Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-23
THE VERMONT PHOENIX AND RECORD AND FARMER, FRIDAY


NJ. H. Sanford has sold his splendid 500-acre
farm near Lexington, KY, and his whole stud
of thoroughbr eds, including 81 Lexington
mares, for 1882, 900 cash.
Jersey Queen" famous Vermont COW
owned in Peacham gave 4lO3 pounds of milk
during the first 100 days of her annual test,
making 251 pounds Of butter.
Ohamois skins are not derived from the
ohamois, as many people suppose, but are the
flesh side Of sheepskins. The skins are soak
ed in lime-water and in solution of sulphuric.
acid, fish-oil is poured over them, and they
are then carefully washed in a solution of pot
ash.
Every Virginian over ten years of age is
asked by the state commissioner of agricul-
ture TO celebrate the Yorktown centennial by
planting walnut or other tree. This is the
most sensible commemoration yet suggested.
1t is said that watermelons may be preserv-
ed for an indefinite time by giving them three
or four coats Of varnish
An Illinois farmer who permits Canada this
ties to mature on his farm is liable to a PEN
atty of 800 for each sin of omission. The
law was passed in 1872.
Hard woods do not accumulate in the New
York lumber market Supplies come to hand,
but quickly disappear, and buyers find it diff
| hcult to secure an attractive assortment.
The owner of the largest cultivated farm in
| the world, Mr.. Dalrymple of Dakota, who has
! rs, 600 acres under the pillow and whose expe-
rience in profitable farming is second to that
of no other man in the world, estimates that
| he can lay down wheat, under ordinary cir
| oumstances of cultivation, in New York at GO
cents per bushel, and have living profit left.
A Boston firm is reported TO be doing large
business in making imitation honey in the
comb. The comb is moulded out of parafine
wax, in good imitation Of the work of bees !;
the cells are then filled with simple glucose
syrup, favored doubtless with some genuine
honey, aud sealed up by passing a hot iron
over them. The product is sold for the best
clover honey, and much Of it is said to be
shipped to Europe.
The watermelon contains about % per cent
of the purest OF water and a trace Of the pur-
est sugar, and nothing has yet been discover
ed that furnishes so perfect and speedy cure
for summer complaintas watermelon and moth
ing else. Even when disrrhna has been kept
up by continued eating Of ordinary food un-
til the disease has become chronic, this deli
cious beverage-for it is little more-water-
melon, taken freely two or three times n day,
has again and again been known to work won
ders and to cure when all the usual remedies
had failed.
Col. Dan Murphy of Hallecks Station, Elko
county, came to California in 1914 and may
be said to have made the country pay him well
for his time. He is now probably the largest
private land owner on this continent. He has
4, ZOO, 900 acres of land in one body in Mexico,
60, 600 in Nevada, and $4,000 in California.
His Mexican grant he bought four years ago
for 5000, 900, or five cents an acre. 1t is 60
miles long, aud covers a beautiful country of
hill and valley, pine timber aud meadow land.
1t comes within II miles of the city of Duran
90, which is to be station on the Mexican
Central. Mr.. Murphy raises wheat on his
California land, cattle on that in Ne'ada He
got 90 600 sacks last year, and ships GOOC
head of cattle year right along.-Reno Ga
zette.