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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

VERMONT PoULTRY IN New YoRK.--The
Evening Post speaking of New York Mark
cts says,
Poultry and game are abundant and cheap.
The warm weather in February was very dis
astr us to those who had packed poultry more
particularly in this State and large sums will
be lost in consequence. These losses are con-
fined almost exclusively to the country; deal
ers in the city seldom, if ever, undertake the
business. The-rnusu- successful poultry-pack-
ing is in Vermont, where the climate is pecu-
liarly adapted to the business. 1t is killed
in December and January, and being placed
in double boxes while frozen, is put into a
building constructed for the purpose upon the
plan Of an ice-house; here it is kept from the
ice till the time Of taking it ont, when it is
commonly found to be as fresh and bright as
when killed. In this State, for some reason,
the business is, as a general thing, very badly
managed.
Poultry, packed in boxes with straw, is LA
BILE to mildew, and in case of very warm
weather, such as we have recently experienced,
must be hurried off and sold at sacrifice
Some of the Vermont poultry packers do a
very extensive business. There is one firm
in that State which had in March, over $45,-
900 worth of poultry preserved in the man.
her described"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
Chr farmer.
Great Sugar Year.

Sensible men and those versed in the mat
ter, estimate from the enormous reports OF
quantities of sugar made, that over one mill
ion dollars worth Of sugar, if sold at ten
cents per h., has already been made from the
Sugar Naples in Vermont the present year.
And the end is not yet. The Sugar season
lasts until the frogs begin to peep, and April
25th will hear few frogs in the State this year.
This is a great help to Vermont Many
farmers have, on account of the high state
of groceries, &C., which they had to pur-
chase, made debts which the summer crops
,were the only expectation to liquidate. But
this will not now be the case. Agents from
the more southern States are now buying up
the large quantities of sugar in the State for
from ten to twelve and half cents per h.,
while it will bring seventeen cents in Massa-
.chusetts and Connecticut. To the farmers
I'VE beg leave to say, there IS need to keep
up the price. Maple sugar is worth as much
as the West India sugar.
Will those of our friends who have oppor-
tunities, furnish us the amount of sugar made
from tree, the time of tapping, and the
whole amount made? We wish to publish
the statistics for the benefit of our readers.
We learn that COL Davis of E. Montpelier
has made $500 lbs Mr.. Lovejoy of Stowe
300 lbs j. Luce of Plainfeld, 600 lbs.
from one hundred trees Mr.. j. Goodno
of Berlin has made 500 lbs. from seventy-fvc
trees.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
"'The Chinese Sugar Cane.

From GIN. Saxton & Co., we have re-
ccived copy of work giving an account of
the introduction and culture of the Chinese
Sugar Cane, in the United States. The same
work will be sent to any one for twenty-five
cents, enclosed to the publishers, l40 Fulton
Street, N. Y. From it we learn that tho
Sugar Cane has been raised by gentlemen in
New York, Illinois, and Minnesota with sue
cess. Mr.. J. G. Orth, of McCleary's Bluff,
Illinois, says that he found it to flourish in
the same region as Indian corn. O. H. Kel-
ley, of Benton County, Minnesota, states that
it grew rapidly to the height of eleven feet,
and did not mature. Samuel Chaplain of
Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y, says:
90" Early in May last, received a small
parcel of the seeds of the Chinese Sugar
Cane (Sorghum saccharatum), which | cult
waited somewhat after the method Of Indian
corn. The proper time for planting, howev-
er, should say, would be the same as that
of early corn, as I find it quite hardy, and
stalks Of it cut down the end Of October,
made fresh shoots after two rather heavy
frosts, and still were good for feed. From
!. twenty-five plants l obtained half bushel of
ripe seed.
The mode of cultivating l would recon-
mend, would be, to sow, after the ground is
well manured and deeply ploughed, in drills
four feet apart the plants two feet asunder
lin the drills, with not more than one plant in
place, as each sends up from four to six
shoots. When the plants are well started,
say foot in height, turn over the earth on
each side with a plough, after which keep
them clear of weeds with hoe.
When well cultivated and in good soil, the
plant attains from ten to fourteen feet and
produces excellent fodder from the root to the
top. l believe heavier weight of nutritious
feed for all kinds of cattle can be procured
from it, on given space Of ground, than
from any other plant; and | think it VIII
prove of great benefit to every section of the
country where it is introduced, not only as
green feed, during the hot months, but after
it is cut up and cured like the corn plant, its
stalks may be steamed during winter, and
gwen to horses, oxen, Or cows, which will
commence eating at one end, and never leave
them till entirely consumed. The seeds, also,
have no doubt, will prove valuable as food
for poultry, as find they eat them with AVID
lily.
Although in this part of the country | look
upon this plant as of great value as a forage
crop, yet possibly it may be ploftably cult
waited for sugar. as the juice contains nearly
ten per cent. of saccharine matter, as clear
as crystal; and on very small scale, beau
ttiful clarified sugar was produced by my
friend, Dr. Bay. This matter, however, will
be carefully tested here the coming season, as
several of us are preparing to go into it rather
extensively.
have distributed seeds of it to nearly
1.-TWO hundred persons, from Massachusetts to
Tennessee"
Another writer says that the best one
eighth of an acre gave ffty-eight and half
gallons of syrup.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
Has.ih2 Time Come 2

