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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

There are two million hives Of bees in the
United States, and the annual product is cs-
timated rs worth Sl4, 600, 900.
The English wheat crop is generally be-
low the average. The crop of peas is also
below, but barley, oats, potatoes and beans
are above.
This is the time for destroying bushes or
trees in the corners Of the fences and along
the rOad-sides II cut now but few sprouts
If any, will come up, whereas IL cut in the
spring they will need TO be cut every few
days during the season.
The business of exporting cattle from Bos-
ton is in the hands of about fifteen regular
dealers, some of whom are Canadians, who
buy their cattle mostly at Brighton and Wa
tertown, but sometimes at Chicago,
In selecting tomatoes for seed. do not be
over anxious to obtain those which rpon
first, but select good, large, smooth ones, in
fact, the best specimens you can find upon
the vines.
To carry the immense amount of grain ex-
ported from this country across the ocean in
June alone, required 42S vessels, consisting
Of % steamers 81 ships, BPS banks, and -
briggs
Asyke gives smaller crops than red clover,
but OF better quality. It is especially recon-
u,
and affords to the bees excellent pasture
ground.
Peanuts are in such growing demand all
over the United States that the production
has increased more than three fourths since
the war. 1t is estimated that the yield this
year will approximate >, 500, 600 bushels
Wherever a dinner is i'll got up there is pow
orty, avarice or stupidity. In short, til ere is
something grossly wrong, for man seldom
thinks with more oarnestness of anything
than he does of his dinner, aud good com
Portable meal consists less in the number aud
costliness of the dishes than in the manner in
which they are prepared and put upon the
table.
Treeless Iowa is being transformed in
to forest covered country, by a law which
RENTS certain taxes for five years on every
acre OF fruit, and ten years on every acre of
forest trees planted and kept alive. Over
$4,000 acres Of fruit and forest trees have
been planted, and 100000 have been re-
mitted in taxes.
To the question, "what do you estimate
the annual cost of keeping sheep to be per
head ?" submitted 10y the commissioner of az.
riculture of the State of Tennessee, to seventy
one different persons, the answer varied from
% cents to two dollars. Several put 1t at 30
cents and 81 cents. -Four answers from Sum
ner county put it respectively at 81, 81
and 81.
The Dominion is alarmed at the rapid de
struction Of its hemlock forests, which annual
ly supply l2O, 900 cords of bark for home
consumption and lOG,37i cords valued at
$500 30, for export. The Montreal board of
trade calculate that $50, 600 trees are cut to
supply this demand and that - years of the
same destruction will wipe out their extern
siye homlock forests, The bark brings as
low as ; cord and in the hope of checkin &
the outside demand with higher price c (.
forts will be made at the next session of Parlia.
ment to induce the government to impose az
export duty of 81 per cord on all bark laav-
ing Canada
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03
Late.summer Car. Of Cou..

Too many dairymen are careless about full
feeding their herds in the busy time of har-
vest; yet this is, perhaps, the most trying
time of the season. The farmer is extremely
busy, and forgets to inspect his pastures aud
see that there is sufficient food to keep his
cows in condition and to produce full yield
of milk. He often says, II fear my pastures
are getting too short for my cows, but hope
that we shall have rains that will give fresh
feed, and then my COWS will come up again "
But this is a mistaken opinion, which he sell
dom takes the trouble fully to investigate.
Milk is a temporary product, and naturally
grows less as the time approaches for calving,
and when there is falling off it can seldom
be recovered so that when COW falls off
five or ten pounds in her milk, it means the
loss OF about that amount every day for the
remainder of the season. This is a very Sc
rious matter, and does not admit of delay for
propitious rains. Before they come and cause
the grass to grow, your herd of COWS have
lost one-fourth to one-third of their usefulness
for the rest of the season. Let the dairyman,
then, look to his herd in time, and see that
the wants of each COW are provided for.
dairyman should study the peculiarities
OF each COW, Some COWS will appropriate all
the extra food they can digest to the secretion
of milk, and even deplete their own systems
to keep up full flow of milk Such COWS
should be especially well provided for-their
generosity should be reciprocated These are
the cows that pay for feeding. They pay
back the principal with a large percentage OF
interest on all extra food given them. They
are only good COWS that pay for extra feeding
in fact they are only good cows that will
pay for feeding at all. And dairyman may
rest assured that COW that will not respond
to liberal feeding by an equal increase of mill
is not worth keeping, and, instead of adding
to his income, runs him in debt every year
If no has carefully noted the comparative
yield of milk by each of his COWS, he should
feed them in proportion TO their yield.
We have often given debit and credit TO thI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

