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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01

LIVE STOCK IN APRIL.-The work horses
now need an abundance of strengthening
food. Keep the harness clean and soft. 1t
is easier to prevent gals than to cure them,
especially during this busy season, when a
horses labor is most constant and valuable
Many horses working upon soft ground are
best shod when they are barefoot. Cows
need careful watching during this season.
When cows time approaches, the feed
should b. reduced. Look out for garget
and use the simple remedies often mention
I'd in these columns. Ewes with lambs need
abundance Of food, otherwise the lambs as
well as the dams will suffer. If ticks are
Troublesome use dip of tobacco water or
some one of the several pre- paratious sold in
The shops. We elsewhere (page O00,) give
full instructions for the pig stye and pas
ture. Swine need a run, aud NAV do much
good in the orchard. If the poultry have
vermin. use kerosene upon the roosts and
walls of the house. A dust bath is enjoyed
by fowls.-American Agriculmist for April.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01

| Cows MUST BE FED.-We all know what
a large consumer of food the COW is. But
it would seem to be expected by some that
she can live and produce on comparatively
moth ng. On the contrary she must be sup
Piled with nutrimeat. Her milk and its
products are simply the conversion of the
surplus food that she does not need to sup
ply the waste of the system, into these pro-
ducts. We have often urged good care and
kind treatment of the COW, because if she is
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01
What will Surely Do il.

Ones lair begins to fall out from many
auSe Sa 70 NIL nI lnpor.an' QUESTION rs What
ing to the testimony of thousands, Parker's
Hair Balsam will do it, 1t quickly covers
bald spots, restores the original color whom
the hair is gray or faded, eradicates dan
druff, and causes the scalp to feel cool and
well. 1t is not dye, not greasy, highly
perfumed, safe. Never disappoints those
who require . nice, reliable dressing.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000. "a
.onIy IS. Shares in proportion

oWe do hereby certify that soe supervise the ar.
-,,xneu,ents for all tn Monthly and SENT Annual
Dras1;,a0s OF The Louisiana State Lottery Cbnap0-
~, nm n, person manage and control the Drd,O-
frsgs themselves and that he same are conducted
III nnrties and 1Ue author ze the Company to use
ms Certificate Nth fdc-siies of our signotures
nttoched in its advertisements"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01

We like to feed each COW about one-half
bushel of rye meal just before calvipg, COM
mencing by giving handful of meal in a
gallon of boiling water to feed, at first,
and increasing the quantity daily, commenc
ing about two weeks before calving. If the
udder should become sore, swollen and in
famed, battle it every two hours during the
day with hot soap-suds, rubbing it long and
gently, and drying with woollen CLOTH
The last thing at night, apply lard as hot as
she can bear it, rubbing it in well. For
sore teats, wash clean with warm water,
and apply glycerine. For an obstruction
in teat, use silver milking-tube. The
best way to manage a fresh-calyed COW, as
far as the COW herself is concerned, is to al
low the calf to suck from two to five days, or
until you are quite sure the udder is all
right. Then take away the calf and milk
the COW five times day for while, espe-
cially if she is fed literally for milk. Gar
get and milk fever are the two ailments
most to be feared in fresh cow. The
former is produced by overlooking with con-
centrated or stimulating food, like cotton
seed, or corn meal. The best remedy to my
knowledge is, one ounce saltpetre in the
feed. Use this medicine two or three times,
and frequently foment the udder with hot
s 'ap-suds. Anything that interferes with
the condition of the cow after calsing may
produce milk fever. Exposure, too much
exercise, nervous excitement, are all suf-
fcent to bring on an attack, and recovery
is of rare occurrence. 1t is the "ounce of
prevention in this case, as in so many 9TH
ers, that is worth the pound of cure. Keep
the animal qniet for week before and after
calvin, and nurse her well.-American
AgricuLturist. for April.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01
N EA LIE RS AND
CONSUMERS o. PAINTS!
sasa Read the following for Yearself