We have to thank the Burlington Sentinel for
an advertisement of the Freeman. which ap
peared under its editorial head last week and
we are so well pleased whit, that We copy it
entire, in another place. If il is by the veneer
able and witty Poet Associate Of the Editorial
department of the Sentinel we must reverence
his remarks, because they come frOm one Of the
first Of poets, and witty man withal. If by
tho Postmaster Editor ia Chief, who never had
any reputation for aught good or bad in partic-
ular to our knowledge, hot like
"a quadr uped that boosted noble cars
And larynx resonant as q bassoon,
A sturdy brute, that drowned the cockney jeers
df'%its and critics with ahdeous tune,
That might have put to rout ahorde of sayages."
sMost noble slave
Basely battered to churl's vile cart
all the day in servile drudgery
his back should not be by" atrocious cadgeis
bruised But thinking it came from the tall
good locking, humorous SAKE, we say he'com
tutHCeb WITH u uflStdkU OuT stdtcihcu1 io,. a.
least perverted, if nothing more; or else the ed
tor admits a very import ant conelusion-and one
which shnuld command the attention Of every
loverof liberty in the State. He asserts that
we say ''.it is time for war, strife, anarchy ans
dissoNtien.'' Not exactly correct unless it Is
adus.S ~ ssat certain condition Of affairs has
D II
arrived, which we think the writer will be slow
to admit Wedid sly that
when a set Of demagpgues seize upon the
nation head. and lower it to the furiherance
of private interesrs, at the expense OF justice tt
and tie freedom of the people it is time Ion
war. for STRIFE anarchy and dissolution. -Ss'
Freeman Of March 10.
Does the writer, by leaving out theqna1lylng
sentence mean to be understood that such &
condition of affairs has arrived that set o
demagogues have seized npon the nations heat
and lowered it to the furtheraace Of private in
terests, at the expense of Justice and Freedom
If So It is time for dissolution from snch I
revolving state OF affairs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
The Maine Law in New Hamp-
shire---lIreat Excl ement.

We learn from the Manchester Mirror
that quite an excitement has prevailed at
Portsmouth, growing out of attempt to execute
the Liquor law. The Mirror says there is a
secret movement throughout the state for the
enforcement Of the law, and large inyesti-
eating committee has been appointed in every
large town. On Tuesday, Mr.. Brown, Sheriff
of Rockingham county, proceeded with one
of his deputies and member of one of the
aforementioned committees to Portsmouth,
where they searched three stores and made
two arrests, when they were obliged to suspend
operations on account of the excitement which
their movements created. The next day the
two men arrested, Thomas VALLEY and Israel
Marden, were examined in the Police Court,
and bound over for trial. A great crowd was
present, and the excitement intense, and the
committee man was 50 roughly assaulted that
he called upon the Mayor for protection, which
was afforded to him. He was escorted to the
cars by the city authorities, dense crowd
following, and riot was only prevented by
the energy and decision of the Mayor, who
warned the crowd against committing any
overt act
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

