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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

A CHEAP AND Coon TNK.-We often
receive communications asking FIR ~ re-
celp' Tor cheap black ink. The follow
my W. know 10 me- COOL, and our knowl
rg- is The result If several years Use
5. hat the ma,critl- u ed are good and
Isl what are here 'iirec'ed. and the pro
pnr IONS strictly adhered to:
One plnt OF silt water & pint is =
p"und, ~ seven thpnstnd graInS.) sixty
tr9ht grains I'll >old comhercntl ok rae
If hgw"d, and fourteen grains of yellow
chr maze If potash. Dissolve the rhromal'
in ,miiug water; when cold filter 1t ant
add the rhrom ,te AMI ais eighr grains %
cnrbnnalr OF Ia. Do not adj z I'M ul
sugar ar anything else
rhis ink Is - deep blue bl ,ck when fist
I>rd; does mo- corrode steel pens, and j.
almost iudrllhlc. icing b 1t slightly aft 'cte'
by acids, and withal very cheap.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

have no animal in my whole herd that
should fear to find loose in the stall at
nigh, nor do ] hesitate 10 turn them to
grther in a very small yard for exercise.
they play but never fight, and there are
neither " masters nor" underlings in
he herd more than are found in hucks of
sheep or pens of swine. and just as many
will drink together rs can squeeze their
noses into a tub Or trough. do not write
of the " mueys" because have animals
to sell, for | have mono, but because
would like to see a sull greater interest
manifested in the breeding of hornle4.
dairy stock. | have received numerous
letters from farmers who have bred polled
cattle in small way, and all speak Of
their peaceful, quiet dispositions, and espe,
cialy of the safety of the bulls. My own
at from four to six years old have been as
easily handled rs ordinary cows. and
have never yet known one to become un.
safe. Being without weapons they learn
neither 10 offend nor defend. The james
towns as seen by the foregoing history
cannot be classed as pure breed. nor will
breeders be likely soon to get excited ovel
rxtreme prices. The chief lesson learned
from their career in this vicinity is thai
norns on dairy stock are not difficult tt
breed of, and that, other things being
"aual, cows without horns are much more
desirable than COWS with horns.-A. W
| ChetUer,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

1, tles h>crlb"r who isked where these
c"IlI b" pruur'd, we reply, that not
knowi z. we tried to find OUT. and so much
time was taken in 80 Il ,iuy, and then not
banning he rxct information we Judged
he wanted. tint we give no reply.
II parties who have eggs or chicks ia
sell would try the virtue Of printers ink a
Ii tie more il would be to their advantage.
Perhaps d. G Sp'uIdlng of Taftsvile
nay help you. if not too late.
We could find no one having pure blood
but whit asked fancy prices-say dollar
per dozen of which fifty per cent should
hatch.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
New England Agricultural Society.

A person signing himself "A Member -
nnd who evidently knows whereof h.
sflirms. pays his respects to this magnif.
cent humhug. the president of which. DR..
Loring. is being urged as about the only
man in the United States who could prop
erly fill the chair Of commissioner Of ngri
culture, and which chair. to give his Abil.
tiles proper accommodation. should b,
enlarged to the dimension Of q cabinet
chair.
We are free 10 say we think the old con
Germ j. run in the interest and for tn,
benefit Of few men and thu politica
q riiica'inn of the president, and many
prominent farmers Of New England ar,
awnre Of II. and oanno, now be rung in I,
,s>i-i in gloriticHiiOn:
Tn" ir,.asii,rr's accounts, yenrly renter
ed, nr.' ~ general IN their STATEMENTS tina
the ulrmh "a get little or M information
OF he Exp nses in detail A thorough
examination If the treasurers b0 ks fol
The last ten yearR would undoubtedly pre-
sent some interesting facts. -
TO -how what close corporation thi.
society has become, it Is we'll 70 note
some Of The recent changes in the consti
tu ion made in the year 1879. Formerly
IL WAS the time honored custom 10 ap
point :, c-rt,ininiivilnsi to Gas, one bal.
lot for the different tfi,sers. nj the Annua
meeting; hut that has been abolished,
thereby .lepriving the members of the
pleas ure of seeing rven that semblance oil
Immunity. TIE officers are now elected
by the tru>ters. so thai the members have
no llrect voice in ,hs election OF officers.
Ctn il be that the members. wsrs no
longer willing 70 take the responsibility oil
the eleciionp Or did The managers fear
Tint s,me obnoxious individuals nigh,
pick The messing. and slsct new board
Of oficersp 4..,e,', ID
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20