About the last Of August or first of Septem-
Der the price of eggs is apt to advance, as
most of the adult fowls have begun to moult,
and but few are laying. II is SO warm at this
season that eggs will not keep we'll Several
months must elapso before the adult hens
will be well through the moult, and until then
they will produce but very few, if any, eggs
aud unless well fed during this period their
constitutions will become so weakened that
they will be unproductive in the supply of
eggs for much longer period. Hens and
pulets should be fed literally from this time
on, in order to lay well through the fall and
winter. person who has much to do with
poultry recommends that only the cockerels
of the earliest-hatehed broods should be killed
and Sold the pullets being saved to lay through
the fall and winter Feed your poultry large
ly on wheat, wheat screenings, small and UNI
salable potatoes cooked and mixed with corn
meal and wheat bran, which should be thor
oughly mixed with boiling water. Feed but
little corn until cold weather sets in.
Look out carly for a good supply of clean,
plump seed especially for that to be used this
season. Clean it thoroughly from all shrunk-
en- kernels and weed seeds by repeated win
moving
Use all diligence to prevent the COWS dry
ing, giving good pasturage extra feed if nee
essary, and plenty of pure water Farrow
COWS to be tattened this fall should be dried
of before September and kept in good flesh,
being fed so as to be on the gain all the time
Tools that have been in use during the sum
mer should be thoroughly cleaned, the steel
parts painted with liusood oil, aud laid away
Insects will still demand attention. Fruit
that has fallen because it contains the larvie
OF some insect should be gathered up and
given to the pigs, or those animals allowed
the run of the orchard. Late caterpillars
nests must be removed.
Budding is to be done whenever the bark
runs freely and well-ripened buds can be had.
Marketing of apples and pears will require
care Regular fruit growers know fruit for
market will be repaid. 1t generally pays to
make two qualities to which may be added a
third, fit only for the pigs. Establish a repu-
tation for fair dealing by having the baskets
or barrels run OFF even quality throughout.
Pick the fruit before it softens, but not before
it is fully developed. Allow no beating or
other rough usage of trees, in order to get the
fruit off. A self-supporting fruit-ladder is
| very useful, or a common ladder may be stay
ed by guy-ropes. Mirror and Farmer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03
what Better Evidence

Could the people ask to substantiate the mer-
its of Dr. Pierce's Family Medicines than the
fact that they have not only yearly grown in
popular favor in this country but the foreign
demand for them has become so great as to
necessitate the establishing branch of the
celebrated Worlds Dspensary in London,
Eng, that these blessings to the afflicted may
be dispatched from that greatest commercial
centre of the world to every country and PEG
pie Golden Medical Discovery is a concen-
trated potent Alternative or blood-cleansing
remedy, that wins golden opinions from all
who use it for all humors from the common
pimple, blotch or eruption, to the formidable
scrofulous swelling. Internal fever, soreness
and liberation yieldto its benign influence
Consumption, which is but form of scrofu-
lous affection of the lungs, may in its early
stages be cured by the free use of this God
given remedy, See article on consumption
and its treatment in 'Invalid's Guide Book, +"
10 cents postpaid. Address Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

cows on extra feed and always found the
credit ahead. When the feed begins to grow
scanty in July, commence by feeding one-half
pound of lnseed meal and one pound of bran
to each COW per day. The linseed costs ! /
cents and the bran I cent making cost Of
two cents per day. This small allowance will
keep up tho full flow at the beginning Of the
deficit Of grass. Ifthe pasture should become
still shorter double the allowance, and still
the extra milk will pay all. We have often
also, mentioned the fact that the fertilizer left
by this rich food is worth a large part Of the
cost of the extra feeding.
OF course if the dairyman has green clo-
yer, fodder corn, millet, peas, oats, etc, to
feed his herd, night and morning, in stall, he
may dispense with the other food but, as
there are so few dairymen who have fully
provided these green foods, the great body Of
them must resort to grain foods The various
oil-cakes should always be used in part when
food must be purchased, for they have an ex-
cellent effect upon the cows as well as the
product National Lice Stock J0urRdL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

