Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-18

Iground is in proper condition, hut on the
contrary much damage is often done by
being in too great hurry to start the
pillow.
CORN sHELLER.
l wish to know if any reader of The
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN has used the
Monitor corn shelter, made by Living
stone g. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa, and if so dc
you like itp l do not think 1t is very
good machine, in fact. it is very unsatis-
factory and | want to learn if anyone else
has had better success with it. A good
corn shelter is very useful machine on
the farm and there are several made now
at a very low price that do good work
and 1 believe it the duty of farmers 10
warn each other against frauds. We
want facts on these matters.
FARMERS MEETINGS.
Although living as do In the Empire
state the reports of the farmers meetings
as published In the FREEMAN, have been
read with a great deal of interest, and
some information has been cleaned there.
from. Such meetings cannot fail to be of
much value to farmers in whatever local
| ity they are held, and all farmers within
reasonable distance ought to have at.
tended, because no published report can
be of the same value to farmer as the
meeting itself.
BETTER CULTIVATION.
When we 90 to work on the land
this spring, let it be with the determna-
ton to make farming more profitable;
and with this end in view, we must have
better cultivation. Let us pillow better and
harrow better that the fields may be more
thoroughly pulverized, and then let Us
fertilize better. and give more care to the
crop throughout the season and therefore
harvest a more bountiful crop-this is
what is wanted and what we must do if
we would be the most successful in our
labors. The majority of farmers want
too large farms-larger than they can
work to the best advantage. Now this
system of farming is wrong-better sell
part of your farm and till the rest better.
Small farms well cultivated are the best
paying farms, as general rule.
FARM LIFE,
AS spring approaches what an awaken.
ing to activity there is on The farm. With
what an interest are trees, shrubs and
perennial plants examined to see in what
condition old winter has left them; the
orchard is visited to see if the mice or
rabbits have gnawed the bark, and
they have, something is done to remedy
the evil. With the coming of the calves
and lambs, greater labor is required to
care for the animals; and as they are be-
ing fed and their wants attended to, let
them be petted and taught that they will
not be harmed. 1t is great deal pleas.
anter to me to have my animals run
toward me than from me. l like to pet
them and they like to have me. Most
Of my animals are very tame and always
seem glad 10 see me; and when these an,
mails are looked over, as we'll as the
,ther things on the farm, I can, with
ruth, say that there is farmore attractions
o me on the farm than In the town.
SEED CATALOGUES.
AS seed time approaches these cata-
ogues are of considerable interest, are
hey not? dear friends. Each year the
eedsmen seem to vie with each other, to
ee who will get out the most beautiful
ne. Ever since sometime in Decem Der
hese catalogues have been coming in.
annot tell how many have received, and
ley are all truly welcome, but of them
Il the one from Joseph Brock & Sons of
oston is certainly the most beautiful, and
would advise any of my readers who are
lterested in the purchase of any kind of
,eds to send to them for their catalogue.
GU will certainly find something in it to
terest you. FH.D.
Corning, N. Y. Il