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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
Dressing and shipping Poultry.

In New York city therei is an ordinance
providing that the crops of turkeys and
chickens offered for sale shall be free
from food and other substance and
shrunken close to their bodies In the
New York markets poultry is seldom
drawn, while that offered in the Boston
and New England markets is relieved Of
the entrails when the birds are killed.
The old New York commission firm Of
Messrs. Ward give to their customers
the following directions: ITO insure
highest market prices the poultry must
be we'll fattened, crops emptied when
killed, nicely and well picked, thorough
ly cooled but not frozen. Pack in boxes
with a layer of clean straw rye straw is
best between the layers Of poultry, in
the same posture in which the birds
roost, Mark each box, specifying what
it contains. Send invoice by mail. Ship
to reach destination about the middle of
the week, and never so late as 20 arrive
on Saturday"
Thanksgiving is the season of greatest
| demand for fine turkeys Christmas is
the big season for prime geese, While
the largest sales usually occur during
the holiday season, from Thanksgiving
on until after Lent, there is n brisk de-
mand for poultry. Capons command
the biggest prices directly after the sea-
son of venison, quail and other choice
/ game. Many keep their capons aud fat
/ pullets back until about the LIST Of Feb
TuarY,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
WISHED WORK ON ROADS.
UnintclliQent Expenditure of Time and
Money Not ut All Unusual.

UnintcIliaent Expenditure of Time and
Money Not 1T All Unusual.
An article IN Tho Boston Congrega1
tionalist says:
The ssuson is nu hand when repairs
will need to be made on the roads and
highways. There has been great i'm.
provement in this direction during the
past twenty years in the older states, but
there is room for more. Comparatively
few fully realize the advantage Of good
roads, If the farmers who have to use
the highways good deal could be made
to understand the great gain in having
hard roads free from mud in winter and
spring over which they could haul full
loads at any season Of the year they GER
tainly would be more ready TO tax them
selves for this object.
A very loose way Of looking after thu
roads prevails in many towns. Men are
chosen, or appointed, highway supervi-
sors who are not at all fitted for the POI
sition. The money put into the hands
of such men is not economically expeud-
ed. In some towns, where there are
many miles Of roads and the appropria-
tion small, little more is done than IN
plow out the cutters aud pick off the
stones in the spring, and then leave all
until another year, when the process is
repeated. In some cases the loan is
thrown in from the sides Of the road,
only TO make the travelling worse every
time it rains
The great fault with the roads in coun-
try towns IS that they have not been
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

Curelv fastened to it. and then the horse
and table lowered until the animal is
lying securely fastened. Previous to
the operation the SPAWN on the right
hind foot caused such pain that the
horse tried hard to so on three feet. a
hood made OF padded canvas was placed
over the animals head, completely blind
ing its sight.
The animal was then led alongside of
the table in an upright position, and
stout inch rope fastened to the front of
the table was held around the animals
legs by an attendant, The three four
inch wide surcingles were then strapped
securely. tying the anilGal alongside OF
the table. The head was then fastened
10 the table, and the crank turned and
The table slowly lowered to a horizontal
position. The animal at first struggled,
but once upon the table lay quietly on
lis right side Then the feet were Sc
curely fastened with stout straps to the
table, the additional precaution bcin-
used of tying the left hind foot with a.
inch rope.
Everything was now ready for the op-
GRAFTON, which is known as cuneol
tenotomy, and was first proposed by tn"
veterinary Professor Lafosse, TO abolish
lamcness arising from bone spawn. /
consists in division of the internal OF
cWeou branch OF the tendon of tn.
ieXor metatarsi. The tendon that gave
the trouble is stout one, a branch OF
another tendon. 1t starts from the ana
Of hook nd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

The desire for good roads is a mark of
advancing civilization, and the desire is
extending over the entire country.
In one state it is estimated that farm
ers lose $l,51o,OO on hay alone owing
to bad roads interfering with marketing
the crops,
If the system Of road making We're
pursued with economy and skill in ten
years the cost of transportation over our
roads would be reduced moro than one
half
Improvement of the highways will
increase the value of land; the value Of
farms on and near a newly macada-
mizrd road increased $50 per acre,
while the cost was less than 81 per acre,
With an intelligent plan and purpose
the cost of maaadamiNug short por-
tion of the main roads of town each
year would not be as great as the cost
of maintaining the extra teams which
bad roads compel farmers and teamsters
to maintain. L. 4. w. Hand Book
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

Texas is likely to take high rank as
pork producing state. Many hogs
have always been kept there; Of course
the food for maintaining them is easy Of
production. The climate has been
against pork packing. 1t is too warm
Tor proper killing and curing. OF late
years large refrigerators have been, and
are being, built III the larger Texas
towns where hogs can be safely
slaughtered and cured in any season of
the year. Texas bacon is settled fact,
With the aid Of the refrigerator Texas
can supply her own "meat.' In former
years she has supplied the animals from
which this meat was made Rural
New Yorker
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

