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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14
Winter MANAGEMENT Of Sheep.

Much Of the success Of the wool-grower de-
ponds on the winter management OF his Hook.
Sheep are animals which, just at this time at
any rate, pay their owners as well for good
care and keeping rs any stock on the farm !;
but if neglected, they pay, perhaps, as poorly
as any. The annual loss to the country, re-
sultng from want of suitable sheds and
other convoniences for the accommodation Of
sheep is immense and the profits Of wool
growing would be much greater if better
system Of winter management should be
adopted
No intelligent farmer at this day will at
tempt to dony that warm enclosures are an
equivalent, to a certain extent, for food. In
cold weather a large portion of the food con-
sumed is required to keep up animal warmth
and consequently, in proportion as the apart
ments are warm, within certain limits, less
amount Of food will be required. The other
extreme too close apartments would be OBJ
iectionable from the mpurity Of the air but
sheep have little reason to fear injury from
this cause In many cases they suffer for
want of shelter, and a suitable variety and
quantity in their winter food. Many ilocks
are brought to their winter quarters in good
condition, but are fed so sparingly that the
growth of their wool is almost wholly arrest
ed during the winter season, the fodder given
them being only sufficient TO sustain their vi
tai functions Under such circumstances, the
food consumed by them is in fact nearly lost.
The owner has received no return in the in
crease of wool, nor in bodily weight; and he
will suffer further from large per cent. oil
actual deaths during the spring months. With
such course of management, the profits Of
wool growing will necessarily be small
Feeding. racks should be made, with tight
bottoms, in order that the chaif and seed may
not be lost Such racks will also answer fol
feeding roots and grain. Feed three times a
day, and as sheep are fond of a variety OF
food, it is desirable to make as many changes
as possible. Salt is also quite as essential in
winter as in summer, and should be kept con
5tantly by them If every keeper Of sheer
will provide warm, capacious sheds for hi
aocks, with a convenient access to pure water
and feed regularly with variety of fool, W
venture to assert that his profits will be great
ly EXCHANGED. Cor Rural Home
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14

Showing a gain OF leg pounds 10 favor OF
the deep cans On tho morning Of the ID Of
the month, both lots Of cream were ehurned-
that from the deep cans giving Il ounces more
butter than the other | have but one way
to account for the fact that the increase ia the
amount Of butter was 50 much out Of proper
ton to the increased weight Of cream. |
have usually found that 4 . pounds Of cream
will yield one pound Of butter aud | can
only account for the discrepancy from the fact
that the cream from the deep cans was put
into the churn just after il had been scaded,
aud the butter came in twenty minutes, while
the other, put in soon after, required nearly
an hours churniug 10 produce butter. In or
order to test this still further | shall try the
experiment again when we get established in
our winter quarters.
During the experiment we noticed the fol-
lowing peculiaritcs The cream from the
cans was not so solid and tenacious as that
from the shallow pans and was much more
easily strained-aud after it was strained, did
not get so thick before it was churned that
| if both lots were kept undisturbcd until that
in the pans was ready to skim, the milk in
the cans was always sour and sometimes thick,
and if set away after skimming, would raise
no more cream while if the pans were skim
med when the cans were ready, they would
afterward raise a small amount Of cream,
This can not account for. That the cream
from the cans occupied about the same bulk
during the whole operation OF churning, while
that from the pans increased in bulk when the
churning was about half done this may have
hcen dun IN the incrnneal fpmnerntnre of the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14
Setting MIll...pcep or Shallow.

Clcwcs }. Edge, Quaker dairyman, OF
Chester county, Pennsylvania, writes to the
Practical Farmer, giving the results Of his
experiments in setting milk in pans and in
cans. He says
In order to avoid the expensive outfit Of new
cans, We made use Of our cream ans-twenty
inches deep and one foot in diameter One
Of these large cans full would furnish enough
milk for six pans, filled to the usual depth.
After thorough mixture Of the milk, two
equal amounts were measured oil one Of
these was placed in ono or two of the deep
cans, and the other in six or twelve shallow
milk-pans, aud halEpint Of cold water added
to each pan, aud three pints to each deep can.
In each case care was taken TO put the differ
ont vessels in cold spring water MP to the sur
face Of the milk.
For the experiment we commenced sklm-
ming 10Th mo- Goth, and finished llth mo.
tst resulting as follows.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14
MIR as a Remedial Agent.

