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Year: 1874

1t is still an unsettled question depending
upon further experiment whether the Alsike
clover is to come into general cultivation for
hay and pasturage. Its first introduction in
to the state was about fifteen years ago, and
it seems little strange that the question Of
its utility has not been more generally can
vassed. About fifteen years ago the secre-
tary Of the State Board Of Agriculture OBJ
tanned small quantity Of the seed from
Sweden and distributed it among the differ
ent members Of the Board for trial, but 30
far as can learn few if any Of them ever
really tested its utility. There was about it
a very interesting oddity,--a very fragrant
long extended bloom, which both in green
and cured state gave delicious bite that all
farm stock were eager to taste, and yet there
was something in its delicacy that seemed to
the farmers more like the flower garden than
the clover field. The difficulty of getting
the seed in large quantities was another bar
rier in the way of seeding down large fields,
but from all can learn every one admits at
once the superior quality of the hay, and
mono can say why il may not on the whole
be better variety to cultivate than the
common sorts now in use. About the time
of the immigration of our Swedish colony
here it began to receive more serious atteu-
tion among our stsck-raising farmers, and
frOm present appearances it seems likely be.
fore long to come into general cultivation.


1t was always hard to get any marketable
hay on our new land from our Northern clo-
yer. 1t grew so rank sAat before it could
be cured the leaves were gone, leaving bare
seed-bol|s sometimes not worth ssving On
this account the Southern clover was exten.
sively used, giving often two light crops oI
better hay; but in comparing crops the AL
sike is fully equal in bulk aud far superior
in quality. Its habit Of continuing to grow
on the same stalk with new shoots and new
blossoms will keep the hay green and swee
when seed is ripened sufficiently to thrash.
The long, slender stalk is inclined to Lodge
down like the white clover, and there il
probably needed very smooth bottom t
get the hay upon. How it will do or hole
out for pasture We have not yet learned, mol
do We yet know how often it may need sow
ing in The hay field. 1t seems inclined t
grow and continue in bloom much like 'th'
common white clover, aud will most likely
be found favorable for second cropping.
is said that nothing equal to it was ever in
trodueed here for pasturagc. Its fragrant
blossoms are scented long distances by thu
bees and every other insect in search of tn,
same food; we do not expect the farmer
not interested in bees to make any sacric
in their hay crop to feed our bees, but if thu
Alsike clover will improve their hay ant
pasturage is will be no stealing for our bee
to save what would go to waste on the scent
ed air, and even their instructive decision 0
what is good is worth knowing.


NJ. Il. KEEP.


Dalton, ArOostOOk Co., Me.
Year: 1874

The soul is strong that trusts in goodness.
AS you receive the stranger so you receive
your God.


A good man cnlargcs the term of his own
existence.


The color of the wind was discovered by
the man who went out and found it blew.


To have ideas is to gather. TO think is to
weave them into garlands.


1t is easy to look down upon others; to
look down upon ourselves is the difficulty.
What We need most is not so much to
realize the ideal, as to idealize the real.


Vassar instructress Miss A., give an ex.
ample of n doubtful affirmative. Miss A
Gnnocently): Ask papa.


Ifthe warfare of the papers be waged with
very small jokes, it must bo remembered
that they're only wee-puns.


Jealousy lives on doubts,--it becomes
madness or ceases entirely, MS soon rs We
pass from doubt to uncertainty.


As an instance OF the diversity of specific
grayities, it is stated that pound of ostricf
feathers is equal to fifty pounds sterling.


God gives manhood but one clew to sue
eess,--utter and exact justice; that h
guarantees shall bo always expediency.


A western paper under tho heading o
sporting news" copies tho announcement
that the Colts of Hartford are running ol
full time.


Two pair of stairs arc necessary to over!
newspaper Office in North Carolina--one fo
the editor to go down, rs the caller come
mp the other.


The only way to make the mass of man
kind see the beauty Of justice is by showing
them in pretty plain terms the consequence
Of injustice.
Year: 1874


Whore brick and mortar, lines may cease;
To sit down in a pot of grease
mol mean grot Of peace!


-
with not a sound to mar life lot
I'd by tho cannon have shot
No-by the shannon have cot!


,,
That wide expanse TO scan 1t Ger;
love shiver with roar
No-I mean a river with shore!