A correspondent in The American Bee
Journal has the following to say on
wintering bees:
] have the bees all ready for winter
before the nights get so cold and frosty
as to candy the honey in the hive. We
winter our bees in an underground cellar.
90 feet long, feet high and feet wide,
with OK inch ventlator near each
end; also three well fitting doors, which
leave two dead air spaces between the
bees and the extremely cold weather,
with the mercury often 40 dogs below
zero in this northern climate When
YOU put the bees into the cellar remove
the cover and entrance blocks, leaving
only the quilt over the hive. Put two
blocks (2x2 inches and the length of the
hive under the hive, then put two moro
ON top, on which to put another hive,
and SO on until they are five tiers high.
One essential thing is half inch en-
trance. full width of the hive. and left
open; by SO doing there will be plenty
Of upward and lower ventilation, and
the bees will not smother or lack in any
way for pure air The bottom hive
should not be less than ten inches from
the bottom Of the cellar, to allow the
foul air, if any. to settle below it and
pass off through the underground drain,
which should consist of not less than
two inch thing. Bees placed in a cellar
as | have described with temperature
ranging from 40 to A. dogs, viii winter
as safely as by any other method, chat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
Binders for the Bull at Large.

"Worll the bulls" is all right but all
farmers who have got bulls cannot work
them, and to keep them in the barn al
summer is expensive and makes them
savage. Where one has winter dairy
the bull must be sold or summoned, As
the COWS are all in calf no damage can
result if the bull runs in the pasture
with them, if he can be prevented from
worrying them or freeing the man who
drives up the COWS. For several years I
have "blinded' my bull by tying a light,
tough board, 10 inches long and 10
wide, across the face.
Before putting it on take common
two bushel bag double it in the middle
and nail the folded edge to the middle
of the board next the bulls face, SO that
the bottom of the canvas comes down
well on to the nose. This makes a sort
of half blind at the end of the board
and then when the bull raises his head
the canvas still lays on the nose and he
does not see out from under This blind
is complete and with it on the bull is
subdued He walks, but with care;
feeds without mndrance, stays in the
lot, and never chases his owner over the
fence or up tree. John Gould in Phil
adelphia Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

DRAGON FLY, ADULT, AND LARVh.
devils darning needles, snake feeders,
mosquito hawks and various other
names. The English sometimes term
them horse singers, and the Scotch fly
ing adders The French speak of them
as demoiselles or ladies, while the Ger
mans have called them virgins of the
water" These flies undergo certain
changes during their life. The adults
deposit eggs usually just beneath the
surface of the water on some reed or
rubbish. These eggs soon hatch into
small Larvae, which live in the water,
preying upon other animals, and gradu-
ally growing in size.
When one of these dragon fly larvm
becomes n pupa it romans active and
does not differ much from its larval form,
moving about as vigorously as before.
In short time after it has become u
pupa, however, it ascends some reed or
ledge until it is above the water level,
and its skin splits along the back. the
adult dragon fly crawls ont, suns itself
as its wings expand and finally flies away.
These dragon flies rank high among
the classes Of beneficial insects. Both in
their young and adult stages they de-
stroy large numbers of mosquitoes and
similar pests, and they doubtless render
much more service to man than they are
generally given credit for. according to
Popular Gardening, authority for tho
foregoing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
STOCK HORSES.
Best Time to start In the Horse Breed
ing Industry.


ing Industry.
The stallion owner who begins his
campaign in the fall certainly has an
advantage over the one who does not be-
gin until spring This fact is its own
commentary to those who contemplate
purchasing stations for the next season.
Now is the time to buy. During the
next few months the owner can become
thoroughly familiar with his new horse,
and the horse, if purchased east or re-
Gently imported, can become thoroughly
acclimated. The keeping of horse n
month or two before he is actually
needed for service is q small matter in
this land of abundant feed, and it will
more than pay in knowledge acquired of
the animal and his peculiar personal
needs. There are other advantages
The stables of importers and dealers
now contain better variety from which
to select than they will later ON. Where
the stock on hand is large there are often
bargains worth looking for. Every breed
is offered by reliable dealers There is
no surer revenue of wealth opened to
our farmers and stock growers than that
of horse production, and especially draft
horses. There is room in every neigh
borhood of the state for a good, pure
bred stallion and such an animal will
create demand for his services as soon
as it is known they can be procured
| Nebraska Farmer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

