Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-08-05

lives about u mile from this place, has II like
" heifer which presents rather remarkable
phenomenon. The hefcr has never been,
and is not now, with calf, and yet has be-
come regular mixer requiring morning
and evening milking the same us the other
cow"
As farmer living near Bethalto, in Madi-
son county. H., was threshing his wheat,
friction set his machine on fire and entirely
destroyed the thrcsher. and the stacks of
wheat The fire also swept over the entire
field, consuming everything that came in its
way. 1t was with difficulty that even the
horses were saved.
The patent right sharpcrs have not aban-
doned their old game of getting farmers to
sign IL paper purporting to be II note for II
sum Of money to he paid when quantity of
machinery is sold for which they are to be
made agents. The paper is drawn so that IL
portion may be removed, and the part left,
forms negotiable note properly signed, &c.
Daniel S. Waite of lIolley, n. Y, while
riding moving machine the other day, re-
ceived a stroke from the reflected rays of the
sun upon u large mirror that was passing in
II furniture wagon, the shock being so great
that he fell to the ground and lay long
time before recovering. Two other persons
suffered in similar manner from that look.
ing glass during the day.
Sever,, varieties of horse-bonncts for pro-
lection from the sun may he seen about New
York. They are constructed in such II man
ner that II wet sponge can be affixed between
the ears of the animals. The majority Of
them are made of canvas, but paper ones
made water proof by being smearcd with oil
may also be seen Old straw hats with two
holes cut through them for the ears are some
times used by hucksters and junk men.
The State Grange Patrons of lIusbandry of
Wisconsin was formally organized ut Plain
field, June l2-remaincd in session four
days Twenty subordinate oranges were full
ly represented. At the public installation of
officers of the state grange, the Adams coun-
ty press says upward of two thousands per-
sons were present Hon. 5. w. Pierce, of
Friendship, Adams county, was elected mas
ter, and G. w. Sheardown, of Plainfield,
secretary.
A farmer in the neghborhood of Boston
undertook to start balky horse, the other
day, by pulling II small quantity of hay from
the load to which the animal was attached,
placing it under him and setting fire to it.
The remedy took hold well, and the horse
started forward just enough to clear the
flames, which soon communicated with the
hay. and the entire load, with the wagon,
was destroyed, the farmer having ms much
us he could do to clear the horse from the
wagon in season to save his life.
The Springfield Republican says 'The
brilliant victory of the Amherst agricultural
crew fairly startled the public being entire
ly unexpected, and betting men especially
were shocked to IN appalling degree. No
body placed any faith in those country
chaps; nobody backed them. Every
body said. What II jolly thing it would be,
if these Amherst farmers could whip Har-
vard;' but everybody looked upon that re-
sui; as only the remotest kind Of possibility,
f and too improbable for thought When
, it is added that the "Aggy's" made the best
; three mile time in II boat race on record, we
.l,: - I,a al, taI how haUiu Iynl