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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
More Sugar.

A pretty fair sugar season at our house,
and it is to be so fixed that we are to make
sugar in Vermont at both ends of the
season.
The "sugar committee of the state
agricultural society had a meeting at
White River Junction on the 9TH instant,
and perfected arrangements which we
trust and expect will result in a pretty full
and thorough test of whether sugar can
be made in Vermont from sorghum and
field corn.
The experiment is to be conducted under
charge of Mr.. Committeeman n. B. Saf-
ford of White River Junction, and not less
than five acres are to be raised, and it is
expected much more. The funds voted by
the society will be expended in purchas-
ing machinery, etc., for working up the
crop, the profits of which will be received
by those raising the crop, the society
claiming nothing for their outlay, which
is SO much given for the public benefit.
The committee expect that several gen.
tlemen will join in raising either corn or
sorghum for the mill" and Mr.. Stafford
has a quantity of the seed of the amber or
early Minnesota sorghum of which he
will send samples on application, not only
for those who desire to raise for making
sugar this season, but to see what crop it
will give and whether it will mature in all
parts of the state.
Success to the fall sugaring."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
For The Freeman.
Farm Reading.

A farmer should by all means sup
ply himself with books on agriculture,
as well Us several of the weekly papers
devoted to the interests Of the farm. Some
say that they cannot afford it, but | say
that no farmer can afford not to do it.
Others say that the writers for agriculture
al papers do not know anything about
farming, and that you cannot practice
what you read. Now let me ask why II
fact when printed is less valuable than
when told to you verbally, by a neghbor?
know of some men who, if told by II
neighbor of some new fact about farming,
will Immediately give it credence, while if
it should reach them through the medium
Of 1.-The paper" it would ut once be pro-
nounced humbug, and gotten "up by one
Of them city agricultural writers who
never see farm" Now in utilizing the
matter that appears in an agricultural
paper, common sense must be used and of
course the whole of it cannot be of value to
any one farmer, but he may gather ideas
from it that will greatly assist him in bis
occupation, and pay him many times over
the expense incurred. The value received
from agricultural papers cannot be COM
puted in dollars and cents, and SO many
think it does not pay to take them. There
are constantly new ideas being advanced
new seeds, fruits, stock and labor saving
machinery being introduced, and it is i'm
possible to farm in n progressive manne
without the aid of good agricultural liter
ature. know that have received grea
deal OF benefit from farming papers, an(
all farmers may.
Experience is a good teacher, but some
times very expensive, and if we can lear
anything from the experience of other,
we ought to do SO for it is for our own in
tereSt. +. IL. ID.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
New Potatoes.

No, not raised this year, but new varie-
ties-were those given us by Mr.. Ira L.
Gale, of South Barre, when we met him
at Williamstown meeting. They were
the " Burbank seeding" and Early
Ohio" and they were Of fine appearance
and of excellent quality when cooked fol
the table. being white, mealy and good
flavor. Mr.. Gale writes that of all tho
varieties he has tested he does not know
of their superior, good keepers and Of
remarkably uniforme size; Mr.. Gregory
saying that four-ffths are of table size.
Plant good seed on good soil-take good
care of the crop and good crops will
probably reward you.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
For the Freeman.
Farmers Clubs.

Winter is past, and as the operations OF
the farm will soon require nearly the
whole attention of the farmer, the meet
ings of the farmers clubs are likely to be
neglected somewhat; but as often as pos
siblo they should be attended, for they can
be made of us much profit in the busy sea
sons of the year as in winter. 1t often
happens that the farmer wants counsel on
some particular matter mt once, and then
the club is of much benefit.
If thought best not to meet every week,
once in two weeks can be adopted or even
once a month, but this latter time should
not be exceeded, and Saturday afternoon
is the most proper time, as work is usually
in the best shape at that time to be left
BY all means several field meetings
should be held during the season, at the
farms of different members of the club,
for much can thus be learned.
| believe every neighborhood should
have its farmers club, for am satisfied it
would pay. +. IL. d.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

from lame, halt. ringbone, spawned and
blind ones, aud your horses cease to jump
high fences down hill, and young men
stop driving at speed ring gait over bad
roads, there would be better feeling
amongst rival smiths. farmers would have
less fault to find. and there would be
fewer lame horses by far than there now
are" have been shoeing horses for the
speed ring for a number of years; have
mostly shod them with shoes shorter than
the ground surface of the hoof, in order to
prevent pulling shoes off while speeding,
and yet | never knew Que of them to
sweeny or go lame by being shod short.
If il is true that like begets like" what
else can the majority of farmers expect
but to have their horses go lame and blind
before they are shod at all, for they sell
all the sound ones and retain the unsound
to replenish their stock from? The won
der is that there are SO many fine horses
produced from such parents, While it is
acknowledged that the horse is the noblest
of all animals, yet it is true that no other
domestic animal is bred with so little
regard to result of production of those
qualities that tend to make up a tirst-class
animal.-Jee Farmer, in Ohio Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
Experience Paper.
LANDING.

