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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
Crimson Clover and Tobacco.

Mr.. J. H. Hale says in the Connect.
cut Courant that if he were attempting
to grow tobacco for profit at the last
cultivation and hoeing he would SOW 1C
pounds Of crimson clover seed per acre.
This would sprout and form small,
weakly plants in the shade of the fast
maturing crop. When this crop was cut
away in August or early September,
the clover would have full swing and
make an enormous growth before freez-
ing in the fall and in the spring come
to full maturity about the middle of
May and furnish many tons of organic
matter rich in nitrogen, ready to pillow
under in ample time to become decom-
posed before the new crop of plants was
ready to put out. A moderate applica-
ton Of phcsphoric acid and potash,
supplemented by this clover, would pro-
duce another fine crop Of tobacco, in
which clover could again be sown as
before. Under this method Mr.. Hale is
satisfied that the tobacco farmers of
Connecticut could forever continue to
grow superb crops at fertilizer expense
not exceeding $50 per acre, and the
lands grow better annually.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
K,| I|'ife5rs,e;Stock
sss AED 6E1Ia.:ga
AMONG THE HORSES.
Portraits of Beautiful Hackney and a
Graceful Orloff.

Portraits of Beautiful Hackney and a
Graceful Orlof.
A Cay spent among tho horses is re-
corded with a shining mark in the mem
DRY Of a lover of these grand animals,
especially if he is chained to desk in
an Office most Of his waking hours
Such white day the writer hereof
passed lately at the Indian Neck stud,
Oakdale, l.. l. The owner of the farm,
Mr.. Frederick G. Bourne, president of
the Singer Machine company, is one of
those wealthy Americans who for the
love Of it moro than for gain has en-
gagged in the work Of improving the
breeds of horses in this country. Such
men do not come in competition with
the ordinary farmer-on the contrary,
they aid him.
MIR. Bcurne's favorite in horsefesh is
the hackney, which is the favorite also
of Mr.. Alexander MAR, superintendent
OF the Iourne stables. At present the
pride of Mr.. Mair's eyes is Enthorpe
Performer, A years old, registered in the
American Hackney studbook as No. 118.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
HACKNEY STALLION ENTHoRpE PERFORMER

HACKNEY STALLION ENTHORPE PERFORMER.
Enthorpe is considered one of the most
perfect hackney stations ever seen in
America. At Indian Neck farm he is
considered the best specimen He is OF
the Yorkshire breed and is a bright bay,
with -four white feet and snip on the
nose" Enthorpe is a colt by the ia
nous Matchless of Londesboro and re-
sembles his sire, showing the approved
short back and strong neck of the hack
ney. In the Danegelt breed, from which
Enthorpe Performer and Matchless are
descended, the four white stockings,
star in the forehead and snip on the nose
are always looked for, they being char
acteristic Of the Danegelts. Enthorpe is
a cross of Danegelt- Fireaway blood His
dam is Peg, by Superior. His high step
ping is a sight to behold.
Enthorpe is Is 1 ID hands in height.
Horsemen especially delight in his "ac-
ton, which to the uninitiated appears
to be the making of great fuss and to
do over every step he takes without get
ting over the ground any faster for it.
However, that is the quality now de-
mandod in fashionable carriage horses,
and Enthorpe has it in perfection His
hind action is magnificent, he handling
his hooks admirably 1t may interest
our readers to know that Enthrope is
valued at $25, 900. At Indian Neck it is
found that hackneys quite equal to the
English article can be bred in America.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
Facts About Horses.

