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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11
For the Freeman.
After Haying.
Mr. Editor

Mr Edtt0F:
Perhaps rs good time as any 10 have
"a little talk about the best time to cut
grass, is after 1t Is all cut. There is at
least more time now than when we were
improving every hour of sunshine in try
in TO cut and make it into hay; and then
we are now fresh from the experience, and
observation of this seasons operations.
am believer in early cut hay, and /
think that is the prevailing belief of far
mers now; and rs compared with the
practice of thirty or forty years ago, the
average time of cutting is two to three
weeks earlier But ii is so hard to keep
the middle of the bridge you know. that
some of us may get off on the other side
now. The rules to be laid down for the
guidance of farmers, rs to the time of cut
ting the hay crop ought to be very elastic
ones; and then they must be governed
more by their situation and circumstances,
and their own experience and observation,
than by any rules. 1t is all very well to
say Just at what stage timothy and clover
ought to be cut. But when n farmer has
from fifty to hundred acres to cut and q
limited amount of help, and lots of wealth
err when no hay can be made, what is he
going to do about it? know of but one
rule that will avail him, and that is to be
gin little too earlH and keep at worl
making hay while the sun shines; ant
then he will be very likely to get done t
| little too late, and make the sides abou
balance. We have great many kinds o
grass in this state besides timothy ant
clover; and often many kinds in the SAM
iield-some earlier and some later in ma
turity. And then some seasons in whicl
the months of May and June are favor
able to the growth of grass, and it is al
in the best condition for cutting by tn
lst of July. And again, a season like tn
present, when July is the best month 70
making n good crop. All of which tend
to show that Il farmer must keep his eye
open. Now you may find it difficult t.
see the point of this article-I am afrai,
you will-but all the same. am glad w
cut halt our acres, and got about three
fourths of our quantity of hay this year ii
the last half of July.
FARMER.
| Julv 31st 1890
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

TIE COMMON FowLs.-I have noticed
several articles from various writers, Civ
ing the number of eggs their fancy fowls
have produced. l have never raised many
fancy fowls; have at present two Houdans
and four Light Brahmas, but do not fancy
them very much. have also about thirty
five common fowls which have done ex-
ceedingly well. Have been laying all
winter, and in the month of January pro.
duced over forty dozen eggs; in February
forty.six dozen and two eggs, and did
still better in March. My nearest neigh
Dor has about the same number of Light
Brahmas that are fed the same, which do
not produce one.third as many eggs.
usually raise few Brahmas every spring
for early use, as consider them the poor
est layers | have. They will lay half a
dozen eggsor so and then go to setting One
of the eggs gathered measured seven and
three.quarters by five and three.quarters
inches, and weighed three ounces and one
dram. Now if any of the fancy ones can
beat this let us hear from them.-Ohio
Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

APPLE TREE BoRERs.-A subscriber
asks how he can get rid of the apple borer.
According to writer on horticultural and
agricultural subjects. when borers have
once gained possession of tree the only
way to get rid of them is TO hunt for them
carefully with knife or wire and destroy
them. The eggs of the parent beetle are
deposited during nights in June, and are
placed in the bark of the tree at tho sur.
face of the ground, or whatever may sur.
round the tree. These eggs hatch in oul
latitude during September, and it is soon
after this that the young grub may be
easily removed without the use of any.
thing more than the point of a penknife
A few minutes spent in this way about the
first of October each fall will keep the tree
free from this pest.-Scientifc Amcrican.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

BARRED FENCES-WHAT CORRESPOND
HNTs SAY.-R. Noyes, of Coles Co., H.,
writes II have no direct OF indirect in
terest in any fence, except that want to
use the cheapest and best. Six years ago
put up 40 rods of barbed wire fence and
each year have added to it, and like it so
well that this year am selling off (good)
and burning up (decayed) both rails and
board fence, because | think it better and
cheaper to build wire fence than to repair
the old, although | am making and selling
new wooden rails on the place. AS to
posts, | find that Il few good posts answer
with young trees set in the row so that
when the posts are gone it leaves your
fence an ornament instead of an eye sore
Then it is so cheap. Two wires will turn
the worst large stock three for calves and
sheep, and five for hogs. The railroads
use nothing else here; and as man and
a boy can put up half IL mile in day
after the posts are set, it saves labor
Travellers do not steal it for kindling OF
seat boards, nor travel across your land
As to its being 'barbarous,' l have never
known an animal really hurt with il, and
if they are scratched they will not try il
again. The only place | have found il
would pot do was around small lots where
numbers of cattle arc kept; they will hook
each other through ."--American Agri
culturist
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

