The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-26

dog which was in the habit of chewing,
smoking and expectorating tobacco
anywhere and at all hours, the animal
would have a short life. Yet the same
man never thinks of killing himself for
the same offence.
GOOD seed, properly planted, starts
out a vigorous, healthy plant, and sends
it into a strong and rapid growth the
season through, thus in large measure
insuring good crop. 1t is not enough
that part of the seed be good while a
portion is inferior
WHILE the Leghorns, Plymouth
Rocks, light Brahmas and Wyandottes
are the best general utility fowls, Mr..
Felch says frankly that ono matter
what the breed is, the Almighty has so
fixed the thing that they will all pay a
profit if properly managed"
SOME are beginning to realize the
fact that the world cannot be fed and
clothed entirely from the profits of
swapping jack-knives, or even from
specializing in corn or pork. Somebody
must make the iack-knives and some
body must grow the corn and pork.
"IF you are after quantity in growing
beets for the table, plant in soil heavily
MANFRED with stable or other nitro
genous manures; if after quality and
solidity, plant in soil of medium fer
tility, manUriDG not at all or with min
eral fertilizers only" says Orchard and
Garden.
Cows often lose all relish for their
hay after getting taste of green food
This may save hay for the present, but
you lose more than its value in milk.
and diminish greatly the quantity of
hay or pasture which you will get from
lot injured by the animals boots and
close-gnawing teeth.
IN keeping a horse fat there is as
much in the driver as in the feed. A
cross and nervous driver will fill the
horse with fear and dread, and will
rapidly run his horse down. Always be
firm and make it mind, but never get
excited. A cool-headed driver makes
a long-headed horse.
THE Homestead says, and we may
also say, that what the farmers want
is more daylight on this particular point
as to how fertilizers are made or of
what they may be compounded. We
have done, and are doing, what we can
to furnish this information. Evidently
the farmers appreciate it.
MILKING is a fine art, and the farm
hand who knows how to milk properly
is more valuable to the careful dairy
man than any other help. Some can
milk dozen COWS before others would
milk half that number, but the careful
manager is not so anxious for fast help
as he is to employ those who are careful.
NOT only the growth of fruit-trees,
but also (and very largely the quality
of fruit, is influenced by the nature OF
the soil upon which it is grown. To
bring out thrifty growth of apple and
pear-trees, the soil should be deep,
naturally drained loan, not heavy clay
nor clear sand. The best keeping fruits
come from soil containing large pro-
portion of lime.
LOOK into the average country stores
at this season and you will find large
part of last years stock of seeds still
unsold OF this a considerable part
has been held over from the preceding
season, or perhaps years before that.
These facts are enough to deter farm
ers who want good gardens from buy
ing seeds out of these boxes, which are
only partly renewed from year to year.
THE laws of nature provide that
brood should be reared in early spring
to gather the coming crop of honey. If
there is food sufficient in the hive for
the wants of the bees and brood reared
the equilibrium is perfect, and none
need be fed. If not feeding should be
done to bring this state of things about
but care should be taken that it is not
carried to excess, else the result will
prove unfavorable.
THIS is how the churn of a North
Carolina farmer was manufactured: A
section of sassafras log was bored
through from end to end with an augur.
Then strips were split out from the in
side, until the shell was of proper thick
ness. This was smoothed inside and a
groove was cut out to hold the bottom,
made from dry board, which was
closely fitted in and the green shell left
to shrink neatly about it. The churn
was perfectly tight, although it was
bound by no hoops.
THOSE who desire to promote the
true interests of forestry cannot do
more practical work than in securing
practicable legislation for protection
against loss by fire. The risk from fire
more than any other one thing deters
broad and comprehensive forestry