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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

BADLY LIGHTED STABLEs.-The horse.
although it looks straight forward much
more than most animals, yet does not do
SO nearly as much as man, and therefore
requires in its habitation an arrangement
of light quite different from that in its
owners dwelling. Give the horse the
light from only one side. and it will direct
only one Of its eyes towards it, but the
other eye will be in the shade; this in
equality weakens both eyes. Put it in such
II position that it looks into the dark,
which is certainly unnatural, and when
taken out of the stable the abrupt change
from darkness to light will harm it. To
place it straight against the light. gives
the latter binding effect which is also
injurious TO the eyes. The horse-stable
should therefore always receive its light
from above, either through skylights OF
through windows placed near the ceiling
in the wall to which the animals head is
turned rs he stands in the stall. Moreover,
the stable should always be bright, in,
deed as daylight; for the horse is not q
night or twilight animal; and is in nc
need of an artificial darkness, like fatten'
ing stock.-Rurat NesO Yorker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

The VALUE OF HEN MANURE.-If all
the droppings from the roost by the hens
be carefully saved in barrels, and every
spring and fall this MANURE be composted
with any good soil or muck from swamps,
and kept few months, its value is equal
to Peruvian guano, and may, think, be
estimated at fifty cents per fowl per an
mum. From fifty hens save about tel
barrels of the pure guano during the year.
What save from November to April,
compost in the spring with the soil. First
spread in a circle, soil to the depth OF
three or four inches, then l spread another
layer Of soil, and then layer of manure,
till the heap is completed. using about
four times the bulk of soil that do OF
manure, the last layer of being soil. The
top of this compost heap l make fiat. TO
catch the rains, then cover it with any ref
use hay or straw, then place some sticks
Of wood or boards against the covering to
keep it in place, and in two or three months
it is ready for use. having become thor
oughly incorporated with the soil. but as
the season for planting is then past mostly,
leave the heap till the next, when | use
it with what 1 compost in November
Perhaps it would be better TO make com
post IN March, where the climate will I'D
NIT. and use the manure for crops planted
the last of May or early in June but can
discover no loss by keeping it till the next
season. A gill of this compost in II hill o.
corn will be equal in feet to half a shovel
full OF stable manurc.-W OoiCu. j Nescs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

EDUCATING YOUNG HoRsEs.-Rev. w.
H. II Murray gives, in the Golden Rule
the following directions for educating Or,
as it used TO be called, breaking in y
young horses:
If you have colt to teach, and have
the habit of speaking sharply and loudly,
correct yourself of it at once. Colts are
timid. high-spirited things, if they are
worth anything; and he who manages
them should be of quiet habits. and have a
low, pleasant.toned voice. The trainer
that yels stands in the same category as
the driver in the public race who screams
and whoops like Comanche Indian when
coming down the home stretch; the one
should be banished from the track, and
the other turned out of the genteman's
stables. Our method of educating colt
to the harness and wagon is to educate
him singly, by himself; and this education
should begin very early. When the colt
is twelve or fourteen months old begin to
put the harness on him. In few weeks
he is accustomed to it and ready for the
shafts. But, in doing this, do not be in a
hurry. Give the youngsters time to get
thoroughly acquainted with every strap
and buckle, as it were. Let him see every
thing and smell everything. The senses
of sight, smell and touch are the great
avenues of knowledge TO the horse. espe-
ciallv the last two. The ear and eye give
the alarm. These two organs stand, as it
were, on picket for the animals safety.
But if your horse is frightened at any
thing, let him smell and touch it, and he
will fear no longer. If your colt is afraid
of the harness us it comes rust'ipg out OF
the harness room, let him touch it with his
nose, and smell of it few times. and he
will soon understand that it will not hurt
him. If he is inclined to kick or jump il
the breeding band or any strap hits his
hams or legs. by gently rubbing them
against the sensitive places he will soon
become Indifferent to them. BY the time
the colt is two years of age, or even less
he should be educated to go between The
shafts. either forward or backward, and be
thoroughly familiar with the harness and
vehicle, and ordinary road service.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
For the Freeman.
A Chat with the Family.
No. 2.
BY AGRICOLA.

