The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-12-13

sleeker. Cattle that are turned out to drink.
in winter, should. if the weather be cold and
stormy, be put into stables soon after, unless
the yard be protected from the uncomforta-
BILE severity of the weather. Running water
is preferable when it can be had; but if such
cannot be obtained it is better to die a we'll
in the yard and put in pump, than that the
herd should 20 any considerable distance for
water. Much manure is saved by having
water in the barn or yard, the comfort of the
cattle is greatly increased, and hay is saved.
! LICE on SToCK.-Cattlc and colts are
verv liable to be afflicted with lice As soon
as the farmer notices their presence. he should
be dillgent in his efforts to DESTROY them,
or else he may feel the best and plentifully
70 his stock, without any gain in flesh to his
suffering creatures. If it be wished to use
an injection. fill common goose quill and
insert it within the skin Just in front of the
fore shoulder, and, with little punch, force
the contents under the skin
COLD AND WET LAND The farmer Of
ten speaks Of his "co!d, wet land" No va
rctv of soil. in any location, is of itself cold
er than another. The very water which
trenchinc. draining. &C., allows to pass of.
after imparting It's virtues to the soil, If re-
tained on or near the surface bv hard, i'm
pervious subsoil, becomes itself, by its change
the source of the colIness complained Of
Instead OF running of it evaporatcS, an! bv
this practice abstracts a great quantity of heat
from the soil and surrounding atmosphere
The evaporation of apound of water requires
stating it at less and others more or it re-
;'uces one hundred pounds of air - degrees
The ground, to considerable depth, is
warmer. by many degrees, where the rain is
drained off, instead of being allowed to ac-
cumuiate and evapo-ate. Hence this enor-
nous loss of AN invaluable stimulus to vere-
tation. The chilling aud deadly process of
evaporation is going on to excess from the
time frost comes out of the ground in the
spring. till freezing again occurs vt this
period the undrAinet land having the most
water to freeze, becomes the warrnest, saw IN
December, when OF no value to vegetation
but rather an injury.
TIE Hay CH0rs OF TIE United
SrATF>.-lt may. perhaps. seem an incrcli-
bIe statement TO some readers. that the hav
crop of the United States amounts to nearly
the same as the total market value Of the en-
tire cotton crop. Such is nevertheless the
fact. According to the census of 1870, the
value OF the cotton crop for 1919 amounted
to about S95 sos, ,120, willie the value Ct the
hay crop amounted TO $40 ,S.0,l9i. OF this
crop very incon>iderahle proportion is pro-
luced in the South. For instance the entire
hay crop of the Union is estimated at 49,
S3G,G42 tons, and of this amount
New England produced 34G2. .2JS tons.
The Middle States, 7,037,s67
The Western States, 3.52s.7os b"
The Southern States. 7US,sS2
The sing e State of Maine produces more
: hay than all the Southern States, embracing
Maryland Virginia, North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. Another
fact which gives Importance to the hay croI
as part OF the agricultural productions OF
the country, is, that while he total number
, of acres in the Union devoted to the cultiva
ton OF cotton amounts to only 5000, 900, the
number in hay amounts to l3,o0o. 900.
CHEAP PnRK for WINTER.-It appears
from The reports IN :hc western papers, tha,
r the price OF pork will be considerably rcduc-
: ed the coming season below the rates raid at
the same period last year, when there was a
greater demand Tor the article. The aver
age then was a triile over So hundred les.
Now we it quoted at $5,25 The canse
of this decline is ascribed to an expected
dlmInutlon IN the export to Europe, and not
to any deficiency in the crop. While there
, Is falling oil in Ohio, Indiana and Ken
r lucky, it is made up hv the abundant supply
in Iowa. Illinois and Missouri. The excess
IN the stock, as compared with last year, is
equal to 100000 hogs
REvoLrTIoNAEY SrEGERY.-The Mo-
. bile Tribune in its American Ana, relates
the following "imong the most active and
, daring of Marions mea were Robert Simons
and William Nithers. They bad been sent
: together on some confidential expedition, and
J while resting at noon for refreshment With.
, ers, practical shot, was examining his riS.
tolls to see if they were in good order, while
Slmons sat near him, either reading~pr in a
; revere. Bob, said Withers, If you had not
that bump ON the rid ge Of your nose, You
would be likely young fellow DO you
think so y said Simons li>tlessly Yes said
Withers. i think can shoot off that uclv
bump on your nose Shall shoot - Shoot. y
said Simons, and crack went the pistol The
ball could not have been better aimed. it
struck the projecting bump and demolished
It forever, and henceforth Simons was not
the ugliest man in the army"