MINcE PIE,-Two pounds and half of
tongue or lean beef one pound and a
half of suet; eight good.sized apples (;
two pounds OF raisins; two pounds of SUI
gar; two gills of rose water; one quart
of wine; salt. mace, cloves, and cinnamon
to the taste. Boil the meat, and chop
very fine; chop the suet and apples also
very fine; stone the raisins. cutting each
in four pieces; dissolve the sugar in the
wine and rose water and mix all we'll
togather with spices. Twice this quantity
of apples improves the pies. making them
less rich. Line your plates with rich
paste-puf paste is best; fill, cover and
bake. Measure the spices used 10 save
tasting next time and to prevent mistakes.
Part cider, if good, can be used with a
little spirits instead of wine, if more con-
venient
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

MILKING IN TEXAS "A correspondent Of
the american AgricultUriSt writes: I" 1t is
amusing to see the process by which many
Texas farmers manage TO draw half gal
lon or so of milk from a fresh cow. First
the calf has its turn and takes good pull,
the COW in the mean time, with half closed
eyes. contentedly lets the milk down; after
a while the calf is gently moved to one
side. and fastened to the fence or held by a
rope, by an assistant present for the pur-
pose; the mixer now takes his turn, and
as cautiously rs possible draws down the
mily. Presently n change takes place, the
stream gets smaller and then suddenly
stops, The COW, now wide awake, has
turned her head and discovered that her
offspring is not the mixer, and no more
milk will she give. except for the calf,
which is now united and allowed TO have
its turn again. The milk flows once more,
and again slowly and cautiously the mixer
with quart can in HANDY takes his stand
flor sitting is out of the question: on the
opposite side from the calf, and they both
pull together, the outwitted mother not
knowing who she is giving the milk to.
calmly resigns herself to them both. This
is the usual custom all over the country,
the consequence of which is, that between
the two the COW is rarely MIXED clean,
and in three months she is dry altogether,
or the trouble of getting a pint of milk,
from her is so great that it is willingly re-
signed to the calf. l know q dairyman in
this ncighborhood who owns a lot of fine
cows Gas he terms them); he is now milk
ing t,Oentg-toOO, and from that number
takes sirteGn gallons daily. One may visit
ten farm houses, the owners of which keep
from six to dozen cows. and at eight out
of the ten there can not be found milk suf-
licient to whiten cup of coffee. In this
town of several thousand inhabitants, stu
ated in fine grazing country, it is almost
impossible to buy country butter. During
the winter months we use western alto
gether, at from So to 40 cents per pound
while milk direct from the dairyman costs
ten cents per quart in summer, and from
II to l5c in the winter"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

WOMAN IN THE GARDEN.-Much in
these days is said about the sphere of wo-
man. OF the veXed question we have
nothing new to say. The culture of the
soil, the body, and the soul, are our
themes. Rich soils, healthy bodies, pure
cultivated souls, these are what we are
aiming at. And to this end we recon-
mend that every country women have n
garden that she keeps and dresses with
her own hands, or that she supervlses and
manages. The culture of strawberries,
rasberrles, blackberries, gooseberrieS, cur
rants, and garden vegetables is as delight
full and profitable as anything in which a
woman can engage. She may sprinkle
her garden well with flowers. All the
better for that. A SNOWFALL in this corner,
a rose in that dahia bed there and a
moss border here, will not be out of place.
Only let the substantial and useful const-
tute the chief part. A touch of the ornate,
like ribbon on a good bonnet, is not in
the least Objectionable. In all the schools
the girls study botany. 1t is healthful,
pleasing, and useful. The principles of
horticulture are the principles of botany
put into practice. Farmers study agricui-
ture, why should not their wives and
daug hters study horticulture? If any
employment is feminine, it would seem
that this is. If any is healthy, this must
be. If any is pleasurable, none can be
more so than this. A rich bed of straw.
berries, bush of blackberries or currants.
border OF flowers produced by ones own
hand, what can we'll afford more rational
satisfaction We say to all our country
sisters, have garden. if only small one,
and do your best with it. Plant it with
what pleases you best, with good variety,
and see what you can do with it, What
woman cannot raise beets, tomatoes
melons, onions, lettuce, and furnish her
own table with themP What woman can
not plant raspberry bush, or currant, OF
gooseberry, and tend it well? Come good
women, study your health, your usefulness
happiness, and your children also.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

