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... -. y.. .. -A.3ST AGEIOULTUBAL FuA-nyniXi aSTE-WSDPA.I'BR 3?OI?. TJeiE DRXJB-LISTS OF TECH - MOTdStO:I3Sr BAu-DPE. VOL. VII.--NO. 14. ST. JOHHSBTJUY FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1877. WHOLE KQgSIO. O Ill I .1 I II I I , runttsnKD Kvnrr fiuhat ht ROYAL CITM3MINGS, ST. JOIIN8IUIIIY, VT. LEWIS B. IIIBBAliD, EDITOlt. Term, of Subscription. One copy one year, paid In edfance,. ....... ...Two Dollars. One copy six months,..., On Dollar. Oie copy, three months, en lril, S'lfty Crnti. Pre. of Postage to any Point In the United Elate, or Castada. Mi TMIOKOVtillltnjED . JFOWJL.8 Sor Solo I At rtuul u the belt. at low rates. FIT- htUIMII HOCHNf mill f?nj.lilii..Mrnwtl.tVtlltentl(1 Dnmi ,-luluil( I.ogliomN, BromonGeeee, Chla NHMOkm, Drome Turkeya, and ritln mi, ont a few n.lrf of each varloty to spare. I shall giro entlto satisfaction. My fowla will bear Inspection. Wi 1.. SWKTT, St. Jolill.bury, Vt .' a A mm ir Farms for eelo In M AH T LAN U vrt: Merrlaad and Delaware renlmnilar. Comfortable climate. Fln JTrnli." for catalogue to ' ijWM. 8. KlMKLTi CreeniVorOogh.Ma.. nrjli i T..lri I awahiii:ii , , RIia. suitable fur markinff Cattle. Bleep and Swine. Fncot Jt Bamplri free. Agente wanted.. Address. C. II. DANA, West Ubanon, N. II. LABEL HOMES l.r In "Fraits." theap oommttDleaUoa UEO. W. BU ITarlr posaeetlnx all the rlnr Build' bio manner, tbe locU.work. work' teeeei. J In Dalawaro and Mar I and. In the renowned Peach District. No better toll Tor eereau ana grasses, mcou nl mmUiv. hnmluiv climate, and suit any one. rric. low. Heal Estate Agent. Bttmultt Cm, Dtf. ftS MOVBIj. Urco Eipcrlence. infi. Knitting and ilia- -VI 1,1. A. IhSIV. VaiI iiaal Ml vsw evwe woW'loJIctCu- i t.'rIiB:oiifc,bard. ij-vt. fji"snwu for FISH G-UJETO! -n-w nwaji' vuviiitFiirtia' R in to txsr cent.. lUlf-Dry Fish Scrap, wid QuftMr. Ai Bupcrphoi- phite, and Pino T.Und uauio Addren, UulTT (lulnnlpliae Vortlllxcr Co., 19U BUU Street, New liaren, Coni TREES! PLANTS! vrithT.rvlir!toekornDerlor Qnalltr, I will eoninoe porobawrv' the 'economy of aelectlng rella--bi nlanlj. of Homo fcrowth, at a reiponjtble Nunery. Prices "decidedly lower than by trarelling ajenU. Wholesale and roUll eatalopjes "JPg5 stkonQ. Wonantam Hill, Brighton, Mass. Sr. Creny's Leotures. Uodor mjr heading of "Sovoral Subjects," last week, I meant to hao included an alia slon to tbo cotirso of lectaroa on veterinary medicines and surgery, soon to bo given by Prof. Crcssy under the control of tho Bur liogton collcgo. Thcro oat) bo no doubt that Dr. Orcsay Is entirely competent by bts aoqulremcnts In his profession, and by his rcmarkablo talent as it lecturer, to make this course ooo of very great valuo to every farmer who tu sparo the tlmoid money to attend uprt. If for nothirJbut tb,o explosion of many incor rect but cry popularJlJIaolos In regard to tho diseases of onr Jm animals, these lec tures would bo of lucaloulable value. But aside from this, tho positivo instruction that will bo afforded and illustrated by laqyt numbcrd Of specimens and drawings, will equip everyone who will attend and tako careful notes with a fund of praotioal knowl odgo thatiwill soon pay all costs to any ono having charge of any Considerable numbers of livo .took. I therefore urge tho readers of tho Flu- MEn; dairymen horse-men and ahcep-mcn alike, to attend these lectures. I do this notwithstanding tho covert threat thrown out by tboso oonneoted with tho college, and ex pressed as follows in the last issuo of tho New England Farmer : "Tho movement on tho part of tho college is somewhat experi mental, aod it is not certain that the experi ment will ever be repeated, so tho farmers will do well to "striko while tho iron is hot." This has been repeated in various forms in a number of papers, and I admit that it is calculated to excite indignation among the hundreds of farmers who know how the money received. by tho college has been misapplied, and that this is tho first grudging conces sion made by that institution for tho benefit of tho farmers, though nearly ninety thousand dollars havo been recoived by it from the ag ricultural fund. No matter if it has been forced out of them by the compliments from every part of tho state. No matter if it is duo even now, in tho hopo that, liko the courses of lectures advertised two years ago, kept from mice and whero thuy wilt i'rcezo, And now as eho seems to bo rather a nov tea in tho business I will toll her a littlo how 1 manago them after thoy oomo up thoy should be thorougly cultivatod, all woods ox- terminated and tho ground kopt tnollow, il they bIiouIJ come up too thick in somo places in tbo rows, it would bo wotl to transplant Borao of them in vaoant places, leaving tho plants about 2 Inches apart; press tho earth firm about tho roots of those sot out. If any farther information Bhould bo wanted I will cheerfully givo it to the beat of my knowl- (0. . MlCOMDEK, Or.n. if', feet apart between tho rows. Ho recom mends tho evergreen sweet corn and puts thrco or four kernols in a foot. Mf, Mason here gavo hlr manner of curing his corn fod der, and tjucstions word put to hint by L. 0. Bpaulding, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Sobtt and oth ers. When ears of corn grow dn tho Ibddar corn, thov mav bo fed to the oows, in tho milk, without danger ot burting tnom. no takes moro pains with his pasture? tnan his meadow : after taking off his' crop on his meadow, he top dresses it ; ho icods his mcaddwa somo, bat docs not feed it too close, ilo daos not think It wilt hurt it to feed it. if a sufficient return is mado ; ho raised usually a hundred tons of beets thrco acres will raisa that amount it Dron- erlv cared for. Mr. Faroara inquired his method of raising them. Ho said bo plan'od them two feci apart, jn 'tbo row, and ono foot in tho. bill ; plants Xoe seed with a hoe, and about as deep as corp. A cow needs a vari ety of food, as . ruuOh'SO at persons. If ho bis coarse manure ho plows It in ; It lino manure, harrows it in. Ho plowed his pas Fkncb Boards, etc. My cxperienco is that tbey aro better sawed 6 by inches than thinor and wldor, they are more durablo and break less wind. They mako a good worm or straight fence supported by stako and wiro without nails. Such fenoo is casilv turo twenty years ftrro and has not plowed, it inmnm.i n vnn,ni .i.ift. .n.i . i I since. Soma meadows should bo, plowed.1 movable fence and is better than posts and ?!t"''8hulj l i ... . .., -- nails en heavy land, as tbo stakes aro easily driven down in the spring. Sometimes crooked logs aro used for fenco boards and aro sawed only one way and nailed on full width when, if they wcro split carefully 1 1 i . : ill- ! 