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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18

EcoNoMY OF THE FARM.--Some farmers grow
rich by saving, and others grow rich by
spending Others have first to make the
money, and then spend it for food. The
wants of farmer are few that cannot be
supplied from his farm. Why, then, should
the farmer repine because he has not money
to buy abroad, or measure his wealth by
comparing his money with that of others who
must give all for things which he has with
out buying.
Herein lays the secret Of a farmer's success :
in raising everything as far as possible, on
the farm, and buying as little as he possibly
can.
Nor is this mistake the only one made by
farmers. They all want too much land, and
too much stock for their land. Remember
that fifty acres actually worth one hundred
dollars per acre, is worth more than one
hundred acre at fifty dollars per acre be-
cause one half the work expended on the
first will raise as much as the whole amount
expended on one hundred acres. In the same
way with stock. 1t is better to fatten five
head of steers well than ten only half done,
because they will sell for more, and you will
also save the interest on one-half the invest
ment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18

HExLoCK WooD PROOF AGAINST RATs.-A
of the Philadelphia Medical
and Surgical Reporter says
'' Being surrounded by these animals,
found it necessary to keep fruits, butter,
cheese, and other articles in boxes made Of
hemlock (A6ies CdnGdensis.) In these boxes
| could keep the most toothsome deli
cacies in the cellar with impunity, even
though the box afforded free ventilation,
which in many cases is highly necessary.
To test the matter still further, | made a
box Of dry hemlock boards, perforating each
end of the box with rs inch circular hole
Into this box put large healthy rat,
caught in a hemispherical wire trap. nailed
it up securely, put it in dark, quiet place,
and awaited the result.
On inspection, at the end of twenty-four
hours, found he mad scarcely more than
touched the wood. | returned the box, leav-
ing the rat to his cogitatiOns, which horn of
the dilemma to choose.
At the end of forty~eight hours, | made
him another visit He had evidently come
to the conclusion that remaining inactive
was to strand upon Scylla, while the effort
90 buy his liberty could do no worse than
wreck him upon Charybdis. He had enlarg
ed the hole sufficiently to get his head out
| in which condition found and despatched
him on the third morning of his incarcera-
ton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18
TIE FooT AN

TIE FOoT AND Mourn DIsEAsE.-The Mas
SachuSetts PlO1CnldR recommends the following
treatment for the prevention as well as cure
of this disease, which is fast spreading
through all the Massachusetts towns
q Where it is expected to break out in a herd
remove the animal at once away from the
rest and sprinkle slaked lime freely on the
stall floors. If it has gone too far and all
are likely to come down with the disease
give ground hemlock bark, two or three oun-
ces at a time for three or four DAYS in success
sion IN little meal or shorts. If an animal
Is actually suffering from it with a sore
mouth, take pound of alum in two gallons
of water and use it as a gargle once or twice
day. Pour it into the mouth and throat
from horn or bottle. If the feet begin to
he sore use the sulphate of copper, or blue
| vItriOl, two ounces to a gallon of water. or il
! may be stronger, at the rate of an ounce to a
quart, to battle the feet, wiping and rubbing
well in between the claws. Alternate eyery
day with carbolic acid, that is. use the blue
vitriol one day and the carbcIic acid the
next. Reduce the carbolic acid with fifty
parts Of water or a little more Prof Law
says reduce II three times as much, or witt
one hundred and fifty parts Of water, which
we think would make it too weak. Swab i
well IN around the parts affected The ami
NAL will have an appetite but the mouth viii
be so sore that 1t cannot eat. Make, therefore
thin Cruel Of oat meal, and little Indian
meal mixed IN if the animal does not appca
TO be feverish, and pour it down from a bot
tie. 1t will serve to keep up the strength
and carry the beast well through. If Their,
is much. cOstiveness, as there will be likel
TO be at some stages Of the disease. give
quarter to half a pound Of epsOm salts ono
a day, poured from bottle.
The above treatment il mild and simpl
and will carry most patients well throug
the trouble. But if you are still free fro1
the disease, keep perfectly isolated. Tn
selectmen have power to control the cattl
: affected, and should order all oxen in afecte
herds from going upon the public highways
In about three weeks the worst Of the diff
Guilty in animals that have it will pass. Hoy
soon it will be safe or prudent to use tn
milk of COWS after their apparent recovery W
cannot say, but one thing should be borne i
, mind, that no sound cattle should be brough
into the barn for some time. The barn an
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The StOried Years.
What of thy life ?
What the story

