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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-21
Agricultural Items.

A writer in the Horttcultu7ist says he
buys bones of the butcher at dollar the
hundred pounds, and considers them
| the cheapest fertilizer he can obtain
! He transforms them into meal by the
following simple effective process: 81
have large, water-tight hogshead stand
| ing outdoors, near the kitchen. In the
| spring l cover the bottom about six
inches deep with dry soil. On this
| put layer of bones about the same
depth, and cover them entirely with un-
leached ashes. On these another LAYER
OF bones, then ashes, and SO on until the
hogshead is full / leave 1t then ex-
posed to the sun and rain all summer
and winter, until the next spring Then,
on removing the contents of the hogs
head, | find nearly all the bones so soft
that they will crumble to powder under
very slight pressure, and, mixed with
the ashes and the soil make a nice little
pile of most valuable manure, ready for
immediate use. Any of the bones not
sufficiently subdued return to the hogs
head again for another twelve months
slumber.
The Milk Producers Association
met at Aver on Tuesday = attendance
large. The committee reported favOra-
bly, in regard to the transportation by
rail reported progress with regard to
adulteration; and recommended that no
bargains be made until after the meet
ing of the Board, about the middle of
March. The report was unanimously
adopted. Reed of Lexington reported
the doings of the Boston Pure Milk AS
ISOLATION of consumers. Burrows of
Warren, Me, said contractors come up
there to get milk; hence the alleged
surplus of milk. Brinckerhoff, of
Westford, moved that all abide the de-
cisions of the Board of the Producers
Association; but one vote in the mega
tive, about One-third refusing to vote.
Great confidence was expressed in the
Consumers Association Reed of Lex /
ingtOn recommended that meetings of !
producers be held in every town to head .
off contractors now trying to engage /
milk for the summer at their own prices.
Round said similar associations are form
ing in other States, showing that farm
ers are waking up to their interest in
this matter.
There is actually considerable com
mercG in toads between France and Eng
land. A toad of good size and in fair
condition will fetch a shilling (25 cents)
in the London market, and a dozen of
extra quality are worth 81 sterling go
You may see these imported toads in all
the market gardens where the soil is
moist, and the owners of these gardens
even prepare shelter for them Many
grave persons have shaken their heads
when they heard of this new whim Of
he English; but those laugh the best
Who laugh the last This time the Eng
ish arc in the right The toad is very
helpful to the husbandman as a destroy
II of injurious insects on which it chief
V feeds
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REPORTS FROM HOl1E-A LIVING
WITNESS.


Boston, Sept. 10, 1870.
| Dear Sir-Amoug the many cures effect
ed by the use of the Ncgetinc, ! have
! heard of none more satisfactory tnan my
! own. / have been afflicted with scroiula
| salt Rheum for many years, inherited III
| the blood, making its appearance on my
| whole body, bursting Outin different plac-
es. and painful beyond description. SIX
of the most popular purifiers which are
| advertised to cure scrOfula and like COM
plants / have faithfully tried: but my dis
ease was so deply seated as to resist all
laid nv case before several prominent
physicians, but nothing tended to alleviate
Finally. by the influence of friends. | con-
sentCd to try Negetinc, commencing the
first of January last, and soon after | eN-
Dcrlcnced a sensible TelIcf. ana could iecl
it working in my system very different
from anything ] had ever taken before.
and at once discovered that il was accom-
pliShing the object so earnestly desired. l
continued on, following the directions for
three months, and the first of April found
me a well man-have passed through the
hot summer, and have continued to DeIree
from any appearance of II to the present
time.
My general health is excellent, and my
recovery Of which had about despaircd.
IaScriDe entirely to the use of Negetinc.
IIcOuld never have been convinced of the
marvellous results OF this wonderful \ege-
tine under any other circumstances; but
now recommend every one TO turn to
this lnestimable remedy. and that all is
true as represented. am q living witness
and it will afford me great satisfaction to
show the marks OF my disease. and CON
verse on the merits Of Negetine, as none
will dispute who owe it what l do.
will here mention of my child having
a severe attack of heart complaint, which
Negetine has entirely cured, and shall al
ways be happy to make its virtues known
within the range of my influence.
ga Z. Ii. YOUNG.
Mr.. Young has been in the employ of the
Boston Herald during the past Is years.
Many can vOuch for the above statement.
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Production of Agriculture in Eer=
mont.
FIGURES FROM THE CENSUS

