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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27
How to Succeed in Colt Raising.

We would say to every man who is pro-
number of colts, Put yourself 10 the way Of
learning something OF the business upon
which you are to enter. To your own obser-
vation add the observation Of other men.
Re-inforcey our own knowledge with the
wisdom Of those who have grown gray in the
business, Above all, become a student Of
the horse. Obtain such books as you neod
10 inform your minds Of the history, habits,
and peculiaritles of the animal you admire
Make yourself acquainted also with shape,
size, popularity Of going character of their
temperament, and the ancestry from which
they sprang. Study pedigrees, that you
may know by the union of what bloods, and
the intermarriage of what families, great re-
suits have been obtained Study the horse
not only with the Ieye, but with the hand
and finger. Make yourself familiar with
every joint and bone and tendon. Know
the horse in his skeleton; until you know the
place of every bone. muscle, aud member o
his frame. No one ever knows a horse by
merely looking at him he must look through
him as well. Learn to distinguish the good
points of a horse at sight as an artist distin
guishes mere daub from finished picture
| at glance.
If you intend to make breeding business
it is good plan to engage yourself to some
practical breeder, and remain with him until
| you have mastered the minutie Of the bust
ness, and become familiar with the hundred
and one points of interest that can be learned
only by actual service on a brood farm
While we demand no more than is univer
sally admitted to to be the condition Of sue
cess in other branches OF business, we do de-
mand this; and lay it down as a law, which
executes its own penalty whent ransgressed
that he who breeds horse Will
ignorant OF the correct principles o
breeding will breed a failure. If he eve
makes a success, it will be based on n
broader and surer foundation than mere luck
The second point 10 the way Of suggestion
that we make, is this: Whoever wishes t
raise a fine colt must be willing to put him
self to a certain amount Of trouble and ez
pense. There is an old saying, "that tn
gods never drop nuts already cracked int
mems mouths )" and it is law which run
through the world, and put equal pressur
upon all, that the effort puts forth shall el
actly gauge the degree of success.-GoIde
Rule.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27
incubation with the viru, Of Bee stings.


The result of the following experiment,
performed upon himself by Mr.. G. Walker
of England, to determine the number Of
stiDgs necessary TO so inoculate the system
that bee stings would thereafter produce no
unpleasant effects, confirms the statement
made by Dea. Crane at the meeting Of the
board Of agriculture at Waits6eld last winter.
1t must be delightful experiment. We
would as soon try to see how many times we
must be bitten by rattlesnake To enable US
to endure it.
III went to one of my hives, caught q bee,
placed it on my wrist, aud allowed it to
sting me, taking care that received the
largest amount Of poison by preventing 1t
from going away at once then L let the
poison.bsg work, which IL does for some time
after being separated from the bee. The
first day l only stung myself twice. A bee
sting has always had very bad and iniuri'
Gus effect on me- inasmuch as il has always
caused great amount Of swelling and pain !;
in fact, once when stung on my ear, the part
became so painful and swollen that l hardly
got any sleep the following night, and it was
three days before l recovered. The first
few stings got during this experiment had
the usual effect; the whole OF my forearm
was affected with a cutaneous erysipelas, and
there was disorder Of the muscular nerves,
accompanied with heat, ;edness swelling aud
pain. This attack lasted till Tuesday, aud
on Wednesday (Oct. 7th) was so far re-
covered that, following the same plan, |
stung myself three times more, also on the
wrist. The attack of erysipelas this time
was not nearly so severe but, as before, |
felt stiDging sensation as far up rs my
shoulder and noticed that q lymphatic
gland behind my car had increased consid.
erably in size, the poison being taken up by
the Emphatic system. On Saturday (Oct
l0th) again treated myself to three stings
and the pain was considerably less, though
the swelling was still extensive. At the end
of the next week (Oct 17th) had had
eighteen stiugs then l stung myself seven
times more during the next week, and
reached the number of thirty.tw on Oct 81
the course Of the experiment having lasteC
nearly four weeks After the twentieth
sting there was very little swelling or pain
only slight itching sensation, with small
amount of Inflammation in the immediate
neighborhoOd Of the part ssung, which diC
not spread further; and stung myself oil
Nov. Sth, without its having any effect Of
| me,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27
Churning.

