Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-07-12
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Gates to Enter Race.

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Gates to Enter Race.
Information from Montpelier, from a
source that we have found usually to
be very reliable. is to the effect that
Charles w. Gates will announce his
ate, in a very short time, and begin an
active canvass for the nomination. 1t
was not stated whether be would resign
as governor before commencing that
active campaign.-Morrisv Messen-
ger.
Worthy Volunteers.
Amid the chorus of praise for the
| hundreds of stalWart sons of Vermont
who have volunteered for possible
| service in Mexico in time of her need,
and their country's need, it should not
be forgotten that there are others
volunteering for service no less needed
and not less heroic. One of the recent
instances is that of Earl Holt Ballou
of Chester, son of Rev. and Mrs. Henry
L. Ballou of the Congregational church
of that place. Mr.. Ballou sails in
August for lifetime of work as
missionary in China and last week
llOLSudy dlGSIIlOOlI was oIQoliSA AOA
that purpose in the presence of
large and distinguished company
of clergymen and laymen, who bade
him godspeed in his great work in the
capital of China, where he will help
to lay the foundations of a Christian
civilization in the capital of that great
nation that contains one-fourth of the
population of the whole earth-Sprlng-
field Reporter.
Why Do They So?
ga quantity of local news from half
dozen towns and some advertising copy
is omitted from this issue, owing to
the late hour on which copy was re-
ceived and exigencies in the Office"
| The above is from an exchange and
| is common occurrence in every news
paper Office Correspondents frequent
| ly delay sending in their news items
until the last minute and there is a
great rush to get it in the current is
sue of the paper and very frequently
considerable of it has to go over until
the next week and people wonder
whyw Advertisers also have this
habit of waiting until the paper is
about to go to press and they rush in
their advertisement, which, as a rule.
might have been sent in several days
before. A little consideration along this
line would save the printer lot of
trouble and do away with many mis-
takes that occur in the rush hour.
''Think this over,' correspondents,
advertisers and everybody else who
has to do with the newspaper. Print
ers are nothing but bunch of human
ity and they are quite as apt as any
| II TO Iyorofinnf what
lsome think are little" matters
Hyde Park News and Citizen.
When to Cut Hay.
Some interesting rules for cutting
hay are given in Farm and Fireside.
"Grain crops such as wheat. oats
and rye, when used for hay should be
cut while the grain is soft and doughty
At this stage the nutrients are about
evenly distributed in stalk, foliage anC
grain.
"Timothy should be cut when about
: three fourths of the flowers have fallen
. oat grass, meadow fescue, and orchard
grass as soon as the bloom appears
red top and bronze grass when in full
bloom vetch when in bloom and before
J the seeds have made much develop
ment; red clover and alsike cover be
fore many heads have begun to turn
brown.
"Alfalfa should be cut when tn,
bloom has appeared to the extent O
one.ffth or one sixth of the blooming
area, or when new shoots at the base o
! the plants are starting. From thes
: shoots come the succeeding crop. |
4 cut too early Or too late the next crol
l is less vigorous and the quality is in
: iured.
8 There's Money in Vermont Farming.
: A farmer in Vermont last yea
5 cleared up $4,000 on small farm fror
U Just two crops in which he specialize
: string beans and potatoes. A goo
many other similar cases could prob
> ably be given. All of which indicate
5 profit in Vermont farming done on bus
: mess principles.
c This is a time of year when tn
1 hearts of many men in city and tow
u life turn back to the farm. The idea Q
buying some little place out in tn
: country and earning a living from tn
soil is cherished in many minds. |
one has an independent income. he ca
t perhaps conform to the definition of
e gentleman farmer, as a man who ca
stand the expense IF one has no yer
y large savings, the question whether
t man can turn his back on the city an
S without farm experience support
e family from the soil becomes vita
one.
If man has lot of gumption and
k practical sense of management. it ma
q not be so difficult. But for the aver
!. age man from an Office. more familia
with ledgers and billbooks than wi t
s. soil and fertilizers, it is not an cas-
n proposition Of course he gets no en-
of help from bulletins, experiment st;
y tons, college extension services, ct,
= But these helps can't cover every
T thing.
- In. the course of raising every crol
- there come exigencies not covered b
- any literature within his reach. Tt
70 tradition of the neighborhood tell til