaia. s ! .£'c^f^jidJea , 'on'jflie.'part' of ! ffiqse-'.wh6'-were, ; jof sipuld not agricultural' associations; offei-pnzea, forrthe:bestimanaged farm,i consistingjof. not.m'orenor less than a certain,number, of' acres;? • £ 'saw it suggested a-little. 1 while * since -by a member of :J the » Cambridge Farmers''Glub, that J therejshould be'an' , inspection of tHe farms 'in .that locality, supppse, iof ascertaining how."they were earned, onj" though I do not think anything was;said about prizes. "'" The; Q^eenslander^P lately taken,up this subject, and considerf. itoneof much importance: .The editdr ima short leader writes as follows :—; Of all:the-agricultural societies in Queensland there is, so far as we know, : not one which'has offered 1 aprize , 'for the best 1 manageel farm, 'and yet this management' is "of far moire importance' to the','«pm- ; ; munity that ,;the. production ,of ■^"small r sample ..of agricultural produce, which is , a mere'show product;and not the, general; :run;of a crop..' ; There would no dqubtbe •some difficulties in the method.of judging 'onthe merits of- the various farmswhich wo'uld be entered - for .competition,- but, j these difficulties are not insuperable.] \A'. committee, of 'experienced be v choseri as judges;' yet aUdwing _ them , also,to compete Tinder.certam : conditions,-land'the^-duties 1 could cbmmencea ; mpnth .or';so before the. judging'day| next ..y.ear; ! ■becupsv'the attention,of the .Counciljof :the;- i: Dfational,As'sociation. ( :. 4 The general', ■management ,-should iinclude ua correct, •record, of seasons, .times of; sowing, quality' and 'quantity-of■■•various' seeds usedi|the application r qf'manures; 'cost ; of- -work-: ing, ! "stiite : of 'farm buildings, 'cleanliness,and. a variety, of other matters; which go;' iip constitute a well-managed farm'. .The ''of .f^m'^ccounts. , showing'the exact; position! pf j would!,als'ofprm ■an^itemVby'wMch]VthJe, judges"would be' 'influenced."; lr ilit'is;very certain!.that t the :offer of prizes for-farms kept: : in.the- ; bes,t: ■prder: would, iprove;a great incentive :to ' all'" parties -■ concerned, u and -. cbmpetitors ihight'be numerous.-' If there is to be an agricultural society "in- Auckland, the: matter |\vould'be ; worth"thecorisideration of the members of the' committee when 'g'etting'up, the'annual show.. And, speak--ing "of shews,' I may state that recently in, Victoria prizes were offered for the best two essays on .the utility of, agricultural shows, the successful essays being read at the dinner. --: ..-ivi: '...

;; ■■■■;.':, ■■ a faemer's ambition; , - , : ' ' It is a matter of very great consequence .that..a,.farmipg cominunity'sliould i be really .settled,down.,to their avocation,' is, aa honourable one, and.which,' by persevering industryf proper, care," and' the practice :,of economy, may, be. made remunerative. It was remarked: by one of the speakers, at the dinner of ' the Agricultural Show, that';• not many farmers became bankrupt. It is desirable, in order to succeess; that farmers so determine their plans of operation as if they expected, to spend all their lives upon their .farms.., To bring ' a:farm, especially a bush .farm, into anything like proper order and cultivation, ihay be said to be the work of one generation.,;. 