ORCHARD EXPERIENCE.-When began
planting apple trees set them twenty-five
by twenty-eight feet apart. My later
planting has been thirty by thirty feet. l
would not plant closer; l can get as many
apples, and better grass and grain crops,
while it is more convenient working be-
| tween the trees at the latter distance. The
northern spy pays the best of any variety
| have. The Rhode Island greening and
Baldwin stand next. The Spitzenberg is
among the very best of apples. but the
tree is short lived. Wagner is q first
class apple, but the man who plants very
many trees makes mistake; they wind.
| fall " badly; not more than one-half arc
fit for market, and the best half are irreg-
ular in shape, think no definite and in
variable rules can be given for pruning,
as the different varieties require very diff
ferent handling. A northern spy should
be trained to branch quite low, say three
feet from the ground as its inclination is
to grow quite straight up; it require.
careful thinning in the centre. The
outer shoots also need shortening back, in
order that ut fruiting time the branches
may be short and strong, and not liable tc
split down from the body of the tree. q
thing which frequently happens to this
tree if neglected while it is coming up tc
bearing age.
The greening is quito different in its
style of growth, and should not be allowed
to branch at less than four feet and then,
after the first few years, its branches need
pruning from the under side 10 keep them
from dropping too much, while tho TOP
will need but little attention save the
shortening in Of here and there branch
and occasional thinning. would traiu
all other trees according to their habit OF
growth, keeping them evenly balanced,
with plenty of room for air and sun. The
odd year, sometimes called the "off "
year, or year in which most of the orchards
bear but small crop may be remedied,
am sure, by girdling II part of the trees
about the Goth of June of the even year
that is, take off an entire section of bark,
four to eight inches wide, just below the
limbs, being careful not to injure the new
forming wood. 1t checks the wood
growth, forces the formation of fruit buds,
and will not kill the trees. A few of my
trees girdled some years ago gave nearly
a full crop the last of season. A bar
rem tree may thus be brought into bearing.
james Bundy, DelaWare County. N. Y.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

COOKING FooD.-Iate-c hay, ordi
nary straw, and other coarse folders are
unquestionably improved by cooking, as
it softens the woody fibre, and dissolve $
portions OF the starch and corn meal and
other foods rich in starch are also improy.
ed by cooking But in considering the aues
ton of economy, it is to see that, although
it will pay on large scale, it is not likely
to do so for few animals, for it costs
nearly as much to cook for ten as for fifty
head of cattle.
Grinding renders allaour cereal grains
more digestible, by reducing the size of the
particles to be saturated and digested by
the gastric juice. The whole Kernels OF
corn are not always fully penetrated by
the gastric juice, and hence many of them
pass cattle undigested. When corn is
ground it should be mixed with coarse
fodder, so as to prevent its adhering in a
mass in the stomach, and to insure its re.
mastication and Installation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11
MISCELLANEOUS.
Central Vermont R. R Line.
Cjmmencing Monday, July u. 1880.
rRAINsaoISG soUTH ANDEAsT.

TRAINsGOING sOpTH ANDEAsT
LsaveMontpeIieIAts5Oan and u.45A M, s,S5andllh
p Nh from SYRACUSE and Ogdensburgh. st. Al
h.ns and Burlington leaves Montpelier $50 A. Nj
Boston wa from Montreal St Adams, BURLINGTON,
APIeaves Montpelier li45 A. M, for Boston,
New London, Springfield, New HOrk' ahd inter
mediate InHisleavesstA Ibans3 % PM Burlington
an p " Montpelier s. p. NJ for Northheld. a. ,
md Bnriington leave Montpelier at lilo n for
1strr. Via Lowell Fitchburgh, Springfield Ne
York and intermediate points
TRAINsGoING NoRTHAND WEST
Leave Montpelier at los JOA.M. 10 80 and 3b5 and
Dty EXPRESS leaves Boston via, Fichburgh at "a
SoTinvhed OOA NJ, Montpelier 80 p. NJ, for Bur
iington st Albans, Montreal, and Oxdensburg.
ACCoMMoDATIoN Train leaves Northhed at 8 % ~
Montpelier $50 A. NJ, for Burlington, Rutland. st
Adams and st. Johns. .. - 49,,
MIxEDIeayes White RIVER functions 30 NJ North
field 1890 A. M, Montpelier 10 20 NJ for burlington
| 81 Adams Rchford, houses Point. Nc.
| ACCOMMODATION leaves White River Junction 2:l0
Montpelier p for Burlington, St Albsns and Mon
NIGHr EXPRESS leaves Boston via. Lowell at 100 p
NJ, via, Fitchburgh 500 P. NJ New YORK 4OO ?; M
ton, st. Adams, Montreal and OgdensburY. and tn
| West
Trainsleave Montp elierfo or Barre att .OcA 80
Returning I eaveBarrtat7 N. .andlO.2lA NJ. an
Sleeping cars are attached to Night Express train
running between Montreal and Boston and MOntrea
| and Springfield, and New York and via, Troy an
Paror Cars and Day Express between Boston an
ThroG9h ticketsfor Chicayoaudth the westforsalea
the rincipal stations. 49, ..
denl Supt
| st. Adams, Vt, July 10, 1850.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.

