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actors. Tho urshot Of 1t all will probably bo to
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and famous horoinos,
, 1874-07-23
THE WHITE LINE STEAMERS

PHILADELPHIA. July 22.-It ig unnonuo ed, Tint
four steamships Of tho Wlllto atar Limo viii bo
transferred from Nom York, Ia run Letwsan thIs
, 1874-07-23
BUSINESS NOTICES.

EVERY PERSON qoRs TO MconEsNEY,,s. uon-
tsoth. ouy s8. Filling warranted st half the usual Fhos.
4I0 TO 81, 90 INVESTED I'M BTOOKs AND GOLD
pays 901 per cont nunh. Hehh for particulars. TUM-
BRIDGE CO.. Bankers, WaiI.4t., Now York,
, 1874-07-23

ACAnEMY or MuSIC--Ha!sted strock, betwoen Mad:
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, 1874-07-23

K1LwlNNlNa LODGE. SIT. A. r. Il 4. M.-HrRu!aE
conmunicnton 'rhurnday oven!aE. Jay e. hnsNesa et
this Lodge specially requested TO attend: -, :.
, 1874-07-23

EXPOSITION DUILD1NO-Lakosho shore, foot Of Adams
ettoot. Fara By MBonlRht." Afternoon and eEeuing.
, 1874-07-23

DExTEn PARK-Trottlng aud running races
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13
For the VERMONT FARMER.
THE GRASS CROP.
East Berkshire, FEB. 26.

1t is generally considered that hay or
grass is the most profitable crop raised in
New England:
lst. Because land left in grass will rest
aud grow stronger, while with. cultivated
crops the soil becomes exhausted and will be
comparatively worthless unless manured.
End. Because the hay crop is the cheap
est harvested, and can be we'll secured in
the field if properly stacked and capped.
1t is an important consideration to asoer-
tain the best way to keep up thrifty growth
OF grass, for left to itself it will run out in
few years. The plan usually followed
when the yield becomes light is to plow and
take off two or three other crops. This
seems Objectionable as it impOverishes the
soil, and the grain crop is dot very profit
able one in New England besides, the crops
get the best part Of the manure, and almost
all the benefit Of the old deeomposed turf,
leaving the soil robbed Of the materials
which are most needed 60 establish a good
catch Of grass the FIRST year. 1t also not
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13
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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13
For the VERMONT FARMER.
GLADIOLUS BLOOMING FROM
SEED.

have this season had gladiolus seed
ling bloom the first season from seed. In
ordinary practice three years are required
to bring seedlings up to Towering size ; and
hitherto l have felt a qualification, when l
have so advanced their growth as to obtain
flowers the second year. Ever since learn
ing from lie Jardin Ee,riste, of Carriere,
that the French by use of bottom heat OBJ
tain bloom the first year, it has been my en-
deavor to accomplish the same feat, but our
short seasons have until this year baflled me.
Last spring / sowed in box with Slated
bottom a small package Of seed had saved
from my choicest varieties Of gladiolus, and
placed the box on my hot-bed, where, after
the glass was removed, it was permitted to
remain all summer Some of the plants
which came up grew to considerable size,
and late in the season one Of these showed
flower buds Removing the box to a sunny
place beyond the reach Of the autumn irosts,
1 was soon delighted with flowers Of exquis-
lite delicacy and beauty. twas evidently a
Seeding of Madame Desportes, aud had in
herited, besides the beauty Of that variety,
its strong habit of growth as we'll.
will add, by the way, that raising gadio-
lus seedlings offers an inviting field for ex-
pertinent. Some have thought that our
bright skies and hot summers, corresponding
SO much more nearly with the climate of the
Cape, the native habitat Of these plants than
does the climate of Northern Europe, where
were produced the most of our named varie-
ties lend additional brilliancy to the seed
lings grown here. For varieties which ex :
Gel the costliest French and Belgian impor-
tations are each year produced in abun-
dance 50 freely, indeed, that it is not possi-
BILE to name them all or preserve them dis
tinct. The method which have suggested
above would euable many an amsteuV or lady
OF limited means to multiply in short time
and with but little pains the few varieties al
ready at hand, and procured, it may be with
much difficulty and at some sacrifice.
HORrENHUs.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13
WINTER GARDENING IN QUEBEC.

Chas. L, Morrison, Esq, Of Quebec kind
ly forwards us an abstract of lecture on
winter gardening as practiced near that city
by the lecturer, Col. Rhodes. 1t seems that
Quebec has heretofore been dependent upon
American gardeners for its supply Of winter
salads and early vegetables; but Col. r. has
undertaken the business and has been very
successful. He thinks there are no uncon-
querable difficulties in the way, and is able
to produce salads abundantly for market
during all the winter, rhubarb and sspar-
agus in May and June, cauliaower in June,
and last year marketed 5000 quarts Of
small fruits in July and August. His sue
cess is certainly gratifying, as well as en-
couraging.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13
IT the VERMONT FARMER
CHURNs.

