The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-22

"shows that those specimens made by
the centrifugal process are soft during
the heated term, even when kept in re-
frigerators that harden the Jumps of
butter made in the ordinary way"
BEEF-MAKING and milk-giving are
natural functions of the COW. 1t is not
contrary to the principles of breeding
and is in accord with experience that
these functions should be well developed
in the same animal. But it is unusual
to find them both developed to a re-
markable degree.
The Rev. j. b. Fisher, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at West Town, N.
Y, is also president of the Farm and
Garden Club of that place, and has
done much by preaching and practice
to introduce better methods of farming
and gardening among his neighbors.
His example is worthy of imitation.
IT requires one cent week for ten
weeks to feed chick, and in ten weeks
the chick should weigh two pounds.
That is five cents per pound for food.
The eggs will cost six cents per chick,
while the labor and interest on capital
depend on the kind of buildings used
and the value of the labor bestowed.
If there is one plant more than any
other which the farmer should take to his
heart and cherish it is white clover II
is worth many times as much as alfalfa,
about which writers are setting farmers
wild with misplaced anxiety and envy.
1t is an excellent pasture plant, and we
want pasture plants more than any
thing else.
THE Rural World calls the attention
of its readers to the importance of
spending little time in selecting seed
for next years crops. Few farmers
will deny that the character and quality
of the seed have much to do with the
quality and quantity of the crop, but
rarely do they realize to what extent
this is true.
subject No man who wants hog for
profit will have his wants fully met
until he gets such as are hardy enough
to stand pretty severe cold, some neg
lect, and be quite ready to thrive with
plain, even what would be rough feed
for the exquisitely bred and pampcred
hog" And the hardy hog makes the
best pork.
No tree should be permitted in any
street having less width than sixty feet
in any city orlarge town. On the country
roads, where sidewalks are not in use,
this rule would not apply. In other
words, trees should always, when pos
sible, be planted on the land of the
abuttor. In this way the owner of the
land can control the use, size and shape
of the tree.
THE world is full of noble examples
of the right use of wealth that teach
its place in the economy of civilization.
Earned riches rightly used are safe
guards to the possessor, against whom
the world will not array itself in an
tagonism. 1t was recently said, and
very truthfully, that "no mans riches
are the subject of envy when he uses
them properly"
The majority of the fair catalogues
come this year with the words " no
liquors allowed on the grounds -
plainly printed. There will be more
temperance fairs this year than ever
before. This fact is very gratifying.
The temperance sentiment of this coun-
try is growing stronger and stronger.
Men who sneered at it few years ago
are now afraid of it.
" WHEN farmers withdraw their pat
ronage of an alleged agricultural Jour-
nal because the influence is exerted in
favor of laws and measures contrary to
farmers interests they are doing a
mighty sensible thing" says the Home
stead, and we heartily agree. There
are some such journals that are run
much more for the monopolizing cor
porations than for the farmers.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Rural Neu
Yorker says: "This year we have had
all the fruit we could eat. We began
with strawberries and are now eating
apple-sauce. We have fruit on the
table at every meal-not little taste
for each one, but regular dish. We
have had no sickness. l figure that we
have saved at least $40 in the meat
bill since May. We are all healthy
and fat"
ONE hundred thousand dollars fol
the Washington seed distribution, two
thirds of the seed to be distributed by
members of congress; for forestry
81 900: for silk culture, SIC, 900! We