We have Row IN stock the largest and bes
stock OF PAINTS ever brought to this section.
manufactuI Ell by Lucas d Co., the oldest pain
house in Philadelphia.
These Paints are guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction, and can be furnished in any tint
or shade desired lat prices to suit the times.
saving OF rs per cent. can be made by their use,
an they are always ready for i'm medf9te use
presenting smooth, elastic. durable and CLOS
sy surface. 1t does moi crack or beconi e lo0s
ened from the material upon which 1T is used.
Read the following guarantee
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 30th, 1852.
Messrs. Berkeley & Co., Saunt0n. Fa.:-
DEAR SIRs:-We have not as yet found II
necessary to issue printed guarantee for ou1
Liquid Paints regarding our position and rep.
utation with the trade as sufficient assurance
that we would not place on the mark ct an In
ferior article, particularly under our brand.
Wehowever will cheerfully follow the exped1-
ent which has been resorted to by manufacture.
ers to In troG uce their goods by stating that we
will REFUND THE MONEY OR kEPAIN1
any work with English lead and boiled oil we
believe is orthodoxy on which our paint has
been used, that you feel well satisfied has
proved Itself inferior If further guarantees
are required you may give them on our au-
thority. but we dc not think you will ever hear
of auth en- tic case of troubles arising through
the use Of our paints.
Yours truly,
JNO. LUCAS & co.
These paints may be obtained by wholesale
md retail from
BERKELEY & WALTERS,
tunel9'S3 StauntOn Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01
What is Catarrh a?

What is Catarrh ?
IL Is q disease OI Ill.
mucous mem brant
generally originatin,
! in the nasal passage
and maintaining i'll
stronghold in thu
head From this poini
lit sends forth "a pol
lsonous virus alNnt
1.-THE mem brlnous lin
fings and through the
! digestive orga as, cor.
rupting the blood and
producing other trou-
blesOme and danger
Gus symptoms.
Cream f;aima is;
remedy based upon b
correct diagnosis q
this disease and cal
be depended upon.
; Trial.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01

"The people are in no hurry, and want
good and economical government, not pub
lie Offices" says the Charleston Meas and
Courier:
Mr.. Cleveland appears to understand this.
At least his very deliberate way of doing
business and the appointments he has so
far m 'de seem to show that he is studying
the interests of the people rather more than
the Convenience of office hunters.-M index.
Appeal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01

1867 Prigea amounting to.. $265 500
Application for rates to ubs should be made
only to the office OF the Company in New Or
leans.
For further information, write clearly, Civ.
ing full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orders or New York Exchange in ordi
nary letter. Currency by Express tall sums OF
IS and upwards at CpS eXpeEse) addressed
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La,
or u. A. DAUPH9N.
6O7 Seventh st., v ashington. d. c.
Make P. o. Money Orders payable and ad-
dress Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
marriott New Orleans, La.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01

Incorporated In 1868 for % years by the Leeis-
la ure for Educational and Charitable purposes
with capital of 81. 0C0. tO0-to which a reserve
fund of over $3.50, 600 has since been added
chise was made part Of the present State Con.
stitution adopted December End, A D., 1879
The only Lottery erer roted on and endorsed by
the people Of any State.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22
A Farmer Governor.

The master of the Maine State Grange
is also governor of the state, A CORE
spondent of Brother Boardman's paper
says: Last Monday had the pleas
ure of visiting the home and farm of
Governor Robbie. AS / wish to describe
some things about his farm, will not
attempt to say anything about his COM
modious and elegant house which stands
somewhat back from the village street.
in the pretty village of Gorham, and
which is presided over so Hospitality by
his excellent wife, who is hard to beat
by any farmers wife in house and farm
work. Beside her many and various
duties in the general supervision and
work of the house, she makes the butter
from her beautiful Jersey cows, and
also takes care of the poultry. Governor
Robes farm contains two hundred
fifty acres-one hundred acres in wood
and timber, the remainder in tillage
and pasture. He usually cuts one hun
bred tons of hay, but thinks this year
it will fall short of that amount. He
has four barns; the largest one, a new
one, is forty by seventy-two feet, used
exclusively for storing hay. He has
lately cleared and seeded to grass and
grain new field, perfectly level and
smooth, containing twenty acres, where
he has been using the Sagadahoc fertil
izer to the amount of two tons, also {
large lot of refuse from the tannery
He showed me large pile of ashes
and lime, shipped him from Rockland
which he is using. A number of acres
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22
Some AbsurditieS.

