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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-02

years stable manure sold for Sc per cord.
Had this kind of fertilizer been used en-
tirely, with the same outlay, it would have
given out about three cords to each acre
during the whole time. Here we compare
stable manure with special fertilizers and
cannot doubt which is the most profitable.
To have raised this farm to the same state
of cultivation by purchased manure, would
have cost double the sum which was ex-
pended.
Now let us lock at the results. One
measured acre plowed in the autumn and
dressed in the spring with five hundred
pounds of pure, fine bone, sowed broad
cast, was planted with corn. A handful
of superphospbate was placed in each Hill.
From this acre one hundred and fifty seven
bushels of corn in the ear were gathered.
The following year, by the application Of
eight hundred pounds of mixture of ashes,
bone-dust and saltpetre, thirty-one bushels
of winter rye were raised. The hay crop
from this same acre, a few years later,
with top-dressing of five hundred pounds
of compost, reached two and half tons,
and during the five years under review
ten tons of good hay were cut from this
acre. Excellent crops of rye, oats, wheat
corn and potatoes have been raised on this
farm since these Improvements.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-02

HEARTS AND HANDS. One day teach
er said 10 his class, boys, you can all be
useful if you will. you cannot do good
by great deeds, you can by little ones"
The boys said nothing, but the teacher
saw by their looks that they thought he
was mistaken. They did not believe that
they were of any use. So he said
" You think it is not so, but suppose you
try it for one week.
:" How shall we try it?' asked one.
"Just you keep your eyes open and
your hands ready to do any thing good
that comes in your way all this week, and
tell me the next sabbath If you have not
managed to be useful in some way or
other" said the teacher.
Agreed" said the boys
The next Sabbath those boys gathered
around their teacher with smiling lips and
eyes so full of light that they fairly twink
led like the stars. He smiled rs lie looked
at them and said:
"Ah! boys, see by your eyes that you
have something to tell me. -,
I'VE have, sir, we have" they said all
together; then each one told his story.
I" l." said one, " thought of going to the
well for II pail of water every morning. to
save my mother trouble and time. She
thanked me so much and was SO greatly
pleased, that mean to keep on doing it
for her."
land l." said another boy, thought
of poor old woman, whose eyes were
TOO dim to read. went to her house every
day and read II chapter to her from the
Bible. 1t seemed TO give her great deal
of comfort. | cannot tell how she thank
ed me-"
A third boy said " l was walking along
the street, wondering what | conld do. A
gentleman called me and asked me &c
hold his horse; did so; he gave me five
cents, and have brought it to put into
the missionary box"
The next said: " / was walking with
my eyes opened and my hands ready. rs
you told us, when saw II little fellow cry
ing because he had lost some pennies.
found them, and he dried up his tears anc
ran oft, feeling very happy"
A fifth boy said: :" saw my mother
was very tired one day; the baby wa:
cross and mother looked sick and sad.
asked mother to put the baby in my little
wagon; she did SO, and l gave him t
grand ride round the garden. If you had
My heard him crow and seen him caE
his hands, teacher, it would have done yol
good; and oh! how much better an,
brighter mother looked when | took tn,
baby in doors again "-ReU. DR.. NeUton
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their own individual pleasure and ease;
but how much better it would be n they
thought and planned for her. who has to
