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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
Judicious Feeding.

Where fowls are literally fed the eggs
are larger, and especially when wheat
or corn is the principal food 1t is well
known that when a hen lays abnormally
large eggs it is due to a somewhat fat
condition, and she will cease laying al
together if high feeding be continued.
AS a hen can only perform a certain
amount of work in egg production in
weight of eggs, she will, as a rule, pro-
duce more eggs Of small size than Of
larger, fact which has been demon
Btrated, though it must be admitted
that, with judicious feeding and the
ration well balanced, she can be induce.
to lay large numbers of large eggs, ut
not when the food is too fat forming.
1t is matter Of Judgment in feeding.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23

compelled to move them before giving
them their eggs. I experienced much
difficulty in doing this, since l found
them less docile than the pure Bronze,
often stealing from their nests before I
could take them. Altogether they made
restless sitters, although there were a
few exceptions.
After they had Matched their broods
they were confined in coops for about
there weeks, the pOults running at large.
They bore their confinement fairly well
and made passable mothers. When we
finally let them out, we expected them
to come back to the yard every night, as
our turkeys had always done before.
There we were disappointed, for they
invariably went to roost wherever night
overlook them, which was nearly always
on our neighbours farm, and, unless
driven home, never thought Of coming.
They wandered far and wide, making
themselves a perfect nuisance to the
neighborhood, and no end Of trouble for
US.
After repeated efforts in the fall, we
were able to get our turkeys to stay per-
manently at home-that is, what were
left of them, which was less than one
half the original flock. Many, we
think, were stolen, and others had gone
into neighboring flocks.
On another part Of our farm, we had
a flock of full blood hens bred to half
wild tom. These turkeys staid where
they belonged, and the poults were the
strongest and healthiest we had ever
seen. The only drawback to this cross
we found was a habit they have when
first Matched Of running off into the
grass and hiding when anything fright
ened them, instead Of going in the coop
to their mother. This is serious if the
grass is wet. and if they lose their way,
which might often be the case.
now have tried raising one-fourth,
one-eighth and one-sixteenth wild tur-
keys, and taking them altogether much
prefer the one-eighth-that is, quarter
wild tom bred to pure Bronze hens
That amount of wild blood gives strong
poults and early maturity, without per-
ceptibly reducing their size and only
affecting their plumage in making the
breast feathers more brilliant and the
tail a trifle dusky, where in the Bronze
it is clean gray.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
when the Surplus Was DIVIDED.

Did you ever hear tell of the time
they gave away "head money" in
Maine? 1t was in 1888 when they really
passed it around. The thing started in
1886, when congress passed an act to
divide among the several states all the
money in the United States treasury in
excess of So, 900, 900. Then in 1887 the
legislature enacted that all moneys so
received from the general government
should be deposited with the several
towns and cities and plantations sub
ject to recall on 60 days notice when
eve~ the same should be needed for the
purposes of the government The coun.
try had just been in a business panic,
banks were unsafe and the people ne
cessitous, and i'll a number of towns
the best and safest way to invest the
fund appeared to be to divide it among
the taxpayers. In Biddeford this was
objected to, and the matter was taken
to tho supreme court, which held that
towns had no right to make division
of public funds But the next legisla-
ture was appealed to to relieve the peo-
pie. 1t passed an act authorizing dt-
vision Of the money among the inhabit-
ants per capita, whence it got the pop
ular name of "head money" The
amount divided was not great, but it
gave a great deal of satisfaction to poor
men with numerous children, for they
were peculiarly the recipients of the
bounty, since the division was so much
for each head, according to families.
The man with a dozen or fifteen young
sters around him felt like lord.
Lewiston Journal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
Efficacy of Prayer.

