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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
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that II could be much more successfully
grown than the sweet potato.
II. s. Browne.
So. Johns6suy Oct. H."
DR.. Brownies peanut plant is really quite
a curiosity, and the nuts upon It are as GOOD
as the best. The whole Of the Atlantic slope
OF North America has tropical summer eli.
mate, and consequently all tropical and sub.
tropical plants can be planted out Of doors
during the season between frost and frost,
and will mature if started early enough, or
If they do not require too long season.
This fact enables us to have in our gardens
a wonderful variety of growth such as the
tropics themselves cannot show, inasmuch as
while we eau grow tropical plants, they can.
not grow the equally beautiful fora Of the
north. With little skill we may have
both, out Of doors, for a considerable time
every year, and under glass all the year
round. The peanut plant is small one,
something like a bush bean, and has the Gu
rious popularity, after blooming, of pushing
its pods into the ground and maturing them
there. The crop is much increased by keep
ing the ground friable, with little hilling
occasionally. 1t requires a warm, light soil.
A great many people have no distinct idea
how peanuts are produced, and New York
nurseryman recently had an order from a
New Jersey divine for Peanut tree. He |
communicates the fact TO a New York |
paper, and says; "Now, it is my candid |
opinion that pastor Of church who has
not seen enough Of this world and its prod |
ucts to have learned that peanuts do not
grow upon trees is not ft to guide souls
through this vale Of tears to mansions in
The Skies" Which recalls little story"
When the Hon. Lazarus Powell was canvas
ling the State o, Kentucky as a candidate
or governor, he stopped one night with a
worthy farmer of the Cumberland Noun.
aims region, aud was regaled at supper with
pie. Mr. Powell took great
ancy to this comestible, and after eating
heartily remarked to the farmers wife,
well, madam, that is the best pie | ever
te in my life, but you must excuse me for
skiing what kind of fruit il was made Of"
What !" exclaimed the old lady, "up for
overnor and don't know huckleberries! l
nistrust you ain,t 6ttin' for the Office !"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01

trees that passed through this trial without
dying, but were evidently much injured, VIC
found that black heart ran through not
only the stem and branches, but down 10 the
ends Of the roots. Examining them again
last spring, we found that this black heart
was not prolonged into the new growth, and
during the past season many of them have
made as thrifty growth as trees that we're
not injured at all. Whether they will live
as long, and bear as we'll, remains to be
seen. But it is certainly fact, as our OBJ
serving correspondent says, that many appar-
emily healthy trees are "black hearted"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
Composing Carcasse..

-"Will you, or any of the readers of
the FARMER, have the Kindness to inform me
OF the cheapest, quickest and best way of
utilizing the carcasses of animals as fertil.
izer for crops so as to save the most impor-
tant elements How long will it take for
them to undergo the necessary decomposi-
tion, and in what manner should the fertiliz-
er be applied g. s. s.
East Farnham, p. O., Oct. L."
The most important elements IN dead
animal for fertilizing purposes are the ammo.
mia of the soft parts and the phosphoric acid
of the bones. The animals, if large, should
be cut up, and the pieces stratifed with
earth, sods and other decOmposable refuse.
Quick-lime sprinkled over the flesh will hast
en- decomposition, which will 90 on more or
less rapidly according to the season. Enough
earth should be used to prevent the escape
of all offensive odor, and the heap should be
shoveled over occasionally and fresh earth
added if necessary. When the flesh cleaves
from the bones, the latter may be removed
from the heap, dried, burned, reduced to
powder and intermingled again with the
heap, which should be kept moist, but not
allOTci to be leacbed by heavy rains Ash
es are not good addition to this compost,
unless an abundance of earth is used, as
they set the ammonia free. Plaster has the
contrary effect, absorbing and fixing the am
monia. When thoroughly eomposted, this
mixture is excellent to apply in the hill for
corn, or to force garden vegetables like cab
bages, tomatoes, peppers, &c.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
What Is the "Nltsr" of Maple sugars

I'll noticed some time since in the
FARMER that Professors johnson and Col
lier found the inter- of maple sugar to be
malate Of lime. have taken some interest
in studying this subject, and cannot under
stand how so soluble salt as malate of lime
should be precipitated from the sap so com.
pletely in the process Of boiling it down in
to syrup. l some time ago sent a sample of
"ffiter," which took from the bottom Of a
syrup vessel myself, to professor Seely, of
Middlebury, and he, after microscopic exam.
nation and analysis, pronounced it to bo
chiefly 'lignine' b.
So. JohRs5urv, Oct. 49,"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
TO GRASS A BANK.