1 1 r il 1 1 I ... v . .. . uiiuuru mid wiuuio nun au oi ioiioctidz mo- Feeds his stock threo times a aav in crook they would mako moro and better fence I winter, twice to'hay and onco to grain and savo waste in sawing them tho ottior way, that is when a man is satisfied with a rough looking fenee, Iload fences in certain sec tions aro being disponsod with except by pasture and I believe It is bolter for tho( land holder that it Is, and I wish it could bo moro generalrtheroh'y preventing drifts and much useless expenee. Tbia fence question is dho of importance. Who speaks next.. T. 0. Narajioue. Board Meeting at East Calais. Tho meeting of tho stato board of agrieul- turo at .hast Ualais last wcok was a very ploasant affair, A Dwincll of Ktst Calais was chosen chairman of tho meeting, and his experience in such matters enabled him to fill that office easily and well. His address ho will know what to plow and what not. Plaster docs cood on somo soils, others it does not benefit. In his opinion wo plow and crop too much, Ilo had Bomelunes had good results in turning over land in tho fall, and Becdinc down without crowing a orop. tno He said cows wero injured' by driving them too fast. He sent tho laziest man on ,tho farm to drive his conn up, and when that did not do he went bimsoir. lie would not allow a man to pound a cow, they should bo treated kindly. Milking should bo attended rcgu larly and exaotly at the hour. Ilo would not hava any talking-coine on in 'his yard whild milking. His cows cave as much milk in tho morning as at night milks unucr cover when it rains. Mr. Holmes of Greenwich, N. Y., hero said that ho did allow his men to havo their way about milking. He milked under cover at all times ; every cow bad its own placo in stanchions, and each milker had his par tioular cow j ha milked thoso and nono others. Mr. Mason gets between four and fivo thousand rounds of milk from a cow lie intendod to havo bis cows go dry Irom six weeks to two months in tho year. For six months his cows would averago from twenty-fivo to twenty-six pounds of milk per day ; in Juno they sometimes run up to 1877 SEED C.T.Z,OGUJG f k nrt .hmllftflf TUnnrfMri T.It. RtOftk VRIK. We Offor ( lest ani mail TtliaUt Garden, Field and Flower Heedl. Stf tnmplt paeknqti ram tttat irtt lor no au ttampa. BENSON A HUM' HE. Seed Warehouse 223 Church Street, Philadelphia, fa. HATCH & ' CRAW, PROPRIETORS OF Forest and Lowell Mills, Manufacturers or, and Wholesale Dealers In, FliOUIl AND FEE1, Xiowoll, - - DrioH.. of welcome to the board was very good, in- Ifinrn will hn rn rNnnilfl. anil that ihn fiint deed, and tho wcleomo that tho neonla of twenty-eight or thirty pounds a day. Ho " r ' r r r.i .iT. .u :r :i ..1.1 East Calais gavo to tho members of the meet- J"""" " b.u.Uuw " wu... ... , . , .., , bo managed properly, but ho would not ad- ing will ever be remembered with pleasure. , m ' . it unloM thoy can then be used as a pretext for tho perpetual I embezzlement of tbo fund. No matter though this and tho former course aro not in any senso a compliance with the law under which the fund was received. Notwithstand ing all this, the lectures will bo well worth Tbo attendance was good, tho subjects well-chosen and highly interesting, especially Prof. Crcssy's lecture on tho disoascs of ani mals ; in faet, all wcro good and it was tho know how. He thought thcro was unavoid ably somo wasto in cream in tho lull cream chceso. Jlo was the second to work a ciiceso factory in tho United States. But ho would bo understood not to recommend tho making tcr, it only flavors it. It is an error that batUr should ba silted to keep it, it Is only necessary to put in salt enough to flavor it. Tho salt WilLbrioe tho color out sooner. If- (JL.t-J., ,?!' ,-- r, ... . nu sum no naa cxamisou samples oi ouuer Irom Denmark and Holland that had been tn,ado a number of yoars, and although not a particjo oi ait hactbeon used in tbo. man ufacture, it was .sound and Jn good ,pqgdi tfon. ' ' , ' , 3 Mr. Arnold replied to nndstldns 'from. Messrs. Stoddard, Moseley, Campbell, El lis, and from several other gentlemen. In reply to a question from Mr. Camp, bell in rogard to carrots, ho said ho would not advise tho Uso Of carrots, ho said bo would not adviso tho uso of carrot juice, un less it should bo intended to uso tho butter up immediately. At this point vocal musio was given by the same singers. Mr, Harris Lewis was then introduced by tho president. II u commenced in a very humorous manner by saying that ho sup posed bo had been introduced to scatter tho audience. Ho had Inet tbo chairman for the Chit time in many rcars,boliovcd he looked now moro liko an honest man than when ho parted with him 19 years ago in tho New York Legislature. Ho took a fow acres of land, sowed it to Kentucky bluo grass and other grasses that would inaturo about tho 550 Hi ol June. Ilo put it on his mow and then had just tho feed for his cows. Urass in this condition is the best tood a cow can have. Ho has now butter made six months ago from this grass that is as good now as when new. This grass ho thought was tho perfection of food for cows. Ho thought it much better than fodder corn. Do tho best you can. If you can not bridge over tho drouth with grass, do it with corn toddcr. Ho thought tho dairy business might bo roado. to prosper whero Juno grass could be grown. Ho had raised about thrco tons of this Juno grass to tho aero. Ho would sow ovcry kiod of grass on his pas ture that he could mako grow, the moro tho better. He does not plow when ho sows grass seed : uses a htrrow or roller ; wo'ild sow grans seed if ho could in August : if not then lato in tho fall. It might be sowed early in tbo spring ; the earlier tho better, when tbo ground is fitted tor it. KV F.NINO SESSION. The evening exercises opened with anoth cr song, after which, the chairman introduced l'rotesjor Urcssy, It bad given bun pleas uro to meet tho farmers of Vermont. H was surprised whon he arrived in town to fiud such a collection of people. Tho pur. poso for which ho bad boeu called was to speak a few words on veterinary science. Tbo state of Vermont has many valuable institutions for tho benefit of agriculture. It has a dairymen's association, which is doing a great and good work ; lU board ol agri culture is also doing a good work, and its agricultural colloga is an institution which - . , t . , , I UH UUUDISWWI UUI .U lUVVtUUIVMU, (MM HJ.MUjj I -Q - -f . thoir cost to every attendant, and so far as general expression of the audieneo that they 0f ,!, cheese, oxeopt by thoso who know can do much If tho farmers will only send m.. U..mt.lA L... infl...n.a with 1 hml irnt thfur tinv for nttpniitncr Ihn mnotinfr. I l.nn. r..