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ORLEANS
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Vol 48 -No. 31
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1919
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FOR SALE
FOR Three-year-old horse,
nii;s Cnfp for ladv to drive.
Clara 31. 2"'-:tn -oarion. ou-oxp
'rnp'iTLE Cottage Organ, . in-
r;re of Mrs. St Dwell, South street,
CfcUaas. 31-33p
"tosTaXE Ford touring car, also
r-o oii stove. rOin m jiuuu tuuui-
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rn? sTE Valuable dog, regis-
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Kr::onaI".v well n:arked and trained.
A. 2. Wskesas.
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m"R SALE Furnished cottage
a-d laree lot on the shore of Crystal
kV "Mrs. Lena M. woodward, xy
Pearl St., St. Johnsbury. 24tf
MISCELLANEOUS
FOE SERVICE Thoroughbred
rer.s:ered Morgan stallion, Damon,
Jr. C. H. Kimball, Glover. 24tf
INSURANCE Best stock and mu
tes! con-paries. Surety bonds. F.
W. Baldwin, Agent, Barton. 26tf
AUTO LIVERY day and night
Hrvice. Bell telephone. Homer
Eiford, Barton. 21 tf
NOTICE Came into mv nasture
fct22, nine head of young cattle.
Uer piease prove property and pay
rares. timer belo, Barton. 29-3 lp
FARMERS' NOTICE Stock
K'-rr.: every Jiloncav. Telephone
Monday mornings for prices.
ror saie t ord ma bout, 1919 mod-
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a:e f:r a light touring car.
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i.? .Coaar.?611 Was made
of Jkn Slater, for-
Barton's Winning Ball Team.
Three weeks ago, Barton did not
possess a ball team. Today Barton
has a, ball team which is a winner,
having taken three straight games,
and is playing in such good form,
that local fans arer convinced that the
cancellation of its game in Barton,
Tuesday at 11 o'clock, that forenoon
by the Newport aggregation, was due
to its fear of meeting defeat, and not
having lost a game out of the 15
played to date, hesitated to meet
Barton. Reasons given were a brok
en finger by one of its pitchers, but
since Newport has three box artists,
plays Morrisville Friday and North
Troy Saturday, it is thought to be I
a question of cold feet more than
v. : i i
oiij luuig cue.
But Orleans, like4be true sports of
which that team is composed, got its
men together in short order and came
to Barton, giving the home team and
more than 200 people who gathered
to see a" contest, an interesting game,
the result being a score of 4 to 2 in
favor of Bartoi. Neither team
played a tight game by any means
but hits were scattered. Mathews
for Orleans and Emerson for Barton
both pitched good ball, and the in
field work, especially of Barton was
strong.
Barton won its game at Orleans
from the Orleans team, Thursday, by
an 8 to 6 score in a very interesting
game.
Manager Cassidy states that Sher
brooke is asking for a game with the
Barton team, and he hopes to
schedule some more home games
soon.
BARTON LOCAL NOTES
G. A, Drew is having much trouble
with neuritis,
Clarence Lang has gone to Char
leston, where he has work.
C P. Jenness expects to leave for
California before the end of the week.
There will be a dance, Woodman's
hall, Evansville, Friday night. adv.
Jason Young from Concord, N. H.,
has been visiting his uncle, O. A.
White.
Miss Aftian L. Scott is having a
tor once.
D T. Jones from Los Aneeles. CaL. 1
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. O. !
A. White. - ;
TT. T Cutler and familv tro todav
to spend two weeks at their camp, at
Long .Fond.
Arlington Wilcox is spending his
vacation with -his grandparents at
Newport Center.
Mrs. Leland Wilcox has returned
from a week's visit with relatives in
Worcester, Mass.
Lyle Smith of Barre, is at the
home of his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Smith.
Beatrice Parker of Beebe, has been
spending a few days with her aunt,
Mrs. C A- Barrows.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Lyon of Worcester,
Mass., are visiting . Mrs. Lyon's
father, Dr. M. F. Prime.
Mrs. Joseph Valley has returned
from a visit to the family of her son,
Edgar, at Greenville, Me.