Canada Thistles, and other sevil weeds"
are spreading and increasing apnually-in
consequence of the negligence of farmers, land
the violation of law on the part of the rail
and plank road corporations. The Homestead
gives the following under the head of " Fl
nality on Canada Thistles and White Daisies"
which is apparently worth trying, and may
prevent farther damage from truly gs;o,oimg
evil =" A friend informs us ON the authority
OF Millard Day, Esq, of Brooklyn, that these
nuisances may be destroyed by once mouing,
if done during 'sarm rain. Mr.. Day has
satisfied himself of this by repeated success
ful experiments. The principle of its action,
no doubt, lies in the decay Of the roots con-
sequent upon the filling Of the hollow stems
with water"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

HOME MADE GUANo.--It is not, perhaps,
generally known that the deposits of the hem
house, when suffered to accumulate for several
years, without exposure to wet, are very near
ly Of the same nature as the African and Pc
ruvian guano, of which 50 much has been
said. 1t is concentrated and caustic manure,
and should never be applied to crops without
being largely diluted with loan or some other
substance, to reduce its strength by diffusion,
as it will invariably prove detrimental, if not
destructive in its effects. If it be thrown
into heap with six times its bulk of muck,
Or Of good loan, and moistened with water,
it will be found highly efficient in promoting
the growth and healthy development Of any
plant to which it may be applied; but it
should never be used in its raw and caustic
state. A few bushels of this manure, prop
erly diluted and prepared, will be found to
produce the same results secured by vastly
larger amount of the best stable or barn-yard
manure. For vines and garden vegetables it
is altogether unsurpassed
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

PLANTING SHADE TREEs.-All who have
the blessing of shade trees about their dwell
ings, join in urging the planting of shade
trees. Set them out near the highways, and
plant fruit trees and shrubbery in and about
the front yards and gardens The first of
May is about the time for the work, and all
the thousand and one little snug villages in
the State, should be improved by rows of
shade trees along the streets. 1t adds much
to the moral beauty and value of residence
to be surrounded by shrubbery and trees
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

TERMS SuBscRaPrIoN.-$1,5 so year. strictly in od-
vance. At the end of the year, $780, After the paper
has year, So will pay year behind and year in
advanced No subscription allowed to year
unpaid No paper out of the State unless paid in
advance. These terms will be rgidy adhered to in all
cases.
RATES OF ,ADyERTIsISG.-Tweve lines, or less one in
seron so cents three Insertions, sl,Oo three months,
$780, One fourth column three months, $1,000; six
months sl5oo; year, $4,000. One half column one
year, $40. One column, year, S75. Liberation no
tces &C., &c.. must be paid in advance in all cases.
To ApvERrsERs.TheF FREEMAN has the largest circua-
ton in the Counties of Washington Orange and Lamoe,
and double that of any other political paper in the State
large 1t offers the best medium for legal notices &c.
and the rates are as cheap as any in the State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

Book FARMING.-Much is said about farm
ing by editors Of newspapers, and other peri
odioals, whose sphere eff labor has never aud
IS necessarily not upon FARM and who c;n,
consequently, kmoao but little of what til,
write. Now consider it an Editors duty to
give place to the opinions of farmers, them
selves, and the newspaper is the proper medi-
um for the exchange of opinions and SUCCESS
tions. Now, as the Editor of the Freeman
has very large and intelligent "Farmer's
Club" which can meet weekly through his
columns, | would suggest to them that they
give him regular communications, short and
to the point upon agricultural subjects. And
will you, Mr.. Editor, allow and superintend
their publication
AN ORANGE Go. FARMER.
April 20, 1857.
REMARKs.-With pleasure sir; and we
hope our friends will give us the chance
Ed. FREEMAN.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

