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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14
Interesting Experiment, On The Potato


Mr.. Brodie, President Of he Toronto En-
tomoIogral society, at Il recent mreIng
read IA paper, giving til, results Of Il SER
Of interesting experiment, made by him
self, on the nature and habits Of The bee lie
We rive below he conclusions arrived a
without giving the particulars Of the pro
cess y which they were reached:
The experiments were made in cares
where he natural Ct nIl ions Of trmpclql
ture, llgnt AMI moisture are mtintaimr,l
nearly AS pSsibIe; the same cages II
which had successfully reared lal,a. ~
delicate feptdopterG- butterflies and moth
10 secure grraer accuracy nearly ever
experiment was repeated, Or two OF NOR,
conducted simultaneously, and the result,
carefully compared and leror, ell.
The more important propositions sup
ported by these experiments are:
First. The potato is the only plant il
Ontario on which the beetle can feed so il.
to become very numerous.
Second Food i, necessary to the adull
Insect in order to develop the rcproductiv,
fuRriuns.
Third. If not supplied with food, til,
adult insect will die in short time Der
haps never exceeding Two weeks.
Fourth. The advent in Toronlo Of In
deia dorqph0 n, by far the most reliabh
AMI valuable of all tie enemies Of U0ry
ph0ra.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

1t seems to me Il safe prediction, tha,
he Jersey cow-perbaps should say the
Channel Island cow-will become more
popular, and especially more fashionable.
She has made great progress m these di.
recllons IN the last lew years. 1t is not
'ely long since she was looked upon as
almost purely fancy annual, ana had but
lIltIe general recognition in that line
even. Now, however, the breed is in high
lepute with many practical men-men
who keep COWS with the view of making
money from their product, rather than by
their sac for breeding purposes. In this
country the number IF pure bred JERSEYS
IS much greater than that of any other
breed OF cattle, the almost everywhere
leader-the Short horn-alone excepted
While The prices they command are not
hlgh-JuGged by the standard of The fash.
lonable Short horns they are very salts.
factory. and the demand is unGuestlonabh
me easing. his is also true In England,
where their appreciation has been more
recent and rapid. | am not able to agree
with their enthusiastic admirers, if these
insist that the Jersey is The best COW for
The general farmer; but | do believe the
breed is very valuable one, in its purity
Tor goodly number, and in its crosses
Il for much larger number.
IL is an important question for Jerse,
breeders whether they will accept the
present standards as the hest possible, and
seek to secure uniformity to existing fash
lonable models, or whether they shall at
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

|
:. HoLLo" nohS'-" Hollow horn as a
disease IS hctlon, say the agricultural
department IN the New York Irtbnne. The
SINE IN substance Is announced in tie
.o@hSfy bf||e"'4" by DR.. Horne. Il
'h'Sht hot De Thought In good taste to
l"u't sucil authority But VIII give you,
'or "hat u Is worm my experience. From
ny ttn'il 70 NV twentieth year my father
'aflled On Il norm conn mahulactory. ID
'lsed 70 send out team to eghboring
"''yaIds 10 collect horns' four or tlvr
hundred oelug AN ordinary load. On the
arrival OF the first load found first " there
was 10 outler III the COW horns. Bat /
'lI hnd III alter years That many wer
h"dIy' was gong TO say diseased. but AS
better authority calls IT. hctIon, | will
ry 10 describe hcuon' = Atan early day
from MY 10 sky years ago-in this
axe country before me early settlers had
crown sulnccnt fodder Tor stock, 1t was
not uncommon Tor the only COW to get 50
poot IL the sP'lng OF the year as to be - Oh
1he Ill., nave known many that could
.'"t rise alone Tor weeks but when gr;ts>
rev lIl'y "oola recruit ont IN few
ears alIir'sI IhVhlIa'Iy showed Signs o.
RI hc'lon' or rs tn'h called hollow horn
he SYMPTOMS were grpat heat in the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14
Illr family Cirtlr.
Marian Plays with a Princess.

