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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

The farm itself is the best school for the
farmer. A company of farmers, meeting
by previous agreement on the cultivated
fields of some neighboring farmer, to
spend an hour in investigation, discussion
and explanation concerning some growing
crop, could not fail of learning important
facts and of receiving valuable sugges-
tions. This would BIZ technical education
and object teaching united; this would be
a happy combination of the theory of farm
ing with its practical illustration. Every
community of agricullurists boasts of
some farmer who raises the best field OF
corn, another the best crop of potatoes, a
third who raises the finest animals or pro-
duceS the most salable butter. Could his
brother farmers devote An afternoon to
any better advantage than in visiting in II
body this example of excelencep Are not
these Suggestions full of practical and
profitable possibilities? Can the Farmers
Clubs and Grange Clubs advance the
cause of agriculture in any more juGicious
manner tn n through the Inauguration and
encouragement of farmers field meetings
Turing Tie coming season? Such an ex,
pertinent, conducted with system and with
an earnest desire for progress, could not
fail of beneficial results in any rural
neighborhood True agricultural advance.
ment must have its fountain head in the
inexpensive efforts towards improvement
among the farmers themselves, in the
pasture. the garden and the field.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

PEAR BLIGHT.-A correspondent of the
Chautduqua Turner writes the following
egarding the pear blight. and gives a
cure which may be worth trying:
While in Cory recently, we met MIR.
Albert Bennett. of Spring Creek. Pa.
Who last year tried an experiment ON
three of his trees. They were so badly
Effected by the blight he had decided TO
cut them down. Leaves were all black
md dead, with what fruit had formed
whitening and dried up. Upon refec
ion Mr.. Bennett resolved to experiment
IN them. MS they were worthless. He
lug a trench two or three inches deep
round the trees, about six inches from
hem; the trench being little circle a
loot and half or so in diameter. Into
this he pored a couple of quarts or so
# common salt. OF the most severely af-
.ected tree, which he supposed to be en-
Lirely dead, he also split the bark of the
smaller limbs, pried it up little and pu.
salt into the openings. This WIS in July
# last year. The trees are all leaved
nut and heavily loaded with fruit this
year. showing no symptoms Of blight.
He kindly invited us to 60 and see them,
which we did. A few of the smallest
branches of last years growth. and the
tip ends of some of the limbs, are dead,
but not enough to be noticed. thus show
ing that they were badly affected Now
hey appear thrifty, and show no signs of
The disease whatever. Another tree has
been attacked this year, and he is intend
ing to salt it directly. Another gentleman
living few miles from there, whose name
has escaped us, has been in the habit of
using salt under all of his pear trees AS far
as the roots extend, every spring and fall.
He sows it " about as you would SOW oats
or wheat" and has had no symptoms of
blight, while his neighbors, who do, not do
so, are losing all their trees. We do not
give this as an infallible remedy; neither
would we recommend as much as two
quarts of salt to be placed around one tree
unless it appears to be gone altogether,
and then, only rs an experiment: In
ordinary cases, one or two plnts. with a
little inserted under the bark of the
affected limbs, might be better. Then
again, peculiarities in the soil might have
an influence.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Bro. Cheever made his "confession OF
faith " in Il late number of the New Eng
land Farmer, concerning his aims in
breeding, and other kindred alters. We
give below an extract from the article /;
but we must say we don't see why Bro
Cheever need to take the trouble to breed
off the horns. 1t can no doubt be done as
it has been, so why not avail ones self OF
other peoples work and adopt their results,
and get the polled cattle-Norfolk or
Jamestowns as they are called-so get at
the result at once?
But here is another letter from an I'M
known reader in northern Vermont, who,
in the kindness of his heart, from pity OF
our ignorance as to what good dairy stock
is, or from a desire to improve the stock OF
the country in general. or from all these
motives combined, offers to deliver on
board of cars, free of expense, fine
young Jersey bull calf, from very rich
butter cow which he does not fear to war
rant will make three hundred pounds of
nice, yellow butter per year, without extra
high feed, or the use of any artificial col
oriug to give the right shade. And this is
the most touching letter of all, because it
shows real feeling for those who are sup
posed to be in need of sympathy. We are
sorry to feel obliged to refuse such an
offer, and yet we must. Perhaps, at some
other time, we might be glad to accept,
but at present we are making experiments
in breeding which we are not yet ready tc
interrupt or abandon. Most people need
10 burn their own fingers before they can
learn the nature of lire. Possibly we shall
burn ours, before we get through breeding
dairy stock in the direction now being
pursued. II so, the pain will be chiefly
our own. We are trying to breed off the
horns from our stock, because we believe
that the domestic COW has no need for
such appendages. Like pistols in boys
pockets, they are dangerous to those who
carry them as well us to others. Cattle
that are 10 be transported over the country
in freight cars, Or that are to be kept in
close quarters, as when fed by the soiline
system, have no need Of horns, and they
are certainly very much in the way both
of their comrades and their attendants.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

