The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-17
Brandon.

tcmber, as formerly.
Brandon.
The Mr. 8. r. Moulton who purchased
Mr.. Kingsley's chamber set at the fair, is
the gentleman who has purchased Mr. c. I
c. Dunn's farm, and is from Willimantic, |
Conn, not New York Mr. Mouton was
in town last week.
We learn that the dogs have recently |
made sad havoc with the sheep in the
aocks of j. liossiter and u. Nearing. Mr..
Nearing lost 10 in one night. and two pre-
viously. making 81 in ALL Mr.. Rossiter
has lost Is or 20, at different times, this
season. Mr.. Nearing, fearing that too
much mutton would not set well on the
dogs stomachs scattered n few pieces OF
beef in the field where the sheep were
killed. and the result was four dead dogs
the next morning. Should think he might
prolitably continue the experiment.
In view of this wholesale slaughter of
sheep the farmers club, next Friday even
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tioning the next legislature for a law that
will better protect the lives of sheep and
withdraw the protection to the lives of
about nine-tenths of the worthless black
and-tan, spotted, grisley and brindle dogs
They have become perfect nuisance,
! making night hideous with their incessant
howlings and yelpngs, and in the daytime
soaring horses and swapping and snarling
at children as they go to and from schools
1t is no wonder that dogs, brought up half
starved, compelled to exc out precarious
living around IN at markets and slaughter
houses, should occasionally start out on II
foraging expedition on their own hook and
kill their own mutton 1t is the natura
result of their training, aided by their dog
nature But Mr.. Nearing on Mr. Rossiter
cannot afford to give dog suppers at a
cost of 5000 each Down with the dogs.
FARMERS CLUB.
The following is an abstract from the
the last meeting of the Farmers and Me-
chanics club, Sept. II. Col. Merrill said
his crops were never better. He did not
. plant his corn till June, and he thought he
planted about the right time. His hay
crop was very heavy and he cut it very
early, but the carly cut grass grew in the
shade Gin cloudy weather. and there was
not that nutriment in it that there was in
=. hay grown in the sunshine.
Mr.. c. II. Marsh raised his corn without
{ hoeng. using double shovel pillow, going
f over the field (seven acres) once week
!, from the time the corn was large enough
n until it was too large, at great saving vi
time and labor-did not use a hoe at all
t the corn looks well, and the field is as free
: from weeds as though hoed in the usua
manner Potatoes, middling crop, occa
sionally one rotting
G Mr. Thomas said his potatoes will moi
i yield as much as usual. Wheat and oa's
never better. Corn well cared, but late
Y Grass very heavy.
Mr. Rossiter's hay crop is very good
9 corn middling, early planted potatoes
good, not much fruit.
Capt. Cook thought his quantity of ha,
e was better than the quality. No gum il
the grass late cut hay better than early cut
p Oats tall and long headed. Wheat looks
II well. Corn as good as he wants Pota
0 toes not as good as usual Fruit scare
y grapes plenty, but will not ripen.
d Mr. Ellis said his crops were put in late
h but his corn was mostly out of the way o.
+ the frost. His potatoes were rottng
=, ~ Wheat good A large crop of grass, but hi
e did not think it would spend as well as usual
Has five acres of sowed corn-looks well
u Fruit, none tomention.
: The subject of dog law will be dis
!, cussed by the club next Friday evening.
}. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
L We see by the papers that at the lat
&c Franklin county fair some people, not con
tent with abusing the noble animal, tn
re horse, by overdrying and racing arount
IS the course, but they must close the exhibi
!" :. ton by tormenting the lower animals-th
N poor fox is made to yield up his life TO
d the amusement of heartless humans
Z Shame on them We passed by the fai
. ground few weeks since, and though
r. from the dilapidated condition of tn
ii ground that the people there were abou
q ripe for any scheme of wickedness. Thi
N fox batting IS the natural outgrowth o
r horse-racing at our fairs Next year W
u | tl,n A., l;,,
- hibitors will close their show with gram
10 scene of bull batting. Who will train
bull for their use QUAD.