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TOPICS FOR THE FARM.
Hog Pens and Hog Cholera.-V.

Hog Pens and Hog ChOlera.--V. j.
Emery writes TO Rural Nea0 Yorker: Now
that summer is approaching, hogs, ii
confined, should be turned out to
pasture. Many farmer Keeps his pigs
in a little yard or pen, often near the
house, where the mud 10 as deep az they
can wallow through. He throws their
feed in the mud, from which they must
pick it as best they can, and clear water
is something that they do not get from
one years end TO another Yet such
man will wonder why his family have
the fever and his hogs the choleral l
have seen hogs kept in this way, or
worse yet, in foored pens which were
never cleaned, until at killing time their
bellies we're full of small ulcers; and
such meat is packed and shipped to the
East as prime mess pork Places where
filth always reigns supreme are the fat
tening pens connected with distilleries.
l believe that such places have as much
to do with spreading disease among hogs
as among cattle. So far as / have ever
known, when cholera makes its first ap-
pearance in any district, it has nearly
always been among the swill-fed hogs of
ulotilleIieSoI uoChS IItdttu rs utSCrlDeu
above. | do not claim that in great
cleanliness we have an infallible pre-
ventive of cholera; but | do claim that
with cleanliness and proper variety of
food, the appearance of the malady
would be less frequent and its victims
fewer; that farmers by little care and
attention might save themselves much
loss. Men shut pig up in filthy pen
and give him filthy garbage to eat, and
then abuse him because he is an unclean
animal but let them give him clean
place to stay in, clean food and clean
water; in short, treat him as we'll as
other stock, and see if he is not as clean
as other animals. Now, farmers, try a
little wholesome cleanliness with your
hogs and see if they do not pay better.
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Observation-Disclosures,

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Protection for Sheep.-Dogs are the
greatest obstacle to the successful keep
ing of sheep. AS there is no other kind
of farm stock that may be made 50
profitable as sheep--to say nothing of
their value as furnishing material for a
useful domestic manufacture in the shape
of spinning wooden yarn and knitting
WOODEN goods, occupations which have
unfortunately fallen into disuse mostly
on account Of the decline of sheep-keep-
ing is not too much to believe, that
the United States could proftably sup
port one hundred millions OF these ami
mails, if the ravages of dogs could be pre-
vented. This is not at all impossible.
1t is our business to surmount diff
culties. The greater intelligence of
mankind is made of POOR account, if it
cannot find a way to overcome the
sagacity or the instinct of brute; and
1t is one of the chief ends of man to
overcome the difficulties that are met
with in procuring subsistence ard the
means for comfort in spite of the in
furious attacks of the lower animals, in
sects included, with various other pests
which interfere with the success of our
labOrs. We believe that way may be
found to overcome all these; and every
hint to this effect is useful. We give a
method described in German paper, by
which sheep may be enabled to resist the
attacks of dogs. 1t consists of a metal
collar furnished with sharp, steel spikes
The collar may be made of light hoop
iron, and the fastenings may consist of
small bolts with nuts. The spikes are
held in the same way, and the collar is
opened and closed by removing and re-
placing the bolt. A strap of harness
leather may be used in place of the iron
band, and this would be more easily
managed. While this may not be a
thoroughly effective preventive, it will,
at least, be a great protection to the
sheep. Dogs will attack the animals by
Selling them by the leg or hind quarters,
but the throat is the most vital point
and If this is well protected the sheep
will not be killed, although they may be
injured
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to get cured of Chronic Chills and Fever or
Fever and Ague il vain, we would advise
you to try DR.. F. Wilhoft's Anti Periodic
or Fever and Ague Tonic. 1t is not pleas
ant to take, but it contains no Quinine, and
never fails to cure. Its composition is
printed on the inside wrapper of each bot.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

