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VERMONT FARMER s 1 -A.3ST A.O-E.IOtJLTXJDElA.Ii -A.3STID F-A.3yCIXiTT NEWSPAPER POE TISIB IRTTrR-A-IjISTS OF THE 0-P,EB3ST 3yCOXJ3SrT-A.I3ST Stt.A.rJEE. VOLUME II. ST. JOHNS13URY, FRIDAY, 0mBER'L8, 1872. NUMBER 46. I'UIlMSIIEt) WEr.KLY, .t sr. aouA'snvn i'T nr CUMM1NGS & H0SKIW3. Tcrin.Ono oopy, per unnum, ...9'J.30 If pld strictly In mlranco,... 'J.OO For Speolsl terms to Clubs soo tcooml pugo. Hates of Advertising. Short adrertlMincnts, 74 cent per Inch for Rrst laser tlon. Each inbtequent Insertion, 35 cenUpor Inch. N charge less than tt.OO. Farorable rates for oxtenslro and yearly adrertteers majr be had upon application to the publishers. THIS lXHlTY-ACHK FAIIM. I'm thlnlda', wife, of neighbor Jones, that man ol stal wart arm, He Urea In peace and plenty on a forty -acre farm i While men are all around us, with hands and hearts asore, Who own two hundred acres, and still aro wanting more. Ills Is a pretty llttlo farm, a pretty little house i llo has a lorltg wife within, as quiet as a monse Ills children play around tho door, their father's life to charm, Looking as neat and tidy as tidy little farm. No weeds are In the corn Oelds, no thistles in the oats The horses show eood keeping by their One and glossy coatsi Tho cows within the meadow, resting 'neath tho beech en shade, . Learn all the gentle manners of the gentle milking maid. Within the Belds, on Saturday, he leaves no cradled grain To be gathered on the morrow for rear of coming rain, lie keeps the Sabbath holy, his children learn his ways, And plenty Mils his barn and bin after tho harvest days. lie never has a law-suit to take him to the town For the very simple reason thero are no lino fences down. The bar-room In the Tillage docs not hare for him a charm, I can always find my neighbor on his forty-acro farm. Ills acres are so very few he plows them very deep 'Tls his own hands that turn tho sod, 'tis his own hands that reap i lie has a place for everything, and things are In their place i The sunshine smiles upon his Oelds, contentment on his face. May we not learn a lojton, wife, from prudent neigh bor Jones, And not, for what we haven't got, giro vent to sighs and moans 1 a The rich ar'n't always happy, nor trco from lllo's alarms, But blest are they who lire content,, though small may be their farms. TUB MYSTKttY OP HOM.OW-ASII. You want to know about the smash That happened down to lIollcr-AsU t Wall I If anybody knows, lie wears about my style of clothes. 'Twas Deacon Ilumper's fureral, And all was goln' well When them there Templars, up In town, On an excursion train cum down. I drlv the mourners, and "Jo Fresh" lie went ahead of the procesh, And as we nearod the railroad track, Wo seed that train a oomln' back. Jo turned around and winked at me. And from his vest he drew a V. "I'll bet you those that this here hearse Crosses ahead of that excurs." The mourners they sot up a yell, And then was mlssln' for a spell i It was amailn' how that crowd Cavorted upward In a cloud. We piled them victims on the sward, About three quarters of a cord. On top we put the deacon's meat, But where Jo went we all was beat. We searched the ruins of that train But all our searchln' was in vain, And to this day it docs beat me, Where the piece went that held that V. Fen-Spatter. Men of color Painters. Tho last man A cobbler. Flash language Telegrams. The children's kingdom I.np-laml. A western settler Tho sun at evening. Forgers to bo encouraged Blacksmiths. A now name for tight boots A corn crib. Fine manners are tho mantle of fair minds. Tho original Dolly Vimlcn Joseph's coat, Let evil words dio as soon as they're spok. on. A "sad doa" Ono who tarries long nt tho whine. Agricultural dancing masters Hop incr chants. Courting after marriage Applying for a divorce 1 When tho rain falls docs it ever riso again? Yes, in dew tlnio. Tho polito name now for temperate drink ers, is short horns. Circumstances vary but tho amount of Imp pines remains the same. Whv aro elections liko tents? Ilecauso tho canvass ends nt tho polls. Tho prc-hystcrio period Iteforo tight lac. tng was invented. Whv is tho letter II liko firo? Ilecauso it makes .oil boll. Human nature Is a crooked stick, and, liko a dog's hind log, hard to straighten. If God needed worship Ho would not bo God. It Is you that need to worship Iliin. What Is that which makes every person sick but thoso who swallow it? Flattory. A party hearing of a dog after Laudsccr, wanted to know what ho was after him for. A reporter, in depleting a wreck at sea, says that no less than thirteen unfortunates bit the dust. Why is a littio log's tall liko the heart ol a tree? Ilecauso it is farthest from tho bark. "Doctor, how shall I prevent inyhalr from becoming grey?" "Dyo Immediately, mad am." A fisherman on tho dock had a blto yes terday, but says he'll kill tho dog If It takes ten years. A thing not generally known That people who get to high words often use low lan guage "Thoy fired two shots at him," wroto an Irish reporter. "Tho first shot Killed him, but tho second was not fatal." Formerly wo treated thoso from whom wo differed In theology to n hot stake, now wo only offer thorn a cold shoulder. Gold is tho only Idol that Is worshipped In nil lands without a temple, aud by all, sects without hypocrisy. What Is tho difleronco between fixed stars nnd shooting stars? Tho ono aro suns, tho othor darters. A man who has traveled through New Jorsey says ho s iw somo land thero so poor that you couhlu t mlso u ilUturbmico on it. The book to which reference U inot fro- qucntly made now-a-ilayn Thupoeket book, It Is joy to think tlm bo.t wo can of human k,nri, (&0iTf3p0nbcn:ec. CROPS &C. IN HARDWICK. To the Editor of the Vermont