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cold weather, by substituting the radiating' funnel, it is amply 

 sufficient to warm any cook room. 



The small quantity of Avood required seems almost miracu- 

 lous to one unacquainted with its construction and principles. 

 The fire-box is comparatively, very small, occupying a very 

 small space at the bottom of tlie oven, which, though '•' filled 

 never so full of wood, can contain but little," while the heat is 

 as essentially under the control of the baker, as the steam of 

 the locomotive is under the control of the engineer, both having 

 their escape valves and their dampers. 



In award, the "Portable Oven," in its theoretic construc- 

 tion, must commend itself to every scientific mind that observes 

 it. Its theoretical merits are sustained by an experimental 

 success attested to, by very many innkeepers as well as others, 

 not only in our midst, but throughout the country. 



Live Stock. 



Houses. Statement of Amos F. Noyes, Norioay. Mr. Noyes 

 received the first premium for colts " of any age." His was a 

 Morgan, two years old. He ^ays : " My manner of summer 

 feeding is not extra. I turn them into common pasture, but 

 make a practice of stalling nights, when the weather is cold or 

 it is wet and uncomfortable. It is not only a benefit to the 

 animal, but a saving of manure." 



" My mode of winter feeding and managing is to feed only 

 good bright hay. I give one pint of oats per day and the same 

 quantity of potatoes, on an average. I keep them in a warm 

 stable, and give a plenty of Avater." 



Neat Cattle. There appears to have been an unusual num- 

 ber of Devon Ijulls at the Oxford County Show, derived from 

 different sources, E. D. J\Iarshall of Paris, presented one 

 raised by Philander Sutton, Barnstead, Canada East; A. L. 

 Burbank, Bethel, one from the Daniel AVcbster farm in Marsh- 

 field, Mass. ; Joseph Tufts of Paris, presented one two-years 

 old bull, bred by H. B. & H. M. Hall, Burk, Vt., and four bull 

 calves bred by himself.* Beside the bulls, there were some 

 dozen or more Devon heifers and calves exhibited, which proba- 



