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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16

shrank still worse. l then went back to
sowed corn, and after few days they did
better and are now giving good messes."
Exactly the same in my case. We had a
lot of second crop clover just wilted, when
rain storm was in hailing distance, and we
put it in the barn, and fed the cows with it
through the storm and after, as long as it
lasted, and our COWS dried up as long as we
fed it, but after going back to corn few
days they gave out again. This docs not
agree with DR.. Loring, or that eminent dai-
ryman, Hon. Harris Lewis, that sowed
corn is worthless for feeding milch cows. In
my experience l find sowed corn to be very
valuable as feed for milch COWS, both while
green and when dried. Good, early cut,
well cured clover hay, find to be the best
of all for mich COWS in winter, and general
ly second crop clover or rowen is considered
one of the best feeds Another neighbor
has fed his cows fresh cut clover all the fall,
and he says his COWS do not do we'll
that they dry up fast, and keep drying up.
1t is claimed that fodder corn to be worth
much should ear some. My fodder corn
never ears any, and is generally late sown.
Neighbor b. put in two acres, and he used
our drill to SOW it with. The rows eight
inches apart, corn covered two inches, three
bushels of seed per acre, ON inverted sod
with good coat Of manure narrowed in.
White Southern corn was the variety. His
crop is big one, and is still growing 1t
was sown about the 25th Of June Mine was
the same kind of seed and planted on in.
verted sod, rows three feet apart. Drill
opened with Pettengll horse hoe, and
manured with light dressing Of compost
made up of a little manure, eached ashes
plaster, lime and muck. Seed dropped by
hand and covered with a Thomas harrow.
Sowed june Sd, and used three bushels Of
seed per acre. Horse.hoed three times
The crop was cut Sept 3, hayed few days,
then bound and shocked, and after a short
time put in the barn. A part of the piece
was turned and hayed, then pitched into
cocks, and after few days in the sun put
into the barn. The cows eat and clean it
up full as well as they did when we fed it
fresh cut, and they now give nearly as much
milk and butter as they did in July and
August. We had II acres and began to
cut Aug. 10. The crop is now just about
half fed out, and with the waste from our
cabbages will carry the cows till the middle
or last of November. Why Nor.
Pittstfeld, Mass, Sept. 80.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16
ST. JOHNsBURY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1874.

quired to hold the roots and allow them to
lie out in their natural position, and some
rich, fertile earth or we'll decomposed COM
post placed in the bottom of the hole and
rich fine soil worked in among the roots with
the hands and tho earth pressed solidly down
as it is filed in, and then three stones placed
around the tree to keep tho earth well in
contact with the roots and steady the tree so
no stakes are needed. If the soil is rather
dry half pail Of water poured in among
the roots when about half the dirt is in is
often beneficial, but have seen hundreds Of
young trees that were set out without the
use OF water, potatoes, oats, or lifting up
and down, and grew nicely. Have the earth
closely around the roots, and the roots in
about their natural position, and the tree is
likely to grow if Of hardy variety that
will stand the seventies of the climate.
". Il. j.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16
For tho VERMONT FARMER.
FARM CHATS--NO. 20.
Lyme, N. H., 1874.

To-day l met neighbor b. and the con-
versation turned upon cows and their feed.
Neighbor b, keeps 30 common grade cows,
and raises milk and sells in town at six to
eight cents quart. We keep l6 to 20, Jer-
sOys, Ayrshires, and the crosses of the two
breeds, and make and sell Jersey butter, for
which We find a market in Pitts6eld, New
York, and St. Louis, Mo. Says neighbor
b. 4: How are your COWS doing this fall ~
Very well. You feed some, | suppose.
Yes. "What are you feeding now p
Sowed corn and cabbage leaves. "Have
you got them in the fall feed YETI" No.
never fall feed the meadows, Would rather
grow some crops to help out the pastures
than to feed stock on the meadows. "Well,
/ have had mine in fall feed some time, and
as soon as flush feed was off, the cows went
down in their milk. We then fed sowed
corn, but they did not give out much, or as
much as | thought they should, 50 we chang
ed and gave them fresh cut clover, but they
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16


