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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
SHORT LUMBER,
Live Stock Market,

MARKET BEEF-A few choice, s661s; extra IS IS
81 Is; first quality, 81 75G5; second quality SO rs
CA third quality, 1903 81.
STORE CATTLE.-Working oxen, per pair, $500
l45 farrow cows, elUq22; fancy cows, SiGi176;
milch cows and calves, s?0Qis; yearlings, $50 l6;
two years old, Sl242! three years old, S!O132,
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-supply was largely from the
West W. +. Wallace sold few sheep at 5d5l4c d h,
Is spring lambs. average 6Oibs, at &c e. III A. A.
Pond IL lambs of 100 lbs at &c q ID; X. f. French,
sheep OF l35 lbs at &c B b. sheep of 520 TBS at &c d
10; II. A. Wilcox 3 sheep of 400 lbs at Sc b b.
VEAL CALvEs.-The market was a trihe more
favorable to the buying interests W. f. Wallace
sold 98 calves IL, go fbs, at 54 e b A. A Pond 1856
calves, 1850 lbs, at SIC q ID.
LIVE PoULTRY.-The receipts two and one.
fourth tons. Prices ranged at 10 and lie q ID.
HIDES. TALLow AND SKINs.-Brighton hides,
@s15c u ib tallow, 3Q4 q b; country hides, $50
&c 81 10 talow. 202nc f} h; calf skins, SgcdS 80;
sheared skins, lua3Oc; lamb skins, 2O925c; dairy
skins, 5Od6jc.
FAT HoGs.-Prices same as last week-524, dressed
weight for Northern. and 4sig5c for Western live.
MICH Cows.-A fair supply. and held at s20d65,
as to quality. A: c. Foss sold extra cows at $40
each; w. F. Wallace and r. L. French were heavy
owners.
CATTLE.-Not large supply, and market showed
weakness w. +. Wallace sold cattle, 1890 lbs, at
31,c IL h live weight cattle of 2S1J and 1850 TBS
pair, at nc # ID. beef of 900 Tbs at 81 ID; A.
Williamson sold cattle, 27s0 Tbs at 494c A. c. Foss,
odd OK S53.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
Proper Food for Sell and Crops.

