Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-11-30
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MISUNDERSTANDING, &c.

the farms of Messrs. Barnard and John
Lynde of Gulford. These gentlemen,
it appears, were few years ago distin-
guished for their profitable diaries /; but
have now turned their attention to max
ing beef,-doubtless finding that still
more profitable. With their intelligent
and thorough management upon good
Vermont soil, no agricultural pursuit
adapted to the climate could long iall
of satisfactory results. We copy the
substance of the article:
The farms of the Messrs. Lynde con-
tain over two hundred acres, each, be-
ing high swell of land, the surface
moderately rolling, and the soil strong,
fertile loan, resting upon an lmpervIous
hard-pan, at the depth ofabout eighteen
inches. Their buildings are substantial
and spacious, presenting MI appearance
of neatness and good order. Upon one
farm the barns are 65 by 80 and 80 by
40, and on the other 70 by 45 and 80
by 40, with horse-barn and shed lofts.
Notwithstanding these ample accommo-
dations for the storage of their produce,
the present season has been so highly
propitious for the hay crop, that they
are troubled to find room for all the
forage and they will soon be under the
necessity of curtailing their manufacture
and application of manures, or of build
ing more barns. Doubtless, however,
they find some alienation of their troub-
les, in this respect, in the contrast pre-
scented by the condition of the sluggard,
whose WORKOUT acres and generally
dilapidated appearance, under ruinous
"skinning" system, has brought him TO
the necessity Of requesting some Shy
lock TO L" salt him down" with mort
gage.
The Messrs. Lynde have been famous
for their excellent butter and cheese !;
and were formerly extensively and prof
itably engaged in the dairyng business !;
their sales in one of the last years of
their operations in this line, amounting
10 over IL, OO0lbs. of cheese, at cents,
delivered on the farm. OF late, they
have turned their attention mostly TO the
stall feeding of cattle, thus consuming
the most of their products upon the farm.
Mr.. Barnard Lynde informed us that
he had paid milers toll The past winter
for some six hundred bushels of grain,
which he had fed out in this way.
MANUFACTURE OF MANURE.
Every material upon the farm, valua-
bic in the manufacture of manure, is
brought into requisilion. Mr.. John
Jynde has not been able to avail himself
of the advantages Of barn cellar hith-
erto, on account of the rocks below the
surface but we believe it is his inten-
ton to alter the arrangement of his
buildings so as TO obyiate this difficulty.
His practice, therefore, has been to throw
in muck, under his stable floors, to the
depth of three feet, in the fall, and in
the spring it is taken out and mingled
with bis other compost. His yards are
ali we'll covered in the fall with muck,
turf, c., and in the spring the contents
are piled up, mostly under cover, re-
naming in this condition until the next
fall. when the compost is carted out and
spread as top-dressing on grass ground.
His arrangements for the swine are ex-
cellent, and afford large quantity of
manure.
Mr.. Barnard Lynde has been more
successful in obtaining cellar. Two
years since, he commenced digging for
one, and opened trench about ID feet
wide and 8 feet deep, under the whole
length of the barn, 60 feet.) The
earth taken out was all carried to the
field and spread as a top-dressing upon
n moist piece Of moving. The effect
was truly wonderful, -doubling the
quantity of hay. One would not have
supposed that earth taken out, to the
depth of 8 feet, would have produced
this effect and it certainly affords SUBJ
stantial proof of the benefit to be dcriv-
ed from barn cellars, where the salts are
annually saved and made available
The earth under this barn is remarkably
free from stone, and as the cellar never
is effected by frost, it is Mr.. Lynde's in
tenlion to keep widening it annually,
from time 10 time in the winter, by
throwing the earth back on to the ma
nure, in about equal quantities with it,
until the whole is excavated. Stone
posts are set under the timbers of the
barn at suitable distances, so as to make
all safe. He is thus provided with ma
terial for compost for some time to come,
and the application of it in every form,
so far, has produced highly satisfactory
results. The contents of the cellar re-
main there until after haying, and then,
at convenience, the mass is carted GU,
into large and compact heaps, for the
next springs use.
The barn-yard is covered a foot deer
with muck, sods, &C., in the fall, and
after the hurry of spring is over the
contents are snugly piled, under cover
and in the fall carted out and and spreaC
as top-dressing on his moist moving
land.
Our attention was directed to a corn
field which had been dressed with
compost of muck and animal matter.--
Two old horses were killed late in I'll
autumn, cut up into pieces Of 5 TO q
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