1t was in Vienna that Marian played
with the princess, and glorious time the,
had Of it,
We went to see the Lichtenslein gallery
in The great imposing Llchtenstein palace
that shows lis front to u lovely smilin.
flower garden, and turns its back on :
very punlpous park.
Now Marian don't care for pictures, n
least not such rs we were going 10 SEE
She has It copy Of Mother Goose" and
Alice in Wonderland" that size think.
more Of than all the galleries in the world
these books are all abiaze with pictures.
and she knows every picture hy heart.
ana all about it. Marian didn't like to >er
these pictures, so she begged Us TO leave
her outside in the garden.
Wont yon 90 off the paths - said
/ her aunt.
or pick the lower,:' said |.
"Or get stones in your shoes. Or los,
your hat, or get your sash united or your
face dirty?' said Aunt EIinor.
/ Marian promised she wouldn't do any of
thee things. but would be as good as
candy, if we'd only let her stay and pla,
IN the garden while we went inside.
So we let her stay.
We had only left her few moment,
WHEN Marian saw ,' on the other side of tb'
gafdeh' ii very pretty little GIRL who was
with Il very be-ye~-tiful young lady, and
a nlHiIiSefY"ht with cap and behind
them all a man'seryant with yellow coal
w. anu ~ il'ht Vi tne'n little dog with
" Pi7 I'M " uoor MOD and no ears t.
SPEAK o. anu hot even Tile thought Of It
''!, ,, 49,,
me niue giri haa a hoop-the be-ye~h-
'"'eS' lt,'aV hHr,'l "orh' not mlnc)
nool' ana li'oP-stl'A' ana 'le mad servant
hAu Il "hole ioI more Toys and the man
servant ne h"u oaIIIe dores and grace
"oPi , an" ip-, a u ""i no t'..,,
lie hIIIe SirI fascinated Marian I'M
'nrhseil' anu Marian fascinated the little
2Itl' 50 "ieh lhey met on the walk both
stopped ana looked !,, at GHrh other.
=, no" We oo' SAID Marian IN her besl
rrvh ~, n, -, ,.,
fret,y we'll Ntiu Ihe mule grl. "llow
no you o3' III equal'y sooa French.
me ii'oy Shli'eu' ana Inc man-servant
'o0 It "hi"|eu' ana The mald-seryanl
''d" I have any expression TO speak OF.
Ale you out mere 10 play said Mari.
an
Yes are you?
YES.
,. hen lei play toSeIhef' SAID the
little gpl.
Ol' no. sal" Marian " ia like to
nut m fol allowed TO play with stranger,
but sao"'a likr to 50 much
Then the lady laughed, and the man
servant looked more horrtied, and the
maId'serVaht never sIlTred muscle.
DO you know my uncle?' said Mari
an thlnhiDg That might be II way out of
me a mcnIty',
No. but dare say you've seen my
papa, sad tie little glrli most every
body has.
WAT Is his nance said Marian.
d.. ms name is the Emperor" said the
ON, my. said Marian, ARE you the
emperor.5 little girl! Then you're II prin-
cess why, where's your crown, and all
your goid coaches, and everything! I'm
50 glad to speak with princess, for there |
are ever SO many things | want to know.
May ask yon some queslions2"
" les, II you like"
Well, then-do you ever have your
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

usual way. and the sets laid in al the bot,
tom of each drill; the SCOT was then put
down upon them. in quantity sufficient IG
cause the drills to assume quite 6ldcS
appearance This being done. the drills
we're closed in the ordinary manner to Inc
natural level. and the work was finished
Wherever SCOT WAS applied the crops turn,
ed out clean and good, scarcely a trace o.
the wire worms ravagps was to be seen
while those from rows not dressed Win
.oot were quite the reverse; the potatoes
being pierced through in every direction
and fl only for feeding pigs. This proves
that SCOT. if it does not destroy. at least
prevents the attack of wire worm. and 50
useful is this material that it is 4 matter
for surprise that persons with 4 garden al,
low the sweep TO carry away suci- uSelti
article, " hen their chinneys are cleansed
Land and Water.
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POPPINE COIN.