Miss Marian Swenson of Washing
ton, D. C, is at the home of O. H.
Mossman for a few weeks.
Miss Frances McFarlane of Wood
stock, has been visiting her cousins.
Mildred and Alice McFarlane.
Mrs. E. D. Simpson of Newport,
N. H called on her daughter, Marian
Simpson, at Miss Harriet Austin's
recently.
Ernest Pomperleau of Canada, re-tiu-
Tnrrrhased one of the farms
owned by V. F. Miles, on the Evans
ville road.
Af VoTcrm Ltmderville of Man-
.ViocteV TM. TT has sold her real es
tate on the Evansville road, to C B.
Joy of High street.
Mi-c c. F Wilson of Boston, ar-
r-w-ori in tmm Tnesdav. for a short
visit with C P. Jenness, before he
leaves for California.
Regular convocation of Keystone
Chapter, No. 1, R. A. M., Monday
even inc. Ausrust 4, There will be
business of importance.
p1tiT it; ncr la home from army
duties overseas, and has received his
discharge. He is one oi ine lasi
Barton boys to get nome.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilson and two
children of Springfield, Mass., who
have been visiting relatives in this
place, returned home Tuesday.
C. C Hamblet, who recently got his
discharge from army service and is
Ihonac for a time, will take back his
former position on tne roaa soon.
hnnrt t?a to Orleans to
.ci re
play with the Orleans band on Fri
day evening of this week, instead of
last Friday evening as announced
last week.
B. F. Jackman is in Watertown, N.
Y., and will drive home a combination
motor ambulance and hearse for use
in the undertaking business of B. F.
and H. L. Jackman.
P. S. Rollins has sold his farm on
Burton hill, to Albert Belval of Con
necticut, and moved into the rooms
formerly occupied by Mrs. Titus as
a bakery and restaurant.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wilkie went Co
Joe's Pond Sunday, to see their son,
Charles and family, who are there for
his health. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Guer
tin also went with them,
W. E. Hanson paid Geo. F. Reed
$102 for one 600-pound Berkshire
STATE CONVENTION HERE.
Vermont R. L. C A. Meet August
13 and 14. Prominent Speakers.
The state convention of the Ver
mont Rural Letter Carriers associa
tion, will be held in Barton, Wednes
day and Thursday, August 13 and 14,
and on the program is the name of
Congressman Dale for an address.
A representative of the post office
department is ajso scheduled, and M.
M. Taplin of Orleans, will speak be
fore the convention, Thursday after
noon. Postmaster Buckley is down for an
address of Welcome, Rev. M. A.
Turner for an - invocation, Miss Vera
Carpenter for a reading selection, C.
SL Webster and A. G. Owen for a mu
sical selection, the Misses Jenness for
a musical number, and Wallace H.
Gilpin as toastmaster, at a banquet
served the carriers by the ladies of
the M. E. Church, Wednesday even
ing. AH sessions of the convention will
be held in grange hall, in the bank
block, and B. J. Jenness is in charge
of local entertainment and arrange
ments. E. N. Knapp of Irasburg, is
president of the organization, and
A. A. Webster of West Glover, is a
member of the executive committee.
A good attendance is expected and
Barton will endeavor to make the
visitors feel at home.
hog, delivered at the stock yards,
Monday, yet some farmers insist that
it does not pay to raise pork.
Mrs. A, J. Rempp and daughter, of
New Britain, Conn., who are sum
mering at a cottage in the Newport
colony, called on friends in town last
week. Mrs. Rempp was Mary Wig
gin, formerly of this town.
Barton did not get a single drop
of the heavy shower, Sunday, which
visited Newport and the west part of
the county. Crystal lake is very low
and many water systems are suffer
ing, though Barton supply is still
sufficient.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Ravey of Bel
lows Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
Blanchard of Manchester, N. H., were
guests of Mrs. L. E. Mason at River
Brook farm, several days last week.
