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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
PelI-Spaffers.
emntionist--Cinder-Ella.

A remationist-Cinder-E
Dollars and sense do not necessarily trav-
cl together.
A Pittsburgh jury handed mp to the judge
n communication endorsed, "To the onora-
bio gug."
Why need Caledonia County Court never
adjourn for dinner? Because there's al
ways Bacon on the board.
China has streets paved with granite blocks
laid over three hundred years ago, and rs
good as new. Tho contractors are dead.
A German in New York bcing asked how
much sourkrout he had put up for winter
use, replied: ais not got much. Little
moro rs ton barrels. shust for sickness"
A teacher asked an advanced school girl
why beer in France was feminine. She re-
Piled that ii was probably owing TO the fact
that the boys like it SO well.
After severl years nv rellecktion, have
come to the konkuson that the three most
diiiikult things in life are-lst. Cairyin' an
armful NV live GELS up n steep hill without
spihn' an eel; I'd. Aktn' rs a referee at n
dog fight without getting madi Sd. Edltin'
newspaper.
Charles Lamb, one afternoon, in returning
from dinner party took seat in crowd
ed omnibus, when II stout gentleman subse-
quently looked in and politely asked: "All
full insideP" 81 don't know how It may be
with the other passengers, answered Lamb,
"but that last piece of pie did tho business
for me.n
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
EARLY CUT HAY.

Any farmer who has had the experience
that we have in feeding cows in winter for
milk. would never allow his grass to stand
until it gets out Of the bloom, if it is a pos
sibility to cut it early. With early cut hay,
well cured, aud small daily ration Of roots,
the flow OF milk can be sustained in winter
with certainty for long time. There is
not grain enough to make cows that are fed
with ripe hay ''hold out" in winter. The
feed that is good for milk is good for flesh
or fat. There is not half the attention given
to this point that its Importance deserves.
Farmers spend good part Of the summer in
making food for their stock through the
long winter which we have to endure in this
climate, and too often defeat all hope of
profitable results by being couple of weeks
behind with the farm work. Grass natures
very rapidly. Soon as the seed begins to
form the stalk aud leaf deteriorate in value,
the sugar and starch are changed into woody
fibre. The succulent, juicy nature is gone,
and instead of rich, sweet grass, so easily di-
gcsted, and so nourishing, we have dry, hard
straw and little seed. 1t is not convenient
or often possible for farmers to secure the
necessary help to cut all their grass at just
the right stage of its growth. Allowance
must be made for foul weather and other
delays. If the farmer waits until all or a
portion of his grass is right, some of it will
be too ripe before it can be cut. 1t is nee
essary then unless there is considerable diff
ference in the time Of maturing of different
fields, to begin before it is quite ready. We
cut over half our mowings last season in
June, and we are confident that ton Of hay
cut then was worth as much as two tons cut
from the same fields month later Record
and Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
MULES ON THE FARM.

A mule can be raised or purchased at
less cost-shall we say one-third less p
making the wear but s. year (reckoning
the service forty years, double that OF the
horse,) interest Sl4, expense Of feeding, say
grain $50, other fodder $50, in all amount
ing to Sl44 year, difference annually Of
$50, or one-lourth. And yet the same
amount Of work, if not more, is performed.
This for one team, which in the course Of a
mans average lifetime on the farm, will
amount to a nice sum. When large force
is employed, the advantages Of having mule
power will show in large figures.
The question here comes up pertinently
whether a horse or a mule team should be
employed where but one is needed. There
are those who take pride in q mule team,
even for the carriage, and good active mules
make fine appearance. Tho mule can be
obtained active enough, dOcile, Of good dis
position, affectionate even, and intelligent.
see no reason why it should not be preferred.
A good mule is more reliable than the horse,
endures more, recuperates sooner from fla
tigue and exhaustion, is less liable to hurts,
is sure-footed, good walker, patient, with
other desirable qualities. There are those
that, through bad lineage and bad treatment,
are vicious Some Of them are "breachy,
stubborn, diminutive, with other undesirable
qualities A bad mule and an inferior horse
are not wanted on any farm G. IN
Country Gentleman
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
For the VERMONT FARMER
WIVES AND GIRLS OF OUR
COMMON FARMERS.
Cabot, June Is,