Having become convinced of the double
disadv vantage of enrching the creek by the
wash and leach of the barnyard, II CORE.
spondent OF the Ohio Ftrnler, name not
given. adopted this plan Of saving and US
ing liquid manure:
ain the fall 1879 we dug a sIern, oi
about one hundred barrels capacity.at the
lowest corner of the barnyard just outside
the Enclosure. This being walled with stone
and thoroughly cemented with waite r lime,
is perfectly water tight Near the top.
firmly imbedded in the wall, are two
pieces of tile for inlets. A trench was then
made about one foot in depth. around the
lowest sides of the yard, close inside the
fence, and its sides walled with stone
This receives and conducts the liquid
through the tile inle,s into the cistern. 1t
is then, when needed, pumped into FIVE
ming gear of wagon, with the rear end
much lower than the front, that it may
drain out quickly. A distributor, made OF
four inch pump-Stock, five feet i'll length
and perforate with one-fourlh inch holes
ut short intervals, is suspended by two
small iron rods to the rear end A short
piece of rubber hose connects this with The
tank. On the inside valve is placed over
the outlet. which is operated with II lever
mt the driver side. With this IT is easy
to haul out the liquid, rs the pump is high
enough TO conduct it directly into tht
tank. This makes an excellent fertilizer
for meadow land, and can be applied n
any time when the grass is not too larg,
to be injured by driving over it,"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

"HoRsES' FEET" being very much in,
terested in the subject of horses feet, was
much pleased with the article in the
Plouqhndn of February 10Th. For the
benefit of others interested will give you
my experience with uDShoi horses last
summer. Having a young mare with
naturally splendid feet, tsok off her shoes
in March last. and let her stand in box
stall until early spring, when | began
working on my farm barefoot, teaming
manure, packing stones, blowing, harrow
ing, etc. She worked almost every day !;
some OF my land is fearfully stony. and the
stones many of them sharp and rough |
also drove her some on the road; she
travelled perfectly. turned her out to
pasture through the summer. The pasture
was full of large fat rocks crop ping ont
Just flush with the turf. SO that horse
would walk over them. When took her
up to work her in early fall she WAS so sore
that she shufn ID along the road, though
naturally horse of high action, and limp
ed every time she stepped on u pebble. |
attribute this to the constant walking over
the fat rocks in the pasture. This sum
mer shall try her barefoot on the farm
and road, not turning her in that pasture.
l shall also try weanling colt, breaking
and using her when oil enough without
ever having shoe on her. This winter
drove the mare with one fore foot bare on
the hardest icy sIeighing, and she travelled
without single slip of The bare foh, al
though horse had to he pretty sharp sh0d
to travel without slipping. believe the
time will came when horses will no u>e''
barefoot. am fully convinced that two
thirds of the lame horses are male 80 by
shoeing, and the other third lies nj the door
of the owner Not one horse in ten ownet
by farmers in this neignborhood has u per
feet foot. Not more than one farmer in tel
knows what perfect foot is, and not NOR,
than one country blacksmith in twenty
knows the first principles Of shoning
horse CORRECTLY 4, q fstoUa, N. II
March /. 1881, in Massachusetts Plough
man.
|
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
Az LAW

