The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-06
Various Matters.

AGRICULTURAL EDITOR:-Some time
ago l sent you string of questions,
which were answered so promptly and
courteously that feel like asking more,
for though my ignorance may not have
increased since then, the problems that
1 would like to have solved seem to
rise thicker and faster.
Q) Have you or any of your readers
had experience in burning stumps? l
tried solution of saltpeter, according
to directions given in the Scientific
American, and made splendid failure.
If success is possible, l would like to
know the details.
(2) Would cions, cut In winter, grow
if set now? How early and how late
can grating be done? 1 have set them
successfully when the trees were in full
bloom, and early in April last 1 set
few Qaking the cions from the tree at
the time), and though there was much
cold weather afterwards, and the trees
seemed almost dormant for long time,
and l rather expected the cions would
all dry up, they are growing well now.
Budding is performed in August, but
the buds don't grow till spring. Why
not bud in early spring? Who has
tried it? The bark would not slip then.
Is that all the trouble? 1t slips now
and buds cut from well-kept cions may
be set, and they will grow at once. A
cion sharpened all on one side may be
used in place of the bud, if wax is used;
but think a stronger joint is obtained
by splitting the stock.
(3 Has the perfect cattle tie been in
vented? and if so, what is it? / have
been troubled with lice on cattle, and
after trying various remedies 1 cali dry
sulphur the best, and, believing that
prevention is better than cure" de-
termined to apply sulphur, this year,
while the stock were in pasture, hoping
to bring them to the barn in the fall
free from lice. Now 1 heard some
where that sulphur on the cows backs
in summer, to keep the flies off, would
result in great scarcity of grubs the
next spring. The question is this: At
what time in the season must / COM
mence the application, in order to kill
two birds with one g. sulphur?
Another question is this: Is there
any cheap cement that will stand fire if
used in arch building, etc.? Rosendae
will become very hard in time, if dried
slowly without much heat. If heated
quickly when first applied, it will be
nearly worthless. Will it stand fire
after month of slow hardening, or will
it crackle?
What is the origin or who the author
of the phrase, " Equal rights to all,
and special privileges to none?" You
used it in the WATCHMAN few weeks
ago. / find it quoted in the recently
formulated platform of the Indiana
Prohibitionists. 1t is one of the mot
toes of the party, and often used. 1t
is also often used by the peoples party,
and seems to be favorite with our
Western farmers. 1t seems that the
express companies, railroads, national
banks, distilleries, and some classes OF
manufacturers have demanded special
privileges and obtained them; but the
farmers are like the congregation who
complained of the weather. Their pas
tor told them the Lord would send such
as they would agree to pray for, but
they never agreed. If special priv.
ileges are right, let the farmers have a
few; if wrong, make the other fellows
drop their plumber. Why have farms
deprecated one-half in twenty years? Is
not the government largely to blame
5 for it? Should not the volume of cur.
rency have kept pace with the increase
of population? Would not shutting uI
distilleries and breweries help the
farmers to get better prices?
ID. A. KNEELAND.
, Waitsfeld, VT.