How sweet with one you love the most
To watch the cocks upon the roast
No-I mean the rocks upon the coast


A,.
To wander forth where lew frequent,
And come upon tipsy gent
MOL mean q gypsy tent!
Year: 1874

notice in the last issue of the FARMER
an article from Allen Morse which to the
casual reader might appear to show that
carrots are the best coloring for butter. Now
will state here, fearless of successful con.
tradiction, that carrots are not fit to put in
to butter. Anything that will not keep Of
itself is not 6t to use for coloring. Any one
doubling this statement may try the follow
ing experiment Take some carrot juice
and put in an open vessel, sidc-by.side with
some of Bailey's Gilt Edge; place in warm
room two or three weeks. / think at the
expiration of that time it would not take
long to decide which would be preferred to
put into your butter. 1t is about as consist
ent to condemn it because person does not
know how to use it, and puts in too much,
as it would be for a novice to get too much
saleratus into batch of biscuit, and then
condemn saleratus. So much for that


Now for prices | sold to Bailey &
Parks, last winter, butter colorod with Gilt
Edge for 30 cents per pound they told me
80 was all they were paying for dairies; at
the same time had tub of butter that
had Of good dairyman in this town who
has taken first premiums on his butter at our
county fair, and the best could do was to
get 2S cents this tub was colOred with car
rots.


X. A. Willard, conceded to be the best
authority on dairying now living, says
"Pure annOttO rightly prepared is the best
artificial coloring for butter; it is a harm.
less vegetable substance prepared from the
seed of a tree which grows in South Amer.
lea it is perfectly wholesome, and has nc
more effect on the human system than the
color of strawberry" A. II. BAILEY.


ElmOre, FEB. l6.


[We give the above note from Mr.. Bal
ley place in our columns because, through al
oversight of the editor, his "Gilt Edge" wal
spoken of disparagingly by correspondent
We do not mean to admit anything Of I
personal character, and trust that when th'
relative eoloring value Of annotto and car
rOts is discussed no allusion will hereafter b,
made to any special preparation. We MAJ
add that the test proposed by Mr. Bailey i
hardly fair one, since he wishes to compar
carrot juice with annOtto chemically prepar
ed so that it will keep. A fair trial woulC
be to dissolve some annotto in water, il
which case it would ferment and becom
offensive as soon as carrot juice.-ED. FARM
ER.
Year: 1874

where. But we we're every day losing these
men, because we did not encourage the busi-
moss for which they were fitted. Then again,
we had no lack Of money; but there seemed
no willingness on tho part Of the owners to
use that money in anything more enterpris-
ing than bond and mortgage.


What then was the lack ? II was nothing
more than want Of spirit to take hold Of the
subject. OF course the business must be
managed with prudence. He illustrated this
by reciting the history of the National Life
Insurance company. The history Of the
Fairbanks scale was also referred to as an
illustration.


The advantages were summed up as fol-
lows An increase Of the population Of the
state; an increase of the number and grade
Of our schools, our libraries and our CALLER
les Of art; IL would enable us to keep our
children at home it would increase the val
ue efthe farmers land by enabling him to sell
his produce at home il would employ idle
men and women.


In the resulting discussion, Prof Collier
spoke Of the lask Of faith as one Of the great
obstacles. He referred to one branch Of
manufactures which could be favorably pro-
noted in Vermont-that of artificial fertil-
izers.


Prof II. NJ. Seeley wished to have
pointed out the industries best adapted to
Vermont. He desired also to know the
cause Of the decline of the small Industries
Of the state.


MIR. j. p. Foster, Of Passumpsic, spoke oI
the benefit which had resulted from the es-
tablishing and maintenance Of the Fairbanks
works. He spoke at length and minutely
upon the advantages Of mandatory in
any town.


In answer to Prof. Secleys first question
Mr.. Heath said that any manufacture, OK
cept that Of heavy iron, would be successful
in the state, aud even that might be made t
pay on the lake where cheap freight might
be had In answer to his second question
he said that the reasons for many of the fail.
urcs were that they went on credit that tn,
goods they made were not fashionable.