For the city carriage horse the hack.
ney Of about Is. 2 in height and weigh
ing 1000 pounds is the approved model.
The hackney while extremely stylish in
appearance is rather short legged, and
is therefore less apt to slip upon city
pavements than the long legged horse.
Hackneys are animals for both riding
and driving A hackney under Is hands
high is called cob.
Burdett Coutts says that when horse
reaches the height of over Is. 3 he can
no longer be called hackney, even
though he is of the most approved strain
of that blood He must be classed as a
coach horse A coach horse is large
carriage horse.
The Russian Orloffs are among the
most beautiful horses in the world. But
they are what is known among breed
ers as ''leggy" horses-that is, long leg
ged. They are therefore better adapted
for carriage animals in the country and
suburban towns than in the city, where
it is claimed their long legs make them
more liable to slip than the hackneys.
Nevertheless in Paris the splendid black
Orloffs brought there and driven by rich
and noble Russians belong to this same
"leggy" type, SO called, and they are
the most noted of all the beautiful car
rage horses in that gay city.
The approved hackney has a short
back, so that his fore feet and hind feet
stretch far apart from each other fore
and aft. That is what gives to him the
peculiar conformation so much admired
in the show ring. He also has, if of the
best type of hackney, long as well as
thick and powerful neck.
The typical hackney head is short,
with rather heavy and wide jaw. 1t is
also wide between the eyes and rather
wide between the ears.
When a horse is wide between the
eyes, he has intelligence and plenty of
horse sense.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
Take Clover at Its Best.

The great mistake Of making hay is
Its being left to get too ripe before cut
ting. The period when grass (pasture)
gives the greatest flow of milk is the
time to cut it to make the most nutri-
tious hay. Of course grass requires more
labor and care in curing, but at the
same time will not suffer as much from
rains as that cut too ripe. It will be
less harsh and will occupy less space
In storing, stock will relish it better,
and the flow of milk will be greater
than from grass cut too ripe. By cutting
clover quite early we get a good second
crop, which is of more value than it
generally gets credit for. Glover will
not die out so soon as when cut too
ripe. For example, clover seed crop
generally finishes up plant and all.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
MARKETABLE HORSES.
Stylish Carriage and Heavy Draft Teams In
Most Demand.

MOST demand.
There is something wrong in the
breeding problems, as farmers and breed
ers have not made the demand of the
horse markets study and bred intelli-
gently, but produced q class of horses
that do not fill the requirements of our
markets.
There are but two classes of horses that
1t will pay to breed to fill a public want.
First, the light harness horse and, second,
the heavy draft, with all the size and
quality that the market demands-that
Is, o draft horse that weighs from /, 500 to
1,SO0 pounds, is bloclzy made, not leggy,
short back, upheaded, heavy bone, with
good action, the more quality, finish and
knee action the better. Bays, browns,
blacks and grays are all good colors.
This class of horses are very scarce in
the market, and there never was the
time that they would bring more money
than at present.
Judging from the present outlook,
they will for many years to come grow
in value, as it is a well known fact that
farmers and breeders of the heavy draft
AAcioOo uhiouSoiiou WIlOiS
have been changing the breeding of the
heavy draft to lighter horses and in
many cases have sold their heavy draft
mares and replaced them with lighter
ones and turned their attention to breed
ing trotters, and not having the right
kind of breeding stock this change Will
prove a failure Where there have been
three or four draft colts raised in pre-
vious years there is not more than one or
two at the present time, and as there is
already larger demand for the heaviest
draft animals than the supply this class
must necessarily get less plentiful and
higher for long time to come, until
farmers shall realize the great mistake
they have made and place themselves in
line with the demands of our markets.
Therefore our advice to farmers and
breeders of horses is to turn their whole
attention to breeding the highest type Of
light harness horse or the heaviest draft
of highest quality that can possibly be
produced. Spirit Of the Turf
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
Fowls For the Table.