Considerable has lately been said in medical
journals concerning the value Of milk as n re-
medal agent in certain diseases. We notice
an interesting article upon this subject that
lately appeared in tho London MIR Journal
in which il is stated on the authority Of DR..
Benjamin Clark that in the East Indies warm
milk is used to great extent as specific for
diarrhea A pint every four hours will check
the most violent diarrhea, stomach ache in
cipient cholera and dyscntery. The milk
should never be boiled, but only heated suihc-
iently to be agreeably warm, not too hot to
drink. Milk which has been boiled is unfit for
use. This writer gives several instances to show
the value Of this simple substance in arresting
this disease, among which is the following.
The writer says: sit has never failed in cur
ing me in six or twelve hours, and ! have
tried it, | should think, fifty times. have
also given it to dying man who had been
subject to dysentery eight months, latterly nc.
companicd by one continual diarrhUa, and il
acted to him like a charm. In two days his
diarrhea was gone, in three weeks he became
hale, fat man, and now nothing that may
hereafter occur will ever shake his faith in ho
milk
A writer also communicates to the Medica
Times and Gazette, a statement of the valu,
Of milk in twenty-six cases of typhoid fever,
in every one of which its great value was APP
parent 1t checks diarrh@a, and nourishe,
and cools the body. People suffering from
disease require food quito as much as those
in health, and much more so in certain diseases
where there is rapid waste of the system
Frequently all ordinary food in certain dis
eases is rejected by the stomach, and ever
loathed by the patient but nature, ever bene6
cent, has furnished food that in all diseases
is benefcal-in some directly curative. Suci
food is mix. The writer in the journa
last quoted, Dr. Alexander Yale, after giving
particular observations upon the points above
mentioned, viz, its action in checking diar
rhea, its nourishing properties, and its actor
in cooling the body, says 1--WE believe thai
milk nourishes in fever, promotes sleep wards
of delirium, and in fine, is the sine qua non il
typhoid fever" We have also lately tested
the value Of milk in scarlet fever, and learn
that it is now recommended by the medical
faculty in all cases of this often distressing
childrens disease. Give all the milk the
patient will take even during the period Of
the greatest fever, it keeps up the strength oil
the patient, acts well upon the stomach, and
is every way blessed thing in this sickness
Parents, remember il aud not fear to give
il your dear ones are afflicted with this dis
ease.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14

FEEDING PorAToEs To HoRsEs,-ln Ger
many, where potatoes are so much cheapeI
than grain, the experiment has been repeatedly
tried Of feeding horses upon them-at least,
in part; and this, as we understand, has
proved quite successful. In one instance five
iour.horse teams were kept hard at work and
in good condition on days ration, for the
twenty horses, of one and one-half hundred
weight of hay, eight bushels potatoes, fifty
pounds Of meal and liberal allowance Of
chopped straw. The potatoes were steamed,
mashed, and mixed with meal while hot, and
then covered up and allowed to remain for u
time, during which they undergo a slight fer.
mentation aud evolve quantity Of carbonic
acid The chopped straw was worked in Just
before feeding. This trial was continued for
more than four months, and found TO agree
with the horses, while at the same time it
proved satisfactory in point Of economy. A.
this food must be sweet and clean, great care
is necessary to prevent the vessels in which it
is kept from becoming sour.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14
Scientific Farming.

