Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-06

The wife who would properly dis
charge her duties, must never have her
soul "above buttons.
Managers should be low and stables
well ventilated and well lighted. Many
horses are made blind from being kept
in the dark.
An exchange recommends mailing
sheep skins, wool side up wherever
there is a chance for horse to bite, as a
remedy for cribbing.
According to a law passed by the
last Iowa Legislature, the road super
visors are made the agents for destroy
ing Canada thistles in that State.
Rhubarb needs rich soil and plenty of
manure about its roots; removed to Il
dark cellar in autumn, covered with good
moist soil, it produces a nice stalk of
good flavor.
In Wal1ula county, Fla, many horses
and mules died last year. The greatest
mortality prevailed among the mules.
On examination after death the intcs-
tines were filled with sand.
If you wish to make your children
satisfied with home and country life make
it attractive and pleasant by surrounding
it with fruit trees, and supplying the ia
bic with the delicious fruits of the sea-
son.
The price of live sheep is higher than
it has been for years. Lately lot sold
in Chicago for $8,7 per hundred pounds
for shipment to New York The ad-
vance in price is owing to the present
high price of wool
1t is thought that Aztec corn. a yarie-
ty from the table lands of Mexico, may
prove valuable for culture in California.
It's popularity is, that while the kernels
are of the ordinary size the CObs are not
much larger than a common lead pen
Gil.
The intelligent cultivator Of the soil
allows no motive to interfere in prevent
ing his procuring, under any circum-
stances, the most perfect seed that can be
obtained, regardless Of trouble or cX-
pense.
Colonel Taylor of London, has pur-
chased from Walcott & Campbell. of
New York Mills, for the sum of 50. 600
earl Of Oxford, $685." got by Duke
of Geneva" dam 10th Lady of Ok
ford, by 10th Duke Of Thorndale."
Sow clover seed freely, if you want
to raise stock, good corn. wheat, pota-
toes and timothy. 1t is one of the sure
ways to make money in a wet season or
a dry one. Don't forget with all your
sowing to SOW clover.
Cash is more valuable for the first
year upon a farm than it is at any sub
seQucnt time; and the beginner should.
ere opens his checQue book, or thrust his
hand into his pocket, pause and consider
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absolute necessity.
In Switzerland they give salt to cattle
in the form of little blocks, composed
of nine-tenthS salt and One-tenth potter's
clay. These bricks are placed in boxes
at the foot of the manger, and within
easy reach of the animal, which will take
what instinct prompts and no more.
Some use them in the pasture in the
same manner, where the animals lick
them at their pleasure.
Dairymen are too much in the habit
of killing their Calycs-saving only the
skin, and then purchasing cows as need
ed, from the scrubs sent to market. This
is a very short sighted policy The COW
is the stOck-in-trade of the dairyman,
and his efforts should be directed to pro-
duCing the best possible COW for milk.
This can only be done by long and care
full breeding. He should have hull
from one of the most approved milking
breeds, and then save the heifer calves
of his best mixers.
Mr. c. c.. Huntress, of North Read
ing, informs the Massachusetts, PIo3Cmaa,
that he has experimental a good deal to
find the best method of feeding the
young turkeys, and since he has adopt
ed the following, his percentage Of loss
has been very small For week after
they are Matched, he keeps them shut up
in coop, and gives them no water;
feeds them on hard boiled eggs, and for
three or four weeks their food is mainly
boiled eggs. He gradually, at the end
of that time, begins to feed on broken
bread and crackers soaked in milk, to
which he adds some wheat screenings
which he thinks agrees with them.
When eight weeks old. they eat the us
ual variety Of food given to other fowls.
Under this treatment he finds no Difficult
ty is raising them, and considers the
business profitable.