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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
March 81. 1850.
G!1n0pnA YnafARM~v

| March 81 1880
| Cleared Yesterday.
Steamship New York. Quick for New York
steamship Knickerbocker Kemble. tor New York~
Steamship City Of Mexico. Mcintosh, for Vera Cru,
via BAedad, Tampioo and Tuxpan-
sp steamship Sierra. Eresums, for Liverpool
Br bark Aurora, Churchill, for Cadis-
1t bark Amati Figli. Culotta for Va enoia~ o'- ~
Aus bark Atlas. vidulioh. for Naples. - '-'
Nor bark Aals'und, sohsEe, for Cork (fer erde1sj-
Br barkentine Artzan. Dayaes. for Rouen- wv ''--
DeWOH Il Hammond
Arrlvsa.
Ship Nunquam Dormio, Cousins 50 davs fron
Havre. TO master-Point
sTHAMBoArs.
Fred Blanks, Blanks, from 0aachita City
yohD W Cannon. Liban0. from Bayou Sars
Jos Webro. Hctard from Bayou des Allemands
AssumpuOn Auooin, from Bayou Lafourchs
ls.beI O'Pry, from Lower Coast
Fair Play. Eapineau from Upper Coast
james HobsoD. Varple. from Tennessee River, witk
A W Aofett. g. from Gainesville New Basin
sslsw-Csoiax o.,
Br ship Edith Tsoop. Smith, from st Nazaire via st
Ass brig Ibar, Ka,ievich, a days 6tom Havrs, "a
Nnaster-
RXpoPea.
NEW YORK = Per steamship New York -
1850 bales cotton 50 bales paper stock 765 bbls mo-
iAsses u tons fustio loo bales 600 bbs meal 100
sds hides $500 boxes eef As bales hides 5000 pcs of
slaves
NEW YORK - Per steamship Kniokerbocker-
1862 bales lotion 50 baies so bales ssrsaparia
- baes skins 13a bales hemp es3 bbla molasses 25O
bbts SOAP stock 100 bbs all .52 bdls hides hds o.
bsseo 500 cases shri $50 pkgs gum and rubber l2l
hides 10 b6ls honey eases vanilla beans
NERA CRUZ VIA BAGDAD, TAMPICO AND
IuAPAN-Per stesUship City of Aexioo-For
vera Cruz I'll bales cotton $50 beer 20 b5ls of
beer i4 nefaes lard tercas hams 265 pkRs mdse
For Tampico, lao bales cotton 73 pkgs mdse bales
tobacco Loo eGpty bbs 30 bbls potatoes 10 bills flour
nerces lard | tieroe hams 80 bbls beer. For Tux-
pan. pkgs mdse
LIVERP0OL--Per steamship Serra-s5oo bales of
catcn sll sacks oilcake 6s4 sacks meal 306 bbls oil
60bi pes slaves
Ca DIz-Per bark Aurors-los, $50 pcs slaves
VAlENCIA-Psr bark Amati E9i-5u,s00 pcs
slaves nm
NAPLHS-Per bark Atlas $3.50 bbls oil
COKk-P0 Dark AAlesund -43l7 sacks oil0ako
kOUEN--Per harkentino Artisan -. go 1885
corn IN bulk LII sacks corn l2ss9 l.5s pnah.
els) &.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
LIVERPOOL.
-------------------- ---------------------------
HARRISON LINE.

The etoAmSh1p
MEDIATOR.
Hsnney. Commander.
Will sail oneor about March 49, 1850 from hnR
wharf foot OF Monte0ut street, IA
Will receive cotton and sign through bills
!adtnR for the Continent. between Havre and
Cronstadt. -
These steamships. being OF light draft. win
cross the bar OF the Mississippi at ali hnnas
without detention.
For freight apply to
de2o " 100 Gravier Street. up stairs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
RIVER NEWS.