THE CHILDREN-Th keenest anxiety
of life, perhaps, is that felt by Christian
parents concerning the morals of their
children. No father can feel otherwise
Than anxious touching his sons character
and habits. No mo her can feel happy
until she feels that her child is firmly es-
tablished in virtue. This is as it should
he. Piety fla her best expression in such
feelings. While motherhood and father
hood remain what they should BIZ these
nnxieles will remain. Many paren,s will
p"ruse these lines. Suffer. friends, this
word of suggestion: The best and he only
adequate projection for your children
against the manifold temptations to which
they are and will be exposed is to be found
in personal religion. Bring them to God
in conversion and your hope will be fully
realized. Do not trust this work of love
to any one save yourselves. Con>ecrate
your children TO the service of God your
selves. 1t is your privilege to do so You
can do it better than another. Your chill
dren naturally look to you for advice and
suggestion us to the way they should live
Do not say, They have never asked me
for it," Why should they? Are the young
er and untaught to take the initiativep Is
your duty to remain undone until by for
wardness your child reverses the order of
nalureP Must the younl furnish wisdom
to the oldP Surely not God has made
you, parents, to be guides to your children.
Guide them to Him. Do it yourselves
Do not leave the sweet service to others.
Who can do it rs can youp Whose prayer
is as a mothers prayer? What counsel is
like falhersp Make of religion the nat
ural, manly and womanly, cheerful and
beautiful thing which it is intended to be
and not mere dull routine of perfunctory
duties, or an iron net work of restraints,-
exemplify it in your life rs well MS enforce
by your precepts,-and your children
shall live to call you blessed. Golden
Rule.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

The discussion of Mr.. Hardin and Mr..
Baldwin on the " Guenon theory is bear
ing fruit, as the following item from the
Ohio Farmer shows:
TESTING THE GUENoN THEoRY.-The
governor of Pennsylvania has, by request
Of Secretary Edge of the Board of Agri
culture, appointed Geo. Blight of Phila-
delphia, U. Harvey of Delaware county.
W. p, Hazard Of Chester county. com
mission to test the value and reliability of
the Guenon or milk mirror system of Sc
lecling milking stock. The work will
commence May LIST, and the regular report
will be made November LIST, but II partial
report will probably be made at the May
meeting of the board, at Doylestown.
Perhaps we may get at something def
mite and satisfactory in the matter now,
and if so ii will be valuable.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

