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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31
Care of Stock.

The Live Stock Record says: There is
probably more loss sustained by farmers
through carelessness than from almost any
other cause, and hence the Importance of
forming careful habits. No matter how
bountiful in quantity or good quality, the
food for stock may be, if they have not sufi-
ciont protection or shelter from the severe
winter winds ani cold rains, the loss, if not
of life, will necessarily be very considerable.
If man will but observe the effects Of cold
rains on hogs, cattle and horses, he will GER
tainly observe the necessity of shielding them
from it. 1t is impossible that the normal
processes of digestion and assimilation of
food can proceed regularly when the animal
is exposed to all the seventies Of the weather.
No doubt this is one reason why domestic
breeds so rapidly degenerate when put from
the care of man. 1t is no uncommon thing
to see farmers stock houses wretchedly out Of
repair the winds whlstling through them, and
the rains driving into them, making them
damp, piercing, cold. Then it is very often
the case that hogs have no shelter other than
they can find themselves. The qualities of
animals thus exposed must inevitably degen-
crate, so that loss is sustained, although it
may escape the observation of the stupid
farmer, who supposes that man alone needs
protection from the weather. From this one
cause many farmer loses hundreds Of dol
lars every year.
But domestic animals are subject to the
same diseases as man-pnsumonia, typhoid
fever, inflammation of the bowels, etc. These
diseases are produced by similar or the same
causes as in man. Much sickness and death
Of live stock may bO prevented by judicious
feeding, shelter and hygienic care. What is
so often ascribed to bad luck, ought in truth
to be ascrbed to the sothfu habits and ig-
norance of farmers. Nature commits the
domestic animals to man as a part of his
stock in trade but the laws of animal life
and health are not suspended, and the far.
mer whose procedure violates these laws,
must pay for his ignorance or carelessness in
money or its equivalent.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

G. w. Nichols writes to the Fanciers
Journsl that lime, sulphur, coal oil or to-
bacco applied to fowls or their nests or quart
ers are Intellectual for destroying lice, and
very injurious to the fowls. His remedy,
which he says never fails, is to wash the
fowls in tepid water with little soap.
When dry take lard or oil and rub them
thoroughly under the wings, on the head
and at the root of the TAIL and fumigate the
poultry-house with a pound of sulphur
poured into hot iron pan or pot. The
fumes are deadly poison. Repeat in a
few days to kill those hatched from nits,
and the job is complete. We can commend
this system of treatment except the washing
which is Intellectual and useless.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

The very best report we have ever seen
of large dairy is that of Israel BOis Of
Marengo, Henry county, III. Last year he
MIXED ninety cows and they gave, on an
average, I, 1896 pounds of milk (the equiva-
lent of about 3,440 quarts), and produced
three hundred and fourteen and half
pounds Of butter per cOlO. His cows come
in in the fall, aud are fed one and ons.half
tons of corn meal each in the year aud all
the carly cut hay and corn stalks they would
eat. The butter sold for thirty.eight cents
making return of s1l9.5l per COW. His
cows are natives and grades picked up among
farmers.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

Alexander Hyde says in the New York
Times that lettuce plants should be placed
eight or ten inches apart in the row, and
every alternate plant cut out when partially
developed, to give the rest room to expand.
The custom in farmers gardens, is to SOW
the seed SO they will stand as thick as grass.
Cabbages abound in hesh.forming material.
Six cents cannot be invested so as to supply
a greater amount Of nutriment to family
than in the purchase of cabbage head. 1t
is too hearty to be eaten freely by people Of
sedentarY habits.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31
Centennial Corn Premiums.

