News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-15

/ we can raise. 1t should be plante
by machinery. The popular way
harvesting fodder corn is to stock
? up in large stocks, binding wit
, Irvine. My advice is to put it int
the silo, as the cheapest and bes
method of preserving the crop. If
gets frosted the siIo will preserve
so it will be good fodder
Mr.. c. T. Smith had ensilage lei
over from last year and it came on
first rate thinks it will keep indie
initely. Mr.. Dodge asked the advis
ability Of feeding ensilage to cows i
June to supplement pasture rattle
than feeding hay. Mr. Vail-Thinl
hay would be preferable when COW
have succulent grass. Mr.. Sanfor,
said nothing was gained by pickin.
the ears OF ensilage corn. If W
would cut our corn stover it woulC
pay for the trouble. Experiment!
tell us there is more nutriment in thu
butts than tops. A silo painted OF
the inside with coal tar and resi-
does not rot out nor wear off.
CONGRESSMAN POWERS ON EXTRAVA
CANOE.
Judge Powers, being called upon to
make few remarks, said: | have at
tended nearly every session of the
meetings and am getting to be quite
a farmer in my feelings. l belong to
the consuming class and we are all
interested. If you are depressed we
are depressed. Every gentleman
who has spoken seems to convey this
idea that more brain work and not
so much muscle is needed in our aori-
cultural pursuits. My observation is
that those farmers who make the
most study of their business succeed
the best. The depression in agricul-
ture is felt just as much inevery other
business and it is all due to the same
cause, eXtravapanc- Some men
rS->-@7ee.y- ~esrlsly but at!4e
wealth that counts cames slowly and
by degrees. We all live too fast and
too extensively. | saw in riding
through a town with a gentleman
where we kept actual count, 81 top
buggies and in many instances the
roof OF the barn was falling in. At
other places an organ was heard in
the house. Instead of fixing up the
barn they had spent the money for
things they did not need. Every
mans daughter can be an organist.
The farmers don't all do as [ do
ride in a sleigh 81 years old and
drive a horse ~ years old-but pre-
fer like my friend Gov. Hendee a new
horse once in two weeks and q new
sleigh twice a winter. The first
grand secret is to know how to earn
a dollar and the next to keep it. 1t
was a magnificent thought of our
legislators when they created the
board. The thousand and one hints
dropped here, both by men from
abroad and at home, are worthy of
our best consideration.
GOV. HENDEE on THE HORSE.
Gov. Hendee being called upon
said: 1t is after nine o'clock and |
am not allowed to be out much
after that time. l have watched
these proceedings with much interest
and have heard nothing about the
horse. This subject should be dis
If done properly and in the
right way. Farmers can make more
money on them than on any other
stock. 1t costs no more to raise a |
colt than steer up to three years
old, and n colt will be worth $75 to |
$50 and the steer from $50 to $40. |
The colt needs no more care or ex-
penSe than the steer, Our pastures |
are suitable for this business. If our |
farmers possessed good mares the
mare could work and raise a colt. |
More attention should be paid this
industry. This country is looked
upon as the place to raise the best.
Vermont has a reputation of raising
good substantial, sound, good dis
DositiOned horses. If you happen to
nave one that is fast, sell him, don't
put him in the hands of a trainer,
Out sell at a fair offer | am lover
)f "a horse. | like a Morgan horse,
hey make a good cross with the lar
ger breeds. Every man who has a
mall mare should breed to a horse
If a larger family. like a Morgan
lorse to drive, but a larger horse to
ell. My friend Powers wants a
lorse for home driving and safety,
nd if his 27-year-old horse lays in
he barn three days he dare not ride
fter it until his wife has driven it a
ay or two to take the wire edge off.
or home driving, or to pillow or har-
ow, give me a Morgan, but for the
larket Il larger one.