Farmers are learning to mix their
fertilizers on the farm under instruc-
tons from the several experiment sta
tions, but it is doubtful if large ma
jority of them will dnd it economical to
do so. Those who have made them
selves somewhat familiar with the re-
quirements of plants and the proper
foods for the use of special crops and
soils will no doubt be benefited by
using what are termed the straw ma.
terials," but the farmers as class may
lose more than they gain by so doing.
The fact that each farmer requires a
fertilizer best adapted for his own soil
makes it impossible for any rule to be
used for his government in the matter,
and, as the requirements for this year
also depend upon the productions of
last year, the difficulty is still further
increased. That it would be a condi-
ton sincerely to be desired, if farmers
could make their fertilizers on the farm
by purchasing the raw materials direct
from first hands, is admitted; but the
agricultural population has not yet
reached that stage of success in prog
ress, and more education is required in
that direction. The raw materials can,
however, be used to balance a mixed
fertilizer, not by adding them to the
special fertilizer, but by application to
the soil. Should the farmer find that a
special fertilizer fails to give certain re-
suits sought, he can add to the soil an
other year any plant food that may be
lacking. The difficulty in the way of
mixing fertilizers on the farm is that,
unless the farmer is we'll versed in the
proportions of nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash required for each crop,
as well as what may or may not be ex-
listing in the soil, he is liable to make
his home. made fertilizer more costly
than the prepared article by using an
excess of some plant food not needed
and having deficiency of that which
should be the leading ingredient.
Scales are necessary to make the home
made article as perfect as possible, and
the manipulation of the ingredients
must be done thoroughly and carefully
While some farmers will have no diff
Guilty in this matter, there are hundreds
who will make mistakes. Machinery
can cheaper the cost of labor in fer
tilizers as well as in anything else {;
hence the prepared fertilizers are mixed
at the lowest cost, and there is not al
ways very great difference in price
between the mixed fertilizers and the
raw materials. What is needed in the
education of farmers is for them to take
advantage of the protection which is
afforded by the law. The object should
be to encourage the use of more fer
tiliZers. whether of raw materials or of
those ready prepared, as by 80 doing
there will be larger crops grown and Of
better quality, while the fertility of the
soil will be maintained Philadelphia
Record.
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throat, thickening handsomely as it APP
proaches the shou ders, but entirely
free from anything like beefy" APP
pearance. The shoulder-blades should
meet narrow at the tip, widening gradu-
ally toward the points, which should be
broad and we'll rounded; the ribs rather
straight and wide, indicating good
digestion and constitution, for every
thing depends on that in good mich
COW. The loins should be broad and the
hips high and wide; the rump even with
the hips; the pelvis wide, giving plenty
of room for the udder; the thighs thin;
the hind legs little crooked and small
below the hook, with long, large foot.
The udder should be long and broad,
with the teats all the same size and well
set apart; the belly to sag little in
front of the udder, and rise slowly as it
approaches the brisket, and somewhat
large as compared with the size of the
COW. The tail long and slim, tapering
gently TO the end. The hair must be
soft, indicating mellow skin, which,
on taking in the hand, feels like soft
kid gloves, and no coarse, rough hair
will grow on such skin. Pass your
hand on the belly in front of the udder
and feel the " milky veins" They are
an infalible mark of good mich COW.
The larger they are the better the indi-
cations. In the extra-good cows they
branch out into four veins, but they all
unite before reaching the udder. The
more irregular the course the more sure
you may be the cow is a good mixer.
The udder should be covered with a
short, downy coat of hair. This hair
should begin to turn its backward
course fro the front teats, then on the
back part of the udder, called the es-
cutcheon, and on as far as the vulva, in
the best cows. The wider the belt of
this upturned hair the better; it should
be soft and velvety, covering a
soft orange-coored skin. This is an
Englishman's description of a good
COW, and it is good one. The refer
ence to the milk mirror or escutcheon
is worthy of notice. Incur judgment,
the milk mirror is the sign of good
mixer, whatever others may think
Pioneer Press
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
Hogs Exposed to Cholera.

The bureau of animal industry an.
swers the question, "What disposition
should be made of the hogs during
treatment for hog cholera, and what
sanitary measures should be adopted in
addition to medical treatment?" by
saying that when the hogs are first
found to be affected with hog cholera
or swine plague, the lot or pens where
infected by busting plentifully with dry,
air-slaked lime, or by sprinkling with a
five per cent solution of crude carbolic
acid. The animals should then all be
moved to new quarters. If possible,
the sick and apparently we'll should be
separated before they are moved and
then put into different lots. This is
not essential, but it is an aid to the
treatment. The hogs should be kept
in dry lots or pens, where there is no
mud, and above all stagnant water. 1t
is well to keep these lots disinfected by
the use of air-slaked lime or carbolic
acid. 1t is not expected by this sup
Elementary treatment that the hogs
will be entirely removed from the in-
fuence and attacks of germs. This is
not necessary. The number of germs
which gain access to their bodies may
be so reduced by following this plan,
however, that the vital force of the sys-
tenn, assisted by the medicine, is suffi-
cient to overcome them. During this
treatment the hog gains remarkable
degree of immunity. No doubt this is
the result of attacks Of the disease from
which they recover. This recovery is
in snite of the continued infection of
the premises, and even though the
hogs have gone through the outbreak
and are apparently we'll and thriving,
new hogs added to the herd are liable
to be attacked. For this reason five or
six months should be allowed to pass
before any new hogs are purchased and
brought on the premises, or before any
are sold to be put among other lots Of
hogs. Young pigs born under such
conditions in some cases are able to re.
sist infection, while in other cases they
may suffer severely or die. - Troy
Times
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

