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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-10

OF LIFE mia
CT CHARLES THEATER-
Brilliant Success of tho Charming Protean Artists,
The WALLACE SISTERS,
JENNIE, MINNIE AND MAUD,
Supported by Select Company Of % Artists.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
March 9. 10snd IL,
SATURDAY MATINEE,
JACQUkTTE; Or. In the Tolls.
SUNDAY, MARCH 1s
NINNIF'S LUCK.
MONDAY, March 13-The Beautiful Young Trage-
dienne, Miss MARY ANDERSON. fnh9 tt
GLOBE THEATER-
VI ,Corner of Baronne and Perdido streets
Marsh Adams Business and Stage Manager
OPEN EVERY NIGHT
The Only Variety Theatre in the City.
The new appearances this week are:
Little Ardine, La Be lie Louise,
Mlss Ella St. Clair Miss Belle Ferguson,
Miss Sal,ie Anten 0, Miss Sallie Winters,
Miss Julia Leavitt Miss Mollie Brown,
AND all the cd favorites will appear in Sparkling
Novelty lilo. The only place in the city to see
the Grand French
mh5 CAN.CAN.
ODD FELLOWS HALL
~ Positively Five Days Only,
Commencing Tuesday. March IA.
TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY.
AFTERNOON at L. EVENING at 8 o'clock.
Doors open at - and o'clock.
SYLVESTER BLEEKER, Manager.
The Great Orr ginal and Renowned
GEN. TOM THUMB AND WIFE,
Together with the Infinitesimal
MISS MINNIE WARREN,
And the Skatorial Phenomenon
MAJOR NEWELL.
Will appear in variety of fascinating performances
consisting Of Songs, Duets. Dances Dialogues,
Comic Acts. Gnd Laughable Sketches. given
uefore the Potentates Of the Earth during their
celebrated Three Years Tour Around the World.
At each En- ert inment the Ladies will wear several
New and Elegant Costumes. Magnificent Dia-
monds Etc.
ADMISSION only 50 cents. Children Under Ten
Years, % cents. Reserved Seats. Is cents. Chill
dren Under Ten Years for Reserved Seats, IS
cents.
Ladies and Children are considerably advised to at
tend TIL DAY EXHlBITION, and thus avoid
the crowd and confusion of ths Evening Per.
fOrmance.
Reserved Seats for sale at
MI. ELIE'S MUSIC STORE,
mhs s. 153 Canal street.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-10
Cow Peas.

BELMONT HOTEL 62l. 623 and 625 WASHING
ID ton street, BOSTON, Opposite Globe Theater):
Located in the centre Of the city and easily reached
by street cars and stages Elevator, steam and ~
modern improvements. Rooms European planl q
per day upward A firstclass Restaurant and Phi
waite Dining rooms if preferred, at moderate rates
The most convenient location quiet and comfort
able home and firstclass accommodations at prices
adapted to the strngency Of the times are the spe-
cial advantages afford. d at the belmont"
iasO " HARDY T. CO.. PropretOrs.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-10

COMMERCIAL AND CLASSICAL ACADEMY
~ PAT St. Charles street.
Day and Night School. ROBERT NJ. LUSHKR
Principal.
All the English branches, with the highe Alat:s.
mates and the Natural Sciences, and Modern an
boys A. NJ, to p. NJ, and 81 to Up. M. Claa.ao
in French and Lstn for young ladies, from to r.
M: For circulars. ETC., apply at the Academy.
ia2 cod
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-10

Ii open the ENTIRE YEAR from A. n. 10 p.
NJ. Students who desire IL can board at the CoHega
Penmanship Bookkeeping Mathematical, al tie
ordinary English branches and the ancient and med
ern laDguag are taught by competent professors.
Lessons for ladies in separate apartment. Terms n.
duced twenty per cent J. w. BLACKMAN, Pnnr
cipal. ja311y
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-10

Refererc es-Faculty of the University Of VirginfA
and Patrons of last Session. For circulars and fur.
Their particulars address GEO. c. PROT,
F15 I'm Lock Box 9OA
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03
Renovating Old Pastures.

