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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

IMPROVING PERMANENT PASTURES
While both Peruvian guano and nitrate Of
soda are largely used by the farmers Of
Great Britain rs fertilizers for grain crops,
the application of artificial manures to
permanent pastures, it appears from the
"Record of Science and Industry for
1873" is often disappointing in an eco.
nomical point of view. AS IL rule, NO
artificial manuring mixture gives so favor.
able a return on the pasture us good farm
yard manure, or manure produced by the
consumption of decorticated cake. In
many cases the most profitable returns
from permanent pastures have been where
the grass was fed off by cattle supplied
literally with the decorticated cottoncake.
On the whole, farmers who make u rule
of applying farmyard manure to pasture
land and artificial fertilizers to root and
cerealcrops derive greater benefits from
this practice than others who reverse
matters by applying manufactured manures
to pastures and horse manures to cereal
and root crops.
Experiments have shown says DR..
Voelcker, that on the great majority of
soils in fairly good condition the addition
of potash salts TO other manures produces
no decidedly beneficial effect upon the
crops to which it is applied. On poor,
sandy land and on wornout pastures and
peaty soils, however, in conjunction with
dissolved bones or super phosphate and
guano, potash salts have been EMPLOYED
with marked beneficial etfect.-New York
World,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

TIE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY Cheering
accounts are received from Maine concern
ing the Weld of sugar beets this season
In most places the crop will be very
heavy, some fields being estimated al
80 tons to the acre, and few plots showing
| less than Is tons. Snch bulk must be
very gratifying and remunerative TO the
farmers, but whether the crop will yield
we'll in saccharine matter remains to be
proved. Where last year it was difficult
TO secure 1000 tons of beets, this year the
beet sugar company will be able to secure
90, 900 which at s. per ton will distribute
100000 among the producers of bets
Some of the fields are nearly ready for
harvesting, while the condition of others
will be much improved by IL few days
more of warm weather. Raising sugar
beets has passed its experimental stage
among our eastern farmers, and next year
so, 900 tons could easily be contracted for
within reach of Portland.
The Maine beet sugar company, with
the addition of the valuable machinery
now being imported from Germany for
their special use, under the diffusion
process, will have capacity for working
III ledsI loV luis vi pcelo Pot u'Y' ~ III
rate the probable crop of 10000 tons will
supply their factory for a period of about
100 working days. The enterprise, pluck
and perseverance of the gentlemen con-
nected with the company is to be highly
commended, and while their efforts must
work to the ultimate advantage of the
whole farming community of New Eng
land and perhaps of America, it is to be
hoped also that their heavy OUTLAWS of
capital and labor will meet with u suffi.
cient reward to warrant additional works
on still larger scale in the near future
american CultSvator.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

BARRED WIRE FENCE.-We are almost
sorry to see the increasing popularity
manifested in the new barbed wire fenc-
ing which is getting so common along our
railroads and highways. The wire fence
in winter, and will thus save hundreds of
thousands of dollars in snow bills to our
towns and railroad corporations. but we
do not quite fancy these sharp points
which give them their chief security
against breakage by cattle. We recently
saw very valuable colt badly cut across
the neck, breast, shoulders and sides by
becoming entangled in one of these fences
Horses and cattle seem to lack that quail
ty of mind that would teach them to han
die such fences with care. They put their
heads through between the wires, and
when the barbs begin TO prick, instead of
carefully Withdrawing them, they begin
to pull and thrash around, until their
necks and limbs are sometimes almost
sawed from their bodies. We have also
seen the barbed wire used to protect a
neatly kept hedge by the public street
from mutiation by animals and boys
(mostly boys), and it operated beautifully,
puu IL 10 d oicHiiSil uPou Out CiIdTdCleT us
a people that we have not yet acquired
enough of good behavior to keep off from
private grounds by the roadside, and to
withstand the temptation to pull or break
a twig from every over-hanging branch of
the ornamental or shade trees we find
within reach during our walks. A little
more Difference to the rights of others,
and little more care in keeping our own
animals within their proper enclosures
would allow us, as II nation. to dispense
with large proportion of the fences we
now maintain at such an enormous ex.
pense. Could we dispense with all but
our pasture fences. and possibly portion
of those along our great thoroughfares
where cattle are driven in large droves
every week to or from market, we could
afford to build these of something less
dangerous than the new barbed wire. For
our own part, we would never fence our
own animals in with such 6arb.arous
style of fence, whatever we might be led
to do in the way of fencing our neighbor s
cattle out from lands ON which they have
no business TO trespass.-Nes0 England
Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

