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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24
Profitable Farm Managers.

Mr. EDIToR II am pleased to read the
editorials in the FARMER, on account of the
good sense and instruction found 10 them.
l would like to ask few questions called
out by the article about your Sullivan county
friend aud his farm.
/. Do you claim that few farms really pay
fair interest on capital invested therein
2. Are there no men to be obtained that
have the executive ability requisite for carry.
ing on such farm as your frieud's2
3. Which would you prefer to engage as
farm manager, young man, well educated,
honest and faithful, energetic yet careful,
temperate, Industrious, skilled in most kinds
of work, and striving to gain each day some
new insight into the practical working of
farm, that it may be made to yield a profit
able income, or middle aged man who has
been unsuccessful in business?
4. Are there not young men 10 most of
our communities, sober. honest, faithful, hard.
working men, who use neither tobacco nor
strong drink, who work on the farm just
because they love to, and who have good
judgment, skill and care in farm manage
ment, and lacking only age and large exper.
ience
3. That there is risk iu hiring such a
young man cannot be doubted, but, If he
should possess all those traits Of character
which our truly successful men exhibit, is it
large? Yours truly, AMBROSE.
Norwich, VT, September l3, 1875.
We think it would be entirely safe to say
that if un exact account was to be kept of
all the labor expended on farms both by hired
help and the owners and their families, reck.
oning that Of the two last at fair rate in
comparison to hired labor, together with board
for all, depreciation, insurance and all other
expenses, and Of the whole income includ.
ing rent, fuel and crops of all kinds con.
sumed for the support of the family aud its
increase of stock, that in a majority of cases
there would be absolutely no balance left
to be placed TO the account OF income from
capital invested 10 the farm. This appears
to us to be the condition Of things at the
present day. We do not wish to be under,
stood as giving the opinion that it is neces-
sarily SO. Just the reverse.
We think there are few farms 10 Vermont
at the present day which pay fair interest
on capital invested therein.
1t is probable that there are men to be
obtained who have the executive ability
requisite for carrying on such farm as thai
referred to, but they are scarce, and w
should expect to miss it a number of time
before hitting the right man. .
In answer to our correspondents third
question, we would say that il we were Il
engage a farm manager We would rather try
such young man as he describes, 10 th'
hope that he would grow up to gil the place
but we should fear to put farm carrying
hundred cows under his care and let hin
! run it, We can easily remember the tint
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24
An III Wind that Blows Nobody any Good.

There is a right smart chance OF good
sense 10 the following Farm Talk" from the
New Hampshire Mirror and Farmer
Not many days since we met chatty
farmer who lives forty miles from Manches.
ter aud twenty from any other city, and he
said some things which are at least suggestive
and interesting. al suppose it's hard times
at Manchester the same as in all other
cities" We replied, "Well, not SO hard as
it might be. Business is not very rushing,
for everybody is cautious and there is dis.
position to make haste slowly, but our mills
are all running, we are doing considerable
building, the most Of our workmen have EN-
ployment and our merchants aud professional
men are doing fairly, so we have not much
to complain of. At any rate Manchester
probably feels the business depression as lit
tie as any city in the country" Then he
said, al guess that's so, for all the newspa.
pers | see, except those in Manchester, keep
up All awful bowling about the hard times,
which | rather enjoy hearing, aud if your
papers helped them squeal shouldn't cry
much" "But you don't mean to say that
you enjoy hard times and are glad business
is suffering" said we. He took minute to
consider, aud then said;
"It's an i'll wind that blows nobody good
and this business wind which is wrecking
your traders aud manufacturers and blowing
the life out of your cities Is only pleasant
breeze when it gets back here upon the
hills, and il il keeps on blowing it's going to
land some Of you up here where you belong.
There's just about half Of your city folks
who haven't any business there anyway.
They ought TO be farmers and they were
once, but for the last ten years you have
been drawing them away from the farms,
where they made slow but sure livings, to
work in your mills and at your trades until
there isn't enough of us left to call each
other neighbors. Why, | know plenty OF
men who weren't carpenters enough to build
hog.pen, and who didn't know enough
about machinery to turn grindstone, who
posted of to Manchester aud other cities and
got what they called big pay as carpenters
and shop hands Some of them left good
farms right in this neighborhood to 60 to
ruin, and then about once year they have
come back here to swell around and put on
airs and declare that mAn must be fool
to work on farm. This was all very fine
as long as the flush times lasted, but where
arc they now when the panic strikesH They
got big pay, but have spent il as they went
and have nothing 10 bridge over year OF
two Of idleness, and tell you they have got
TO come back. Some Of them have come
already, aud more have got to within year
aud it will be better for them and for every
body concerned when they get here. There
are some men who were made TO live in the
cities, who wouldn't be good for anything
anywhere else but, tell you, just about
half those now living there we're made fol
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24
Vermont State Fair.

