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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

Some one may ask why a greater loss of
in Hungarian than in other
grasses when left to mature and made into
hay? Probably the cause is that Hunga-
rian is more like grain, and there is a
greater tendency to the production of seed.
All know that rye, or any other grain, if
to be used us II forage crop, must be cut
early, else we get only straw. full of woody
fibre, and containing comparatively little
heterogeneous (muscle- forming) food. On
This point we must fortify ourselves by the
opinion of Prof. Atwater, of the Connect
cut experimental station. who says: There
are two great sources of loss in our COM
mon systems Of feeding. One is that we
often fail to have enough albuminoids in
the food to secure the most complete diges-
ton. Another is, that forage crops are
not cut when young and easily digested,
but are allowed to stand until they are
nearly ripe, and much of their material
has become indigestible and nearly useless
as nourishing food" Moral: If you wish
to make Hungarian grass into hay, cut it
before its virtues are concentrated in the
seed. We regard the early cutting of all
forage crops as the greatest Improvement
of modern times in stock feeding.
But we must hasten to say word about
the soil adapted to Hungarian grass and
the mode of cultivating it. The common
practice is to SOW Hungarian on rather
light, dry soils, but if our observation is
not greatly at fault, it does best on good
strong loan, and this, too, pretty we'll en-
riched. Wherever oats will grow well
Hungarian grass will mako return oil
about two tons of good dry forage, worth
if cnt early, at least as much as ordinary
hay, probably more. Still, farmers mus
remember that Hungarian grass is ar
annual, and that the land must be plowet
and seeded each year, while the natura
grasses are perennial and succeed eacf
other in natural rotation, and the longe
the land has been in grass, if only kept il
good heart, theebetter is thelhay. In cas-
the land is plowed for sowing Hungarian
after one crop of grass has been harvested
rs is often done, or, after crop OF white
grain, it is taxing the soil too much unles
some fertilizer is added, some commercial
fertilizer, say three hundred pounds o
guano, will pay well, unless the ground i
decidedly rich. hungarian grass is on
of the branching foliage plants which
draw largely on the air for support; but
is poor economy to leave plant or ANNA
to feed entirely on the air. PloW deeply
or with shallow furrow, just as the sol
is deep or shallow, and in either case pu
verize the surface thoroughly. If the see
is sown broadcast, half bushel will b
required. but if sown in drills Il peck
sufficient. The process of harvesting
the same rs for ordinary grass. If tn
object is to raise seed, it must be above
to become fully mature, or much seed wi
be lost, AS it shells out easily. The usu;
crop of seed is from twenty to thirty busf
els per acre, which sells readily, and ais
makes good feed for poultry.-NtW Yor'
Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

pictures on his little slate with the right
hand. That hand was really weaker than
the other; he could not guide it So /
made little pictures on the slate, nothing
intricate, then rubbed them off with nv
finger till only tho dim outline could be
seen. These required him to trace. The
weak hand that could not originate line,
could. little by little, approximate the
rubbed outlines. Afterwards, by the same
plan, taught him to write the letters OF
the alphabet. and by the time he Was old
enough to 90 TO school, he had learned to
use his right hand
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

Grass has gained wonderfully in the
last two weeks, and in some fields which
ut that tine gave no promise of a fair
crop will now cut nearly or quite an aver
age one. In this vicinity the cutting of
the crop is later than usual, and the har-
vest will be much larger than was feared
the middle of June.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14
HEALTHY PROPERTY OF ONroNs.-T

HEALTHY PROPERTY OF ONIoNs-The
healthy property of onions has never been
fully understood Lung and liver COM
plants are certainly benefited. often cured,
by free consumption of them, either
cooked or raw. Colds yield to them like
magic. Don't be afraid of them. Taken
at night, all offence will be gone by morn.
ing, and the good effects will amply COM
pensate for the trifing annoyance. Taken
regularly they promote the health of the
lungs and digestive organs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

FAT MAKES HENS LAY.-There is much
refuse fat from tho kitchen that can be
turned to good account by feeding to the
hens. OF course where soap is made it
will be used in that way, but it is ques-
ton whether it is not much easier and
more profitable to buy soap and make the
hens lay by feeding them with fat. Every
thing that is not wanted for drippings for
cooking purposes, should be boiled up With
the vegetables for the fowls, Exchange.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

m n A A A MONTH guaranteed. Sl9 day
$500 / /; /
M an HA home made by the industrious. Cap
" SBBHH ital not required will start You
"a RUuHU Men, women, boys and girls make
an EuH money fast at work for us than at
wv IN ANYTHING else. The work is light and
\DVV " pleasant, and such as anyone can 10
right at. Those who are wise who
this notice will send their address at and
for themselves Costly outfit and terms free. Now is
the time Those already at work laying up large
sums Of money Address, TRUE h CO..
FM3lvI Augusta. Maine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

