The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23
Clipped and Condensed.

1T is bal leak upon the farm to
have the milking Improperly per-
formed.
IT is always an item to plan the work
so as to keep the teams at work all of
the time.
BETTER sell some of the pigs if there
is not sufficient supply of feed to
keep them growing.
OTHER thugs being equal, The better
mixer girl is the more favor she finds
in the eyes of young dairymen.
A CALF ought never to be reared
from COW of weak constitution, or from
one susp }cted of organic disease.
THERE is no use in dairyng without
knowing all that is known about it, for
we want TO make as few mistakes as
possible.
IT is said that the 100000 sheep
in India shear but two pounds per
head. 1t was not much more ere
early in thu century.
WE can learn all that is known about
dairying by reading, and then we will
be in position to find out some of the
many things that are not known.
THE hen needs no feed for five
months in the year, and fifty pounds of
grain will carry her over The cold sea-
son, at which time eggs are high.
THERE is a great loss in wear and
tear on horses, harness, and vehicles
where the roads are bad, to say moth
ing of the time lost in travelling over
Them
A PRACTICE that cannot be too
severely condemned on general princi-
pies, is that of teaching the family horses
to play "tricks," shake hands, rear
up, etc.
GERMANY, according to the Cincin-
natl Price Current, is the greatest
potato growing country ia the world,
having produced last year a total of S62,-
$4,000 bushels.
WHERE roads are bad, land brings a
low price. On macadamiz I'd or gravel
roads, other things being equal, land
will sell for just about double what it
brings where the roads are bad.
THE eutire wealth of the nation is
estimated at S62 ,61O, 600, 900, or nearly
81 900 per CAPT a, against $50 10 1880.
There enough wealth in this country,
il it were only better distributed.
MATURING the soil beautifully does
not only provide an abundance of plant
food, and thus hasten the growth of
vegetables, but it has mechanical ac-
ton on the soil which imparts warmth
ONE decided advantage with rich
soil is, that the crops will withstand
drouth so much better, and often a
good growth and yield can be secured
where in thin soil the crop will be a
failure.
ANY one who keeps his eyes open
has not failed to discover that, no mat.
ter how tough times may be in the
estimation of most people, there are
farmers who nevertheless succeed in
making money.
THE more dairy blood COW has the
more certain she is to turn her food
into milk rather than flesh. This does
not mean dairy breed but dairy blood.
There's wide distinction between the
two which cannot be lost sight of.
WASHING or wetting a cows ulder
Just before or viii c milking is a filthy
practice. AS the teats are manipulated
when damp the WORKOUT scarf. skin
comes off in rolls and drops in the pail.
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dry before milking.
IN the last fifteen or twenty years,
or it might be said ever since the war
there has been an unusual tendency OF
eastern farmers TO remove into adjoin.
ing villages and county towns. This
has of course increased the number OF
farms for sale, and also of farm mort
cages.
"CoME on, Jack, let's you and Bill
and me have another milk fight" AnC
the three boys each getting behind 6
COW Gas breastworkO tried to squirt
the milk on each other. The old mar
said that night that he didn't believe
that new ration he was trying was goot
for anything, for the cows gave less
milk than usual.
TIE courage which goes with level
headedness is the drivers best insur
ance against accidents. 1t is not The
horse that knows the least, but the one
: that knows the most, that trusts hi;
driver in the greatest degree, supposinG
always that the driver is worthy of hi
confidence. A horse that has no con
fidence in himself, has no confidence
in his driver.
All farmers know the annoyance o.
having the fanning-mill move either tC
one side or the other, occasioned by
the " shake " of the sleeves; all, how
ever, are not aware of the simple fac
that two nails, one under each rear pos
or leg, placed crosswise the mill and il
such manner that the bearing will
rest on the head of the nail will eff
fectually keep it in place.
The dispirited farmer as he drag
through the mud hub-deep with fou
horses and half a load is a sad spectacle
and yet it is his own fault, if lie ha
lived any length of time on such roads
If he cannot get his neighbors to worl
with him for better roads, he will NOV
to where they are already better, evel
though it takes two acres of his land +
buy one acre where there are goo'
roads.
WHY don't all our farmers rous
themselves IN the fact that thew cal