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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-07

many years ago of such then rare speci-
mems at the West as Maiden Hair tree,
yellow wood, tulip tree, Colorado sill
yer spruce, and many others. (3) The
present city park grounds were donated
by Mr.. Morton. The tract was hazel
brush land when entered. Noticing
young trees of various species spring.
ing up when the fires were kept out,
MIR. Morton decided to let il grow up
into timber. After it became a beauti.
full grove, with natural openings and
vistas, he surprised the city authorities
by donating the whole tract for park
purposes. (4) The large orchard, small
fruit plantations, and, not least, the
vegetable garden, have been kept up
and cared for with persistent method
and care. In walking over the fruit
and vegetable grounds, the query was
raised: GLOW much have the family
rations had to do with the erectness and
vigor of Mr.. Morton, and the fifty-fve
feet of robust boys, raised on the old
homestead?" 1t is indeed favorable
sign of the times when such man as
Jerry Rusk is succeeded by man with
the home and public record of j Ster-
ling Morton.-Rural Life.
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500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh, being
constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. HALLS Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers, that
they have offered One Hundred Dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials, Address,
F. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo, O.
Co Sold by Druggists, seyenty-five
cents.
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The Home of j. Sterling Morton.

The press comments on the newly
appointed secretary of agriculture do
not mention some facts in regard to his
beautiful home near Nebraska City
coming to the notice of the writer dur
ing visit to the place last summer.
Q) The land was entered in due form
and has been the constant home of the
family since. During all the long years
it has been to all intents and purposes
a country home, as the city is yet afar
off. (2) The place shows the finest
combined park and arboretum l have
seen on home place in the West. In
addition to fine specimens of native
trees are found specimens planted
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What We are Coming To.

Professor Georgeson has been sent to
Europe as the special agent of the De-
partment of Agriculture to investigate
dairying as carried on in foreign coun-
tries. In the InduStriaiSt is an extract
from his preliminary report, and in it
he describes the Danish method of
butter making. The chief interest GEN.
tiers in their use of bacteria to give the
butter a good flavor, and, l suppose,
add to its keeping qualities. Professor
Georgeson says, relative TO bacteria,
Pure cultures of cream ferments are
in common use in all good diaries.
shall not attempt to describe what a
pure culture is further than to say
thst it consists of bacteria, which in
causing the fermentation of the cream
give the desired flavor and character to
the butter, and which have been iso-
lated and artifcially cultivated. These
pure cultures are offered for sale by
two or three laboratories, and they
have met with the practical dairyman's
approval, who, as stated, makes use of
them in his daily practice. This pure
culture is used as a starter in skimmilk
at given temperature, and when fer
mented this is again used as a starter
for cream" The professor then gives
detailed account of the operations of
large dairy (276 cows, including the
feeding of the cows, the care of the
milk and cream, and how the bacteria
are used to aid in the making of first
class butter. The greatest objection l
can see to the process is that it will not
pay in small diaries, that is, if carried
on as Professor Georgeson describes it
in the Danish dairies. 1t is becoming
evident that the bacterial class of or
ganisms can be made useful in the
dairy, in fact they have always been
useful, even indispensable, but we did
not know it. When we made good
butter we had the good kind of bacteria
to assist us; when our butter was of
grade we had the wrong kind. Now
the question arises, how can we tell
when we have the friendly bacteria al
work, and when the hostile little mi.
crobes that cause the butter customers
to eXclaim, "Don't bring me any more
of that kind of butter" Well, until
! we know a little more about bacteriol-
ogy we must do the best we can by fol.
lowing well-known rules in caring fol
the cows and their product from the
time it leaves their udders until it is
wrapped-in the shape of butter-ir
bacteria proof parchment paper.-Cor
respondent IN StOckman.
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WEIGH & DARLING.
HIGHLAND w
MO. 1909.
cEAL BROWN STALLION, foaled in