The twenty y.6fth fair of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society opened at Rutland on
Tuesday, September 18th, and continued four
days. 3D.. q. .-# a...
The exhibition is held on the grounds Of
the Rutland county agricultural society, in
the suburbs of the village, where the facili.
ties for holding such an exhibition are very
good. The buildings are tolerably good
and sufficiently commodious for first rate
county fair, and afforded accommodations
for all the articles on exhibition except the
mowers, reapers, plows, drills and similar
agricultural implements aud machinery
which were shown out of doors. The ques-
tiou whether it would not be a good invest
ment for the society to own or hire tent
for the display of these goods, in case build
ings are not provided for the purpose, is
worthy Of consideration, The sheds for
stock were convenient and wen arranged, ex-
cept that, being built against the fence, they
extend for a long distance, fully half the cir
conference of the grounds, involving many
steps for committee men, and those having
charge, as we'll as exhibitors.
There lsa good half-mile track now regarded
as 50 indispensable to the success Of an ex-
hibition Of agricultural products, and an am
phitheater where visitors can enjoy the "tri-
ais of speed" protected from inclemencies Of
the weather.
The exhibition has been in most parts very
meritorious though not as fully represented
As might be wished in some departments.
Of horses the show was very fine. Among
the stock horses, (the only class which we
had an opportunity to examine) Gen H. II
Baxter's bay Hambletoniau, by Old Rys
dick, four years old, attracted much atten
tiOn for his symmetry of form, spirit and fine
action. H. d. Noble, Tinmouth, exhibited
Blackstone, bay, eight years old, by the samC
sire, very perfect pattern of horse in
every point Charles Sanford, Orwell, pre-
benteu IeOOAott hahuSOiO SOtiOit t"O 1Oata
old, by Daniel Lambert, an exceedingly good
and promising colt, very large and 6ne with
good bone. j. T. Il Il. T, Stickney, Shore
ham, had Lambert Chief, FIVE years old
chestnut, also by that wonderful sire, DAME
Lambert. L. @. Foster West Rutland
showed Rutland Chief, three years old, black
by WAIKIKI Chief Gen Baxter brought j
a "full line" of breeding mares aud colts o
choice pedigrees. Geo f. Davis, Ascutney
ville,exhibited his celebrated chestnut stallio
Robert Fulton, by Dominion out Of an Etha
Allen mare, who has lately crossed the scor
iu 2.28. This horse carried of the highel
prize as q stock horse at the New EDglan
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24
Fall Seeding.

AGreenwood, Maine, correspondent of the
New England Farmer, says
will give my experience on two pieces in
the same field, both intervale land, bound
out by long cropping. 1t was green sward,
and was ploughed and seeded to grass
between the LIST and 10th of September.
On one piece seeded to grass alone, clover,
herdsgrass and redtop, good coat Of well
rotted manure was applied, which produced
all OF three tons TO the acre. The other
piece was sown to winter rye and seeded to
grass the same as the other, with good
coat Of well rotted manure. In this piece
there was one and seven-eighths of an acre.
The rye was sown thick to be cut for fodder !;
and was cut the Goth day of May, and pro-
duced three and one-half tons. Then the
grass was allowed to grow till the rest Of the
hay crop was secured. Then that was cut
aud produced three and one-half tons of
good hay, making seven tous on one and seven
eighths acres in one season. BY the way,
there were sixty sheep turned into this field
for two weeks in October, where the rye and
grass were sOwn, and after the rye had got a
good start. They fed the rye till it looked
pretty Haked, then the sheep were taken Out
and the rye aud grass was allowed to grow
what it could before cold weather. This
happened in Massachusetts, some seven OIL
eight years agO, and have not heard how
it has turned out. If were going to seed
In the fall, aud had plenty Of manure should
SOW winter rye so as to cut it for fodder in
May, aud then get crop Of grass after hay
ing was over.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24
A New Butter Box.

