The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-21

fungus has already destroyed.
"THERE is no telling what the grange
can do if it will only go TO ,oork and do
it," says the NeC England Farmer.
Aye, there's the rubl Too many farm
ers have gone into the grange in the
hope of getting something out of it,
without putting anything into it;
and too many run their farms on the
same plan.
If there is any profit in farming,
raising fine stock and improving land,
the man who raises splendid crops of
clover, oats and corn for dairy or stock
growing purposes will find it. Glover
and oats yield fertilizers of great value
to the farm. They are worth all they
cost for manure alone-if the manure
is all saved.
MATE yearling drake with ducks
two or three years old, as the older
ducks lay larger eggs and produce
stronger, healthier progeny. Select
birds that were Matched early and COM
menced laying the earliest, as those
Matched early have a longer season in
which to grow and come to larger
size than those Matched later.
THE greatest general prosperity to-
day is with the farmers who own, occupy
and till small farms. Here is the
source of present and promise of future
permanent prosperity, not only to the
farmers, but to the country We are
peculiarly an agricultural people, and
prosperity of the whole people rests
finally upon the prosperity of the
farmers.
How can we ever expect farming to
command the capital, attention and
respect it is justly entitled to, if few
disconnected and unqualified men con-
tinue to proclaim the erroneous state
ment of " farming don't pay and as
serting that all who engage in such will
only be "hewers of wood and drawers
of water" for their more fortunate
! fellowmen?
THE Connecticut legislature before
its adjournment appropriated fifty
thousand dollars for the erection of
buildings for the Storrs Agricultural
School, The Patrons of Husbandry
were powerful element in aid of the
appropriation. Representatives from
every subordinate grange in the state
appeared before the legislative commit
tee at heari ne in aid of the school.
THE editor of the Maine Farmer
says, July 20, "The grass now uncut is
in an advance stage of maturity, and
will need but little drying. Cut when
there is no water on it, an hours mid
day sunshine will dry it amply for start
ing to the barn. We didn't once be-
lieve it, butyears of practice have forced
conviction. There is a deal of time
spent in drying hay that is only wasted"
i BEGAN farm work when | was
fifteen years old and have worked at it
eight years, receiving from IS TO ST.
per month and had to work from twelve
to fifteen hours per day. l have saved
$500 in this slow way and am not sat
isfied. | would like to 90 where better
wages can be had and where the young
ladies are not so high-toned," says J
II. Vine of Breedsville, Mich, in the
Homestead. Let him come to Vermont.
PROFESSOR j. w. SANBoRN, formerly
of New Hampshire, has left the Mis-
souri, Agricultural College. This col
lege unfortunately is only an attach
ment to another institution, and Pro,
fessor Sanborn, following the prompt
iugs of his nature, was strenuous
advocate of the rights belonging to hi:
department, which, proving offensive
to the stronger powers, he was removed
to make room for more submissive
material.
THE very best egg food is exercise
Not that this supplies the system will
all that is needed, but it prepares thu
way for food to be taken with benef
and profit. The more active breeds ar
always the healthiest and most pro
1 ductive, simply and only because tn
, physical exercise keeps their bodies il
/ a normal, healthy condition, and en-
: ables them to store up food for the pro
4 duction of eggs. Activity, then, is on
of the essentials of success in the poul
, try yard.
f THOSE who are little shaky abou
f using manufactured butter color ca
}. try carrots for the benefit of thos
: young women who are just now engage
o in marrying farmers for the first time
These details are given: Mix lttl
9 milk with grated carrot, strain and pu
. the colored milk in the churn with tn