OPTION NNW ORLRANe DMMOuRAT. I
Il Wednesday. March 81. 1880.
SA AFFlvalp.
eee marine column.
4, Departures.
gEfnmA Irvine. Alvin. Rene Ma,readv. r Il.
tWS, Assumption, New Mary Houston. Annie p.
aiwor.t City of Augusta. Fanchon.
stage Or the Rlvers.
Daily talographic report OF the stage Of water
IsydE1ous points, with changes. In the ~ hours
h4dHnR yesterday At D. m.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
1TEAMBOArs.
REr, RfvEn.

Asa RivsF ana TSxas,
NIW ORLEANS AND RED RIVER TRANS.
rS9hgniASHHs22h H2fhE&2aHFt 2Sp ASR TEETkS
Through bills Of iadine and thronrh hmss nsSaan.
ger tickets TO all landings on He'd river and Al
Fa1.Yay ga. stations In Texas. The best route to
,.@ = FOR SHREVEPORT. JEryEs.
SON 90 b Hot Springs, and all landings
FOB SHREVEPORT.
r Laura nn ,ee, =, Z: Lee master.
Leaves WEDNESDAX. March 81. at p. M.
FOR MINDEN.
JeMeI, q. u. Trualow master,
Leaves WEDN NEBDAY.. March 81. at D. m.
w Ho w ca r Charges drayage Or
conslgned to the company By biihI Of iadins.. s.s'
oae GOATS or & ct the once Of the company. No. IL
9R T. sHSYs6 yoY6n 'os aE6 a 4bKHE b Hfth President
la oA 1oRD'n RD'natiMITH i MofE3kH.r ( knErLrS; Aaent;s.
WEEKLY RED RIVER PACKET.
~ wRy 9s9ty aAASbD SAASbDA5 GdoRE AZ ?; pA;nExAn. e;
A Gria Eee Bend. Norman's. Barbin's.
a,a..nt .,a wares ware e.. and way landings-The
''eHaa' Aua aeH yEssE. sssn%gs K BELL.
win leave as above. For freight or passage oa
apD's on RosEo ". ApA2s, B. !, Commercial, p,aoa
yil be charged at mouth 81 Red river OF .r'S; Ne1;
prleans pIIe ior forwarding freight consigned TO
ssh0..Si----- 1e1
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
OoKVhS - Us ~.
Stations. +.

DeloE high water marx Of Is7A: IAhove
@ The Mississippi remains frozen at 81. Paul.
mrtns the past week the Lower Ohio and
Ai1ysr 4tseisslppi rivers have continued very
as ssusar inches aSoys Il Memphls.,a isst
pcvs Y vtcksbnrg.l foot above at New Orleans
rspoftsd. but at the other M three rec Il the water water
xre4 durine. the. week IN the Tennessee at
3 e 81 sst ths OHIO f ~
et and Louisville feet and s, in the sayan- g;.
a fsIsn isss ts tie rs ArsaDsas s a. Ettis
aeehesA Rises hsvs @ occurred In % the Red r River
AA % inches from Friday to Tuesday, since fall
RQ@S tn}ch6s. and at Leavenwortk a inches.
TsS eTeH taf on f yee
10 Vkp-the best she has had IN weeks. The
AM Mary Houston had 40 tons pig and 200
10, d hoosheads sugar. 100 barrels rics and
Not IL snndry freight aud seventy passengers.
Nh ssnEaEements above y @ to AZ every very berth
.tneel: of the Corona The Annie r. Silver had
MontH passengers, 500 hORsheads sugar. 40
E0ckas marble and lot OF miscellaneous
& CAPT EsB. Oryer and family arrived By the F.
~ vsst erasy by rail- ior 81. Louis .'@'' =
Ehs rt yer fell seventeen inches at Cairo yes
!. Hr. FRI ank Miller, brother Of Charley and FL
l4kthe Tl 1os. Sherlock.
N1sy for Bayou Bartholomew direct. Ky chip
DMg on Is throuah boat delay Is avoided.
xes S,e g e 4 Blanks leaves to-day as usual for
& xhe IN surpassed ]. M. White leaves as usual
1p-morrof v fOr 0reenville. She will be found at
III 81 6sps Brou 81 the CITY .,
,a, n,s tsp on hsT
~. M en ntaSfnrsr and dasier in snnrioms
S y ~ ~ M msa vnrr acharos am wnn,
~. n " go thin srv anna nffer iav 49,
"a %hs inhn Hnward Cant / III Carlton ar
rr nusx safurdsv @venink A1o"1 os1'e1' Anu Will
hs rsaoyned' Ohio river PASSENGER steamer
3&mniin IL. ciark leavas tn.morrnw III q Cins.
IhMti ~ .o"'eo AoA oAn
II 9Se reliahle and pleasant Centennial, Thos.
~ = m for M q S, louis 0'erA' leaves
|gI4gxs-Mossrs. Okei!.y and wallace. CON
RA9OLn, auSoLSaoo X nnVI1oI pnII ~ Lo-udy 9
saeS y a Mn.aa lu..nS. nollSe snesr tuucks
IN ~ 1irS ~ - 0vH vSnss aSy sacHi - r.,h,.
81 3e soMSoss Sanes nopsonh. sth oapI; sarole
49, me 1enneesee river. WlL I'VE narGes OF
eErive9 yceleIdsy. Oapt Sarple mas Q
U1Ik0 " GacRoso ~; un,.
uk Heeav payo1 Houia y nlte elaT LINE Line
So xnasspst .,,... e. e. Vo1s.ock ~ MASTER. seo'
4 JoSn S W dsnnon.~ ~ J. q. Libauo a. O. master nd J.
0sc0p Hi9rA; leaves Io-udy aG ? 2. q. as
E&k9 ME 80 @ @sS40iSsS5 ~ rVWLEn ~ DssyOa SaIa.
$& =. y. n1I 4. T. .stan GtnnpM1nS 81 sw.sa!neI
49,. 4o -. -. Mos - - aet .sa t a. II p. rafNer
S0u~y ~ - ~ N ,aors ao1 to
r,I, ,nHer Rer.oM u.Ie9 els. ~ - 1ruslow ~ com
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
InpDsGs.