Mr.. Conrad Wilson of New York city
offers premiums for corn to be exhibited at
the centennial, the details of which will be
given In circular to be issued soon by him.
The object is to test the possibilities Of our
great national cereal, Indian Corn, in regard
to the following points:
lst The largest attainable product of
shelled corn, by weight, from single grain.
I'd. The largest attainablo product Of
sheled corn, by weight, from one acre.
30. The lowest attainable cost per bushel
for shelled corn.
4,h, The largest attainable product of
pork from one bushel of corn.
9th. The largest attanable product Of
butter from one bushe of corn.
9th. An experiment in corn culture to test
the theory of Prof. Stockbridge. A iormu-
la Of this experiment will be given in the
cir cular.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31


The American Agricultural says the liver
fuke is the most destructive parasite which
affects the sheep. 1t is oval in form, conf
cal at the head and hattens toward the other
extremity. 1t is highly organized and SUBJ
sists on the bile. II causes death by obstruct-
ing the gall ducts, having entered the liver
from the stomach. 1t is taken with the
food cropped in low, wet land. The dis
ease is known as the liver rot The sheep
suffers 6rst from jsundice which gives the
Dyes and skin yellow color, aud the sheep
fatten rapidly. The talOw will have yel.
low look. In short time the sheep fails
The skin and eyes become white and blood
less, watery tumor forms under the jaw,
the abdomen is enlarged from dropsy, the
wool becomes harsh and easily parts from
the skin and the sheep dies, a rotten mass
They are widely distributed amoug the sheep
of America. When the usual red color at
the corner of the eyes and under the eyo'lid
appears look out for this disease.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

The Boston CultiVator insinuates that our
language is not elegant" because we said
it "picks up" Mr.. Cheever's assertion that
ten varieties of grass in pasture will pro-
duce more feed than one. Sorry to offend
our learned centemporary's elegant and culti-
waited taste. Perhaps midnight researches
ia the worm eaten pages of Columella aud
other ancients and hAir-splitting gymnastic
conflicts with modern writers have not left
time for the discovery that there is some
thing more important than "elegance" in
agricultural literature. Brother Wetherell
sticks to the opinion that blue grass pastures
in Massachusetts aud Vermont afford more
feed than those stocked with a variety Of
grasses. 1t has never been our good for
tune to see such pasture their existence
may be common, but is believed to be ex-
Oeptional.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31
MURRAY RAps THE FARMERS KSucKL1s

MURRAY RAPs THE FARMERS KNUcKLEs
We take the following from the Golden
Rule; "Wo never knew farmer to take an
aI or beetle aud 60 round and break a
wheel here and knock in brace there, and
crack this section and clip that one, among
his farm machines, wagons and implements
that is, unless he was drunk But some
of them-pretty good farmers, too, in most
things-get about the same results in
roundabout way. They store the moving
machine in leaky shed, where it is used as
a turkey roost the lighter instruments are
kept where the stable fumes spoil the warn.
iSh and general slip.shOd style knocks off
fifty per cent. from the value of the farming
equipment. The farmer who keeps things
shiP-ShApe' is generally the thriving man
'DoWn.at.the-hsel-ati -ativeness' will spread the
blsck-frost of mortgage over farm nearly
as quick as rum.drinkiDg."
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

early winter, and before the milk is removed
to winter quarters, that the questions begin
to come 10, "Why don't the butter come y
and "What makes the cream bitter 2' 1t is
possible there may be milk so pure that a
low temperature would not cause bitterness
in iorty-oighl-houvs, but we believe such milk
is very scarce. The only perfectly sure pre-
ventive we have noticed is to heat the milk
to 1909 as soon as it comes from the sta.
bles. People who do that seldom have any
trouble of this kind .-Neio England Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

Alexander Hyde says in the New York
Times, 1--WE had supposed with the loss of
the Carter, the prince among potatoes was
dead, but the Snow Flake seems equal to the
Carter. The name is indicative of its nature.
1t is white, light and as tempting as the new
fallen snow" This is as good notice as a
potato needs When it is added that it is
hardy and very productive there is
nothing more to be said.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

The farmers of Poultney take commend
able interest in the improvement of horses,
and are using the best blood for that pur-
pose. A recent public exhibition of colts
and illies under one year old ELECTED good
attendance and interest. The first prize for
colts was awarded to DR.. Bliss brown colt,
by Blackstone, he by Rysdick's Hambleto-
nian. The first prize for fliss was awarded
to F. NJ, MOseley's bay, by Daniel Lam
bert, dam by Pariah's Hambletonian.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

