Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-16
AGRICULTURAL.

bles that variety very much. 1he Early
Vermont grows larger, and of the two is
the most profitable TO raise Its superior
cooking and eating qualities are unani-
mously commended us well rs its com
pact growth in the hill and its freedom
from disease. For Vermont this variety
and the Snowflake are the finest aud most
profitable early potatoes for nur farmers
TO raise. and the Peerless and Trophy
for late
The .Nnowf,,E,. Too much cannot he
said of tins popular variety. which WAS
originated by &. q. PrinGle, Charlotte,
Vt. This was also sent out by Il. X.
Bliss X Sons i'll 1873. Ii is now the most
popular variety in this country and Eu-
rope, and has received more and higher
praise than has probably ever been he
slowed upon any potato. Its quality.
shape, size color and yield are all that
can be desired, and ii is difficult to per
ceive in what direction farther improve
ments can be obtained.
Tic Trophy.-This is medium late
variety. and was originated by q. ii.
Alexander. Charlotte 1t was sent ont
bv e. X Bliss 4 Son, in 1876 II is a
seeding of the Ruby. imprrGnatcd with
the Excelsior. and is IL decided improve
ment on both these varieties. 1t resem-
bles the Snowflake inmany respects skin
reddish. slightly russeted; flesh fine
grained. white and of excellent quality,
either baked or boiled This variety was
exhibited in London at the great mtcrna-
tional potato show, in October 1877. and
received first-c certificate.
The D,uBlOrC aIld BHrGahk .Nctd-
EngS These are very good late varieties.
/ should choose the Dumore for all vari-
cites of soil. The Burbank does nicely
on sandy loan.
Mlj,,Drca Pcach6lDw.- il another
one of Bliss y Sons very fine varieties.
! 1t isa cross between the Jersey Peach
blow and Excelsior, and was originated
bv Mr.. Rvand of Shclburn. Vt. While
in quality it fully equals that old stand
ard market sort. in prnductivcncss it far
cxccls it. welding nearly double as much
per acre. Those who like the Pcachblow
should plant this variety Ivy all means. as
the old Pcachblow is fast running out.
| Taking it in all the points. this new sort
may he considered rriuvrnated md re
invigorated pcachbiow. combining all
| the best qualities Of that general fav"rite
in its best days with the additional al
vantages of early ripening and compact
growth.
Mr.. o. II. Alexander will introduce,
another season, a new- potato called the
White Mountain, which he claims 10 he
the greatest that has been sent ont for
many years. .-t"r. toHJif,V G'"t',9oh.
SCIENCE IN STOCK GROWING.
Stock growing sweeps through the
whole circle of rural economy. from the
nomadic practice of the Arabs To the all
vanced methods of Holland and England,
and commands success alike on lands that
are priceless because they cannot he sold,
and those that are also priceless because
they cannot he bought. America has Il
broad range Of free grazing, where cattle
and care are the only elements of cost;
and also wide area of high priced lands.
where science and skill only can command
remunera;ivc rent in animal production.
The numadc practice has long been III
successful operation the skilled and
scientific methods are slow and labored in
their progress, but comparing to-day with
thirty years ago We find fewer cattle and
more meat in proportion TO population,
fewer cows and more milk, less of sheep
and more of wool. Even Texas, the
plains. and the mountains of the distant
West are beginning to feel III their herds
the impulse of better blood. The better
class of brevcs, that weighed from 800 To
| 900 pounds. now turn the scales at
| 200 t, 900 They come to maturity
earlier and the feeder is more system
matte and unremitting in his effort to Sc
cure continuous growth In these re-
spects Improvement ha1 srarc-'s '-.,.A
mcnced; the small margin of profit is
B e.,
and fattening Standing through storms
of sleet and snow in the lee of the stack is
becoming, il is to he hoped, a thing the
past, and the era of comSpG1ablc shelter
and full protection from thc weather's
inclcmency is beginning To dawn. The
losses. not so much of life rs Of flesh, or
of improving condition, have counted
millions annually from these causes,
which have ever been operative in the
past. and will doubtless still exist i'll the
near future. We have yet much TO learn
of the economy of the iudicious combina-
ton Of feeding materials. Every country
has conditions of climate. or soil OF labor
which give to its material and methods
of feeding some marked peculiarity. We
must not only study these conditions in
the light of chemistry and animal ply
We must give them in some degree sepcr-
ate and discriminating attention in differ
ent sections of the country. Such skill
must he carried further, and made 10 in
clude the product of animals. There WAS
recently depression of the dairy interest,
because quality has been sacrificed.
Butter should be made from cleaner milk
kept at evenor temperature. put up III
brought to the doors of the consumers
with greater directncss and less exposure
to many causes of injury. Cheese should
be made 10 ripen slowly that it may he
purchased in larger quantities than hy
the pound without the risk of spelling,
and in such variety of forms and methods
of manufacture as Ia suit the taste of the
scores of nations that would furnish pur-
chascrs, and which have already their
representatives. in larg. numbers in this
country. We want woods better suited 10
some peculiar requirements of manufact-
urr, handled with more skill, and sorted
for sale. tp socur,. more nearly their real
value. Growers have hcc q urged To pro
dure all the kinds requir Il 10y the face
ries. which is grave mistake, for IT is Ia
be sincerely hoped the cuarscr carpet
Nbpl ltldN lltNtI l' ilbtlA'Nhl ll'lf- ii'if
is room for invention. skill. tact, economy
ia II Thousand directions. and in the pro
ductinn, manufacture, domestic diatribu-
! ton and expiration Of animal products.
The millions lost 10y prcvontablc disease,
by exposure and starvation Of farm ami
nlals. musi hc saved in the future: the
animals thrown overheard, carcassos
/ spoiled in ocean transportation, must Ice
]
! om.s tn lee sought and perfected. all the
/ way from ia" pr:'irl, grass Ia the highest
/ form of all flesh that is grass must yet
com fortunes from margin now tnn small
to Ice pr"ceptiblc Ia the eye "f YANKEE.
! thrift " T. Trib,pto.
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