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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28
Rational Cattle Feeding--.NO. 8.


The different kinds of food-elements
do not have, for the same weight, the
same heat-producing effect; nor do
they all hold in latent form the same
amount of heat, to be set free by union
with the oxygen of the breath in the
lungs, and keep up the bodily tempera-
ture. The quantity of heat thus pro-
duced by the slow combustion, going
on in the blood of certain weight of
food material, is without doubt the
same that would result from its free
combustion in the open air.
Although we may learn directly the
heat-giving effect of many kinds of
food, or the number of calories pro-
duced by the combustion of one kilogram
of any substance, | have preferred to in
dictate in the following table the heating
power of the more common foods,
theoretically estimated, because these
relative powers are thus more certain,
and less subject to error. Here fol-
lows a table, which we cannot repro
duce. 1t refers to considerable num-
Der of feeding materials not much in
use in America, as well as others bet
ter known. This close scientific esti-
nation, however, is not in many cases
very far from the relative practical
value of these feeding materials, as
used by good farmers accustomed to
feeding farm animals; though occasion
ally one or more of them may for a
time be overestimated. Similar esti-
mates for our feeding stuffs, and for
our American climate, would, however,
be of considerable use; though prob
ably very few American farmers would
buy or read them. The fact that in
more than twenty years the first edi-
tons Of Professor Johnson's invaluable
little books, A." How Crops Grow" and
How Crops Feed" have not all been
called for, shows how much need ,-and
it is growing need, exists for dstinc-
tive agricultural education in America I
ORIGIN OF MUSCULAR STRENGTH.
Muscular strength is manifested by
muscular contractions under the con-
troll of the will, and is transmitted from
the brain to the muscles through the
erves,-probably as dynamic cleo
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800 Reward 800.

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 a
constitutional disease, requires 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,
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
ETSold by Druggists, seventy-fve
cents.
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REPLY BY AGRICULTURAL EDITOR:
The Mann apple has proved much too
tender for the colder parts of this state.
Mcintosh Red is a Seeding of the Fa-
meuse, and, like its parent, spots badly;
but its qualify IS very good, and the
tree is pretty hardy. The only pear
that succeeds perfectly with us is the
Russian Seedless, or Bessemianka. 1t
is strong grover, bears young, aud,
though only medium in size, is a very
good pear. 1t is just what it is called,
having no more sign of core or seed
than a potato. The Vermont b auty
pear originated on Grand Isle, and DOES
not prove hardy in Orleans county,
though it probably would in the Cham
plain valley near the lake. 1t is a fue
pear, both in looks aud quality. The
best winter apples for the colder parts
of Vermont are Wealthy and SCOTS
Winter.
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Apples, Pears, Plums and Cherries

agricultural Editor:- II would like to
ask you il the Pound Sweet. and Tall
man Sweet, apples are so tender that it
is useless to try 10 raise them about
here, and how about the Mcintosh Red,
the Fameuse, Red Astrachan, St. Law
renee, ETC.? Are there any grapes,
pears, plums or cherries, that it will
pay to try to raise herep Will you
please tell me few varieties of apples
and other fruits that YOU consider the
most promising for profitable growing
here? Perhaps you have answered all
these questions in some paper If so,
could you tell me what paper and what
date? | would like to call on you some
time when in Newport and ask you
me questions about fruits and fruit
trees, if your leisure is not so fully oc-
cupied that it would trouble you. |
have thought that if we can get the
right varieties, they will do just as
well if brought from reliable nursery
at Rochester, N. Y, as from a local
nursery. Is that a mistake? Well, |
will not trouble you with more ques-
tons now. J.H.P.
Craftsbury, Vt.
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Apples and Pears.

