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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
Gen. Ripleys' Stock.

Gen. Edward II. Ripley Of Center Rut-
land, finds time among the cares Of his extern
sive marble business, to breed aud enjoy the
choicest of thoroughbred stock. His Short.
horn bull calf, Alrdrio Prince, by 10Th
Duke of Airdrie, out of 18th Lady Sale
of Brattoborough, is fine model Of a
young bull. Tie is well and evenly devel.
oped in every point, being indeed as near
perfect as possible in form aud style. He is
likewise a capital feeder, turning the scale
at 900 lbs. at nine months. His little herd
Of females of this breed are exceedingly good
and of choice strains. OF Ayrshires, Gen.
Ripley has 6ue herd, as we'll as a few
Jerseys His Berkshire and Chester pigs, the
former pleasing us especially, are abso-
lutely perfect.
But none Of the stock was quite so fascin-
ating us the young black thoroughbred stallion
Jack Thorne, by Mambrino Patchen out Of
Kitty Coon, by Cooks American Clay, by
Cassus NJ. Clay. Jack Thorne was bred
by DR.. Herr, and is five years old, fifteen
hands, two inches, aud weighs lO4O pounds
He has a fuo head poised high on an arched
neck, as if he was proud of it, body vel!
turned, a marvel of symmetry, and set of
limbs as clean, bony and perfect as if carved
out of block Of Rutland marble. The
great hoek and immense cord, strong enough
for cart horse, indicate poioer. He is
docile as kitten and showed in the yard
splendid action, seeming not to touch the
the ground, but carrying himself with a
grace and beauty that spurued the earth.
1t is not intended to exaggerate, Aorid Ian
guage seems tame with the living, moving
animal iu the eye. lie is the finest and
most promising young stallion we have
seen, and Gen. Ripley has good reason tc
anticipate ine results from such combina'
tion of blood and individual qualities.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
For the VERMONT FARMER
Giant Strawberries.

This is the season of the year when those
in the country as well us those iu the sub
urbs of our large cities are considering the
question of what improvement or changes to
make in their gardens. That portion Of
their gardens which most strongly attracts
the thoughts of all, from the little child of
four or five years to the rovered grandparent
Of sixty or seventy-is the strawberry plot.
A change, however, is desired They hear
with feelings almost of envy, of how others
are enjoying themselves on mammoth berries
of the finest quality, measuring from five to six
inches in circumference, so large that person
might with as good success attempt to eat an
apple at one mouthlul as to try one of these
giant scarlet berries. Will it not, indeed,
give them feeling oil real satisfaction, when
they also have strawberries Of such size,
that only six or eight of them are required
to make presentable sAuccriul, while they
sec their neighbOrs with their inferior fruit
requiring almost as many dozens
Having experimental with, aud tested, the
strawberry in various ways, l can, perhaps
give some little information Of value in re-
gard to its treatment, as well as in refer
ence to what varieties will best repay the
care that may be given them. l will name
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
Phosphate for Good Farming.

Joseph Harris who has national roputa-
tion as writer upon farming topics, says in
Walks and Talks
1t is twenty-five years ago since | wrote
my first article for the Genessee Farmer
And have been writing every month since
| have Just looked over that old article.
was fresh from the great experiment farm
OF Lawes Il Gilbert, and the article em-
bodied some of their most important results.
The burden Of it was, raise more clover, peas
and beans keep more stock and make more
manure. | say the same thing to-day, only
| shall put first, "cultivate the land more
thorough ghly and kill the weeds"
thought then that wheat, barley, oats,
corn, and other cereals, during their growth
gave off nitrogen into the atmosphere, whilo
clover, peas, beans, vetches aud turnips, re.
tanned all the nitrogen they got from tho
soil, and from dews and rains. The theory
was simple and plausible, and the practical
deduction safe and sound. But more recent
investigation failed to sustain this view
The advantage Of growing more clover, peas
and other leguminous plants, however, is as
certain as ever. Aud | could say nothing
more to-day, than said then in regard to the
advantages Of feeding food rich in nitrogen
to stock aud saving the manure.
But it is well to forget the things that arc
behind, and press forward. There is more
to be done, and more improvements to be
made during the next twenty-five years, than
were made in the past twenty-five We have
better implements, better roads, better stock,
and better prices. sold barley from this
farm twenty-five years ago for 81 cents per
bushel. Now | can get Sl.lO. Comblng
wool was not worth over % cents pound.
Now it is worth 80 to GO cents. l sold lot
of splendid butter to 90 round the cape in Il
sailing vessel to California, for l2l cents a
pound, aud 1t got there safe and in good
condition. will not say it was as good as
the gilt.ejged Jersey butter, which now
brings a dollar pound, but, at any rate,
such buttor would sell for three or four
times as much as it brought then. Pork
and good beef, aud choice mutton have
doub cd iu price, aud so have eggs, poultry
and fruit Let us be thankful. The indica-
tions point all in one direction, and | see
clearl written out on the years to come,
"eash for good rs,"-"good farming
will pay better 10 the future than in the
past"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