Permit me to reply to II. C.'s inquiries in
the last number of the FARMER about ehurns,
as am neither interested in the sale or
manufacture, but have used both the Fyler
and blanchard, and am thoroughly cOnVinc'
ed that the latter is far superior to the for
mer, and contains more good points than any
other churn made. With our No. 8 Blan-
chard with capacity of churning eight
gallons) we complete the whole operation of
ohurnlng, working, and sailing at once, with
out change of dasher, working it entirely
free from buttermk beyond the possibility
of doubt quicker aud better than il can
be done by hand. This is done by the we'll
known principle in mechanics called scam
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13
ST. JOHNSBURY, FRIDAY, MARCH Is. 1874.

unfrequently happens that the land has to
be plowed two or three times, for the reason
that q good catch has not been secured, and
grass seed is expensive, 80 we dread to doit,
Now is this all ? We may have other land
which yields light crop when if it were
plowed and re.stocked il would treble its
yield. This course, too, endangers our hav-
ing too much plowed laod for the manure at
our command, aud 30 the labor performed is
partially wasted by the scOntiness of the
manure given to the soil.
Farming is, no doubt, frequently con-
demnej on account of the lack of skill with
which it is carried on. One may as well
expect from a COW a generous flow Of milk
as return for a niggardly allowance Of
food, as to expect a large yield from soil
scantily fed.
The following plan have tried, and con-
slider good one. Cut the grass in the field
that needs Restocking about the last of June
or first Of July, and plow as soon as the hay
is of then SOW with baokwheat, and pIow
in the crop when IN bloom. Harrow we'll
with a sharp harrow, manure, and stock
down. Pick the stones, If any, then roll,
and next year a good hay crop will be the
result if the work has been we'll done and
the season at all favorable. By this plan a
hay crop is secured every year without any
loss Of time. No necessity for having too
much plOwed land. You pillow the land
twice in a season, which mellows up the soil
for good seed bed as we'll as throws the
old sod on top while the crop plowed in will
contribute much to the long standing of a
productive turf.
The above plan works best on heavy soil.
There may be winter crop put in with the
grass if thought best, and skip one years
grass crop.
| have found on light soil this system to
work we'll: PIow early after haying, SOW
to Northern corn, using for fall feed what is
needed and storing the rest for winter use.
A good reaper (DOdges patent does it
welD will lay it in gavels ready to shock
and cure,-for it will not grow more than
three feet Highland if you drill thickly be-
tween the turfs it will give a much better
crop, as the decaying turf will make hot.
bed for the corn and send it straight up with
out manure. The manure you want to keep
until the land is cross-plowed, to be har-
rowed in with the grass seed late in the fall
just before it freezes, or early in the spring
with or without a grain crop. Caution
must be used to not let the corn crop stand
too long, for fear Of frost.
Some argue that time canuot be spared at
the time specified but when the team is
not moving nor drawing in, it can be
plowing, and if you should have little ex-
ira teamwork it will pay; for the days are
long, and the hay is not suffering. The
farmer can also plow on cloudy days, and
the good results ought to encourage him to
try small piece for one year at least.
A word, before closing, about grass seed.
Be sure and mix four or five kinds together.
White clover is very important consider
alton, and as it mas four times the number Of
seeds red clover has to the pound, it is
not 50 much higher in price as would seem.
WiiiiSfon, W. T. @. NARAMoRE.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

pressure" one Of the surest and strongest
known. Il works in the salt in the same
way The manufacturers OF the Fyler
churu claim IL to be butter worker, but
1 have not The skill or tact to successfully
perform the operation of working churn-
ing of butter free from buttcrmilk with it,
TO say nothing Of sailing.
The Blanchard has no cog wheels or gear.
ing of any kind, nor any zinc about It the
self-adiusting arrangement of the floats to
the dasher gives four motions 10 the cream
with only one revolution Of the crank, 30
that ii does not require to be turned quickly.
The Fyler churn requires the ingenuity Of
a mechanic 10 adjust the dasher aud floats,
and any housewife who uses it will tell you
she would rather churn the cream than to
wash the churn. After few times using il
will begin to leak, and in year or tive Of
constant use it "wil not hold dry beans un-
less it has been soaked over night and some
times longer than that even.
Our Blanchard churn stands in a warm
chamber and directly over the kitchen stove
all winter, and at any time when it is want
ed for churning can be made ready in Eve
minutes time, and when the churning is
completed it can be cleaned as quickly and
easily.
II H. @. would visit the mandatory of
the Blanchard Brothers be would be aston
ished at the immense business done in just
this one article of churns, and would be con-
WINGED that there must be some superiority in
these churns to build up such an enterprise.
They are not only sending churns into almost
every dairy county in the United States, but
are filling orders IRON dairy regions in the
sold country" G. W. NJ.
Springfield, March 2.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13
9urtituIture.
HOW LONG HAVE TOMATOES
BEEN EATEN?