Come Patrons, come matrons come children and all :
Leave tho pillow in the furrow, the OK in the stall,
Leave work all behind yeu, drive dull care away,
And let US be joyous for one happy day.
Through the rough blasts of winter we've toiled
gether;
We have worked like the bee in the sunshiny wealth
eri
Our hay crop we've gathered with labor and caro-
There's sprinkling Of hayseed to-day in our hair.
And finer hay crop we seldom have seen,
But corn, like our mountain, is exceedingly green
Our oats safe garnered from rain and from dew,
Our wheat is ali oradled-our babies are, too.
So we met here together few days ago,
To see who among should make the best show.
The weather was fair, so 1t was a fair day,
And we all paid our fare to make 1t far play.
or peddiers and gamblers we had a fair share,
Quite enough for an agricultural fair"
SO to tone up morals-the weather was hot
We closed with an agricultural trot."
We'll, to-day we'll indulge in no such dissipation,
But only the purest and best recreation,
Well nourish our brains with strong mental diet,
When you've heard all tho speeches no will deny
1t.
Our hands are toil-hardened, our cheeks full
brown,
By wind and by sunlight, blush not to own,
But we are not ignoble work cannot soil
Our minds our hearts, howe'er We may toll.
We bow not to Mammon worship but God;
Our altars and hearth-stones no tyrant e'er trod.
Well stand for the right though the iocman Is strong
And down with oppression and error and wrong.
We feed all the wOrld-why shouldn't they respect
usl
But 1t needn't trouble US il they chance to neglect
US,
For we've found out a secret-a wonderful thing,
It's as true tits strange-that hayseed Is king.
And that smooth politician has found II out, too,
For he walks up smiling with chow do you do,
My dear sir It's age since wo've met, decl are
But what beautiful hayseed you have in your
hair.
"Can buy some to seed few SO
For Pm farming myself my dear friend, you must
known
He thinks tits a secret, that wond erful thing
He don't guess you know, that hayseed Is king.
But you know, we all know it, since we've found II
out
1t were foolish by others to he led about,
But will lay down our platform, demollsh tho ring,
Then see them flock to it-fOr hayseed Is king.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16
Correspondence,
For the VERMONT FARMER.
A SERMON TO VERMONT
PATRONS.
BY ONE OF THEM.

Dear Patrons In this discourse shall
endeavor not to tread on any ones corns !;
If l do please accept my apology, for such
is not my intention. My text is as follows,
which you may find if you search for it !:
"Seest thou man diligent in his business e?
he shall stand before kings; he shall not
stand before mean men,"
Hold, Solomon The most industrious
men that | have seen are the poorest, and
they that do the most hard work have the
least success hows that "If the iron be
blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then
must he put to the more strength, but wis
dom is profitable to direct" A little use of
the brains will pay. Yes, l see. Diligence
directed by wisdom is profitable, but | think
that among all the trades and callings there
is the greatest lack of this among farmers.
Now when you see farmer draw his ma
nure a mile to put on land that is in better
condition than that about his buildings, do
you ever think, " If the iron be blunt" &c. ?
When you see farmer build a new board
fence beside an old stone wall that needs re-
laying, do you ever think, " If the iron be
blunt" &c.2 When you see farmer dill
gent on some trialng affair, while he has
small boy milk his COWS, do you ever think,
IF the iron be blunt" &c,2 When l see
farmer turn his cattle into the lot for his
wife to watch and keep from the corn field,
always think and sometimes say, " If the
iron be blunt" &c? And when l SEQ
farmers wife chopPing fire wood or putting
up fence, always think and sometimes say,
If the iron be blunt" &c.2
But our text says, Seest thou man 2"
Well, look at him in the garden of Eden.
No; with nothing to do but to dress it and
keep it, he was not success at gardening.
Then look at the farmer of the 10Th centu-
~. Some are u success and some are not ;
what makes the difference Well, 60 with
me and look at the farm his father gave
him perhaps, and see it all grown up to
brush, barn doors missing, and windows with
out glass, and we will inquire for the farmer
lie is running for Office, or if he is not his
horse is and all too diigent for the good OI
either. Now do you suppose he shall stand
before kings, or shall he stand before mean
men, perchance be one of them Though he
be ever so diligent in his business, yet have
known his cattle to starve and his family
pinehed by want but fortunately we have
none Of this class among US. But to you
that with Inc are trying to obey the injuuc'
tion to till the ground from whence We were
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16
gaOies' department.
For the VERMONT FARMER.
THINGS OF CHEER.