see that all the household machinery is
kept running. To endevor to save the
tired hand from falling from their inabili-
ty to do more-the faithful heart from
feeling utterly discouraged, because OF Der
unappreciated efforts to please AID crafty
their numberless wants; TO help bear some
of the burdens of the household cares. in
stead of making them heavier and harder
to be borne; to pay some devotion to the
one whose greatest happiness in life is
their well-being. Too much indulgence
only breeds selishness. Surely. we are
placed in this world to reap all the hap
piness possible; but how can we be salts
fled to live only for our own selfish com.
forr-having no consideration for others
Joys and sorrows, sufferings and struggles
which sympathy will do so much to light
en-. An unselfsh devotion to the happi'
ness of others is the ministry Of love thai
purifes domestic life, making it sweet ant
beautiful.
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an ottoman cover in raised worsted work
very handsome. Miss Nellie Chase
shows pair of handsomely embroidered
pillow shams. Mrs. Jennie Moulton
shows in needle work handsome applique
work for a bracket OF mantel; she also
shows some exquisite marking in eolors
in needle work. Miss Carrie Hill shows a
handsome bead work bracelet. There Is
much other work worthy Of notice had we
the room.
In fine arts the show is rich; first, by
the contribution of Hon. Heman Car
penter for exhibition only, of handsome
selection of paintings from his gallery.
which adds so largely TO the attractiyeness
and rich appearance of the hall. Miss
Jennie Moulton shows y portrait in pas
tille-well executed. Miss A e NJ. Gay
contributes an ideal head in crayon. the
Maid of Mount Blanc, well executed,
with no end of work, and showing the
true artistic conception. Miss Gay also
shows dogs head and a horses head in
rrayon, and two pieces in oils-one a
bunch of callas, the other cluster oil
pansies-all excellent. Mrs. Gurdon Mar
in, Williamstown, shows II small land
,cape in oils,-very good, and Miss Ger
rude NJ. Allis. Williamslown. shows three
Ill paintings, one each of flower, fruit and
andscape-each excellent in their kind.
F. l.. Howe shows a fine map of Yer
mont, also Typographical map of a por-
tion of Dog River Valley excellently done
Miss Nellie Thaver shows oil paintings
N slate and delivery handsome and
nicely done. Miss Emma Crane has q
handsome colored portrait in water cOlors
IN porcelain. of excellent work.
In domestic work there were comfort
.ble looking socks and mittens, flame
md frocking. and a pair of linen pillow
asses made in 1898. and marked with al
impossible nan and woman with JOINED
hands, in colored stitch.
DR.. Wellington of Mortified shows ;
case of dental work and instruments, a
loes also DIR. Pell of Montpelier. which
concludes our tour of the hall and Of thu
tair.
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We have received book. just publish
ed, entitled, "a Treatise on the Horse and
Diseases" The book is finely illustrated
with about IS excellent engravings which
show the positions and actions of sick
horses better than Gun be taught in any
other way. 1t gives the cause, symptoms
and best treatment of diseases, has table
giving doses of medicine, and n few pages
on the action and uses Of medicines. In
the treatise on each disease it is plain and
practical. SO that any person can readily
find out just what to do, ms technical terms
are avoided as much as possible, making
it Just what every farmer and horse owner
needs 1t has IL large collection of good
receipts, and much other valuable informa-
ton. As the publisher, B. j. Kendall, M.
D., Enosburgh Falls. VT, will send it to
any address on receipt of 25 cents, every
no Sc owner should improve this oppor-
tunity Of procuring this useful book.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-02

