Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-01-28
Timely Topics.

III CALL complete ana generous euuca-
tion," says Milton, that which fits man
to perform justly, skillfully and magnani-
mously all the offices, both private and pub
lie, of peace and war"
ACCORDING to a paper read at the dairy
fair in New York, it appears that Denmark,
with about one-twentieth as many milch
cows as the United States, exports fully as
much butter as this country, although it can
be produced on American farms at half
what it costs in Denmark.
THE action taken by the French legisla-
ture in making agriculture one of the
regular branches to be taught in the public
schools, like arithmetic or geography, can
well be cited as proof of the Importance
which the scientific culture of the land is
assuming in the minds of political econo-
mists and statesmen.
REV. EDWARD JUDsoN well says What
makes modern skeptical science so danger
ous is that it has learned the language of
the common people. Its statements are so
exasperatingly simple that the workingman
can grasp them, and as rule he believes
anything he can understand. Now the de-
tenders of Christianity must present their
arguments in the same clear and fascinating
language, or they will lose their hold on the
common mind"
New ENGLAND has to-day, in round num-
bers, one million five hundred thousand
sheep, and the yearly demands of consump-
ton are fully seven hundred thousand. This
number should be largely furnished by east
ern farmers, and when every farmer in New
England is keeping that number of sheep
which he may keep pro6tably, it can be
done. More attention to sheep raising will
be found one Of the means for the salvation
of New England farming.
THE wool prospects for the coming year
are very promising. This is foreshown by
the strong condition of domestic markets,
and more emphatically so by the recent sales
in Liverpool. A dispatch says that these
sales shave been very satisfactory, good
business being done, and prices showing an
advance of thirty per cent on previous low
rates. The most favorable feature is the
fact that the improvement arises from a
bona .fde trade demand, encouraged by the
growing activity in the Yorkshire districts,
orders being placed largely on export &C.
count and in considerable numbers for home
trade"
THERE was once shrewd old minister in
farming district of Scotland, who, during
drouth, told his people that he would
agree to have rain in answer to his prayers,
if they would agree upon time when they
wanted the rain to fall. OF course, they
got to disputing, and before they became
unanimous, the season passed by, and theil
crops were unripened. The genus machine
man is trying the same dodge, if the direc
ton of New York politician is truthfully
reported. He says "When you farmers
can agree upon what you want, we will b.
too happy to listen to YOU" When thu
farmers "milennial party" gets littl
further under way, we fancy there will no
be SO much complacency in the faces o
!, l
these men.
THE Canada Farmer says; "Our butte
) is the worst in the world not from any de
, feet in making, or want Of cleanliness, Blu
, simply because of the senseless and COW
, ardly system our country store-keepers hav
of Jumping the good bad, and execrable a
together, for fear they might give offence t
some influential and long-tongued dairy
J., woman if they preferred neighbours butte
. to hers. But now the dealers of Port PER-
have resolved that they will not take butte
in trade, but will appoint an Inspector, VIII
r is to grade the butter according to its qua
o ity, and then the butter will be paid for
e cash. This strikes at the root Of the oil
d system, and will induce some chronic spoi
e ers of good cream to mend their ways an
D make better butter"