The subject of good pastures for hogs in
summer is becoming one Of special interest to
farmers. So also, the providing of supply
of roots for them during the winter, is begin
ming to receive deserved attention from the
more progressive and successful farmers
The continuous and excessive use OF corn has
long been deemed wrong both in theory and
in practice, although comparatively few feed
ers seem to have considered how it might be
avoided. The light, however, is breaking,
and radical change in the management OF
hogs as regards feeding seems fast going on.
This change, we doubt not will result in
very marked decrease OF disease among
swine. OF the grasses most suitable for hog
pasture may be mentioned-timothy, red
clover, blue grass and orchard grass In tim
Der pasture, where red clover would not do so
well on account Of the shade, white clover
will be found valuable. The best pasture is
one containing many kinds but II is no
easy matter to keep variety of grasses on
the same ground The more hardy will soon
err or later crowd the others out We are sure
more hogs are being grass.fed this year than
ever before, and men interested in pork pro-
duction are Glossy watching the results -Ru-
yiy1j,f
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

81 tell ye it's nonsense" said Farmer Ben,
This farmin' by books and rules,
And sendin' the boys to learn that stuff
At the Agricultural schools.
Rotation O. crops and analysis!
Ialk that to young babO0nl
But ye needn't be tellin yer science to me,
For believe in the moon.
IF sc plant yer corn on the CROWN moon,
Aud put up the lines for crows
You'll md II will bear, and yer wheat will, too
II it's decent land where 1t grows.
But potatoes, now, are a different thing,
They want TO grow down, it's plain;
And don't ye see you must plant for that
when the moon is on the wane7
$50 in plantin' and hoein' and haydn time
II is well TO have an eye
On the hang o. the mOon-ye know We can tell
wet moon from a dry.
And as TO haydn you wise ones now
Are euttin' yer grass too soon;
If you want 1t TO spend, just wait till it's ripe,
Aud NOV on the full of the moon.
"And when all the harvest work is done,
And the butcherin' times come round,
IhOugh yer hogs may be lookin' the very best,
And as fat as hogs are found,
You will hnd your pork all shriYelcd and shrunk
When 1t comes to the table at noon
All fried to rags-if it wasn't killed
Az the right time Of the moon.
with the farmers meetin's and oranges now
Folks can talk till all is blue;
But don't ye be swollerin' all ye hear
For there amt morem half ont true.
They are trying to make me change my plans,
But tell EN- I'm no such coon;
shall keep right on in the safe old way,
And work my farm by the moon"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

SToRTNo APPLES. Two years ago last spring
l advertised for 800 barrels of apples, and
purchased nearly that number, and noted
carefully tho result of the various storing.
Those stored in damp, dark cellars, were
brighter, frmer and less decayed In one
cellar in Woodstock there were some 80 bar
rels in this cellar there was q spring. the
water was some three inches deep; the bar
rels of apples were not headed up, they were
just above the water on stones aud timbors.
and they were Russcts, Greetings, English
rels there was not a single specked or decayed
apple they were the best of all bought.
The others that purchased varied in firmness
and bright appearance, dark, damp cellar in
every case proving the best.-G r. w., in
PlOughmdH.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03
Agricultural.

I'VE invite contributions to this department Of THE
pHTNiX AND RFconD, from practical farmers and
others interested in agriculture. It often happens
that hghy-cducatcd aud scientific men make a failure
Of farming, or, at least fail to make it profitable
and this, to the ordinary farmer having other re-
sourcc, Is complete failure Common, common sense
farmers, who live by farming or make farming pay
should be able to contribute facts Of vaue aud the
local paper is the place for such contributions. Sub.
jcct that have been discussed in the Orange meetings
or Farmers clubs might be continued with profit in
these columns. DO not wait for something great.
The whole is made up Of small parts; oil the minutiR
nrn worth considerinrl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

Cows FOR THE DAIRY.-It would not pay to
buy costly cows for dairy purposes that u.s.
as business If a person for his own per-
sonal qualification will ignore the earning of
interest on his investment, he may be paid in
that way for the keeping of herd of choice
pure-bred Jerseys or Ayrshires, but he will
not get one cent more for the milk or butter
in the market. A grocer won't give cent
for the pedigree of the COWS which produce
the butter he buys Quality is all he wants,
and common cows, well selected, will yield
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

just as good butter as any pure-bred cows
and as much on the average. Therefore, for
profit, one should pick up a herd Of the best
native cows he can find at the common market
price feed them well and manage his bust
ness in the best manner, and he will have the
same income as he could get from the Same
number Of cows that would cost him FIVE
timcs ns much. I'm. DnirNmnM
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

