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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

Mortimer w htteheod aa Farmer'
The following account OF Mortimer White
head Of Middlebush, N j., will be Of inter
est TO the farmers Of this state, many Of whom
have listened TO his lectures in advocacy Of
the Patrons Of Husbandry
We recently paid visit to our old friend
Mortimer Whitehead, OF Middlebush, N. j.,
and was greatly interested in his orchards Of
apple and pear or the latter fruit he has
about three thousand trees and Of the former
about FIVE hundred. His trees are in thrifty
condition, showing intelligent cultivation and
much watohful care on the part Of the owner.
Mr.. Whitehead set out his orchards about
seventeen years ago when quite young man,
and without much capital except strong arms
and a stout heart now be is commencing to
reap rich reward in abundant crops Of pears
and apples. Special care has been given to
his pear orchard, all the fertilizers that he
could spare from his cereal and grass crops
being applied thereto, while his apple orchard
received no manure but tillage The apple
trees have grown splendidly on land not rich
! by any means and without a forkful of ma.
nure, and now look very thrifty. He did not
fertilize them simply because he could not af-
| ford to do so. He now has the foundation
laid for future crops, and with the acquired
means he will apply manure literally, and no
doubt harvest paying crops of fruit. His
pears are mostly Bartletts, which are Of
| course the most profitable, with a percentage
/ OF Clairgeau, Bufum, Vicar and Lawrence
! Mr.. Whitehead has also fine dairy of Jersey
cows, and a herd Of Jersey red hogs as fine
as any we have seen. He breeds the latter
for sale and offers them to brother farmers
at farmers prices. We are glad to be able to
give such good report of Bro. Whitehead
farming because we know that thousands Of
| nur raadarq know him uaruouatlv and will ha
pleased to read Of his success. He is just rs
much at par as a man and farmer at home
as he is on the platform and in visiting his
brother patrons Mortimer ia q prince
among men and we care not who knows it
| H0f1 Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
NOTES

Leave the meat out just long enough to
cool through, before cutting mp. Freezing
detracts from its keeping qualities
1t is said that there are fully 30. 600 to 90
600 wild horses and ponies within the limits
OF the United States west OF the Missouri riv-
err.
The judcous horseman, and especially IL
he be a handler of rapid drivers, will see to
it at this season that his team never stands
in the chill open air without being blanketed.
1t is said that If chloride OF lime mixed
with water is sprinkled about dens and bar
bora of rats and mice it will efIectualiy rid
the premises of these pests. Try it and see !;
II will not cost much.
Asfew years ago the fruits OF California
were almost entirely exempt from parasites,
but this is no longer the case. The vigor aud
health of the plants have degenerated, and
the fruits of all kinds are subject to attacks
from various parasites
The time of the year has arrived when the
shoeing Of the horse requires increased care.
Icy roads are likely to come now at any time,
and 1t is never safe to use a smooth animal III
circumstances of this kind. Humanity as
we'll as self interest should remind the horse
man of this matter.
Land may receive top dressing at any
LihC INC hutu luo EIOunu
not SO soft rs to forbid hauling over it. The
garden, the grain field, and many of the pas
ture fields would be greatly benefited by
coat Of manure applied this month.
He succeeds best who eau plan work fol-
every day Of the entire year, AZ few i'd,
days will eat up the profits of many hare
days toll. 1t Is now generally understood
that small profit on work that IL continuou,
throughout the year pays best in the end.
To pack beets and carrots in dry sand Of
earth in a shed is said TO be the beat way tC
keep them fresh and plump. Parsnips
though, improve by being frosted, and may
remain in the open ground, but should hav,
q light litter Of straw thrown over them aftei
the ground becomes frozen.
Every tree, bush, weed and flower has it,
insect depredators, and consequently the
study of entomology is becoming almost Al
absolute necessity 10 farmers, fruit growers
florists and gardeners. Some means of fight
ing these pests must be used by every cult
vator of the soil, and to fight them success
fully some knowledge of their habits, etc., is
necessary. Consequently farmers and other
interested should make the subject named
study, when they will be better able to pro
tect themselves against the ravsges of thei
| insect enemies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

