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There seems to he a. Very general desire on the part of the farmers of this country to obtain a larger quantity of land. There are cases in which this is a wise ambition, but, such instances are not nearly so common as is the wish to obtain larger farmsl Under the present conditions of agriculture our farmers, as 9. rule, already have more land than they can cultivate to the best advantr so as to fit tight, around the aperture in pump stock. A spring M d keeps spout raised to outer edge of waste pipe. Now hang your bucket on spout and its weight presses spout against: stock, allowing water to flow into bucket. Take off bucket and spring raises spout; and water flows into waste pipe. “by. ‘ As things are now and as things are like- 1y to be for a long time to come, the profits of farming are no be increased by securing larger crops per acre rather than by till- ing a larger number of acres. Most of the farmers who wish that they had more land, now own considerable areas which have not yet been brought, nearly up to their limit of profitable production. In these cases the owners will find it much more profitable $0 manure their present, fields more liberally and cultivate them more thoroughly than in will be to spread their work over a. large number of acres. The expense of conducting a, large business, and the risk which it involves, will be much greater than will be the case with one of less magnitude. It is a. popu- lar theory that the proportion of expense decreases as a business is enlarged. Re- garding some things. and even in some lines of farming, this proves true, but multitudes of farmers who have tested it have not found the theory correct when applied to their business as a. whole. The fixed charges, such as taxes and fencing (and interest on the capital invested,should also be included), are enlarged considerab- ly when the size of the farm is increased. If all the land upon which these expenses are laid is kept highly productive, the charges may be paid and still leave a. good profit. But if, as is almost sure to be the case, a. good deal of the land falls far below its possible rate of production, these costs will bear very heavily, and, When added to those of the original farm, may prove quite embarrassing. age_. A great many men who can manage a small or a medium business profitably can- not be nearly as successful in conducting operations on a. much larger scale. Numer- ous instances might be cited of farmers who have done well an small farms, but, who,by getting more land under cultivation, have increased both their expenses and their anx- ieties, while their profits have been reduc- The exceptions to the rule that farms of moderate size are much more desirable than those which are very large. are very few. In almost every case the man who has money that he wishes to invest in enlarging his farm would use his capital far more wisely by putting it into improvements and render- ing more productive the land that he al- ready owns. The man who has a iarm.but who has no ready money, will take a. great risk in buying the land. Under such cir- cumstances the purchase of a. larger area. will involve years of hard labour and a great amount of care and worry. It will subject him to the numerous inconveniences and troubles which debt always brings, and mBycompel him to sacrificeiiotonly his own happiness, nut also the best interests of his family. Such a. man may want many things, but if he is wise he will resist the tempta- tion to buy more land. ed. 1119 point on which farming has made the greatest and yet least-noticed advance is the better understanding that now pre- vails amongst progressive farmers about the breeding of domestic animals. The advances made in improved breeds has been artially due toa proper nutritive ratio. tin an acknowledged fact that the Col- linses, the Booths. Bates, and Bakewells, to whom the warl’l is indebted for the improvements in cattle and sheep, were judicious feeders, and the development was as much due to feeding as selection. It is true that a large part of the food that used to be given to stock was either wasted or was positively injurious. It is yet, for that matter, among the large class who give little thought to their business and despise the teaching of newspapers and ex~ perimental stations. The reasoning of Bates, Booth, Collins and Darwin is that good feeding required as nee.st as possible a continuation of the feeding which young animals received from their dams, the amount fed being gradually increased as the animal becomes stronger. The digestive organs, like all others in the body, are strengthened by use, and weak- ened or injured by abuse. \Vhat is called dyspepsia almost always results from bad feeding, alternately starving and pamper. ing. or the giving of food that is difficult of digestion. Sometimes the trouble with di- gestion is that the food is not properly balanced. The natural appetite calls for the kind of food that the system requires. The analysis of food showing its dirlerent con- stituents has only made more plain the rea- sons for the success of some old