smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

notice in papers from various parts Of
the State little items commencing MIR. So
and-so has laid on our table an egg measur-
ing" and these put me in mind Of my own
experience. About one year ago Mr. Brown
brought to this Office monstrous egg which
he assured me was the production of single
hen Of the barnyard species. measured the
egg and made an item of it, and it was all
fright until the Rome papers came out, Then
found they were cackling in Rome over
larger egg than the one Browns hen had
laid. But within few days the credit Of
Utica was saved, for Smith brought in an
egg considerably larger than the Rome egg
| measured the egg, and boiled the item, and
ate Smith, which is to say, that is not it ex-
actly, but | got the egg into its proper place,
and the item into its proper place. Then
misguided hen in Oswego, victim of foolish
ambition, laid an egg larger than the egg
that Smiths hen had laid, At least the Os-
wego papers said so, and of course believed
them. Well that was severe blow to the
industries Of Utica, because did not believe
any hen could lay an egg as big as the Os-
wego egg,-not all at once. Jones saved
me then. lie brought in an egg which was
sent him from South America the egg of an
anaconda, or a chameleon, or some other big
bird Of prey, and | printed a paragraph
about it, and felt pleased. just wanted to
see some hen get up and beat that egg.


Well Syracuse beat it, The Syracuse pa.
pers trotted out hen that laid eggs every
other day, about two inches bigger, as nearly
as can remember than the barrel ia which
the hens nest was. Perhaps not quite so
large as that but pretty near | went to
Smith with that item. lie said his hens were
taking vacation, but | need not be afraid,
He had hen that could beat the Syracuse
egg easy. He never brought the egg, aud so
went to Brown he looked rather serious,
but he said he guessed il could be beat. lie
said he would go to feeding pepper, aud hot
mush, and burnt bones, and lime, aud yellow
ochre, and try it "a pull any how but he
never brought any samples, and the case was
becoming desperate, The Syracuse reporters
were growing over the egg as though it was
some credit to them, and the OswegO papers
rejoiced that the Utica egg had been beaten.
took counsel with my friends, aud the Duke
said it was an internal lie no hen ever laid
such an egg some Of the Syracuse reporters
did 1t just to beat Utica, 1t had not struck
any of us in that light before, but we all con-
cluded that was the truth of the matter.


As soon as saw it was trial between
those uuprinciplod Syracuse reporters aud
myself, | settled down to business. ielt
pretty sure that il no hens were to stand in
Year: 1873

Most farmers will admit that there are
crops to be grown that can be harvested at
such stage of their existence as to take
but little from the SOIL


Grain if cut in the milk is excellent for
feeding while green, especially to milch
COWS, and exhausts the soil but little. Grain
when cut in blossom aud cured well, makes
hay Of the first quality and is, we believe,
less exhaustive to the soil than when allow
ed to come to maturity.


The art of good farming lies first, in grow
ing as much .unoxhsustisO produce as posi-
Bile, aud, second, in converting such product
into manure for the increasing Of the lertili-
ty of the soil, and this conversion must be
in a manner that shall bring the most profit ;
this can be done only in feeding live
stock. BY following this system faithfully
the farmer, his farm, and his stock, all thrive
together, rendering him three-fold profit.


We believe that any good grass farm, the
soil of which has not been robbed of its fer
tility, if the grass be cut while in blossom,
and the aftergrowth never disturbed, but al
lowed to rot, will continue to grow
larger crops of grass so long as the above
practice is continued.