'TV'oflc' has: to be < done, improvements .effected,' the.benefits, of which are to extend for years; and to pay for which it :may take a. very considerable time. A farmer is to: .have an aim, , an ambition; and, ■ as the New York 'Herald very; properly remarks, "the . higher aim': of every intelligent tiller of thesoilsh'duld, be the. improvement of the productiveness of Ms' land until' it reaches the'point" where maximum crops are' produ'cecT at' the leasi expense. Wise 1 regards the farm simply'as a machine lor turning outcrops. The machine is ,the matter of first importance. This is.always. jtb; be kept;in good .running order, and iits 'efficiency is .to be: increased by aIL economical methods. The man who farins upon' this system will- never sacrifice soil for a great crop, ffia aiia is to have every crop taken off, leaving the land in a , better condition than lie found' it. He aims in every working" of |the soil to increase its depth and to'addto'it" more'-elements, of fertility than j he" removes in the crops, and to make-the crops riot only pay for themselves -but to. 'pay for the improvement of the acres upon which they are grown. In' carrying out this aim, so as to realise these results, a man shows his skill 'as'aculti,vator. It is a-comparativelyeasything for anyone who has money to improve the soil so that it shall produce crops paying for the labour of growing them and the interest on 200dol. or 300dol. an acre. Stable manure, enough well ploughed in will do this. But it is altogether another niatter to make this improvement pay for, itself. ; Yet it is a possible thing to; do this, and there are farmers skilful enough to accomplish this result, and this; we hold to be the true aim in the cultivation of the soil. The most judicious improvements— those wHich finally : pay the largest profits—require seversil : years to bring in their full returns." To be. a .successful .farmer, therefore,' requires brains, energy, perseverance. There used 'to be a notion held by some people that any fool would do for a farmer or ,a parson; If a man of means had the misfortune to have a. dull lad for a son, he was often placed on a farm or consigned to the church. Happily these notions are gradually exploding. It is3>eginning .to be found absolutely necessary that I ' ■ . FAEMEBS , SHOULD BE EDUCATED. •If there is a 1 class of men that ought to be thoroughly educated, and .to' possess stores of general information, it is most undoubtedly, the, farming class. Too many have been content to remairi'ignbrant. have almost spurned learning, and so j haye remained fnere clophpppers," ■yVithouta knowledge of generalpniiciples, and an insight into the several :de-" partments:of his profession; howican the, fariner,; properly, carry ; on;, agricultural operations 1 k Hβ must, understand soine-i thing-'about the nature of soilspand o£> agricultural chemistry.'- Indeed properlyi to'attend to the multitude'of affairs that accumulate about the farmer of he' must possess some knowledge beyond the .common branches ; of .reading;' writing, l , ari'd arithmetic. ■ ''"VYhat kiridj of'an. edu-' cation,' then,"' should 'the farmer:;'have ? .Whatever other opinions theyiriay enter j'; tain in regard to the..farmers education, Jail will agree that one of ithe ;mpst,essentialbranches of that education shall.be a thorough , 'training .in' Jbusiriess -, afiairs. This more than any other one thing willi fit hinri for the various and'many-sided > tran"Bactions'-''of'''luß-'';busy f ' i life: ;i!; It ( is' riebessaay-that he sKouldbe : a ; man of business as ; well' as a producer. : It; is, ; then, to be regarded as ,a hopeful sign of ,the.timiesthatso ; many, fanners'/sons "educating themselves thoroughly in busir,, ness. afMrs.", .-It is a guarantee that in' future.they will take ajhigher; stand, and be more independent and self-reliant. :,!; KEEPING THE SOIL SUBBED. Jt'may be supposed that crops of various Kinds are now mostly all in. The next