A German method is; For each square
rod to be planted, take half pound of lawn
grass seed, and mix it intimately and thor.
oughly with six cubic feet of good dry gar
den earth loan. This is placed in a tub,
and liquid manure, diluted with about two.
thirds of water, is added and we'll stirred in
so as to bring the whole to the consistency of
mortar. The slope is to be cleaned and
made perfectly smooth, and then we'll water.
ed, after which the paste just mentioned is
to be applied with trowel, and made even
and thin as possible. Should it crack by
exposure to the air it is to be again watered
and smoothed day by day, until the grass
makes its appearance, which will be in from
eight to fourteen days. and the whole decliy.
ity will soon be covered with close carpet
of green.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
Another Query about AyrshIres.

-"I was much interested in Mr.. Towle's
statements in reply 90 the query about Ayr.
shires being hard mi kors His experience
and observation on this point are valuable.
Another thing have heard about the Ayr
shires, important if true,' but not to their
prejudice, when rightly understood 1t is
that the cream Of their milk rises more slow
ly than that of other breeds. An Ayrshire
breeder told me that his Ayrshire milk, after
having been set the usual time and skinned,
was rich enough to make good cheese. He
said the cause why some people call
the Ayrshire milk poor is because they do
not understand this matter and also that it
ought to be mixed with other and quicker
rising milk, especially that of Jersey COWS.
Can Mr.. Towle, or anybody else, give us any
facts on this point W. A. O.
Albany, w., Oct. 81"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
ABOUT PRINTERS.

Iwish Twas printer,
really do, indeed
1t SENS to me that printers
Get everything they need
Except money!
They get the largest and the best
everything that grows,
And get free into circuses,
And other kinds of shows
(By paying an equivalenD
The biggest bug will speak to them,
No matter how they dress,
A shabby coat is nothing,
Ifthey own a printing press.
Policy.)
At ladies' fairs they're almost hugged,
By pretty girls who know
That they will praise up eyorything
That ladies have To show.
Chats SOY
And thus they get blow out free,
At every party feed,
And the reason is because they write,
And other people read.
Chats what's the matter.)
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01

Savannah has a negro who evidently un-
derstands military strategy. In an incondia-
ry speech, the other night, in which he was
excitedly clamorous for the rights OF the
blacks, he said that in the event of conflict
between them and the whites, the colorod
servant girls in the houses would set fire to
the beds, the white women would fly for
their lives, and their husbands and brothers
going to look after them would be drawn
from the fight leaving ane asy victory to the
dusky eombatants.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01

DIR. Ralph Aulick, son of Commodore Au-
lick OF the United States navy, and brother
of Mrs Robeson, died suddenly in Washing
ton, last week, with apoplexy, when young
lady clerk in the treasury dedartmcnt came
forward and showed undoubted proofs of
having been his wife for the past six months,
he having been secretly married to her. In
his will DIR. Aulick left his wife $50, 900. His
family have taken legal steps to contest tho
will
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
A MINISTER'S FARM.

Rev MIR. Murray's Country Home Ia Gull
ford, Ct.
HIS sTABLEs-HIs FAST HoRsEs-ms RIG
CROPS.
From Letter from auildfOrd, Ct to boston yourua,
Five miles away is the summer home of
Mr.. Murray Of the Park street church. Here
he was born and here he has chosen to fix
his country location. The old homestead be
purchased with about 300 acres, and by n
liberal outlay he proposes to make it a IA
NOUS spot. lie is thorough agriculturist,
ana probably As good horseman as New
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
Fall Fires.


