Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-02
AarituItural Stems.


The number of hogs raised this year in
Iowa, will he about 100000.
Ten thousand bushels Of turnips are frozen
IN the ground in Wallingford, Conn
The last sweet potato heard from weighs
sii pounds It occupies Hardin Co., Ky.
The farmers of England number only
400 600. and Of that number, only n 900 farm
more than 100 acres.
A California farmer has just completed II
fence around his 45,OOO-acre farm. 1t isn't
painted yet
plantation OF 900 acres in Randolph Co.,
Ga. with two good houses, sold, last week,
for $500.
Plenty of good bedding is great thing for
breeding sows, It promotes health and saves
food.
A Milwaukee brewing company has inn
ported 10000 bushels of barley and 300
bales of hops from Italy.
A Michigan man proposes n benevolent
plan to prevent dogs from killing sheep. 1t
is by extracting their front teeth
A Parke Co., Ind, farmer has sown 600
acres of winter wheat His farm contains
Q 800 acres of land.
The fourth annual exhibition of the New
York Poultry Society will be held at Buffalo,
N. Y, on January 18th to 2lst.
Blairgorie Farm " is u little tract oil 3d.
600 acres in Palo Alto Co., Ia, which is be-
ing opened up and operated by Scotchmen.
The safest way for boys to play with straw
cutters is to keep their hands in their pock-
cts aud let some older person turn the
crank.
Shooting horses is not u job for every BOBBY
who is strong enough to handle the foot. 1t
is work Of thought, sense, discrimination
and judgment.
Storms and rains arc prevalent over the
greater portion Of California. The farmers
everywhere are jubilant over the prospects
for the coming year.
For the first time IN many years wheat is
now selling in Moline, ILL.,, for less, by thir-
ty-three per cont than potatoes, bushel for
bushel.
The Kansas City Times says there has
been fearful falling of in the shipment of
Texas cattle East, rs well as in the number
killed and packed in that city.
The standing walnut trees on half Sec
ton of land IN Miami Ind, sold for Sl7, 900
Twenty years ago these trees were the great
est incumbrancc the settlers had.
H., n. plN
mug the middle of December The Boston
Journal says the first half Of December was
like April in that vicinity.
Eastern farmers may be astonished to
learn that, stacked between Greeley and
Green City, Col, are 1900, 900 tons of hay
almost worthless on account of no means Of
getting it to market.
An editor once wrote: We have receiy
ed basket of strawberries from Mr.. Smith
for which he will receive our compliments
ference"
Destructive prairie fires still continue in
Nebraska. Numerous farm-houses, stables
hay. stacks, and large quantities Of grain
were destroyed in various parts of the STATE
during the last few weeks.
A lama Co., Ia, girl, of 10 summers, has
with her own hands, during the past season
raised 1000 bushels of corn, 500 head o
cabbage, 100 bushels Of onions, and calculate.
on netting $500.
l.. w. Rcemcr, of Massachusetts,, has pa
tented new cattle car, the advantages o
which are rs follows The cattle can lii
down and get up in the car. They can als'
be fed and watored on the car.
More numbering is done in Maidstone
probably than any other town in the State
This winter over one hundred oxen are nj
work drawing lumber, and the same mum
Der of horses drawing lumber aud bark.
When you want to get rid of the rheuma
tism, persuade wild steer to chase you.
Savannah man who gave it fair trial, IN,
had u hot race of forty rods TO Il tree and n
1t, certiies that he has not had n rhcumati
twinge since.
A well fatted animal, weighing II to l60
lbs, of small bone and fine quality, will Civ,
us more eatable meat for the money, n
SO. so per 100, than coarse-boned old COW
or steer weighing from 900 to LOO lbs, n
$3.50 to $3.50 per 100.
Bolts and screws are so very convenien
about repairing machinery, that every farm
er should keep them. of different sizes, al
ways on hand They can be bought choaply
and common bolt will often save som
hours time on u busy day
| A Missourian named Miller recently pre-
pared spring gun to protect his vineyard
and n man named Adams attempting to en-
ter the vineyard was shot by it. lie sued 70
damages, which were awarded by the dis
trict court, and the supreme court afiirme
the decision below.
The Michigan Farmer says that the f;rr
OF the State Agricultural College has don
we'll the past year. The cash proceeds {
the farm department have been upward {
$3.50 As there are about 200 acres in
cropping condition, this will give resu
equal to so per acre.
The farmers of Missouri are organizin
rapidly. 1t was stated Mt the meeting of tn
State Agricultural Society at St. Louis las
week, that the oranges had made compare
lively more progress in that state than nm
other, l,lOO oranges having been alread
formed, with membership of 10000.
That was good advice which an old maj
gave to his sons. Boys, don't you eve
specerlate or ever wait for something TO tur
up. You might just as well 60 and sit dow
on a stone in the middle of the meddOr wit
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back up to be MIXED
correspondent to the Parkersbur
Qowa), Eclipse tells how two farmers SO
tied dispute without lawsuit. They had
dispute but instead of employing lawyer
and the courts, agreed each TO select n nsigl
boring farmer, and leave the matter wit
them, 1t took ten minutes and saved
least $40 to each of the parties. Why not a
do itP
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