rzrn~sn
pAmu - -. h-.,@ ,r.,,r;. - u.,,- 80 tor. II
log = Z. tcns hsy to \ Warner ~ NJ. 500 49,. :,
W. t.s Dask msay y. SA s0"s "
u Perth M AMBoY.Pss - = big John i ASpsrmott IS
~ sUnn n y - 2. = M u ssn tc,,. ~
rEHIh -. AMDOn n-fef os'K nsioyoA4-0'O ''A.' =.
........
n,r cu,r. s1Tv -. :. ..s.r,.. rr.a \ p,.r,.-
697 bales cotton to Meyer W0e Acc--ao7 JnO Phelps
&oo-.9il Jno u Hardia Aco-lo3 yurey unns-s' ur,,
u Allison koo-75 Richardson q Mny-so = oonien. s.
M ker E, HcosoJ Harris Co.'s Anen NueSns Iuo uo
Chafie & sons-al Chaae. Hamilton z Powell--ao to
Scott Mc0ehee-l9 "a Walmsley Aco.l1 q 70 = Y
9ardner-5S W Rawlins-s w Black @co,S John
Noble--l Payne, Kennedy Aco-5 beaa1es W90a a.s 9
wv A Peaie--a " Burbrides Aoo-l ny Plauohe
Eco-i 70 order--33O sacks cotton seed y votIon
Seed Association50 do Cyrus Bussey--lo7 heal hogs
% head cattle ooops hogs noel Mooten-asi heao
slaves Bobet Bros-,7oo do W T Morris -lol empty
Dns Mora = raaiioS r. o.a Iron n% S,S ~
n. .s q nSn ~. $3.50. sa.T saaD nco atsra.
~ ~ nTr s,ssmar ssnmnt,on
~ anos snaar io Dds moasses Asn se
% Ho nmns sae a,o nv. w s,oar ,.a ~
Ss. aos.s.s Capt
h.os rlSe AZ hsa hdes
~ ysos OS. 49, 49, sso1 T..a.rS ~ pIs
4 Mauadn -uanAv~a ~ orhAv-TnNnl no hhds an.
= ~ ~ - ss,S@, sas Is n s "
eas - as @ Sos moAssos NJ oD's "oasses 1so ssoks u
Uakn ~ vnT IvU uApA -. ....,.. Y... u, r,....,
u - =, ..t 81 MarsS SSnu - ~ aha
e 49, oo..Ou s - - 3D. W, ~ ~ - M.
rsrns. M.rT.s nrmn
Hs VA. scoa MA sngsr nsr,. = hhis ~
nhs az ~ i'm I hs'ls y, u.r-s. yn, Io.s "
M h;ds. n 4 Vtnc.rt ha,s. al ren.. ndaii a.
w naass '. a Dalos ,., Js :, 49, 1910 "
LS n... hrs .,o,. . ~ y I'M NM Iii SASs oossV
| TnwrR fs1x HT.Spsr ssssmsr WI I.sha1- IA hbd. of
go, = Shis ~nls.... - ptchs-a MssI,L.. os hhI
.as '1i. Thosscn An Az Pans,s .snhs
nos. Il Ronrv-nsa al + Hauria--is T. T.mbsrtHS
sS . NJ n,.i...s " -
| UPPER CUAeT-Per steamer Fair Play
10 hhds suRas bbls molasses TO M Scott-1i do
y Bouracois-3 bbls potatoes Lanaux l. SONS do
Joseph Keler--0 bbls onions to Roman 4 Otis-and
sunories 10 order-Tota ID hhds sugar II bbls mo.
laseee
BAYOU DIES ALLEMANDs-Per steamer joe
Webre--Iot old iron and aundrios to order
TENNFSsEE RIvER1Per steamer Jaa Hobaon
Rsos,pts at ths new nassn.
Arnro,yrrrr D ....u... M ,s.r. "a
-, nA.NSs NY IL s.a eet., s'esmes % MoIeI-oV ~
49, M.t MH ~ ~" Csssn % " M nIos non VI
n.oes ns.swen y. & chamoefs' ools tar y oisrk
sannI,1s y.y,s ~. - " vIups ~ ~
MoH M.Ea Kver-rer schf oaoase-so'ooo ieot lumber
- NeveN :. -.
Asndsooro FER sohr Aenrietta-6o'oSo n lumber
'" = OomerIt' p, N,,- so .o. r..
Jordan klyernper sohr decentralization feet Of
iumOer 70 ! Demeritt ,,, -,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31