Mr.. Douglas thought Mr.. Heath wa
wrong; mon did not produce with capital
but when they had acquired capital, they re
tired and loaned tteir capital to some on
else. The real reason for the Middlebur
failures was that the producers were payiu
altogether too heavy interest 1t was in th
nature of things that young man shoul
use borrowed capital in bis business, but
was not in the power of any business to pa
profits and at the same time the enormou
rates Of interest demanded lormoney by th
Shylocks who infested the small towns an
preyed upon tho men who asked for aid I
continue any kind Of business. After som
further unimportant discussion, the meetiu
was adjourned for refreshments.
Year: 1874

Of Rutland, read an excellent paper on
Sheep Grazing in Colorado, >" in which he
gave most interesting account Of his obser-
vations in that territory, aud expressed his
conviction that fine wool growing can never
be made success on the plains.


Prof Peter Collier


read paper on the Waste Products of
the Farm"


Mr.. w. p. Gage desired TO question the
speaker about his statement that there were
only % pounds of valuable substance in ton
Of manure. lie then alluded to what he deem
ed valuable, and what gross or worthless
parts Of the common stable manure.


Prof. Collier thought the gentleman was
in error in his classification Of useful and
gross parts Of the plant food. All the value
Of any fertilizer was in the amount Of phos.
phorus, potash, or nitrogen.


Mr.. Foster wished to know whether 25
pounds of the substances named would be as
valuable to the land as ton Of stable ma
nure.


Prof Collier said there was no value as 4
fertilizer in manure beyond the % pounds.
The rest of the ton had only mechanical
action, but was certainly useful as vehicle
for the articles named.


Mr.. Gage desired to say that Prof. Collier
had reached his own pOsition-that there
must be some gross vehicle Of application for
the finer substances.


DIR. T. ii. Hoskins, Of St. Johnsbury, said
that it would be physically impossible to ap-
ply the 25 pounds as manure. Again
these three substances were different in the
manure from what they were in tho chemists
laboratory. The gross matter was useful tC
make another supply Of plant food by a sort
of dissolution of the soil itself. He alluded
in passing to the Agricultural College of the
state, which stood in the rather peculiar anC
anomalous condition of a college without q
student and without farm. He hoped t
see college with farm which should fur
nish proof which would be satisfactory anC
convincing to the practical farmer.


Prof. Collier replied that there was NJ
real conflict between theory and practice
If the practice was found wrong, then thu
theory must be abandoned,


Mr. j. p. Foster thought that good phOs
phate was far preferable to stable manure
He utterly condemned muck. In reply Il
DR.. Hoskins' questions the speaker made
distinction between wet and dry muck-be
tween what he called muck and wash.
DR.. Hosklns rejOined that he had nov
found a man who didn't like and wouldn'
use muck under that name; but thought !
a good thing when called wash.


Mr.. Douglas said there were two kinds o
waste in our tivatiOn-diroct and indirect
He made some very sensible remarks on tn
two kinds, and gave some excellent advice l.
farmers on the general subject.
Prof. Seeley suggested way OF savinI
the bones always found on a farm, and whicl
were often an item of waste. He had bee
J in the habit Of pounding them when quit
dry with heavy hammer and allowing hi
hens to eat them. They consumed them ca
gerly, and their good effect was apparent.
Year: 1874

from hc Lhtcngo tribune.


If there is any truth in thestatement,
for which the New York Graphic is
authority, that Vanderbilt and his
people propose to build a double
track freight railway from New York
to Chicago, the farmers Of the West
certainly have cause for devout
Thanksgiving. The plan unfolded by
the Graphic is simple and reasonable.
The New York Central Company will
soon have completed two additional
tracks between Albany and Buffalo
and the possession Of the Harlem and
the Hudson River Railroads by the
same corporation gives it practically
four tracks between New York and
Buffalo. 1t only remains for the
Company to lay double track be-
tween Chicago and Buffalo in order
to complete a freight railway between
the West and the East. With this
advantage the New York Central
Company would be able to cut under,
not only the Baltimore & Ohio rates,
but any schedule that could be framed
by a company having smaller facili-
ties. Grain could be carried on such
freight railway at rates scarcely ex-
ceeding canal tolls. The promise is =
glorious one; but it is only a prom
ise. Great expectations should not
be predicted upon it. The New
York Central Company we presume
is in no condition financially to under
take a work Of such magnitude. The
alleged statement Of its purposes is
chiefly interesting as a forecast of
what must be eventually, and may be
soon, the solution Of the transporta-
! ton problem.
Year: 1874

