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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04

feet, having an eight foot wall in front
and six and a half foot wall in the rear.
Each pen was 25x2o feet and in ii were
kept 40 hens. the water for them was
never warmed in winter and all the hens
had the same care. This particular hen
began laying November 10. 1918, and laid
during the balance of November ~ eggs.
Following this her monthly record is as
follows December. %; January, e. Feb
ruary -: March. -: April 26: May. q,
June %. JulN. "a August, %: September,
%: October Is; and up to November .,
1914 eight eggs making "A total of 300
eggs in 365 days.
HOW THE HENS ARE FED.
These hens in the morning are fed
a light feed Of cracked corn. wheat and
oats. mixed in equal parts, and are given
all they will cat of the same food at
night, or late in the afternoon. Dry mash
is before them all the time and oyster
| shells, water, charcoal and grit. Hen No.
| / 1875 is the result Of eight years Of pedi-
gree breeding from trap-nest records |
! ALWAYS use males from hens laying over
! oOn eggs and never breed from hens that
don't Law 10 eggs or more In the case
of this hen | don't know the pedigree or
her mother, as she was pen-breu but OF
the male side it is from hens laying over
| 200 eggs. She is n pure bred single COMP
| Rhode Island Red, not a show specimen,
but she delivered the goods in market
able eggs and can wei be proud OF ner
| record | believe you will be interested
in some of the late results of my pedigree
trap-nest breeding now, and extending
back over period of eight years. Out
of one non Of 100 hens trap-nested. ! got
this past year % that laid over 200 eggs
and q of them laid better than 100 eggs
each. out of another pen of 100 hens
got .. that laid 900 eggs, and 60 that lal'
over $50 eggs each, From the ~ hens in
the two above mentioned pens COO all told
under the trap-nest, there were 10 birds
that each laid over e25 eggs. strong
point about these records is that they
were made under business conditions. In
large pens of 100 hens. kept in Ions
hen-huusr without green food or any
specia efforts being made other thar
those here stated. They are the result OF
my method of economical breeding, hand
ling and feeding This system, II yo'
call it such. is worked out in my Ions
hen-housc to economiae labor and ge
the maximum result in eggs with as lit
tie time expended as possible. ! have
; proved to my own satisfaction tina
blood tells in poultry breeding Breed
for feather and you may get a blue rib
bon, hut breed for eggs from known higl
egg producers and you can raise pullet
that will earn good profit for their own
ers in nearly all sections OF the country
ann wilma to go on record as sayin
that breeding for eggs is not a gamble
but a sure safe. and dependable bushes
proposition"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
THE CAPITAL REQUIRED TO
START A FARM.-H
Cattle, sheep and Poultry. n Good
Combination.

The question of cash crops. as men
toned last week. depends upon what the
trade demands Milk, cream. or butter
are always salablc, but to sell milk for
less than five cents will never he profit
able. for records show II costs four and
u half cents to produce a herd of ten
high grade Guernscys each capable of
giving about 10000 lbs. Of milk per annum,
will cost 800 apiece, while $3.50 for u
thoroughbred bull makes total of s1.15O.
AS lamb is always in demand especially
winter lamb, a grade Dorset ewes and
a thoroughbred ram will prove profitable.
Dorsets are very prolific, the ewes usu-
ally dropping twins. and cost about $40
each and the ram $50
Poultry can also he made to yield as
a side-line Thus n hundred thoroughbred
ycarling hens could be had for 500, while
eight cockerels following one to u hens)
! from trap-ncsted stock will cost about $40
| pair of stout working horses are neces-
Sary and will cost about 500 The live
stock investment. then, amounts TO 5000.
to which an allowance for freight must
he added, bringing the total up to s., POI.
THE WORKING CAPITAL.
Every hit of the t2,So~ balance will be
needed for working capital, as there will
he seeds to buy and repairs, feed, freight,
coal. and possibly wood household neces-
sites. taxes. insurance, dairYroom fix
lures such as n separator, habcock tester
etc. Moreover. no income is forthcoming
until everything is In running order
which will be several months. and If a
shipping business is developed, crates
butter boxes. milk ana cream cans, and
lecg cartons are necessary. AS no bust
mess can over be successfully carried or
without a liberal working capital. a
least n third of the amount to be invest
ed should he kept for this purpose anf
lucv'r he diverted to any other fund. y:
to Labor. one man employed by the year
with extra men at harvest time IS SUI
ficicut. The regular man must h" an in
'clligcul, wide awake, ambitious and con
scicntiuus chap. ana So a month with hi
'olrd is by no means too much to pa!
him Indeed. on ono successful farm
Two pcr cent. bonus on all sales Is AWAY
'rrn the hired man IN addition to hi
a.. of SO and hoard.
It is also essential to have n map o
,hr mace showing every field, road
trcam woodot. and building. The lot
.'or. the sheep run must be fenced i
ro,o out dogs on a 20 acre farm
seary to feed all green food to tn
IN the barn. always having in min
'aut succession of soiing crops 70
spocal purpose. Ten acres Shout
mnlc for the sheep. if crops are rails
Tor them. IN acre will feed a COW tn
foo, growing season whore soiling
.-tir.l It must ne evident to ever
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
GARDEN PLANNING.
The House EmbOwcred, plan the
nOrder.