DEATH TO THE CURRANT WORM
Tribune has to say about managing the
currant worm:
The destruction of currant bushes for
years past by worms has been the means
of enhancing the price of that very valu-
able fruit in most markets. white with II
little care it can be cheaply protected. 1t
is a well known fact that while hellebore
is sure death to the currant worm, but at
the same time many will not try it. while
others apply it it such way that it is soon
washed off by rains, or only touches the
tops ard outside leaves, leaving the inside
of the bunch of bushes for the worms to
feed upon. The whole secret is to apply
it on the under side of the leaves, where
the worm fastens to eat. To do this take
piece of cotton cloth that the powder
will shake through sparingly, about ten
inches square; put in about four ounces of
the powder. and gather it up around the
end of a stick about three feet long, and
tie it on. making a sort of bag at the
end. then make the application in the
morning before the dew is of by opening
the bunch of bushes and putting the bug,
end down, nearly to the bottom and shak-
ing it, the current of air is then upward,
and the leaves being damp, the powder
sticks on the unAsr side. If The current of
air is IL little sideways, shake low on the
wind side. on tine outside of the bunch of
bushes. 1t is not best to wait the appear
ance of the worn, but doctor the bushes rs
soon us the blossoms are well developed
and the leaves are half or two-thirds
grown, and again after The fruit has fairly
set. q. This will usually do the work for the
season. The main point is to rightly APP
ply the hellebore. and with these hints
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

EXERCISING IN OLD AGE-At eighty n
gentleman in New York City commenced
trl ing to walk up the stairs of the Evening
Post building, and there are eleven flights
of them, of which there are nine from the
street to his office. ANY of the elevator
men will tell you that, when the elevator
is at all full, off he will go cheerily up all
the nine flights, seemingly none the worse
for it. Within a year he also told the
writer that he still continued dumb bell
and club work before breakfast daily, and
simply because it pays and he is certainly
still u wiry, active man, even though it is
sixty-two years since he wrote "Thana-
topsis." Palmerston, fox-hunting when
past eighty; Vanderbilt, no youngster,
without groom or companion, urging his
blooCed trotters over Harlem Lane at IL
slashing pace; Gladstone, at sixty-eight.
telling Hawarden trees by the hour, and
for the benefit the exercise brings, are but
few instances of what old men can do
when they try. None of these are more
surprising than, in an intellectual field
the learning of German by Caleb Gushing
after he had passed seventy; or Thiers's
activity at nearly eighty or, in all ways,
when Moses's doing the forty years best
work in his life after he hal passed eighty,
and yet with eye not dim nor natural force
abated. If some men, by oiling their
joints daily-for, as Maclaren says, they
are oiled every time they are put in mo-
ton, and when they are put in motion
only" can keep those joints from grating
I'd creakiug and moving stifiy, ev n into
IA ripe old age. why may not Others rs
we'll? And which of these things which
man can, if he will. do so readily, can not
woman do as welp 1t needs no money,
very little time, little or no present
strength. One thing only it does need,
and that is perseverance. One-third of the
time often given 10 the piano will more
than suffice. One less study day of
those which are to-day overtaxing SO many
schoolgirls, and instead, iudicious, vigor.
Gus, outdoor exercise, aimed directly at
the weak muscles, and taken as regularly
as ones breakfast; and is there any doubt
which will pay better and make The girl
the happier, the filter for all her duties,
and the more attractive rs wellp We trust
that the day is not far off when no boy or
girl will be sent to a school where care is
not taken to develop vigorous, healthy
bodies. and when that vigor and health
will be the rule. and not the exception,
among men and women alike, and in
every walk in life William Blatkie, in
Harper's Magazine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

SELECTION OF SEED.-Your cores
pendent, s. E. c., Wilmington, Vt, in
your issue of April Is, says, in substance,
I hat crops will run out unless we change
the seed, and adds: " The TACT is notori-
Gus; The reason of it is not so plain" |
am well aware that Il majority of farmers
hold the same views AS your correspond
ent, but that does not make it true. Hav-
ing occasion to investigate this subject
somewhat few years ago, | GENE TO this
conclusion: That most farm crops do de-
teriorate when there is not a careful selec-
ton of seed; that persons changing seed
usually get it of some person more pains
taking than themselves, hence they SOW
and plant better seed and get good results,
but no better than others who save their
own seed, carefully selected. The fact
that certain crop does poorly in certain
year may be accounted for in many ways,
much more reasonable than to suppose the
seed simply requires change of soil for
Just one year.
If Il person has been uniformly careless
in this matter, it might be for his advan
'age TO avail himself of the benefit o.
anothers improvements in seed, rather
than spend his time on his own; made
poor by years of neglect. Parties having
seed to sell are quite willing to have us
believe it absolutely necessary to change
our seed every few years. but the simple
fact that the same crop has been sown OF
planted upon the same soil from ten tt
forty years, without change of seed ant
without deterioration. is a strong argu
ment against this theory. Again, if it il
true, as S. E. G. asserts, why cannot som,
one give an intelligent reason for it? Ii
conclusion l would advise any one t.
change his seed whenever he can get bet
Ter at fair price, since imperfect seeC
will always give an imperfect crop.-A
NJ Foster, Cabot, ~, in american Cult
UGtOr.
Mr.. Foster knows something of wha
he is writing. for he has been raising corr
from his own seed for about forty YEAR
we believe and DR.. Hoskins, who keeps
so sharp look out for good things in thi
line and knows them when he sees them
has taken it up and named it the Pedi
gree corn and considers it especially valu
able.
If the natural tendency of crops will
good cultivation and care is to run out
how have we got our apples, potatoes
corn, wheat, etc., from the inferior if no
positively harmful original of the species
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

