Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1848-12-13
AGRIC U L T URAL.
From the Vermont Chronicle.

of Brateboro, gives, in the Cutvator, an account of
the farms of Messrs. Barnard and John lvnde of
Gulford. These gentlemen, it appears, were few
years ago distinguished for their profitable dairics
but have now turned their attention TO making beef
doubtless finding That still more profitable. With
their intelligent md thorough management, upon
good Vermont soil, no agricultural pursuit adapted
to the climate could long fail of satisfactory results.
We copy the substance of the article -
The farms of Messrs. Lvnde contain over two
hundred acres, each, heing high swell of land the
surface moderately rolling, and the soil strong fer
tile loan, resting upon an impervious hard-pan, at |
the depth of about Is inches. Their buildings are
substantial and spacious presenting an appearance
of neatness aud good order. Upon one farm, the |
barns 60 by 80 aud 80 by 40, and OIL the other,
20 by 45 and 30 by 40 feet, with horse-barn and
shed-ofts Notwithstanding these ample accommo-
datons the storage of their produce the present sea-
son has been so highly propous for the hay crop,
that they troubled to find room for all the orage
and they will soon be under the necessity either of
curtailing their manufacture and application of ma
nure, or of building more barns Doubtless, how
ever, they find some alienation for their troubles in
this respect, in the contrast presented by the
ditioa of the Suggard, whose WORKOUT acres and
generally diapidated appearance, under a ruinous
'sklling" system have brought him to the necessity
ofrequesng some Shyock TO 'sat him down" with
a mortgage.
ThS|Alessrs Lynde have been famous for their
excellent butter and cheese and were formerly ex-
tensively and proftaby eagaged in the dairying bu
sness their sales, in of the last years of their
operation in this line amounting to over $4,000 lbs.
OF cheese at II cents delivered at 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 in
formed us that he paid millers toll the past winter
for 600 bushels of grain, which he had fed out
in this way
Manufacture Of Manure. Every material upon the
farm, valuable in the manufacture of manure, is
brought into reuuison. Mr. John Lynde has not
been able to avail himself of the advantages of
barn-cellar hitherto account of rocks below the
surface but believe it is his intention to alter the
arrangement of his buildings as TO obviate 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 his other compost Ills yards
are well covered in the fall with muck, turf, &c,
and in the spring the contents piled up, mostly
under cover, remaining in this condition until the
next fall when the compost is carted out and spread
as top-dressing on grass ground. His arrange
ments for the swine excellent and afford large
quantity Of manure.
Mr. Barnard Lynde has been more successful in
obtaining Il cellar Two years since he commenced
digging for one, and opened trench about Ia feet
wide and feet Deep under the whole length of the
barn, 90 leet) The earth taken out all carted
to the field and spread op-dressing upon Il
moist piece of moving. The effect truly Won
not have supposed that earth taken out, the depth
of feet would have produced this effect; and it
certainly affords substantial proof of the benefit to
be derived from barn cellars where the salts an
nuay saved and made available The earth under
this barn is remarkably free from stone, aud as the
cellar is affected by Frost it is MIR. Lynde's in
ention to keep widening it, annually, from time TO
time in the winter, by throwing the earth back to
the manure, in about equal quantities with it, until
the whole is eXcavated Stone posts are set under
the timbers of the barn ut suitable distances, as
10 make all safe. He is thus provided with mater
al for compost for some time to come; anu tnI "l
highly satisfactory results. The contents of the cell
lar remain there until after haying and then,
venience the mass is carried out into large and COM
G pact heaps, for the next springs use
2 The barn-yard is covered foot deep with muck,
S 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 spread a topdress-
ing his moist moving Land.
Our attention directed TO a corn-field which
. had been dressed with compost of muck and ami
e NAL matter. Two old horses killed late in the
= autumn, cut up into pieces of ID 10 20 pounds
j weight, and mixed in compost with about 40 loads
+ of muck. Upon each piece of horse-fesh little
Stacked lime sprnkled MS it was laid on the heap
o and soon after the work was completed, power
full fermentation commenced. Early in the spring
, the heap ovcrhaued, and the animal matter was
so thoroughly decomposed, that hardly n bone, OF
the size of mans hand, was found remaining
This compost was applied to about II acres and the
field planned corn, which promises TO yield boun
: tifnl harvest.
o Last season. ten or twelve stage-horses were ia
q ken in to winter. They were turned loose into q
0 yard, with large shed for shelter and rack ol
It feeding; and some 500 loads Of muck were spread
over the bottom 10 absorb their droppngs. The
: contents of this place piled up under the shed
in the spring, and it is now black, free mass O.
c fine quality.
The horsebarn has cellar under the whole of il
: which receives the horse manure and all the wasl
from the house, and into which muck, turf Sc, arc
V thrown from time to time and the whole is worked
n over by the hogs In these various ways over 40(
loads Of manure have been made, which is now in
C fine state of preservation for future We have
IT been thus particular in noticing the arrangements
e these farmers for making manure, because in
: mation proper attention this department is the
: very startngpost in all good farming, certainly il
g this region of country
IS Field Cultivation. About ten are broken up
annually,on these farms, deep the pillow can be
made to run, heavily MANFRED with compost ant
II planted, year to and potatoes, and the mex
d year stocked to grass with spring grain. The com
post is spread the top of the burrows and narrowed
in. The crops of corn and of spring grain are al
ways good, and in favorable seasons often very hea
wy large burden of hay is cut, filling the spacious
barns completely
t field of second crop clover particularly attract
l. ed our notice; and on inquiry we found that it haC
If been broken up in the fall three years SINCE the
Il depth of nine inches. The next spring forty load:
]. of compost spread on each acre and thorough
st y narrowed in and the whole planted TO corn, the
crop averaging sc bushels per acre, by actual
urement. The next spring, three bushels Of barley
= with half bushel of heards-grass aud sixteen lbs
S of clover Seed were sown OH each acre. The cror
of barley fine and this year the soil is complete
Ly filled with the grass roots, not an inch of unoccu-
pied space being visible, and the ground beautifully
), covered with the farmers best carpet The second
=, ol,.f s. &, al tla