1t had rained all day, and little Tom
my Bent, who was only years old and
still in dresses, had been kept in the
house in consequence. He was very anx-
ious that it should clear, so when he
went to bed he prayed at his mammals
knee: "God, please make it clear and
fine and dry tomorrow so that Tommy
can play i'll the park with Willie and
Johnnie. Please, God," he added fer
vently, because Tommy has been a
good boy all day and hasn't told any
stories-please God.
His mother glanced out of the win
dow while his head was buried in her
lap, and, seeing that the stars were out
and the moon was beaming, she let his
prayer pass as he made it. The next
morning she observed with pleasure
that the heavens had carried out the
promise of the night before.
Tommy observed it too. He was radi-
ant, and as he sat over his milk and
hominy, his eyes glowing with mischief
and his cheeks radiant with health, he
gave an occasional low chuckle of con-
tent.
"Why, Tommy" said his proud IA
ther, 81 never saw you so amused.
What's the NATTER
"He's glad that it's clear, and CRATE
full TO God for answering his prayer"
cried his devoted mother, making the
most of her opportunity.
she, he, hel" gig&led Tommy. "He,
he, hel I foolished Godl i told him
hadn't told story, and he believed It'll
told him I'd been good boy, and he
made it clear. He, he, hep'-New
York journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
A NEW potato BUG.
he Can Eat Ten Potato Plants While the
Old Variety Is Feeding on One.

he Can Eat Ten Potato Plants While the
Old Variety Is Feeding on One.
Mr.. ]. T. Guilmartin has discovered
new variety of potato bug on his
place, ON the White Bluff shell road,
about mile and a half beyond the toll
gate. If the nature of this insect is not
Investigated and some means of de-
stroying it discovered, it is liable to be-
come matter of impossibility to raise
potatoes in the county.
The ravages Of the old fashioned po-
tato bug, the round fellow with the
black and yellow stripes, is as nothing
compared with the destruction this new
visitor can and is doing. The new bug
averages over half an inch in length
and has body in three parts-a head
and a neck, both Of which are small
and large body. 1t is striped brown
and black, and has wings, though the
bug appears to prefer using his long
legs in running, when disturbed, to fly
ing.
A hundred or more of these bugs will
gather on enc plant, and they make
short work of it. They strip the plant
of its leaves, leave their refuse right on
the stem, and it might also be said they
breed while they are eating. They are
clannish and live together in swarms,
but at the rate they eat it would not
take them long to go through big po-
tato patch.
Unlike the old bug, it will not touch
poison. Mr.. Guilmartin has tried paris
green and other methods of getting rid
of the bug, but as soon as the poison is
sprinkled on the plant the insect scoots
off and makes tracks for another plant.
Mr.. Guilmartin soon found that the
poison remedy was ineffective, and, as
he is at loss as to how to get rid of
the bug, he has practically turned over
to them the field of potatoes. He dis
covered them only day or two ago,
but since then their number has dou-
bled, and they have destroyed nearly
an acre of potatoes.
The old bug is inactive and is easily
got at, but this one can run swiftly,
and he takes to his legs as soon as he is
disturbed This is the only place in
which the insect has yet been seen. Mr..
Guilmartin has never seen or heard of
anything like it before, and he is very
DESTROYS of having an investigation of
the insect made, i'll the hope that some
means Of etfectually destroying it can
be discovered. Should the bug once get
a foothoId On the truck farms in the
county, potato planting would certainly
suffer seriously. 1t has been suggested
that the Truck Growers association
take the matter in hand and see if the
chronological department at Washing
ton will not give his bugship a little
study, with a view to eradicating him.
1t is very evident that it will not be
long before something will have to be
done, for the insects are multiplying
rapidly, and their equals in the quick
work of destroying plant have never
been seen anywhere in this section, at
least. Savannah (Ga. News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23

too well known by those who have suf-
fered, but we will impress upon every
one that these are the never-failing
symptoms of serious womb trouble,
and unless relieved at once, a life will
be forfeited.
Lydia e. Pinlkham's Vegetable Com
pound never fails to relieve the distress
ing troubles above referred to; it has
held the faith of the women of America
for twenty years.
1t gives tone to the womb, strength
ans the muscles, banishes backache
and relieves all pains incident TO
women's diseases.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
T,atteninp Tnrkevs.