In reply to a correspondent, who asks if
it is practicable to harrow old pastures and
reseed them to grass, giving moderate
dressing of manure subsequently, the Rural
New Yorker states that whether such sys-
TEN Of renovation as proposed be better or
more economical than powing up and reseed-
ing depends very much upon circumstances.
II the land can be readily powed and the
owner can spare the pasture for year or
two, then we should say occupy it with some
other kind Of crop, and then seed down in
the usual way. But it is frequently the
case that farmer cannot conveniently spare
his pasture for one season, or the land may
be Of that kind which it is difficult to break
up on account Of stone, or a side.hil where
the owner runs some risk in disturbing the
sward for fear of the soil being washed away
and in all such cases the plan you propose
is the best one.
We will give you our own experience il
reseeding, without plowing, as practical
demonstration of results which may be OBJ,
tanned under like circumstances. Having o
side-hil of rather light sandy loan which
when under cultivation, washes badly, We
concluded that the only thing to be done
with it was to seed down to grass. The first
attempt was made litto over q year since,
the grass-soed being sowu alone, as is our
general practice, but very heavy rain fol-
lowing, largo patches of the soil and seet
were washed away, in fact but little Of tn,
seed was left to grow anywhere upon thu
hillside, the greater part being carried down
to the lower grounds But having made up
our mind not to pillow that Geld again, it was
left to take the chances Of reseeding without
it.
This fall so soon as the first September
rains came on, we put on sharp steel
toothed harrow which cut through tho ligh
sward and broke up the surface of the bar
rem spots timothy seed at the rate OF
peck per acre being sown over the harroV
by hand following for the purpose. A fey
days later we gave the land liberal dress
ing Of ashes from burnt peat, brush an,
other rubbish gathered in clearing piece o
low-land. The result of this experiment
a fine thick.set growth Of young grass owe
the entire side.hill aud upon the level Ian
SO far as the harrow and seed sowing ex
tended.
Later in the season, or when the groun
freezes, we shall top.dress with barn-yar
manure, and from present appearances tn
experiment is likely to prove perfect sue
cess. 1t is perhaps rather late to sow gras
seed with the expectation of its making niue
growth this fall, but if put in, and tn
land top-dressed with manure, it will com
forward early and vigorously in the spring
Good husbandry is that which gives goo
results, the manner of performing any opera
tion being Of far less importance.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BREEDERS OF
SHoRTHoRNs-The American Association of
Breeders Of Shorthorns will hold its fifth an
nual convention in the city of St. Louis, be-
ginning December 9th, 1876. This will be
the regular meeting for the election of officers,
and for making such changes in the constitu-
tion that the association may deem necessary
At the last session a committee on revision
Of constitution was appointed to report at the
forthcoming convention, and as important
changes in the organization will probably be
proposed at this meeting, it is desired that
there be full attendance of the members,
and that all others who have an interest in
the breeding of Shorthorns may be induced to
be present and take part in the proceedings.
The members of the association are cordially
invited to prepare addresses to be real be.
fore the convention, and are requested to re-
port the topics selected to the President, j.
II. PicGrell, Esq, Harristown, ILL.,, or to the
secretary. Headquarters will be at the
Southern Hotel, where arrangements have
been made to entertain those who attend
the convention at reduced rates. A commo-
dious hall has also been secured near the hotel
for the use OF the convention. The board of
directors will hold a meeting at the South
ern on the day preceding the opening ses-
sion. S. +. LOCKBRIDGE, Sec.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03
Famous Cows.