Freight for Brownsville 10 per cent of tariff
Through bills ladinR signed to all points
on the HOUSTON and Texes Central and g. n.
and >. A, y. r.. Int. and Great Northern Rail-
road. and New Orleansand Texas Railroad.
Ban Antonio fretRhts received and forwarded
road. ". - e-.'D---S ~"s.-.
Treights for Gonzales. Hallettsville, Rancho
ETC., received via Clinton or Ouero.
L9nteraRo 70 Corpus Christi and BraZos III
any Ct risk and expense Of consignees.
:, freight Tor a!l the above points received al
the depot of MnrgRn'g Louisiana and Texae
Railroad. foot Of Lafayette street. daily until
8 D, m.
Tickets and staterooms secured until D. m
morning OF departure
Through tickets will be issued from this office
% the principal points on the Houston, Texas
central Railroad. on the International and
Great Northern Railroad. Texas and Pacific
O. 4. WHITNEY q co.. Managers,
ocl u Corner Magazine and Natchuz sts.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
LAFeURcHk.

AAWVU8GnMs
INDEPENDENT BEMI-WEEKLY NEW Or
LEANS. COAST AND LAFOURCHE
...PAOKET.
Leaves every MONDAY ut .. m. and FRIDAY
~s FOR WAY LANDINGS ON COAST
and Bayou Lafourche-The A No. /
PASSENGER packet
BELLE,
Max Blanchard, Master,
John Webre and @. J. Blanchard. Clerks.
every SUNDAY and WEDNEBDAY. In daylight.
For freight or passage apply onboard or to
8. HENO, 10 Cont ct.
P. g. Goes through to Lockport on the
Thursday trip.
EEMI-WEEKLY COAST AND BAYOU LA.
FOURCHE
Leaves every TUESDAY at p.m.. and SATUR.
DAY at 10 q. m.
Tho Al passenger packet
ASSUMPTION,
p. A. Oharlet master,
Edw. Nicolle. and ]. W. LaRroue. clerks.
every MONDAY and THURSDAY In daylight.
For freaRht or passage apply q board d1r 1r to
1oS Decatur, near st. Louis street.
P.H H.-Has clerk on the landing during the
day. at the head OF Btenvfife street. to receive
freight. nO12 6m
--
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
LOwER COAST.