cEAL BROWN STALLION, foaled in
1885; l5f hands high. Sire, ABDALLAH
WILKES, sire of Saxon 2.224, Voleta, 2.264,
by the great George Wilkes Dam, Black
Venus, by Ironsides, son of Administrator,
229l. by Hambletonan 10.
Highland w weighs LOO pounds, has
much substance, and is one of the most
beautiful and highly finished horses ever
offered to Vermont breeders. His blood
lines are of the most fashionable, tracing
twice to Hambletonian 10, with cross of
Pilot Jr., -, Mambrino Chief II, Henry
Clay s, G. NJ Clay %, and thoroughbred
strain through imported Envoy. He shows
natural speed, and will be trained for a
record at the close of his season.
Will make the season of 1898 at stable of
subscriber Terms: $50 to warrant.
ERNEST G.. BENJAMIN.
Glen Farm, South Woodbury., Vt.
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The Happy Farmers Wife.

Although It's claimed that city life
Contains more pleasures rare,
Is more free from hardshps, toll and strife,
From unremitting care,
Yet aver that she who leads
The happiest truest life,
Throughout this great, broad land of ours
Is the model farmers wife.
IT'S true she has her many cares
And duties to attend
But when they are performed in love,
1t does pleasure lend.
on Monday morning early, even
Before Auroras reign,
She's up preparing breakfast for
The sturdy workingmen.
She gdes about with gentle step
She's here and now she's there,
The clear.toned bell the signal rings,
To breakfast the men repair
The meals now DER, she's out in the yard
Among the chicken coops
Arranged in rows along the fence,
At each one stops and stoops
Removes the door and liberates
The anxious birds enclosed,
Throws them their feed takes then the pail,
To the barnyard next she goes.
There Cherry, Red and Brindle Gomez
Each entreats, as best she can,
To be the first one called upon
To take the milking stand.
Now the milk pals filled. the gate swings back
The cows may now go free,
To revel in clover, sweet and fresh,
Mid the humming of the bee.
The milk is strained in the dairy. cool,
The milk pans. washed with care.
Are placed on the bench, in the suns warm rays
To freshen up and air.
The breakfast table then is cleared
Placed back against the wall,
The dishes washed and set away,
The skillets, pots and all.
Upstairs and down the beds made,
Arrayed in robes so white.
Each window raised throughout the house,
The fresh air to invite.
The dining room and kitchen floors
Are swept and the clock is wound,
The furniture is busted OFF.
And the chairs are placed around.
The canary bird then next she feeds,
And hangs its cage aloft
In the shady porch, amidst the vines,
Where the air is balmy and soft.
Ere the clock strikes ten her washing's done,
Hung on the line to dry.
Then she proceeds to bake and boil,
To stew and nicely try.
At half past eleven the dinner bell
Rings out its summons clear,
To the hungry men IN the harvest held,
who greet the sound with cheer;
And hasten to obey the call
With many merry Jest,
They're seated and partaking Of
A bountful repast.
m the afternoon she reads sews,
Or likely tends her flowers,
Till supper time has come again,
How swiftly speed the hours!
with skillful hand she has seen prepared
The evening meal, and when
The harvesters have eaten and
Resumed their work again,
She trips about with elastic step,
As she huns merry ditty-
AS happy as the lark perched high
Or the gay belle in the city
While she washes up the dishes,
And does up the evening work.
Nothing in the line of duty
Is she ever known to shirk.
When night has let her curtain down,
And the stars bestud the dome,