farmer : Tho season of vegetation having noarly passed away, n word respecting the crops, tho results of tho year, may not, bo with, out interest. It has been a season of execs sivo heat and moisture, highly furornblo to vegetable growth. Tho hay crop was very heavy, much nbovo tho average, but some of it has been harvested iu a damaged, comli tiou. Corn was of large growth and late, but owing to the ubseuco of early frosts it has ripcn'cd well, and may bo regarded jis fully an nver.igo in quantity aud quality. Wheat aud oats wcro damaged to somo ci- tent by rust and bad harvest wcathor. Latc- bowii oats aro generally poor nnd light. Po tatoes rusted early, and are reported as rot ting badly in soma localities ; a small crop of inferior quality is anticipated. Fruit, consisting principally of apples, are few nnd small, almost a failure. Hardwick is somewhat noted as a dairy town, beiug ono of tho best iu this section of the Stato. The butter crop this season is large, probably not excelled by any previous year, and mostly remains yet in the bauds of tho farmers. Many aro gcttiug anxious, however, aud de sire to sell, but are loth to accept present prices. This town presents a Quo field for tho butter dealer who wishes to invest money iii a really Quo article at reasonable prices. But little cheeso is made, aud that only fur homo use. Grass-fed beef is quite abund ant, tho best selling at 7 and 8 cents per pound. II. Hardwick, Oct. 8. STANDARD OF AYRSHIRE COWS. Tho following aro the points which tho lloyal Agricultural Association of Ayrshire has established as the standard of Ayrshire cows: "Head short; forehead wide; uoso fine between tho muzzle aud tho eye ; inuzzlo moderately largo; eyes full and lively; horns widely set ou, inclining upwards, and curving slightly inwards; neck long aud straight from the head to tho top of tho shoulders, frco from loose skin iu tho under side, fine at its junction with tho head, and the muscles sym metrically enlarging towards tho shoulders ; eiftuldcrs thin at tho top ; brisket light ; the whole forcquartcr thin in front, and gradual ly iucreasiog in depth and width backwards; back short and straight; spino well defined, especially at tho shoulders ; short ribs arched ; the body deep at tho flauks, and the milk veins well developed ; pelvis long, "broad, and straight ; hip bone wido apart, and not much overlaid with fat ; thighs deep aud broad ; tail long and slender, and set ou a level with tho back ; udder capacious, aud extending well forward ; hinder part broad and firmly attached to tho body ; the solo or under surface nearly level ; the teats from two to two and a half inches in length, equal in thickness ; aud hanging'perpcndiculariy ; their distance apart at tho sides should be equal to about one-third the length of tho udder, aud across to about one-hall of the breadth; legs short, tho bones fine, and the joints firm; skin soft and clastic, and covered with soft, closj and woolly hair; tho colors preferred are brown, or Juown and white, the colors being distinctly defined ; Mugl.t of animal, when fattened, about forty imperial stones, (500 lbs.,) sicking the offal." WASHING BUrTifl. M. J. Roberts, of tho Iowa Agricultural College, in answer to a query on Iliin sub ject says ; I answer in tho negative. I usk what is the uso of mixing wat r with jojr butter, when you admit that it must all bo worked out? Any buttcr-m.i'ner knows that if you sale your butter and let it stand from twelve to twenty-four hours, tho buttermilk or water will separate itself, when worked tho second timo. When my butter is churn ed, I let off tho buttermilk and press it to gether gently, getting out what milk is lying loosely iu it. I then work in tho salt, us ing caro not to work it too muoh. I then take it up in tho bowl, and set it in a cool placo till evening, or tho next morning, when I considor tho salt dissolved, and tho butter ready fur tho second working. This must not bo dono by pounding and crushing, but gently breaking apart aud pressing together until tho moisturo resulting has tho appear- anco of brine. If wanted for immediate uso I mako it up in pats or rolls ; if not, I pack it in clcau, sweet jars, filled within an inch of the top; then dampen a cloan cloth and lay over tho butter, and fill up with salt to exclude tho air. In this way 1 have never failed to keep butter in a cool, dry cellar, Ooo-half ounco salt to tho pound will do, but I 'ry to salt to tasto; at least toe uso a littio more. I liko tho Blanchard churn as well as any of tho patents I havo seen. Thero is no diffi culty iu keeping it sweet and clean, but I do not bclievo thero is any better way of uiak ing butter than tho old fashioned dash churn, II you only havo tho backbono to work it. Tho milk producers in tho region about New York have at last bocomo thoroughly aroused to a sense of tho manner in which thoy aro defrauded by tho middlemen who furnish tho lacteal fluid or what passes for it to tho city customers, aud aro taking measures to protect themselves by organizing producers' associations which will doliver tho milk directly to tho consumers. It is said that New York pays 812,000,000 annually for milk, whilo tho dairymen reccivo only $3,000,000, tho greater part of tho profits being absorbed by tho middlemen, who do an imincuso amount ol adultcratiou, aud tho producers arc going to ecu if thoy cannot get a llttlo larger share of tho just profits of tho business. Tho consumers, who aro, if possi blu, even moro interested in tho correction of I ,1 . I... .V .1 , 10 I,re8C"1 "J "'- u w,l;u ,,luy Bro l'y ing large sums of money lor chalk and wa tcr, of courso wclcomo tho new movement) in tho hopo of securing better milk, and tho prospect of a considerable improvement, if