We would never in practice allow hooI
upon our meadows, believing it in the high.
est degree injurious to succeeding crops.
NJ. b. 0LMsTEAD.
81. AlbqAS, March Il.
Year: 1873

The following is an extract from private
letter just received from leading Addison
county farmer -


The sheep trade is very lively with us
just now. AS passed our depot to-day. |
saw five cars nearly ready to start with their
cargoes Of sheep for the far West, while others
have or are to start soon from Middlebury
and doubtless from other points in this county


Vermont skill and enterprise has bred the
merinO to higher state Of perfection for
wool growing purposes, than has ever before
been attained with this or any other breed,
and the same indomitablo enterprise is now
supplying Colorado, Nevada and California
with those improvements which it has cost
US Of Vermont years Of patient industry and
care to acquire, Those who are engaged in
this enterprise, are taking with them some Of
our very best blooded sheep, and none but
the best, or that is true, at least Of the two
gentlemen from my own town, Messrs. Els
worth and Parker, who are to ill two of the
five ears spoken Of aud have no doubt that
Year: 1873

One baby often rules whole household,
and with an iron rod, too. The mother brings
up the old excuse, that she does not dare to
control it, as she should like to. on account
of its nervous temperament. So, for that
reason, papa must 20 out Of the room to
read his paper, because the rustling Of it
wakes baby; auntic mustn't practice, for ba-
by is asleep; if anybody attempts to enter
the room, mamma holds up warning finger,
with look of ptiful distress upon her face
and if pcrchancc the door.bell rings or door
slams, the cry Of the baby is sure to follow
close upon it. In fact, silence must be main
taincd, if possible, while baby sleeps and
that in most houses, is pretty hard to ac-
complish Now, | do not believe that all
this regard for baby's nerves is necessary.
| believe, if the mother begins Alright, she
can accustom her baby to sleep in spite of all
the noises incidental to the house. BY hush
ing every noise, and accustoming the baby to
sleep in undiSturbed quiet, she educates it to
be nervous and to cry out at every unusual
sound Many mothers make a regular busi-
ness, every forenoon, Of getting the baby to
sleep. They sometimes spend an hour or
more in their endeavors, rocking and singing
until they completely exhaust themselves. l
do not believe such process is necessary,
though know many mothers will disagree
with me. l believe that any healthy baby
can be taught to 80 to sleep on the bed by
itself, without any rocking or singing, if the
right means are taken in season. 1t seems
but reasonable to say that no child will cry
to be rocked to sleep who never was rocked
asleep, or cry to be walked with if that habit
has not been practiced, or, in fact, cry Tor
any special thing of which it knows nothing.
Ispeak from experience, not theory Hearth
and Home,
Year: 1873


manured field sown to oats, but not the
slightest result was perceptible. | will not
say that | would have lost my phosphate
had | applied it literally to this particular
field, but surely would have lost it's present
use. A crop Of oats takes from the soil but
three-fourths as much phosphoric acid as
does a crop of wheat aud, while have rea-
son to believe that this field was deficient in
phosphorus, it is probable that the manure
which had been applied furnished the crop
all its required food in kind and amount


Later in the season, as had leisure, |
proceeded at the suggestion OF the Secretary
of our Board Of Agriculture, to prepare in
the most careful manner an experiment
which should Indicate the relative values of
several commercial fertilizers. measured
and staked numerous plots OF ground Of uni
form size and lying in one body. To the
first plot no manure whatever was applied !;
to the second iue cow.mauure at the rate Of
forty two-horse loads per acre was applied !;
to the third one Of the phosphates, carefully
Weighed, five hundred pounds to the acre,
and besides this the same proportions Of the
manure, and wood ashes, forty bushels per
acre. Other phosphates followed in success
sion with manure aud ashes, aud then the
same phosphates with only ashes, and then
again the same phosphates alone. AT the
end was plot with ashes alone. The whole
was sown to corn.fodder in drills, as being a
crop which required a considerable supply Of
food, and one which could readily weigh.
| | found satisfaction in the results of my
experiment 1t showed me that my soil
which was strong, gravelly loan, aud
trench plowed very deep, was in good condi-
ton That was ALL for could perceive nc
difference in the yield Of the several plots
whether nanured or without manure.
sometimes fancicd that one phosphate was
ahead of the others by few inches, but as
often doubted, and at last | came to the con
clusion which have given.