agricultural Editor:-Several years
ago | read in your paper piece on APP
pie trees written by you in answer to
different queries about the best varie-
ties TO set out. Now we have several
kinds of early varieties and not many
winter apples, and we would like some
varieties that will give us late keepers.
SO L thought would write to you.
There was a nurseryman here recon-
mending the Mann and Mcintosh Red
Are they what we want in this cold eli
mate? Have you trees to sell? If you
have, what are your prices? Is the
Vermont Beauty a good pear? If is,
is it hardy in this climate? | am fond
of pears, but have been afraid to pur-
chase, for our winters are 80 cold | was
afraid they would winter-kill.
MRS. j. w.
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REPLY Please see answers else
where for some Of your questions. The
only objection to Rochester trees of the
iron-clad varieties is that they are
budded too high above the ground, in
stead of being root grated. When
properly grown, it does not hurt them
to be grown in Rochester, if grown
right. All visitors to our orchards are
welcome, and we are glad to show
trees, and fruit in its season, and give
all the information we can about them.
We still own our old place near New
port village, but live on our new place
two miles from Newport on the Derby
Center road, where We are planting
much larger orchards. We have many
trees of Russian plums, pears and cher
ries, which are all doing well, but we
have not propagated them for sale, and
shall not until we have had time to test
them longer. AGR. ED.
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MALARIA is one of the most insidi-
Gus of health destroyers. Hoods Sar-
saparilla counteracts its deadly poison
and builds up the system.
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THURS DAY, M a RICH 9th
At 10 O'Clock, a. M,

the following real estate aud personal property, viz;
Home farm, consisting oft acres Of Hand, good
buildings, running water. lttO sugar trees and sugar
tools, two good orchards. This farm cuts one hun
bred tons of bay each 5c1r-uuo # the best dairy
farms in the country Also about twenty five acres
of pasture land, known as the Lovclad lot. Also
about twenty acres of pasture land, known as the
Tucker lot. Also about eighteen acres of pasture
land known as the Nichols lot. These pastures are
separate from the home farm. Also fifteen good
young cows, one pair of good oxen, pair of two
year old steers, two calves two six ycarOld bay
mares four-yearold black mare, . colts coming .
years old, one colt coming one year old four shOats
small amount Of household furniture, one good
box stove, about four hundred tin buckets in good
order four work harnesses one good driving har-
ness, one old harness, one three seated express
wagon, other wagons and sleghs; farming tools,
consisting Uf OK cart, plows, harrows horse rake,
moving machine, seed sewers; iron bars chains,
stone drag shovels, forks, hoes. Also fun set Of
dairy tools, seven large pans, churn butter trunks,
egg cases. About fifty tons OF hay several tons Of
straw, fifty cords green wood in slab about fifteen
cords of dry wood, and many other articles too
numerous to mention.
GEORGE NJ. WEBSTER,
Administrator.
NJ. A. KENT, Auctioneer
Marshheld VT, Feb. 20, 1894.
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THEY have also been testing the old
Lois Weeden" method of growing
grain at Cornell. This consists in
drilling the seed in alternate slips OF a
few feet wide, with bare interspaces of
the same width; and cultivating the
latter until the grain gets too tall.
The primary result is crop as good
as if all the surface had been seeded {;
while the unseeded spaces will bear,
the next year, another full crop, and
so on, year after year, without manure.
That the thing can be done has many
times been proven; yet in no country
has it been long or generally practiced.
Why, we cannot say: but from testing
it ourself we incline to think that most
farmers would look upon it as d" fussy
kind of farming" and that will preju-
dice most anything-especially on an
American farm. But if you get a small
quantity of a new variety of wheat, or
any other small grain, and want to in
crease 1t rapidly, planting 1t on the
Lois Weeden plan will enable you to
do it. A few years ago, we got from
the Department of Agriculture small
bag of Manitoba hard spring wheat;
and in hand picking it, Gas must always
be done with Department of Agricul-
ture seeds, if you don't want half a
dozen new kinds of weeds,) we picked
out quite lot of oats, spring rye, and
barley, and grew them few seasons in
the garden on the Lois Weeden plan,
getting very large yields, as compared
with subsequent crops of the same,
when sown in the ordinary way. From
about one gill of the rye we had six
bushels the second year.
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Editorial NOtings.

