The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-02-27
Farming, &C.
Vermont Grain Crops.
From the Vermont Chronicle.

Tho list of Premiums awarded for Grain
c,ons nv the Chittenden, and Windsor Coun-
" AGRICULTURAL Societies, show, that we need
", Jorre If thrown upon our own resources.
y. T-.8 bushels of wheat, Tor, according to
M T,pcrter's estimate below, about 43 bushels
ITiomishels of corn, and 93 bushels of oats
"A ,,bo acre. show that Vermont, and Windsor
~ County in particular, need not complain of
"a tho s,erNiW of her soil, or blush for the want
ncskiN among those who cultivate it.
Among the premiums awarded by the Chit
tcnden County Society, were the following:
on WINTER WHEAT.
1stprcmiunI, Levi Comstock,
Shelburne, $500
Cd do John n. Pome-
row Burlington, 400
on SPRING WHEAT.
LIST premium, Chester Bin, Shell
bImnc, 500
ID do Chauncey Good
rich, Burlington, 400
The winter wheat was of the white flint
variety. "Mr ComstoCk's (say the Commit
lee) was raised OH Staty marty soil, and pro-
4 ,Iuced the great quantity of4l bushels to the
acre. Mr. Pomeroy's was raised on pine main
land, and his field averaged 81 bushels to the
acre, Both specimens were fully equal to a.
\ ny raised in the wheat district of Western
New York or Maryland
Mr. Bins spring wheat Was grown on
soil fgravelly loan, planted last year with
GoH highly hanured, produced 81 bush
dnth acre of the bald red chaff variety.
MVoodrlch's was grown on dry gravelly
n @,Hlowed for the purpose of seeding for
N lsG.!re land,--sliehtly manfred and planted
9Th potatoes in S45,-plowed and harrow
I 4 l., CHI oil
H. and one bushel of plaster and six bushels
of Stacked lime sOWn on it, produced % bush
els OIL an acre.
Many larger crops have been raised in the
county, not exhibited, than some on which
premiums have been awarded, in doing which
soil MS well us amount have been taken into
consideration"
ON CORN.
list premium, John G. Goodhue,
ID do Col Smith, ST.
Georgia, 400
I'd do Chester Bin, Shell
burne, 800
4th do Warren Ford,
Essex, 900
The produce was 81 l-2, 90, IS I-3 aud 80
bushels to the acre.
Mr. GOodhue's corn was grown on green
sward, long manure plowed4n, and rotted
manure spread on the surface and an equal
mixture Ofplaster, ashes and liNe, ut the rate
'OfOne spoonful (how large a spoon?) to each
hill. Mr. Ford's was grown on green sward
and manure plowed in.
on OATS.
lapremium. Levi Comstock,
SheIburnc, 400
ID do N. Stearns, Will
tstom, 300
"a and Ga bushels to the acre.
on BEANS.
LIST premium, VIM. Bowman,
Westford, 800
I'd do George Saxton,
Shcburnc, 200
ID 3-4 and Is bushels to 1-2 acre.
oNP POTATOES.
LIST premium, Chester Bin, 300
ID do Nathan Stearns, 200
LIST 217 bushels long red.
I'd l3l do King potatoes on 1-2 acre.
LIST premium, Tristan Conner,
Burlington, 500
ID do Usal Person, Shell
burne, 400
LIST 300 1-2 bushels Long orange.
I'd Ais bushels Altringham, OH IA acre.
and Miller, who received premiums for wheat
IN Windsor Co, agree for substance as to the
mode of cultivation. Mr. Porter reports the
crop of acres, not having measured the land
I'LL after harvest, when the whole crop was in
mass. He says:
ii now regret that had not measured one
acre and harvested it separately from the rest
rs inc wheat on about one half the field was
8 much killed by the winter and spring, and
NE other half was injured but very little. The
part not injured certainly yielded ole third
;n0'o han the other, per acre. After thresh-
ny 'he wheat about the first of October,
LL'eusured the ground accurately, and found
Slat The whole field yielded IS 7-S bushels
per acre. -. ....
- IN the spring of 1s45 spread and plough
eu IN about so common cart loads of coarse
!ard manure to the acre, being the second
); year alter t1le sward was turned, and planted
n'o reid 10 corn, which was Uery good, as the
soPdlhonef the soil was good before manur-
When'the corn was sufficiently ripe, it was
ouI up at the ground, nd after drying in the
SIock a'few days the field was cleared, the
round ploweh and narrowed before sowing;
ane' about 1--2 bushels of Genesee flint ,cheat,
jI u brought from Troy, N. Y, was sown to
,t acre; being first ,OnsIeti and lined. AS to
iie expense of cultivation, harvesting, &c,
eau only say Il lat it was unusually small, as
u'e Wheat was C radled and threshed with a
machine, cleanii lg aoeH at the same time, at
tut, ,, rate ofover 90 bushels per day. The
WI, Theat was sow, I'd about the goth of Sept.
mere will UNIQUE 'stionably be competitors for
""ger quantities b. the acre, but my object in
mixing applicati III is, that while have on
S ,,e ,0hole field a good yield, have a better
SNa OF wheat tiaa n is usually raised, being
,saHy, clean andhu, ,dSome, and yielding large
luuhtlty oferceNert -four TO the bushel.
W. n,r Porter receiv ed the first premium.