Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-11

ing OF tne Ntuu- Oh tuN7H ne saw thsaA'h ~
gathering potato bugs since it occurred five
days before any Of the green was used.
But we do not hear Of any other cases Of
such poisoning. Such reports have always
attended the first advent OF the bugs, all
along the line but the general previous ex-
perience Of their harmlessness in this re-
spect, is soon confirmed. Yet as even straw
berries will poison some people, why not po-
toto bugs
NEAT FARMING.
Mrs. H., Of Warren (after giving us seri-
Gus admonitions about our joking propensi- |
ties) writes as follows in reference TO our |
notice Of Mr.. Jameson's farming" To-day |
| have been reading the description of Z. L.
Jameson's farm, and not satisfied with read
ing it to myself, read it aloud to my hus-
band, and we think that must be pretty
good little farm. But it is not writing
farmers alone who have snug farms, or do
neat work on them. For instance, take T.
Stoddard's farm Of about siXty-live acres
you never see a farming tool, or wagon, out
from under shelter aud a pretty clean grass
plot surrounds his house. | have known
him 10 take down good fence around which
grew bushes aud brakes, move it and cut
the weeds and bushes, plow smoothly, har-
row, stock down, and reset the fence, some
thirty rods in length Also dig up the
stumps pick up the stones, plough down the
little knobs, and leave the ground smooth,
with a good crop Of hcrdsgrass ready to re-
ward him for his labor. To be sure, he is
more capable of holding the plow-handles
than a pen, and of course he is not a writing
farmer" We are well aware that Vermont
has many neat, thrifty, persevering and in
dustrious farmers, who never write for the
papers. We wish more Of them did but
we are far from desiring to reflect upon them
on that account, if they will only accord
justice tempered with charity 10 their neigh |
bors who do write. Each one has his gifts,
and so long as he or she exercises them in a
neighborly spirit, without malice, Jealousy,
or evil-speaking, they are worthy only of the
highest respect.
RfNtENlbN VI Alllf NIEbliNh7s
Mr. Peter NJ. Gideon, of Excelsior, MINI.
Ga recent notice of whose fruit-growing eS-
periments in these columns was enormously |
headed " A Pioneer Fruit Grore," instead |
Of Fruit Grooer y, says his experience in
growing seedlings indicates that the hardy
Russian apples Cretofsky, Duchess of
Oldenburg, etc., are seedlings of the Sibe-
rian crab, since they revert to the exact type
of the crab in the majority of cases. This
seems to be confrmatory of the statement,
otherwise almost incredible, that such large |
and excellent apples as the Mortified !
Beauty, Wealthy, Minnesota, etc, are de
of the common Siberian crab, and opens
wide and profitable field for experiment |
Whether these new apples are simply yaria- !
tions from the pure crab, or, as most exper
imenters believe, hybrids, produced by acct
dental or artificial crossing with the com
mon apple, they certainly form an important
addition TO our genealogical resources, ex-
tending, as they do, the area of profitable
apple culture several hundred miles north
ward These later American seedlings from
the Siberian, Mortified and Wealthy es-
pecially, are not only large and handsome
winter fruit, but of a high quality, which
leaves nothing to be desired in that direc-
ton by the most refined palate. As they
retain also the early and profuse bearing
characteristics of the Siberian, they will |
probably gain awde acceptance southwark,
as the Russian varieties have wide range,
proving as good orchard fruit, even in our
Southern states, as any.
FARMING IN NORTHERN MAINE.
Rev NJ. r. Keep writes to us from Dalton,
Aroostook county, Maine, as follows
a" Stool raising has always been the most
important of our ultimate branches of in
dustry Prices of cattle and sheep last year
were TOO tempting for the interests Of the
people who have never had sufficient herds
and hocks for their forage This year may
give them opportunity TO gain in growing
stock. Within ten miles of whore ! write
more than one thousand tons Of good hay
will not be harvested. Hay can be bought
for four dollars per ton, in money.
Wheat is fast becoming large crop over
the whole state with yield, not unfre-
quently, of forty and sometimes fifty bushels
10 the acre. The full ripening heads, with
the clean, bright look of the fields, is very
encouraging. There is double the quantity
growing, compared with last year, aud the
Lost Nation is grown much more than
any other variety. Rust does notyet appear
on anything.
Slot ueaiher for three weeks exceeded
anything for the past thirty years, which
would give us corn, If we had any planted
but corn aud vines and such things, requiring
warm weather. are becoming Of small ac-
count with us. A bushel Of beans or wheat
can generally be raised much cheaper than
bushel of corn. An occasional season like
this gives us melons, sweet corn and ripe
tomatoes. Notwithstanding the heat the
fields are fresh and green, with frequent
rains, and enjoy the shade, watching my
bees while they work in the heat and pay
for my hay.
Cheese factories are becoming fixed in
stitutions, doing much TO increase stock.rais-
ing, and supplying the growing taste for
cheese.
"APples and piiims are becoming plenty
among us, and will ultimately extend TO the
most northern limits OF the state.
Ipih fruits that are plenty with as are
mostly Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries
and cranberries.
At Fort Kent il should offer two cents
aquart, could get thousand bushels Of
raspbernes in two weeks, and the same of
blueberries. II is hard To conjecture how