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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28
Mignone:te as n Tree.

Buy po, Of ordinary miSnoue,,O. This
pot will probably contain a ,ufs composed
VI many plants, produced from seeds. Pull
up All but one and, a. the micuonette is
one of the most rustic Of rlant-, which may
be treated wiihou; any delieacy, the single
plant that i. lett 10 the middle Of the pot
NAV Be vigorously trimmed, leaving only
one shoot. This shoe; you must attach 10
q slender stick Of white osier. The eI,rem-
iiy Of this sboo, will put forth bunch OF
dover bui.. that must he cat OF entirely,
leaving no, single bud. The stalk, In
consequences Of this treatment. will put out
a multitude Of young shoots. that mus, be
allowed TO develope freely until they are
about three inchc. and half long. Then
select out Of ,hese. four. Elk, or eight, ac-
eorin: - the strength Of thc plant, with
equal sraeos between them. Now. with a
slender rol Of white o:ier. or better. with u
piece of whalebone. make hoop, and at
tacA your shoots 10 it, supported AZ the
proper height. When they have grown
two or THREE inches longer, and are going
70 bloom, support them by second hoop.
like the frst. Let them bloom but take
oil the seed pod. before they have time TO
form, or the plan, may perish. 1t will not
be long before new shoots will appear just
below the places where tie flowers were.
From among these new shoots, choose the
one on each b-anc+i which is in the best sit
uaiion to replace what you have nIpped OF.
Little By little, the principal stalk, and also
,be tranebes. will become woody, aud your
micnoueite will no longer DO an herbaccous
pant, eIcep, at ITS upper ex,remities. which
will bloom all the year withou, Interrupt
ton. IL will be truly a tree mlsuoneiie,
livin; for an indefinite period; for, with
proper treatment. a tree misnoneite will
live from twelve TO fifteen years. have
seen them IN Holland double this age.
lParlOr Gardener.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28

LiGur FOR ANNALS. One more impor.
,ani item Of advice, and that is, locate your
pen where your bog. can have the bensh, OF
light. don't mean merely Daylight, bot
the full bright light Of the sun it will add
% their cheerful cohtentmeui. as Il does to
the human .pSeies, and Psychologist. de-
clare that, other thing, being equal, fami-
lie. who occupy apartments in the sunny
side Of tho dwellings are the mos, healthy
aud happy. Although tS comparison
may, to sensitive nerves, APPEAR Odioas. still
il Is beyOnd our power or province to change
the established laws Of nature. | never
knew Of a hog, or any o,he. animal, kept
under the north side Of baru or other
building. whore the dampue-s aud darkness
are never penetrated by the suns rays. and
where the animal was employed as the scay.
engsr for other animals. 10 be sleek lookin:
fat, clean or quiet. have seen many pen
where the mud and oaal were two or three
fee, deep, and no place Ofretress left for the
poor occupant. upon higher spot, except
IN. the bed floor, and tha; unfurnishsd by
straw. Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28
The Potato Rot.

From an editorial upon this subject. IN a
rccsn, issue OF the Country Gentleman, we
make the following extract:
Anything ,ha, shed. lish: upon the cause,
or the cure Of the potato rot. is Of great i'm
portancc; and a rcccn, contribution to one
oi our exchange. go widely copied that
We are uncertain in which Of them II first
aTpeared) suggests means OF prevention
which has the merit. We think. OF noyel,y
at least. Reasoning tha, the disease 10 educ
70 the deposition by the atmosphere Of a
fungus. which, taking up its habita,ion
frst upon the leaf aud the haulm OF the po-
tAto plant, propasa'es with astonishing rap
idi,y, and ultimately finds its way to the
tubers, and completely destroys them" the
writer argues that tins - fungus - wash
81 down TO the tu5ers by means Of rains.
lie tried an cIperimCn, in planting large
part OF his crop" 10 double rows instead Of
single, the two rows occupying abOu, foot
in width, foot OF vacant space remaining
on the outside Of each row. They were
planted upon the level ground. and hOsd Up
at the usual time. When the tops had at.
tainci their foil growth. about the first Of
July, he turned them over rish, and lel,
:. towards the yacan, spaces, by adding
earth between the rows, aud pressing down
the haulms, 80 As TO prevent ,he.r retaining
an erect position, aud to allow the rain, in.
stead Of descending n the roots, TO run OIL
uron vacant space" The land employed
Is characterized as a " heavy clay, about as
bad a description Of soil rs can be devoted
to the growth Of potato crop" The re-
suit was with the " Regents" rart Of
which were thus treated. aud the Others in
,he ordinary way. that the former turned
on, TO be a good crop, "whilo those upon
ibe old plan werca complete failure, al
though grown in the same rlo, Of ground.
and planted at one time from the same
seed" The remainder Of bis potatoes were
4" Euke-, all pa, IN on the new plan, and
yielded "an eIcellsn, crop, no, two IN
hundred being bad, while h,s neishbors,
Tor miles around, without exception, lOsi
their crops.
The same writer states that Others have
irieI b.. sy,tsm with equal success. Its
simplicity render. il easily tested, and the
statements made appear sufficiently proba'
ble 20 be worth the extra trouble involved
tor the trial. A case is given in which
number Of plank. were thrown down upon
. potato bed-in accordance with the FORE
going philosophy, although no, de.isucdly
doue-ani the potatoes, on being dog. prov.
Cd 10 be in excellent order, while all around,
exposed in the ordinary manner, we COM
plsiely destroyed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28
From ,A, Maip, Farmer.
Mixed Crops