The Supreme Court Of the state q New York has
decided that J. c. Avn Co. Of Lowell have the sole
right to use the words CHEEKY PECroRAL for medi-
cine and has issued injunction against T. Rush.
ton Of New York city, for selling hushton's Cherry
Pecora or CherrSPScoral Lozenges or any other use
Of the name to deceive the public This decision Of
the high court includes all dealers who sell any smi-
lar articles. Port Jefferson IL. ~ Leader.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

The changing seasons always demand Of MS some
attention 10 our health. Not cure-sll-HuUds Sar-
saparilla-buta remedy just suited to les, # appetite,
debility aud the languor peculiar to this season. A
medicine whose merit meets the approval of those
who have used it. Composed Of Those roots, bArks
aud herbs which are known TO all as best flr these
troubles. Hoods Cook Book sent free. send for
one, c. I. HoOD h CO., Lowell, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

We SPEAK knowingly when We assert that Halls Veg
etable Scan Hair Remover is the best article Of the
kind sold on the American continent Personal trial
has demonstrated this, and the article is elegant
and eleAnly one, without which We hnk toilet COM
plete, Messrs. Johnston, Holloway Co.. COZ Arch-st
Philadelphia the agents for the article and when
our Philadelphia friends return from Cape May, they
should certainly procure some Of it. We know Of no
such article eItaut for the hair and thus SPEAK such
decided nd emphatic terms.-OcedH Foam, Cdpc May,
" j.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

MAMMOTH CoRN.-One of the biggest ears
of sweet corn of the season comes to our Of
fee from W. j. Tuthill's farm in Fayetteville
1t is field grown, excellent for stock, and
equally good for the table.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03
VERMONT Valley RAILROAD.

lO r sha a on tb is y5 i's
Eis.siiss5s ~. ~ leave BRATTLLBOKOf orsW
-AA--A -points North at 1880 a. n
$3.50, 40 and 10 800 ,. m.
The 10 $50 pm. train If express for MoutftaItvis
white River Junction. with slice ping car attached
The lO:JUa. m. train is mail train for Montpelier
st. Adams Rutland, Burlington, Montreal. the pft
4umpfic road and the white Mountains
The 40 =. M train Is mail train for White Rive,
junction and Rutland.
The $3.50 pm. train is express to White Mountains
Newport aud Quebec.
Trains leave BELLOWS FALLS for the south, con.
Meeting with the Connecticut River line at Brattlebo
70, as follows: Montreal express train at $50 a. NJ
mail and accommodation, 3 10 am; mail and accom-
mediation, :25 =. M; White Mountain and New York
express at 5: 80 pm.
The go a. IN. train arrives in New York at 1850
m. the 9:lO a. m. train at $40 ?. M the 1925 and
40 p. N. train at 1880.
Anthcse trains make close connection with Boston
Albany l.. r., both east and west Of Springfield.
% J. MULLIGAN, superintendent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

Metal shoe tips have been used for years N account
Of their saving when objected to account Of
their looks The A. s. T. Co.'S black tip will
loug aud at the time adds to the beauty Of the
shoe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03


There's q spot in the valley
Where gdes the bright river,
spot that is ever 10 memory dear;
lis spot where in youth
caught bull-heads with liver,
And gathered white lilies with Ellen McLeer
But ali there's a change
For whore once wandered
There's now a hotel with hgh-so nding name,
Where am a boarder, and Ellen MeLeer-
Well, Ellen's the vegetable cook Of the same.
"Well, Father Brown, how did you like the
sermon yesterday 2" asked young preacher.
Eye see, parson, was the reply, Haven't a
fair chance at them sermons of yours. I'm an
old man now, and have to set pretty well back
by the stove and there's old Miss Smithie,
Wilder Taft, n Rylan's darters n Nabby Brit
n all the rest settin' in front of me with their
mouths wide open a-swalerin' down all the
best of the sermon, n what gets down TO me
is putty poor stuff, parson, putty poor stuff 4"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03
Railroads.
NEW LONDON NORTHERN RAILROAD