Mrs. Ravey and Mrs. Blanchard
are sisters of Mrs. Mason.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Barrows and
son, Parker, John Parker of Mcln
does and daughter, Miss Beatrice
Parker of Beebe, start today on a
trip throusrh the White Mountains, to
Norway, Me. . They will' return in a
few days through Dixville Notch.
Announcement is made in Bur
lington of the marriage of Miss
Louise Edgell Jocelyn, elder daugh
ter of General and Mrs. Stephen P.
Jocelyn, to Julian Bouton Clark, son
of Louis Crawford Clark, both of
Burlington, which took place late
Thursday afternoon, July 24, at the
home of General and Mrs. Jocelyn.
Frank and Abbie May have pur
chased of F. W. Cutting his insurance
business, taking possession August
1st, and will conduct the same under
the name of May's Insurance agency.
The village books will be kept in this
office as they have been in the past
few years. Mr. Cutting retains the
picture framing business and will
remain in town for the present at
least.
Why Shaking the Head Means "No."
The origin of this method of Indicat
ing "No" Is found in the result of the
mother's efforts in the animal kingdom
of trying to feed her young. A moth
er animal would be trying to get her
young to accept the food she brought
them and tried to put In their mouths.
Perhaps, however, the young animal
had had sufficient food or did not
fancy the kind of food offered. The
natural thtng to do under the circum
stances would be to close the mouth
tight and shake the head from side
to side to prevent the mother from
forcing the food into the mouth- Thus
we get the closed Hps and the shaking
the head from side to side to mean
"No." In other words, that kind of
a way of saying "No" came from an
effort to say T don't want any.
From the "Book of Wonders," by Per
mission of the Bureau of Industrial Ed
ucation, Washington, D. C
Why People Live Longer. 1
There are several theories why the
people are living longer nowdays, ac
cording to different authorities.
Some say the crowded city with Its
oftimes air tight houses Is killing the
people, while others think that the
city with its sanitation system, its
health rules, proper heat in the win
ter, the ability to board a street car
and In five or ten minutes to be
brought out in the open or near the
lake, are factors that make longevity
possible. These authorities further
add that the modern machinery,
which makes work easier, is preserv
ing man's body and the advanced
medical world, too, has been more
than prominent in lengthening the
years-
Buck Holstein was just coming out
of the drug store with a couple of
bottles of Snake Oil Stock Condition
er in his hands when he met Ed- Al
falfa. "Hello. Buck, what you got there?"
hailed Ed.
"Stock Conditioner," replied Buck.
"D'vou think it does any good?"
"Not unless vou follow directions."
"What are the directions?" asked
Buck. ... , ,.n
"Keep the bottle tightly corked!"
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
Our Sunday school is "on its job"
every Sunday at noon. We have a
place for you, a pleasant one. If
you cannot be present, send a proxy.
Remember the prayer meeting at
7:30, Thursday evening. You are
missing a good thing when you don't
attend regularly.
Congregational Church Notes.
Morning worship 10.45 a. m.
Sunday school, 12.00.
6.30, Christian Endeavor meeting.
Rev. E. C Hayes of Greensboro,
but who takes up work in his new
field at Waterbury soon, supplied the
pulpit Sunday morning, preaching a
very practical and helpful sermon.
Rev. Wendell P. Keller, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church of
Yonkers, N. Y will supply the pulpit
Sunday morning. Mr. Keller was
formerly pastor of the First Congre
gational Church of Northampton,
Mass.
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Mrs. Ed. Parker has been quite ill
the past week
Mrs. Xillian Wells has returned
from her trip to Boston.
Chas. Lathe has been entertaining
a brother the past week.
Mrs. Jack Woods has been visiting
her daughters in New Hampshire.
John Young has been helping to do
the haying on the Betty Spencer
farm.
WESTMORE
Prof. Rockwell of Union Theolog
ical seminary, New York city, will
preach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock,
using as his theme, "Tasks for the
Western church."
COVENTRY
The W. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. W. A. Elliott, August 5th, at 2
o'clock. Program in charge of Mrs.
H. C. Goff.
HOLLAND
Hazel Shampany is attending sum
mer school at Johnson.
