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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
Sore Backs on Horses.


The American Stock journal says: A
strong horse with sore back is frequently
shorn Of half his strength. A sore back is
usually the result Of miserable harness.
Yet, in many instances, the back-band is made
too short, or is buckled up too tight, so that
the traces at the baok-band are raised above
a direct line from the names to the whiflie-
tree. When this is the case, the backbone
when the horse draws is pressed down with
force on the back and unless the pad is soft
or the harness be made with a patent back, a
wound will be made which will be difficult
to heal so long as the harness that made the
wound is employed ON the animal When a
horse has q sore back and it seems necessary
TO keep him in the harness, let the back-band
be removed entirely, Or let it be heightened a
few inches back of the wound
Ii will be very easy to determine whether
back-band is liable to injure the animals
back by observing, when he draws, whether
the portion Of the harness directly above the
back is drawn down forcibly or is lifted clear
from the back. A wound on the back of a
horse is frequently irritated 30 long by the
rough harness that it becomes almost incur
able A fresh wound, if not kept bleeding
by the rubbing Of the harness. will heal in
two or three weeks in warm weather without
any other medicine than soap.suds But an
old wound that has tried TO heal after the
scab has been rubbed off several times, re-
quires an application of burnt alum, pulver-
lied, to cleanse it Of the proud flesh" The
best remedy is a preventative.
The driver is the one on whom the blame
should rest, for allowing horse to have a
sore back. If the harness is not right, let il
be made right before horse is required tc
work in it. 1t is barbarous to work an ami.
NAL in harness that will gall the flesh. Bet.
ter cut an old collar and harness into frag-
nents and bury the pieces beneath grape
vine, than to continue to use such fixtures as
will wound faithful beast of burden
Furthermore, when sore back has been
allowed to ulcorate, frequently discharging
ichorus matter, the most efhcacous remedy
is to battle the wound every day, and, after
bathing wash the affected parts with solu
ton Of saltpeter and spirits Of turpentine, pre-
pared as follows = Put one quarter of
pound Of saltpeter and half a pint of turpen
tine into bottle; shake up well before using
apply to the wound three times a day with /
feather. And when the wound has assumeC
healthful appearance and seems to be heal
ing this medicine may be discontinued,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
Board Drains.

have seen several inquiries in the C0UHtry
Gentleman in reference to underdrains made
with boards | have had a little experience
which may be of benefit to some
In the spring Of 1888 had about 100
rods of underdran made in the following
manner The drain was dug three deep
and II or . inches wide on the bottom two
narrow boards, one 6 inches and the other Z
inches wide, were nailed together so as to
form sort Of "a trough this was then invert-
ed in the drain, just filling the bottom about
a foot OF stone was then put in on the top,
care being used in selecting and putting the
first stones in their places; a sod inverted
was then placed on the stones, and the drain
was filed with dirt to the surface The
ground was plowed, and has been plowod
about half the time since, and the drains have
had no farther care, and are now working
first rate, and each of them delivering large
stream Of water. | did not put stone in all
the drains, or consider it necessary in any,
but they were upon the ground, and could
as easily put them there as anywhere | sec
now no difference in the working Of the
drains
The boards were hemlock and spruce
mostly hemlock. cannot say which is best
or whether the stones did any good, as the
drains all work as yet equally well. 80 C@tatry
Gentleman.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13

lthas lately been announced as the result Of
careful and long-continued investigation, that
the nature Of the food given to cows does not
produce the slightest effect upon the character
or the richness of their milk the only differ
ence being a greater or less percentage of
water. The experiment was tried Of feeding
the same animals successfully with hay alone (;
then successfully, with hay mixed with starch,
oil rape-seedi clover, etc, thus giving great
y varying proportion of nitrogenized food.
The milk was very carefully analysed, after
each change of food without showing the
slightest variation in its chemical constitution.
The conclusion was, therefore, arrived at
that the variation or improvement in the
quality Of the milk is to be accomplished
rather by careful regard to the breed than
to the food supplied to the animals
These remarks, Of course do not apply to
the peculiar taste impaired to milk in conso-
quence Of the character of the food of the
animal since it is well known that the milk
Of cows which have fed upon garlic very soon
furnishes evidence of that fact to the taste.
Editors Scientific Record, in Harpers'
Magazine for July.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
Summer Care vi Hogs.