Messrs II. w. Campbell & Co, of Mont
gomcry have patented, aud are manutactur-
ing boxes for holding small quantities of but
ter, which are great improvement upon
the boxes we have been using. They are
made ofhaf inch spruce, doye-tailed together
so as to be tight and strong without the use
OF nails, glue, or cement, which are apt to
act injuriously upon the butter. The cover
slides in in groove and a pin holds it in
place. They are so strong that railroad
handling will not injure them. A case is
made that will hold six to twelve boxes with
room enough for ice so that they may be sent
cool to market in the hot weather. The
prices of the boxes are very reasonable.
The company has had orders from Boston
for them to be used for repackipg butter
from tubs. ii. S. l..
Euosburgh, September l3, 1875.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24
WHOLE NO. $50.
For The vERnoSr FkRNEH.
THE DAIRYMAN,s DREA1t. lr4


A day Of heat and toll was Ger;
wiped my brow, gave wifs a his, rfL rllI
Dismissed the carr Of every chOres - 4. .... ..7t
Then calmly slept and dreamed iikethis
snowy cloud o'ercast the sky,
Which denser grew, and white as -four,
Most strangely looked and, coming nigh .t
Sent down Of milk an awful show'r. rsf..f
Nor did the clouds give milk alonei -N
But all the springs, yea every one,
Pour'd milk-a thing before unknown
For brooks Of milk began to run.
Like Noah's food, the storm increased,
And formed small lakes Of frothy white
And greatly scared man and beast,
SO very strange this milky sight. -r ..T
But Joy is won't to follow grief ..
And blessings take the strangest guise.
There came calm, then glad relief,
For now the cream began to rsel
Twas three feet deep all Ger the lakes,
o, blissful sight for all the girls
OF dairy kind cried out, "My sakes! ...
The cream" and shook their laughing curls
This is true dairy work, thought I
And my head went fairly swimming,
To see these girls, like waving rye,
At the slipry task Of skimming.
A huge, deep churn eight miles long
Was made, wherein was poured the cream
Nor, reader, deem my figures wrong -
took its measure, In my dream.
Some afty engines turned the crank,
Until twas time for "putting down."
But then dismissed because they "drank,"
And badly smoked through all the town.
This mournful fact l chanced to learn; s
Among these girls Of pleasant mien,
One hapless dame fell in the churn,
And mover, never more was seem
And now, through myriad pipes, they drew
The butter-milk, which, frothing mad
Ran wild, and frightened not few;
But all the swine undrowned were glad.
The butter lay golden pile.
0'ercome with joy some stood, some RAM
All CRIED ave have now STRUCK ile;'"
The deacon swore, "fTis fine, 1 vanl"
From early morn till close Of day
All was hustle, stir and clutter
Look this, or that, or any way,
1t was butter, butter, butter!
o, how they worked! With might and main,
They packed, and packed, both day and night
Some deemed it butter on the brain,
And doubtless such were in the right,
Alas! that glded hopes should wanei
That market price should ever fall
But facts are facts though full Of pain
The butter would not sell at all
The golden pile" thus came TO naught;
Than common salt 1t was more cheap.
While mourning DER this painful thought .-
wept, and wakened out Of sleep
Cornwall, VT
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

The improved American hay tedder shown
at the state fair interested us greatly. The
only objection to the American, the best
operating tedder yet, is its draft is rather
hard. The lighter, higher wheels and gear
ing Of this improvement look as if they
would overcome that fault. If they do it
is fine improvement Farmers have yet to
learn that they cannot afford to do their
haying without a tedder.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

