Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-03-25
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
The slaughter of sheep.

OF the name FuTDleT, during which /
time l have known of several hundreds
being killed, and not one cent of dam
age paid that / ever heard of. In my |
native town | well recollect several cases |
in point, two of which 1 will mention. |
A near neighbor of mine early one morn !
ing fouud two dogs killing his sheep.
He seized his gun, shot one, and follow
ed the other home. think they killed
thirty -four sheep. He told the owner of
the dog that he caught him killing his
sheep, caught him in the very act; but
he replied that he knew his deg never
touched a sheep-it must have been the
other dog, for his could not be set on to
sheep. why" said he, "attempt to
set him on, and he will drop his tail,
run into the house and under the bed"
Although he knew the young man who
lost the sheep to be a worthy citizen, of
strict veracity, and comparatively poor,
while he was rich, yet he would not pay
a cent for all the damage he ha done.
He was pious, good man, member of
the church, justice of the peace, post
master and town clerk, the 3" first man
in town." or at least he thought he was;
and had ever believed him the last
man in town to see a 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
his dog killed his best -heep, and took
his breakfast from it too. He then kill
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 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 hiG 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-
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captain said: "If you don't shoot him
will. " The man made the insulting
reply: " l won't shoot him, and if you
do l will shoot you"
Kitchen Garden.
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 i'll a warm kitchen
window, the plants properly waterec
aud thinned, and if need be, transplantec
to other boxes of earth, will give al
abundance of early tomato and Other
plants.
Set asparagus plants one foot apa t.
in rows two feet apart, in we'll manuret
soil, covering the crown four inches fol
garden bed, In field culture set from
two to four feet apart. Colossal is best
Sow bests soon as frost is out. Egyp
tian and Bassano for early-Long BLOOD
for late.
EARLY Valentine, Newington Wonder
and Dwarf Wax beans for bush sorts
Giant Wax and Asparagus for pole ans
snaps /; Case-knife and large and small
Limas for pole to shell. All are tender
Set cabbage plants from cold-fram
as soon as frost is out. Sow in hot-bed
for second early, Jersey Wakefield
Early Summer, Winningstadt. Later il
open ground, Drumhead, Flat Dutch
Drumhead Savoy, and Red Dutch, TO
main crops.
Sow EARLY Paris or Early Erfurt cauli
flower in hot-bed. Autumn Giant
good late.
Early Horn carrot is pest for garden
for either lateor early.
Chlves are propagated by dividin
old plants.
Minnesota corn, best early; Triumph
best medium Stowell's, good late. So
only in warm soil.
Early Russian and White Spine CT
cumbers may be started in pots, turne
out later, and yield before those sown j
open ground. Green Prickly, fc
pickles, is sown in June.
Horseradish is grown from pieces {
root, set late.
Sow kohl rabi in open ground lii
cabbages.
Sow leek early in rich soil Lare
Flag is best.
Sow lettuce in hot-beds; transplal
to open ground when frosts are over.
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East versus West.
Parkman Davis, Andoyer, VT, writes
follows to the American farmers clul
I give my testimony against your repl
that 81, 500 is insufficient capital to far
in the East. In this county I can intr'
duce your man to plenty of farms th
can be bought for from So to $15 pr
acre, with good, comfortable building
fenced, and apple orchard, and sug
orchard that will produce from 300
l,5OO pounds Of maple sugar anuuall,
Ill good dairy region, where potato(
will yield from two hundred to thr,
hundred bushels an acre, and sell fl
fifty cents per bushel on the average
Location from five to ten miles fro
railroad, and within easy distance fro
schools and churches. Now do not a,
wise everybody to go West away fro
the conveniences and privileges enioyt
III the East. know of several that we
from this county to Kansas with mo
than 81 900 capital that have this ye
sent back to their old friends for som
thing to keep body and soul togethe
because of the grasshoppers. My plac
which bought in 1862, cost me $2, so
and contains four hundred acres, with
five and one-half miles of railroad, al
wood enough on it to more than twi
pay for it, besides paying for cuttil
and drawing. Gould 1 have done be
ter by going West9 Ny tillage land
smooth enough to cut with machine.
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