Year: 1877

"Mr.-o: Vermont imprisoned po-
tato bug in glass case last fall, and 1t was
found a few days ago to have deposited $500
eggs "-Neao England Farmer.


The above paragraphs do not look very
favorable for the potato crop of New Eng
land this year. 1t is about time we de-
cided whether to yield the field or fields to
them, or to struggle against them and try
to conquer by patience, perseverance, and
Paris green. Authentic reports from good
authorities of carefully made experiments
seem to prove satisfactorily that the use of
Paris green as destroyer of the insect does
not injure the quality of the potato, OF its
wholesomeness, nor is it likely to have any
injurious effects upon the future crops OF
any kind which may be grown on that soil,
even when used in much larger quantities
than is necessary for destroying the insects,
so must give up the prejudice against its
use, to which have confessed, when we
were practically ignorant of its effect upon
various plants and the soil, knowing only
that it was dangerous poison.


Having acknowledged this, in justice to
myself, as being young enough and willing
to leaIn. still cay that should not advise
the farmers OF this section to plant largely
of potatoes as crop for profit the coming
year. Allowing that we have tsund sure
destroyer of these pests, 1t will take sddi-
tional care, labor and expense to produce
crop of potatoes. The amount grown in
those regions where the beetle was most
plenty last year, and where he will be like
ly to be earliest at his work next summer
(and it seems to be the early brood which
does most harm by attacking the vine be-
fore the tubers form) is comparatively
small, and q total failure to grow them
there would not greatly affect the price,
while Maine and the Provinces, where the
Colorado beetle has done but little harm
thus far, supplies most of our markets, and
they have obtained unusual high prices this
winter. therefore predict a larger amount
will be planted in those sections, and the
price will probably fall 10 consequence.
For this reason l should plant only suf-
ficient to grow enough for my own use, and
try to take care of those as well as could.
1t has been observed that the peachblow,
early rose and other tough leaved varieties
we're less affected than the tender leaved,
like the Goodrich, Mercer and Pinkeye.
That is encouraging, for we could not af-
ford to lose our early rose. All honor to
its producer. ! would give peck of po-
tatoes toward raising monument in his
honor. If all who have been benefited by
his labors would do as much it might erect
a noble ono, and he deserves it, for the dis
covery Of gold in California has scarcely
done more toward increasing the real wealth
# the country, which is its capability of
supporting its Inhabitants by honest labor.


Il is tins 10 decide, not only whether
we will plant potatoes next spring. but
wbai else we will plant. Send for seed
catalogues and study them. Don't go wild
ly into all the new varieties offered, unless
you have money to spare for experiments,
but see il n few dollars laid out for seeds
of the best kinds will not pay well in larger
crops or better vegetables. A email i'm
provement either way will repay the cost
of seed, when you Can buy a thousand seeds
of one sort or million OF another for that
money. Plan to have good variety in
your garden, even ii N have but one kind
OF fed crop. A good garden will help in
sure q good dinner every day through most
of the season, If well taken care of, even if
butcher and grocer refuse to trust during
the hard times. And if they do trust they
may not like to take pay in labor, while the
garden will, and allow good wages, too.
some seeds you can and have saved for
yourself. Some require such careful hand
ling in saving and curing as to be sure to
terminate only when grown and saved by
an expert; others are so much better for
being grown upon different soil or another
climate that it pays to but every year some
are so ready to mix and cross with inferior
varieties that they can only be grown pure
and true to name by those who have place
to grow them where no other sorts are
near.


Make your plans, select your seeds and
send in your orders, so that you may be
ready in season for an early spaing. After
you get your seedG, try them if you can by
planting few in carefully prepared box
of earth in the house then If they prove
not good you will not waste time and labor
ing for crop which will never come.


Since wrote the article last published
In The Journal, in which gave my theory
of the cause of COWS giving bitter milk and
my remedy for it, have seen an article
stating; upon the authority of DIR. Cressy
at the meeting of the Vermont Dairymen's
association, "that saltpetre has no direct
effect upon garget.' As have used it Of
ten and recommended to others to use it,
and have never known case in which it
did not effect cure In one day or night if
ii was given when the disease fret showed,
l cannot allow such statement to pass un-
disputed. What are the medicinal effects
of saltpetre The book upon which drug
gists reply for information upon such points
tays at is refrigerant, diuretic and di-
aphoretic, and is much used in inflamma-
tory cases. 1t is known to be powerful
anliseptic. 1t generally promotes secretion
of urine and sweat, lessons the heat of the
body and the frequency of the pulse, and
has tendency to keep the bowels in 30
luble condition"


In short, its effects are almost the same
as those of "Sweet Spirits of Nitre," which
is made from il, and which is, or ought to
be, q standard household remedy for cold
and feveIish symptoms.


Garget is most frequently caused by slight
fever, though sometimes by local iuflsm-
nation, the result of blow or bruise. Ma
ture endeavors to reduce this Inflammation,
and to absorb into the system the 'ropy"
milk which remains In the milk cells and
passages of the udder and tests. In this
effort she IS aided by medicine which will
reduce the fever symptoms, and increase
the liquid secretions, and such medicine
the saltpetre seems to be. Ii reducing fe-
yer, lessening inflammation, and increasing
the excretion of impurities from the syt-
TEN, is not ''direct effect" upon disease
which is simply collection of impure mat
ter (that is, milk in an unnatural condition.
approaching to putref1cation,) the result of
Inflammation and fever, then am content
ed to work by indirect methods One
point further AS have said. consider
''gargety milk" TO be partially putrehed in
consequence of the unnatural heat of the
udder produced by fever Inflammation
saltpetre is stated above to be a ''powerful
unlisepnc," that is, 1t has the power of pre-
venting putrefaction, or arrestipg II where
1t has begun. Does not that look like di-
rect effect?


use saltpetre not only for garget and