would not continue the discussion, as it
may not be interesting to some, but l notice
in letter to the FARMER by "B." what a
small amount of credit a woman gets for
her continued hard labor on farm. They
may work from morning till night, year af-
ter year. and if you should ask their hus-
bands or father if their wives or girls worked
their answer would be, in almost every in
stance, "they do not work hard, they have
but little to do" The washing of the milk
ing utensils is not called hard work /; the
tending of the dairy aud making Of butter
is not called hard work the washing, mop
ping, ironing and mending are not called
hard work; cooking and washing dishes for
a lot of hungry men is not called hard work
the housework in general is not called hard
work by the men. would like to ask
some of the stronger sex, who think that
woman's work is easy, if they ever did
enough of hard work to know what it is2
If not they had better for one day they
would not want it longer) take our places in
the house. think then they would be con-
vinced that womans work ,oas hard and con-
tinued. And as "B." has expressed it, men
will not give their wives and daughters mon
ey because they do not earn it,-they do
not work. The wives and girls may make
all the butter and cheese that brings in hun
dreds of dollars to the farmer, but that is
not ioork in their eyes. They may cut and
make all the garments worn by their hus-
bands and sons, aud their own, too, but then
that is not work. They may keep the house
in order as good housewives will, laboring
constantly for the good Of their family
And what credit do they receiver COmpar-
atiyely nothing, for it is not work, They
may bring up family Of little ones, caring
for them alone as a mother alone can care
for her children, doing for them as only
mother can do. With scarcely a night of
undisturbed rest as their husbands have.
When bey are lretting taking them in their
arms about their work. No rest, night or
day, unless their husbands are rich farmers,
aud are willing to hire plenty Of help for
their wives. But all this is not hard work
merely mention it. Did the slaves Of the
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
RECIPES.

Boiled Indian Pudding. - Will some
reader Of the FARMER send in good receipt
for boiled Indian puddingf S. A. q.
A Good loay TO Cook EggS,-Tako your
pancake griddlc and let it get hot enough to
"siz" butter, put on your eggs, and turn
when half done it does not take long after
they are turned, until they are ready to slide
of, if you like them soft, which is much
healthier than hard. 1t takes but little
butter this way, and have no trouble with
them breaking as | used to in the frying pan
II your griddle is too hot they arc apt to
stick, aud they do not look 80 white after
they are done.
Pie-plant Pies-Neverstc your pie-plant
before making your pies Peel the stems
of rhubarb and slice them in half-inch
lengths, holding several stems in the hand at
one time, With these fill the pie, sweeten-
ing it generously, about the same as for a
lemon pie, small teacupful of sugar for a
modium-sized pie, mOisten with great spoon
ful Of water, dust over this little dry flour,
to thicken the juice a little, cover it with
tho upper crust and bake it slowly aud thor.
ougbly.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26

the aim to 6rst develop this gait IN the
handling of the colt. The good walker will
always make good time on the road when
days journey is to be made, without weary
ing himself, while the slow nioper must be
constantly kept on the trot il time is to be
made. A horse that will walk FIVE miles per
hour will 20 as far in day, confined to this
gait, as an ordinary horse can be driven
when kept half Of tho time 10 the trot, and
with much greater ease to himself II one
half the pains were taken by farmers boys
to make fast walkers Of the younsters on the
farm that is usually taken TO make them
trot, the result would be much moro bene-
fetal, and wO would 6Dd plenty Of teams
that could do their Eve miles an hour with
ease But instead of this, as soon as the
colt is bridlcd, the sole aim of "the boys" is
to make a trotter of him, and both gaits arc
spoiled.
Mako the colts walk, boys make them
extend themselves in a long, sweeping
square walk and don't be satisfied with any
thing less than FIVE miles an hour. When he
gets TO trotting he will 20 all the faster for
this preliminary training to the walking gait,
and If he cannot trot fast enough TO beat
Dexter, or Goldsmith Maid, or Occident, he
will have gait that is invaluable for busi-
ness purposes. We Hope to see more atttn-
ton paid to fast walking than heretofore
and we respectfully urge upon agricultural
societies the Importance Of offering liberal
prizes for walking horses at the fairs for the
coming year.-Natio7'aL Lire Stock Journal.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
ROOT CROPS.
Waits RiUer, June II.

