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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
THE MARBLEHEAD SQUASH,

to 40 cents pound. lie also sold S1400
worth Of beef. and sl60 worth Of pork.
His stock averages about 20 head of cat
tie and horse kind. His pastures are more
than sufficient for his stock and he takes in
several head every year
About six years ago there were raised 100
bushels wheat from five acres, and the next
year they cut twenty-five ox-loads of hay
from the same ground Mr. Waite once
raised 220 bushels of shellcd corn from two
acres.
The farm is admirably fenced into fields
and pastures, requiring about nine miles of
stouewall. lie buys ashes and salt at times
lie always Sits out the small oats and
sows with two and one-half bushels to the
acre, and stocks down with one peck
herds grass and eight pounds clover
His method Of feeding cows is to begin to
feed early cut hay when the first frost comes,
and continue this until January then in
early spring be feeds four quarts each of
corn and cob and oats ground together con-
tinuing this until the pastures are good Mr..
P milks his cows at six o'clock p M, and
then turns them out, and gets them up in the
! morning again
I 1t is needless to say that such man does
all his work Systematically. Believing that
there should be no place like home" he
tries to make it pleasant, aud furnishes his
family with plenty Of reading and music !;
and when the toll of the day is done, with
reading and music on the piano the day pass
es away, aud the a,efW dyudgcrV of the
common farmers life IL forgotten Here is
a lesson that many of our close listed, penuri-
Gus farmers would do well to learn, il they
would keep their children at home to be a
comfort in their old age. d.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11

Every farmer should keep book in which
to paste agricultural scraps. Every one, in
reading paper, will see number of things
which he will wish to remember. He will
perhaps see suggestions the value of which
he will desire to test, or hints which he will
want to be governed by in future operations.
And yetafter reading the paper he will throw
it down, and will probably never sec it again.
In such case all valuable articles will be
lost To prevent such loss, every reader
should clip from the papers such articles as he
desires to preserve and remember, and paste
them in scrap book. Such book at the
end ofa year or two, will be very interest
ing and vauable.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
SHEEP.

Sheep.are badly managed by many of US
farmers. They should not be allowed to
lie out in cold storms after the first OF Sep
tember, but with many Of us they are allow.
ed to lie out just as long as they have
strength to paw through the snow and reach
the old dry stubble, which is good for moth
ing. This is the time they need to be in the
barn and have II little grain. 1t will DO
them more good from the middle Of Octo-
Der to the first Of December than it will in
the same length of time any other time in
the year II they are allowed to shift for
themselves at this season of the year, they
get poor and when April comes those farmers
that allow their sheep to take care of them
selves are generally complaining " My lambs
are dying" If the ewes have plenty Of
milk they generally take care of their young.
Instinct has taught them this, and it tney
are strong aud healthy they will do it. They
want few roots to keep them healthy and
a variety Of food is what they crave. They
should have salt which they can lick at any
time
There j, not a farmer on earth that can
keep his sheep in good condition aud have
them lame halt Of the time. The best reme-
dy is good, sharp knilo and skliul hand.
The medicine is four pounds blue vitriol, one
pound tobacco, four ounces oil Of spike, one
gallon water This will cure. have not
had lame sheep for two years.
Well, says one, what kind Of sheep
shall We kecp?" Good sheep, say, Blood
will tell My sheep are pure Atwood, We
do not want those little greasy, wrinkled,
short woood ones that have in years past
been popular. They are good for nothing.
Manufacturers have been imposed upon long
enough with this kind Of wool. 1t stands
us in hand to raise long fine wool The
more libers on Il square inch the better.
They should be wooled on the forehead and
well up around the face, aud down to the
toes The more wool the better. 1t costs
no more to keep sheep that will shear ten
pounds than one that shears five pounds,
though the sheep that shears ten pounds is
worth twice as much as the other. The
shape has great deal to do with a good
sheep, In the first place they must have a
heavy neck, full, round chest, be broad
across the back, with short. bony leg, deep
in the flank shoulders well set apart
A great many farmers have got rid Of
their sheep within few years because they
said they did not pay, Good sheep have
paid right along, 1t is fault with many Of
us farmers that we sell our sheep when they
are clear down to the foot Of the hill. That
is pretty good time to buy; can't lose if
we buy then
Sheep must have their ups and downs as
well as anything else. Spanish merinos are
worth to-day from $40 to S25 per head,
Two years ago they were not worth 50.
There are instances where bucks are sold for
from 500 to $500, There have been ship
ped from Middlebury the past season br the
West and California, about 40 carloads Of
sheep v M. HUBBARD.
Rochester, Vermont,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11

that which have seen a neighbor make land
that with heaters and everything desirable
to do with,) simply because he let his sap
stand too long in the buckets before gather
ing | should give up in disgust what is now
the most inviting part of the farmers labor
to me.
l hope the sugai-makers OF Vermont
will collect all the information possible in
relation to inter- and forward them to Prof
Collier, in accordance with bis request in the
FARMER of March 2S. w. H. W.
81. JohRsbOry, april 4,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
puutrg,
HOW A WOMAN DRIVES HENS.