not a genuino reform, of tho business is quito encouraging. PROFITABLENESS OF THE CHEESE FACTORY. Tho prosperity of the agricultural districts, wherever this business has been introduced, is universally known and acknowledged. One of the many evidences of its profitable ness to tho patrons, or stockholders, will he found in tho following statement from Mr. W. h. Uoonlcy, of tho Spring Brooks, Oak. land County, Michigan, Cheese Factory, giv ing tho operations of that faotory during the year 1871 : Number flu. milk received, Number lbs. cheese made, 1,141,313 llo.G'.lO in.mu Total receipts from siilo of cheese, Kxpcnso ol loanuiaciuring, Kxpenso of marketing, Kxpenso of superintending, Kxpenso current, Interest on factory, Total expenzos, Net profit, 196.11 C9.3G 313.1X1 I3.0H.S3 $11,2.M Stork httshuj. A TROTTING WONDER. Wo saw the threc-ycars-old Lambert filly, belongiugto George Hammond, trot last week, nnd must say wo novcrsaw anything liko her. Her grandsire, (old Kthan Allen,) iu his host days, had no more even, stridy, haudsomo way of reducing timo to its lowest minimum, than this filly. If old Hysdick can show a thrce-ycars-old filly that call beat her for beauty or speed, wo would liko to sec her trot. Siio made a full milo ou Mr. Ham mond's half mile track iu 2:40 1-2, without a skip or break, aud apparently with great ease. It was tho opinion of good judges who saw Imr, that she could have shortened tho timo materially. It must be remembered that this filly has been broken this season, aud consequently has but littio training. Middltlury Register. QUALITY OF MEATS, AND IM ' PROVEMENT OF STOCK. Owing to the marked individuality which man exhibits in the selection of his food, and to tho iutimato relationship subsisting be tween food and tho organism it nourishes, it is impossible to nrraugo the nlimcntal substanc es in tho strict order of their nutritive values. You can bring a horse lo tho water, but you cannot compel him to drink it; you can swallow any kind of food you please, but you cannot forco your stomach to digest it. It is therefore vain to tell n man that a certain kind of food is shown by chemical analysis to be nutritious, when his stomach tells him unmistakably that it is poisonous, and refuses to digest it. Thero are persons who relish and readily digest fat pork, and yet they can not cat a single egg with impunity ; others enjoy and easily as-smilato eggs, but ihoir stomachs cannot tolerate a particle of fat. Every day wo see exemplified tho truth of tho proverb that "ono mau's meat is another man's poison." Tho enormous and rapidly increasing de mand for meat which characterizes tho food markets of theso ikys, has reacted iu a re markable manner upon tho nature of tho aui- mats that supply it. Formerly the animals that furnished pork, muttou and beef, were allowed to attain tho ago of thrco years old and upwards beforo they wcro considered to bo"ripo" for the butcher; but now sheep and pigs are perfectly matured at tho early ago of one year ; and two-year-old oxen furnish a large quota of our roast beef. Tho so-called I improvement of stock is simply tho forcing of them into nu unnatural degrco of fatnfcss at n early age; and this end is attained by dexterous selection and crossing of breeds, by avoidance, of cold, by diminishing as much as possible their muscular activity, and lastly, and chiefly, by over-feeding them with con' ccntratcd aliments. Every ono knows that a man so obcio as to be unable to walk cannot bo in a healthy stato ; yet many feeders of stock look upon the monstrous fat bulls and cows of fair prizo celebrity as normal types of tho bovino tribo. It requires but littio argument to rofuto so fallacious a notion. No doubt it is desira bio to encourage tho breeding ol those varic tics of animals which exhibit tho greatest dis position to fatten, and to arrive early at ma turity; but tho forcing of individual animals into au unnatural stato of obesity, except for purely experimental puposcs, is a practice which cannot be too strongly deprecated. If breeders contented themselves with handing over to tho butcher their hugo living blocks of fat, tho matter would not, perhaps, bo very serious, but unfortunately it is too often tho practice to turn them to accouut as sires aud dams. Wcro wo to judgo at a cattlo show, wo certainly should disqualify every extremely fat animals entered for compel! tion unionist tho breeding Block. Uulcss parents are healthy and vigorous, their prog' cny aro almost certain to bo unhealthy and weakly ; aud it is inconceivable that an ex trcmcly obese bull, and an unnaturally fat cow, could be tho progenitors of healthy off spring. Wo should by all meaus improve our livo stock ; but wo should bo careful not to overdo tho thing, If wo must havo ponderous bulls aud cows at our fat cattlo exhibitions, let us condemn to spoedy immolation thoso unhappy victims to a most absurd fashion ; but iu tho name o common sense let us leave the perpetuation of the species to individuals in a normal stat whoso muscles aro not replaced by fat, whosa hearts uro not hypcrtrophicd, and whoso lungs aro capablo of effectively performing tho function of respiration Thero is conolusivo ovidenco to provo that ono of tha effects of tho present modo of fat toning beasts is discaw of tho internal or gaus of tho animal ; but it is by no moans certain that tho flesh of thoso diseased am inals Is uuwholcsomo as food, Tho flesh of au over-fattened animal differs from that of a lean, or moderately fat ono, in coutainlng au exceedingly high proportion of lat but it has not been proved that tho fat of prizo animals differs Iron that of lean kinc, or that it is less wholesome or nutritious, llo tho llcsh of thoso exceedingly fat animals