The vale Of apples as Il milk producing
food varies with the circumstances under
which they are fed, reference being had to
the quail y of milk which given quantity
of apples will produce. They are pretty
nearly but not quite equal to potatoes for
this purpose. When cows come into milk in
the spring and their milk is not allowed to
shrink by drought or scanty feed beyond
what it naturally would by distance from
the time of coming in, apples fed in the
fall as an extra feed, and taken promiscu-
ously as they usually grow. with sweet
and sour mixed. will increase the milk in
quantity and richness SO much as to give q
pound of cheese from II bushel of apples,
or II pound of butter from two bushels and
a half, peck per day to a COW being con-
sumed If fed 10 cows nearly dry, or to
those otherwise scantily fed, so that the
substance of the fruit is employed to make
fat or flesh, the increase in the yield of
milk will be less. If they are full fed, and
have more recently come in,they will give
IL better return than above stated.
Taking the ordinary condition of cows
at the season when apples are ripe, and
counting in their value ms substitute for
olnel loou' 40 "oii 'tS Hoie"oihS lle value
of milk and with butter and cheese ut the
price now current. apples as food for
mich cows are estimated at twelve and
fifteen cents per bushel. speak advisedly
on this subject, haveing determined by
weight and measure the increased yield ofa
ration of one peck per day each to a head OIL
lhirty-sx cows. To be fed advantageous.
ly TO COWS, fruit must be dealt out with
care and Judgment. If fed little toe
freely the result will be loss instead of a
profit. When judiciously fed any kind Of
fruit, and particularly apples, not only in
ereases the amount and richness of milk
but gives deliciousness of flavor to both
butter and cheese beyond that given by
grass one.-Prof Arnoh, in N. Y. Trib
une.
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was very sorry when l heard that the
society had discarded poultry from theiI
lists ut the insligation of the secretary, but
still had no reason to suppose he would
be so weak minded rs to refuse to allot a
place where people could show their poul-
Try at their own expense. He muse he a
man who lives without eggs and poultry
perhaps pork eater. Knowing that the
poultry interest ranked among the first
of the farmers interests, and was fas
gaining in importance, and that many
gentlemen and ladies would expect to see
fowls represented, | hired piece of land
ut ten cents a square foot. and covered il
ut my own expense, to exhibit my poultry
And although the fowls and pigeons were
only fourteen feet from the track, the
curse of the country cattle shows. | had
IL constant attendance of interested and in.
parts Of the country, many of whom were
surprised and Disguised to learn that the
poultry interest had been entirely ignored.
Several gentlemen came m my miles to
see the poultry, and hey cared for nothing
else. Editors and reporters came to see
the poultry and nothing else, SO | was
thankful that | had made the venture al
even the cost of paying ten cents n fool
for the use of waste land on the ground.
of an agricultural society to show my
poultry. The only reason offered by til,
secretary of the New England Society fo
ignoring poultry in his greatest show or
earth, was that it was too early in the sea
SON. and chickens and fowls would be il
poor condition! Such is agriculture a
encouraged and stimulated by this so
called representative sociely.-F. j. Hin
neg, IN EiTchange.
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ABORTION IN CowS.-We have heard
little of this trouble, lately, although. in
some seasons. we have had frequent COM
plants and inquiries for remedy. 1t is
one of those diseases which sometimes
seems to run through herd of cows AMI
can only be stopped by clearing out all
animals which show any dispersion to
abort. A correspondent of the New York
Tribune, who has had considerable trouble
from this cause, gives receipt which has
pl owed efficacious with him, and is both
cheap and simple. He says: The reme-
dy is only about the bulk of shelbark OF
assafplida broken or shaved line and mix.
ed with the meal of each COW once a week
from the time she is from four till past hel
eighth month gone with calf. From los.
ing almost every calf and sometimes Il
COW, have by this treatment swept every
vestige of the disease from the farm, and
likewise helped my neighbors whose COWS
were suffering from the same trouble" II
any of our readers try this plan, we hope
they will report the result for there are
sometimes dairy districts where such Il
remedy would be invaluable to the farmer
N e. Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-02

