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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

SHEARING LAMBS.-I have been breed
ing for several years past says core
spondent of the Country Gentleman n
good many grade sheep;-a cross between
the Southdown and Cotswold, for the
Cincinnati market. Having the lambs to
come early in the spring, their wool grows
to be three or four inches long before
shearing time; and, having noticed, by
leaving this on that it grew to be very
long during the summer months, and they
would lie in the shade and pant on account
of the excess of wool, while their dams
were out grazing came to the conclusion
to try an experiment, by shearing some.
and leaving some unShorn, to see if there
would be any difference when spring came
In the spring of 1876 | sheared two, and
left the rest (from which l received little
over one pound per head and sold it mt
twenty-six cents per pounD. Wen the
result was wonderful. Those two that
sheared came up in the fall and looked
like my yearlings. They We're fat, and
while their wool was not quite so long rs
the rest, it was much thicker, and seemed
to grow much faster during the winter
than those did not shear. They stood
the winter much better and by shearing
time in 1877, they sheared more wool
(being very near as long Us the others
and much thicker), and were much larger
and better every way. | was simply sur
prsed.
This experiment induced me TO try again
in 1877, by shearing one-half of my flock
of lambs, and the result was about the
same, and the next spring (lS7S) sheared
all but two, they being thoroughbred, out
of Canada ewes, and thinking that by
leaving the wool on could sell them
better in the fall for breeders, but found
this to be a mistake, for in the fall | show
ed these two at the fair, and also some of
those that l had sheared, with some that
had just been brought from Canada on
purpose to show (they not being sheared
either), and the result was that those that
had been sheared, were given the first
premium.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

Mr.. Bliss, the secretary of the Vermont
Dairymcn's Association, questions the
correctness Of some of DR.. IIoskins 5
scientific conclusions, and Bro. IIoskins
gives references in the IFu!ehmm of his
standing on scientific agriculture, of which
we chccrIully give him the bcnali. of our
circulation:
VARIOUS OrINIoNs.-Mr. Bliss calls us
ga writer who insists upon occupying po-
silions directly in conflict with all the well
established laws Of physics" while Pro
fessor Collier says: Upon all scientific
matters pertaining to agriculture I'll en-
dor>c I'LL YOU say or write without reading
it, Seems to be difference here.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

A FOOLISH FARMER.-A monument TO
mans stubbornness and folly stands about
two miles north east of Fort Edward. in
the shape of Il large number of hay stacks
between forty and fifty. 1t appears that
during the war the owner was offered
twenty-five dollars per ton for the hay, but
demanding more. no bargain was made.
The price of hay soon fell, and to-day the
best quality can be obtained for ten dollars
per ton. Ever since the war the farmer
has been stacking his hay, and faithfully
observes a vow not to sell pound of il
until he is paid twenty-five dollars per ton
for it. A great portion of the hay is of
little or no value.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

made useful after death in the medical art.
so we must let him live until he dies.
Cockroaches, crickets and grasshopDers
belong to the second class. These have
jaws. thick and opaque upper wings, over
tapping a little on the back, and two others
larger, which are folded like a fan. All
the insects of this order, except the cornet
cricket, are destructive to vegetation and
injurious to our household possessions.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

A correspondent of the Bcc-KceperS'
Maga.iHe, who has been on a tour through
Holland and Denmark. gives a poor report
of the bookkeeping industry in those coun-
tries. In Holland he found but two per.
sons who kept bees and they used the
old straw hives, and obtained their honey
for family use by means of the birthstone
pit He found no honey for sale in all
Holland. In Denmark he found only II
few stock of bees kept, and those in the
old straw hives. 1t was with difficulty
that he found honey for sale at the stores,
and when found it proved to be American
strained honey; "but it had retained its
flavor and was first quality" Why can
not the honey market in some of those
countries be opened up and developed
through the agency of American capital
and energy?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25
agricultural Department.
o. N. TINKHAM, Editor.

All communications for this department. should be
,nt to the elitur. Mr.. o. VI. TINKHAM, y. Pom
fret. VT.
Please write on side Of the PAPER only sign such
name or initials you wished published. hut give
YOUR PULL NAME AyD ADDRESS. post office, County and
state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25
A JUNE FROST A BLESSING.

