Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-14
AGRICULTURAL.
CALENDAR ron APRIL.

APRIL, shOwery, ilOwery, cold, WINDY. ana
warm, tickle april, has come agann, knocking
briskly at onr doors to learn whether we arc
prepared for him--lor Of what use arc bright
suns and warm showers to the farmer, If his
land remains underlined, unplowed, and nearly
as compact as the beaten road We trust that
the soils Of our readers are ready 10 appropriate
all the sunshine and showers and verna airs TO
themselves which fall upon them, and will feel
their grateful effects until their haryesis are
perfected
April, nconstani as It is, is welcomed by all.
II kindles new sentiments of gratitude and love
in every breast Old and young express new
Joys and look for the fuflment of long cherished
hopes. Birds begin to appear, lambs skip and
frolc the hum Of insects is heard, and all ami
mated existence awakens to new life.
And 50 it is with nanimate objects. The
gardens are "now rendered gay by the yellow,
blue, and white striped corcuses, which adorn
the borders with rich mixture Of the brightest
colors. The fields look green with the spring
ing grass, and few wild flowers appear to dec
crate the ground. Daisies begin to sprinkle
over the dry pastures and farther south the
moist banks of bitches arc enlivenod with the
CLASSY starlike yellow flowers ofPearlwort. And
in this month Primrosas peep out beneath the
hedges and the most delightfully."- fragrant ofall
flowers, the Violet, discovers itself by the per
fume il imparts to the surrounding air, before
the eye has perceived il in its lowly bed. Shak-
spcare compares an cxquisitoly sweet strain Of
music to the delicious scent Of this flower;
-, came DER my ear like the sweet south,
] br.afbe a hank of Atplplg
Stealing and giving odor'
april, inspiring as ii is, leaves great deal
of hope and pleasant anticipation for MAY--es-
pecaly for loyers-because May brings the
frmtioa of hope seals the plighted vow, brings
the birds, the flowers and blossoms Of delightful
hue and fragrance. But we must not venture
too far on that enchanting ground--olher dutie,
press, belonging to April, and they must DO at
tended to now.
/ FEScEs.--ln the country, where SHOWS are
deep, and in places where the frost penetra,es,
fences become more or less broken or displaced,
and need repairing. If cattle are turned TO pas
lures to browse the bushes, as is often the case,
before fences are repaired they rove at will over
other peoples domains and thus acquire habit
which no fence but one Of the best character will
prevent, Replace fences early and thoroughly,
or you will probably be electrified some hot after
noon in hayng time by the announcement that
your herd is destroying your neighbor's corn
field.
Timber cut in the winter will not last SO long
for posts as that cut in September and good
chestnut cut in September, peeled, seasoned un-
der cover and charrcd the next April will last
( a N q r a
Copperas Works at Stafford, VI, states that
climber which has been saturated with cop
peras and exposed 10 all weather for forty years,
is perfectly sound and hard, and has become
something of the nature Of stone. Timber that
has been soaked in coppcras water, one pound
Of copperas to two gallons of water, will last
more than twice as long as that which has no,
been thus prepared"
Farm lMPLEMESTs.-To use that old plow
longer is bad economy repairs have already
come to more than the original cost, and still,
it is an old, ricketty plow. 1t always did 'run
to land too much, and always will ,'perplexing
the plowman and fretting tho team. Ii has a
radical defect, past all cure Of inventor or me-
chanc. Do not work with heavy uncouth i'm
plements-ihey dag down the body like per-
petual sorrow upon the mind Boys often ac-
quire disgust for farming, merely from the
use Of the miserable implements placed in their
hands, The lighter the tool, the better, il strong
enough for the work for which il was intended
The workman who uses his shovel to pry up
stone, and breaks it, should be required TO pay
for it, and the next time il not incorrigibly lazy,
/ he will probably use the bar. Use light rakes,
made Of good material, and so of hoes, spades,
scuiilers, and all other implements. We have
beaten the English in the construction of our
agricultural implements, in their adaptation to
the work required Of them. Use the Wheel
Hoe, By all means--it costs less than two dol
lars.
CRors.-lIave you assigned the particular
crops to your fields
PLowrNo.--''I am determined to 60 one inch
deeper this spring than did last" Well, that
is capital rcsoluton-carry it out DO not be
in haste about blowing the wet, heavy land, be.
cause the sun, wind and evaporation will bring
it into suitable condition for planting, or sowing
quicker than you can.
4 KITCHEN GARDEN.--lf yoI have brought for
ward plants in hot-beds, you may transplant tC
the open ground this month early cucumbers,
melons, cabbages, eaulihowers, lettuce, radishe,
&c. ; but they must be watched and proiecte,
if the nights are too cold. Clean out the straw.
berry beds, the curranls, rasberries, and goose
berries. Stick down cuttings pleutifully o
such fruits as you wish 10 propagate. Tn,
cherry cutting will grow if put down in mois
and shady spot
/ FLOwERs.-Encourag the women and child