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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12
Cloyer-HoM IL EnrIches The lind.


We are afraid of clover We are afraid
to raise it largely; afraid to feed it exten.
sively, especially as a main feed and afraid
to pillow it under.
This is wrong, very wrong we are con-
staDtly losing by not growing more clover
losing in many respects. Clover, if we could
only impress the fact on the general farmer,
is plant that draws from the atmosphere
and enriches the land. Other plants do this,
but clover more it has to do with the most
vital and important element in manure, nj
trogen, the very thing that is the rarest aud
most difficult to obtain. 1t improves the soil
by its roots alone, if the crop is used foi
other purposes; this, even if seed crop i.
taken. How much more benefit, then, if q
whole crop is turned down containing SO much
nitrogen? And you have the manure with
out working for it. The plant works for il.
self and for you. We get its strength from
a free source, the atmosphere, the great store.
house that gathers from all sources, but most
from the negligent farmer.
And you can make this plant work for you
on poor soil. A little manure applied Oh
the surface will do this and If plenty Of
seed is sown there will be thick set. Ther
it needs but chance with the atmosphere
and plaster will aid this greatly. Will
warm showers there will be growth almos
surprising. 1t will be dense, fine stemmed
and OF fair length depending somewhat OF
the season. Cut this when it begins to lodge
which will be about the time when the bios
SONS appear, and then will be avoided all 70
or mildew consequent on long, coarse lodging
and the yield will surprise you-two and /
half or three tons, and such hay is not made
from any other plant. And the second croJ
will be nearly or perhaps quite as good a,
the first. Lice Stock Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12
Raising Barley on Sod.

A correspondent who has piece of sod
land where the grass has winter-kiled, in.
qures how it will work to pillow in a light
coat of manure and SOW barley, it is distant
from the buildings, aud he does not care to
plant it."
In our opinion, barley is the last crop to
SOW on such piece Of land. If the grassll
winter-killed, and there is manure to apply
it had better be plowed and re-seeded Il
will be too late to SOW oats or wheat. Their,
would be poor chance for a crop Of barley
A very light seeding of oats--with the grass
seed-to be moved when in the milk anC
hayed fordodder or the oats alone, the lane
to be plowed again in the fall as soon as tn,
oats are off, aud seeded with timothy and rec
top; clover to be sown the following spring.
Another method is to pillow, harrow in q
good coat Of fine manure and sow with grass
seed this spring. 1t is rather late for that
however, and its success woull-depend on the
season. If rains are frequent there may be
good crop Of clover TO cut late this season
A hot, dry season might burn up the tender
plants before they are well rooted
In case our correspondent is very desrou,
for a crop Of grain from this land, it may b,
well MANFRED and sown with oats for fodder
THE season, and next wear CROP of barle,
or any other crop he desires
We favor the raising of barley. 1t is al
excellent crop to seed with. 1t does not ex
haust the soil like a crop of oats. 1t make,
feed for any stock. Barley is a delicate crop
however. 1t requires old, mellow, rich soil
The turf should be thoroughly decomposed
the soil fine and free from Jumps, and full o.
well rotted manure. Barley does best OF
dry, warm land. We have excellent success
with barley, getting forty bushels to the acr
last season. but we never SOW it on sod
Record and Farmer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12
Farmers Fruit Cake.

Three cupfuls of sour, dried apples, soak
cd over night in warm water. In the morn
ing drain of the water, chop not too fine
leaving the apple about as large as raisius
then simmer in two cupfus of molasses, TIVE
hours or until quite dry, that is, until the
apple has absorbed all the molasses one and
a half cupiuls of butter, well beaten one o
sugar four eggs one cupIul OF sweet milk
one tcaspoonIu of cloves one of cinnamon
one of nutmeg; one and half teaspoouiuls o
soda, one wine glass of wine, four and hal
teacuptus of -four; add raisins or curranls
if you please but roll in -four before put
ting to other ingredients beat all together
thoroughly bake carefully in a well-heateC
oven. This is excellent to our taste, far bet
ter than the richer kind, say black or frui
cake, and more easily digested. Mrs Beech
er, in Christian AdUOcate.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12

TRAPPING Cur WORMS An exchange says
1t is very annoying after having set out a
nice lot of sweet potatoes or cabbage plants,
to see them cut down one by one by cut
worms. We have tried ashes, lime, SCOT, and
in fact, everything we have heard Of, but
never found anything efectual until by acct.
dent, we found three or four Of the worms
one morning gathering under a small board
which had been left by some children on q
sweet potato hill. Acting upon this hint, We
placed some small pieces Of board large chips
etc, all through the patch, and we trapped
them by hundreds The boards must be lifted
early in the morning and on very warm days
about noon. A little care for few days will
clear these pests out Of the garden, One
trial will satisfy any person of the merits Of
this plan
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12
Wei vs.. Dry MILKING.