TRAINS LEAVE BRATTLEHoRo AS FOLLOWS.
Going south.
t:20 a. m. for South vernon, Springfield Nu,.,
Rails, Titchburg, Boston, and all stations on a.
New London Northern railroad. Suudaya o,i.
connects for Springfield. Mondays, starts f,Gsg
Millrrs Falls, leaving there at G;05 o. M.
1900 q. M, for Conn. River Il. H., M,rs Fan.
Iuchburg, Boston, Hoosac Tunnel, Sc.
$40 y. M. for Springfield.
:25 ID. M, steamboat train Tor New London and si
for Conn. River Il. II.
Going North,
Trains arrive in Brattl,borO-
1926 a. Ill.,, from New London and NCw YORK
1928 D. M, from Millers Fails, Hoosac TunuoI a..
ton. fitchburg sc.
1855 y. IN. from springfield.
b:43 y. m, from Springfield, New YORK, &c.
iO:2S p. m, from Boston, Worcester, HOotac Tunnel
and all stations on New London Northern road Ana
from Springfield, New York, &c
O. W. BENTLEY, Gen Stunt
New London, Conn, June ~, 1880.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

The Baptist Weekly remarks that DR.. Tan
ner's endurance is really encouraging for CON
gregations who believe that pastor should
live by bread alone.
The individual who called tight boots COM
Portable, defended his position by saying that
they made man forget all his other troubles
Little Johnny went fishing Sunday without
consulting his parents. Next morning a
neighbours boy met him and asked, did you
catch anything yesterday ?" mot till got
home, was the sad response.
This is nice time of night for you to be
coming in, said q mother to her daughter,
who returned from walk at ten o'clock.
when was like you" continued she, my
mother would not allow me out later than
seven o'clock" ''Oh, you had nice sort of
mother" murmured the girl. Il had, you
young jade" said the MOTHER nicer moth
or than ever you had"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER THE CURRENcYl
WAsHISGToE, June 18Th, 1880 (
Notice is hereby given to all pc who may have
claims against "The First National Bank Of Bratte-
boro, at Bratteboro, w. that the must be pre-
scented TO LISUs NJ. PRlCR Receiver at the ofhce Of
said Bank with the legal proof thereof within three
months from this date, or they will be disallowed.
JNO. JAY KNOX,
26-3S Comptroller Of the Currency.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03
A Fragrant Breath and PearIy Teeu

WARRASTED.-Henry q JOhnsOn's rnica
and oil Eminent is warranted to please all who
use II.
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a MOWE's
General Insurance Agency,

Offers RELIABLE indemnity in FIRsT-CLASs stocl
Companies, such asthe
.AeE.N.s, LE.IR TFORD, PHR.VIx s
.t.aIEO.N.GL, Of Hartford,
HOME Of .Nfr Fork,
SPRI.rGFGRLD FIRE 8 .HaREJVR
ROI'.GL OF LiperpOOI Sc
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WRINGERS!
CLOTHES IV.RI.rGBRS OF ILL
HI.TDS RRP.gIRRD,

Being engaged in permanent business here, I en-
deavor to do my work wen It can be done, and
use the best quality Of rolls that buy paying
nearly third more than what cheaper quality can
be bought for; aud If my work does not prove salts
factory am where can be found and will make it
so. will do work cheap nyone using the same
quality Of stock. N.DAVIR,
u2l Harmony Block, Brattehoro, Vt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

Correct your habits Of crooked walking by using
Lyons Patent Metallic Heel StiGeners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

AN ESTABLISHED REMEDY.-DOWna'E Elixir ha
been widely known and used a cough remedy 10
hfty years. No other cough medicine has stood tn
test BALI this length Of time. The people stand b.
that which is good.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

DIR. BRXter's Mandrake DItters are pure
ly yegetabe-the product Of the hills and valleys.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

Are easily obtained by cleansing your teeth daily with
that justly popular dentifrice, SOZODONT. Compos-
ed Of antisepto herbs mparts wilderness to the
teeth, delicious aroma to the breath aud preserves
intact, from youth to old age, the teeth Acidity Of
the stomach will destroy the strongest teeth unless its
effects are counteTacled with SOZODONT, and this
pure toothwash protects the dental surfaces by re-
moving every impurity that adheres to them. Ask
your druggist for SOZODONT.