Here is something for those to read who
look longingly back to the good old times of
abundant production half a century ago
1t is not easy for the present generation TO
realize when purchasing or consuming the
fruits and vegetables which are 80 abundant
now in our gardens and markets, that scarce.
ly more than fifty years have passed since
nearly all the apples were cider apples, the
pears small, hard, button pears the peaches
and plums natural fruit, and the berries
were found only in the pastures, or by the
roadside. Yet such is the fact. Mr.. Secre-
tary Russell, in his lecture on the climate and
horticulture OF New England, quotes from
Mr.. John Lowell, who, writing IN the year
1922 to the Massachusetts, Agricultural Re
pository, says We are utterly destitute in
New England of nurseries for fruit trees on
an extensive scale. We have no cultivators
upon whom we can call for supply OF the
most common plants to ornament our grounds
We have not single scotsman who can fur
nish US with seeds of annual flowers, upon
which we can put reliance
year later Mr.. Lowell wrote in the same
journal, complaining that "A traveller may
traverse Massachusetts from Boston TO Albany
and not be able to procure a plate of fruit
except wild straw berries, baokb and
whortleberries-u from the hospitality OF
private gentlemen Now, good ripe fruits
are exposed for sale at the street corners in
many Of the villages; they are hawked
through the streets at prices that bring them
within the means of the majority, and in
many gardens and orchards they are lying in
over abundance on the ground under the
trees.
In too many cases, the cities and villages
are better supplied witha variety of fruit thar
are the farms In country towns. Raising fruit
to sell is no longer attended by big profits
except for the very choicest qualities, bul
raising for home use is far from being over
done, or likely to be for some years to come
We do not like to see fruit rotting under the
trees, but it is much better 30 than for farm
ers children to be deprived of the luxury o.
having enough of it. Let those who, as boys
remember how good even poor fruit tasted
fifty years ago, see to it that the young folk
of the present day are not stinted in this di
rection-N h. Farmer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

From recent census it is found that by
actual count there are in Great Britain and Ire
land 30, 900, 600 Of poultry OF all kinds, two
thirds Of which are chickens 1t is estimated
that the annual market value Of this stock is
worth 81, 900, 900. 1t is an exceedingly diff
cult matter to estimate the number of eggs
consumed in the United Kingdom, but it may
be stated in round numbers to be l, 04O, 600,
600. 1t is known that in 1883 there we're i'm.
ported $40, 43G, lGO eggs that we're worth e., >
1872, O55 1t is believed that the total value
of eggs supplied the Great Britain market
would not be less than S3l $50, 600. These
facts attach an Importance to the poultry in
terest that encourages poultry and egg pro
duction on this side OF the water
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
Relative Value Of Ashes as a FeruIiI

The October report of the Massachusetts
agricultural experiment station gives an analy-
sis of muriate of potash showing 81 per cent
of potash, at a value of $40 GO per ton, cur
rent rates-equal to p cents pound for the
potash. The composition of wood ashes is
not sufficiently uniform TO make a perfectly
accurate comparison between the muTiate and
wood ashes but, taking five per cent as the
average of potash in hard wood ashes, this
would make the value Of the potash in
bushel of such ashes about seven cents. But
when We add the cost OF freight on the muri-
ate (say $40 per ton in Vermont), and remem-
Der that wood ashes contain about pound Of
phosphOrie acid in a bushel worth eight
cents, besides other valuable fertilizing mat
ter, the relative values will stand differently.
The freight will bring up the cost of the pct
ash in the muriate (Which is its only valuable
ingredient) 10 about four cents, which will, at
an equal rate, make the potash of a bushel of
good ashes worth 10 cents Now add the
pound of phosphorie acid, and the value of
the ashes regulated by cost of the potash
SALT would be Is cents, without any allow
anee for anything but the potash aud phos-
Phorie acid in it. 1t may be that the ashes
has an additional value from recently hay-
ing formed part of plant, and being on that
account more soluble and assimilable but
ho"o'oi that - hO hohey 10 Aont ~ paying
80 cents barrel for good ashes on farms
where potash is needed as a fertilizer r.
Wdtchmdn.
Ashes also contain about IS per cent Of cal
cium oxide or lime Though this is not reok-
o1ed in the station valuations, it no doubt has
some value for most soils We should, how
ever, cut of little from the above estimate
of the value of phosphorio acid in ashes, be-
cause of its insolubility in that form.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
Incnhatnrn W. Hens.

