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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-05-13
RETAIL PRICE LIST OF the LEADING eRoceaIl

Crushed Sugars, lbs for 81.
Fine Crushed Sugars lbs for ST..
San Francisco Refined Sugar, 10 pounds for 81.
No. Island Sugar, IL pounds for ST.
Best Costa Rica Coffee pounds for 81.
Choicest Brands of Tea Fb. Observation-Disclosures. SOC
Tomatoes in cans = dozen ................. 50 90
winsow Corn y dozen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 50 25
California Sugar-cured Hams 2 ib.....:..... 124c
Choice Breakfast Bacon q Observation-Disclosures. 12c
Carolina Rice l2a pounds for 81.
Standard brands Oregon -four p Dbl. ....... SIS so
Lard in ten pound cans p observation-disclosures. 81 %
Soap e box. Observation-Disclosures. 75c
Coal OIL FIVE gallon cans per can. .......... 81 IS
Delivered Free City Limits.
SCHWABACHER BROS. E co.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-05-13

Bsisg the sEg Of Sec. IL TIP 70 n. h 3 =: located
on what 10 know - Dry slough. A fresh water
slou rrns through II Ia an sesterly direction.
and Il In sboye high water. There 10 . lumber
house, Q log csbin. and Roed hsy shed ON the
prsmises; thes acres % meadow. and nftssn
acres o. mofs sisshsd and burned. stsamboss
navigation q high tide. School within reason
able distsneA
For turtle particulars inquire Of tho sub
scyiber q Mukilte0. or 10 Thomas Haytop on the
sdjoining premises.
Dye dAWts NJ. n. IkObT.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

farmers club, let them be admitted with
warm, hearty welcome, for it is far from
that we shall not gain from
them as much as. or more, directly or in
than they will from us.-New
England FdrBer.
1t seems to us that's the kind of doctrine
for lust about these days" the time of
peace on earth and good will toward men ;
it savOrs of charity toward all, and seems
10 us-more likely to promote good feeling
among men, men of different occupations,
of different positions in society, than rail-
ings and epithets. Humanity is very much
the same whether it be clad in broadcloth
or homespun, and Kearney may be quite
rs uncomfortable u person to associate
with as many Il richer man whom he so
Unexpectedly denounces.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

1t will be found that many men who
Keep u store, run Il blacksmith shop, or
oversee II factory, are very much interested
in everything relating to agriculture, and
often have gardens filled with the choicest
vegetables, fruits or flowers. Nor is it
certain because they may live mt the Cen
ire, and occupy residences of different
style from most farm houses, that they
necessarily feel "above' the people who
live in the oll.fashioned low country
dwellings, SO familiar, perhaps, 10 their
own childhood days.
The principles upon which the govern
ment of our country is founded know M
caste, except the caste Of real merit and
solid worth. We believe there is no class
who more fully accept and appreciate this
fact than the comfortably wealthy and in
teIligenI business men of the country, and
we are glad that SO many of this class are
willing to join the farmers in their various
efforts ut social, mental, and nut raj I'M
proveneht. So, if the shop Keeper the
blacksmith, the carpenter, the cotton
weaver. the physician Or tho minister, are
enough Interested in the study OF advance
ment of agricultural pursuits to Join the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

During the present year disaster befel
the wheat crop of Great Britain and
France; and the rest of Europe made
short crops, even Russia having but little
TO sell. As II consequence, our surplus of
wheat has advanced IN price to Sl.3S for
No winter, which affords the farmer
good profit, and has tended 10 add to the
excitement now prevailing in the Mssiss-
ippi valley. Without any investigation
us to the cause OF the increase in value of
the grain, the farmers have blindly con-
Guided that these prices will rule next
year, and have sown broadly this fall, and
will sow broadly next spring, of spring
wheat. Since harvesting the last crop,
he price of land in some countries in
Indiana and Illinois has advanced from
three to five dollars an acre, and many
farmers in those states have actually seed
ed their best corn lands to wheat. The
WI it suggests that such condition Of
aft trs to the benefit of our agriculture,
will not be Xix ly to occur again for Years,
and be puts before us the suppOstiOn
that, IF al Europe makes an average
crop mex; year, and all European nations,
eXctp England, rs is usually the case,
have wheat to sell-then what will Ameri
can wheat be worth?n This condition of
affairs can be confidently looked for.
Bro. Cheever evidently thinks our farm
ers are benefited by II rise in crops while
they hold them, and that's the case this
year. But he shows how low prices may
rule next year, must rule next year, unless
disaster again overtakes the Wheat crop of
Great Britain. In this case the farmers
are dscounting the future and may make
or lose us the scale may turn. Farmers
in changing their crops and their stock
have sometimes reminded US Of people on
boat; too many will get on one side ana
hat side will visibIy settle; they see it,
and then all rush TO the other side, and
down that goes in turn, and so on till
they see it won do to all go together.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
Leaving a profit per acre of sl6.8s.