Mrs. Minnie Rumery of Derby, is
visiting relatives in town.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wheeler spent
the week-end at Ayer's CliiT, P. Q.
Ray Faufaw has returned home
from the Homecpathic hospital in
Boston,
Elmer Culston has returned from
overseas, and expects to leave for
Ohio this week.
Mrs. Henry Bryant who has been
visiting at Lee Hackett's, is dan
gerously ill at her home in St .Johns
bury. Wesley Cordwell and mother, re
cently met with an auto accident on
the East Charleston road, and his
mother was taken to the hospital
Water Stored in Plants.
A birch tree standing in the open
has been found to give oft more than
800 pounds of water per day. A man
equipped with two ordinary water
pails would have to make 32 trips in
order to carry this amount of water.
If he had steps up to the top of the
tree and could make a round trip
every ten minutes he would work more
than five hours per day to carry this
amount of water. This evaporation Is
a large factor in raising water to the
tops of plants. Recent investigation
indicates that this molecular diffusion,
which we call transpiration, exerts
suction throughout the whole vascular
system of the plant leaves, branches,
stem and roots. The contained water
seems to be under tension even to the
tips of the roots. George B. Riggs in
Science.
Czechs and Slovaks.
The Czechs and Slovaks are In ef
fect the same race, with only slight
difference In language, and political
division between them was erected
only in 1867, when to divide the ener
gies of the people, the Slovaks were
put under Hungarian rule. The
Czechs and Slovaks have for many
years chafed under and resisted Aus
trian and Hungarian rule. The Czechs
Inhabit Bohemia, Moravia and Aus
trian Silesia, crown lands of the Aus
trian empire lying between Austria
proper and the south of the German
empire. The Slovaks live In the up
per region of Hungary, adjoining the
Czechs to the east and southeast. The
Czechs are one of the most highly civ
ilized peoples n the world and econom
ically the most prosperous of the Aus
trian empire.
Praise and Blame.
People of good sense allow liberal
discounts on all they hear. Both
praise and blame should be put un-
der the same culling process. More
people are rendered useless to society
by praise than by blame. It's so easy
to turn the head of those who have
little In them to hold them steady.
People of stamina are fully aroused
by injustice. It's as much a challenge
to their ability as it Is an Insult to
their intelligence. They won't suffer
much by being falsely reported. Un
truth is not any more pleasant to them
than It Is to thousands of others, but
It reacts differently. Criticism put
them on their mettle and they sift the
report for the facts. Then they are
ready for business.
BROWNINGTON
Lorenzo Grow is more comfortable.
Angie Day is visiting Mrs. R. A.
Dutton.
Miss Gladys Blakeley is working in
Morrisville.
Florence LaBounty is working for
Mrs. L. T. Grow.
Fred LaCross is working in
cnaneston, tor a time.
O. A. Grow recently spent a few
days in Rutland and Newbury.
There will be a dance, Woodman's
hall, Evansville, Friday night. adv.
Ethel Newton, visited her sister,
Mrs. L. A. Ross, in Sheffield, last
week.
Roy Newton visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Newton, over
Sunday.
B. C. Bowden has purchased the
Conway house on Cottage street, at
Orleans.
Miss Mary Newton of Lowell,
Mass., is visiting her brother, N. E.
Newton.
The Misses Boysons of Boston,
Mass., are boarding at Will Wiggins
fortwo weeks.
Mrs. Fannie Maxfield and Mrs.
Mary Whipple of Newport, are visit
ing Mrs. A. N. Davies.
Mrs. Edith Comstock and daugh
ter, Pearl, of Bridgewater, are stop
Ding with Lizzie Bryant for a time.
Mrs. Irene Wheaton of Newbury,
and Mrs. Carrie Williams of Rut
land, visited at. O. A. Grows, last
week.
Mr. Drake of Orleans has purchas
elihe Dodge and Taplin farm, which
they had recently bought of B. C.
Bowden.
Thomas Canning recently fell from
his mowing machine, and as the reins
caught in some way, the horses
backed, going over him, dislocating
one shoulder and he was quite badly
hurt otherwise.
