Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-04-20

reason of this state of things is that the good
fortune of the hup-growcrs last fall has OF
but turned the heads o, the farmers
Iu Ohio tine farmers have abandoned the
old plan of working Out the road tax. The
roads are kept in repair boy contract. and the
result Is much better roadwuvs. really costing
no more money than under the old system.
by recent trials and observations made at
the experiment station. the average yield of
butter from one hundred pounds of milk boz
New ork state ls h1ed at four pounds
AT the meeting Of the New ork state suP-
ar Association In Geneva Feb. l3, President
Williams said of the sorghum sugar industry
in the North eve are going to make a syrup
that is superior 20 that of New Orleans
Men are experimenting all the time TO- per
feet the processes of manufacture. 1 expect
in my day to see glucose driven from our
homes 10y a better, and cheaper. and purcr
article
Reports from California state that the fruit
crUpot that section this wear will be the finest
and largest ever grown there Already thcuum
Der OF cauneries is increasing TO handle &c.
and the Central Pacific Railway Company Dis
preparing to move eastward daily shipments
on fast time OF reasonable rates Eastern
people may therefore look for greater and
cheaper supply of California fruits this sum
mer than ever before
A club of l4-year old boys in Webster Par
ISL, La, has been organized to compete " DO
one another IN tine cultivation OF one acre of
corn each. The lad VINO produces the largest
crop OF corn on his acre is 10 receive five
bushels of corn from each of the other mem
Ders Of tine club Each selects ms own acre
ana mauures ana culuvBtes 1t 90 suit himself.
suppose there are twenty members in the
club the lucky one viii receive ninety-fvl
bushels of corn which will be O. handsome
premium Every member will be benefited
10y an increased yield and the practical eEpt
rlence Of all secured boy the contest Why
not get Mp such clubs elsewhere. and let the
fathers know what their sons can do Come
boys
The Germantown Telegraph suggests that
competitive norse-shoeiug should be include
IN the premium list OF agricultural fairs. mas.
much Us ali must know now many animals are
nlured-someumes permanently crippled
by untaught. ignorant or unskiifui snocr-
VINO treat the hOof of a horse with as much
rouguuess and reCkiessness as they 90 o pillow.
share IL recommends that good round pre-.
mlums be placed ia the list OF tine awards ton
nOrse-snoeIng-not for tine most rapid suoers.
as this has little OF nothing TO do with tine aim
but for the sklllfuluess. ueatues5. ligntuest
and soluity Of the work and that the com.
mutee be selected not from biacksmitns OF
professional snoers. bat from experienced
norsemeu
Careful experiments nave shown that pioH.
ing or culuvatinE within four or hve feet OF
trunks of weh-estaUhsned apple trees mas nc
noticeable effect on their growth or fruitful
ness j. j. Thomas says that trees 10 year.
old have been found with roots extending
thirty feet on either side. while those OF old
trees have been known 10 extend 200 feet
1t is evident that the feeding roots DO not D.
close to tine base of the tree therefore. WHY
may we not do away with the general prRCtIC.
OF expending patience time and strength ~
piowlug close TO each tree. breaking many i'm
portaut roots, breaking the branches aud
trunks and preventing the possibility of
those low growing heads which We all desir,
A correspondent of the New York Iribuu
settles upon orchard grass as possessing great
er merit than any other for both pasture and
meadow When cut Tor hay lust before 1t.
bloom. 10 viii make more milk and of better
quality than any other variety known. but II
left to ripen II Is like other kinds OF grass ~
the same stage. worthless. 1t sRlwHys greer
ana fresh when other grasser are brown and
dry. ana many weeds, SUCH As the CaIsv. wl.
not grow 10 the same neiu with 3D. Instead
OF being exhaustive % curIcues the soil. il
shades the ground III summer. and, if allow I'd
few weeks rest from cropping ID the fail.
wall mulch 1t IN winter. IL Isabie to smothe
down quack grass. and "a crop of orcLgr.
grass. once obtained. will last for seyera
years without rvseellug