On June 9Th, 1873, frost cut down the
corn generally in Caledonia county. One
of my neighbOrs, thinking his corn ruined,
sowed the ground to barley and stocked
down to grass. The result was thirty-five
bushels of barley to the acre and a splen-
did catch of grass. which cut good crop
of rowen August 18th, and promises two
good crops this year. That man SAYS that
June frost was blessing to him as far rs
his corn crop was concerned. lie says
the barley is worth (by actual triaD Us
much us the best of western corn per
bushel for feed for cows, horses or hogs.
This year the same man has sown his
corn ground to barley without stopping to
let the frost kill his corn before doing it.
Now | wish to inquire of my brother
farmers if they cannot do better than to
raise corn as "a general crop? II grass is
king in Vermont, is it not fact that many
of our best farmers, who manure their
land heavy, as they say, plant to corn and
get a large crop,-with perhaps stolen
crop of pumpkins or beans besides-then
sow the next year to wheat oats or rye,
and stock down to grass, have taken the
heavy manuring nearly out of the soil SO
that it will not produce a satisfactory crop
of hay? And if the first year or two it
should be fair will it hold out like the corn
land that was sown to barley, leaving near
ly all of that heavy manuring for the future
grass crop? Many of the farmers in this
county are sowing barley largely instead
of planting corn, and SO far with good
results.
Let us hear from other parts of the
state, that we may compare notes and get
at the best methods. Should this be ac-
ceptel | may at a future time give the
experience of some of our farmers in
raising oat and rye hay with the advan.
tages that are claimed from that methoC
of farming. JONATHAN LAWRENCE.
Passumpsic. Vt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25
Central Vermont R. R. Line.
Commencing Monday, J5nc ., 1879.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.

Leave MONTPELIER at II IS A NJ. 7.n5 and 9OOP.M.
Burlington, &c, leaves Montpelier l35 4. N, for
Boston, New London, Springfield, New York, and
intermediate points.
MIXED TRAIN leaves St.Albans3 10 p. NJ. Burlington
ASP NJ. Montpelier 7O5 p. NJ for Mortified.
NIGHT EXPRESS from OSdensburg, Montreal, st. Al
hans aud Burlington leave Montpelier at 9O for
Boston via, Lowell or Fitchburgh, Springfield, New
York and intermediate points.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave MONTPELIER at 30 4OA. NJ IL % and 10 P NJ
DAY EXPREss leaves Boston via, Fltchburgh at =.
A. via, Lowell 500 A. NJ. New London M A. NJ.
Spripgheld 20 A. NJ Montpelier 40 NJ, for Bur
ACCOMMODATIONS Train leaves Northtield at 30 A ".
MOntpeer $40 A. NJ, for Burlington, Rutland, ST.
Adams St Johns and Richford.
MIXED leaves White River Junction go A VI. North
field II O5 NJ /, arrives at Montpelier l. - T. NJ.
ACCOMMODATIONS leaves Montpelier 1920 p. NJ. for
Burlington, Rutland and st. Adams
NIGHT EXPRESS leaves Boston via, Lowell at 20 P.
NJ via, Fitchburgh 500 p. NJ, New York 500 p. NJ b.
Springfield 10 p. NJ, Montpelier - A. Mfor Burling-
ton. st. Adams, Montreal and OIdensburg, and the
Trains leave Montpelierfor Barre att 20 A. NJ, IOOo
A.. NJ, and 4.C1 p. NJ.
Returning leave Barre ats OOA and 1880 NJ and
). 20 P.M.
running between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal
and Springfield, and New York and via, Troy, and
Parlor Cars aud Day Express between Boston aud
Montreal.
wv HOBART,
- Genl.Supt
CIV. BENTLEY,
Genl. Manager.
st. Adams, VT, May 3lst, 1879.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