Leaves every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at II
FOR ORANGE FARM, POINTE
&sll5 sas bs sS2 q
landings-The new. fine and fast steamer
RMaA IRVINE.
IA. Buzz master. e. II. Vallette clerk.
leaves as above regularly, returning to the city
early In the evening on alternate days, For
freight or passage apply on board. .headof Con-
q street. au11
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31

kFE4k FOB INDIANOLA AND CORPUS
nn1n&G Christi - steamers leaving Morgan
City on WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS
connect at Galveston with the Norfolk,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
WHITE STAR LINE.

Is70..FaM 4 winter Arramgsment -1S8o
TRI-WEEKLY UPPER COAST PACKET TO
BAYOU GOULA AND BEN TUREAUD.
~ THE FINE AND FAST PAE6EN.
ger steamer
(. Leaves a. S1iRY EVERY MoNbAY and MEDNFsDAY si61
at 10 a. m. and FRIDAY at s .. m. for Bayou
days.
8. HENO, 10 Cont street.
A clerk will be found daily at the head OF
Bienville street to receive freight. oc96 Il
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31

~ lMQBlLE FAST LINE)
THE BHORTE6T ROUTE 10 EAHTKRN
ONLY LINE WITH HSlT55S, DdSBLn DAILY PAS.
6EN0ER TRAINS.
On and after Sunday. November 9, ls7o traine
VII! arrive and leave depot. foot Of Canal eHeot,
as follows:
L1Ah A1nvL
No. Express No. Expreea.
daily. 20 AMI dailY........Y.4o n M
no. Express No Expreea
daily-.-....-.g:0 100 p.m.l daily ........o:s0 pua
y Nekets may be obtained and Sleeping Oar
Berths secured In advance on application 6 fha
ONCE corner Camp and Common streets. 0ppon
site CITY Hotel
3. b ROBINSON. supertnseadene.
di1y Nv. COLEMAN. Ticket Aoent.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
MOR0AN'H LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAIL.
ROAD AND STEAMSHIP GO,

March 3o-9l hhds sugar to T Brierre 6oo-ei do
G Gibert-3 Payne Kennedy kcc-l do bbls mo.
lasses Rykosh 4 Manade-2 do T A Gleason-3 do /
Dbl sugar . = Bourg-1 Dbl sugar ] Zaoharie-l1
hhds sugar NJ Walsh-3 sacks wool VIM Mehle-3
do Jos David bales moss L Surle Gco-l do dry
hide Odell-l9 bales moss Flash, Preston &oo-s
do Groebel &co-1 Bibolet-l bbl green hides Z
pkgs eggs L Terrebonne-2 hides hf bales NOSE to
head cattle Mehle &oo-a bales moss John Hefting
sundries order-Total 81 hhds sugar bbls sugar
bbls m0lasses
From Indianola-Per steamship Josephine-l
bales cotton to Danneel Coos do 1856 bales goat
skins do deer skins do sheep skins do kid skins
Whitney &co-4 bags horse hair to M r 4 A
Murphy--296 head sheep to A Daverede-sundries to
0rder-T0tal bales cotton
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31

,HCfMA FOR BRAZOS SANTIAGO VII
AA1RfG Galveston~The Iron steamer
1. q. HARRDH
Will sail from Morgan CITY
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-31
TEXAS.
PAHSENdER ROUTE T0jks GALVESTON AND
HOUSTON. NJ

Passengers take Railroad Ferryboat, foot OF
bt. Ann street. at q. M. reaching Morgan City
at u m. there connecting with steamers plying
from Morgan City, In connection With Mor9an q
Louisiana and TaxaS Raiirnad 81. - -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