We believe one of the reasons why 50 many
fail in realizing what they might from their
swine herds is, that they devote too much at
tcntion to the corn field and too little to the
hog pasture. In their oagrness to produce
an abundance Of feed for their hogs in autumn
and winter, they are negligent in providing
them with sufficient food during the earlier
portions of the year. Hogs that are stintod
during the summer will not take on fat roadi-
" on the approach Of cold weather. A good
healthy growth should be kept up all the
season. Now, the truth is an acre Of clover
to be fed of in june is worth more in making
pork than an acre Of corn that is TO be fed oil
in November. The first can be produced by
little labor, while the latter is only raised at
the expense Of patient and continued toll.
The grunting hog delights in fat pastures no
less than bceting lamb and the lowing cow
Pure cold water is as grateful to the one as
to the other In fact, the hog has greater
need of it than either Of the other animals,
because he requires bath every day, and
would take il, too, if he had the facilities.
August is ordinarily hard month for hogs.
The hog pasture, unless it is Of unusual size,
is likely to become short and much of the
ground rooted over The soil is often porch-
ed the vegetation dried up; the water scarce,
and nothing abundant but heat and flies. At
such time. of all times, the hog requires at
tention. A crop Of peas if sown even at
this late day, will be ripe early in the month
Of August. Two bushels sown broadcast on
an acre Of well prepared land should produce
at least thirty bushels of sheled peas to say
nothing Of the pods aud vines For growing
swine in the warm season Of the year thcr,
arc few kinds Of food that will compare
with peas They do not need to be harvested
the hogs will do that, will eat them, if they
are not too dry, stalks eav- and all. II
peas will form less fat than corn, they will
produce more flesh and that is what j,
wanted at the period that proceeds iattoniug
They are easy to raise where the soil anr
climate are suitable for them do not exhaust
the soil like most crops, and come in at just
the time they are most needed In England
where it is impossible to raise corn, farmers
rely largely on peas TO iatten their hogs
while in Canada, whore they can raise very
fair corn, they hold that more food can be
raised from an acre Of peas than from an acre
Of Prairie Farmer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
The Philosophy of Making Hay.


The choicest hay consists Of green grass
simply dried. The Carolina Farmer says
and truly-tbat making hay, chemically
speaking, IS a distilatory or eyaporotiyo pro-
cess. It is doing with succucnt vegetable
substances what the salt maker docs with his
saline waters, or the sugar maker with his
sacchar.nc Juices The object is to drive of
surplus waters, which hold the valuable prin-
cipes in solution, to got rid Of worthless and
Interfering substances and retain all the de-
sirablo ones Ihcsucar maker may apply too
intense heat or direct fame to his cyaporatng
pans and burn or spoil his products so the
farmer may heat his hay too much in the
blazing rays Of The sun, and greatly injurc
the rich nutrient principles upon which it de-
ponds. Certain &c is, we cannot control all
the conditions upon which the production Of
perfectly cured hay depends but we can con-
troll them much more decidedly than we do.
A ton Of well cured or properly dried hay BE-
worth more In the NOW than two tons OF that
which is cut at au improper time and cured
in an imperfect manner. When grass is dried
too much, the woody fibre or ligneous part be-
comes hard and tough and animals do not
like it any better than we like overbaked
bread. The nutritye portions are not SO
readily eliminated and the waste is much
greater in passing through the assimilating
organs. 1t is not necessary to dry hay SO
thoroughly, in order to preserve It from pu-
trciactivc change in The NOV. II the wealth
er is clear and warm, il may safely be stored
the same day it is cut, provided it is not cut
in the early morning, while loaded with dew.
If grass could be mown altorthe dew is gone,
and spread upon a dry parcel of ground, four
OF FIVE hours exposure TO the sun and air will
fit it for the barn, An moisture proceeding
from dew or rain must be removed, as well as
all the moisture in the sap, that win promote
heating in the NOV or stack, as it always in
iures hay to heat or to sweat quite as
much as it will injure grain to heat in the bin
No small amount Of mischief has been per-
petrated by the annual PRONUNCIATION Of error
in certain agricultural journals, touching the
process Of curing hay in the NOW. The
starch, sugar and gum 10 the newly-mowr
grass, when the hay is about half made, arc
in semi-huid or plastic condition, some
what like stiff dough If the moisture in
hay be evapOrated, by drying wind and sun
shine, the hay will be fragrant and almost al
valuable as good grass, provided the gras
were moved before the blossoms have fallen
On the contrary, if the moisture must b
driven off by the heat generated in the nov
the hay will be injured just in proportion t,
the quantity Of moisture remaining when TIM
hay is storcd.-ObSercer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
@sesE

