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

The market price for hay at Portsmouth n.
ii. 81 $40 per ton. with no prospect of its be-
ing lower. The pastures are all dried up.
The horse disease has made its appearance
in Maine, several valuable horses in Portland
having been attacked with it and likely to die.
An exchange. wanting to compliment II
u" Lire Stock Journdl," says it is edited by II
man whose head is chuck full of live stock.
The price of Berkshire swine still keeps up
in Kentucky. We notice recent reported
sale of sows mt prices ranging from $50 to
5000.
The Ruru Carolindn says balky horses
may be started by putting corn cob in each
ear, and tying around the ear and cob with
II string.
In ten years mich cows in Vermont have
increased ten per cent The butter produce
has increased 100000, and cheese has de-
clined 5000, 900 pounds.
A farmer ut Martinvillc. Ind. cut, bound,
and threshed his wheat, took some of it to
mill, and ate for his supper biscuits made
from the flour all in one day.
1t is stated thai trees cut in summer and
allowed to lie until the leaves dry, will have
the sap extracted by the foliage, and the
timber thus treated is very durable.
A correspondent of the st. Louis Journal
Of agriculture has discovered by experiment,
he claims, that u handful of saw-dust, placed
around the root of II plant, will protect it eff
fectually from cut-worms.
A writer in the 'Jouimm Of The Faym says
he finds it profitable to SOW II few acres of
oats, using plenty of seed and cutting the
crop green for soiing. BY the first of June
he begins moving and finishes cutting the
crop with the cradle in July
1t is stated that 1000 guineas have been
refused for the Shorthorn bull Third Duke
of Geneva" which was bred by Mr.. Sheldon
and exported to England. 1t is also stated
that Mr.. S. has refused $3.50 for three
heifers, and about 1000 for five cows the
pride of his herd.
An instance of extraordinary vigor in old
age is found in Mr.. Reuben Park, of Ber-
nardstown, Mass, who has attained his Dist
year nearly us hale and hearty us ever. One
day this season he cradlcd half an acre of
rye, and raked and bound an acre of the
same grain the same day.
Mich cows should not he exposed TO the
sun during the hottest part of the day when
they are not feeding. If there are no shade
trees or other shelter in the pasture field, it
will pay to put them in clean, well ventilated
stables from ten o'clock, II. M, until three
o'clock, p. m, giving them water when put
IN and when taken out
: The Agricultural Society of Washington
County is organized with Edward A. Ed
, ridge, Of Warren, for President; Willard S.
Martin. of Plainfield, Vice President; A. ID.
Arms, East Montpelier, Secretary, and Clark
!; King, East Montpelier, Treasurer. Hon.
Justin S. Morrill, delivers the address mt the
annual fair September 81 and 20, 1871.
The Toledo Blode contains crop reports
from fifty points in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois
and Indiana. The summing up of the reports
indicates II large crop OF wheat, fair crop Of
hay, and II light crop of oats. Potatoes are
better than was expected, but will be light
corn is promising well, and of fruit II crop
y little below the average, perhaps three
! h.