complained, and to complete her work
she had risen at four, and gone to bed
late at night. Things always ran
smoothly. She never spoke of being
ill. 1t stunned him when she took this
cold and sank under it in two days.
The doctor said that all her strength
was gone. "Sarah had the strength OF
ten women" the husband said. "Where
had it gone" He was amazed and in
dignant. Was this the justice of God,
to take away a woman so useful In the
world? 1t was not right Her daugh.
tiers sobbed vehemently. Mother had
always been 80 tender She did 80
much for them ! They did not, it is
true, feel very we'll acquainted with her
since they had grown up. But between
their music, and their studies, and their
young companions and other social &C.
equations, their lives had been filed
They smoothed the folds of her merino
gown, little ashamed that the neigh
bors should see that she had no silk
dress. She had insisted that each of
them should have silk gowns, and had
helped to make them. Jack, the son,
like his father, was shocked to see how
tired and worn his mother looked. He
had talked for a year or two of taking
her for week to New York. She had
never seen great city. But he al
ways had some engagement. He re-
membered now that she had made
enough in the dairy to keep him in
spending money at college. He wished
he had contrived that little holiday for
her They all felt now how good and
unselfsh she had been, and how dear
to them. "Why should she be taken
from us 2" the old man moaned bit
terly. cit is cruel. Why has God
done this thing ?" And the dead
woman lying there, her lips closed for
ever, could make no answer save that
which toll had stamped upon her thin,
worn face, that seemed pleading for
rest.-Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
COmpOsting,

Farm-made manures are best pre-
pared for effective use by composing
that is, by thorough rotting process
we'll known to the practical farmer. To
prevent the loss of ammonia as the ma
nure is being accumulated, gypsum is
sprinkled over the weddings in the
stables, and it is also mingled with the
manure heap as well. The principle is
that the gypsum (sulphate of lime)
gives up its sulphuric acid to the
ammonia, thus forming sulphate of am
monia, which is stable and suffers little
loss. If such provisions were not made,
the ammonia would suffer much loss
from volatization. There is one dis.
advantage in the use of gypsum in this
way-the phosphates in the manure are
apt to take very insoluble and unavail
able forms. The carbonate of lime,
formed by the decomposition of the
gypsum, reacts with any soluble phos-
plate present with the formation of tri-
calcium phosphate, practically the same
thing as untreated South Carolina rock
phosphate. A better method of treat
ing composts, and manure generally,
would be to use low-grade sulphate of
potash, or kainit, in the place of
gypsum. The ammonia would be pre-
served equally as well, and the agricul-
tural value of the phosphates suffer no
loss. In fact, the phosphates would
have better form than before if there
was any material difference. Phosphate
of potash is perhaps the best possible
form of these minerals for agricultural
purposes, and such reactions as could
occur with the use of potash salts must
take this form. But this is not the
only advantage; farm manures are uni
versally deficient in potash as COM
pared with ammonia. The use of potash
salts in the compost makes far better
manure, not only in balancing the in
gradients, but also in holding its potash
and phosphoric acid in such form as to
be readily available in the soil.-Man-
chester Union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
The Dead Wife,

The hour set for the funeral had come.
The hearse, with its black plumes, stood
at the farmhouse door. 1t seemed
strange and foreign thing among
the bright-colored hollyhocks, the COM
monplace sunshine, the lowing of cows
in the barnyard and the chickens that
moved about upon the green lawn be-
fore the house. The wagons of the
neighboring farmers filled the road, for
the Carrots were much respected. Mrs,
Carrot, who had just died, was a " home
body" and saw but little of her neigh
bors; but her husband had grown we'll
TODD by great industry and close saving,
and had pushed his children on in the
world. John, his only son, had been
to college, and the girls to boarding.
school, and they were 30 improved that
they seemed TO belong to quite another
class from their mother. They stood
with their father at the coffin to look
for the last time at the woman who Law
there. "Your mother was pretty
woman when she was young" the
farmer had said. 1t had startled him
to see how thin and withered her face
was under the white hair. "Sarah's
only fifty" he continued. "She hadn't
ought to look 80 DID," He had not
thought OF her looks when she was
alive. There was certain sullen re.
sentiment under his grief that she was
dead. How was he to do without her ?
She was master hand at cooking,
butter.making, laundry work aud sew
ing. He had never thought to ask her
IL she needed help. She had never
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