When woman has hen to drive into
the coop she takes hold of her hoops with
both hands, and shakes them quietly toward
the delinquent, aud says, Shew there"
The hen takes one look at the object to con I.
vince herself that it's woman, and then
stalks majestically into the coop in perfect
disgust of the sex. A man don't do that way.
lie goes out of doors and says, {" 1t is singu-
lar nobody in this house can drive hen but
myself" and picking up stick of wood,
hurls it at the offending biped, and observes,
"Get in there, you theft" The hen immsdi'
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11

selected and bred expressly for this kind Of
work. and would ercel all Others"
But some will say, would rather have the
Morgaus as they were in their best day than
anything you can produce from the thorough
bred Aye, but it was Thoroughbred,
True Brton, that gave us Justin Morgan
1t was imported Messenger Thoroughbred
horse, that gave us the flambletonians and
Mambrnoes. But there is a vast difference
in thoroughbred horses. To improve our road
and carriage horse, he should not only be
game, stout horse, Of large size and symmet-
rica form, but descended from family free
from all physical defects. For instance, Lex.
ington is the best running horse ever bred in
America, yet | would not advise any farmer
to breed from him, or any Of his descendants,
simply on account Of his sightless eyes, which
he inherited from Boston, and transmits to
his progeny How far the defect will be
carried time alone will reveal,
Some good horse-men have a vague idea
in regard to the blood horse, or thorough
bred Not long since, while talking horse
with friend who derided the Thoroughbred
he called me in to see a fine, high-bred stall
lion Of his; he called to my notice the wiry
form, clean limbs, fine head and neck, with a
game.cock throttle, the sickness Of the name
and tail, and how plainly could he seen the
network Of the veins. All these points which
he so much admired were inherited directly
and only from the thoroughbred horse, which
he called good for nothing" ED.
Charleston, March 20.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
NUMBER OF GRASS SEEDS TO
A BUSHEL.

A writer in the Maine Farmer gives the
following figures
Red Clorer.-64 lbs. to the bush, l,024
o1.--2O,O00 seeds to the oz-2O, 100000
per bush, one peck to the acre would give
5,l2O,OOO plants il they all grew $4,000 per
rod, III per foot nearly one to every
square inch
1lSMe Clorer.-64 lbs to the bush, L.
O24 o., 10000 seeds per oz.-73,72S,0O0
seeds, one peck to the acre would give 49,
432 600 plants l27,70O per rod, 1913 per
foot, and to every square inch,
Herdsgrass.-44 lbs. per bush, $4,000
seeds per oz.-50,GSS,0O0 per bush, one
peck per acre, l2,672,OOO; 79,2OO per rod,
300 per foot, per square inch.
Redtop.-l2 lbs, per bush, 425, 600 seeds
per oz,-sl, 100000 One peck to the acre
would give 2O,4OO,OOO plants, l27 500 per
rod, 46S per foot, 81 per square inch
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11

Another of the Tammauy ring frauds has
just been brought to light at New York, by
which the occupants Of markets have been
cheated out of several hundred thousand
dollars, the past few years. The particular
ring which worked this rich mine was under
the immediate auspices of Controller Dick
Connolly
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11

The Swiss are turning their eyes toward
America in greater numbers than ever be-
fore, this season, and the people of one can.
ton propose that their government shall pur-
chase an extensive tract of land in America
for sale in portions to omigrants, and the
question is soon to be submitted to popular
vote.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
POULTRY PAYS.

In the FARMER Of December ID, was a
communication from Mrs. NJ. j. c., Penob-
scot, Me-, demonstrating that poultry will
pay. | feel like endorsing the assertion. |
kept sixteen hens the past season, from which
l sold l54 dozens of eggs for s37.1O, and
raised twenty-five chickens, besides using all
the eggs required in a small family. have
doubled my flock for this year, and believe
there is profit in keeping poultry, provided
you give them good care.
S. l.. WHEELER
East Charleston, March Is.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11

Cut small and core an equal weight of
tart apples and ounces. Put the ounces
in a preserving kettle, with water to cover
them, and boil till soft; add the apples, still
keeping water to cover them, and boil till
the whole is nearly pulp. Put the whole
into jelly bag, aud strain without pressing.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
VOL. III.--NO. 10.
Correspondence.

articles that are brief Praefira, aud 10 the POiHt,
ciH recers the preference for this column. Ten lines
Of chat you know is better than column Of rhat you
guess.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
LunenJ,ugh, March 25.

