davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-16

An Eastern exchange says the newly
begun emigration Of farmers from In
diana, Illinois and Iowa to Mississippi
and Texas is attracting much attention
throughout the Mississippi Valley. The
movement is becoming very general and
thousands are going in colonies of from
ten to hundred families. Associations
and committees are formed. agents are
sent to select places for their settlement,
and the immigration follows. The in.
duoements are, land of SURPRISING rich
ness for comparatively small price, e1-
cellence of climate and cheap negro
labor. The price Of hundred acres OF
Indiana land will purchase twelve hun
dred in Texas or Northern Mississippi
These new elements must do much to-
ward shaping the future OF the State.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-16

The New York True Citizen publishes
the following very truthful little piece
upon the subject o. waste and want, and
although we are aware il will not have
much weight with Nevada noun
tainsers. wequote: EITHER man must
be content with poverty. or else deny
themselves some luxuries and save to
lay the base Of independence in the fu-
ture. But il a man defies the future,
and spends all he earns, whether bis
earnings are one or ten dollars day, let
him look for lean and want at some fu-
ture time-for it will surely come, no
matter what he thinks. To save is alb
solutely the only way to get solid for
tune; there is no other certain mode.
Those who shut their eyes and ears to
these certain facts will be forever poor,
and in their obstinate rejection of truth
mayhap will die in rags and filth. Let
them SO die and, thank themselves. But
no! They take sort of recompense in
cursing fortune. Great waste of breath.
They might as we'll curse the mountains
or the eternal hill. For we can tell them
fortune does not give away good sub
s,antial goods. She sells it to the high
est bidder, to the hardest and wisest
worker for the boon. Men never make
80 fatal mistake as when they think
themselves creatures of fate; it's the
sheerest folly III the world. Every man
may make or mar himself, whichever he
choose. Fortune for those who by dill
gence. honesty, frugality, place them
selves in position to grasp hold of for
tune when it appears in view. The best
evidence OF frugality is the five dollars
standing in your name at the savings
bank. The best evidence Of honesty
consists in diligence and frugality."
The San Francisco Alta says the earth.
quake wave which lashed the shores o.
Peru on the 9th and 2Sth of January
were higher and more furious, and con-
tinued for longer time, than those OF
1868 and 1877. and yet it was not OBJ
served on the Coast OF California, nor,
30 far IS we have heard, in Mexico, the
Sandwich Islands, Australia or Asia;
whereas the other waves mentioned, at
traoted great attention in all those coun-
tries and did damage in several Of them.
The failure of the wave to be observed al
some points in California might be at
tributed to the southwest storm which
was raging six weeks ago on our coast
but there are many points where the rise
and fall OF the tide is plainly marked il
the midst OF the fiercess storms, and III,
silence Of all the observers is to be ex
planned only on the theory that the las
wave did not reach SO far as its two pre-
decessors.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-16
NEW TODAY.
NOTICE.

A IL PARTIES INDEBTED TO F. ". CLUTE
n will please call and settle before April /,
1878, or accounts will be collected,
mrl6.2w F.w. CLUTE.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-16

The State of Virginia has only $lO3 in
its treasury and it's credit is not worth q
cent,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

3tratc that cobs were the most valuable
feed known to farmers, but simply that
they were worth feeding.
But, we can make WIS figures read a
letter differently, The cobs did cost some
over two dollars, the grinding cost eight
dollars, and two dollars would amply COW
er the cost of hauling, as they were
shoveled into casks and barrels. This
would bring the total cost $1,000, Then
hay was twenty dollars per ton--for it
was scarce, bran was unheard of us feed,
and corn we don't remember the price of.
So as then situated we believe the invest
ment good one.
We would call VS. attention to anoth-
er article II week or two later on the same
subject, in which an analysis of cobs is
given.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