The contrarieties in agricultural literature
are innumerable. No one ever says do it,
but another says don't you do it, Just after
reading Mr. James Rankin's address at the
meeting of the state board of agriculture at
birmingham, in which he relates his won
derful success in the poultry business and in
the use of incubators, claiming to clear $500
year by half hour of time, taken night
and morning for the care of his poultry We
find the following in the New York Tribune {:
STEER CLEAR OF INcUBATohs. This is the
sound advice of a Home and Farm CORE
spondent to would-be poultry raisers on a
small or large scale. He tested the question
two years with the result of having his re-
spect greatly increased for the old fashioned
motherly hen
II was starting poultry farm and was en-
thusiastic over the idea of Matching artificial
ly, and determined to spare no pains to make
a success of it, if possible. During the in
cubation you must look after them every few
hours, day and night. If the temperature
gets little too high, you lose your labor and
eggs. If you neglect to turn the eggs, you
will hatch deformed chicks. and not many of
them. If you forget TO mosten them suffi
GENTLY the chicks will not be able to get
out"
However, to get the chickens Matched was
only the beginning of sorrow, and having ca
pacity for infinite care, involving broken
sleep, he succeeded very well, his best count
being 1913 from 240 eggs.
but right here the trouble begins. l had
an artificial mother or breeder after the
most approved pattern, and gave the chicks
every attention still they died. 1t is almost
impossible to keep them from overcrowding
in cold or cool weather you must separate
them into squads of % or 80, and wrap then
up at night and keep warm and dry in day
time and after ALL you will be fortunate i
you raise one.half. l am raising poultry OF
the non-sitting varieties, but 1 shall keeI
hens to hatch and rear the young in future
He mentions a neighbor who tried an in
cubator of the rascal Balm pattern and an
other who paid $40 for lone of the lates
steam, automatic, self-turning, self-regulat
ing, warranted to hatch email kind" Bott
these machines have been discarded anC
could be bought for a five-dollar bill
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

Mr.. A. wanted to purchase Light Brahma
cock. He made inquiries by mail Of two
breeders who advertised that variety. Mr.. b.
wrote that he had very fine cock that he
would sell for 50. Mr.. Q. said he had a cock
that won first premium at the state fair, and
he would sell him for So. As these breeders
lived only six miles apart and on the railroad
Mr.. A. wrote them each TO expect him the
next day for the purpose of examining the
bird. He stopped to see Mr. b., intending
to take the next train and visit Mr.. Q. Mr.
b. called his attention to fine points of the
fowl and, as Mr.. A. seemed TO think him
rather old, he emphasized them by remarking
that be had won first premium at the state
fair. "Why, said Mr.. A., MIR b., at the
next station, claims to have won first at that
fair" "Well he did, but it was with some
Of my birds, including this one. We had an
understanding about it," While they were
talking MIR. O. drove up in great haste and
called out, 'B, catch that old cock quickly so
l can get home before the text train. There 8
a fellow coming up to see him. Perhaps /
can sell the old duffer and get him of your
hands. That premium he won will do the
business guess" Explanations were in or
der, but all that both men could say did not
sell the bird, and Mr.. A. took the first train
home, leaving b. and c. to laugh over the
Joke as best they could. -lStOckmdH
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
OOMMIsSIONERs NOTICR.