The boundary lines Of n property may
he very advantageously treated by mass
ing the planting on the outer edges
and then completing the picture by welt
thought-out border planting. Last week
an outline of the taller shrubs for this
purpose was given; now as to the border
planting To vary the effect a succession
Of irregular beds on two sides and a
border on the other two would look we'll,
the border being continuous, but not
straight, having width of about I'VE
feet in the middle and curving outward
at the corners to a depth or eight or ten
feet. In these corners plant plenty Of
shrubs and greenery at the back Con the
border line), such as hibiscus; deutzia,
Pride of Rochester and Crenata Rosea
Plcna syringa, Philadelphus ginndi-
fora. laxus and avalanche. viblirnum
plicatum, known as japanese SNOWFALL:
lilac. Belle De Nancy, Lemonini and
President Grevy.
THE IOW-GROWING SHRUBS.
I'm front of the taller shrubs plant irreg-
ularlv low-growing shrubs such as
spirea. Anthony Watercr. blooming In
May: Bilardi. which has rich pink flow
tel; woigela. Eva Rathke. an almost CON
tinuous boomer with brilliant crimson
flowers: candida, with pure white flowers
which bloom throughout the summer
and Abel Carriere, which has bright rose
colored blooms budding in the latter part
of MAY, June anG July. Along the mar
! row part of the border hedging ~
shrub may be used with tai -groWln-
iperennfas which must be masscd III
groups and not set out In thin inc
There is an infinite variety from Whlcf
! IA choosc. one EXPERT on the subject sug
costing them as follows: BE sure I
bovn q mass of the lovely blue dolphin
iums the formosum, and formusuh
caelestinum the helladonna king o
deinhiniums, and many other varieties
Plant masses of anemone Japonica, th'
alia and rubia, whirlwind. cle9anus
sinia geantc blanche. Queen Charlotte
Prince Henry. for YOU cannot have toe
many of these fall-blooming anemones.
In looking over a list of suggested
varieties, it is wise to have in ham
catalogues from nurseries describing tn
plants. their height color. and when the
boom Moreover. I'm planting nowerin
percnnials each section should be scparat
ed from its neighbor by some low
growing shrub, such as tree-peony o
Yucca Hlamentosa. This accentuates oao
variety and brngs ont the color NOR
EFFECTIVELY In other parts of the nerro'
border the following plants are especial
pleasing: near the boundary line in fror
Of the hedge plant lilies the candidur
longinorem. and specosum album, the
| ~, b, v-it u
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
Light Brahmas.
By Louis Paul Graham m.

THE King Of All Poultry" the Light
Brahma. is the first product of the Amer
lean poultry fanciers skill.
These first specimens came into Amer
lea from India, about 1876 and seven
years later specimens of the Light Brah-
mas were exported to England. the first
of these going to the late Queen Vic
toria and they rapidly became popular
on both sides of the Atlantic. Their
great size. strength and vigor, prolific
egE-aying qualities and value as cXcep-
tionally fine table poultry. cndearcd them
to fanciers and commercial poultrynen
alike
There are several strains of Light Brah-
mas i'm the New England States. which
have been exceptionally well developed as
layers and almost the first sensa tionai
.o'-ccC hen Uecord proven by trap nest
inpl was a Light Brahma. which laid
2t> eggs in one year Not all Brahmas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04

will do as we'll as that, but it is fact
that the females generally produce large
numbers Of brown eggs and most of these
in winter.
These fowls are hardy and do exception
ally well, either in confinement or on
free range. The hens Will get hroody.
sit, hatch and rear chicks. The chicks
are strong and vigorous, making rapid,
rugged growth. hut the pullets do not lay
until six months old. Old breeders claim
that it actually takes 1S months for a
Brahma male to reach full size and com
pcte development
a small fence will keep them in their
yards. four feet high being ample They
are most excellent for table poultry, from
broler size to roasters, and are especially
desirable in some localities for capons.
The females weigh from eight to 10
pounds males from 10 to ~ pounds and
many males will weigh close to II pounds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
WIFE GOT SMALL WAGES.