OK YoKEs.-There are three points
about an OK which are more liable to be
made sore by ordinary.work in the yoke
than any others, viz. the top of the neck
and the two shoulders. We often see
oxen with sores on each of these places
Sore thoulders are often caused by the bow
being too wide Sometimes it is caused
by the bow being too square or too sharp
on the outer edge. The bow should be
perfectly round at the shoulder joint, and
of such II width as to come between the
neck and shoulder joint. If any man
doubts this, let him put u heavy crowbar
on his shoulder and in the right spot, and
walk eighty rods and then put it on his
shoulder and walk back, and then see
where the bite comes. The drop of the
staple, as II general thing. should come
down about half way from the top of the
ox's neck to the shoulder joint. Oxen
drawing on the lead need more crooked
yoke or II longer staple than when draw
ing on the nib. In conclusion we will
remark that too little attention is paid to
this subject by our farmers. There is not
one yoke or set of OK bows in five that is
made to suit the oxen that are worked in
them. Hence sore necks are the conse-
quence, and the OK falls away in flesh,
caused by this daily punishment; better
pay little more for yokes, and get those
uade well.-J.L. Jersey, New Hampshire
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

Leaking milk we should think difficult
matter TO deal with, though we have had
no occasion to experiment for cure never
having been troubled with the difficulty.
We presume the article referred to was
collodion, which applied to the end of the
teat soon dries and forms coating, which
contracts rs it dries, so besides the coating
it forms over the end of the tcat, it also
"puckcrs " it up. 1t was put up in small
bottles and sold about the country, some
years since, for dressing cuts and bruises,
under the name of i" Liquid Cuticle." 1t
must, of course, be applied after each
milking and removed before you begin to
milk.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14
Leaking Milk.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Deur Sr:-One of my
COWS (and she is good ene) leaks her
milk; please inform me what | can do to
stop the leakage. l don't like the elastic
band, although | never have used it,
remember of reading some time ago-l
think in one of the agricultural reports,
that something could be obtained at the
druggists that would stop the leakage.
Respectfully Yours, z. c.
Newport Center VT
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14
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 we hope this feature will prove successful and an
additional attraction to our readers.
Contributions should be sent to the Editor Of tn
Agricultural Department
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

RIGHT AND LEFT.-My little boy was
left-handed. ! had found, by experience,
that school life would be particularly irk-
some to him, if that defect were not reme-
died before he began school. 1t was use
less for me 10 try to persuade him TO draw
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14
agricultural department.
o. N. TINkHAm, Editor.

All communications for this department should be
sent to the editor, Mr.. o. NJ. TINKHAN, 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, 1880-07-14

A BABY TENDER.-My baby was creep.
ing all over the floor, and had no nurse
for her. There were times when she drove
me nearly distracted. When was busiest
it seemed to me she crept into the most
dangerous places, Just imagine woman
busy preparing dinner. Except herself
baby is the only occupant of the room
She opens the oven to haste the roasting
beef. Just as her entire energies are d.
rected to the operation, baby takes advant
age of her STOPPING position and creeps up
on her buck, She cannot dslodge the
child, and it is with extreme difficulty that
she replaces the hot pan without an acct
dent. | frequently found myself in such
positions. At last thought of n remedy,
procured dry-goods box, or such box
as shoes are generally packed in; its di-
mansions were as follows: depth half a
yard, width fifteen inches, and length one
yard. This | put in one corner of the
kitchen. Whenever l was particularly
busy, | caught up the darling and boced
her. She might dislike her close quarters,
might struggle to be free, but at least she
was safe. But in Il little while she did not
dislike her prison. She learned to pull up
by the sides and look over; she took her
first steps supported by its sides, which
were at convenient distance apart; by
and by, she would walk from end to end in
her efforts to be near me as moved about
the room. But it is Il clumsy affair. |
shall have much better one for the sit.
ting room; it is TO be made of the same
dimensions but simply skeleton frame,
except that the floor is to be made solid.
Upon this frame. which is to be very
smooth around the top, shall tack wire
gauze; the entire structure is to be on
casters, that may easily roll it about; a
long flexible strap is to be tackled from side
to side like basket handle. From this,
shall suspend the toys l find amuse her,
and think my homemade baby tender
will be comfort Some bright bits of
Brussels carpet, which have been saving,
will, when nicely bound, come in place as
q rug for baby's box.-Agriculturist.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

A HINT FOR TIE GIRLs.-A wood en-
gravcr being asked why he did not
employ women, replied; II have en-
ployed women very often, and wish
could feel more encouraged. But the
truth is, that when young man comes
TO me and begins his work, he feels that
it is his life's business. He is to cut his
fortune out of the little blocks before him.
Wife, family, home, happiness, are all to
be carved out by his own hand, and he
settles steadily and earnestly to his labor,
determined to master it, and with every
Indictment squirting him on. He cannot
marry until he knows his trade. 1t is
exactly the other way with the girl She
may be as poor as the boy, and wholly as
dependent upon herself for living, but
she feels that she will probably marry by
and by, and then she must give up wood
engraving. So she goes on listlessly; she
has no ambition to excel; she does not
feel that all her happiness depends on it.
She will marry and then her husband S
wages will support her. She may not say
so, but she thinks so, and it spoils her
work"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14
The Hood Orphan Memorial Fund
General G. T. BEAURE GARD,
New Orleans, 1850.