I,would seem 10 be good policy and tie
rish, way, 20 grow each crop by itself, and
thus have the produe, clean and unmiHed
when needed l5r use. Still there i.a belief
anon: some farmer. that many.crops, when
mixed. grow better. and are more rroduc'
tive than when grown separately and II used
or proyender are also better. We have an
Acquaintance who always grows wheat and
rvs together, barley and oats, also oats and
peas There i proprieiy in sowing oats and
Jeas together. The PEAS need something 70
cling 70. and a. oats ripen when grown with
peas a, about the sane time. they make
very good support for the peas. The mix
turc too for feed j. much more nuiriiiye for
cattle and horses than either alone.
We have no .doub, that mixture Of
wheat and rye makes proyender much
Preferable % either OF them alone but our
friend above named. contends tha, he actual
lv obtains more bushels bS mixing the seed
All growing them together than Il so~u
separately. and therefore, when be merely
wt,bo. ,bem tor stable feed, makes -aiu
Jy 50 doing. Whether ,hl. i. really 80, can
Dot be determined wiihOu; comparative eI'
rerimcu,s 10 reference 70 that tact.
Every farmer knows how drficul, i, i' to
keep barley free from oats. They grow 80
Kindly together that many actually believe
,ba, barley sometimes changes to oats, and
the grain thus becomes mixed when pure
seed barley was alone s1wel. We have
never subscribed O. this doctrine, but have
every Year experienced the diiEsulty Of OBJ
iailius pure crop Of barley where oats
anl barley we've kept IN the sane granary
or icl 20 cattle or horses separately, in the
same stable. In the latter case, stray ker
usl. Of each will set in with the manure,
and il tLi. Be usei in an unf,rmen;ci eOpdi
ton. on the land, some Of these s,ray seeds
will .Trius up aui grow.
Aur.ter in the Obi, Farmer strongly re-
commend. growing oats and barley ioge,a.
sr. not only because be thinks they are bet.
ter when mi1,l fJr rrovtnier. but because
Gny sras, SEED sjwn with them will sermin-
a,e and grow a great deal better. Oats
alone make too much shade 10 allow grass
sd 10 90 50 well when .Own with them, as
twill when s0wn With other grains. But
lg tLiuk, that with oats aud barley ,0se:h.
er. this trouble j. obyiated
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28

THE HAIR WOW QUESTION: SETTLED. Oar
readers will remember the several letters
which have appeared in our columns on hair
worms. aud how unsatisfactory the matter
va. Left. DR.. Il. Z. Stevens. Of this city,
ha. Just brought to our notice an essay on
human ,r.,oiies. BY DR.. weinland, 10 which
the hair worm is described in note. IL is
Ihsre stated that hair worms comprehend
hmilie.-the common horse hair worm
l;1rdnceal aud the merniiacea or tender
White worm, which the rlowman often anis
in rich .ol en,ansled in bunehes. The ie-
male sord.u, deposits millions Of ssS' in
water, aud the embryo which are haiehed
10 no way resemble their parents. This
laua .eneuatss into water insects. The
young bair-like gordius is found in beetles,
Walsh they ultimately leave; and when
they reach ditch Of rain water or spring,
their enAl Development gOe. on.
tSelsHti6e American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28
Salt for the Throat.