From papers filed in the office of the
Windham county clerk at Rrattleboro II
appears that there are numerous inter-
estng complications arising from the re-
cent attempt of elopement on the part of
Mrs John l.. Thayer Of Dummerston hill
with Edgar Todd who had been employed
as a farm hand by her husband. Todd is
now in Newfane Jail awaiting a hearing
at the April term Of the county court
and has been sued by John L. Thayer
for 5000 for alienation of his wife's af-
fections. Thayer has also entered suit
for divorce from his wife, alleging mis-
conduct in Hinsdale and other places.
Now Mrs Thayer comes forward with n
suit against Irving +, Thayer, brother of
her husband and owner of an adjoining
farm. She seeks to recover s., 1888 and in
terest for farm work of about every Kind
and description she claims to have done
for her brother-in-law from October l.
1so9 10 January /. 1918. The first eight
years she figures at the rate OF $500 pen
year and she claims to nave earned TINS
amount BY picking apples, pitching nay
and oats, raking hay, planting potatoes
digging potatoes. work in cider mil anc
other farm work; also making butter IRON
the cows of the defendant, dong ms
housework, sewing, mendlng' cooking
washing, etc. Her services for the mex
four years are valued at only w" pc
year, although her duties are enumerated
and are as varied and numerous as thos
performed for the first eight years IRON
October l. 1913 TO January l. l9l5 ne
labors had been cut down to only house
WORK. sewing. mendlng, cooking WASH
ms. etc, ana she charged for these oni'
at the rate OF SEQ year She admits nav
ing received from her orothsr'in-law III
sum Of s7e for her nrst eight years WORK
a settlement at the rate of 80 per year 10
Ihn iilliug of the farm and lOlng III
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
SERIOUS FIRE ANERTED.

A serious FIRE was narrowly averted at
Marsh's hall AT Sheldon the other even
ing when n large lamp was overturned
Tinker's orchestra of st. Johnsbury had
been holding dance and while the or
chestra was packing up Paul Simanton
accidentally overturned the lamp. His
clothes were ablaZe and the stage was in
flames, The prompt work of young men
present saved the building Mr.. Simanton
suffered bad burns to his hands The loss
In damage to the hall is about SOB
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
CARE AND MANAGEMENT
OF THE HERD BvLI.
He's Half tho Herd, and Surrcss . &C.
peDdS on Hin. 4. ~

To spend $50 to $500 on g. ...
isterod bull and then allow t.f
stand in a box stall, or stJorh.t".
til he becomes bad -tcmpcrod
manageable from lack Of 'N,H
also perhaps too heavy to Ugc, !, '.'
only objectionable eXtravarancc. Dat
very detrimental to the iuprufoU.I'
of the entire herd. The old sdtiu" Tia
the bull is half the herd" should
kept well in mind ana also that crcI.
calf added to the herd takes half '
blood from the bun; whore there U.s.
grade herd. the success of the '@.g'
ine-up" process will depend entirely obi
the bull The grade dam may be re-
lied upon to give size, form, coustitu-
ton and capacity Of production TO he.
heifer calf. its dairy quality, inbr'
power to increase the richness Of mill.
however. is derived from the pure -hrcu
sire.
BUYING THE BULL.
Bull calves may be purchased at
moderate prices and are, of course.
easier to handle at that early age, bat
it is good advice to purchase bull of
some age whose calves prove his value
as breeder, rather than Il calf of eX
ceptioual pcdier"r. and to the owner
having q sire rr l..trI worth it is ad-
visable to kcDN ...I aud use him for
years or as toui u.. shows himself
potent. The ch.rl hjcction made to
bulls of some age :hat they inclined
to be dangerous ln all breeds there
will be found somc nUils naturally bad
tempered. but the majority of the dairy
breeds may he safely kept until too old
for service, if properly raised and care
fully handled. AcCustom the bull to be
handled from calfhood. but discourage
all playfulness. Give him kind, firm.
quiet and unvarYing treatment, always
keeping him under subsection in order
that he may never know his full
strength Before year old the ring
should be inserted in his nose, and re
newed often enough TO be always
strong.
AS the Youngster develops strength
ne should be led and handled with n
staff and made to mind promptly when
spoken to. The bull should never h."
allowed at large in either pasture or
yard, although given plenty of reGu-
lar exercise under restraint and ah-
solute control. There is no better way
. of providing exercise than on = tread
power with u governor attached; here
the bun should be made to walk daily
for 4 fixed time and certain distance.
. 1t is quite customary TO use the bull to
isupply power for cutting silaee, Or
wood. or running the separator, etc. AS
the bull grows in strength and size
the staff should toe supplemented by a
. strap chain, or rope fastened to sec
, ond ring. and it may further he adj
. visable to add a leading chain with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
FISHER SIGNS FOR
THREE YEADS FOR
SALARY OF Sl9.500