Look into granIml's kllcheui
Can sou dnl preitrr sight
Tran Nellie and Fred and Kite,
Popping Their corn tonight;
Out-iIe, it ; 1at X and drearT,
Aud swiftly tall, the rain
AMI the wind in 1uu da-hcs,
DIVES It against The pane.
Within the gla ielignt is shining,
And the shadows dance on the vail;
Old lay asleep Uy the heal thstone,
AuI PUSSY cut.ed up Ike a ball
Ia tie ashes the Che.tnuts are roasting.
Near the apples II crimson and gold;
Whit The ba.aet of c.rh IN the corner,
i . minc Of wealth uuloH.
Fed glee uliy -nases tie pepper,
\ the waite cora- il.e and fin,
Ard the tu-hinE, h1ppy faces,
Are the pet.lcst sight Of ALL
Tired at l1-tof heir frolc,
They waicu the Il ei4hL iaie,,
AMI trace ont wonderful pictures,
IL the shapes when lie Goals have made.
And they build for IN mselves bright castles
Wnsre never -huinw shall tam
An! hank God, t14, the jear All.Father
Is aJ.e 10 plln lof them all.
Eul some tine ,Eun delight at the picture,
When The long, lont years have hownJ
1heg u lonk b1ck 10 the lear oil Kitchen
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

Quantity is but poor indication of the
value Of milk; and unless anaIyzed, a
process beyond the reach of the ordinary
farmer, the only way of ju iging of its
value is ny carefully noting The amount and
quality OF the produce made from each
COW. Although some cows produce more
milk than others, even from the same
food, yet NO COW can make desirable milk
without proper supply OF food, while an
insufficient supply OF nutritious food will
be invariably followed by falling off in
their mllK-producing powers. Undoubt-
edly the titnes, Of milk for special pur
poses may be to some extent controlled by
altering the proportions of the constitu-
ents OF the food supplied to the COWS.
Let each dalryman de ermine in future to
learn the facts regarding the yield of his
COWS, and the effect Of different varieties
Of feeding stulfs IN the product, and a
4reat advance will he secured in indlyidu,
al property as well as national wealth.
CuAtUat0r.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

" You are made to be kind, bows 50 COW.
Horace Mann, generous, mag6animnS,
II there is boy in school who has nI"E
loot don let him know You ever Saw ~ !,
II there is poor boy with ragged clo,bat
don talk about rags in his 6enrin0 ''e ,
there Is lame boy assign him soms - - -
OF The game which does not reoniro ~ 'u
nlng. If there is a hungry one 1--WE b in
part OF your dinner. Ii there E d dr'I
one help him to get his lesson. IF ,b uul'
Is Is bright one be not envous of him. 81 fov
II one boy is proud of his talents and az ,O'
other is envious of them, there arc , an,
great wrongs, and no more talent Than wv ""
lore II II larger or stronger bow has E y,
JnreI you, and is sorry for it, forgive MIN
all the school will show by their conn,a
nances how much better it Is than to havo
Il great fist ''' ~ nave
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

GIVE foURsELF.-Slid mother to m,
one day' "When my children were youuu
thought The very best thing could dI
Tor them was TO give them myself So
spared no pains To talk with them. To teach
lhrm' to read 10 them, to pray with Them
10 be loving companion and friend In INV
chldren had to neglect my hou,. MANI
tl'hes' l hau no time To indulge myself in
many things which should have IiknJ ~
DO. was 50 busy adornng their mini.
ana cuItlvaIlng Their hearts best affection.
that could not adorn their bodies in fna
clothes, though kept them neat and rnm.
Ior'aoIe al all times, have my reward
now MY sons are minis els Of the Gas.
pei my grown up daughter Il lovely chris
titn woman. l have plenty OF TIM, now
10 rest plenty of time TO keep my house in
perfect order, plenty OF time TO in,ulga
myself IN many ways, besides gonp ahn1,
my Masters business whenever Hr has
need OF me. have II thousand beanrIfnI
memories of their childhood to comG,"t
me. Now they have gone out iptn the
world, | have the sweet consciousness NJ
having done all | could to make tb.U,
ready for whatever work God calls than'
% 90. gave them the best could nv
self" ''U' my
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

HOUSE BANKING.-As cold weather i.
coming on farmers who I've in old-msh
Toned farm houses are thinking OF BANKING
them up TO keep out the frost. ANY
house is warm which has il rood warn
banking at its base. We have tried al
most everything that is used, and fino
that forest leaves are the best for rs.
They keep the air ont more effec,uaIly
than anything else, and then they are
{ leaner and do not stain the house. Thcn.
in the spring, it is so handy to drew them
into the barnyard to absorb all the liquid
manure. Whoever tries them one yraI
will not fail to pronounce them the best Of
anything ever used. in all respects The
grass is not killed under the banking, but
is bright and green sooner than anywhere
else.-B., in Country Gcnl}eman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