In salt meadows and creeks, and by
the seashore bays and inlets, lakes and
ponds, wherever they can pick up part
of their food-and in some places they
will find most Of it-ducks are more
profitable than hens under ordinary cir
cunstances In the absence of these
natural facilities ducks are not profit
able TO the average poultry breeder, al
though there are we'll known cases
where they have been protitably raised
on a large scale without such water fa-
cilihes, but to do so requires much ex-
perience. energy and good markets.
When engagements are made to supply
good customers with first rate early
ducklings almost double as much is
realized IA when they are sent to casual
dealers in our large cities.
There is great difference between
the profit Of ducks and hens in autumn
and early winter. The ducks eat enor-
mously, and lay but few eggs at that
season, while the hens lay enough to pay
for their food in the least profitable
times, and commence TO lay heavily long
before the ducks start. The latter DO
lay some eggs in autumn when well fed,
but not enough for profit. There is a
notable diversity in the habits of ducks.
Some become quite attached to home
and are easily managed, while others
ramble away and are very trouble
some. Nor is this especially tho case
with any particular breed. When a
breeder finds his stock Is reliable he
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
Value of "a Road Mare.

A mare of strong individuality viii
exert an influence ON the style, form,
disposition and hair of her descendants
for many generations Hence it is clearly
necessary that to produce horses of at
tractive appearance the mare must be
carefully selected, and be of good color
and tine hair, with a clean head and
neck, we'll rounded and graceful form,
smoothly turned hips and smooth, well
shaped limbs, and the more breeding
and speed she has the better. Nor
West Farmer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
FIELD AND GARDEN,
eUBJEcTS OF IMPORTANCE CoNslO-
Erred IN A PRACTICAL MANNER.
a Horse on q Surgical Tablc-How "A
SPAWN twas Cured by tho Cutting
of Tendon That Covered
q Bony Tumor,

\ novel operation IA veterinary sur
gerry was performed at Cincinnati, o.,
recently, by DR.. l.. A. Anderson.
Strapped to an operating table a 16-hand
draught horse, weighing 1900 pound
was operated on successfully for SPAWN
by cutting tendon that covered a bony
tumor.
An interesting feature of the opera
ton was the table and its appliances by
which this large, powerful horse was Sc
secured that during the operation, which
lasted only eight MINUTES, the animal
moved not hairs breadth. The table
is made of solid oak, and rests on stout
platform about two feet high. BY
means of q crank operating on cogs the
table on which the animal lies is made
80 move slowly upward aud downward,
in other words, the horse, led alongside
Of the table in an upright position, is Sc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
ANIMALS ON THE FARM.
or INTEREST TO THE BREEDERS
OF THE MOHAlR GOAT.
Points of n Model AnEora Goat-Its Body
should 10 Shaped Like Parallelo-
gram-Lop Ears and Lustrous silky
Hair-Ears a loot Long.

The shape Of perfect Angora goat
when in full fleece, should appear like Il
parallelogram. The body should be full
and long and of straight build. 1t should
be densely and evenly covered with fine
curly and lustrous silky hair, appearing
from distance as if it had been trimmed
off below the body. The chest and
shoulders, especially with the male ami
NAL, should be broad and strong. the
legs straight and chunky, the head clean
cut and trim, not coarse like that Of Il
common goat. The horns of the back
are long and strong, inclined toward
the back and of spiral like shape, some
almost perfect spirals; the horns of the
ewes short. thin and curved backward
Iolnless Angoras exist, but they are
rare
The ears are almost always what are
called "lop ears and differ very much
in size. Those Of some animals are over
one foot long and four inches wide The
existence of fox ears or "mouse ears" is
by no means an evidence of impure
blood. When first born the kid iscover-
ed with short, curly white hair. looking
very much like Astrachan fur, only
coarscr. This hair, however, does not
grow much, and the kid begins to lose it
shortly after the mohair has made its
appearance, and in its stead very short,
straight hair begins TO grow among the
mohair, which only rarely grows long
enough to be touched by the shears at
clipping time, Field and Farm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
Chloroforming Animals.

Chloroforming animals has long been
practiced in the United States in CON
nection with operations. Tho Buenos
Ayres Standard notices the chlorotorm-
ing Of an imported bull during the re-
lnoval of a large tumor from the throat,
The tumor removed weighed twenty
four ounces. Ten ounces of chlorofomn
and six ounces of ether were admins
tered to the animal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
ABOUT BUTTER MAKING.
SUGGESTIONS BY AN ENGLISH DAIRY
INSTRUCTOR.
Explanation of the Working of the Cream
Separator stop the Churn when the
Butter Reaches the Granular stage
Separated Crenm Kept Cool.