The necessity Of keeping warm naturally
suggests fires. And why cannot we have
them earlier in the fall2 What is there
about II fire that we should shrink from il un-
til its warmth becomes necessity Cost of
fuel has much to do with the late advent
OF warm hearthstones, but there are other
luNuries which do not frighten us that are
much more costly and not nearly so well
worth the money that is paid for them.
Apart from its healthfulncss, of which so
much could be said that we will say nothing,
fire in the fall is luxury. Not only be-
cause in the mornings and evenings il soft
ems the indoor air, rs the sun softens the
air out-oi-doors at noon, but because it sug-
gests the joys of winter at time when its
hardships are not yet known; it gives us the
rose without the thorn. And If we are so
conditioned as to be able to command n
wood iire-neyer so suitable rs in the mildly
cold days of October and November-how
can we reconcile il to our consciences to de-
ny it to ourselvesP Let us then bring
cold wood to burn
Ay, bring the hillside beech
From where the owlets meet and screech,
And ravens oroak;
The cracking pine and cedar sweet;
Bring, too, clump Of fragrant peat,
Dug meath the fern,
The knotted oak,
hgot too, perhaps,
Whose bright flame, dancing, wnking
Shall light us to our drinking
While the oozng sap
Shall make sweet music to our thinking"
And even if we have to omit the peat,
and though tea shall fill our drinking-cup-lct
us have the fire.-HOne and Society, IN
Scri6ner'S for November.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01

The cornerstone Of the state agricultural
college at Beverly, Cal, was laid last week,
and with competent force of workmen the
building is rapidly progressing. 1t is to bo
OF pressed brick four stories high, so feet by
100 In size' and will probably be the finest
building In the state. Nearly 1000 trees have
been set out upon the grounds, the residen-
ees Of the professors are under way, and it is
expected that the institution will be opened
in the fall of 1873.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
CUMMINGS q HosKINs.
Rates of Advertising.
SONG OF THE HUsKERs.


Heap high the golden cornl
No richer gift has autumn poured
From out her lavish horn.
Lot other lands. exulting. CLEAN
The apple from the pine.
Tho grange ffom the glossy green.
The cluster ffom the vine
We better love tho hardy gin
Our rugged wales bestow,
To cheer us when the storm shall drift
Our harvest fields with snow.
Through wales Of grass and moads Of flowers
Our plows their burrows made,
While Ger TIC hills the sun and showers
OF changful April played.
We dropped the seed DER hill and pnln,
Beneath the sun Of May,
And frightened from our sproutng grain
Tho robbor crows away
Ali through the long bright days of June
Its leaves grew strong and fair,
And waved in hot mdsummer's noon
Its son and yellow hair.
And now with Sutumn's moonlit eyes,
Its harvest time has come,
We pluck away its frosted leaves,
And bear the treasure home.
There, richer than the fAbled gifts
Apollo showered OF old,
Fair hands the broken grain shall sift,
And knead its meal of gold.
Lot Vapid idlers loll In silk,
Around their costly board;
Give us the bowl Of samp and milk,
By homcspun beauty poured.
Whereer the wide old kitchen hearth
Sends up its smoky curls,
Who will not thank the kindly earth,
And bless the farmer girlsi
Then shame on all the proud and vain,
Whose folly laughs to scorn
The blessings Of our hardy grain,
Our wealth Of golden corn.
And let the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers trod;
Still lot us for His golden corn
Send up our thanks to God!
John a. JYhiffisy
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01

Monday and Thursday are the fashionable
wedding days abroad, while in this country
Wednesday seems to be most preferred, per.
haps on account of the old rhyme which
says;
Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best day for girls,
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for losses,
Saturday-no luck'at all.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
stonss In the Soil.

--"is it better for the land to take the
stones out, or leave them in2
GEo. f. SuEDD.
Wdltham, Mass, Sept. 80"
For an orchard or vineyard, leave the
stones in for garden, take them all out
if possible and for ordinary tillage take
out all that are large enough to be in the
way Of thorough cultivation and the hand
ling of crops.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
Notes Gs.d Queries.
Peanuts Raised in Vermont.