Mr.. EDIToR:-ln recent number of
the Montpelier MESSENGER | saw an
article on the value of cobs as feed for cat
tie, in which you gave your own exper-
fence or that of your father in feeding 200
bushels of cobs. The cost of these cobs
was the value Of the corn remaining on
them, that being only one pint to the
bushel, or about bushels of corn.
Now as you gave no account of what
your cob meal cost, let us make an esti-
mate, and see if it was really valuable
feed for the price:
Cost of 200 bushels 90o
Basging and cartlng to and from mills, if at any
cons derable distance. 800
Grinding the 1900
The price charged for grinding oobs is
little higher than the usual rates for corn.
Not knowing the standard weight of
cobs, was obliged to weigh some, and
found it to be L lbs, to the bushel. We
have, then, 2200 lbs, of cob meal at u cost
of $1,000. This would buy either two
tons of hay so bushels of oats, ton of
bran, or 1900 lbs, of corn meal; and
either of these, for me to feed, or, | am
sure, if left to the taste of the animals fed
would be much preferable to the cob meal.
North Pomfret. w.
REMARKs.-We did not try to demon
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

Eight inches of we'll pulverized, rich,
mellow, top soil is pretty good standard
to aim for on most farms-quite as much
as we have manure for; but in order to
reach the eighth inch, with common
plough, | have found a great help in the
steel subsoil plough, without mouldboard,
a plough which simply loosens the under
soil without bringing 1t to the surface. 1t
can be drawn in old ground as easily as a
common, large sized plough in sod land.
A hard, gravelly loan, previously plough
ed but four Or five inches deep, with an
under stratum as hard as road-bed, will
never forget one good stirring with one OF
these steel subsoil ploughs. In my own
practice, aim to plough not less tlan
eight honestly measured inches in depth.
To turn flat furrow at this depth, the
width should be from fourteen to sixteen
inches. Such ploughing gives ample room
for the travel of the team in the burrows;
it gives fine material in which the harrow
or cultvator can afterwards work without
disturbing the buried sod,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

President Lewis was followed by Dr. L.
G. Crafts of Binghamton, who read pa
per upon winter dairying. He described
quite infinitely his own system of winter
care of stock, management of milk and
manufacture of butter. Some of his
methods are quite novel For instance,
milk is kept at II constant temperature of
seventy deg and the cream is churued at
IL temperature of seventy-fre deg. The
process of chnrning is completed in five
minutes, and the butter is highly satisfae-
tory, None is sold at Il lower figure than
fifty cents per pound. Some points in Dir.
Crafts practice were severely criticised
by members of the association, but he de-
Tended his methods and claimed that the
results obtained justify his course. he
port Of Ne1o YORK. DajfymHa Netting tn
Coanhy Gentleman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

| bought several aged COWS Of him in
calf to his best bulls, and took them to my
farm, where | had not an acre of tame
grass. About the same time, bought from
the late George Vail Of Mr.. Alexander
and of the Illinois Importing Association.
have bought no females within the last
fifteen years, and never bought one at
auction or on fair grounds Besides sell
ng several, have now over one hundred
head of females to attest the fact that
.Short-Horns when treated like other cat
tie, will thrive well in new country.
All the prejudices against Short-lIorns
arise from the consequences of oyer-feed-
ing while being fitted up for shows and
auctions All my cows are recorded both
in Kentucky Short Horn Record and in the
American Short.lIorn Herd Book, and all
are traceabIe to cows recorded in the Eng
fish Herd Book. While thus cheaply Sc
curing large herd of females | have
spared no money in purchasing bulls that
| thought would improve my stock.
purchased the 9th Duke Of Airdrie when
u yearling, and have him now in his 18th
year, and his dam is still living He has
never been from my place. and never
been ort of service. | think the prejudice
against the Dukes us being hort-lived
arises from their being frequently fitted up
and from frequent changes of climate.
have found Il ready market for my bulls at
my stables, seldom having one over eight.
cen months of age and they have nude
their mark in Canada, and nearly every
| ~.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