fashion- feeders, and the failure of others. How is it that if you give the same animals to dif« ferent farmers, the one develops them and makes money, and the other is a failure? A proper nutritive ratio does it. By show- ing what rations for growth, for fattening end for milk require. it. has made it possible to! all to no mount-My nuuuosSiUL AGRICULTUR AL. To Keep The Pump Eatform Dry. The waste pipe a is an oblong box as ‘ broadasspout V and about; u an inch wide, ‘ and may be arranged to carry water ' back to stock or elsewhere. A hinge at b ' holds spoubto ' ‘stock. The wood at, end of span: 3.5 c _ should be cov- - eredwithrub- her or leather, Don‘t Enlarge the Farm Soientifio Feeding- Thirst is simply a sensation by which a lack of fluids in the system is made known. and in astate of health it. isa generally faithful indication of the wants of the body. The animal system uses up a certain amount of food every day, and if only that amount be given your animal he will only retain his existence, and not improve any in condition. Veterinary Notes- Load your team light and go often. Eternal vigilance is the price of success in raising colts. Bax] habits formed in youth are hard to remedy in old age. When training colcs, take your time and train them thoroughly. Extremes are dangerous ; avoid them in all things pertaining to stock. First, impressions with the young colt, as with the young child, are most lasting. The value of a. horse depends upon the aggregate of all his qualities at maturity. A well trained colt reflects credit upon his owner, but a. vicious horse is a. hum ilia- tion to Lhose reaponslble for his early education. The training yard is to the colt what the nursery is to the child. What he learns there he will carry into his public per‘ iormances. An excess of a. good thing is no more desirable than an excess of a. bad thing. Moderation should be adhered to. Feed with moderation. Exercise with moder- ation. Work with moderation. Let. the youngsters step along on the snow path. The only way to teach 9. colt how to trot is to trot him. Nothing short, of persistent care and scrupulous cleanliness will eradicate that wretched and insidious diseaseâ€"thrush. The best {rained horses in this country are horses used by the fire departmpnbs in the large cities. When the gong sounds for fire. they rush oub of nheir stalls and are in their places in a. second. There is far more use of fine wheat mid- dhngs as a. corrective of the excessive car- bonaceous cormeal, and also as an aid to better digestion than many farmers imagine. Ground wheat is a fine thing properly managed, and now is the time for farmers to profit by grinding their wheat instead of selling for 58 cents a bushel. But wheat should be fed with plenty of coarser ali- ments. Farmers that are fattening animals often suppose that the more concentrated fattening food they can get eaten, the better will be the result. But skilful feeders know better. It is not what is eaten but what is digested and assimilated that benefits the animal. With a. well balanced ration and some bulky food to distend the stomach the fattening animal will eat more and maintain the appetite, which it Will not do if fed only on the most carbonaceous food. The man who has good judgment and breeds trobters as though he expected to race every one of them, will always make money, but the time has gone by to raise horses to fool somebody else with. The ownership of a. good horse is some- thing whxch brings with it, to a. man sus- ceptible of attachment to the equine kind, a. fund of delight and unalloycd pleasure which few other pastimes can equal. Indigestion is one of the most, serious dis- orders afiecting all animals, and it, gives rise to many diseased conditions that have no apparent cause to one who does not un- derstand how a disturbed digestion afi'ecbs every function of t-he system. VVhecher you like pacera or not. the purest bred trotting aims and drums are con- stantly getting them. There is one conso- lation, however, the trotting-bred pacer generally is fast, and a. fast pacer is worth more money,every time. than a slow trotwr. Never permit, a check rein of the harness bridle to be hooked tight, as some drivers will persist in doing. It gives the hora; great pain, especially when standing. as all may observe from seeing him constantly tossing his head up and down. and from one side to the other. seeking relief from the needles of torture. Domestic animals will sometimes eat so much salt that, they will injure themselves, but. this will only happen when the attend- ant has been so careless of their wants that they have been for a. long time deprived of it. Keep the salt where they can help them- selves, and they will take only so much as is required to satisfy their actual needs. The warmth of the body of an animal in the winter season is produced from the food. The more warmth created the more food necessary. The more the animal 13 protected from the cold the less warmth to be provided. To save food, therefore, the stock should be provided with good dry quarters, the most important point being to guard against, draughbs of air from