Middlebury, Jan. 3l.-Ray l., Fisher
pitcher OF the New York Americans
said to-day thar ne had signed . three
year contract with that club, Ii 10 un.
dsrstoca that his eenusct coils for .
salary Of sl9,&o for three Nssrs He
will leave some time in February to Join
his team for spring practice
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
Theory That
They Cannot Be Bred
Into One Bird.
Practical Breeders Have
Demonstrated Advan-
ia &c S of Producing
Both.
BY JAMES 7. HOPKINS
Poultry Judge, Lecturer and Author.
Copyright, 1915.

The old theory that utility and fancy
ualities must be bred separately is rap
lily disappearing. In fact, it is AN eX-
oded doctrine, for both qualities are
ow being combined by the most pro-
ressivc men IN the poultry industry.
Surprising results have been obtained
l. leading State and other experiment
tations. Beginners, therefore, should not
e discouraged ny old theories. hut should
tudy the possibilities of breeding from
ock with good utility and fancy records
he results will we'll ropay them in imam
Ial returns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
CALEDONIA BAR OFFICERS.

The following officers of the Caledonia
County Bar association have been elect
ed: President. Harry Blodgett; vice.
president, Leighton J.. Slack; secretary
and treasurer, Guy w. Hill, all of ST.
Johnsbury. The directors are; William
II. Taylor of Harwick. r. w. Simonds of
St Johnsbury, and Harvey Burbank OF
Barnet
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
VERMONT NOTES.

The official board of the Methodist
Church of St Johnsbury, recently de-
stroyed by fire, has been authorized to
raise $4,000 toward the fund for rebuild
ing, This with the insurance of about
sl7. 600 gives the church a substantial
building fund
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
CALEDONIA COUNTY FAIR.

The Goth annual Caledonia county fair
will be held al st. Johnsbury from Au-
gust 81 to September g. A. J. Higgins Is
president of the fair association. w. A..
Kicker vice-presdent, r. Il. May troasur-
err and j. NJ. Cady secretary,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
VERMONT BREVITIES.

Miss Jane Adams. chairman Of the
National Peace League. at "A recent meet
ing in Chicago appointed Mrs. Warren
T.. Putnam of bennington chairman of
the Vermont Peace League,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry f.. Parker and
daughter have left Battle Creek. Mich.
and are on their way to Dunedin, Fla
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
TREATS WOMAN Of
70 Fol EFFECTS
OF P0L|0MYEL|T|S
DR.. LOvett Holds Clinic--Fifty
Cases EXamined--Many Physi-
clans Present-YOungest
Patient 16 Mos. Old.

st. Adams. Jan. 3l.-f'orty- seven pa
TENTS examined in one day was the rec
ord of the free clinic on lnfantie paraly-
sis held at the hospital in this city yes
terday by DE- Robert w Lovett of Bos-
ton. This Is the largest number received
in any one day at the clinics held in this
State under the direction of the state
board of health, the next highest num-
Der having been at burlington. where
IS were treated. Three We're treated this
morning. bringing the total to 50, which
was also the record Of the Burlington
clinic.
The oldest patient received was % years
IF age She was a victim of poliomyelitis
when she was four years old and has
been lame since. Means for enabling her
to walk more comfortably were suggest
ed The Youngest patient was l6 months
old
| The office Of the hospital was trans
| formed into treating room and there
| were two treatment tables whore all day
| Yesterday the victims of the dread disease
were examined, treatmc was given anc
methods of further treatment were sug
| geSted TO the parents. AS the parents ar
| rived at the hospital with their children
! they were taken in charge by the superin
| tendcnt Miss Helen l.. Little, and he
staff Of nurses and the patients were pre-
pared for the examination and, although
no time was lost between the cXamina
lions. many people waited for hours, 70
| their turn, as each case received the mos
thorough examination and every attention
| to detail was given by DIR. Lovett and tn
two nurses who accompanied him. Mis-
w. 6. Wright, graduate Of the Bosto
Normal School of Gymnastics and nov
in charge of Or. I.ovetts private gymna
SUM. and Miss Priscilla Reynolds. who
i'm charge of muscle training in the infan
tile pa ralysis clinic at the childrens hos
pital in Boston.
TREATMENT EXTENDS OVER
YEARS.
The main point brought out by ID
L.ovett was that all would get as niue
out Of the treatment as they put II
The benefit depends on the caro- and en-
cheney with which the work IL done ar
it must % Kept UP fer years. this bein
the means offered parents Of hspin
, their children 1t was the opinion ~ y
. Iovett and the nurses that marked In
lurovsn,soJ wnlnh r@siLi in mad II IA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
OPPOSITE EFFECT.

