Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-04-16

TIE time is passed when 4 god iarms
think. he can maze more to keep his siocl
poor than be eau 70 keep them veil an
IN growing condition. Young esiiA
will DO vel On early cut straw with iou
quarts Of potatoes or turniPs day. hene
the necessity Of cutting straw when It !
about one-hslf turned or befors. SIrs'
should be fed in the barn. AL farmer
should give their cows two quarts Of msa
lmixiure Of corn aud oaisl day, ia warn
thi;s sgill. through the sPrisg, they wi
receive good returns from cows fed IN TIN
way. Working oxen should be fed wni
neal through the spring ani have plenty
Of good early cut hay. This will save lh'
trouble Of shesrins he long hair on
/ 1t does not cost any more to keep gool
stock than it does poor Hence the pro
prie,y of good selection Of stock. Never
sell ,olr best COWS or best sheep or best
swo lanhs nor an extra brood mare. The
raising Of colt. has become very impsf.
'sRi branch Of farming. The Black Hawk
horses excel for carriage aud saddle use,
in style and speed. The Morrill, horse
extel for size and muscle, many Of them
slowing speed. bot coarse drivers. The
Morgan horses arc tough. good cons'i's-
ton nl easily kept, good to endure IA.
tiguc, aud some them are fast. \ mare
. raise 8 rsod colt sould be used with
.are-not driven fast or he made 30 draw
heavy loads, have plenty of COOL hay, and
bgt Ii, l.ga'n and plenty Of yard eIer-
Use A quart Of wheat given each day
ar a m.nth before fosling will give great
strength TO the foal
There is 10 stock tina, farmer. shon'd
De any more particular about tlsn. the
'gos.;ng Of hogs. Tao white UI- ter and
the SuHark crossed excel Eor uilA use.
G-ra, careshould be taken in raising pigs,
feeding the SOW light until the pig are
rcek old ; never giving SOW or pigs new
ri.k cfa con- fer his will on lines dc.
ytror both.
There is nothing that pays the. farmc!
my better than fowls. Some farmers re.
lize hundred dollars from poultry with
40 greater expense than their labor.
FOR the health ofhorses. take quart
If COOL hard wood ashes, pint of Gnc sal
! =. sulphur. 4'b root 0! ginger, ID. salt.
peter, ! RESIN ID. Of cayenne mixed &c.
;ethcr, giving table spoonful at night in
grain. This prevents bolts, collie, and
promotes general health. For cattle aud
slcrp, hard wood ashes, salt, sulphar and
,aitpeter are great preventa;ives for dis.
eases that are common among them. This
compound will contribute much to the
general health OF a! stock Keep this COM
p ,und in sheds and pastures where they
can have free access to it at ali times.
Wild cherry leeves, when wilted or dry,
II eaten by cattle, will cause inflammation
Of the bowels and death. Brakes, when
cut, hayei and fed to colts, will produce
brain fever. blind staggsrs and death.
Farmers should raise turnips and car
rots as they produce more and better feed
from the same amount of land, for all
Stock. They are good for colts the first
winter, and also for calves, sheep and cows.
Every farmer can and should raise his
cwn fruit. Apples plums, cherries, early
grapes, and pear. may be cultivated in
most seasons in Northern Vermont, with
the same care that is used in growing corn.
Sugar has BECOME a nice branch Of farm
ing and requires careful a,sention and
mustle One Of the secrets of making good
sugr IS hay ng every thing clean, not
leaving ittoo long before surrupiug off, con.
yertiog the sap into sugar as soon as pos
sble after it runs. Hard wick farmers
claim to make the best sugar in Vermont
While the Cambridge farmers claim to
make the most of any town in the State.
Sheep arc not as good stock on arm
as cows; but, much less hard work for
the money. [ have kept from 80 to 200
sheep for 30 years,-kept all grades
the medium grade is the best sheep to
keep for wool and lambs. | sold one
year $1,000 worth Of wool and lambs.
Addison County has been the greatest
county for fine wool growing, of any in
the state; but their best time for selling
fancy sheep at high prices is past. Frank
lin County excel all other counties iu
Vermont, and all New England, for keep.
ing COWS, and making butter and cheese.
Lsmoille County excel in good horses
And, yet, one-half of the real estate of
Vermont is for sale Farming is too slow
and hard for the fast part of the commu-
nifty. 1t is true that there are bat few
farmers that get very rich; but, the ma
jority Of them have good homes "a well.
to do farmer is the nest independent man
We have. 1t is not strange that so many