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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
Early Broilers.

In raising broilers for market it is an
item to have them ready early and to
have them weigh about two pounds each.
Both these points are necessary to the
highest price, and as the cost is the same
whether they are ready in good season
or two or three weeks late the differ
ence in price is all profit. An incubator
is necessary, because the hens cannot be
depended upon TO sit during the early
part Of the winter, and at this season it
is less trouble to manage good incu-
bator that can be depended upon to
hatch a good per cent of 200 or 300 eggs
at one time than to look after dozen
sitting hens. Then, when the chickens
are Matched, they can be looked after
with much less trouble and with less
risk of loss III II brooder than with ten
or a dozen hens.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
THE ART OF ENTERTAINING.
How Guests Asc Made Happy and How
Made Miserable.

If an icy GOODNESS reigns i'm well heated
rooms If people pass each other distanty,
stare ut the pictures or turn over the
leaves of photograph albums and yet look
forward eagerly and with pleasure to the
moment when they can bid good night TO
their host, these are evidences of a discom-
fort not always oxpressible in words, for
even though cunvcntiOnality requires that
they depart with the fcrvcnt assurance that
they have spent delightful evening it is
q lie The host may be charming, cordial
and we'll meaning, but it is IL martyrdOm
to attend a function at his house. for the
reason that he is not fitted for the duties
of IL social leader The same people VINO
answer his calls would in another house
have been able to enjoy themselves thor
oughly.
The most dangerous rs n host to tho
peace of mind Of society people is the nerv
Gus man. The perturbed manner with
which he receives his guests betrays the
fact that the company Is built up like
mosaic, fguratively speaking-the falling
of one stone would cause the whole edifice
to- crumblc in pieces. He is pale and anx
ious Tvs he rushes hither and thither, fear
full lest something will 20 wrong, and
speaks to the guests who have arrived
without knowing what he is taking
about.
He looks hurricdly around and exclaims:
HASN'T Smith come yeti Where can he
be? He is always latel Last night in the
club he told me All, here he is at lastl"
And going mp to Smith, he says, "Why,
was quite worried about you. How can
you make us wait So long, Allow nie to
introduce you to Mrs. Jones"
The iutrnuuctiuu over with he looks at
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08

Notwithstanding the general feeling
that vegetables can be brought up from
the far south at so little cost that it is
not profitable to raise them under glass
in the north, some few find that this is
anything but a fact, says Meehan ;
Monthly, which calls attention to one of
Massachusetts successful gardeners who
has 1870, 600 square feet of ground under
glass especially devoted to growing let
tuce and cucumbers. The seed is sown
in August. He has had at one time / ),
900 dozen Of lettuces ready to cut. He
has eight houses used expressly for grow
ing the lettuce to head. 1t takes about
eight weeks before they are ready for
market. He commences to cut in Octo-
ber continuing through November, De
cember and January. By having this
succession of houses he can cut about
3, 900 dozen a week He has had from
10, 900 to 10, 900 cucumbers ready to cut
in single day. Some parts of the year
the lettuce and cucumbers can be pro
duced under hotbed sash. so that he
has these vegetables at command the
whole season through.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08

An Italian editor has been investigating
the principal games in fashion in Europe
during the dun weather He finds thS
present craze in England is clay modelling,
the selected victins-and generally mis-
undcrstuod--bring Mr.. Gladstone and
SI Ilnrcourt. In Belgium, especially
in the Ruckersclubs, slow smoking
races are the fashion These end them
selves favorably to bets. Big Flemish
pipes are loaded with half an ounce of to-
bacco and he is winner who can smoke
his own through in the longest time with
out relighting; present record, 81 min
utes to one pipe Leaping beans are the
amusement of Italy and southern France
The inventor has had whole fields of them
sown in Mexico and the larva carefully
preserved The bean leaps best Oh hot
plates but the southerners paint them no
kings and queens and use little gunpow
der Then the figures 90 into commissions
and the game is called l. 'anarche Ger
many of course, is occupied with the war
game, and France has selected OWNER
ties, " of guesses VI the future
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08

The New England Homestead is au-
thority for the following;
The cheapest feed today is cottonsecd
meal. 1t is selling at from 81 to So per
ton below cornmcal. Its feeding value
is far greater than that of corn, whilo
the manurial value of cottonseed meal
is four times that of cOrnmeal AT cur
rent prices it is also the cheapest of ali
fertilizers. The man who buys cotton
seed meal and feeds it intelligently OBJ
tains in the manure at least three
fourths of its fertilizing value. Buy
cottonseed meal instead of corn. Cot
tonseed meal is usually the highest
priced cattle feed in the market, lin
seed meal possibly excepted. The pres
ent situation amounts to positive rev.
olutiou, and farmers should govern
themselves accordingly. The consump-
ton of cottonseed meal in New Eng
land has not materially increased of late
years, owing to its high price and the
competition of gluten products at lower
prices. The latter are higher than III
previous years, owing to the advance in
corn, from which they are made.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
Westphalia Hams.