RESTORING OLD TREES i was pleased
to see your account of " old trees dying
restored to vigor and prodncliveness by
manur,ng. This was of course. where
the soil needed it, else there would have
been no benefit. Now l have in many
cases (and never one failed). secured the
same result by more attention to the top.
removing the dead and ailing limbs, and
permitting only the more thrifty and
healthy to grow. In these old and de-
clning trees there1s much sap wasted on
the decayng branches, which. upon their
removal, is saved and concentrated upon
the more healthy and surviving shoots,
while new shoots, entirely sound and
vigorous, will start out. In all these cases
the soil was we'll drained, and of good
depth and richness, little or no cultivation
and MANURE being given: the roots seemed
10 have found room and fertility enough to
sustain sufficient growth. But in the
great majority of cases, the soil of our
orchards is not of this character. but apt
to be more or less wet, with the surface
soil lacking in depth, the rest below unfit
for successful fruit growing.
My experience and observation lead me
to say that this difference in the soil is al
ways to be kept in view in treating orch
ards, for it is probably as bad to have the
ground too rich. as not rich enough
avoiding the extreme in the latter case
The aim should he to keep up the balance
between the wood and the fruit growth
which in thin soil, requires attention both
to the ground and the tree-to the tree
alone where the ground is all right keep.
ing the orchard in sod.-F. G., Country
Gentleman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

A BOILED DEMONSTRATING of boiled
dinners the other day, my husband re-
marked that he should like one cooked In
the old style. =" Well,' said why not
have one?" He answered, There is no
dinner pot" l told him to 90 up in the
woodhouse and he would find one up over
head. He soon came in with very heavy
old-fashioned round iron pot in good con-
dition, grandma having used it last to
melt talow in to dip candles. We clean
ed off the talow. and found it smooth and
sweet. washed it in hot sonpsuds, rim
sed it and put into it a generous piece of
mutton (corned, of course), a small piece
of salt poark, cabbage, Yellow and white
turnips, beets, carrots, parsneps and pota-
toes. The last two named vegetables were
not put in until 10 and IL IL, while the
others were put in at 8 A. NJ. The fire.
board had been taken away, and smart
fire was cracking and swapping in the
fireplace. The crane with its " pot, hooks
and " lrammels' was swung out and the
pot lifted on but we had no 'pot-lid y
plate was tried but voted unsafe; SO the
youngest boy went out to the shop, and
after short time came in swinging over
HIS ucti IT, Soou q pOI~liu ITO oNol W.
man could ask. IL was put on and found
perfect fit. No SCOT could possibly find
its way into the pot now therefore it was
swung triumphantly over the fire, and in
few minutes was boiling beautifully.
very little fire kept it boiling-no smell
of cabbage and turnips penetrated the
house, but the air was pure and fresh as
that from the hills, and we unanimously
decided that fireplace is an Improvement
upon stoves-for the time being. A few
minutes before twelve l brought down
from the top shelf of the cupboard, where
we kept our antiquated ware, II large deep
old-fashioned, blue alleged platter. and up
on that l piled the whole of that boiled
dinner, after peeling the vegetables and
removing the bones from the meat. Upon
one side of that centre dish put plate
of bread; upon the other, one of butter
| then called the family. When the good
man sat down, he thought the old-fashion
ed boiled dinner not very comfortable to
dish out, and almost concluded before all
were served that he had got more than he
barCained for, but it was just delicious.
An old friend came in while we were eat
ing. and said it looked splendidly, and
tasted better, and when he saw the pot
and the fiarplace, with its crane and hooks
a in order. said they were worth 800 to
any man. | thought the money would be
IA little tempting, to say the least; but
that we enjoyed our dinner it is useless to
deny S. B. SAWYER, ESser Co.,
Mass
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15
For the Freeman.
A Chat with Farmers.
No. 6.
BY AGRICOLA.

