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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
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DRESSED POULTRY Receipts have been
larger for the past week but the increase
has been in chickens. Fowls have contin-
ned in moderate supply, and have had a
steady sale, with but little change in prices.
Choice western fowls were in steady good
demand until Tuesday at 111c, when some
of the closing sales were made at 11o. Since
then 111c have been extreme. with most
sales AT lie and under. The chicken mar
ket broke badly Friday afternoon, and
since then western have had dragging
sale at TO lie. Some small lots of young
turkeys have been received and when
choice, plump. and weighing from to
lbs. each, have sold at Is to zoe. Light thin
one are not wanted.
EGGs.-Receipts have been larger for tn @
past week, but there has been no increase
in the supply OF choice fresh stock. There
has been steady, good demand, and prices
have advanced another cent during the
week. Late sales OF fancy fresh Michigan
etc, have been at 16bc to tic, with now and
then mark held higher. The best of the
other western rule steady at 15b to 165c,
with fair to good lots ranging from IL to 15c.
Not much doing in refrigerators as yet.
Choice marks quoted firm at 16 to lie.
BEASs.-Receipts are still very light, hut
there is little II any improvement in the
demand, and no material change in prices.
Small sales Of choice domestic marrow pea
continue at So 10 Yellow eyes and red
kidneys steady AT quotations.
BUTTER. has been quiet for the
past week and receivers have been obliged
to make further concessions in order to
keep consgnments moving. Fine fresh
northern assorted sizes have been selling
to regular trade at go generally, the sup
ply being limited. but II there was any sur
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
Pure Bred Hogs,

1t does not cost any more to raise
full blooded stock than half breeds and
inferior scrubs. The only difference in
the cost is the initial purchase. The
full blooded naturally costs several
times as much as the inferior animal,
but in the end one such animal may
prove cheaper than three or four of the
scrubs. The farmer who starts in with
the idea and buys only a few blooded
stock as he can afford it, increasing his
herd gradually, may find in the end
that he is in much better position
than his neighbor, who buys any sort
of hogs. simply because they are cheap.
The reason why more do not start in
with this idea is because they have the
erroneous belief that it costs more to
maintain the. blooded stock.
This is not all, for the fine hogs do
not require more food nor better sur
roundings than should be given to
every farm animal that is worth any,
thing. Ii the farmers style of keeping
hogs is to neglect them and let them
practically shift for themselves, the
scrub. stock may be better suited to his
purpose,.for the half wild animals are
undoubtedly harder than the we'll bred
ones, and they will be able to pick up
living much better on cold, cheer
less and almost foodless range. But
where the animals are kept carefully,
according to modern ideas of hog rails
ing, with sufficient food to nourish
them and proper shelter and protec.
ton, the blooded animals are just as
cheap to support as the poorest scrub.
Swine Advocate.
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Saving Horses,

Saving horsefesb is not a conspicu.
GUS object in farm management. We
are apt to be too careless in this re-
gard, sometimes working our teams too
hard, driving them too hard and by
overlooking them, and now and then
running an animal by overstraining. A
country doctor was once demonstrated
with for buying such light buggies.
He wore out good many. His reply
to the remonstrance was that buggies
were cheaper than good horses, and
he could drive q horse three times
longer to light vehicle than he could
to heavy one. The cost of road
building is sometimes too great to be
considered at all. There is no doubt
of that; and farmers who live in Sec
tons where it is exceedingly expensive
to build good roads, are not TO blam e
for opposing their construction. But
good roads are of such vital importance
that the subject ought to be calmly
considered in Its every phase. They
will enhance the value of property;
will save many dollars in the increased
active longevity of horses; will add to
the price of all stock that is carted to
market, for it can be carted econom-
ically.-W. G. Hall in Agricultural
Epitomist:
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The Good Beef Steer.