WANT BRINGS THE CLOVER Mr.. Editor ::
In a recent number of the Farmer, / notice
an article in which is the question, "Where
have the clover come from?" and the ques-
tton seems to be yet for discussion.
There is. no doubt but that this has been
an extraordinary year for the production Of
clover. Some of our fields have yielded two
crops this season, and there is a good growth
standing. One field which we never plough,
owing to its liability to wash, and which sell
dom produced clover, this year was covered
with fine crop, and every farm in this re-
gion has been more than usually prolific in
the production of clover.
One theory presented as to the cause Of
this is, that it is owing to previous droughts,
which cause the moisture to rise from below,
bringing with it various minerals adapted to
the growth of clover. IF this is the reason,
why is it that its effects cannot be seen upon
other crops? A few advance the opinion that
" the produce of clover is usually very great
after a severe winter, and inferior after a
mild winter" Last fall the ground did not
freeze very hard before it was covered with
snow, which remained on until spring. Ow-
ing to the porous nature of snow, it is very
bad conductor of caloric, and when the ground
is thoroughly nulched with it, it is kept at a
uniform rate of temperature.
Now it appears to me tint the extra quail.
ty of clover this season is owing to the pro-
tecting influence Of the deep snows of last
winter. 1t is we'll known that clover does
not s. cceed so well when sown in fall as when
sown in spring, yet think it would if pro.
tected by deep snow. have conyersed with
several intelligent farmers on this subject, and
they concur in this opinion, yet it may be an
error,-J. s. c., Uxbridge, October, 1885,.
Ne,o ENGLAND Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

THE CHINESE RoHAN.--A correspondent of
the Homestead, who has had some experience
with the Chinese Yam, gives a recipe for
making this much-talked-of vegetable. It is
plain and brief, in this wise
To make a Dioscorea Batatas. like a
small Irish potato, wet and weedy; add to it
one turnip, tolerably stringy, and not too
ranks splice them together lengthwise, with
a morning glory vine on top; cultivate siren
ously for two years, putting 1t in agricultural
papers; then dig up one root large crop y
six inches long and three round (immense
size;) boil and eat--if you can"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

The SUMNER REsoLUrIoss The Buck papers
in the State feel very bad about the resolutions
of the House of Representatives approving the
speech of Senator Summer, by which he aroused
the ire of Southern bully. The Governor did
not transmit those resolutions as coming from
any other source than the House of Representa-
tives, nor were they otherwise received by Mr.
Sumner.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
CApys FALLS. Vt, April Is, 1857.

FRIENE BoYcE,-Dear SIR Il see in your
paper of the 18th, that one Of your subscri-
bers has tapped two hundred trees and made
therefrom 500 bis. of sugar. One of my
neighbors has tapped this year one hundred
and sixty-fve trees and made 1926 lbs. sugar,
5 lbs. per tree. This sugar was all accurately
weighed as the sugar was made on shares.
Who beats this? N. w. TERmLL
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

ST, Louis, April IA. The Lecompton cor
of the Democrat says the APP
poiatmcnt of the Hon. Robert j. walker as
Governor of Kansas, gives great dissatisiac-
tlon Il is regarded as favorable to the for
nation of slave State. The instructions to
carry out the census arouses general indigna-
ton. The letter also says that spirit OF
violence and reckless lawlessness is +: -sisng
to no cvhieited under the new administration.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
From Europe
IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.

New York, April Is. The steamer Err
lesson, bringing Liverpool dates to April
/, arrived here at midnight.
The election absorbed public attention in
England. Nearly all the contests in the bor-
oughs were brought to close on the Doth
ult., and the result has proved disastrous to
the conservatives. Golden, Bright, Minor,
Gibson, Mall, Layard, Fox, Cardwel, and
many other opponents of Lord Palmerstons
administration have been defeated. In fact
the Government has achieved a complete tri-
ulnph sss-assss. v-~se---. ----- -
The Neufchatel difficulty is at length in
fair way of adjustment.
The negotiations for the coaclusion of
treaty of Commerce between the French and
Russian governments are terminated, and the
treaty Will soon be reduced to writing.
A dispatch from Madrid of March oath
says 1.-The disposition to war is still con-
tinuing. The circumstance of Count Walew-
ski having addressed a note to the Marquis
de Turgot, wherein he approves of the con-
duct of Spain, is of no small influence on
the steadfast behavior of the Spanish Cabi-
met"
Hong Kong dates are to February 18th,
Bombay March 9th.
With the exception of ap attack on the
junks in the Canton River, no further active
Operations had taken place. Admiral Sey-
mour was at Hong Kong, waiting for rein
forcements.
The trial of Alum and his fellow prisoners
had resulted in verdict of not guilty.
A telegraphic message received at Bombay
from the authorities at Calcutta states, that
the Emperor Of China had sent orders to
feh to conclude peace on any terms,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