WHAT THEY TuINK or NERNoNT.-The
Nae ENGLAND Farmer says
There is certainly something wonderful in
the climate and soil Of Vermont
A Massachusetts horse is taken to that
State, and the Morgans, the Black Hawks,
etc, are the result. Massachusetts horses 90
to other States and are heard Of no more
few hocks Of Spanish sheep find their
way to the pastures Of the Green Mountains,
and the " Improved American Morino Sheep
crosses the Atlantic and takes premiums in
competition with the Imperial Aoeks Of the
"mother country"
A few potatoes are dropped into Vermont
soil, and a single tuber pays for good COW,
and potato fever RACES throughout the land.
single oat springs up in some Yer
monter's field and he reaps sheaves in
comparison with which good sized man ap-
pears-in the advertisements a pigmy.
The Agricultural Department at Washing
ton sends out, year after year, parcels of seeds
by the million-or to be a little more definite
the number sent out for lS6l was stated by
the Commissioner at A74,3S0-most OF
which, undoubtedly, fell by the waysde into
stony ground, thin soil, or weedy fields, and
the Department looks in vain for the prom
Used reports of the result of their cultivation
But a few Of these little papers Of seed FIND
their way into Vermont soils, and bects come
up that beat all other beets-and hence tn,
Improved American Sugar Beet
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
Hens and Chickens.

Now that hens are to be shut up, great
care should be taken to feed them regularly,
to give them plenty Of fresh water and to
afford them dust bath as often as they de-
sire it, which will be every day. Place in
the coops boxes filed, or nearly so, with dry
road dust, wood ashes and sprnkling Of
sulphur. If they can be let out Just ut sun
down every day, they will eat the young grass
rayenously, but will not ordinarily incline to
scratch. Chickens require only a little dough
made Of corn meal and clean water. They
will take care Of themselves as to the rest.
A free range in the garden and nothing to
disturb them, and there will be little NOR
tality among them Providence Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
Food for Young Turkeys.

The Maryland Farmer tells us that the
most suitable food for young turkeys from
two to six days old is boiled eggs. Insects
Of all kinds aud cooked liyers OF animals are
also good. A cheap and excellent food for
young poultry may also be found in fresh
curds, provided the whey is drained out. 1t
is not until the turkey is two or three weeks
old that it will naturally take to eating grain,
and then only very small seeds. II first
needs to build up digestive apparatus be-
fore ii can dispose of tho kind of food it eats
in after life When the young chicks first
manifest an appetite for starchy food be
careful to furnish them with sand or powder
cd brick if they are not on the ground, as it
is necessary to swallow this with the first
grain they eat.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
Keeping Tires on Wagon whep's.

\ mechanic gives the following method Of
so putting tires on wagons that they will not'
get loose and require resetting: 81 ironed a
wagon some years ago for my own use. Be
fore putting on the tires, filed the ielloes
with linseed oil, and the tires have worn out
but were never loose. My method is as fol-
lows: used long cast iron heater, made
for the purpose; the oil is brought to a boil
ing heat, the wheel is placed on a stick so as
to hang in the oil, each folloe an hour The
timber should be dry, as green timber will
not take OIL Care should be taken that the
oil is not made hotter than boiling heat, or
the timber will be burned Timber filed
with oil is not susceptible Of injury by water
and is rendered much more durable by this
process.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
L. o II Ell DO r ADO!
80 ACRES OF LAND AND PASSAGE TO 1T. Fon
500 OR St25