Air bears an important relation tohealth.
In its normal state the atmosphere is per-
fectlY adapted to the purposes of life and
health; but where its constituent parts are
disarranged, or foreign poisonous elements
are mingled with it, the air becomes a
source of disease and death. Twenty. one
per cent of the air is oxygen. This is
the DEMONSTRATING element, and must al
ways be found in the same proportion for
hea thy respiration. Nitrogen formsInear-
ly seventy-nine per cent. and is the mega
tive or diluting element of the air. 1t is
not poisonous, nor has it any vitaizing
power. The natural amount of carbonic
acid in the air is only from three to six
parts in ten thousand. There is trife
more in the night air than in The day time !;
more in the summer than in the winter,
and more in dry than in rainy weather.
The atmosphere is also saturated with
aqueous vapor which is highly important
to health. Pure air also contains minute
quantities of ammonia, mostly in combna-
lion with carbonic acid, sulphur or
chlorine.
The air performs double work in res
piration. The waste of tissue is an essen
tial condition of life, and the oxygen,
which is furnished through the medium of
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
Che family Circle.
The Missing Pages.

Have paper, sir? Something to read
in the cars, ma'am? Harper'Si atlantic =!
Scri7ner! All the magazines"
But the people hurried past Johns little
stand into the station as they had done all
the morning Only Post and Journal
sold, and here it was noon! Profit three
cents! On sunny days his sales were pref
ty brisk, but it was drizzling. The thick
Pittsburgh air was full of falling SCOT, and
nobody cared to stop to buy.
I" No wonder they want to hurry out of
this terrible place! muttered John, look
ing about at the wet, dingy houses. the
pools OF black mud through which the
horses tramped, and the clouds of smoke
rolling through the streets. He thought OF
the sunny Ohio farm on which he was
born, and felt he never could get used to
this place. Three cents profit! not enough
to buy loaf of bread
John thought of his mother, and of the
scanty breakfast which they had eaten to-
gether in their bare garnet, with its win
dows opening on the sooty roofs. If he
could but have had good trade he might
have carried nice little treat home to her.
But the crowd hurried past, and nobody
stopped.
" Magazine, ma'am? Something to read
on"
The lady stopped, Cooley? All, your
books are dirtyP" dropping the sooty
magazine with a shrug.
As if he could help that! But he began
blowing away The SCOT for the twentieth
time that day. 1t was four years S ince his
e L. hn hDr ba,
come to town, and in that time he had
done nothing but fight weekly against SCOT
and starvation.
He opened one of the story papers for
boys. There was sea story in it; boy
goes off in the first chapter rs stowaway
in the third, e" the gallant lad leaped upon
the deck, and the commodore clasped him
in his arms"
On the next page WAS an account OF a
boy going home from work, who arrived
lust in time to scale the wall of Il burning
house and rescue child, for which daring
act he was the next day taken into part
nershp by the child's father, IL millionaire.
Some fellows have such splendid
chances" said John, laying down the
book with sigh. Now I've been here
for years. and nothing grand or noble ever
comes up for me to do. Buy ten Posts,
fifteen Journals. daily; sell them-if | can.
On Saturdays buy the weeklies. Once a
a month the magazines. That's the heft
of it, year in and year out. How's a fell
low to make ten strike at that sort of
work."
An old gentleman who had missed the
train saunlered up. and began idly looking
over the boys stock.
John watched him anxiously. If he
should buy one of the six bonnd books
Profit on each was twenty-five cents. If
he should buy one of those, he could take
home II little treat to his mother after all.
The boys eyes fairly glistened, for. be-
sides being fond Of his mother, he was
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