1t consists altogether and solely in deriv-
ing the greatest possible profit from the soil
Lessen the labor and increase the field, is the
sum Of the whole. TO do this, everything
must be done at the right time, and in the
best manner. by draining, the water must be
got rid Of; by cultivation, weeds must be de-
stroyed by manure, the soil must be enrich.
ed by rotation Of crops, the largest yield
must be secured by improving stock, the
feed must be economical and made Of more
value; aud the how.to-do-all.this is the sum
and substance Of agricultural scienee' Books
on farming relate the experience Of successful
men, the experiments they have made, and
the results they have attained. Any and
every farmer, who, by the use Of his reason
ing powers, is enabled to raise one bushel oil
corn per acre more than he has hitherto done,
by improved methods, is scientific farmer
however much he may disown the name and
not only has he done good thing for him
self, but the world at large is, to some extent
better for his efforts and success his mission
as man, has been to that extent fulfilled, ant
he will leave the world better than he founC
it.--HearfA and Home.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14
The Ayrshlres as Mixers.

Howard S. Collins Of Collinsylle, Conn,
furnishes the Practical Farmer an interesting
account as to how he came to select the Ayr
shires as mixers. Ia 1856 he commenced
farming on poor, neglected hillside farm OF
one hundred and fifty acres that, at the time,
supported only six head of stock. He began
by keeping six head, soiliug them in summer,
and steaming food for them in winter, ana
every year taking up some poor land to be
thoroughly cleared, MANFRED, and seeded down
again The editor of the DutchesS Farmer
states that he has visited this farm, and though
beautifully situated, has rarely seen more
unpromsing field for testing the merits OF
high farming. There are few men who have
studied agriculture moro thoroughly than Mr.
Collins, or who have carried to the task o.
reuovating, We might almost say creating a
farm, greater skill, system, energy, persever'
ance and science, and he deserves his success
On this farm he now keeps fifty head Of cattle
and three horses. He has tried tho Natives,
grade Deyons, grade Ayrshires and has finally
decided that for his purpose selling milk the
year round the latter one the most profitable
for him to keep. Mr. Collins is very careful
and systematic man, keeping an exact accoun
of the produce of every COW on the farm, anC
his statement is Of great weight
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14
A Plen for the DalrY.

The dairy.mens association Of Vermont
had their fourth winter meeting in Rutland
Jan. 1919. This is all well enough, but it
would be better if it included dairy-maids
Good, old.hshioncd butter and cheese-mak-
ers are nearly obsolete, and even husbandry
is shorn of half its power, for the lack OF
such helpful Ewes as were our grandmothers
Here is field for the display Of woman
rights that nobody will question, and the
neglect Of which will make agriculture and
all that it strengthens anguish A proies-
sorship of dairy-maids in some OF. our agri-
cultural colleges wouldn't be the worst thing
ever heard Of, If women seek admission.
Springfield Republican.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14

4 Royal Cow.



There is a COW in one Of the old, unpaint-
ed barns Of West Springfield, bred and fed
by Mr. Ebene2er Cotton, TO which no pen
except the COW pen, can do justice. lu'
decd newspaper paragraph which cleo.
trfes some people, would have far less
effect upon her than bushel Of neal and
the latter would be scarcely apprcciablc.-
I'm appearance she has mild facial cx-
preston. is Of dark Devon color a Dur.
ham FORM and has small thin ears, and
short horns. So fine are her bones that q
mans hand will almost clasp her leg below
the knee, and yet she is a ponderous creature.
Her weight is estimated by her owner at o.
500 pounds, and she is eight years old, l
very fat. Her loins and briskct are her
most noticeable points, the former being
very broad and Cat and the latter projecting
like bushol basket from between her short,
but widespread foroogl. Her strength Of
constitution and aptitude to lattcn are shown
in her mode of life She occupies a large
box stall, well strewn with half eaten corn
stalks eats peck Of dry corn meal daily
to which enough wheat shorts are added to
keep her bowels healthy, aud has all the
GOOD hay she wants. She has not been out
Of this stall for more than is mouths, aud
never refuses her feed. She is kept scrupu.
lousy clean, and has been groomcd and fed
regularly for the last three years. She has
probably eaten about 500 bushels Of corn
besides many other dclicacics in this time
Any man might be proud Of such oxtraordin
airy feeding attainments and yet few mel
would have the patience or even dare to max
this experiment. This COW is a hat-sister o
the famous fat COW fattened by Mr. Ooltol
some years since, and which was aiterward
exhibited in some Of the principal cities O
the country, and both arc striking illustra
tons Of the hackneyod saying that bloc,
will tell" The mother Of these fat cow
although not thoroughbred, was hcrsel
remarkable for size and milk She wa
bought in Longmeadow, and there is tradit
ion that she was sired by famous Shoi
Horn bull, exhibited here by Mr., Friuk {
northampton in the carly days of the HAM
den Agricultural Society. Herein, doubles
lies the secret Of success-it is the croppiu
out Of royal blood The sire Of the GOV
whose autobiography is here given, was Gel
tainly a small mongrel.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-14

