1870. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMEK. 



557 



It is an axiom among our dairyman here, 

 in southern Herkimer County, that much grain 

 fed to t^tock will not pay — that is to keep it ; 

 fattening it is a diiF=;rent thing, and may pay 

 «or may not. Somt-times it does not, and gen- 

 erally not too much. For milch cows it does 

 not pay, — so it is thought here. 



There is one thing that will pay. It is the 

 feeding of green, tender hiy. cut gr<en and 

 young, and then from such hay — it mty be 

 said grass — butter is made equal to fall and 

 summer butter — not equalling June butter. 

 The quantify of milk is large in November 

 and December, and again at calving time 

 there is an excellent flow of milk, not quite so 

 rich, perhaps, as grain would make it, but 

 rich and copious ; and it was brought without 

 the great expense, the coit not being more 

 than one halt. 



When summer opens, your cow is still 

 strong, and will continue ii'i that condition on 

 good feed, — that is good pasture, — and when 

 getting short, fed on corn-stalks provided for 

 her, which is but a continuation of the green 

 pasture. And when winter comes your cow 

 will btill be sound and strong, — not over fed, 

 not over strained wiih grain, but what a cow 

 should be — a quiet domestic animal, support- 

 ing the dairy, intended for milk, not to be 

 driven too hard by the b.)ys, or yoked as in 

 Europe. Sui-h a cow, a milk giving mother 

 needs but sufficient strength for her purpose, 

 and that is not much in her quiet routine. 

 She needs good treatment ; that is the great 

 point. She grows under it, but deteriorates 

 with abuse, and that rapidly. Give her warm 

 winter quarters, and plenty of water with her 

 grass bay. 



TWO PICTUKES. 



BT MARION DOCGI.AS, 



An cli farm-liouBe -with meadows ■wide, 

 Anfi sweet wiih clover on each 'ide; 

 A br'Kht-eA ed boy, who 1 )Lk- ici m out 

 The door w th ■woodbine wre I'hed about, 

 Acd wishes \U ow-. tb- ught ' 11 day ; 

 "Oh I if I c ull bui fl --way 



FiomlhUd 1 epar, the woild to see, 

 How h 'ppy. happy, ' appy. 



IIjw bji py i ehoiili Le 1" 



Amid the ciy'< constant di", 

 A man, who rou'' d the wi )ld hw been, 

 Who, '.Hid ili« luoiult »nd the itirong, 

 Is tlirikirsr, t iiifii' g ■ 11 d ^y l^r^ : 



''Oh I r' u(d I oi 1/ tre id olcs mor6 

 The litll pt'h to tie taim hon-o door, 



Tr.e ill, gri en meatow cculi I see, 

 Hjw happy, n ipi y, b <ppy. 



How happy 1 btiouli be I" 



Carbolic Plant PitOTECTOR. — Our ex- 

 periments with this article (referred to in our 

 July No.) were continued for a period of sever- 

 al weeks, in order to test its efficacy as to the 

 destruction of noxious worms. We found 

 that for the large measure worm, which so 

 often infebt our city trees and grape vines, a 



decoction of the plant protector, sufficiently 

 strong to kill or dislodge the worm itself, was 

 strong enough to scorch and injure the leaves 

 of the vines also. But f jr bark lice, and more 

 tender worms or insects, it was a most benefi- 

 cial agent. We think it especially useful as 

 a preventive against future attacks of insects. 

 If plants are ^yringed f/eely once or twice a 

 week, the odor alone will repel insects, while 

 there is no doubt the eggs of future progeny 

 are destroyed aUo. Our first application to the 

 gra^e vines destroyed the worms, but scorch- 

 ed the leaves and retarded the ripening of 

 the fruit. The odor remained in the garden 

 and on the groufid f jr (several weeks, and we 

 never had an attack of woims of any descrip- 

 tion. We also discovered some caterpillars' 

 nests, and a thorough soaking with the solu- 

 tion foon placed tht-m all out of danger. — 

 New York Horticulturist. 



EXTKACTS AND KBPLIBS. 



MUST SCALE OR S.ACCHAROMETER. 



la an article on wine makin-c in tlie Department 

 R'porton Agricultun- for 1859, mention ismadftof 

 an in-truinent used ia Europe, invented by Dr. 

 Gill I, or used liy hi.Ti, ta as.:erci,in tlie am )unt of 

 a< ids which grapes, &c , ''ontaia. Is any such thing 

 in use in this country ? If so, where can it be 

 obtained, and at what cust ? 



What is the besc manure for pra^e vines on 

 sandy land ? A SuBsciaBER. 



WilUston, Vt , Ojt. 13, 1870. 



Remabks.— The instrument referred to is called 

 the "Oechaie's Must S:-ale." Mr. Hussman s«ys 

 that it is indispensable to the wine maker, and 

 that it may be obtained in most of our large cities 

 from prominent opticians. We do not know the 

 cost. 



Wood ashes, bone-dust, lime, gypsum, the re- 

 fuse of the wine-press, soap-suds, &c., are recom- 

 mended as fertilizers for the grape, and on sandy 

 land, a dressing of clay or other heavy soil will 

 prove valuable. 



JERSEY BUTTER — TEST OF OXEN. 



An hour upon the grounds of the Morrimac 

 County Agricultural Soolety during the fair held 

 this week, was only sufiB lent tu get a glimpse of 

 the good things of the Cuunty represeuted there, 

 of which others have spoken. 



Among the noticeable anicles on exhibition, 

 were the tubs and j irs of butter. Anticipating the 

 report of the Committee, we venture the remark 

 tliat the buttir from the dairy ot Nathaniel \\h\ e 

 suited our taste best. It was free from ihc quiUy 

 appearance of some oth(r butter, though lioni a 

 herd of pure or grade Jerseys. The butter had 

 been made within a few days; was of a straw 

 color, sxoeet and salted with less than one ounce 

 of salt per pound, judging by the tiste. How 

 butter from sour cream can ever be sweet is be- 

 yond my comprehension, unlej-s sour milk is sweet. 

 I have seen sour milk drank and called \ery 

 sweet. The juice of apples, so sour that no man 

 would cat them, makes "sweet cider," and is as 

 well entitled to be called swcdct, as butter from 

 sour cream. Probably those who had butter in 

 competition for premiums would Iwivo k^— . • 



