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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

A NEwDEPARTURE IN TREATING AN AP.
PIE ORCHARD. My apple orchard covers
- acres of ground, and in addition Il
making it a run for some 80 hogs, have
during the past years kept from $50 t.
200 sheep and lambs in it during the sum
mer. have Just bought the sheep (May
Ply, and turned them in for this season
Of course that amount of land, if it wa!
in good seeding and free from trees, woult
not pasture 50 much stock but in addition
to the pasture, feed enough grain anc
wheat bran to keep them in such cond
ton that the lambs shall be large enough
to wean in July, and the sheep sufficiently
thrifty to ut once accept the buck after
weaving the lambs, and thus drop their
next lambs, for early winter feeding next
winter.
This, | find, costs me less than to hire
the same number pastured by the week
and being crowded they eat every spire of
grass, every weed, and green thing close
down, and eat every fallen apple as soon
us dropped; for the latter purpose find
sheep much better than hogs, for while
the hogs sleep so soundly rs not to hear an
apple drop if only a few feet away, 4 sheep
never sleeps,so that it is on hand for every
apple us soon as it touches the ground.
let them run here until time to gather
winter fruit, and although they will eat a
few apples and few twigs from the ends
of the lower limbs, as they bend down
with the load of fruit, find my fruit each
year growing faircr, with less and less
wormy apples, and my trees MANFRED
with the feeding of so much grain, are
looking remarkably healthy and are pro-
dnctive. TO prevent their gnawing the
smaller trees, | wash the trunks with
solution OF soap suds, whale oil soap, and
sheep manure, about once each month,
and besides, | give the sheep Il constant
and full supply of fresh water; this is verv
important, for in hot weather they get
very thirsty, and will eat the bark from
larger trees even unless they have plenty
of water.
like this manner of treating my or
chard very much; what it would cost me
to hire the sheep pastured each week will
buy ut least GOO pounds of bran and 400
pounds of corn, making an aggregate each
summer of over 10 tons of the very best
kind Of fertilizer for an orchard. For the
money pay for feed | get my sheep kept
in the finest condition, have the lambs
growing finely all summer, and have the
whole amount of feed bought (Which is
worth all it cost for that purpose) scattered
about the orchard in the best possible con-
dtion and manner. Thus,you see,I prove
that it is perfectly practicable to "eat my
cake and have it too" or in other words,
to get twice value received for the money
invested, besides having the codling moth
successfully Trapped. s. Woodward,
Niagtrt County, N. y, IN Tribune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23
Having.


AT what period of growth shall we Gu
our grass for hay?
This is question of good deal o
interest and importance TO farmers. an,
curiously enough, it is not vet well settled
There has for ten or fifteen years pas
been constant and gradual change t.
earlier cutting. At the commencement o
the period named he was thought
radically early cutter who cut his gras.
in the blow" while now the earl,
cutters aim TO cut when lust headin.
out"
Farmer Sanborn of the New Hampshire
agricultural college farm gives as the re
suit proved by his experiments in feeding
which we believe to be thoroughly an,
carefully conducted, that grass has tn,
most nutriment, and will give NOR
growth in pounds of flesh when the seet
has formed in the head.
Horse men, some at least thai we know
prefer late cut hay for their horses, bu
the dairy men, almost without exception
SO far as We know, are firm in the belle
OF the excellence of early cut hay, OIL
dried grass" for their use.
We remember what Mr. Skinner q
1unbrldge anrwered, when, after his pa
per, they were questioning him as to tn,
cost of keeping his cows. Some one ask
ed what hay was worth. lie replied: "From
nothing to twenty dollars per ton," pivipo
as the last the best quality of early cnt
grass"
Mr.. Wood of Pomfret, well known
among Vermont darymen, in the course
OF feeding last winter, without intending
any test or experiment. thinks his experi
once quite corroborates Mr.. SINNERS
estimate, and perhaps it may be consid.
cred now well settled that for milk. O,
perhaps we should say butter, early cut
hay is best, while it may be true that for
growth and the laying on of flesh, grass
In which the seed has formed may be
better.
This again brings up the Especially y
In farming. and adds specaties in feed
lng-securing your feed in accordance
with the use intended for it. And all
together indicates how much the farmer
needs to study his work, how much of
careful observation and continued study
he can profitably give to it.
Another feature of the time to cut is.
the amount of fodder secured-wbetber
more will be gathered in one heavy, late
cut crop, or in two lighter ones, when the
first is cut early.
The early cutter will naturally seek to
put and keep his land in such condition
that it will give as large crops as possible,
and will be more likely to do 50 than one
who cuts but one crop, as the lack will he
more apparent, where the crop is cut early,
and the second crop is light.
We print in another place an article
from the Culttrator on the subject, which,
AS far as cutting for the dairy is concerned,
we endorse, but it will not do to ignore
such experiments as Mr.. Sanborn is
making. There is truth in them, and he
who apprehends and heeds it will find his
advantage in it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