should like view of "P. L. II. IS" how-
er garden. She refers to some flowers that
l am not acquainted with-the thunbergia
and canterbury bell. My love and interest
for flowers grows upon me every year. And
as l cannot go to them they come to me
bright, buoyant, and fresh from the Master
hand. love to take them, SO cool, lustrous,
and dewy, and observe the hues which God
has blended; the forms, sizes, and colors,
which perfect taste has created.
Mrs. Albert Lawrence very cheerful
giver-kindly remembers me with flowers
land many other gifts) from early spring
until autumn's somber shade. Her bouquets
are always varied as well as nice and beau
tiful This morning a fresh one it is radi.
ant and rich, with scarlet gladiolus and car.
nations intermingled with pure white asters,
a few petunias, and nicely arranged with
green. A variety of small flowers from her
garden make another smaller bouquet that
sets in the window by my side. One of
Mrs. LIS bouquets which l particularly ad-
mired came on the morning of the Fourth !"
it was gemmed and glowing with glory-col-
ored lilies of the valley, and their presence
at once filed the room with enhancing fra
grance, and instantly reminded me of this
sentence in Gates Ajar; "Gl0ri6ed lilies Of
the cdlley heavenly tea roses, spirituelle
hare bellies" etc.
Mrs. VIM. Clark lately called, bringing a
big bunch Of flowers, just like her generous
self, which contained German asters as beau
tiful as the sweetest picture. 1 wonder
whether for Eden the Great Florist made as
ters more symmetrical in form or exquisitely
hued. think not. think these retain
their first estate Mrs. Clark's flowers carry
the palm in this town. Her garden presents
to the eye wave upon wave of colors and
forms-a kaleidoscope that reminds one Of
Elysian felds-a paradise. Mrs. Dolloff
Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Beebe, and Mrs. Alec
Lang have some fine flowers Mrs. Alton
has some nice, large, rich flowers that look
very imposing from the street. And Mrs
Deming Carpenter has superior garden
We lately saw plate of panses from her
garden said to contain sixty different huei
and colors. MID.
p. S., Sept. 2S. How beautifully sweet
these last lingering days of September
There is an hallucination in this rich, pensive
sunshine that crowns; and how many thiHgi
TO- cheer if we but search for them.
Miss Nina l. kindly came in this
forenoon bringing bunch of lOveliest ohrys-
anthemums and pansies, sent by Mrs. Francis
Davis. They are just the thing to ornament
my new EIuscan vase, This evening Mrs.
DOllOff sent me one of her pretty bouquets
1t is splendid with dahlias, seven kinds
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16
For the VERMONT FARMER.
POLITICAL ECONOMY.

l am New Hampshire farmer, aud it
seems to me there is no subject about which
there is more need of information among
farmers than those embraced under the gen.
eral name, political economy" 1t treats Of
money aud its uses of tariffs and free
trade; of banking and its effects in short
Of all subjects intimately connected with the
interests Of the toiling millions. And the
worst feature Of it is, the workers themselves
have come to the conclusion that these are
subjects beyond their reach; that they can
not understand them; and they have left
them to knavish politicians and selfish cap
italists, and the result is, interested parties
have done all their thinking for them, and
they have accepted as true political gospel
the preaching of blind or cunning leaders.
To demonstrate this, let us take the COM
mon idea entertained by all political econo-
mists, and never doubted to my knowledge,
by anybody, that " money is the measure Of
value" Now value is an abstract idea, and
cannot be measured by material substance.
You might as well measure the different de-
grees of vice with a yardstick or a gallon
measure. The idea that money is a meas
ure of value, is the first great iallacy that
has been used to blind the toiing millions,
and keep them grinding iu the house Of the
Philistnes. They have made us believe
are trying hard now as they have done for
centuries, to make us believe that nothing
but gold and silver can be used as such
measure,
The leading men in both the great politi-
cai parties in this country are idlers, or men
who are faring sumptuously" on the labor
Of others by the simple exercise of their
wits, and if they can make us believe that
"specie payments" as they call them, are
the only cure for all financial ills, so much
better will it be for such of them as are
bondholders, and for all the rest Of them
who are the bOndholders' humble servants.
call on farmers everywhere to spit on
all platforms that have the "specie payment"
plank in them. The object is to contract
the paper currency to such degree that the
prices Of our produce will fal! extremely
low, while the debts we have to pay, and
for reason of which most Of our taxes are
levied, remain the same They intend ia
exact the full tale of bricks after taking
away the straw.
The truth is, gold and silver are simple
articles of merchandise like corn or wheat.
They follow the conditions of merchandise
When scarce they are dear, and cheap when
plenty. 1t is said Solomon made silver SC
plenty in Jerusalem that it was Of no ac'
count and became as stones" A pretty
measure of value Wasn't it2 In order to
get rid of the " Old Man of the Mountain,
who is riding US, we must first get rid Of the
notion that it is for our interest to carry
him. 5. f.
Lyme, NJ H., 1874
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16