The New York Legislature havo recently
chartered an Emigration Society, having for
its object the colonization of virginia, by buy
ing up. enormous tracts Of land which have been
exhausted by the superficial cultivation of Slave
Labor. The South talk largely Of opposing
the scheme. u
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

The Bellows Falls Argus states that the ac-
ton of the House of Representatives in ap
proving the speech of Senator Sumner, " is the
prevail of the act Of the Representative of an
other" We are confident that parallel cases
are not wanting in history. and as we have not
the documents, will some of our friends inform
us the lactsl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

1HE CONCORD GRApE.--A good deal of
dlihcnlty is found in getting grape hardy
enough for this region of country which will
pear good fruit. This is remedied BY the
new Concord Grape, sold at $3.50 each. by
u. ". Bull, Concord, Mass. He assures rs
that ample testimony can be shown that thew
will grow and mature, even much further
North than Vermont. And bear good fruit
too.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

STILL THEY ooME.-H 9. Simpson, Esq late
editor of the St. Lawrence Democrat, and more
recently a stump speaker of the BUCCANEERS in
New Hampshire, has joined the Republicans,
impelled thereto by the bred Scott decision.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

A three year old heifer, belonging to Mr.
Burditt of Pittsford, had calf, a few weeks
ago that weighed lS9 pounds at its birth
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

The Montpelier Patriot is quoting from the
Middlebury Register. Will it quote last week
editorials
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
Green Sit. freeman

Abolitonsts are not to be frowned down. They have
sounded too deep into the and wrongs Of the slave
and have too strong an that God is with them
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-10-24

A skctchy Virginian sends us brace of anec-
does of his own region, and very good they are
During a session of the Circuit Court at
Lynchburg, an Irishman was indicted for stab.
bling another on the canal, and the only witness
was Dennis O'Brien, who was required TO enter
into the bonds for bis appearance at the next
Court. The recognition was read to him in the
usuaI form.
"'You acknowledge yourself indebted to the
Commonwealth Of Virginia in the sum of $500.
"Denns.-'l don't owe her clint, SIR
"As soon as the clerk recovered from his
amusement at the answer, he explained the
meaning Of the form. and then read it over again
"Dennis.-I tell We don't owe her a cint.-
It's more money nor | ever saw, nor my father
before me-
"At this sta &c of the matter brother of Den.
mis- interfcred, and said:
aye must jest say it, Dnns it's ony one o
the forms of the law.
"Dennis.-'B But won't. Tn lacent, honest
man. what pays me debts, and I'll spake the
thruth and the divil may drink all my whskey
for month if | say owe any body n clint
Now chate me if you can
"Dennis refused to say it, but he promised t.
come to court and tell all he knew about thu
murder"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-10-24

ing, for that matter, among the hills as farmer.
He would have grown stalwart and strong, with
horny hands, and face as black as the ace Of
spades. He would have taught school winters,
worked on the farm summers, and gone out hay
ing for fifteen days in July, and taken for pay
the iron work and running gear Of wagon
AT two and twenty, or whereabouts, he would
have begun TO pay attentions TO girl with a
father worth two thousand dollars, and spit
curl on her forehead--a girl who always went
to singing school, and sat in the seats and sung
without opening her mouth-a darnation pretty
girl any way. Well, after seeing her home from
singing school one or two years. taking her to a
Fourth Of July, and getting about hundred
dollars together. he would have married her and
settled down. Years would pass away, and that
prl with the spit curl would have had eleven
children Just as sure as you live-seven boys
and four girls. We should have hard time
bringing them up, but they would soon be able
enough to do the milking, and help their moth
er washing days, and |, getting independent at
last, and feeling little stiff in the joints, should
he elected a member of the legislature, having
been assessor and school committee for years
In the evening of my days, with my pipe in my
mouth thirteen barrels OF cider in the cellar and
my newspaper in my hands, ! should sill and look
over the markets, through pair of gold mount
ed spcclacles, and wonder why such a strange
silly piece as this should be published"