The Steamer 10y will sail for "PIPER GRANT,
IN BOLIVIA, via rivers Amazon and purus on the 10th
OF August and viii make the passage out in twenty two
Gays. The grant lies across the navigabe southern
tributaries Of the Amazon adjolns the rich gold placer
ana gold and silver quartz region Of Bolivia tho
Diamond region Of Brazil comprises one OF the best
agricultural regions In the world has and de-
,hs steamer si25 slOo u g. gold coin or Its equiva-
,Sh' e9Sofdng % location of herths Children under
Will receive so Of land FRkK Hereafter this
steamer VII connect At Para, mouth q the Amason
OF each month, by which the passage viii be $50 Cabin
ans ~ s,serske gold Apply 70 A. P. pIpER at
New York. Q,Qi
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13

In the Report of the Department Of Agri.
culture, the Excelsior oat is reported by a
large number Of correspondents as being a
very superior oat The White Schooner and
Somerset are reported by a less number, yet
each commend them in the highest terms.
The Black Swedish is generally reported as
little or no better than their common oats.
OF the Excelsior one report says yield by
weight IS bushels per acre a bushcl weighed
SO pounds; q small, short straw maturcd
four days before our common oats.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13

WATER YouR TOMATO VNEs.--A cores
pendent of the Country Gentleman says that
tomatoes want almost as much as ducks, but
as the vine is hardy and will stand almost
any amount of heat and drouth, few supply
the water it demands In order to make to-
matoes ripen quickly, they should be watered
at least once day. The evening is the best
time TO water them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13

How TO KEEP BUTTER SwEET-lt is the
easiest thing in the world Simply put it in
clean Jars and cover with a strong brine
This will keep pure butter year, fresh and
sweet, as we know by experience. 1t is al
most equally good to put in oak casks headed
tight This is equivalent to canning fruit
The hrim in the case of the jar acts as q head
ing, keeping the air out But butter should
be made well we have never experimental
on poor butter. Work out the butter-mik
till you have only pure "bcads" clear as
rain water; but do not work so much as to
break the grain, in which case you have a
tough, heavy article in winter, and grease in
summer Such butter we advise no one to
try to preserye.-Cor. Rural WORTH.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13

How TO FoRcE RADIsHEs.- Radshes may
be grown in few days by the following meth
cd Let some good radish seed soak in wa
Ter for twenty-four hours, and then put them
in bag and expose it to the sun. In the
course Of the day termination will commence.
The seed must then be sown in well MANFRED
hotbed, and watered from time to time with
lukewarm water. BY this treatment the
radishes will, in very short time, acquire
a sufficient bulk, and be good to eat.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13

Watch you COWS as TO flesh and yield.
Don't let them fall of in either, They must
have change Of pasture from time TO time,
before the grass is gnawed down too closely.
Ifyou are pinched for pasturage, begin TO
soil them with green clover, orchard grass
corn stalks, or, in fact, any fodder Of sue
culent nature. See, too, that your live stock
is supplied with a plenty of good water--a
fresh running brook 10 better than standing
pool, but II Is not every farm that has it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13

The Agricultural College at Hanover
n. H., has been presented with plough made
by Daniel Webster and used on hi, Marsh
field estate II is about thirteen feet long
aud weighs little less than ton. From
what Horace Greeley knows about iarminr,'
we think he should have had that plough.
We fear the New Hampshire farmers will
hardly keep its irons from rusting. Record
nnH Enrnlrr
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13

To MAXI FAmING ATTRAcTIvE--As u
general rule, men like what they succeed with,
and soon acquire a dislike from failures. To
render farming attractive, therefore, take hold
Of it thoroughly, energcticaly, and with both
eyes open, and you viii succeed. In addition
to this, make home neat aud tasteful. and you
will soon acquire such a liking for rural pur-
suits, that the enticements Of dust, brick
blocks, and the confined air Of cities will have
no inAueneo.-Cmntry Gentlemen
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
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