un- wholcsomo.or not, thcroaro thousands of per sons to whom its greasy quality renders it peculiarly acccptablo ; and as for thoso who alike fat, thoy do not usually invest their inonoy in tho flesh of prizo sheep or oxen. At tho same timo it must not bo understood that all, or oven a largo proportion of full, matured stock is in a diseased state ; though most of them tho vital aud muscular pow ers aro undoubtedly exceedingly low. Tho meat of animals brought very early to maturity is seldom so valuable as tho natu- lly dcvclupoJ article. There is no doubt but that sheep unit oxen, from throe to five years old, moderately fat, aud fairly oxer- sing their looomotivo powers, furnish tho most savory, and perhaps tho most nutritious meat; but il such were tho only kind of meat iu dcuiuud, it may bo fairly doubtid that the supply would bo equal to it. Tho prnduco of meat in this country has been rapidly increasing. It is chiefly by means of tho high pressure system that tho produce ' meat has been so considerably increased. If this system was abandoned, tho produc tion would bo greatly diminished, aud the consequently high price of tho article would aco it beyond the reach of tho masses of io population, Besides, it has not been proved that tho flesh of tho animals brought early to maturity is inferior, except somowhat flavor, to the meat ofthrce-ycar-old beasts. Thero is, no doubt, pleuty of unwholesome meat offered for sale, but it is that of animals which wcro affected by diseases as likely to ttack tho young as tho old. On tho whole, then, wo may say of our system of fattening stock, that it produces a maximum amount of meat on a given area of land ; and that tho meat so produced is, except in rare cases, perfectly wholesome Prairie Farmer. IJarttculturc. THE DUCHESS OF OLOENBURGH. Wo see that this fine Itusaiau apple took the lead at the late Stato Fair iu Minneso ta among thoso ndaptcd to a sovero Northern imate. It lias uot generally been regard ed as an apple of high flavor, but specimens that grew upon two-year-old trees in our nursery tho past season agreeably disap pointed us in that respect, being really good as au eating apple. It is extremely produc tive, as well as an early bearer, aud the fruit is largo and haudsomo. HOUSE PLANTS IN WINTER. James Vide, of Rochester, olteu gives val uable information iu his annual catalogue. In relation to profitable house plants for winter and how to keep them, ho says: Tho hyacinth aud narcissus, the crocuses and early tulips, aro especially adapted to house culture. Tho Egyptian lily is a favor ito for tho house, and with a few gcrnniums, etc., will mako a fino collection. All the lilies will grow well iu the house, tho lowjiflorium being tho first to flower, tho auratum next, and tho lancifolium sorts last. Tho dicetitra, or bleeding heart, is so excellent for winter blooming and keeps so long in flower that it is favorite with us. It will plcaso every ono. Tho ivy aud madeira vino aro fine climbers, ml furnish abundance of dolicato foliage Many plants in tho garden that havo not bc como exhausted by ovcrflowcriug may bo taken up and potted beforo hard frosts, and in this way a collection can bo secured at a very littio cost or labor. Tho stock, tropicolum, dianthus, agcratum, coboea scandens, are de sirablo for this purpose Few plants can enduro tho high tempera ture and dry atmosphere of most of our liv ing rooms. The tcmpcraturo should not bo allowed to go abovo sixty-five iu tho day timo and not abovo forty iu tho night. As much air and light as possible should bo given, whilo the leaves should be sprinkled every morning. A spare room, or parlor, or extra bedroom, is better for plants than a living room. A bay window, connected with warm room, especially if facing tho south or cast, makes an excellent place for keeping plants in winter. It should havo glass door on the inside, which can bo closed a part of tho time, especially when sweeping aud dust' ing. Tho main thing in kcoping houso plants iu health is to sccuro an even tcmpcraturo, a moist atmouphcro and freedom from dust Sprinkle tho leaves occasionally, aud when they need wntcr uo it freely. If th i green fly, or aphis, appears, wash wi'.h soapsuds fre quently, and occasionally with a littio tobac co water, or a decoction of quassia chips. If tho rod spider comes, it shows the plants are in too dry an atmosphere. Hum a littio sul phur under the plants, tho fumes of which will kill tho spider, and afterwards keep the stems and leaves well moistened. Occasional ly, but not often, worms appear in tho pots. This can bo avoided in a great mcasuro by carsful potting, A littio weak limo water is sometimes of benefit in such cases, also five drops of liquid ammonia to p gallon of wa ter, though, perhaps, tho bettor way is to re pot, removing the earth carefully, so as not to injure tho growth of tho plant. Whilo a good many plants can bo obtained from, tho garden for potting for winter flow ers, tho bulbs must bo tho main roliance, aud aro unrivaled for houso culture during tho winter months. As nearly all can bo growu in so many ways In pots, or baskots of saud aud mos, or in vessols of hot water they are almost au endless sourco of interest aud nmuso mcnt in every stago of growth. With a littio moss from tho woods or swamps, a few quarts of sand, somo pots, or a shallow box or two, and a few dozen crocuses, early tulips, hya cinths aud uarcissusos, any ono is prepared for a pleasant littio winter garden," RED SPIDER ON FRUIT TREES. Among tho insect enemies of tho fruit- grower, it is singular that no ono has refer red much to this spider. It is a email enemy to bo sure, but ono by no means to bo do spisod. It makes up by its immense numbers for its diminutivo appearance