The census of 1870 shows that there are
upwards of 100000 women in this country
who work for their own support. OF this
number 100000 are servants in families, ID
hotels, and the like
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
WHOLE NO. 1913.
Gaotes' department.

Wo particularly desire contributions 10 This column
upon aH subjects interesting 10 our lady readsrs
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11

A Kentucky woman took her suicide by
setting her clothes on fire,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
EARLY MARRYING.

Rutland, Vermont.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03
The Great Panic

JAY COOKE, the most prominent
banker in the United States, failed
about two weeks ago, and hundreds
of prominent firms were forced to do
likewise, in consequence. A panic
amo G depOsitors everywhere fol
lowed, and to prevent a similar re
suit, the banks in nearly every city
in the Union suspended for a shori
time, well knowing that they could
not meet a run. Everything will b.
all right in a few weeks-so soon a.
the panic is over, aud the people re-
sumo ronfid nee in the banks. Tn
extent of the pInic was caused by the
fact that JAY Cooke had the conf e
dence OF the G. ,vernment, and every
body believed he was OmnipOtPnt,
aud could not break. He was a mere
stock gambler, and ii, failure was
inevitable.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03
SALE.

BY virtue ola decree of the Maury
county Chancery Court, rendered at III
June term, 1873, in the cause of james
W. DOughlass VS.. Dempsey Sergeant ct
al, will proceed TO sell at public auc-
ton, at the court house door, in town 81
Columbia, on Monday, Goth day of Oct.
1873, to tho highest and best bidder, OF
a credit of one ard two wears, the real e. :
tate mentioned and described in the
pleadings, to~wit: Being tract of land
lying in Msury county, Tenn, on the
waters of Poplar creek, and conveyed 20
Edward McFadden by James Mcbride
in 1888, and bounded as follows: Begin
ming at "a leaning poplar tree in the south
bank OF Poplar creek, and running
thence south 30 east Ia poles to a larg,
poplar tree in the sou h boundary line
of the four hundred acre tract; thence
sou IA 50, . West IS poles to a sugar tree,
the southwest corner of the four hun
dred acre tract; thence north 55, wesI
2lS poles, crossing poplar creek to a red
oak and two ironwoods; thence north
50 ) east As poles to two hOrnbeams in a
steep hollow; thence south 30 east, cross
ing the creek at 20 poles, in all A. poles
to pIn-Oak and two dogwoods; thence
north so east % poles to the begin
ming, containing by calculation, 9S acres.
The said ldn1 will be sold free from the
equity of redemption. Notes with good
aud approved security required from the
purchaser, said notes bearing interest
rom day OF sale, and a lien retained to
secure payment of the purchase money.
ID. B. COOPER, C.. & NJ.
Sept 1878.
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TIE details Of The fearful storm

TIE details Of the fearful storm
that swept over South Georgia and
Flo ida on he 10 h inst. are pourin.
into the Southern press from all part
ct he scou gid region, aud the H.
grrgate loss If property is obviously
YT,tt. B sides it has br' ught nun,
b"rs of people To want aud 81 fl ring.
The village of ST. Marks, florida. on
the Gull coast, was inundated and
literally swept awav. twenty tire
houses icing dem Ji-hed. Apala
clic"Ia a. inu dsted, and damage q
10y the water a wind t" tie extpu
of $4,000 or 100000. Rrpor.,
from the rural districts s ow that i.
WAS one continuous devastation
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03
BEHOLD! "HOW BRIGHTLY BREAKS THE
MORNING"
RUrgERFoRD CcrNTy. Ian 10 I85I.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Jan IL, 1851.
Having tested the virtues ofD Is. F. Crock
ett's Anit> Dyspeptic Compound in q case Of
ScrofuIa, and found it t be a Su ce ssfuI rene
dy, teel it duty | owe to the pubic as well
as the Doctor, to make the following state
ment: short tile previous to the spring of
1910, ! lost three valuable negroes with a S.
ease called Scrofula, although thev were treat
ed by doctors of high sanding. In the spring
of s48 another was attacked and pronounced
BY the doctors Scrofuous. They treated the
case, but expressed doubts as TO bis recovery,
aud eventually discontinued the treatment.
leaving the boy, who had declined all the while
in the following hopeless condition: nearly
blind, with several Jumps on his neck and un-
der his jaws, his eyes greatly infamed, and all
discharging quantity of matter; his system
also greatly wasted away, and to all who saw
him he appeared beyond the reach of medicine;
but having heard DIR. Crockett's Compound
highly recommended in Scrofula, concluded
to give it a trial. | accordingly gave him four
bottles, as asUertained it gave immediate re
lief, and in less than six months perfect cure
was effected, and he has ever since been as
seryiceable hand as any of his age.
E. L. MATTHEW'S.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03
CHANCERY SALE.
~ VAITfARIE LAND