The st. Adams Messenger says:
"That the democrats are mistaken in
their political doctrines and the applica-
ton of them is the only true basis of all
opposition to their party; that they are
malicious enemies of the state is folly
of foliies." May we be permitted to
inquire, " Where are we at?" How
can lively political campaign be car
red on upon such basis as this of the
Messenger? -
THERE was, once, in the United
States a brief time, called the " Era of
Good Feeling" in which party poll
tics came to an end, or, at least,
stopped awhile, for want of breath.
Can it be that such time is again at
hand? 1t is true that the number of
voters is large, and fast increasing,
who know nothing, personally, of the
passions which eventuated in the civil
war. At that period we were in our
thirtes, and had spent twelve years Of
our majority in a slave state which re-
manned in the Union--Kentucky. We
had been "raised' an old-tashioned
Henry Clay WING, and it so happened
that our first vote was cast in Ken
lucky, and was given for anti.slavery
members of constitutional conven-
ton in that state, along with at least a
third of the whole vote. 1t was be-
lieved by leading anti.slavery leaders
of that state that they would have had
majority, had it not been claimed by
the Northern anti-slavery press that
public opinion in the north was forcing
Kentucky to abolish slavery. That one
word did the business.
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IT must be that this paper is being
read by a very much larger number of
people than ever; and, if we can judge
by the increase in the number of our
contributors, this department of the
paper is certainly not decreasing in in
terest with its readers. There are so
many this week that not much space is
left for these Notings. The Rev. Mr..
Ranslow of Swanton writes, with his
usual good sense and vigor, upon
Farming Tools" Our old friend,
Mr.. Tinkham of Pomfret (who once
kindly "spelled" us, for few months,
in this departmenD, sends an account
of good improvement in sugar manu-
facture. Three others send inquiries,
which are answered.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28

THE Diamond White Grape, intro
duced by the Diamond White Grape
Company of Rochester, N. Y, has
proved very early with US, though few
days-not over week-later than
Green Mountains. This being the
case, there must be large portion of
Vermont where the Diamond can be
proftably grown. Unlike most novel
ties, the vines are sold at very mod
crate price. 1t is superior to the Green
Mountain as market grape, as it holds
to the stem more firmly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28

Now the lesson of all this to us
has been that it is best to let every Sec
ton of the country manage its own in
stitutions. We all do this, now, with
the liquor trade, which, in our judy
ment, is as bad curse as slavery ever
was. The South, with slavery, was
much like the man who had a wolf by
the ears,-he saw that he could not
hold on forever, yet dreaded the con-
sequences of letting go. The war set
tied the matter in the most costly of all
possible ways, but settled it forever;
and we'll may every American thank
God that it WdS settled.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28

WE have depressed good way from
the proper functions of this depart
ment, in noticing the Messengers queer
expression of its "Good Feeling -
which may, however, indicate new
era of general friendship amongst all
our states and parties. We live very
near the Canada line, and have friends
on both sides. When there is a presi-
dental campaign on,-or, in fact, at
any time,-we deprecate most earnestly
the too common villification of national
candidates by the partisan press. Those
who so forget themselves, and their
country's good name, as to speak of
national candidates and parties in the
way many commonly do, make seri-
GUS mistake. One ticket or the other
must be chosen. How nice it is for
sensitive member of the defeated rty
to have Canadian acquaintance in
sinuatingly remark to him, Well, that
wretchedly incompetent Cor immoraD
man whose candidacy you have been
reviling, is now the chief ma !istrate of
your Yankee Nation!" If one has been
"dirtying his own vest" in this way,
what can he say for himself, or his
country? Joking aside, we admire the
candor and good sense of the Messen-
gers remark; and most heartily wish
that the press and people of both par
ties could recognize the wisdom of more
good will, and broader patriotism, on
the part of both press and people. 1t
is the height of folly to suppose that
either party has any purpose or desire
to injure our common country. 1t is
merely a question of methods to the
same desired end.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28

The Bradley Fertilizer Company's
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28

CORNELL UNIVERSITY agricul-
tural college sends us its Bulletins with
regularity; for which it has our hearty
thanks. The last one, "Sundry Inves-
legations of the Year." deals with sew
eral interesting subjects in connection
with orcharding, the cattle industry,
and horticulture. For the first time we
see, in this Bulletin, photo. engraving
showing the successful attempts to grow
tomatoes above and potatoes below, Oh
the same plant. The two species are
nearly relative, botanically; but while
the tomato bears only fruits, the po-
tato, in its natural condition, bears
both fruits {" potato balls,'D and tu-
bers. Experiments at Cornell show
that while the potato grated upon the
tomato yields neither fruits nor tubers,
the tomato grated on the potato gives
both. This is proven by a photo
graphic engraving, which shows good
sized potatoes and ripe tomatoes on the
same plant II is interesting, but prob
ably without economic importance; as
the best results, financially, are obtained
when each is grown separately.
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new circular is an artistic gem, worthy
a place on the drawing-room table.
The pictures are intert sting; and they
are convincing, too. The crops are
made to speak for themselves. We
have used the Bradley nearly as long as
it has been made; and it has never
failed to give excellent results. 1t is
best not to try many experiments with
fertilizers, when well-tried article
which never fails can be had at a fair
price. 1t don't pay.
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Nothing to Build On
Catarrhal Neuralgia, Almost Par
aIyzed, All Broken Up
MarvelousIy Restored to Health by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.