An English authority says: Of all ia
BILE fowls the well bred Dorking still
stands pre-eminent. The reasons for
this are: First, it is large sized bird,
and its meat is tender, savory and juicy,
at the same time sufficiently firm in
texture. Second, the breast is very
broad, deep and projecting This is the
most valuable part of the fowl and in
the Dorking enables one to cut extra
wide slices from it. The shoulders arc
also quite full, which is another good
point in its favor. Third, the body is a
long parallelogram, thus making it in
comparison to other fowls like that Of
the Shorthorn cattle. The Houdan is
the nearest approach to the Dorking of
all other Breeds both in size, good
shape and qualities of meat.
The game fowl is first quality, but its
meat is of different flavor from tho
above, resembling that of the pheasant,
and for this reason many prefer it. Tho
size varies from large medium to small
and it does not carry SO much meat on
its breast in proportion to it's size as the
Dorking or Houdan. This is deep, but
more rounding and less projecting
Some other breeds of flows are well
shaped and moderately full in the
breast. Among these I found the Domi-
nique superior. Most of the eastern
fowls are deficient in good breast save
the Langshan, which is said to be pretty
fair in this point The others, except
the Brahma, now and then, run too
much to rump, where they are extra
large. AS the meat here is not equal to
that on the breast and is rather coarse,
they do not excel as table fowls. But
the chickens grew large rapidly.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
Starting Cabbages.

A discussion carried on through the
columns of The Rural New Yorker on
the different methods of starting cab
bages shows that much more depends
upon circumstances than we are wont
to admit. Most of those who discussed
the subject favored starting the plants
in beds and transplanting. Mr.. c. L.
Allen of Long Island disagrees and
gives good reasons for so doing. Long
Island for several years past has been
subject to severe and long protracted
summer droughts, rendering the success
full transplanting of anything extreme
ly problematical. So the method he ad-
vocates seems best for that locality. A
great deal depends upon circumstances
and conditions in all farm operations
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
IN vhE APlARY,
Correct SizS of Brood Frame as Determin-
ed by Well Known Apiarists.


The following query was recently
asked in The American Beekeepers
Journal: What is the best size of brood
frame to adopt, taking into considers
ton the size most favorable for rearing
brood. the laying queen and producing
comb and extracted honey by balancing
advantages and disadvantages? Twenty
one apiWists replied. The majority IA
vored the Langstroth frame.
G. w. Demaree wrote: Taking every
thing into consideration, the Langstroth
frame is probably the best to adopt
when entering the bee business. There
is no charm in certain size frame, but
almost any beekeeper will learn practi-
cally some time or other that it is con-
venient to have his bees ON standard
size frame"
G. H. Dibbern said: "There is per-
haps no better sized frame for all pur-
poses than the standard Langstroth If
we consider brood rearing alone, near
ly square hive would likely be better,
but as honey is the object of keeping
bees the Langstroth or even shallower
hive answers the purpose BETTER
Professor A. j. Cook thought that
the Langstroth, at least in the east, is
best.
Mrs. Jennie Atchley claimed that tee
Langstroth size is best for the south.
G. M. Doolittle uses the Gallup, but
had he so colonies on the Langstroth,
Quinby Or Simplicity frames he would
not consider it a paying job to transfer
them to other frames.
G. c. Filler wrote that he did not
think it made great difference. He is
changing, however, to 175s by 91s be-
cause it seems nearest standard.
Dadant & Son prefer frame 10 by
IS, length horizontally.
G. L. Tinker said: 1.-THE Nonpareil
brood frame is the best, in my expert
ence. 1t is : by II inches, and when
filled with comb and honey it is heavy
enough for easy and rapid handling. I
have not been able to rear as large colo
MES in any other sized frame"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19
New Enemy to Fruit Trees.

A circular issued by the department
of agriculture calls attention to the east
ward spread of the San Jose scale in
sect, which was brought to California
in 1870 from South America. The cir
cular-No. 8, second series, Div. En-
tom. gives full description of the
scale, its work and remedies therefore,
the safest and best, in bad cases, being to
cut and burn the trees, root and branch.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-19