cracks or crevxcea. To raise good horses and keep them look- ing well and in good lite we must. not work the life out of them, especially not load them too heavy. That is what makes old horses out of too many colts. Because they are willing and walk right ofl'wc forget and put on a heavy loam we would justl stop and think our jugdmenb would tell us it was wrong. Bad food, feeding and watering at an improper time or in an improper'lnanner, filth, want of ventilation, blows, and other kinds of harsh treatment, and in some instances mistaken kindness, fashiOn, van- ity, and a variety of other causes, all of which are under the control of man. combine to ruin the health, destroy the usefulness, and even terminate the life of the most noble animal which has been placed at the service of man. It might be well Lo think of winter shelter for the hogs and plan to provide something that will help save hear and feed during the winter. Study out some cheap and handy method of sheltering the hogs. There is no need of an expensive house ; in fact, “ hog palaces” do not, as a. rule, pay. Cheap- ness, comfort; and convenience are three things which should be kept in mind in planning for hog shelter. Fewer eggs will be ganherad if the hens are crowded. Fowl: two years old are, as a rule, best for breeding purposes. Don’t use grease on fowla. A little in- sect powder on the head and under the duo“ rid chicks oi vermin. Poultry Pointers- l There has recently been disinterred among the stores of the lord Chamberlain at, Windsor Castle. a sedan chair belonging to Henrietta of France. wife of Charles I. ( The wnrks of Aristotle comprise more . than 400 treatises on various subjects. The manuscripts which survive of his writings were acciientally discovered In an _ advanced stage of decay in an old chest. The first hatched and shortest legged chickens in the breed are the easiest to fatten. You can never rid your poultry houses of vermin if you allow them to remain filthy. A Gothic Christian bishop once trans- lated the Bible into the Gothic language for the use of 1118 people. but omitted the Books of Kings, lest the wars told ui there should increase their propensity for fighting. Medium-sized turkeys that are in good condition bring the best price. Alum dissolved in water is recommended for diarrhoea. in the early stages. When cleaning the roasts, don’t; neglect to apply the kerosene to the honom of the perches as well as the top. Lice are sure to gather there if you do. Young pallets notably lay small eggs. Morel: Breed only from eggs of hens of full growth and vigor. The same rule will apply to all domestic animals. Meat, milk, the cereal grains, with plenty of fresh bone, cut fine, will make good poultry, if they are kept. free from lice and have otherwise comfortable quar- tets. The size of an egg should have something to do with its Value; but as a. rule it is not of so much importance to the buyer as a. clean, pure white shell. The appearance sells. If you are thinking about starting into the poultry busmess. let us suggest that the fall is a. good time for it. It is easier then to guard against vermin and disease than it is in the spring, and these are q'ne two drawbacks always encountered by beginners. Prince Gear go a “all. The impression conveyed by the Duke of York’s reply to the Australian invitation, as oificially announced leaves little room for any doubt as to the intention of Princ- George to visit our fellow-subjects upon the soonest available and suitable occasion that presents itself. That cirucmstances will not permit him to undertake along voyage, either at the present or “in the near future, will bring no feeling of disc; ointment top the Australians or any other branch of the British world; on the contrary, when his absence shall be granted by the royal fam. ily there can be nothing amiss in hoping that there will then be all the more reason why the enthusiasm of the people should assist in constituting the visit happier and more memorable. Naturally Canadians have felt a strong personal interest in this Australian invitation. The visits of pub- lic men which have been exchanged between the two great and, in some respects, simi- larly endowed dominions ; the efforts that have been madeâ€"although so far without that success which might be desiredâ€"to bring about a similarity of constitutions : the tendencies on their part variously displayed to profit by our more active strug- gles for national advantage, these things would in themselves conduce to much of common sympathy. But other more clearly defined interests now keep Canadian eyes turned towards Australia. Upon their pro- gress with the problems of settlement and trade arrangements depends to an extent well worthy of appreciation the advance~ ment of Canadian influences along certain lines which our Government, our manufac- turers and kindred interests are now follow- ing. The splendid directsteamshipa estab~ Iished between Sydney and Vancouver are attracting many distinguished British trav- ellers and business men. who visit the antipodes bv the old route to return home by way of Canada. Of course We expect that when