The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-03-31

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IA ,hIors swarm, would amount TO ninety six dol
h.
NJ n,Osy sold in the time amounted TO one hundred
,,oy six dollars eghIy-,wo cents, giving profit Of
,,hupdrcd twenty two dollars and cighty-wo cents
\ i,n fourteen swarms Of Bees in two years. Not
,abdanding all this, gentleman from Grafton, by
N a, name Of Whitcomb, carried off the premium -
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CALEDONIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL So
Getty.
Nr James Harris, who received the second premi-
On On farms in ST. Johnsbury, made the following
sAtDenl;
uM Practice is to break up my land in the fall,
yrgain the first year, and plough in the stubbe as
wn a, the crop is off. have planted corn on green
Ns1 and MANFRED it IN the hole, and had good corn.
n Think however, the second year after breaking up
4 ylhe hes, for corn, and the third year SOW and
seed down to grass. do not calculate to keep up n
piece Of ground more than three years at a time, and
30 work over my moving land as fast as can make
manure for it, | think that some of our farmers miss
lbykeepng mp one piece Of ground for long time.
By 50 doing, they neglect their moving ground and
work over their land often, they would get equally as
good n crop grain and better crop of hay. An
other evil resulting from keeping up land long time,
snl becomes very difficult to keep out the weeds,
and much Of the strength Of the land thereby lost
For corn, if have manure enough, put on coat
mdsPead it before ploughng, and then manure in
he hill; but if do not have enough, manure only
.laLI IL i, IL,
manure better lay till fall, and rot, unless it is
needed on wet land in which case il W III answer a
0ggOod purpose to be got out in the spring
lPough about or inches in breaking up, and
lA!ear for planting, plough about the same depth,
9a to break up the old sod, as think il rots bet
Ter to &c bvoken up and exposed to the air.
have used muck for several years. The first
trial made, drew out a quantity, and MANFRED my
cOrn with it in the hll and il did more hurt than
good The next January got out a quantity into
my barn yard, and let it lay till the next fall, during
which time became mixed, in part, with my coarse
qlnuG then carried it into the field and put it in
a!' Piles and the next spring MANFRED my corn
whit IN the hill. Some Of il. which was almost
clear muck, put in rows by itself, and the corn in
those rows came up and looked better, was less in
INed Wy worms aud less weedy, than those rows
winch had mostly barn manure; and the crop was, if
anything better. bellows these muck beds may be
dOund on almost every farm and with a little labor at
seasons when farmers do but little else TO advan-
ase may be got into barn yards, aud the quantity
Olmanure to be used on the fnrm doubled. and the
'Afms be very greatly enriched,by 1t. Often too by
taking out tine muck in the form Of bitches, the beds
themselves may be made good moving; whereas if
Tell IN their natural state, would be useless swamp
by pursuing this course, have reclaimed good
piece ormowing
nave been on my farm four years, and by the a.
cove course of cultivation, have been able TO cut
'fd more hay the last year than did the first year.
anu mere has been proportional increase of myloth-
er crops
wy n"ss keep up in pens, and supply them with
muck from time TO time, to work into their manure
lei my calves suck the cows about two months and
"aO and the first winter give them some oats, po-
-, "'OTs and o-neaL do not give my cattle grain.
'' Keep my cattle well the first winter SO as TO
give mem good start in the spring. find no trouble
u ""''ns good sized cattle. JAMES HARRIS.
SPECIE AND SPECIES 81 fear," said Il coun-
" Vuo'e to his flock, "when / explained to you in
~! 'DS' charity sermon that philanthropy was love
y" 'Our species, you must have understood me sPE-
'lA' winch May account for the smaness of the
s'"eC,'On' You will, hope, prove by your present