In an item on the fecundty of weeds, {
short time ago, we remarked that 10000
mullen seeds had been produced from +
single stalk; but the fecundity of the null
lein becomes insignificant when compared
with that of purslane. Patient and careful
counting has shown that single plan
will produce a million matured seeds
The counting the pods, then the seeds in 4
single pod. The seed from single plan
will furnish seed for every square foo
in % acres. If the second generation was
as prolific as the first plant, then W,
should have the amazing amount of 900,
OOOOOO,0O0 seeds from one plant in two
years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

The New York board of health has de
cded that oleomargarine is just as good OIL
better than genuine dairy butter. 1t Incl
dentally remarks that 1.-THE beef sue
which was formerly converted into tallow
fit only for the manufacture of soap, is BY
this beautiful discovery. converted into
oeomargarine of double the value of tai
low formerly" 1t will not be very reas
surfing to delicate stomach to know that
the oleomargarine butter to which it is
being treated except for this beautiful
discovery would have been fit only for
soap grease. People generally will pre-
fer the genuine article, notwithstanding
the " beautiful discovery of the oleomir-
garne process. -LeCiSt0n JournaL.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

The green cabbage worms which are
becoming so widely dtfused in this coun
try are the larvae of white butterfly
known as Pjeris rap9. European variety
They are very destructive, and devour vas
quantities of cabbage in every district
they have invaded One way of repre,s
ing the pest is to catch the butterflies with
small hand nets. The eggs IRE laid sngly
on the under side Of the cabbage leaf, and
much may be done by crushing them be
fore they match. After the worms appear
Il strong detection of red or black pepper
is Il good preventive of their ravages.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

IIELGOTRoPE.- The heliotrope is in
creased by seed cuttings, SEEDS are easy
to grow. and propagation from them is
the only way to gel new varieties. Sown
in light, rich soil and covered with damp
cloth until grrminrtion has taken place
they will rarely fail. For cuttings select
stocky slips, and freak off with leaf or
knot; never cut. Young wood is bet err
than old. Plant in fine, rich soil; sha lie,
but do not expose to the wind, and they
will make roots in about two weeks; soil
should be moist never wet or too dry.
After cultivation is about the same As
required to grow v.rbenas; plant in rich
soil and keep moist.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

THE Cur WoRM.-There is scarcely any
land free from the wire worm, or any crop
that is not subject to their voracity. They
occur wherever grass will grow, being
particularly harbored among clover roots,
and are always prevalent in meadow and
pasture lands seeming to thrive best in
the vicinity of swamps and woods. Young
oats, wheat, rye and barley suffer much
from being partially or entirely cut of
below the surface, cabbages and many
root crops are also injured; turnips, per.
haps, more than any other, us they are cut
off when young, and have the roots badly
eaten into when larger. In gardens they
are very destructive. 1t appears that In.
dian corn is the greatest sufferer, especial
ly when it is the first crop planted in new
land, or when the season is cold, wet and
late. Upward of thirty have been found
in a single hill, and nearly the whole
of the seed planted is sometimes destroy
ed.
One Of the most successful remedies or
large scale is II mixture consisting OF
two parts of quicklime. three parts OF SCOT
and one part of coarse or refuse salt.
This is used rs n top dressing, being appli
ell immediately after compoundinc :, and
should be we'll rolled in. 1t has the advan
tage of being perfectly harmless to the
crops. Indeed it is II most excellent and
powerful fertilizer, as we'll as destroyer
of all kinds of insects and many weeds
Refuse from gas works, nitrate Of soda
rape cake and chloride of lime, mix
ed and spread with manure, are highly
recommended, and the sowing of soda asl
or guano broadcast when planting. A
previous crop Of white mustard is claimed
to clear the land of them, presumably by
starving out, for the roots of the mustard
are extremely acrd and occupy the soil to
the exclusion of any more nutritious ones
A close grazing with sheep seems bene-
fetal when pastures are badly infested
The same result is also obtained by COM
pacting the surface with heavy rollers
Exchange.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