THERE Is more catarrh is this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For great many years doctors pro-
uounced it a local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and, by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proved catarrh to be consti-
tutional disease, and it therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses of from
ten drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucus sur
faces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimo-
malls. Address,
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
c. Sold by druggist at rs cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
AGRICULTURAL,
Light Hay Crops.

Mr.. Extraordinarily all our farmers
we'll know that a dry May, such as we
have experienced this year, means a
light hay crop, and many of them
have learned by experience the advan'
tage, if not the necessity, of putting in
a good acreage of fodder or ensilage
corn in such seasons in order to pro-
vide ample forage to carry their stock
through the winter. The present year
is likely to see light hay crop through
out Vermont, and for this reason many
farmers will put in at once a few acres
of ensilage corn, Hungarian or millet,
as these crops are easily grown on any
fair.quality soil, and furnish an abun-
dance of food that will help out the
shortage of hay and give cattle an
agreeable change from steady hay
diet. The benefit of using Bradley's
Fertilizers on these crops is very
marked, as they not only greatly in
crease the amount of fodder, but 1t is
so quickly grown that it is so sweet and
Juicy that the cattle will eagerly eat up
every bit of it. My rule is: Turn over
the land and harrow in about six humid
red or eight hundred pounds per acre
of Bradleys phosphate, drilling in corn,
and sowing broadcast and bushirg in
Hungarian or millet, and in some cases
rolling the land with land roller.
Either of these crops thrive in hot, dry
weather, and | never fail to produce an
abundant supply of fodder, at little ex-
pense, by using Bradley's fertilizers in
this way. believe many of our farm
ers would be materially helped by fol-
lowing my example, and therefore
write you the above. j. G. BROWN.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
Glover and Timothy for Hay.

On our rich northern lands, where
they will thrive well, says a correspond
ent of the CultipdtOr, red clover and
timothy produce the finest hay crops.
Prime timothy hay always leads all
others in the price quotations, but is
probably one of the most exhaustive of
cannot be raised continuously on the
same soil without heavy manuring of
some kind. In fact, cropping this grass
every year takes as much from the soil
as corn or vegetables. A combination
of clover and timothy, however, gives
results that are much better in every
respect. The clover seed is sown in
the spring of the year when the nights
are so cold that the top soil is frozen.
BY sowing the clover at this time, it will
take root when growing weather comes.
The alternate action of the freezing at
night and thawing in the daytime COW
ers the seed better than narrowing will.
Timothy seed should be sown in the
fall, some time between the middle and
last of October. This will get estab-
lished easily in good soil, and will re-
main so where clover roots are adding
valuable nitrogen to the land. The
clover gives good crop of hay, and it's
decaying roots furnish fertility for the
timothy growing with it. After the
timothy is cut for hay in the summer,
the clover will start up. Clover, more
than any other plant, furnishes its own
winter mulch. Glover hay should be
cut just before the time of wheat har-
vest and when half the blossoms have
turned brown. After the clover is cut
for hay, the second crop will yield
either crop of seed or good pasture
for cattle. If seed is to be gathered,
no cattle should be pastured on the
field. Clover is very valuable and
brings good prices in the market, and
one is pretty sure to find purchasers.
every farmer in addition to the fertil-
izing good it does to the soil. A good
field of timothy grass is quite unusual
in this country. A field that is evenly
seeded, and not good in patches and
inferior in other places, is pleasant
sight to contemplate. The unusual de-
mand for fine timothy hay has induced
many farmers in recent years to study
the best methods of making and curing
such fancy grades of hay Timothy
can only DE grown IN rotation with
other crops, and, if the land is kept up
to high standard of fertility, there is
no reason why good crop of this grass
should not be raised. Too often, when
it comes to the turn for grass, the land
is 80 run down that it is impossible to
make an even growth of timothy. Some
grasses will thrive on such soil and
bring up the general fertility by run
ming their roots far down. But timothy
will not do this 1t needs ready fertil-
izers near the surface to make it do
well, and it does not pretend to increase
the fertility of the soil. 1t takes away
and does not add much to the land.
Consequently, if we should give it the
same attention that we do the corn,
there would be little complaint about
uneven stands of timothy grass.-New
England Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