1t is generally supposed that the use OF
tomatoes as an article of food is quite recent,
at least in this country. But Jefferson, in
his Notes on Virginia" published in 1874,
in giving an account of the field and garden
crops then cultivated in that state, says,
"The gardens yield muskmelons, watermel-
ons, Ggs, tomatoes, okra, and the other es-
cuIent plants Of Europe"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

kind of food, the stock and store Of nutri-
ment m the soil is more evenly distributed
and more completely used than when the
same product is grown year after year. The
results Of these experiments do but confirm
the old and time-honored axioms Of enlght-
encd agriculture as to stirring the soil, ex-
terminating weeds, applying manure, and ro-
tating crops. Messrs. Lawes 4 Gilbert
have laid the whole civilized world under 4
fresh and weighty obligation Of gratitude by
these recently reported labors Of theirs in
the field Of scientific farming. Canada
Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

Our farming can never be perfect. nor any
thing like it, until we shall have reached
the point Of a constant improvement Of the
soil. A constant deterioration has been a
necessary consequence Of the rapid spread of
population over the whole breadth of the
land. but it must before long he followed by
wave of better farming, which nlone can
enable such Il population TO be better self
supporting
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

OF all the new territories Dakota is said to
be most fnvornbly situated for the produc-
tion of wool. The climate is mild. the soil
is rich, warm, sandy loam the surface is
generally smooth, undulating prairie,
Astounding in luxuriant pasturage for large
herds OF cattle and sheep. Persons familiar
with the country and with sheep raising antic-
ipate that it will become the chief source of
wool supply in the United States.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

Lord George Manners, of England. formed
an " industrial partnership with the labor
ers on one Of his farms, about two years ago.
The experiment was a secret one, but its
complete success has led Lord Manners to
publish AN account of it. He won the good
will OF his tenantry and made more money
than he had before. Half the profits above
ten per cent. are allotted to the laborers.
Their share for last year was about els4
As their wages during the same time had
aggregated $3377, the dividend on labor "
was trifie more than five and one-half per
cent
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

A colony of SO members, all Germans, is
forming in Chicago, under the title Of the
German Silk-Growing and Agricultural So
ciety, to settle on thousand acres Of land
IN Lauderdale County, Miss, on the line of
the Meridian and Vicksburg railroad. The
society will be cooperative. The name of their
settlement Colonia."
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

Farming is the oldest occupation ever
followed by man.
OF its importance we can judge by re-
ferring to few facts and figures. In our
own country there are l2,500,000 laboring
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13
Correspondence.

Articles that brief practical and to the point,
r receive ths preference for nis eofTmn Tea lines
Of rhGt you knOw better than column Of shaf you
guess.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

A philosopher remarks that there is some
thing peculiarly instructive in standing upon
street-corner in large city and watching
tho men all rushing around trying to make
money and the women all floating around
trying to spend il.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13
General Asritulture.
For the VERMoNT FARMER.
SYNOPSIS OF A PAPER ON THE
FARM, ITS MANAGEMENT AND
PRODUCTS"

by Henry Hopkins, read before the Trout
River Farmers Club, al Montgomery, Feb.
~, 1874.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

upon Labor, and the meeting was ad-
journed till evening when papers were read,
one upon " Education for Farmers, by II.
c. Woodward, and one by Il. L. Hovey,
upon Combinations. Excellent music was
furnished by the Harrington Family
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-11-18

Murdered for $40, God! Haze
Mercy on the One aohO Did IHiSP'
TERRE HAUTE, IND, Nov. 9.-On
the 29th of October Joseph Robbins,
a Waterman at Kaskai river, on the
Vandalia Railroad in Illinois, was
murdered. Nathan Burgess, a
neighbor of Robbins, was arrested
by the officials Of Fayette county,
and the evidence against him was so
strong that he has made a confession
in open court. He said | knew
that the Vandalia pay car had passed
that afternoon, and had paid Robbins
his months wages. wanted money.
/ got that shot gun and went to the
bridge. AS | approached the watch
house l saw through the window
Robbins sitting inside. His shoulder
and head only could be seen. l
raised the gun ana fired. l then
hesitated a few minutes to listen if
the report of the gun had aroused
any one. | then went up to the
watch house door and found Robbins
on his knees praying. l plainly
heard him say, go God, have mercy
on the one who did this. Spare him
for 9esus' sake" I was Mortified
and turned and ran l did not know
where. I did not enter the house or
touch the door. His words haunt
me still.
The sum of money for which Rob
bins was murdered was $31 so.
There is great excitement in Fayette
county and threats of lynching Bur
CESS.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-11-18
Beast Butler's Successor.