The great bugbear with the
Western railroads nowadays is illegal
fare" Passengers have been in the
habit of getting aboard trains and
paying legal fare. To prevent this
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad devised a means of forcing
passengers to pay full fare. 1t was to
make them show tickets before get
ting aboard. At Burlington, the
other day, passenger bought ticket
and took his seat. He then passed il
out OF the window to a friend who also
took his seat, repeating the operation
until the car was filled up. Wher
the conductor came round there wa
but one ticket, and legal fares enough
to keep the Supreme Court in contin
uous session for 3 century.
Year: 1874

Put on a bustle-it is stylish
again.


Skirts walking skirts-have all
the fullness behind, the front being
drawn by cords.


How shall l make over my last
years suit? is now the question asked
by the ladies whose pas are not as
rich as they used to be.


Irish poplins are much worn this
season. They are very handsome, for
a good poplin costs twice as much as
a good silk.


The numbers of buttons on kid
gloves increase. Ordinary street
gloves have six buttons and evening
gloves as many as twelve.


There are more kid gloves sold
in New York than in any other city
in the world, gloves to the value Of
$40, 100000 being annually boug ght
by dealers in that city.


Almost all bonnets have roll
pr twist of velvet and silk under the
| orim, thus making it look very high.
Contrasts of color are the exception
this season, though peach blossom with
brown, and lemon-color with myrtle
green, are used with good effect.
"A bonnet to match the dress is
50 universal that costume seems In
complete and ineffective without it.
Seal brown and invisible green are
colors milliners have most call for
there are also stone grey, plum color
grayish-blue, and pure dark blue
without any purple in it.
Year: 1874

The average number of COWS for the year
is eight Average age at 1.-THE end OF third
month of trial, four years. Number of pounds
of butter sold 19403. Used in family more
than sixty pounds, making the whole product
one ton, or $50 pounds per COW. Average
price obtained for the year, 314 cents per
bound, making 81, ,155. or S144 ga per cow.
5,TTT qus. OF milk have been sold at an aver
age price of five cents per quart. -Four pigs
weIe fed on the skinned milk with meal,
eight months, and two calves and fifty hers
have had daily feeding of it during the
whole year.


The keeping has not been poor pasture in
summer, and nothing but corn fodder and
swale hay in winter. Good, early cut Eng
lish hay and rowen is fed the year round. In
summer, green rye, green corn fodder and
little pasture feed for five and six weeks in
June and July are given, lin addition to the
hay. The regular grain feed is two quarts OF
cotton seed meal, and four quarts OF coarse
bran per day to each COW, wet to a stiff
dough. Two meals are given daily aud no
more; the first from five O'Clock to eight in
the morning, the last from four to seven in
the afternoon, summer and winter. The
cows are turned out in the forenoon to drink,
and are watered in the barn at night after the
last feeding. The stalls are made soft, clean
and comfortable by free use of dry sawdust
for bedding. The animals are all in good
flesh, and might be SOLD for beet any day in
the year.


Knowing what we do of the size aud ca
pacity Of our own cows and heifers, we should
not dare to deny the statement OF a man who
claimed he had made an average of a pound
of butter per day, from few extra choice,
full grown cows. We do, however, think
such cases are very rare, and will be for some
time to come. We should, also, expect such
Yields to be exceptional, even in the same
herd. If they gave that amount in one year,
they would hardly do it again the next. We
fad, if we get an extra product from one Of
our cows in one season, she will generally fall
from it considerably the next. Ii a COW goes
dry long while one year, she seems to lay
| up power ahead, while, if she outdoes herseh
one year, she has to make it up the next by
going dry longer, or by giving a considerably
smaller yield.-N. e. Farmer.
Year: 1874

Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton writes in the
last number of the Golden Age lively and
encouraging account Of the progress of the
Woman Suffrage movement in Michigan, as
observed by herself during recent visit TO
that state. She says:


