Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-10-06

the Vermont corn crop, discussing its
seeding, soil, harvesting and feeding. |
1t further contains list of free feder-
al and state publications on varieties,
breeding of seed corn, corn cultivation.
corn farm management, insect and
other pests, silos, shrinkage in the
crib, corn judging, composition of corn
sllage, corn fodder. corn products for
cows, horses, swine and man. and,
finally. of school lessons on corn.
No. 100 is the annual fertilizer
bulletin. It displays the analysis of
173 brands, reviews the trade for the
year and discusses the economic prin-
ciples governing choice and purchase.
1t also contains twenty page article
on crop rotation which discusses the
reasons for and objections to rotation.
the advantages derived from and the
requirements of rotation, and gives
commercial examples, general direc-
tions and suggestions concerning this
system of crop management.
Either or both of these bulletins are
free for the asking. A postal card
addressed to the Vermont Agricultural
Experiment Station, Burlington, Yer
| mont, stating desires is sufficient.
Vermont in the c. A R. Parade.
The Vermont G. A. R. made an
attractive showing in the grand parade
at Washington. Sept. 20 with 1873 men
under Department Commander George
P. Martin of Burlington. Other Off
GERS present were Carlos D. Williams,
assistant adjutant general; G. S.
| Beach, Burlington, national inspector,
and J. K Bonett, St. Johnsbury, aid
to the commander in chief In line
with the commander, also, were Past
Department Commander ID. L. Morgan
of Rutland, Thomas Harmon of Ben
nington, K. j. Foster of Waterbury
and Edward Baker of Montpelier. De-
partment Commander Martin appointed
E. j. Foster of Waterbury acting chief
of staff for the occasion.
The colors were carried by C. w.
Kidder of Montpelier. and j. w.
Averill of Barre, while Charles M.
Gotta of st. Adams led the department
with pine sapling, each comrade as
| usual wearing the usual pine sprig on
his coat. The parade started at ten
o clock and Vermont comrades fell into
their place in line at one O'Clock,
precisely. after waiting since 9 80 on
Second street. 1t was an hour later
when the Vermonters passed the Presi-
dent on the reviewing stand, but not
Green Mountain boy had fallen out
The department carried in the
parade new silk flag presented BY t e
Women's Relief Corps through Mrs.
Luella f. Bickford of Bradford. presi-
dent. This flag is memorial to Mrs.
Calista Robinson Jones, the only
national president Vermont has ever
had. The r. G. was officially repre-
scented by Mrs. Bickford, president,
Mrs. George P. Martin of Burlington
and Mrs. Hattie Shipman of Hardwicl :.
past department presidents.
Burke Mountains Beauties Told in
Picture-Phrases.
For several summers, while spending
my vacations at Lake Wlloughby,
had looked with longing eyes from
one of the nearby hills at Burke noun
tain, hoping some Gay to visit it and,
when an opportunity came, it was
gratefully accepted, Says Anna E
Journal. The only way to get there at
that time was by mountain wagons or
, carriages, with good, strong horses,
for it was an all DAYS jour- ey, even
then, If one tried to climb to the peal :.
{ We left the Willoughby House early
, in the morning, while the dew still
! sparkled IN the sunshine, and the birds
> twittered and sang their morning
r songs.
, The greater part of the way was
along road bordered by different
varieties of evergreen, in CON pany
, with little brook, ripping and glist-
enlng III the sunlight. After driving
] SIX miles we cane to the nearest raj :
t road station, which we passed, for
t today we scorned the steam C ars and
II2nUh06 in Hn nj 4
y sunshine. Now the road was m u
n open for the tree growth was farlher
back, aking room for another strear .
: let to baDDle along the roadside
2 Many kinds of northern wild flowers
4 were on either side bordered by low
p growing evergreen-pretty grass OF
: Parnassus, the dainty blue hairbeIl
+ with its threadlike st ms. the fragran1
q ladies' tresses, closet and fringec
s gentians. cardinal flower in marshy
Y hollows, common white field daisies
!; tall freweed. purple fringed orchids
+ the beautiful clematis with it's feath
d cry seeds, now and then fragrant
+ Canada violet, the hobble bush with
:, it's red berries, white yarrow will
r here and there a pink blossom, queer
p nkish white clusters of turtle head
the exquisite delibarda, with graceful
: ferns and hemlock, red fruit clusters o.
a mountain ash, the fragrant pine ant
fir balsam. fiuttering poplars, feather,
larch and dark spruces.
e Soon this dainty growth was lef
J. behind, and the hills began to asser
i, themselves. Now and then partridg,
= with its little family, would fly VI
IS with great whir of wings, and quick
It ly disappear amongst the evergreen
@ growth Some of us tried to make i
O easier for the horses by walking vi
the steep ascent. until finally we cam,
e to the end of the road. The rest O
the way we must all be foot travellers