EVANSVILLE
Clarence and Gienna Tracy were
in Newport recently.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McDowell re
cently visited at Robert McDowell's
at Lyndonville.
Mr. ..and Mrs." Elmer Hilliard of
Orleans, were guests at Chas. Hil
liard's, Sunday.
Mrs. Lyle Whiteome while raking
last week, was somewhat injured
when her horse ran away.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Allard are at
Frank Lapierre's. Mr. Allard is
helping Mr. Lapierre with his haying.
Mrs. W. R. Devereanx -was mIIpH
to Barton the last of the week by the
' -P T ii it m -ii
"i"C3s ui tier mumer, iurs. AwomDiy.
Visitors at William Lowery's are:
C. A. Williams of Patterson, N. J.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reuben of
Elizabeth, N. J.
Mrs. Fred Collins and children of
Westboro, Mass., are spending their
vacation with Mrs. Collins' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Larock.
F. W. Alger and Miss Corene Be
noit, who have been visiting at A. E.
Tracy's, have returned to their homes
in Waverly, and Hyde Park, Mass.
A recent telegram from Pvt. E.
Larock, sonof Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Larock, states that he has arrived
safely from overseas, and will be
home after a short, stay in Chicago,
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The Ladies Auxiliary will have an
ice cream social at the church,
Thursday evening, July 31. A splen
did literary program will be given
before the supper, commencing at 8
o'clock. Ladies, please bring cake.
Committee: Mrs. H.' W. Cook, Mrs.
L- A, Drown, Mrs. Nettie Marshall.
Everyone, is especially invited to come
and spend an enjoyable evening.
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WE CAM NEVER STOP THE GOLSHE VI KS t BUSINESS IS GOOD
WAHM&rOK YS CRA7.Y J I N0 BY IT'S GOING
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Cartoon used by courtesy of the National Scale Co. and Jones & Lamson
County Farm
The following is from a recent
IS YOUR FARM BUREAU SIGN
TACKED UP?
Farm Bureau signs are being sent
out to all men who are members of
the Farm Bureau. These same signs
are being used in all the counties of
the state. Be sure your sign is tack
ed up in a prominent place, on your
barn, mail box, anywhere it will look
well. Some men have tacked it to a
board nailed onto a tree in front of
the buildings. If you have not re
ceived one of these signs, notify the
Farm Bureau office. The sign looks
like this:
A. M. CLOUGH HEADS EXCHANGE
FOR COMING YEAR
At a meeting of the new board of
directors of the Exchange held short
ly after the annual meeting, A. M.
Clough of Irasburg was elected presi
dent. C. H. Root was again chosen
for vice president and C. W. Rich
mond as treasurer. H. W. Shaw was
hired as manager for another year.
The present methods of doing bus
iness on a cash basis were discussed.
It was felt that some plan should be
worked out with the banks of the
county whereby any reliable farmer
could obtain short-time credit if he
was unable to pay cash before the
car arrived. Such a plan is working
out well in Washington county in this
state. A committee was finally
picked out to look up this plan and
see if some move cannot be made to
perfect a like scheme in this county.
SELLING HAY COOPERATIVELY
Members of the farm bureau at Ot
sego County, N. Y., will employ a
manager for their hay association on
July 1. Individual growers are giv
ing much support to the officers and
directors. Branch organizations are
being formed, and 200 acres of hay
were pledged early. The farm bu
reau members of the Montgomery
county, N. Y., association, although
in their first year, have had excel
lent success. Up to March 1 the as
sociate x had handled 4,588,443
pounds of hay and 549,159 pounds of
straw at a commission of $1 a ton.
All expenses of the -association had
been met and $254.34 was in the
treasury.
EXCHANGE ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Farm
ers' Exchange was held at Irasburg
June 11th. The report of the manag
er, H. W. Shaw, showed the organiza
tion to be in a strong position finan
cially as compared with a year ago.
Over $100,000 worth of business has
been transacted during the year.
