Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-06

We have also AOurishing grange of Pat
rons Of Husbandry here, comprising many
Of our leading men and women, and great
things are expected Of II in due time. They
meet on Saturday evenings, or have SO far.
On alternate Wednesday evenings the La
dies Benevolent Society of the NJ. II. Church
convenes, the Universalsts on Tuesday
evenings, and besides these are the regular
social meetings Of the different societies.
An occasional lecture or concert make up
the routine.
Business has been rather dull, from lack
of the "needful change" to keep things
going, all on account Of the panic, of course.
Butter has sold at higher price than last
year, | think, on an average; but poultry,
pork, and beef have ruled low. There have
been some business changes in the vicinity.
Pans ana Paiis.
| remember some correspondent Of the
FARMER requesting TO bear further reports
from the Jcwctt pans and deep pals. for
milk, and have intended to write out a
little of my experience the past season, but
have been too busy, and I have not exper.
imented enough to be certain whether we
can get more butter from the large pans
than small ones. Ny object has been 10
get the work done the easiest and quickest
way, and for saving Of labor the large pans
are as much improvement over the small
ones as the moving machine is over the
hand scythe. | have felt satisfied with the
amount Of butter made, but do not know
for certainty whether we got more than
we should from small pans, though dc
know that we got more cream, than from
the same amount Of milk IN small pans
a. Dairy Yield.
About dozen Of our COWS were bought
in from other herds last spring; We milked
3S have sold about 5000 pounds, besides
the milk and butter consumed in the family
averaging twelve during the summer, ant
ten in the winter. Our cows are the com
mon mixed breeds, and had some meal il
the spring, but after going out to grass NJ
extra feed whatever till winter. OF course
after reading Mr.. Drew's account Of hi
dairy this does not sound mach, but know
it is better than the average dairies hav
done. Though onr butter was weighed be
fore sslting, yot l have not kept such /
strict account as did Mr.. Drew, but intcni
to do it this year, aud know exactly hov
much our dairy nets us, though | do no
expect any such figures as Mr.. Drew gives
Mice.
Can any Of the. readers Of the FARME
tell me how to get rid Of MICE They ar
the torment of my lifs--thst is, sRial
torment. We have had sometimes half
dozen cats on the premises, that made NOR
raids on the creAm-pots than on their nal
ural enemy, and rather than submit to tn
depreciation Of cats and mice both, we hav
disposed Of all but one of the felines. An
such indeiatigabe teeth as those mice hav
, got If they would only work as indus
triOusly at earning an honest livelihood a
they do at stealing one can almost b,
lieve they would guaw through stone wall
they have certainly gnawed through th
plastering, and kerosene dOna troabls the
fastidiOus tastes cayenne pepper pods oul
serve to season their repast, and 1 am
despair If there is anything odiOu
enough to drive them away, or kill then
without poisoning the rest Of US, shOul
be glad to know what it is.
But | must stop right here, for | ha'
made my letter so long that I'm half afrai
it won't get raad, much less published
LAURA b. BoYoE.