Prince George goes to Melbourne and Sydney he will return across the Pacific affording Canadians one more op- portunity of meeting and greeting their future king. This aspect of the royal trip round the world givés us quite as much concern as the people of England or Aus- stralia can feel in it. Indeed if the heirs to the throne were not in the habit of pay- ing such visits as this, to which there is so much looking Iorward, Canadians might be able, all in good time, to transport the Prince to and from Australia so quickly over all-Canadian lines that the natural anxiety which is felt in the Royal Family and throughout England when the only son of the Prince of Wales is absent from the soil of the tight little island would be very considerably shortened. But fond as, with our inherent commercial instincts, we un- doubtedly are of advertising ourselves, we must gracefully relinquish so excellent an opportunity. At this some time it is prob- able that the most advantage will be ex- tracted from the visit. Look at it from whatever standpomt may be chosen and self interest is not the least comprehen- sible part of loyalty. No feeling of self- respect is endangered by such an admis- sion. a kitchen girl of colour, though a Hebraic name. It, runs 2â€"“ Dear Miss Judea. Manes, â€"My dear,â€"I am Lake the leetle time of write you this few lines hoping that it. will find you in a. good state of health as it leaves me here compound. My dear girl, I am very sorry that you do 1105 write my ansert back. My Dear Miss Judea Moses, be so kind and let me know how it is with you my dear girl. 1 mean to say that you must, call out and shout thou in the haliitaut, oi zion. My dear Miss Juries iglide by lawns and grassy plains. My dear friend please anxer me as soon as you get this letter My dear oft in sadness and in illness I have watched Lhy current glide tillthe beauty oi its stillness ovcrllu“ ed me likes. tide I steal by laws and grassy places I slide by hazel covers I move the SWeeb forget-me-nors that grow for happy lovers my dirling Miss Moses. Here shall .. .....L Lnaf lnIvnn "any? l\\y 000') Some examples of Kut’fir correspondence have reached the ” South African Review.” The latest is from a De Beers remploye no fdrup Wath best loves geod by Lfi- Kisses to youe.â€"-I remain Yours truly loves Frumyrkr Tamaly. De Beers, Kim- bar I A large elephant mm Do be killed in Stuttgart, on account, of his temoer. A single bullet from a. ems-ll bore rifle deliv- ered in his forehead dropped him dead. A Kafllr love Leller. A [Dry Year. There can be no doubt, that, since 1890 an extraordinary drought; has been gradu- ally overspreading the entire globe. lbs dire effects were felt first in the old world and subsequently in America. The Rus- sian {amine of the year before last is fami- liar to all readers. But the crop-blighting forces of the draught. which occlsioned Lhis dreadful famine have not, been exhausted in Europe. M. Camille Flammariorv, a French Savant, says in a recently carefully prepared analysis than this year is “ the driest, on record.” “ The year}1893,”he says, “ has been remarkable 'for the draught, which prevailed in every caunbry, especial- ly during the months of March, April, June and August,” and “in France we have passed though a. remarkable period, which may be described as unique in the annals of meteorology.” Current, wea- Lher on this continent and harvest, re- turns fully show that the now dying year has been one of most disastrous drought, the crops having been signain deficienb in ther on this continentwand harvest re- ‘ turns fully show that the now dying year‘ has been one of most disastrous drought,‘ the crops having been signally deficient in almost every section, with the consequent precipitation of commercial panic and tho prostration of all business. Any turn, however slight, in the tide of climatic ca~ lamity which has caused the general distress i of industry should, therefore, be hailed as‘ a happy augury of better times ahead, and i should be carefully noted. The winter of [892-93 was one of the severest type through- out America and Europe. and especially over Asia, the abnormal cold extending last January eastward to the South China coast â€"â€"even to the environs of Hong Kong (lying within the tropics), where the sight of snow was so new to the Chinese that they gathered it to sell for medicine. While the Asiatic harvest returns of last autumn have not yet been reported, we may be sure they were far below the average. For drought in an acute ani calamitous degree it is an invariable concomitant and sequel of an in' tenaely cold season. So long as the moist trade-winds which girdle the globe within the tropical zone can make their way freely into the great continents, rainfall is generally suflicient for the farmer’s needs. These fertilizing winds are never debarred access to the world’s principal grain-fields save when there is a. preponderance of the dry and withering westerly winds which are prolific of “ cold waves.” It is for this reason, among others,that the failure of the icy anti-trade winds in America last week, though but temporary, is a. favorable