In these days, when diseases Of The thrOa,
are 50 universally prevalent, and - many
sa.c. fatal, We iesl 1t our duty to say word
m behalf OF a simple aud what ha. been
With Us a mos, eacctual preventive. IL not a
positive cure Of sore throat.
For many year. past, indeed we may sAy
during the whole ola hie Of more than forty
wears. we have been subSctei TO sore throat.
and more particularly to dry. hacking
cough, which is no, only dis,rcssiu; TO our
selves. but to our friend. and those with
whom we were brought In business contact.
Las, fall, We were induced to try what
virtue there was in common sali. We com.
mcncsd by using u three times a day. morn.
inr. noon and night We dissolved large
tablespoonful q pure table sal, in about
lalrofa small tumhlcr foil Of cold water.
With this We garslei the throI, most thor
oushly just before neal time The result
las bceu. tha, during the entire winter We
were no, only free from the usual coughs and
colds 20 which 80 far as our memory extends.
We have alway. been subject. bu, the dry.
hacking cough Ia. entirely disappeared,
We attribute these satisfactory results
solely to the U.s. Of the sal; clrsle, and DO
mo.t cordially recommend trial Of 1, TO
those Of our readers who are subjeei to dis
cases Of the throat.
Many person. who have never tired the
sal, cArele, have tho impression that it is
unpleasant. Such i not the case. To The
contrary. it !. pleasant, and after few days
use. no person who love. nice clean mouth,
and frs; rate sharPe7er Of the appetite,
will abandon il, lGarlensr.
A clergyman in thl. vicinity has COM
ple;ely cured himself Of troublesome dis.
case Of the throat with the abovenamed
remedy. lie at hrs, prac,icd holding 4
piece in h,s mouth before commencing hr,
sabbath services, which relieved b., hoarse-
nee, and following the practice ha. result
81 10 a removal Of the trouble.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28

Az Exrlicrr STATEMENT. Tho Augusta
Age says:
Thus far, nobody can tru.hfully say
that any State or section Of this Union has
beou oppIessed by the Federal government,
or that il has committed any sggressions
upon their rights"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28

The brunswick Telegraph says that o
gentleman who drove horse To Lewiston
and back las. week. finding his horse un
we'll after the journey, administered q pin,
Of gin Ito the horse we suppo'e) as medi.
cine. with which the animal was 80 much
intoxicated, that he ran OF the bridge into
the water ard Was killed. What beast.
Portland Transcript.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28

A Mr.. Hu,ching', at work in = sawmill
at Branch Pond, Ellsworth, lost all the 6n.
gers from his lcfs hand BY circular saw.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28
farmers department.
"sFErp TuEFLow."

An the arts sad .cieaces pertaining o. hir, are
e. 80, hnkei Together, snd are ultimately conneCt-
81 wiih Agricultutv. -AsRtCoLA.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21
Preserve your Soils.

Soils should be preserved by mauures. In
some of the Eastern States, lands that other
wise would be fertile are sterile wastes. If
they had taken shells, lime or mari, and re-
placed the alkaline constituents which had
been taken from the soil by previous crops;
il plaster had been permitted TO exert Its
singular influence upon the growing clover,
and if the latter, instead OF being cut and
cartcd off the land had been turned under it,
those fields now looking so barren and for
lorn. would have been moro fertile at this
day than they were when the pillow turned the
first turrow in the virgin soil. But Old nab
its are still stronger, with many welImoan-
ing and undeniabiy Industrious farmers, than
the excellent example set them BY men who
have had the sagacity and force Of character
te lift themselves out OF the ruts and grooves
in which men less enterprsiug, or more we'd
ded to their own opinion, are still content to
travel. The same causes, at the present day,
operate to produce the same results as they
did years ago. There is not one Iarm 10
hundred to which its owner docs full justice.
The great majority of them take all of, and
return little or nothing back, and yet they
are sur "sr1 to find that their crops are not
near SO good is they wereten or twenty years
ago. If we work an animal and do not feed
him up tothe proper mark-that mark beng
the equivalent Of his powers-hc will grow
feeblcr day by day, and finally give out al
together. ..
If we work soil and do not restore to it
those organic and inorganic constituents
which are essential to keep up its productive
ness, We shall reap, year by year, fewer
bushels of grain, and cut fewer tons Of grass
and at length it will refuse to make any re
turns at all The law OF compensation Is al
inexorable one " Give and | will rcqulte
This is the law, and it cannot We violate
with impunlty. But better day, we trus
is now dawnng. Migration TO the new land
Of the far West involves a journey almost
the base Of the Rocky Mountains, and me
are beginning to perceive that it is better
t adopt system OF farming which expercn'
. has proved to be profitable, than TO CONT
j., ne to travel in ancient ways which lead ine
n itably to break down Our lands will II
d continue to deteriorate much longer. Nj
.. are slowly becoming more nlightei ed to the
: true interests and more willing to follow ii
r. example set them by their successful neis
, hors
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21
Muck.