How Coon FARMER OoMPosTs MANURE.
We do believe in composing in our way
Of doing it. We use just enough dry earth
in our stables every day to absorb the urine
from the animals, aud render the whole in a
suitable condition for handling with six
tined manure forks, Twice every day the
stables are cleaned and the manure and satu-
rated soil 60 down into the cellar below,
pretty thoroughly mixed. Here it remains
till needed on the fields where it is drawn
without intermediate handling. After it is
applied to the land it is compOsted very
thoroughly by repeated cultivation in the soil
This, in few words, is our doctrine for COM
posting, VermOnters should have more barn
cellars.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

Messrs. B. X. Bliss & Sons, "a Barklay
street, Now York, issue the Gardeners AL
manac and abridged catoluguo Of garden,
field and flower seeds, for 1876, a handsome
volume Of ll6 pages, containing among
other interesting matter useful calendar of
farm and garden work, tsgethsr with price
list seeds. Messrs Bliss send US also csta-
logue of potatoes for seed, with handsome
illustrations of the new choice varieties, and
list of premiums amounting to s700) offered
by them for potato crop grown from their
seed.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

Mr.. b. j. Stone of Wsstboro, Mass,
steams food for cattle, feeding morning and
night, with dry hay at noon, The cost of
keeping 16 yearlings and two-year-olds and
II milch COWS is s406 or less than l24 cents
each per day, reckoning hay at $40 per ton,
corn fodder and straw at $40. 1t is esti-
mated by discerning farmers who have Wis.
tied his place that he makes o saving Of so
per cent His cows yield q much larger
quantity Of milk.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

Professor Stockbridgs says that to 20
bushels of wood ashes use so pounds of sui
phate of ammonia and you have for six dol
lars these materials cannot be bought for
six dollarsl top.dressing tor an acre of pas.
ture that will last for three or four years.
In absence of ashes use $50 pounds suIphate
of ammonia, 70 pounds muriate of potash
and 100 pounds of good Huperphosphatc, all
to be mixed together.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

Dr. Hitchcock states that the farmers and
laborers rank among the first in numbers in
insane hospitals, and says it may bo traced
directly "to incessant care, anxiety and
worry, and too little recreation" 1t is to be
feared that this is too true.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

The Fancier's Journal is Of the opinion
that in feeding fowls we should follow closer
to the habits of nature, instead of giving the
food in such way that it will be bolted down
in mass as is often done. 1t is the natu-
raj habit of poultry to roam about all day
in search of food, scratching for worms and
chasing bugs.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

ORCHARD GRAss-Mr Harvey Smith of
Montgomery county, has been treating n
piece of ground of two acres for the last
three years, with eminent success On the
6rst of May he sOwed two bushels Of
grass seed and eight quarts of clover seed to
the acre. The land was in the finest poss-
ible condition, and black may say jet
black-composed largely Of muck or vegeta
bic matter. The season was dry, and it was
feared there would be a failure but the
grass appeared, grew at once, and by the
middle Of July was cut, the crop not yet in
blossom. The two acres cut three tons
of the finest possible (dried) feed. The
clover had merely obtained a footing, and
contributed nothing to the crop, the grass
taking the lead Of the clover. The growth
that followed was very rapid, and in short
time fit TO cut again but it was desirable
to see what effect it would have as pasture,
so the stock was turned in and luxuriatsd
and thrived upon it. To-day, tho last Of
October it still affords good feed, the clover
during the entire season being kept back
yet showing between the small tufts ol
grass--COr. Country Gentleman.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

l.. B. Arnold states that the butter or fat
globules in milk contain eighteen or twenty
per cent of water When the arterial
blood becomes deficient in fat globules
through the poverty Of the COW they become
filled with water. He had examined those
which contained no oil.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

DIR. Cook made an chronological exhibit
tion at the central New York poultry show at
Utica. There were bugs that hO paid thirty
dollars each for. There isn't bug in Wind
sor county that couldn't be bought for five
dollars.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

