The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-17
AGRICULTURAL NOTES,

A correspondent in the Mirror and
Farmer says that every farmer can be-
come rich if he will only work in har-
mony with nature.
The Lowell Journal says that, 1t is
more painful to squeeze % inch waist
into % inch corset than to dishorn
calves and much more detrimental to
the health and comfort,
II we expect our sons to stay on the
farm we must talk cheerfully Of farm
ing and encourage them by allowing
them to farm for themselves on a small
scale.-T Farmers Friend.
Now is the time to apply a pound and
half of nitrate of soda to the square
rod, according to j. H. Hale, if you want
a nice lawn about your house. There is
no reason why farmers should not haYe
the very best of lawns.
Seventy five cords of wood in one old
elm tree is the report from Mr.. Samuel
F. West of Columbia, Conn, A photo
graph of this giant Of the door yard was
shown by Mr.. West at the State board
meeting in Hartford. The body of the
tree was 40 feet in circumference at the
ground, 26 feet at the smallest place be-
tween the ground and the limbs, and its
spread of branches was four rods each
way. 1t was so feet high. The trunk
is still standing, but the top was destroy
ed short time ago during storm Of
wind.
Prof. J. w. Sanborn says that the silo
has not quite settled down to its true
merits, but has reached point where it
can be dispassionately discussed. He
claims in the Mirror and Farmer that
there is not to be found to day any
demonstration that pound of ensilage
is Of more value for feeding purposes
than the same material would be if dried
and housed.
The profit of keeping sheep is not to
be estimated entirely by comparing the
prices of the wool and meat they pro.
duce with the cost of keeping them.
The improved condition of the farm
must also be taken into consideration.
The advantages of keeping sheep may
not be shown in one year or five years.
The profit in the sheep business is only
determined by comparing the condition
of the farm on which they have been
kept for many years with that of other
places where they have not been kept.
The garden should be near the house,
but free from shade. Set no trees of
any kind in the kitchen garden. Have
It laid out so that as much work as pos
sible may be done by horse power. A
sandy loan is the best soil for most
vegetable. Use no green manure in the
garden. The standard fertilizers are
good. Use wood ashes freely and slops
from the house. The secret of success
in gardening, as in courtship, lies in
small attentions frequently and steadily
bsstowed.-TA. Dwinnell, Walpole, New
Hampshire.
T. NJ. Winslow Of the Ayrshire breed
ers association, being asked what is the
average yield of Ayrshire COWS, writes
the Country Gentleman, that he has col
lected about 1000 records for year
yield, and he finds that for cows and
helfers the general average is 6525
pounds of milk for the year, and of ma
ture cows about 7000 for a selection of
rs COWS he obtained an average of 1920
pounds, and all of this average be be-
lieYes was obtained from ordinary treat
ment, common to all careful dairymen
and may be considered an average of
Ayrshire as breed at this time