Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-02-11
Agricultural.
VERMONT GRAIN CROPS.
From tho Vermont Chronicle.

CIops Wy .tllS NHihelpSi, anu w
County Agricultural Societies, show, that
we need not. siaruc if thrown upon our
own resources. 35 10 bushels of wheat,
Cor, according to Mr.. Porter's estimate
below, about 43 bushels,) ll9 bushels
of corn, and 90 bushels of oats to the
acre, show that Vermont, and Windsor
County in particular, need not complain
of the sterlity of her soil, or blush for
the want OF skill among those who cul-
tivate it.
Among the premiums awarded by the
Chittenden County Society, were the
following -
ON WINTER WHEAT.
LIST premium, Levi Comstock,
Shelburne, $500
ed do John N. Pone-
roy, Burlington, 400
ON SPRING WHEAT.
lst premium, Chester Bin, Shell
burne, 800
Cd do Chauncey Good
rich, Burlington, 400
The winter wheat was of the white
flint variety. "Mr. Comstock's (say
the Committee) was raised on Slaty
mari soil, and produced the great guam
tity of 4l bushels to the acre. Mr..
Pomeroy's was raised on pine plain land,
and his. field averaged 81 bushels to the
acre. Both specimens were fully equal
to .aliy raised in the wheat district of
Western New York or Maryland.
Mr.. Bins spring wheat was grown on
soil of gravelIy loan, planted last year
; with corn, highly nured,-produced
81 bushels to the acre of the bald red
ctaff- variety. Mr.. Goodrich's was
grown on dry gravelly soil, plowed for
the purpose of seeding Tor pasture land,
slightly MANFRED and planted with po-
tatoes in lS45,-plowed and narrowed
seed, one bushel and II quarts, plow-
ed in, and one bushel of plaster and
six bushels Of Stacked lime sown on it,
produced % bushels on an acre.
Many larger crops have been raised
in the county, not exhibited, than some
OH which premiums have been awarded,
in doing which, soil as well as amount
have been taken into consideration"
&C. ON CORN.
1st premium, John G, Goodhue,
Jericho, $500
Cd do Col. Smith, St.
Geofge,', 400
Sd do Chester Bin, Shell
burne, 800
.4th do :. Warren Ford, Es-
sex, ~ 200
The produce was "a l-2, 90, IS l-3
and so bushels TO the acre.
=. Mr.. Goodhue's corn was grown on
green sward, long manure plowed 10,
and rotted manure spread on the sur
face and an equal mixture of plaster,
ashes and lime, at the rate of one spoon
full Chow large spoon y to each hill.
Mr.. Ford's was grown on green sward
and manure plowed in.
ON OATS.
LIST premium, Levi Comstock,
Shelbufne, 400
ed do N. steayns, Will
iston, 300
Gland ia bushels 10 the acre.
. = ON BEANS.
ist premium, VIM. Bowman,
:. Westford, 800
I'd ,,do George Saxton,
shelburne, 2,oC
1884 and Is bushels TO 1-2 acre.
ON POTATOES.
LIST premium, Chester Bin, 800
I'd do Nathan Stearns, zoo
LIST 2l7 bushels long red.
I'd l3l do King potatoes on Is
ON CARROTS.
lst premium, Tristan Conner,
Burlington, 500
cd do Usal Pierson, Shell
burne, 400
list 800 l-2 bushels Long orange.
cd 2l5 bushels Altringham, on IL
acre. ..
The statements of Messrs. Porter
Bates, and Miller, who received premi
umsS for wheat in Windsor Co. agree 70
=. substance as to the mode of cultivation
Mr.. Porter reports the crop of acres
not having measured the land till ate
harvest, when the whole crop was il
mass. He Says
T".I now regret that had not measu
red one acre and harvested it separated
from'the rest, as the wheat on about on
half the field was much killed by tn
winter. and spring, and the other hal
was injured but very little. The par
not injured certainly yielded one thir
more than the other, per acre. Ate
thershing the wheat about the first c
October, l measured the ground accu
rately, and found that the whole feel
yielded 35 79 bushels per acre.
In the spring of l845 spread an
ploughed in about so common cart load
Of coarse yard manure to the acre, bein
the second year after the sward wa
turned, and planted the field to corr
which was very good, as the conditio
Of the soil was good before manurine
When the corn was sufficiently rip,
it was cut up at the ground, and afle
drying in the shock few days the fiel
was cleared the ornund Moved and ha