- .Inn' il1 wni KiVrtlt, I Ihftti hnva Ihrn TTn thpn nrftnemlad to. OIVQ We make a aneelaltr of a hleti grade of Family and Paiirv Flonr. and are nllns tho best linproreil m- MnBi, wall .kflliwl h.ln. .ml none but extra White Winter Wheat, and In Tut all the necessary requisites for making; soou a irraaa or rjour. sample, sent ire. at all times when requeued aiw correspondence smisi- tea. s Wo oner tor Sprlns of 1877, tho largest and most oonj. pleto stock in the u. u., or a.l 'r,ni.u. Rtanrlnrfl and Dwarf. Ontairatntul Xrcv unit Shrub, deciduous anil everKro.u. nests a specialty all the finest sorts. (Jrcen .V llotfloiiko l"lniit, Including best Noreltles. , . ..., n....i.iv. .nit lilnstrated nrleed Cataioirnes sent prepaid to customers, free, to others, on rocelpt of lamps a. luitun. No. I. Fruits, W1UI No. 2. Ornamental No' 5. Rose catalozue for 1877, (just published.) Free, nrSmall parcels Torwarded by mall when desired. AO psasfollowji Fruits. wiUi colored plate. 16c. plain, 10c. Smamental Trees, cord plate, 25c. i plain 13c, Ireenhonse, Free. No. 4, Wholesalo, Free. Address ELLWANGER & BARRY, Rochester, S.Y, tUL. TI7Uj4-n QnlinnnTi ftrifo XIXV WAllliC UUAAUIAUJA vrobO! lUlieil pure from' seed Imported from Llrerpool. are tailored to be the most proniauie rarioiy tor mo .ioir vn.i.nrf HtAtai. .nil noMfioa tho followlnif merits I They yield large crops of heary grain, from Co to 80 busuels 01 Ji IDS. IQ vne acre is no uucwuuiuii riv'1 mm.i th. n..t .eiuon 331 busiiels on 5 acrei. Thoy are not subject to mildew or rust, and do not lodge badly. They grow several oau in a nun, anu are per Au.Mvh.fv1. .nil atl.nted ta all kinds of soils. Many testimonial! to the superiority of those oati Could DO given, oni aro not iioeiawi uwuMtrj. jto,i ence may be bad to O. Horace Hubbard and II. II, n. nnnrltS.M. Vf.. N. 8. Clrt. Esn.. of Ran. dolph. Vt., Hon. Lerl Bartlett of Warnor, N. II., and the Commissioner of Agrlculturo. who hive testtxl them, and know whereof they spoak. Tho Vt. Farmer aays t "The testimony In their foror U unanimous." 1 offer these oett at tho following rate., lellvr.eiral It. It. button or Kipress Odlce I pnek. or 8 1W 71 eeaUi I half bushel, or 16 Iht., IIAm I buihel. or 31 lbs. 12.00. No aharge made for packages or sacks, AU orders with rands, promptly nuwi. JAJ1I1S It. 1VAL.KUU. Weathers-eld, Vt., Feb. 1, 1877. CLUBBING WITHJTHER PAPERS. l'JHCVS MtJCO VCEIf, The following publlcatlvbs will be sent with the Vkruost Fakukr, one year, at tho prices named ar. teroacb. Tbe prices glren Include the postage on both tbe Farmer and the paper eluhbod with It, which will be paid by the publishers. The conditions are. that all arrearages for tho Farmer, If there are any, shall be paid i and that both papers be paid for at the same time, but It Is not nocossary that both .should be sent to tho same porson, nor to tho same post ouico, If papers or magatlnes not In this list are wants,! write us and we will ascertain what we can furnish th.m with the Farmer for. and answer vou. We claim unsurpassed facilities fur obtaining pajiors and maga tlnes at low rates, wnen lurnisuoa witn tuu (farmer. my humble sdvico may have influence with the reader, I urgo him for bis own sake, and for the sake of tbo cause of agricultural cdu cation, to attend them if possible. Itisqulto true, as President Buckham told the dairymen at their recent meoting, that "farmers as a class need to understand their business better." it it quite true, as bo also jaid, that "tho difference between un derstanwg and not understanding one's business is tho diffcrenco between sue- cosa and failure-," though some of his hearers could not help thinking that this might apply quite as well to agricultural college presidents as tolfarmers, Thoso say. ings are true, let them como from whenco they may, and I know of no way in which a farmer can moro effectually add to his knowl odgo of his business tban by attending Pro fessor Crcssy's class. His teaching, as many this winter have had tho opportunity of knowing, is very plain, and freo from tho unnecessary or untxplained use of scientific terms ; he is personally a pleasant, cordial gentleman, willing to answer questions, ex plain and ro-cxplain difficult points if ncccs sary, and in short is very zealous to mako himself as useful and instructive to his hear ers.as possible. And as he is a very thor ough master of every branch of his subject, thero can be no difficulty in any one, who will give a reasonably caroful attention to these lectures, soon becoming quite export in tbo cure of sick or injured animals on tho farm. Wo will guarantee that, at any rate bo will know moro upon tho subject than any self-styled "farrier" or "cow doctor" in the land. Itttrport, Mnrek 0, had got their pay for attending tho meeting, A. M. Foster of Cabot bad a sampto of Lost Nation wheat in the straw on oxhibi tion. This wheat seems well adapted to Vcr moot; tho beads wcro long and tho straw ap pcarcd very strong ; it is less liablo to lodge, Mr. Foster claims, than most other varieties ; it is also very hardy, Samples of corn wero shown by A. J. Hollistor of North Montpo- Her, with five perfectly formed cars on ono stalk. Mr, Alonzo Picrco of East Calais has raised this corn far over filly years without changing seed. L. U. Foster had on cxhibi tion two jars of wheat, ono of Lost Nation, tho other of Whito Hamburg. Tho latter va rictv is ono of tho handsomest samples of wheat your correspondent over Baw. Ho also had a jar of maplo sugar ; this articlo is one of Mr. Foster's specialties and is known from his farm to the Pacific Ocean. Tho mem ber of tbo board and reporters aro under ob ligations to Mr. Foster for tho exhibition of that sugar but thcro is a portion of the con tents of that jar that ho will never exhibit again. If tho board givo as good sattsfao. tion in other places, which they probably will, the appropriation givou them by tbo stato will not havo been spent in vain. M. T. 11. II. (CorrjsiioiuUiif e. Selling Eggs by Weight. Tho old adago is, "A pound is a pound tho world arouad," but docs this hold truo in selling eggs 7 What is thero to enoourago farmers or their wives to keep large, oxpen sivo fowls for whioh tbey pay a high pnoo. and produco large eggs outside of homo use, if fowls aro kept principally for eggs ? A dozen is a dozen, no matter how largo or Agricultural Meoting In Poultney, Wo arc iodebtod to tho Poultnoy Journal for tho following report of tho agricultural meeting held in Poultney Fobrnary 27. mohnino session. At ten o'clock forenoon, on Tuesday of last week, tho pcoplo from Poultnoy and sur rounding towns, assembled at Joslln Hall, in Poultney, in accordance with the notice frovlously given. Hon. Ralph llichards of lamptou, chosen president For tho occasion , called tho meeting to order, and at bis re, quest, ltov. Calvlu Granger offered prayer, A nuartetto was suog uy Messrs. nam phrey and Griffith, and Miss Thompson and Mrs. Skacc, entitled tho Farmer's Home, after which tho president gavo a brief open ing address, charactcristio of tho man. It was sensible, praotical and appropriate. Ho said wo havo met to ceo what could bo dona to promote tho great lntorest of agriculture Mo class moro needed to know now post to pursuo their calling ; ho had loug thought that it parents should mako any uisuuction in tho