Marks see that a well-known ply.
stefan declares that music has c0rative'
properties
Parks-Ragtime music hasn't, On the
contrary, 1t makes me sick. Boston
Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
i8ETT Err.

sistc!-l'I !! give YOU nickel for the mo-
vics if you'll 20 when Charl" calls to-
ni.ht.
Nrab,l-rd rather see dc real life movies
through the Decentralization Record
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
LETTER PERFECT.

stage Managei-Rsmembel hangs, We
are depending on your baby H. cry iusi'
~ In the third act lp you think he
dc his part
Acter Fathsr--Ne ought Ia. Hes been
rehearsing every night for months
Boston Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
RURAL SCHOOL PROBLEMS.
A Teachers Opportunities.

To make community. to ingram In
nunils a sense of responsibility and an
appreciation of their homes and sur
roundings. to cultivate their minds and
mosphere of self-respcct and regard
for the rights of others TO gain the
confidence and cooperation of parents,
and to make a school stand for prog
ross and social service. such are the
great opportunities offered to a rural
school teacher, the accomplishing of
which will take the best wears and
the most persistent efforts of his or
her life
The one-room rural school is, in
many cases a necessity, especially in
sparsely settled districts. where the
transportation of pupils to central
lied school is out of tho question. This
fact is made evident i'm the 1912 re-
port of Mr. \. c. Monahan of the C. :.
bureau of education. wherein are pub
lished the results of a searching in
quiry into the status Of the rural
schools in - states. The report gives
the total number of one teacher schools
as so per cent of the total number
| Of 1884 public schools in those
States.
WHAT ONE TEACHER DID.
The world" said thc president Of a
State normal college to the graduating
class. lis fun of people who can ~ the
things that can he done, but rare are the
pcople who do the things that cannot he
done. The country school of permanent
influence has never been set up in oui
state. and rarely enough in any other
State: can YOU do it," Among the grad
yates that year was one, writes teacher
who thought she could. SO. returning t,
her county. she BEGAN her work in coun.
try neiehborhood eight miles from any
railroad. where the majority Of the PEG.
Pile were "rentcrs" She began by callinl
the patrons together and outlining hc-
plan. asking II she might look to then
for cooperation, but good deal of oil
lection was raised, s the plan was some
thing new. but few were ready to follow
her. she asked for an extra teacher. fu
a school cottage whore she and her aS~o
clate might live and where domestic sci
ence and household MANAGEMENT might h
TAUGHT. ana also for enough money to i'm
sure the necessary supplies. The cNtr
teacher was secured, then a meeting wa
called Of the patrons to discuss the build
ing Of the cottage. but they Informed d.
frankly they thought they had mac.
mistake that the school was proviu.
expensive and the original plan V
have to be modified She answered O.
equal frankness that she was not
prsod at their changed attitude, but
had come to- their neighborh0od at IT,
invitation ANA would not work for M
unless they ahidcd by their aCrooW'
, She and her assistant would pleda" d't
. dollars ont Of their salaries for induStr''
, equipment and would undertake TO rails
the balance Of the money If tn" patron
, would build the cottage. support the II
, dustrial department. and agree to help III
: work Her firm stand ana brave and Ill
eral offer so impressed the patrons tn
. they agreed, although with many shall
< Lings of the head. Tho result Of this d,
cision will b" told next week.
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RUTI.AND'S POOR COST.

Rutlands poor cost the taxpayers 81
1861 in 1914 The overseer received Si,-
1870 from the city treasurer. The house
hold expenses OF the poor farm amounted
to S7l9 50