ing tiie damp feather there has teen (of , ! be well stored_beCween the drills 'ot, j potatoes,Mnangolds,>andx>ther crops. .If. s| weeds arid grass—get a start amongst,',i growing crops, ifc-wfurtJe'difncult to keep, them down in* seasons like the.present a But, whether'the "month be wet.or r .dry,i '■'ittie'"soil^iniisti be 'The to" ?&$&: ','tipn,*<aird'. as; by : rthepleafir'and,%,keeping :i thejsoil : loose :it,can. circulate /freelys-amongst w&: ;rbots of iplants.i ■«■ And -soi' bystirring the 1 soil,'two objects:are.accomplished-jft.e destruction of weeds and loosening of the. 'ground.'" The beneficial effects of properly; 'working , the"'land : =can , :'be'easilytested, ; !'"li'et'twO jor, thre'e^driUs' of J 'pplatqes'bejwell'hoed jor [scarified, , ; Pr,', what; would.ibe'' i 'better,;,-dug. between;by/the,spade.'; andother,two ipr . three just moulded up, without, anything else-being done tojthem. :; ;It will.:,very soorii. be; apparent that it is of essential benefit to: work j.the ;land. ; 'If: sorrel is spreading amongst crops, it is-a good plan to take it;out with a'dung-fork;-and; as 1 for docks; they should be ■ carefully taken up by the'roots.;: To let docks run toseed is making any, ambunt ,; of. labour for''the future/.' But.^yjitether'"docks'should be destroyed or, thrown out .■, onto a public highway. is. ,a question,;tq. be; yet decided.. ,I:'see .some' farmers make a choice of the road for their.docks, ;and: the consequence" is that cattle' grazing in the road distribute dock seeds here and there, and"so"the , 'weeds'are .perpetuated and spring ■' up 'in 'rich-profusion ■ wherever those; cattle'wander. , ; i , ' "'''■':'" : . v - ■ ■ Nil Trl, ij«£bv.' i.:!.-. il_'.-,7 :• :H:!\" i ! . . i .. :; ;<;; SUGARBEET FOB PIGS.i, .. ,i,t ;.„. ; ■'BfeclßnHy.i o ,tppk/''pc&a6nvto_' l write , on :sugarteet f culture an&'.its , importanoeito 'a -cogptryJt,.' Since .'writing 'on 'the subject, , ', I h%exome;across'yanous'p'aragraphs on beet; and it seems,\to. be^yery highly .spoken.- of by most of < those. ,who. have , tried/it forjfeedmg. .The. perties of the;beet appear to be.eminently bffa'.fattening nature/ gives; an , account of what it" will do jin '%e :: case r of : pigs.' iJ It ! is'-'said'that-' an was' 1 recently made"™ 'New. upon a' 'Suffolk''pig,'wherein' sugar .beets r were,. largely, y employed j in : 'fattenmgl:,\.The ammal!was abpiiit'a year ■ ,pld/ahd,the .feeding on boiled'sugar; beets, tops,:and■, roots,,:began pni'the, J6th|of . August.-.and.was continued three ; times a day untiLthe first of October, after which'' ground-feed was i'given, consisting• of-two. parts of corn and one of oats, three times, a day; till "the animal was'slaughtered,' 'the • meal being .mixed 'with cold : water. The result was, on the ;';l6tb! 'of August, when the sugar- beet 'feeding was 1 begun, that.:the weight was.36olbs.;-' Ist Sept.; adOlbs.; Ist, Oct.,: 4501b5.;;. Ist .Nov., 5201b5. •'This "is the, substance of, the statement given, by which >we perceive that the, increase the last of August, when fedon boiled sugar beets,was at the rate of; 2lbs. per day.: The : same rate of increase■' on' the "same food continued through September: Wherifedon ground corn "and oats, made 'into cold slop, the gain for the next fifty , days was less than a pomadand, a-half per day.' ." ' : "; ■ ;!: A FEW WRINKLES. •■<... -~ : Writiiig l; ip the Melbourne J! Zea<ferlon the subject of a horse's sore, back, "Bushman" says i 1 —"I observe a-correspondent inquires.about a remedy for a horse's sore back, which.he finds']almost impossible ,to heal. I can recommend the following : —Get.blue..orrred; giim leaves..and. ; boil down toa good strong.' decoction; then ■bathe the'sorea-with the liquor;'and apply the leaves as this '■ practice followed up for several/times'will be found effectiyein very bad cases.".' ".'"'