Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-02

counts from MN were lnds ne was 90 bis
way home and his health improving, ,ad
we hope soon 10 see him. f
In relation 10 the letter we woulds.r
that # our readers are as well rie9srj
with it as ourselves, they will ask Mr.
Bartlett to favor them with further rcsgrs
ofhs observations .rom time 10 tia,e, AMI
we think the Erming inicIcs' would b
much advanced If practical farmers ga.
orally would give Us mere of ihe.r cxa..
rience ard observations, Tor the mu,as,
benefit Of all. J.B.
Warner, ~ H., Aug. 1871, 1870.
My Dear C5iman-hnowing you laas
a deep iuleres, in every thing re.a,ivtia
agriculture, and that thtt in;eresi cx,e.5.
too, beyond the Limits Of your own yaria,
it affords me pleasure 10 commune
10 YOU The results of my observation, ia
an excursion of seveTel days of lie u.a
week, among The farming cnmmuai.v ID
a part Of Merrimac county, n. II.
From the middle OF May 10 the Gsa Of
August, his section has been visited wl3
the most severe drought that perhaps ever
occurred so carly ia the season, which
has materially affected many kinds Of
crops, while others have pushed along
! with "A growth wholly unexpected
Oats. from want Of rain, and the a,:les
Of whole lcgions Of grasshorrcrs, will
present "a beggarly account Of empty =
heads. By the way, lis jus, io1reea
years since The last great 'sTasshppprr
: year. have you any data 10 prove laal
fourteen years is the period Of tine when
literally 'thc grassh0ppeT shall Re L1--
den (! /! would lie OF great conseqerace
a, if this fact could b. ascersaincd, rs LOW
I of no crop that suffers from their rava-ss
like the oa;. Upon The years O. ihr5 re-
: riodical returns Cf they have such aone
other crop might be substituted 10, lie
: cal.
Corn upon pine and other Iigh. AMI irg
lands, up to FIRST ol Jelly, never IooacI b.
. ter or promised a firer crop; bat the e1.
IRENE heat and want Of rain caused il ID
: go lack the spindle was dried Sc ,ha, tn
! pollen was not malu-ed, and although Tie
], corn now shows nearly IFS usual nuaicf
= Of ears, they are very lmPerfec'. -cgJs
II without corn, or the kernels few aai i4r
: between bat upon the SITTER and hard
;, wood soils, perhaps the prospect for aa
u abundant crop never WAS greater. Bsits,
Il plou1hs, more manure, care In selecting
d the RICH; Kind OF seed, and more ihorgaga
d cultivation, las greatly increased lie
! amount OF corn per acre within fcw
5 years.
u | have particularly examined many
n fields of corn that. will give from 60 TO 50
. bushels per acre and upwards. ! So
q several kinds Of corn, but taking ali lAia-s
IL into view, L must give the preference nj
= the Brown conn., Introduced 10 liz b.
d tice OF the public by Gov. Hill
From the high reputation the r a.s
y Sea whoa; has Obtained f.. q aw grais
ii past, there was scarcely any other ks3
.e sown; Of perhaps more iaan $50 pieces /
u saw, ii was all Of this k.nt. &C. p. oaa
al which was the Tea wheat. Bot from iaa
T. late sewing 0 avoid the weeg.. aE- "an:
&c OF rain, much Of Ii did 70, come "a, aui
- it did not tillcr or branch out: q course
l. i! was very tEin, and owing 10 tie v,,
season OF 80 and loo grca. neglect aG!oag
- farmers, 20 prevent the weeds from srfl-
IL 5ng In their hoei crops, a..aos. every .,g.i
! o. wheat was ovcrgua with wees, 1al
l many OF them s. much 50 that laeg ara
L" worth more for folder for beasts than .ar
., bread for man. bei.ege you haze IS
IL great horror for weeds In A0ei crops,
= as oil S00tie has for holy wafer, j. 80,
. | wish yOu woa!I give your readers lac
j. upon line till yon shall make iheE alb do
d as l did last year. hoe their cora Ggs
i'll times, if nothing short shall! erad.cate lie
., weeds. We did noi find a field Of wheat
:" that was eGt;lled to scarcely Il fourth PR
j. MUM. | soUcd npon che acre ca lie
Is 18th Of NJ =, two bushels Of Italian u4rs:,
n strictly upon MIR. Phinney's system; all
have not seen 4 piece Of wheat tan ca
- 10 any way be compared to it-m-cA oi
ii standing measured l-2 feet, and i gave
oyer 500 large shcaves; il lodged s7&e
= and suffered hy the rus. bit il wog.a ,e
:; called prime piece o. wheat even O.. a
- good year.
= There is a great abundance Of c.0rfr
:" and other grasses thai have lived Though
= the drought, even upon tie tops Of tao dry
= hi.ocks in the PIECE, TO warrant a leayt
= crop Of hay mex. scasoH while MANY @.
my neichb9rs who have pursued ihe Cd
is course, with precisely the same klGl Of
90 land, are now pLoughing in their s;D55.'
#. and again sowing grass seed.
u Will you be so good as 10 name this 10
Il our mutual friend Phinney, when you Sc,
\. hin, and say 10 him how deeply | ie-'
+ obliged for the important agricultural u
,e formation he has so kidnly inpart.1 70
. me