Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-30
Agricultural

S. J.. Perry of Auburn, Mass. has taken
out patent for o. milking stool Every own
er OF o. COW should take care that he does not
become liable for damages for on infringe
mcnt on o. patent right when he makes his
next milking stool
cold October has been followed Boy
mild November. much like the same month
last year iu the number OF its warm pleasant
davs Though all cattle had 70 be fed and
sheltered through some OF the snowy DAYS Of
October. some Of them have lived out at pas.
ture from the FIRST to the last week Of this
month There has been a wide difference be-
tween this November and that of four years
ago. During the hrst week of November.
1870. snow fell to the depth OF one foot the
thermometer fell to zero. and there was good
sieigning for several days. Inc mild wealth
er has shortened the time that cattle viii have
TO be fed full winter rauons. ana iessened
the danger Of a short supply OF hay.
Farmers are repeatedly advised not to hold
produce Tor higher prices The advice comes
from the agricultural papers ana from pro
isssed friends Middlemen and spectators
iu country produce are Of course interested
lu persuading farmers that it Is best to sell at
the prices which they choose to offer and Oc-
casI0ualiy o real farmer mas heard TINS advice
SO often that he repeats 1t, parrot like. for the
Deneht Of his brother farmers. But why is a
farmer advised to sell his produce at the FIRST
price made 10y others, more than merchant
Is advised TO sell his goods at price fixed by
ducts at b low price no one could buy them
81 q low price. We have advised farmers not
20 sell good table potatoes for less than fifty
cents Dushel which Is as low q price as they
can be raised tor with profit If they DO not
bring al least fifty cents feed them TO live
stock rather than sell If no one sells q bush
e Of potatoes for less than fifty cents. no one
can buy a bushel for less. If any one thinks
that farm products are sold from first hands
too high, let him become producer himself.
The fac, Is farmers are toe ready 70 sell their
product at the first opportunity, large class
Of them in the aggregate needing TO realize
tine money Tor their crops rs soon as possible.
thus tending to establish low prices.
Lawyer James u. Dunnlng Of Springfield
Mass. answers IN the Homestead the follow
ing question, asked, or assumed to be asked,
uy a Connecticut valley farmer Of this county
1t is proposed to dam the Connecticut riv-
or above the Massachusetts line. The dam
will cause the water TO set pack for q distance
Of 20 miles. but without causing the river &C.
overflow Its banks at the average height o.
water In case OF freshet5 (which art ire
queut however, tine dam VIII cause the wa
ter to Inundaie ID much larger area and greater
depth than would be the case II no dam i'm
peded the waters passage What protection
or remedy al law have the farmers IN the
threatened district, tine dam builders being IL
corporated under the laws of New Hampshire
which owns the river 70 the Vermont bank
ANswEA - nder the miuRcts Of New Haup-
shire the corporation may erect u dam 10y pay
ing the farmers for tine damage which they
sustain II the question OF damages cannot
be satisfactorily settled between the parties
either party may bring 1t before the supreme
court and have the damages assessed by ju-
~ who Will be allowed TO view the premises
The Jury may also decide as to the height 10
which the dam shall be raised. and whether it
shall be kept open during any part Of the
year. ana various other matters alleged II the
complaint