FARM MAonINEs.-Knowledge of ma
chinery is becoming one OF the most impor-
tant requisites in a farmer or a farmers
help. No machine should go upon any farm
without the farmer comprehends it in all its
parts, the requirement and relation of each
part to the other, how to adjust and care for
it, how to remedy difficulties that may arise,
and keep the whole machine in proper
working condition without the aid of ma
chinist, unless in exceptional circumstances.
1t should be the first duty of the hired help
to learn the same lesson, if he is to be en-
trusted with the machines use. This is
urged as a matter of economy. 1t is fire.
quenty the case that non-observant farmer
loses the time of his men and his own, be-
sides making bill at the blacksmith's or
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16
WHOLE NO. 2O2.

The white and straw coors are exquisite.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Dolof, so thoughtful
of others, although their hearts arc each sad
from bereavement. Mrs. DolloH still moth
erly in her crushed heart of sorrow, her last
child taken from her, arms and all of her
precious children gathered home where there
are pleasures forevermore, and where there
is fulluess of Joy. N. L. ID.
East Charleston, W.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16

taken, let me say our success does not de-
pend so much upon tho amount of labor we
perform as the way we do il, and l hope we
shall use the proper care with our dill
gence SO as to lay up treasure on the earth
sufficient TO make us comfortable while we
stay, and if we allow wisdom to direct we
shall manage to have right to the tree of
life and au inheritance in the better land in
the future life.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16

machinist's, when little gumption and ten
mintues' time properly applied would have
saved all loss.-N. Y. World.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16
A SONG OF HAYsEED.
BY LAURA BRIGHAM BoYcE.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
at ST. J0HFSBURY, VT.

Read at the grange picnic on the Mad Rivsr far
ground Sept. 70.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-05-14

Mr.. BROWN AND HIS UMBRELLA.-Brown
stood for over an hour on a street corner the
last rainy day, holding gigantic umbrella
over him. When any of his acquaintance
not similarly provided-who the day before
would scarcely condescend to give him nod
of recognition happened to see him they
would smilingly salute him, inquire how he
felt, were the family all we'll, etc., winding up
by asking him if he was going up or down. as
the case might be- eyes, directly" Brown
would say, "wait moment" After waiting
some time, and repeated nudges having failed
to bring him, the friend who was so very solic-
itous about Browns health would attempt to
emerge from the shelter of the umbrella, when
Brown would importune him to wait mo-
ment longer, asking him (after he had already
waited FIVE to ten minutes) what was his par:
ticular hurry. At last the friend who could
not perceive any thing so very funny IN the
neighborhood that should produce such
broad grin on Brown-with a look on bis face
as though he had just discovered that he had
cashed a bogus check, would dive from under
the umbrella and walk off as if he was mad
at something.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-05-14
CHAPTER vi.

Six months later, a fair, pensve.looking
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-05-14

Darkness had gathered over the IlttIe VII
lage which was Elsie Deane's birthplace,
when weary and footsore woman entered it.,
walking slowly and painfully she was wrap
ped in large shawl, and carried bundle in
her haul. With uncertain steps she passed
along the silent street, keeping in the shadow
of the trees and houses, for the moon shone
clear and bright, and she feared recognition
from any chance passer-by. She met no one
however; the quiet community had retired to
rest, and only the occasional bark of dog,
or cry of an owl from a neighboring wood,
broke the profound stiffness of the night.
On she went, with footsteps that seemed to
falter more and more as she neared her goal
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30
Assessment Notice.

LEBANON MINING COMPANY-LoCAT1oN OF
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS, Iowa HILL,
PLACER COUNTY, CAL. LOCATION OF WORKS,
PROSPECT HILL, PLACER COUNTY, CAL.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a
~ meeting of the Trustees, held on the twen-
tieth day of May, 1874, an assessment (No 81
of five (5) per cent. or five $3.50 dollars per
share was levied upon the capital stock of the
corporation, payable Immediately in United
States gold coin to the Secretary of the com
pany at Iowa Hill, Placer county, Cal.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the twentieth day of June,
1874, will be deemed delinquent, and advertised
for sale at public auction, and unless payment is
made before, will be sold on
MONDAY, JULY THE TWENTIETH, 1874,
to pay the delinquent assessment, together with
costs of advertising and expenses of sale.
G. +. SCHWAB,
Acting Secretary,
n40-td Iowa Hill, Placer County, Cal.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30
RANCH FOR SALE.

4 FINE RANCH consisting of 800 acres with
"A U. S. title, $50 acres of which is under fence,
and nearly $50 acres now under cultivation and
the rest heavily set with fine oak timber is offer
ed for sale. On the ranch is good house, barn,
blacksmith shop, wood house, etc, all in fair
condition. The ranch is well supplied with wa
ter, there being besides a good well, several
springs and running water. On the ranch is
small orchard and vineyard, bearing With the
place will be sold one set of blacksmith TOOLS one
two-horse wagon, one mower and other neces-
sary farming implements. The location, which
is about six miles northeast of Lincoln, is very
healthy, and the place as whole, is most ad-
mirably suited to one desiring home close to a
good market. For further particulars come in
person or address, d. W. SKINNER,
nOl3-t Lincoln
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30
IMPROVED POULTRY,
r. w. w" SON

NTOULD inform all persons this Coast
w interested in the IMPROVEMENT OF
POULTRY, that he can furnish eggs and fowls
of the highest excellence from his imported and
premium stock, consisting of Brahmas Dark
and light; Leghorns brown and white; Cochins
black, white, buff and partridge; Hamburgs
gold and silver spangled Houdans, Aylesbury
and Cowen ducks.
The above are the best laying and heaviest
strains of fowls in America.
Bronze turkeys the heaviest in America; ma.
ture birds 70 pounds yearlings so pounds to
the pair.
Eggs packed to carry safely, and satisfaction
guaranteed.
He is general agent for the whole Pacific
Coast for the Poultry Record, a large hand
some Monthly of sixteen pages, very finely illus
trated with original engravings of the best ar
fists in America; the organ of the poultry inter
est in every section; tells how to keep fowls for
profit as we'll as pleasure, and is well worth
their patronage. Published at Pennington Hi
nois He will supply it at the publishers regu-
lar rates, one dollar per annum. No one can af-
ford to be without it who keeps fowls Agents
wanted in every town in the State, to whom
liberal cash commission will be paid on all sub
seriptions obtained. Apply for the agency at
once and make money. Send for specimen
copy and for the finest illustrated circular ever
published, containing full description of all
the best known and most profitable breeds of
poultry In the world, to G. w. WILSON,
Importer and Breeder of improved poultry.
n33-3m Z. o. Box 1874 San Francisco, Cal
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30
Assessment Notice,

ST. LAWRENCE MILL AND MINING COM
PANI-LocArroN OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF
BUSINESS, SAN Francisco, CALIFORNIA
LOCATION OF WORKS PLACER CoUN-
TY, CAIFoRAIA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at meet
~ ing of the Directors, held on the twenty
seventh day of April, 1874, an assessment (No
6) of fifty (50) cents per share was levied upon
the capital stock of the Corporation, payable
Immediately in United States gold coin, to the
Secretary, at the Office of the Company. room
No. 4, 41lH California Street, San Francisco,
California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid an the first day of June, 1874
will be deemed delinquent and advertised for
sale at public auction; and unless payment is
made before, VIII be sold on
Tuesday, the twenty-third day of June, 1874,
to pay the delinquent assessment together with
costs of advertising and expenses of sale.
RICHARD B. MOVES,
Secretary.
Ofice-Room No. H. 411H California street
San Francisco, Cal n37-td