Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-13
ALI Sorts of Items.

Judge Kelley of Pennsylvania thinks that
the reciprocity treaty would "end in war"
Dear, simple Kelley!-Repu6tican.
A great many distinguished thieves, hith-
erto republicans, are preparing to join tho
democracy, says the New York Sun.
A pair of oxen were on exhibition ut tho
Worcester, Mass, Fair which weigh 1900
pounds and are still growing rapidly.
One ofthe features of the Illinois State
Fair was an exhibition of trout, salmon, and
the native fishes of the state, which were
exhibited in six aquaria, and attracted much
attention.
The Cdtedonidn put on n serious face for a
moment last week and told its readers that
Poland did not know that he was running
for Congress. That will do for the " ma
rines," Mr.. Cdiedoaidn, but it will not go
down " in Vermont.-Saalard
or the 1896 members of Congress, 1893 arc
lawyers, 80 business men, twenty editors and
eighteen farmers. There arc about 40, 900
lawyers, and :, 800, 900 farmers in the United
States. There is, therefore, ono lawyer in
Congress to about 200 of that profession, and
one farmer to about 1900 o agriculturists.
To remove the odor from skunk skins, or
from clothing which has become scented, it
Is recommended TO hold them over Il fire of
red cedar boughs, aud sprinkle with chic
ride OF lime; Or, wrap them in green hem
lock boughs, when they are to be had, and
in "a hours they will be deodorized.
The editor Of the Maryland Farmer has
been gathering evidence pro and con, upon
tho disputed question whether butter is in
jured by being washed in cold water before
sailing. The testimony of seventeen wit
nesses isciIed, eleven being in favor of wash
ing, and six opposed to the practice.
Two insurance men of Lexington, KY,
thought they had discovered II new way to
collect old debts, but did not make out very
well. Tho partner of II bankrupt, who owed
them $40, was taken into II room and Of
fered his choice between giving n check for
the amount or being shot through the head.
After much parleying and praying, he gave
his note, and was released on swearing that
he would not dIvulge the affair. In less
than five minutes those men had an officers
hand on their shoulders, and within an hour
paid 81, 800 in fine aud costs.
Every Patron who calls his fellow farmer
brother" must, before going to law, go to
his grange and there try to settle amicably
with his brother. Ofall the various classes
of middlemen there is none in which there
is found such a su~perabundance ms in the
profession of law Were the principles Of
the grange carried out by the communit,
generally, there would not be found more
than one lawyer where there are now 100
The saving to the people, in such IN event,
would be almost beyond computation.
We read. says the New York Tribune, o
one Ohio farm which several years since
was wet, reproductive, ard agueish. Tween
ty bushels of inferior corn to the acre, ant
from fivc 10 ten bushels of wheat, was al
that could be raised. Sheep would dit
about as fast rs they could be procured
Now il is underdrained with five miles O
tile and yields eighty bushels of good, sount
corn, and from twenty to forty bushels o
superior wheat. On grass lands tho differ
ence in quantity is not great, but the quality
has been vastly improved. Chills and fever
have disappeared, and sheep raising is prof.
table. So satisfactory nave been the re
suits OF tile draining On this estate that tho
owners intend to bury ut least ten miles
more of 'crockery."
There are some thirty millions of pigs il
tho United States. A little more care il
breeding and feeding would easily add fv,
dollars to the value of each pig. This woul,
give us more money than we receive for al
tho wheat, corn, and other grain that we OK
port to foreign countries. Ihope and believl
the time is not far distant when not n bushe
of wheat or corn will leave our shores. w,
ought to raise all our own wool, and suppl,
the world with pork, bacon, hams and lard
To ship Il car load OF thin hogs from Iowa L
Buffalo, and send four car loads of corn alonl
with them to fatten them here, payins
freight and commission on both, is poor pol
icy. To ship corn to ireland to make porl
and bacon for the English market, is equally
unwise. Better feed out our corn ut home
and learn to furnish the bacon, hams, an,
lard, which the foreign market demands
Walks and Talks.