M. A. Ballard of Gaysville writes us that
he has improved worn-out farm in i've
years from crop of twenty tons of hay to
100 tons without an increase of acreage, by
the use of Sparhawk & Billiards. patent fer
tilizer. We have other disinterested reports
which tend to confirm the statement.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

Mr. Amasa Adams Of Ludlow has full.
blood Jersey heifer, Buttercup, calved April
Is, 1874, by bul! imported by f. I. Bush,
Mclean asylum, dam Daisy. by bull i'm
ported by Perkins, out Of Snow Flake. She
came in at the age of sixteen and One'half
months.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

The directors of the state agricultural
society have rule that herd Of cattle
competing for the herd prizes shall consist OF
q bull, two milch COWS, two two.year-old
heifers, two yearling heifers and two calves
And it often happens that breeder is
obliged to put himself in a position that
will exclude him from showing for two years
or lose q sale.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

1t will be remembered that in recent
issue we deplored the multiplication OF herd
books. At the recent state fair a distin-
guished breeder of Ayrshire cattle stated to
us that he did not intend to record his cattle
in any of the American herd books until he
knows which is the herd book.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

To kind friends at Centre Rutland, who,
with cordial hospitality which made us
feel at home by their cheerful 6rcside, took
us away from the crowd and discomfort OF
a public house, and kept US all through the
fair, anticipating every wish, we must ex-
press our cordial thanks.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

@, w. Herbert of Rumney, N. H., win
tered IL Cotswold sheep from which be has
sold 1926 worth Of wool and So lambs for
S575, and COW has ll2 sheep and ~ lambs
lett. The remaining lambs are worth Sl0S,
which makes the income from his flock of
ll2 sheep, this summer, S9lS.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

A. d. Fletcher of Chester, secretary Of
the Chester driving park association sends
us complimentary tickets to their second
annual fair, September 21-23.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

The largest recorded yield of single
COW that is perfectly we'll authenticated, is
that of an animal kept at the Jail, at Lewes,
England. In eight consecutive years she
gave 9,72O gallons, or an average of more
than 1910 gallons year.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

Experiments in Germany on frozen Pota-
toes prove that the freezing in nOwise alters
the chemical composition OF the tuber, The
change is simply physical, aud, even " frozen
hard, they are still fit for distlllatlon; or
they may be pressed to get rid OF the water
and then ground into very good meal adapted
for feeding cattle.-[Scribner.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24

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The Iola register., 1875-03-27

those of Amanda Moore vs.. Thos. H.
Moore ct. al, and of William Williams
vs.. Sprague 4 Merritt. The first was an
ejectment suit, in which the "little
widow" recovered forty acres Of quite
valuable land, which the defendants de.
tained from her, and which they claim
ed to own by reason of being the heirs of
deceased Moore. Gates & Keplinger
were for the plaintiff, and Smith & Amos
for the defendants. The second case was
for the recovery of something over $500,
which plaintiff claimed to be due him
from the defendants on . cattle trade.
The defendants were sued as partners.
Merritt denied the partnership, and in
sisted that he had nothing to do with
the transaction. The case was bitterly
contested, each side being ably repre-
sented-Messrs. Murray & Richa rds and
Col. Thurston being for plaintiff, and
Esq. Pulver and Messrs. Gates & Kep-
linger for defendant, The regular Judge
having been of counsel in the case, Col.
Mason was selected as Judge pro tem.,
and presided during the trial. The jury
found for the plaintiff Last Wednes-
day, a motion for new trial was argued
and, although the chances were close.
the judge refused to grant it; so that
the case will in all probability 60 to the
Supreme Court.
Two divorces were granted, and two
marriageableable young widows with
hearts that beat as one with experience,
are now in condition to begin legitimate
sparkling. A number of other cases Of
interest were disposed Of. Judge Talcott
manifested a genuine spirit of reform in
endeavoring to have all business trans
acted promptly and with the least pos
sible expense to the county. The Judge
is not puffed up with the honors of his
position, and while he presides with all
necessary ability his actions are marked
by those pleasant and genial social quail
tiles for which he is noted.
The Iola register., 1875-03-27
DISTRICT COURT.

