The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-29
Clipped and Condensed.

the one who can best control himself.
lT is astonishing how much land is
practically wasted, even on well-im-
proved farms.
THE boys will feed all the other hogs
much better If you will give tn TN pig
to call their own,
THE most Il sh forming food is sugar.
TDin people can't use too much of it;
fat people can't usestO little of it.
HORSES coming in from heavy work
very thirsty had better have only mod
crate supply o. water before feeding.
NERVOUS excitement deranges the
digestive organs. Worry the horse by
voice or whip and he will be thin, no
matter what you feed him.
MANY years ago European monarchs
tried to fad oIt the secret of the great
superiority of Arabian horses, ard they
could ascertain nothing, unless i. was
the tood-barley.
"Is that Brahma roos err, Uucle
James?' asked Olivia, Just arrived
from the city. "No, he's Leghorn."
Why, how stupid of mel OF course
| see the horns on his ankles"
NEVER tie the legs of sheep when
taking it 10 market. Stand it on is
feet and tie it about the neck if it is
necessary to keep it in the wagon.
They will sell better in this position.
MAKE haste slowly for the first mile
or two when starting out for drive.
Try it, and 8 e how much easier and
more satisfactorily your horse will ac
comp.ish whatever is required Of him.
THERE are three great requisites to
success in sheep husbandry, viz, love,
attention aud selection. A shepherds
love is provetbial, aud unless he has
that passion fJr HE care he will no. sue
coed.
HoRsE-BREEDING has not gone to
the dogs" ia this country, nor will it
ever 90 there. What is wanted is
little more brains in the busiuess-a
little clearer knowledge OF wha. is
wanted and how to produce it.
THE late Rev j. G.. Wood said that
if man could eat as much in proper
ton to size as an inaectivorous bird, he
would consume whole ba rel of beet
for his dinner. And yet it is sal that
it don't cost much 10 keep hen.
THERE is perhaps 70 more truthful
sayiug than that "a merciful man is
merciul to his beast" Every time q
horse is overheated and allowed to
stand in the cold, his life of usefulness
is shortened and his value lessened
The largest fresh water lake is Lake
Superior. 1t is 400 miles loug, 160
wide and has an area of 80 900 square
miles, or about half that of Missouri.
lis surface is 635 feet above sea level,
and its area is just that of the state of
Maine.
IN husking and weighing the corn
the poorest yield has been from the
thickest planting, while best hills were
from the thinnest; bat the most weight
has generally been secured from
stand coming as near to three stalks in
a hill as possible.
LET your character and attachments
be of such high order that attention
will come uninvited, and live so as to
command the highest honor and respect
of all, and the much coveted worldly
homage will be yours without any effort
to gain it upon your own part.
DoCToR, my dog is always sick;
MHaL Sudll uOl DuuI ulu III u udlh
room for one or two days, and feed him
sumptuously on cold WATER" was the
reply. The doctor recognized the very
important fact that the majority of ills
to which canine flesh is heir come from
overlooking.
WE think rather too much is said
about the ability of sheep to thrive
without much care. This leads some
men to neglect them to point that an
nuls all possible profit. The fact is
that sheep need the best care to
give the best results. Both wool and
mutton will soon chow the effects of
neglect.
IT is commonly held among dairymen
that very little or no outdoor exercise
should be permitted through the winter
months. In stables where such treat
ment has been carried on, shrinkage in
milk flow or loss of appetite are IN
known conditions. Thrift and perfect
health continue without interruption
all winter long.