Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-01-27
Agricultural.
Washington County Agricultural Society,
REPORT OF COM. ON FIELD CROPS.
WHEAT.
WHEAT

WHEAT.
LIST premium awarded to Henry Jones, Mortified,
$500.
I'd premium awarded to Justus Kinney, Plainfeld,
$4,00.
3D. premium awarded to Levi Robinson, Calais
$500.
Mr.. Jones' crop was 81 3-32 bushels taken from new
land IA bushels white boarded wheat used for seed;
soaked over night in solution of blue vitro-4 ounc-
es of vol to the bushel; quarts of Stacked lime ap
piled to the wheat in the morning. Slowed as early
as the ground would admit of; one day spent in har
rowing. Expense of harvesting $3.50.
Mr. Kinney's crop was 10 "a bushels. One and
half bushels of red bald used for seed washed in
I've, (reduced from strong I've by adding half wa
teri Ground well narrowed and smoothed with a
brush. Sowed as early as the ground would admit of;
crop of oats taken from the piece of ground in
1915, it being broke up that spring and about 100
pounds of plaster sowed with the oats-plowed again
in the fall. In 1916, 30 loads of green manure 40
bushels to the load was applied; and planted part
with corn the remainder with potatoes plowed again
that fall-eXpense Of preparing the land, harvesting
and tlreshing, estimated at $3.50
Mr.. Robinson put on two bushels of seed to the
acre-his crop 10 bushels weighing G2 pounds to
the bushel.
LIST premium awarded to Justus Kechum, I'd, Bar
re, $4,00.
Su p6uLtIH dWdIuCu W ILllSlld lluDDdIu, DClllH1
$500
Sd premium awarded to Alvan Mcknight Montpe-
lier, $500,
4th premium awarded to Saml S. Kelton Montpe-
lier, 81 90.
Mr.. Ketchum's land was broke up last spring. yield
ing previous about one ton of grass to the y
loads of green manure applied before plowing-turn-
ed in about inches deep-haf day. on the 9th Of
May, spent in narrowing lengthways of the burrows
Planted on the burrows with common eight rowed
corn; rows 12 to a feet distant, hills to 1-2 feet
from to kernels dropped in each hill-when hoed
reduced tie Or stalks. After being up about 10
days. mixture of IL bushels ashes, and $50 pounds
plaster applied to the hills The Cultvator was
run through twice, and it was hoed twice during the
season. Cut up and stocked before the frost came.
Crop l06 bushels Expense of cultiVating including
manure estimated at $24 ,63.
Mr.. Hubbard put about 18 loads of green manure
to the acre, after breaking up,which narrowed in,
and as much more roted put in the hills. Seed soak
ed in copperas WATER one table spoonful Of copperas
to quarts of seed; then rolled in paster-rows about
feet apart hills l2 feet-hoed twice. Stalks cut
and corn picked from the hill Planted about the 25th
of May-quantty raised, 200 bushels sound ears-5
bushels soft.
Mr.. McKnight's crop was l73 bushels of sound ears
and bushels of soft ears to the acre. His expert
] ment was made on 2S8 rods of land-one half was
sowed to oats in 1876 the other half broke up in the
lull VI ICfD ~ UIlS vi green iuiluC dppIlCu
to each field in the spring of l847a shovel full Of
manure was put into each hill Of the stubble ground
y the other piece not MANFRED in the hill, but a
spoonful of ashes applied after the first hong Plant
ed the 2lst of May with common eight rOwed seed
rows feet distant hills feet-the piece last broken
e produced the best corn-l5 loads of pumpkins taken
from the piece.
Mr.. Kelton's crop was 80 IA bushels shelled corn
; Now land broke up in May l847-Previous to plow-
ing, 20 cart loads coarse manure was spread, which
was turned in about inches on the 10Th of May; Oh
the goth 20 loads of fine manure and muck and l25
pounds of plaster applied, then narrowed. Plant
ed on the 24th-rows 3 feet apart, hills 2 feet
stalks allowed to grow in the hl-seed common eight
G rowed. Soil, sandy loam--haWested by pickng-la-
d Dor estimated at $500.
q In Justice to Mr. Keton, it should be observed that
he was the only man that shelled the whole Of his corn
and that he had 2l3 bushels of the acre; ant
the committee are not at all certain but that injustice
has been done him in awarding the premiums on this
crop; at all events they most earnestly recommend the
practice Of Smelling the corn believing it the only cor
rect method of ascertaining the quantity.
Hon. Newell Kinsman of Barre presented a state
mcnt by which it appeared that he raised $50 bushels
OF good sound ears to the acre, on land which hat
r been planted to corn for 20 years. always powed il
= the spring, but never in the fall. The average guam
r tity of manure, about Is loads. The corn was of
$ superior quality-the cob small, yielding over one
DuSllcl W TWO Vi CS; Ilb GOTH all UCCl Slltlle
, he might perhaps have taken premium in preference
u to some others. His rows were 3 feet apart, hil
from l6 inches to feet-haTested by cutting up ant
S stocking.
d LIST premium awarded to Saml S. Kelton, Montpe
G lier, $500
p I'd premium awarded to Levi Robinson, Calais
: 5000.
Mr. Keton spread 81 loads of manure on two acre
sIof,- g
:, and planted it with corn in 1847-plowed and sowet
bushels of oats the 6th day of May narrowed ant
r rolled as usual-the soil, best auvial Crop 80 81
bushels of oats to the acre.
Mr. Robinson sowed bushels to 200 rods, on which
corn and potatoes were raised the previous year.
Crop 6S bushels to the acre, weighing "a pounds t.
d the bushel
u POTATOES.
e LIST premium awarded to A. H. Davis, Marshfeld
. $780,
e Cd premium awarded to Levi Robinson, Calais
$500.
=; Sd premium awarded to Daniel French, Barre
y $500.
! 4th premium awarded to Levi Robinson, Calais
81 90.
e Mr. Davis crop was 80 bushels long red produced
d from II bushels of seed cut up. The ground was
broke up in the spring Of 1916, and sowed to oats
powed again in the iall-3O loads of manure spread
n vi DNioiN PlO"HiS oSb SPlhiS3 hdllOhCu
y planted in rows 3 feet by 2. When the tops were
fairly out of the ground small furrow was made be-
d tween the rows--the weeds killed with a hoe and a
/ small hill raised-hoed once after.
y Mr. Robinson had $50 bushels sound pink-eyes ia
ken from green sward and 285 bushels long red rails
ed on stubble ground.
- Mr. Frenchs potatoes were pink-eyes; quantity 2O5
. bushels produced from land Of marty soil that had
been moved without manuring for Ia years. broke up
l. in October 1867 inches Deep narrowed half day
with span of horses, in May lS47 and planted the
week with IA bushels seed without cutting; the
D rows planted parallel with the burrows 10 feet
r distant l8 inches between hills-275 pound plaster
E droppedin the hills with the potatoes when planted
the 18th June plowed between the rows, turning the
turf upon the side of the hills; hoed once the 2nd
week in July cut up the grass and weeds with hoe
without disturbing the potatoes; they dug by the
Goth of September, l65 bushels were for the table;
not over bushels diseased whole expense of the crop
including plaster, estimated at $25 Is it not esti-
T. mated too high? The crop produced by Mr.. French
7. for table probably as valuable either of the
four although not valuable for the stock market
1t is worthy of remark that all the crops before named
very free from the rot, which would hardly apply