Fe"nWt5 EtNIHeu IN VERMONT
I'll send you peanut plant with ripe
nuts upon it, grown in my garden in ST.
j Johnsbury. The seeds were sown in a pot
in May, re.potted once aud put out in June.
| knew nothing of the habits of the plant,
or the kind Of soil necessary 10 its growth.
Am of opinion from this one experiment
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01
TAs "coopsr,s sIsrl.s,, Apple.

This is fine red apple, much liked
in some places, and called hardy by many
nurserymen in their catalogues. Do you re-
gard il as a tree likely 10 stand the winters
Of northern Vermont w. VIC.
Irds6Hrgh, Oct. 90"
Wehave tried this variety. and fnd it
fully as tender as the Baldwin consequent.
ly cannot advise its being planted in cold re-
gions.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01

They have in Chicago two Rev. DIR. Pat
tersons, (both Roberts,) two Rev. DIR. Col
liers, (both Roberts, two Rev. DIR. Bartletts,
and two Rev. DR.. Pattons. The people
there "pays their money and takes their
choice" in the matter of hearing these doc
trinal doubles.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01

In South Carolina it is unlawful to allow
minors to play ten pins Or billiards. This
law was not passed by the carpet baggers.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01

A sour-iaced wife is liquor dealers
friend.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-01

Maryland, for the first time in its history,
has a breach of promise suit.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18

about the sheriif's hanging me. for i''s
his duty. The Governor has refused
to do anything for me. Now, he
wont be Governor always, aud he
might get into just my Ak. Who
knows? Then who'll have mercy on
him 1: Christ says Blessed are the
mercliul, for they shall receive mer-
cy.""
Then turning 10 beautiful Maltese
cat that has kept him company for
several months. he called It, swapping
hts fingers; "Topsy won't forget me-.
'ropsy is my special friend ard COM
lsanion. I don't know what she will
do when | ann gone" The statutes OF
lows have been studied much during
his cOnfinement, and he claims that
the law Is weak In several points as To
the evidence and trial Of criminals.
1t r. shid by those who witnessed the
trial, that Stanley received his SEN
tence without trenIor, retaining his
sell. possession npletely, hiding any
emotion, II there WINS sny. In al the
conversation had with him, failed
70 detect even word that would imdi
cate regret for the murder. Every
effort IF his mind seemed directed 10
the vindication of his action, not only
10 himself but to the world. He may
exhibit emotional f%elis e when he
coiles to the gallowa. hut am inclined
10 believe that he will cooIiy meet his
,iO,m. ECHO.
NEVADA, April !. ~.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18
A Japanese Bed.

As was about 10 pass my first night
in Japanese house, | watched anx-
iousiy the preparations for sleeping.
These were simple enough a mattress
s.-At.. S-.-.- ~ ..Asa, thinls- 1..,sls :.
about seven feet long by four wide,
was spread on the floor; and over It
was laid an ample robe, very long. and
heavily padded, and provided with
large sleeves. Having put on this
night .lress. the sleeper covers him
self with another quilt, and sleeps. I. e.
. II he has had some years practice"
in the use of the bed.
But the most remarkable feature
about Japanese bed is the pillow.
This IL \ wooden box, about four inch.
es high, eight inches long, and two
inches wide at the top. II has cusl
ion Of folded papers on the upper side
to rest the neck on, for the elaborate
manner of dressing the hair does not
permit the Japanese. especially the
women. to press the head OH the piI>
low. Every morning. the uppermost
paper IL taken off from the cushion.
exposing clean surface without the
expense Of washing = pillow case.
passed . greater part of the night
In learning how to poise my head In
this novel manner: and when I finel
~ closed my eyes, 1t was to dream
that WAS being slowly beheaded. and
to awake 1t the crisis to find the pill
low wrong side up. and my neck rest.
Ing on the sharp iower edge Of the box.
l-PuDpettey's Travels.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18
An Unappropriated Isle.

