Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-11-02
The Farm, Garden and Kitchen.

lCdI survey OF L fO1oSSOr hitchcock and
Hagar have fully demonstrated
They say there is not a town in the
State that has not a supply of peat
stored up for future use. The Rev.
;. R. Hall, has also devoted much at
tentlon to the development of this i'm
portant truth. If not now important,
1t Is sure to be in few years more;
the most densely wooded portions of
the State have been so completely
stripped of forest, that timber and
even fuel is now an expensive article.
Peat in Vermont is not confined to
lowlands and valleys of streams. Mr..
Hall names some of the highest towns
IN the State where it is found; and all
the railroads cross beds of it, which
would furnish them with far cheaper
fuel than wood or coal. Some of these
deposits are so old and deep that
fossil elephants have been found buried
several feet below the present surface.
On the summit Of Mansfield Noun
tain, i'll the town Of Stowe, Vt, at an
elevation Of 2,348 feet above tide,
there are beds Of peat and sphagnous
mess, rapidly increasing the quantity
offuel for future ages.
Flock PRUNING.-Among the many
needlul rules which every dockmaster
must never lose sight of. is this: Al.
ways keep your best ewes. This is
the fundamental principle which must
guide you i'll all your Iabors, if you
expect to carry the excellence Of youl
flock one degree higher each year.
The reasons for this rule are almost
too obvious to require mention. VIII
any man need to be told that if he
sells his ewes, the buyers will have
better sheep than he? If man witt
one hundred ewes, sells the ten best
/ it may take him years of careful breed
ING to get more as good as those hc
sold. Many cannot resist a tempting
offer for a good eve, but it should be
remembered that when you sell one
such. you sell with her, all her valua
bic increase for the future. WheI
you haye succeeded in bringing voul
flock to such a degree of excellence
that you will not notice the loss of {
few of the number ones" YOU cal
sell from the first class ewes. Blu
as YOU must sell off the yearly in
crease Of the flock. let such be select
ed as you do not wish to keep, anC
the present is the best time of thu
year tc make that selection. Tn,
winter is the test of the Sleeps con
stitution, and if you have watched
your flock with care. you can at thi
season, very quickly select those tina
/, fail in the necessary yigor and stauncL
, mess to make them good breeders
Let all such be prunned out Fa
them for what they will bring, to thos
whose means will not Just now cnabl
them to buy higher priced sheep. Se
aside all that have Objectionable qua
tiles as breeders, and put a mark NJ
: on them for future disposal 4 shee
r may look well. she may be stout an
r hearty, but at the same time she ma
: breed badly. Make all such into ma
l ton. Cut them off as YOU would Us,
l. less limbs from your fruit trees. Yo
= can t afford to keep such animals an
e more than yOu can afford to have
Y frog pond in the middle OF an acre (
good land. The man who makes h
selection Of sale ewes in the autumn
= will often cheat himself, for the re;
son that many poor breeders and poo
n nurses will look stout and plump .ju
l. because they may have starved the
Y lambs. \ suggestion on this point
e enough for any careful flock maste
d and a moments reflection will sho
n any one of the Importance of attcndir
1, to this matter in the proper season.
a \. L. Farmer.
=, EARLY MILKNG.-Where COWS a
. 7arded over night, they require ear
Il attentionin the morning. II kept lat
"a before milking, they become hung
IN and FESTIVE, and yield their milk lie
70 freely than they would do at an EARL
l. hour. Never let them look over t
gate or fence an hour or two in t
- morning waiting for the appearan
,o of the mixer. They know the be
i time to commence feeding, and shou
M be allowed the privilege Of improyi
:. it.
Sc 1t is stated in the Rural World,
IN some farmers, that boiled peas fed
ne mich COWS will greatly increase the
ut flow of milk, and impart strength a
tn vitality to the animals, while the m
he will be free from the unpleasant tas
r. impaired to it by feeding roots.
er The effect is equally favorable
ot hogs fattened upon this food. I
us peas should be soaked awhile in ct
as water before being boiled, as it v
wv greatly facilitate the process Of CO.
ad ING. 1t is asserted that two bush
re Of cooked peas are equal in fatten
aa properties, to three bushels of CT
ne fed to stock in the natural or ma
Ed featured state
ld, One bushel of peas will yield nj
ed more milk, butter, or cheese, than
same number Of pounds Of any OF
ing grain. Yet, when the price per bu
OF ell is higher, it is a question invol
TN in doubt, whether one dollars VIC
ma of Indian corn meal, and one doll
ore worth of buckwheat meal, unbol
vas will not produce more butter than
the peas that could be purchased for
ed, same money. A person who ha
nm COW could easily decide this point
mes one or two we'll conducted exp
og- ments which if made public, wouIC
lSt- of great interest to every person.
III kpeDS a cow