A correspondent of the New England
Farmer furnishes that paper with the follow
ing list of cows which have remarkable rec.
ords at the pail 1t is interesting not only
as showing what an extra COW can do, but
inviting comparison between different
breeds
In the American Agricultural Of Novem-
Der, 1874, is an account of the Ayrshire COW,
"Lady Kilbirine," owned by Sturtevant Bros,
Framingham, Mass. She gave, in one year,
1920 pounds of milk, equal to 1855 quarts.
Her weight is $50 pounds.
In the same paper is an account Of the
Ayrshire COW, "Georgia," owned by Stur-
tevant Brothers. Her weight is 800 pounds.
She has given 1927 pounds in n year, OF
1915 quarts of milk.
The American Agriculturist, January,
1874, page q, reports n native COW, owned
by II. M. Bassett, Independence, N. Y. She
gave 81 pounds, or 264 quarts of milk per
day, and made l4i pounds Of butter per
week
The American Agriculturist, September,
1874, reports a three.year.old Jersey heifer
Mulberry, I'd owned by Mr.. Mckee
which made l3l pounds Of butter in one
week, on grass alone. The American Ag'
riculturist, November, 1875, reports Jer-
sey COW, Myrtle 3D." owned by Thomas
Fitch, New London, Conn, which has made
l5a pounds of batter IN a week.
In FIints Abstract Of County Returns for
1867, find statement by j, S. Munroe
Lexington, Mass, of his Jersey COW, "May
Day" She averaged, in june and July, 43
pounds per day Of milk, which made Ia
pounds Of butter per week.
l find two Devon COWS, reported by u
Il. Jameson, in the Vermont Watchmar
and State Journal! as yielding q large
amount of butter. One of them, "Helena
10th" No. l48, made Is pounds of butter
10 week. "Gem," No. l34, owned by
Gov. Hyde Of Connecticut has made 49,
pounds OF butter week, and has made p
pounds in day.
A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer re
ports grade Devon COW which gave 6(
pounds per day Of milk.
The Indiana Farmer reports Thoma
Hsusell GuilIord, as having COW tha
averaged 60 pounds Of milk per day in june
This same COW and heifer from her mad
Is pounds Of butter each in week.
Mr.. Scott SALISBURY, VI, is reported a
having COW whose milk yielded 504 pound
OF butter in year,
A. A. Moore, Fast Berkshire, VT, re
ports in the Vermont Farmer, a three
fourths Durham and one fourth Ayrshir
cow that gave GO pounds of milk per day
and made 10 pounds of butter in a week.
The American Agriculturist, January
1876, gives an account Of the Jersey CO..
"Maggio Mitchell" owned by M. T. Tilder
New Lebanon, N. Y. Her weight is l02
pounds. She gave 1900 pounds of butter !
a year, and has given S8 pounds per dal
She made at the rate of lS} pounds Of bu
ter per week.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03
Feeding Grain to Heifers in Milk.

In an editorial on feeding cattle, in the
last issue of the New England Farmer, Mr..
Cheever says:
As to feeding heifers and young cows
highly on grain, when they are in milk, we
can only say that we have never found any
objections to the practice that more than
balanced the advantages gained. If heifer
gives large quantity Of milk, she must re-
quire proportionate amount Of food, and
unless she gets it, she will surely run down
in flesh and be checked in her growth, and
perhaps permanently injured in her useful
ness as COW.
We have had case, the past year, which
seems to indicate that young heifers giving
large quantities Of milk may be fed well,
both with safety and profit A little grade
Jersey heifer of ours came in last FEBRUARY,
when only little over year aud half old,
and gave all through the winter and spring
months eight quarts Of milk per day.
Knowing that she could not stand such a
draft without generous supply Of rich food
we allowed her, besides good hay, four
quarts Of bran aud three quarts Of corn and
cotton seed meal mixed, per day, from u
week after calving to the present time, and
although it has sometimes seemed like Q
pretty close contest between nature and the
food on one side, and the milk pail on the
other, yet nature and the food bid fair t
come out ahead, for she has gradually gained
in flesh all the time since the first few weeks
after calving. Now, seven quarts Of grair
per day seemed like pretty heavy feed fol
small heier under two years old, but she
showed that she required it, and the exper,
iment thus far seems to prove that she was
able to digest it without injury to the con
stitution.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE VERMONT STATE
DAIRYMEN's AssoCIATION-Th annual meet.
ing of the Vermont Dairymen's Association
was held in the room OF the committee on
agriculture at the Capitol on Wednesday
Oct. 20, the president, Il. d. Mason in the
chair. After hearing the report of the Sec
retary-treasurer, o. S. Bliss, by which it
appears that an unexpended balance of some
seventy dollars remains in the treasury, and
a statement Of some questions in regard to
prizes claimed on butter, which were said to
be irregularly awarded, and which were dis
posed of after prolonged discussion, the meet
ing proceeded to choose officers for the COM
ing year. A committee Of five was appointed
by the chair, who nominated and the asso-
citation chose, h. d. Mason of Richmond
president; II. A. Sprague Of Brandon
Il. S. Wood of POmfret, and G.
S. McAllister of Enosburgh, vice-presidents
o. S. Bliss Of Georgia, secretary-treasurer
aud three directors for each county in the
state. In the evening lion. X. A. Willard
of Herkimer county, N. Y, dairy editor o
the Rural New Yorker, gave, in representa-
tivo's hall very able address on American
Dairying,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