We have been favored with advance
sheets from the Census Bureau, giving
the statistics of the agricultural produc
tions of Vermont in 1870 by counties,
from which we gather the following
summary:
Vermont has 3,073, PSI acres improved
land ; 1856 984 of woodland and 50.
613 Of other unimprOyed land Cash
value of farms, 8139, 367, O85; value of
farm implements and machinery, S.
$50, $40. Amount of wages paid labor
Crs with value OF board, 81, 155, 1856; es-
timated value of all farm productions.
including bCtterments and additions to
stock, 1874, 647 ,O27, Value of orchard
products, 1862, 241; value produce of
market gardens, $42 225; value forest
products, 1928 929. Value of animals
slaughtered, or sold for slaughter. II, =
5000
Vermont produced 3, 1902, 131 lbs. of
wool; -, 671 lbs. tobacco; 95, 242 bush
els peas and beans 5,157, 428 bushels Of
Irish potatoes and SO bushels sweet pO-
tatOes 1,03S gallons of wine: 17,844,-
1876 lbs. butter; 1880, 700 lbs. cheese
3, S35, $40 gallons of milk sold 1.O2O, $50
tons hay 438, 1876 bushels spring wheat
and IS, 54S bushels winter wheat; 49,
BAG bushels rye 1859, 883 bushels corn;
3, 7O2, 43O bushels oats; 1898 bushels
barley; Ais, 096 bushels buckwheat; 785
bushels clover seed, and 4,O13 bushels
grass seed 527, 927 lbs. hops; 1885,
lbs. flax; 1894, 302 lbs maple sugar and
l6,O23 gallons molasses 5, 235 lbs bees
wax; 142, 932 lbs. honey.
Value of live stock, 1928, 888, 835;
number of horses, 63,O15; mules and
asses 252; mich COWS, 1870, 1856; work
ing oxen, 27,809; other cattle, 1t2, TAI:
sheep, $50, 347; swine, 4G, 345.
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DO 10000

The fifty per cent, of silica indicates
why we'll rOtted sward land is so favor
able to the growth of oats. The silica
in the swards and roots of the grasses is
in soluble state, and is easily taken up
While there is also on a heavy sward
abundance of potash and the phOsphates
10 perfect the grain. Two ingredients,
therefore, are essential to the perfect
growth of the oat, where sward land is
not available, and these are wood ashes
aud bone earth, or failing these, potash
and phosphate of lime, in due proper
tons, and rendered soluble as they ought
10 be in the best commercial fertilizers.
Compost for Oats. On land that has
been partially exhausted by frequent
cropping, the ingredients necessary for
an acre of oats may be supplied by either
OF the following mixtures:
No. Five twO-horsc loads of barn
yard manure ten two-hOrse loads of
woods earth or marsh muck; five bush
els of unblcaChed wood ashes one bush
ell OF bone dust; one bu1hcl Of plaster;
COmposted.
No. 2.-Fiyc bushels of bone dust, or
its equivalent of phosphate of lime ten
bushels Of wood ashes two bushels of
refuse salt; one bushcI of plaster;
mixed and spread
No. 3.-Two hundrcdand fifty pounds
Of super-phosphate of lime, ammoniated;
ten bushels Of wood ashes one bushel
OF refuse salt; mixed and spread
Time of Sowing, We repeat the
earlier the oats can be seeded after the
frost is out Of the ground, and the soil
Is in condition to receive them, the bet
ter will be the probable yield
Quantity Of Seed to the Acre. Sow
from two to three bushels to the acre,
according to the quality of the land.
Spread broadcast and harrow in. Grass
seed may then follow Immediately. |
They should be pushed or lightly har-
r0wcd in, and the work finished off with
the rnlInr
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ROoTs APPAEEETIY SEARCH FOR FooD.
1t would almost appear, on superficial
consideration, that roots are endowed
with kind Of intelligent instinct, for
they seem to 60 in search of nutriment.
The roots OF plants make their tissue
independently Of the nutritive matters
that may exist in their neighborhood.
They are organized and put forth from
the plant itself, no matter how fertile or
sterile the medium that surrounds them.
When they attain certain development,
they are ready to exercise their Office Of
collecting food, If food be at hand,
they absorb it, and, together with the
entire plant, are nourishcd by it-thev
grow in consequence. The more album
dant the food, the better they are nour-
ished, and the more they multiply.
The plant sends out rootlets in all dircc-
tions; those which come in contact with
food, live, enlarge, and ramify; those
which find no nourishment. remain I'M
developed or perish. Fran Holr Cyops
6roao, By PREF. s. w. johnson.
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NnTATE OF VERMONT.