There is no one breed of beef cattle
better than all others under the circrm
stances and con ditions. The trouble
with cattle from the butchers stand
point is too big shoulders, giving the
fore quarters too large proportion to
the rest Of the carcass, says the Indi-
ana Farmer The muscles that are ex-
erclsed the most are the toughest, for
this reason the inside two-thirds OF the
round is good, while the outside third
is not so good. A thick, mellow hide
not hard, harsh hde--denotes more
clean meat than thin hide. A straight
back, we'll sprung rib and width of loin
indicate a large amount of the high
priced meats in carcass. The COM
parison of animals in the show ring is
often so close that the awarding of the
prize turns on a veay small point, as
tie or dimple in the back, which cuts
no figure in the usefulness or profit of
the animal. A typical beef animal
should have thicker neck than the
dairy breeds, the flesh should begin at
the front; the animal should have the
greatest possible thickness of flesh
along the back between the shoulders
and the hip and the width of the hip
should be carried forward to the shout
ders. The Angus are the thickest
flesh beef cattle; their greatest fault is
too much Of spread of the shoulder
blades at the top; they are not mature
quite as quickly as the Herefords. It
would be hard to tell which of the beef
breeds at thirty months old on the same
care and feed would make the greatest
gain. Young animals develop muscles
along with the fat, and when fattened
young contain a larger proportion of
lean meat to the fat and are hence more
profitable to the butcher The first
L 900 pounds put on the steer is the
cheapest, as the animal is growing as
well as fattening and the cost of in
crease of weight increases with the age.
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Live Stock Market.

The live stock on the market at Brighton
last Tuesday aggregated 1886 cattle, 996
sheep and lambs, 43S swine, 400 veal calves,
81 horses and $50 lbs of poultry.
In northern and eastern beef cattle a
brisk business was done at satisfactory
during the early part of the day, but in the
afternoon supplies increased, the demand
slackened and prices wesked. Sales: 2
cattle, average 1145 lbs, IS 30 cwt; 2 cattle.
average 1910 lbs, DC; . cattle, average 1918
Id, 5ac; bulls, average 965 lbs. 24c; beef
COW, weighing 1850 lbs, 4c.
There was 400 mich cows on offer but
sales were few.
The market for veal calves opened firm
but closed weak. Sales, 3 calves, average
1888 pounds, &c; calves 40 pounds, Ole; 20
calves, average 1876 pounds, s.; 20 calves,
average 100 pounds, 51c.
There was better demand for sheep and
lambs than for some time. Choice lambs
sold very readily.
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Yield Of Tomatoes.