As good cattle can bO made on skim milk as
on whole milk Our summer calves last
season were kept on short rations Of milk
weaned early aud taught to cat dry meal and
turnips. During the winter they have had
pint of light provendcr (equal parts by
measure Of oats, cracked corn and bran--part
Of the time barley meaD, aud three or
four quarts of turnips each, and all the clo-
yer rowen they would cat, and have thrived.
The results of experience on our farm may
be stated thus; If q calf comes to tho barn
strong aud thrifty, having been housed from
autumn storms, aud has warm dry quarters
with good, regular care and judiciOus feeding,
he winters we'll without regard to age. The
cold Of fall aud winter is not so hard on
them as the heat and neglect of July aud
August
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
FARNIYARD SONG,
Malden.On.H Hudson, N. Y.

over the hill the farm boy goes,
His shadows lengthen along the land,
giant staff in a giant hand;
In tho poplar tree, above the spring,
The katydid begins to sing;
The early dews are falling
Into the stone.heap darts the mink
The swallows skim the rivors brink;
And home to tho woodland fly the crows,
When over the hill the farm boy goes,
Cheerily calling
"Co', boss CO.. boss Co CO., CO.."
Farther, farther over tie hill,
Family, calling, calling still,-
"Co, boss CO., boss 90, CO.."
Into the yard the farmer goes,
With grateful heart, at the close OF day
Harness and chain arc hung away
In the wagon-shed stand yoke and ploW
The straw's in the stack, the hay in the NOW,
The cooling dews are fallingi-
The friendly sheep in welcome, bleat,
The pigs come grunting to his feet,
Tho whinnying mare her master knows,
When into the yard the farmer goes,
His cattle Calling
"Co', boss CO., boss CO., CO., CO."
While still the cowboy far away,
Goes seeking those that have gone astray,-
"Co', boss Co, boss CO., CO.."
Now 10 her task the milkmaid goes.
Tho cattle come crowding through the gate,
Lowing, pushing, little and great;
About the trough, by tho farmyard pump
The frolcsome yearlings irisk and jump,
While the pleasant dows are falling,
The now-mich heifer is quick and shy,
But the old COW waits with tranquil eyes
And tho white stream into the bright pail flows,
Whom to hor task tho milkInaid goes,
Soothingly calling
$50, boss SO, boss so So So"
The cheerful milkmad takes her stool,
And sits and milks in the twilight cool
Saying, 80 SO, boss so So"
To supper at last tho farmer goes.
The apples arc parod, the papers read,
The stories are told then all to bod.
without the criokets ceaseless song
Wakes shrill the silonce all night long;
The heavy deWs are falling.
The housewives hand has turned tho lock
DrOwslly ticks the kitchen clock
Tho household sinks to deep repOso;
But still In sleep tho farm hoy goes
Singing calling
"Co boss co. CO. boss CO. ! CO.! CO. ~
And oft the milkmaid, In her dreams,
Drums in the pail with tho flashing streams,
Murmuring $50, boss sol"
j. T. Trowbridg,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
Fine Stock at West Rutland.-An Effect.
i've Sugar Making Apparatus.

