Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-02-14
Winter Evening Notes.

Mr.. EDITOR Finding myself at liberty
this cold, WINERY evening, 1t occurred to
me that perhaps might occupy it in
iotting down few facts for your columns.
Thus far this week is the coolest of any
this winter. Tuesday morning u degrees
below zero. The past season gave us
good crops as general thing. Corn was
late, but yielded well. and the apple crop
was light.
In your notes made last summer In the
FREEMAN, while passing through this
state, you spoke of seeing women hoeing
corn and wedding onions. A few years
ago, while l was on the railroad firing
between this place and Wellsborough
Pa, it was a very common thing. to see
Dutch women out in the field hoeing
haying and harvesting all along the line.
We are glad to learn that the seeds
which we have distributed to the readers
of the GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN have
given satisfaction to some and we don't
know but all. We have received some
verv pleasant. chatty letters from new
found friends, by this means. We like to
receive Just such letters and try to reply
to what we can. We love flowers, and
wish the time might come when every
farm might have its flower garden,
because flowers add 50 much to the beauty
of a home. There are some very desirable
seeds vet left, which we are willing to
share with readers if they will pay the
postage.
Now that winter has arrived farmers
should cultivate sociablity, by frequent
calls and visits on each other, and compare
methods of caring for their stock and
other winter work, The grange or club
ought to be literally attended by farmers
and their families. Do not work every
day, but visit your neighbors and friends
occasionally, and aim to gain some
additional knowledge this winter, from
whatever source you can, to work out in
the future for the improvement of home
and home surroundings. Let the home
not merely be home in name, but make
it a home in reality, where all will deligh
to dwell. Farmers. as class, do mo-
have enough good books and papers tc
read. In some locations find farmers who
do not take even one agricultural paper
or any other for that matter. Now
claim that the farmer who does not rcac
good books and papers is making grea
mistake. He ought to write for them too
The evenings now are long and Inc
farmer has ample time to jot down items
in regard to his past seasons experience
and he should esteem it a privilege tc
chat with his brother farmers in ditferen
parts of the land, through the columns O.
the rural press; much will be gained
thereby and he will strive to become 4
better farmer.
Do not let your strong and weak sheer
run together, because if you do the chances
are you will have occasion to take of
some of their pelts before spring The
old sheep, if you have any, which il il
better not to have, should occupy quarter!
by themselves, as should also the lamb!
and be cared for little better than thu
principal flock. 1t is poor policy to keel
sheep until they get old. The Oldest one
ought to be disposed of yearly, and theil
places filled by the best lambs; and thu:
the flock may be kept young and vigorous
What is true in this respect is equal,
true in regard to cattle. Do not let thu
calves run in the yard with the COWS anc
oxen, as they frequently get hurt il
consequence of the older animals hooking
them. f. ii. Dow.
Corning, N. Y, Jan. 25, '83.