The Westphaia hams are made as fol
lows: We'll rubbed with dry salt and
left to drain "a hours. Take quarts Of
salt, 2 quarts of bag (rock) salt, 3
pounds of brown sugar, pound salt
peter, 4 ounces sal pruelle and 4 ounces
juniper berries, we'll mixed and boiled
in 6 quarts of water The brine is then
cooled and skinned, The hams are
taken from the salt and wiped dry and
the cold pickle poured over them and
rubbed in. There should be enough
brine to cover the meat. Turn the meat
every second day for three weeks then
take them out, wipe dry, and mixture
of ground pepper. salt and bran is thor.
oughly rubbed in, filling all cracks and
openings They are then smoked little
every day for three months or more un
til completely dry. when they will keeF
and improve IL flavor for years Pyro
hgneous acid wi keep off flies and All
imalculm of all kinds and improve the
flavor of the meat
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08

On general principles the smaller the
flock the greater the per cent Of eggs,
but of course there is limit. Very
much depends on the care given and
the amount of work required of the
hens. A pen IL by ~ should be ample
for 30 hens if kept clean and the supply
of dry earth or chaff or chopped straw
ample to bury completely all food and
keep the hens scratching. Some Of our
most successful poultrymen allow a
building IL by 20 to every 80 hens, and
reap rich harvest, but very much de-
ponds upon the man. The majority sue
coed best with flocks Of ? or . in pens
y by IL. 1t seems easier to keep every
thing in order, and this must be done.
Maine Farmer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
AN AMERICAN IUotOM.


u Get IL.
OF course if you walk ON Chestnut street
and take notice rs you 90 alung-all pco-
pie should have observing Cycs-yOu Will
sec men stopping to compare their watches
with the chrOnumutcrs in the jewellers
windows And If you have Travelled abroad
/ venture to say you never saw a foreigner
So comparing the time of his watch.
The fact Is this Is IL custom peculiarly
American We place more value on time
hrre--our minutes are precious We are 50
busy, so eager III the race for wealth.
time is indeed money with lis.
y friend of mime who goes abroad every
sedsun was chatting about this matter TO
INT and said:
DO you know that the Americans buy
the most expensive watchesl | was talk
ing to one of the most celebrated watch
makers in all Europe on this very subject,
and | waa surprised to hear him say that
his best wHtches-thc most expensive
make, repoatcrs and the like-were mostly
sold in the American market. He said,
ton. that Foreigners do not care for such
correct time as the Americans. Ii their
Watches are few minutes too fast or too
slow, il does not concern them.
Il was myself impressed with the trutl
of these remarks by the Matchmaker
when, few days aftcrward, | was il q
railroad station III Paris and SAW Wupub-
lie clocks four minutes apart Another
line l set my watch by one public clock
in LOndCn and the next day found 10y an
other pal lic elurk III the saline city, only n
dozen huch, away, that my watch was
six minutes slow by that clock Yes, you
may tr sure that the Americans are TIC
only nation who ViIU Tor the exact Time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08

come greatly changed if not extinct.
The greatest change has been merely in
the selection of lighter colored birds Of
the simple Gray Dorkings and called
Silver Grays, all other points having
been left uHdisturbcd for the last 80
years. But this does not apply to the
variety called Colored Dorkings, seen
in the illustration. These are bred dark
or than they were years ago making the
distinction between the two varieties
more defined. Of course, since poultry
shows have become popular, uniformi-
ty in markings, size, etc, has been
more regarded. Dorlings are becoming
more appreciated every year More
birds are shown at our exhibitions than
in former times. There is no doubt they
will be still more appreciated when bet
ter understood.
They do not stand confinement like
the Asiatics, but with fair run and
proper care few birds can compare with
them as layers, and they are par excel
lence for the table. They are u long liv-
ed breed, continuing their laying to an
advanced age; they are also careful
mothers, caring for their broods longer
than most fowls.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08

The greatest successes in farming are
now made by those who have expert
mentod with special manures, and have
thus learned how to use them so as TO
get the greatest benefit from them
Most of these special manUres are min
eral. IL is the deficiency of stable ma.
nure in the mineral elements of plant
food that has compelled farmers to pur-
chase phosphate and potash to make Up
the deficiency At first the lack was
mainly of phosphate This is the miner
al that is most needed by grain, and es-
pecially by the wheat crop More late
ly, as fruit growing and the potato crop
have superseded wheat farmers and
fruirgrowers find that potash is even
moro necessary for them than phosphate
is to the wheatgrower American Cul-
tiVatCr
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
Changing Size Of Hive Entrance.