Sitting Sunday after Sunday in the different
puipits with reverend gentlemen, my dis
courses given in the place of the sermon, in
the regular services, could not help thinking
OF the distance we had come, since that period
In civilization when Paul was supposed 10
have said, II suffer not a woman to speak in
the churches Able men and women are
speaking in every part of the state, and if our
triumph should not be complete at the next
election, at all events, great educational
work will have been accomplished, in the dis
trbntion of tracts, in the public debates, aud
in reviewing the Fundamental principles of
our Republican government and Protestant
faith; for individual rights, conscience, aud
Judgment are the corner stones alike Of our
Republic and religion.
Year: 1874

There Is much interest manifested
among the printers in this city in the
type setting contest which is to take place
on the 5th OF December. Two compos-
ing sticks, ono gold and tho other silver,
are the prizes
Year: 1874

THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL TICKET


ELECTED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. S.-Suficient official
returns have been received to render certain tho election
of the entire Democratic Congressional ticket
Year: 1874

MARYLAND.
THE VOTE FOR CONTROLLER IN 1873 AND CONGRESS


MEN IN 1874
The subjoned table contains the latest official
and reported vote and maores given by each county
In State. The poled this does not appear
to be as large as that Of last year:
Year: 1874

Very little was ascertainable OF the feeling Of
Plymouth church congregation. as to the scandal,
at the service yesterday, for the simple reason
that the congregation proper was not present.
There was rather more than a usual vacation at
tendance, but 1t was principally made up Of
strangers. The few prominent members preseng
expressed their fun and unbound ed confidence in
Mr.. Beecher-a confidence that the revelations or
the week had not III anywlse shaken. Ii is
understood that the committee have no doubt OF
this and would be perfectly willing to rest their
case on the testimony already taken, and submlt
1t to a Jury with full confidence that Mr. Beecher
would be found guiltess OF any criminal wrong.
Mr. Beecher's fuller statement, 1t Is not unlikely.
VIII be given to the committee this evening. The
committee say that they are somewhat Surprised
that so loud a demand should be made for this,
The unreasonableness OF this cry Will be lully shown
when the testimony already taken is gwen to the
world. In the meantime Mr.. Beecner possesses his
soul In perfect patience, and In all outward ap-
pearance has the manner OF a man conscious OF
the ialsity of the charges that have been Droughe
against him.
Year: 1874

A writer in California delivers a Sum
day school address, of which the follow
ing. Is an example: You boys ought to
be kind to your little sisters. ! once
knew q bad boy who struck his little sis
ter blow over the eye. Although she
didn't fade and die in the early summer
time, when June roses were blowing.
with the sweet words of forgiveness On
her pallid lips, she rose up and hit him
over the head with rolling-pin, gothat
he couldn't go to Sunday school for
more than month, on account of not
being able to put his best hat on, y
Year: 1874

A little shaver was told by his mother
the other evening at table, that he could
not have any meat, as it was not good
for him, when he somewhat astonished
her by quoting verse from Sunday
School lesson, that "man could not live
by bread Alone" and added, snow, ma,
don't think little boys can either"
The juvenile had the best of that argu-
ment
Year: 1874

Thackeray tells us of a woman beg
ging aims from him, who, when she saw
him put his hand in his pocket, cried
out, "May the blessing of God follow
you all the days of your life" But
when he only pulled out his snuffbox
Immediately added, "And never over
toka vo y
Year: 1874

Speaking of the graduates from West
Point who are going out into the world,
the New York Herald says il would sur
prise man of experience TO see the inn
mensity which seems to prevail among
them. They would appear to have
strong conviction that when they step
forth upon the arena of action their foot
fall will be felt through all the regions
of space. The paper says:


at would be well indeed if the grad
uate at West Point would always take
the advice / once heard given by Gener-
al Scott--of sainted memory hereto a
graduate. Said he, you have been
here, my son, four years, and you go
away tomorrow with the idea that you
know more than the average run Of men.
The cadet frankly answered, i dO.'-
We'll, sir, said the general, i have seen
a generation Of classes graduate at West
Point, every member Of it holding the
same idea of things as you do; but
never met one of them in after years who
did not confess that when he went oui
into the world, he found that he had
mistaken his own strength and knowl'
edge And the princely old gentleman
with that courtly grace and good heart
edness which made him the beloved maI
he was to all who knew him, softly ad
ded: You will find when you go int
the world that you know nothing, tina


You are child in the wilderness; n
don't put on any airs, for the world viii
take you 10 be a countryman il yon do