An early morning ride from Rutland, on
the Both ult., to West Rutland, brought the
editor Of the FARMER to the pleasant village
farm Of the Mead family, at West Rutl and.
Hero lives Mr.. A. j. Mead aud his son,
John ii. Mead, the efficient young member
Of the board of agriculture. Mr.. Mead's
specially is Merno sheep, of which, since
early boyhood, he has been an enthusiastic
breeder, having now flock Of forty breed
ing ewes of the very highest excellence.
His sheep are large, strong deep.boiied and
we'll spread, with good bone evidently
animals of COED constitution aud prime feed
ers. To these qualities are added aeeces Of
long staple and good density with a beaut-
ful and uniform quality and style, with good
heads well capped. A limited number of
young sheep were to be seen, as the high
offerings of western breeders have proved
too strong a temptation. Mr.. Mead, how
ever, wisely intends hereafter to reserve bis
best for maintaing the quality and chlrac'
ter Of the flock. A group of young lambs
large and strong, with good bodies aud
limbs, and abundanty able to take care oI
themselves, indicate that his flock possess
strength aud vigor The appearance of the
flock is uniform aud pleasing, If our young
friend continues as we'll as heretofore, he
will bo heard from among the first breeders
in the land.
At the other end Of the barn was a stable
of seven cows, large, straight and we'll spread
with conspicuous indications of Durham
blood and prominent marks of mixers.
From the barn to the sugar.house, nea
by, where the boiling was in full blast
The boiling apparatus is worthy of specia
mention. On an arch nine or ten feet long
are two pans in line, which we're about 3I;
and 3x4 feet respectively, The latter Q
t these, which is farthest from the door, ha
six two inch Aues pass through it for tn
passage of the fire and smoke. Next to tn
chimney is a common heater, filling th
f whole width Of the arch, and having abou
twelve hues for fire. With this rig the
. boil in three barrels OF sap an hour, al
make 300 pounds Of sugar with one cord
/ wood,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

portion derived from the food. The greater
part Of this excretion takes place through
the kidneys, though the solid manure also
contains il. Then If the animal is eventually
consumed on the farm, it is evident that
there need be but very little loss Of nitrogen (;
and even if the animal is sold, the amount
of nitrogen in its composition at any one
time bears but an extremely small proportion
to the total amount that has been consumed
and excreted by it during life.
What is true Of nitrogen, is true to a
greater or less extent of all the salts and in
organic matters generally found in the food
and in the body Of the animal. Ii all OF
them could be carefully treasured and re-
turned to the land, farm would necessarily
and constantly improve in its producing ca
pacity. We have seen, however, from the
nature of the case, that this is not always
practicable, nor does nature demand it, even
If could be done. The soil contains an
inexhaustible store Of inorganic matters,
which are constantly becoming available in
quantities sufficient to produce moderate
crops To exceed that amount We must add
TO the soil some OF those substances which
fail to save them we are under the necessity
Of purchasing from foreign sources 1t is
quite possible to return to the soil the whole
of the woody fiber, inasmuch as it is all con.
tanned in the solid evacuation of the animal I;
and we can give back all the other elements
of the plant, except those portions carried
off in the milk, or eventually in the bodies
of the animals themselves, by saving and ap-
plying all the urine. We venture the asser-
tion that farmer, saving all the manure,
liquid and solid, made by his stock, and ju.
diciOusly applying it, can raise constantly
increasing crops up to the capacity OF his
lands, without the purchase of extraneous
manures But if he is selling constantly, or
from time to time, constituents that he does
not return to his land in kind or quantity,
and that the atmosphere and soil cannot fur
nish in sufficient amount to grow satisfactory
crops then the purchase of foreign substan-
ces containing them in available form is nec-
essary to keep up the productiveness OF the
soil
We can do much by saving all the urine,
and all the dead carcasses of animals that
may happen to die on the place, or the offal
Of those that are slaughtered, to avoid the
necessity Of extensive purchases Of foreign
substances, like guano, superphosphate, or
any OF the infinite variety Of fertilizers Of
fered for sale, and now is the time to think
of the subject, and to devise the ways and
means of accomplishing the object Of saving
all the waste materials for the manure heap
Mass. PloughmaA.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
Saving Manures,

Now that a season Of comparative leisure
is approaching the farmer should give more
attention to the economy aud preservation
Of the manure, or to put it more broadly, to
the substances which may be used as fertili-
zers on the farm. Besides the various refuse
substances about the farm, leaves, sedge
grasses, etc., which can be made available to
a certain extent, many farmers neglect to
save the urine Of their stock of cattle and let
it run to waste. One Of our wisest and best
farmers has we'll said that this contains nj
trOgen in large proportion. An animal takes
q considerable amount of nitrogen in its
food daily, and unless growing rapidly, or
giving milk, must necessarily eliminate it in
some other way. Every movement OF the
body, in any Of its parts, involves a waste Of
the materials making up its structure, aud
this waste Of eifete material is taken up by
the circulation and excreted from the sysr
ten, while its place is supplied by new
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
JONI G. KAULDAcK, in
For the VERMONT FARMER.
Raising Calves.