Believing that actual experiments are OF
more value TO the farmer than mere theories
unsupported by facts, send you the re-
suits of our experience with muck, hoping |
that many may be persuaded to Try a few
loads, to satisfy themselves In the year
1852, my father wishing to test the value OF
muck compostcl with lime and ashes, made
heap Of fifty cart loads, mixingn sixty bar.
res of ashes, and fifty barrels Of unslaked
lime. Tie lime was put in the middle oil
tbe heap and water poured on, and then 1t
was covered up.
The compost was cart,d upon two acres IN
IN the fall. and thoroughly narrowed IN. The
soil had previously been cropped, so thai 1t
failed to produce enough to pay Tor trouble
The following spring wheat was sown upon
liz. and it was stocked down AZ harvest
time the crop was secured in good order and
G Yielded forty bushels OF good plump wheat,
= ~ twenty bushels to the acre. The next
j. wear il yielded two tons Of hay to the acre.
: and it has continued to produce good crops
y ever since, till last year, when 1t was broken
e IN again. II has produced as well as iand
p" dressed Win gOOd bdlu HlauuiN' ''NS ~ 49,
d since then, We have tried it various ways
t with the same success from year to year.
r and find that it will double the manure heap'
and consequently our crops.
c, As you have kindly invited US to ask
I'd questions in regard to agricultural matters,
is and have promised to answer them l VIII
OF ask few. | have nursery OF two hun
al dred apple trees, Of two summers growth
IS Owing to poor buds my grating failed when
he wear old, and now they are too large 10
Ak bud. What is the best, surest, and quickest
way to get them grated? When will be the
mt proper time to set them in the orchard-pe'
ed fore or after grating? Will you tell me
I'LL the best manuer Of obtaining good scions :
zen Auy other Information pertinent to the case
ads will be thankfully received.
en- conducting series of experiments
.et- in wiutering bees which will place beior
your readers at some future day. In my win
ter depository, find that large swarm con
tate sumes five pounds in two months Can an,
the Of YOUR readers inform me how much the
.ct- cat when exposed to the weather
~ ~ j. f. SANBoRN.
IIardwick, Feb. 8, 1861
lid We shall be pleacd to receive replies an
w" w" records Of experiments from our reading ia'
mers. hp'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21
The Song of thu sugaring'


The sun has arisen, and erimsons the snow
on tho tops1ofShc mounta rs and valleys below,
From his throne in the he smiles out with glee,
And is bidding the frozen up brookets be free
He peeps through the woodlands all leaAess and Sill,
And kisses with gladncsS the brow Of the NIL,
And the lfe.blood is coursing both apid ami free
Through the bountiful veins u own Maple tree
Grim Wlnter's receline, and joy-givng SPRING
Sends red breasted robin again on the wing
Then up to the labor give in your adhesoni
O It's charming to ap the first fruits Of the season.
HE away to the forest to sugarng away
The time has arrived for the yearly foraS
We wound with intent, but have no wish to XIII
We shall phlebotomise them with surgical skill
The blood Of the Maple his day shall escape,
OF rs dearer to us than the blood Of the grape
In onr homes il can ne'er be the mother Of sorrow,
Nor cheer Us to day while Il frets US tomorrow
Thea urge on the team, for the work has begun
The forest spreads out It's nude limbs to the sun
The woodpeckcris tapping both eager aui last
For insects 10 furnish his carly replst'
We Gather the sap amid sunshine and snow,
ANA viii. tJilirs and boiling, our hearts overflow
III mink that we are free from vile Slavery STAIN
And drain from thc Maple uste sd q the cane
ar ,,y,, ana our children sha join IN the sport,
While our youngmsn and msdsn5 attend Cupiu coD'
In me GROVE. whore youthful affection shall glow
vu. the young ones make cardy on top Vt the snow
Tb.nl.to our rejoiclngs resca Heavens high throne
WHO gave "a 20 reap where We never have sown
And though Col in his infinite mercy dohrcign,
W. bere are the lords II the forest and plain.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21
Trusting to a Single Crop.