Four years ago, during Andrew
Johnson's Administration. Secretary
Wells sent o communication to Con
gress informing 1t that the American
flag had been raised over two small
islands In the Pacific Ocean, lying be
tween the American aud Asiatic con-
tinents. 1t appears that Capt. Rey.
nolds, Of the United States navy. In
obedience to orders, had taken possess
sion Of these Islands, by landing six
boat loads of marines and officers, fir-
ing salute, and raising the stars and
stripes on the highest point of land.
The islands were uninhabited, so no
resistance was made; they were un
claimed by any other power, SO no
ofiense was given !; they cost nothing,
go nobody could complain OF their
price they lay midway betw. en- the
Sandwich Islands and japan. 30 they
seemed handy for naval purposes. par
,icuIarly ~ we got by them n fine har-
bor aud convenient station In the
Pacific. Now, since We have thought
Of the subject. we should like to know
what has become Of those islands. and
how 1t IL we have never heard any
thing more about our territorial acqui
sition In the Pacific which tickied the
pride Of the Secretary of the Navy
fou. years ago?
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18

Tell mo where q boy spends his
evenings, aud will tell you what
kind Of man he will make.
II spend mine, part In study. then
I talk with father" said James, o boy
whom / knew.
That 10 good way.
II wish my father would let US talk
with him." said Fred; "but he gets
the newspaper after tea, and then 1t II
nothing but Keep still boys" go toe
steal Of"
"Whpre 2"
"Ah, thst's telling" said Fred.
This stealing Of 10 generally bad
business, for there In nobody 30 busy
IN the nighttime a. Satan. who al
w,ys contrives to find "some mischief
still for idle hands to do.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18

Wisconsin's Legislature. just before
adjourning, enacted . liquor law.
which would In some respects bs the
best In existence, l. it could only 10
enforced. Section four provides that
ut shall be unlawful Ia this State fur
any person to become iutox icated -
and further, that any person found
drunk may be taken In charge by any
other person until sot,sr. A. the act
reads, man may BE- arrested for being
Intoxicated In his own house.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18
A Dying Nation.

The accounts Gf the famine la Persia
which, continues TO arrive In greater
detail. bid fair IL treat the wOrli 10 u
spectacle of q calamity the like of
which has not been witnessed IN his.
tnric times ut least-lhe sudden ex-
iinclion nf u nation by want of food.
This has really been the fate Of the
great siates v hich once filled the Val.
ley Of the Euphrxtes. and ii is fate
which has for centuries been threat
ening some modern states-Spain for
instance. Man has stripped the soil
Of trees, the absence of trees has
brought drouths; droughts have slow
" diminished the productive powers
of the ground. and finally d4stroyed
tn, m-the population. in the mean.
time, dwindling IN numbers aud Vital
ity spain had forty millions of pen.
pie In the time Of the Romans, and
flowed with milk and honey! 1t II
m0w an arid region, only half Of it
under cultivation. with only sixteen
millions Of inhabitants, and II mod.
ern science had not come to its aid.
would probably have gone the way OF
Babylon.
Persia was one OF the most powerful
states of antiquity, and even in the
Fourteenth century was able 10 sup
port the army of Tamerlane, who
marched without commissariat or tag
gage during . bloody contest. It is
now almost q wilderness, with a pop
ulation of only two millions-about
half Of them nomads. who are rapidly
pevishing by famine, brought on BY
. three years drouth. The worst Of II
| is that owing TO the absence Of either
~.......--.. .--..s. ..s sassfs,asis, ~ seems "a
be impossible for the charity Of the
rest Of the world to reach the suffer
era, so that there is really strong
prospect of the total depopuiation Of
the country. The moral Of this horri
BILE story is-look after your trees.
1 The N0f;on
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18

There 10 more than one way Of
a'king on the subject Of religion
anu a letter way, evidently, than the
old E"Elish lady had found wbose
husband lay wasting under q Iinger.
ing disease. The rector exl ressed .
hope tina. she sometimes smoke to him
Of the future. II do, indeed, Sir.
Often aud often wakes him In the
night and ssyr, John, John, you little
thinks II the tor,n.nts ~ II urvp.riux
for your
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18

Allutiing to csee where an Indiana
Sheriff interfered to prevent . minis
tor from imme~ing convert becau.x
Of the intense cnid Of water and wealth
er. . ministerial correspondent Of the
Examiner and Chronicle THINKS II II.
had l'een that minister he woul,
have had one baptism that day, bu,
not on the mans profession Of faith. /"