For a number of years past have raised
a large number of calves for the number of
cows | keep sometimes two or three, and
one year, four to COW. The late June
calves were good for nothing. When put
up to winter on vegetables, meal and good
fine hay they died.
Proposition l. The calf should be taken
from the COW before three days old, to coun.
teraet the habit of sucking. pour little
milk down the calf between my fingers,
which they will generally suck and follow
into the pail; seldom put my fingers into
their mouths more than two or three times
2. As soon as the calf learns to drink we'll
feed him milk with little cream taken off
and gradually give him older milk at the
same time make little porridge made oI
good wheat -four, (the shuck of graham -four
will sometimes kill young calves) Feed
three times day until they begin to eat hay
or grass then twice.
3. Calves should learn to drink sour OIL
clabbered milk early to- cultivate taste
and save expense, and winter better ough
to be fed ninety days. If fed six quart
new milk day at six cents a quart, price
here, it will amount to Sl0,80 in thirty
days, which is more than the calf is worth
4. Calves should not have free access t
water, but should bo let out to drink at nooI
or after feeding at night if dry and daint.
they generally drink their milk well.
5. Should be weaned gradually by feeding
less often, diuting their feed, and diminish
ing the quantity. If in good feed they will
never tell you they are hungry if fed to
long and much and weaned just before win
ter, they will not do we'll. Early calves fe,
on early cut hay will winter well a it'll
grain will do no harm. IL. A. BARNES.
Brandon, VI.
GWe have no trouble in raising late calves
having raised last season calves dropped i
June July, August and November. 1t
customary on our farm to raise calves droI
ped every month in the year, Although a
early spring calf summers and winters bette
the first year, there has been no troubl
Have never had calf die. As the mil
route frequently takes all the milk, the cAlV'
have no skim milk, and frequently short II
tions Of new milk, it not being unusual
give calves half water, sometimes a lit
{ Cruel mixed with milk, at four weeks. Bu
ter makers possess great advantage Ov
5 other farmers in having skim milk for caVc
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
Centennial Corn Premiums.

Conrad Welson, p. o. box 4242, New
York city, with the cooperation of twenty.
one leading firms in New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and Rochester, dealers in agri-
cultural products and implements, has offered
premiums amounting to two thousand dol.
lars, payable in orders on these firms
for books, farm implements, fertilizers,
plated silver, oil paintings, art subjects
and tools and vegetable aud flower seeds,
etc., divided as follows: Largest yield Of
corn from single grain, two hundred dol
lars, in "a premiums, the largest being $50.
Best yield of sholled corn by weight from 20
rods, similar premiums. For the lowest
cost per bushel for sholled corn from one or
more acres similar premiums. Largest pro-
ducts of pork froth one bushel Of corn, simi.
lar premiums. Best results in butter making
from one bushol of corn similar premiums.
Best ten experiments in growing corn with
commercial manures ten premiums Of 500
each
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
WHOLE NO. $50.

the season Of 1875. The western dairymcn
have learned that prices depend upon the
quality of the stock. IL comes TO market to
be sold at any price. Goods should be put
upon the market to be sold when at the time
The western butter makers are crowding
the state makers in quality. To brand a tub
western" no longer condemns it, and to
brand it "state," no longer insuros good quail
,ity No special effort has been made to ex-
tend exports. No progress has been made
during the year. The season has been un-
profitable both to the trade and to the pro-
ducer. The quality Of the product has not
proportionately been improved. Mr.. Peters
thought the buying system in the Interior is
defective, because the value of the product
has been made to depend too much upon the
quotations of a few buyers.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

are actuated by jealosy and personal resent.
ment, in their complaints, aud that does not
seem to be material to the issue, this letter
is lame defence to the charge that these
men acted for the committee of fifty on Jan.
%, in recommending jurors, without notice
to the other members of the committee
except Mr.. Willard, (who could not attend
without being kept away from homo over the
sabbath,) and possibly Mr.. Bliss, the secre-
tary of the committee
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