Many mixers have notion that keeping
the cows teats wet while milking, facilitates
the operation and also makes it easier for the
COW by softening the teats. We regard this
as all a notion. We have had many years
experience 10 milking cows, and 6nd that
nothing is gained by wetting the teats at all.
Indeed, we have reason to believe that the
teats will keep softer and be less liable to
chap and crack and get sore if dry MIXED.
MIR. Orrin Dubois has called attention to
this subject aud his experience and observa-
ton coincide with our own. He tells us how
he has seen mixers scoop their fingers into
the milk pail to rub upon the udder and tcats,
and let the filth drip from sore teats and dirty
fingers into the pail of milk. He has dis
charged hired mixers for persisting in such a
dirty practice. We have seen the same thing
in more than one dairy, and are prepared to
assert, that as dirty and detestable as il may
seem, il is not an uncommon thing, particu-
larry when the cows teats happen to be short.
We have lately read some discussions gu
wet VS.. dry milking, in eastern agricultural
exchanges, and find our own opinion strongly
supported II is conceded that milk is a
very good thing to wash the teats with when
they are sore, but that it should be wiped of
clean, and the hand kept dry while milking
Ordinarily, all that is needed to remove the
little scurf and dirt that adheres to the skin
is to brush the tcats with the hand before
milking We are sure that if delicate stom.
acbs could always know the hidden constitu
ents in the pitcher Of cream, the butter anc
cheese that were set before them, they would
not eat with a very decided relish.
But dirty, sloppy mixers, are quite al
generally the rule as the exception. A it'll,
Of the virus matter from sore teats and lin-
gers that we have seen, to say nothing oil
other degrees of nastiness, would be enough
to generate poisonous quality in the buttei
and cheese 80 affected.
We have read Of poisonous cheese whicl
the professors have not been able to accoun
for on other grounds than species of fer
mentation not well understood and have OF
ten thought that it might be traced to some
thing of the kind already limited at. At an
rate we regard this subject Of some import
ance, and in the name Of decency and com
mon sense, advocate the dry method as tn
clean one, and in every respect the best 70
the mixer, the COW and the user of milk i
any and all Of its forms. California Ayr
culfuria.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12
Natural and Artificial Manurlng.

The American Rural Home publishes a
communication from f. y. Root, one Of the
best farmers Of the State on the subject Of
mauures, in which be makes the following
statement, showing the superiority Of raising
and blowing in heavy crops Of manure over a
system OF negligence, called manuriug in the
natural way Two adjoining fields, divided
by rail fence, had been long under cultiya-
ton, and clover was often plowed in as ma
nure for the succeeding wheat crop. The
fence was taken away, aud the whole, as one
field, summer fallowed aud sown with wheat
The strip where the fence had stood, and
where the grass had so long grown and de.
cayed on the surface, did not produce nearly
the crop which grew on either side where the
clover had been plowed under.
There we're strong reasons for this differ
ence. The grass which grew and decayed on
the surface afforded little else than vegetable
mould. This could not enrich the soil several
inches down and did not possess in itself
the iertilizing character Of clover. The clo-
yer was plowed in, and was ultimately mixed
aud difiused all through the soil, where the
roots Of growing plants were to penetrate.
The vegetable mould remained only on the
surface, and could only operate as a mulch
We have heard such facts as this cited in
proof Of the folly Of the practice Of spreading
yard manure on the surluce, and never plow-
ing 10. The truth is, this mode Of manuriug
would be Of little comparative use if it were
practicable on cultivated fields. But fortu-
natey the very act Of cultivating works in
the manure, and it cannot, as a matter Of
course, remain at the surface which the pillow
is throwing under. 1t is an excellent prac-
tice to allow spread manure to remain on the
surface for time, especially through autumn
and winter, until the water Of rains and melt.
ing SHOWS diliuse the soluble parts intimately
with the earth When this is done, then i:
the tirie to pow under this enriched top stra
lum and it will be worth double the same
manure in Jumps unmixed with the soil.
Top-dressng grass without blowing under
the manure is an exception, because the
ibrous character Of the roots serves to carry
down the manure in solution, which could not
penetrate the compact layers of bare soil
But turning under manure is often Of great
benefit even on grass more especially on thin
upland Surface manuring on such lani, al
though beneficial to certain degree, will moi
give it the power to grow heavy grass anc
withstand severe drouths. Men are apt I,
run to extremes, aud having discovered The
successful results of surface application ii
certain cases, they may carry the practice toe
far, aud omit the deep, thorough and init
mate diffusion Of manure effected by solution
by thorough blowing, and by repeated har
rowing, which can alone supply rich an,
mellow bed Of earth for the extension Of tn
roots of the CROP,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12
How 10 Make Cheap Cellar. Bottom.

