The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22
ROOF CKOIS.

Some wears ago. "a great deal vas
.ad ~ favor of raising roots for stock.
and many farmers ven; into the busi
nee. 10 a large extent. They didn't all
realize their ardent expectations, and
some have abandoned raising zoos alto.
%re,l,cr. Others raise them ard with n
prof, rs they consider.
Tn. re is no doubt that the value oi
ron, crops has been osot-.,Iima'cd 10y
some. while others consider them nn-
profitable wiihou, having made n far
experiment. Some fatmcrs ~lo are
situated near a large market, prefer
FEEDING their COWS on Indian meal
-heit&, aid oil cake, TO ra.ing roots tor
them and in such places IL might ot
mare improbable IN raise foo'sf r cows,
Willie other good food for them may bt
e~onyenicn,ly obtained AT II moderate
riice.
Bot in the interior. where meal,
grain. OIL CAKE, &c are higher. we be-
hive tia, many farmers will iind Il
profitable 10 raise ronts for stock. They
are good FOR working cattle, growing
cattle aud m;lch COWS. also for horscS,
sheep and swine. With roots. young
cattle may be fed on coarse fodder, and
kept in a thriving condition all winter,
and they will be less liable 10 di'cnse
dian If fed on dry fodder. Workiu!
cattle will be more healthy if allowed "a
modcfa;r portion of roots. Mich cc'y-
fcd partially on roots vii give NOR,
milk, and if the root, are Of the righ,
kind the milk will be rich. and they
viii be less liable to disease than when
fed on other food. Horses are kept in
better condition in winter, when fed
partially on roots. instead Of wholly on
prain and meal, with the exception OF
hay. Sl"cp suffer much in winic,
from being kept so long from the ground
and meal and grain are not good sub.
%sli,u;c, for grcn food. Roots are bet
ter 10 keep them in GOOD condition.
Animals are in the most thriving
state when feeding on green heritage
and roots afford them n succulcm, f"oC
in winter resembling the green food u
summer or at least it j.. the best sub
slitulc for it.-N T. Farmer.
TuK SKNrINEI.-Durin2 one Of Ma
pnlcon's remarkable campaigns, a dc
tachm.n, Of n corps commanded by y.
you>t. occupied the Isle Of Rugcl
which they were ordered to evacua,t
TAcy embarked with such rrccipitatio
that they iorgo, one Of their sentinel
WHO was posted in n retired spot, :
deeply absorbed in the perusal of
newspaper. containing m account, of OF
Of the cmreror's splendid victories,
10 be totally unconscious of illeir dcpa
iure. After pacing to and fro for mar
hours upon his post, lie lost palicnc
and returned TO the guarl-room, viii,
he found empty. On inquiry, he lear
ed with despair what had happenc
and cried, Alas! Alas! l shall be loo
I'd upon rs n deser,cr, d~ishonored, 10
unhappy wretch that ! am His
mcn,a,ions excited the compassion Of
worthy ,radesman, who took him to
house, did all il his power to cons,
him. taught him to make bread, for
wa Il baker, and, after some mont
E"'c "'Hh his 'hi) AadShlci, Iie'ih's
marriage. Five years afterwards,
strange sail was seen TO approach t
Island. The inhabitants soon flock
to the beach and discovered in t
advancing ship n number Of soldit
wearing the uniform Of the French
my. II am done for now-my brc
is bakcd,' cried the dislnayed husba
Of Justine, An idea however, suddt
y occurred TO linn and revived his co
age. lie ran TO the house, slipped
10 his uniform, and Selling his iirelo
returned to the beach and posted hi
self on sentry,a at the moment the FrcI
were landing. "Who goes there 2
shouted in a voice like thunder. Nv
goes there YOURSELF" replied one il
boat. "Who are you" "a Scntin'
allow long have you been on gnari
"Five years. rcjoincd Il man.
,oust laughed a, The quaint reply, ,
gave a discharge, in due form, to the
Voluntary lpsprtpr