Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-07-14


Himself must either HOLD paws"
IrEMs, &c The Scientific American
informs the public that WIN. s. Hubbell
and Amos Barrett, of Ashtabula County,
Ohio have taken measures to secure pa
ient for preparing wool for manufacturing
purposes, by which process the previous
washing is not required. ---Mr. Joseph
Beer, of Keypori, n. Y, has five large
sheep, whose aggregate weight is 1860 lbs,
the largest being BIS lbs in weight, This
puts to fight the humbug ,ha, is sometimes
seen flying in the papers, that sheep degen-
crate in the L. 5. The largest sheep in
Engl which we have any account e,
weighed 36S lbs, ten las. less than Mr..
Beers, waich he intends to exhibit at tue
Worlds Fair ia New York The fleece of
TINS American sheep the past year weighed
i3 lbs-----Aptitude for faiiening il an
important consideration for cattle breeders.
and Is too much neglected in selecting
stock for beef Said farmer to his neigh
Dor, my thorough, or part bred beast, is fit
fol- the butcher at three years old, while your
mongrel is good for naughi until he is five
years old 50 my money returns to my peck.
cts two years sooner than yours" Tins is
an important consideration, where winters
are SIX months long, and money worth six
lnfEFn-l Is. hK.,o
| pedigree Is essential to secure uniformity.
and 10 preserve the distinct and best breed.
No SIRE, Of suitable age, should be hon
ossd oth prsmsa@, Githsu; sh exhibi-
ton of his stock.-ln Kentucky there
Is stock Importing Company. They have
eight Jacks aud Jenne,s, of The best stock
Of Spain, now on their way from that coun-
try 10 Kentucky experienced far
mer says that copPeras in food, given 10 the
horse, cattle, sheep or hog, once every 9th.
er day for SIX or eight days, half a tea
spoonful TO sheep. and a teaspoonful to the
others, will leave them free from lice, inside
aud out, with a clean stomach and heal
Thy skin.--" Report aud Addresses Ct
the Vermont State Agricultural Society for
1852" We are indebted for handsomely
printed copy, to ]. A. Beckweih, Esq, the
Corresponding Secretary. The addresses
are able and interesting ones. a portion
of the one by Senator Seward has been
given IN former paper.--The " Work.
ing Farmer" monthly, devoted to the in-
teresis of agriculture, published by Treder-
lex McCready, pa, Broadway, N. Y, and
edited by Professor Mapes, price 81. II is
a valuable publication, aud worth twice the
money, pei aunum, asked for it.---To
promote harmony ano prosperity in iami-
", II is well for each TO labour Industrious
ly IN his appropriate sphere, remembering
that ia a well ordered household, the sue
cess of one is the Joy of The whole. Learn
the different tastes, temper, and likes aud
dIslikes of each member, and each try 10
do the other the most good, IN the most
pleasant aud acceptable manner. Drop a
word of kindness and sympathy to the
suffering Praise the servants, when they
do well, aud ch,de them faithfully but kind
ly ii they do III. If your temper is laOle
to rise, Try the precepi, A" soft answer turn
eth away wrath" next Pennsyl-
yania State Agricultural Far is tn be hold
en- al Pittsburgh. on the 27h, 2SIh, and
29,h days Of September next The mhab-
itanls of Pittsburgh promise to pay $500
towards deiraying the expenses OF the Far.
-Flour aud grain at the West.
correspondent, of the Albany Evening Jour
nal says, there is Wheat ia store at Mil
waukle $50 600 bushels; Oats 80. 900,
Barley 700. aud Rye IL, 200, and about
go, 900 barrels Of Flour They have lOO.-
600 bushels of Wheat, 81 900 do Oals, go
900 do Barley, at Sheboygan Kenosha,
Wheat, 25 600, Oats 10 900, Barley 1900
Waukegan, Wheat 10000, Oats $1,000,
Barley 5000; Chicago, Wheat 3S 900
Michigan City, Wheat $4,000, Corn 4 900,
Oats 5000. As SOON as The canal rs open
from Chicago they will be getting more
bu. the supply will no; be large. Most OF
the Wheat, Oats and Barley are Out Of the
farmers hands and IN market. The supply
Is SAID ,o be less than last year.---He
Is an April fool who, ia making bargains,
makes the worst between himself aud his
farm; aud for the paliry purpose OF saving
little IN sowing halt enough grass seed
cheats his pasture, his moving held. MS
! cattle and himself A rieHtifn! supply OF