way of educating their children, that how, for tboso that don't will very likely make n failure Ho camo from the oldest chceso district in tho United States. AREBNOOif XXEK0I8K8. Tho meoting was called to order at two o'clock by the president, and, another quar tette was sung by Aleitsrs. Humphrey and Griffith, audilrs. Skaca and Miss Thompson, Tho president then introduood l'rolofsor Arnold, As our nation was now ou tiptoe with oxcitemcnt it gavo him pleasure to meet an audieneo ol producers. Wo, ar mors, are not looking after pleasures, or for an opportunity to speculate our business is ono ot necessity. Ho was hero to-day, as ho supposed, to speak to dairymen, and how, best to promoto that interest his thoughts must bo directed, il you havo two cows and one of them makes twice as much but ter or chceso as tho other, ho gets his profit from tbo best cow. Tho most successful dai rymen in tbo country aro thoso who weed out their poor cows, and fill thoir places with good ones. Uows should be well kept. It makes a great deal ot ditlercnco whother a cow is well fed and kept comfortable or whether sho is poorly fed and poorly housed. It is not uncommon that cows givo loss milk daily by several pounds, by reason of being poorly led and housod or ill treated. it s necessary to milk cows clean, or, as it is said, they will ''dry up." Tbo scion- tifio reason for this was. clearly given by Professor Arnold. When tho drouth comes, it diminishes tho amount of milk. To keep un a flaw of milk, it is neecFsarv to feed buc- eulent material, as tho drouth comes. A few years ago in a time of drouth he visited several dairymen in tho stato of Now York, round that they avoragod only thirteen pounds ot milk per day, but at tho samo time he visited thedairy of Harris Lewis, amounts to an endorsement, but tho Ixmafide signature or tho endorser, in black and white, and thus tho clause of tho constitution that no tx parti laws shall bo ebactod, Is 'Vir tually 60 1 aside. Farmers aro repeatedly made tho vleUmi Or rirciadlced' to eiisn oBmwnliniisisvJv1 tka I VsMtsWHSJCT $D, . ruQimentai prnwpTOS m winter ' MMfMiit HWmi mt-m e'fr,?"". iMiftmflMtfcr. Wto; la adawnt of tie birn and is 'that .iM.Wagf'hi AHorift. ROcst. MM t, mattmt'i la eshUs Isis Ttaalr. asjsk wtWBWM aau.aHnntwsi itTs iwtswsMSM. w miu t eemmmmrr nsirnntni. of systomatlo swindling through n partial ib- J rolled' oh for success. Ilenoe Many of cur l whether they will erWrt yoti throuj . ,. f .1 ,T . m. - 1 - -.i.-tL. 1 - i . .a.: in- .rj.. I i... . - tl t. - L..l ii.1 inH i. there is ono. U to bo soiieht among th ceaself s.-l itM ibisn .'vii As. of bakhowni sa tW) aa 1 cieeo tf th bar'twti rrtstai wMi eorn-sialks, 'Amddg'the moans looking toward tho attain-, prlem.rW. brsediM m itmoraat fanicrA. I Waw or roots bow, than ib y httrk prices mtnt ot that end. may be mentioned a wider I we nnd them aa "Dutchman" wm fond. I lor iced Mar tho cios ot we season, or to diffusion of knowledeo in regard to oloitical I in a tandcm-leam. drawkg. bricks t or bo ecrimrj tho sannlv for stock. t a tlmo whon questions, so that public opinion may be I hind a drover's wagon, as "Flora Tcmplo" they need a most generous and tempting something moro than mere assent to' tho doo I was discovered without nimo br farno. I 3let 1 tho cad of a long wWerf Tbe roota trlncs ot popular leaders, tho cultivation of a tbey oomo unheralded bjt ag 6xpectation, are "getting no better very last," ana tno moro social spirit among tho rural population, I the result of no plan, no. knoilTJdgo. no wisely prico of hay, if ono noods to buy at all, iH a oondentratlon of labor and osnl'al nnon invested .cacital. -This seems anindlsnutabla Iikclv'fe be! higher before it is lower, in such things as aro most productive And I proposition, therefore, that ono of tho most localities. A farmer's experience has profitable, moro timo to devote to intellectual Causes Of tho financial failures whioh havd at-1 not done him much, good if he has not learned pursuits, especially such as aro connected tended attempts at breeding is to be found fthe valuo of foresight in other things'. Tho in tho gross iguorauoo Ol-the. breeders them- man who makes larming pay is looking up selves in tho nfinainloR c nrnnntratinn. . his san-nails and sugar utensils. nboUt these Parson Murray in Golden Side. days, and seeing that they nro all in readf- ' ' ' I . I . I- - . . , : II .1-i .1 annles nro lonked over, and UiQ cellar ken I , i rr - . . v. iooa oi Bquinois. clean hi? soeds lor all crops aro proviaw r i f .. I - i." i 1 with agricultural soienco, and a dcoided and vigorous assertion of their rights, and a de termination to maintain before the world the dignity of labor. llural Hew Yorker. Oct a Reputation. Success in this world depends very unon ronutation. In snito of all i .uuru la n u run uvui in u uuiuu. auu n uuuu 1 1 iu i-i r .t' i f Li name navSb When we want to buv an Srtt- 'owed Plon of lHo dor. of hl! clc, we hunt for one that has a reputation MJOMT. 1 trampled ado by a Tit e . , r . 1 B under loot, in a word, ho mako his "hind- I , , 1 i' I i. ., ,i i ,t , 1 ' , i tor,, KIS WOOU-DIIO IS OUiHg BIUWCU, UWnV 111 much . AnaPlnMar?nral more than s said. "! rou.V rv ,a J,13 ru. l'r'T"lu ruum ho thinks ho can burn! tho comfort and joining uis shop, xne uiuo idiow was ai-1 .r . f : ; -m ,i I su ui aJ -waaas s.ii. v.v i i stea.va puvvis a w safety of in-coming cows and sheep looked alter : the boys aro watched to Eco for being good that is, for one made manufacturer who has established a charao tf r for making good articles and when wo find it, pay more for it than wo Would for a similar artlolo, which, for ought we know, may bo just as good, but which was made by somobody we never heard of., Tho reason for this is obvious. Wo aro willing to pay for tho assuranco or warranty, which tho trade-mark of a rcputablo maker gives us, rather than trust our own judgment, 'or tho chaoco of getting a good thing from an un known source, ibis is so with machinery, tools, clothing, and nearly everything else that wo buy, inoluding tho produots of the farm. There aro farmers who havo sold thoir butter in Manchester, the past summer, lor titty cents per pound, contracting it in adyanco. Others have very likely sold just as good butter for thirty-fivo cents, and tho diffcrenco has bcon owing to tho fact that tho former bad a reputation and (he latter none, When tho oitizens bought the butter of tho first-class, they felt certain that they would get a gilt-edged articlo. When tbe other butter was put upon tho market, it bad to bo sold with tbo risk of its not being No. 1 ; and the same is true of checuo, milk, cidor, vinegar, pork, and, in tact, ot all that is bought and Bold in this city. It is easy upon master's hand. As the winter camo oh ho was in tho habit of building himself a nest, of any tow, he .might find about, and used to. choose' lor res ilience the Docket of