Al LAW.
Our last LEGISLATORS left great naw
In their enactment Of the listing law,
The laws Of nature they tried to reprsna
Hinderng the survival Of the best.
Da win knew hetter-why didn't they ask him,
He told them the nttest would Nv with VIM
Frnml az louis whom with egse they had fed,
Golden eggs wi them. AMI they not dead;
Now the lawmakers who BROUGHT thi. about
t. the sufeiiuv thr igs rise up ami al nut
We've made Il too hot for wealthy men here,
You NAV where you WILL the coast - clear,
The crovl replies no! tbs way It has been
We are politically taken In:
You promised capital your coercion,
And now 1t nies away in dssertion.
Now II we had soberly reflected
Such like result we should have expsstsd.
We didn't. We had president TO make
Politicians cried, your ell lie ct stake.
Each other party 10 so full Of evil.
II they succeed We re gone to the devil
To secure the good aud prevent tho bad.
Elected the smartest; each party had
Prof ssionsl politicians to n<ht.
Down the wrong and secure that which was rixht;
But tia now admitted beyond dispute
or home interests they were destitute
Their foolish attachments have lei, stain
On our good state that gives all true men pain:
Hal they used common sense it would no doubt
Drawn capital IN. not driven II out
It they'd meet again. undo what they've done,
Then tits sure they would have some merit won:
People would bow 10 humble confession
To having ono profitable session;
Bnt II they do not We'll have rocompenss
By selecting our next from men Of sense,
Men who for true progression arc looking,
Men willing to cat OF thoir own cooking;
Men who can see what Vermont homes are worth.
Not the FOOLS eyes at the ends OF the earth"
Intelligent men feel the veIation
Aud injustice Of double taxation;
But this law instead Of curing trouble
Only makes the old injustice double;
Heretofore on lists Is custom bestowed
our homes were not taxed on all that We owed.
Only from ono.half to two thirds ct best;
MORTGAGES willing to pay the rest:
Then credit they were not forced TO withdraw
As they have been under this " listing laws"
Deb or and creditor prospered until
They were crowded under this new force bill;
Alas for the fn.ure Of our lear state
Ills ALREADY 81 king IN Ter tho We sht
OF political folly. IT'S plain
That such LEGISLATION must not remain.
| 1--we nur old state: twas hare was born,
Though III lox honse On frosty mlrn:
With cru3l power lIns 81 strife
OF obtaining the means II m tiutail life;
But thanks 10 the man who gave me loan,
B It | now have a home Of my own.
May the numbers Of such never grow less
As they all do spol with VIII they possess.
II e Orgy "rrs Its good does atone
While ndu0h initiates the life OF y drone.
l. forcing capital we stamn tho fate
OF future prosperity in this state.
Ills pleasing to none except the lazy elves
Tha. wish to sink all level with themselves;
Though I'm not political chariaef.
I'm content 70 be snIY 4 FARann.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

KEEP Your BEST BREEDERS. no
Consideration sh 'uld the t;tncler dispose of
his best breeding stock. unless he desires
fresh blood To keep up the stamina and
constitutional vigor Of his fowls by pro
curing the same kind Of first class stock
nut not related, TO take the place OF those
he has been breeding from. At this sea.
son and in the sprinytime there is brisk
demand for good breeding stock, and those
WHO need such and know their real valu,,
are willing to pay good mice for them
Breeders who are oitunate in having
raised goo,lly share of early Matched
BIRDS can now supply their customers
with prime young stock without lessening
their breeding pens. But sometimes there
is big price Offered for some of those
retained rs breeder, that looks so tempting
hat the owner parts with them. thinking
hat some of the young stock would in M
way be inferior us stock getters. The
possession Of the best possible breed no
stock is II matter at consideration and OF
paramount importance To every breed, /
If thoroughbred poultry. The best is
not TOO good; but when one becomes III,
possessOr of ezra stock gctter4, reliable
in the uniform produces that come from
them, il would be poor policy to sell tn, M
although offered big price. If tn,
wOul,i-De purchaser considers such fowl,
equivalent in value to what he offers in
Cash for his speci use as breeders, VIII,
would not the same fowls in the hands o
their owners be ~ valuable for the samt
purpUseP- Poultry Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
TO NATHAN sKISNEFS; ESQ. OF PLAIN
sr An OLD sKIoHsoA.

Friend Nathan. I was much amused.
ToreAd your butter ditty;
Sound sense l think 1t was you used.
More practical than witty.
For forty years you sped the pillow.
None thought you:would outsrov II;
Sweet butter and Jersey COW
Have made Of you poet.
Your muse may soar to realms Of love.
Where angel bands may gather,
Learn sweeter songs from saints above
Our friends across the river:
Or plunge beneath the bounds of time
Where millionaires are moving,
Where they can own q sulphur mine,
And then go on improving.
Much pride may in your bosom dwell,
Wear no more tweed or kersey;'
with gold your Golfers now may swell.
But don't neglect your Jersey
When to the farmers club you go.
There words Of wisdom utter.
Don't tell our women thew don't know
Just how to make good butter.
Don't fool away your time. my friend.
By teaching those much wiser.
Your brains you should not rack or rend
To be criticiser.
fear our maids will be your foes,
Stale news you should not carry.
Tell them about their loving DeauI.
That they are at to marry.
The axe Of fraud is moving on,
We hear no conscience mutter,
For man don't live by bread alone,
But eats suine for butter.
Now. when moder ncheese you buy,
Examine well the stuffins;
Stale buttermilk is sweetened by
The use of "Rnti- huffing."
Our charity we'll tend the more.
Though we have none to boast on,
Wen give more freely to the poor
Sweet margarine to feast on.
Your Jersey pets I'll not sssail,
know they are your hobby;
The butchers say their horns and tail
Bring more than half the body.
Then keep your ponies II you must,
And tell the pounds Of butter:
In Shorthorn cows firmly trust
And not murmur utter.
Just try our noble Durham breed
These dangerous words I'll utter
Breed them for milk. they'll take the lead,
And make both beef and butter.
Old Plsinfield was grand old place,
Good farmers we're not scanty;
To live therein was no disgrace,
Where honored names were plenty.
There was q time used to know
That ancient, bonored manor
Your father owned long years ago
For hay 1t was the banner.
How is each pleasant hill and dell.
oft look back and wonder;
Are meagre crops the tale they telli
Then pillow the clover under
Our farmers all should learn the way,
More pains they should be trying:
Save all the &" llquids;" 1t will pay
Better per cent than buying.
S. O., Mdssena. " Y. in Watchn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