My employmentof this crop Of green-ioddel
corn for the purpose of testing various super
phosphates was not must think, u wis,
choice, for the crop requires but very little
phosphoric acid, scarcely more than a tentl
of its ash being of this substance. Wheat
rye, or buckwheat, Of the ash of whose graiI
phosphoric acid forms almost one half, woulC
have afforded better test. 1t is seldom
that any better facilities for making sucl
comparisons can be required than are offereC
oy field already sown to any Of thes
grains.


make no question but there are, even il
New England, fields, or even tracts Of lane
Of considerable extent, which do not need al
application Of phosphorlc acid aud the fire.
use Of superphosphates, at the high rates a
which,they are sold, might to.a great exten
be waste Of money. | have in mind sucl
a tract at no great distance from where
write, but newer land and Of different sol
from this of which have spoken, where on
OF the best phosphates in the market as
shown both by analysis and by use, has bee
generally tried, aud where not single ia'
mer is able to say that he has seen the slight
est result from it, OF course all the farmer
of the neighborhood ara persuaded it is
humbug.
Year: 1873

1t is only about one-half century since
Lord Townsend, Of England, urged upon the
farmers of that kingdom the Importance Of
cultivating roots as field crop for feeding
stock, aud so peIsstently did he urge them
to raise turnips, that he won the name of
" Turnip Townsend, in derison for his ar.
dent desire to have them cultivate that root.
At this time it is said that England could
not pay the interest upon her national debt
were it not for her turnip crop, OF such
Importance has it become there, that the
farmer would sooner neglect almost any
other crop than that of roots.


The subject of feeding stock is one that
ought to interest every farmer; for, to a
great extent, the profit in stock raising or
in the dairy depend upon successful feeding.
In more favorable climes stock will do very
well on hay alone, which is to cattle what
bread is to their owners-the staff of their
lives We all know that there is n great
difference in the nutrtial power Of food. AL
though both man aud beast can live upon
one kind of food for Il long time, yet we
know that change is desirable both fer
health and comfort. 1t is, therefore desira-
bic that we not only cultivate and provide n
variety of food for man, but also for our
stock, Here in New England, where we
must feed from the barn from November to
May, (six months), it almost becomes an alb
solute necessity to provide various kinds Of
fodder, in order to have our stock in a good
growing condition when turned to grass in
spring, Grass being the natural feed for
our stock, it is not strange that they should
shrink in flesh when compelled to feed Who'll
ly upon dry, and often coarse fodder, dur
ing our long wintersi and, unless they are
iod with more or less grain, or its equiva'


lent in roots, they will come to u stand still
in their growth or usefulness In the West
where grain can be had for less than one.hali
the price here, perhaps it would be cheaper
than roots, Here in New England, roots car
be raised co mpaatiyoly for much less prio'
! than grain while for winter feeding fcal
Year: 1873

Probably one of the greatest annoyances
the man who keeps hired help is subjected
to, is the trouble Of keeping all tools in their
proper places, and seeing that they are put in
their places clean and in good condition. lhave
found It to be one of the hardest things to
learn hired men and boys to do, to always
take the time after using tool to put it in
ITS place. A place for all tools, and then
all tools in their places, is hard rule to
learn among farm help. Ike to have my
tools where | eau find them as well in the
dark as IN the light. Do not like to be
obliged always in the evening or night to
have lantern to find the pltchfork that is in
daily use, or TO harness horse. have
tried various ways to learn help to keep all
tools in their places, and have found
notices firmly posted up III tool house, barns,
sheds, and all places where tools are used or
kept, to be the most effective towards keep
ing tools in place, and peace in the family.
On the farm very many things can be thrown
down, and if there Is no system, regularity
or care, they are often lost or not to be found
when most wanted. Plows, hnrrows chains,
and other implements will be left out in the
lot, and hammers wrenches, saws, axes,
bolts, nuts and other like articles, will be
laid up on stone or stump, the wall or fence
corner, instead Of in their proper places In
winter farm tools should all be in the tool
house or sheds, and then they occasionally
need little looking after to see if they are
wintering we'll. Dust, dirt moisture and
other kinds of filth will collect on the tools
in the sheds and in the tool house, and they
need an occasional busting and cleaning up
and looking after. If any are broken or out
Of repair, the winter season is the time to
hunt them up and mend them, so as to have
all in readiness when they may be wanted in
the spring As spring will soon be here,
and all tools will be wanted at minute
notice, if not previously done, these matters
should be looked to at once. Delays are
dangerous to the farmer especially in spring
| time.