THE KNACK THAT FARMERS NEED
Young men going to farming, or old ones
for that matter, starting on the same road,
might as well understand it ut once that a
successful paper, Il successful merchant,
or successful farmer, is never made to
order. Rarely, indeed, has any one made
money in the exact way he expected to
make it. There may be the general plan,
and this may be carried out pretty nearly
as mapped; but the filling in the detail
comes after. The one who succeeds rs Il
general thing, is the one who has the
knack of Selling on circumstances quickly
as they arise, and turning them TO good
advantage. The most of these successful
farmers, too. are those who contine them
selves toerably closely to one place. They
may not have acted with the best judg-
ment in locating themselves; but instead
Of trying to mend this error undertook to
make the best of it. 1t is almost impossi-
Bile for any man, let him be ever so eXpc-
ricnccd frmcr, to tell ut once what his
ground is best fitted for under an expert
ence Of two or three years; but when once
that knowledge i, gained, he can push
this more and more every year; and it is
these superior productions which tell.
Besides all This, what Il farmer is going to
get for his crops is Of rs much importance
TO him us the ability Of the soil to bring
them to perfection: and this market knowl-
edge is also Il thing of growth which one
can rarely tell to another.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25
Poetry.
JACK IN THE PULPIT.
by J. G.. WHITTIER.

by }. c. WHITTIER.
Under the green trees
just over the way
Jack in the pulpit
breaches to-day:
Squirrel and song sparrow.
High in their perch,
Hear the sweet lily bells
Ringing to church.
Come hear what his reverence
Rises 10 say
In his queer little pulpit
This fine Sabbath day.
Fair is the canopy
over him seen
Painted by natures hand
Black, brown aud green;
Green is his pIlpit,
Green are his bands;
In his green little pulpit
The little priest stands.
In black and gold velvet.
SO gorgeous to see,
Comes with his bass voice
The chOrister bee;
Green fingers playing
Unseen on wind Tyres.
Bird voices singing,
These are his choirs.
The yiolets are deacOus.
know by this sign,
The cups that they carry
Are purple with wine,
The columbines bravely
As sentiuels stand
On the lookout with
Ali their red trumpets in hand.
Neck faced ancmpnes
Dropping and sad.
Great yellow yiolets
Smiling and glad;
Duttercups' faces
Bcaming and bright:
ClOvers with bOnnets
Some red, some white:
Daisies, their fingers
Half cllspel in prayer:
Daude!iOns proud Of
The gold of their hair:
Inn0ceHts, children
Guileless and frail,
Their meek little faces
Upturned and pale;
Wildwood geianiums
All in their best,
Languidly leaning
In purple gauze dres sed.
All are assembled
This sweet sabbath day
To hear what the priest
In his pulpit will say.
10, white Indian pipes,
on the green MOSES lie;
Who has been smoking,
Profanely 50 nigh?
Eebuked by the preacher
The mischief is stopped.
But the sinners in haste
Have their little pipes dropped;
Let the wind with the fragrance
Of fern and black birch
Flow the smell of the smoking,
Clear Out Of the church.
So much for the preacher
The sermon comes next.
Shall we tell how he preached 1t.
Or where was the text?
Alas like too many
Grown-up folks who Worship
In churches man builded, to-day,
We heard not the preacher
ENpOUnd or discuss;
We looked at the people,
And they looked at us.
We saw all their dresses,
Their c)lJrs aud shapes,
The trim of their bOnnet5,
The cut of their capes:
We heard the wind organ,
The bee and the bird,
But of Jack in the pulpit
We heard not word.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