HANDY HINTS. -Broi steak withou,
sating. Salt draws the juice in cooking
it is desirable to keep these in if possible
C"k over not lire. turning frequently,
soaring on both sides.
Finger sains may often he removed by
rubbing The paper thus soiled with crumb'
Of stale bread. or with fine bit Of muslin
with dust Of whiting on it. or with m
lndm rubber eraser.
The skin OF builed egg is tho most
rfficacions remedy tn 1t can be- npplia u
a boil. Peel it carefully, wet and apply i,
10 the PIT affected. II will draw Oh the
maj OF and relieve the soreness in few
hours,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

For gapes in poultry, correspondent
of the Lancaster FIrmer has found no
other treatment so effeclual rs caging the
affected chicken in box covered with II
screen on which pulverizrd lime is placed
and shaking little OF the dust down oc
casionally, which causes sneezing and
ejectment from the throat of the worm
that makes the mischief.
Constant cutting off Just below the sur
face of the ground will in time eradicate
poison ivy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
NORTH MONTPELIER, April II. al

Mr.. EDITOR Perhaps some Of your
readers would like to know my method OF
keeping ham to use in warm weather !:
For large ham, boil slowly four hours
remove the skin and bake one hour or
more. When cold Gu. in slices and pack
in an earthen jar. and pour over the fat
from the ham until the interstices are fill
ed and the meat iscovered an inch or more.
When using, be sure and keep covered
with fat. melting and pouring back por-
tion each time. Set in cool place and it
will keep any length of time.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

GRATING GRAPE VINES .-Grape vines
can be grated. although grating has moi
been much prscticed in this country
Various methods of grating have been
recommended, but the following is proba
bly, rs good as any: The old vine should
be cut off below the ground early in the
spring, and before the sap has started, ant
cleft In the same manner as an apple OF
pear stock. The cutting is prepared and
inserted in the manner usual with other
gratis. The stock is bound up and the
earth replaced. The cutting should have
one eye left above the ground. LeWisto,
Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
Central Vermont R. R. Lime.
Commencing Monday, February IA, 1881
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST

TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
Leave Montpelier ats 50 aud Il IS N; IS and II I"
M;u from st Adams and BURLINGTON leaves Mont.
peIier s. A " for Boston, New York and All PoinuA
~ 1880 from Montreal st Adams Burlington, &c,
leaves MoitpeIier II n. for concord, MAnohester'
Nashua. Lowell aud Boston. prriiru
MIXED TRAIs leaves 81 Albans rHhh pur"nS
ton d ~ p NJ Montpelier ST. n for Enrthneld'.. a,
( Mari Express from OxdensburSg MontIeHt d. ~
bans and Burlington leaves Montpelier a u ior
Bnsiop via Lowell or Fltchoursh' SPrnsHe'u' Ne"
York and termediAte points
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier at IS 10. N, 10 20 and Is ind
fAY EXPRESS leaves Boston via, FitChburvh at %
Snrinyfeid 10 A NJ Montpelier IS ? n. for Bur
iington, Rutland. St Adams. Montreal and osdens-
hocoyMopArror Train leaves Northheld at 0A M,
Montpelier lOA NJ for Burlington. Rutland b. Al
WIxEn leaves White River junction 90 A N, North
field 10 2U NJ MONTPELIER 10 20 NJ for Burlington
St. Albans Rirhf 'rd. R"uses Point, nc. ,,,. n %
Accom- VIOLATION leaves White River junction W,
Monfreiier 20 p w. for Burnvtnn and st, Adams
NIGHT EXPRESS leaves Boston via, Lowell "
NJ via. Fitchburgh MPM, New 12rk LUZ M
i ton St Adams, Montreal and Ogdensburgh and the
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at I OAH, u
Returning leave Barre at 8 asa NJ. 4OPN, aud %
VI. ~, a. ,, 49,.
running b, ween Mnntrea and Boston. and MOntrea!
aud Sprinl held and New York and via, Troy and
Psrlor Cars and Day Express between Boston ana
Through tickets for Chicago and the West for sale al
| the principal stations. 49, on.nr
| Genl Supt.
St. Adams, VT, February 4. 1881
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
Barbpd Wire Fence.
4 MEMBER.