Amy Barron. instructor in the West
of England Dairy institute, made in one
of her lectures the following valuable
suggestions:
The best method Of raising butter
fat ON milk was by means Of falling
temperature. The best range of falling
temperature was about 30 degs All the
time the temperature was falling the
cream would be rising. However. the
newest and most improved method of
getting the cream to rise to the top OF
the milk was the separator. 1t was
scarcely so suitable to small dairy az
to a large factory, though there was
small machine called the baby separator,
which was recommended for q dairy
where as few as three cows were kept
II was most difficult On the face of it to
understand how the machine could In
about a minute separate the cream from
the milk, but it was really very simple
when ono thought Of it. 1t was an old
law Of nature that when two bodies
were revolving round given object the
heavier of the two would fly to the out
side, aud it was this law which drove
the cream 10 the mouth Of the separator
one thing about separated cream was
that II they wanted 10 Keep II they must
Keep Ii cool, or otherwise germs would
he developed winch would cause 1t 70 de-
compose. SUPPOSE however, they want
ed 10 chuin 1t they should keep 1t Tor
tWeh'Y-lour hours at temperature OF
90 oe8S. or W aeS7' II they wanted TO
keep it long before churning they must
take steps TO retard the llpehlnS either
by keeping II IN very low temperature
or by adding salt to It, 10 get the best
mayor IN ripe cream she would recon-
lhehd thelh 10 keep the cream sweet as
long as possible ana sour 1t as quickly
as possible. Ihere vas no doubt that
| very lnnch ptutet butter was maze 10y
churhlnY twice week thah once Sne
/ considered the best temperature at winch
theN should ch'lrh IN the summer was
rom % deSS to o9 dogs ana III winter
rom - dogs 10 % deS0'
/ Inc best way TO heat cream was TO
place the vessel contanlnSlt III Il bucket
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

THE HORSE LAID OUT FOR THE OPERA
TION.
ously loosed, and the horse stood on
its feet The hood was removed and the
animal led to stall, limping a little.
In five minutes it was eating hay as
contcnted as if nothing had happened
In an hour the animal was led for a short
walk up and down the alley, and the i'm
proyement was apparent. This was the
first successful operation of the kind
ever made, according to The Cincinnati
Enquirer, from which the foregoing cuts
and description are reprint.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
Koup in Poultry.

What makes my hens die and how
an | prevent the misfortune; Since the
Isl of last January out of ninety have
H-t about twenty. and my chickens are
lying in the same way Two or more
30 not die ut or about the same time
3ut every now and then they drop off
III" ut time, one, two or three or more
weeks apart. They NOPE about in a
cupid way for several days or a week
~ more. and then die. Their droppings
ire partly green and partly white, and
when the birds die they are very light,
living apparently from exhaustion
lheir feed is one part cornmeal and
Wo Of shorts, with some scraps III the
noluiug, and wheat, oats and cracked
ON the rest of the day, The hens run
everywhere. but the chickens are yard
ID. il l., G.
The difficulty is probably due to roup,
which carrie, off the hens gradually. II
"a disease that appears in many forms.
pVciuE consumption, bronchitis, ca
'lrh, diphtheua, etc, and is usually
he result Of colds or exposure, and is
Inc very often TO draughts Of air through
ue poultry house. The best remedy yet
.-coyerod is the homeopathic spougia-
IN drops Of the mother tincture added
% n quart OF water, no other drink be.
lr allowed for both sick and healthy
owls, II would not be ont of place also
~ look closely on the skin Of the head
md neck for the large gray lice which
au,o the symptoms described especially
ut this season Chicks should be eX-
tmined very carefully. \ few drops of
melted lard or sweet oil applied on the
hoads and face. will destroy the vermin
Rural New Yorker
This month will be opened in Phila-
lclphia horse bazar for the buying and
selling OF horses and for the meeting
place Of respectable turfmen throughout
the country II viii be in most respects
similar to the famous Tatersall horse
exchange Of London, which has been in
existence ever since 100, before the
declaration of independence was uttered
Prominent breeders of horses all oyef
the Union are interested in the Philadel-
phia enterprise. The exchange will con
tain a carriage show room and stall ac-
commodations for some 600 horses. Sales
VIII be weekly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
A BENEFICIAL INSECT.

All About tho Dragon Fly, It's Habits
and Its Uses.
Few insects have received more popu-
lar attention than the dragon flies, as is
shown by the common names they have
received. We call them dragon flies,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

l WAsHTNGfoN, Nov. The unof-
fetal list of the members OF the house
in the fffty.second congress which has
been compiled in the office Of the
clerk of the house isAas nearly correct
as any list Twill be until all the certifi-
oates are received. Even then it is
not likely to be changed, as the list
has been prepared with great care,
and is nearly in every in tapc e from
official returns-aFIt IL Interesting. be-
cause for the first time it gives defin-
tie idea of the political complexion OF
the next House, it shows that 222
DEMOCRATS have been elected on q
straight ticket, the number of Repub-
licans being 92. 1T gives the Farmer's
Alliance q representation of IL, but II
of this number come from the South
and will act with the, Democratic
party, thus swelling the Iatters ag-
gregate vote to 234.4 The Democratic
majority over the Republicans is
therefore $50, or 142, counting the II
Alliance men as Democrats.