Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-08

silver mine, discovered in digging the foun-
dation of building, when it was found that
the "vein was near some old graves. 1t
is now supposed that the corpses of some old
calomel patients furnished the mercury.
Everywhere in the Eastern States, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio,
the native fruits have displayed II perfect
prodigality of bloom, and if one-tenth of the
fruit, now setting, natures there is certain
to be an excess of all the common fruits in
their season of harvest.
Horace Greeley made an address last fall
before the Trumbull County (Ohio) Agricul-
tural Society, in which he said " saw, the
other day., II suggestion that | would probably
be the best democratic candidate to run
against General Grant for President. |
thought that about the most absurd thing |
ever heard or read. If the democratic party
were called upon to decide between Grant
and myself know that their regard for what
they call principle would induce nine-tenths
of them to vote against me-"
Wintcr-wheat fields, in most of the wheat
producing districts throughout the entire West
promise II more than average harvest, while
the acreage of spring wheat in the same dis
tricts far exceeds that of any previous seat
son. With the present amount of that grain
in store throughout the country, and the pres
ent prospect of II plentiful harvest, if the
current price of -four is sustained it must be
achieved through speculative influences n
lone,
The Executive Committee of the New Eng
land Agricultu raj society, in order to induce
the owners of thoroughbred horses to exhib-
it them 1.-THE annual fair in Lowell, will offer
II sweepstakes premium of 5000 and II gold
medal for the best stallion, all general quail
ties of constitution us well us speed to be con-
sidered
Buttermilk has generally been reckoned
among the harmless beverages, yet whole
family mt Preston, Canada, were recently
dangerously poisoned by it, being seized with
vomiting, cram ps in the stomach and pains
throughout the body. An examination with
the microscope revealed large numbers of
animalcules
The Vermont and New York Milk Pro-
uuccTS ASSOClttlOn llcu III Dcuul1ElOu On
Wednesday, May Goth, and listened to the
reading of letters from Moses Y. Tiden, of
New Lebanon, n. Y, and VIM. l.. Bene-
dict, Secretary of the Orange Co., n. Y, as
ISOLATION. st cps were taken to organize Il
milk furnishing company, and an assessment
of 80 was laid upon each member of the as-
ISOLATION.
At II recent sheep shearng mt Honeoyc, N.
Y, three aged mcrno ewes, with II weight OF
| lbs, gave fleeces averaging II small frac-
ton under IS lbs each. Three others, with
an average weight of rs lbs, gave fleeces av-
craging l6s lbs. The fleece of IL four year
old ram weighed 25 lbs carcass, l46 lbs.
The Woodstock !Sandard says there has
been an epidemic in Rochester this spring.
Cows would give milk two or three weeks,
and become dumpish, eat very little, fall
away, horns aud ears become cold, pulse slow
and feeble. This seemed to call for tonics,
and stimulants, and accordingly thorough
wort tea, us strong and us hot rs possible, has
been given. with ginger, cayenne pepper, and
in some cases EPSON salts. These things,
with horse radish roots, have generally been
ellicacious.