Those who have turkeys to fatten can
make good use Of some Of their surplus
potatoes, for cooked potatoes and cooked
cornmeal mixed make an excellent fat
tening ration if whole grain is given
freely at nig,t and plenty of milk at all
times. Stuling the turkey for two or
three weeks before killing is common
practice, but during that process, and,
in fact during the whole fattening
period, charcoal should be provided so
that it can be eaten at will, and Of
course plenty Of sharp grit to aid di-
gestion, must not be omitted, especially
while the stuffing process is going on.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
A Great Germans Prescription.

Diseased blood, constipation, and kidney,
liver end bowel troubles are all Gu red by
Karl's Glover Root Tea For sale by Hall
Cheney and G.. B. Foss.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
Captain sweeney. U. S. A.,

San Diego Cal, says: "Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy is the first medicine Ihave ever found
that would do me any good" Price SOC
For sale by Hall Cheney and G. B. Foss
A total of 20, 500 vessels passed Brenton's
reef lightship, off Newport, R. l., during the
past year, which shows very heavy traffic
along those shores.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23

Word of Caution rs to Crossing Wit
the Pure Bronze.


So much has been said about crossing
turkeys with wild blood that many who
had not already tried it did so this sea-
son. do not think too much can be said
in favor Of this cross, says a breeder il
an exchange, as long as one breeds from
turkeys with wild blood in the gobbler
only.
Last year 1 had large flock Of one
eighth wild Bronze hens and pure
Bronze gobbler They were all spring
birds. The hens commenced laying the
first part Of April, making their nests
near the house, but laying together bad
ly. After they had laid about 10 or IL
eggs apiece-our turkeys generally aver
age about IS eggs apiece-they wished
to sit OF course since there were two
or more laying ON the same nest, was
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
Is Paint Brush Getting into Your Farms?
SALT WILL KILL IT {!

We are in receipt of letter from the
State Agricultural College asking as to
price of our salt They say they under
stand we are selling it for $3.50, while the
best price at which it can be secured by
Chittenden county farmers is $3.50, and
even at this price they have to go to the
elevator on the lake shore, because it can
not be furnished even at this price, if any
expense is incurred for transportation after
it leaves the canal boat.
We are glad to note that there is one
point of advantage which Lamoille county
farmers enjoy over those who live on the
line of water transportation, and to en-
courage the killing of "Paint Brush"
which is fast getting into some Of our best
Lamoille county farms, [ have decided to
say that farmers may club together and
where cash accompanies the order so that
[ have no trouble about the matter, will
put Is tons of salt on board ears at Hyde
Park for $45.
The letter from the Experiment Sta
ton of the State Agricultural College re-
ferred to above contained the assurance
that salt was a specific for killing 'Paint
Brush that they had made tests demon
strating this fact beyond question. We
do not need this assurance here in Lamoille
county, for some of the best farmers in the
county have written us saying that they
have found our salt sure eXterminator
of this noxious weed, and the price at
which we offer it is SO low that no good
farmer can afford not to avail himself of the
use of it. Our supply is limited but while
it lasts we are inclined to let it go at the
almost nominal price above named
Respectfully yours,
c. S. PAGE.
HYDE Park, VT, july %. '96.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
Pills Do Not Cure.
A Baby's Life Saved.
Nerves on Edge.

l was nervous, tired, irritable, and cross
Karl's Glover Root Tea has made me well
and happy. Mrs. L. B. Warden. For sale
by Hall & Cheney and G. B. Foss
The death roll by the Twin Mine disaster at
Pittston, Pa, turned out to be So. Great
heroism was displayed by wouldbe rescuers,
but in vain.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23

Consumption Can be Cured.
by the use of Shiloh's Cure. This great
Cough Cure IS the only known remedy for
that terrible disease. For sale by Hall &
Cheney and G. B. Foss.
The prettiest opera house in Maine was an
expensive piece of fireworks when the Augusta
theatre was burned and totally destroyed on
the Fourth.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23
The Best Cough cure.