The editor Of The Anne cal Bee Jour
think most beeheepers leave the III
u'I,e the Same the year Tonhd, al
then, h those who winter in cellars aid
Who do not give upward Ventilation PIE
fer to have the entrance much enlagco
while in the cellar, even to taking AVA
the | tom board entirely, Ii there j.
any TINS y hen it seems profitable to
when ia, = begin IN sprlhe, 30 -
to sale az much 10 possible Tor
breeding ~ oes
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
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THE FARM GARBAGE.

Disposing of the Sewage From the Farm
house--The Objectionable Swil Barrel.
In reply to query propounded hy
Rural New Yorker as to the best method
Of disposing Of sewage from the farm,
several answers worc elected a core
spondent who favored the ccsspoul
wrote: The best material for use in car
rying the sewage from the farm home
is glazed sewer pipe, which should be
at least inches in diameter and extend
ed no less than 200 feet away from both
house and well. The pipe may empty
into cesspool, both pipe and pool to be
covered with earth to the depth of ~
to feet The advantage of this method
is that the disagrecable sight and odor
are disposed Of The disadvantage is
that it will certainly contaminate well
water, providing it is near and below the
pool. To avoid this difficulty run the
drain pipe in such dircc an that the
natural flow of the water in the ground
will not come i'll contact with the sewage
and carry it to the we'll.
A correspondent who thinks that sew
ers or house drains have no place on the
farm because the waste of the household
is of feeding and nominal value said:
The water of the weekly wash / value
highly, and every drop finds its way
into bowl shaped hollows about cherry,
pear, plum and apple trees Kitchen
slops containing grease, particles Of
IL.
cellout for moistcning pig and poultry
feeds. These can easily be kept separate
from wash water and other slops by the
use of two or more reCeptaclcs. In the
case Of a small family few buckets
are all that is necessary. For "a large
family barrels may be employed, and
these can easily and quickly be wheeled
away and cmptod by means Of a barrel
cart. Ordinary slop or swill is fit for
feeding only while fresh, either by it
self or when mixed with meals. When
allowed to stand a short time it fer
ments or putrefes and is then i'll fit con
dition to cause the severest bowel dis
eases in pigs. The farmer who consuts
his best interests will always feed it
while fresh.
Another farmer, who considers open
drains an abOmination and cesspools lit
tie better, uses Stops to Eindle a compost
heap Waste from the house is taken to
the pigpcn in "a cask mounted on wheels.
A convenient plan for the disposal of
swill given, substitutes for the swill bar
rel 30 gallon tin can with good handles
on each side. A milk can that has seen
brighter days will answer. 1t should he
mounted on three wheeled truck, with
wheels 10 inches in diameter. The for
ward wheel is on IA swivel. with a strong
wrought iron tongue attached. The gar
bage, etc, from the kitchen are put i'll
and the whole emptied three times a
day as regular work Keep the can Gov
cred, shutting out flies and chickens, and
scrub aud scald thoroughly once week.
1t is an easy matter for an active boy TO
grasp the cart handle and run down the
walk with a full can for the pigs. But
how hard for the same boy to 90 over
the same ground five or six times with
two heavy pals, stopping their contents
at every step on his trousers and shoes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
Green Isones Tor Poultry.

Green bones, gristlc, flesh, etc, cut
as fine as sausage meat, is not only great
ly rclishod by fowls of all ages, hut is
undoubtedly "A powerful stimulator to
egg production. Great benefit is also de-
rived from feeding liberal rations Of this
cut bone to growing chicks 1t contrib
utes to their early maturity, and pull
lets lay earlier i'll the season when they
have this ration along with other feed
1t is hard work to cut up the green
bones, even with the hand bone cutters,
but those who practice doing it report
that it pays. Farmers who do not pos
scss a bone cutter can get along without
the bone by occasionally cutting up some
butchers scraps and adding to wheat,
small potatoes boiled, beets, carrots and
cabbages Others use bonemeal, stir
ring it III with the usual ration. Others
again buy cracklingS from the meatshOp
and chop up and feed every other day
When there is trouble from soft she'll
ed eggs, it may be quickly romedied by
a liberal use of ground raw bone and
oyster shells. Bone and shells may be
fed to fowls from narrow box nailed
to the side of the coop 1t is less waste
full than throwing them on the ground.
To use honcmcal beneficially it is nee
essary to mix It with the soft food. To
promote laying il Is necessary to have il
ground coarse.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
To Poultry Beginners.

