Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-06-06
Agricultural.
From Chambers Journal.
Rounds with IL" Vet"

live in one OF the Midland counties where
the cattie-plasue Is riging-has ragged | should
father say, IL seems now 70 be dying out
from the simple reason that there out lew
beasts left TO be attached by it; and going one
day last week 10 my business, which, ! may
me ton, i quite uOconnected with agriculture.
i met a gentleman SIX mining along the frozen
road IN a very light dog-c4rt, drawn By beau
tirul hay The driver was Mr. l.. veter-
mary surgeon, heretofore better Known by
familiar contraction Of his professional title, hu
now an emf ent local Authority, referred to
d-frreniiaiiy as the 4" Government Inspe ctor.
II pulled up at once, the mare amused herself
with cutting slide on co vrnent STRIP of ice.
and then executing pas sem as her master &C
cosed me. A merry-Uoklng man, as busy mel
often are, who has he supervision of yer,
lara district infected with rinderpest, and l.
constantly TO be flying about In all direc-
tons;
Where are you goin, to day?" inquir
ed.
Round at F. he replied; " eight
mile rive its lovely morning-will you
with me 2"
declined the offer, but he detected nd CT =
ion IN the tone OF my refusal. and un0uttoneo
the driving apron, turning it back from the Va
can't seat. Tne temptation was great, and !
Jumped into the darcing vehlce, without tear
ing much Of my trousers on the step, or sharp
eBiug 5,th egs on he wheel.
:. Emmie " whispered my companion alice
tion,t-iy over the splash ard, and at Jh'
sound OF r NINE the pretty M .re bounded
away. At IT red slight lncoIytnIeI &c at tit-
from beng Partially boEneted BY the descen
al regular intervals of ny drivers whip on the
top of my hat. | discovered that this Wa
used by his constantly raising his elbow il.
sat u atom a. he was RECON d and greeted BY
h. people We passed. Sometimes had &c
stop At the signal of an upheld finger, to re-
Iieve some frienis mind aGxious TO know hou
things were going on and L thought the in
specror's memory was heavily taxed when he
was called upon To recollect In a moment how
many cows h id been lost or saved all tn.
farms he attended.
We arrived at length in the neighborbood
my companion meant to Inspect. 1t was hi
first visit, il having been previously under The
are ~ Of mother inspector, who had sgnaly
faxed IN his treatment OF the plague for be
had commenced By adopting a ridiculous theo
ry and ended by becoming hopslessy i0toxl
cate. Thus the distfct had been entrusted to
l.. who, as ne had besides 20 look after
large one of his own, found himself almos
overwhelmed with engagements. He told me
for instance. that on the previous day ne arrived
at nome, after long days drive, az 8 O'Clock
10 the evening, and then, changing his horse
had TO start on a round of twenty-five mics j.
another direction.
Ga arriving al F., little town in pic
turesQue part of the county, surrounded by daI
~ farms We sought some conductor who coulC
introduce the imp. ctor to his new sphere o
usefulness, and found excellent one in al
oblIglng policeman, who seemed on Intimat
terms with every one in the neighborhOod.
4 rural constable does not a. all resembi
e. bo
dan streets, but is a socable sort of offcial, W h.
Adequately supplies in the country places Ia
want of a daily paper lesurely stroli'Dg owe
an extended beat ne sees and chats with mum
Der of people in the course of the day, and
consequently - posted up - in the latest loca
Intelligence. Und.r his guidance We drove t
farm which lay short distance beyond tn
town.
Nv companion. while skillfuly guiding hi
mare over the difficult road which led to III
homestead, |. armed fom the ofhcer The nam
and circumstances of the farmer to whom "
were goirg, and whom We found standing de
spond. nifty at bis door. l must here remark
,h4t meet of the farms in this part of the coun
~ are held by men IN humble position
life, and consist almost entirely of pasture-lan
on Which great numbers of cows are fed an
kept for the purposes of the dairy.
"6ood morning, Mr.. -" said l.
Cordially, to the farmer " sorry TO near yous
been SO unfortunate. l have just come
10. k ever your little stock-if You will allo
me-"
Certainly. sir. he replied d" but haven
much left TO show you"
We vent to the COW houses the yard lttere
and di.used. Iock ioexpressibiy dreary and 70
ssken while the numerous empty stalls, " be-
five ard twenty healthy cows had stood but
short time ago, told their own sad tale. OF Z
bis beasts. the farmer had only three remainir
Two be showed us, With a CLEAN of satisfa
toe in his vorn-loCk king fac. chasing each Of,
er in the field some distance away ,htse hs
quite recovered I; the third was evidently in q
advanced stage of the disease and, at