Tho entire proceeds arising from the sale of tn
work devoted to the Hood Orphan Memorial fund
which is invested in United States Registered Bonds
for the nurture care support and education OF the ten
infants deprived of their parents last summer at New
Orleans, (the melancholy incidents Of which sad be
bereavement are still fresh in the public mind)
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ing made expressly for this work. four large mans Of
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The author the subject. the purpose all alike render
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For Terms, Rates to Agents, etc, address. with full
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

CULTIvATING THE RASPBERRY. A fter
all is said and done, there is no small fruit
so certain in its crop and altogether so
wholesome as the raspberry. With any
kind of decent attention it will not disap.
point the grower. no matter what the vari-
ETY. may be. 1t is true that it should al
ways be pruned and laid down in Novem-
Der, ready for taking up 10 the spring
without anything more to do with it than
tying to stakes. These stakes may be al
most of any kind and can almost always
be furnished on the premises-such as
pieces of boards split off, bean poles that
have become too short by the ends rotting
off, and supports obtained from pruned
branches from trees. Do this and one is
sure of getting good supply of fruit.
When the canes are done bearing cut
them out; and when November comes
prune the new wood and lay down as
before. Germantown Tel.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14
WHITE BRONZE MONUMENTS
A Grand improvement.

sAu persons about to purchase Monuments. Head
Stones Tablets &c will find il for their Interest to
first examine aud sec sample Monuments aud sPeci-
mems of White Bronze work at my residence on Berlin
street.
We row make nearly 200 different STYLES Of Monu.
ments from it. to 40 TT. in height at prices from So 90
TO as 5O in STYLE diversified that all we think VIII
be able to select what viii nly sut their taste Our
statuary alone is worthy of the highest consideration
1t now embraces many beautiful figures both for
adults and Children's Monuments. We also make
WedalliOus Portrait Busts. Soldiers Statue, feet
high to be placed on Soldiers Monuments. Urns,
VASES and BOUQUET HOLDERS, for fenleteTIeS aud
Larns: Corner Markers for Cemetery Lots, Flow
ers bouquets, Wreaths Lambs, Doves Century Plants
Odd Fellow and Masonic Emblems and Cemetery
Ornaments in almost endless variety; also Sims
Door Plates, Numbering Letters for buildings Sc sc
per and cast; actually Thicker and Stroggg}er in
Material than Bronze Statuary that has stood Cnm-
pared for thousands of years; and pronounced by
Scientists to be the best material now in use for Gene
-. D1rI,.n al
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

CANNING FRUIr.--I will give the plan l
have been pursuing for several years and
find it so good that | shall continue until
learn better way. Place your already
prepared fruit Gf berries or cherries, care
fully pick them as you would if you were
going to put them on TO stew in your
stone fruit cans, cold; have your teakettle
of boiling water, and for grapes, cherries,
and all acid fruits use sugar. for the fruit
keeps better and is in every way superior
Fill your cans with syrup until within an
inch and half of the top place immediate
ly in the hot oven. and when they come TO
the boil they are ready to take out and seal
up; after you have passed knife or spoon
two or three times down in the can to let
out the remaining air bubbles, seal air
tight, and you will be surprised and de-
lighted to find your fruit whole and of fine
favor when you come to use it.-MrS. Il
bennett, in Ohio Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14

REST BETTER THAN PHYsIC.-Rest
would cure half the accidents that horses
receive, but people will not give it them
because it costs money. A pet horse of
mine had very bad strain consequent on
Il groom's disobedience; his leg was al
most as useless as though it were broken;
he was seen by many veternnries and pro-
nounced incurably injured. was advised
to sell him or kill him. did neither. !
had his plates taken off, put him into the
largest loose box l have-one eighteen
feet by thirteen feet-wth straw up to his
knees, and then, giving him no treatment
except cold water bandages, kept him do
ing nothing for year. gently walking
him about on the soft paths of my woods
when ii was fine weather. He recovered
entirely after twelve months rest, and
now he is ready to jump over the moon,
and the only hard task is to make him not
gallop. - Whitehall RcUieW.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
Central Vermont R. R Linz.
Commencing Monday, July y. 1880.
rRArNsaoING SOUTH ANDEAsT.