No other class of soils is 80 greatly
benefited by drainage as the clays.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
How to Select a Cow,

The best milch COW, as a rule, is OF
medium size and small-boned. The
head is small and rather long, narrow
between the horns, and wide between
the eyes. The lips are long and thick,
giving the muzzle fat appearance.
The ears are thin, covered with long,
but soft, silky hair. The eyes are large
and bright, with a placid expression,
the horns set on a high pate, bending
outward at the base, and light, clean
and smooth; the neck long, clean and
thin, slender and clean cut under the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

GOOD bedding that is clean and free
from the odor of ammonia gives the
horse an opportunity to rest, and con-
sequently enables him to do more work.
The habit of using old bedding over
and over again breeds disease and
causes annoyance to stock.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

Some of the advantages of the A. D.
Moore Water Motor over others are
Its even speed, silence in running,
simplicity and durability; no leakage
through the box on the case. Should
the ports become clogged they can
be cleaned by removing plug shown
in the cut. Mr. Moore has also new
method for pumping Church Organs
and for applying power for the use of
farmers His NEW COFFEE MILL
AND MOTOR combined, nickle pla-
ted hopper and wheels, noiseless
making it compact and very hand
somely finished piece of mechanism
to place in a show window. It's
stiffness while grinding cannot be
surpassed. =.
For Prices, Circulars and TestInno-
mails, apply to
A. ID. MOORE. Montpelier, Vermont
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

THE secret of getting wax to bright
yellow color is to let it cool slowly. If
you have a large quantity, you can put
large quantity of water with it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
RETAIL DEALERS PRICE
Boston Produce Market,

" The quotations given below represent prices
obtained by receivers for wholesale lots mot jo66ng
prices unless otherwise Indicated and intended
to represent actual Gales.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

You think durability bat
the "Lncon" 49, ready
go but dp the ink flowing steadily uniformly They are
this Office giving of satisfaction the banks
and business offices Mont
peer and vicinity Orders received from all the
Money refunded satisfactory BY mail, paid.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13
GENEROUS OFFER.

 Miss Pardee Offered the Use of the Fly
 periOn Free for Another Performance of
 Bobby Melville.
 A great deal of sympathy has been expressed about town for Miss Pardee, whom many think was very unfairly treated last Friday night. Mir. G. B. Bunnell was seen yesterday and he was highly indignant at her treatment, and the annoyances she received. He expressed great sympathy for her, and with his usual kindness he has offered to give her the use of the Hyperion free for Saturday evening in order that she may, if she desires, produce her play there at popular prices.
 The thousands of friends of Miss Par dee will then be able to witness her new play at popular prices, and no doubt the Hyperion will not be large enough to hold them, if she desires to repeat the play. The popular verdict of Miss Pardee's play accords with the opinion given in Saturdays Journal and Courier" and she is to be con- graduated on having written one so pleasing and so creditable in all re- spects. She has shown marked ability both in writing the play and in the very successful production given 1t.