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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

The FAR WEST AS GRAZING COUNTRY
Of the capabilities of that vast region of
country lying between the Missouri river and
the Rocky Mountains but little comparatively
is known DIR. ii. Latham communicates to
the Omaha Herald an article on the subject.
He writes from personal observation, and as
one who has studied closely the matters
whereof he treats. He shows that this re-
gion, comprising something like one-fourth of
the area of the United States, is better adapt
Ell to the purposes of stock raising than any
other section of North America. This comes
from the fact that the native grasses of the
region supply the best possible food for ami
mails, while the climate enables them to re-
main in the open air throughout the winter
period. To be sure, in some parts snow falls,
but it is so dry it will not freeze upon the
SKINS of the animals and therefore causes
them little inconvenience. The Doctor pub
fishes number of letters from persons who
have had experience in grazing stock in the
valleys of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and
The summer cured grass of the plains and
valleys is more nutritive than northern hay
the proportions of loss in wintering stock is
much less there than in the States where eat
tie are put under cover and fed on corn and
hay. The writer predicts that in due time
this region will be the great source from
which the beef, hides, wool and mutton of
the rest of the country will be mainly de-
rived.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18
The Poetry of Butter Making.

Daisy Eyebright, whose versatile pen
glides from housekeeping matters to moral
reflections and artistic illustrations of the
contrasts of New England character, seems
to transfer the drudgery Of the dairy into
poetry and sunshine. Daisy is a young
physicians wife, among the hills of New
Hampshire, and her journal appears in
the Country Gentleman here is an extract ::
" Uncle gave Fred an Attorney heifer, say
ing she might keep us from starving Tim
adores the little beauty, combs her for an
hour daily, and expatiates upon her many
charms. She is nearly white, only a few
dark spots, and the yellow texture of her
skin imparts a creamy hue to her hair.
% 4 blessed heifer is she, Miss Eyebright
The Howly Virgin will have her in her pro-
lection. | know she bowed on Bonded knees
in her stable at the Christmas time, as liver
since that blessed night when he came down
to earth in a stable, the beasts which dwell
there have bowed before Him.
| do not endeavor to enlighten Tim on the
subject, but do take great pride in my COW
and her butter At first | thought l could
not soil my hands with the greasy stuff, so
the woman who washes for us came once a
week to work over the butter which Tim had
churned. Now | do it all myself Every
week | make five pounds of the incest but
ter | ever tasted, and Fred says l am as
proud of it as most mothers are of their
babies. So he is and lots of men are
brought into the kitchen to behold the gold
en- cakes of butter. By putting one tea
spoonful of saltpetre to four quarts of cream,
all bad Odors are prevented, and the cream
retains its peculiar nutty flavor.
We sent Uncle twenty pounds of butter,
which pleased him greatly, though he says
we have spoiled his appetite for Boston
market butter | do so like to make the
pretty butter pats. Aunt Reynolds sent me
the ribbed butter paddles so much used now;
and | make little tiny shells, and rolls, and
crisis crossed so prettily. They
are the most tempting butter pats | ever
saw-each one is just big enough for the
butter plates which are such an improve
ment upon the old fashioned style of having
the same plate with the other food. With
the paddles, Auntie sent the plates to hold
the pats. | also enjoy skimming the milk
it is such nice work that | wonder lady
should prefer to let her girl do it. The
glossy rolls of cream separate SO quickly
from the milk. | tell Fred should like
dairy of four COWS, to maze butter for the
Boston market and he says if | make
enough for Fred Eyebright, he is quite con-
tent. | made nice little calculation of the
amount of money | could make, and then
was told to read the story of the milkmaid
and her pail of milk | do believe that all
men doubt woman's ability to do anything
until they do it; and then they reluctantly
yield the point.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18
agricultural.
One Way to Increase the Grass Crop.