The second illustration shows a far
different though none the less beautiful
animal-the Russian Orloff high school
(haute ecole) saddle stallion AID
Like all the Orloffs Ad is tall horse,
being 1913. He is s years old. Ad is
a fine model of the saddle animal. He
is trained in all the tricks of the riding
school or high school horse, so called.
He can walk Spanish, go through all the
fashionable steps and movements riders
Of fancy saddle stock demand and almost
dance jig. He could do that undoubted-
ly if it was considered the fashionable
thing. Our artist has caught Ads pose
just as he is in the act of stepping out
for his Spanish walk. The long, full,
flowing tail. which has never been mu-
tilated by the fashionable system of dock
ing, adds not little to his stately and
graceful appearance. He is an imported
horse, beautiful bay, with black name
and tail, and SO gentle that he was rid
den last summer by little girl.
A Foot of Air to the Pound of Live Weight.
The true principle of ventilation is to
let fresh air into the building by small
apertures in many places and to take it
out by the same principle. Probably no
better simple plan could be devised than
to build a box about foot square and
as long as the building, 102 feet, with
an end extending out of each end of the
building This box should be pierced
with numerous small holes and placed
overhead in the rear of the cattle and
between the two rows. This will carry
out the vitiated air which rises to the
ceiling. In front of the cattle at the floor
on each side of the building about six
openings of l by 2 feet and connecting
with the outside air should be made.
This should be covered with wire net
ting, say, of one-quarter to one-half inch
mesh or with boards pierced with nu-
merous holes.
In front of each one of these cold air
ventilators should be placed slide, so
that they may be partly or entirely closed
as occasion requires. twill be seen that
by this method the pure air will mingle
with the heavy carbonic acid gas, and
as all is warmed by the animals it will
rise to the ventilator at the ceiling and
escape. In addition to this numerous
windows should be placed in the build
ing for light and air. Some days the
windows should all be thrown open, as
it is impossible to properly ventilate a
building with so many animals in it on
warm muggy days without these win
dows.-Cor. Rural New Yorker.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-27
The Dyaks of Borneo.

The ferocity of the Dyaks of Borneo
when Rajah Brooke first came was ap-
palling. No social or religious function
could take place among the tribes with
out bloodshed. Young unmarried girls
came forth from the long seclusion to
which they had been condemned since
childhood so an9mic that they could
badly stand. A slave was killed in
their honor and the blood of the victim
sprinkled over them. Head hunting had
decilnated the race. 1t twas imperative
that husbands should conjure evil spirits
by bringing a human head to their
wives before the expected birth of a
child. Boys might not aspire to man
hood without having earned the badge
of the head hunter.
A skull was the first gift of lover
to his mistress and the last token Of re-
speot by which the living could honor
the dead. On account Of his rank NO
petty chief could be buried without
many freshly decapitated heads to form
his escort into the next world. The
greatest respect, moreover, was shown
to such trophies. They were smoked
over fire to preserve them. Their lips
were forced open to receive the choicest
morsels during the family meal. To
bacco and betel nuts were also spread
before them. They were looked upon as
honored guests, and every effort was
made to win their friendshin Fort
nightly Review.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-27
MORE SALTY THAN THE DEAD SEA.

Ton of Great Salt Lake Water Holds
About 314 Pounds of Salt.
Water of tho Great Salt lake varies
greatly in its contents of dissolved SOL
ids, depending upon the relation between
the supply of water through streams and
the evaporation. A fair average of total
solids dissolved in the water of the lake
at its present mean level is from 10 to
20 per cent by weight. But not all of
this is common salt, for besides this in
gredient the water contains sodium sui
phate (glauber salts), magnesium chlo-
ride, calcium sulphate (gypsum) and po-
tassium sulphate. A detailed analysis
of water taken from the lake in Au-
gust, 1888, was made by DR.. Talmage.
This contained in all 10. 56 per cent dis
solved solids, of which 10. "A was COM
mon salt. Such water would yield of
total solid matter 391 pounds to the ton,
and of common salt about 314 pounds
to the ton.
The Dead sea contains greater pro-
portion of solid matter dissolved in its
waters than does the Great Salt lake.
Much discrepancy exists among pub
lished accounts of its contents, the fuc-
tuations in composition being due to
the same causes that prevail in our lake
viz, the relation between the supply
through inflowing streams and loss by
evaporation. A sample taken from u
depth of l, 10 feet carries 25.4 4 per cent
of dissolved solids. This corresponds to
528 pounds to the ton, but Of this only
2. 90 per cent was common salt, or 151
pounds per ton.
Therefore, though the Salt lake car-
ries lower proportion of dissolved SOL
ids of all sorts than does the Dead sea,
the lake contains more than double the
proportion of salt. The chief solid con-
stituent of the Dead sea water is not So
dium chloride Common salt, but mag
nesium chloride. Strictly speaking, the
water of our lake is much ''brinier"
than that of the Dead sea, common salt
being the chief solid dissolved in the
lake. Nevertheless the Dead sea is much
more highly saturated with solids. -
Deseret News.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-27
A MOTH CATCHING PLANT.
IL Closes Its Jaws and Catches Its Victim
as In = Wise.