At the piano. then, she seats herself
Sings and plays sweet Home"
For her tired and weary husband, who
Reclines on the sofa, near,
And enjoys that soul-refreshing song,
BY one he holds so dear.
Thus ends the day-all its duties done
OF the farmer and his wife
Who lead, beyond all doubt by far
The happiest, truest life.
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IT is very strange indeed that, as Mr..
Gideon tells us, not journal in Mime
sofa has said a word in his defence.
He adds that his only recourse for justi-
fcation is to wait until the trees sent out
before the slanderous attacks were made
upon him come into bearing. We
think these trees will easily justify
lin. A correspondent of the Canadian
HorticulturiSt says of one of them
"The Gideon Apple, originated by the
veteran Peter Gideon of Minnesota, is
not as we'll known as it ought to be. 1t
is beautiful apple, from medium to
large in size; color pale yellow, with
a pale pink blush on each side. 1t is
not, strictly speaking, dessert apple,
but is splendid cooker, and cannot be
excelled for sauce, pies, etc. 1t has a
rich flavor, particularly its own. The
tree is an upright grower, and needs
very little pruning. 1t is very hardy
and prolific. The Wealthy was beau.
tiful, but at the Ontario exhibit for the
Worlds Fair it had to take second
place to the Gideon. For a late fall
cooking apple it cannot be excelled."
Those who wish to test these new iron
clad seedlings should correspond d.
rectly with Mr.. Gideon, at Excelsior,
Minnesota.
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THERE is another very valuable fall
apple which is becoming popular. In
season, like the Gideon apple above re-
ferred to, it follows the Duchess of
Oldenburgh, filling the place between
early fall and early winter fruit. This
is McMahon's White. 1t originated in
Wisconsin, from Russian seed. We
have had it in bearing for four or five
years, and it has given full crop every
year,-in this respect resembling the
Russian "Longfield apple. 1t is
quite as large as the Odenburgh; and
as it bears full every year, which the
Oldenburgh does not, and is better
keeper, it will doubtless prove widely
profitable. Trees of this variety can
probably now be had of all leading
nurserymen. In quality it is fully as
good as Oldenburgh for any purpose.
1t is yellow apple, with red cheek,
and strong grower.
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On the subject of the cost of keep
ing a COW, John Gould answers a cor
respondent of the Ohio Farmer on this
question as follows: "No man can tell
just what it costs to keep his cows, be-
cause there are so many ifs and ands
that creep in, what should be charged
to the dairy, and what not. Lately one
man put the cost of keeping his dairy
at $15 per head. The summer cost of
keeping cow is about like this: Three
acres of pasture and SO worth of grain.
The winters cost is two tons of good
hay and IS worth of grain. Whether
to charge these at market rates, or cost
to produce, has much to do with the
profits. The actual cost of wintering a
winter mixer on silage, clover, hay and
shorts, would put at about $40 for
seven months. The cost of keeping a
cow no two men agree about. AS a
rule man can keep dairy of twenty
five cows on farm of $50 acres, and
with a silo to save meadows raise as
much grain as if no dairy was kept.
The now great dairy counties of eastern
Wisconsin actually raise more than
they did when exclusive grain raising
was INDUCED in"
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Editorial NOtings.

