Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-04-29
WHEAT.


was highly MANFRED with common yard
manure, and planted part to corn, and
the remainder to potatoes, plowed in the
fall after harvest, and again in April '46.
very deep, and then sown, 2 bushels
Black Sea wheat to the acre. Amount
Of land, 2 Ia acres, producing 42 BUSH
els. Estimated expense of cultivation,
per acre, $500.
To NATH'L DAVIS of Montpelier, the
LIST premium on Corn, $500. The
ground was sward plowed in May, AS
and sowcd to oats, MANFRED in the spring
of az at the rate of so loads per acre,
spread and plowed TO the depth of or
. inches, narrowed and planted in the
following manner in hills;
4 n
The rows above represented being I
inches apart, then measured 3 l-2 feet,
and commenced planting as before -
The hills on each row about l 8 inches
apart, standing independent Of each 9TH
err; the kind Of corn planted was the
early s rowed-4 to kernels in the hill.
Amount of land planted, acre So and
2 rods, producing l64 bushels, equal to
100 bushels per acre.
To PARDON BUSHNELL of Waitsfeld
the Cd premium, $500. The ground
was pIowed in IA, well MANFRED and
planted with potatoes-in as sowed tc
oats, and plowed in the fall, after har.
vest; in the spring Of '46, thirty five
loads of manure spread and plowed in
then furrowed about feet apart, and Il
loads of mellow manure applied in the
hills-hIls ? feet asunder, manure Gov
cred with dirt to the depth of | inch
before dropping the corn. The kind OF
seed was the 8 rowed, from to 5 stalks
10 the hill. Quantity of land l-8 acre
producing at the rate Of about 90 bush.
els to the acre, of sound corn, and son.t
or 6 Of poorer quality.
OATS.
TO JACOB ScoTT, of Barre, the frs
premium en- oats, $500. The land wa!
old pasture, plowed in the spring Of IA
and sowed with mixture of Peas ano
Oats, in the spring of AS applied 25 o
80 loads of barn yard manure per acre
spread and plowed in, and planted to pc
tatoes. When the potatoes were larg
enough TO weed, there were silted upo
the vines, ten bushels of slaked lin
with ladle, as preventative of tn
potato disease, which did not appear t
have the desired result. Yet it appear
ed to be of decided advantage to tn
succeeding crop. In the spring of '4f
plowed, narrowed and sowed, 6 l.
bushels of oats, pulverised thorough
with harrow, then stocked and follow
ed with heavy brush. Amount c
ground sown, 900 rods, producing |
bushels of oats at the rate of SIS l.
bushels per acre, weighing SO lbs pr
bushel.
TO ZIBA SMITH of Waterbury III
second premium on oats, 5000. |
the spring of AS plowed 10 acres
pasture ground, with great care, an
planted the same to potatoes, witho,
manure or plaster. In the spring of a
plowed and narrowed the same befoi
sowing, bestowing an unusual amount
labor in so doing. Then sowed A busl
els of clean seed oats, per acre, cut vii
sickIcs, bound with single bands-ha
rs loads of 800 sbeaves each, yieldir
one bushel to every 10 sheaves,-eaC
buShe weighing 30 IA lbs.
CARROTS.
10 PARDON BUSHNELL, of Waltshel
the first premium 5000. In the spring
'45 the land was plowed and planted
potatoes, without manure. In the spriT
OF as, spread 8 loads Of coarse manur
and plowed about | 2 inches deep,--lht
spread 5 loads Of muck and leacht
ashes, and narrowed. Slowed, the goth
May, Ia acre, yielding 1863 bushels
Estimated expense of cultivation, incl
ding harvest, $l4,OO.
FLAX,
To ]. V. PERLEY of Berlin, the Fl,
premium, $500. In '45 planted o.
acre TO corn very highly MANFRED. IL
oil May '46, sowed i-2 bushel of cle
seed without manure. Obtained S,
IDS OF flax 3 feet inches in length ,
Ter dressing and ten bushels of seed.
GRASS.
To RoDERIcK RICHARDSON Of Wal
field, the first premium, $500. FIR,
one acre, cut a tons Of we'll made /
the first crop, and ton the second III
of moving, making 5 tons per acre,
amixlnre Of herds grass and red clov
taken from meadow land near Mad r
err. The ground having been mown t
two previous years, without being fed
pastured, spring or fall. The grou
asa boom G.luarly y.LX LiaLlY nannr