Temperature has very much to do with the
length of time required for churnng, and
moderate variation may work no other harm
than a mere shortening or lengthening of the
operation. If, however, butter is much too
long 10 separating, we are sure that its con.
sistency is injured. Two or three hours
churning in summer almost always brings
soft, white butter and in winter, what which
is bitter and white.
In winter, care should be taken that the
cream is ripe before churning is commenced,
that the process may not be retarded. ln
summer, it should not only be coo, and ripe,
but entirely free from all signs of fermenta-
ton. Cream which bubbles and foams, and
bites the tongue can never make good, hard,
sweet butter. In fall and spring, when the
cream is usually firm and dry, and would be-
gin to separate the moment the churning is
started, we consider it very important to re.
tard the churning process by adding a few
quarts Of skinned milk to the cream before
beginning TO churn it. Other things being
equal, that butter which is the hardest is the
lreest from anything except butter
Now, if we churn too quickly, and change
the main portion Of the cream into butter
| and buttermilG within the first few moments,
the remaining uuchurned cream will be
washed into the buttermilk, which, on ac-
count of the dryness of the cream, will be
small in quautity-and thus render it so
thick that it will literally daub every globue
of the butter with coat of it, and thus be
gathered into the butter itself, instead Of be-
ing washed out as would have been the case
had the cream been sufficiently thinned by
adding to it a suitable quantity of milk oil
water. We would, therefore, add milk tC
cream before churning it, for two reasons
first, to retard the churning process, that al
the cream may be churned before any Of thC
butter begins to separate, and second, II
render the buttermilk so thin and water.
that it will readily run off from the crumb
of butter, instead of adhering to it like thicl
molasses to sawdust-A. w. Cheerer IA
Neto England Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27
The Future Of Our Forests.

The following well considered remarks, on
question which has been much discussed by
those who had little understanding of it, are
from the Germantown Telegraph:
There is a great deal of talk about the
changes Of climate going on in Europe and
America as the result of the continual clear
ing of of forests, and the figures we often see
would seem to support this view but now
and then there seems to be figures on the
other side which 60 to tell another story, and
the simple looker.on does not know what to
believe aud it generally does result in per-
soDs having no belief at all. They do not
know whether the forest area is decreasing,
or whether the climate is or is not undergo
ing change. For instance one Of the Off
GERS of the Forestry Association recently said
in an address at Philadelphia, that over
81 600 acres of new timber had been planted
within few years past in single state (;
and when we consider that there is con-
siderable amount for planting going on in
every state, some millions for fruit, millions
more for shelter and ornament, and still more
millions Of timber alone, we ought not to be
so badly off. The fores. fires destroy large
quantities yearly but these tracts burned
over generally produce new growth, and
the young trees are coming on for the future
in many cases as truly as if young trees
were planted. 1t is very often the case
when the trees are cut away for timber the
land is not therefore cleared of wood il
grows again and 10 time comes in. This i:
! a. al, Danney H.
We know of some that have been cut twice
since the settlement Of the state, and the
third crop is now being cut for many usefu
purposes.
The greatest diminution is going on il
forest lands out of the way of settlements
and where perhaps the trees would be Of lit
tie value for very many years. and perhap
be on the road to decay before they com
into profit. Here it is manifestly for tn
benefit of the settler and of the country tina
the woods should be cleared entirely off 70
grain culture, leaving only enough. as is gen
orally done, for the wants Of the next twent
years or so.
On the whole We doubt whether there
so much room for anxiety as so many no
wel-acquainted with the facts evince. w
are not doing so well at replanting as W
might; but we are yet doing pretty wei
aud with the stmulous and encouragement
of societies, which give sound iuformatio
and wise advice-which are so careful {
facts that the world learns to rely on then
and follow where they-lead we hardly e,
pect that we shall realize the prophecy of
wild sort of lecturer recently, who asser
that"as we are now going on, in ten yea
/ our forest area will be almost gone, and Il
+ now powerful Republic will be strugglr
q with nature, striving to make desert of OF
now fair land !"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

