Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-03-25
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


Tho slaughter Of sheep.
have been we'll acquainted with tn
damage done by dogs TO sheep for NOR
than sixty years, says correspondent
OF the Maine Farmer, during whicl
time / bave known OF. several hundred
being killed, and not one cent of dam
age paid that ever heard OF. In m,
native town well recollect several case
in point, two OF which / will mention
A near neighbor of mine early one morn
ing found two dogs killing his sheep
He seized his gun, shot one, and follow
ed tho other home. think they killed
thirty-four sheep. He told the owner OF
the dog that he caught him killing his
sheep, cauPht him in the very act; but
he replied that he knew his deg never
touched sheep--it must have been the
other dog, for his could not be set on Ia
sheep. "Why," said he, "attempt to
set him on, and he will drop his tai,
run into tho house and under tho bed"
Although he knew the young man who
lost tho sheep to BIO worthy citizen, Of
strict veracity, and comparatively poor,
while he was rich, yet he would not pay
n cent for all the damage he ha DONE
He was pious, good man, a member OF
the church, justice of tho peace, post
master and town clerk, the =" first man
in town." or ut least he thought he was ;
and | had ever believed him the last
man in town to see neighbor suffer as
he did.
The owner of the dog that was killed
said he knew his dog never touched a
sheep, and threatened to prosecute the
party for killing him. A few days after
that the squire got up his sheep in the
morning, and while eating his breakfast
h;s dog killed hio .set Leep, and took
his breakfast from it too. He thnn Hill
ed his dog, and he and his family ever
after kept the matter as still as death.
The other case was that of neighbor
who owned small but very choice flock
of sheep, eleven in number. On going
to his barn one morning he found all his
sheep dead. A man living two miles
distant kept a hound for fox hunting,
and that morning the hound came home
bloody. His owner, thinking he Lad
killed some valuable game, took his gun
and snow shoes, put him upon his back
track, and followed him directly to the
dead sheep, and found Capt. H. skin
ming them. The captain told him it was
his dog that had killed them, and he
ought to shoot him at once; but he re-
piled that he would not do it, and the
captain said: GO If you don't shoot him
! will" The man made the insulting
reply: 81 won't shoot him, and if you
DO | will shoot you"
Kitchen (3nrden
Window boxes, in small gardens, sup.
ply the place of hot-bed or cold frame.
Seeds sown in boxes of earth three
inches deep, and set in warm kitchen
window, the plants properly watered
and thinned, and if need be, t'ansplanted
to other boxes of earth, will give an
abundance of early tomato and other
plants.
Set asparagus plants one foot 9pa t,
in rows two feet apart, in we'll MANFRED
soil, covering the crown four inches for
garden bed. In field culture set from
two to four feet apart. Colossal is best.
Sow bets soon as frost is out. Egyp-
tian aud Bassano for early-Long Blood
for late.
Early Valentine, Newington Wonder,
aud Dwarf Wax beans for bush sorts !;
Giant Wax and Asparagus for pole and
snaps Case knife and large and small
Limas for pole to shell. All are tender.
Set cabbage plants from cold-frame
~ soon ~ frost is out. Sow in hot bed,
for second early, Jersey Wakefield,
Early Summer, Winningstadt. Later in
open ground, Drumhead, Flat Dutch,
Drumhead Savoy, and Red Dutch, for
maiu crops.
Sow Early Paris or Early Erfurt cauli-
flower in hot-bed Autumn Giant is
good late.
Early Horn carrot is pest for garden,
for either late or early.
Chives are propagated by dividing
old plants.
Minnesota corn, best early; Triumph,
best medium Stowell's, good late. Sow
only in warm soil.
Early Russian and White Spine Gu.
cumbers may be started in pots, turned
out later, and yield before those sown in
open ground. Green Prickly, for
pickles, is sown in June.
Horseradish is grown from pieces of
root, set late.
Sow kohl rabi in open ground like
cabbages.
Sow leek early in rich soil Large
Flag is best.
Sow lettuce in hot-beds; transplant
to open ground when frosts are over
.Agrjculturist.
East versus West.
Parkman Davis, Andover, VT, writesas
follows to the American farmers club:
l give my testimony against your reply
that 81 800 is insufficient capital to farm
in the East. In this county can intro.
duoo your man to plenty of farms that
can be bought for from So to $l5 per
acre, with good, comfortable buildings,
fenced, and apple orchard, and sugar
orchard that will produce from 300 to
l,500 pounds OF maple sugar annually,
IN good dairy region, where potatoes
will yield from two hundred to three
hundred bushels an acre, and sell for
City cents per bushel on the average.
location from five to ten miles from
railroad. and within easy distance from
schools and churches. Now do not ad-
wise everybody to go West away from
the conveniences and privileges enjoyed
in the East, know of several that went
from this county to Kansas with more
than 81, 500 capital that have this year
sent back to their old friends for some
thing to keep body and soul together,
because of the grasshoppers. My place,
which / bought in 1862, cost me 81, 1926,
and contains four hundred acres, within
five and one-half miles of railroad, and
wood enough on it to more than twice
pay for it, besides paying for cutting
and drawing. Could have done bet
ter by going West2 Ny tillage land is