What of thy life?
What the story
Thou art telling year by year?
Is the toll of hand to harvest only human glory?
The ripened fruit of thought some brief memorial
Orfs the story of thy life [rear
One thou would'st desire to hear,
When thy hands are folded,
And the angels gather near?
What of thy life?
What of blessing
Hast thou reaped the passing years? ling
Has the love in benedicton crowned the act OF CIV
And the daily deprivation dried the ount of tears
Then for heart and hand diffusive
Garnered riches are in store;
For the earthly deprivation,
Need of blessing evermore.
What of thy life?
What its meaning
Told in action thro the years lstreamingi
Has the lghtof Truth Eternal from thy lamp been
And the rays rejecting scattered doubts and
In the clearer light of Heaven, fears
When the life book is unsealed,
Brightly then will CLEAN the pictures
OF the truth in love revealed.
What of thy life?
What of toiling
Tells the story Of thy years waving !;
Has the scepter of the angels DER thy home been
Ana the nope OF al men Deeu VI
Tho the human stay be broken ltears
Gods own hand may still be near;
From the sorest visitation
Gods dear love may beam ont clear.
What Of thy life
What relating
BY its influence thro' the years doing
Is thy praying graced with watching saying one with
And thy walk the golden picture of the God thy sou
If not vain the lips confession revercs
When the thought book is revealed;
Life is love in thought and action,
Gods decision unrepealed.
What Of thy life
What of winning
In the conflict of the years. beginning
Is the strength of heart still weakness as in lfe
And the starry prize far distant the strife ofyears
summon all thy strength, my brother,
Lies evening draws apace;
Lcngthened shadows round thee pressing
Tell this year may close thy race.
What of my life
What its meaning
Gathered from my storied years ing
Mem'ry's hidden alcoves open, ev'ry year redeem
Each forgotten thought and action quickly real
Angel fingers scan the record lpears
BY the test of realms above,
And the seal Of judgment, tells the
True life, is the life of Love.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18

DWARF TREES The following description
Of the manner in which the Chinese make
dwarf trees IL an intimation of their pains
taking in horticulture {" We have known
from childhood how the Chinese cramp their
womens feet, and so manage to make them
keepers at home but how they cOntrive
to grow miniature pines and oaks in flower
pots for half century has always been much
Of a secret. 1t is the product chiefly Of
skilfUI, lOng-continued root pruning. They
begin at ,ae beginning Taking young
plant (say a Seeding or a cutting of a CEDAR
when only two or three inches high, they cut
.off its tap-root as soon it has other roOtlets
enough to live upon, and replant in a shall
| low pot or pan The end of the tap-root Is
| generally made to rest upon the bottom OF
/ the pan, or on fiat stone within it. Allu-
vial clay is then put into the pot, much of it
in bits the size of beans, and just enough in
kind and quantity to furnish a scanty nour-
ishment to the plant. Water enough is given
| TO keep it in growth, but not enough is given
to excite a vigorous habit So likewise in
the application of light and heat Then, too
the top and roots, being within easy reach OF
the gardener, are shortened by his pruning
knife, or scared with his hot iron. So the
little tree, finding itself headed on every side
gives up the idea of strong growth, asking
! only for life, and just growth enough to live
and look well. Accordingly, each new Sc
, of leaves becomes more and more stunted
the buds and rootlets are diminished in pro
portion, and at length a balance is estab
lished between every part of the tree, making
D 1t dwarf in all respects. In some kinds 0
trees this end is reached IN three or 70
years in Others ten or fifteen years are nee
essary.''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18
Our Moon.