DISTRICT OF FAIRHAVBN,vss
he 1t remembered, that at q session of
tue Probate Court holden at CastIeton-
tim and for said District,o on the 9th daV
{" March. \. D.. 1872 N"J
PRESENT: Hon. q. NJ. Willard Judge.
Whereas, Il certain instrument in wrffino
under seal, purporting to be the last viii
ana testament of Lofty G. Haskins late of
IaWIet, in said District, deceased, having
6,een this day presented to said Court for
nIobate; and duly fled in the Registers
ONCE: Therefore. 1t is ordered, that ali
persons interested in the estate of said
deceased, be notified to appear before said
G?urt, at the dwelling house of Dexter
iierGe in Pawlet, in said District. on the
ton OF. this order, three weeks successive
y previous thereto, III the Rutland HER
AID newspaper printed at Rutland. in
tne county of Rutland, to show cause.
Il any they may have, why said instrument
III writing should not be proved and
a.IiloWed, as the last will and testament of
llw3W HENRY L. CLARK. Register
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TREATMENT OF HORSES FEET. Mr..
Gamgee, Sen, in the Eaiu5s1gh T-etert-
RaTy Recie,o for August, says: The
day Will, ! believe, soon come when the
people will not allow cutting instruments
to touch the solcs of their horses feet
| have said in former papers that the
wall, sole and frog are so constructed
that they mutually cooperate, and that
the intermediate horn, which | have
shown is secreted between the wall and
sole Of their union, is also required to be
left entire; but, by the prevailing Gus
tom Of cutting the hoof, these substances
which in their nature are reboundino
springs, are destroyed or greatly i'm
paired. The custom of thinning the
sole, and likewise of keeping that part
always in COW dung, or other wet sod
dening material, under the name of
'stoppings, was brought much into
vogue after the establishment of our
first veterinary schools
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CANINE RAvAGEs on THE SHEEP FoLp.
Official reports show in Ohio an annu-
al loss of So, 900, 900 in sheep killed by
dogs, and nearly 100000 in injuries
"a loss equivalent to 100000 pounds
OF wool, or tax of two per cent upon
the sum invested in sheep in that State.
Il ls said that i'll two years, from 1868 to
1870, Illinois sank from sixth to ninth
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&TATE OF VERMONT.