&c. /. Hood g. Co., Lowell, Mass:
81 was taken sick with catarrhal neuralgia
and a complication of diseases, with
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28

rilla- know what 1t has done for me and I feel
as II could not sound its praises enough"
MRS. Z. Z. BROWN, EastOn, New Hampshire.
The Lamar register., 1894-05-12

II the following letters bad been written
by your best known and mast esteemed
aeighbors they could be no more worthy OF
your confidence than they now are, coming,
= they do, from well known. Intelligent, and
Trustworthy citi1ens, who, in their several
ueighborhoods, enjoy the fullest confidence
and respect OF ali who know them ThS
subject of tho above portrait Is well
known and much respected lady. Mrs. John
G Foster, residing at No. s. Chaplin Street,
Canandaigua, N. Y. She writes to DR.. r.
Y. Piercs, Chief Consulting Physician 10 the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
troubled with eczema, or xait-rheum, seven
years doctored with a number Of
our home Physicians and received no
bsnsdt whatever. also took treatment
Philadelphia, jersey City. Bin-hanton, and
received no benefit from them In fact
l have paid out hundreds OF dollars TO the
doctors without benefit Ny brother came
uv DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
He bad taken it and it had cured him l
have taken ten bottles OF the Discovery.
and am entirely cured, and If there should
be any one wishing any information l would
gladly correspond with them, II they enclose
return stamped enveiope-
Not less remarkable is the following from
Mr.. J. A Buxton prominent merchant
Of Jackson, \. G, who says: bad
life As | grew older the disease seemed
to be taking a stronger hold upon me. tried
many advertised renissiies with no benefit,
until was led to try DR.. Pierres Golden
Medical Discovery. When bs-yan taking
IL my beslth Was very poor in fact, several
psyscns have since told ms that they thought
! bad tho consumption Iweighed only about
l25 pounds The eruption on my skin was
accompanied by severe itching II was first
confined to my face. but afterwards spread
ove- the neck and head. and the itching b.
carne simply uHbeurubte. This was my con
dition when began taking the Discovery.
When wouii rub the parts affected . kind
OF branny scale would ~ OF
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RTBu-TE~

rousAndis bear testimony. In equally strong
terms, 70 the efficacy OF this wonderful rem
esiy in curing the mos. obstinate dl~rAs<a II
ruuses every organ into hcalthy action. purf-
fies, vifaiiHc~ and onr.chcs the blood. and,
through il, ciaansrs and rcsews The whole
system AL blood. skin. and scalp diseass.
from . coxumon biotch. or ERUPTION. To tbs
worst srrofula ars cur~i by H. For tsef<r.
salt rhcuu. cczeuns, cryspcsAs. h-osis. car
buncies. go.tr~. or thick neck, and enlarged
glands and swellinss. il Is an un~7aalsd
remedy. viruisnf. contagious. blood poison
b robbed Of its terror by The Discovry-
and by in prrsevering use tie v.o< fata4st
sysfsus renorufef and bslf up anss<.
A Book on Diseascs OF the SKIN, with coa-
ord plat.r, illustrating the various srup-
tions, mailed by tho Works Dispenasy
Medical Associatson, Buffalo. y. Y, 90
receipt Of six cents for pcxtaxe. Or, .
Book on Scrofulosss Diseass-, Hip-Jdns
Disease, "Fsver Sorss,- White Sw~llingx,-
"old Sores or Ulcsrs, masird for saz6s
amount in rfAmrs-
The Lamar register., 1894-05-12
NEW KIND orcoMMuN,oN w,ne
A Hurrt~siiy Prepared sab.sissse Did
Duty ir an Eastern Church