A horticul tural friend who has just roturnod from a trip ,up tho Hudson river, and who is well acquaint ed with tho devastation caused by tho red spider iu greenhouse culture, tells us that many orchards in that reputable fruit region havo tho foliago half destroyed by this littio pest, without any ono seeming to know that anything is the matter with tho trees, except that they exhibit an unaccouutablo rustiucss on tho upper surface. Wo find that thero aro somo of theso insects ravaging tho orchards of our own district, as our friend hands us somo applo leaves on which nro scores. Thoy iiave to bo examined with a good pocket lens in order to get n good Impression of their activ ity nnd destructivencss. Thoy appear larger than thoso we find iu greenhouses, on roses, fuchsias, and other tender plants; but wheth er or uot thoy aro a diffct$ntpccics from these or natives of tho soil, or aro introductions rom some other parts, uro questions which may, perhaps, interest tho entomologist, but will hardiy uid in tho destruction of tho foo. Wo suppose on largo trees tho labor would bo too great to attempt any means for their oradicatiou, but fur young trees which are easily reached, it might bo well worth whilo to try to keep them down. Tho popular re cipo in garden books is to mix flour of sulphur in greasy water, and then'syringo with it, of courso keeping the mouth of the syringe near the surface of tho water whilo drawing up tho iquid, as tho oily and sulphury water floats only ou tho top, and isdrawn into the syringo only iu that way. This greasy liquid causes the sulphur to udhcro to tho leaves, and it is said tho'red spider abandons theso leaves in disgust. The hot, dry atmosphere of our country is peculiarly favorable to tho cxistcuco of the red spider ; aud when wo know how great a pest it is to tho fruit grower under glass, it seems to us well worth looking after him when he undertakes to fasten ou our fruit trees in tho open air. Exchange. SWEET POTATOES IN VERMONT. Tho Middlcbury Register says: It has generally been supposed that sweet potatoes could not be successfully raisod in this climate. Our agricultural editor has knocked that theory into pi, however, by rXising sovcral barrels of as uico tubers as wo havo seen auywhere. Wo havo tested them too aud find them toothsome as well as comely. Tho editor of tho Faumkii has raised sweet otatotf Huoooeafully, ovory tteaeou of the nix duriog which he has lived upon the shore of Iako Mcmphrcmagog. Anybody can raise them who has a sandy soil nnd a southcru exposure iu which to plant them. Tho plant should bo set about tho first of Juno; in hills raised in a conical form to tho height of a foot, putting a shovel full of well rotted ma nure in tho center. Mr. Chapman and we havo tried tho experiment iu Vermont because both of us havo resided seme timo in tho sweet potato growiug regions, and knew that anywhere that coru will ripcu the sweet potato will grow. Tho Horticulturist, reviewing tho Agri cultural departments of tho leading papers of tho largo cities, concluded that : Good first-class cditoral talent for agricul tural writiui! is now vcrv scarce. Au abun- dance of pretenders, glib writers, aud uu Bteady agricultural contributors are found, but nouo of them aro men of character, have any versatility of resources, or tho talent to fit them for tho cditoral chair. Iu theso days when so many dishonest persons uro found, who mako money iu a dishonorable way, by abusing tho advautagos of their position, tho publio should give more honor to those who aro really honest, nnd aim to do tho publio good service. In our opinion thoso who havo self-dignity, and are moro couocrned iu doing right, and working (not prctcuding) for tho real good of the country, aro to bo encourag. cd, rather than thoso who mako most efforts to put themselves forward for coupiciuous publicity." THE ORLEANS COUNTY At llniton, Oct. 1 nuil X FAIR In our issue of lho dth inst. wo gavo a brief notice of this fair. This week wo mako fuller extraots from our notes, tuken on Wednesday, tho 2d, tho whole of which day wo profitably spent in examining tho stock nud other things exhibited by tho good peoplo of ouo of Vermont's most prosperous, progressive aud produclivo counties. Cuttle. Tho largest herd was that of Thomas Ba ker, of Bartoiii embracing 18 head of Dutch, or " Ilolstein j" two Shorthorns, nnd sovcral nico grades. Wo havo repeatedly described Mr. Baker's stock In our reports of fairs, aud iu special notices of his fino farm and its products. It is maiuly from tho old Jarvis importation, though ho has judiciously added fresh blood of somo of tho later introduc tions from tho samo origiual source. Tho Jarvis stock is distinguished, oven among tho Dutch cattlo in this couutry, by its great and uniform cxccllcnco as dairy stock, It is not so heavy as tho largo selected animnls of tho Massachusetts herds, tho importers of which seem to have had iu mind somo iuton tion of maklug tho Dutch rivals to tho Short horns, and to havo regarded sizo quito as much as dairy qualities. Iu adaptation to our elimato this strain shows great natural fitness, or very perfect acclimation. They aro good feeders ; the steers mako stroug, intelligent and haudy cattlo ; nnd both steers and cows fat off quickly, and mako beef that is very acccptablo to tho butchers, if wo may judgo by tho prices thoy aro willing to pay' for them. Mr. Baker always takes high premiums for his Dutch butter, and sells it to regular customers at a considerable advanco oyer average prices. Next in numbers and not inferior to the Dutch, was tho Ayrshire stock ou exhibition Wo havo beforo had occasion to speak highly of tho herd of Duncan lluchanan, of Albany, and especially of his fino bull