We invite for this column, contributions from our
lady readers. to make it such shall be of value
and interest to them Any topic of domestic economy
which may suggest itself to them may be discussed
and hope this feature will prove successful, and an
additional attraction to our readers
Contributions should be sent to the Editor of the
Agricultural Department
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

@
m "a "A WEEK in your own town, and no ca pa
AZ risked. You can give the business a tria
~ a. e. without EXPENSE The best opportunity
Ekb ever offered for those willing to work
"a bHHn You should try nothing else until you sec
NEEVE Tor yourself what you can do at the bust
W W " ness we offer. No room to explain here
You can devote all your time or only your
spare time to the business, and make great pay fol
every hour that you work Women make as much at
men Send for special private terms and particulars
which we mail free. Outit free. Don't COMPLAIN of
hard times while Won have such a chance. Address,
Fai3lyl IL. HALLETr 4 co. Portland. Maine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11

VJNHERE is no greater BLOOD PURlFYING and LITE
GIVING PRINCIPLE in the world of medicine then
MALT BITTERs, prepared by the MALT BITTERs
COMPANY from Enfcrptcnfcd Mdh aud Hops 1t il
Perfect RenovatOr of feeble and exhausted cons ttu
tons 1t enriches the blood, solidfes the bones
hardens the muscles qnicts the perfccs dives
ton, cheers the mind and vitalizes with life every
fluid of the body 1t is So because it strikes at tho
root of all debility ENFEEBLED DIGESTION .and
IMPOVERISHED BLOOD Sold everywhere
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11
agricultural department.
o. NJ. TINKHAM, Editor.

All communications for this department should be
sent to the editor. Mr.. o. NJ. TINKHAM. N. Pom
fret, Vt.
Please write on one side of the paper only sign such
name or initials as you wished published but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS. post Office, County and
state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-11
CANTERBURY SHAKERS
BLOOD-PURIFYING
SARSAPARILLA.
Prescribed by Physicians and Druggists
for nearly Fifty Years.

FENHE Shakers Sarsaparila is just what it purports
- to be.-Diri CrosbD, NJ d. l have long prescribed
it, and think it the most valuable Northumberland
blake, ". d., Gitmdnt0n, " II. Have known it for
nearly half century. Our confidence in it is in
way impaired,-Cdrtton HoreY, Druggists, LoueiL
speak with confidence of it, having prescribed it for
eighteen years.--S. w. DlnsmOr,. NJ D.. FrdnccstJwn
Nh Give me the Shakers Sarsaparila in preference
to all others.-C A. Iuiiacttc. N, D. Boston. have
the most unbounded confidence in its bealing and
renovatinE properties -Wm. Il. Preston, Druggist
Portsmouth, " II, consider it the best preparation
made.-A G. Hitbor, Druggist Boston,
edo not fail to make trial of this great Blood Puri
fer, Appetizer, and Tonic, the first and best of all
medicines called Sarsaparllla which is prepared from
selected SHAKER RooTs, HERBS AND BERRIES by the
CANTERBURY SOCIETY OF SHAKERS, and is beyond al
comparison the purest. safest, and most effective
family medicine in the world, Ask for CoRBETTs
SHAKERS SARsApARILLA. The genuine il signed by
THOMAS CoRBErr, its inventor, and sold by druggists
generally.
Shaker Village, N. H., Jan. |, lSs0.
eEEnclose Stamp for Shaker Manual,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-04
FOR Townshlp ClerIs.

