Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-07-15
NOTES.

Since 1871 the Virginia peanut crop has
grown from 225,OO0 bushels to 1000, 900
bushels.
OF the 1,OOO 600 900 acres of cultvablo
land in the United States, only II per cent
arc used.
Tarred paper put in the nests, or tackled up
on or around the roost poles is said to eiTec
tually drive away vermin from poultry houses.
Wheat in France promises to be an excel
lent crop this year, and Frenchmen are inclin-
ed TO believe that enough will be grown to
more than supply the home demand Should
this prove true, it will be the first instance of
the kind that has occurred since American
wheat was introduced there.
Commissioner Loring will have an investi-
CATION made into tho cultivation of tea in
South Carolina with the view of determining
whether IL will pay TO continue Lo Dues ex-
periments. The practicability of sugar max
ing from sorghum is also to be tested, and an
effort will be made to cause the deserts of the
West TO blossom like the rose by means Of
artesan wells or reservoirs.
A correspondent of the Manchester On. H.
Mirror asserts that the crow is exterminating
the singing birds of New England. He says
Few are the nests that escape his vigilant
search, and fewer still the young birds that
L
have watched them for years l have seen
them pounce upon the nests of the lark and
the plover; 1 have seen them leaving the
nest of the robin with the young in their
beaks."
Young squash, melon and other tender
plants may be transplanted without injury by
using length of old stove-pipe for q trowel
Place the pipe over the plant, and press it in
to the earth to the depth of some four inches
then, by placing one hand under and tipping
the pipe over, the plant may be readily re-
moved to its new location without in the least
disturbing the earth about the roots.
In paper on dew and fogs, Herr Dimes
says that morning fog along river course
arises when the water is warmer than the air
above it, the evaporation going on more quick
ly than the vapor can be carried away, and il
is therefore condensed and spread as fog.
The evening fog on moist, low-lying meadow
land he attributes to a lowering of the tenn
perature Of the grass surface by radiation,
and consequent condemnation Of the aque-
GUS yapor in the lowest layers of the atmos-
| phere.
The average results of experiment and theo.
ry, so to speak, make 81 pounds of Indian coru
equal to 100 pounds Of hay, or 14O pounds
of corn to the ton of hay But il must be
remembered that the nutritive effects of food
on an animal are varied by many causes, and
also that The comparison OF foods is affected
by the object sought, as fat, growth, labor,
milk etc. The above is the relative amour,
of nutritive matter in corn and hay, as de.
termined by experiment and theory.
The best beef is young beef, reaching il
greatest point of superiority at from two to
three years. The same is true Of sheep and
swine. wether, for the best mutton, should
be in the market at two years. As a general
rule, 2j0-pound pig is much better in quail
ty and more profitable than hog weighing
500. The point of appreciation Of quickly
maturing animals is being reached, though
somewhat gradually, and it remains to i'm.
prove the various breeds, especial care being
used TO select animals to breed from that come
to maturity at an early age.
Horse diseases, like those which afflict the
human family, arc more likely to occur in
low, cold damp places, than in those which
are dry and warm. The best stables fol-
horses and those situated on dry, gravelly
soils with good natural drainage. Impure
air is one of the strongest predsposing causes
of disease. Horse stables should be kept clean
sweet and airy, and all affections of the lung
which will impair breathing and the proper
aeration of the blood should be corrected
Impure water, spoiled and insufficient food
should be guarded against. Sudden exposure
to cold and wet or to cold draughts when heat
ed should be avoided.