. r ' ■ j The'following paragraph is worthy the attention .of farmers generally:—- Mr. G.JEL. Cousiiis,, the,, agriciiltual : chemist of ■' : Adelaide, v that by,.the, application of 2cwt. ..of 'bop'edust annually, per acre the power of producing wheat mil besustained many years ; that.the 'growth' •and feeding off or ploughing, ini'a''green, crop is-better than bare fallow ; andHhit] putting -sheep on : farms will maintain'land longer in heart. ■'-' Taking', all' and giving .iione ''carmotvlasfc ,, ; for ; ievJ2H nro Sohiethiugf. must \b.e' reftirh'ecT. to"ffie 1 'sBiQ. 'Wnd the, sbbner'the better; ; "-"^':; . ' , , A very, severe and lab j oriou3 ( \task on a bush.vfar'ni is. 'tll'e; removal' of.,stumps. Many'exp'edients have been resorted to to .assistiin the operation. A timber jack is of great - service in the work, and probabry double the quantity can be doneif a jack is used.' . The following method' is reported as having proved successful in the backwoods of America:—ln the autumn bore a hole of one or two inches diameter ■about eighteen inches deep, put.in one and a-half ounces of saltpetre/ fill with watery and plug up close. . In tlie, following spring put m the sauie hole half a gill of.kerosene.oil, J and then light it! The stump swill: smoulder > away without: blazing,, and ; will go-to every, part of the roots; leaving nothing but ashes. > - The Prairie Farmer is responsible for, an account of the curious l effects of the application of tomato leaves to fruit trees: —I planted a peach orchardj writes Mr. Siroy, of the Society .of Horticulture, and the trees grew well and', strongly. .'• They had but just .commenced, to bud when the were invaded by the curculio (pulgon), which insects were followed, as frequently :happens, by:ants. cut some tomatoes, the idea occurred to-me that by placing some of the. leaves'round the trunks , and branches of the peach trees I might preserve them :from the rays of the sun, which were ybry powerful. , '\ My. surprise was great, 1 upon the following day,, to find the trees entirely free from their enemies, not one remaining, except here and there where' a curled leaf prevented the tomato froih exercising its influence. .: These leaves I.carefully unrolled, ■ placing upon them fresh ones from' the tomato vine, , , with the result of banishing the last insect and enabling the trees to .grow'' with .< Wishing to' carry still furthermy experiment, I steeped; in water some fresh leaves of the tomato, and sprinkled' with this .infusion; other . plants,.-"roses, , and , oranges. , ",; In two 'days ; these ;^erejalso free from the innumerable insect .which' and IMtlsurtf that had I used r the same means iwith my' ■melon,patch.l should hav.e.metiwith the' 1 ; same result.,;:..! therefore.deemit.arduty' ■Lowe-to theiSqcietyiofiHorticulture to J .make known this singular- and/useful pro, : '. 'perty of the tomato s leav6s,;which»B dis r ' ' covered by the'nierest'accident.v'' '"•>[ . *'ii' v'j I)'v ■■■ "--'/■' '"^'"''''"'^G^lCO '

ing 3ie damp weather there haa heenjof ■ be well stored_beCween the dnlls 'o* ( potatoes,;mangolds,>and;othercrops. .If. weeds arid grass—get a start amongst,' growing crops, ifc-wfurtJe'difficult to keep, them down in, seasons like the.present a But, whether'tHe'month be wet.pr r .dry,i ■■'ittie '"soil^iniisti be k'ept';'w ! ellipiily,erwedi, 'The to" y,§getartipi'.aifdlsuppHes'ijit/i^ifieV^ot.i^'HJieU 1 as; by : rthepleafir'aiid,%,keeping :i thejsoil : loose :it,can. circulate .freelyri-amon^b , w&: ;rbots of iplants. irT And -soj. bystirring the 1 soil,'two objects:are.accomplished-jTO.e destruction of weeds and loosening of the. 