CAPTAINS MoNDAYaoEs.- II guess you
might call it bread pudding,if you wanted
to. only Mondsygo is kind OF sea slang
for most anything that's made up of the
clean leavings of things which ain used
during the week, which goes on Monday
into the prog. was reading of an
English cookbook the other day which
advertised the picking over of what was
left on peoples plates. But I shouldn't
banker much after that kind of economy,
though have knowed spoony people to
eat out OF the same platter ;but they wasn't
OF the same sex, like the little girl and the
pig, that went share and share alike from
the same bowl of mush. 10 the story-book.
But there is lots of crusts of bread left
over that you amt got no use TO waste.
Save your old bread what amt eaten.
would much rather. somehow, chuck
away slice OF plumb pudding than
crust of bread. Bread is kind of sacred
thing. Once on time, off the coast of
France. was a-fshing on craft out of
Brest, and the crew wasn't particularly
pious, but it kind of touched me when
the old captain, whenever he cut loaf
of their black bread, always made the
sign of the cross over it. He was a Bre-
ton. But am diwerging. Having saved
your stale bread, take, say. pound of it
End pour over it quart of warm milk.
A teaspoonful of condensed milk in a
quart of warm water is just as good.
Mash the bread. crumbs pretty smooth.
Take cupful of brown sugar and put that
in, and the yellow of four eggs. and a
tablespoonful Of melted butter. If your
butter is salt it's all right. I have put in
at sea tablespoonful of lime juice, but
lemon juice is better. One lemon is
enough, and CRATE half the outside skin
into it. 1t ought not not to be thick when
it is baked. Now if you want to be
scrumptious, and lay out things cold, just
as the Mondaygo comes from the oven
take the whites of your eggs beat EN- to
froth and mix in with four tablespoon.
fuls of powdered white sugar. As your
pudding comes from the oven spread this
over and the heat of the pudding will
make this ere mixture into q first class
icing. Another way of using bread--it
may be fresh or stale--is to cut II In slices
and toast it; then you butter it slightly
when it's cold; break three eggs in a pint
of milk; lay slice at the bottom of the
baking dish, then currents and raisins,
and build her up that way, sprinkling a
teaspoonful of brown sugar on each LAYER
then pour over your milk and egg, dust
some nutmeg or cinnamon on top, and let
her bake.-Bob, The Sea Cook.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

Mr.. Munroe Morse, Midway. Mass, has
an unpatented device for distributing COM
mercial fertilizers in hills or drills, which
the New England Far7ner describes as
follows:
"A nail keg is cut down about one-third.
and fitted with an easy handle, made fast
acroos the top, and is grasped as wash
woman grasps laundry iron. The bottom
is perforated with holes bored with bit,
and of any size and number desirable, the
holes being at some distance from each
other for distributing the fertilizer over
considerable space. After boring the
holes, the wood of the bottom is whitfield
thin around them to prevent clogging. A
bucket made in this way will hold fertilizer
so long as 1t is carried still. but the least
jar. as by heavy motions of the body in
walking, or a gentle shaking, will distrib-
ute it freely and uniformly. After II little
practice, one can so gauge his motions and
the rate of speed in walking that he can
apply a certain amount per acre with
almost the precision of machine work. In
adjusting it,weigh basketfu and measure
the lenght of row it dresses, then by a
little figuring IN exact amount may he
applied. Different fertilizers may require
the use of two or more buckets with
different-sized holes, or part of the holes
may be closed. One advantage of this
IN sthod is, that the dust is all kept close tc
the ground, instead of filling the eyes and
clothes of the operator "
We will venture that our Grand Isle
correspondent will have that device, Oh
some better one. made from the idea, il
use next season. The very best and mos
convenient of farming tools should natur
ally come from practical farmers, who
like our correspondent, are born mochan
les rs well, for in the use of the nipple
ment they can note its imperfections ant
apply the remedy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