DISTRICT OF RUTLAND, S..
BE II remembered, that at a session of
the Probate Court, holden at Rutland
within and for said District, ON the Sth
day of March, A. ID. 1872. ESas
PRESENT: Hon. Walter c. DuutOn, Judge
Whereas, john :. Paris, executor OF the
last will and testament of Caleb Paris, late
OF Dandy, in said District, deceased, has
this day presented to said Court. his petit
ton in writing, setting forth that it will
be necessary to sell the real estate of said
deceased, for the payment Ofthe debts and
charges Of administration, and therein
making application to said curt for IL
CenSe to make such sale
1t Is ordered, that all persons interested
in the estate of said deceased be notified to
appear before said Court, at the Probate
office in Rutland, in sad district, on the
"a day in april, IA. d. 1872, by publica-
ttOn OF this order three weeks successively
previous thereto in the Rutland HERALD,
newspaper printed at Rutland aforesaid
1" show cause, if any they may have, why
said license should not be granted.
JOEL &. BAKER,
tlNfN Register
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rank among the States in the number
and value of its sheep, and this great
falling off is attributed to a proportion
ate Increase in the number of dogs, and
the lack of proper legislation to prevent
their ravages among the sheep The
Legislature of Maryland is considering
the same subject. The returns from
five counties report |, 900 sheep killed in
one year by dogs
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Oats and How to Prepare the Soil.

The Maryland Farmer gives the fol-
lowing analysis and directions
A rich, heavy loan, inclining to clay
rather than to sand, is the soil best
adapted to the production of oats. Old
meadows, well drained and newly brok-
en- up, will almost invariably produce
the largest yield, by reason of the potash
and phosphates in the rotting roots and
sward. A glance at the composition of
the oat, both of its grain and straw, will
show why these constituents are essen
tial to the vigorous growth of this cereal.
Analysis of the ashes of the grain and
straw of the oat show that it contains
the following elementary substances:
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EVERYONE SPEAKS FAVORABLY

EAST IAEsUTIELD, UF. 81, $50.
MIR. STEVENS: - Dear ~ir-I have been
troubled with canker from childhood.
causing my mouth to be so sore at times
tina was unable TO eat. Have taken
many preparations but with no effect un-
I'll tried your Negetlnc. After taking
few doses / found it relieved the faintness
at the stomach that always accompanies
canker humOr ; and by the time l had tax
en- the third bottle, my mouth was entire
ly cured. Have not been troubled with II
since that time, which is 5 months ago. /
have recommended to several of my ac-
quaintances, and every one speaks fayOra-
bly, OF its good effects. Yours truly.
z. ;. SHERMAN
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HoLsTEIN CATTLE. - A meeting of
the Association of Breeders of Thor
ough Holstein Cattle" was held in B0s-
ton, recently, at which the question of
publishing a Holstein herd book was
discussed and the eXpediency and desir-
aoleness OF such record fully indorsed
\ resolution was also passed to the effect
that no animal shall be called thorough
bred Holstein. except those large i'm
proved black and white cattle imported
from the provinces of North Holland.
Holstein, or animals of undoubted puri-
ty of blood of said importations. And
considering the fact that these cattle
have in this country been variously des
ignated as Holstein or Dutch.
Dutch, and &, Dutch or Holstein, it
was voted that the association discoun-
tenance all confusion of terms and rec
ognize 'Holstein" as the proper name of
this race of cattle.
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STATE OF VERMONT DTSTRICT

- of Fairhaven, IS The Probate Court
FOR the District of FairhavCn. To all per-
sons interested in the estate of Richard j.
Roberts, late OF CaStlcton, in said district,
deceased. GREETING:
Blythe Authority of the State of Vermont.
YOU are hereby notified to appear before
the said Probate Court, at the Probate
Ot1ice in CastletOn, in said District on the
6th day OF April, A. ID. 1872, to show cause
Administrator of the estate of said
deceased should not be allowed, and also
why the residue of said estate should not
pc distributed TO the parties entitled there
Dated at Cnstleton, in said district. this
10 day of March, A. ID. 1872
llW3W HENRY |. CLARK RariS+or
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WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT vEGETINE FOR
Ten TIMES Us COST.