sign of relief from the long-standing drought. Just as the sun had completed his journey to the southern tropic, thus leaving us to a minimum of sunshine and to the mercy of the North-western frost king, the dry westerly gales drew back, permitting the genial. vapor-bearing trades to pour north- ward through the Mississippi Valley and to spread, fan-like, over the interior of the country. Brief~lived though this substitu- tion of vernal for wmtry weather may have been, it may be taken as an earnest of in- creasing moisture during the coming spring and of partial release from the power of the drought. The most extensive record of great droughts, compiled by an English writer, Mr. E. J. Lowe, F.R.S., and running back more than a thousand years, reveals the far-t that these severe visitations usually run their full course in two or three years. But a. study of droughts in the United States seems to prove that after a. year in which the drought has been general and acute the seasons of the tollowing year are more propitious to agriculture. Thus, 1881 wasa memorable epoch for its very distressing drought ; wells and springs dried up. and the rivers ran di‘earlly low from the Mississippi to the Atlantic coast. Hut 1832, while deficient in rainfall, was more ftvo'sble to the farming interests. In 1876 our agriculture suffered greatly and widely from the lack of rain, but in 1877, while the drought did not wholly disappear, the seasons were more moist, and in some sections the showers Were unusually heavy. The very trying and quite extensive drought of 1887 was also followed the next year by weather, which, on the whole. was more showery, and more propitious for agriculture. It would be very presumptu- ous to infer from such facts that 1894 will be altogether auspicious for the farmer, who. as far as possible, should provide against all the ills that might result from a. recurrence of last year’s drought. Bur- there is apparently a positive element of encouragement in the late developments of the season. which he may profitably take for What it may be Worth. Curious Rlles Fermi-med by [he Ruler of China at Cerlaln Intervals. In order to emphasize the importance of the cultivation of the soil and to encourage his subjects to follow agricultural pursuits. the Emperor of China. sometimes performs certain rites at the “emperor’s field," and goes through the form of plowing sud other work of the husbandman. One day recent- ly, says the N. A. U. Cable, the emperor set out at daybreak from his place, with a. numerous and magnificent train of courtiers and others. Before breakfust the emperor arrived at the shrines of the deity presid- ing over agriculture, and his majesty stop- ped to offer up his thanksgiving and sacri- fices. After chanqing his dress the morn- ing renast was served, at the end of which the emperor proceeded to the field, at the four corners of which were erected four pavilions where the seeds of wheat and other cereals were placv ed. In the center were numbers of magnificently attired courtiers. each hold- ing aloft a. runny-colored flag, while on the side of the passage were scores of aged and white-haired farmers, each having in his hand some agricultural implement. Pluc- ing his left hand on the plow and holding the whip in his right hand, the emperor began the ceremony of the occasion. By prearrangement the oiliccrs did their allot- ed share, some wielding the agricultural implements, while others scattered seeds out of the baskets as if sowing, while the emperor was busied with the plow which was hitched to a richly caparisoned bullock, draped in yellow and led by two of the emperor’s bodyguards, 0n the emperor finishing his round at the plow the three princes Were ordered to go through the performance, and after them nine high courtiershud their turn, aitex which the performance closed. Having received the greetingpf his officers the emperor returned E0 his p‘élace. The giraffe has a. tongue almost eighbeen inches long. AN EMPEROR AT THE PLOW The Reckless Assertion or a Young Engl- neer, and us Accmnpllshnlen'. NEWARK, N. J. , January 5. â€"An engineer, who has served on the engineering corps employed in the construction of the Nicar- agua Canal and is home on a sort of fur- lough, tells the story of a. duel with a. has cnustrictor by a fellow engineer. Life in the canal country is dreary. and various schemes: are resorted to in order to relieve the monotony. One of the party stated one evening that he could kill & boa. single handed. The rest of the crowd tried to convince him he was wroug,bnt he stuck to the assertion. Finally a. handsome bet was made that he could not dispatch a boa. alone if the deadly reptile was in its natural con- dition. The young engineer promptly ac- cepted the terms of the Wager. The next day a. gang of natives were sent into the forest to find a. hoe. They came upon a. well-grown specimen, fully 15 feet long. It had eaten heartily a. few days before it was discovered, and, being torpid,was captured Without ditficulty and taken back to camp. It was deposited in a room, where it was securely bound. and then left until its 3196p should be over. DUEL