Miss Rosetta Rice communicates to the
Practjcai FjtrnCr u statement of her sue
cessful experience in keeping butter: For
the thirty-fye pounds put down in rolls
wrapped in thin muslin, she made Il brine
so strong with salt that it will flo 1T an egg.
Into this is put one pound of brown sugar
and ouetourlh OF u pound Of saltpetre: let
it come to boil, skim well, and when
cold pour it over the bnt,er, which is kept
in clean, we'll scrlded oaken cask made
for that purpose. Miss Rice adds: the last
roll of butter, which will be used in March,
will be rs fresh and sweet as this is now
My nrighbor pnts down her butter on II
different plan altogether, She packs her,
in gallon crooks, and then puts on Il layer
of salt about two inches thick. She boots
ut me, and thinks my way is not half so
nice as hers Now, any woman will see
the difference in appearance of the slice of
butter on my ncighbor's plate and mine
OF course, her way is good, but think my
way is preferable. The Slice on my plate
will be clean and whole and dewy her,
broken and uneven, with bits Of salt stick
ing to it. "-Ili5aae.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09
81. AIhnns Eonndrr C0mnnnN.

On 4 recent visit to St. Adams, we spent
a short time in looking over this establish
ment, and found some things of interest to
The farmers. This concern are the manu-
acturers of Odds horse powers, saving
machines and threshers, Which took the
highest award ut the state fair last fall,
and also at the New England fair at Port
land. While these machines are of the
best material and most thorough work
mlnship, the great feature in the power is
the patent link or gear for the lags which
is made OF wrought and cast iron combin-
ed, giving regular machine cog and the
he strength of Il wrought link, so the gear
will last for years besides running easier
ind with less friction The powers are
seven inches longer and two inches wider
han other powers in common use. Their
rae saving machine is run without n belt
so there is no trouble in wet weather with
slipping belts and the thrcshers have an
ron cylinder which is the best thing for
thrcshing grain clean that can DE found,
Their last fall trade cleaned out all their
machines but they are already stocking
them up for next seasons orders. Besides
these specialtes the concern do u general
foundry business, casting Car wheels,
which require the very best of iron;
plows, stoves, all sorts of machinery cast
ngs, door rollers, sled Shoes etc, etc.
These last are cast from "white iron -"
and are very hard and strong and will run
on snow as easily as steel, and on bare
ground much easier than any other metal
shoe. Farmers in want of castings named
OF any work done to order will do will to
get their terms.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

FIN WIrH A SrIpER-Spjdeys lave
been tanned and taught tricks" by those
who were willing to study their ways and
take the trouble to get ON the right side of
them. A writer in the Christian Nous
tells of the fun he had with spider
One day had been reading in Il book
how spiders managed to get their webs
across streams and roads, and from the top
of one tall tree to another | went out and
caught IL large garden spider, one Of those
blue-gray, sprawing fellows, and fixed
him up for my experiment. | took a stick
about eighteen inches in length, and fast
cned piece Of iron 10 one end of it, SO
that the stick would stand ON that end of
itself Then put this in the center OF a
large tub half full of water, and placed the
spider ON the top Of the stick. | wanted
to see if it could get to Gland, " which was
the edge of lhe tub, without any help.
He ran down first on one side Of the
tub, then on the other; each time he would
stop when he touched the water, and
shaking his foot rs the cat does, he would
run up again At last he came to the con
clesiOn that he was entirely surrounded by
Water.-on an island, in fact. After re-
manning perfectly quiet for long while
during which, | have no doubt, he was
arranging his plans, he began running
around the top of the stick, and throwing
out areat colts of web with his hind feet.
Ina few minutes little fine strings Of web
We're floating away in the light breeze that
was blowing
After II little, one of these threads
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09
agricultural Department,
0. NJ. TINKHAM, Editor.