In your paper of the 18th l noticed an
article headed "Root Crops" over the sigma
ture of &C. s. p" lie says there are two
sides to this question, and l have come to
the same conclusion. His statements seem
to be so entirely contrary to my experience in
raising and feeding them that l wish through
your valuable paper to say few words in
reply. l wish in short to say that dissent
from my brother farmer most emphatically,
both in the premises and his conclusions,
excepting l believe with him that most
farmers would like roots to feed their stock,
especially so if ever they have had any ex-
perience in feeding them-I have not raised
them extensively, raising only from 200 to
800 bushels per year, but from the good
results in feeding them am fully convinced
that they are one of the most profitable
crops l can raise.
The labor in raising beets (mangel wurzel)
or turnips is but very little more than in
raising potatoes or corn | find no trouble
in raising from 800 to 1000 bushels of beets
per acre and of turnips (ruta baga) from
800 to 1900 bushels per acre or at that
rate.
Beets are better than potatoes for feeding
milch COWS; they will cause greater flow
and richer quality Of milk. Turnips l
would not feed to milch COWS, when in milk,
but for young stock, sheep or colts they are
excellent and either beets or turnips can be
raised for from 6 to 10 cents per bushel.
Beets are not only good feed for cattle but
store hogs will thrive and keep in good
growing condition on uncooked beets. 1
have the past winter fed four quarts of tur-
nips daily to a colt that will be two years
old this month, and if &C. s. p" has one
that has done better on any feed would
like to see him. Mine had nothing but hay
and turnips, and weighed the l4th day of
May, 975 pounds. l do not wish to boast
Of my stock, but l should not be ashamed
to haveN"C. S. p" or any one look at it
any time during the winter or spring, and l
attribute their general good thrift and
growth almost wholly to feeding roots. As
to beets or turnips causing disease or death
in young stock if properly fed, both my eT-
pericnce and observation is decidedly against
any such theory.
Now one word about growing beets OF
turnips. fear sc. s. p" has made some
grave mistakes in his efforts TO raise roots
but with good management as much value in
feed can be raised from an acre Of beets OF
! turnips as would be equal to six tons Oi
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
N Gatmtt
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
1T ST. JOHN'S SBURF, Ut,
ROYAT, CUMMINGS.

Terms.--one oopv. nor annum.,............s2 $3.50
II paid strictly in advance, ;x;OO
a ts.9 s9nsyIl9eis ", IN Oahhua must roi' @o0 :" "'
'OI Ohi'ou 0e''es pos'"so' -,
No paper discontinued until all arrearages are PAID
except at the option OF the publishers.
We desire that all subscribers should send their pay
ments direetv IN Instead of waiting for an agent to
call or handing them 10 third party who is apt TO
DELAY sanding Them causing unnecessary correspond
enco i'm loohinv them nm When sent directly 10 us,
40 IN will nav r wear not moro than half the year
has elapsed and sd0O will pay for two years II not
more than one OF them has passed. But if only mon
ey enough ia sont 10 pay up arrenrages or less must
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26