as In = Wise.
a New Zealand correspondent sug-
gests that the ravages Of certain Larvae
in some countries might be greatly re-
stricted by the introduction Of the New
Zealand moth catching plant, Araugia
albens. This plant, which is a native
Of southern Africa, was introduced to
New Zealand quite accidentally about
seven years ago, and since then it has
been extensively propagated there on &c
count of its effective service as killer
of destructive moths.
Wherever the climate is mild the
plant is an exceedingly free grower 1t
twines and climbs with great luxuriance
and produces immense numbers of white
or pinkish flowers. which have a very
agreeable scent These flowers attract
innumerable moths On summer even
ing hedge of araugia will be covered
by perfect cloud of moths, and in the
morning there will not be single flow
er that does not imprison one or two
and sometimes as many as four insects
of various sizes and genera. The action
of the araugia is purely mechanical.
The calyx of the flower is rather deep,
and the receptacle for its sweet juices is
placed at its base. Attracted by the pow
erful scent and the prospect of honey,
the moth dives down the calyx and pro-
trudes its proboscis to reach the tempt
ing food, but before it can do SO the
proboscis is nipped between two strong,
hard, black pinchers, which guard the
passage, and once nipped there is no es-
cape for the moth, which is Tleld as in
wise by the extreme end of the probes
els and dies miserably.
The rationale" of the process is not
yet explained. The proboscis is so very
slightly inserted between the pinchers
(only minute fraction of an inch) that
it apparently cannot affect the genera
tive organs of the plant unless these
may be the pinchers themselves, whose
actual contact may be necessary for re-
production. Upon dissection the pinch
ers, even in their ordinary position, are
invariably found to be almost in contact,
the separating interval being apparent
under strong lens. 1t is therefore hard
to understand why such process as the
destruction of moth should be neces-
sary to close this already minute gap.
But at all events, the thing is done,
and effectively, and plant Of araugia
covering space of ten yards in length
will destroy as many hundred moths ev-
cry night, and consequently prevent the
ravages of 30 times as many larvae. 1t
is, however, singular fact that in New
Zealand, where the plant has often been
cultivated for the express purpose of de-
stroying the detested codiing moth, Car
pocapsa pomenalla, that willy insect de-
clines to enter the ap
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-27
THE PARIS cOC.HER.
A Queer and Pathetic Relic of the Gilded
Days of Louis Nv.

A Queer and Pathetic Relic of the Gilded
Days of Louis Nv.
When. Theophilus, you feel that you
have been run over and abused by this
hard, old, wicked world and would like
to be an emperor for few minutes to
get even, come to Paris, my dear boy,
and call to your side one of these whip
swapping lords of the pavement, and for
~ francs in shabby glory you can drive
around the streets of the brilliant city
and run over people, like king. 1t
doesn't make any difference. The man
has a number and license to whip up
his horse when he comes to a crowd.
Take it all in, Theophilus, and lean
back on your cushions as the women
and children scatter before whip and
hoofs and be sure to get your American
moneys worth of that delightful old
medieval feeling of being in a beauti-
full carriage world where pedestrians are
born with the right of being knocked
down and the privilege of being fined
for it.
The cab is the last touching symbol
of royalty in France. 1t is the plaintive
remnant Of the old French constitution,
which consisted-succinctly stated-in
running over people and then having
them guillotined for being in the way.
Pay your cabman with reverence, The
ophilus, in these bare and democratic
times He is the nations reductio ad
absurdum Of Louis XV-pathetic, with
the gilt rubbed off. Independent.