We have received from f. E. Andrews
of Berlin the following note and the apples
mentioned. The Andrews Favorite " is
a handsome ovate apple, light red, with
partial. stripes Of deeper color where ex-
posed to the sun. and shading in shadow
to a reddish yellow. They are handsome
and of good flavor. These originated with
MIR. Andrews father on the farm where
he nowsresides, and the original tree is
now standing at seventy-five years old.
The sweet was past its prime but good
apple we Judge:
DEAR SIR: Enclosed please find three
Andrews Favorie apple, and two small
apples called Ladies' Kiss. They are none
Of them fair specimens, but will give you
the flavor. The small sweet apples are
much below the average, but they are
nearly all gone. They originated here.
The old tree is now alive and seventy five
years old, same as Favorite. They are
one of the finest baking apples ever saw
and great bearers, and the trees fine grow
ers. The Favorite will do to cat in two
or three weeks. The sweet are a fall
apple and all right now.
Respectfully yours,
E. E. ANDREWS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
Central Vermont R. R. Line.
Commencing Monday, Sept. 30, 1873.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH ANDEAsT.

TRAINS GOING SOUTH ANDEAsT.
Leave Montpelier Ats.oo An. .aOP. n. .s.2s and
I.fI TRIIxleavesstA Adams 100 A NJ. Montpelier
. o. A n for Boston, New London Srin Eheld, New
RIPREssissVes Rouses Point Io.sgA. NJ. Montreal
OoAx st. Abansa 10 IS P. NJ, B1rlinstonl23 r. n
Moutpelisr a@ NJ, f9f s9ston yii a LoSeii
7 ns p NJ Montpelier 3 Is P. NJ. for Eorthheld
NIaHT ExPREss from Ogd ensburg Montreal St.Al-
Baston Via LoWelior FtohburE prns NeWYoff
and acknowledgements.
TRAINsGoING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier at 3.S5s.I 1I.OO A. N..aiOsnd
DAY Boston via Fitc hburg st7.sC a.
acid 90 NJ MOntpelier3 40 p. NJ, for Burlington ST
Adams, Montresl and OgdensburR.
AccoNNoDATIoN leaves White RiverJ unctionl IS P.
", Montpelier5 IS p. for Burlington Rutland and.
'hooosSoDArIos Train leaves Northheld stsooA N
Adams 81 Johns and Montreal
MIxEDieaves white River Junct $50 A. n. North
'hocoMMopGTIoN leaves Montpelier ii 90 A. NJ for
Burlington Rutland. 81. Adams, Rouses Point and
NIaar ExPREssleaves Boston via LoweIIat5. SOP N
via Fitchburgh 500 New York 90 P NJ. Spring
field 90 NJ. Montpelier S25A 10. burlington st.
Trains leave Montpelierfor Barreat $50 An 2lb
Returning esve6arreat7.IcA.x.and l. 90 snd5 iop
Sleeping carsare attached to Night E prest train
running between Montreal and Boston. and Montreal
parlor Cars and Day Express between Boston and
through tickets for chicago and the West for sale
'A' J. W. HOBART,
CIV. BENTLEY.
| Genl Manager.
| StAlbans. VT. Sept. 2s, 1873.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
Dairymen's Association.

Business meeting at Milton. The meet
ing of the association for the election of
officers and other business was convened
at Austins Hall, Milton, lat 10 Am ,Wednes-
day,t 29d inst After the meeting was call
ell to order prayer was offered by Col. Mead
by invitation of the president. After prayer
the secretary's report was heard, showing
balance in the treasury of fifty-six dol
lars and seventy-fve cents. 1t was voted
that committee of five be appointed by
the chair as nominating committee,
which vote was afterward rescinded and n
ballot for president was at once had re-
sulting in the handsome election of the
present incumbent, Hon. E. D. Mason, OF
Richmond. Hon. N. T. Sprague in the
first, E. S. Wood, Esq, in the second, and
C. S. McAlister for the third COMPRESSION.
al district were elected vice presidents.
o. S. Bliss, the present secretary, and
II. w. Vail, of Pomfret, were nominated
for the Office of secretary. Col. Mead set
forth Mr.. Wallis fitness for the place and
the reasons which made change OF secre-
tary advisable in plain and forcible man.
ner and was ably seconded by G. Horace
Hubbard and others, but on ballot Mr..
Bliss was elected. 1t was voted to so
amend the constitution as to separate the
offices of secretary and treasurer, which
had before been held by one person, and
II. w. Vail of Pomfret was elected treas
urer. 1t was voted to further amend the
constitution that the annual business
meetings of the association should be held
in connection with the annual winter
meetings.
The meeting was then adjourned to meet
at the Hall of Representatives in Montpe.
ler at 7:30 p. NJ. At the hour named the
meeting was called to order by the presi.
dent, who introduced Senator Morrill,, who
gave his address, on Some reasons why
Vermont should content her people.
SENATOR MoRRILL's ADDRESS.
He first spoke Of the work of the dairy.
mems association and his early experience
in dairying, when he was forced to
"bring the butter in the old dash churn
He spoke of the natural advantages Of
Vermont as dairy state, and for cows, the
Jersey COW was now good enough for him
The cows in Vermont had from 1850 ia
1870 increased about twenty FIVE per cent
though the product of cheese had moi
borne corresponding increase. Vermont
butter now ranked with the highest, and our
cheese, though not reaching the highest
prices, was improving and we now export
more than we import. He next spoke Of
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