TRAINsaOING SOUTH ANDEAsr.
L,aveuontpenerats.51a and II.45A M, 6.55andillo
Il Nail from Syracuse and Oglensburgh, st Al
hans aud Burlington leaves Montpelier SOU A. NJ ior
Boston wa rom Montreal St AIbans Burlin2ton,
SC leaves Montpelier ll45 A. n, tor b0stton'
New London. Springfield, New York. and inter
ns TuXr AIbans3 D n Burlington
4 Al NJ Montpelier 6 s. P. N for Northheld., g. a,
NfgHT EXPRESS from Ozdenshurg, MontTedi .. a.
hans aud Burlington leave Montpelier at ~ Aiior
9nston via Lowell or Fitchburgh, Springfield NE"
TRAINsGoINGNoRTHA WEST
Leave Montpelier at 1Os 5OA.M, 10 50 and s51 aud
bay ExPREssIeaves Boston via, Fitchburgh at 20
A M via, Lowell s.45 A. NJ, New LONDON S.Ou An
anrin,uheld OOA NJ Montpelier IS p. NJ. for Bur
i1ipp,itnni 81 Adams Montreal, and Ovdensburg:
ACCOMMODATIONS Train leaves Nortnheid a. d5 "
MiXE1Ieaves White verJunction5; S0A N. North
field 10 81 NJ MONTPELIER 10 80 A. NJ ipr BuriluHtou D
Adams Richford, Rouses Point. &c ,..-. alta
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. leaves White River junction 3;W'
Nontpelier p NJ for Burlington, ST. Aipsns ana Mph
'SfGHr FxPnEss leaves Boston via, Lowell at l0OP
" via Fitchhurgh 500 p. n, New YORK wv 2; 20
ton, st. Adams, Montreal and Osdensbnrs ana th'
"Trsinsleave MISUNDERSTANDING att ,oOA 80
NReturning Il cave Barrcat7.45AN ,andto2iA NJ. anc
SIeerinR cars are attached to Might Express trains
runninv between Montreal and Boston aud Montrea
and Springheld aud New York and VIA. Troy, and
Parlor Cars and Day Express between Boston aht
'Thr5ixi ticketsforC hicag the Westfo rsalea
thepriucpal stat 'ons. w uop,DT
Genl SUIT
| St. Adams, Vt. July TO- 1880.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-01-15

The new Canadian tariff. which was
mainly intended to exclude American
manufactures from the Dominion bv pIac-
ing a prohibitory duty on them, is not
altogether satisfactory to the people Of
New Brunswick, which is essentially a
maritime province. Heretofore Il. John
has been one Of the principal places Of
importation, but under the new tariff the
customs receipts there have fallen off one
half Then, NeN Brunswick has hitherto
been deeply interested in the building of
wooden vessels, and in spite of the fact
that iron has generally taken tile place Of
wood in naval construction, these builders
have contrived, by their superior facilities
to turn out huIls which they could use
with profit themselves, OF sell with fair
return to European customers. But the
effect of the tariff, although it allows ship
material to be entered free. has been to
increase the cost Of the ordinary nccessi-
ties of life, and, therefore, to put up the
rate of wages which must be paid to ship
carpenters. For this reason, what are
usually known as province built ships are
likely to cost considerably more in the
future than they have in the past, and
their owners can neither use them nor
sell them as advantageously as Of Old.
This will work to the advantage of Amer
lean ship builders, who have heretofore
been unable to compete with the cheaper
labor across the border; a New Bruins
wick built vessel costing one third less
than one built in this State. Now that
the conditions are more nearly equal, our
ship builders will be able to turn out as
cheap, and far better vessels, than those
built on the st. John.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-01-15
Where Earth and Heaven Meet

Whether between its meadows green,
Where sun and shadow play;
Or silent snow fields intervene,
With trees of leatless gray;
Or stately hills send down supplies
To blue lakes at their feet
Bevond them ALL seek the line
Where earth and heaven meet.
'Tis where the feecv clouds come forth,
70 sall upon the sky
And where the summer showers arise
" hen all the fields are dry
And thence into my thirsty heart
Come thoughts both sad and sweet.
hen gazing on that distant hne
" here earth and heaven meet
Sometimes remote ii seems. and dim
Through earthly mlsts that rise:
Again, distinct and clear it stands
Before my longing eyes
% lace beloved / cannot see.
o lips may not greet
Till LIES horizon line reach
W here earth and heaven meet
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-01-15

A gentleman in New York was recent
ly descanting to a friend, on the soft
few days before.
"Why," said he, "it sang so soft at
times that you couldn't hear it at all"
"S-h-h-h!" said the other, placing his
hand to his ear" perhaps there is one
singing now Scribner's ''Brica Brac.'