bis master's coat. When, in tho evening, the coat was taken off andtadag upon a nail, tho littlo squirrel would climb op the door on which the nail stood, run down the coat and tako up his qurtcrs in tho pocket, carrying always in his mouth a good supply of tow, which ho bad prepared and rolled together bolorehand, aud with which he contrived to make in tbo pocket tho cosiest night's lodging in tho world. A housebreaker, watching his opportunity, telcotod an especially dark night for getting in through tbo window or tho .apothecary s little back room behind tho shop. He knew that tho apothecary kept no dog; ho could 'easily guess whero bis ooat would bo likely to be banging up. Ho soon found tbe pocket, and was just about to lighten it of purse, pocket-book and keys, whin a mwlortuno to tally unexpected befell him. In rumaging for kens and- purso, ho had struck the squirrel, of whoso atraugo habits with regard to.his bed-room ho bad cot been aware iNot liking to be thus suddenly dis turbed, tbe little animal gave the thief so sight" give him a sharp foresight, and his experience furnishes him with wisdom. It is a good thing in any business, but in none does it lay better than in farming. Golden Utile. PtANts in Ukdrooms. About one-half the dry weight of plants is carbon, and this is nil obtained from the carbon dio.tidc or cajbonio aoid of tho air, which constitutes only .0004, or l-250'O of its volume. It. was onoe soientihcaliy, and is still popularly, believed that plants, in "respiration, revcrso tho proocss of animals that is, they inhale carbonio aoid and exbalo oxygen. It is quite truo that vegetation, as a resultant of its processes of life, does ovrlvo oxygen nnd absorb carbon dioxido . but 'this is not in consequence of respiration. Plants, liko animals, inhale oxygen, and yield up to tho air a nearly equal volume of carbon dioxide : this chemical decomposition is performed by all the growing colls and at all times alike In addition to this, the ehloropbyl cells have tho property, under the controling power of Bunlight, of absorbing carbon dioxido from the outside air, ot decompsing it into its constituent elements, of appropriating tbo carbon lor tbo building up ot tissue, and ot ! ., r fni f - noeraiiag tno now ireo oxygen. j.uis is. a ., . t . . . ;. r . men, to sco now irupt-riaat it is lor a ismier , ... ,. iL k, . . o. . . . yo , .... . eharn hit. fin hii thi nil Ihitt hA M lid Tint. I T .!.? .V. it.-.. ! HA.n? to get tho name of -rr - , " IJ "T- ZT.Zl Z "c ."'.i. their bovs there. Ho then proceedod to give the importance of vctennary seicnoo. it was a science tho study of which is of moro value in tbo discipline ot the mind, tban tbo study of Euolid or Virgil. Ho spoko of horn ail in cattle, black tush in bogs, woll tooth in horses, and answered questions in regard to grub in the head in sheep and botts inriiorfres. l'rofcssor Crossy understands his profes sion, and we beliovo convinced his audience if the importance of tbo pcoplo knowing more about tho diseases of animals. At tho.closo of tho speaking in the even ing Mr. Stoddard made a motion , that the thanks of tho meeting bo tendered to tho speakers, which was unamously voted. Tho meeting closed with remarks trom inr. jicwia who said the fioa singing of tho eveniog was a new fcaturo in agricultural meetings. He should go homo and introduce it iuto tho stato of Now York. They wero overstocked in Horkimcr county ho bclioved that if thoy should givo away ono cow in thrco, if that was tho poorest, thoy wouiu no tne gainers uy it. to establish a reputation- raising and selling the best. When he has dono this, his produco Dot only soils readily, but at almost bis own prices. JJat a reputa tion is "a plant of slow growth." It takes not only time, but a constant vigilant care. To get a reputation for tho butter of a cer tain farm, for instance, it must not only pro duco a fino article, but it must do It all tho timo ; there must bo no break in tho chain for a-rcputation, like other things, is only as strong as its weakest part, and a einglo poor articlo will neutralize tno cucot ot nity gooa ones. When a man buys a thing upon the reputation of tho maker, he wants to feel that there is absoiuto certainty oi uis get ting a good thing. Ifbocauhavo this he is willing to pay for it on top of the market price, but ho will not pay extra tor oa-tnero probability. Wo ask our farmer friends to remember this, and to build up tor them selves a reputation. When a thing is sold as a good thing, let it bo good, without any fs or buts, and it, perchance, a poor thing must be got rid of, let it bo sold as poor. When you put an article upon tho market, lot it be understood boyond doubt or ques tion that it is all you rccommcd. Ihis is not only houesty, but, as wo havo shown, raonoy in your pocket, Mirror and Far mer. The Politics of Agriculture. A writer under tho abovo heading, alluded to tho diffidence of tho agricultural press in dealing with political questions, and espe cially such questions as affect tbe interests of agriculture. I desiro to say a few words in regard to tho course of tho political press of the country in dealing with tho samo ques tions. In times past tho press has been the most potent defender of tho pcoplo's right Through it tho masses havo mado themselves beard when Senates and uouris, ausorocu in schemes of political grandeur, have overlooked their interests and turned a deal car to thoir nnliltnn. (rnm it hava been hurled mora and ho found he got twenty-six pounds to, I terrible Philippics against tho usurpations t k nl U ; ..Un..l.l .A .M.l.ln.l In I . ,r " 1 1 and oppressions ot tyranny tnan uemosinene.i tho cow. Something should ba provided to bridge over with soma suoculcnt teed, our seasons of drouth, Ho thought fodder corn was tho best, but grass was good, in tho care ol milk- lor butter making, ono ol tho essentials is cleanliness. A room in which milk is kepi, should ba as clean us healthy in every respect as the room in which we live Milk is a powerful absorbent, aud will draw to itself bad air, or any odor that may bo in tho room, no matter what it is So it will be scon that a room whero milk is kept, Bhould bo in air as pure as it is pos sible to mako it. Its air should bo as puro as that in any parlor. Tbo question ol deep and shallow sotting, bo should not discuss, but would say this, that tho cooler the room, small j thoro is no justice in selling eggs by What you tae by ordering your city p)ier or uaga- tho dozen J tho Oonsumer Will answer'no JUS- ,ju(j0(j 0Q J,, ) 'a Urge uunUuVrlce. '." and well they may when they seo the dif- remarked to tbo t All risk or transmitting tue lunas. Tha cost of money order or registration. Tlie irouuio ui Wiuu;s oil. luuor. anil iv. liming., And you wsur correctness ana qispawii, Address, VERMONT FAIUIKU. Bt.Jol.mWy, Vt, -vi:i:ki.ii:s American Union, Boston, and Vermont Farmer, Boston Weekly Travellor and