ENGLISH FARMING.-Take European
farming, for instance, and contrast u SIM
pie fact or two with the same facts here.
An English farmer rents his ground and
pays from 81 to 800 per acre rent every
year! In order to realize anything he must
put on from S. to $40 worth of guano
manure or sulphites; and that too on
every acre! When all things are consid-
cred, we do not believe he has any advan
tage over US, for where his chances are
better in one thing, ours are better than his
in another. Yet English farmers actually
get rich under all these disadvantages.
True, his better and nearer market is of
set by our richer soil, nominal rent or
cheap lands. Our western farmer of the
Missouri valley. Of all this region of Ne
braska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri, has
no need to manure his soil. How, then,
does the English farmer happen to sue
coed? Firstly, every square inch of ground
is thoroughly farmed and made to produce.
No extra steps are taken; no useless labor
is done. Second, such crops only are put
in rs pay best. Third, in feeding, not one
ounce is wasted. All is carefully harvest
ed and cared for. In feeding it is ground
and cooked Fourth, and chiefly, none but
the best stock is kept. They don't 60 out
and buy common stock, half grown. They
go slowly. but surely. They raise their
own stock from the best blood. Finally,
the English farmer takes some good paper,
full of the latest farming knowledge,
gathered from all sources HeStern Farm
Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

THE POULTRY HoUsE.-Just exactly
what the poultry house should be like,
must be left largely to the fancies and tastes
of the builder. There are some general
rules, however. that should be observed,
and one of the most important is ventila-
tion. The fact that any living creature
except man needs pure air seems to be
forgotten. but it is fact which never
should be forgotten. The fowl depends
upon sanitary regulations for health rs
much as human being does. Whatever
else may be neglected. therefore, do moi
neglect ventilation. Sunshine is also nee.
essary. Some poultry houses are more
like cellar than place for living creatures
10 stay in. The house should be so con.
strcructed that the purifying, life-givine
and health-giving rays of the morning sun
can penetrate. This will help, too, tc
keep the house dry, n very necessary pre-.
caution. This is of SO much Importance
that when poultry house is built, il
should be built upon soil that is the least
likely to hold moisture. A sandy soil is
best for this purpose. and if that rest upon
a gravelly loan. the site is perfect for the
purpose.
OF course the size of the house must de.
pend ubon the number of fowls, or rather
the number of fowls must depend upon
the size of the house. Overcrowdino
must be strictly avoided. Some Que has
said that there should be six square feet
allowed for every fowl. Probably ten feel
square is about the size which house
should be to accommodate twenty-five
fowls. The custom of raising the roost.
ing poles by steps is very bad. A fowl
always roosts as high as he can get. In a
house. there ore, where the poles Use from
the bottom, the fowls going to roost first
wi get on the upper poles. Here they
get all the bad air that comes from the ex
haustion of the pure ,dr by those which
are roosting lower. The poles should al
ways be placed on level, and from three
to four feet from the floor. The nests
should be kept dark, as the hens like to
rea,h them unperceived. The nests
should be kept scrupulously clean, and SO
should the feed boxes, and water lroughs.
- Western Rural.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

Do good, and leave behind you monu-
ment of virtue that the storm of time can
never destroy. Write your name in kind
ness, love and mercy on the hearts of the
thousands you come in contact with year
by year: you will never be forgotten. No,
your name and your deeds will be as legi-
BILE on the hearts you leave behind as stars
on the brow of Heaven.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
Some Corn.