Gillcspio, which took a premium last year at tho stato lair, and tho first at tho Orleans County, tho samo year, inis year Air. U. look lirst prizes ou both bull and cow in this class ; al so a number of others on cows and heifers. No Devons wcro entered, and but ono Hereford, wo bcliovc. In tho Shorthorn class, Mr. Cleveland's noblo herd was conspicuous by its absence, but thoso entered by Salmon Nye, of Coven try, Thos. liakcr, of llarton, Messrs, Phillips, of Glover, J. 11. Cook, of Greensboro, M. M. Kclsoy, of Derby, and others, make up a show of tho most crcditablo character. Somo very uico Jcrsoys nnd Jersey grades wcro shown, among which wo nolo Salmon Nyo's first ptctmum cow, tho Drs. Skinners' heifer and call, ilr. Markrcs lino yearling bull, and a heifer and calf of Duncan 13u- chauau's. Tho "natives and grades" at this fair were remarkable for tho absenco of puro na- tives among them, aud also for tho proof thoy furnish of how rapidly our nativo stock is being graded up by tho isfusion of good blood. In a few years it will bo almost im- possible to find what was onco known'as a " native," sinco nearly all tho bulls now iu uso havo a blooded ancestry, at least on ono side. Tho premiums on this stock wcro welt distributed among tho different exhibitors. in tins class we una many oi tno ucst ua.ry cows offered for premiums, and winners there- or. Tho impression seems to provail that for tho dairy tho grades or tho so-called dairy breeds, Ayrshircs, Dutch and Jerseys, aro quito equal to tho puro bloods. Among tho oxen and steers we noticed Mr. Hawkins, Duo pair, spoken of in our re- ceiit account of his farm, tho uico pair brought rom Caledonia County by Sir. Ufford, a yoko of Shorthorn two-year-olds, girting six feet and weighing 2200. by D. J. Ware, of T .... t r.i v.. A- -l-il AT- irasourgu, lai oxen uy uriu v,uucr, .ur. Nelson aud J. G. Hall of Barton, aud tho Barton town team of ten yoko. Mr. Clevc- lanu.ot urowmngton, i)l. ivcnncuy, d r., oi iroy, nuu is. 1,. Coiner, ol ueruy. suew good threc-ycar-old steers, nud tho trained calves ol Master Ullord were extremely crcu- itablo to tho skill and caro of their young owner. SI,",, I 'lho show ol sheep at this lair was supen- or in numbers, and a luller representation ot all tho breeds, to tho stato lair ; and it as- tonished us to find that oue county could make sucli a splendid exhibition ot Merinos, bouth Downs, Iciecstcra aud uotswoids to- gethcr as wo tound iu the pens at Uarton. the principal exhibitors ot Merinos were Win. Twombly, Warrcu Mitchell, J. B. Cook and J. Jj. Dodgo; ol leiccsters, llios. Au- derson, of Glover, J. b. Underbill, Charles- ton, aud tho l'hlllips brothers ot Ulover; ot Cotswolds. Salmon Nye, F. Pcrcival and tho riullipses; ol boutu Downs, . D. irench, of Glover, T. Baker, and Lewis Arnold of Salem. Superior grades and fat sheep wcro also bhown, mostly by tho sain men. The whole number ot sheep on tho ground ex- eceded 150. s'e. Pigs aro " uudcr tho weather," nt this timo, " Dpelling " tho sheep in that business. H. Chenoy, of Wcstmorc, had a good Chcs- tcr boar, G. T. Clark, of Albauy, a nico sow aud pigs, as also had Dr. Kimball, of Gov- entry, with a boar pig ; which with another b. p. by II. 0. Whitchcr. made up tho bulk of tho show in this line. Horace, Horses generally como first in fair reports, but wo aro so little skilled iu tho horso busi ness, uniformly cotting cheated in a horso trado and showiug our ignoranco when we talk about them, that wo shall havo to havo a special horso editor before wo cau mako tho F Aim eh a very weighty authority on this subject. Among tho exhibitors who took premiums wo may namo Jack Kendall, nf Nnwriort. on farm and carriaeo horses, h. T 1nl.n,K. .1 G.W.Pratt of tho .am0 town on mare, colt nnd stallion respectively ; G. II. Walworth, of Coventry, on trotting stallion; W. G. Hawkins, of Barton, on matched carriago horses ; Jos. Vanco of AC bany, on Famo and on a rcmarkablo breeding maro and a number of colts ; McClary, ot Al bauy, Mosmau, of Barton, Baldwin, Jennets nud others of the same town, our friend Haynes, of Albany, on his nice filly that also took tho second and ought to have had tho first prizo nt tho stato fair, with others whom wo will not attempt to nauio. Thoso who aro judges say tho horso show was extremely eood and well divided among the different T nB0Ao l n,,!m. - V.H.IVH w. INortucasiern Vermont is sureiy loosing .. , - . . , , up ns a iruit growing couutry, tnaiiKs to Owen Donnegan, Bartlett Byrant, Dr. Hos- kins and a fow other fanatics. Thero was a vcrv crcditablo display of apples, crabs, wanes nnd molons. In tho first N. F. Ball. Moses Bcadlo aud K. 0. Howell took tho prizes. Of crabs, Ball's show was very fine ; ii...i.....ii., ..lnn.l..l.l..;i , . ,, nf iU nnw nnd vprv sunerinr varieties, anion!' ' 1 ' which nro somo vory cdiblo sorts, ono sweet which is a beauty to Jook at, somo that will keep well, and ono, tho largest crab wo ever saw, uot less than two inches in diameter, vet a Siberian without a doubt. Mr, Bcadlo also show n Quo grapo of which wo havo sov cral times spoken. Tho editor of tho Faiim- tu had ou exhibition eight varieties of grapes, embracing Delaware, Salem, Adlrondao, Clinton, Walter, Israolla, Jlartford and Con cord, nil thoroughly ripened. Mr. Whitchcr, of Barton, shew a vcrv largo crapo, not ripe, and without namo. It wus quito rcmarkablo for its size, but is ol uo variety known to us, Nonopo to torn more about it. J. wuugo uito nuu a nico tot oi grupeo, uuu somo grapo wino. which took premiums. Lewis Arnold, of Salem, took tho ribbon on watermelons, but S. 0. Kimball, of Albany, , T , . , , . , i, " and John Way also showed good speclmcus. Lewis Arnold's Japan melons wero the best w exhibition in