A correspondent Of the Rural Nelo Yorker
tells how he made a wonderful increase of
the grass on a three acre lot, as follows:
. had meadow containing three acres,
probably the best piece of ground on the
farm, that had become hide bound, and
did not produce more than half crop. The
neighbors said would have to pillow it up
] am naturally obstinate, and concluded
not to pillow it. In the Fall of 1868 L COW
cred part of the field with light coat of
manure and waited. The next season L could
not see the least effect from the manure. The
grass do not know what to call twas
short, thick, fine, and tough. 1t was like
moving a sleeps fleece. And [ suppose that
the clip from a small flock of American Me-
rinoes would outweigh the hay we got.
But | did not give it up. The rest of the
field was covered with manure, say 10 loads
per acre. Then | carefully went over that
previously MANFRED, and spread load here
aud there, so as to make it all as near alike
as possible. In the Spring, before the grass
started. | sowed 700 pounds of gypsum on
the piece. Here | made mistake, for
know now that 400 pounds would have done
just well. Toward the last of June we
moved this field. The change in one season
was wonderful 1t was no trouble to cut the
grass now. fine and thick still, but entirely
clover red, with little white. / do not
believe there was quarter of ton of all
other kinds of grass put together. We had
no tedder, but by poking diligently,
got it fit for the cock that day. The cocks
almost touched, and | took little pride in
letting them stand over one day for people
to look at. The day after that we got in the
hay.
There was more than double the crop of
former years-fully 10 tons of cured hay
some estimated it higher. Besides, when
October came | had second growth that
would cut more than the whole product of
'63 or "a. But did not cut it. for con-
slider it an objectionable sin to NOW a mead
ow twice in one season. The cows and oxen
moved it beautifully. This was in 1865, and
for three years following there was no APP
parent decrease. Last season (l869) the
decrease was apparent, bat the product was
still above two tons per acre, with no outlay
since 1864. In the meantime l have expert
mented on other fields, and have uniformly
obtained the best results with manure APP
piled in the Fall and Winter, and gypsum
sowed in the Spring. That is to say, with
both it might do equally wei to sow the
latter in the Fall, but have not tried it.
Now with labor at 81. IS tOI$2. 90 per day
| prefer the above results to blowing and
seeding though some may not. They may
prefer to pillow every five years, and NOW ten
times between. But every one to his notion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18


come up again as bright and gay as ever
and not a bit care / what becomes OF this
old stalk
Il have tried mat said the verbena,
but it is 50 hard to get into the ground.
If some one would only help me little,
and then not touch me in the Spring until
l start Up green, 1 could manage very
we'll
'POh" spoke up peony, why do you
bother with seeds Send your sap dowh
to the root, as | do; there is no trouble
about it. If the gardener ever disturos
me in the Spring, l just show myself ana
he lets me alone.'
Yes, and if he does not see you' PRICK
him, as d. interrupted the rose. 1t
is easy enough to get through the WINTER
| rather 10y it. 1t is grand time to
sleep. When the Spring comes l run up
my stalk and peep out of the windows, ana
if it is lot warm enough, L just wait
awhile Watching all the time to see the
trees aad bushes grow green, then leave
| Esh | could do So said a little
white featherfew I've tried to send my
sap down to the root, and if the snow COW
ers NE up early with its blanket, l can
manage very well, but if the ice binds me
first can't help it. L must die
The gardener thinks too highly OF me
to let ne die boosted a proud saliva.
Ny bright blossom is so precious to him
thai always have good warm home In
Winter, but then one can't expect every
little flower will be worth that trouble,
and she waved herself proudly in the
brete.
Tasheliotropes whispered among them
selrss, and continued to fill the air with
fragance, but the gardener coming up just
thl. Mary heard no more.
Do you let all these flowers die II
Eiater, Stephen p she asked.
o no, miss, them heliotropes and YER
tenas Ill take up, and bit of SALIVA, and
.atherfew, and put in the greenhouse with
he other plants, but the rose bushes, peo-
les, and other things can take care o.
lemselves.'
Then Molly thought to herself, Well,
here seems to be some one always ready
o care for those who can not take care OF
themselves. 1t must be by the loving
'ather's orders, he who takes care of me
o guess nothing ever dies.'-St~dent
nd SchOOimate.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