'ground.'" The beneficial effects of properly; 'vi'orkiiig' the"'land :; can , :'be'easilytested, ; and:the'result ascertainedi' !'"li'et'twO |or, thre'e^drills' of J 'p6iatqes'bejwell'hoed jor [scarified, , ; 6r,', what; w.ould.ibe'' i 'b.etter,;,-dug. between;by 7 the,spade.'; andother,twojor . three just moulded up, without, anything else-being done to.;them. :; ;It will.:,very soorii be; apparent that it is of essential benefit to: work j.the ;land. ; 'If: sorrel is spreading amongst crops, it is-a good plan to take it;out with a ! dung-fork;-and;as 1 for docks; they should be ■ carefully taken up by the'roots.;! To let docks run toseed is making any, iinbunt' ; of. labour for''the future/.' But.^vb^ther'"docks' should be destroyed or, thrown out., on to a public highway. is. ,a question, ;to. be j yet decided.. ,I.'see .some' farmers make a choice of the road for their.docks, ;and: the consequence" is that cattle' grazing in the road distribute dock seeds here and there, and"so"the , 'weeds'are .perpetuated and spring up 'in.' rich-profusion ■ whereyer those; cattle'wander. , ; i' , ' '* : . v - ■ ■ Nil -:-.i. i*i£bv.. i.:!.-. .-.ot-j: 1:.'.-,-,' :-.:.'•::.'■.-[ ! . . i .'. -.;.'- a;-. SUGAR.BEET FOE PIGS.!, .. ,i,t \., ; ■'BfeclßnHy.i o ,topk''pc&a6nvto_' l write , on :sugarteet f culture and'its 1 'impprtahepito 'a -cpjjjtryJl,.' Since .writing , |on 'the subject, , ', I h%exome;across'vanous'p'aragraphs on beet; and it seems^to'.be^yery'liighly .spoken.- of by most of ■ those. ,who. have' tried it for.jfeeding..purposes , . J .;.The. : pfo'pertiesbf the;beet appear to be.eminently bfia'iatte'ning nature/ gives; an , account of what it" will do jin '%e :: case r of : pigs.' iJ It ! is'-'said'that-' ap .'experiment'was' 1 recently ma'de"™ 'New. upon a' 'Suffolk''pig,'wherein' sugar .beets,, were,. largely, y employed | in : 'fattenrngl:,\.The ammal!was aboiiit'a year ■ ,old/ahd,the .feeding on boiledsugai; beets, tops,:and■, roots,,:began pn;,the,,i6th|of! . August.-.and.was continued three ; times a day untiLthe first of October, after which'' ground-feed was i'given, consisting-of-two. parts of corn and one of oats, three times, a day; till "the animal was'slaughtered,' 'the - meal being .mixed 'with cold : water. The result was, on the ;';l6th! 'of August, when the sugar- beet 'feeding was 1 begun, that.:the weight was".36olbs.;"' Ist Sept.; adOlbs.; Ist, Oct.,: 4501b5.;;. Ist 5201b5. •' This "is the, substance, of, the statement given, by which.., we perceive that the, increase the last of August, when fed'-"on-boiled sugar beets,-: was at the rate of; 2lbs. per day.: The : same rate of increase'' , on' the •same food continued through September: Wheti fedon ground corn "and oats, made 'into cold slop, the gain for the next fifty , days was less than a poundand, a-half per day.' ." ■ : "; ■ ;!: A FEW WRINKLES. - , : Writiiig l; tp the Melbourne "Zeader lon the subject of a horse's sore, back, "Bushman" says i 1 —"I observe<vcorrespondent inquires.about a remedy for a horse's sore back, which.he finds -almost impossible ,to heal. I can recommend the following : —Get.blue..orrred; giun leaves..and. ; boil down toa good strong.' decoction; then ■bathe the'sorea-with the liquor;'and apply the leaves as poulticev ;this '■ practice followed up for severdl times'will be found effectiyein very bad cases.".' ".'"'. r ' ■ j The'following paragraph is worthy the -.attentipn'.pf farmers generally:—- Mr. G.JE.. Cou'siiis,, the,, agricult'ual: chemist of : Adelaide, v that by.the,applicaition of 2cwt. .of 'bop'edust annually, per acre the power of producing wheat will be' : sustained many years ; that.the 'growth; •and feeding off or ploughing, ini'a''green, crop is-better than bare fallow ; putting -sheep on : farms will maintain'land .longer in heart. ■'-'Taking'.all' aiicj giving .iione "caunotvlasfc ,, ; for ; -evi2H nro Sßhiethiug,: must \b.e' reftirh'e'd! to"ffie 1 ''sßip. ''and the, sbbner'the better; " ""