The ONION misunderstanding to our
experience the most effective way of dealing
with this pesky little despoiler is to go over
the rows often, when the onions are small,
with garden trowe, or big iron spoon, and
a pail, and dig up every plant that by wilt
ing shows it has been attacked A consid-
cradle amount of dirt must be taken up with
the plant, so as to secure all the grubs.
The plants and the dirt should be burnt,
scalded or buried too deep for resurrection
We committed the error, once, Of throwing
them into the privy vault, as the earth was
dry, and thus serviceable as a disnfectant
In about week we found the window o
the out-building covered with the flies from
whose eggs the maggots arc hatched They
had undergone this transformation where
they were deposited and were ready to lay
fresh supply of eggs among our onions. Th'
error doubtless cost US good deal of extr'
labor and a good many onions When th'
prisoners are taken, therefore, see that il
some way all are killed. Vermont Watch
| man.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27
About Food.

A correspondent of the Scientific Farmer
gives the following sensible advice to far
mers about exercising little common sense
in feeding themselves.
The stomach is, however, largely the key
to health for it is through this organ that
all the nutrimeut of the system must pass,
and all the force taken with the food must
be trans ferred. We must therefore consider
the demands Of n healthy stomach. This
organ becomes habituated to a system. 1t
secretes the fluid which in part disorganizes
the food aud digests Now, 30 long as this
organ is in order, man appears to get the bet
ter of his surroundings. So long as the
facility to digest is present, i'll health need
scarcely be feared How important then to
guard this important organ against damage
What the farmer re quires is regular meals,
and that slowness of eating which allows the
food to be masticated before being swallowed
lie must guard against surfeit, because he
works at times hard, and hard work on an
overloaded stomach is shown by experience
to be injurious; yet he must eat abun'
dainty. In this respect as in the work on his
farm, he should use common sense. Then al
to the character of the food. Let him avoid
the habit Of tea drinking or water drinking
in excess at meals. If he must drink
largely, let him take other times. Eat plaiI
or rich food, but in moderation. A swallow
Of meat or whole pie is scarcely as health
full or as nourishing as swallow Of pie anC
large chunk Of meat. 1t is not so much
what we eat which is injurious, as tho man
ner and DTopOrtion and a little common
sense here also will go great way. 1t i
F only necessary for the family to think, to in
crease the comforts of life it is but neces
sary to apply thought to produce most radi
cal improvement 10 the family and without
} The thinking farmer should be the rule
and when once the rule we nee,
fear but little but that he will take hi
proper place in the community; honorinl
: and being honorod healthful and contented
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

FODDER CoRN.-The testimony of DIR.
Sturtevant of Washakum Farm, in favor of
fodder corn, as it appears in the Scientific
Farmer, is direct and positive. His thrust
at fancy farmers may fit "The Talking Doc.
ter" but will not apply to Harris Lewis.
DIR. S. says; "Our fodder corn has been OF
great service to us, in easing our pastures.
An acre or so in drills, and the plants from
eight to nine feet high, scarcely shows its
daily diminution, yet the cattle are fat and
contented, and the milk continuously abun'
dant. And such milk as corn fodder gives
rich in fats and sweet in flavor, it seems sur,
prsing how any practical farmer could decrJ
the advantage of planting fodder corn, after
having once tried it, and in the right way
For our own part, we suspect, but don't tel
anybody, that the talk against fodder corr
comes from fancy farmers, whose farming j
but lighter diversion from politics or busi
ness"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