The great benefit I have received from
the use of DR.. Cummings Ncgctine. Undue
es me to give my testimony in its favor. /
believe it to be not only Of great value for
restoring the heath. but preventive OF
diseases peculiar to spring and summer
seasons l would not be without il for ten
times its cost. EDWIN TILDEN
Attorney and General Agent for Massa-
chusetts of the CraftSnen's Life Assn
rance Company. No % Sears Building,
Boston. Mass liw2
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DETERIORATION OF IMPROVED POUI-
TEY.-The Hearth and Home saws ::
When a new breed of fowls is proved to
he of real value, and it is proposed to
introduce it upon farm, the way praC-
ticed is, nine times out of ten, to DUR
chase a sitting Of eggs. and breed the
chickens produced. irrespective of rela-
tionship. Or, if grown fowls are first
bought, they are commonly in pairs or
triOs related more or less closely; and,
having cost a considerable sum, they are
multiplied all around the neighbOrhoOd
from that one stock, in-and-in for per
haps half dozen years, and they grow
weedy and sCraggy, the chickens die off
from weakness, and the owners get sick
of the breed, vote them a humbug. and
fall back on what they call the "gOod.
Old-fashiOned sort" There are other
deteriOrating influences at work. Fancy
fowls are sometimes Over-fed, to pro
duce great size, and pets and favOrites
are apt to be kept too fat for breeding.
and anxiety for eggs leads them to too
stimulating feed. Choice fowls are al
most invariably confined within narrow
limits to keep them from mixing with
other sorts. There is not enough air.
sun and exercise. and they want certain
things to eat which they would select
according TO their varying needs. if at
liberty. Also, there is commonly
hurry to have a costly fort of increase,
and the eggs Of pullets are all saved for
Matching, which is a sure way to impare
strength. But, on the other hand, the
farmer has plenty Of eggs, of the barn
door sort, and the universal practice is
to pick out the biggest, which are the
produce of the OLD nlatrons of the flock.
have rich yolk, and make hardy chick
ems. The valuable breeds were improv
ed only by time and pains, and without
care to be taken to bring them up to the
pitch to which they have been raised,
they will relapse to the old dead level of
average worthlessness, or sink below il.
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EZEKIEL, Attn CHAPTER, 18TH
VERSE

SPY the rivers upon the banks thereof
shall grow all trees for meat whose leaf
shall not fade, and the fruit thereof shall
be for meat, and the leaf thereof for med
icine" Our great Redeemer has made 9
provision for the cure of diseases of man
and beasts, yet thousands upon thousands
are overtaken with sickness, without sus-
nicion that it is caused by mercury or 9TH
or subtle poisons that are so freely used In
many medicines and remedies of the pres
ent day.
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STATE OF VERMONT,

= DISTRICT OF RUTLAND, s..
me Probate Court for the District of
utland To all persons interested in the
estate of Charity Coy, late of Middletown.
in said district, deceased.
By the authority of the State of Vermont
YOU are hereby notified to appear before
the said Probate Court, at the Probate
once in Rutland, in said district. on the
2hd day of April, A. d. 1872, to show
cnuse, if any YOU have, why the account
ct Lucius Copeland, administrator, of the
estate OF said deceased should not be al
lowed, and alse-Why the residue of said
estate should not be distributed TO fhc
parties entitled thereto
Dated at Rutland, in said district, this
Eth day of March. A. d. 1872.
JOEL c., BAKER
1.-Two" Register,
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TIE TIAI0NIA1.

- regard Mr. Eddy as one of the most
capable and successful practitioners with
Whom nave had official intercourse.
CHARLES MA ON, COmmis'r of Patents,
:" have no hesitation in assuring inven-
tors that they cannot employ a man
more competent and Trustworthy. and
more capable of putting their applications
IN form to secure for them an cary and
faEorable consideration at the Patent Ofiiee,
EDMUND BURKE, late Commis'r OF
Patents
:. Mr. r. II. EDDY has made for me over
THIRTY applications for Patents, having
been successful i'll almost every case. UGH
uhmlstakable proof OF great talent and
ability on his part. leads me to recommend
ALL inventors to apply to him to procure
their patents, as they may be sure OF hav-
ing me. most faithful attention bestowed
cHaTSes' JOHN TAGGAET''
noSIoH' Jan l. 1872. janlIWly