there may be constant and Continued I'M
proyement, has succeeded best. We bave
known a number of experiments, giving re-
suits similar to the following: A neighbor,
who had provided himself platform scales for
the purpose, fed fine steer first with four
quarts of barley meal daily in addition to
his fodder, and found by weighing that he
gained regularly eighteen pounds a week.
But he was urged to " push him, " in order
to see what could be made of SO fine an ami
NAL. He was accordingly fed with eight
quarts day, when the increase immediately
became less and on increasing the meal 70
twelve quarts a day, he gained nothing.
Overlooking had proved an Injury. 1t is i'm
pOrtant to avoid the error of feeding animals
too little for time, and then attempting to
make up the deficiency by Overdosng. The
best way, and in fact the only way, for sue
cess, is to keep up constant increase, year
in and year cut.
As to the quantity of general feed for cat
tie, they should have about at the rate of two
and half pounds daily for each hundred
pounds of their weight large animal of
course requiring more than small one.
This quantity will of course vary with the
character of the animal, the condition and
quality of the food, care in feeding, ETC., but
it is about fair average, when the food is of
mixed character or part meal. Swine re-
quire about three pounds for each hundred
pounds of live animal. Country Gentleman
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

COUNT OVER THE MERCIEs.-Count the
mercies which have been quietly falling, in
your history. Down they come every morn
ing and evening, as angel messengers from
the Father in heaven. Have you lived
these years wasting mercies, renewing them
every day, aud rvvvs -. realized wtIv'uS-
they came? If you have, heaven pity you.
You have murmured under Affections. but
who heard YOU rejoice over blessings Ask
'hS sunbenFn- the rain drop, the star, the
queen of the night. What is life but mer-
cy? What is health, strength, friendship,
social life Had each the power of speech,
each would say, l am a mercy Perhaps
you have never regarded them as such
If not, you have been a poor student of ma
ture and revelation. What is the 2ropri-
ETY. of STOPPING to play with a thorn bush,
when you may just as well pluck flowers,
and eat pleasant fruits?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18
gpstrg.
The Trees Will.

The Trees early leafbnds were Bnrst'hg their
brown
F." Shall take them away'" said the Frost, sweep
ing down.
8 Mo- leave them alone
Till the berries have grown"
Prayed the Tree, while he trembled from rootle to
crown.
The Tree bore his blossoms, and all the birds sung
" Shall take them away?D said the Wind as he
swung.
'No; leave them alone
Till the berries have grown"
said the Tree, while its leaflets quivering hung.
The Tree bore his fruit in the midsummer glow;
Said the girl " May gather the berries or mop"
Z" Yes; all thou canst see
Take them all all for thee"
Said the Tree, while he bent down his laden boughs
low. -BjOrnSen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18
MOlly'S Conclusion.

One day as Mollie was sitting among her
flowers, she heard a strange buzzing in the
air. She thought it was humning-bird
but listening closely, she found the flowers
were talking to each other.
WE'LL said Molly to herself, | did
not know flowers talked. L guess that is
what the books mean, when they speak of
the language of flowers In listen and
hear what they say
She saw the bright scarlet head of a
verbena raise itself and say Dear me
Winter is coming | can fee it in INV
bones. Jack Frost took some Of the color
out of my cap last night. l Suppose snow
and ice will come soon, and then 7 must
die
Why don't you do as | do > smoke nm
tall aster. L ripen my seed. and soaI
tor 'neH ABOUT 81 '"A' 'u' Spring
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

To Destroy THE STRIPED OR Cucumber
BUG.-A correspondent writes to the Mary
land Farmer:
81 send you an item, if you thing it worth
publishing, which effectually protected my
melons, squash, cucumber and other vines
from that destructive pest, the " striped or
cucumber bug the past season, with only
one application, viz: A strong solution Of hen
manure-say one peck of the manure to one
and half gallons of water.let it stand
twenty-fOur hours, and sprinkle the plants
freely with it after sunset.
The above was suggested to me by a negro
woman living on my place, who has some
practical experience in gardening, and says
she has used it for years, and has never
known the first application to fail to drive
them off, and they never return"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