Very much is said and written these
days concerning the making and applica-
ton of nanures, yet the subject is not eX-
hausted. Much more should be said, pro-
vided we talk sense.
Many farmers, ut this season of the
year, are drawing their manure to the
field to forward springs work Some are
putting it in large heaps, to be handled
over and spread in due time; others leave
it in small heaps on the land where it is
to be spread in the spring, and others
spread il on the snow from the cart, as
they draw it. For two long months the
manure is exposed to the action of
the sun, and wind, and rain, and an
evaporation is constantly going on. The
question is, If manure treated in this way
is not subject TO II great loss?-in other
words, Do not riches take to themselves
wings and fly awayP" Every practical
farmer knows that when he disturbs Il
heap of green manure oders or volatile
gases are constantly passing off into the
atmosphere.
According to some writers manure
loses no plant food by evaporation, and
may us well be spread and remain on the
surface of the land until the rain carries
its virtues into the soil. Others maintain
that all gases escaping from manures, all
odors arising from animal and vegetable
decay and putrehction, should be utilized
and made to promolethe growth of plants.
Science in farming is now defined to
mean experimental knowledge, and every
farmer can experiment for himself Every
heap of manure drawn to the field enriches
the soil on which it is placed, and much
Of its richness escapes in the atmosphere,
also. This may be shown by covering the
heap with an absorbent. Such covering
will became good manure by absorbing
the gases that arise from the heap. !
believe it is not deemed egotism for II
farmer to tell what 81 do or what have
done"
| never intend to spread any green
manure and let the sun dry it up; hut
choose to spread it from the cart and mix
it with the soil as soon as possible. What
manure | make in the summer | use in
the fall, and prefer not to move II load of
manure till near planting time in the
spring. All the manure | make use
When green, except what put in the hill
for corn; that is some that | Use for an
absorbent in the hog shed, and let it re-
main there until the day l use it. One
year | carted out in the fall what WAS
wanted for an acre. When used, nearly
all the odor had gone. On another part
of the same piece of land | used the same
kind of compost that had laid under cover
in Il shed, and the result was one third
more corn.
To use green manure for top dressing is
very poor economy. To spread it for any
crop and let it remain exposed to wind
and sun uncovered for any length of time
is unwise. To maintain that there is no
plant food in the gases that evaporate from
the manure heap, or from the decompos-
ton of animal or vegetable matter is su,
premely ridiculous. If the farmer would
fill the cess pools about his premises with
sand or any other good absorbent he
would promote the health Of his family, as
well as add largely to the manure pile.
L. w, i.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

and think it good feed. l would Ike TO
hear the minds of your readers about feed
ing cob meal, and whether TO feed wet or
dry. READER.
Reader" will find in Mr.. Huhbard's
article the other view of the chemical fer
tilizer question pretty fairly stated, for Mr..
Hubbard is rated by those who know him
rs careful experimenter and candid
man.
The fact is, that because one thing is
good for one man it is not certain proof
that it is Just the thing for all; and that
because thing is not profitable for one,
is no sign another may not succeed in its
use. Some find profit in using ashes. and
consider them complete fertilizer, while
others don't call them worth a cent cart
load. The reason is simply this-the first
mans soil needs just what ashes supply;
the second has those constituents in plenty,
and both are correct SO far as their own
lands are concerned.
The trouble is, that farmers. from the
nature of their occupation, and their isola-
lion-their lack of discussing together of
methods in their work-are apt to get
opinionated and think what's right for
them must be abstract right and fit for
every ones case.
Look at both sides of the shield. Re-
member that there is more of the world
than is bounded by our line fences.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

She had been brought back SO many times
that she hardly stopped running till she
reached one of the entrances to Fort
Greene. She sauntered in till she came
TO seat under tree and there fell fast
asleep-for the "little Brown bird was all
Tired out. ~ - - "a 80 9sa
The first thing she knew she was awaE-
ened by rough hand on her shoulder and
a rough voice said, What are you doing
here, little girl?" Then Nellie rubbed. her
sleepy eyes. and looked up to see who 1t
was. There stood a horrible man. so
dirty, ragged and wicked-looking, that 1t
is no wonder the child began to cry.
" Come along 18th me-" he said; " II
give Won some candy and some nice ice
cream in 4 minute
Then Nellie caught sight of a policeman.
She had been taught that little girls al,
ways had friend in policeman, and
when she saw his blue coat and brass
buttons, she screamed Just as loud rs she
could. Oh, how that policeman did run
You would have laughed 10 see him pieS
Nellie up in his arms; but the tramp
didn't laugh, can tell you. I'll tell you
what he did do; he ran as fast as his leg
would carry him. -,
Now, little girl, where do you liver
said the officer,
look on my back" said Nellie anC
then he put her down on seat and exam
ined the little Brown tag OF course she
got home all right, and the policeman
laughed all the way there. | suppose
twas funny but Nellie has never run
away since -EeanOr kirk, in the ChraS
tidR Union.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12
New York State Board of Agriculture.

