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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28
- For the VERMONT FARMER
White Solomon Oats.

On most of the farms in Vermont oats
are more or less cultivated, and on many
farms the crop is a leading one in a rotation
Of corn, oats, clover and grass. Where so
much Importance is attached TO crop, and
so large breadth allowed to it, common
prudence requires Of us to secure the best
variety within our reach
ln attempting to do so the farmers of
Vermont have tried many varieties of oats.
Among the most noted and highly advertised
were the Norway the Surprise, the Excelsior
and, lastly, the Huless oats. None Of these
have proved generally satisfactory, and our
farmers are now mostly cultvatiug the old,
common oats.
Several years ago my attention was first
called to the White Solomon oat by reading
statement of an experiment made by the
Hon Levi Bartlett of Warner, N. H., with
six or eight different kinds Of oats, and &C.
corling to my recollection Il have not the
i s'o'S"chN ~ manu- bhS w uito pShouOu BaNo
the largest yield per acre Of any kind exper-
imented with. think his statement was
over ninety bushels per acre.
Six years ago received from the agri-
cultural department with other seeds small
package Of these oats They produced, at
harvest, five bushels of very uice, white,
heavy oats that weighed thrty.six pounds
to the measured bushe These five bushels
were sown the next spring on two acres OF
land and produced l25 measured bashes Of
very nice, heavy oats. have raised nc
other kind since, and am thoroughly con.
Sipcsd that they are very much superior to
any of the various other kinds which have
tested.
With common culture, sown after corr
crop the yield has been from sixty to seventy
bushels to the acre, Some Of my neghbori
who have procured seed of me, report equally
good crops, and itineraut threshsrs, who are
good judges, speak highly in favor of th'
oat.
The White Solomon Oat is strong hardy
grower about as early as the common Yer
mont oat, and like that oat, has several ker
nels in one hull. 1t is entirely distinct from
the Surprise or Excelsior oat, which usually
contains but one kernel in hull.
do not know how widely this oat i
known or cultivated in this state, or whethe
it would succeed equally we'll in other lOea
tiOns as here. But it seems to be one Of tn
good things sent out by the agriculture
department and worthy Of careful ant
thorough trial by the farmers of Vermont.
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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

did before in proportion to the market price
Of butter. II. II.
MOrrisvlle, January II, 1876.
[0ur correspondent lays down law that
a man is not suitable person to give ad-
vice as TO breed Of cattle until he has
raised, handled aud MIXED them. Then he
proceeds to say that he knO'os you can make
a better article of butter from grade Jerseys
than from other breeds (; that it has better
color, is 6rmer and stands the weather bet
ter. He does not state whether he has quail
fled himself to make the comparison by
raising, handling and milking Dsvons, Ayr
shires, Shorthorus of milking strains, Dutch
and other breeds.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

Tue HOWELL PEAR.--We have fruited
this pear for more than twenty years, and it
has proved uniformly fair aud handsome,
when others, including the Bartlett, have
been irregular and knOtty. 1t occasionally
has handsome red cheek, which gives it an
attractive appearance. We do not see why
it should not be popular in market. The
tree bears while quite young, and yields
we'll afterwards 10 an orchard Of this and
several other sorts, planted about twelve
years ago, it has always borne we'll, but not
so profussly as the Bartlett. This year all
the trees of the Howell exceed the Bartlett
in productivsness two to one The orchard
has been kept titled or cultivated till last
year, when it was seeded to clover. The
consequence was that the check to the Wig
orOus Howell trees has given them a profu-
sion Of fruit buds. IL is hardly probable
that il will do 10 continue the clover long,
aud as the trees become older and slower in
growth, they will doubtless need some OF the
stimulus OF cultivation or manure, 10 coun.
terbalance the exhaustion Of heavy crops
Country Gentleman,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28


promise Of speed, as also does "a sucker" "
These colts are all by Derby Bashaw.
MrO. w. Winslow, vice president Of the
Brandon farmers club, now in its l4th year
of active, useful work, who sells milk ia the
village of Brandon, has started herd Of
pure bred Ayrshires, having purchased Of
l.. s. Drew the first prize bull for two years
at the head of his celebrated herd, and has
several choice cows and heifsrs.
Mr. Fred A. Harrington has pair Of
two -year-old Ayrshire heifers, fine ones, one
Of thom giving % pounds at one milking,
aud making eight pounds of butter week
last season also two promising calves from
them Mr. Harrington is breeding merinos
also, and showed splendid heeces.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28
Springfield, w., January, 1876.

