Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-08

harvested: this prevents loss by rats and
mice. A few small farmers yet stick to tho
fail such will do well to finish their throsh-
ing before the end Of the month.
Care Of tie Poultry. The poultry needs
more than ordinary care during this month,
especially the pullets. With little extra care
Mt this time they may be made to pay large
profit, while little neglect will stop them
from laying, and thus cause them to be q
constant expense for if they stop laying at
this season of the year for want of care, it is
very difficult to get them to commence again
until well into the month of February. To
keep laying hens we'll they should have a
variety of food and plenty of good water.
Gravel and ground oyster shells should be
kept constantly before them, and some wood
ashes for them to wallow in is important.
Good quarters should also be provided not
too warm, but warm enough to keep them
comfortable cold nights, and a sheltered sun
ny place in the open air should be provided
for them to air themselves during pleasant
days
Farmers Meetings. These are important
and should be in full tide of success during
December. One evening week spent dur
ing the winter at Farmers Meetings." dis
cussing the various subjects connected with
the farm will greatly assist the farmer in his
operations on the farm next summer, and will
encourage him to more careful observation Of
the growing crops, that he may be better
prepared to take an intelligent part in the dis
cussions. These meetings also encourage the
cultivation of tho social qualities, making
him better acquainted with his distant neigh
bors. Let the boys attend that they may be-
come moro interested in progressive agricul.
ture.
Erenings at Home. Nov is the time to lay
entertainment If the family be large this
will not be as difficult as it will if small, but if
small arrangements should be made to fire.
quently unite with the neighbors, and thus Sc
cure good number. While it is advisable to
have u course of readings from good scientific
books, care should be taken not to make such
readings too long let them be short and the
explanations thorough. continual effort
should be made to avoid fatigue in any exer-
else in fact they should be conducted so as
to make them a continual amusement to the
children so that they shall always feel that
their home is to them the most pleasant place
on earth. Parents who can do this rarely
have TO mourn over their children because of
their bad conduct
Settling up AccOWHts.-Before the month
closes every farmer should settle up all of his
accounts with every man he has dealings with.
This should be done whether the bills can be
paid or not then he knows just where he
stands. Accounts Of long standing are often
the source of much trouble, if not loss, and
sometimes break friendship. Better settle
once month, but when this cannot conven-
iently be done, it should not under any cir
cumstances oyerrun n year.
Now, as the year closes, is good time to
adopt the cash principle and pay as you 90.
This is the best way with all small bills even
If yru nra sOmptiuag ollige1 to bprrov man
ey better owe but one man than to owe the
same amount to twenty men. Small articles
can usually be purchased enough cheaper for
cash to pay years interest But if possible
avoid borrowing money even for this better
live little more economically year or two,
until surplus money enough can be saved for
capital stock to buy and pay the cash for what
is needed, in the house at least, if not on the
farm. -PlOughmdR.