The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-29
Farm Hints.
SUCCESSFUL FARMING.

Iney breed the hnest horses, and keep
them sleek and in good condition.
They have the best cows, the best
sheep, the best hogs and the best poul-
try. They take pride in their farms,
in their crops, in their stock, and never
become tired of exhibiting them TO
visitors. These things are all right,
and no one can find fault with them, il
they are not permitted to usurp plan
that belongs to something more i'm.
portant But occasionally there is q
farmer who seems to think more of his
fine stock than he does Of his family;
who does not care for his children as
well as for his horses and cattle. The
boys and girls are the most important
crop that is grown upon the farm, and
should never be neglected. They
should be given every opportunity
within their reach for obtaining an edu-
cation. Their training and their edu-
cation is of much more Importance than
that Of the animals upon the farm.
The farmer who fails to provide for his
children the very best education he can
afford is failure no matter how we'll
he may succeed in the management of
his farm and in the accumulation of
wealth. This is q matter that deserves
to be remembered by every farmer who
desires to be truly successful in his call
ing.-Farmers' Guide.
A "CHEAP" HIRED MAN.
A certain farmer near Cherry Ridge
employed Hungarian last season to
assist him on the farm. He instructed
the foreigner to mark out and pillow
Gland" measuring off ten PAGES on
each side of the field and setting stake
at one side, and calf lying down on
the opposite side of the field was mark
for ten PAGES. The farmer told his
man to pillow from the stake direct to
the calf. When nearing the animal it
arose and walked away. The Hun,
team and plow followed that calf for
two hours. The same Hun, who is q
good worker, is employed at the same
place this season, and recently was told
to tap all the maple trees in the woods.
He did so, and sixteen basswoods be-
side.-Wayne On. ~ Independent.
ROOM ON THE RoosT.
When there are hundred chicks in
poultry house that is say 10x10 feet
there may be plenty of room and to
spare, but as the chicks will be grow
ing, every day finds them needing
more room and spreading out. There
will arrive time when they must
either have another house or the num-
Der Of chicks must be reduced. The
best way to do this is to begin culling
at the bottom and using them on the
table or send to market. 1t is claimed
that dozen grown fowls are sufficient
in house 10x10 feet, but it is difficult
to make some believe that such house
will not accommodate about twenty
five. AS the least valuable ones can be
removed when very small it is not diff
ficuit to observe those that remain, and
as they approach maturity the owner
will know fairly well which will be
his most promising pullets. The cock
erels should not be retained a day
longer than is necessary to distinguish
the sex. The more room given those
that remain the faster they will grow.
Crowding will dwarf lot of pullets and
greatly retard them in many respects.
BEGINNING WITH PURE BREEDS.
Some prefer to buy fowls in the fall,
when they are cheap, while others wait
until spring and procure eggs. Which
mode is the better one depends upon
circumstances. 1t is usually the rule
to buy trio of fowls-a male and two
hens-the cost varying from So to 80,
according to the quality of the stock.
The two hens will lay enough eggs to
permit of raising hundred chicks, of
which fifty may be pullets. If one gets
flock of twenty-five pullets, allowing
for all drawback and the sales of culls,
it will be very fair return from the
trio. Now if the beginner buys eggs
he will have to purchase eight or ten
dozens to get as good results as from
the trio. There is therefore saving
of time in procuring the trio. 1t is
also more satisfactory to procure the
trio, as there are many difficulties in
procuring eggs and have them come
safely. When one has the hens on the
place the eggs used will always be fresh
and will be surer in Matching. 1t is
also easier to select a trio of good birds
than to buy eggs, as there will be a
large number from which to select in
the fall of the year.
DOOR IN THE POULTRY HOUSE.
If flock is kept properly there
suOuiu Uc ~ OuOI III tuc poultry uOuSe.
If an odor is perceptible it means that
there is too much filth and the house
needs cleaning. An emulsion Of crude
carbolic acid and soap, made in the
same manner as the kerosene emulsion,
may be used once a week in warm
weather, but it is not well to apply it
until the poultry house is thoroughly
cleaned. Plenty of dry dirt sprinkled
over the floor every morning will allow
of sweeping with broom, and the
work can be done quickly and neatly.
ROASTERs.
At this season there is a demand for
roasters (not roosters), and good ones
sell at from fifteen to twenty cents per
pound. They are simply large chicks
that weigh five pounds per pair. Roos-
tiers sell at about five cents per pound,
and are not wanted in market, as they
reduce the prices. Chicks that are to
be sold for roasting should be fed heav-
lily three times day for two weeks 80
as to have them fat and bring prices
offered for "chOice and good" mir
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