Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-09
agricultural Stems.

the consideration of $4,000
The Georgia Patrons nave resolved TO
plant only onc-half tho usual amount of cot
ton next year.
Heath, of Miami Co., Kan, Is the peanut
king of the state having raised 300 bushels
on six acres.
Quite large number of Pennsylvanians
are cmigratingto Southwest Missouri.
Ulster Co., ~ Y, is developing MS n lead
ing grapo-raising region
The fashion of flower-garden windows is
growing in favor in New York.
Utah has u quarter of II million sheep.
Michigan now numbers l7s oranges.
One hundred and twenty-five oranges in
California.
California has land enough to support TO-
600, 900 people.
The Mdine Farmer discusses us to what
tool our farmers handle the most and de-
cides in favor OF the pitchfork.
The Acclimation Society of Cincinnati, o.,
lately received $4,000 worth of birds from
Germany, comprising many varieties never
before brought to this country. They will
be turned at large next spring.
Two veterinary surgeons (horsc doctors)
pounded each other hard, and knocked over
a stove in stable at Cleveland, o., on Mon
day, because they couldn't agree which knew
the most. The crowd in the stable put the
fire out, and the police put the fighters in the
lookup.
Athunder-bot thathad somehow got astray
and was flying about in Kansas, in tho win
ter, instantly killed Mr.. Thornbury's hors-
es near Leroy, last week, and knocked him
down between them.
A woman in Louisville, Tenn, recently
sneezed out n false TOOTH while feeding the
chickens, and one of them picked it up,
whereupon the woman caught the chicken,
cut open tho crop, and, having taken out the
tooth, sewed it up again. The chicken still
lives to crow over the adventure.
The rebellion was the means of largely
reducing the number of horses in Maine.
But within a few years past the number has
begun to increase, and to-day we have over
$1,000 horses in Maine. OF this number
over 300 are stations kept for stock purpos =
es and which animals have recorded pedi-
gree. OF the well known Knox stock there
are some fifty stations.
Samuel Thomas, who was 80 years old,
and had accumulated fortune of half Il
million dollars rs n farmer in central Illi-
nois, during the past So years, died at Car
rolton recently. He had II children and so
grandchildren.
Advices from Havana by the steamship
Havana, Thursday state that the corn, rice
and vegetable crops in the neighborhood of
Sagua In Grand arc completely destroyed by
reason of u severe dronth. The crops OF the
sugar estates that have no cane left over
from las! year are Also seriously affected, as
the growth of rattans and newly planted
cane has been greatly retarded.
In Maine the past year, there has been u
falling off in the yield of potatoes, corn,
wheat, rye, oats and barley. The hay pro-
duct is larger than that of last year by over
100000 tons. The yield of hay, potatoes and
grain is rs follows: Hay, 2,007, 900 tons In
dian corn, $4,000 bushels; wheat, 2l9, $50
bushels; rye, 26,Ol0 bushels; oats, 1905, $50
bushels; barley, 400, $50 bushels. The total
value of these crops is rising twenty-nine
million dollars, an increase of more than ten
million dollars over the value of the pro-
duct last year, owing to the generous yield
OF theJha crop, which more than makes up
for the decreased value ofthc other products.
There was not more than half crop of APP
pies.
Orange culture in Florida must be pretty
profitable, if Mr.. Dummitt's grove on In
dian river is n representative one. The care
of it last year, cost him $1,000 and it yielded
him $1,000
The largest quantity of cotton ever rceiv.
ed Mt New Orleans by rail. Gsi6 bales, M.
rived last week.
The spread of the Order of the Patrons OF
lIusbandry, notwithstanding the protests,
sneers and lies of the monopolists against
whom the organization is directed, has been
miraculous. At the beginning of the yeal
there were but about 1900, oranges in exist.
once; now they number ut least $500, with
an estimated membership of 100000. Twelve
months ago, the Order was derided and
pooh-poohcd Now il is recognized, except
by those who are wilfully blind, us the most
important social and reform movement in
augurated IN tho century.
According to Mr.. Alexander Delmar, the
utmost capacity of population to consume
grain in the form Of food is eight to ten bush
els each per annum. The grain product Of
the commercial world, however, amounts to
eighteen bushels per head, giving an excess
of supply which necessarily makes agricul-
ture Improbable. In 1913 Indian corn was
worth sixty-seven cents gold per bushel
now il is worth only siXty-seven cents cur.
rcncy eff this" says Mr.. Dolmar " does
not demonstrate ovor supply, political econ
omy is n valueless science, and observation
in matters relating to breadstufls must &C
for nothing There is n good deal in Mr.
Dclmars idea, but we fear he has forgotten
that cattle, hogs and horses eat great deal
il not all, of the surplus grain he speaks Of
An editor, who has been keeping record
of big beets, announces Mt last that the
beet that beat the beet that beat the Other
beet is now beaten by beet that beats al
the beets, whether the original beet, the beef
that beat the beet, or the beet that beat tn,
beet that beat the beet"
From the orskany Factory at WhtesbO
rough, N. T., was recently shipped to En-
gland cheese weighing 1890 pounds. Il
was made from 81 900 pounds of milk, wa.
in the press five days, and measured after
curing (Which process occupied 40 days., q
inches in hight and "a in diameter. Wher
finished il stood rs square and true rs its in
significant companions, and its color anC
quality were excellent to the very center
The same vessel which carried this might.
specimen took out also five others rangin!
in weight from 1000 to |, 200 pounds apiece
The report for the Department of Agrcul