| When rain is coming on look out for a
shower of lambs. 10 put it in n more
general way, when the barometer is fall
ing, whether it rains or not, there will be
more lambs yearned than in any equal
length of time when the barometer is ris-
ing. 10 not assume to give the reason
for this phenomenon, and only mention it
to notify the young beginner when to look
out for IN increased activity in the sheep
house.
Some shepherds Of my acquaintance, for
II month or so, sleep in II room adjoining
the sheep house, with II stove and other
appliances for restoring chilled lambs. |
have never found this necessary. By
choosing vigorous stock-rams, giving the
ewes plenty of exercise through the win
ter, and putting them upon grass at least
II week before lambing begins, have
generally succeeded in having lambs come
strong enough to take care of themselves
until morning, even if the ewes paid no
attention to them. And just here is the
place to mention an important fact, name,
ly, that eve which has been put on
grass, and consequently has an udder fair
ly filled with milk, is not nearly 50 apt to
disown her lamb rs is one that is on dry
feed
| always take the lantern and 60 care
fully through the flock the last thing be-
fore going to bed, say at nine O'Clock; and
if there is no eve needing assistance, it is
unlikely that any one will progress so rap
idly as to get into serious peril before five
o'clock in the morning, even if matters
should happen to 20 wrong. But in the
height of the season | generally 90 out
once during the night. Not infrequentIy
it happens that young OF stupid eve will
get separated from her freshly dropped
lamb in Il large flock, or take up with
another one strange is this may seem) !;
and if she does not find it before morning
she will lose the peculiar scent of it by
which alone she recognizes it, and will
disown it. 1t passes all comprehension
what stupidity eve is sometimes capable
Of, unless she is guided and assisted by the
shepherd. But in one particular she is al
most infallibe, and that is in her recogni-
lion of the scent at the root of the lamb S
tail. The only exception to absolute in
falibiity is in the case where eve upon
rising to her feet chances to fall in with
another green lamb which she mistakes
lor her own. let Ter once get the scent
OF tne wrong lamo' ana she VIII adhere TO
II with the greatest pertlnacity. Hence,lt
IS important not 10 90 anything which Will
obscure or confuse the Individual scent OF
eacH lamp; Inc danger OF DONG this Is
the principal objection against the hot
bath Tor the chilled Etmb; the water wash
es II away 10 not handle 1t about the
| hind and a lty.ly If bu hn t,un
lore legs or II you are tender-hearted
lthou9h the ABOVE method Will do no harm
IN the world)' with your hand under the
brIsket. In large Hook, eve, even one
with quick hostrii' VIII often lose her
lamo IL they get wet III a shower ana are
then driven INTO the sheep house, where
they obscure the scent by steamng and
by brushing against one another. How
ever llVely the lamp may BE- and however
iona OF IL tue mother may serm' never
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

PRECEPTS DEDUCED FROM EXPERIENCE.
-" Good care makes good stock" is IL
maxim that has more truth in it than
many professional breeders are willing to
admit. Ii will not indeed work an entire
transformation in the nature of an animal
it will not make first class beef animal
of a Jersey COW, a race horse of Clydes-
dale, Merino sheep of a Cotswod, nor Il
Berkshire pig of a Sufjolk-but good care
is essential in order that any of The breeds
of any kind of stock shall attain to their best
estate. Good care will also hide many of the
defects, land atone for many of the faults OF
stock that would be otherwise classed as
poor of its kind; and will make even the
poorest sort of scrub" stock look passably
well. So important part does this play
in the BUSINESS of stock raising, that no
man need expect to attain even moderate
degree Of eminence as a breeder who is
not painstaking and careful in the manage
ment of his stock. -Erclsaage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

in winter more than we do in and
never had them get the bellyache. We
always give our stock of all kind ashes
with their salt-more ashes than salt. We
have lived on our farm torty.eight years,
and have kept more stock than any man
in the county for the same number ofacres,
having but fifty acres part of the time.
We have never had any of our horned
cattle get sick and die on our farm yet.
Since we have kept nothing but thorough
breds we salt their food about every meal,
in winter. We have five cows with young
calves this winter and they wonld be
called iirst-class beef We put plenty of
bedding under them, not behind them
Old Observer, in Ohio Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
Feeding Meal.

