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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18
METHOD OF RAISING WHEAT SEVERAL

METHOD OF RAISING WHEAT SEVERAL
YEARS IN SUCCESSION on THE SAME LAND.
Mr.. Edmund G. Millet, Of Minot, obser-
we'd tina, he purchased farm few years
since, that had been running down for 90
years, and as he could 10, at once obtain
manure enough TO improve the whole of
the farm, and as he wished to raise on
more land than he could prepare in the
usual manner he followed the method Of
improving his land by clover, as recon-
meDded in the first volume Of the Farmer.
Two years last spring, he commenced sow =
ing abou, 8 pounds o. clover seed to the
acre, with his wheat, and as soon as the
wheat was harvested, he ploughcd in the
clover s,ubble, and last spring he ploughcd
the ground agn,n, and sowcd wheat aud
clover as before, without any manure
When he harvested tho wheat, he Kcp'
what grew on 4 rods less than hal an acre
nv itself, as it was Black sea wheat,
different kind from the rest of the crop
the produce was 10 3 bushels. Th'
other kind of wheat on the same grount
was good crop, bu' being harvested Will
several acres. grown on land different !.
prepared. the produce was not ascertancd
--Mr. NJ. Gays that he shall manage par
OF his land in the same manner for years
and see what the result will be: he think
il viii be favorable. He intends to get
cultiyator, and work his ground with tina
in the spring. as it will be cheaper thai
ploughlug, and he can loosen the surfac
without disturbing SO much of the slubbl
and clover when it is well ploughcd under
Plaster sown with clover, would lncreas
the crop on most so lis, and on that accour
benefit the succeeding crop OF wheat bl
whether a very rank growth Of clover wou'
ipiure the crop Of wheat with which
u,ows or not. we cannot say: it is goo
subjec, for experiment. We select 'ne 10
lowing remarks; ..
Experience has demonstrated that VINE
the sulpha,e of lime, or plaster of Paris
appljed TO soils, that it increases The grow
of clover, and that when clover is grow
,pon the soil, mixed, either by plough'"g
he whole crop, or by turning under 4
clover s,ubble, that it prepares such s.
for producing wheat in greater perfecl'
than when manure is applied from I
. yard.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18
INN ARRIED LADIES.

/ consider an unmarried lady, declining
into tie vale q years, as one Of those
cha 'ming countries b. 'htrlng on China,
that hes waste. for wan, o. !. '"'er 'n"ho't'
ants. We are not 10 accuse the Houn'ry '
bat some of It's ncighbors, who arc IN, >"si
bic to It's beauties, though at liberty -
enter and cultivate he soil. 49, GotdsMUh.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18

OF the MuItlcauls and have them survive
our coolest winters, is in my opinion as fol-
| lows: After taking of the leaves, isny
from about The l0b TO the 2Oih Of Septcm.
Der, and before a hard fros.) and while
he plants are green and growing, cut them
down near the ground, and slightly cover
the stlmps, to keep hem from the air.
II this plan is followed SUCCESS is sure
so Tar as | have had experience, il is the
tirst fros's IN autumn which do the injury.
My mode Of planting out The trees is as
follows: The land being well plouphed and
narrowed, | strike out burrows four fee,
apart, put therein a dressing of compos,
manure, and lay down my trees the whole
length, one after the other, and cover with
earth. One man can plant al acre in
day and have The work done well. The
same amount of labor will be sufficient 10
cut and clear the ground in the autumn.
and another days work will cover all the
s'umps. TO uncover the stumps in the
spring, use the pronged hoe, then let the
culivotor pass between the rows--keep
the ground clcor Of weeds and grass until
the sprouts are about one foot in height.
Silk worms eggs should be enclosed in
glass bottles, corkod so close as TO exclude
the alr-deposled in the c-house and on
the Ice, and may be brought fortl, for hatch
ing any time during the season Of feeding.
w. C..
REMARKs.--We esteem it q privilege to
receive communications from the expert.
enced silk grower. and especially from
those in whose opinions and practice and
observations we have confidence. There
are only few who have had the oppor,uni.
ties and experience of our correspondent,
and whose opinions so well agree with the
friends Of silk culture in this vicinity.
We fear that there are not so many mul
berries under cultivation by hundreds ,f
millions as ought now 10 be growing in
euery State in tho union, to enable silk
growers 10 avail themselves Of the bounty
offered or to be offered, and ensure TO
themselves the profits Of ono Of the most
encouraging pursuits ever offered to an ag.
ricutural community, or which offers so
ample return for the amount of investment,
and besides, being business which will
no, interfere with the ordinary routine Of
farmers work or crops. lNsPEcgoR:
NORTHAMPTON Courier.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18
SiINRV AND SNNEET

i can't -prOk IN public -ner'r done
such thing N al my Ilc,' sad chap the
other n'ghi NJ public meeting, who had
been called upon to hold forth, but if any
body in the crowd will speak for nc, III
hold his hai.'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18
St, A GOING.

lie that cannot cat any thing, in any
way. a. any time. out Of any thing, touched
BY any hing -nnd this nndcr the sight of
any dirt, the etf'ct Of any smell, the sound
OF any discord and The feeling ofany motion
shou'd no, 60 to sea.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18
FIVE REASONS.