The American Berkshire Association offer
a prize of 800 for the best approved essay
on the diseases of swine, their causes, preven-
tion and remedies; the essay to be practi-
cal and exhaustive. Competing essays to be
forwarded to the secretary of the American
Berkshire Association, Springfield, ILL.,, en-
or before Jan. l, 1877. The award will be
made and the money paid at the annual
meeting in FEBRUARY, 1877. All competing
essays to be the property of the association.
The prize essay will appear in the 2nd vol.
ume of the American Berkshire Record, now
in preparation.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

RETRAcTIoN.-Itis is always honorable to re-.
tract statement which appears to do injustice
to any person or any cause. No fair minded
person would omit to do this when occasion
requires. We shall endeavor always to
live up to this golden rule. 1t now appears
that our statement in a recent issue of the
FARMER that 1t would be impossible for
friend Bliss to raise money enough to buy
one farrow COW to stock his proposed dairy
farm, was made without sufficient considera.
ton. Mr.. Bliss announces that he has al
ready funds enough subscribed to buy three
farrow cows. We rejoice at this unexpect.
edly auspicious opening of an enterprise
of such promise. 1t only remains now to
raise the small balance of nine thousand niue
hundred and fifty dollars, and our sangune
friends experimental dairy farm will probably
be in active operation on the first of April.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

FEEDING GRAIN BEFoRE CALvNG.-In
regard to the treatment of cows previous to
calving we should say DO not crowd them
with large quantities Of heating food, like
corn meal, but keep them well fed all the
time, and make no sudden or very great
changes in their food at any time. More of
the diseases affecting cattle are caused by
radical changes in their food than by any
other, if not more than by all other causes
combined. Corn meal in very large quanti-
ties we consider a dangerous feed for mlch
COWS, but ground oats or wheat bran may be
fed with greater freedom. As to the treat
mont Of cows before calving, much depends
upon the character of the individual cows
Some cows will bear more feed than others,
some will go dry long while however well
fed, while others will be hard to dry of.
II a COW will give milk clear up to the time
Of calving, we should feed her well with hay
and grain, but would substitute something IN
place Of corn meal for month before, aud
week or two after calving.-Net0 England
| Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

Ho every man or boy who goeth to the
woods for game, read the advertisement of
Messrs. VIM. Read & Sons. They can sup.
ply any sort of fre-arm that is needed
from the plain and cheap, but effective muz.
zle-loader, to the finest aud most perfect mod
ern breech-lOadcr. The "grey" that covers
the sight of Billiards. breech-oadlng rife,
might as well "come down." like Mr.. Crock.
ett's coon. His time has come. The Nc.
Lellan saddle is as great an improvement on
the old-fashion as the latter is on bareback
riding. The Messrs. Read arc reliable firm
aud goods may be ordered by mail with the
assurance Of fair dealing.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

SUBSTITUTE FOR RAIN.-Mr. Paraf has,
to a certain extent, solved the problem of
artificial irrigation by the discovery Of a
method of doing without rain. His plan
is to apply calcium chloride, which has
powerful affinity for moisture, and absorbs
large quantity from the atmosphere. From
actual experiments he has found that it will
produce irrigation more efficiently aud cheaper
than any other artificial method. One ap-
plication WILL he states, produce abundant
moisture for three days, when the same
amount Of water, applied in the ordinary
way, would evsporate in an hour. The in
ventor believes that his way is cheaper than
canal irrigation, aud that not only by its use
two blades Of grass will be produced where
only one is now, but that it will make it pos
sible to have fields, meadow, grass and pros
perity where now there is nothing but sand
and desert waste.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

AT public meeting Of the Vermont State
Board of Agriculture in representatives
hall, Montpelier, Mr.. Hubbard of the board
stated that the Vermont Dairymen's Asso.
citation, under the management of its efficient
secretary, has made reputation second to
no other agricultural organization in the
whole country, aud has rendered service of
inestimable value to the dairy interests of
Vermont, and he hoped that no legislative
action would be suffered to impair its useful.
ness.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

Mr.. c. +. Dean Of St. Johnsbury adver-
tises in the FARMER that he will furnish pure
bone meal at very low rates. Now if far
mers would use this article, composted with
ashes until dissolved, they would have
fertilizer containing two of the three essen.
tial elements so much needed by run.out
land-phOsphoric acid and potash-in re.
liable form, aud which, if used literally, in
connection with barn.yard manure, would
cause the crops to grow SO tall that one of
Mr.. Deans ladders would be necessary to
reach the tops.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

