Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-04-30
agricultural.
Paragraphs on Farm ~.


At the late discussion by the Cham plain
Valley Vermont horticultural Society, it
was said that lew years ago the fr1iC OF the
orchard ot Mr.. Wright, Of cornwall, was H.
varlably - w0rlny that tie owner thought
OF abandoning the attempt to grow fruit Tor
profit. The orchard WIS converted into a
hog pasture, and IN 20 years the fruit was
ali fair.
The following recipe Is given Tor the de-
struction OF cabbage worms: - Put ten
cents worth OF cppperas MO Il eHiGkllug
pot: put on warm water; let It stand til
Id, and S rinkle the cabbIges at night, be
fore the dew falls. THIS wIiI d. for one hun
dred and fly heads. Sprinkle the same as
you would floor to lay dust. The W at
night will wash Of the sprlnktlng water.
Sprinkle the cab5ages twice or three times
week
The Western Rural Is askel Is How much
chee-e i farmer is enCiC.ed to, t. the GALLON
of milk FURNISHED u cheese factory p Also,
=. Can you give recipe for ~ king bar
soap slc1 as we yet In Sruc-rg ore, ." rnc
answers are =. ten p0ulds Give qutrts) u.
mix make pound Of cheese, rs Iu average.
For making hard soap take one pJanl OF
Concentrated I've 10 three Z IlJls Oh water
and five pounds Of grease. Make as iyr soft
soap aud add Il handful Of salt bcf5re p5ur-
ing out to cool; when hard cut into suitable
cakes"
Of the egg-laying capacity of hens, d CORES
pondent OF the Coualry Gent emtn says :
- During April, 1872, | hal rACched some
thirty liz It Brabms pallets. Of these, 10
September, | selected eighteen fine pulets,
49, -
them Ga November 2Osl. | = & any firs5
egg from these mems November 55-h [ -a4
gotten twenty-five eg-s Deccn.er STU. in
all, torty-nine; January 1t, 1874 il all.
two hundred seven. Apr lst shows
that my eighteen pallets have lven inc one
thousand two hundred and ff cgzs. : X
of these hens sat during the winter, and
have thirty-seven young cIIcSS and several
hens setting. My heu- may ny be called a
year old they have lad during their first
year slxJy-nIue and tour-llntI, eg5s apiece.
or about lUrty-nine - more than tie writer
OF the article name SENS - thinz pJs>lJIt.' -
The question OF the sIzs OF an q pple barrel
is Just now az taxing aLricaiturIsts som
States have passed Laws gpJn tbi5 suIis.J /.
some nave not. A correspondent If the Coau-
try Gentleman says: " Ia iowa we have al
law establishing tue weight Ut fruits. y
bushel OF apples must weigh lorcy-sj5ht
pounds pears, peaches anu quJDces, same :;
grapes, cherries, currauGs and goose 1crrIes
forty pounds; other berries, th.rJy-twO
pounds. suppose quart Or yuslel varies d
little rom tins; It mLttef- NOS, when We
once get accusrOm d to 1t. ! cent. Two cenr-
or ten, Il pound l. far cas- er CHAN to oyerlitui
the fruit and measure. a quart of >5rtw5er-
ries WIFE the huAs ou Will b. Igh.er than u
quart OF rasp' errles, and then Justice is Mt
accomplished because OF the weight OF tae
hull; and 70 with all fruits thlt are p-c6ei,
light OF solid. 1t appears 10 lne 5aa5 ia
weight there is not only more justice than an
measure, but lar more Convenience And
State lines should have 40 elF.co on oar
weights, measures AMI currency. NoJd
should be sold by the ton, tor whe1 wood IL
seasoned there Is about as much lucl IN ll5lt
wood as heavy