A reader in Ohio would like to be
told how many ripe tomatoes he could
grow on an acre of ground, and which
kind is the most desirable or most pro-
ductive. He intends to grow the crop
quite extensively Tor a canning estab-
lishment situated about mile from
him, and he expects to get Is cents a
bushel. i do not feel competent to
answer these questions in a definite
way. Who would be rash enough to
say how many bushels of tomatoes you
or or anybody else might grow on an
acre of ground? Who can tell how
many bushels of oats or potatoes or on
ions or any other crop l might be able
to grow? 1t depends on the land, on
the management, on the season. In a
favorable season and under favorable
circumstances the yield might come up
to over thousard bushels an rcre: but
| would hardly expect more than half
that number.
A fairly good yield on the average
soils of New Jersey, where tomatoes
are largely grown for the canneries, is
about eight to ten tons, or from three
hundred to four hundred bushels, and
there are good many fields where the
crop does not come near that figure.
Some years ago think the canneries
used to pay up to SIS ton; but the
price has been reduced to about SO,
and in some places perhaps to S.. The
rate of S6 corresponds quite closely to
10 cents bushel, 1 think. Whether
this pays the grower or not is ques-
ton which he must decide for himse elf.
Some people can grow oats at 25 cents
a bushel, and make it pay, while others
would lose in the transaction. So it is
with all other crops. If you know how
to produce large crops at a compare
lively small cost you can make almost
any crop pay, even if the price obtain
ed for 1t is not 30 very large.
When it comes to the question of va
riety, believe the only one who can
answer it for you is the canning house.
They usually require the grower to
grow certain variety, and in most
cases they furnish the seed. l know of
enc canning establishment, near Roch-
ester, N. Y, which accepts nothing but
the old Acme. This suits their pur-
poses best, as L understand it, on &C.
count of color. But almost every such
establishment has a certain kind which
it prefers TO all others. For general
purposes of canning and cat-sup max
ing there are large number of suita.
BILE varieties, like Perfection, Matchless,
Imperial, Stone, Mikado, etc.-T.
Greiner, in Farm and Fireside.
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OF the family, old and young. Market re-
ports which are accepted as authority by
farmers and country merchants, and is clean,
up-to-date, interesting and instructive.
Regular subscription price, S1.OO per year.
We furnish it with the WATCHAiAN for $500
per year.
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plus to place on the open market it would
not bring over 2llc. Western extras in as
sorted sizes have been moving slowly and
at the close are hardly quotable at over 81
cents.
FLoUR-The market for flour maintains
a fairly steady tone, the price being largely
governed by the price of wheat. The de-
mand il only to meet pressing needs, and
this is the extent of operations. Thus
some days agents are able to sell consid-
cradle -four because their customers hap
pen to be out, but when these have sup
piled their demand they have no more use
for the market until they are again out.
This keeps something doing along, but the
sales are mostly hand to mouth in char
&C er. Spring patents are selling mostly at
about 81 10 to % for Wisconsin, with Min
neapols at Sab to 30, although some
special brands are held above the latter
figure. Some Chicago patents can be
bought as low az 10. Winter patents are
dull with about g. 80 TO 4 10 as the general
range Of sales, but some Kansas patents
can be had at 3 SO to A. For clears and
straights the range is about 30 to 1856, the
latter being the top to sell. Low grades
are nominal.
LUMBER.-Wh Wholesale business in spruce
lumber is OF satisfactory dimensions and
the general tone Of the market is steady.
There are today, as there always are, deal
H.
onish the chance Of obtainirg a GOOD GOOD opder
frnn a cnstorner ,ybosa bns;neas 20 Iii,aIv r.
prove valuable, but on the whole prices are
fairly well maintained Since our last re-
port there have been many small and sew
eral large orders placed. Prominent
amongst the latter were those arising out of
the construction of the West End car shop
at Watertown.
OArs-There ia a oniet tone in the mar
at. hut prices have worked a little HIGHER
dnring the week At the close Nh Q elm
ped white on track billed through are quo
led at 80 to 294, with No. 2 clipped white at
to &c less. Fancy clipped white are nom-
| inal at 311 to 80.
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CHEESE -Keceipts Tor exports, 1884
! boxes. There has been little improvement
in trade here but under the influence of
higher prices in the country the market has
hrmer tendency AT the close the finest
northern twins are generally held at lie.
and some are refusing to sell their best
MARKS , unueI ilfc q, fa,6 10 g9ou grades are
iuooou eT9auy az 12 W io3oi EAt ia western
avn s"tns seIiinE aai'iy a' lVs W lo4c' onlo
naeS URN DIV ioo'
PoTAToEs.-Receipt have increased con-
slderably since our last weekly report, and
include a falr supply OF York state crop.
Ihere mas been steady talr demand but
prices have eased off little, and at the
close it takes strictly choice lot OF Heb
rous to bring Doc. Green Mountains in mod
crate supply at 58 to 60c York state stock
IN far supply and moderate demand at quo
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

"THE Loss OF GOLD Is GREAT; the
loss of health is more" Health is lost
by neglecting to keep the blood pure,
but 1t is regained by purifying, en-
riching and vitalizing the blood with
the great health restorer, Hoods Sar-
saparilla. Thousands who thought
health had been permanently lost have
been made perfectly well by taking
this great medicine. Your experience
may be the same.
Hoods Pills are gentle, yet always
effective.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
Prevented a Tragedy.

Timely information given Mrs. George
Long of New s raitsvile, Ohio, saved two
lives. frghtful cough had hept her
awake every night. She had tried many
remedies and doctors but steadily grew
worse until urged to try DIR. Kings New
Discovery One bottle wholly cured her;
and she writes, this marvellous medicine al
so cured Mr.. Long of severe attack OF
Pneumonia. Such cures are positive p, oof
OF its power to cure all throat chest and
lung troubles. Only Doc and S1O0. Guar
auteed. Trial bottles free at @. Blakely's
drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
1t Helped Win Battles