There's our moon?' cried Fanny do
let me look at her.
Any more ours than the sun, Fanny ?
. Why, yes said Fanny = the sun belongs
to ali the planets as much as to US, while
the moon shines on nobody but US she is
our moon
So she is, and God made her to rule
the night She is a beautiful queen.
Old and young love her, and even the
very dogs salute her with bark. The
moon goes round the earth in little more
than twenty mine days. When she is be-
tween us and the sun her dark side IS
toward the earth, and therefore we cannot
see her The rest of the way she shines
on US, not by her own light, however /;
she borrows it all from the sun; and if
the whole sky were covered over with full
moons, it would not equal the light of the
sun. Have you noticed at the time of the
new moon that you sometimes see the rest
of her upon which the sun is not shining d?
How does that happen? We see it by its
I earthshine,' which is the light it gets
from the earth, for our earth shines on the
moon as well as the moon shines on us !;
but remember, this light has monstrous
journeys to travel. First it came all the
way from the sun to the earth, which it
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SDarrOWS.

Little birds sit on the telegraph wires,
And chitter and filter, and fold their wings;
Maybe they think that for them and their sires
Stretched always on purpose these wonderful
strings;
And perhaps the Thought that the world inspires
Did plan for the birds among other things.
Little birds sit on the slender lines,
And the news Of the world runs under their feet
How value rises, and how declines;
How kings with their armies in battle meet;
And all the while, mid the soundless signs,
They chirp their small gossipings foolish sweet.
Little things light on the lines of our lives,
Hopes and joys and acts of to-day;
And VIC think that for these the Lord contrives
Nor catch what the hidden lightnings say.
But from end to end his meaning arrives,
And his word runs underneath all the way.
II life only wires and lghtnngs then,
Apart from that which about it clings2
Are the works and the hopes an the prayers of men
Only sparrows that light on Gods telegraph
strings,
Holding moment and gone again
Nay he planned for the birds with the larger
things.
Mrs. 4. d. T. U-hitHev, in Old and Ne,r.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18

CHARLIE, THE WHIrE SERGEANT.-On
the wall of Bow-stree Police Office hangs
the portrait of remarkable dog. This
dog, an old starved, homeless animal, took
up his quarters one day on the steps OF
seldom-used door connected with the office
The men of the division got so attached to
him that he was never told TO move on,
but took up his quarters inside the station,
and, after being named Charlie was con-
sidered a member of the police force.
Charlie seemed to understand the re-
sponsibilities of his position At quarter
of six every morning, the first relief Is
paraded in the yard OF the station previous
to setting out on duty at six. At that
hour, and at every parade, day or night
Charlie was always present, marching
up and down in front Of the line with all
the Importance of drill-sergeant. On
these occasions he was accompanied by the
only four-footed animal that he was known
to associate with.-namely, Jennie the
/ office cat, who with bell tinkling at her
1 brass collar, trotted al Charles side.
Only on two occasions was Charlie ab
sent from duty; once, when he watched
/ for some days by the death-bed OF an old
constable to whom he was much attached,
and once when he had been severely maui
ed, and all but poisoned, by some one OF
the thieves Of the Seven Dials, whose telo-
NOUS schemes he often assisted to defeat.
tie was known as the White Sergeant,
and on state occasions, when the attend
ance Of the greater part Of the division
was required, = sergeant's armlet was buck
led round his neck and very proud he seem
ed to be of the decoration Ifhe came upon
any boy gambling at pitch and toss he
would wait till the money fell upon the
ground, aud then rush forward and roll
himself over it, guarding 1t securely until
relieved Of his charge by policeman,
whom he would follow TO the nearest cats
meat shop, well-knowing that he would be
rewarded When the cry of fire was
shouted in the yard of the station, Char
lie barked his loudest, and If the time
happened to be night, ran through all the
bedrooms of the station, tugging at the
bed-clothes and barking with all his might
and when the men appointed for the purpose
went off to the scene of the conhagration,
he ran in front clearing the way by HI:
incessant barking.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18
How 10 talk with Monkeys.