| will here call the attention of nv
friends. the farmers, (of whom am one)
to some practical thoughts about water in
agriculture, fertilizers, ct cetera,
All the products of the farm are chemi-
cal compounds. Hence the farmer is nee
essarily a chemist. and farming is but n
series OF chemical experiments. Tn the
spring the seed is placed in the ground and
brought in contact with those elements
which must enter into the future plant
These, in the exhausted soils of New Eng
land must be supplied by fertilizers. in
o her parts of the country, they are al
ready provided in the plant pabulum OF
the soil. When all things are ready, the
silent chemical forces commence their
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15
agricultural department.
o. N. TIskHAM, Editor.

Accommodation for this department should b.
eni to the editor, Mr.. o. II. TINKHAM, n. Pom
fret,Yt.
Please writeon one side Of the paper only, sign sucl
name or initials as you wished published, but Civ,
your FULL SANE AND ADDRESS, post Office County and
State
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A COMPLICATED CASE.

Gentemen-My case is briefly as follows: have had
Catarrh for ten years each year with increasing Sc
verify. For min years had not breathed through
one nostri had droppings in the throat vary bad
cough asthma SO bad AS to be Obliged to take remedy
for 1t night before being able tO lie down and sleep
and constant d u pain III my head Ny head " at
hearing and compel me to get up several times 10
the night TO clear 1t and my throat before could
disappeared under the use Of not quit three bottles Of
sanford Radical Cure Ny hearing is fully restored
have no asthmatic symptoms, no cough. no drop
pings i'll the throat no headache and in every way Am
better than have been for years. could feel the
efets OF tue Cure my appetite, on my kidneys and
fact, every part OF system What has been done
Cure ..-.-..
Very respectfully, II LAWRENCE.
FltchburH, Oct. a.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Among the uses of adversely are these
You can wear out your clothes. You are
not troubled with visitors. You are exon
Grated from making calls. Bores do not
bore you. No one ever thinks of present.
ing you with testimonial. Fla,terers do
not shoot their rubbish into your ears.
lmposters know ii is of no use to bleed
you. You practice temperance. You have
saved many debt, many deception,
many u headache. And lastly. if " u have
true friend in the world. you are sure to
know ii.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

md careful attention. with the use Of a
title judgment, the currant bush can be
preserved. We have row about six rods
ong that we have preserved for over
welve years in fine, healthy condition,
producing from Sl5 TO 800 yearly beside
what we use, at cost of care not to ex-
iced 81 per rod.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15
1T CAN BE CURED.

II can be cured There is no doubt about It, The i'm
mediate relief afforded by Sanford's Radical Cure for
Catarrh is but slight evidence Of what may faOw
persistent use of this remedy. The hard incrusted
matter that has lodged in the usual passages s renoy-
ed with few applications: the liberation and infam-
nation subdued and healed; the entire membranous
linin<s of the head are ceansed and purihed. Con-
additionally its action is that oil powerful purifying
agent destroying in its course through the system the
acid poison, the destructive agent in catarrhal dis
eases
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Friendship don't appear to he ennything
more than a dizziness operashun, into
which men puf certain amount ov k,pi-
lal and then commence trading upon it.