And now it is the Cultirator which
repeats the absurd delusion that g land
upon which sorrel fourishes will be
greatly benefited by an application of
air-slaked lime.n In the same issue
the statement is made that " only those
who control accumulated capital can
afford to indulge in experiments. Fancy
farming may not pay in dollars and
cents, but it has been productive of vast
benefit to the agricultural world" We
suspect that the alkaline treatment of
sorrel may have originated with some
of these rich fancy farmers, though it
is strangely prevalent everywhere-and
yet has not particle of foundation in
fact. No sorrel plant was ever injured
by the moderate application of either
lime or ashes. Lime does not hurt
sorrel, when applied at the rate of one
hundred bushels to the acre, and ashes
in the same quantity is splendid ma
nure for it. You will never see sorrel
growing more rankly than on newly
cleared land, where the ground is full of
ashes. We wish some of those city
agricultural editors who are keeping
this folly " before the people " would
just try the experiment, and learn one
fact, at least, about the business they
set themselves up to teach. The Culti-
GATOR says that only those who control
accumulated capital can afford to in
dulge in experiments. AS matter of
fact, no farmer can afford not to eX-
pertinent, for that is the only way he
can learn how to run his own farm
to the best advantage. As for the
fancy farmers" we should like to see
list of the Z" vast benefits " which
they have conferred on the agricul-
tural world" 1t would be mighty
short one. That statement is as false
and foolish as the other.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22
The Agricultural Convention.

Agriculturists ought to be interested
in Commissioner Colman's convention
of representatives. from agricultural col
leges and kindred institutions early
next month. He believes that close re-
lations between the bureau and these
institutions can be made beneficial, and
he wishes their cooperation in the ex-
detrimental work that he proposes. He
thinks there is great mission for the
department in showing the farmers of
the United States new crops that can
be raised with profit. He believes that
he can show the agricultural professors
how they can make their institutions
much more popular than they are by
engaging in this work with him. There
is certainly room for improvement in
the service of the agricultural colleges.
They have originated little for the ben
eft of the farmer, and their systems of
instruction seem to lack the practical
element, so far as agriculture is con-
cerned. If the commissioner can show
them how to enlarge their usefulness
he will be doing good work.-BOSton
Post.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22
New Hampshire's Leading Industry.

The Mirror and Farmer prints a
speech that was not delivered at the re-
cent agricultural college commence
ment, from which we make the follow
ing extract:
Mind what this college has dun
fur the farm intrest Of New Hampshire.
Look at the woodchuk crop. Why, sur,
when this college was started the wood
chuk was miserable kuss of no more
use on farm than Urch is in the legis-
lashure. The more you had of him the
worse off you was. To-day his tail sells
for ten cents in emmy selectmen's offs
in the state, and the demand is always
equal to the supply. Scion Carter, who
can lie, but won't, says 122,1S0 wood
chuk tails was harvested in this state
last year and sold for S12, 27S, and he's
got the hole in the treasury to prove it.
Now the woodchuk is easy raised. he
plants hisself the frost don't cut him
down, the canker worm don't nav his
folyage, and the potato bug never roosts
in his branchis; he don't hev hog celery,
and all the researches of Jim Adams and
the board of helth never discovered
emmy cattle disese in his vitals On good
land that's esy diggin' you can raise
four hundred eighty-nine woodchuks to
the aker, and klose to the Vermont line
the number can easily be sweled to six
hundred seventy. Even if the wood
chuk yielded but one tail, four hundred
eighty-nine, at ten cents, is forty-eight
dollars and ninety cents, or ninety-six
cirkus tickets, with ninety cents left for
lemonade, or nine hundred seventy
eight glasses of lager beer Gf you 90 to
Manchester and by iD, or a good many
other nessarys of life. And when you've
sold the tail you've got the carkas left
to fede to city boarders for spring lam,
and the hide to be made into North
American seal-skin. And this amt all
nor the beginin', fur careful and in
tellygent breedin' karried on under the
direcshun of our college, has alredy de-
veloped breed of woodchuks that YIELD
three tails apiece in the dryest sesons,
and with time and money to enable us
to prosekute our experiments we shall
yet bring one out that will be kovered all
over with tails as thick as hare on dog
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