We have received from subscriber an
inquiry concerning cost Of this fence. 1t
is sold by the pound. the price varying
with the price of iron. The weight used
in one, two, and three strand fence for
various areas are givcn below:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

Mr.. George E. Warning, Jr., says it has
come to be an acknowledged fact the best
results in butter dairying cannot be achiev-
ed without at least a very strong admix-
ture of good Jersey butter; and that the
more completely the Jerseys occupy the
farnf, the better will be the result and the
greater the profit.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
Honest Medicine.
"FAVoRITE REMEDY"
by Clerxymen. Statesmen ana O'nerN
nA

"FAvoRtTE REMEDY"
Recommended nv Clerxymen, Statesmen and Others
SALT RHEuM.
Hon. ]. II. Sny Ter, Of Sugerties, y,
gratefully testifies TO the ability of "Favo.
rite Remedy" as exhibited in the case OF
his little daughter who was covered win
S at Rheum from heal To foot. " Favorite
Remedy" says this thankful fIther. re.
lipved nv girl altogether from this fearful
affection, Salt Rhpum. This occurred two
years ago, and not sign Of the disease
has since appea, ed =" What il did for this
child it will do for all VINO use it.
LIVER DISEASE.
Mr.. j. II. Nprlhrop. of Lansinghnrgh,
N. Y, for several years captain of The
Troy police says: " have been for II
long time grent sufferer from der'nge-
ment Of the liver. and nfter using many oil
he medicines recommended for that COM
plant, DIR. Krnnrdl's Favorite Remedy
is the only one which q v" me- any relief
firmly h lievc that the " F tvoriie Rene
dy is a good. honest preparation; one
that NAV be depended upon
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE.
Rev. J. e. Smith nf Hartford. CT. says
- Be nga greet sufferer from Chronic
Liver Disease and indigestion, at last
tried your Favorite Remedy and found
Immediate relief. used two bottles,
which worked wonders in my system.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
agricultural Sspartmsut.
o. n. TinKHAM. Editor.

All communications for this department should b
cent TO the editor. Mr. o n. TINKHAM. n. Pom
tret. Vt
Please write one side Of the paper only. sixnsuch
nAme ,nitisl. as Wished published. but give
your FULL NAME AED ApDREss. post ozes. oosnty and
State
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
Genuine Shaker Medicine

invented by Thos C0rbett and prepared for nifty years
by the CANTERBURY SoCIE rY OF SHAKERS, at SHAKEf
VILLAGE, N H. Those who have failed to be benefit
by other Sa saparilas earnestly desired to make
single trial OF this pure and wholesome compound OF
shaker Sirsararilia. Dlnd lion. Yellow Dock, Man
prake Black Cohosh, Garrett, Indian Ha az and tn
Potassium made by the Sorietr, because 1t ssaf'
never falling aud adapted To all ares and both sexes
1t cleanses the blood, regulates the stomach sut
bowels purihes the system of humors and inherited
eases and is Of priceless value IN maintaining tn
haalth Of the household. Inquire for CoRBBTT'
SHAKERS SARsAPARILLA. Sold every where.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.

We invite for this column, contributions from our
ady readers to make 1t such shall be Of vain
and interest to them. Any topic of domestic economy
which may suggest itself to them may be discussed
and hopeths feature will prove successful and an
additional attraction to our readers.
Contributions should be ssnt to the Editor OF tn
Agricultural Department
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

. Many farmer pays out large sums fos
fertilisers, while he allows those of his
own Lanyard 70 run 70 waste.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
LUNG HEALER

Drisgs' Throat aud Lung Healer Best Cough syrap
ID on earth Try It. At Frank II. Basconh
Driggs' Throat and Lung Healer-Ssfe and sure Oh
ID people like It, babies cry for it. At bascomL
DrigzI Throat and Lung Healer has no equal Tor
ID Throat and Lung diseases. At Frank bascomt.
D riggs Throat and Lung Healer will cure when Oh
ID eTs fAil-Wsrranted At Frank H. Bsscomh