HENS AS TERTILIzERS.-In the last
agricultural report for this state, we have
the testimony of Mr.. Kinney of Worcester
that from seventy-five hens he made, in
one year, 1880 worth of American guano
His main object in keeping hens was for
the purpose of dressing his land. Former
ly, he bought many cords of manure to
dress two acres of land. He now cult
Yates eleven acres without buying cent S
worth of manure! He keeps his hens
confined the year round. He is very
careful to give them clean, Wholesome
food, and to keep their house clean and
sweet. The floor is covered with three or
four inches .of gravel and the droppings
carefully and frequently removed and
kept dry. At the end of the year, he had
$50 bushels of droppings, making about
Il ton in weight, which he pulverized and
mixed with l2 tons Of poor loan and II
little plaster of Paris. He then had 1-2
tons of guano, which he testilies is better
than any imported article he has tried
He sows it on the the ground, uses it in
II solid or liquid form, in the hill, and
everywhere it is n success. The exper
perience of Mr.. Kinney is certainly worthy
of thought. If the excrements of birds on
the coasts of Africa and South America
are of sufficient value to import to this
country, we cannot see why we may not
use with profit the droppings of fowls
raised in our own land.
Mr., Knney's experience evidently
proves several things concerning fowls as
fertilizers, viz: that the hens must be
confined all the time, which he afirms can
safely be done by training them to it,
keeping them clean, ETC., also that the
droppings must be kept dry and then
finely pulverized and properly mixed with
dry dirt and plaster of Paris. Hen guano
is so powerful that to apply it unmixed is
to waste valuable manure, and burn and
scorch whatever it is applied to.
Hens properly fed and cared fer will
return 100 per cent profit above their cost
of keeping in eggs alone, and when we
add their meat producing power. and
lastly their fertlizing capacity, who will
say that they are not profitable to keep
Z. p. BIN N. E. Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
Gleanings.

Farmers are like fowls; neither will get
full crops without industry.
In the English cheese factory manage.
menL, the value of the whey for feeding to
Young store pigs is estimated at Sl5 per
cow annually.
Blackberry and raspberry bushes should
be planted in the fall, as they make such
an early start in the spring that the shoots
may get broken.
Prune currant and gooseberry bushes as
soon as the leaves fall. Cuttings may be
made at the same time and planted at once
in rows II few inches apart.
Do not buy -four that is white with a
blush tint, or if it works soft and sticky
between your fingers. If it retains the
shape given by the pressure, it is probably
good. The best -four is white with yell
lowish tint.
Manure applied broadcast to meadows
early in the autumn, or later if it has not
been done sooner, increases the luxuriance
of the growth before winter. and gives the
grass an early and luxuriant start in the
spring. Manure which was too coarse or
fibrous early in the season, has rotted
enough, if piled in heaps, to spread we'll
Apples and berries can be dried by put
ting them, when sliced, into tight tin
pan, and setting them over kettle of
boiling water. Cover them with another
pan, and you will be surprised to see how
quickly and nicely they will be dried
When using them, soak them out in water
over night.
When the potatoes are dug the danger
to be apprehended from poisoned tops will
decrease, but will not disappear. We
should not dare to allow stock to feed
along the edges of a potato patch for fear
the poison used on them had been thrown
or blown upon the grass. and common
prudencedictates that as soon as the potato
tops are pulled they should either be
buried or piled up and burned.
According to recent experiments in
France, the mole is friend to tho farmer.
A single mole in four days devoured 432
wornills "a kind of maggoD, and $50
grubs. Another placed in box in twelve
days ate S72 wcrnils and $40 grubs.
Moles have been confined in boxes of soil
containing roots and other vegetable mat
ter, but have gone hungry until transfer.
red to other boxes in which insect food
has been placed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

