Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-08

| is better to have a full crop on only
portion of ones land, than risk a
total failure on all and in this way
ridging will often be found to pay
very well.
How MUCH MANURE DO WE USE ON
AN ACRE.-An acre Of land contains
43,56O square feet, 4,S4O square
yards, or 100 square rods. By those
who have used guano, it is said 800
pounds is sufficient to manure an
acre; 302 IL lbs, would give just
one ounce avoirdupois to the square
yard. One cubic yard would give a
trife over one cubic inch to the
square foot. A cubic yard of highly
concentrated manure like night soil,
would, if evenly and properly spread,
manure an acre very well. A cubic
yard of long manure will weigh about
! l 400 lbs. a cubic foot not far from
so lbs. A cord contains 1913 cubic |
feet; cord and a quarter would
give about a cubic foot to the square
rod. If liquid manure be used it
would take $50 bbls. to give one gill
to square foot upon an acre, which
would be equal to about. so pipes or
large hogsheads. 1t would be quite
useful if farmers would be a little
more specific as to the amount Of ma
nure applied.-Er.
CoUorvoL-r crrr,1.r. Thoro 10 mani
fest among the farmers of northern
Vermont a disposition to entirely
abandon the business of growing fine
wool to enter upon that of growing
long wool, Cotswold being just now
the favorite variety. For this there
are several reasons, prominent among
which is the general prevalence of the
hoof-ail or foot-rot among the fine
wool sheep. Another reason is that
combing wool of a good quality is
worth more in the market than the or
binary grades of fine wool and many
farmer in this section has within the
past season paid extravagant prices
for coarse wool sheep, SuppOsing that
he was getting such as produce comb
ing wool, when, in very fact, the wool
produced by them is but the lowest
grade of coarse wool, and not at all
: : adapted to the production of worsted
goods, and indeed but lily adapted to
the production of any valuable goods.
1t is astonishing to see men of good
, general business habits get so excited
as to pay the price of good animals
for the most utterly worthless ones,
yet it is becoming an every day Oc-
currence. There are, i'll every COM
munity, interested individuals who
seek every occasion to ridicule every
thing that is claimed to be 'pure- bred, :"
and the prejudices of the masses, thus
kept alive, enable these same individ-
ualo to palm off their worthless trash
at but little less than the prices of the
. better animals.
, We heard it remarked but lately,
and by rather intelligent farmer too,
that there Is very great difference
in Cotswold sneep, and we could not
resist the impulse to respond-"Yes,
just as much difference as between
dollar struck at the mint in Philadel-
phia and one struck at that other
mint, supposed TO DE located some
where in the vicinity OF Durham
Flats. The one is genuine, the 9th
er bogus. OF course, there is differ
ence in animals, even in the same
1 flock, but the difference that the gen
> tleman alluded to is the difference be-
tween pure bred and low grade ami
> mails"
+ NJ. II. Cochrane, Esq, of Compton,
l P. O., has a flock Of pure Cotswolds,
i as also of several other of the long
: and middle wool breeds, each OF
{ which is kept pure and distinct, and
u y we would earnestly advise such of
our friends as propose to embark in
IL the business of growing long wool, to
examine his flocks before buying of
{ persons who have Heterogeneous or IN
" certified hocks.
Burdett LOOMS, of Windsor Locks,
VI CT, and Hon. Harley M. Hail. of
IL East Burke, Vt, are also breeders of
IL pure Cotswolds, whose certificates of
y purity may be relied upon.
d We received, not long since, let
e ter from Mr.. Robert G. Hill, of Ell
u more, giving an account of his expert
IL ence with Cotswolds. He has but a
~ small flock on large farm, peculiar
. ly adapted to them, and has accom-
Is plished results that can hardly be
10 hoped for by farmers generally
V His April lambs average 100 lbs. in
= the fall, and he has had them weigh
u $50 lbs. He Sold "a lot of wethers-
= does not say how many or how old
~ at 12c. per pound, live weight, which
averaged 235 lbs.--one weighing
= 275 lbs. These had been fed sly
n weeks on grain. At the same time
o. be sold some old ones that had raised
= lambs, at Sc. per lb.-average weight
m 175 lbs. He recommends raising
re grades, and says, the second cross OF
to the pure Cotswold ram upon the ma
t. tive ewes will produce fair combins
" wool. He says, the Cotswolds anC
h. their grades and the natives must no
o. be permitted to run together.
d. Every change is not an improve
at ment, and while we are glad to Sc
eh those farmers who keep small flock
- trying the Cotswolds, and any othe
re new breeds, we cannot but deprecat
no the tendency to hasty and middleton
&c. changes from comparatively hig
re- grade Merinos to Canada mongrels