Generally farmers are too busy through
the summer and fall to clean up much about
the inside Of buildings, but in winter and
spring there are now and then days when il
is not convenient or profitable to work out oI
doors, and on such days cleaning up and put.
ting things to rights might be done. Cobwebs
and all other filth and dirt might be brushed
down and cleaned up, and make the build
ings look neater and tdier, and then one
need not be ashamed to have company droI
IN. Horse and COW stables, and harnes,
rooms, all look better for little brushing
overhead and on the sides, and if there il
more stormy weather than inside work, give
them all coat Of whitewash. Besides add
ing to the looks this will be job that vii
pay every time.


Ewes and lambs now need the very bes
OF care aud liberal feed. Ewes need plenty
Of good, sweet hay with liberal alowanc,
OF grain Of some kind, if spring lambs ar,
wanted for the butcher Why Nor.


BrattieJo,O, March IA, 1878.
Year: 1873

A vivacious lady correspondent of the st.
Louis Republican, who knows some Of the
troubles of which she writes, thus gives ut
terance to her woes She says very truly


One Of the most exciting occupations Of
woman's existence is matching things. In
olden days when you got blue dress, or
stone-coored dress, or maroon colored dress,
you ordered the dress pattern home and then
coolly walked into a trimming store, and
bought maroon buttons or blue fringe or stone-
colored velvet, with calmness unknown to
modern times. Now there are twenty new
colors and 596 shades to each color. Ispeak
from experience. You buy your dress, and
then the mad excitement of the chase is your
lot and portion. Armed. .yith a rag to match
the pursuit commences. have lady friend
who calls five times week. look at her
haggard countenance and mournfully ask
"Is it velvet ?" 1t most always is, and when
it is MT, it S buttons. That woman will some
day perish like frog, with a sample in her
claw, before some dry goods counter.


was thinking over poetry the other day
Il think of poetry pretty often just now,) and
Goldsmith's verses came into my head
"When lovely woman stoops to folly" etc.
" Eureka !" cried l las they say on the cook
stoves)


When lovely woman stoops to folly


And buys dress she cannot match,


She runs a most melancholy


And learns eggs will never hatch


The only refuge left that woman to soothe
her grief, and dry her eye, is just to run her
traps to Jolly's and leave her trimming there
to dye. That's my little discovery and pat
ent.ofiice report No more waltzing into fan
cy stores for me, with that distressing conun.
drum, &" Can you show me fringe, this shade r.
l have it made and dyed it saves the souls
| have at both ends unhcard OF wear and
tear
Year: 1873

the same is true of all those who ship from
this section, aud | wish them all success in
proportion to their enterprise. II it be true
that " he who causes two blades Of grass to
grow where only ono grew before" is a ben
efactor Of his race, is he not also beuefac-
tor who causes like Improvement in the
production of wool, or aids in spreading such
improvements broadcast over the land If
the present stock of sheep in the sections
mentioned were replaced by such as are
being shipped to those localities from Addi-
son county, the value of the wool product of
those sections would be more than doubled,
with the same cost of keeping and care.
Year: 1873

Beat six eggs together, put half cup of
sugar in it, one cup Of lard and one of butter,
then add three teacups Of bakers yeast from
recipe for that. If the yeast is at all sour
add little soda. Beat it well and stir in
gradually one gallon of sifted -four. Work
it well, making it a soft dough, and put it to
rise, Two hours before baking make the
rolls out place them in your pans or oven to
rise and bake in time for breakfast or tea.
Year: 1873

One pint Of sour milk, small teaspoon.
ful of soda, one teaspoonful Of sugar and salt.
Graham flour enough to make thick batter.
Bake in rings or drop the batter in spOonfuls
on square tin.
Year: 1873

Practically the roots are worth more or
in other words, when fed in connection with
dry fodder their relative value is increased
When we compare them with green fodder
their value is shown still more favorably, as
will be seen by the following analysis. ,i.
Year: 1873