The Mnrh Lame Express. which is the
highest British authority on agricultural
matters, states in its review of the grain
trade for the week ending September I'd,
that :" the damage done by the last storm
is irreparable. No subsequent good
weather can prevent the outcome of this
seasons wheat crop proving the most
disastrous in quality and quantity. Root
crops are choked with weeds, and potatoes
have gone from bad TO worse. In fact, in
no single instance can agricultural pros
poets be said to have improved within the
last fortnight"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

A little incident occurred at a fair in
Rutland county, Vt, that seems almost too
good to be lost, and shows the necessity
of appointing judges that know whereof
they judge. The facts are these A gar
dener of some notoriety carried several
articles to the fair, and among them
beautiful specimens of the egg plant.
The Judge inspected the articles and very
wisely awarded the gardener the fifth
premium on new variety of turnips,
supposing they knew all about the vege-
table kingdom. Our fairs ought to be SC
managed that ignoront blunders of this
kind can be avoidel.-Erchange.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
"Grumbling Farmers.O

EDITOR OF AMERICANA CULTIvAToR:-
Farmers have the reputation of being
grumblers, complainers and murmurers
about their hard fortune in the affairs Of
life; and think they have good reason
for their discontentment, uneasiness and
dissatisfaction relative to their business,
concerning what they have TO buy and sell.
Of what they have to buy they must pay
what is demanded by the sellers. whether
it be farm implements, machines, COM
mercial fertilizers, or whatever else they
have to purchase. The same is true OF
blaeksmithing. carpentry, farm help, both
indoors and out of doors. But relative to
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

The farmer who has been taking city
boarders" to make his accounts balance
for the year, is surprised. just at the
present time to find that he has invested
more for extras than all the board
money comes to; besides the young ladies
were SO charming that he entirely forgot
to hoe his potato patch the second time
and the crop is q dead failure. -New
Hapen Register,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

the premises. The las. authentic inform
alton we could gather was that the young
men were casting about to see who should
go in swimming" and recover the be-
loved piece of cooperage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

CATARRH is a disease of the mucous membrane
~ Temperaments and constitutions vary its severity
succession of colds, from sudden change of atmos-
phere, wearing wet clothing exposure to Indictment
digestive organs are in morbid or inactive condition.
and the strength and vital farces exhausted The dis
ease may arise from scrotulous condition OF the blood
from Scarlet Fever, Measles and Diphhera, in which
cases the and generally involved and dis
charge quantities of matter The discharges from the
the distinctive feature in all catarrhal cases from
whatever they arise may be thin ahd watery
80 acid to cause redness and eXcoraton of the skin
with which they come in contact, or thick and yellow
white of There may be entire lack of secre-
ton the surfaces being dry and the face front
as II 1t was encrcled by tight unyiedng band This
latter phase is called Dry Catarrh The free mattery
thickened rendering breat hing through the nose di
cult or impossible and the erer finds it necessary
to breathe through the mouth thereby permitting cold
The matter passing down the throat creates constant
desire to hawk and expectorate to throw off; but
passing freely down from the and throat the mu-
Gus becomes hard and forms into scabs incrustatons
and hard Jumps which adhere so firmly to the nasal
forts to disodge them The eye in sympathy becomes
Gdamed red weak and watery or in the morning the
GREETED in or less quantity The also becomes
seriously affected dscharging quantities of matter
ending frequently in inflammation, liberation, and
finally deateness The throat, bronchial tubes, and
Irosration of the nervous system is superadded such
directions become alarming.
brief survey Of this most serious disease warns all
VINO are afflicted with it to make speedy preparation
Tor Its treatment before becomes chronic The ad
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Every step in its preparation every line in the drec
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
agricultural department.
o.M. TINkHAM, Editor.

An communications for this department should be
sent to the editor. Mr.. o. II. TINKHAM, N. Pom
fret, Vt.
Please write on one side OF the paper only sign such
name or initials you wished published, but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, post ohce' County ana
State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15

Many farmer by too sparingly seeding
his new meadows, has had TO cede his
whole farm,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
COLLINS
Price 25 Cents.

