Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-04

time; my father raised the same kind
when he lived on the place. | think po-
tatoes need changing more than any 9TH
er crop. Perhaps on hill farms they will
not run out as soon as on the river farms.
Il. Morse.-There was man at my
place this Fall who said he had raised
the same kind of wheat thirty-fve years
without changing the seed. This year
he threshed bushel from fifteen bun
dies.
Geo. Nelson.-A year ago it was SO
dry my wheat did not come up well,
and as it was thin the weeds came up
and 1 thought I would not reap enough
for seed. When l had got thirty-fve
bundles I got sick of it; got one bush
ell and half from thirty-fve bundles.
s. A. Smith, sowed a peck of Nor
way oats and got a bushel.
4 d. r. Collins.-I raised twenty
bushels of Norway oats; sold them for
a dollar bushel took them back and
got them ground.
G.. r. Sprague-I raised some of the
Norway's; gave some of them to my
horse and he flew back as though they
were nest of hornets. I set them away
and the mice will not touch them.
A. Morse.-I would like to know if
white beans are profitable to raise to
feed COWS.
G. F. Sprague.-I think farmers
ought to raise them to feed their COWS
before they come in, in the Spring I
have failed with them when l have
planted them alone, but when planted in
corn have done we'll
l. d. r. CoAsms-Inquired if it was
profitable to raise pumpkins in corn.
G. f. Sprague-They are profitable
if we can raise them without vines.
I. d. r. Collsns.-I had half an acre
of corn this year, and planted pumpkins
in every other row. guess every one
grew. | had eight OF nine large loads
of pumpkins this Fall. should like to
know if got as much corn as | should
if the pumpkins had not been planted.
j. MerriA-I think pumpkins are
gOOd TO Ieeu COWS.
CHARLESTON.
Our last lecture was given Feb. 9th
by Rev. S. S. Nickerson. Subject
Temperance"
Dyer Gallup had the i'll luck to cut &
big cash in his foot the other day while
chopping wood.
Herbert Lathe of West Charleston
while numbering in Maidstone, lost three
pairs of oxen short time since by break
ing through the ice and drowning, they
all being hitched to one sled.
The spring term of the Charleston
academy will commence on Monday
March 18th, and continue ten weeks
under the direction of Miss Eta E
Hooker of Mt. Holyoke Female Semina
ry. The scholarship and reputation o
Miss Hooker as teacher, warrants tn
committee in promising a frst-rat
school. The executive committee hav
made arrangements to accommodate al
who may attend, and any one applying
to either of the committee Judge Bennett
or E. H. Robinson, will be supplied a
once with board or rooms for self board
ing.
DERBY.
Monday and Tuesday, 26th and 9th
were the toughest days we had in Febru
airy. The wind blew fearfully, so tina
most of the teaming was stopped.
Mr.. Jack Cole has sold his old sho
near Arnold's mills, to Mr.. Joseph Drag
of Stanstead, P. O., for $500. Mr.. Drag
intends soon to open carriage sho
there
Mr.. John Laplant of Derby, had hi
leg broken on Thursday last. He wa
in the employ of Simpson g. Co., of New
port. He was at work in the mill-yar
and the accident was caused by a 10
rolling upon him.
The ladies of West Derby, thinkin
their church windows looked rather bar,
have lately bought and put up some yer
neat curtains, and thus greatly improve
the looks of the church.
The winter term of school in distric
No. II, closed on Friday last, being SUI
cessfully taught by Miss Zetta Lane {
Newport. She was we'll liked by scho
ars and parents.
Mr.. Alex. Daily, of Derby Center,
few days ago, sawed his hand badl,
He was just starting the machinery, an
took hold of the saw to start it, and
started so quick that his hand was vel
badly sawed. Some of the bones had I
be taken out and he is now in a vel
critical condition Another warning
those who work around machinery tn;
they cannot be too careful.
GLOVER.
Mr.. Taft he's bought the store
A Bradley, in Sutton.
Mr.. Augustus Fisher had two yea
old, break its leg, while at play in Il
,, yard a few days since.
Sickness prevails to considerable e:
tent in town. Many have very seve
: colds, terminating in some instances
fever.