Mr.. Editor Il heard much said here at
our agricultural meeting about feeding
meal 10 COWS Shall find it good paying
business to feed my ten cows meal in the
months of June and July while my cows
have full feed of grass so they can, fill
themselves-will it pay for the meal? or
shall wait till my pasture is getting
short? feed now four quarts of meal,
ground ears of corn seven parts, oats four
parts, and India wheat two parts, to each
COW giving milk.
Also, l have some nice large apple trees
in my garden, standing near the wall
which surrounds it, but they have moi
borne many apples for several years, MOI
have they been plowed about or manfred
for that length of time. Will it pay &c
move some twelve rods of wall and manure
the ground heavily? Will the trees bean
apples enough to pay for the labor
prefer to have good, large, nice apples, il
/ can have them. Shall | scrape the
limbs when scrape the rough bark of
the trees? Il. d.
Williamstown, April 10, 1880,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

FARMERS EDUCATION.-lt is not merely
by the use of books that the farmer may
become intelligent. He should be II con-
slant experimenter, making himself tamll-
lar with the processes of nature, and ever
seeking to discover her secrets. The
ordinary farmer takes things for granted !;
his operations are largely conducted by
guesswork, but he who would be intelli-
gent must exercise patience, and expert
ment with painstaking and labor, and the
man who thus comes in contact with M.
ture must be elevated and ennobled there
by, The man who has learned how to
read and think, if he will follow out the
suggestions here made will find himself
growing in intelligence and enthusiasm,
for his profession, with each passing year
1t won't do to say you have no opporluni
ties to become educated and intelligent
All knowledge is connected. If you take
up one branch and pursue tia lutte way,
YOU find other branches running into it at
every step and to understand the one yo,
must become familiar, to II greater or les
extent, with hundred others. This is
especially true of agriculture. AS II science
it embraces all sciences and its study
quickens and expands the whole intellect
ual nature. - Record dnd FGrnler.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

1t is much controverted point among
dairyman whether it pays to raise roots fol
feeding to stock. My conviction is that
they are indispensable. 1t is quite as UNI
natural to deprive Eliminating animals OF
vegetable food rs man. Ships are not al.
lowed to leave port without Il certain sup
ply of vegetable food. 1t is absolutely es-
sential to feed the cows rightly in order to
make healthy milk or flesh, The young
mother of the human race who cannot
administer suStcnance to her babe from
her own breast, selects, if possible, the
milk of one young COW and that only,
Now it is important that this COW should
be fed with food that will make bone and
muscle, to secure growth to the child. II
is a fact that beef animals fattened in this
way, by adding the root feed, make more
rich, juicy meat, better marbled, than with
out roots.
We have generally fed roots, though
not to the extent that many do; and we
are firm in the belief Of their value, es.
pccially in keeping the animal in Il healthy
condition, and to enable them to utilize TO
the fullest extent the values in other foods.
Farmers must depend largely on expert
ment for knowledge in any and all direc-
tions,so why not experiment for yourselves
a little, and you who have never raised
roots for winter feed for stock, put in a
few rods square of beets or turnips, and
feed portion of the stock with them next
winter, feeding them in other respects like
the rest and see whether the gain pays for
the expense and trouble. Calves will like
them, sheep enjoy them hugely, and 4
few fed to horses keep them in u healthy
condition, and friend of ours wintere(
his shotes on raw beets, and they came on
looking pretty well too in the spring. Try
few beets.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

1t is not good luck that makes good
crops, but it is good work. Some farmers
always have good crops, good stock, and
get good prices. 1t is because whatever
they put their hand to they do well. They
have clean fields, good fences, land do good
blowing, cultivating and seeding. They
farm with brains as we'll as hands. II
other farmers would initiate their example
they would have better crops. Success:
does not depend so much upon good lucl
as it does upon good work.-ChautauQuo
Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

sense of the community judges him unfit
for. Now don't go off on a tangent and
say that we believe that the best men are
always taken for office, or that they are
always filed in the most honest and
straightforward manner. We know that
1t is not so,and farmers are as culpable for
it as anybody, and no more so.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

Pringle which l suppose the Vermont
farmers may be glad 10 learn. You VIII
observe that they are also calculated to
:. water free " for convenience OF eompar-
ison. Also would call attention to the
table giving amounts of soluble and inso-
luble nitrogen compounds. since this
throws much light upon their relative
nutrition value. Sincerely yours,
PETER COLLIER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
HORSE SHoEING.-Although only

HORSE SuoENG.-Although only II
farmer in name, yet l think l know
about Us much about farming as some of
the contributors to your paper know of the
art of horseshoeing, which is my profess
sion. see in your Veterinary Department
of March 6, 1880, under the head of
"Sweeny," Il statement that the horse was
injured by short shoeing, which caused him
to sweeny in left arm; got him shod with
shoes one and one-fourth inches longer
which cured him; but now he has sween-
led again. and owner writes for prescrip-
ton. Why does he not add another inch
or two to the length of the horses shoes,
and cure us beforep Now if blacksmiths
were true to one another and to their pa
irons, the farmers. instead of finding fault
with the blacksmith's shooting, he would
say to the farmers, "When you bring us
horses bred frem sound parents, instead OF
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

SALT" penny saved is It penny
earned" was the heading Of an article that
| noticed in paper few months back.
1t stated that.larmers could make money
by not sailing their cattle in winter.
think that man could make another penny
with equal propriety by eating his mush
and pork without salt. We salt our cattle
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
Central Vermont R. R. Line.
Commencing Monday Dee. 90. 1879.