Mr.. GIDEON writes to thank us for
our recent article on the injustice that
has been done him in the matter of his
new seeding apples. He says no other
fruit-man, except 7. I. Lyon of Michi-
gan, has done him justice in print.
Mr.. Lyon is to-day easily the leading
pomologist of merica,-standing in
the place of Charles Downing as the
best.informed man on American tree
fruits we posses We should want nc
stronger voucher for our work, if we
were in Mr.. Gideon's place.
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For Sale!

will sell at bargain to auy one in want of the
whole, or any part of the following described prop
erty, situated on the line of the Wells River rail
road in Marshfeld consisting of 255 acres of land
mostly timbered. The railroad passes through ii
Der shed, near mills. large boarding house and
an extra fine barn for horses. Three tenement
three mills is in good fair condition, and comprises
three water wheels, circular saw mill, two hand
shngle machine clapboard mill and all attach.
ments etc, etc, bowl mill also one traverse sled
Might exchange a portion for other property.
ALBERT JOHOSNOTT.
Montpelier. VT, January 10, 1893.
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"THE average weight of marketable
hogs in late years has been approXi-
mately 24O pounds" says the Cincinnati
Price Current. If one.half this had
been gained from corn, at the rate of
eight bushels per hundred pounds, the
average consumption of corn would be
less than ten bushels per animal. If
ten bushels be adopted as the average,
and the visible and all other slaughter
ings be calculated at 10000, 900 hogs,
the aggregate consumption of this grain
in this channel would be 300,000,000
bushels for the year. The quantity
actually fed to hogs is probably greater
than this, for the entire country.
Quite likely it reached 100000, 900 in
some years."
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WE have received from our friend
Professor Scott of the New Hampshire
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts, second copy of the twentieth
Report of that institution, and find that
we were, as he wrote us, mistaken in
the number of graduates from the Col
lege of Agriculture who are now farm
ers. The list contains the names of
twenty eight graduates who are or have
been farmers (some have died). This
is not quite one and half for each year
of the twenty; and it was probably this
fact which mised our memory in re-
gard to the matter. 1t is, we think, a
better record than Burlington can show;
but bow small to what it should be!
How slow will be the progress of edu-
Gated agriculture in New England, if
such proportions are not increased a
hundred fold. 1t is little wonder that
so many doubt the feasibility of teach
ing agriculture successfully in schools
of any sort. The great blunder of all
has been in calling them colleges"
and allowing them to be in any way
connected withliterary institutions bear
ing that name. 1t makes them pale inn
itations, instead Of stimulating them to
strike out an original and practical course
of study and instruction. AS long as
this continues, the public will feel
itself justified in believing, so far as il
is interested enough TO hold any
opinion on the matter, that the whole
thing is impracticable, and waste OF
taxpayers money.
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YET such a belief is erroneous.
There are enough instances to show
that even with small means large re-
suits are possible in schools of industry,
both in Europe and America. What is
needed is resolute purpose, on the part
of the managers, to produce results.
If their salaries depended upon the
production of satisfactory results, we
feel sure that such would be forth
coming. These schools should be put
under the inspection of competent men.
AS things stand at present, the best and
most successful industrial schools in
the United States are those established
for the negroes. We should like to see
our Northern schools of that class put
under the inspection of Committee or
Board of Inspectors, made up from
amongst the graduates of Hampton. 1t
might be regarded as an indignity; but
we think it would make our Northern
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On the farm, as much as elsewhere,
there is need of thoroughness in the
work that is done. Nothing is really
done until it is well done, and what
ever is worth doing is worth doing we'll.
The following little narrative illustrates
this fact: A prominent judge, living
near Cincinnati, wished to have rough
fence built, sent for carpenter, and
said to him: " want this fence mended
to keep out the cattle. There are
some unplaned boards-use them. 1t
is out of sight from the house; so you
need not take time to make a neat job.
1 will only pay you dollar and half"
However, afterward, the judge, coming
TO look at the work, found that the
boards were planed and the fence fin
ished with exceeding neatness. Sup
posing the young man had done it in
order to make a costly job, he said an
grily: "I told you this fence was to
be covered with vines. / do not care
how it looks" 81 do" said the car
penter. Chow much do you charger"
asked the Judge. ga dollar and a
half" said the man, shouldering his
tools. "Why do you spend all that
labor on the job, if not for money!"
For the job, sir" "Nobody would
have seen the poor work on it," "But
| should have known it was there. No;
I'll take only the dollar and a half"
And he took it and went away. Ten
years afterward the judge had a con.
tract to give for the building of certain
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magnificent public buildings. There
were many applicants among master
builders, but one face attracted atten-
ton. 1t was that of the man who had
built the fence. Il knew" said the
Judge, afterward telling the story, we
should have only good, genuine work
from him. l gave him the contract,
and it made a rich man of him."
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A WRITER in the StOcknlan and
Farmer has this to say on the subject
of growing farmhorses: 81 find much
good advice in farm journals and try
TO profit thereby, but l don't intend to
curry, rub and brush my horses from
nose to tail every day. 1t don't pay to
spend fifteen or twenty minutes on
each of half-dozen horses grooming
them. 'The horses feel 80 much bet
ter is the argument generally used in
behalf of so much grooming. Perhaps
if we farmers would scrub our bodies
from head to foot, oil and brush our
hair and whiskers until every hair was
just right, and have our overalls
washed every day we might feel better
also; yet don't think it necessary to
do this. Give the horse good feed, a
clean bed, brush him off when work.
ing or becoming dirty, but don't think
life and usefulness depend on brushing
him every day."
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A CORRESPONDENT remarks that we
seem determined to keep the sheep and
dog question before the people. Well,
we do. 1t is one of the big leaks that
need to be stopped. We notice that
many of the leading journals all over
the country are becoming interested in
the subject. The NeeO York Times,
remarking that the United States takes
the second place in the world in wool
production - the Argentine Republic
being first-says: zone of the most
glazing of all wrongs, to all concerned,
is that the shepherd must keep his flock
in his own fields and prevent them
from going at large over his neighbours
fields and gardens, but a dog, costly
and useless animal, may prowl around
anywhere it will, and no man has any
power to prevent it. This fact explains
why this country is not the first by a
long way in the wool product of the
world, why the lands of New England
are bare and deserted to such an ex-
tent, and why in the genial climate of
the South, where land may be had for
the annual interest of the cost of a
farm in the North and West, and feed
ing on pasture is practicable for nine
tenths or the whole of the year, hocks
are so rarely SEEN"
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COLUMBUS MORGAN