GRAssHOPPER GRAss-Wherev the pas
lures Of Western Missouri have been de-
stroyed by the grasshoppers new varieties of
grass have sprung up, which the oldest inhab.
itants never saw before. The principal of
these is a green bunch.grass of luxurious
growth, which now covers pastures and door
yards where only blue grass has grown for
many year before. Stock eat it with avid
ity. Some persons assert that it is buffalo
grass, while others see in it resemblance to
other grasses Of the plains and mountains
west OF US. We hope that its development
will be studied by some expert in the botany
Of this continent, for its origin may throw n
new and important light upon the origin OF
migration Of the locusts. The seed was evil
IDENTIFY brought here and deposited by the
swarm that laid eggs in this region last fall.
If brought here from Kansas or Colorado
only, its identity would surely have been de-
termlned ere this by old plainsmen who are
so numerous hereabout. II has put forth no
seed.stalk as yet, aud perhaps in this climate
il may not 60 to seed this year. Who will
first inform US whence it came aud what may
be expected from it, Kansas City,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

points, have them both under cultivation,
but will not attempt TO describe them fur.
ther at this time.
A raspberry plot 20 or 80 feet square, or
one or two rows 100 feet long, will give a
6ne supply for an ordiuary-sized family, and
should give at least ten or fifteen years.
Fortunately il was the custom to set out
raspbcrries aud nearly all other fruits in the
spring, but recent experience has shown that
this can be done equally as we'll, if not to
better advantage in the fall. In making
plantations endeavor to obtain such kinds as
will give real satisfaction when they come
into bearing. If they cannot be procured
from neighbors, then they can easily be
obtained through the mails at cost of only
10 or Is cents per dozen for postage. They
should be set out any time after
the middle Of October or during
November, and just before the
ground freezes up, the soil should be well
hllled up around them. In the following
March or April this should be leveled off
By this plan they make a much earlier start
than when planted in spring, and are moi
liable TO be injured by the early drouths that
frequently occur. The plants may be set out
either four feet apart each way, or three feet
apart in rows SIX or seven feet from each
other. Either way will well repay the
grower when he sees them bending under the
weight of the beautiful bright red berries that
they will have. Let those who are without
this fruit, commence this fall, and ascertain
for themselves what treasures and pleasures
the raspburry can give. r. Ii. HIANEs.
.IIudsOa. NJ ".
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

WNDMAM COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The following officers have been elected.
President, Jerome Holden, Of Westminster.
Vice Presidents, p. ii. Rutter of Towns
bend A. A. Wyman of Athens. Secretary,
j. ii. Merrifeld Of Newiane. Treasurer,
II. o. Burditt of Newfane. Managers, S.
d. Conant, Grafton; d. Il. Robbins, Wind
ham Loren Powers, Athens Silas May,
Wardsboro; Henry Frost, Nottingham ;
j. 0. Follett, Townshend w. ii. IL, Holton,
Jamaica j. M. Moore, NewfaDe W. Is.
Cutting, Westminster Lewis Vail, London
derry Laban Jones, Dover; Ohauncey
Smith, Wilmington; H.. W. Whitney, Brook
line II. b. Ballou, Nottingham W. B
Smith, Putney; George Walker, Dummers
ton
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27
UucommOply frank for an agricultural .di

Uncommonly frank for an agricultural edi-
tor Tor any other kind), is DR.. Sturtevant Of
the Scientific Farmer, when he says: The
summer has como and gone, and the season
of harvest is at hand. We have met with
success in our farming this year, yet it has
been gained through costly mistakes, and is
not as large as it should have been. We
have sinned as much through omission as
commission, for we havO neglected oppOrtu,
mites until too late"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

Geo. Stoddard of Peacham has seven.
year-old cotswold eve from which he has
realized one hundred and fifty dollars and
has remaining one hundred dollars worth Of
sheep. Mr.. Stoddard also has a two.year.
old eve, from which he sheared Is lbs. oI
unwashed wool last spring, and a ram lamt
with fleece OF wool four inches in length.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

The investigations of Prof Farlow of the
Bussey Institute go to show that the black
knot is caused by fungus, SphOeria MOrbOsa,
which has its special breeding place on the
wild choke cherry, from which it propagates
rapidly to the plum. The knots and swollen
portions of the branches should be cut of
whenever and wherever 70 und, and burned
The choke.cherry, bird-cherry and wild plum
furnish means for the propa cation of the
knot, and should be sacrificed.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