The second question will not require
so long an answer, though it is of equal
importance with the first. Speaking in
q general way, it may be declared that
one hundred pounds of phosphoric acid,
one hundred pounds of combined nj
trogen, one hundred pounds of potash,
contained in properly made CONNER
cial fertilizer, will give as much in
crease in crop as the same weight of
the same substances in stable manure,
and will generally give it quicker, be-
cause in a more Immediately available
form. The manure must rot in the
soil before its constituents become
available to the crop. The fertilizer is,
to great extent, Immediately avail
able. If, now, you have crop in the
ground that can at once make use of
this soluble food, it will grow more
rapidly than il could grow with only
the slowly decomposing dung to feed
upon. AS in this quick growth the
fertilizer is taken up, and becomes a
part of the structure of the plants
which constitute the crop, of course
there is less left in the ground for
succeeding crop. From this point of
view the fertilizer would be less " last
ing" than the dung.
But let me ask if any practical farmer
would object to his manure being
quicker q. e., more quickly soluble)
than he usually finds it? Why is it
that we prefer rotted or composted
manure for garden crops? Chiefly be-
cause it is quicker-more soluble-and
therefore the crops that get il grow
off strongly from the start. OF course
this composted manure, like the fer
tilizer, does not last y so long as fresh
dung would. Whether this is an
advantage or disadvantage depends
upon circumstances.
AS to the matter of relative cost, at
present prices the commercial fertilizers
are unquestionably more costly than
they ought to be, whether they cost
more than dung or not. They are too
costly in their manufacture, in the way
they are bought and sold, and in the
way they are used by men who have
no real knowledge of their true nature
and action. There are several ways in
which farmers can make them cheaper,
and more profitable to themselves.
Let me conclude by naming some of
these:
1. They can be made cheaper by more
care in saving and handling the home
made manure. Nearly half of the
plant food produced by the farm stock
of New England is going to waste, the
liquids soaking into the ground beneath
the stables, and the dung heaps leach
ing under the caves, or heating in the
cellars. Save all this, and the price of
fertilizers will drop considerably.
2. They can be made cheaper by
purchasing in carloads for cash.
B. They can be made cheaper, at
least to the next generation, by having
the elements of agricultural chemistry
taught in our schools.
A. They can be made cheaper if our
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations will find out, and tell us, just
what and how much manufacturing "
chemical manures require, and how
they can best. be used in connection
with farm manure.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22
Montreal Horticultural Report.

Through the kindness of Secretary
Evans we are in receipt of the "Tenth
Annual Report of the Montreal Horti-
cultural Society and Fruit-Growers' AS
ISOLATION of the Province of Quebec"
The report appears as pamphlet of
eighty-two large octave pages, under
the supervision of the report committee
of the society, of which Professor Pen
hallow is the chairman. Though pre-
senting more elegant appearance, we
cannot but regret this enlargement of
the page, which renders impossible the
binding of this in volume with preced-
ing reports. The principal subjects
treated are Botanic Gardens" by Pro-
lessor Penhallow; " Siberian Apples
and their Hybrids," by Charles Glib;
"The Best Form of Tree" by r. w.
Shepherd, Jr.; " Strawberry Culture, :"
by Colonel Rhodes; 4" New Varieties of
Grapes" by w. NJ. Patteson; &" How
to Grow Melons," by r. Brodie, Jr. ;
and notes on Russian Apples" col
lected by Professor Penhallow from A.
w. Sias of Minnesota, A. Webster of
Roxbury, VT, and T. II. Hoskins of
Newport, Vt. AS Mr.. Sias is YER
monter, this article may be credited to
our state entire. In addition, very in
teresting reports are presented from
auxiliary local societies, showing a
marked increase of zeal and knowledge
among the fruit-growers of our neigh
boring province.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