STIMULANTs IN MILK FEvER.-The publica-
tion of the alcoholic cure of cows suffering
under this terrible or hitherto fatal complaint,
has brought forth great deal of discussion
in the English agricultural papers. The vet
erinarians feel aggrieved that the old treat
ment is found fault with, and the cow feed
ers come out strong with the actual results
of their alcoholic treatment. Several Lon
don cow keepers have appeared in print, and
state that their universal practice in such
cases is to administer large and continuous
doses Of spirits, and with good success. In
deed, some-go further and declare that spirits
is an almost certain cure for pleuropneumo-
mia as well as milk fever. Now, the best
phase of the cure seems that it can be tried
at any time while life continues in the ami
NAL. This being the case, it will, no doubt
be extensively adopted. There is no difficult
ty, unfortunately, in getting any amount of
whiskey in any part of the province, and it
certainly is much better use for it to apply
to sick animals, that to brutalize the animals
master or owner.-Canada Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

How TO WRAP CUTTINGS AND SMALL PLANTS.
Spread thin layer of dry moss over a sheet
of paper then wash the earth from the roots
of the plants and place them upon it in lay
ers, putting moss between place anot her
thin layer of moss over when you have all
the plants you desire TO send put in place /;
commence at one side of the paper and
roll up the moss and plants tightly; then
wrap again with oiled silk or paper to
hold the moisture in the package, and
afterwards wrap with paper on which
you can write the address. The irner the
package is rolled, If with sufficient moss, the
less the plants are liable to be injured by
rough handling. 1t is better to use dry moss
and dampen the roots, because there is not
SO much danger of getting plants too wet and
causing decomposition besides, the dirt has
to be removed from the plant and it is done
more safely by the use of water With the
use of dry moss and damp roots, the mois-
ture is just where it ought TO be when in
using damp moss and dry roots, the foliage
is apt to be kept just damp as the roots.
Prairie Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18
2pFtru.
The Robins.

There's a call upon the housetoP, an answer from
the plain.
There's a MARBLE in the sunshine, twtter in the
rain
And through my heart, ut sound Of these,
There comes nameless thrill,
As sweet as odOr TO the rose,
or verlureitO the hill;
And all these joyous mornings
NV heart Pours forth this strain,
God bless the dear old robins,
who have come back again.
For they bring thought Of summer, of dreamy,
precious days,
OF making king-cups in meadow, making golden
haze;
\ longing for the clover blooms,
For roses all aglOw,
For fragrant blossoms where the bees
With droning murmurs go;
/ dream of all the beauties
OF summers golden reign,
And sing, '' God keep the robins,
Who have come back again"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

EFFECT OF Poisonous FooD On MILK.-lt is
well known that the properties Of the food
consumed by a COW are impaired to the milk.
As an interesting illustration Of this princi-
pie it is said that the cows belonging to a
mining establishment in Nicaragua, drank
water from trough in which the mercury
used by the miners was occasionally washed.
Persons who used this milk became severely
salivated, but the cause was not discovered
for some time, as the cows did not at first
show the effects of the poison. But after
wards they became reduced in condition, and
their gums much swollen, and some, though
not all died Distinct traces OF mercury
were found in the milk by analysis.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

A New Discovery WITH CoRN.-An intelli-
gent and reliable neighbor of ours, who has
for many years been making experiments
with corn, has discovered an importance and
value in replasnted corn which is quite novel,
and worthy of publication. We have always
thought replanted corn was of little conse-
quence, but this gentleman says, " it is of so
much consequence, he replants whether it
is needed or moor rather, he plants two or
three weeks after the crop is planted, hill
about every fifteenth row each way" He
says IS If the weather becomes dry during
the filling time, the silk and tassel both be-
come dry and dead. In this condition, if it
should become seasonable, the silk revives
and renews its growth, but the tassel does
not recover. Then, for want of pollen the
new silk is unable TO fill the Office for which
it was designed. The pollen from the re-
planted corn is then ready to supply the
silk, and the filling is completed" He says
nearly all the abortive ears, so common in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