Going to visit an invalid friend IN "a mil
itary hospital, L had made the ac-
quaintance twelve years ago Of an old
government official named L.. He
was Southerner, somewhat of a boaster,
but brave at bottom, who Swore like
heather. and loved animals He had grown
familiar with all the eats in the hospital
and at the hour when rations are dIstrlb-
uted, his Mi-aou-ou would bring them
running from the most distant part OF the
building, round the old soldiers porringer.
| had always supposed that the cats, de-
ceived by the perfect imitation OF taelr new
or accustomed as the soldiers were to the
dinner hour, came mechanically to gather
round their friend. They understand me,
insisted the old man, they understand me
perfectly. | know cats speech and dogs
speech, but monkey speech | know better
than the mon keys themselves.
As | smiled with an expression of in
credulity, VIII you said Mr. l..
come with me tomorrow to the Jardin
des Plantes Geological Garden) and | will
show you something remarkable That's
all have to say
L took good care not to miss the ap-
pointment, and Mr. l. was as punctu-
al He led the way to the monkey-house,
and no sooner had he leant upon the outer
/ baustrade, then ] heard close beside me
his gutteral cry Kirrouu! kirrikiou cou-
rouki courrikiou : | tried to initiate the
sounds that came from my neighbours mouth:
Kirrouu
Three monkeys fell into place before
Kirrikiou
Four monkeys followed their compan-
ions
'Courouki
There were twelve.
Courrikiou
All of them were there L-'s dis
course lasted Tor ten minutes, during
which the monkeys-ranged in severa
rows, seated on the ground, their from
paw crossed on their knees-laughed
NODDED, listened, and replied Yea
indeed they answered, and l. went OF
in fine style with his 'Kirrouu kirri
kiou courouki courrikiour We stayed
for twenty minutes, and | assure you til,
monkeys were not tired. Suddenly L.
made move to 60; his aud itors becam,
uneasy then as L left the balustrade
they uttered cries of distress. We wen
off, but from distance could still see tn,
monkeys, who climbing up the wires o
their cage, made signs of farewell. |
seemed to me that they wanted to say, [
= you do not come again, write to US a
least
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18

SUBsoILING INDICATED. i took twenty
two acres of generally rolling land, equally
well drained by natural drains or ravines, all
Of which had heen in cultivation from thirty
to forty years, and pretty well known.
subsoiied eleven acres. This portion had
never been seeded to grass Of any kind, TO
nv knowledSe-at least not for many years.
The other eleven acres | plowed the usual
wav, that il, what would be termed shallow
blowing. 1t was all planted about the same
time. cultivated as near as could be alike,
with cultivator No hoeing was done on
either piece | think both pieces OF land
had previously about the same attention, a
regards manure and tillage, except that the
part did not subsoil had the advantage OF
good stiff sward of clover and timothy turned
the preceding spring, after being seeded three
wears. The result was, that took from the
part plowed the ordinary way. and not SUB
soilcd. but ten bushels to the acre on the
average while from the part which was sub
soiIed, took thirty-hve bushels per acre AZ
an average | send you this report OF my
experiments. hoping that may hear from
others who may have experimental on the
same principle, or something better Hesf
ern Rural
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18