by virtue ofn decree Of the M1ury Chan
Gerry court, rendered 40 30, June term, 1873,
In the cause Of John ~. Cook ~. Robert NJ .
Cook, ct al, / viii proc HCd 20 sell at public
cutlery, at the COurt-hpusD door An thC town
Of Columbia, on Monday the 10Th day Of
October, 1873, 10 the highest and best bidder
on n credit of one, two and three years, cN-
cCpt the sum Of six per cent 60 Doe paid Ia
cash, the following described real estate,
to-wit: Being q tract or parcel 81 laud Of
100 acres, more or less, lying IN Maufy cOun-
", Tennessee, on the waters Of Big Blgby
creek, and bounded by the lands Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Reese, u. 4. Foster, samuel j.
StrnyhOru, J.. II. Webster, Euus Robinson
aud r. II. Sellers, and known as the homo
land will be sold free from the equity Of re
dCmption. Notes with good security re-
quired OF the purchaser or purchasers bear
ing intci est fr1m date, az q "a lien retained
90 secure nc payment Of the purchase
money. / will sell the said land lst la two
or more tracts and then ~ whole. Half
acre reserved for family burial ground.
Sept. 1878. u. B. COOPER, e a NJ.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03
NARsEALLCo, TEkN., Nov. 81. 1oA9


This is to certify that about two years since
I was attacked by violent cough; and con
tinued 10 decline in health until about twelve
months ago. My disease became such az to
compel me 10 take my bed in despair. As nv
moth Ct and three sistirs bad al died of Con
sum ptiOh within the three last years, | sent
TO the most renowned GOctor IN the country,
who succeeded in giving me Temporary re ieI,
but SAID It was useless to give INC medicine
as, from all the symptoms, after a thorough
examination, my case was certainly GallOp-
ing Consumption, and might expect soon
to share abe fate of my mother and sisters,
but, continued he / will do al | can for YOU,
and recommend DR.. Crockett's Anti Dyspep-
tie COTnI ound-saying that it would do me
no harm, if 1t did no good. / therefore pro-
cured bottle and found great relief on us
log it; the bemorrhage, which had been quite
profuse, soon ceased My cough grew lighter
and less frequsnt. IconIinued 5 use until
few days since, and am happy now TO say
that am well, and as a laDoring man have .
not loss day IN three months. | further
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03
n ANCERY SALE OF
" HnISE AND lot

BY virtue of decree OF the Chancery
Court at Columbia, IN Maury county,
Tenn, rendered No IT, June term, 1873,
in the cause Of Silus liine and wife. et al. t,
vs. Mary Anna Hughes, ot AL, | will
proceed 70 sell on Monday, 10Th day of
Oct. 1873 at public auction, az the Court
house door, i'm the town If Columbia, 10
the highest snd best bidder, on a credit
Of one and two years-eXcGpt one han
dred dollars to be paid in cash the real
estate mentioned aud described In tho
pleadings, to-wit: A house and lot,
known as the residence Of Rev. John +.
Hughes, lying and being in tho OH civ
ii district of Maury county, Tenn, south
OF Columbia, and bounded ~ follows;
On the east by the Columbia and Puias-
XII turnpike; north by lGd. Williams lot;
west by tho lot ot Jesse Oaks, and south
by an alley. Notes with good security
equired Bearing interest from day 81
sale, and a lien retained to secure the
payment of the purchase money.
Sept. -, -. ID. u COOPER. q. a NJ.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03
NASHVILLE
LIFE INSURANCE
CONGPAN ".