You may think this estimate of cost is
not large enough, hut | will try to show
before anu through that | have under.
rather than Overestimaled. | grant that
us the work is often done, it costs more,
Int it need not and should not. In the
west, rs you will see. the cost of cultiva-
iun per acre falls much below these fig
mes. And here let me say TO you, thlt
he east can learn much from the west, a
well rs they something from us, as to
means Of culivaling crops.
In Kansas the yield per acre. which I
have given sc % bushels, is on stuhhle
land and the cost of cultivation is as fol
lows: Flowing, 81 90, planning. 8 90, cul
ivaling, 81 80. husking. 81 25,. interest on
he land, 8 90; total. S4.95. Deductine
his f. ON the valnr of the crop. 81 81. w
have profit of 81 60. The value of the
stalks in Kansas would not more than
ma, kct he corn. if it did that. In reckon,
ing interest on land, have called it. al
rDcrd and under cultivation. worth Sl2 OF
m acre, which is II very low estimate
What is true of Kansas is true of Iowa
Michigan the cost of producing is
nearly the same, except thai the land is
1pld at a much higher value, and manure
is frequently used. estimate the cost n
- %, value of crop, II %, profit, S2.S4
If NV estimates are correct, an acre o
..orn in Vermont will pay 90 per cent
profit. in Kansas 10 and in Michigan mol
| luite 3 per cent. The above conclusions
nay seem strange, but believe them Il
5r rue, and before | leave this part OF my
/ ubjpct | will add that in the older of the
western states the average yield of corr
has decreased 90 per cent in the last liiteer
Years. How long can this continue ant
corn be raised at II profit?
In estimating the cost of manure Ii
Vermont, have given rs nearly rs posi-
| bic the amount it would cost to give back
to the soil the phosphoric acid, potash ant
nitrogen taken from it by the grain croI
done, surprising the stalks t" be fed OF
fused upon the ground. In estimating,
| have called nitrogen twenty-five, phos
phorir acid twelve and potash SIX cents
per pound. In the west the stalks are no
| aiken from the ground, but are pIowec
under in the spring. much to the dlSCom
fort of the man holding the pillow. 1t ha'
not vet been determined how much nitro
zen is necessary in corn fertilizer t
produce the best results. From actual ex
pertinent am inclined 10 think that onlN
a small percentage of the nitrogen foun,
| in the crop is alb. Orbed from the soil, ant
rs that is the highest priced ingredient il
All commercial munures, it would vcr'
much lessen the cost of raising corn, If !
considerable part of it could be omitted.
| Now we will take the wheat crop ; nj
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

TIE ACTION OF LlME.-A correspondent
in the CouatJy Gentleman says: "In
order that lime may act us benefit to II
crop tho soil must have in it in some
forum the clements necessary to the growth
of plants. Then the lime will be enabled,
in its chemical capacity, to liberate the
imprisoned pabulum, so that the plants
may assimilate it. In experience it is
found that giving small doses of lime at II
time is all that is needed to attain the
object. where such attainment is practica-
BILE ut all. Large doses of lime, 10 certain
cases, produce ncontestble effect, without
question. That the action OF lime on the
mold or soil differs some elements being
liberated, while other substances are de-
stroyed or modified in their action, is
equally indsputab!e.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
agricultural department.
Ola. rINKAAM, Editor,

Al communications for this department should be
sent to the editor. Mr. o. NJ TINKHAM, N. Pom
fret, Vt.
Please write side of the psper only, sign such
name or initials you wished published but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, post office. County and
State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
Central Vermont R. B. Lime.
Commencing Monday Dec. 30. 1879.
THANKSGIVING SOUTH ANDEAsT.