Accommodations for this department should be
sent to the editor, Mr. 0. NJ. TTNkIIANI, n. Pom.
fret,Vt.
Please writeon side of the paper only sign such
name or initials you wished published, hut give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, post Office County and
State
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

All those who were last winter obliged
TO drive their stock to the frozen brook or
pond for water in the coolest weather, and
saw the animals curl up and shivcr after
drinking their fill of ice cold liquid, should
see to 1t that they are secured against
such experiences the coming winter. We
lneW of instances last season of stock be-
inc driven II mile twice day for water, the
wells having given out, and the labor and
time that were thus consumed would east
ly have dug and cemented halfdozen
risterns in the preceding fall. An ordi-
nary barn and dwelling house will save
enough rain water in the fall and winter
ordinarily to meet the requirements of u
large farm, if it could be stored and all
that is required is the excavation and ce-
menting of Il cistern ten or fifteen feet
square to keep it, The cistern should be
dag SO that conduct pipes may run to it
from the house and barn, and u pump pipe
may reach it ard lead the water to u COW
cred shed or some other protected place
The cemcnting required for the sides of
the cistern is only of nm inch thickness, of
hydraulic cement of the usual strength,
and the bottom may be bricked and then
covered with cement, or covered with two
Or three inches of cement without bricks
The cash outlay is covered by few dol
lus. The cistern should, of course, be
covered with plank and sod, and trap
door should be provided for access to it for
the purpose of clearing it ont in the spring.
The convenience and value of having an
,.l.,,, e r,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09
THE SWIVEL PLOUGH.

The modern swivel plough for turning
level land regard as one of the foremost
implements of this age of valuable inven-
tons for the farlH.,. BY its use, fields may
be kept as smooth and as level as the nat
ural contour of the land will admit, while
the tramping of the ploughed portions may
be entirely avoided. Other advantages
are its aduptability to ploughing three
cornered or irregular fields, less time
being wasted in struightenlng angles and
curves. The ploughed portion is always
IN solid body by itself, and may be MAJ
nured, cultivated, and planted without in
teriering with further poughing and cul-
tlVatlon rs in round and round work. This
plough has rapidly grown into popular
favor, but not half as rapidly as its merits
deserve. A few of our country agricultu-
raj societies have recently ruled out all the
other plows but the swivel from compc-
titlon at their field trials, and other soci-
cites should follow their excellent exam
pie. | have with me here, few farm i'm
plemcnts, Il swivel plough II pulverizing
harrow, and II horse hoe, or cultyator,
with interchangeable parts adapted to u
variety Oh Work,
In bringing these tools to your notice,
ask you to do me the justice to believe that
l come before you not as IN agent of an
agricultural warehouse, neither rs a news
paper man trammeled in Judgment by
the conflicting influences brought to bear
by advertising patrons, but simply as u
practical, working former, having enjoyed,
! DpThaDS unuSuDl Epilitinc for instipY, 49,,
farm implements, and answering the call
OF your secretary to come and talk with
you half hour upon the use of few
common farm implements. These, which
show you, are duplicates of such MS
have chosen for my own use, after great
number of trials with other patterns.
1t Is, therefore, of the greatest impor-
lance that the plough should run steadily,
and with Il uniform width and depth of
furrow Many farmers use too short a
chain between plough and team. With u
long chain misstep of the animals is less
felt, and the plough less liable to leave its
place than with u short hitch, and by using
II wheel to govern the depth Of lurrow, the
plough will run just us easily with u long
rs with short hitch, provided the amount
of work done is the same in both cases. A
long yoke or whipple-tree, besides being
easier for the team, especially among
rocks, is more necessary when using n
swivel than q Landslide plough, as lull
width fumow is more readily obtained.
Farmers have sometimes condemned
swivel ploughs for no other reason than
becouse they used short yokes and chains.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

At the last meeting of the Massachusetts
State Board of Agriculture, Mr. Cheever,
of the New England Farmer read paper
on Common Farm Implements; their use
and care" Mr.. Cheever is always sound
and practical, and we are glad to give
below something of what he says on
pIoughs and pIoughing:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09
BALSAM AND PINE.
TWO IN ONE.