We, the subscribers, duly appointed by the Hon.
Probate Court for the District of Westminster, Com
missioners TO receive, examine and adjust all claims
and demands OF all persons against the estate 81
ROYAL L. TAFT, late Of Jamaica in said district,
deceased also all claims and demands exhibited Ia
Offset thereto and 6months from the 14th day Of No
vember 1885, being allowed by said court for that pur
pose, do therefore hereby give natice that viii
attend to the business Of our said appointment at L.
WATERWAYS once in Jamaica, in said district, on
the 22d day Of December and 5th day Of May, next,
from O'Clock A. NJ. until O'Clock p NJ, each OF
said days
Dated at Jamaica this 2Sd day Of November, 1885.
J. C. RoBINsOS,l s,r,r,;ssio,,.rs
IS ]. Q. sHUMWAY,( Soiniiii ss'oiieie'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
CTATE or VERMONT, Marlboro IS

= The Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate Of CHARLES
b. RICE, late Of BrattlebOro, In said District,
deceased, Greeting.
Whereas Fannie L. Rice has presented 10 this
Court Instrument purporting to be the last Win Of
said deceased, for probate -You hereby notified
that this Court will decide upon the probate Of said
Ibstrumrnt at session thereof to be held at the Pro-
bate ONCE in Bratteboro on the last Saturday Of
December, A. d. 1885. when and where you may ap-
pear and contest the same, If you cause.
90 Z. W. sTODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
Agricultural.

We wrote last week, in the comments on
DIR. Golfers sorghum letter "His conf.
dence that sorghum sugar can be economical
" produced in the northern states seems to
be little abated by the slow progress that has
been made in its manufacture. The types
made us say "a little abated, nearly revers-
ing the meaning
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
CTATE on VERMONT. Mafiboross.

- The Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate Of ELIZA
BETH CUNE late Of BrattleborO in said district, de-
ceased, Greeting.
Whereas, Chas. =. Thompson has presented 10 this
Court Instrument purporting to be the last Will Of
said deceased for probate;-You are hereby notified
that this Court will decide upon the probate Of
said Instrument at the session thereof 10 be held
1.-THE Probate once in BrattleDorO IN said district
on the last Saturday Of December. 1885, when aud
where you may appear and the same Il you
eause so Z. W. sTODDARD. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
CTATR OF VERMONT, Marlboross
- The Probate Court for said District

y The Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate Of wM.
H. FULLER, late Of Halifax in said district deceased
Greeting
You are hereby notified that this Cont will decide
upon the allowance Of the account Of j. II Richmond
Administrator upon said Estate, and decree dsiri-
button thereof to the persons entitled, At the session
thereof 10 be held at the Probate ONCE IN Brateb0ro
on the last Saturday of December, 1885, when sud
where you may be heard in the premises, II you
cause. 80 I. W. STODDARD, Register.
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C,TATE OF YRnmONT- mailman sc

- BY the Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested IN the estate Of STILL
MAN sROBIEsON,la late Of Wilmington In said district
deceased, Greeting
Whereas Chloe A. Robinson has fled IN this court
instrument purporting TO be the last will Of said de-
ceased for probate: You are hereby notified that this
court will decide upon the probate Of said instru-
ment at the session Of this court 10 be held a tho
Probate Once In Bratteboro, IN said district on the
may appear and contest the same II you see cause
(5D L. W. sTODDARD, Reg ister
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C,TATE OF VEnNIONT. Marlhnrn 5

= The Probate Court for said District
Toall persons interested IN the Estate Of LABAN
JONES' Jr., late OF Dover In said District deceased
Greeting
whereas ELwIN II. JONES has presented to this
Court an instrument purpOrtnP 70 be the last will Of
said deceased. for Probate :.....................
You are hereby notified that this Court will decide
upon the probate Of said instrument al the session
thereof TO be held At the Probate Office n Brattaioro
In said District, on the FIRST Saturday OF January
A. D. 1886, when aud where you may appear and
contest the same. If you cause.
81 L. W. STODDARD. Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
CTATE on YEnMONT. Marlhoro Isl

- Inc fronate court ior hald Dhtrlct.
To all persons interested IN the estate of JENNIE
T. TYLER late Of Guford IN said district decreased,
You are hereby notified that JOHN s. CUTTING.
administrator upon the estate OF said deceased, bas
presented % this court petition praying for license
b sell the whole Of the real estate Of said decreased
and also has filed what purports TO be the consent of
all the heirs residing IN this state 10 such sale aud
that this court will decide upon said petition
session thereof e. be held AZ the Probate Office iu
Bratteboro, in said district, the last Saturday Of
December, A. b. 1885, when and where you may ap-
pear aud be heard IN tha premises IL you see cause.
50 E.-W. STODDARD, Register.
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CyTATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro SIS.