'Mis,rcss Grimes. lend me your tub
Cant do tall the hoops are of us full
of suds-- besides | never had oue-becausc
] washes in barrel
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18
MULTIPLYING, A SHIRT,

MULTIPLYING a ST1TKT.
As Tom whose end Of poverty was dashed,
Lay snug in he'd while his ONE shirt was washed,
The dame appeared, and holding it TO view,
She said, III washed again, 'tw III wash in two.'
'lndeed! cries Tom. then wash u,pray good cousin
And wash il. il YOU can into q dozen =
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18
TEA vs. WINE

If wine is poison so is tea
Only in another shape:
What maiier whether one is killed
BY canister or grapel
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18

*Col lie Coureur-- (see Farmers Magazne)-
tried stable manure. and liquid manure. the latter
diluted, upon his wheat. The grain filtered much
or gave u great growth of straw and grass but
the product in grain was diminished. When the
liquid manure was applied "a second time, by being
poured upon the growing wheat, the straw was
very rank the plants produced only few ears o
wheat, aud those were very defective in grain.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-05-18

improvement in our husbandry. In the
remarks we shall offer, it will be gu,
endeavor rather to explain the principles
upon which the new system is founded
aud which have a common application, and
TO demonstrate their beneficial influence IN
hnsbandry generally, than to detail the
minut@ of practice. which must, in some
degree, ever be influenced and controlled
bv local cauScs
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11
From the Leeds Eng.) Mercury
TREMENDOUS THUNDER STORM

TwENTY-sIx CHILDREN Drowned AT SILK.
sToNE.-On Wednesday last, the southern
part of Yorkshire, and part of the country of
Lancaster, were visited by terrific storm of
thunder and hail, which not only did very great
damage by the breaking of glass; and the des-
truction of trees in the gardens, but by suddenly
swelling the streams to an almost unprecedcu-
ted Height had caused immense damage to prop
ery, aud, also, n far greater loss Of life than we
remember on any similar occasion. The fol
lowing particulars are sent by our Bnrnsley
responden':--
II have this week to give you the most disas-
trous account OF the loss Of life and property
that ever fell to my lot to record. On WetInes-
day afternoon IL most violent thunder storm took
place in tins part, when large pieces Office fell,
which had not dissolved on Thursday, which
broke nearly all the glass in The gardens off. V.
Wentworth, Esq, Wentworth Castle, doing
damage to the amount of about G500. The sud
den rush Of water caused one of M"ssrs Field,
Cooper, & Co.'s coal PITS to he nine yards deep
as we'll as washed great part of their railway
up. The flood has done great deal oil damage
along the valley from Lille ilonghton to Silk
stone Windows have been broken in nearly
all the houses from Round Green 10 SilkSlone by
the large pieces of ice. Such IL food has not
been known since 1906 ut Silkstone, where the
houses were from four to five feet deep in the
waer-In many gardens not only the crops but
even the soil, also, has been carried away. Large
trees were rooed up and taken down the stream.
But by far the most dreadful part ofthe accident
is that twenty six lives have been lost. obtain
ed the following particulars on the spot.-As
the water was to he seen running down the shaft
OF coal pit belonging to Mr.. X. g. Clarke, AT
ssilkstone, the person in authority at the top,
sent man into the pit TO order all to put out
their lights, and come out as soon as possible.
Consequently, all made the best Of Their way to
the pit BOTTOM expecting TO be drawn out inne.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11
AGRICULTURAL.

