Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-15
agricultural Stems.

agricultural Stems.
Ncwfane has taken to tobacco raising, de-
voting 10 acres to it this season.
Tho value of the wheat shipped to England
in October was 81 $3.50, 900.
For sheep there is no better fall and early
winter range than cornfelds, If water is nc
ccssiblc and there are no burs.
Well posted judges estimate the tobacco
crop of Missouri, this year, ut 10000 hogs
heads. Last year il reached $4,000 hogs
heads.
Amasa Sprngue of Providence, r. l., the
purchaser of Vermont Abdnllah, has refused
an offer of $4,000 Tor him. He gave $4,000.
Associated dairying is becoming popular IN
Maine. Three cheese factories have been
put in operation, and others are to be estab-
lished.
The hocks of west Texas have greatly in
creased of late, and the coming wool clip will
exceed in quantity and quality any of former
years.
Levi Brown of Boygan, Mich, thought he
could hold playful young bull by the tail,
but his widow says "he never could stick to
anything ten minutes in his lile."
disease with symptoms similar TO those
of the horse disease is prevalent among the
deer in northwestern Minnesota, and large
numbers are found dead or dying in the
woods.
At II show of the Highland Society of Scot
land, lately held mt Kclso, u machine was ex-
hibited for raising turnips from the land,
taking the dirt off, and placing them in the
carts.
At the Michigan Agricultural College the
students are required to labor three hours
per day, and may do extra work. During
the first half of this year 81 ,672 was paid them
at the rate of74 cents IN hour
Some ingenious observer has discovered
that there is remarkable resemblance be-
tween II baby and wheat, since it is first era
died. then thrashed, and finally becomes the
flower Of the family.
The Dover, N. H.. Gazette, says large
quantities of Baldwin apples are being pur-
chased for South American markots-princi-
pally for the port of Rio .Janeiro. The best
quality are quoted at Sl.75 per barrel.
During the first nine months of this year
the receipts of cheese ut New York were l..
l95,49l boxes the exports were 1881, 1874
These quantities do not much exceed those
Of like time last year.
During the season, caps for hay and grain
have been extensively used ut the Michigan
Agricultural College. DIR. Miles says that
they have much more than paid for them
selves and all the trouble of putting on
The crops on the agricultural college farm
mt Amherst Mass. have been harvested, anC
include 500 bushels of corn, raised upol
eight acres, and 800 bushels of potatoes from
four acres, the latter crop being diminished
by worms and rot.
A great deal of this years tobacco crop ha,
been injured by pole-sweating This makes
the growers demand, and they are likely t,
get, high prices for prime article, some lot
having already been sold for 80 cent
through, and 10 cents has been paid for fiji
lers.
Two sheep thieves were found by Harr
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2Ist, who had got 10 or 20 of his best shee
out of the barn to drive. They left suddenly
dropping soldiers overcoat, and followe
by charge of shot from Mr.. Carriers gun
but he could not identify them.
r 1t is reported that the aggregate harvest q
potatoes in western Massachusetts, the pres
ent autumn, is much below the average
h.,
limited than usual, the yield in many local.
I ties does not fulfill expectations, the suppl
being thereby doubly diminished by this com
q. pound action of causes.
A barber in Titusvile, while cutting tn
hair of rural customer, ran his shear
against some hard substance, which prove
TO be II milestone. The old farmer said h
: chad missed that milestone ever since hay
ing time last July, and had looked all over
ten.acrc lot for it, but now remembers
stickingit up over his ear"
: All that the farmer can obtain for his cor
0 at any of the railroad stations in all tn
Western half of Iowa, is from ten to eight
? cen cents bushel, such are the eXtravagar
rates imposed for freight east. As fuel
{ scarce in all this portion of the State, COS
rating from II to 90 cents II bushel, it is goo
4 economy for the farmer to burn his surplu
corn.
= Don't crowd fowls into small coops an
expect that they will thrive, especially if the
: are sickly. Ifyou have n large lot of fowl
u affected with rOup and cannot separlt
them, don't doctor them; either select II fey
= of the choicest and kill the others, or kill tn
worst cases and let the others take thei
: chances, about ono-half of which, with ord
E nary care, will recover.
Q An African Gorilla, on exhibition at
| county Agricultural Fair broke out of il
cage, and, after creating CONSERVATION in I'll
crowd for few minutes, leaped over tn
fence and took to the woods, and now ne
= body darcs go into the forest for fear of NEE
ing the grandfather of Mr.. Darwin. w
= presume, however, that the monkey was tn
: worst scared man in the crowd.
Campbell's Late Rose" potato does NJ
seem to please those who have tried it, ia!
Lippincott, Jr., of Burlington Co., N. j
n sends the Country Gentleman an unlavori
BILE account of his experience last seaso
II with this variety. lilo planted four pounds
/. cut one eye to piece, and dug bushel an
one peck, of poor quality, while 1.-THE Pee
}. less right along side, beat them three
one
y Nine car loads of sheep passed throug
Burlington, Nov. 6, en- route for Californii
i They were merinos of the finest breed, frol
IS the best flocks in Addison county. They al
the property of Severance & Peet, who hay
n located themselves upon rancho upon Il
line of the Central Pacific, near San Franci
u co. The MIddebury Register thinks the
II unsurpassed by any flock of thoroughbred
that ever left Vermont.