Duty tr an k-nstfFn tnoStn-
Last Sunday was communion sun
dav In the deacon's church. says tho
Hoosac Valley Ndws- part OF the
deacon's duties is to attend to the
preparation Of the service and tho
supplying OF the bread and wine for
the ceIeh=,.tiou oi the solemn ordin-
ance The previous week had been
one of unusual business care and
exertion for the deacon. and Sundas
morning found him at the church
before he oven rcmem bered that Il
was communion day. The recollec'
tion came 10 him like an electric
shock. There was neither bread nor
wine, for he had forgotten 10 pro
cure them WHAT was 10 be
done, The hour was u, hand. and
II would never do to ie, IL
be known that negligence or forget
fulness caused the posiponemcni OF
such an important ceremony. The
deacon scratched his head. aud then
started on a canicr for homo His
wife had in the cellar a jug OF eldcr
blossom wine. which she had made
wears ago 10 ba used in case of sick
ness ENf AAA- .Ae AAf AN'N 1885,
pointed He 90, It and sampled it.
contents They were excellent but
powerful He poured out quantity
and added an equal amount Of water
Then ii was about rignt in strength.
but the color wac wrong. Down
came a tumbler OF his wife's b-si
grape Jelly. With nervous energy
the deacon stirred the Jelly ir
the wine aud water. The color
came and the blend was Porice;.
Then he cleaned the bread can o, Ii c
Fridays baking and hurriediy cut
the bread into squares With bread
under one arm and his waierod snl
jellied wine under the other he eaa-
tered back to the church and ia the
back way. He got ,hsra in iino. hui
IL was a narrow squeak The mcsa-
bers Of the church dida'; know ihc
reason for the suppressed cXcItemcni
In the dcacou's manner for the ser
vice proceeded properly and in order.
When the deacon and his Eiic go;
home she saw the wine jug and empty
bread can.
why. dcsconfr she said
Then the deacon ipla her tho story
Deacon sko observed. '.yoa'ro a
man for emergencies
The Lamar register., 1894-05-12
n.a Nnt ..n.,l.a rrr.l..

Nine Lako Arriaga- OF the GaAte-
malan legation In Washing;oE.
speaks periee; English- says Kate
Fields Washington. having lived
for seven years In an American con
vent school Although tho minister
himself only began 10 stIdy our
language four months ago. he sit.
talk politics Ia kngiish .or hour.
without his companions suspecsing
iha. he has had oaly four months
experience in the tousua; but few
days ago he had an engagement si;h
the denHst AZ the last moment no
turned back 10 his wife. aud In \
tone OF despair announced; ..fou
mus; so With me don't kno~ Any-
thing aboa; the American dictionary
on teeth. and madame had 10 20 10
talk teeth.
The Lamar register., 1894-05-12
Why ~. w.ai out

Highion. who has been out be-
tween the acis--A remarkable play
thus far. is it ncts SO much food
for reflection
Mrs Highton-That you end 4;
necessary to 20 out to ge, something
TO wash il down.
The Lamar register., 1894-05-12

For Q while saw no chsnee or beusdt
from taking the Discovery bot psrxtsted
In its U.s., Keeping my bowels open BY taxing
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. and taking a.
began to gain in tie>h, and gradually the
disease released lis hold took during the
year somewhere from fifteen to eighteen bot
ties of the Discovery Ii has now hsso
not using scarcely any since tho firse year.
my health continues good. Ny average
weight being iss5 to 100 pounds, instead Of
ls5, as IL was when l began tho US, Of ths
Discovery Many perSots have reznlndsd
say I look younger than I did ux year,
ago when was married am nov forty
eight Year, old, and stronSer. and enjoy
better health than l have ever done bsfors
IN my hfa" Yours truly,
The Lamar register., 1894-05-12
It.r ra.s.

wife-You don't seem to care
much for my literary tastsa
Husband-whys
wife-You never ask ~ha, books
/ like
Husband-l doa't have 10. my dear.
! know the pocketbook Is your
iayoritc-
The Lamar register., 1894-05-12
.h- n-.@ai.-s IN. saxx-.,la.-

>he ErsFatef fhs >aEE~stfaa-
Its ssnArrui mon Mr. Rafferty,
do be =
Is Is iDdadc. Mrs DO an"
They'll be sindin' him 10 con-
gress mkt"
TO congress. is iii ORD hoyo yea
to know. Mrs Dolan. iha, nc has
bands a paeeable mon so he Is"