tno muss ciass, uui inu cum mittco wcro not posted, and gavo tho prizo to tho good old " mush millions," which wcro good of their kind, but wo don't liko tho kind. Mr. Owen is a good gardener though, ns ho showed In tho vcgctablo department. Vrfretnlilea. That funny Webster of tho Monitor, (who is a first class wit if ho only know it, and could beat Nasby or Mark Twain with ono hand tied behind him, aud without trying at all, if he only toould try,; says thero wcro enough vegetables on tho tablo to mako " Vcgctablo Hair lnvigorators " and " Vcg ctablo " patent medicines to grcaso tho hair of nil tho girls and boys, and euro all tho dyspeptics in New England, Tho show in this department was good indeed, better than tho Now England fair, or any other fair this year, so far as wo havo bad a chance to know. Tho priucinal exhibitors wcro Brad- w 0f Browineton, Hall, of Derby. Baker, Itanlinldpr. Hnwllf,. Hill nn.l Ownn nf Rirtnn. Way, Chambcrlin aud Kimball of Albany, Standish and Clark of Glover, Oliver of Charlestou, and Smith of Greensboro. Oth- cr g00j exhibitors might bo named, if spaco allowed. Tho first premiums wcro given on mainrolds to J. Aldcn : supar beets. T. Ba. ko,. carrots, II. Bradley and Daniel Owen ; potatoes, to Milo Ciovcland, D. Owen and H. Bradley ; on kohl rabi, Bradloy'; turnips, j, (j, Oliver; Onions, N. V. Ball, (2d to E. Standish) ; pumpkins, to J. E. Chambcrlin ; ijubbard and Turban squashes. Bradlov: uos(on marr0Wi Mrs. H. Flanders ; cabbage, uall . cucumUers, 0. T. Willard ; tomatoes, uai( (nnJi by lho wayt ffe wouid ask why tomatoes are classed on tho premium list as fru;t whilo melons aro put among tho veget- ablcs. 1 Urnlne nnd Seed". Fifty traces of magnificent corn adorned tho walls, and tho committee, though it had a difficult task, distributed tho premiums with judicious discrimination, Moses Beadle, of I" itartol, Mm tl0 first 0n 12 rowed and Jolm j,a- 0f Albany, on 8 rowed. Thero b , mojCrato show of small crains, Jlr. Baker had somo nice wheat : so did Mr. Pag(Ji PnvcstmorC) who got tho first prcini unl 1radlcy b1iowcJ llsilvcr ,m buck ww .. ..mm, ,o finds somethinir extra, and U q 1ag0 somo gooJ ryc 'We. ought not ,oVn nmittftl flirt rrnnil trnnnq nf nnn nnd i o i i sweet corn, Jesse Aldcu getting first on ono anj jj, j, -pracy 0Il tij0 ol,cri 0 fiud that wo havo already over-run t'a0 gPaCo which can bo riven to tho subject. anj so must pa5S ovur tn0 Floral Hall and Mechanical Department. Thoy wero both g00d and crcditablo to tho exhibitors. But- tcr, cheese, honey and eucar were all abund aut and eood. J. B. Cook took first on but- tcr, Tracy of Browniueton, on cheese, J. W. Howard of Irasburgh, on honey, Moody Con ner lrasburch, G. E. Bryant, Browninctou. aua jC(iS0 Aldcn, lrasburnh, first in tho dif- ftrent grades of sugar, and A. W. Scavoy on maplo honoy. A. M. Foster, of Cabot, ac cording to tho committee, had the best sugar, ad wo Jon't doubt it. for ho is A 1. in a g00d many things. Of courso ho cot no prizo a9 h0.don't hvo in tho county, but tho com- mitteo invited hint to "iine." Tho 18 tubs of butter exhibited would havo been credit' ablo to tho most noted regions of tho couu- try. Orleans is ranking up fast as a dairy county. And, take this show together, it would bo difficult to point out wlicro sho ranks second Qvtcultural Items. Tho hay crop of San .loso valley, Cal is immense Great Britain is threatened with a potato famine Tho South lias lost by the caterpillars near ly 810,000.000 Tho cattlo around Petersburg, Va.,' aro ily ing of tho bloody murrmn Do not keep moro live stock on your farm than you can keep well Thero has been less sorghum ral'cd this year than any year diiriiig tho last tell Over $2,000,000 worth of preserved meat was exported from Australia last year. W. II. Hendrieksou, of Morgan County, III., owns a hog that weighs 11 10 pounds. A wlatnria creeper is throning out its third crop of lllac-colorod blossoms In Now York. Tho Canterbury, X. II., Fanners' Club will hold n Town Fair, October 1(1 nnd 17. A California!! has this year manufactured 100 pounds of opium from ono ncru of pop- pics. One-tlftli of tho entire grain crop of Buffalo County, W is., has been seriously damaged by tllu 1'a"1' lho potato crop in Piscataquis County. I r.. I.? ..l r..ll.. r. tvt I .'IU., 13 il UUl.'l .11 1,111111 II JIUH1 11H. I UU t'UI 11 . , , , Cl lip IS I'ipi! IlillS gUOII. I.li'IiillL' is lho ellaninion sheen enuntv nf . " Ohio, liuvlny 833,010, an increase of 13.0S0 over tno number In 1H7I. Iteports from nil parts of Michigan ngreo that fanners nro sowing an unusually largo """ "fwheat this season. A,lu '"ivrnises tno wrjlla v ana. ' i. r .1.. it... t i. .4.. ' " " ..... -.ei, being unable to pay expenses. Aiiowopuimmi 111 H'nwitown, Mien., mat nail been lost in In... . !.,., .i. ..tr. r iom oitMUM uuiia Dllivu t Mi 'a ' '-'W f Quo hur.dred and fifteen pounds of butter in four weeks from threo cows is tho latest GcorghinohioveineiiU Johnson County, Kansas, lias a cornfield near DeSoto eight miles long nnd font' miles wide. Standing corn In Morgan County, III., sells became downright rudo. If sho now morti from $7 to $n ii new, and at twcnty-flvo Cod her parents by her brusque, pert man. im.hni Pi-ihlieil. ncrs as a littio girl, it was in doing precisely ThnhoKt vleld of wheat In Komi ,lu Uo - County, Wis,, was 1130 bushels from llfly-oiiH ncrcs, owned by John lreioven An unusual amount of California fruit has been shipped for the Eastern markets this muck County, N. H., and somo plots will not ia narvesieii on account oi I no disease. Tho reports from Ixmlslamt mid Mississippi, In regard to tho cotton crop, nro less favorn- bio than from tho other sbites; Imt wo mo disposed to regard Ihoiu vathur ns tho state- . . . i,,..,,, t ,i. ,)rCclatIiig tho ylold until after tho crop - 1 gutiiercti mm sum. Spies' gtprtntcnt. Il't particularly dtitrt contribution! to Hit column upon alltnijtctt Inttreillng to our lady rcadtrt. THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRYING. Perfect frying is tho perfection ol cooking, but as soou as tho fat is not sufficiently hot to create tho burnt crust around tbo ortlclo fried, then tho fat penetrates it and absolute ly provents cooking lrom taking placo at all. If tho fat is not boiling, bubbling hot, tho process that takes placo is not cooking, but simple drenching tho food with a tepid fat, aud rcnJerjng it totally indigestible. It makes no difference how hot tho fat is mado afterward, the mischief is dono tho moment tho fat penetrates inside. All pcrfeotly fried. food has a thin, crisp, brown outside crust, (which lias in itself a pleasant, relishing taste,) aud is perfectly frco from even tho suspicion of fat inside, except what was inten tionally put thero by tho cook. All house keepers kuow that to fry well their fat should bo hot. But they do not attend to it half as scrupulously as thoy woujd if thoy understood tho true philosophy of it. Boil ing, bubbliug hot fat cannot penetrate any thing, and cooks to perfection ; tepid fat penetrates everywhere, nnd docs not cook at all, but actually prevents cooking. Any housekeeper who reads this, and chooses to profit by it, need novcr put any greasy, fried, half-cooked and indigestible food upon her table. Tho whole secret consists in having tho fat boiling hot beforo tho things aro put in. Thero is ono other condition which fol lows naturally from this first one, but which is almost invariably lost sight of even by good cooks, and that is that tho fat should entire ly cover the article to bo fried. Tho reason of this is, that tho part not at onco covered by tho fat remains cold, cools off tho fat near it, and then absorbs tho tepid fat just tho samo as if it had never been hot. Frying pans should be deep, well filled, and heatod to the boiling point, and then it is easy to turn out fried food crisp, brown, and dry on the outside, aud perfectly soft, moist and well cooked within. It is a peculiarity of tho outside crust of things fried in boiling fat that tho fat itself drips off. from it as readily as water ; hence, well fried articles aro nei ther greasy in appeuranco nor very greasy in reality. Frying ought to bo as easy as boil ing. Christian Union. HOW TO PUT CHILDREN TO BED. Not with a reproof for any of that day's sins of omission or commission. Tako any timo but bedtimo for that. If you ever heard a llttlo ercaturo sighing or sobCing in its sleep, you could nover do this. Seal their closing eyes with a kiss and a blessing. Tho time will come, all too soon, when they will lay their heads upon their pillows lacking both. Let them at least havo this sweet memory of a happy childhood, of which no future sorrow or troublo can rob them. Give them their rosy youth. Nor need this in volve wild license. The jndieious parent will uot so mistako my meaning. If you have ever met the inau or woman whoso oyes have suddenly filled when a littio child has crept trustingly to its mother's breast, you may havo seen ono in whoso childhood's homo dignity aud sovcrity stood whero lovo and pity should havo been. Too much indulgence has ruined thousands of children ; too much love, not one. bannu leriu BOILING POTATOES. When they como to (ho tablo smoking hot with their "jackets" on, all bursting with tho floury inside, it is a sight to makoadyspep- tio good naturcd, and never will fall to turn a sullen face into a wreathing smile. Then let me say a few words about cook ing this vegetable, and tell tho way in which I havo been tho most successful. To boil potatoes, let them lio in cold wa ter six hours at least beforo boiling, (twelvo hours for very old potatoes is not too long.) Then put them in water a littio salted, and let tho water bo' kept nt a moderate boil till thoy aro doue, which should bo tested with a fork ; then pour off tho water and let them stand in tho pot till they aro dry. Great euro should bo taken not to let them boil a moment after they aro dono, as it will ren der them watery. An excellent plan to mako old potatoes mealy is to turn them into a cloth and rapid-. ly shako them about, or tako them ono at a timo in a cloth aud slightly press them. The largo potatoes should bo put into tho pot beforo tho smaller ones, that thoy may bo equally dono. It requires from forty to fifty minutes to boil old potatoes. New ones will tako half tho timo. Tho baby happened onco in a pretty littio caprice to slap father's face instead of kiss ing him when ho stooped down for his greet ing. Papa laughed, mamma laughed, aunties laughed, and baby thought sho had hit a nippy . I I M ftcr that sho would slap papa iustcad of kissing him. Papa was very well to feel the sett little waxen touch ainst uia cheek, And it was very funny. nu ,WJ ,Uuuj, a round of laughter and applauso by visiting an expectant cheek 'with a blow for a kiss. Ria was such a Bweet plaything ! But thero Camo a timo when sho ceased to bo a play- thiug. What had only been arch and "cute" what tb"? 'lad. "S1'' hor.to'.d.0 ?.hi,!he was a littio baby. illustrated uhristian Weekly. CORNUCOPIA. Tako a crook-neck, hard-shelled Summer I squaBh, ouo that Is rough and warty. Lay it whore it will yipen and dry for a month or two. uuioutuo largo end, leaving tho crook' nock for tho bottom. Scrape out the inside an dry it a whilo longer, then paint it green or Bomo bright color. Put on about threo coats ot paint, and varnish it, and you will i,ttvn n. nmitv ,m,nl,. fnr n,!nin.i.n,.. Is quot of dried flowers, as though It was mado ot somcimng very nico.