Vt. -Farmer, Country Uentlemeu and Vermont Farmer, Boston Weekly Ulobo and Vermont Farmer, Detroit Fre I'rese and Vermont Farmer, Dprtogfleld Republican and Vt. Farmer, Harpers Weekly and Vermont farmer, Harpers U'tar and Vermont Farmer. Amerloan Hunt Home and Vermont Farmer, Christian Union and Vermont Farmer, New York World and Vermont Farmer, YouUis Companion (now subs) and Vt. Farmer, New York Hun and Vermont Farmer, Sew York Tribune and Vermont Farmor, ural New Yorker and Vermont Farmer, BcieotiBo American and Vermont Farmer, New York Witness and Vermont Farmer, Boston Journal and Vermont Farmer! New York World and Vermont iaruier, New York Tribune and Vermont Farmer, uAii.ir.it Hprin.BsM Republican and Vermont Farmer, Boston Journal and Vermont Farmer, Doaton Dally UUbe and Vermont Farmer, Boston Dally Traveller and Vermont Farmer, .HoNTiir.ius Bcribaert Monthly and Vermont farmer, tialnt Nicholas and Vermont Farmer, Harpers alagaslae and Vermont Farmer, Uodeys Ladys Book with chio. and Vt. Farmer, l'etersona Magatlae and Vermont Farmer, American A grtculturlst and Vermont Farmer, Boston Journal of Chemistry and Vt. Farmer, r,ur.rr anu v.riuuut r.riu.r, iwi.ouao i llouMhold and Vurniont Farmer. Bee-Keeper's If ezatlne and Vermont Farmer, 3.G0 3.10 n.w JXD 3.10 3.10 .8S 4.S3 12.76 i. 00 '..UI V.HS ..7S 3.00 3.7S 4;jo forcnoe in size. Now, representatives aro sent from every town in tbo stato to meet at the Capital to mako and amend laws ; they mako bird laws, fish laws, dog laws and all other laws ; so many pounds of grain and vegeta bles Is a bushel, and butter and cheoso Is sold by tho pound ; wo havo tho laws nnd can read them at leisure, but wo find no law to fix tho prieo of eggs only the law of cus tom, by the dozen : thousands of hens are kept in Vermont of all breeds and sizes, Let tho women in Vermont raiso a unitod cry for justice, buy and soil eggs by the pound. Mrs. L. F, oruary ire. those doslgncd for fanners should havo tho tho decpor the milk iniay bo set. Milk eot moro attention. Tho president then intro. shallow will sour sooner in a warm room Mason ot lttchraond, who man u set uocp, Jlo boiioved that milk audionco that ho was will- should bo coolod gradually not rapidly ing to mako himself useful if he could ; he Thoso dairymen who gavo all uigbt for their thought it was high timo wo took a new do- milk to cool wero tho most Biioocsslul, Ihere nurture in agriculturo ; but few farmers Is quite an advantage somotimcs in heating keep accounts; that should not bo so ; every milk, as it contains odors, it will drivo them farmer should keen accounts, and then thoy out. The bettor way is, however, not to ll.nLloa Fanner and Vermont Parmer. BcteaUde Farmer and Vermont Farmer, both new, ..oil 0.2O 3.10 1.00 9.C0 U.70 8.HU S.CW 4.60 4. in 4.8.1 4.00 3.10 11.70 ..33 ..70 K.'fl Poultry World and Vermont Farmer, l ruik ivwuiu.r auu .,u,u,i. t-.iui.i, bfeqoiogioai journal, ana ociosco oi nwUi, auu 2.83 2. CO Si.SU il.U Eaising Fear Trees. I notice in the Farueh that a "Farmer's Wife" wishes somo ono to give her tho "so. ctct of her ill luck" in having pear and applo seeds to grow ; perhaps I can't do that, but I think 1 can give her tbe secret of succoss. Tho seoda as thoy are taken from the fruit should ncvor ba allowed to booomo thorough ly dried, but as thoy aro saved should bo placod in moist earth until sho is ready to plant thorn I prefer planting in tho fall, say to October or November or any time bo foro tho ground free.es, or thoy may bo kept until tha following spring, provided thoy aro will know what thoy aro about. He was too poor to keep a oow that did not pay ; many cows did not mako over two hundred and fifty pounds of cheoso in a year ; every oow Bhould mako live buodren pounuti. no ougni to study carefully all our business on tho farm. It is an easy matter to test tno milk oi a cow by weighing it, and II we lind that a cow docs not pay, to lat ner anu givo tier to tbo butcher as soon as possible. My bust ncss Is cheese-making, principally, mako some butter. My cows are of tho native breed, crossed with Ayrshircs and Jerseys. Ho referred to a dairyman in l'omirot, who made 300 pounds of butter a year from one cow. Othor farmers In that vicinity, were successful in making butter, cot prices abovo tbo average market prices. Their breed oi cattlo wero tho Jcrsoy and the Jersey crado Tbcso dairymen feed meal to their oows tho year round, Mr. Mason said ho reoeivod from his dairy of 25 cows in 1874, 888.76 per oow. no now keeps BU cows ; never buys apy manure or grain, Ilo has 110 acres of land, 40 of woodland, On a huu havo tha unpleasant odors in tho milk at all if it can bo prevented. If you wish to keep butter well, keen it from tho air, The same may bo said of cream ; and for that reason tbe oroam should be raised as Boon as possi ble, and as littlo exposure to the air as pos sible. Ho explained in regard to animal odor, and how to mausge tho niilk to have it escape. J. do milk should bo cooled rapidly to have this odor escape. Under ordinary circumstances, butter mado from sour cream keeps the best. If vou want butter of good flavor and of good keeping quality, good feed must bo given to tho oows. Samo mako better butter than others, when the difference is tound simply in tbo Iced, Uthcr causes sometimes make the difference Tbe old dash churn served a good purposo, but modern churns aro easier, A churn bhould operate upon all tha cream in the churn alike. Muoh depends on working but. tor,' by roost butter makers it is worked too much, aud hero Mr. Arnold gavo somo ex cellent bints that our dairymen will profit by. Mr, Mulklcjohn of Washington county daed acros of land, consisting of fifty of spoke at some length giving his oxpericnoo meadow and nlty 01 pasture be keeps as good is forty oows, that is, block that is equivalent to that. Ho feeds meal but not in summer, Mr. Mason feeds fodder corn he plauU it Uiroo in making butter ; said ho came thirty miles to attcnu mis meeting lor ma purpose oi aim ing Mr. Arpold some questions iu regard to keeping qualities of button Mr. Arnold said, salt docs not keep but- over uttered. Corruption in publio affairs has been oxposed to its blighting criticism and spiritual wickedness in high places withered beneath its scathing denunciations, lint when tho influence of the press is lent to tho promotion of mere partisan interests, to the exclusion ot those that bear upon tho acnoral welfare of tho masses, it has ceased to bo tho pcoplo, and if not an instrument of I.. .1 1 1 . .1 ... .1 n.a,'n tk. n.n. OppONItlUtl la at lua.v a ucau utwi iu wu u- mollon ol puuiio goou. Anu sucn, to a cur tain cxtout, is tho nttitudo of the political press of our country to-day. 