The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-01-15
WISE AND OTHERWISE.


WISE AND OTHERWISE.
Improve the farm that is under you
and you'll soon have something to stand
upon.
Bedding should never be allowed to
get so wet as to moisten the hoofs of the
p. animals.
Land is worth nothing without labor,
and labor effects little unless guided by
good sense.
For burns and wounds we would rec
lommcnd Salvation Oil. AL druggists
sell it at % cents.
Many cases have come under our no.
tcu where single bottle of DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup relieved sufferer from a
severe cough, which had been treated
for months by competent physicians.
% cents.
When one rooster is higher than the
other all the hens will endeayOr to get
upon the high rOOst.
Potatoes or strawbe lies MANFRED
with ashes stand drOuth that would be
ruinous to crops fertilized with any
manure we have ever tried.
The main, and perhaps the sole reason
why farming doesn't pay, is because of
the guess work which is so largely prac-
tised by farmers.
In building a silo intended mainly for
corn ensilage allow fOrty-five cubic feet
for every ton of silage which it is desired
to store after settling.
The Jersey COW was fast going out of
sight when judged for color, but the
color now is of little consequence COM
pared with the butter record.
No other preparation combines the
positive economy, the peculiar meritand
the medicinal power of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla
"Whoever controls the school books
of nation controls the future thoughts
of its people" The earlier impressions
upon youthful minds can never he eff
faced.
The man that breeds and feeds farm
animals nearly always makes money. 1t
| is when animals breed or feed themselves
or both, that they are Improbable.
1t is well known that linseed meal will
often improve the coat of horse. 1t will
also brighten the plumage of birds, as
well as correct indigestion and promote
laying
An intelligent writer thinks that schol-
ars in our schools should know as much
about fruits and flowers as about arith-
mctic. at is an accomplishment en-
tircly disregarded."
For Over Fihy Years.
An OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY. -MrsW Wins
lows Soothing Syrup has been used for over
FIFTY YEARS by MI LIONS of MOTHERS for their
"a TEETHINg pEuFT
CESS. 1t SoOTHEs the CHILD, SOFTENs the GUNS
ALLtYs all PAIN; CURE WISD Collie, aud is the
best remedy for DARRHoSA. Sold by Druggists
In every part of the world. Sc sure and ask for
Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, and take no
other kind, Twenty-Five cents bottle. l7y1
Fully ninety per cent. of our three
year-old apple, pear, cherry and plum
trees are on their own roots if they have
been grated with long coin on short
root and set deeply.
Let personal property bear its share
equally with real estate in carrying the
public burdens and from one-third to
ono-half the taxes now paid by real prop |
erty will be taken off.
The value of the farmers trade is rec
ognized by every merchant and manu-
facturer. Honest goods, honestly adver |
tised, will bring him, and honorable
dealing will hold him.
DeformitY from BrIghTs Disease.
S. d. VanBuskirk of Demarest n. j.,
says: 'Dr. David Kennedys Fayorite
Remedy of Rondout, n. Y, has cured
our daughter of Bright's disease, after
all other means had failed. She was so
swollen that she measured a inches
around the waist, and Is inches below
the knee. To say that we feel thankful
for such a boon as Favoritc Remedy is
a poor expression.
What this country needs is for its far
mers to understand that winter dairying
pays best; that winter made butter costs
less than summeT-made, and sells for
one-third more.
If you want to save water for yourI
stock, put your trough on a level with 4,
your spring. Then there will be no waste
us the water will run into the through
only as fast as it is taken out. ,
All birds prefer grains and seeds in
preference to wet or soft food, and fowls
IRE no exception. No soft food should =
be fed poultry more than once day.
then only in order to give a variety
BE fair with the asparagus. Many |
people continue to cut far too long and h
N this, as in other cases, cOvetOusness d
meets its reward. The beds must be v
very strong that will bear cutting after 0
June. $
Allow me to add my tribute to the eff p
icacy Of Ely's Cream Balm. | was suf- )
erlng from severe attack of influenza y
md catarrh and induced to try your a.
emedy. The result was marvellous. / u
ould hardly articulate, and in less than
wenty-fouT hours the catarrhal symp- I'
Oms and my hOarseness disappeared ~
nd was able to sing heavy roll in J.,
rand Opera with voice unimpaired. / +
trongly recommend it to all singers. O.
Vm. II. Hamilton, leading basso of the o.
:. d. Hess Grand Opera Co. 81
The temptation to change callings is W W
cry alluring 1t ruins more youthful ~
lOrc youthful careers than anything a.
lse except moral rot. The hope of an "a
lsier place is a lie. The same hum ~
rum period is in every calling. III
All that is needed to double the in
jme from the dairy is care in selecting
nd breeding. task which is now left
most entirely to professional breeders, g.,
ut which might he just as well per- -,
'rmed by every dairyman in the land. ia Ia
Thanks to the pure politics taught in on
re grange (politics that are not pdrt- in
M, the American farmer is rising above hC
Re narrow spirit of partisan prejudice, of
ld his patriotism consists not in 10y SCI
ty to party but of love for home and tn
,untry. p,
There can not be doubt that q few m;
3ars of iudicious selection and breeding
ould double the annual dairy products tic
the State without increasing the num- m;
n OF cows or the expense of their keep. sh
Inc same is true of the herds of every do
her State. co
mot less than $4,000 turkeys are sold ha
ON our farms each year. The sales sp
ON hens eggs aggregate 100000 dozen. XII
he amount of all poultry sold annually WI
over 100000 pounds, exceeding the an
ate's product of wool in pounds" says XII
10 PhPnir. pa
Agricultural papers frequently contain "a
rections for controlling kicking cows. w
he strap around the body just in front VI VI
the hips is good, but the only proper s si,i
lie as regards a COW prone to use her W.
rs or horns is to fatten and kill her as NJ NJ,
on as possible. WI
The only parties now engaged in the ali ali
Ihach industry are the Buhach Pro- va
icing and Manufacturing Company Of W.
ockton, Cal. Buhach Is American
own "fly-powder," and is at least dou- of
e the strength of the imported article en-
iown as "Dalmation." lrn
"A good gardener" Professor Bailey bu
serves, "hardly ever knows much 'fol
,out weeds, as he keeps the ground If
irred 50 often that they have little an
ance to exhibit themselves. The weed COZ
eds may he in the soil hut fha eurout- IL