WEEDS AS GREEN CRoP.-Wc shall al
WAYS have weeds. 1t is impossible to con-
ceive of an agriculture 80 perfect that they
will no longer exist. They may be killed IN
their earliest infancy, but still they Will
come again. Nature abhors naked surface,
and is fast to clothe our fields with verdure,
even though we may neglect to plant. IL IL
ever becomes possible for farmers to 90 every
thing that is necessary at the exact moment
when it ought to be done, they may ma 10
this spontaneous growth really valuable
source of manure 1t is proverbial that
nothing grows so luxuriantly as weeds and
as no vegetation growing upon the land can
be plowed INTO it without increasing It's Ter
tiIity. weeds might be turned TO good ac-
count if we could make sure to plow them
we'll under before they form their seeds. vi
course such weeds propagate themselves
by their roots must be vigorously excluded !;
hut all other sorts, and especially the we'll
known Ragweed (ARlbroSid) which grows
luxuriantly and does not ripen It's seeds early
might be depended on for material help. 1t
is not unlikely that an important part OF the
benefit of summer-fallowing is that at each
blowing, vegetable matter Is mixed with soil,
and it NAV even be well, if there are no earl y
seeding weeds on the field, to allow the crop
to attain considerable height before turning
it under We are not, of course, advocating
the careless neglect Of weeds, which are the
source of more agricultural woe than almost
all else besides, but merely limiting at means
by which a judcious and free-handed man
NAV avail himself of the wonderful benefits
of green manuring without the cost OF time
and money that the raising OF clover and
buckwheat demand and we desire, above all
things, not to have our suggestion distorted
into an excuse for sloyenly farming by mer
who are too law or too incompetent To keep
their land in proper order. 1t may be wei
to remark that we have not been able tC
think of any way in which the tangle Of
weeds and briers that ornament SO many
farmers headlands and fence-rows, can h
turned to use.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18

The ORIGINATOR OF this wonderful medicine, claims
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18

A Chester County (Pa.) correspondent
the Southern Planter and Farmer SAYS :
" No animals deteriorate faster than swine.
The trough is great element in the charac-
ter of the hog he is amazingly like dandy.
10 keep hlm IN hrst-rate trim, he soon eats
his he'd off; yet, if he has to hunt his food.
even with the slightest effort, be soon becomes
too enterprising to be fine specimen. As
soon as pig becomes enterprising he ceases
to be a s. Chester County White Dame
Nature soon fits him to this new or Ter of
things; his nose lengthens, the disposition to
use it also increases, his legs grow longer,
his sides fatten, his hams lose their plump
ness, and, in one or two generations, he is a
match in race for any ordinary dog. If
you want to keep up the breed of good hogs,
keep no more than you can keep so lazy they
will not grunt.''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18

SPEcIALTIEs IN FARMING.-The business OF
agriculture should be an industry and not
speculation. The insane purpose OF special
ties has long been a curse to American agrl-
culture. A whole community runs wild up
on hops. when selling at so cents per pound,
and in two wears they are scarcely worth the
price of picking, an extravaganza begotten
of high expectations is forthwith followed
by bankruptcy. Wheat brings 81 per bush
eli, and whole States become wheat fields,
while every other interest langulshes, until
the bread crop becomes so abundant as TO De
fed to swine in preference to shipment LOT
human food. The sheep, with wool at >
per pound holds high place in popular esteem,
but is kicked from the pasture by every Ran
dolph of the farm at the first indication OF
heavy decline in the value OF It's fleece. In
your section cotton, great boon to your
agriculture as a constituent in your aggre-
gate of production, may become an unmit-
igated evil if left to usurp the place Of all other
crops. The crop of last year produced
{ 100 900 900, more than so per cent. larger
than ten years ago Three millions OF bales
may command profit of $40 per bale, while
5, 900 900 may not bring dollar above their
cost. But present profit is not the main con-
sideration. The increase in value and en-
Iargement of the productive capacity OF the
soil. by iudicious rot ,tion, including the
restorative influences of green cropping and
cattle feeding, is an increase OF capital, a
source of large annual income, and an addl-
tion To the inheritance of ones children. 1t
not only insures profit from cotton culture,
but enables the planter to pocket the entire
proceeds of its sale. other products feeding
man and boast Hon II. CdPrOn, at GeOr-
gid Fair.