| This Company is now one of the establish
ed institutions of the state. Having passed
through the day of doubtful existence, IL
STANDS on assure foundation as that of any
similar Company in the country. Among
the causes that have largely contributed to
its success are the following:
First. 1t guarantees all of its policy hold
eTs the amount of the cash surrender of
each policy, after two or three annual
premiums shall have been made.
Second. 1t loans to its pOlicy-hOlders
nine .tenths of the cash value of each policy
for any period for which the premium may
have been paid
amount ofpaid upinsurance that can be had
on It's surrender, after the payment of two
or three annual premiums.
Fourth. Its rates are as low as those ofany
other Company.
Fifth. It's dividends h ave been larger than
hose Ofany OTHER Company of its age.
Sixth. Its policies contain no unnCces-
Sary OTilliberal restrictions.
Seventh. II aids in building up our home
interests, investing its large means here
Eighth. 1t does not require permits to
live or travel anywhere.
Ninth. II has over two dollars OF assets
for every one dollar Of liabilities.
The following is list of ITS stockholders
all of whom are gentlemen Of large experience
in the management Of business enterprises
linen well known for their integrity, higu
character, and substantial qualities: Samuel
GOliaday, Lebanon Joseph vs. Allen, bert
g, Ewing. George SearigLt, James Il. Craig.
head, Thomas Gibson, Robert g. Throne,
Daniel f. Carter, Alexander J. Porter A. q.
Adams, Hugh McCrea, John Oyerton, DR.. J.
w. Maddiu, Capt. William Stocked, Robert
II. Gardner, James Hoban, Trustee; Henry
G.. ShaPari, John PCstertield, Thomas D.
Fife, Thompson Anderson, :. l.. Demoville,
John NJ. Bass, sr., A. g. Carter, DR.. 7. a.
Atchison, w. II. Ewing, G, A. Il. Thomson,
James NJ. Hamilton, William Henry Smith,
Dr. W. II. Morgan, &. 7. Thruston, Z. II. !
French, all Of Nashville ; +. J. b. Sands and
B. +. Sands, Washington City James J.
Turner, James A. Wemyss, Cashier Sumner
Deposit Bank, Gsllatin James Alexander, /
President of same b ink John W; Walton, |
b =. NJ. l.. Barr, Di ectors and Edwin H. !
Ewing, Daniel Hillman.
The Uhcers and Directors OF the Compa- /
ny are
DIRECTORS.
WIN SToCKELL ions II. BASS,
F. n. French, WIZ II. MoRG,N.
5. L. DEMOvILLE, q. p. THRUsToN,
q. 4 r THOMPSON.
JOIN NJ BASS, President
WILLIAM n. MORGAN, Vice-presdent'
WILLIAM HESRY SMITH, Secretary.
ID. p. FACgLER, ActuaFY.
T. A. ATCHISON, Medical Adviser.
Y. T. GLASGOW THOS. Il. WILLIAMS
District Agents. Local Agent
'tfice at Williams u Towler's Dru", Store,
Columbia, Tenn:
NJ. W EMBRY, Secial Agent.
uly 4-'73-6m,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03

This is to give notice that a warrant in
Bankruptcy has been issued against the es-
tate of j P. CapertOn. ft'arters Creek, Maui
ny county, and State OF Tennessee, VINO mas
been adjudged q Bankrupt on creditors pc
titiOn that the payment of any debts and
delivery OF any property belonging tosuch
Bankrupt, to him, or for his use, and the
transfer of any property by him, are forbid
den by law: that meeting of the creditors
of the said bankrupt 10 prove their debts.
and to choose one or more asSigneeS of his
estate-will be held at Court OF Bankrupt
CIV to be holden at COlu N bift, Tenn, before
j. l.. Bullock, Register, on the 27th day Of
4. D., 1873, at 10 O'Clock, a. m.
VIM. SPENCE.
L. S. Marshall, Mid. Dis. of Tenn
Sep. 9r-'S3 2t.l by Ed, :. WHEAT, Dep'y.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-03
Price OF Tickets.

Whole tickets 5000; Halves $3.50; Tenths.
or each coupon 500; Eleven Whole Tick cts
for $4,000; M Tickets for 100000; ll3
Whole Tickets Tor $5,00O.00; 227 Whole Tick
cts for Sl00OJOO No discount on less than
500 90 worth Of Tickets ut a time.
The unparalleled success Of the Third Gift
Concert rs well as the satisfaction given To-
the First and Second makes 1t only necessa-
ry TO announce the Fourth to insure the
Gift Concert will be conducted in all its de-
tails like the Third, and full particulars
may be learned from circulsrs which will
be sent free from this office TO all who apply
for them.
Tickets now ready for sale and all orders
by the money promptly filled.
Liberal terms given To those who buy TO sell
again. THOS. e. BR AMEETTE
Ag't Pub. Lib. Ky, and Manager Gin Con
cert, Public Library Building, Louisville,
Ky. aug, l5-tdecl