Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-02

there is no other cereal crop that receives 80
little attention from us as our oats.
An Australian paper records the achieve.
ment Of twelve shearers Of sheep, who, be-
tween Monday morning and $3.50 P. NJ. of the
following Saturday, turned out the handsome
number Of 1879 ewes and lambs, averaging
1868, or 1854 per man per day The work
was well done, and it is added that the feat
has rarely been equaled and never excelled
in the colony"
The powers of the TIoosier State have
adopted Purdue University for their agri-
cultural college and 100000 was appropriate
ed by the last Legislature for erecting build
ings for the same. Work will at once be
commenced, and the buildings are expected
to be ready for occupancy before next winter.
The Montello, Wis, Express says that
they have made inquiries Of numerous farm
ers about the condition of winter wheat, and
all agree that it looks we'll With favor
able season, a larger amount Of winter wheat
will be harvested in that county this year
than for many years past, as there was
large increase in the number of acres sown
last fall.
Oats require TO stand longer in the stock
than either wheat or barley, as they are very
apt to heat when taken IN too soon. For
this reason many farmers prefer to let them
lie day or two unbound after they are cut ;
but the straw is better, and there is less waste
Of grain, if bonnd and set up as they are cut,
and then allowed a sufficient time to dry in
the stock.
A farmers wife writing to the Ohio Farm
er says " Of all the products of the farm,
butter is most liable to be tainted by noxious
odors floating in the atmosphere. Our peo-
pie laid some veal in the cellar, from which
a little blood Aowel out, and was neglected
until it commenced to SMELL The result was,
that jar of butter which was then pack
ing smelled aud tasted like spoiled beef"
The Chicago Railtoay Reoie'o is whistIing
to keep up Its courage. This is the way in
which it talks Of the farmers movement II
we are to learn and judge from the past his.
tory Of scores of such periodical political
feyers and ferments, so peculiarly prevalent
during our legislative sessions, the present, il
may be safely said, will be hardly less ephe
neral than precedent dead and gone furores
Mr.. j. d. Bean, Of Laconia, N. H., ha'
Just sold pair of colts to Dr. f. b. Ayel
OF Nashua, for $780, This pair of horses
were from Dr. chickering's horse Col. Cross
both having the same dam, there being {
years difference in age. They are so wei
matched that it was extremely difficult t.
tell one from the other, while in weight thert
was not two pound s difference. In thei
travel and entire make, they were never ex
celled as a matched pair.
With animals, as with men, there is ia
too much medicine.giving, bistering an,
bleeding; and probably more are killed o
permanently injured by these practices thai
are cured by them. In some desperate case
they are necessary, but they should Away
be resorted to with caution, and with muc
hesitation. In all minor diseases, which re
suit almost invariably from bad air, bad food
filth, and neglect, the wisest treatment is tn
removal Of the cause, aud the restoration q
those simple, natural conditions upon whic
the return, no less than the maintenance, o
health is based.