Thus combined we have two grand medical agents
in one each OF which performs its function and unit
eddy produce more cures than any llniment lotion.
wash, plas ever before compounded in the Rtu-
ry Of medicine Try one PRICE 25 CENTS
Sold by all Wholesale and Retail Druggists through
ont the United States and Cduadas, and by WEEKS
Il POTTER ProprietOrs, Boston, Mass, FMllyl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09
Mr. W. Il. Merrill, in his farm columns

Mr.. w. II. Merrill, in his farm columns
of the Golden Rule, gives opigramatic eX-
preston to n good many truths worth re-
Numbering, as for instance: " Nothing is
much more successful than regularity
especially in the care OF stock. The man
who wants his own meals on the stroke of
the clock often varies an hour or two in
feeding or watering his stock. Worry is
waste, in animals as much as in men; and
a hungry OF disconnected cow is profit
killer" And again: lit always has a
tendency to sink the murcury about ten
degrees lower for II man, to go around
growing at the weather. BY giving his
mind up to it, lie can make himself and
everybody around him believe that such
bitter weather, and such dreadful storms,
never were known before. But an extra
pair of mittens, or II livelier motion and a
merry whistle, will moderate thinge Won
derfully." And once more: You can
save two pounds on the ribs now, cheaper
than you can put one pound on in March.
But don't secure warmth at the expense OF
good air. Some farmers have an Amos
phere in their stables rs bad as that in a
common school" And he adds that
9" ground gypsum scattered on the moist
floor is said to prevent the pungent odor
and u little opening at the top will let the
foul air out"
We find this in Prairie Farmer credited
as above, but it sounds to us more like
Rev. W. II. II. Murray, who never fails to
interest either in the pulpit or in the farm
yard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-23

1875 Was over thousand millions OF dollars; more
than half of which was contracted between Ioo r,
and 1874. As people. for years, wesspent more
Than we earned Human ingenuity has never yet
been able TO devise a scheme by which An indiyld-
uai or an association of individuals whose e1 ~
lures exceed their income, IL continued couiu W
saved from final bankruptcy aud rum.
The stoppage in railroad building from en TX nsT
Inv that aud by production beyond the capacity
Of c si, flied the land with unemployed Ia
Dor: while extrayagance unprecedented N creaIng
indebtedness crippled all individual ana puene
n,trnrisas Tie sagnation in business thus caused
has forced honest and willing labor TO beg its bread
The irst remedy for the existing state OF things Is
fdcity 10 public and private trusts, thus restoring
Confidence. and securing faithful collection ana
honest disbursement of public and private revenue
and next rigid economy in private ana puolG eA
nenditnres The wastes of war and the prodlgal
expenditures of peace must be re-earned IN 0rdef
to restore the country to its old prosperity ana re-
newed growth in wealth and power. . C.o,,.
GALUsHA A. GROW.
GlcgWOOd Penn, JAM ~. 1873
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-23
THE ARMY OF TRAMPS.

LETTER FROM EX-STEAKER A. GROW.
OyrR-pRoDUCrION IN ALL DEPARTMENTS OF iNpos-
TRY-RAuRoAD AND MINING STATISTICS SHOW
ING VASTLY DECREASED CoNsUMPTIoN-Ihou-
SANDS READY TO WORK But LEFT 10 BEG.
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: There has been much discussion OF inc
ouestion, What makes so many trampsf In all OF IL
the substantial facts in the case seem to be almost
wholly overlooked What caused tho crash, as II is
called of 1873, which to SO great an extent pros
trated all branches of industry, and. in It's eect
filled tho land with unemployed labor! II could
not have been caused by the fixing OF dohhiVo
time for the resumption of specie payments
for that was not done until 1872 t"o
years after the crash. Nor could its real cause
have been lack of sufficient circulating ineuluin
(called money! for the volume of that III 1901 was
greater than at any previous period
In 1862 the paper circulation (all State oahkl was
s23s. GIL 21s. Adding the gold and silver com II
the country at that time, estimated at $looOVo'-
600. vould make the entire circulating medium Ior
the whole country in 1862 SS33S.67l,21o' or III
round numbers S34O,OOO,000, The circulating
medium. consisting Of legal-tenders, fractiohai
-...,. ,,l National hank notes. was in