CLOVER is the easiest of all the grasses
to make grow from surface sowing.
On land that is filed with fine frost
cracks every spring, this seed will come
up by simply scattering it upon the
surface, but we would recommend roll
ing in all cases where it is dry enough
for team to travel. We have seen
the track of a roller across field where
clover had been sown on the surface in
spring show distinctly all through the
season, and also the year following.
Many advise sowing clover very early
in spring, on the snow in March, but
we have sometimes lost seed by having
it sprout during warm rain and then
shrivel and die under March wind.
There is little gained by sowing seed
much before the time for it to grow
NeU England Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

PROFESSOR SHELDON remarks that
the period of milking may be classed in
three parts. For the first six or seven
weeks after calving the largest quantity
of milk per day is produced. After this
the yield falls off considerably, but then
remains at about the same figure for
two or three months, when steady de-
cline sets in until the cow is perfectly
dry. By care, the best parts of the
milking period may be prolonged, and
this ought to be the aim of all milk-pro-
ducers. If green fodder and other
food, which stimulates milk secretion,
can be used at the right time, consid-
cradle extra quantity of milk may be
produced.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

tatoes are quite equal to undried fruit
and vegetables. Steaming dry forage
is like boiling and baking potatoes. As
excessive cooking spells bread, meat
and vegetables, so the silo may spoil by
overlooking all its contents.
Let us deal with facts as we find
them, and not forget that the most en-
terprising farmer may ruin his ensil-
age fodder during his apprenticeship
in learning a new art and new science
in our greatest, most useful and most
attractive home industry"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

THE great drawback in the usefulness
of cattle shows is the preference give n
to size. Exhibitors endeavor to show
the largest squash, pumpkin or ruta-
baga, the largest calf, the largest
steers, and everything the largest
of its kind. Is size the principal
thing regarded? And do the MEM
bers of committees make size the critic
rion of merit? And it often happens,
it ordinarily happens, that the very
large calf is a coarsely-made animal,
unfit for breeder. There are excep-
tons to this remark, and yet it is true
as a general statement. Also many
members of committees regard form
and firmness of make in fixing upon
their awards. -COr. CultirdtOr.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

of wood are soon to be cut off to extend
his area of grass land, which, when COM
pleted, will give one of the largest and
finest fields in the state. The soil of
the new twenty-acre lot is a sandy loan,
mixed with muck and clay, making a
valuable soil for hoed crops or grass.
Governor Robe exhibits the greatest
comfort and satisfaction in his farm
work -
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

DID you ever pour boiling cream, or
slightly thickened milk, over buck
wheat or flannel cakes instead of but
tering them? They are very good and
are more wholesome than when buttered,
and have this additional recommends
tion-that you can bake enough for
breakfast before sitting down to it, and
they will keep light and hot, if dipped
at once into the hot cream, just as toast
is.-Fdrm Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

IT has been calculated that an annual
average variation of one cent pound
in butter makes difference of over a
quarter of a million of dollars in the
profits of the Vermont dairy interest,
our yearly butter product, according to
the last census, being 20 ,240 ,S26 pounds.
Make GOOD butterl
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

THE Homestead claims Mr.. Shirriff's
article on 'Tbe Fertilizer Problem " as
an original contribution, and it should
therefore have credit for it, which we
did not give, as we supposed the article
to have been taken from some foreign
journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

REMARKS BY THE EDITOR.-It is
as difficult successfully to "doctor F"
plant as an animal, without seeing
the patient. The blighting of flower
buds in most cases is due to irregular
tiles in watering, to too small pot, or
to great irregularities of temperature
A small pot, exposed to the SUMS rays
for several hours daily, would cause the
trouble. Try putting the pot inside of
another pot, with moss between, and
take care not to over-water the plant,
nor to let it get too dry.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22
agricultural.

nzg- This department is wholly under the control
Of the agricultural editor, T. II. HosKINs, MD,
Newport Vt. and he alone is to be held responsible
for the opinions herein expressed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22

In Scotland they do not award pre-
miums to stations for beauty of form
and symmetry, but for their usefulness.
A stallion, when competing in the show
room, must be accompanied by a large
number of colts sired by him, and the
young stock is judged as closely as the
stallion.