Twenty nine officers and men wrote from
the front to say that for Scratches, Bruises,
Cuts, Wounds, Sore Feet and Stiff Joints,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best in the
world. Same for Burns, Skin Eruptions and
Piles. 25cts. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by @. Blskely, druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

farmers, including myself, have proved
that a meadow having open surface
space is not a success in like season.
One has proved the positive side with
profit to himself; many others have
proved the negative side with loss to
them selves.-C. M. D.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

Millions will be spent in politics thi
year. We can't keep the campaign going
without money any more than we can keep
the body vigorous without food. Dyspep-
tics used to starve themselves Now Ko.
dol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat
and allows you to eat all the good food you
want 1t radically cures stomach troubles.
W. K. Terrill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19
WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
Boston Produce Market,

rf-The quotations given below represent prices
obtained oy receivers lots mot ,obbino
prices unless otherwise indicated are Intended
to represent actual 50 les.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

No such thing az GUNNER complaint,
where DIR. Fowler's Extract OF Wild Straw
berry Is kept handy. Natures remedy for
every looseness OF the bowels.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
4 rnrn for chronIe pIarrhoca.

about FIVE years ago was troubled
with catarrh Of the lower bowels says
c. T. Chisholm, 4Si Dearborn Ave. CHI
cage. and although / consulted several
eminent physicians who prescribed for
me. / found their remedies failed 20 10
any way relieve me. and the trouble al
most became chronic After suffering
several months, ] one day concluded %
try Cbamhorloln's Collie. Cholera and
Dlarrhoea Remedy and I beg to assure
you that was most agreeably sur
prIsod 20 find after taking two doses
OF the remedy that was completely re-
liaved OF the disease that had cost me
go much trouble and annoyance, am
thankful to say that have not suffered
frnu h. since
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
DEWEY MILL

TheDewey millowned by Bemis Bros,
J. II. stallings and John I. Hodson. has
been run continuously during the year
on ores from various prospects, and
has paid It's owners about per cent
per month on their Investment Il
handles about six tons per hour and IL
right under the new Copper Belt rail.
way. as well as the tram, so that no
handling Of the ore Is required. as it
drops into the mill bins and passes
through It by gravity.
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THE sHAwAtUT.

In addition to spending a great deal
Of money In the development OF It's
eight claims OF l20 acres. the Shawmut
company OF Bingham has built and op-
Grated a 1O0-ton mill during the past
season. The mill runs were not as sat
isiactory az could be desired. This was
not because OF the faulty construction
OF the MILL however, but II was oW-
Ing 10 the intermittent supply OF cleo.
trio power owing 10 the shortage OF
water at the Jordan Narrows power
plant. The mill has worked satlsfac-
torIiy and several shipments Of con-
CentratCs have been made.
The mine has been opened up by
about 5000 feet OF underground work. A
vertical depth OF 200 feet has been OBJ
tanned IN the shaft from which drifts
are now being run This depth Is ga
feet below the workings IN the Cuba
claim Some bodies OF quite high grade
copper ore have been encountered IN
the Shawmut, but the management
does not attempt to sort the ore, but
sends everything 10 the mill. The ore
handled IN this way since tho mill was
completed amounts 20 about 1900 tons,
A new hosting plant was also Installed
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this year By which the ore Is conveyed
70 the mill through the shaft. The COM
pany employs about thirty men,
THE SILVER SHIELD.
The Silver Shield property consists OF
two claims located near the United
states Mining company's property IL
has a nssure vein parallel with the
famous South Galena vein. The claims
were owned by John Tiernan ana were
purchased from his sons by the present
company for 100000 in monthly Install
ments. Several thousand feet OF De.
velopment work has been done and
during the year the present company
has opened up and extracted a very
good grade Of ore. from which It mas
received something like $4,000 since the
lYoperty was taken hold OF. The last
shipments show some Improvement ana
q dividend is promised during the pres
emf month which, some Of the directors
say. will be continued monthly ~
Hanauer Is president Of the company
J. A. Pollock, vice president ana J.N'
Langley. secretary and treasurer
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disclosures In the lower workings arr
not unlikely,
THE MIDLAND.