Mr.. j. V. II. Scovll chairman of the
dairymeD's centennial Committee writes to
the Utica Herald reply to the charge, al.
luded to in the FARMER of March "a, that
five members Of the committee Of fifty had
assumed to act for the committee and had
voted themselves into the places Of trust and
emolument. Mr. Scovill states that at the
request of Governor Seymour, treasurer of
the committee, made January l4th, he in.
vited Messrs Arnold, Hawloy, Willard, Shull
and Lewis to meet at Utica Jan. 18th, for
consultation. He is every confident that in
letter to Mr., Bliss, secretary of the COM
mittec, Jan. 10Th, the meeting was iaciden.
tally referred to with request to be present.
That on the return Of Messrs Willard, Lewis,
Arnold, Curtis and Hawey on Saturday
morning, Jan. %, from the dairymens meet.
ing at Rutland. Mr.. Willard was urged by
the party to continue on to Utica with them
to attend meeting that day, and declined
because it would keep him from home over
the sabbath, (the vote recommending Messr'
Arnold aud Curtis as jurors was passed a
this Saturday meoting.l That the action o
Mr.. Willard is dictated by jealousy of Mr.
Arnold aud that of Mr.. Bliss was, first, I,
cmbarrass the chairman Of the cOmmitte,
because he did not favor the candidacy 0
Mr.. Bliss for superintendent Of the Centen
nial dairy building, and, second, to max
direct personal assault on Mr., Arnold
Furthermore he can produce afidavits tha
somebody told Mr.. Bliss at Rutland Of th
meeting to be held at Utica, Jan. %. Tn
letter is nearly column in length, and W
given the substance Of all that is material t
the issue. Mr., Bliss denies in the mo,
positive terms that he was notified or il
formed in any way or shape of tho meeting
Admitting that Mr., Willard and Mr. Bill
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

Mr.. VIM. Newton Of Henrietta, N. Y,
writes to the American Rural Home that
the practice of blowing in clover for wheat is
one of poor economy, and not as certain to
give good crops as formerly and runs out the
land. 1t takes two years to produce a crop
Of wheat. The clover is worth more to feed
to stock than to plow under. And the
manure from 1t so fed is nearly equal to its
value for blowing in. By using 200 pounds
Of good superphosphatc to the acre together
with the manure from the clover fed to
stock the crops of wheat are better and more
reliable. A crop is realized every year and
the soil benefited.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21
Poisonous Acids in Sugar.

That there have been enormous and cruel
adulturatiOns Of various articles Pf food Of
late years there is no question.
1t has been stated tRpt if tea turns black
upon the mixture with it sugar or syrup,
q poisonous acid exists somewhere which is
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

Present indications are that the Vermont
or who visits the centennial will have the
extraordinary privilege of hanging up his
hat 10 the headquarters Of the Brandon scales,
beg pardon, the headquarters Of the state
of Vermont. But there is no telling what
a day may bring forth. ------ -------
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

ThE Butter PRoDUCT OF lS75.-ln an
address at the meeting of the American dai'
rymen's association, Mr.. j. NJ. Peters said
The butter surplus-butter being perisha-
BILE article-suffers by the delay of storage,
Very little of the stock received at New
York is fine enough Tor the top price in the
home market. The western butter business
has never been 50 well conducted as during
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

"a farmer in Kansas, not having money to
buy CATTLE took forty head to keep, at eight
cents per pound for the gain in weight.
He fed them all the soft, understandable
corn they would eat for four months,
October to February, and they consumed
about 80 bushels each and gained go lbs.
per head, giving him AZ cents per bushcl
besides the gain on hogs.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

The New England Homestead favOrs
sheling corn before grinding, regarding the
value Of the cobs as not equivalent to the
cost IN corn of grinding them.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

In 1875 Great Britain raised 2,S74, ,290
acres of roots besides potatoes, large tract
of land surely to be devoted to the cultiva-
tion of what American farmers regard as
nothing but water.