The Illinois corn crop for this year is es-
timated at 270,000,0 900 bushels. If it could
be sold at New York and Boston prices
say 60 cents a bushel-it would bring Sl62,.
100000 to the Illinois farmers. But it will
be sold for only about 20 cents on the aver
age, bringing S54,000,0O0. New England
farmers who raise corn can sell it at 50 to
go cents bushel, but Illinois farmers are
generally thankful to get 25 cents a bushel
for theirs; frequently, Of late, years, many
of them have been forced to take Is to II
cents.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

The state board of agriculture held bus.
iuess meeting at the Capitol on Wednesday,
Oct 25th, and closed up the labors of the
board for the year and their term Of Office
On Tuesday evening public meeting was
held in representatives hall, with Governor
Fairbanks in the chair Col. John b. Mead
gave an address on the work Of the board,
and Mr.. Hubbard made brief remarks on
the same subject.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

Agriculture, said Socrates, is an employ
ment the most worthy the application of
man; the most ancient and the most suita-
BILE to his nature 1t is the common nurse
OF all persons in every age and condition OF
life; it is the source of health, strentgh,
plenty, and richness and of a thousand So
Der delights and honest pleasures, 1t is the
mistress and school of sObriety, temperance,
juSaiCe, religion, and, in short, of all virtues
civil and military.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

The state census of Rhode Island for last
year shows that the farmers get their great
est profit from the more perishable products
Thus, the total value of farm products was
some S4,SOO,0OO; hay yielded $4,000,
but the orchards S295,000, garden sauce
S2l4,OO0, eggs and poultry s4l6,0O0, and
milk s702,00O All of these products, it is
thought, could be largely increased. Such
facts as these should remind farmers every
where to produce such crops and products as
will sell for the most money.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03
rom the flock by the use Of tobacco and sui.

from the nock Dy tne use OF tODacco anu SUI
phur.
The annual expense Of keeping sheep in
this country need not exceed thirty-three
cents per head--after corrals and pens are
once established. Eighty per cent increase
and Eve per cent loss in all Aocks from one
year old up to six years old is a safe calcu-
lation to make from six years old the esti.
mate for loss should b. doubled. As to the
best cross to make upon the Mexican eve,
there is a variety of opinions. Most flock
masters prefer the Merino. My own vicws
are in favor Of the Southdown as first, aud
Merino on the produce of this first cross.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

Horses are selling at fearluly low prices,
Mr., Isburgh of the firm Of Isburgh Il Walker
offered for sale on Thursday at Rowdoiuham,
Me-, AS horses aud colts from tho Merry
stock farm. Forty were sold, ranging in
age from the sucking colt to the four.year-
old, being oil Of the breed Of Carenaught
and Dreadnaught, with the exception of one
Knox colt, The highest price paid was for
a iue fOur-year.old colt, which brought sl20,
while the lowest figure obtained was s27 so.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03
SMALL PLACE FOR SALE.

The subscriber will sell his place at st. Johnsbury,
adjoining the Fair Ground. IL contains two acres of
ground. good house and barn, agood garden with 30
fruit trees running water at house and barn and in
the garden that never fails, even dry time. The
buildings in perfect order and very pleasantly
and conveniently situated, being half mile from the
scale shops, and good schools and churches The
place will he sold very easy terms Apply to Hiram
Russell on the premises, Joseph Gauther ut the
g.. %. RICHARDS.
St Johnsbury Aug, 81 1876.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

Donald G. Mitchell, "Ik Marvel" is to
lecture at the winter meeting Of the Massa-
chusetts board of agriculture at Worcester,
Nov l5 on THE Farmers Homestead, and
its Relation to Farm Thrift" 1t will be
worth hearing
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

Connecticut farmers, says the New Haven
Journal are felicitatiDg themselves on hay.
ing saved tens of thousands of dollars by tho
two thousand eight hundred dollar appro-
priatiOn to the state agricultural station,
through its exposures Of fraudulent iertiliz.
ers.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03
PTRE GROUND ROME.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

NIIE Subscriber offers for sale the promises lately
L occupied by b. F. Hill on Caledonia Street in St.
Johnsbury, consisting Of dwelling house, barn and
large garden. This property is situated thas must
increase rapidly in value business revives and will
be sold at bargain For terms inquire Of the su6scr
Der. Marshall montgomery,
Attorney and Agent,
Railroad Street.
Tob net IN 1876