dilatory. But every man cannot be mer-
chant or banker, simply, because If nobody
tills the soil, the merchant will have no one
to buy bis goods or the banker to borrow
his money. Every farmer may not be able
to die rich but ho may live and die IN
comfortable circumstances
There is solid imperishable investment
in the farm ITSELF increased in value by
mans own presence and labor, aud the pres
encc and labor Of those around him. We
again assert that labor, earnest labor, is
healthlul, it is vital /; it cheers and anmates
lie and so prolongs it. The mind and body
will bear the friction Of the most intense
activity, but the rust of idleness eats into
the very substance of life. 1t is not the
best things that is, the things which we
call best, that make men. 1t is not the
calm experiences of life. 1t is lifes rugged
experience, its tempests and its trials. The
discipline of life is here good and there evil !;
here trouble and there smoothness, one work.
ing with the other; and it is the altcrna-
tions Of one with the other, which necessi-
tate adaptations, aud constitute that practic-
al education which makes true man.
Farmers sons, in many instances, are not
inclined to follow in their fathers footsteps.
The old folks are left alone, with failing
health and increasing years. Many are
compelled to sell out the homestead and live
in village. Young men have shown a
a great aversion to honest toll they are at
tracted by genteel ways and habits, and
seek commercial ventures ;>Ond through this
means expect sudden and great riches. Can
they not read their fate by the wrecks Of
thousands in our great cities who attempted
the same thingsH Some engage in trihing,
undigniied occupations, such as selling books,
maps, patent rights, or even clothes pins.
For able-bodied, strong young men to quit
the farm and engage in such triAing pursuits
as have been named, or to attempt to sue.
| coed where thousands fail, is nothing but
dishonor to themselves and their ancestry.
Whenever labor in any country is consid.
cred dishonorable, the doom of that nation
is scaled. But when We find country di.
vided into small estates, and each proprietor
labors with his own hands, we have happy
people. From small homesteads grew up
those people before whom the world trem-
bled, when they buckled on the sword
Look at most Of our Southern states in days
past sec those large plantations worked by
their degraded laborers, and we need moi
ask the result Of such labor. Agriculture
is the basis Of the happiness of the world
1t is the most honorable as well as the most
ancient and the most healthy of all occupa
tions.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
Dermunt farms.
DELL FARM. PAssuMPsIo.

A few days ago we enjoyed a brief visit
to the farm Of j. p. Foster, whose name as
contributor is familiar to most Of our
readers. The farm consists Of III acres of
good land, and "back pasture" Mr.. Fos-
ter has very appropriately named it Dell
Farm, il lying among the hills, the land all
sloping inward toward the center, so that
from his buildings he can cast his eye over
nearly every acre.
Mr.. Foster makes q speciality Of trees,
having transpauted many for ornament be-
side some 500 apple trees which are mostly
all in bearing. The trees and flowers (for
flowers are by no means neglected), cOmbin.
ing with the green fields on every hand,
the picturesque hills and valleys, all COM
bine to make Dell Farm one Of the
most beautiful rural landscapes we ever saw,
and everything seemed to indicate that
quiet, happy farm life which is often pictur-
ed in imagination by residents of villages
aud cities, but only truly appreciated by
those who experience it.
There are annually sold from this farm
from S75 to 500 worth of fruit aud the
trees from which it is produced are to be
seen in every.quarter on rocky lodges, by
the roadside, along the fences, and up the
hillsides. They are mostly summer and
fall fruits, the Summer Harvey taking the
lead, aud the Fameuse and Winter Sweet
coming next in favor. Mr.. f. gets his trees
from the Thetford Nursery.
Mr.. Foster wintered IL head Of cattle,
% sheep and horses last winter. He gen.
orally veals his calves and buys in the fall
to raise. A four-weeks-old calf killed q
few days ago dressed 100 pounds, and we
pronounce it decidedly the best veal we ever
saw or ate. Though he milks but three
COWS he raises about an acre Of fodder corn.
He used this year some 800 pounds Of Viii.
sons superphosphate as an experiment, hav-
ing never used that brand before; we hope
he will report the result in the FARMER.
He bought over fifty bushels Of ashes beside
using that produced at home. There is q
sugar orchard Of 400 trees and as many
more might be tapped.
On the whole, We spent very pleasant
hour, and regret that we had not time to 60
around and see moro Of the farm than We
did. We came away more than ever
convinced that for quiet cCutSntment peace,
and happiness no other occupation can com.
pare with the farm, that farmers live well
and enjoy many luxuries which the villager
does not, the Boston GIoJe to the contrary
Notwithstanding, and that farming DOES pay.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
Stock Baisims.
SPEED IN WORKING OXEN.