'PI,,, Miliimna nf mi,, nnrtlsntl Intimitis Am olosod against all communications of a politi cal character, which do not bear tho shibbol eth of their party blazoned upon their front or prcscribo their rcgimon for all tho ills incident to tho body politic And thoy at most completely ignore tho interests ol tno agricultural olass, Tho contributors to tho agricultural papors, on tho other hand, are eithor men of wealth who do uot fuel the prcssuro of tho times, aud who aro yet able to mako tneir uusincss a means oi prom, or muu who draw their incomes Irom other sources and only follow farming as a diversion, But the majority of our farmers aro men of small means who are not ablo to lay hold of all the grand improvements of the age, the most of thcin making but littlo more than a bare living, and many of them struggling undor th burden of debt, Among this class there ci Juts a wide-spread feeling of disoontcnt, but political papors Ignore their complaints, and their only hopo ol being board is through tho columns of tho agricultural press. The writer aboyo alluded to, rightly says that legislation for tho most part has been in tho interests of other industries, and opposed to that of agriculturo, and that our law-mak ers aro tho creatures of great monopolies and corporations, or the tools of political cliques which would sacrifice the good of tho people to accomplish incro party ends, so that tut wrong or taxation, without representation exists though iu another form, tho samo as it did when our forefathers rose in rebellion agaiust Great liritian. Hut if legislation is oiio-sided, tho interpretation of tho laws is. in many Instances, much more so. Take, for instance, tho law in regard to endorsements, It a maq obtains goods on credit irom a incr chant in the city, through tbo rcoomraenda tion of another, in caso of his failing, tho second party bocomo responsible for their The Fanner's Wife. There is no position assigned to woman where her true worth shines more conspicu ously than upon tho farm. Her genllo and graceful touch adorns not ouly tho house and flower garden, giving to her homo beauty .. i . i . . ... i i i . , i. . aim attruutiuu, uut lading nauio uitugutim tho ornamental, without which tho former s degenerates into a racro place where life can bo sustained, her help in the conduct of tho establishment is perhaps not less important than that ot tho farmer himself. lew men succeed as farmers whoso wives fail In tbo di.schargo of tho domcstie duties arising out of tho important position sho occupies. Her energy is often the motive power of the wholo family, and her patient fortitudo sustains and supports in the'homoa of trial and diffi culty, which could hardly be endured, were it not lor her soothing counsel. Her quick intuitions and lively perceptions aro always on Iho lookout lor something to do, and nothing can go wrong nnd escape her notice Sho is omnipresent in her own department, stopping hero a leak and thcro creating from almost nothing some important article, by which dollars aro made or saved, as tho oaso may be Her untiring attention to everything that comes under her observation, equally to tho smaller as tho larger matters of tho household, Is a trait which character izes onlv women, Man pushes forward some grand object, and is for tho time oblivious of almost everything else, while woman, bow. over deeply interested, novcr for a moment lorgcts her surroundings. 1 ho wants ot her kitten or tho pig aro with her objects of equal attention. Iho Uinmsclenl (Jrcator gavo to man woman as a help mate, but no whero does sho fully subserve tho great ends of her crea, tion as on the farm, Uthcr professions may dispense with hclpmato and yet succeed, but whoever knew a bachelor farmer to have genuine success. Ho may porhaps bnvo partial bucccss iu tbe moro art of aoaumula tion, but what is a farmer's homo without a wife Tbo dreary chill of his bacholor homo is at onco forlorn and forbiddlog, and how- over genial his temperament, ho soon finds himsolf bereft ol friends, and a lonoly, dreary and wo had almost said wretched, cxistenco awaits him. Farmer's Journal. forbear yelling with pain, and tho master of tbe house, alarmed at tho unusual sound came into tbo room annex! with tho poker just as tho thiet was escaping through the window. The watchman happening to bo passing, the unwelcome guest was given into custody ; and as tho gcesa at Home had savod the cap ital by their cackling, so tbo little squirrel had saved his master's property by lodging in his coat pocket. tanaer Journal. ifnw to MiK a IlciT.nED A pood hot bed may bo made upon tho surface of tho ground, piling up the manuro from two feat six inohes to throe foot high) nnd at least six inohes wider all around tho framo, This extra width, tends to proserve tho heat within tho frame ; and it. it bo a loot wider than tho Irarao it would bo better tban six iocbes. Tbo situation should be whero the soil is dry; and thu bed should front to tho south, or as nearly south as tbo location will permit. Tbo sashes should cither bo pro cured bcloro the bed is mado, or their exact Bize should bo known when tho frame is made ; and the framo may bo mado to hook closely together; so as to be removed, and easily stored away when not in uso. Fresh uog is tbo best manuro to produce heat. It should bo thrown into a heap and wet slightly about a week before it is placed in tho bod, and turned over onco or twice before using It to mcrcaso tho heat. When put on tho bed, tread it down firmly, and cover it about six inches deep with light; rich soil, and ascertain tho degrco of beat when you desire to sow your seeds, by plung, ing a thermometer into tho soil ; and If too warm, wait a day or two lor tho bed to cool. Seeds will stand a heat of 90 degrees very well. Somotimcs seeds aro grown in pols and pans, which are plunged into the manuro without any covering of soil ; but in such a caso, it should bo covered thrco or four inches deep with sand or ashes to re tain tho heat. Wondcn boxes six inches deep, mado of very thin boards, about two lect long, and ono loot wide, would bo bet tor than pans and pots for somo kinds of plants. The bottoms might bo of zinc, or galvanized sheet-iron, perforated with small holes to allow water to pass through them, if tho watering should be too copious, Suoh boxes oould bo paokod in without any waste of room ; and thoy could be, easily removed to fork up thu bed anew to incrcaso tho heat or to allow a new bod to bo made, when tho heat of tho old ono is too much exhausted -Rural New Yorker, ration. , The formation of carbon dioxido at the expense of tbo atmospherio oxygen, likti our breathing, goes on continuously and' gently, while the reverse process, analogous . . i c 1! r , ii, -i . t. , ! to tue lceuiug oi nuimai me, tuuugu cumiuu ous and powerful under tho infiuenoo of light, ceases instantly' when 'that is withdrawn. During the day, tho assimilative process by which carbon is absorbed and oxygen liber, ated is so powerful as to uiask completely the gentler process of breathing ; bat at night, when assimilation ceases, respiration may bo easily