How TO DRIVE YOUNG HoRsE-We find
the follow wing floating, and do not know its
paternity. but it is good advice =. la teach
ing n young horse To drive well, do not hur-
nv 10 see how fast he Will trUt- Keep each
rsas.a .I~- .I istia4ot faOsa. sLe 0tiavr si.sst
is, in walking make him walk, and DO not
allow him to trot. While trotting be equally
careful that he keeps steady at his pace, and
do not allow him to slack into walk. The
reins, while driving. should be kept snug /;
and when pushed to the top of his speed.
keep him well in hand, that he may learn TO
bear we'll upon the bit, so that when going
at high rate of speed he can be held at his
pace but do not allow him to pull too hard
for it is not only unpleasant, but it makes it
often difficult to manage him"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

MAKING FLOWER SEEDS GRow-The soil
must be made mellow, and be pulverized as
finely as possible, if naturally coarse and
lumpy; then small seeds should be covered
very thinly, not more than one-eighth of an
inch, by sitting on fine earth, and pressing
it down gently with board or single The
bed must be kept moist, but not very wet,
by sprinkling on water very gently towards
evening every day, until the plants begin to
come up. The ground should be shaded in
some way to prevent the hot sun from shin
ing upon the bed until the plants are up and
have acquired little strength. After that
they should enjoy the sunshine more or less.
And when about two inches high they should
be thinned out by transplanting a part of
them, insomuch that they can grow staIky
and strong in which case the blossoms will
be earlier and more perfect. As general
rule SOW about the time farmers plant their
corn. Still they may be sown earlier, as
tomatoes and cabbages are, under glass or in
boxes in the kitchen window, and thus be
earlier in towering .-Erchange.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

Stock FARMING.-Gen. Capron, Commits
sioner of Agriculture, in his forthcoming re-
port says;
1.-The tendency indicates the necessity of
increased attention to the propagation, grow
ing and fattening of farm tanimal, and to
the production of meats, poultry, butter,
cheese, milk, and various other animals pro-
duets, while the prevalence of special crop
ping upon depicting and exhaustive system
enforces urgently the appeal for mixed
husbandry based upon stock growing"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

After working eight years and expanding
some $40 900 in time and money, Mr.. S. ID.
Carpenter, of Madison, Wis, has perfected
HIS q Automatic Binder, which is designed
to rake and bind the grain and carry the
bundles until enough are bound to form a
shock The editor of the Wesfera Farmer
has not seen the machine in it's present state,
but is informed that it operates in the most
perfect manner.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

Mr. Richard Peters, of Georgia, informs
the editor of the Ohio Farmer that neither
Devon nor Short Horn cattle are healthy in
that section. Mr.. P. finds cross of the
Brahmin stock from India, with the Alder
news and Devons are healthy and profitable
The long wool English sheep he also finds do
not succeed as well there the Merino, and
he will keep none but the Merino.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

Cyrus Smith. one of the old farmers of
Victory, Vt, till recently, never owned a hen.
Dogs, cats and poultry, he always regarded
as nuisances about a farm. lie married a
young wife few months ago WAC had the
hen fever. and persuaded the old gentleman
to invest. He has a handsome flock of hens
now, and his neighbors do say that when
he starts for the barn to hunt eggs, he car
ries with him the zeal and pride of boy
who had just arrived at the egg hunting age
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer has
practiced shallow planting of corn to avoid
the cut worm for more than twenty years
He says cut worms always burrow in the
around the stalk, previous to cutting it off
Shallow covering gives them no chance to
burrow, and if they should, the sun will
soon drive them from their place. Ttey
universally select their position in the day
time and commit their depredations at night
In shallow towering the seed gets warm and
starts much quicker than when covered deep.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

FEEDING ANMAs.-It has not proved prof
or meal at time. A moderate quantity,
fed with great regularity, and the comfort of
the animals generally attended to, SO that
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

corn crops, is caused by want of pollen, and
that he has known ears to double their size
in this second filling .-Erchdnae.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

d. f. Appleton of Ipswich, breeder of
the Kerry cattle, has recently received some
choice cows from the Island of Jersey.