There is no crop that does not lail some
times tho there are few which are never
wholly cut of ip any one season. Grass, Tor
example, always yields partla crop, and
person may, il need be, depend wholly upon
this product as a means of subsistence. The
same thing, however, can hardly be said of
any other staple crop Innumerable illustra-
fions might be given Of the danger oidepond-
ing upon single crop The result in Ireland
Of relying upon the potato crop is patent
The failure OF the wheat crop, in many parts
this country, has involved thousands OF far
mers in debt, which it will it take years OF
toll and economy to liquidate. a friend at
the West had been so successful in raising
peaches that he turned his whole attention to
that crop. Last year he realized large net
profit, aud looking for still greater results this
year, he laid out his plans accordingly aud
incurred considerable debts to De paid IRON
the proceeds of his peaches. The result u.s.
that from five or six thousand trees no gath
ers scarcely two bushels of marketable irult
A mixed cultivation is the safest, IN the
long run. If the potato crop fails let there Z,
be corn, wheat barley, or other grain to fall
back upon. The chances of utter failure are
diminished a thousand fold, where there are
three or four different crops under culture
A season destructive to ono Is likely TO ps
Just the thing for another.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21
Railroads and the Farmer.

Mr.. EplroR What contrast there is
between the past and present condition oil the
farmer. Formerly, whatever was raised or
manufactured upon the farm, had to be dis
posed of at very low figure. The farms
were then snail, and the produce not very
extensive but it required good deal OF
exc,tion to market even that.
Cattle and sheep were driven, sometimes
to Montreal, oftener to the South, and the
return for them was, pehaps, One'hag OF
what the prices are at the present Pork
done little better, and found market at
Montreal, cheese, likewise butter, brought
ten or ticelre aud a half cents pound, and
praia was also very low.
Now, everything produced upon the farm
finds ready market, at fair price. Every
farm can keep himself wcll.intormed, con
corning tie state of The market, and thus b.
enabled 10 dispose Of The products OF thu
farm, at the right time, without the and OF tn
speculative fraternity still many buyer
make good article" and little opposition
in that line, constitutes home market, llttI
inferior to those of the cities, aud sometimes
in the excitement of competition, tff
, better. As consequence, farmers are DO
II coming rich, or we'll off, their estates er
d orped, their locations improved, and gene
e raj tide of Improvement seems IN progress
d and this must be attributed wholly to the II
PRODUCTION of Railroads into our eouo'f.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21

WASHINGTON County AGRICULTURAL So
cIrTY.-At the meeting of this Society, the
following officer were elected for the year
ensuing:
President, A. j. Holster; Vie Presi-
dents Allen Toby and Ira Smith; a. NJ.
Foster, Secretary, and Charles S. Bennett
Treasurer. An adjourned meeting will be
held at the Court House on the 23d.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21

At the Annual Meeting of the Vermont state
Agricultural Society, held at Rutland, on the
10th inst, the following gentlemen were elect
ed officers for the ensuing year
President IL II Baxter of Rutland
Vice Presidents Edwin Hammond of Mid
dlebury Henry Reyes of Newbury; j. W.
Colburu of Springfield John jackson Of Rnt-
land
Recording Secrciary.-Chas. Cummings of
Brattleboro.
Corresponding Secretay.-Danel Needham
Of Hartford.
Treasurer.-J. W Colburn Of Springfield
Additional Observation-Disclosures llolbrook
of Brattleboro l.. b. Platt of Colchester
David Hill of Bridport; II. 5. Morse of Shell
hune d. r. Potter of St. Adams; G. y
Bush of Shoreham Elijah Cleveland OF Gov
entry. II. g. Root of Bennington Nathan
Cushing of Woodstock John Gregory o
Mortified; George Campbell of Westminster
The Treasurer Report was read and accept
ed. The Report shows balance in the hand
of the Treasurer of three thousand six hun
bred and thirty. five dollars and eight cents
(SS, 635,OS
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21

Through their agency this has been effected
they have brought the farmer into easy com.
munication with the b,st Of markets, and
enhanced the value Of the products Of the
farm, from fGy to one hundred per cent,
and if any class has reason to be grateful
for tie invention Of Railroads, it is that Of
the farmer. FARMER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21

Zrsr TO Coax TIE APPETITE acid
in 6ue powder, one ounce; cayenne pepper
half an ounce; nutmeg finely grated, the
eighth of an ounce; table salt, quarter OF
an ounce. Mix the whole intimately, and
nut into we'll corked bottles. 1t may be
eaten with fish or fowl with plain boiled
eggs. or bachelors bread and cheese.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21

CuAppEp mANDs.-As winter is here, we
desire to give an invaluable recipe for tho
cure Of chappcd hands OF faces, to our lady
readers. Take the yolk of one egg, two
ounces of honey, one of oil of almonds,
little scent, and half an ounce of orrls root.
This will last one person three months Use
as little as possible at time.