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MAI. TRAIs from Montreal. st Adams, Bnrlng-
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WIxEp Albant3 20 Pm. Burlington
SIeHT ExPREss from Ogdensburg, Montreal 81 Al
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Boston via, Lowell or Fitchburgh, Springfield New
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TRAINS oINGNoRTHAND WEST
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iingtOn, st. Adams. Montreal and OgdensburR;
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Montpelier s45 A. NJ, for Burlington, Rutland ST.
AMaXHDIe White River Iun ction5 9OA NJ North
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NIGHT EXPRESS leaves Boston via. Lower at bs5 p
NJ via, Fitchburgh $50 P. NJ, New York SuOP NJ,
Springfield s.tOP NJ, Montpeler3 ~ AM,for Burning
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Trains cave MontpelieIforBarre att Goa. NJ. $40
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Sieepng cars are attached to Night Express trains
running between Montreal and Boston and Montreal
Paror Cars and Day Express between Boston and
Through ticketsfor Chicago and the westforsalea at
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE

not only promptly arrests the corrOdng discharges
in Caarrh but By s,mpathtic qctau, it restores TO
sound health all the of the head that have pc
effected by it, aud exhibit any of The following
affectiOns:-
Defective Evcsight, Intllmed and Mattery
Ewes, Painful and Watery Eyes. Loss OF
Hearing, Earache, Neuralgia of the Ear,
Discharges from the Ear. Ringing Noises
in the Head, Dizziness, Nervous Head
ache, Pains in the Temples, Loss of the
Senses of Taste and Smell, Elongati"n
of Uvula, Inflammation of the Tonsils,
Putrid Snre hroat. Tickling or Hack
ing Cnugh, Bronchitis, and Bleeding Of
the Lungs.
Each package contains DR.. SanfoTd's Improved m
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Price 90 Sold by all wholesa and retail druggists
aud dealers throughout the United States and cana
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sale Druggists, Boston, Mass.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

Aud, as | suppose the cost of raising
does not materially differ in the different
states, and $1,000 in artificial manure
here in Vermont will supply all that $50
bushels OF potatoes takes from the soil, it
will easily be seen that potato raising,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
.SANFORD'S RADICALCUR

Messrs Weeks & Potter: Gentlemen-I feel compel.
ed to acknowledge TO you the great benefit SANFoRDs
RADICAL CURE has been to me. For ten years have
been afflicted with this OathsOme disease aud espec-
ally in the winter time has it been most severe. The
dsch arge has been thick aud oody emitting foul
odor so bad that my presence in room with others
was very offensive to them One week after commenc
troubled with it at all Ny senses Of taste and smell
which were wholly gone. have fully return ed and
my general health is much improved, Yours,
MELBOURNE II. FORD.
Shorthand Hrjter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
Grand Rapid Mich, Nov. 3. 1876.
LATER.

Gentlemen: The package of SSnford's Cure arrived
here to nixht all Ti=ht. don't know what should
have done II 1t had not been for this remedy. have
tried Nasal DOuches aud everything else aud although
have able TO stop the fensive discharge, have
not been able to recover senses of taste and smell
until l tried SanfUrd's Cure You refer any one
choose to me. aud Will cheeriully inform them
detail to the benefit the remedy has been to me.
Yours. MELBOURNE II. FORD.
Grand RAPIDS Mich Nov. 10. 1876
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

Here again the cash value of an acre of
wheat in Vermont is 5000 more that in
Michigan, SIS 65 more than in Iowa, and
;slG.33 more than in Kansas, 1t is true,
however, that this greater value per acre
affords no evidence that the real profit is
greater, mean here by profit the returns
on the capital invested after all expenses
for labor, etc, have been deducted.
have no data for an exact determine
ion of the cost of cultivation in any of the
above places, but we may approximate to
hr trulh; first, rs to Vermont AMI Mich
jgan. In Michigan know something
bout it, having spent several weeks, ~
t;tlr" different years in southern Michigan.
near Kalamazoo, about harvest time. ihe
land here. ut two or three miles from the
county seat. was valued at 500 an
acre-never, | think, at less than $50
for good land. Manure is used Oh
very little of the land rs yet Wheat is
followed by clover. and that again by
wheat or corn The cost of raising an
acre of wheat in Michigan is about us fol,
lows and have tried not to over estimate :
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
Whole ay. 26 u6 35.O8

The cost Of production varies so much
in different states that it is bard TO make Il
col rect estimation and each of yon can
vary the figures l give you to suit your
ow n particular case. In Vermont, osti-
mate the cost per acre as follows:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

m - A "A TO $500 A YEAR. or IS o $50 il
$500 ! 6: 4:
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~ BHaH Women do as well as men MalS
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"a Il UsUHH No one can fail to make money
~ Al NBVH last. ANY can do the work
W " " " YOn can make from 80 cts to 81
hour by deyOting your evenings
and spare time to the business 1t costs nothing to
try the business Nothing like it for money uaklnl
ever offered before. Business pleasant and strictly
honorable Reader ii you want to know all about the
best paying business before the public, send yuul
address and we will send you fun particulars and pr
terms free; samples worth Sbaisn free; you
then make up your mind for yourself. Address,
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
Giving a profit of