l notice in the PhGnir of May Goth an
article in regard to speed Of oxen, as il re-
lates either to the road or farm work. In
many respects the suggestions Of the writer
were pertinent. No doubt some more speed
could be obtained by cultivation but |
would prefer to attain the desired result in a
shorter, surer, and more certain way than to
undertake the cultivation Of a quick, elastic
step in those breeds of cattle constituted by
nature to a slow, snail-ike pace. l am
aware that generally the larger breeds Of
cattle are slow, while the smaller aud more
compact travel light and quick but there
are exceptions to this rule. There is one
breed of cattle which have to some extent
been introduced among us land wish they
were inore) Of large size, very quick aud in-
telligent. They are the best travellers, both
on the road and upon the farm, Of any breed
with which am acquainted. l refer to the
Holstein or Dutch cattle. Any one who
was or is acquainted with the cattle import
ed by VIM. Jarvis, of Weathersfeld, VI, in
the year 1910, will recognize the truth Of
this statement. The later importations by
Winthrop w. Che1ery. of Belmont, Mass,
resemble the Jarvis cattle in all that per-
tains to their qualifications for oxen Of more
than ordinary speed If our agricultural
societies were to offer premiums for the fast
est working oxen, believe that we should
have TO resort TO the above named cattle in
order TO n successful competition.-COr W.
PhGniE.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26
For the VERMONT FARMER.
ANSWER TO "B."

In regard to my article of May 22d, l
would say that did not wish it to be I'M
derstood that 1 thought sail" farmers
daughters were taught that labor was de-
grading, or that they all choose a life of
idlencss. On the contrary, think many Of
them have the best training and education
they possibly could have to fit them for
useful future, and If l failed to modify my
expressions to that effect it was an oversight
for which beg pardon yet [ cannot for
bear the remark that there is great def
cheney in the education of our daughters,
and many false ideas allowed to grow in re-
gard to the propriety Of work.
A farm was my home in childhood, there
fore l am strongly attached to the farm, and
since have had a homo and cares of my
own, l have lived In several of our best Ter
mont villages, where "women have recrea-
tious," and some we're Of the highest charac-
ter and very enjoyable still on returning to
the farm have found plenty of time both
for pleasure and profit. While l know that
many farmers wives are closely confined at
home, yet with good management their
chances would be much better.
As for taking the fresh air farmers wives
have many chances if they improve them,
and if there is place in the world where
one can get plenty of G DDS pure air. it is on
the farm. The farmers wife rises early,
throws open the windows to let in the fresh
morning air, and as she steps out on fair
morning in June, what more glorious vision
could meet the eye? All 81! these are glori-
GUS mornings; even if we have to commence
the duties Of the day, the effects are felt
through the entire day.
About farmers sons being educated, there
are but few farmers of any means at all but
that give their sons chance for a good, fair
education. How many of them are sent
yearly to the best shools in the state, and
how many of these same farmers sons arc
the smartest men in the land, and to-day
who are we to look to to save our country
from ruin, protect the poor laborer and bring
the iaboring classes Of both sexes TO an
equality with other people, and earnestly
wish we might have an honest, intellectual
farmer to gil the gubernatorial chair of our
state. l admit that immortality and vice are
too frequent among our farmers sons, and il
going away from home or into society put.
on the polishing touch to their manners, il
very often is no Improvement to their NOR
ais. l hope the time is not far distant when
farmers wife, son, or daughter, instead oi
being reproach will be honored for their
calling. A.
Cabot, June Is.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26

A writer in French horticultural jour
nal relates this suggestive experience Af-
ter sunset place in tho center Of my or
chard IN old barrel the inside of which l
have previously well tarred. At the bottom
of the barrel l place a lighted lamp. In-
sects of many kinds, attracted by the light,
make for the lamp, and while circling
around it strike against the sides Of the bar
rel, where, meeting with the tar, their
wings and legs become so clogged that they
fall helpless to tho bottom. In the morning
l examine the barrel and frequently take
out of it ton or twelve gallons of cockroaches,
which l at once distroy. A few pence
worth of tar employed in this way will,
without any further trouble, be the means of
destroying innumerable numbers Of these in-
sects, whose larvae arc among the most de.
structive pests the gardener or farmer has to
contend against.