MATERIALS FOR MANURE. 1t is in this mat
ter our farmers fail, perhaps more than in any
thing else connected with our agriculture; and
this is failure most essentially affecting their in
terests. If we would have I'm improved agr-
culture, q revolution in our habits must take
place here; and when this is effected, and all The
manure is provided and prepared, which we can
provide and prepare, we have accomplished
comparatively half the work The getting Of
manure on IL farm must be as much matter of
study, care, and labor rs the getting of crops
from that farm.
farm there should be man employed with
cart and horse or yoke Of oxen, whose sole and
exclusive business il should be, excepting in
some extraordinary emergency, tn collect the
materials for manure; and to put them in the
way of heing manufactured. 1t is not enough
for the farmer to say he will do this at his leis-
ure; this shall lie the business Of odd times; he
will attend to this when nothing else presses up
on him. 1t must be specific, constant, princ-
pal object of study and labor. Remember again
that every vegetable substance, and every animal
substance is capable Of being converted into II
manure.
Now we will look out of the window where
we are sitting and see what IN hasty glance
comes within our sight, which ought to he saw.
ed There is the garden, with an abundance OF
weeds and decayed vegetables; collect all these
and let them go into the hogs pen or the barn
cellar Inere Is the pasture, Wnere tle uTainnle
bushes sweet fern, Canpia thstles, alder bushes,
brakes, &c. abound. Gnther them, and you will
at the same time clean your pastures. There is
the road lined for many miles with all sorts of
weeds and conrse grasses; get them. There is
n,nny mud hole, which receives the washings
of the streets, and where great deal of vaua
BILE and rich manure has been collected; empty
That There is many rich spot by the side Of
roads, which without any prejudice TO your
neighbor or the public you cnn plough up; take
off The mould, and carry that likewise into your
manure yard. There is the refuse of The shoe
shop, scraps of leather, &c. collect them and
lay them on your land to be ploughed in. There
is a clay pit; occasionally get load or two of
tina, and throw it into your barn yard. 1t will
greatly improve the composition. Then you
have n wood or grove at hand; collect the leaves
from that and lay them in store for litterng your
cattle stalls and your styes. But yon hive bog
meadow; here then is an abundant supply of the
materials for enrchng your fields. Collecl this
mud it is full of the most enriching substances
They may he spread with great advantage upon
your grass lands; but they are still better placed
upon your compost heap.--N o. Farmer.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11

Their conduct was offensive, that the master
of the house, who was employed in his work
shop, few rods distant, was sent for, and in.
formed of their proceedings. He entered the
room, and asked one oftIie young gentlemen who
was cycling him in very impernent manner
il he was the person who wanted the twenty five
cents worth of Temperance. eyes," replied the
buck, "and wish you would hand it along pref
ty-quick." "CertainIy,' said the landlord
with countenance as calm and smiling as Nick
Biddle's, ''you shall have il without any unne-
cessary delay" So saying, he took him gently
by the collar, and led him, maugre all his strug-
Cling, to the door, and while standing on the
doorslone with numerous spectators of both sex
es enjoying the scene, he cody lifted his foot,
and in the shape of most tremendous kick,
which sent the "young gentlemen" invomntar-
ly, several yards into the road, he administered
rebuke for impertinence, which, it was evident
from sundry hideo,is contortions of his vsage at
the time, was severely elt, and which will not
probably he soon forgotten? "Now," said the
landlord, in very pleasant yet determined tone,
81 have given you twenty-five cents worth of
mperance"-and you may do it up in piece
OF brown paper, or IL strip Of red rag, as you
please" The youths appeared to be we'll salts
fled with the sample which they got, for they en-
tered their gig and drove rapidly off towards
Fresh Pond.-Boston Journal.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11

dately; but, lamentable to relate, OH account of
so much water having fallen, the steam engine
could scarcely keep her steam up, and they could
not be drawn out About forty of the smallest
children then set off to the day hole, the horri-
zontal shaft, by which persons may walk in or
out of the pit. without going up or down the
Pe e1 shaft Having gel through Trap
gate and about 10 or IL yards below what is
called ga slit," driven in top bed Of coal full
OF dirt, they were making the best oftheir way
up the road, when the water burst into the day
hole, met the children, and forced twenty. six Of
them back TO the door, where they were after
wards found all quite dead, within the space of
eleven or twelve yards, between the door and
the slit! Fourteen of the largest children escap-
ed by getting into the old slit ends. The suffer-
ers were from the aye Off years to IL. 1t was
the most heart rending sight that could be wit
messed 10 see the cart, with the bodies OF them,
going through Sikstone, leaving corpse or two
nearly at every door; the women, in state of
distraction, tearing the hear from their heads"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11

stoppage of the tea trade will decide the opium
question The interests of the Indian revenue
will then he put into the scales with those of the
English excheQuer, and they will be found as
light ms feather. The company will be called
on to sacrifice the opium profits to preserve the
revenues of England; and the morals of China
mny yet he preserved through the tea.drinking
propenstes OF England When the Chinese
shall have once discovered that the most effectu-
al mode OF preventing the import of opium is to
prevent the export of tea are they likely soon to
forget the lesson?
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11