We see that there is to be an effort TO
institute board of Agriculture for New
York and it would seem reasonable that
five thousand Of people should have a
bureau TO keep watchful eye over their
greatest interest. The state agricultural
society has been quite successful in hold
ing annual fairs without the aid of horse
trot. Its greatest good has resulted from
its display of stock and new farm machin-
cry, thus allowing farmers to Judge of
improvements presented 10 the eve. But
in dairy products the largest specially of
agriculture in the state-it has uniformly
presented row of tubs of butter and
boxes of cheese, which may have been
instructive to coopers. but would have
been equally useful to visitors had they
been empty since their contents are never
exhibited. This society has been and will
continue useful in its way, but this great
state requires board with broader views
of its agricultural needs-that will exert
an influence in organizing and developing
its neglected resources-that will take an
intelligent supervision of the great inter
ests of agriculture. Pennsylvania, Ohio
and other states are some years in advance
of New York in this respect
This from the Rural New Yorker, and
from this it seems that the farmers of New
York want n board of agriculture, which
we have dispensed with, though the
farmers interests are looked after in
another way. That the change was helped
by many who had the best interests OF
agriculture mt heart we firmly believe.
and we just as firmly believe there were
Others working for it with great vigor
who were actuated by less worthy motives.
However, all concede that the change is
being tried under most favorable circum-
stances, and by the man in the office who
is well fitted for the place and who will
conscientiously perform the work to tho
best light he may have in the matter.
Arising out of this is pretty vigorous
and rather personal discussion of causes
of and reasons for the change. with such
men as Col. Sprague, T. f. Jameson,
Albert Chapman and E. r. Skinner in the
fray-and next week we hope to give
some of the milk from that cocoanut.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12
More Concerning Cheese.

We presume there is not one of our
readers that has not seen or heard repeated
~ the poor quality of American cheese de.
plored and mourned over,and its low price
attributed to that cause, and the excellence
of the English article extolled And that
cited rs the reason why our markets were
crowded-because our cheese is poor and
English cheese is good, and therefore ours
will not sell in the English market. We
have seen this and heard it, and not
knowing much about cheese supposed it
must be true-though we have believed
for Il long time that the amount of good
butter going to market from Vermont is
largely under estimated, and the quality of
our product is persstently cried down,
though we cannot say why,
In view of I'LL this-we think our read
ers will share in the surprise which cover.
ed us when we read in an exchange the
following:
An English dairyman writes as follows:
IL SeGnS 10 me tldI unless lIcre DE some
stir and Il great improvement made in the
general average make of our cheese, we
must give up cheese making, and quietly
allow the American, who is over three
thousand miles distant, has more difficult
climate to contend with, and the extra
cost Of boxes and carriage, to beat us out
of our very boots. Let dairy farmers use
their eyes, and they will find this perse
vering Yankee opponent pushing his
cheese into every little shop, both in our
towns and villages, and even hawking
them to our door, while we are holding
our cheese because he sells better and
cheaper article. At two factors stores in
our neighborhood, where | saw the other
day pile Of American cheese, was told
they were obliged to have them, as every
one was inquiring for them, while my
cheese, which | admit are not best, al
though better than good many dares,
are not wanted"
Can such Il thing be possible rs that
dealers in these articles, here and across
the Atlantic should cry down the products
of those they buy from. to cheaper the
price,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12
For the Freeman.
A Chat with My Readers.
ABOUT EARTHQUAKES.
BY AGRICOLA.

