1869. 



,NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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good for their face in ^old, so we have the disad- 

 vantage of two currencies ; our merchants get prin- 

 cipally i-ilver but are obliged often to pay gold. 

 No one pays gold or paper who can pass silver at 

 par, as any considerable amount of s-ilver is very 

 inconvenient to carry on the person. Markets 

 next time. J. G. Field. 



Stanstcad, Can., Feb. 24, 1869. 



Remarks. — It is a common remark that "one- 

 half of the world don't know how the other half 

 lives," and very probably it would be about as 

 trnc to say that one-half of the world don't know 

 how the other half feels. Believing it would do 

 boih halves good to have a better understanding 

 of each other, we have presented our correspon- 

 dent's views, and are glad to know that he does 

 not hold us responsible for all that "Alice Carey" 

 and other Independent scribblers may have said. 



PRETTY NEAR A RIDDLE. 



Capt. Joseph Weston of Skowhegan, Somerset 

 County, Maine, was born and spent the thirty-six 

 first years of liis life in Massachusets, and for the 

 last fiitj' years he has been a resident of Maine. 

 Though not of a roving disposition, he took up his 

 abode for a time in an unincorporated plantation ; 

 his residence was then changed to the township of 

 Canaan, but not exactly pleased with that "prom- 

 ised land," his next dwelling place was in the 

 town of Bloomtield, and finally he stuck his stakes 

 within the limits of the euphonious Skuwhegan. 

 During these peregrinations he was a citizen of 

 three several counties, — Lincoln, Kennebec, and 

 Somerset, as well as of the two States of Massachu- 

 setts and Maine. And yet Mr. Weston has lived 

 on one farm and in one house all this time! He 

 was born in the hous-e, built by his father in 1793, 

 lives there still, and has never moved nor lived in 

 any other! G. a. w. 



Hkotchcgan, Me., March, 1869. 



EARLY GOODRICH, HARRISON AND SEBEC 

 POTATOES. 



I have been much interested in the experiments 

 of your correspondents in relation to raising po- 

 tatots. No doubt the success in obtainmg large 

 crops is attriiutahle in a measure to extraordinary 

 care in cultivation, yet these results would rot be 

 attained without attention being paid to the kind 

 of potato planted. Last f-pr-ing 1 planted on mead- 

 ow land the Early Goodrieli and Stbac. The 

 latter proved a failure, while the Early Goodrich 

 fai exceeded my expcLtations. I planted the Early 

 Goodrich on upland and they did equally well. 

 I planted the Harrison for a late potato, and they 

 gave such satisfactory results that I shall pLmt 

 tlitm almojt entn-ely for a late crop. I selected 

 28 Of tliL-m which filled a half bushel measure. 



Methuen, Mass., March, 1869. Hill. 



GOOD FENCES AND GOOD NEIGHBORS. 



It is very necessary at this season of the year 

 to be prcp.iring to have everything go on cheer- 

 fully during the coming season. And among 

 other good things we want good neighbors. In 

 spt-ndiiig a few huurs with one of my neighbors, 

 not long Mnce, an elderly lady asked an old gen- 

 tleman what was the best thing to make good 

 neighbors. After a moment's hesitatim he replied, 

 "keep good f rices." What could he have said in 

 so few words that would comprehend as much ? It 

 certainly saves a great deal of bitter leelings to 

 have fences that will protect our gardens and 

 other crops from the injuries resulting trom poor 



fences and unrulyor stray cattre. But how much 

 more necessary is it that we should liavc our ears 

 fenced, so that the stray words of the vile shin- 

 derer shall not break in and destroy the tender 

 plants of friendship and love; and our mouth so 

 fenced that no har:^h expression shall break out to 

 do our neighbor wrong ? Don't let us forget, then, 

 this spring, as we put up the bars and repair the 

 fences of our fields, to build anew or strengthen 

 those which protect the garden of the heart from 

 the coming in and going out of those evil com- 

 munications which make more trouble among 

 neighbors than all our unruly stock. Then shall 

 love shine from every eye and peace and good will 

 reign in every heart. v. b. 



Brookfield, Vt., March, 1869. 



PREPARING LAND FOR SEEDING. 



As much has been said about preparing ground 

 for seeds, especially greensward, I thought 1 would 

 give my plan : Plough from five to seven inches 

 deep, spread on the manure evenly, take a bush, 

 and if it is not licavy enough without, lay on a 

 piece of board and get upon it ; continue to bush it 

 until the manure is entirely pulverized and mixe'' 

 with the soil. By this time all the sods riot turned 

 under in plowing will be torn to pieces, and the 

 ground Ijecome light and mellow. By this plan 

 we get the benefit of the manure at once and con- 

 tinue to have it through the season. 



E. P. Luther. 



North Dorset, Vt., Feb. 23, 1869. 



MOLASSES FOR SORE TEATS ON COWS. 



I wish to obviate the trouble of obtaining the 

 medicine suggested by John Whatmore in the 

 Farmer for Feb. 13, 1869, for the cure of sore 

 teats on cows, by introducing one that is its equal, 

 and perhaps better, and one easily obtained, viz: — 

 West India Molasses. Keep a cup of it at the barn 

 in the season of the year whtn it is needed, and 

 apply it to the teats occasionally. It is a sure pre- 

 ventive as well as a cure. Though simple, try it. 

 It will be found all it is recommended. 



A Subscriber. 



Newport, N. H., Feb. 22, 1869. 



PLAN OF A BARN. 



I like the plan for a "model barn" in your Sat- 

 urday's paper. As I am about building a barn, I 

 should like to know where I can see one like that 

 you represent in the Faumer, plans, cost, &c. I 

 especially like this plan, because the stock is so 

 completely separated trom the hay. 



Charlestoicn, Mass., Ftb., 1869. Isaac Cook, 



Remarks. — You can see a barn constructed on 

 the plan of the illustration given in the Farmer, 

 on the farm of Mr. J. H. Bent, in the village of 

 Concord, Mass. 



Bleeding Veal Calves.— The Massachusetts 

 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

 give notice in the last issue of their publication, 

 " Our Dumb Animals" that after the 30th of March 

 they intend to enforce the law against the starva- 

 tion and bleeding of veal calves before being 

 slaughtered. They have been informed that, by 

 certain butchers, "the calves are starved from 

 Sunday night until the next Sunday night, besides 

 being bled every twenty-four hours to stop the 

 bleating and to whiten the 'veal.'" 