Shorts contain large amounts of phos.
pilates and potash, and some albuminods
which make them very desirable feeG
for COWS when the milk is sold; but no
containing SO much oil as Indian mea
they are not so good for butter. We mus
consider the health of the COW, and phos
pilates are required for bone while potash
and the albuninoids are required to sus.
tain life, hence shorts are desirable food
even when butter is the object. But they
should not be fed too heavily; mixed witt
Indian meal they make excellent butter
added to early cut hay. Ground oats
shorts and meal. in equal parts by meas
ure mot weight), make an excellent fec
for butter. Nothing is better for winter
feed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23
A mixture of kerosene and lard will re-

A mixture of kerosene and lard will re-
move lice if it is well applied. 1t should
be used all over the skin and brushed into
the hair thoroughly. 1t will be more
effective if some sulphur is added to it.
Take one pound of lard, one pint of kero.
sene oil and sulphur; rub these well to-
oether; smear some of it over horse
brush. and brush the horse with il until
the hair and skin are all touched; give the
colts each one ounce Of sulphur daily, and
as soon as the coats are brushed with the
lard mixture, cover with blankets. Ec.
CHI In0e
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

FREE MARTINs.-A female twinned
with bull calf is called free martin.
and rs rule free martins are barren. al
though there are occasional exceptions.
If the sexual organs appear to be fully
developed in the heifer, it may be worth
while to keep her until she has been tried.
A male twinnel with one of the opposite
sex usually has the provocative organs
fully developed. and may safely be kept
for bresdiug purposes.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23
agricultural department.
o. N. rINKHAM, Editor.

All communications for this department should b,
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 ans
state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

wings and limbs and crawls out into a new
sphere Of action. In few hours after it
has been liberated from its skin, it mounts
upon its new wings and scars through the
air. More than fifteen hundred of insects
have been known to leave the ground be-
meath a single apple tree and take to the
air
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23
BONES FOR POULTRY.

The feeding of bones to poultry is Il
good plan. l have practiced it consdcra
bly, and do not hesitate to recommend the
practice to all lovers of well filed egg
basket; formerly used to burn them. but
more recently find that the bones unbufn-
ed are of much more value, as there is
meat and grease on them that is lost when
they are burned.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-06-12
FROM OUR NEIGHBORING
EXCHANGES.

'Ip Papnsylyanis public attention 10
now directed to this State ~ desirable
locality for settlement, on account OF tho
cheap lands, timber aud minerals, yet it
IL fact that the want ofa dog law deters
many from Investing here, a. this might
be and would DO a glorious sheSp COUNT
ry with proper protection. A gentleman
from Pennsylvania now prospecting in
this STATE informs us that he counted sev
en- dogs In one mans yard in certaip
locality. and II is not uncommon to 500
three and four dogs owned by men who
have not a single sheep. The tlmo is at
hand whom people from the older ana
thicker settled States, who are looking
out for now homes are looking 10 Wcst
Virginia, las they are sickening on the
West,) and the climate here, with other
aforementioned advantages, attracts
thom greatly. But we Mood dog law,
and better roads.-Rtchie Democrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-06-12

TRrrE truths about the Republican, party
supposed by many to hsye been, at one
time, the party Of moral ideas.
Protesting to be honest they have sto-
len the Preidency.
Protesting to be clean-handed, they
have rewarded, from the purse OF tho ma
ton, every theft who assisted in the steal.
Processing loyalty and love for the IN
ION, they have violated the most Sacred
traditions Of the country and now openly
1000 O.ss,Ys $500. -,
Constitution aud stronger than the people.
Processing TO want peace, they live and
thrive upon sectional hate.
Protesting to want Union men TO run
the Government, they place in position of
high public trust such conspicuous "Con-
tederaio Brigldiefs" as GIosby, Long
street and Key.
Protesting 20 be zealoue for the credit
OF the country, they shamefully ally them
selves with party whose platform il tho
population of honest debt. ,.:I;.s..
Protesting to favor hard money and
honest money" they openly, in State
convention, edYocAie fusion with a
party whose very:life is tho demand for
fiat money.