Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-27
agricultural Stems.

Tho Niles, Mich, fruit drying establish |
ment dried last year 800 bushels of apples u
day.
New Mexico has for the market 100000
head of stock cattle, and 10000 head Of beef
cattle.
To prevent ants ascending trees il is rec
toput broad band of wool about
the tree.
A farmer in Iowa has two champion yokes
of heavy cattle; one pair weighing 1920
pounds.
The butter and cheese dealers OF New York
ton of their business
From the earliest cut timber lands in Wis
consin good crop of logs was again harvest
ed last winter. Trees will grow.
Experiments unless conducted in the most
careful manner, and with reference to ulti-
mate results, arc of no practical value.
Fewer cattle woro driven to Colorado from
Texas last year than formerly, for the reason
that good grades from the States are taking
their place.
A thousand lottery tickets may readily be
disposed of in community where it would
BIO difficult to sell copy of the best botanical
work.
The estimated value of crops in California
for the present year Is S75 1000, 900, which is
$lO,OOO,OOO more than the product of goldand
silver in the whole United States.
A COW owned by II dairyman in Hardwick,
Ms, lately dropped dead when driving to tho
pasture. Was it apoplexy or heart-disease
Two fat cows in that section lately died about
rs suddenly.
If n turkey hen loses her brood she will lay
another set of eggs even though there be no
male turkey in the ncighborhood, and these
eggs will hatch into perfect brood. DO you
believe it ?
The st. Louis Democrat publishes letters
from all parts Of Missouri, Southern Illinois,
Kansas and Iowa which predict n large and
excellent wheat crop, but short crops of oats
and corn.
or the $50, 600 600 bushels of cereals import
cd by Great Britain in 1871, she received
from this country only AZ, 1856, 1856 bushels
Our exports of coin equal in value those of
breadstufls.
Mr.. Hart, of Palatka. Fla, sold no fewer
than 800, 900 oranges, MS the product OF about
nine acres in trees, at three cents apiece. If
true, il gives ~ total of S25 900 in cash, n very
large return for 50 small piece Of land.
The Western Farmers Conventions are
passing resolutions against the pack pay lar
ceny and in favor of their fundamental doc
trine that the State cannot create corpora
ton which il cannot thereafter control.
The colony of Danes who recently went to
NewberTy Co., S. c., to carry on the dairy
business, became dissatisfied on finding the
soil not well adapted to the raising of clover,
and have left their farms and gOno TO Illinois.
Like DO Peeps sheep, who left their tails
behind them, n Portsmouth COW recently got
her tail caught in tho fork of II tree, and in
her efforts to relieve herself broke it OIL with
in six inches of her body and left it hanging
| to the tree.
The pear prospect in Eastern Massachusetts
was never better. The sixteen or seventeen
days of dry weather while they were in bios
som was highly favorable to the movement
of the pollen and the fruit has set we'll The
same may be said of cherries.
Mr.. Geo. L. White, the well known dealer
| in fertilizers, advocates greater division of
special manures-such rs the applications OF
| potash to potatoes, clover, tobacco, etc. OF
soluble phosphate of lime to grain crops; OF
ammonia and nitrogcnzed matter to grass.
The following are the officers elect of the
Wardsboro agricultural Society for 1873
Pres. Luther Whitcomb. Vice-Pres. -
Dexter Wait. Dirocters.-Gcorge o. Ran.
dali, Henry NJ. Kidder, Marcus w. johnson
Franklin johnson. Sec. and Treas.--N. G.
johnson.
The canker worms are ravaging tho fruit
trees throughout the western portion of Con
nccticut, and the apple crop will he almos
destroyed. In the vicinity of Woodbury. these
worms have stripped the trees of every YES
tige of foliage, and have taken to the alder,
in the swamps to appeaso their Unsuitable
hunger.
A practical minister in Wilton, n. H., lief
home for an absence of two weeks, and pre-
pairing for his absence shut u fine calf up il
the barn-yard with half barrel of swill
thinking that would afford sufficient susie
nance for the two weeks When he camt
home he was considerably astonlshod TO fine
the calf dead.
The Pom tiac, H., Sentinel states that tn,
hands on the farm of NJ. l.. Sulivant in tina
county, have just completed II job of huskin.
1000 bushels of corn, for which they re
ccived $ll, 900. At forty bushels to the acre
which is n large estimate, l7,4OO acres mus
have been required TO raise this immens
quantity.
The swindlers in the agricultural promis
sorry note affair are among the Scott Co. Iowa
farmers again. The trick is to sell any pa
tent article to n farmer, or appoint him Al
agent, and take note, payable under certain
conditions, the note being printed. The con
ditional part is left so that il can be cut of
and an unconditional note of It remains.
The farmers in the Connecticut valley ar
making more extensive preparations thai
ever for raising tobacco. From Fast Hart
ford to East Windsor Hill there is scarcely
lalllltI W no - hot bullulHB luN lob'tNN' oi'SN'
some Of them very large. The young plant
are coming up finely, and there is every prom
Use of largo crop this year.
Making money is rs readily attained by al
tcntion in farming ms in trade; and it is
common error to suppose this is TO be accom-
! plished only by the sweat of the brow. In
dustry is absolutely necessary, but tact in dj
recting labor Alright is better than merel
leading lot of men by working every bit q
flesh and atom Of fat of the body.
Mr.. Campbell has decided to put the Who'll
of the New York Mills herd under the ham
mer on September 10th next. Probably
will be the most stupendOus sale ever wi
messed, whether in America or England, TIL
sixteen Duchesses alone are calculated
bring 800, 900, and the whole herd of nearl