USEFUL GLEANINGS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2091, 5 November 1880, Page 3

USEFUL GLEANINGS.

Pee.sbbving Eggs.—A correspondent sends us the following recipe for preserving eggs, which, if the directions given are strictly carried out, will, she says, keep the eggs perfectly fresh for six or even eight months : —Rut three pounds of fresh quicklime in a large earthen pipkin, one ounce of cream of tartar, also a pound of salt; over these ingredients pour five quarts of boiling water 5 when cold put in the egge, seeing that all are quite fresh. To ensure satisfaction it is absolutely necessary that the eggs should be stirred about at least every other day. The vessel should bo largo, and the eggs not too closely packed, then it is easy to stir them without fear of breaking. Lick in the Henhouse. —If requisite time and trouble are bestowed, it is easy to get rid of the lice. The henhouse should be thoroughly cleansed of all litter and manure, pens and boxes removed, and the wall washed twice over with lime solution, containing about one pint of impure carbolic acid to five gallons of whitewash. With soap and hot water containing a similar proportion of carbolic acid, wash and scrub the floor, perches and woodwork. When there is [a thatched root unprotected by lath and plaster, vermin are difficult to dislodge j and, in addition to the carbolic treatment, it is worth while to close np the house, and burn on the floor, on a scuttle of live coal, a pound or two of flowers of sulphur. The sulphurous gas evolved, permeating every crevice, ensures the destruction of the vermin. To enable your poultry to get rid of their tormentors, lot them have a cart-load of sand, and a small heap of slaked lime in which to roll themselves. When badly infested it is worth while also to plunge them in a bath containing one part of carbolic acid to every eighty or 100 of water, which will be rendered more cleansing by the addition of soft soap.— “N. B. Agriculturist.” PouiTBY Manubb. —Among the advantages to be derived from poultry there is one fact which (says the “ Mark Lane Express ”) has been entirely overlooked —viz., the benefits derived by the land from their droppings. Fowls’ dung is most beneficial in an orchard. Fruit trees that hitherto had only borne poorly have been known to yield an abundance of fruit by placing around their roots a quantity of poultry manure, or oven by allowing the birds to roam about in an orehard, where they can do no harm to anything, and greatly benefit the land. During the greater part of the year poultry could be kept in an orchard at a trifling expense and little labour, while they would benefit the trees and add to their productiveness most materially. Much has been written about the value of poultry manure. Some have gone so far as to say it ia equal in fertilising properties to guano, while a writer, who describes himself as the “ greatest authority ” on poultry matters, values it at £7 per ton. This, however, is ( all nonsense; that poultry droppings are of great value as a manure is an indisputable fact.

V.B.C, SPBING MEETING. [bEUTBB’B TBLBOEAM. j■ MELBOUBNE, November 4. There was a large attendance to-day. The weather was very fine. huedlb eacb. Sir Peter 1 Sarchedon 2 Nimrod ... ... ... ••• 3 Won by a neck. EOTAL PAEK STAKES. Progress 1 Lothair 2 Wellington ... ... _ ••• 3 Mata finished last. Time 3 min. 41 sec. SPBING HANDICAP, Pontiff 1 Napper Tandy 2 Morning Star ... ... ... 3 Thirteen horses started ; won easily. Caraballo was nowhere in this race. Time, 2 min, 11 sec. OAKS, Sapphire 1 Constance 2 Western Princess... 3 Won by a bare length. Time, 2 min. 49j sec. THE WELLINGTON CUP. [pbb pbesb association special wies.] WELLINGTON, November 4. The following are the nominations for the Wellington Cup. Mr J. S. Pownell’s Hailstorm Mr G. Bates’ Sinking Fund Hon. W. Kobinson’s Foul Play Hon. W. Robinson's Grip Hon. W. Eobinson’a On Hit Hon. W. Robinson’s Natator Sir H. Robinson’s Lady Emma Mr H. Horsford’s Hornby Mr H. Horsford’s The Governor Mr H. Horsford’s Mischief Mr W. S. Moorhonse’s Badaworth Mr W. S. Moorhonae’a Holdernease Mr W. C. Webb’s Virginia Water Mr S. Horsefall’s King Quail Messrs Jones and Robinson’s Satellite Mr H. Redwood’s Norseman Mr Redwood’s Amy Mr Redwood’s Adamant Mr J. Mason’s Volunteer Mr J. Mason’s Randwick Mr J. Mason’s Lara Mr Walters’ Libeller Mr Walters’ Grand Ducbesa Mr Walters’ Piscatorious Mr Walters’ Venus Transit Mr Keith’s Soukar Mr Keith’s My Dream Mr Owen’s Sir George Mr Owen’s Gormandeuae Mr Owen’s Sylvanna Mr Fraser’s Le Lonp Mr Fraser’s Betrayer Mr Buller’s Luna Mr Buller’s Laertes Mr Ward’s Heather Bell Mr Lyon’s Loch Lomond Mr Lyon’s Midgo_ Mr Mclvor’s Marie Stuart Mr Mclvor’s Don There may bo additions by post. The weights will be declared on the 22nd inst.