Charles P. Thompson, the man
who has made himself immortal by
defeating Butler, seems to be most
desirable kind of man to have in
Congress. He made a speech at a
jubilatiOn meeting in Gloucester on
Wednesday night, and in it uttered
these Enthusiastically sound ideas:
/ stand now as no partisan. l am
not the servant of the Democratic
party am not the servant of the
Republican party. I shall advocate
those measures. and only those
measures. that 1 believe to be for
the common good. 1 shall never
advocate a principle upon party
grounds. / shall be unworthy of the
confidence that has been placed in
me, If I understand what the Demo
cratic party meant when they put
me in nomination, which was that l
should carry out those principles
which l believe to be right--that
should serve my country first, and
by serving my country know can
best serve my party. In this can
vass there are some important ques-
tions. One of them is the financial
question. 1 know that my Republi-
can friends who voted for me did so
because I was sound upon that ques-
ton. You may ask me if I am in
favor of the colorcd man. | answer,
Yes. I am in favor of the white man
and the colored man. believe they
are both entitled to equal rights un-
der the Constitution. l believe in
equality of rights and equality of
duties. would not go for a law
that would discriminate in favor of
q white man or black man. want
the same law for all.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-11-18
Let the Peonle .Inin-
WIZ II COPAC - OllAs
New York World.


Let then the jubilaut Democracy,
as they "strike the loud timbreP' in
undissembled exultation over the
splendor Of their victory, call upon
all the people to rejoice with them in
this browning mercy"
The sign by which we have con-
quered in the Empire State is the
sign by which we shall conquer in
the whole country. Let the same
victory-graced standards now be car
ried on to the storming of the White
House and to the northern as well
as the southern wing of the Federal
Capitol, and two years hence the
Quatre Bras of Radicalism shall be
forgotten in the havoc Of It's Water
loo.
"And that loud Sabbath shake the
spoiler down."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-11-18
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS

It is never too late to marry or tc
mend.
A wife's secret-her opinion OF
her husband.
There is never a scarcity of the
smalI-potato crop.
Where to 60 when short of money
go to work.
The earliest participants in the
fall trade-Adam and Eve.
Where there is a will there is a way, -
but without ADVERTISING, businss won't
pay.
A negro man has been sent to the pen
itentiary from Williamson county for
three years, for shooting horse belong
ing to another negro.
An ingenious Frenchman in the Balti-
more Jail has invented an improvement
for sewing the heels on shoes, for which
he has been offered $4,000.
Two-thirds of the tobacco crop of Ken
lucky is this year damaged so as to be
worthless, So say the papers.
The Democrats of Ohio elected four
teen out of twenty Congressman this
year This is the way the people are en-
dOrsing Grant and his mal-administra-
ton.
Whoever says that marriage pro-
longs female life, forgets Susan An
thony.
Kullman, who attempted to assas-
sinate Bismarck, has gone to prison
for life.
A Chicago pork-packer whose pew
rent was raised to $25, exclaimed,
"Great Caesar Here's pork going
down. What's to become of us?''
The Pope of Rome says: "The
good example of layman is worth
more than a sermon from a minister
at the altar"
In one town in Lancaster county,
England, 1900 persons are sick with
typhoid fever from too close confne-
ment in factories.
The body of a man murdered at
Little Rock had thirty-four bullets
in it, and the printers thought that
the obituary should be loaded.
Wedding presents are not heavy
this year, for the obvious reason that
purses are light. Better not say
YES" girls, until business springs
up!
Charlotte Cushman received $500
per night during her late engage
ment at Booths Theatre. With
reasonable economy she ought to
keep out Of the poor house.
Mrs. Catherine Kempf, wife of Henry
Kempf, of Memphis, made a mistake
and took dose of strychenine for qui-
nine. She died in a few minutes after
swallowing the poison.
Says the Columbia Herald and Mail:
&C Marsh johnson, on Tuesday evening
last, in Pine river, in Hickman county,
caught the biggest trout that ever turn
ed reel or brought a smile over the
jubilant countenance of any fisherman
1t weighed seven pounds.
Says the Nashville Union and ADae,Tcan:
Justice John w. Bush, of the Fifteenth
District, owns mule which has chang
ed its color four times during the past
twelve months. The face and head of
the animal is now light gray, while its
body is a dark brown.
The Patrons of Husbandry are talking
OF establishing large cotton factory at
Paris, and the citizens of that town have
held meeting to aid the project, and
twenty pledged themselves to take
stock in the enterprise.