Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-11-21
NOTES.

New York and Pennsylvania grow two
thirds Of all the buckwheat produced in this
country.
Mr. John Gibson Of Tremptlesu county,
Wis, has made over 2OOO gallons Of choice
syrup from sorghum this season, averaging
about 100 gallons per acre.
Lsyeiing grapevines may be attempted at
any time after the wood has become firm and
before the buds start in the spring The Ad-
vantage Of layers over cuttings ls that the for
mer are not detached from the parent vine,
which is thus enabled TO nourish the new
plant.
Poisonous acid in cheese may be Diet, CT,
by any grocer who will apply blue litmus pa
per to the fresh cut surface. II the acid be
present, the blue paper will instantly turn
red. II ii reddens quickly the cheese should
be rejected as unsafe.
Wisconsin farmer stouty maintains that
be prevents the ravages OF beetles in his po
tatoes by planting one or two fax seed in each
hill He says the bugs will shun the fax ev-
cry time, and that be has grown potatoes in
this way for ten years and secured good crops
when others failed.
1t is said that there are very few localitits
in Europe where the honey-b bee prospers,
there being no staple bloom upon which they
can depend for honey. The most progressive
people in agriculture are the Swiss, who main
tain large apiaries at great altitude in the
Alps. France is dependent on Switzerland
for her honey supply, but the time is not far
distant when America will be exporting large
ly to all European nations
The New Hampshire Mirror says ths best
pumpkins it knows Of for farm crop grow
from one TO two feet long and from four to
ght inches in diameter. They are very
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large enough for the seeds. We have seen
wagon with only !! inch tires, loaded with
thirty Eve shocks OF corn, pass over these
pumpkins on the ground without cracking
/ them.
In feeding cornstalks to cattle they must
be cut into short lengths with cutter that
also shaves or breaks them TO pieces while
cutting them. II they are not so treated
they will not be chewed the second time as
is done when chewing the cud owing TO the
difficulty Of properly forming the matter in
the first stomach of Illuminating animals into
balls for that purpose. II properly prepared
however, no such difficulty occurs. -Rurdl
World
Although the price Of wool may not be
satisfactory to those who breed sheep for
wool exclusively, yet mutton Is always in de-
mand at good prices, while lambs are sElAble
o. MI eea5ohh' Oui lai neIe shoulu euueeNoI
to improve the breeds with a view to IL E pro
duc;ion OF a better quality of mutton than
that which usually finds it's way to market,
as there is plenty of room for the improve
ment OF the quail Y, the markets seldom be
ing supplied with frst-class mutton.
General requirements for success in the
winter feeding of beef cattle are perfect
cleanliness, pure air or good ventilation,
wholesome food given regularly and in rrgu-
lar quantities. regular supply of pure wa
ter, and general and constant attention to
animal comfort. The meal regularly given
should be medium in amount as heavy feed
ing will do no good and rather retard than
increase growth. They should have some
hours every day in open air; close confne-
ment continuously would be detrimental
The usual space allowed in stalls is 80 or I
feet, varying with small or large animals.