The March term of the District Court
will. undoubtedly, adjourn to-day. The
docket was not SO large as it was last
fall, and the business would have been
completed lass>week except that some
cases were set by agreement of parties to
be tried this week by the court, without
the Intervention of . jury. The jury
cases were tried as quickly as possible,
50 that the seemingly protracted session
has been without additional expense to
the county. Only one criminal case ap.
peared upon the docket. That was
where the defendant was charged with
committing upon the prosecuting Wit
ness ian assault, with An intent to make
him (the prosecuting witness) sup sor-
rnw.".- As the law will not interfere
with mans diet, OF make any sugges-
tions - to what he shall have for sup
per; and q, in these starving times, sor.
row ID taken At every meal; the county
attorney concluded that the intent was
not criminal, and, at his suggestion the
deiandant was discharged.
: The most interesting civil cases were
The Iola register., 1875-03-27
SOMETHING assgr COM .,sr.

The shortest possible route betwsn The Great
West and the East, North and South. q over de
ST. Louis. Kansas City and Nofthern Short LipH
This road has gained surprising rmpoftAnca By
reason Of immense expeDditur0 h The laGe two
years, OF over two million dollars, besides earn
ings, In improvements Of roadway, In re3ayinx
their line with bsst quality Of new siesl and son
rails, on broad new ties, and by substituting for
ordinary cars, new reclining chair eoaeLss, sle-
ganuy carpe;ed and htiel, with dressing rooms
with toilet convenierees for ladies, eIntlemsa
and families travelling with chiklren, 13tAsa eay
erfrs charge. This line runs six hhst Expr0as
trains between the Missouri and Nrsissippi Riv.
ers. two more than any other road. and connects
with all the great through lines East, West North
and South. Il is remarkably free from aceidD0AD
BY reason 0fadopting every modern applinnes ~
comfort. speed and safety, including night s1l
day watchmen, who inspect the road oe3ogU s1A
after the passags Of each train to - tAat eVry.
thing 10 secure. We rees mmend thoso conSsis-
plating trip East % take the So. Loeis, k.nses
City & Northern Short Line, either through 81.
Louis, the great metropolis Of over 40 u0U inhab-
itants, or through Chicago, Si1 tbo CAicago & Al
ton Short Line, over the Louisiana Bridge. now
open for the passage Of thgoseh trains. Ticket
Agents OF connecting roads selling THROUGH ticker
to the East North or South, viii anisA tieEe1s 6y
this excellent line; For map. eiroaias. Tine
cards and information relaffve to rates, &c. %.
ply to or sddress Lyman NcCaTty, Kaasns City.
No. rP. B. Grost. St. Loals. No.
The Iola register., 1875-03-27

The season of the year has arrived
when trees are to be planted. The sooner
this is done, after the frost il out of the
ground, the better.
Twenty families Of colored people, .
portion Of . colony from Tennessee, have
arrived and have bought land in the
vicinity of Baxter SpringA
The Fort Scott Monitor says the dispo-
sition of the Pomeroy business was dis
graceful to the State. Public opinion
on that point somewhat differs.
The Holton Express is informed that
the warm weather Friday and Saturday
OF last week had the effect to hatch out
immense quantities of grasshoppers in
the Delaware river bottom, some twelve
miles northeast of Holt0n, but that the
cold snap of Monday and Tuesday ret
tied them.
The Iola register., 1875-03-27

John Huff, deaf and dumb printer,
found his way to our Office last Wednes.
day afternoon sad, tired and hungry; but
after supper, bed and breakfast at one Of
our hotels he reported next morning in
good spirits and full of hope as to the
future. He was going to count the cross
ties on the railroad between here and
Humboldt, and from there he was going
to make his way out west and at some
point on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe road he would start q newspa.
per. When he left US John had, accord.
ing to his statement. sixty cents in mon.
ey, and with this amount of finances he
is not afraid to penetrate the grasshop-
per region and start . newspaper.