MISTAKEN KINDNESS are too
many mothers in our busy, work-ada
world who, because they have had to work
hard themselves. think their children
should do little labor and be brought up
to be petted, waited upon and INDUCED
beyond all reason. Is this not mistaken
kindness on their pare Fostering a love
of Incidence and cultivaLing only The
selfish part of ones character surely bring
forth no beneficial results, and too com
mon are the instances where children in
after life throw all the blame for their
helplessness back upon those whose duty
il was TO train them to ways of Industry
and regular habits of work. It's very
easy for young girls to lie abed in the
morning, read books half the day. and
keep mother always doing and planning
for them, while they are growing thought
less for her comfort, and mindful only of
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-02

Do THINGS IN TIME.-Only two OF
hree inches that was all. If the switch
man had moved the track only that little
distance, all would have been right. But
he forgot; and the train that was passing
he station ran furiously in TO the heavy
freight. cars, and dashed itself to pieces
"What was the cause?' every body
asked when the news ofthe great accident
spread about town.
"Oh! ii switch was out of place. was
the answer. The switchman WAS care
less. Perhaps he was drunk"
How true it is rs Solomon said, There
is time for every thing!" If we do no
attend to it in time, it is just as bad as moi
to do it at Youths Companion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-02

FARM YARD MANURES VS.. ARTIFICIAL
MANUREs From private letter received
from Mr.. j. B. Lawes, we take the liberty
to print the following:
:" have just been reading discussion
on manures in one of your Weeklies. !
fear this discussian which, as understand
it, is between the value of farm. yard
manure and artificial manures, is not ripe
for settlement at present. We have more
evidence at our command than any one
else. but we find extreme difficulty ir
closing experiments where dung has beer
used, owing to the slow yield of the resi-
due. "-Rurdl NeW Yorker.
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NEVER Do Ir.-Never reply to father
saucily.
Never speak to mother unkindly.
Never act ugly to brother or sister.
Never correct father or mother when
they are telling anything in public.
Never steal anything, or tell an untruth,
OF speak ugly words, or circulate scandal.
Never seek play when you can be more
usefuly employed.
Never say, ~ can't" or " Let JIM" OF
- dom want to-" when told 10 do any
thing.
Never 60 to sleep without prayer, us it
may be the last chance you will have.
Never omit an opportunity to do kind
work -.St'atictY School Hcrutd.
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For the Freeman.
A Chat with Farmers.
No. "a.
BY AGRIC0LA .

This paper shall be devoted to "a little
farm well titled" 1t seems to me that n
chapter on experimental farming will be
both instructive and profitable.
The farm under review consisted of one
hundred acres, one quarter of which was
devoted to tillage. 1t had been much worn
and neglected. Its best fields had not been
plowed or MANFRED for score of years.
About half these fields were a low, DOGGY
meadow, upon which the water was allow
ed to rest until it evaporated. The re-
manning acres consisted of u series of
elevations, dry upon the top but abnunding
IN springs at the base. The soil differed
in its composition. as our New England
farms usually do Some portions were
loose and dry; others were composed of a
moist, dark mould, with clayey suh5oil,
and still others contained a well-formed
wet peat-bog. AS it was, when this ex-
perimen, commenced, this farm produced
some ten tons of poor upland hay each
year, but no corn or other grain had been
grown upon it for ten years Almosl nc
stock had been kept upon these premises
and, of course, the chief reliance for re-
storing the farm to II good condition was
by the use of special fertilizers.
The experiment lasted seven years, and
was entirely successful. At the end of five
years the productiveness of the farm had
so much increased that eighteen cows, five
horses, yoke of oxen and three hogs were
kept upon il, which animals afterwards
supplied all the fertilizing material need
ed The fertilizers used were as follows
fifteen tons of bone, one hundred bushels
of unleached wood ashes, four tons of fish
pommace, two tons of Peruvian guano
five hundred pounds of crude potash, one
ton of the oil of viriol, ten casks of lime
several hundred weight of the sulphate o
magupsia, nitrate Of soda and potassia
chloride of sodium. oxide of manganese
sulphate of iron and sulphaie of ammonia
Besides. all the animal manure which was
produced on the farm during these year:
was applied to the soil.
The sum expended for special fertilizers
during the seven years of this experiment
did not exceed $500. During tho same
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-02

In connection with these surprising re.
suits of steam applied to farm machinery
Professor Samson lays down that motive
power, represented by Il yoke of two ami
mails, or of eight, is superior and MOI
economical, than Il corresponding force
produced from steam.
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HIGH HoNoRs.-American wheat has
won II medal at the Paris Exposition over
that of England, France, Russia and the
rest of Europe. This is n high honor in
the midst of the competition of the old
world.
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agricultural department.
O. N. rINkHAM,IEdItor.

Allcommunicationsf for this department should be
semitic the editor, Mr.. o. ". TINKHAM, n. Pom
fret Vt.
Please writeo side of the paper only sign such
name initials you wished published but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS post ONCE. County and
state.
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THEY ARE TUE BEST.