We have received the annual catalogue
and announcement foy the season of
l919-S0 Of this institution, located at III
West Fifty-fourlh street, New York. A.
Lioutard, dean of the faculty and chief
surgeon of the medical staff of the hospital
department; w. j. Coates, d. V. s.. assist
ant surgeon, L, Henshaw Jr., and Ralph
Hall, assistant house surgeons.
They announce an increase of students
and enlarged lecture rooms, and greater
facilities generally. They also require for
graduation, attendance on three instead of
two full courses of lectures. as previously:
and certificates of collegiate or academic
education for matriculaton, or submit to
matriculation examination. The course
laid out is full and thorough.
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION.
Twenty one years of age; presentation
of certificate, from graduate of an
incorporated and legally organized med
ical or veterinary college, of having stud
led medicine for tie period of three wears :;
evidence of having attended two full
courses of medical lectures in a regularly
incorporated and legally organized medical
college Ohe last course must have been
attended in this college,; presentation of
testimonials Of good moral character: the
passing of written, oral, and practical
examinations by the professors OF anato-
my and surgery, practice of medicine.
physiology and histology, chemistry, ma
terra medica and therapeutics, cattle pa
thology and obstetrics.
PRIZES.
A gold medal is given by the board ot
trustees to the graduate who masses The
hest general examination of the faculty,
A prize consisting Of standard works on
veterinary medicine will be awarded by
the alumni association of the college to
the graduate who passes the second best
general examination of the faculty.
A gold medal is awarded by the New
York veterinary society, to the graduate
who passes the best practical examination
before committee appointed by said
society.
Prof Lieutard offers prize CONSISTING
of q large French case of Instruments fn1
the best dried and mounted preparation ~
series of small preparations ilIustrotino
descriptive, comparative, Or surgical anat,
omy.
A free scholarship is offered to th,
United States agricultural department
and TO each state agricultural society ir
the country. The application to be mad,
by said department or societies to th,
dean of the faculty, on or before the frs
of September of each year.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

Hon. Justin $. Morrill, has our thanks
for copy of his speech in the Senate, on
the llth instant, on the bill for the uso of
the army in certain cases.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25
PATENTS.

*. /. i'l)ID \
No. 7G State St, opposite K1.y, Ho>on
Secures Patents in the Uat.l ~...... .-.r.,-.,t
6r t rfan,e ant ,,r il,-,. uhtr'- r'
dollar AsSiEnip.nts recorded az NtSuuctoI. ".
.1'H'V m thF FHI''f State. flIy..s,.s --rls .ug
tjC> y0F oJt1iHi0g Intr',rr g,...'. tt. .', t.
bt'tBot '"cc"tioS. Il. IL. EDDY, .I.,togut Ur..I-.
TESTIMONIALS.
" regard Mr. Eddy as oueuf rh.. ...-., go. ..
intercourse.
CHAS.MtSON, Comlnissl ru.rnI Pa'n-l.."
Il, Inventors cannot employ person uJog. tru-ta.r.
my or more capable Of securing for tlrIu a earl, and
favorable consideration at the Patent OHi.r
EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner of Patents"
BosToN. October ir.i,,r.
l.. II. EDDY, ESQ Dear Sir: yuuprnrur.l f.- r."
IN IslO my irst patent Since then yGu have acted for
anu ADVISED me in hundreds of ,ls,S, at. q lr..Ir-
many patents reissues and extensions | have o.,l.
Sipnaliy emrloyed the best agencies IN Now \ .rk,
Phuadelphla and WASHINGTON. but StilI give SOU a'-
most the wholeo of my business i'll your line UrI al
wise others to employ YOU Yours truly,
Boston. Jan'y lst.1s7q. fWgI
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

AgricultUrdl Editor Of Tie FreenEH:-
As you seem to be little short of corn
articles just now. l will try and start up
some of your corn raisers and give them
a chance to write for the FREEMAN:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25
BRATTLEBOR0, VT.

IN Eo" combined with PURITY
these T Un1ival
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-16
From Greenvine.
MAY Sth, 70.

49, ONAr LS-
Editors Banner:
Your correspondent, Resur-
gam, of this place, asks where
all those noisy little frogs came
from when it rained. His idea
of their falling in the rain is, |
think, rather absurd /; it would
be disagreeable TO be out where
il was raining frogs the size of
a mules hoof. ! think il Re
surgam could take spade in
dry weather and dig deep
enough he would discover from
whence the croakers came. |
do not believe a frog ever COM
mits suicide and no one has ev-
er seen one die natural death.
When the pond goes dry the
frogs dig down to moist dirt
and patiently wait for more
rain.nG
Crops, except cotton, look
well some corn is laid by; oats
will make an average crop or
nearly so; more ground than
usual left this year for sweet po-
tatoes; on account of the late
cold weather peaches viii be
fewer but finer, the crop of
figs viii be enormous. The new
postofice will be much appre-
ciated by our neighborhood.
] tr CAYoTE.
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The Examiner says the Waco
cotton factory is in a flourishing
and vigorous state. 1t is turn
ing out 500 seamless bags a day.
These bags are preferred by
Galveston, merchants to those of
eastern make, the cotton used
by The Waco mills being of a
superior quality. .4ft4a
Judging from, the foregoing,
itwould seem thatthe mills are a
success, mechanically and finan-
cially. Texas needs more man
ufaoturing establishments and
each successful one goes to dem
onstrate that such Undertakings
are possible. There are a thou
sand and one articles of every
day use imported from. other
states that could and should ibe
made sthome. s'~-
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ASS Thea---Fraud Now.
Atlanta Constitution.