Great sire of Trotters and PAGERS. Roll of honOl
fast filling. A number of candidates for the 2: q
list or better Terms of service $4,000 to war
rant. For pedigree and full particulars see small
bills. a. j. MOWER.
Calais, vt, March 1893
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FARM AND GARDEN.

Address all inquiries communications In relation
to agriculture to DIR. t. II. HosK1Ns, Newport, vt.
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CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
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built the fence. Il knew" said the
Judge, afterward telling the story, we
should have only good, genuine work
from him. l gave him the contract,
and it made rich man of him."
THE same thing is further illustrated
in this auecdote of Daniel Webster:
Hon. Joseph Quincy was at one time
conversing with Daniel Webster upon
the importance of doing even the small
est thing thoroughly and well, when
the great man related an incident con-
corning a petty insurance case which
was brought to him while young law
yer in Portsmouth. The fee promised
was only $50. Yet to do his clients
full Justice, Webster found he must
Journey to Boston and consult the law
library. This involved an expense
above the amount of his fee; but after
hesitating little he decided to go to
Boston and consult the authorities, let
the cost be what it might. He gained
the case. Years after this Webster was
passing through the city of New York.
An important insurance case was to be
tried that day, and one of the counsel
had been suddenly Frustrated by illness.
Money was no object, and Webster
was asked to name his terms and con-
duct the case. cit is preposterous,
said he, "to expect me to prepare a
legal argument at few hours notice"
But when they insisted that he should
look at the papers he consented. 1t
was his old twenty-dollar case over
again, and having a remarkable mem
ory, he had all the authorities in his
mind, and won the suit. The court
knew he had no time for preparation
and was astonished at the skill with
which he handled the case. $50 you
see," said Webster, as he concluded,
"I was handsomely paid, both in fame
and money, for that journey to Bos-
ton -; and the moral is that good work
is rewarded in the end, though, to be
sure, ones own self-approval should be
enough. -
HERE is something on the clover
crop, from the Stockman and Farmer,
that will interest those men who have
been discussing the matter lately in
these columns and elsewhere: For
several years my clover crops were a
failure, although l could raise good
crops of timothy. Discussing the mat
ter one day with a neighbor, who,
although a man of very little education.
was yet an excellent farmer and very
close observer, stated that clover would
not grow on land that had been fertil-
lied with acid fertilizers, and as proof
of this fact cited number Of farms
which we both knew, on which fertil.
izers had been used literally, with the
result that no clover Of any account
was grown. He also stated that clover
would grow after an application Of
bone. This was new idea to me, but in
looking back over my own experience
concluded that he was right, and since
that time 1 have used no acid fertilizer
of any kind, using instead steamed
bone, which furnishes phosphoric acit
in an available form, with the result
that now raise splendid clover crops
such as l remember my father to have
when 1 was boy, he raising the same
with barn-yard manure and lime.