Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-08

eleven calves entirely on skim mills, worth So 90
ap &c.
Mr. John Gibson. from three cows, made in
1s51 go pounds, or 2l0 per COW. Many other
Scotch Diaries produce from $50 to 200 pounds
pof COW. The Scotch dairy women are very
PARTICULAR aud nice IN their operations. They
do not suffer the milk to sour before taking of
the cream. Il usually stands from 3d TO Il hours,
accordinDo the state Of the weather After
this time. Whey say a sort Of cheesy substance
rises, which makes the butter siringy and tough
Tia, cream is churned as temperature Of "
the thermometer churn being used The but
ter is considered best when the process Of churn-
ing is continued one hour When churned too
rapidly II is apt TO be salreY. Afier the but
ternilk is drawn Off It is thoroughly WISHED 10
cold water iin summer ice water is nsedl con
snltly drawing IL of, till it becomes perfectly
clclr, and every particle of hutternlik Is separat-
cd. Il is then taken ont and saiied, with one
curce 20 a pound of butter five or SIX teaspoons
fun OF loaf suggsr are added to every 30 pounds.
Il s packed very solid, 10 81 pound tubs, room
being left on top ia each tub, to spread tine salt,
on hin cotton or linen cloth. Afterwards pure
brine is put on sufficient to cover the butter, and
it IS set away in a dry, cool cellar. The less
the butter is handled the nicer IL vii, be.
The Scotch dairy COWS are of the native
breed. improved by selecting the very best. and
weeks before calvng, they are literally fed with
turneps, carrots, and little cat meal, and are
not turned TO grass until fun bite Is afforded
The pastures all over Caledonia County are COW
cnd with lnxuriant growth Of white clover. Il
seems TO be the object of the Scotch dalrymcn 90
gum the greatest possible profits from their
ca %; and this IS accomplished by Keeping we'll.
IT, Is the first thing requisite said an old
Srntchman-" Keep rour c0irs 'reH, and they u
! g. .Ie... g.. aft
the vicinity, are successfully competing with
ia ir Scotch neighbors. Wherever profits are
concerned, they are sure TO yet fol- share OF
tlrm The town Of llardwick annually produces
between eighty and one hundred tons OF but
ter.
Bliss \. Davis ESQ, Of Danwlc. whose farm
is n Ilardwick sold from - COWS 1900 pounds
% 1ntter 1900 for - cents and 200 for 20
cents per pound. Besides this, he supplied "a
Va &c family. His accomplished daughter dee
YES q u proisc, Cot the success which attended
hrr efforts last summer, m this department ani
ter example is worthy of Intuition by all the
q. ghlers ui tho land Too many now-a-days
consider it beneath their dignity TO take hold
! manage lhe DAIRY. They aspire TO higher
b lors II Is sufficient recommendation iur
Nh N TO know iw 20 sing anl apply the plono
Hd nlribly, talk French, and possess q tfstc for
tA' fashionable literature of The day. But the
idea Of obtaining practical knowledge of house
hold business, OF knowing how 10 make butter
and cheese is preposterous. ! am wandering
from my subject however It Is quite retresh-
ing 10 find AN occasional instance. where The
daughter paces o practical acquaintance with
mattcrs Of the dairy, on the list OF her accom-
hmenis. W. A. W.
The Crasshoppcr SOURCE. we have recently
ir,versrd in various directions lha couutvo t CHM
iauque, which, with good part of the Interior
Of our state has suffered considerably from
dronth during June and July Chatouque is "a
gr zing comfy. and rapidly becoming an extern
sea producer Of butter and cheese. Nine-tenths
of The soil cleared Of the primitive forests Is AL
ready laid down TO grass aud dotted by fnc herds
Of cattle The hay crop was far, though short
ON 4 by heat nnd drouih, but 10 was nearly secur
before the grasshoppers began TO deyour all be
torl them. They took hold of the wheat before
il ipencd trimmed il of It's leaves, and Topped
seile Of the heads bat there was probably some
two-thrds Of crop, nevertheless The pastur-
- md meadows they have since so thorough
"a stripped that they show scarcely a spcck Of
green, and many cattle are all bat furnishing for
food. The dairy product will be greatly dimin
is.ed in consequence. The oats were next NJ
iacked, and have been nearly annihilatcd One
irand who sowed forty bushels viii not harvest
tw sniy even the straw Is nearly shurn Of leaves
AMI often eaten Though. The earliest sown
were relatively tongh and dry when the huppers
bc IAN 10 rave m earnest, and for that reason
hage mainly escaped. Peas enjoyed like in,-
munity, while beans are devourcd almost to the
rot We saw acres that would not yield peck
Turnips will be nowhere One friend has sow
cd an acre and half twice. und not one plant
was allowed TO form second leaf Cabbages
an indeed, garden vegetables generally are
likewise annlhlatcd; and when we left on
Tuesday the Indian corn was being charged most
ru.hlessly Acres together have been stripped
Of their tasscls, then of their sIIk, aud finally
ca.en through and through the growing ears, so
tiat not one-third of crop Gun De expected -
lllayy and cold rains may stay the plague bat
tire crop is nearly ruined, and there VIII be q
B. AT deficiency Ut grain throughout the county
u' there IS already of feed. Half the growing
stock must be sold of, from sheer inability TO
lcap il, though the county Is none too well sup
pI ed. Potatoes have been trimmed up SOME
what but they ar not essentially injured Even
fhe elders and other shrubs ana weed. IN the
rods are stripped TO the bark and often below IT,
The rayage is in good part confined 10 the mp.
lards the deep valleys Of the streams are near
rs free from n; $50 Is the lake shore. Stll, ih,
loss in that comfy alone must amount 20 hun
dr'ds Of thousands, while Erie county Pa, and
some others age equally scourged. SO, We an.
drrstand, are Jefferson, Lewis, and perhaps some
other counties at he norh.-.N T. Jribue.
Vermont has received touch of this scourge
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