The state Of Tennessee possesses more dogs
than men, the figures being 70,7S0 to Az
574 for thirty counties, the figures represent
ing dogs, however, representing only those
taxed. The entire number of dogs taxed in
the state is about 225 900, and there must be
an immense number not taxed. What they
consume would fatten pork worth about
SI,0O0,000. 1t is estimated that they kill
fully $4,000 sheep every year.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

The Japanese government propose to
establish an agricultural college, and have
engaged for a year the services Of Col VIM
S. Clark, president of Massachusetts, agricul-
tural college, to take charge Of the prelimi.
nary work and put the institution under
way. The college grants him leave Of
absence for year for the purpose.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

STOCKING STREAMS WITH TRoUT-Seth
Green writes from Rochester, N. Y, to
Forest aud Stream as follows :-"In answer
to your inquiries as to how l know our
depleted trout streams can be stocked again
and be made success, | will explain. In
the year 1871 Charles Upton, a banker in
this place, bought small, played out trout
stream about one mile long. put 1000
young brook trou. one inch long in the stream.
During the summer Of 1872 the creek was
alive with yearling trout. In 1873 Mr.
Upton commenced fishing for them. He
would 60 out at p. m, after bank hours,
aud his take would be from so to 100
during the afternoon, and in 1874 his take
would be from 90 to go three year old trout,
and in 1875 his take was from to 10. A
good many of the 1875 take were pound
fish. Care should be taken in putting young
trout in trout streams, and not put in any
more than there is food for They feed on
all kinds of small animalcul@ and larve Of
small flies. have just returned from the
lower end Of Lake Ontario. l have had
great success in gathering salmon trout
spawn. shall have some millions to distrib-
ute next spring.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

The Ayr Advertiser relates the prodigous
story of pea,-a green pea"-with little
rootlets at its base, found at the breakfast
table in the substance Of an egg just broken
into the cup. We are truly glad that it was
a green pea, else We might doubt what
pears to be large story.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

The New England Farmer states that
good way to do up small package of trees
or shrubs to send by mail, whether to go a
short distance or across the continent, is to
cut off every leaf half an inch from the bud,
to save evaporation Of the sap. Cut of sur
plus wood and long, struggling or broken
roots, Dip the whole in paste made Of
clay; roll the bundle in thin covering Of
damp mot wet) moss, from wet meadow.
Then roll all in brown paper coated with
linseed oil, to be enclosed in a piece Of stout
cotton cloth.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

Donald G. Mitchell ("lke Marvel0 says
that moving fields should be laid out in right
lines, as large as practicable, so that the
land can bO plowed aud mOwn in long strips,
saving time aud wear of team in frequent
turnin0
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

The New Hampshire board Of agriculture
will hold a two-days convention at Concord
on Tuesday and Wednesday, FEBRUARY lst and
I'd. A variety of subjects will be presented
by members of the board and others, among
which may be mentioned two lectures on the
diseases of cattle and horses by Professor
Cressy of the Massachusetts agricultural
college, President Smith aud Professor Di-
mOpd of the New Hampshire agricultural
college and Governor Cheney. The occasion
will be one of great profit to the farmers Of
the Granite State, and we wish them success
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

What glorious world this would be II
all its inhabitants could say with Shakes
peares shepherd, "Sir, | am true labOrer'
| earn what wear. owe no man hate
envy no mans happiness, glad Of other mems
good, content with my farm"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

The horses of the Adams Express Go, at
Cincinnati, about ffty in number, are so WELL
behaved and intelligent that they refrain
from relieving nature until led to the "uri-
nary" at FIVE o'clock in the morning and
other hours. The Cincinnati Gazette is
responsible for this statement.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