We have from the Ames Plow Co., Quincy
Hall, Boston, and SO Beekman street, New
York, price list of everything needed on a
farm from horsepower and threshing machine
down to the smallest implement that is used.
This establishment is the largest of the kind
in New England, aud perhaps in the country,
and their facilities for supplying farmers
are unsurpassed.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

The Massachusetts Ploughman says a
maple tree twenty-five years old will yield
on the average ten pounds Of sugar. One
hundred and sixty trees being allowed to the
acre. the sugar crop for an orchard of that
size, would yield at present prices 1878 an.
nually. Divide the yield by ten for trees
of that age. Would it not then be high?
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

The manufacturers and agents at the
West Of front and rear cut mowiug-machines,
nre having lively fight over the compara'
tive safety of their respective machines, and
have produced a prodgious crop of lies.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

LUoERNE.-Lucerne requires light land,
and more especially light aud porous sub.
soil. We have seen it tried here with rea-
sonable success. 1t growsin California with
great luxuriance and also in Utah. We
have seen immense fields of it from which
three or four crops were taken in a season.
1t is a delicate plant to get started aud re-
quires careful attention the first year after
that, when it is well rooted, it remains in the
soil many years. If you should SOW it in
drills and cultivate it little to keep down
the weeds, you can get a crop the second
year, two or three crops, in fact, as it grows
very rapidly after being cat.
Lucsrne is the same as Chilan clover. 1t
would flourish in Florida, anywhere South
where there is loose, wet and porous sub
soil for the roots to strike down into. 1t Is
not cultivated extensively here, chiefly be-
cause il requires more careful labor the first
year than our farmers are willing to give to
il. Lucerne needs a fine, free, well-tilled
soil and will not endure rough usage. 1t is
most excellent either for hay or for a soiing
crop to cut green and feed out, equal in nu.
tritiye qualities to clover and greatly relished
by cattle. 1t is entirely different, a.so, from
Hungarian grass aud is not to be compared
with that. Hungarian is an annual Lu-
cerne, when once we'll set, will last ten Or ff-
teen years or more.-Mass. PLOughmaN.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

DR.. A. M. Dickie of Doylstown, Pa, has
accepted the position of supervisor Of pOul-
try at the centennial.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

The British government announces its iu-
tention of going out ofthe ocean mail subsidy
business after the present year, and to adopt
the present method of the United States. of
sending the mails by vessels whose efficiency
Is proved, paying according to weight.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31

Communications for the Agricultural Department should
be addressed to the Agricultural Editor at Springfield VT
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

HARpER'S MAGAZINE FOR june
Harper's Magazine for June contains
the entire fourth book Of Geo. Eliot's
"Daniel Deronda," and Miss Mu-
locks new story, ''The Laurel Bush,"
is begun in this number. In addi-
ton to the brilliant novels already
commenced, there will be begun in
the July number an anonymous Sc
rial story Of great promise. Three
short stories are contributed to this
number-"Miss Susan's Love Affair.""
"The Pursuit Of Heritage" and
Gloves Service" "Old Abel's Expe-
rience," an illustrated poem, by Mrs.
Il. T. Corbett, is one of those char
actoristic and striking stories in
verse which have become a promi-
nent feature in Harper's Magazine.
In its other contents the magazine is
as fresh and bright and varied as it
always is. r. II. Stoddard contrib
utes valuable paper, entitled "Lord
Macaulay and his Friends" In the
Drawer is published centennial
ballad for young folks, by Will Car
Teton, entitled "Ths Little BLACK
eyed Rebel"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24
SeOstble Advice.