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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11

It0enty fue cents north of Temperance!-A few
days ago couple of FOSTERING youths, VINO had
been partakng of refreshmept ut one OF the bar
rooms, which for the good OF the community, n
bound in the vicinity of Boston, drove up III a
stylish horse and gig, to the door ofa Temper
ance Hotel, not thousand miles from Mount
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but demeaned themselves like backguaris. AZ
ter staring and grinu.ng in the most insulting
manner at some ladies' (boarders) seated near the
windows in the second story, they entered the
house, and seeing only boy present, became
quite cIamorous for t" Twenty-Five cents worth OF
Temperance, lone up in piece ofbrown paper. "
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11
BITE OF THE RATTLE SNAKE.

The Marshall (Virginia) Sentinel gives the an
nexe'i account of the death of a gentleman, from
the bite of his vcnomous reptile. On Friday,
the Gin of July, about IL o'clock, MIR Jacob
Heater, of Drax;on county, Virginia, was bitten
on the shin bone. midway between the knee and
the insiep, by a rattle snake, when within one
fiftl, of mile of his house. The wound appear
ed so trinng ut first scarcelyto attract his at
tentun, hut in moment or two he was appraised
of his danger by the burning and smarting of his
wound aud the very strange sensations felt thro'
the whole system. He Immediately started for
his house, and unable to proceed further
than the porch, where he fell. Vomiting blood
commenced violently, and death-like sickness
was felt ut the heart His whole system became
agitated and convulsed. In this awful situation
he continued with bnt little intermission until
death came TO his relief at about 10 o'clock at
night.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11

fered to release her from her engagement, if il
was her choice to leave him. She burst into tears
nj the very thought of separation, and asked him
if he thought il was possible for the poverty OF
this world to drive them to II more desperate ex-
tremty than that which they had suffered thus
togcther-He assured her of his Willingness to
endure for her the same trial again-and Of the
Joy, more than he could express, which he felt
at finding her so willing TO fulfil her engagement,
which il is said is soon to be "onsnmnated Ii
was not ill then that he was made acquainted
with the fact, that his lady love is heiress to an
estate worth $200,O03 Who would not DE ship
wrecked; and henceiorth, who will say, Snatch
es are not made in Heaven
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-11

ADVANTAGES OF ADvERTIsING.-A few weeks
since. tia Wheeling (Va.) Gnzette, copied for
chile article on this subject, from an English pes
riodicaI. 1t has elected the following acknowl.
Judgement, from business man ct that city, of
The benefits derived from judidious advertising.
Mr. Editor: preceved in the Times few
DAYS since an article on advertising 1t led me
~ make an examination, and l now give you
rho result. The firm to which be long has
been in existence number of years, and has
been doing tolerahe fair business On the LIST
of January last we commenced advertising Ivy
the year in yonr paper. In the half year ending
July ! 1898, our sales have been nearly a third
greater than in my previous half year, and we
cannot attribute it to any thing else then our adj
veftising.
Respectfully yours,
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
YANKEE FARMER and News Letter.

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FOR THE LTrcHFIELD ENQUIRER.
 TO"C. E. S."

Thanks. gentle minstrel for thy lay,
 And thanks for the beguiling thought, Though all love are fur away, ..
 am not therefore all forgot; AioIian chords, though mute at noon.
 Walked by the fresh ming wind of even Flowers, faint beneath the suns of June.
 Revived amid the dews of heaven- Are of this sad heart emblems true,
 Though stern of mood, and cold of mien, Walked to it's first young hopes anew.
 By the sweet thought that one unseen, Whose eye perchance ne'er may see, Hath thought, and still may think of me. The shell, removed from oceans breast,
 Moans ever for the glorious main The bird, let loose, its distant nest
 Der sea and shore will seek again. And thus this wayward heart the while,
 Where'er rest, where 'er roam, Meath clouds that frown, or skies that smile,
 Pines for the voices of its home, And the lone haunts where charm'd it lay Dreamingit its childhood years away. Seek other friend" "--I have been taught
 By grief, and it may be by scorn, Toseek loftier friendship wrought.
 At starry eve and dewy morn, With all Gods glorious things divine, From flowers that smile, to stars that shine But, lovely moralst fain .E Would learn thy gentler lesson now, And cheer this lonely heart again : With friendships holy spells-if thou Till "tears" and " storms'' and "tempests'' Aet Wilt prove that OTHER FRIEND to me. December 6, 1888. *4 SfDrEY.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
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