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NEW ENGLAND FARIVIER. 



Mahcii 



tlie head on "Constant Reader's" cattle. If this 

 dues nut kill them, yuiir lice in Maine are diflferent 

 t'runi tlio.<e in Wrniunt. G. M. 



Bristol, 17., Jan., Itill. 



Lice cannot live where there is goose grease. 

 "Work the p-ease thoroughly into the hair and on 

 to the skin whore the lice live, and in a short time 

 they will lie on the ends of the hairs looking for the 

 juniping-ort' place. One thorough application and 

 the work is done. ■\v. m. t. 



Ea&t Marshjleld, Mass., Jan. 3, 1S71. 



BUTTER AND MILK FROM ONK COW. 



I saw in your last week's paper a notice of a two- 

 tcatcd co^v making over 300 ])outu1s of linttcr fi'om 

 INlarch 20, 1870, to January G, Ibi"!. I have read 

 the FAiiMKK. for eighteen years, and have never 

 contributed anvthing as vet, luit I cannot stand 

 this. I have a cow that" calved the 'iOth of last 

 March, and from that time till the 1st of Januaiy, 

 we have made 280 pounds of butter. Beside we 

 have sold 217 quarts of milk, and raised a heifer 

 calf. Also, we have used what milk we have 

 needed for a family of five. But fortune has fa- 

 vored her with four teats. j. t. 



Williarnsiown, Mass., Jan. 23, 1S71. 



HOHSE TALK. 



First, I would suggest to the fast horse men, who 

 wish for an animal to Ijet and gamble on, that they 

 breed their mares to antelojies or other spry-footed 

 beasts ; and, ^cccjudly to the farmers of New Hamj)- 

 shirc, wiio are behind those of most other States in 

 breeding good horses, that thej' make an cttbrt to 

 procure lietter brood mares. When the season 

 comes and you meet a man that thitdvs of raising a 

 colt from a mare that weighs less than 1000 pounils, 

 try to discourage hmr if possible; if not, tell him 

 to go lifiy miles, if you know of a larger horse at 

 that distance. If the farmers of our State would 

 form a soriety for bringing among us half a dozen 

 or more mares, weighing some 1400 pounds, a class 

 of colts might be raised that would be useful on 

 the farm, and profitable to those who raised them. 



I'lymouih, N. II., Jan. 16, 1871. F. 



EIGHTY-FIVE TEARS ON THE SAME FARM. 



ISIr. Salathiel Bump, of Wallingford, Vt., who is 

 now cightj'-five years old, has always lived on the 

 farm he now occupies. He can recollect when 

 Troy, N. Y., was the nearest niarket or trading 

 ])lace, and wlien there were but four buildings 

 where the village (;f "Wallingford now is. With no 

 tools but a saw, gimlet and jack-knife he made a 

 clock ; afterward.- he nuule onctliat showed the day 

 of week and month, as well as hour and minute, 

 witlifx'ir a model. NS'hile able to work, his farm 

 was kept iH good order, but as tlic inlirmities of 

 a;,'e di.-;al)led him he v.as obligcil ro let jjortions of 

 it, until ii priKluccd only enf)ugli tor four cows and 

 one liur.-c. Under the management of his son, 

 Hilat;d Hump, it has been improved, and now ten 

 co«'s and :i liorse are kept upon it. There are now 

 representatives of four generations — son, grandson, 

 and great grandson — in the same family. 



WaUliiyford, ]'t., Jan., Itill. Orkin Hager. 



ciiiniii.NG HORSES. 

 I would say in reply to friend Cobb's inquiry, 

 that I once run a tine saw between the tifth of a 

 bad cribbcr, which tlid U(jt_ cure him. I would not 

 try that e\|)erinient again." I am inclined to agree 

 with tli.e edftor of the I'AiiMr.u that the cause is 

 mostly a iiabit, the resiUt of carelessness on the 

 jiart of the atteiulant. I once knew a colt to con- 

 tract the habit before he was a year old. My rem- 



edy is a strap, crossing the head between the ears, 

 buckled arfiund the throat. If this does not etfect 

 a cure, take a three-cornered piece of zinc, or thin 

 sheet iron, with two holes through the wide end, 

 slipped on to the straj) so that the point will prick 

 the throat between the jaws at' every grunt. f. 