Mrs. Betsey Hubbard Of Springfield, tbC
widow of DR.. Calvin Hubbard. has a yok,
Of grade Durham steers, three years old last
April, which have done part Of the plow.
ing and narrowing and hauled all the manure
hay and crops on $50 acre hill farm tn,
past season, and now weigh 3,O33 pounds
They were skim milk calves, and have never
had extra keeping.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

Parties desiring meetings Of the board Of
agriculture to be held in their towns the
coming season should forward their applica.
tion to the secretary, Prof Secly, at Middle
bury, without delay.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

1t is said that three neR, a professor OF
chemistry and botany, a professor Of agri-
culture and farm superintendent, are to be
provided to do the work of the late Prof
Dimond of the New Hampshire Agricultu.
raj college. 1t is none too many.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

The Massachusetts, State Board Of Agri.
culture will hold its county meeting at
Worcester, Nov. l4.16. Hon. T. s. Gold,
secretary Of the Connecticut board, will give
an address. Other interesting addresses are
expected.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

The trustees Of the University of Vermont
have engaged Professor Noah Cressy, for
merly connected with the board Of agrcul-
ture in Massachusetts, and Connecticut, to
deliver a course Of fifty lectures on "Veteri-
nary Medicine" A part Of the lectures will
be given at the University aud part in
various places throughout the state.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

The agricultural society of the lower
Seine Of France offer prize of a gold
medal and 800 francs. to the inventor Of an
instrument capable Of indicating if milk has
been skinned or watered.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

Kansas has re.opened her display in the
Exposition, and the latest productions OF her
soil are the sstonishment OF her visitors,
Apples which will hardly go into No. I
hat, beets weighing six pounds Wind grass
ten feet high, heads of millet twelve inches
long, ears of corn nine inches in clrcumier-
enoe and on stalks twenty feet high-all give
indications of the wonderful agricultural
wealth of the state, and the richness Of the
recent crop.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27
FARM FOR SALE.

The subscriber offers to sell his farm at East Cabot
consisting of 2iO of good land divided into tage
and pasture. There IL orchard of - young bearing
trees two good sugar places OF 5 trees in each. The
heavy timhcred landcOvUrs 25lcIes and includes lines
growth Of cedar. The farm well fenced and there Is
good supply of running water and well water. The
farm is but three aud half miles from West Danville
depot aud only half mile from post Office and hrst
rate school viii be sold at low figures and on easy
terms Inquire Of b. F. Rollins, ST. Juhnsbury, OF Of
the subscriber on the place. -
j. A. II. GLIDDEN,
East Cabot Vt.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

The grain trade in England is agitated by
the serious aspect Of the Eastern question.
If Russia shall precipitate war the effect
will, Of course, be to check its grain exports.
England will then have to look to the United
States for the chief part Of the supply which
it is accustomed to get from Russia.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

The price Of wool has advanced some Eve
cents in the last two months, good lots now
selling for 35 cents.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

If the legislature would only tax worthless
dogs out of existance they would confer
a benefit on the people Of the state.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

A bill has been introduced by Representa-.
tive Joslyn of Bridgewater, making the le.
gal weight of bushel of oats 80 pounds.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

An agricultural school is to be opened at
Naito-Shinjuk, China, the students OF which
are to be instructed by an American teacher
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27
SMALL PLACE FOR SALE.

The subscriber will sell his place at st. Johnsbury,
adjoining tho Fair Ground. II contains two acres OF
ground good house and barn, agOOd garden with 80
fruit trees running water at house and barn and in
the garden that never fails, even IN dry time The
buildings in perfect order and very pleasantly
and conveniently situated, being half milo from the
scale shops, and good schools and churches The
place will he sold very easy terms. Apply to Hiram
Russell on the premises, or Joseph Gauther at tho
harness shop on Eastern Avenue. -
st. Johnsbury, Aug. 81, 1876