We have received from P. WEIGH, Esq,
of Berlin, ten ears of corn which measured
ten feet, eight inches in length. Six stalks
produced thirteen ears which measure
ten inches each, and one stalk had four ears
which measure twenty eight inches. This
corn is the yellow, eight-rowcd variety
and we call it pretty long corn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

The COW that is heshy gives milk that is
richer in butter than the COW that is poor
and thin. One that has reached her full
maturity gives better milk than she did
before she reached that age; COW that is
gaining flesh day by day gives richer milk
than COW that is losing gradually. The
condition of the pastures have also much
to do with the quality Of the production
Scientific Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

COIN Great chance to make money. ityGu
O&ILl|s can't get gold you can get Ereehl
backs. We need person in every town to take SUP
scrptions for the largest Gheares and best inSrS e
ed family publication in the world Any one can pt,
come q successful agent. The most elegant Horks OF
art given free to subscribers The Price is SO Low w
ing over $50 in week. lady agent reports takls
over 400 subscribers in ten days All who etteke
business, or only your spare time You need noi s ~,
away from home over night You can do 1t as we! as
others Full particulars. directions and terms ir,e
Elegant and Expensive Outfit free II yon S ns,s
profitable work send US your address at once cosis
nothing to try the business No enc who engages
to make great pay. Address, The Peop!eh SSn'"s'
Portland. Maine, FhZsSl
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agricultural Department.
o. M. TINkHAM, Editor

Accommodation for this department should be
sent to the editor, Mr.. o. NJ. TIHKHAM, N. Pom
fret Vt.
Please wrteon side of the paper only. sign such
name or initials you wished published. but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS post once. County and
State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
PATENTS.
r. H. EDDY,

No. rs State ST., opposite Kilby, Boston
Secures Patentsin the United States also in Gresf
Britain, France and other foreign countries 1 lthN
the claims OF any Patent furnished BY renting "e
dollar. Assignments recorded at Washington 10
oeep in the United States possesses uper,o 1Gcus
for obtaining Patents GscertdininG ht gGfntao'"F
Of inpsnssOHs R. II, EDDY, Solicitor OF Patents
TESTIMONIALS.
IT regard Mr. Eddy as one of the most cdP96tt dnI
SUCCESSFUL practitioners with whom have had oh'h
intercourse. - r,...,u
CHAS MASON Commissioner of Patents
Inventors cannot employ person more trustNCti
thy or capable of securing Tor them an carry anu
favora ble consideration at the Patent once .-.. ,
EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner OF fatenls'
Boston October 10 1870.
RH EDDY Eso.-Dear Sir: You procured for ne.
in 1870 my first patent. Since then you have aCteu W
and advised me in hundreds of cases, ard rroCuI,u
many patents, reissues and extensions have 4WEtg
sionaly employed the best agencies IN Ne" york Ia
adelphia and Washington, but still give you siWst
the whole of my business, in your line, ana AuN'se
others to employ you. HonTstInnlIN; Dp,pF
Boston .Jany Lists. wv
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

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For Dropsy, Use
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For Chronic Diarrhoea, Use
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For Liver Complaint, Use
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For Boils and Humors, Use
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For Chills and Fevers, Use
PERUVIAN SYRUP
For Loss Of Appetite, Use
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For Nervous Affections, Use
PERUVIAN SYRUP
For Female Complaints, Use
nEnTTyrT CxvDT-D
To Tone up the System. Use
PERUVIAN SYRUP
To Invigorate the Brain, Use
PERUVIAN SYRUP
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
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