LINING SHENGLES.-I have experiment
ed with lime and salt for wash foI
shingles and for board fences. and know
by experience, that salt Is a damage t.
the mixture, and had better be kept out
for it rusts the nails and gathers damp
ness and sailed roof or fence does moi
dry off nearly as soon as it loes with onl,
the clear lime water. If not conlen will
clear lime water, put in talow, heating
the whole mass 81 rs 10 melt the tlllow
and thoroughly mix it. This is iirst.ratt
mixture either for roofs or fences, if one
is willing 10 incur the expense. Single,
lined only | win warrant to last one.lhirt
longer than if laid without, especially
sawed shingles, Or shingles manufactured
with the sap on.-COr. ". E. Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

IHINGs TO observation-disclosures that
mirrors should not hang where the sun
shines upon them. Inry hook misty.
grow rough Or graduated and NJ longer
give correct picture. Ine umalram, or
union OF llnuil with mercurv, which is
'prrad ON glass to torn i looking glass, is
easily ruined by the direct. continued cy-
posure 10 the sun S rays. Remember that
.emons can be KEEP fresh and sweet for
no"ths by Il clean, tight c;t>k or i.,r, and
covering with cold wafer The .watrr
must be- changed as often rs once every
lay, and the ca>k kept in cool place.
Remember that Il tablespoonful of black
pepper will prevent gray Or buff linen
rom spotIlng II stirred INTO the first WA
Ter IN which they are washed. Ii will al
80 prevent the cO!urs running when wash.
M black or cUlUred cambria or muslips.
md the water is not injured by it, but is
Just as soft rs before the pepper was put IN.
hememDtr that one can have the hands m
soapsuds without Injury to the sAln II the
!"hds are DIPPED III vinegar or lemon
juice Immediately after. lie acid ueslro,
tlle corr osiye effects Of alkai, ana makes
ne hands soft aud white. lndiau meal
ana vinegar OF lemon Juice used on them
Ioughened by c''id or labor, will heal ami
'oltch Them. Rub the hands 10 This: Then
wash oil thoroughly ana rub in gl,ceriue
those who suffer from chapped hands in
lie winter Will find this COMFORTING
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

Corn and cob meal ground up together
is in many places made use of in feed ne
store hogs and cattle. Economical farm.
ers, who make the most of everything
have found the product of grinding up The
whole ears (cob and alp, II very grateful
and excellent feed for live stock.
A correspondent tells us that he adopted
this plan for his poultry last year and
found it to work admirably. The saving
in quantity of one grain is at least one
fourth, and the combination is fully equal
10 Il mixture Of clear meal with "shorts
or " mddlings." The substance of the
cob is laxative in its nature, and connteracts
The naturally binding effects of the solid
corn meal.-CalJornia Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

"You had lovely dress on-all lace
and sashes. And that such pretty dress
that you're wearing now way j l. al
most all lace, Do you wear lace dresses
every day?7
when I 90 out, do
How many have you3 sakrd Marian
IL don't know. continued the pfln-
cess.
Temp asked Marian.
More than that.
NV" exclaimed Marian. Did you
ever wear aprons?
"Oh, YES, when eat my dinner.
{" A princess win an apron on! Why, |
never heard of such thing And Marian
opened her eyes with surprise.
In q inmate she recovered herself
enough to ask, How do YOU Ike being a
princess?' for our little lady meant To In-
prove the opportunity TO get all the H.
formation she could.
Pretty well, said Ms, Marie Valerie
but you haven TOLD ms what your
name is-anI I've told y0u AL about my
self
oh, my name is Marian. am an
American. Are those al. your toys"
"Yes-do yol want 10 play a:
why, YES. if you Il lei me take that
noop, Tor a liule-I should lie 10 run
WIN it, We mlgh. take tn. us
Yes, We might" said the little prin-
cess, looking al tie lady, who nodded Il
consent. - of they went. romplng, Just
is you DO, little reader; and 50 "lien We
came out Of lie palace we found Marian
playing with prIncess-and ilsh. mer-
~, gUoI-natured lille princess she Was.
But we nud to call JeuI, and 20 away Al
last, and when VT did. what 10 You think
the little girIs d!d3 Why. tAcy Is. put
tueir arms about clrh U,ner, ANA kissed
with Is smack th.t startled the grave man
servant liAe = lrg-crlgker; and tue prln-
cess SAID:
Il like YOU very much.
And Marian aid, 50 DO l you; and |
never should have ,ahcn you tor a princess
lever. ~. H. +. Rgmi, N Aoren
YER Hldg AiCIE..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