We are accustomed to regard the vol
canic action which appears in the burning
mountain and trembling earth rs Il freak
of nature-a dangerous power The vol
cano has buried cities and submerged
towns in single night. Earthquakes
have shaken into ruins prosperous villages
and swallowed up bountiful harvests.
But this same agency has been a great
source of good to man. Indeed, his very
existence on the earth depends upon ii, as
will appear in this discussion.
Springs are born of earthquakes! Yet.
springs are of inestim1ble value 10 our
race They exist only in consequence of
the terrible havoc which fire and the gases
have made in the rocky strata of the
earth's crust. l will explain. The crust
Of the earth is made up of Il series of strata
lying one above the other. These layers
have been formed from the matter deposit
ed at the bottom of lakes, oceans and seas
in former periods of the worlds history,
and since hardened into rock. Now il
these layers of rock had never been dis
turbed springs and rivers could have had
no existence. Without such disturbances
there could have been no hills, or noun
tains, Or valleys, and all the water, on the
surface of the earth, would have rested in
the hollow places until evaporated by the
heat of the sun, or soaked through the
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12
All About Cheese.

All we ever pretended TO know about
cheese was to know what we like when
we have eaten it, and we have heard n
good deal said, and with hearty approval
too, against making skim cheese"
Well, We must change our tune little.
We saw, at the late meeting of the Dairy
mems Association at Montpelier, a sample
of such cheese made and shown by g. w.
Whitney, Esq, of Williston, and it was a
genuine surprise in our cheese experience.
There was not the least trace of white
oak about it. Made in September from
milk which had been skinned at from
twenty-fOur to forty-eight hours old, it
was soft, tender, we'll favored and suited
US so well that we ordered one of the
same stamp from Mr.. Whitney for the
family table, and now after having used
from it three weeks or so, we arc obliged
to confess that we heav never had on our
table cheese of the same age of any
kind that has been better liked and we
could not tell from using it whether it was
skim " or not.
We have now no doubt that good and
palatahle cheese can be made from milk
thoroughly Skinned by those ,obo knOw
h0W, for eating when from three TO six
months old. How they would cure and
come out at year or SO old we cannot
say-nor indeed does it make any odds AS
affecting its value Or palatableness now.
We have never before believed in skim
cheese" but we must confess to having
eaten of many whole milk " cheeses
that we liked far less this. And to this
the family" say, Same here"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

manure on exhausted land, which would
have to lie idle while longer if il waited
for dressing of stable manure sufficient
for a corn crop. | have used for the pur-
pose the Stoekbridge manure for corn, "A
preparation Of nitrogen, potash and phos-
phoric acid in the proportions which anal
ysis shows them to he contained in corn.
In 1876 planted one acre of exhausted
land with corn, applying eight hundred
pounds of Stockbridge manure and no
other; cost S24.0O; got thirty-one bushels
shelled corn; five acres same field and
soil mot very good corn land any of iD
with stable manure gave thirty-one bush
els per acre. The seed was very poor and
the season the worst for many Years. A
plat with no manure gave no corn.
In 1877 the experiment was repeated,
the same quantity of Stoekbridge at cost
of S22. 90 per acre, and no other manure.
on warm, light, gravelly loan, good corn
land, but badly exhausted, gave seventy
three bushels shelled corn to the acre. A
plot with no manure gave about ten bush
els 10 the acre of nubbins. Four acres
by the side, with a heavy dressing of sta
BILE manure, gave seventy-nine bushels
shelled corn to the acre. The season was
extremely favorable.
In 1873 planted six acres of exhaust
ed land with the same quantity of similar
chemical manure, cost $50 90 per acre, and
no other manure, and harvested six hun
dred bushels of ears of corn. Same soil
with no manure gave nothing. None OF
the same field was dressed with stable
manure that season.
Has it paid? / say, yes. In three ways
The crops when harvested have been
worth more than they cost, although the
| first season was so bad. Then the feeding
of all this corn and fodder makes very
valuable addition to the stock manure. Ii
the next place l give this land light dres
sing of stable manure-ten two horS,
loads TO the acre, and SOW grass seed, eth
er early or late in fall or early in spring
The land becomes productive instead o
being barren. There is great satisfaction
in it.
The field where these experiments were
tried is distant from the farm building
and has always been " skinned"
Very truly yours.
G. HORACE HUBBARD.