detected For this reason plants by day purify, and by night vitiato tho nir. A. number ot experiments mado by the French scientist, lioussingaultj prove that, as a final result of vegetation, far moro oxy gen is liberated rhan consumed. Scribner's Monttdy. Lawyers. What a timo some of the news papers are making about lawyers ! Alter allowing the lawyers to mako the laws for a whole century ; after looking upon lawyers as a kind of demi-gods, far too wiso and good for ordinary comprehension ; after run ning to lawyers with thousands ot ioollsh complaints that three grains of common senso might havo settled in throe minutes ; after paying lawyers thousands whero other professional men asking tens would havo been kicked out of doors , after enacting statutes drawn always by lawyers that mako it impossible lor any except lawyers to nil tho moro important offices ; after submitting to taxes and lees until a man instinotively puts his hand in his pocket when ho meets a lawyer on tho street ; after accepting the dootriuo that no business man is a man un less be has rotaincd his private lawyer; aftor self-abnegation so complete that ono daro not make a bargain or draft a will with out consulting a lawyer, tho trodden worm of a layman has risen in his wrath, and be gins to .use hard words about lawyers! Ho even has tho astounding presumption to ask why a lawyer should havo a thousand dol lars for a day's work, whon a doctor, with Bovcn ounces moro brains, twice as much common senso, and one', too, who can beat tho lawyer out of sight in dog Latin, is sat isfied with ten dollars a day. It is a conun drum too deep for us, and so wo givo it up. lor Man. Tho following letter addressed to tho cd. ltor of tho Farmer explains itsell. It any of our readers can givo him any information, wo hopo they will do so for tho sako of the fame of Vermont horses if for no other re. son. Tho pcdigrco ot good horses is too valuablo a matter to bo lost in obscurity. Can you givo mo tho pcdigrco of a horso owned somo years slnoo in Vermont, callod tho "lux Horso V I prosumo there is no doubt that ho was sired by "Hill's Vermont Black Hawk," but no ono here knows any thing of his dam. If his podigrco is not known to you can you tell mo who owner was or who bred him? Yours respectfully, Amos jJuzo. J'or(r, Oifurd Cm., Mvint, his American Ignorance in Horse Breeding. Tho great trotting-horsoj of the country havo not been foaled, In tho proportion that ono might reasonably expect. Thoy havo come, rather, before tho publio from obscure sources, lo many cases, as with "Liutcn man" and "Flora Temple" and "ltipton," no ouo oau tell up to this day anything or tbo sire or tho dam. The fact that three such horses, and scores ot others of almost equal merit, havo no known parentage, reveals how Farming is ono of the most important of the professions. In ono sense it is Iho most necessary, boing tho -foundation and preparation for all that division of labor of every description which constitutes the nu. mcrout pursuits or callings ot mnuern civil ized society. It is tho profession which fur. nishes tho world with food and raiment, and indirectly with its luxuries and splendid styles of social life, Kcntiicky Stock Jirc. or a. Warts. A medical exchango states that a drachm of nitrato of silver dissolved in nu ounce of nitro-muriatio ncid makes a solution which, applied to warts with a fino brush, will permanently euro them in four 'days. Wo may add that wo know ol nothing bet ter to remove warts than tho leaves of tho common bean. Crush tbe leaves between tho fingers, and squeeze out tbo juice upon tho warts two or three times a day, until they dry up nnd disappear, Tho euro will generally bo compteto in less than a week. Journal of Chemistry, Ax irr.M of nolo In the literary annnunco- mvnts of tint ihtv is thu fact lliat Kilwnrd Abbott mid Kiltrnril II, llmues. rusnvctivclv or the editorial mid business (IcpartiuuntR of Tho Congri'gatlonnlist, lmvo purchased Tho Literary oriel, loumicii, nun lor nearly sev en years edited ami published, by Mr. H, It, Crocker; nnd will hereafter conduct It mi ller tlio Ilnu iiamu of K. 11. llnmcs & Co., Mr. Alilmtt taking editorial chargo, mid Mr. 1 lames tlio business management. Tho Is suo for April will Imj thu Drat under their auspices. TIhi Literary World is n monthly journal of twenty nttgos, piilillshuil tlio first nay oi every iikuhii, anu occupied exclusive ly with critical reviews of new publications! choice extract j from such its nro of special Interest; dissensions, original and .elected, of literary topics; nnd tiilorniatlon of vari ous sorts about authors and thoir work; hav lug lor its Sumlnato i ing for its Bpoelllo and constant aim to dis seminate a Knowledge oi gooii oooks, to pro mote, u lovu lor useful road Ing, and to extend wuolcaomu and deepen tbo inllueiico of all literature. Ono oondition of safety is that the sheep shall not be pinebed in pasture. If they can not get grass enough to satisfy them tbey will bo very certain to resort to tho bark ...unit mu no - of ,he sr,p0 troes t0 llluto up tho deficicnoy, rudo and unMtocess ul tho breeding efforts ' ' , , ,, , " , i. ,, , . of the country have been. Who can con- 1,10 orc,!ttrJ ia ,M P1 0 ,Q "h ch. shu. f, anlvool ll.rCfl winners of the Derbv with no pr oven hogs can be starved or pinched with known noiWree , Hut hero we havn ha'd few. VM7-Hral Home. if any, impartial and intelligent students of tho problem, Tbo most intricate ana ucu. cate of all endeavors to propagate great ex, ccllcnccs by tho harmonious union of dcflra I ble qualities, possessed in part by the Biro and in part by tbo dam, has been, for Iho payment, but in tho rural dudricU nothing most part, undertaken by men too ignorant1 An observing farmer has discovered a re' marknble resemblance between a crop of boys and a crop of wheat. At first they are Cradled, then thoy are threshed, and finally ihey becorao the flour of the family, JY. Y. Mail. Tiir Monthly Uf.adkii is a novel enter prise by John I.. Shoruy of lloston, the pub lisher of Thu Nursery. It is a sixteen pngn magtixino with pages n triflo larger lban tlio jxursory, lined witn reading just auapicd to lliu wants of llm pupils of our primary schools. It Is rImo fully ami lienutllolly Il lustrated; indeed, tho pictures ant not only models ol (ante, nut nl lienuiy andexceiieueo of execution also. It Is iletdgiifil to tako the place of tlio mtoiiiI reader in tho school, and living published every mouth lit thu nominal cost of only fitly cents per annum, fiiriilijifs frcMi. Interc.unj! reading to tlio llltle ones all tho time. And It cosW us no more than mcIiooI books for tlio children, If as much, ami III largo echooli elulii could bo formed anil get It at reduced rates, It U just what la needed, ami tlicwu who havo made the Nursery sucli a siicccst will do thu name by llili, anil we can but predict for U au immediate, and ooulmued succuss.