WITH A MUNSTRUUS BOA. The young engineer who was to meet the monster of the iorest in a. duel to the death probably repented of his rash bargain many times, but he never let anyone know it and was “ dead game," as the saying goes, from first until last. Boas often remain in tor- por for three weeks, and it was nearly a. fortnight before the pinioned snake showed signs of returning activity. The engineers then appointed a night for the combat, and the young man who was to face the serpent went into active training. It had been stipulated that his only Weapon was to be a knife, and the young man relied on his clear brain, iron nerve and supple wrist to carry him through the encounter in safety. When Work was over on the appointed day those who were in the secret entered the room and proceeded to cut the ropes with which the serpent was bound. It had bzen coiled up and several bands placed about it. These were all severed but one, and the snake's opponent entered while his com- panions beat a hasty retreat to safe coignes of vantage from which to watch the strange battle and to give succor in a. last ex- tremitv. The young engineer was lightly clad and carried in his right hand a long knife, highly ground and sharpened. The mon- ster, half-famished as it was, was in a most angry humor, and its horrid head, oscillat- ing to and fro. with distended jaws and viciously shining, beady eyes, must have made the young man's flesh creep. He strode straight up to the boa. and. with a. lightning stroke of his knife. cut the re. maining band that bound it. He jumped back the instant the stroke had fallen with the celerity of a tiger cat. but his swiftness Was snail-like compared with that of the serpent. Quicker than thought the boa descended upon his enemy. Before the man could scarcely move the snake had fall- en upon his arm, had ‘wound its way up its entire length, and was biting at his shoulder. The arm around which the snake had wound itself was the young fellow’s knife arm. Luckily the hand and wrist were free. He did not Wait to transfer the knife to his free hand, but summoned all his power and cut at the coil of the serpent nearest his pinioned hand. It was a. splcudld strokeâ€"a backward cutâ€"and it. was clear through the body. The upper portion of the slimy coil dropped to the floor, and the intrepid engineer had won his bet. The entire contest lasted buts. few seconds, and so quickly did it pass that the breathless onlookers scarcely realized what had happened. The young man we quite badly lacerated by the teeth of the snake. The strangest part of the episode was that the young man’s arm was lame for weeks, and all up its length was aspiral black and blue mark where the snake had encircled it. Keep the Knees lflent. Lean Forward ant! Lin the Feet Very Slightly. Physiologists and lovers of athletics msy be interested in recent experiments and re- searches of a French artillery captain, M. de Raoul, who. some fifteen years ago be- gun to try and find out the most economical and leest trying way of walking. There are many manners ot walking, says the Popular Science News, some of which are much devoid of grace. but it may be sup- posed tlmt as for as efiiciency is concerned one must he better than the others. M. de Raoul has come to the conclusion that. as far as fast. walking is concerned, the best method is that which he calls marche en- flexion. The principle is to run without lenplng, to raise the body above ground as little as possible, to keep the knees bent, the upper part of the body inclined for ward, so that prxictically you are always running after your center of gravity. The feet must be raised only very slightly. M. de Raoul, who has now some years of ex- perience, says that he can now take any man between 'le and 6t) and teach him to run as long as his legs can carry him without getting out of breath. Some men can. on the very first trial of the method, run seven or eight miles withoutstoppmg, while, with the ordinary tactics, they could not have run over one mile. The first kilometer (s. kilometersis fiveeighths of smile) is usually covered in seven minutes and a. quarter, the second in six minutes, and the third in five minutes and fortyâ€"five seCOnds. An interesting feature of M. (l8 Raoul‘s re- searches is that even after a long run, sc- uoriling to his method. a. still" walk is no trouble at all ; the muscles which work in both cases do not belong to the same set, and While one exercise is performed the muscles which minister to the other rest. The Official Gazette of India prints some interesting statistics on the lives of men and animals which annually {all a prey to savage beasts and venomous reptiles. In 1592 savage animals killed 2,963 persons and 19,625 persons were killed by serpents. Savage animals and poisonous snakes de- stroyed 81.668 head of sheep. In the war that, is made upon this lifc‘descroying scourge 15,988 savage animals were killed enacost of 107.974 rupees. The serpent. hunters killed 84.789 snakes,f0r which they paid 9,741 rupees. Thirty-two Lhousaad varieties of goods are made from wool. fl9W T0 Bl" FAB. AND FAST, Perlld of L|fc in lndln.