The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-10
Notes by the Way.

How many New England farms are
brought up to their fullest capacity of
production?
KEEP your soil growing those crops
for which it is best adapted, no matter
what crops Others succeed with.
A HEN may be an insignificant crea-
ture singly, but collectively she is of
mighty importance to this country.
BREED is the foundation; feed de-
termines the results. With good breed
and good feed combined the results
ought to be satisfactory.
Do not make the sad mistake of sup
posing you need only the latest highly
praised, loudly advertised breed of
poultry to secure success.
DON'T overlook the water dishes.
See that they are cleaned out and filled
frequently, that the hens may have an
abundance of pure water.
A WESTERN man, disguised with
beef-growing, has gone to raising
skunks. The skin and oil of skunk
are worth more than steer.
WOULD that the number of boys and
girls who can appreciate a country
home were many times greater. 1t
would be happier world then.
PAMPERING and starving should be
alike avoided. All animals must have
plenty of fresh air and clean water and
be kept comfortable at all times.
If anything was "made for immedi-
ate consumption, and not to keep" it is
mill ha 10 bo
better for the health of the consumer.
The profits of poultry-keeping de-
pend on attention to little things. Many
a flock that now pays little or nothing
might just as well yield handsome re-
turns.
PORK from swine reared on milk and
grain is costly. Fully one-third of the
weight of spring pigs butchered at
Thanksgiving could be grown from
clover.
THERE is nothing better for your
turkeys than curds squeezed dry and
crumbled. Twice a week mix them
with chopped dandelion leaves or young
onion tops.
THE Florida Farmer reminds us
that in 1860 we had only two million
aires. "Now there are over 81 900.
Then there were no tramps. Now
there are 100000"
IT is known that the best place for
poultry is on sandy ground, and especi-
ally where it is almost wholly sand.
The reason is that such soils are always
dry and require no draining.
THE breeder who buys a couple of
sittings of eggs from Jones' high-scor-
ing breeding-pen, expecting that the
chicks from that mating will all be
prize winners is doomed to disappoint-
ment.
THIS year will doubtless show, on
New England farms, more profit in
crops, than any other section; but these
are nearly all raised at too high a cost,
because raised in small lots on small
farms.
"THERE are spots in Connecticut
where there is considerable of an apple
crop, even this year, but there is no
question as to its general failure, here
as elsewhere" says the Connecticut
Farmer.
THERE is no necessity for preparing
green food for the winter use of hens,
as the cutting and scalding of clover
hay in winter will answer all the pur-
poses required. But you must have
the clover hay.
THERE are no foreigners except the
Swedes who easily and quickly learn to
speak English without an accent There
are 10000 of them in Boston, but they
do not herd together, and therefore are
ideal immigrants.
LET the farmer, if he wants his
children to live easier than their par
ents, give them liberal agricultural
education, so that they may manage the
farm better and get along with less
physical drudgery.
THE pooling system of purchasing
milk, now universally practced at sepa-
rator creameries, is defensible only on
the grounds of expediency, as make
shift to be endured only until better
system shall be adopted.
A GENTLEMAN, Mr.. p. w. Camern,
who has visited the Island of Jersey,
says " the opinion on the island is that
cow giving an average of one pound
of butter per diem the whole year
round is a good animal" So?
WE find it stated, and we think the
statement is correct, that the shipments
abroad of American cheese declined
from 147 ,995 GA pounds in 1881 to
"a 800 ,S2S in 1SS9-a loss in exports of
nearly 63 100000 pounds annually,
The value of the farmers trade is
recognized by every merchant and
manufacturer. Honest goods, honestly
advertised, will bring him, and honor
able dealing will hold him, land it is
that way with farmers customers, too.
A RECENTLY captured Pennsylvania
horse thief had a memorandum book
containing the names and location of
many farmers owning valuable horses,
and the number owned, and maps show
ing every road in eastern Pennsylvania.
THERE are great things in store for
New England farmers if they will only
add to their natural resources, their in
dustry, their pluck and their native
shrewdness enough faith to enable
them to step boldly out into new path