Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-05-16


Hints for Farmers Al,eody has The first
burst Of a Tremendous storm come, Of course
sweeping away the commercial men of the
great markets for the first victims the villa
ges and towns Of the country must have their
Turn and receive their measure, and it is pru-
dent TO devise ways & means preparatory 10
the blast. The produce OF The farmers Of ev-
cry kind has for sometime brought very high
prices and we think it ought TO follow that
The farmers owe lille. II, however, you are in
debt and can pay, do Il nO,O: because, if you
delay, your creditors may be driven 10 force
payment suddenly, by and by, ont Of your
stock, or otherwise, at great sacrifice Of your
property. If you are mol in debt, happy are
ye; and happy shalt ye be, if you will mol be
in debt
Wool probably, will come down--we hope
not so ruinously as has The cotton Of the south
em tiler Of The soil. Indeed, there is not
little Of the last years clip now on the hands
Of purchasers in the state; and in addition TO
this, the demand by the manufacturers cannot
he so great as in ordinary tiines-we mean as
in times when the country is undergoing no
experiment." and perhaps VIC ought TO have
said in erira ordinary timer. IL wool must be
drug, let the growers make the best Of it,
manufacture it and wear homespun, rather
than sell at roinous prices and grumb'c or 60
20 Jail in broadcloth. Some farmers may think
best 10 keep their wool againet better days:
which would be very well, if too many did not
do the same thing. or if better days should
come before the shearng time of 1888. Who
can tell whether they will or not2 The peo-
pie must act speedily and energctically TO make
their srvants at Washington feel-they must
speak loud and auhoritivcly TO make them
hear.
The (Albany) Cultvator, an excellent pa
per by the way which ought 10 be in every far
mer's house, gives unfavorable accounts Of the
grain crop, in Virginia, the middle states, and
in New York. On the whole, it considers the
prospect no better than in the spring Of 1886
The high prices Of meats and The scarcity Of
forage have also diminished the stock OF cat
tie. In this state Of things it becomes the fat
mer TO do his best in raising crops Of grain and
roots. Millions Of bushels oil foreign grain
were consumed in the U. S. in 1867, but
how can we buy foreign grain in 1888, if
things continue as they are even but for O short
| timer
| From the same paper we CLEAN sundry
items: from IS TO 30 tons Of beots can be ra =
sed per acre, which give 5000 lbs. OF sugar,
while the same land would give but about COO
lbs. Of wheat. At this rate, the cultivation OF
| beets for sugar must be very profitable.
| Five millions Of British farmers afford pro-
visions for lG millions Of people while 2
millions of American farmers do not raise
enough Tor the population of the U. S.. say | Z
millions. There are agricultural societies and
agricultural schools; there government makes
its policy to sustain agriculture, and expends
money from the public treasure for agricultur-
al surveys and the publication Of agricultural
books; but here, we have no such things.
Canada thistles may be exierminated by cut
ting three times in a season, i. c. in June, Ju-
ly and August, just below the surface Of the
ground.
A. c. Howard, Thetford, recommends plas-
ter Of Paris and leached ashes FOR corn, poia
toes and clover. He says also that by the al
tentative process, that is raising different crops
4 in successive seasons upon the same ground
he has increased his crop four fold on some Of
his poorest land, with the aid of plaster ard q
small quantity Of animal manure.
I The Turnip Fly, From Canada paper We
find that it is proved by experiment that these
insects come neither from the earth nor from
other plants, hut are lodged Uhe eggs in The
turnip or cabbage seed. By soaking the seet
three hours in pretty strong brine, and after
words thoroughly drying, it was found that tn,
insects eggs were destroyed, and without in
jury 10 the seed. fanny Of our farmers ar,
uoubled with this insect it may he well TO tr,
the experiment for their own satisfaction.
The Genossee Farmer says farmers INNS
culture root crops, and se, as much food 70
cattle from one acre thus as from ave of grass
Mangel wurzel does best in heavy rich soils
and rua baga in sandy coils.
Gen. Scott has declined the dinner at New
York, thinking it no iun 10 cram from pub