The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-11-30
Agricultural.



Samuel Psrscas ia. Ts.s: Thanks 70 The
eoscrpriss and pubic spirit. beth 81 iDdi.
viduals and communities. the main idess
OF village improvement associations are
rapidly gaiaipg popularity and influence
throughout the coansry. Their work Is
no longer. II Il ever vas. q mere impuise
and enthusiasm Of the moment, bcneve-
Lent aud beautiful tbeor. that does little
10 change the actnal order Of Thugs All
through New Enelsnd, New York and the
new and active towns Of the far west We
mec, nov and then the village improve
men, society doing its own peculiar worn,
The value Of y shade tree planted or an un-
tidy spoi irguls,ed is patent and therefore
man, lend helping hand. Shre~d, en-
terprising men realize the good effect such
associations must have in the ready sale Of
the land. They know that. other things
being equal, the town that has smooth,
turf bordered walks and fine shade trees.
rs well As agreesbly designed fences and
tasiefully arranged grounds will soonest
obtain the most and best population. :
We want more village improvement asso-
Citations At once. and We want such associ.
atoms 10 employ practical methods which
can alone be discovered in each individual
case by persistent, recorded experiments. I"
"R. g.. in Neu England Homestead says
"Our New England eyes have not yet OPP
ened TO the exact condition OF things. and
with our supposed extra intelligence, the
mass OF our farmers are behind their breth.
eren of the west in estimating the coming
value Of thoroughbred stock. Too many
Of them, notwithstanding the opportuni.
ties afforded by our numerous fairs, are
ignorant even OF the different breeds OF
cattle there exhibited Most Of as are be.
ginning TO distinguish Jersey, Holstein
and Durham, but few recognize Here
ford or Guernsey. or know that Attorney
is identical with Jersey, and that the word
is no longer used to distinguish any breed.
The breeders aud farmers ut the west 60
beyond this elementary knowledge, and
realize that il no longer pays to raise scrub
cattle; that the cost OF raising them is
greater than that Of well-bred ones; the
cost Of marketing. selling and transporta-
ton the same, and there is less difficulty
in obtaining a much greater price for the
latter than low price for the inferior ami
mails. In Short they find there is no prof
II in raising scrub cattle for the market. /"
l.. B. Arnold says: III it should be ne.
cessary to hold cream longer than desira.
BILE to accumulate churniDg, a common
teaspoonful Of borax and saltpetre in equal
parts, pulverized and dissolved. and well
stirred iato gallon Of cream will very
much prolong its keeping, and improve
the butter and help to make the churning
easier. 1t takes longer to churn the cream
from COW when fArrow than when she
is fresh. 1t is not good practice. there
fore, to mix the milk OF farrow COW with
that Of COW recently in milk, il the
cream is to be made into butter, as the
cream OF the farrow COW will be so much
longer in coming that most Of it viii be
left in the buttermilk. When the milking
season is well advanced. the difference is
less, and the farrow cows milk can be
mixed with better advantage"
W. d. Philbrick says: "The cellar for
roots and apples should be kept cool and
rather close aud damp to prevent willing;
and the temperature should be as near the
freezing point as possible without actual
frost, and in warm weather the cellar must
be kept close in order to keep it from get
ting co VAIN. These conditions are more
easily obtained in cellar under the barn
or carriage honse than nnder the dwelling
and moreover the disagreeable, not to say
dangerous, smells arising from neglect Of
the vegetable cellar in spring and summer
point out some other spot as the proper
place rather than our dwelling-housc Gel.
lar"