disclosures In the lower workings are
not unlikely.
THE MIDLAND.
Some very high grade ore was found
in the Midland company's property dur
ing the past season, The company
owns seven patented claims which
takes In one mile OF the ledge. Some
$500 ret OF work has been done by tun-
mel and shaft. over 1000 feet Of this
work represents this years activity.
The mine has been opened up by an up
per crosscut tunnel which intersected
the vein at a distance Of COO feet from
its mouth. Drifting has been contin-
ued both ways on the vein with the re-
suit that a three-foot body Of good
copper ore has been disclosed about 200
feet north OF the crosscut An eight
foot body OF good milling silyer-lead
ore has also been exposed In the south
drift 800 feet from the crosscut. Inter-
mixed with the milling ore are patches
of hlgh-grade galena which run over
SIS per ton, The copper ore Is Of good
grade and Is valued at $40 per ton.
This ore is eXpose> about 400 feet from
the surface. The ledge was
tapped at a distance Of some LOO feet
and the management Is now running
south TO the point where a continuation
Of the ore bodies in the upper tunnel Is
expected The prospect appears very
good that the Midland VIII shortly
prove up well In the lower tunnel, which
viii then add another shipper to the
camp.
THE CONGOR.
During the past year the Congor COM
pany has sunk the incline shaft 200 feet
deeper. The present depth is 500 feet.
a force OF six men has been kept stead
lily at work In the shaft and later I'm a
drift from the bottom Of the shaft,
where the management has run 300 feet
north on the vein and 100 feet south,
The north drift Is being pushed to-
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ptLToy AND LArK.

't' OF the mos, important Se.ir
vl.,a has taken place Ia BINGHAM frr
some time s8s recently consur1mat.I
by 'he passing OF the Dalton ana I.arl
properly with Lead Mining comrany,s
hlVgil'. 10 j. " farnsworth and Wi.
la,9 snyder. The group as now con
s'il1lsd consists OF The above property
Win lhe Antelope group and ne samp.
son claims. IN all there are about IS
patented locations which he On a very
c9olee mineral section % Bingham.
lhe property has been developed 10 a
depth Of about 1850 feet by shaft. A
great deal OF drifting has been done
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ward the point where an ore chute IS
exposed on the upper workings ana u
Is anticipated that the Irift will inter-
cept 10 within the next 100 feet sew
eral upraises have also been run from
the lower level. which have disclosed
satisfactory milling values with patch
as of high grade ore
THE ST, JOE COMPANY,
The ST. Joe Mining company was in
corporated october %, 1897. It's claims
comprise about $50 acres OF mineral
land on the eastern slope Of the noun
tain. The main developments thus far
consists Of an upper tunnel extending
1900 feet In It's course this tunnel cuts
three veins one OF which Is said 20 be
nearly 200 feet wide. This vein has been
opened UP In several places and in each
OF them a very good grade of milling ore
Is disclosed. Il Is proposed to now con-
tinue work in the lower tunnel which Is
TO be run 1850 feet. Besides. giving
great depth on the veins. this tunnel
will encctually dispose OF the water
difficulty Ultimately the company will
use the big flow Of water from the lower
tunnel for concentrating purposes.
THE ALAMO GROUP
A very fine showing Of ore Is found
in the Alamo group which has recently
been put In shape by Mr.. John Y, Hold
son. The group consists Of five patent-
ed claims located in Carr Fork and join
ing the De Lamar-Wall group. The
Alamo Is one Of the Oldest locations IN
the camp and was at one time a ship
per. The locations are on the copper
belt Of Bingham and the ores are a
sulphide Of copper, similar TO the High
land Boy and Bingham Copper & Gold
company's ores An oNidized ore IS
found near the surface which carries
from 81 10 SO in gold, but as in the case
Of the Highland Roy, the copper enters
with depth. The property is now owned
outright by Mr., Hodson recently cleared
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WEST MOUNTAIN.

The West Mountain Mining company
IS among the new Bingham corpora
lions and was formed to develop a
group Of eight claims In Freeman gulch.
In addition TO building a trail and q
cabin during the year the company has
been working In several tunnels and
shafts IN different parts Of the property.
The company has been giving most at
t.ution recently 20 a tunnel which Is be-
ing driven 10 intercept what Is believed