The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-23


Crops that can be produced and sold
by almost any one rarely give large gains.
This applies to nearly all products that
can be grown with little mental labor.
Itcosts an effort 10 do extraordinary
work.
Dairy Commissioner Upper, of
Iowa. says he has known four inches of
bud cream kuock out four and One-half
C Mt, pc md from 100 pounds of butter.
This is the great art of cooperative
dairying.
With increasing knowledge there
seems to be no reason why the farmers
of these United States should not, W tn
in few years, take that place in the
poles of the country TO which. rs pro-
prieters of the soil, they are justly en-
titled.
Milk is moderated by many as food
for chicks and hens. II confirms the
element of bone aud muscle. We mix
corn meal and middlings with it, and al
! low it to swell before feeding. Hens
will soon drink up pan of milk if set
out where they can get it.
The great problem to solve at the
present time is cheap food for the dairy.
Sweet cnsilage corn is, wit iout question.
when put into the silO, the best milk
food thlt can be raised by the farmer. It
to purchase the different mill feeds now
sold in the market.
-"Mr. /. i. Bailey says, in the Rural
Neg Yorker that butter from the same
batch will keep much longer when well
washed IN the granular state than that
which is not washed. Mr.. Bailey is cor
rect, practically and theoretically. The
secret is that in washing the Gaseous
matter is removed says Hoods Dairy.
man.
when farm products increase sc
tremendously in value after they leave
the producers hands, can any one blame
the farmers or their sons for following
them up and trying TO pick mp some oil
the proits2" asks the Tribune. But
would it not be better to stay by the farm
and put our voting strength where i
will do the most the good? If our farm
ors would do this, in two years we coulC
have freight express that would place
us all in close contact with the consum
er, to Our common advantage.
| What is meant in our American mar
e kets by the term coach, or carriage hOrs
= is a horse not less than sixteen hands il
height, in weight 1900 pounds, goo,
e length of body, deep but not wide
+ through the shoulders, rather long an,
u slightly arched neck, clean cut, well fin
e ished head-nOt the heavy, cumbersnm
n affair of many OF the so-Called importe
t coach horses'-a round, well-tmne
g barrel, good, heavy tail, well carried
g clean, bony-nOt Oecty-legS, set on
Il
o and bold, clear, dashing gait.
e Thomas Cogswell of Gilmanton ha
u been nominated as a member of the Stat
e Board of Railroad Commissioners b
q Gov. Page. Mr.. Cogswell is gradual
3 of Dartmouth and an army veteran, ha
Ut served in both branches of the Legisla
y turc, and was the Democratic candidat
4 for Governor in 1886.
!" John b. Parker, former well know
y resident of Woodstock, died at GcOrg,
~ town, D. c., recently. He was appointe
~ to position in the treasury departmer
- with the incoming of the Lincoln admin
!! istatiOn in 1861 and served in the burea
=" of statistics and bureau of navigation u
II to 1886. He was chief clerk in one ROOF
= long time, and was regarded us an of
~ cial of high capacity.
ne w. j. GOOdnOugh of BrandUp lost
at valuable young team horse on Tuesda
10 by drowning in the creek. John Todri
Id was at work with them on the banl
10 when they stepped into a hole made |
ID muskrats, and in their struggles TO g
is out, rolled into the river. Mr.. TOdrii
10 by hard work, managed to save ore
1e til I'm, while the O,her was drowned. I'll
ar horse was valued at about $40.
ne The Middlcbury register has this loca
I'd "a recent addition to the objects Of a
OF which adom the alley in front OF til
IL. Off ,e is a crutch. 1t belonged till not
G. remote Wednesday TO veteran of Il
he Rebellion. On that day he came dow
Of to be examined for a pension before d
I'd local board, and when the eXaminatic
10 was over he parted company with his Ii
IL assistance, remarking that he had !
I'd further use for it,"