 Plymouth, N. II., Jan., 1871. 



FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. 



VTc have had the Ejiizootic Aptha in but one 

 herd in this town, and thej- have got entirely over 

 the disease, without much loss, but some trouble 

 to the owner. It was taken from an ox frame 

 where a pair of cattle from Brighton had been shod. 

 Owing to the energetic efforts of our town officers 

 and the prudence of our citizens, we hope to pre- 

 vent the s)n-ead of the disease. s. c. 



South ticituate, Mass., Jan. 24, 1S71. 



SEASON IN ■WASHINGTON CO., YT. 



Thus far we have had a very open winter, — not 

 more than ten or twelve inches of snow at any 

 time. The 12th it connnenced to thaw, and con- 

 tinued to until the 17th. The 10th was a very 

 rainy day and consequently we shall have to resort 

 to wheels until more snow falls. The weather has 

 Ijeen very favoralile for stock, and in this vicinity 

 it is wintering Avell. I can see a marked improve- 

 ment in the management of stock within the last 

 five years in thin jiart of the county. There are 

 few farmers that have not one or more animals that 

 he is proud to show, and many of them whole 

 stocks. 



Sheep are not extensivelj^ kept at present, as most 

 farmei-s \vxvc got tired of waiting for the good time 

 coming, that was looked for a few years ago. But 

 one thing is noticeable, that is, the few that remain 

 are lieing greatly imiiroved, especially as mutton 

 sheep. The hogish nature of swin» has taken a 

 step decidedly down grade, this way, within the 

 last few months. But possibly the cattle disease 

 will improve the market for pork. 



We are soon to have good railroad facilities in 

 this part of the county, as the Lamoille valley will 

 be on one side and the Montpelier and AVells river 

 on the other. Some are pleased and some are not. 

 One man in Hardwick, to get rid of the bonded tax 

 of the town, sold out a good farm with new build- 

 ings, and the same farm has since been resold for 

 two thousand dollars advance. 



Cahot, Vt., Jan., 1871. S. B. Blodgett. 



OFFICERS OP AG'L SOCIETIES. 



East Somerset, 'M^.—Pre-ikJcnt, Eleazcr Crocker, 

 St. Albans; Secretarij, Thoa. Fuller, Hartland. 



Waldo Co., Me. — Prea., W. C. Marshall; iiec, Geo. 

 E. Brat-kett. 



Parkman and Abbott, Me., Club.— P/es., "Wesley 

 Il.irriiigtoii ; .sVc, L. E. Hovey, Parkman. 



Kenduskeag, Me., Club.— P/y«., E. F. Nason; Sec, 

 T. P. BatchoUltr. 



South Newburo, Me., Club. — Pres., J. P. Rigby; 

 ^Vc, O.-M. Bickfonl. 



Castle Hill and Mapleton, Me., Club. — Pres., 

 .Tolm Waddell; .s. . .. E. Tarr. 



Prospect and Stockton, Me., Club. — Pres., Lewis 

 Miiflirctt: Sec, N. P. Staples. 



Nfr. Vernon and Vienna, Me., Club.— /"re.?., Sew- 

 all Eaton ; tSVf., P. .J.XDogswell. 



Corinth, Me., Club.— Pre*., John Thlssell; Stc, 

 John Thomas. 



Lamoille County, Vt. — The Lamoille County Ag- 

 licuItiiiHl and Mcclianioal Society met in Morrisville, 

 .lanuary 3d, and eleoted the followincf officers : Presi- 

 ,'fnt. C 8. Parker, Elmore; Vice JW.ti'fentu, O. F. 

 Small, Morristown : OrHon Hadley, Hyde-park; Secre- 

 farien, Isaac N. Le Baroii, Morrit'towii ; II. Harris, 

 Stowe; Treasvrcr, C. W. Fitefi, Morristown. 



Wey.mouth, Mass.— Annual Fair of the agricultural 

 and Horticultural Society on the 19th and '20th of Sept., 

 1S71. W. Dyer, Secretary, South Weymouth. 