You are asked every day through
the columns OF newspapers and by
your Druggist to use something for
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint that
you know nothing about, you get
discouraged spending money with
but little success. Now to give You
satisfactory proof that GREENS
AUGUST FLOWER will cure you OF
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint with
all its effects, such as Sour Stomach,
Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness,
palpita,ion of the Heart, HEARTBURN,
Water brash, coming up of food af-
ter eating, low spirits &c, We ask
you to so to your Druggist, Vivian,
Motfett or Pulford, and get a Sam
pile Bottle of GREENS AUGUST Flow
ER for 10 cents and try it, or Reg
ular size for ~ cents, two doses will
relieve you.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24
Office,

March Oth 1876. l3tf.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

Have you been to see John Stsrks'
Fashionable hair-cuttng and shaving room
Where everything is neat and SMART
As pleasant as +" honey -moons"
Step in, gentlemen, as you pass,
Take seats before his lOoking-glass
You'll find scissors sharp and razors keen,
And other things all bright and clean.
In fact, you'll find his shop so nice,
Twill pay to go there each week twice.
Every one young, old, and all,
Is cordially invited to call,
And I've will try to treat you right,
Whether in day time or at night.
Hoping soon 10 see many Of you,
/ bid you now q kind adieu.
Mini PIT, May 10th. JOHN SrARKs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

Everybody in need of clothing
should not fail to call at Deller's store,
as he offers his clothing at much
lower prices than they can be bought
elsewhere. Give him a call and con-
vince yourself
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

Mr.. EDITOR Il would like to SEQ
something in tho columns of the
tribune about the Ridseway Good
Templars. and / trust what I am
pleased to say will meet your favor.
On Friday Of last week had occas-
ion to DO present at an entertainment
given by the Good Templars Of that
place; and never before did enjoy
myself to such an extent at tenn
porance meeting.
Beginning with tho usual form Of
opening q lodge, there followed the
installation Of officers for the ensuing
quarter. S. ii. Jarvis, w. C. II. Of
the last quarter stepped down from
his honored position to that Of P.W.
G. T., and Rev. w. J. c. Bond was
presented to the lodge as w. c. II. Of
the present term or quarter. Bro.
Bond then began the entertainment
with an open address or speech,
which lacked not for eloquence Of
delivery nor merit Of matter; the
next was music by the Glee Club,
followed by q recitation by Miss
Phillipa Rundell, which was quite
interesting. The "Drunkard's Doom
was afterwards recited by Miss Julia
Stephens, and SO well did she picture
the once comfortable home: the
smiling faces Of wife and children
now turned to desolation, disappoint-
ment, misery and woe, and the once
strong and manly form now wasted
to a mere skeleton, that | saw in my
inauguration the PROSTATE form of
the iuebriatc and the cries OF his
family petitioning for the very means
of their subsistence.
IT'S hard to be thus doomed, is it
mott You that say you stand neutral !,
your answer is yes. Then if you
have benevolence and humanity man
ifest it by coming to the rescue of
the thousands who suffer from in
temperance, II you dou't know how
to come, sign the pledge and it will
teach you. That's the way | did.
and | lind if keep the pledge | am
safe.
When Miss Stephens finished her
recitation the Glee Club again favor
Cd Us with beautiful temperance
song. The evening passed off pleas
antly with other speeches and appro-
pirate music, Allow me to aid. that
il all members of Ridgeway lodge
would exert themselves to equal
those 10y whom We were entertained,
theirs would staal prominent among
the lodges OF the state.
SUBSCRIBER AND SNIrulMAN.'
Rlasewsy. May lish. is'6
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

Cartwright 81 James have secured
the services of q first class Sewing
Machine Repairer, and Musical In
strument Tuner. All work intrusted
to them guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Aft
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

Particular attention is called to
the fact, that Deller has got the latest
and best styles in dress-goods, which
he offers to his customers at prices
that cannot fail to induce them to buy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

~ Notices under this head will be charged
for at the rate Of 5 cents per line each inser-
ton. Nothing estimated less than lines,
when published only once.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

GARDEN Seeds of all kinds, war
ranted fresh, good and only .fye cents a
paper at Moffett's. Also the best
seed corn, clover and grass seeds in
abundance at correspondingly low
figures. lStf.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

THE BURT SHOE, to be found only
at Schneberger IL Branger's, are the
very latest and neatest shoes in the
market. Young men of our city
who desire something nice should
not fail to see these. l4tf.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

EVERY FARMER should have
pair of the celebrated pillow boots,
manufactured by Bradley e. Metcalf.
Every pair warranted. Sold only
by II. T. Osborne.