Yesterday morning Christian
Hutchmaker took his daughter Maria,
aged thirteen months, to the roof OF
his residence, No. 5I2 East Thirteenth
street, which is five stories above the
sidewalk, and placing her in y little
carriage wheeled her round the roof to
amuss her, The roof is fiat toward
the rear of the building, but the front
slopes toward low parapet A neigh
Dor CHANGING to come on the roof,
Matchmaker, who had the carriage
near the slope, en- eEed into eOnver-
satiOn and unconA4ohsly let go the
carriage, which ran down the slope,
bounded over the parapet, and was
lost 70 sight before the father could
comprehend what had occurred. The
carriage was found on the sidewalk
entirely demolished, and from among
the debris the child was picked up
unconscious and bleeding from the
mouth. A police surgeon and DIR.
Zelda were summoned and ascertain
ed that the infant had escaped with
only slight eentusions, and under their
care it recovered consciousness, and
was last night doing well.-N y
World
Year: 1873

any idea of heaven" said a worn
out lady to us the other day, isis a
place where there is no housekeeping
or boarding-houses."


1t may not be a theological, but is
a sensible view for the weary. This
business Of providing for our daily
wants wears out the souls and bodies
Of our wives and children, aud bids
fair to become the skeleton in every
mans household. Nor is it easy to
provide remedy; money will not
buy help. Pay what you will, in
someway or other you are the servant
Of your servants, and find that your
home comfort depends on your kitch-
en-. This question of how to live is
rapidly becoming the great social prob
lem of our times, not only in the
United States, but in Europe. The
idea Of general equality spreads like a
pest.lence, until the whole organiza-
ton of society topples from top to
bottom What the upshOt will be it
is impossible to fOresee, but one thing
is certain, the solution is approaching
pretty rapidly, and while waiting for
It's appearance we may well exclaim
with the liturgy. "GOOd Lord deliver
us!'-N. o. PickdylHe.
Year: 1873

The soul that sinnath, it shall die.


Praise is the daughter Of present
power.


knowledge annd humanity come
upon US together.


The church grows by tears, and
withers by smiles.


1t is a certain sign Of an 10 heart to
be inclined to defamation.


There is some promise i'm your BIZ
BILE exactly adapted To every trying
hour.


the poor to live upon as for the rich to
look upon.


1t is one thing to wish to have
truth on one side and another to he on
the side Of truth.


When men grow virtuOus i'm their
old age, they only make'a sacrifice to
God Of the DEVILS leavings.


He who tells a lie is not sensible
how great a task he undertakes, for
he must be forced to invent twenty
more to maintain one.


There is nothing wanting TO make
all rational and disinterested people
in the world Of one religion, but thai
they should talk together every day


A short and certain way to obtain
the character Of reasonable aud
wise man is, whenver any one tells
you his opinion, to comply with him


A man should never be ashamed to
own he has been in the wrong, which
is but saying, in other words, that he
is wiser to-day than he was yester-
day.


A man without assurance is liable
to be made uneasy by the folly or i'll
nature Of every one he cOnverses with.
A man without mOdesty is lost 10 all
sense Of honor and virtue.
No time Of seeming inactivity is
I laid upon you by God without a Just
reason. II is God calling upon YOU 10
do your business by ripening in quiet
all your powers for some higher
sphere Of activity which is about to
be opened 70 you. The eighteen years
! at Nazareth, what was their result
/ A few years Of action, but Of action
concentrated, intense, infinite: not
one work, not one deed, which did
not tell, and which will not tell, upon
I the universe forever.
/ Forgetting God is, perhaps the sin
Of the day. Vast masses OF respectG-
bic, well-meaning people, who do not
mean to be classed with great sinners
are guilty Of this sin. They never
think Of God, Of his law, or Of their
duty 10 serve bin. When wakened up
to think upon the subject, you can
see that they mean well, but the mind
is so OverwOrked in thinking worldly
/ thoughts, that God has 80 chance.
So many things claim their attention
that God is crowded out