EDS. HERALD: Please announce the namo Of
Fl. u. HAMILTON as a candidate for Township
and Corporation Clerk, subject 10 the decision
Of the Republican Conventions, and oblige
MANY VOTERS.
Ena. HERALD' Please announce the name OF
j. B. KO0NTZ as q candidate for Township
Clerk and oblige MANY CITIZENS.
We are authorized 10 announce that EVAN
CAMPBELL viii be candidate for Clerk Of
Union township al the coming April election
We are authorized 10 announce that W H.
DIAL viii be q candidate for T0Wnship Clerk
Of Union township, at the coming April cleo
ton.
Eds. HERALD: Please announce the name Of
II. o. MILLER rs a candidate for the Office OF
Township Clerk 0l Union township, subject 70
the decision Of the Republican Convention, and
ablige MANY FRIENDS.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-04
For mnYor.

EDITORS HERALD: Please announce the name
OIL h. BROWNE as candidate for Mayor Of
Washington e. H., at the ensuing election.
MANY FRIENDS.
EDs. HERALD: Please announce the name OF
II. III. sAhDERsON as q candidate for Mayor
OF Washington q. H., and oblge
MANY CITIZENS.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-04
Quarterly report Of NJ, Grove School, for the

Quarterly report Of Mt. Grove School, for the
term ending February 2T:
Pupils enrolled 52 average daily attendance
80. This average Is not fair showing Of the
attendance for most Of the term, for owing to
the crowded condition Of the school, . pupils
from other districts were obliged to Withdraw
81 pupils received an average grade Of over ID.
Maggie Reilly 100, Agnes Reilly Sd, Francis
Reilly 0s, Herble Grogg OO Lena GlasscoGk 80,
Norman LOCey 03 Mary Sanders E3, Willie
Kearney ~, Scott GrOgR 8l, Wllie Payey 81,
Eliza Payey 81, Charley Groves 80, VIII Mccoy
50, Clement Mccoy So Nada Mccoy On, Jessie
Grogg IS, Ella Reilly 81, Lille Groves Sc, IelIa
SyfOrd 81 Charley Harper So, James Mccoy 81,
Darius Jones 81, Willie Harper 81, Charlie Nc
Coy 80, Charlie kCarncy 40, George Hyer1O, Cary
Harper 10, Emma Smith II, james Jones ~,
Minnie Locey 20 Six prizes previously offered,
were awarded at the close OF this term. Francis
and Maggie Reilly each won beautiful pic
turc, offered to children's classes, Jessie Grogg,
rs champion apeler In d class of 20, and Willie
Payey IN a class Of u; each received beautiful
book, Liza Pay0y received handsome chrome,
for answering the most questions on the prlci-
pies OF writing, Aftera careful examination OF
the COPY books, BY committee Of three gentle
men, Jacob Dahl, Martin Groves and Mr.. James,
n handsomely framed motto, offered for the
greatest Improvement in writing, was awarded
to Clement Mccoy. All the prizes were hOnOra-
bly, won by those who received them. The race
was eager, and many who failed were but step
behind Thanks 70 the energy OF the pupils, Mt
Grove School furnished quite an interesting ad-
dtl0n 10 the curloslties at the Loan Exhibition
AS our day for rhetorical duties this month Oc-
cured on LOngfellOws birthday; we have made
his writings the subject Of our study, and as
result at roll call this afternoon we had about
forty quotations from his work. Then we list
Cned b a sketch Of the authors life and an in
tcresting review Of several poems, read by Eliza
Pavey. We were then entertained by the re Ci-
tatOns Of twenty two Of his poems. The prizes
and the literary exercises brought quite an in
terestlng company Of visitors, whom We mem
8s.ts Il FOL IN4 afut
Combs, Mrs Alexander, Miss Maggie Jones,
Mcssrg. Combs, Clark, Locey and others. The
school board presented the school with asplendid
SET OF maps. The children appreciate thCm
highly, and have made rapid progress in the
bel Nm Monday, March lst, with ~ pupils en-
rolled, Exercises March 28th; subject, "TGm-
pCrunCe" ANNA B. BlYsON.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-04

We are authorized to announce that JESSE
ARE0LD viii be candidate for Assessor Of
Unifn township, subject TO the decision Of the
Republican convention.