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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Juke 



and thrown upon the internal organs ; this causes 

 these alf^o to lose their natural functions. Open 

 the issues by prop r remedies, and place the ani- 

 mal in a condiiioi) to keep them so, and the hog 

 will be generally healthy. The disease among 

 neat cattle, cummonly called horn ail or brain 

 fever, is generally caused by a cold, which impairs 

 the tone of various organs of ihe head and pro- 

 duces inflammation or fever. 



1 have no doubt ihat many djseasjs among sheep 

 arise from a similar caute. Some years ago I had 

 the care of sheep, and used to examine carefully 

 all that were sick or died, but never saw any that 

 were exactly like those spoken of by Mr. N. 

 In, all sheep that I luive examined, I have no- 

 ticed a small oiitice between the parting of the 

 hoofs, which I call their issues. I have often 

 found the-e litile holes or pores obstructed in 

 diseased bheep, and 1 used to apply sweet oil, rub- 

 bing with a suiill co:n cob. If these openings in 

 sheep aic similar to the issues in the legs of orher 

 animals, and serve as outlets, it is very necessaiy 

 to keep thtm open and healthy, as their obstruc- 

 tion induces intLrnal inflammation of the glands 

 and other organs, that terminates in loathsome 

 disease. 



It I hc/Q sheep afiFeetcd as those spoken of, I 

 should pay stiict attention to their feet, applying a 

 little sweet oil, give some mild phytic, change 

 their di'jt and keep them in a place where they 

 would have a pretty even temperature. 



W. W. Tkask. 



Reading, Mass., March 28, 1869. 



GOOD YIELD OF AVHEAT AND BAllLEY. 



As an illnstratiun of the "sunny side" of wheat 

 raising in Northern Vermont, I have to note the 

 following: — Mr. Henry Chase, of Lyndon, Vt., 

 raised on 2j acre's of land, last season, 82 l)ushels 

 of excelltnt wheat. Two bushels per acre was the 

 amount sown. The kind of wheat grown was a 

 bald variety known as Ihe "gold-drop." The 

 ground was in good condition, as a matter of 

 course, and was planted to corn the year previnus. 



The season before, Mr. Chase raised on about 

 three acres of land 171 bushels of l)arley. The 

 amount of seed sown per acre was four bushels. 

 This piece of land was also in good condition, and 

 was planted the i^revious year to potatoes. It was 

 enriched with barn.yard manure; no phosphate. 



I report these as examples of our best results 

 under favorable circumstances; though probably 

 no more than what other laimcrs have d me, and 

 many may do if they will make the effort. The 

 question arises, then, Cannot Vermont farmers 

 raise their own wheat — at least, more than they 

 do— and make it Tirutiiable ? I. W. Sanbokn. 



London, Vt., 1869. 



MICE IX OKCHAEDS. 



Last fall T made an inquiry through your valua- 

 ble paper for some composition that might be ap- 

 plied to young iruittiees, late in the fall, to I'revcLt 

 mice fruiu gnauing the ijaik duii g the wii.ter. 

 A number of preventives were i ropesed, such as 

 have frequently been preseribed by various au- 

 thors upon truit growing; all of which have failed 

 to keep olf the mice. But as "try, try again" is 

 my motto, I woyld say to all who feci an interest 

 in fruit growing, let us ascertain, it p()SMl)le, some 

 remedy, und make it known by sending it to the 

 Faumek. The damage done by mice in Maine the 

 past year can hardly be estimated. Millions of 

 young fruit tret s have been killed, youngfjiest trees 

 injured, and gra-s damaged very much. Unless 

 something hai)i)ens to diaiiiii.-h 1 heir nan ber, I do 

 not see how kill crO|is ot grain can be luised. I 

 hav.> a neigtibor who has taken much pains within 

 a lew vears to raise an orehard. lie has one con- 



taining sixteen hundred nice grafted trees, and he 

 thinks he shall be able to save only about Ave hun- 

 dred, the rest are killed. I have three hundred 

 apple trees that have been set within five years, 

 the most of them are spoiled; also, a nursery of 

 about twenty thousand, mostly budded, v/hich are 

 spoiled as far as I learn digging through the snow, 

 which at this time is some li vi^ feet deep. j. j. t. 

 Dixfield, Me., March 29, 1869. 



the NORWAY OAT. 



The wonderful original Norw.<!y oat first took 

 root but a few miles from my residence, and per- 

 haps it is proper, as I live so near the fjuntain head 

 of this magniticent production, that I should blend 

 my voice in the grand anthem whi jh celebrates 

 its praises. Be it known then, that this is a farm- 

 ing community, and considerably given to the 

 production of oats. Hence one might have sup- 

 posed that s jine sharp-eyed farmer, peering over 

 his neighbors' fences, wauld have perceived the 

 peerless exefUences of the growing Norways, and 

 not have left the discovery to be made by the 

 agents of a distant city establishment. But so 

 blind are.farmers that fifty bushels were recently 

 sold to a miller in this section at 75 cents per 

 bushel, but luckily they were discovered by an 

 agent and saved fiom the base use of horse-feed! 

 Now farmers can have them lor seed at a price 

 which proves their high value. If any farmer has 

 alieady sown his oats, he can f jrwarel his money 

 to some other discoverer for an eye or two of an 

 equally valuable potato. Verilv agriculture is an 

 ennobling pursuit and a grand lifld for — humbugs. 



South Royalton, Vt., March, 1869. A. B. p. 



cows WITH DUY TEATS. — PRICES AT WHITE 

 RIVER JUNCTION, VT. 



"Will the cow give as much milk from three teats 

 as from four ? 1 find many per-ons claim she wilL 

 If she will, why not as much from two or ey en 

 one, as from four ? 



Much obliged to S. C. Pattee for his information 

 in relation to the management of hen manure, 

 plaster and ashes coiu post for corn, of March 27. 

 1 have four acres that I wish to treat in the same 

 way this season. Just the information I needed. 

 A big rain here since forenoon vesterday. Snow 

 is leaving fast. Hay .flS 00 to #18.0»; corn $1.20; 

 oats 75 cents; wheat $l..50 and !t^l.75; potatoes 60; 

 butter 40; cheese 20 and 24; eggs 25 cents per 

 duzcn. No maple sugar made yet Robins, blue 

 birds and sparrows have come among us withiti a 

 few days. H. N. Savage. 



iVhite River Junction, Vt., March 29, 1869. 



Remarks. — It is possible that a cow otherwise 

 healthy may give a little larger proportion of milk 

 from two or three teats than from four, from a 

 wonderful provision of natura to supply deficien- 

 cies ; as a one-armed man may b?. more than one- 

 half as powerful as he was with two arms ; but try 

 to sell a cow at Brighton with on'y three teats if 

 you wish to learn the state of public opmion on 

 the subject. 



HIRED HELP. 



For several years past I have heard more or less 

 com[)laiat abuut h Ip on the laitn. Why is it 

 that there is so mucli iroub'e among farmers with 

 tluir hired help? Is it onlv because the help is 

 poor ? or is the fault pan ly ail a:>t wiih the employ- 

 ers ? I have myself laboi ed lor many different em- 

 ployers, and as a hired man may be ijcrmitted tosay, 

 that I iielieve the fault is often with iheem|jloyers. 

 Some larmers work their help late and earlj', scold 