Mr.. R. B. Hayes, as fraudu-
lent president appears willing
to concede that Congressman
Rutherford B. Hayes made an
ass of himself in voting for
measures attached TO appropri-
alton bills. We have never
heard, however, that Congress
man Hayes took his seat in the
house knowing that his oppon-
ent had been elected. This
would have been fraud upon
congress and upon the people,
and for this reason we. are in
clined to believe that Hayes,
the rigltfully elected congress
man, was a far superior person
to Hayes. the fraudulent Presi-
dent.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-16

THE national negro conven-
ton at Nashville, Tenn, seems
to be somewhat on the utopian
order. Reports were adopted
recommending the state legisla-
tun to enforce public education
and declaring that separate
schools are detrimental to the
interests of both races; they
want congress to appropriate
the 100000 unclaimed bounty
money due negro soldiers for
the establishment of a college.
They favor emigration from the
south and want congress to APP
propriate halfia million for that
purpose.ipe la so .sc1
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u Several bills relating to the eff
iciency, maintenance, etc, Of
thepublicfrce schools of the
State were passed by the last leg
islature and approved by the
governor. The governor stood
up to the rack like man until
it came to paying out the mon
cy for the schools. What a
grim humor he must have ex-
perienced when he signed the
bills, knowing he would block
the game at last San AatOni0
Express. rs
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THE new law taxing sleeping
cars has fallen far short of the
mark. It was expected that the
state would derive not a small
revenue from them, but not SO;
the state will never derive a cent
from this source. The Pullman
Palace car company have with
drawn every sleeper from Texas
roads. Obese gentlemen with
long purses and ladies with
small children will now have to
sit up of q night when riding on
the cars.
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The Coke rifles Is the name
sofa military company of San
-Antonio.s The color of the
members is coke, and they are
named for coke from gas works
or in honoro Senator Coke; it
has never been accurately de-
termined for which. sa
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w eskly Banner.
nnrrrn ncrNrS
THE San Antonio Erbre.

The San Antonio Express
would dispose of Curry in short
order. 1t says Curric's case
still hangs fire. Curry and his
case ought to change positions
for about fifteen minutes. That
is to say: Currie should hang
that length Of time
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-16

= The new state constitution is
adopted in California by from
6,ooo to 10000 majority. The
wealthy people all opposed it;
the poor people and farmers ia
vored it. In San Francisco
there was 1915 majority against
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-16

The Dallas Head says let
the governor and the legislature
come together and reason like
men and arrange their differ
enees as Texans who have moth
ing Ibut the happiness of the
people of this state at heart.
There is nothing very new or
very original about this idea,
yet 1T is a good one. and Should
Be Needed by those to whom it
applies.
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We learn from the Hemp
stead Cowier that Col. J. E.
Kirby viii be defended by P.
H. & ]. T. Swearingen, Boone
& Griffin and7T. S. Reese. In
addition 70 the county attorney
the state. will be represented by
Al. Harvey. of Hampstead, and
Hutcheson & Barziza, of Hous-
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Spring Millinery.
MRS, J. T. NORTON

y - - - - - - - - '
Has received her Spring Millinery. AL
Ii the latest styles, selected from New
York, Baltimore and Chicago houses;
beautiful Pattern Hats and Bonnets; un-
trimmed Hats. The Garland and Cascade,
most desirable shade Hats ever worn: Leg
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Flowers, French and American; Novelties
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Notions, Hosiery, Gloves, Pic net, But
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Hair Ornaments, Embroideries in within
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given, Demorest Spring Patterns Just receivu
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