In my estimate of the cost in Vermont
have allowed enough TO buy artificial
manure to keep the fertility Of the soil
good. have added nothing for the value
of the straw in either case. but it is GER
lainly of much more value here than in
the west, where straw is left exposed in
the fields to rot and scatter.
1t will be easy for any one to draw his
own conclusions. 1t is true that more
acres are available for cultivation on the
weston prairies than here, but, in all my
estimates, have struck Il balance between
the cost and value of the crop to see which
would pay the best profit on the capital
invested. Also, | wish to call your atten-
ton 10 the fact that in wheat growing, as
in corn Iasing. the average yield per acre
in the west has steadily decreased, until ii
is 10 per cent less than fifteen years ago,
while in Vermont there has been practi-
cally no decrease. | leave you to judge
how long it will DO before the yield of
wheat in Michigan and Kansas will fall
below point where it can he raised with
out actual loss. Even to-day, with the
prices for wheat where they were one year
AGO, an investment in real estate in Mich
gan for the purpose OF raising wheat will
pay less than 4 per cent, In fact, II shrewd
farmer there tod me that his beautiful
farm, level us n fluor, and with the best
machinery to work it with, paid less than
= per cent 1t is fact that will admit of
40 dispute that, in II few years, all the
western states must begin to learn the les
son already partially learned in the east.
hat AN equivalent must, in some shape,
be given TO mother earth for all the food
she yields us. The law, Give if ye
would receive holds good in this case as
in an" other.
IA the patato crop the figures for 1877
are as follows:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

The meeting appointed by the super in
tondeni of agriculture, ut Mortified. WIS
held in Concert hail on Friday, the Goth
in, tant. The superintendent was assisted
BY Prof. w. o. Atwater of Middletown,
Conn. and Mr. o. NJ. Tinkham of the
FREEMAN. The hall by some mistake was
1t well warmed Tor the morning session,
but the farmers in caps and Overcoats
gathered about the register, and the ses-
sion was taken up chiefly by Mr. Tinkham
in talk on dairy matters and, by request,
dairy fair, of which we have given full
report.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was opened by duette by
Miss Rumrll and Mr.. f. B. Houston
Moonlight on the Rhine-a beautiful piece
well rendered. The next was paper hy
Mr.. d. T. Averill on manures, and he
opened by speaking of this time us IN era
of new departures, and he welcomed these
new departures. He spoke Of the richness
of western soil and the necessity of Yer
mont farmers saving every possible parti-
Gle of plant food. He spoke of the old
and new style of farming, and cit an
instance of farmer of his acquaintance
who, living within stones throw of Il
griSt mll, where he could have secured
any desired quantity OF India wheat huls,
and bat short distance from chair fac
t,ry, where he could get shnvings to be
used for bedding and absorbent bat he
had never used any. and his horse had
never had bushel Of bedding where lie
might have had hundreds every year. He,
some years since, had begun to use India
wheat hulS for bedding, hauling them a
mile for the purpose, and was the subject
of much ridicule, but now all the hulls are
saved and the miller is able to sell them
proved systems Of farming, of sheltering
,ni saving manure, the saving of the liq.
url rs well us the solid portion, and that
tic ruadsides were laid under tribute TO
furnish good absorbents. He next spoke
Of Vermont as Il desirable spot for the
;,rmer's home, and enumerated some OF
IL drawbacks and its advantages, and
thought Mr.. Douglas was right when he
said it WAS good place to be born in
bat wrong when he thought one shonlf
cnigrate early. He spoke very severe y
Of the railroads and their discrimination
against Ferm mt. and in favor of western
producers, and characterized their action
rs shameful, when they owe their existence
to the power eff the state. After his p,pel
hn read petit N which he said hal been
banded him for the purpose of getting
.igners, and which is as follows:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

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A Grand Improvement.

All persons about topurchase Monuments. Head
Stones Tablets &c will find il for their interest
hrst examine and see sample Monuments aud speci-
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We POW make nearly sm different styles of Monu-
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II now embraces many beautiful figures both for
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EVENING SESSION

was called to order 10y the president ut
Gao, and the choir gave Il fine piece Of
music, iafer which Prof. Atwater gave
his talk on Feeding the stock and the soil
As we shall probably hear the professor al
several other meetings we will defer re-.
port Of his lecture till another meeting.
After Prof Atwater Prof Dale read n
paper on The future Of Vermont in agri
culture, which we shall give entire, as thu
statistics are valuable: