The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-12
The Question Box.

Il. X. B.. Dorset Horned ram lambs can he
| obtained OF J. NJ. Ham Of Washington Uollow n
| Lockport, ~ Y There is no Dorset brceders asso
ciatlon either n America or England, but there is
| established the coming winter
L. of Wilton: Moles eat both insects and
rT ;o Ihey are ravenous eaters destroying grubs
1i69n 40 much damage in the garden, injuring vaua
To row Pps aha roots Their work Is u4sIghtly bur
than goS open ps st T9s he Na Gey DO more harm
contributes this plan for mole trap: Take n Mason
i nLI can holding one or two quarts a box six
place IN the path of the mole large enough to let The
ta Oh oQX come so the top will be level with the bot
board over the hole to darken tie run lie same as
oSioo C. me mole viii walk into the and be un.
be sure in its results ''''0 ''"P an" 10 o"'u "
,, -. L. X; Millet and corn are the only crops
raI you { can sow and get second winter fodder
crop IRON after cutting early hay crop i'm Massa
S gh bS oats 40 not thrive hi such warm weather.
cured ana 1ale yrod ho ula uO We'll Nlet can be
give large amount Of fodder W
I. p. c.: To prepare hen manure for use
Keep dry under the rOosts by freely using ashes
as convenient and put in barrels. In PREPARING IL
place and mix with il land plaster and son. Shovel
g II over frequently to pulverize It, 1t may then
after 1t has come up.
w. E. H.: Lime is sometimes useful as a
pant iood put acts generally in a mechanical way
soils and IN soils fun Of vegetable matter helps to
aecompose IT. Pillow the land first, sow the lime In
he spIlng ana narrow In, but not deeply 1t has
atendency to continually work downward. From
application Plaster or gypsT Sup5ae Of g99d
nXes ammonia and also acts mechanically upon the
acre in May and for and potatoes apply small
handful to each Hill after they are up Gas'me has
70 oe exposed TO the air four OF five months to allow
the poisonous gases to escape, after which 1t may be
used the same as other lime. ~
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and standard guide to the management of poultry
I I domestic gsehe markets or exhibition wrightrs
points for the p0ulterer who must make the business
pay as well as for the chicken fancer who is after
M ana practical that anyone could by using il
vonng gGiTc ogCo9 successful IN producing eggs,
p0stPad o. the Orange Judd Co. of SO and 81 Lafay.
p. K inquiries the difference between the
organized in TiOga county. n. T. The league aims
Husbandry, by doing the direct political wSfk Witch
II cant do This farmers alliance Is being pushed
union or southern alliance to rival the grange The
absurd agricultural sub,treasury bill IS one OF the
by the Northern alliance. THE HOMESTEAD advis-
es oi farmers who wish to organize for educational
rather than the alliance as one strong order for this
purpose is better than two weak ones.
Various Answers; Fred X. can buy atomiz-
Mass j. s.: Lactometers used for testing the
purity OF MIX and cost from Use to 81 H. l. Bragg
a GO; OF Springfield. Mass, can supply them Wood
tags Tor marking nursery stock can be secured OF the
George Ertel Of Quincy ILL., or the Whitman agri.
cut company Of 81 Louis Mo. Jacob NJ can
field, Mass, Robert Buist's Sons OF Philadelphia
Pa W. Alice Burpee of Philadelphia, Pa. and ".
b. Griffin of CORTLAND street New York can supply
you you, With strawberry baskets and crates. John r.:
York can probably supply the battery you desire
E. A.: Charcoal put in the well may abb
sSrD some mpnrties but the proper way is to give
the wei thorough cleaning out
George H. H.: r. Douglas e Son of Wau-
kegan H. make speciality Of forest trees and for
est and evergreen seeds. Any of the nurserymen
them being the following; 4, G. Chase Co. OF Ge-
R RIe " the M SerrS Harrison Ia Co. Of ranes
S JGpsseIyn Of Freonia, " Ellwauger Barry Of
ton, Ill.,. and j. I. Loyett Of Little Silver, y. Y
w. II. NJ complains that bugs infest his
pears. II by this he means the Larvae OF the Goblin
reeommended but il he means the htte scale nsec5
called the pear tree Scilla" another must be
moth Larvae, the wormy fruit in ali Of our orchards
should be req to pigs, sheep or cattle before the
ally for number Of years to get entirely rid of
them spray of one pound OF paris green to $50
by many successful orchardsts but am not certain
IL Is Glectuai II would be well 70 give it q careful
ana thorough trial. Prof S. L. Maynard, MassaChu-
sets Agricultural College
l.. +. lIdell: The standard weight of the
Pafuilgs Coch ms Is II lbs for the female bird. The
head of the male bird is rather short and small for
Is size. The plumage of the head Is brilliant red
The plumage of the back Is brilliant orange red
The wings are small. The head of the female bird
Is small. The plumage of the head breast and body
Is rlch brown The wings are small. The standard
weight of the Light Brahma male bird is IL lbs and OF
the female 10 fbs
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cheapest and most practical work poultry. 1t
contains number of illustrated articles on incuba-
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same author Is published by the Presbyterian Board
OF Publication of 1884 Chestnut street, Philadelphia
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