Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24

collars 1Of MS WOOL, laSt season, NJ Quo per I'D.
In advocating the use of muck for bed
ding animals, the opinion Of Prof. Johnson
is quoted to the effect that II well made COM
post of two loads of muck and one of stable
manure, is equal to three loads of manure
itself.
Prof $. Clark, of the Massachusetts Agri
cultural College, is awakening considerable
enthusiasm on the culture Of beets for sugar
among the people OF the Connecticut valley.
He considers the soil and climate Of that re-
gon admirably adapted to the purpose.
The Lafayette Ind, Dispatch says that the
fattest lot of cattle ever shipped from the
state, was sold ut that place last week, by
Messrs L. ~ G.. Aver. The drove of 1870
head averaged LIS pounds, or II total of
over 300, 900 pounds, upon which the sum Of
Sl7, 900 was realized.
Mr.. Richard Gibson, of Canada, recently
purchased several head of Shorthorns from
the herds of Ablam Renick and Mr.. Alex
ander, for the estate of Lord Dunmore in
the north of England. He paid Mr.. AleXan-
der $4,000 for one Duchess heifer and
IS, 900 for another.
An interesting illustration of the extension
of wool manufactures in the West. The
number of factories in 1860, was $50, with
29i sets, and 81, GIG, 74O capital In 1868, the
number was 557, with 995 sets, employing II
capital of S5,l4S,OOO. This does not include
California and Oregon.
Mr.. John D'Arthenay, of Augusta, Me-,
was offered on the 25th of January last, by IL
prominent horseman and breeder of trotters
in Boston, 5000 for his 10 months old colt,
young Fearnaught. This we believe is the
largest amount ever offered for II trottins
colt of his age in America.
The Woodstock .Standard, says we noticed
rather novel team in the street the other
day-a yearling heifer harnessed to II Sleigh
with two or three boys therein, and Johnny
Wheeler for II driver The heifer answered
the bit like IN old stager. Johnny is "somc'
on getting up fancy teams.
A contemporary says that an Illinois far
mer in order to raise full blooded pigs, re-
Gently procured two half-blooded hogs of
either SEN He says that two halves make
II whole one the world around; if not so, he
would like to know how near full blooded
the progeny will be. Just rs near us their
parents.
The Western Farmer says of Western to-
bacco $50 far us we can learn, but little
has been sold us yet Some OF the leading
growers we understand are holding for seven
teen cents through A few sales have been
reported mt twelve and thirteen cents I'm
less where badly handled, the crop is good,
both As to quality and quantity"
The Lewiston, Maine, Journal says that II
: fatal disease has made its appearance among
the cattle of +. II. Brown of Cambridge, Me.
f He had lost at last accounts SIX from his
herd. The symptoms are violent trembling,
followed by bleeding from the nose. The
disease generally proves fatal in two or three
days. Most of the cattle were young, and
had been largely fed during the winter on
brakes.
At the session of the Maine Board of Ag-
riculture, Gov. Perham said farms in the
near vicinity of manufacturing places have
Increased three hundred per cent in value in