TIE CHEsTNrTs,-I am disposed to
think that the chestnut, as a fruit for
market. will well repay its cultivation,
On our high ridges throughout The who
lake shore. and also through the country
is growth appears Indigenous, This con
s.dert.ion, with the f,ct, that our com
mon chestnut always results in ready sale
at 4 remuneraling price, leads me 10 the
impression that land could he INST prof
tably employed in the growth Of The Span
i,h or French chestnut varieties, the truI
Of which is in the size nearly double that
Of our largest native varieties, and which
thins can be proitably engrafted upon
he native tree. The sowing the seeds OF
tue Spanish and French ches;nuts, was
some years since done by Prof. j. 7.
Kirkland Of Cuyahoga county, o., and in
six years he h,el large crops Of chestnut
as large ~ Bantam hens eggs, while his
trees were beauties in FORM Country
GentlemaH.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

A correspondent supplies the following
remedy for the destruction of the wire
worm. stating that lie has used it with
complete success for some years past. lie
found the wire worm so abundant in every
part OF The garden he was set to cultivate,
that he could scarcely grow potato or a
carrot without its being rendered useless
by it; and among the various things he was
led 10 adopt as preventives. SCOT appeared
to be the only etfectual remedy. This he an
piled to potato crops in the follong. man.
ner:-The drills were got ready in the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

Iscurriluos doggerel all over his bacl
gate. No wonder that be felt mad whel
he saw Abel whistling along with his fin,
French merinOs. worth eight dollars ;
had, and wool going m every day. NJ
wonder he wanted TO kill somebody, AMI
bought he'd practice on Abel.
And Noah's getting drunk was not at al
surprising He had become a husband.
man. He had thrown away magnificent
opportunities. He might have had q
monopoly Of any profession or business
lad he studied medicine, there would moi
have been another doctor within a thou.
and miles to call him "Quack," and
every family wonld have bought bottle
II " Noth's Compound Extract of Gopher
Wood, and Anti-Deluge Syrup" As a
Politician, he might have carried his own
ward solid, and controlled two-thirds oil
he delegates in every convention. As a
awyer. he would have teen retained in
very ease tried at the Ararat Quarter
sessions. CT the old Ark High Court OF
ilmiralty. But be threw away all theSr
dvantage-, and ook to agriculture. For
I long time the ground WAS 80 wet he
could raise nothing but sweet flag and
hIlrnshrs and these at last became a drug
the market. What wonder that when
he did get half Peck of grapes that wert
not stung to death by Japhcts bees, he
should have made wine, and drowned his
sorrows in the flowing how'll"
The fact is, agriculture would delnoral-
II a saint. ! was almost 4 saint when
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-14

| l. is 4 much mooted question what plaC
shall be occupied BY the horse at the fair;
md our readers may remember a shor
rJicle we wrote about " fair time" Oh
horse racing at fairs. shows on tn
rounds, ETC.. saying that if the manager
trranged for such things, it was becaus
he people wanted them, and would pay t,
er them.
Bro. Checver of the " E Farmer hal ;
litter touching on this matter which h.
published not long since and giving fact
md figure" and we print part of it, a'
frod for r, Election and cnnfirmatory OF III,
Jews VIC expressed. that the people vii,
visited fairs, many Of them at letst, ap
royed Of horse trouing there. Which i.
" no means conclusive that the praclic,
Is wise or Of good tendency:
A, | said above friendly. honest con
$ between horses do not object 10
but, even ifeverything is straight forward,
} DO moi So" any more connection bttwrer
lor'r racing and agriculture than between
he Presldents southern policy and swive
blows.
In. there is ano, her consideration with
Is. one which has prompted this cOmmuni
."lion, 10 show how one society, at least
estimated. and, possible, draw out somt
'uggesllon- which may benef. Us IN,
Nher,. The consideration alluded to is 80
one, and is illustrated by the fol
owing figures, results Of this year,
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