TITO bOoI NOUBII ONTOs
is Shilohs Cure. neglected cough IS dan
gerous. Stop it with Sbiloh's Cure. For sale
by Hall & Cheney and 6. B. Foss.
The rife works at New Haven, which we're
recently shut down, have reopened, and are
now running full time in every department,
they having recently received orders for 90
600 new GUNS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures colds,
Group and whooping cough. 1t is pleasant,
safe and reliable For sale by II. J Dwinel,
Morrisvile; g. b. Foss, Hyde Park; Dr. r. p.
Hubbell, Wolcott
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-19

some immediate joint action and have
everything in readiness that they should
be compelled to helplessly give up all
action simply because one or few re-
fuse to allow the treatment to be made.
It is so seldom when we simply rely upon
sentiment and not upon law that even a
fairly unanimous action can be secured,
that 1t is doubly Disappointing in this
case where the movement was so nearly
unanimous.
In California, Michigan, Connecticut,
and many other states suitable laws
governing the introduction and control
of injurious plant diseases have been
enacted. 1t should be patent to, every
one that horticultural state like Flor
ida should also have such laws to secure
the protection of her main industry.
We need and no ust have suitable laws
governing such cases. Let no orange
grower, simply because he has had no
use tor such laws, think that there is no
necessity for them. One can never tell
at what moment serious maladJ may
spring up in neighborhOod and
threaten the livelihood of the COM
munity We cannot depend upon franz
ing suitable laws after the. emergency
arises: It is then too late. We must
take time by the furelock if we would
be prepared. HERBERT J. WEBER,
Special Agent. U. y. Department of Agricult-
ure, Subtropical Laboratory, Eustis, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-19
Corn.

For the Florida Agriculturist.
Corn being a crop that almost every
farmer both North and South grows
year after year,it would seem to be quite
unnecessary to have anything to say as
to the most successful mode OF making
crop of it. But as practical experience
and some experimenting go long way
to help making better crops in future to
the individual concerned, trust a few
remarks on the subject will be deemed
worthy of notice.
ALI the statistics we come across as TO
corn production per acre and other mat
ters are nearly all based on the Northern
states statistics, but now all chat is be-
ing changed, as the South IS slowly but
surely forging ahead in her production
of this crop, and in q year or two will
outstrip the North, East and West COM
bined. The days of importing corn into
the South are gone forever.
1 have never been able to get good
crop of corn from new land, as it wants
the humus so essential to this crop, and
I fud the older the land is, the better,
provided it has not been allowed to lie
out for any time. Corn does well to fol-
low corn, in fact, believe that it is an
advantage to follow itself regularly, as
the old corn roots decomposing in the
soil year after year, keep the soil in a
perfect state of physical condition to
respond readily to judicious fertilizing.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-19
81 per Annum, in advance

has always been to that tune at least,
and sometimes far more. If they would
only consider, that ccrn without potash
will weigh but from so to 81 pounds per
measured bushel, whereas with potash
it will weigh Sc to 60 pounds. At least
that has been my experience of the mat
ter, any one can easily test it for him
self. and he will find it is so every time
G. K. MCQUARR1E.
DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-19
Necessity for State Laws to Control the
Spread of Plant Diseases.