In sections Of the country where there Is
an abundance of cobbe-stones, collect few
loads of them about four or five inches in d.
aneter, grade the bottom Of the cellar, lay the
cobbles in rows, and ram them down one-third
their thickness into the ground, so that they
will not rock nor be sunk below the line Of
the rows by any heavy superintendent pres
sure such as the weight OF hogshead OF mo-
asses or tierce Of vinegar. The bottom Of the
cellar should be graded so that the outside
will be at least two inches lower than the mid
die. A mistake sometimes occurs by grading
the cellar-bottom in such manner that the
centre will be two or three inches lower than
the outside. When this is the case, should
water enter from the outside, it will flow di-
rectly towards the middle, A straightedged
board should be placed frequently on each row
Of stones as they are being rammed, so that
the upper sides may be in line with each
other. After the stones are laid and well
rammed down, place few boards on the pave
ment to walk on; then make grouting Of
clean sand and water lime, or Roseudale &C.
ment, aud pour it on the stones until all the
nterstces are filed. As soon as the groutng
has set, spread layer Of good cement mortar
one inch thick over the top Of the pavement,
-.a s.V"si si.s 49, 49, vT ss..SvsilJ l. %,
der to spread the mortar true and even on the
surface lay an INCH board one foot from the
wall on the surface of the pavement, stand on
the board and Gil the space with mortar even
with the top ofthc board after which, move the
board one foot, fill the space with mortar, and
trowel it off smoothly. Such floor will cost
less than board floor, and will endure as
loug as the superstructure is kept in repair.
A floor made 10 the foregoing manner OF
the ground in the basement Of barn, pig
gerry, or stable, would be rat-proof, anC
would be found cheaper and more seryiceabl,
than plank floor The work should be don,
in the former part of the growing season $,
that the cement may have sufficient time t,
become dry aud hard before cold weather. -
Industrial Monthig, Neic. York.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12

AT recent meeting Of the Little Falls
Farmers Club, in the course Of paper on
roots, Mr.. Harris Lewis stated the cost Of
raising beets on his farm last season, for labor
in plowipg, manuring, cultivating and harvest
ing, cost Of seed aud sowing, at $4,000 per
acre, which, as the yield was 900 bushels, is
equal to about 3 cents bushel, or allowing
also for value Of manure used aud interest on
land, about cents bushel. He adds
"a crop Of Yellow Globes and Imperial
beets was grown on part Of the same land
the year previous, at a cost of about $40 per
acre, yet the yield was 80 much greater thai
the cost Of the roots was about two cents pei
bushel less than the cost Of the crop last year.
Mr.. Lewis advocates feeding cattle regu.
lar portion Of roots each day, the whole tim,
they are confined from pasture in cold weather
as preferable to partial feeding, us for exam
pie, emitting roots while COWS are dry Al
midwiDter. He expresses the belief as III,
result Of experiment, that beets are actual,
worth from IL to "a cents per bushel, fol
feeding COWS, az compared with hay at s2(
per ton-the lowest Of these estimates afford
ing an ample profit on the cost Of cultivation
but be thinks the consequential advantag,
even greater still, ia Increased usefulnes
during the entire season." lessened liabiIit,
TO disease, etc., aud 10 the improvement o
the butter and cheese which the milk Pre-
duces.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12
Xdtertis
VERMONT CENTRAL II. R. LINE.
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing Monday, JnHe 3, ls72.
TRAINS 0olN0 sOUTB dND EAST.