Why Do MOwings Run Quit

Mr.. EDITOR:-I have Just read u COM
munication in your paper signed by
Young Farmer on why do our meadows
run outP"
would like to give you u little of my
experience and observation in the use of
moving machines. The first had ever
done with moving machine was nearly
twenty years ago. | was moving beside
the road and man came along with u
moving machine and called to me to know
if | would like to have him finish my piece
for me; and AS | was somewhat tired of
moving, and rs wished to get my grass
cut before noon, | told him to come on.
1t was then | o'clock.
He cut the piece down in just one hour
and | paid him one dollar. After he was
gone l paced around the ground he had
moved, and found it was Just twenty
rods long and four rods wide. 1t was
very smooth bottom, and heavy herds
grass, at least Il ton and half to the acre.
When it was raked off | was astonished
to see the difference. There was from
four to seven inches difference in the
height, by measurement-that cnt by the
machine being the highest; and in two or
three weeks that around the outside-that
cut with the scythe-began to look green
from the road, and there was quite a crop
of rowen, while that in the middle, moved
with the machine, never showed green
above the stubble. cut off the rowen
around the outside, but in the middle there
was nothing to CUT and the next year
there was not over one-half as much
where it was cut with the machine AS
where it was cut with the scythe. | have
observed the same thing to a greater or
less extent ever since, but never with so
marked distinction.
We know that those farmers that are
very nice about their work and particular
about their moving, whether done by hand
or by machine, always have the best
grass. Grass left on the ground and not
cut will run out in a short time.
once knew a man that had heavy
piece of clover after wheat (thirty seven
slow farmers, never in season for any,
thing, did not get round to cut the clover;
neither was it cut the next year, and the
third year it was not worth cutting.
A man, who is IL good farmer, in the
town of Peacham q did not learn his
name), got this same notion-that the
machine injured the grass, and so he tried
an experiment; he seeded down ten acres
all alike, and all served alike, and divided
it in the middle, and cut one half with the
machine and the other half with the
scythe and the third year there was not
more than half AS much grass on that
cut with the machine as on the other half.
OBSERVER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10
For the Freeman.
A Cure for GrasshOppers.

POMFRET, VT, November, 1881.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The farm of Mr.. A. E.
Perkins OF this town has some very high
land pitching southwardly, which is used
for pasturage. In the summer it becomes
covered with grasshoppers, which in Il
season favorable for them, like the one just
passed, eat every green thing in the field
and then work down to the lower land
destroying crops as they go. This will
happen when the farms of his neighbors,
lying on lower ground. will escape all
injury, or suffer only late in the season
when the grass on the high land is ex-
hausted. The damage cannot be closely
estimated, but it is considerable, and Mr..
Perkins could pay IA snug little sum every
year to be free from the pests.
Now an not enough of an entomolo-
gist to know whether the 'hoppers deposit
eggs on low land which do not hatch, or
whether they deposit them on high land
only, and it makes no difference; the
insects that do the mischief are Matched in
the light, dry soil on the hill; and it is
plain that if this Matching ground could
be destroyed the evil would substantially
disappear.
done-on this and on thousands of other
farms in the stately planting trees. Mr.
Perkins says that the troublesome fifty
acres could be covered with young trees
for two hundred and fifty dollars, and in II
very few years the old Matching ground
would begin to be ineligible. There is
no want Of arguments for tree plant
ing, but [ submit this as new one
which is directed so straight to the pocket
as to have a great deal of practical force
These old "hiIl pastures are worthless
at best in their present shape, and this
particular field is plainly worse than use.
less-the farm would be worth more if 1t
could be blotted out of existence. But
the old hills will produce trees, and, Of
course, ought never to have been used fol
anything else.
The old plan was to clear the higf
ground and let the low land remain, and
now we have large proportion of Yer.
mont farms with these desolate pastures
while some of the best and most accessible
land remains covered with forest, now toe
valuable to be cut away.
Perhaps it is too early to hope for any
extended tree culture in Vermont-ever
in the older towns the farmers have MOI
entirely outgrown the spirit of pioneer
! life which regards tree as an enemy--bu,
something has already been done, and the
work will no doubt increase as time goes