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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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sad effect upon his business less than those en- 

 gaged in most other occupatioas. His home re- 

 mains undisturbed, and ids pursuits untrammelled, 

 while the demand for all he can produce will be 

 quick. None have more reason for a thankful 

 spirit than he. So, with the poet, he should sing : 



"Then heap up the hoarthstono with dry forest branches. 



And f;alher about nie my cliiidren in glee ; 

 For cold on the upland the stormy wind launches, 



And dear is the home of my loved ones to me." 



Por the New England Farmer. 



AMOTfG THE GREEN MOUNTAIIXTS. 



The Reasons — Crops— Orchards — Wool, Mutton and Lambs — 

 Army Horses — Caledonia Farmers' Club — Patriotism. 



Mr. Editor : — The season is past and the har- 

 vest ended, and in many respects it has been a 

 profitable one. During the earlier months of 

 Snring, the prospect bid fair for a wet season, with 

 an abundance of hay ; but this extreme was fol- 

 lowed by the opposite, so thai hay came in un- 

 usually light, and some other crops sufi'ered some- 

 what from the effects of the drought. Very little 

 rain fell during the summer months till August. 

 We then enjoyed refreshing rains, and vegetation 

 generally seemed to renew its vigor and spring 

 forth into a newness of life and growth. The 

 grain crop was very good. Indian corn was in- 

 jured in some iastauces by the late spring frosts, 

 and the workings of the worm. No appearance 

 of the aphis was noticed, and I think it did not 

 venture among our Green HUls this season. Po- 

 tatoes yielded well. In some localities, on low, 

 moist lands, they were some diseased, but not to 

 cause any serious loss as a whole. They are now 

 sold at 25 cents per bushel, and shipped to the 

 soldiers, it is said. Fruit is quite plenty, where 

 there are fruit trees. Many of our largest and 

 best orchards have become so reduced in trees that 

 scarcely a fourth part as many apples are gathered 

 from them as formerly. Very few orchards stand 

 as full and thrifty as they did ten years ago. We 

 shall have to wait for a new growth. 



Store sheep are in demand, at prices from $3,00 

 to $6,00 for the common wools. Our wool-grow- 

 ers have realized large profits from their sheep the 

 present year. Wool lu'ought 50 and GO cents, and 

 mutton-lambs $2,50 to $3,00. When such prices 

 rule, wool gi'owing is profitable. 



Beef has been in demand, but at much less re- 

 munerative prices. There is quite a call for army 

 horses. The medium grade is wanted, — just such 

 "stock" as many of our farmers can best afford to 

 spare at this season of the year. 



The Caledonia Farmers' Club held its third an- 

 nual Fair at Lyndon, Oct. 8th. The day was ex- 

 ceedingly warm for the season — 84° in the shade ! 

 — the hottest October day known for years, — so 

 says the "oldest inhabitant." The Fair was very 

 successful and satisfactory. The show of stock 

 was good, as was that of the other departments. 

 The attendance was large — from five to six thou- 

 sand people were present during the day. We 

 are at present having fine weather for November. 

 No snow to speak of has fallen ; nor has there 

 been frost to prevent farmers from plowing and 

 completing their fall work preparatory for the 

 snows of the coming winter. 



Patriotism among the Green Mountains is quite 

 at par. The Green Mountain Boys liave pr()m])tly 

 responded to every Government call, — and Ver- 

 mont's entire quota is full o/ volunteers! Six- 

 teen regiments are now hi the field, in readiness to 



"Strike for their altars and their fires, 

 For God and their Natice Land!'" 



Lrpidon, VL, Nov. 6, 1862. 



I. W, Sanborn. 



Wintering Horses. — A Connecticut fanner 

 winters his horses on cut hay and carrots. In the 

 morning each horse receives six or eight quarts of 

 carrots, with half a bushel of cut hay ; at night 

 he has the same quantity of hay mixed with thi'ee 

 quarts of provender, consisting of oats and corn 

 in the ear ground together. This keeps them in 

 fine health and good worldng order. 



LxyDIES' DEPARTMENT. 



^^HAT IS A LADY? 



A gi'eat deal of argument is going the rounds 

 respecting the title of lady and the name of wo- 

 man. The expression "Lady" is so much abused, 

 that I infinitely prefer the sweet, unpretending ti- 

 tle of woman. If we could but sift the chafi from 

 the wheat, abrogate all the self-styled "ladies," 

 there could be no objecting to the title ; but min- 

 isters of grace defend us from some ladies of the 

 present day, who do not even know Avhy a woman 

 should be so called. A lady must possess perfect 

 refinement and intelligence. She must be gra- 

 cious, affable, and hospitable, without the slightest 

 degree of fussiness. She must be a Christian, 

 mild, gentle, and charitable, unostentatious, and 

 doing good by stealth. She must be deaf to scan- 

 dal and gossip. She must possess discrimination, 

 knowledge of human nature, and tact sufficient to 

 avoid offending one's weak points, steering wide 

 of all subjects which may be disagreeable to any 

 one. She must look upon personal cleanliness 

 and freshness of attire as next to godliness. Her 

 dress must be in accordance with her means, not 

 flashy. Abhorring everything like soiled or faded 

 finery, or mock jewelry, her pure mind and clear 

 conscience will cause the foot of time to pass as 

 lightly over the smooth brow as if she stepped 

 on flowers, and, as she moves with quiet grace 

 and dignity, all will accord her instinctively the 

 title of lady. If I had time and your patience, I 

 could present the other view of the case, looking 

 upon this picture and upon that. But when one 

 constantly comes in contact, in omnibuses, cars, 

 stores, the promenade, places of public amuse- 

 ment, wherever women are generally found, with 

 those who loudly arrogate to themselves the con- 

 tested title, can you wonder at the disgust it pro- 

 duces ? 



To Copy Ferns. — The most perfect and beau- 

 tiful copies imaginable of ferns may be made by 

 thoroughly saturating them in common porter, 

 and then laying them flat between white sheets of 

 paper, (without more pressure than the leaves of 

 an ordinary book bear to each other,) and let 

 them dry out. 