C. P. Holland, president of the
Plymouth Trust Company at Brock;
ton Mass., was the speaker of the
day. He told of the growth of the
bank with which he is connected,
starting about ten years ago with
assets of $500,000 and now totalling
$4,500,000. He attributes this rapid
growth to the policy adopted by the
bank in giving liberal credit facilities
to the farmers of that locality. Two
"credit men" are employed by the
bank. These men act in the capacity
of county agents as far as the bank
is concerned. They endeavor to in
terest farmers in better farming
practices and the bank furnishes the
credit to carry out these operations
upon the recommendation of these
"credit men."
During the business session in the
morning, C. W. Richmond of New
port was elected clerk for the ensuing
year and the following board of di
rectors was chosen: C. M. Borland of
Glover, C. H. Root of Craftsbury, O.
M. Rowell of South Albany, A. R.
Hall of Holland, A. M. Clough of
Irasburg and E. S. Kelley of Brown
ington. PAYING WAGES THROUGH A
BANK ACCOUNT
Not long ago the manager of a big
industrial plant m England saw sev-
eral hundred of his employes crowd-
How's Business?
Bureau Motes
issue of the Farm Bureau News:
j ed around the paymaster's window,
drawing tneir wages, it struck him
that this was not only a waste of
their time, but that it was an undig
nified scramble for the money they
had earned. He would not have liked
to get his own salary that way. It
seemed as though a more -modern
method of paying wages might be
contrived.
Going back to his office, he worked
out a plan that combines dignity, sav
ing and thrift. This has been ap
proved by the company, and is now
optional with employes, many of
whom are taking advantage of it.
Instead of asking employes to con
gregate around the pay window and
wait their turn, they may open a
checking account at any bank select
ed by themselves, and the company
deposits wages each week to the em
ploye's credit, in his own bank. The
employe then pays household bills .
by check, draws out whatever cash is
j needed, and leaves the balance in the
bank as savings. The company makes
a further contribution to his account
representing about five per cent in
terest on all the money which he is
able to save.
Before the war, a dollar belonging
to an employe and a dollar belonging
to the employer, were- seldom on
speaking terms. They represented
two entirely different kinds of mon
ey and had no association with each
other on the employer's books, nor
ever combined for teamwork.
But war finance broke down this
"class consciousness" between the
two dollars. When employes bought
Liberty bonds or pledged themselves
to take a certain number of thrift
stamps weekly, the employers volun
teered to do the accounting, deduct
ing bond payments from wages and
slipping thrift or war savings stamps
into the pay envelope. This brought
a new viewpoint to both parties. The
wage earner often saved money for
the first time in his lfe, and the em
ployer felt that thrift had a stabiliz
ing value in his work force. That
was a value worth paying for, and
presently the employer was adding
money to employes' savings in the
form of an additional interest or a
bonus. Now the idea is being car
ried further, as in this English plan .
of paying wages, extending decent
banking facilities to wage earners.
For lack of a checking account,
hard-earned money is often frittered
away, stolen, lost or handed over to
fraud promoters. But any man er
woman who banks money and pays
bills by check, and accumulates sav
ings tor investment soon learns to
manage money matters skilfully.
The common distrust of banks dis
appears. The banker's counsel is
sought in matters of investment.
There is improvement all around.
COUNTY NOTES
Plan to visit one or more of the
Farm Bureau Demonstrations.
I. E. Rash of Westmore and A. P.
Niles & Son of Derby have each pur
chased a high quality bull from D. G.
Speir's herd at Greensboro during the
last month.
What have you done about that
registered bull you wanted to buy be
fore fall. The County Agent has a
list that are for sale. Better call the
Farm Bureau office.
Start that rooster and so improve
the quality of your eggs. If you are
too busy for that, pasture him on the
public higbway .and- trtlst to luck
some gas wagon will get him!
Better think over the lime propo
sition. Many farmers who never used
this before are planning on turning
out a few tons next year. They plan
to have it this fall or early in the
winter.
Kale is showing up strong this
year? Iron sulphate will "get" it if
used .in a power sprayer. What about
a power sprayer for another year?
Have you paid your memDersnip
dues for another year ?
Company, of Springfield, Vermont
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