Gentlemen Enclosed you will find 81 %. and wish
YOU would send me another dozen of your COLLINS
VOLTAIC PLASTERS. By the above you will see that
do something to others in some way even If am
who have tried your pasters who had gwen out that
all plasters were good for nothing, and now Join with
me that they were the best they have ever tried
have along this winter better than have before in
three years. Wished could have heard OF your plas
ters before. Yours, &C. - .
Baston Spa, n. Y, March 81, 1877.
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There was large attendance. the
crowd in Floral Hall being at times al
most suffocating; and, on the whole, the
last fair may be counted as one OF the
most successful the society has ever seen.
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PRICE 25 CENTS.

Be careful to call for COLLINS YQLTAIC PLAS-
TER lest you get worthless imitation
Sold by all Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Grocers
and Dealers in Medicine throughout the United States
and Canadas Price 90 cents per bottle. WEEKS
POTTER. General Agent and wholesale Druggists
BostOn Mass
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MISCELLANEOUS.
SANFORDS
RADICAL CURE
For CATARRH

INSTANTLY relieves and permanently cures this
ioathsome disease in all its varying stages " pos
sesses the soothing and healing properties oI pznts
herbs and banks in their essential ioru nee itoHh
fers from every other known remedy IN one sh9rt
aar II has found its way from the Atlantic TO the
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standard remedy for the treatment Of Catarrh Ihee
nroprietors have been waited upon by eentlsmen oi
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owe nv life to Sanfords Rad cal Cure" you may
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specifics of the day.
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A HORRID SWELLING.

(IentIejnen-I sent for COLLINS VOLTAIC PLAS.
TERS and it has been of great benefit in reducing
swelling in my left side that two physicians pronounc
ed ENLARGEMENT of the Spleen and one pronounced
an Ovarian Tumor. ,
Cynthiania Ind, March 20, 1877.
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Central Vermont R. R. Line.
mmencing Monday, Sept. %, 1873
TRAINS GOING SOUTH ANDEAsT,

TRAINS GOING SOUTH ANDEAST.
Leave Montpelier at 800 A.M.,1.FP. 1926 and
MAIL TRAIN caves st. Adams zoo M Montpelier
no A. NJ for Boston, New London Struggled. New
York and intermediate points.
ExPREssleavPs Rouses Point I l0.3bA. NJ. Montreal
90 A. NJ, 81. Adams at u. NJ. ,Burlington 2OP.
Montpelier La p M.,for Boston vie Lowell
rs p VI Montrelier % p NJ, for Mortified.
NIGHT EXPRESS from )sdensburg Montreal St AL
Boston via LNwelor Fjtchburg Spring field New York
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST
Leave Montpelier at Is 80, Il. 90 A. M..a4Oand
DAY ExpREssleave Boston via Fitc hburgl t7sO A.
field OOA. NJ Montpeer3 40 p NJ for BURLINGTON 81
Albaus, Montreal and Ogdensburg
ACCOMMODATIONS leaves White RiverJ JUNCTION ,45 p
r., Montpelier % P M.,for BURLINGTON and st Adams
AccoMMoDATIoN Train leaves Mortified a is OOA NJ
Montpelier $40 A NJ, for Burlington. st. Adams st
MIXED caves White RiverJunctton5 IA. NJ. Nortl
field IOiOA N arrives at MontnelieIl t%A NJ
R1and eayfs MSne 6uss PoN o
NIaHT EXPRESS caves Boston via LowelIat53Op. M
field 800 P. Montpelier BPS NJ. for Burlington st
Adams, Montreal and 0gdenshurgh and the West
Trainsleave Moutpelerfor Barre II $50 =, 10 II
Returuinpleav Barreat7.1tA.M., Goa d5. 10 p
Sleeping carr are attached to Night Expire 81 trair
running between Montreala and Boston. and Nontrea
| aud Springfield, aud New York and via Troy, anC
| Pr"lor Cars and Day Express between Boston anC
Through tickets for hica West 4 or sale
'-0 - J. W HOBART,
! CIV. BENTLEY,
GGu Manager.
| st Adams VT, Sept. 81 1870
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followed the directions to the letter and am hap
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The benefit derive from its daily use is to me in
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