TURNIPs FOR HoRsEs-The Rev w. H.
II. Murray, in his book entitled "'The Perfect
Horse" says: 81 consider Swedish turnips
(ruta bagas) the king of roots for all young
animals which are making bone and muscle,
and for old ones which are being stalled. |
know nothing which will restore colt in
early winter, if he comes to the barn out of
condition, and begins to droop and stock as
soon az he is confined to the stable, so read.
lily and effectually as Swedes. can drive
my old horses in winter when fed on them,
an occasional drive, as we'll as 1 can when
fed on corn. can preserve their legs in
good condition, and their health in sound
state, year after year, on hay and turnips.
And am sure that, while can bring
colt to a working age with hay aud turnips
better than with anything else, can also
secure to myself a good, hard, lively winter
horse, and to the horse himself longer and
more useful and comfortable life. Swedish
turnips are economically raised; they make
bone aBd muscle; they keep the digestive
organs in good condition; they impart vigor
to the nervous system. If you are told
that your colt or your horse will not eat
them, let me tell you that an animal that
will learn anything will soon learn to like
them.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

The VALUE OF IMPROVED STocK.-If a
farmer keeps thirty cows that average $50
year each for milk, and he can increase the
average to $40 year by the use Of thor
oughbred bull, of good milking breed, he
can afford to pay good round price for such
a bull. Aud yet better results than this
have been accomplished. If he is raising
cattle for beef, and he can add 200 pounds
to the carcass Of each, by the time it is ready
for the shambles, by the usc of short-horn
bull, it will certainly be profitable for him
to pay good price for such bull. And
yet this is the average result Of using thor
oughbred bulls on the native cows of the
country, as estimated by all the best stock
breeders. And this two hundred pounds is
clear gain, for it is produced with no greater
consumption OF food. If the use of thor
oughbred ram on flock of common ewes
will increase the weight Of fleece one pound,
on the average, certainly more than "6ve in
hundred could mako it pay" whether
more than one in the five would or not is
another question. Aud SO with hogs. The
difference between the common "woods"
breed Of the past and the improved breeds of
to-day is beyond comparisOn.-Nso York
Times.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

1t is said that the cross OF Berkshire and
Suffolk pigs is bad one, because it hurts
the lean OF the former aud the fat Of the
lafier
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

The annual meeting of the New England
Agricultural Society, for the election of off.
GERS and other business, will be held Feb.
ruary LIST.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

1t is reported that Messrs Clark W. Bryan
& Co have received the services of DR. Il.
Lewis Sturtevant of South birmingham,
Mass, for the editorial staff of the Scientific
Farmer. DR. Sturtevant's qualifications for
the work are of high order, and we antici-
pate for our contemporary increased useful
ness under the able management of Sturtevant
& Libby.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

The butter shipments from 81 AlbAns, w.
during the year 1875, were 5l,963 tubs, or
about 2,59s,l5O pounds, nearly 100000
pounds less than last year.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

The Rural New Yorker suggests the in-
quiry whether the phOsphates in animal food
are assimiable by the human stomach and
digestive organs, and whether the phosphates
must not be applied to the soil and taken up
by the vegetables and grain We consume
before they can be utilized for the growth of
human brain, bone and muscle.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28
ST. JOIINsBURY, VT.

The New England Farmer states that
wheat may be sowu in autumn for fodder, to
be cut in fall or spring. with good results.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25
Food for Lean JD0Mea.