Be careful to obtain COLLINS, voLTAIc PLASTER
highly Medicated Plaster, as seen in the above ant
sod BY gu Wholesale and Retail Druggists throushout
the Unit ed states and Canadas, and by WEEKS
POTTER, Proprietors, Boston, Mass. -'>N
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
rRAINsGoING NoRTHAND WEST.

Leave at3 sos asa. NJ 10 and 55, p NJ.
DAY EXPRESS leaves Boston via, Fitchburgh at VI
A. M, via, Lowell 500 A. N New London 500 4. e.
Springfield sOOA. NJ, Montpelier IS P. NJ for Bur
Iington St Aibans Montreal. and ogdensburR.
ACCOMMODATIONS Train leaves Northheld at $50 A. NJ q
Montpelier s,45 A; M. for Burlington, kutland.St
Adams and st. Johns. - .
field 10 80 M , Montpelier lllOA for Burlington. 81.
Adams Richford, Houses Point, &c.
NIG9r EXPRESS leaves Boston via. Lowell at 100 p.
M, via, Fitchburgh 500 P. M, New York 90 ?; M
Springfield 20 NJ Montpelier3 80 for Burling-
ton, st. Adams, Montreal and Ogdensburg, and the
West.
A NJ, and 4 80 JPN.
Returning 9 cave Barreat745A NJ, .andlo.2cA NJ and
Sleeping cars al attached to Night Express trains
running between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal
and Springfield. and New York and via, Troy, and
Parlor Cars and Day Express between Boston and
through ticketsfor Chicago and the Weston sale at
'"0p HOBART,
st. Adams, vt. ,Septe mber 30. 1879.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
JUST PUBLISHED.

carefully revised Treatise Catarrh with an &C.
CITRATE description Of symptoms and sympathetic dis
eases together with minute directions for eecting
with with SANFoRp's RADICAL CURE speedy and perma;
health of vast Importance to all afflicted with catar-h
wrapped about each bottle Of the RADICAL CURE,
or will be mailed free on receipt of stamp.
Each package of SANFoRp's RADICAL CURE contains
Pr Sanfords Improved Inhaling Tube and full direc-
all wholesale and retail druggists throughout the
United States and Canada. WEEKS h POTTER, Cen
eral Apents and Wholesale DruQxists Roston Mass
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
Central Vermont R. R. Line.
CONNIE ncing Monday, Sept. %. 1879.
rRA1NsGoING SOUTH AND EAST.

Lave ntpeIier As A. M, 7.l0and 10 s0P.M.
Portland Express from Syracuse and Ogdens-
burg, st. Adams aud Burlington arrives at Mont
pelier 9.25A M. -. 90, ,.-,,-
MAIL Train from Montreal, st. Adams. Burling
ton, SC, leaves Montpelier As A. M, for Boston
New London, springfield, New York, and inter
mediate points. - -
MIXED ban 81. 90 NJ. Burlin gSoI
90 p M, Montpelier 7lO p M for Northheld.
NIGHT EXPRESS from Ogdensburg, Montreal st. Al
hans md Bur lington leave Montpelier at 1850 fol
Boston VIA, Lowell or Fitchburgh. Springfield New
York andinterm
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-07
Democratic Club Meeting.

The meeting Of the Anderson Club on this
(Thursday) afternoon will be nn important
one, and every member should be present.
ticket for 1ntendant and Warlens Of the
town of Anderson is to be nominated on
that OCCASION. There is the place to settle
all differences, and every good citizen who
wishes the success of the Democracy and
the maintenance of our organization should
come prepared to settle them there. Tho
continuance Of the Democratic Council
means continuance of economy and good
management. 1t will be remembered that
the present Council, which has reduced
taxes lower than they ever have been since
the war, and kept the town we'll governed,
is straight Democratic ticket. The people
are delighted with the result, and the ticket
nominated must bo elected on next Mon
day.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-07
Pass Him Around.