If you have a notion of beginning the
poultry business, commence with IA small
flock and learn the ms and outs from
the ground up 1t is a mistake that
there is nothing to learn in the success
full handling of fowls; that any one
without experience can start i'll the bust
ness wholesale at once and make it
profitable. Many have tried it and fail
ed. IF you find that you can make few
hens pay you and you like the business
then enlarge the flock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
MAKING BEESWAX.


southern licekccper.
l have jusJ discovered a new and easy
way to make boeswax, and just as fnc
wax as can he mado ~ tho solar plan
no difference how old and tough the
combs are.
Take a half barrel and arrange clo,h
so that it will swing down about l.. +
way Of the barrel. Any strong porous
cloth viii do, or wire cloth is good.
Then boil tho old combs in copper or
tin vessel till all is thoroughly heated,
putting the combs right into tho water,
just as if you were going to cook it.
Have some clean, boiling water in an
other vessel-enough to fill the half bar
rel one-third full. Pour the boiling wa
ter into the half barrel first, then pour
the melted combs, water and all, into the
strainer. Cover up the barrel with two
thiclinesses Of gunny sacking, let it alone
for a day or two, then go around when
you are ready for the wax, loosen the
hoops so as to let out the water and you
will feel astunished to see how nearly
all the wax is drained out.
Int ldIAtI lIe ulubuli VI tOlllliS NOu
have the larger barrel you will need.
The hot water in the barrel keeps the
whole contents hot for - hours, gives
all the dirt and dregs time to settle to
the bottom, the wax cools so slowly that
it does not crack, the slaves of the bar
rel spread out and leave the wax. All
in all, it is the easiest way TO make
beeswaX, aside from the solar plan, that
l know Of, and can be done at any time
Of the year, and no combs are too old or
tough to work, as with the solar plan.
And then we have our wax thoroughly
cleansod at one operation
If you will only give this plan trial,
you Will find that you can 90 away with
a whole lot Of muss and bother, and the
whole operation Of making 25 to 30
pounds of wax need not take more than
one hour Of your time
Thus writes Ms Jennie Atchlcy Of
Beeville, Tex, i'll The American Bee
journal
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
The Eest pnrt of Cnrn.,alks.

1t used to be thought that the tops Of
cornstalks made the best feel This idea
was wholly based on the fact that they
were fine and easily chewed. By the
test Of sweetness the lower part of the
stalk is much the richest only near the
butt the stalk is apt to be hard. The COW
test of the best part of the stalk is easily
made She will invariably grasp the
stalk in the middle, dou bio i up and
then chew until she has lett on. de her
month only the butt AMI H. piece
Of stalk attached to the tassel ais will
DO. rejected, and another stalk will be-
taken up. to have repeated on it the
sazas process. -Americaa Cultivator
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
MATING LIGHT BRAHMAS.
How to Enhance the Intensity and Beauty
of Plumage.

of Plumage.
The beauty of a Light Brahma is
greatly enhanced by the intensity and
brilliancy of the black in the hacliles
and tail. The tendency in breeding is
toward fading out of this color. the
bri liant black becoming a duh rusty
brown and sometimes disappearing al
together, as has been the case in the
White Brahmas. l once selected
Light Brahma cockerel for a gentleman
who had experienced great difficulty i'll
preserving the beauty of the hackles i'll
his birds He declared it to be impossi-
BILE to breed good hackles in his climate.
His birds were otherwise very handsome
ones, of large size and fine shape The
cockerel selected for him had good
stripe in his hackle and deep darkly
colored underfluff. | saw the pullets the
neXt winter which had been bred from
this male, and they had very handsome
haCkles, the stripe not only being of
good length, but of a very brilliant
black. But these dark unidentified birds
may breed some pallets with too much
black III the back. Such pullets often
make fine hens, for age tends to loss
of color.
To sum up, Cor males secure cock
with dark underfuff; for females, one
with light nnderfluff, and in both cases
mate to exhibition females. When the
females are deficient in black, use a
male, even for pullet breeding with a
dark underf1uff B. Cook in American
Agrioulturist.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-08
DoRKlNGS.
A Long Lived, Handsome and Profitable
Ilrped.

Long Lived, IInndsome and Profitable
Breed.
The sketch printed below is copied
from that excellent journal. The Poul-
try Monthly. It is made from pencil
drawing 1t does not take very critic
al cyc % see in these Dorllings ideal
form, laassivencss and beautifully PEN
ciled plumage. Their deep, solid breasts,
short legs broad bodies and compare
lively small bones show but little
waste. 1t is not to be wondered that
Dorkings make an attractive feature in
the showroom.
Few breeds Of fowls have stood their
ground with so little change for so long
q period as Dorkings during which
time many varieties of poultry have be-