Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-07-08

Chelsea, has one yearlIng eve, weighing
thirtyfve pounds, which sheared seven
pounds and twelve ounces Of well washoi
wool.
DEPTH TO COVER WHEAT A correspon-
dent writes from St. Peters, Mo, that the
wheat in that vicinity generally, is not look
ing very well on account of not coming up
well last fall He thinks that which was
covered deep. had not moisture enough, while
that covered but slightly suffered from the
| hot sun. That which covered about one
inch came up well after the rains, and now
! looks we'll.
Soil FOR BARLEY.-The soil for barley
should be rich but lighter and sander than
is required for wheat. The seed should be
| deposited while the ground is fresh and moist
| after being titled, so that it may vegetate
soon, and the plants have time to 80 baird >
or spread out and cover the ground before
| the heat of the sun takes effect upon it. The
effect of soil upon barley is well known. On
! heavy clay land the agreeable produce is
I sometimes much greater than ON light soils,
/ but the grain is coarse, DARK colored and I'M
suited for mailing.
| FRUIT RosPEcTs.-Thus far the promise
| of good fruit year continues good. One of
| the most encouraging signs Is the freedom
| from insect pests. the canker worm and the
! caterpillar. In travelling many miles through
| farming towns within the last few days, very
| few nests of caterpillars were seen and those
mostly of feeble and sickly growth. Still
in a few sheltered places they survive. Let
every farmer take double pains to destroy
| them all and we may have compare tive
| exemption for some years. SaUe none for
seed.-Pl0ughnan
A REMARKABLE YIELD OF HoNEY.-It is
reported that bee raiser in Wndham, Me !,
during two months and half of 1867, obtain
honey from two swarms Of bees. The young
swarm made thirty five pounds in three weeks
during September, which is considered a
bountiful yield for the season.
AN intelligent correspondent of the Coun-
try Gentleman says he is milking some cows
that are not stabbed, or are. at least partly
exposed and that every cold spell Of weather
has checked the flow of milk at least one fifth
and that the full quantity would not again be
reached
Cotswod sheep are said to be in greater
demand in England now than ever before
at late sale tifty-fve averaged $50 in gold
SPlcEp VEAL.-Take some of the thick
mart of loiu of veal cut it in small pieces,
and pour over as much hot spiced vinegar as
Will cover IT, 10 Hall plnt vi vinegar put
a teaspoonfrl of allspice, a very little mace,
salt, and Cayenne pepper to the taste.
COARSE Wool SHEEP AND LANBs.-As 1
have occasionally seen lamb stories in the
Farmer, permit me to say that have little
flock of ten coarse wool sheep followed by
eighteen lambs. One of my sheep has three
lambs. which at three weeks old, and before
going to grass or having any feed except what
thew obtained from their dam, weighed
respectively ID -, Is ,, and Is pounds,
in all As pounds. A. j. MORSE
Fayetteville, w., June, 1868.
SUET DUMPLINGs WITH CURRANrs.-Scald
a pint of new milk, and let it grow cold
then stir into one pound of chopped suet, two
eggs, four ounces Of cleaned currants, little
nutmeg and salt, two teaspoonsful of powder
ed ginger. and -four sufficient to make the
whole into a light batter paste. Form it into
dumplings, -four them well outside, throw
them into your saucepan, being careful that
the water is boiling, and that they do not
stick to the bottom. Half an hours boiling
will do them