Necessity for State Laws to Control the
Spread of Plant Diseases.
Editor Florida Agriculturist: .~
Again the Importance of having
suitable state laws governing the intro
duction and spread of injurious plant
diseases has been forcibly demonstrated
to me, and fearing that some do not real
ize how necessary such laws are I write
the following note explaining the pres
ence instance.
The white fly or mealy wing (Aley-
rodes citri), the seriousness of which
do not need to explain, has been very
bad for several years past in the town of
Ft. Myers, Fla. Since the freezes OF
last winter (94-95) the citizens of Ft.
Myers have suddenly found their orange
groves mine of wealth. The groves
are, however, diseased and reduced in
productiveness by the presence of the
white fly. and the fruit is of poor
quality and covered with sooty mold so
that il must be washed before shipping
The result is that the returns for fruit
shipped indicate large share of IL re-
ceived In poor condition even when care
fully packed.
The community finally became aroused
to the necessity Of taking some joint
action to fight the common enemy. 1t
was proposed to defoliate all infected
trees in the vicinity In order to eradicate
the pest. Such extreme measures are of
course only justifiable in special cases.
At Myers defoliation was sunquestionaDIy
the best policy to pursue, as there is
only about 20 acres of infected grove in
the vicinity and the nearest regions to
Myers known to be infected being ssme
distance away, at Manatee and Barlow
from rs to 100 miles distant. Once free
from the pest by proper caution they
might remain free for many years. A
paper was circulated among the prop
ertY owners of the town to learn whether
the treatment could be made unanimous.
Everyone at hand signed the petition all
being enthusiastically in favor of the
scheme. On the strength of this ex-
preston of opinion the County Commis-
sioners appointed committee to take
charge of the operations and appro-
priated the necessary funds from the
County treasury to carry out the pro-
posed treatment. Spraying carts and
materials were secured and putin readi.
ness to make the treatment. Just as
the work was about to start it was
learned that one property owner who
had number of trees badly infected,
refused to allow them to be treated. No
amount Of urging served to revoke this
decision As defoliation is folly unless
carried out unanimously, tie entire plan
which had cost the community much
time and money had to be abandoned.
1t is very unfortunate when COM
munity Is aroused to the necessity OF
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-19
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, February l9, 1896.

as these roots with the natural growth
of crab grass that grows so rank on our
Southern soil, is one of the best sources
of nitrates that we could wish. When
this crab grass Is plowed under, and II
at the time of plowing about four hum
dred pounds of kainit per acre are
added, we get soil that will produce
good crop of anything, if properly at
tended to. Adding the kainit to the
soil in this way at the time of plowing,
and keeping the sweetness in it, which
would be apt to sour by plowing under
so much vegetation, is the very best
way Of improving it.
Corn being heavy feeder. requires
potash in abundance, and that is one
reason I have for applying so much
kainit at the first blowing. If use the
common grade of fertilizer on the
market, and it, as a rule, short in
potash. Why it is that they don't give
us better per cent of potash, cannot
understand, because every one who has
studied the matter, knows that potash is
the deficiency in the soil Of the South.
1t is common saying, that the corn
crop must be made before planting it,
meaning thereby, that the land must
get the most of it's working before the
seed is put in the ground This is no
doubt partly true, but the after-cultl
walton is as important as any. After
my land is well plowed, lay.it off in
checks about three and half feet each
way. l put in my seed with hand
planter, and just as it is coming through
the ground, apply the balance of my
fertilizer, say about four hundred pounds
per acre of fertilizer rich in phosphoric
acid, say ten per cent, aid eight per
cent of potash, and two to three per
of nitrogen. This fertilizer l harrow
we'll into the soil, m aking it the first cul-
tivation the crop gets. This, with the
kainit already in the soil, makes il some
what high in potash, but I always sow
peas among Luc CUEu db OuS 1dSb pIOWAuSS
and they get whatever potash is left, and
in this way get two good crops with
the one fertilizing.
The general rule among the Southern
farmers is, to bed the land for corn same
as for cotton, and plant theseed in the
water furrow, and bedding back to the
plant as it grows. This makes the'landi into
ridges, and in heavy rains exposes the
rootlets Of the corn to the scalding suns
that are sure to follow. My experience
goes to prove, that shallow and level
cultivation is best This and plenty of
potash has never yet failed to give me
good corn crop. If our Southern farm
ers would only recognize the fact, that
for every dollar they spend on potash,
they would get five at least back in in
creased yield as well as quality, they
would be more apt to consider the mat
ter in favorable light. My experience