The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-02
Clipped and Condensed.


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GOOD roads and well-tilled farms gen.
orally 90 htnd in hand in the worlds
progress.
A great deal of labor is expended
upon our farms that does not pay for
the effort.
FARMERS ought to pay as much at
tention to their own rations as to those |
Of their animals.
He who makes just what the best
buyers seek is the man who is well paid
for what he produces.
HAVE you all your implements under
shelter? You should have had them
there long ago, by all means.
THE largest steer in illinois, and
probably in the world, weighs 1880
pounds and belongs to a MacOupin
county farmer.
SHoDDY is used very largely in heavy
goods to give them weight. 1t is
fraud and detriment, instead of a
benefit, to the wearer.
AS a rule there is nothing gained by
crossing distinct breeds of pure bred
swine. There is danger that the good
qualities of both be lost.
COLONEL HATCH of Missouri is
some pumpkins when it comes to farm
ing. He has forty acres in pumpkins on
his farm near Hannibal.
The theory that butter made in a
creamery, with all the advantages of
; expert skill and improvt d machinery,
is the best, is not sustained by facts.
BUT the time when the newspapers
and politicians can hoodwink the far
ncr and make him believe the moon
i, made of green cheese is fast passing
away.
If you are seeding for hay or pasture,
just mix one and one-half or two pounds
Of alsike seed with your other seed, and
you will never regret it after you see the
excellent hay aud pasturage it makes.
Chow often do we see the question
asked: How much does it cost to pro-
duce pound of milk?' 1t is like ask
ing, How long is piece of string?'
AS strings vary in length, so milk varies
in cost"
THE two fundamental principles of
farming may be set down as, first, to
} p event the deterioration of the soil,
aud, second, so to conduct operations
K as to get the most for the labor that is
expended d.
: AN exchange says: Eighty.n nine
h5eces were opened before a newspaper
!. reporter in Grand Rapids, Mich, the
is olher day, and every one of them con
tsued something besides wool to make
= it heavier"
i THE horse is possessed of as good
q bearing as his owner, usually, and can
bc made to heed words of command
b given in a moderate tone as well as
those hurled at him with all the sire NO III
i OF the drivers lungs.
THERE are thousands who advocate
fall blowing regardless of soil or circum,
stances, and there are thousands who
:. "cCuld never see any good in it."
Whether it is advisable to pillow or not
depends upon the character and condi-
ton of the soil.
If, as the silver-tongued Kansan SO
glibly said, the publication of politics
is AN iridescent dream, what hope have
we for the future of the republic? Let
every patriot, and most farmers are
patriots, scrutinize well the leadership
m he is following.
u IN making new lines we must BIT
u assured of the markets all eady in exist
S. ence, or the possibility of their creation
The man who cultivates products re-
Is gardless Of the demand and the place Of
e, sale is wasting his muscle and his life
in fruitless worry.
ID THE Morgantown, West Virginia
Post says it has in its possession " the
monarch of the orchard" monster
pippin that lacks only three ounces OF
D. weighing two pounds. 1t measures
sixteen inches around the chest and wi
= make enough dumplings for whole
family"
EVERY owner of live stock should bit
very careful to give plenty OF feed
during tall months. Dry short fuet
will soon reduce the animals in flesh
1t is better to feed well before colo
weather comes on, and thus keep up III,
flesh and fat gained during the summer
months.
MEN do not pay great premiums OF
quality for fun. They pay it because
the purchase is intrinsically worth the
difference which it commands; and i
should be noticed that those who re
ceive this difference never allow
themselves to fall off in quality Of pro
duction.
THE farmer who goes to work in The
morning saying, Come, boys" is tbs
man who usually gets the days worl
done, and gets it done in the best man
ner. But it is necessary sometimes tC
say Go, boys" in order to train The
boys to the habit of leading in the worl
and planning it themselves.
: EVERY man who makes milk or but
y ter to sell should figure out the cost Of
! producing gallon of milk or pound
of butter. We cannot arrive at the eX
act cost, for we must make some IS
Inmates, but we can get approximate
Id figures, so that we can tell whether W,
ed are making or losing money in our bust
'o' ness.
IL A. w. CHEEvER says: g l was neve
big enough man to run a very bi!