TRAINsaoIHG SOUTH ANDEAsT.
Leave MontpeneTatsO5sn and II.45A N. sB5andIO.5O
Portland Express from Syracuse and ogdens-
burg, st. Adams and Burlington arrives at Mont
peier 25A. NJ Mixed Train leaves Montpelier 9 U5,
4 ", Montpelier Junction IS A. NJ, for White River
MAIL TRAIN from Montreal. 81. AIbans, Burling-
ton, &c, leaves Montpelier li45 A. NJ, for Boston,
New London, Springfield, New York, and inter-
MIXED TRAfSi eavesst AIbans3 30 p N. Burlington
4NP NJ. Montpelier s. P. NJ, for Mortified.
NIGHT EXPRESS from OHdensburg, Montreal st Al
bans and Burlington leave Montpelier at 1850 NJ for
Boston via, Lowell or Fitchburgh, springfield, New
Yorkand ntermediattpoints
TRAINsGoINGNoRTHAND WEST
Leave Montpellerats 9OaC5A. NJ. 10 IS and 355. p
DAY EXPRESS leaves Boston via Fltchhurgh at
A. NJ, via, Lowell 500 A. NJ New London 00A NJ
Springfield OOA NJ, Montpelier 3 s. P. NJ, for Bur
linRtOn. st. Adams. Montreal, and Oydensburg.
ACCOMMODATIONS Train leaves Northheld at $50 4 M,
Montpelier s45 A, NJ, for Burlington Rutland.St
Adams and st. Johns.
MIxEDIeaves White River Junction BOA NJ. North
field 1910 NJ Montpelier 10 % A. for Burlington s.
Adams, RichfOrd, Rouscs Point, &c.
! NIGHT EXPRESS leaves Boston via Lowell at 535 P
| ", via Eitchburgh 500 p. NJ, New York % NJ.
Springfield sC0P NJ Montpelier ~ A. H.for Burling
ton, ST. Adams, Montrealand Ogdensburs and tn,
Trainsle ayeMontpelierforBarre at7,OcA. NJ. "a
| A NJ, aud 43OP.M.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS M.,andlO ga N. .ant
Sleeping cars ar attached to Night Express trains
running between Montreal and Boston and Meutrca
Parlor Cars and Day Express between Boston ant
Through tickle tsfor @ hcagoand the westforsalea
'--' w.HoBART
st. Adams. vt. .Decembera7. 1879.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

We have received the following from
the superintendent of agricultural affairs,
which we publish for the benefit of those
interested:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Washington, d. C. Mar. 10, 80.
Col. J. D. Mead, Ny Dear Sir En-
closed l send you results of proximate
analyses of grasses received from Mr..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
REMARKS.

Whether it will pay you to feed meal
we cannot tell. 1t will depend on what
COWS you have, whether they respond to
extra feed, what you get for your butter,
and other things of which we can have no
knowledge. We feed less meal where the
cows have full bite of grass, and the aim
is to have them have at all times all the
good feed they can utilize. You are now
giving pretty good feed, and we should
like to know the value of India wheat for
COWS. We never knew of its being fed to
them before.
Concerning your apple trees, it will de-
pend very largely on the variety and age
of your trees how much labor it will pay
to expend on them. If they are inferior
varieties or very old trees, it would te
better to cut them out and replace with
young trees of good kinds. If desirable
trees, dig up the turf, apply some manure,
eached ashes, old bones and wastes about
the house, except chip dirt; pour on the
soap suds from the washing day, and
spread under the trees Il good coating OF
straw, bog hay, litter from the horse
stable, or any such stuff as Il mulch, and
this treatment should bring you good
apples from good trees, without moving
the wall. Don't plow about the trees-it
can hardly be done without injury to them
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
ON. TINKHAM, Editor.

All communications for this department should be
sent to the editor Mr.. %. NJ. TINKHAM. N.IPom
fret, Vt.
Please write on side of the paper only sign such
name or initials you wished published, but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS post Office. County and
State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21

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Each package contains DR. sanford's Improved In
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Price 90 Sold by all wholesa and retail druggists
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