= The Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested IN the estate Of SETH
B. BARNARD late Of Wilmington, IN said district,
deceased Greeting.
You are hereby notified that L. d BARNARD adj
minstator upon the estate Of said deceased has
scented TO this court petition praying for license 90
sell the whole Of the real estate Of said deceased,
aud has also fled what purports to be the consent
Of all the heirs residing in this state 70 such sale,
-. and that this court will decide said petition
session thereof TO be held at the Probate Once IN
BrattlebOro In said district the last Saturday Of De
cember A. d. 1885, when and where you may appear
and be heard in the premises Il you see cause.
80 E.W. STODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

Where are the grangers of New York The
farmers Of that state, with their families, con-
sttute about 3 600 600 of the population, and
they have but one of their number in the re-
Gently elected state senate. OF that one the
New York Tribune says with free-and-easy
levity "Only one farmer was elected to the
next state senate. If he places himself in the
hands of his friends early enough, If he pros
ecutes vigorous canvass and keeps clear OF
entangling alliances, the chances Of that one
farmer for securing the Craftsmanship of the
committee on agriculture ought to be tlatter-
inc
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

Our agricultural exchanges continue to pub
lish long drawn stuff about the sio, Of which
enough has already been written to make
three or four volumes as large as the Old
Testament. All that is known about it Of any
value might be contained in single chapter.
The Oourant says The exceedingly pri-
vate history Of every silo is being scattered
by migratory labor all over the land. Lite
rary amateurs and intxperts, or city boomers
of anything that will make trade will never
prevail against that kind of testimony" With
out endorsing the sentiment, we appreciate
the brevity and pith of this anti silo knock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
CTATE or VERMONT, westmIn.ter Isl

= The Probate Court for said District
To all persona interested 10 the estate Of EPHRAIM
WOOD, late OF Pntney, 10 said District, deceased
Greeting:
whereas LYMAN T. BAILEY, the Executor therein
named has presented 10 this Court an Instrument
purporting 70 be the last VIII Of said deceased for
probate You are hereby notified that this court will
decide upon the probate Of said instrument at SEES
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Once in Town.
shend IN said district, on the FIRST Wednesday of
Jannary A. D. 1856, when and where you may appear
and contest the same, II you see cause.
81 O. y Emmy Veosfnr
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint? Shoh's YitAliEer is guaranteed 10 cure
you. Sold by Geo. Z. Greene, Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

Constipation is positively cured by Carter's Little
Liver Pills, not by purging and weakening the bow
els, nut by regulating and Strengthening them.
This Is done by improving the digestion aud stimuli
lating the liver 70 the proper secretion OF bile when
the bowels will perform their customary functions
In an easy aud natural manner PurgatiVe pills
must be avoided. Ask for Carriers Little Liver Pils
Price IS cents.
sHILoHs VITALIzER is what you need for Con.
stipation Loss Of Appetite, Dizziness, and all Symp-
toms OF Dyspepsia. Price 10 aud IS cts. per bottle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

There is no one article In the line OF medicines
that gives so large a return for the money as a
good porous strengthening plaster such as Carriers
Smartweed and BelladOnna Backache Plasters.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
7GNIx AND RECORD AND FARMER FRIDAY DECEMBER


ey" in appearance, save In the length OF her
legs which are but mere stubs. Men Eng.
lind Fqrs1er
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

WHY WILL YOU cough when shiloh's Cure will
give immediate relief Price 10 cts 90 cts. and 81
Sold by Geo. L. Greene, BrAttleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

The wife, mother aud maid who suffer from Female
Meakneas will aud Gim0rea Aromatic Wine positive
eure. sold 10 braitleboro By George Il. Greene.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
seo..,. EmuI.lon Of I.ure
COD LIVER OIL. WITH HYPoPHosPHITEs

III COH8UNpIlOH uHd ncF0TuIn
Dr. J. 4. Burton OF Yaldosta Ga, says: l have for
several years used ScOts Emulsion, and mud 1t to act
we'll in Consumption, Scrofula, and other conditions
recurring q tonic OF that class.