Leave Montpelier at sf5 3. M 2ls p. m. 1905 p. m.
Mail Train leaves Oudenshurgh o. 600 m., ST. Al
Naus At 620a. m. connecting at White River Junction
and Bellows Falls with trains FOR Boston, Worcester,
&c. at White Rvor Junction with trains 90 ne Pas.
New York at New London with Summers for New York
pay Express leaves Montreal at 100 A. M. st. johns
At lOl0 A. M. Ogdenshurgh at 600 M Plattsburgh at
$50 a. M st. Adams at 1910 p M, arriving In Boston
via Lowell at iO.O0p. m.
Piattsburgh BIO M Montreal at 3i5 p. m. st. Johns
at SOS y. ~, st. Alhans AZ ih p; m, connecting at
White River Junction and Bellows Falls with trains Tor
M at South Vernon with trains iorSpring6eld and New
York. arriving In New York at 1870 - m, New London
at nos q. m.
TRAINS GONG NORTH AvD FEST.
Leave Montpelier at 330a. m. g % a. m., 3.3j and
g. p. n. ,..,.. po,,o, oil, ro.,.ita,anoo :,
flr burlington, st. Adams Montreal, &c., IRVING 10
Montreal al ald p. NJ and Ogdensburgh at ~ 20 M,
making connections for the West.
Mail Train for Burlington and ~. Adams leaves
Boston via Lowell at 7U1 NJ wa Lawrence and Fitch
A. 500 q. m, South Vernon AZ lnto ~ M bellows
Falls n as D. M, White River Junction 23i p m, arriy
Teams leaving boston wa ftchhurgh Mt 7l0 o. ti.,
and SPRINGFIELD mt e;w o. M, connect at White River
observation-disclosures Train leaves Mortified At 745 o. m ,
Rutland ut 5O0 a. M. Burlington at 93 a. 81. Al
hans ut 20ip. M, arriving nOpiensDurghnt 500 m,
M ,hbf fvpres' envcs New London ut as p. M.
South Vernon at 9.i5 2. mg ewing pns,gngcu ifom
D. m Springfield 81 10 D. ms Believe fnllsi 90 y. IT,,
connecting with train over Cheshire ilaiiroad, leaving
Boston at 11 D. m., connecting ~ Whit River June
lion with train leaving Boston at Gno p. NJ Tor Bur
liugton St. Alhans Montreal Sc arriving 10 Montreal
at @ % a. M, pattshutgh llil a. m, and In Ogden,
/ ,ur.h at ~ .ll D. ~ connecting with Grand Trunk
Railway and steamers Cor tne West.
Sleeping cars are attached 20 niEht ftpfee trains
running between Montreal aud Boston, aud Montreal
/ and sprin -iold, and 50. Aliaut qua fro-.
Drawing Room Cars on Day Express Trains between
Through Totets Tor Chicago anf Tho West Tor sale at
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Cows.-We find the following sensible sug-
gestions floating about, and credited to Mr..
Shepherd Every spring farmers lose COWS
by turning them upon young clover before they
have become accustomed to such sueculent
food. Let them heed these FIVE rules; First
Never put anything into fresh clover on an
empty stomach. Second Never when the
grass is wet. Third Never put them in
when the weather is changing from warm to
cold. Fourth Do not give them any salt
for at least twenty-iour hours before putting
them in the first time. Fifth Do not lei
them remain in more than twenty minutes the
first time, after which they may run wet OF
dry with perfect safety.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12

Our wool clip during 1871 amounted to
l77iO0O,O0O pounds, placing us first upon
the list of wool producing countries OF
the world England produced l50, 800 900
pounds Australia, l52,500,000 pounds
La Plata, l3S,070,000 pounds. Our wool
clip of 1860 was only 60,264, 9l3 pounds
We have, therefore, nearly trebled our annu.
al wool product in eleven years. From the
great increase 10 the number Of sheep thai
has taken place within twelve months we an.
llclpate still greater aggregate product il
1872. The control of vast wool produc
ton has enabled our wool manufacturers Il
make this wonderful progress for the pas
five years
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81 regard Mr. Eidy Of The most cipsie md NC.
csaVui practitioners with whom have had official intcr-
course. CHARLES MASON. Com'r Of Patents
have no hesitation In assuring inventors that they
cannot employ man eonJsfsHf md frnfrnrftv and
more capable Of putting their applications in a form t.
secure for them early and favorable consideration at
the Patent Office. EDMUND BURKE
Late Commissioner Of Patents"
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pleatons Tor Patents having been fucoesiul In almos
every case Such uninisakatc proof of great talent
and ability ca bic part lends me 10 recommend All in
yeutofs e. apply tu hm 70 procure their patents they
may DE SURF OF having TIE faithful attention he
slowed their cases and very reasonable charges
JOHN TAOGART.h
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