The total number Of hogs slaughtered
at Chicago, this season. up to last Saturday
night, was 959, l05, gain Of POI COG over
the corresponding period Of last year.
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VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.

The Subscriber offers for sale Dis Farm nni Timter,
Lands in MiddlesoX, within three miles az Montneier
anu Mthu unehali mile OF the river road ruunur fru
Montpelier 20 MiddleseX village.
me Farm contains about llacros Of aud il5of which
are under npruE cment, consisting OF good inca a
pasture the rest fsN abersi with good roads runuin
10 different parts. "'a
The buildings consist Of ono House convenient for to
iamiNcs' BARN. Sheds and other 0ut-luldlnes wItb
so9l cold som He'erJahHg Hirr running to tic house
will sell ten tons Of Hay one pair Oxen. three Wor
Horses three Harnesses one buggy Wagon one Jol,
Tools together with seds, Wagons Trncks Csans AMI
Business. ''NH
On this farm convenient 10 the buildings and within
onehali mile OF the Railroad and sido traok IL lar
and oommodious STEAM SAW.aIfLI Vitb So" w
storing lumber and pond for floating i5r, ''
- Ihofc D. one thlriy-ive nufsop Power Engine Fipo-
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eaeh, ana chimney go feet high The machinery isail
nearly now, Is in good running order and eonsi N So
Of Lane Pltkin Brooks Improved re,tiar So NM
WIN set works and Carriage fifty feot lone, nne u
hh-,on ianer one Juinting Saw, one SLAB slaW and
Ino hulhg saw wrought iron shattlnes aud non pu-
lels, complete tnr running said machinery fN'
! have 10000 feet Of Dry Lumbar In tho y,-l .,
Will sell at bargain, ""'Nn
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spudfffg, or the tmhored lands with tic mill IN
ellhor ea'e terms Of payment will be made oasy
In consequence Of disability, am csmpeNef 10 ,,.rt
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rms ls rare chance for max ling money and nr, ,,
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o3t As,t before purchasing elsewhere
WIZ A,o sen one undivided half OF 600 acres Of tim.
gered land situated in the central paro nuxhury. CON-
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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-14
A Child's Faith.

How straight and simple is the way
child comes to Jesus. No doubt, no
hesitation, only simple faith and per-
feet love. a little girl of my acquaint-
ance was once looking at a picture, with
which many of you may be familiar,
which represents a rock In the midst Of
stormy sea, bearing upon its summit
cross to which female figure just re-
covered from the angry waves clings,
faint and exhausted, while at her feet 4
hand, grasping part of wreck, is
just disappearing in the black water.
'What does that mean:" asked the
child, SIT is the Rock of Ages" was the
answer. "That means Jesus to whom
we cling for salvation" "You know
the hymn says "other refuge have 1
none?" Oh, yes" said the child, after
a moments hesitation, "but that isn't
my Jesus; when cling to him he reach
es dopn and ciings too"
Teach the little ones of this Jesus
"who reaches down and clings too" TO
whom we hold, not so much from fear
of falling, since underneath us are his
everlasting arms; but because, like the
trusting child whom the father safely
carries, zoe lore to cling, that we may
draw him closer.