One Prof. A. w. Jones, who processes to
be horsc-tamer, came to Anderson during
the latter part of last week, and remained
in our midst until Monday when he dem
onstrated the fact that he is q first.class
humbug and swindler. He succeeded in
raising class of about twenty farmers, each
of whom paid him fifty cents tuition, who
were to receive, in addition to valuable oral
instruction, small books containing valua-
bic information concerning the horse, and
how to break him of bad habits, &c. One
OF the duped farmers informs us, however,
that the remedies given for breaking horses
of bad habits are worthless, and the prom
iscd books were never received. lie is q
trifiing fellow, and should he punished for
his rascnlity. He is low, wcll.hnilt mnn,
with black hair and thin black sdc-whis-
kers, with dark complexion. He should
be published by every paper in the State.
lis left Anderson on foot, late Monday
evening
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-07
prooeedlngs Of tho ro,zn conno,,.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, July %, 1870.
The Town Council met this evening at
3 o'clock. Prcsent-G. F. Tolly, Intendant :;
w. S. Ligon, J. G. Whitcfield, L. +. Muir
rah, Wardens.
Accounts amounting in tho aggregate to
SI3i.0a were audited and passed.
Mr.. J. D. Maxwell informed the Council
that he would not be able to serve as man
ager of election on Monday, and Mr.. Sam'l
Crawford was appointed in his stead.
On motion, the Council ordered the Clerk
to pay the Chief Marshal so cents per day
hereafter for dieting prisoners.
On motion, the Chief Marshal was grant
ed release from duty until next Monday
morning.
The case against jim Prince VAS called,
and after examination of witnesses the de-
fendant was found guilty and fined five dol
lars and costs, or 12l days work on street.
The case against Frank w. Hahn, for re-
fusing to work on the streets when warned,
was called, and after examination of wit
nesses fine of five dollars and costs, or 20
days work on the streets, was imposed on
defendant. He was allowed until Monday
next in which to pay his fine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-07
a TreAfIa Rnrnnd.

A small trestlc on the Grecnville and
Columbia Railroad, about fifty miles above
Columbia, was burned on Thursday last
and as consequence the trains were de-
layed an hour Or two for several days. The
greatest inconvenience occasioned by this
accident however, was to the passengers,
who were compelled to walk at least half a
mile, over very rough road, in order to get
to the train on the opposite side OF the
break. Such treatment was unaccommo-
dating and unjust on the part of the Road,
and its authorities deserve tho seyerest CEN
sure for their conduct. It is moro than the
irllveiing public should tolerate. On Fri
day there were several ladies on the up
train who were in feeble health, to one of
whom the tramp from one train to the
other came near proving very serious
matter. 1t was the business of the Road TO
have had carriages or hacks in which TO
convey the passengers from one train to the
other. 1t would have been small matter
to the Road, and very great accom- m-,oda.
ton to its patrons. The authorities con.
tract to carry passengers over the Road, and
should be made to do It.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-07
G. F. ToLLY, President.
Ilcsnlt IN Abbeyille.

The following isthe official report OF the
County Commissioners OF Abbeyille Coun-
ty on The Railroad election held last week !:
ABDEvILLE, G. H., Aug. 4, 1879.
The managers of election appointed TO
conduct the election in Lowndcsville, Mag
nolia and Calhoun townships, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining tho voice of the legal
voters of said townships as To subscription
or no subscription to the capital stock Of the
Savannah Valley Railroad at the election
held July 3lst, 1879, report as follows:
LowNDEsvILLE-Subsc 278; no
subscription, 81.
MAGNoLIA-Subsfr ription, l69; no sub
scrption, 100
cALnouS-subscription. 1888; no sub
scription. 2l.
1t appears from the returns Of managers
that each of the above named townships
have voted for subscription.
1t is declared that The result Of the cleo
ton shows that Il majority of the legal
voters of said townships declare in favor of
subscription.
4 protest was presented by eleven vo-
tiers of Magnolia township to set aside the
election upon eight separate counts rs to
said township. After examining the tcsti-
nony the election was declared valid.
BY order of the Board.
&. NJ. MATTIsoN, Chairman.