The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-06
Agritultural.
Notes by the Way.

IN the east part of Randolph A.
A. Storrs and j. G. Huntington are
making choice butter from their we'll
kept herds of choice Jerseys.
IN our occasional journeys about the
state it is a constant source of wonder
why so much good land near the build
ings is allowed to lie at waste, unpro-
ductive, an eye-sore on the landscape
and a reproach to the owner. Such
places drained, the bushes rooted out,
plowed and MANFRED, become the best
land on the farm, alike secure from the
extremes of drouth and wet.
CREAMERIEs have been started at
Centerville in Hartford, and in West
Lebanon, N. H., just over the river
from White River Junction, in both of
which separators will be used. The
one at Centerville has water-power and
is cheap but well-arranged building,
with full supply of cold spring water.
AT West Lebanon the building is more
costly one, but to us it seemed faulty
and inconvenient in its plan and con-
struction.
AT West Randolph the most complete
creamery we have seen in Vermont is
nearly finished. 1t is about thirty-fve
by seventy feet on the ground and
three stories high-one and basement
for the creamery and a large tenement
above for the butter-maker. 1t is COM
pletely fitted with steam, water, an ele-
vator, ice storage, refrigerators, store
rooms, etc. 1t was erected for Brig
ham e Co. of Boston by A. B, Man
chester, Esq, of Randolph.
WE recently visited the fork factory
of Peck, Clark & Co. of Brookfield,
who report business rushing and are
sending off more goods than usual this
year. They do not want any tariff
taken off from iron and steel. No free
raw material for them. BY the way,
we were shown there new article of
their manufactured cant-hook, which
will grapple any log, large or small.
Those ordinarily made work well only
on logs of about certain size; if fitting
large log they won't catch on a small
one and Uice versa.
IN Hartland we visited the private
dairy of Charles Gates & Sons. Mr..
Gates has been breeding Jerseys for
thirty years and believes in raising
heifers and breeding up. Their choice
head of fifty milking cows and heifers
justifies this belief, and to good cows
they join good feed and intelligent
handling, with the result of excellent
butter. They own the somewhat noted
" Cults place." which, with new build
ings and thorough farming, they have
made a most attractive home. Mr..
Gates said that for seven years the
wood for the family use had been cut
from the scattering trees and bushes in
the mowings, and from what was shown
us of old hedges to be cut we Judge
there will be enough for an ample sup
ply for an equal time for the future.
Along the road from Quechee to Hart
land is large amount of good grass
land, but it looks neglected and is grown
up with scattering bushes and trees.
There are also several large, old-fash-
Toned houses which seem to be deserted.
With the energy and work shown by the
Messrs. Gates these might be made ex-
cellent farms and pleasant homes.
Farming means work, and though a
man have all the the learning of an
agricultural college professor, he has
got to work, or hire some one to do
it for him, or his farm will be a poor
investment and he will very likely think
and say that farming is poor business
and does not pay.