If any one wishes to grow neshy, a
pint Of milk taken before retiring at
night will cover the scrawniest bones.
Although, now a-days, we see a great
many heshy females. yet there are
many lean and lank ones who sigh tor
the fashionable measure Of plumpness,
and who would be vastly improved in
health and appearance could their
figure be rounded with good solid
flesh. Nothing is more coveted by
thin women than a full figure, and
nothing provokes the scandal of one Of
the "clipper builds" as the conscious
ness Of plumpness in rival. In cases
of fever au1 summer complaints, milk
is now given with excellent results.
The idea that milk Is feverish has ex.
ploded, and it is now the physicians
great reliance in bringing through ty-
phoid patients, or those in too low a
state to be nourished by solid TODD. Il,
is great mistake to scrimp the milk
pitcher. = Druggists Circular.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25

People who wet their winters coal,
in order to lay the dust GU putting it
into their cellars, do not generally
know that they are laying up for them
selves store Of sore threats and other
evils consequent upon the practice.
But so it is said to be. Even the FIRE
damp which escapes from coal-mines
arises from the SLOW decomposition Of
coal at temperatures but little above
that of the atmosphere, but under aug
mented pressure. BY wetting mass
Of freshly-broken coal and putting it in
a warm cellar the mass is heated to
such degree that carbureted and sui
phureted hydrogen are given of for
long periods of time and pervade the
whole house. The liability of wet coal
to mischievous results under such cir
cumstances may he appreciated from
the circumstance that there are sever
al instances on record Of spontaneous
combustion Of wet coal when slowed
il to the bunkers or holds Of vessels.
And from this cause, doubtless, many
missing coal vessels have persisted.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25

A peculiar dental operation has just
come under our observation. a GER
tain citizen had an upper tooth which
was loose and troublesome, so he re-
solved to extract it by fastening q
string to it; bu; after a trial, finding
the operation painful, he hadn't the
grit to grim and bear it. He thought
IL the tooth could be extracted by some
sudden mode, the pain would be but
transient; and after mature delibera-
ton he hit upon an ingenious plan to
jerk it out in a jifiy. Procuring a
heavy Aat-iron he tied it to the other
end of the cord attached to his tooth,
then shutting both eyes he let the iron
drop, which descended plump centre
on his pet corn.
After hopping about the room, Wild
ly, on one foot, groaniug for very an
guish. of spirit, and reciting choice pas
sages from profanc history, he finally
Gained down sufficiently to hurl the
fiatiron over the fence, and swathe his
sore toe in camphor and cotton. But
he pulled the tooth, and with il a piece
Of gum. And the man lived.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25
a vsrssss 70 Gsrss Uhs Want 70
Wear nrreeh~s.

DR.. Mary Walker was poradine the
streets Of Washington, the other day,
with the usual crowd Of boys strag.
Cling after her and crying, "See them
psuts!" ooh, here's funl" Feeling
thirsty, the doctor passed into a house
and asked couple Of girls for drink
of water. The girls at first screamed,
thinking the doctor was a man. Tho
doctor treasured them, and repeated
her request for water. The girls were
then so overcome with gi9gling that
they could do nothing but direc,
the doctor to the pump in the yard,
forgetting the presence Of large New
foundland dog. Mary tipped out 10
the pump and bent over to get drink.
No sooner did the dog spy the strange
creature in the yard than he nabbed,
after the fashion Of all dogs, at the an.
gle of the bend. The figure straight.
eued up very suddenly. and there was
some screaming and struggling. A
good deal of damage was done to the
pants, and the dog was finally made
to relinquish his hold. 1t is hoped
that this will be terrible warning 10
any giddy girl like the doctor who
NAV fancy that she would look well
in brooches. - Boston Post.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25
The Trsrsles Of siirer th..se

The st. Louis Republican mentions
some Of the troubles that will follow
the new money.
When a man walks much, the in-
side of his legs will be chafed raw.
When less than a dollar is to 60 by
mail it will have to be converted first
into postage stamps. When you run
for street car, money will fly out Of
your pockets every jump. When you
tell your wife that you have no money,
she will say that you lie, for she heard
it jingle. 1t will be difficult to pay a
man a quarter by mistake for halt.
When you are in hurry, the store
keeper will have to weigh the coin in
his hand and sound it twenty-five
times Oh the counter before he can de-
termine whether it is good. The baby
will swallow a dime a day. a boy
with q quarter will lose it in a crack in
two minutes, from which no amount Of
coaxing with forks and chips can re-
cover it. Sleepy men will put buttons
and lozenges into contribution boxes,
as Of yore.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25

