~fvy \-t t If 185? DECEMBER. 29 Remarkable days- 1 Sir A. W. Young died, 1835 3 Slight falls of mow 6 2d Sun. in Advent 7 Wintry weather 8 Conception B. V. Mary 9 Sir Donald Campbell arrived 1847 10 Snow and perhaps rain 13 3d Sun. in Advent 14 Ember Week 15 Rather finer 19 First Steam Press landed in P. E. Island , 1852 20 4th Sunday in Advent 21 St. Thomas 22 Landing of Pilgrims in the United States 23 Severe gale, 1853 24 Treaty of Ghent 25 Christmas 25 ■ Look out for snow 26 St. Stephen 27 1st Sunday after Christmas. St. John Evangelist 28 innocents 26 Length of day at Edinburgh 6h 57m., alLondon7h 56m, at Dublin 7h29m. Preserving Eggs.—The lias tried the following method of preserving eggs, and re¬ commends it. Take a sieve, and cover the bottom with eggs; then pour boiling wa¬ ter upon them, sufficient to give them a thorough wet¬ ting, permitting the water to pass off through the sieve; take them out and dry them; then pack them in bran, the small ends down; and your eggs will keep/orerer. Fal'l Treatment of As¬ paragus.—As soon as the heavy frosts come to kill the tops, they should be cut and removed to the stye, or to the compost heap. The sur¬ face of the beds, which has become hard, and perhaps weedy, should now be tho¬ roughly scarified with the hoe, or forked over, taking care not to injure the crowns. About the last of the month, spread in a heavy coaling of stable manure, at least a half cord to every two square rods. The rains will carry down its fertilizing proper- fes to the roots, and give them great strength and vi¬ gor for an early start in the Spring. If near the shores, where marsh-mud is accessi¬ ble, a coating of this, one inch thick, in addition to the manure, will do good ser¬ vice. We have also found it an excellent plan to cover the beds with sea-weed or old hay during the winter. The roots kept active lon¬ ger before the groundcloses up ; the ground does not freeze so deep, and starts sooner in the Spring. The muck of course needs to be removed as soon as the win¬ ter is over. Asparagus is a, gross feeder, and can be had in its perfection only by high manuring This, we believe, will pay, whether the bed has been thoroughly pre¬ pared or not. .1 /-A \y 41 *g V