Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-02-08

run with brakes, which furnish no nuiri-
meat for the cattle. There are tuo kinds,
he snail aud lArgs OF hog brakes, Of The
sri I do BOs know as shey can Be killed,
bsi the large kind | think can BY moving
them down. Where they arc len % grou
they branch out and shade ihe ground
which makes the feed sour and cold.
o. Hadley. In securing the hAy-erOP
where thsie is a large quantity to cut, ii
is best to begin early. begin to cut pow
stocked the las, Of June. or the first Of
July. | consider that one ton Of early
cut hay to be equal to one and a half tons
of that cut la'e | do not like to have a
second crop die on the ground. and farn'
ish harbOr for mice. l had even rather
LET the stock eat down, than to have it die
on the ground.
L. s Small, Esq, then favored the Club
with the following propositions in relation
to the subject under discussion:
I. Build good, thorough, well-made,
convenient house and wood-shed, made
with view to agricultural pursuits, and
for health and comfort;
/ 2. Build barus and sheds the best con-
structed for keeping and storing and keep
ing whatever is expected to be kept aud
stored in them, with reference to conven-
ieucc aud profits in all respects;
3. Make all the manure you can, and
not rcaste It after it is made, as many
farmers do;
A. Keep the very best kind of stock
for the purposes intended: If cows are
kept for dairy, keep the kind that will
make the most butter and cheese if the
object Is to raise beef select and keep with
view to that; if sheep are to be kept
for raising wool keep such as will shear
the most and the best with reference TO
cost, if for the purposes of raising mutton
and wool select with view to that if
yo1 raise colts keep the best of breeding
mares; if hogs are kept. select such as
will make the most and best pork aud if
fowls are worth keeping, select the most
profitable and in every description of
stock raising, breed from the very best;
5. With reference to seed, grain, and
potatoes, select the kinds best adapted to
climate and kind of soil, always and saw
ing the best you can get so far as is prac-
ticable
6. Plant and SOW at the proper time,
depending very much on the season, and
harvest your crops when sufficiently ma
turcd;
7. Hay is better if cut carly, especial
ly if it grows on wet land;
s. Plow and harrow well for any crop,
and be sure to apply the manure in such a
manner as to do the most good and not to
'oaste it, and if you stock down roll the
land, so as to leave it smooth for NOV.
ing;
8. Don't keep land up too long and
crop it to death before stocking down;
10. Keep your stock off the meadows
spring and fall if you want good crops of
hay;
IL. Plant and SOW no more than you
can take care of we'll, and keep no more
stock than you can keep in good thriv-
ing condition, both in summer and in
winter;
IL. Whatever you do it will pay 10
do it well, and be careful and not ,oaste
enough in lifetime to make you rich;
Is. Practice economy and prudence
in all things,-a the same time live well
and enjoy life;
Ia. Be sure to have suitable farming
and dairy utensils for all necessary pur-
poses, and take care Of them that they
are well housed when not in use
Is. Get your years stock of wood be-
forehand and have it dry and nice for use,
for no man can afford to burn green
wood;
Is. Build good fences and keep them
in proper state of repair, to protect your
crops and keep your stock within your
own enclosure, and to prevent others from
coming in to damage you in variety of
ways;
II. Do everything in its proper sea-
son; drive your work and not let that
drive you;
Is. Calculate your business before
hand: If you wish to buy or sell ascer-
tain what the commodity is worth by cor
responding with other, watching the mar
kets, ETC.; and in all things tax your brain
before wasting your strength for nothing,
and selling and buying without proper in
vestigation and judgment.
10. Before making debt calculate
we'll how to meet it, and be sure to live
within your means;
20. Teach your children habits of in
dustrg and tfuqality, and that slime is