Some time ago servant girl Of Bos
ton loved intensely, and Of course un,
wisely, and the result was n bouncing
boy. As she could not keep hr child
and place too, she gave up the former,
and had it placed in n charitable insti
tuition for adoption when suitable ap-
plicant should call About the same
time the wife of a sea captain. absent
on voyage, became the mother Of a
boy, who soon sickeDed and died.
What more natural than the bereaved
mother should seek Mt the institution
named, child that might take the
place of the loved and lost : Sh. did
seek such consolation, and the child Of
the servant girl was taken 10 her own
horne and heart. and treated as IL il
had been her own. Meantime the
captain arrived home, aud was, Of
course. ovejoyed to find his SON and
heir. Aud he fondles II in ignorance
of the death or adoption-his wife
never having told him Of those unim-
portant particulars.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25

A little squiut-eyed Chicago boy
pranced up to his mother one day this
week and SAID:
"Ma, ain't / been good since I've been
goin' to Sunday.school?"
"Yes my lamb, answered the ma
ternal, fondly.
"And you trust me, now, don't you,
mar"
"Yes, my darling" she replied
again.
"Then," spoke up the little inno-
cent, "what makes you keep the cook.
les locked up in the pantry, the same
as ever"
A strange look entered that moth
cr's eye, as she endeavored to solve
her little sons deepness with the heel
end Of her slipper.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25
The Corpse Of a Chad Pcsriaed.


About a year ago Mr.. Geo. Byers,
engineer at the Examiner efice, lost a
child by disease, aged % months. On
Friday last he had the body disinterred
with view to laying it in q recently
purchased burial lot in Elmwood Gem
eiery, along with Others of his kinsfolk.
The child, at its bilth, had five fingers
upon one hand, the surplus member
being removed soon after the infants
birth and placed in alcohol for preser-
walton. At the death Of the child the
wife dissented to the keeping Of the
finger in the house, and it was buried
with the body. Mr.. Byer, in order
to make sure Identification Of the re.
mains Of his child by the presence in
the coffin Of the dismembered finger,
had the cofiin.lid removed, when the
face Of the deceased child was found to
be petrified and white Us Parian mar.
bic, with every feature and outline OF
the face as natural rs when living.
The wreath of flowers which fond hands
had placed upon the child's bosom be-
fore its burial, vas also found to be in
a good state OF preservation, the stems
of some of the flowers having grown
into considerable ength.-[Owensboro
Examiner.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25
a. Unfortunate Inresfmenf Ia %
WIFE.

A California correspondent Of the
New York Times says: II have Ce-
lestial, rejoicing in the ssubriquet of
Sam, or All Sam, (the All being equiv
alent to Mr. This Sam, having alb
jured "tan" and saved his money,
some few months since sent 5000 to his
mother in China, with an order for IA
first class wife, and was in due time in
receipt Of the property. Sam brought
her to the Office one day aud intro
duced me. 1t was evident that Sans
mother had shipped him 500 wife
and pocketed the difference, for she Is
as ugly as sin and devoid Of the COW
eted diminutive feet. / asked Sam
how he liked the purchase. Sam shook
his head and remarked "Too muchee
foot; too muchee money, dam ugly
| should not be surprised if Sam should
realize on his property some day at II
big sacrifice. l consoled Sam by sug-
costing that she might be made good
cook. Sam looked skeptical and said
woman no make good cook; no
larry work /; talkee too much all time
dam noise" l would remark that
Sam having been here for seven years,
has acquired some civilized ideas, and
is given, like his white exemplnrs, to
furnishing his remarks with "strange
oaths."
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-25

GIGANTIC ApvEETisISG.-Probably
the largest advertisement in the world
is that Of the Glasgop Nous. which dis
plays its name on the slope Of the Ar.
ednlee, Scotland. The length of each
letter is 40 feet the total length of the
line is 1913 feet, aud the area covered
is 1875 feet. The borders Of the let
tiers are sown with pure white flower.
the center is set with dwarf beet, the
dark purple of which shows well at u
distance, and ON each side of this there
is row Of light purple candytufl.