Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-08-27

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first of the season. Whether it will hold out
in good works as well as the manure, can be
better determined by-and-bye
Mr. Charles Lawrence has three acres of corn
which is well manured broadcast, and has
tablespoonful Of supcrphosphate in each hill
The corn is of good size for the season, and its
color as good as can be. Here too, Goes SUI
perphosphate was used, and there are OCCASION
ally hills where it came too near the corn, de-
laying its growth at first the same as in Mr.
Bradley's field but the roots have at length
got good foothold, and the corn in these hills is
now growing well.
next looked at Mr. Rufus Pratt's cornfeld,
which also is manurcd well broadcast and on
a part of the field the hills are each dressed
with shovenl of rotten manure, and on the
remainder with a tablespoonful of a mixture
of Mape's superphosphate with plaster, about
half-and half of each. Here the corn planted
on the compost manure is the tallest as yet, but
that planted on the superphosphate and plaster
has rather the deepest green color. As whole,
Mr. Pratts corn stands remarkably even, and
gives promise of fine crop.
next examined Mr. Rufus Clark's corn. lie
has several pieces which are dressed in the hill
with compost of Mape's supcrphosphate with
old rotten muck, a handful to each hill, and
about a tablespoonful of superphosphate in
cluded in each handful. The land is also ma
nured broadcast He has also one or two
pieces with shovelful of manure in each hill,
i'iS'o"u VI ,i.o eupei P'"'P"u'e anu "iuoN' AS
ssen1ra' 'nlns' 'he o1rn Pianteu vi ulie super
pnosPn",e anu nhuch mas uetper green coior
man s,@I On, the MANURE out tnere Is niue or
no uinJle"oe oe'weeii .ie tWHi as .e'' us 10 size
vi s'oeNN; va "le VI 1ne ne'us tne peIPnoS
''''u NUN uiN,u'I was o''.'.eu III '"V .,
''e lows VI corn wiii'e inc nc remaining rows nad
..a';liu' -; 'uc. iii'. ihe 'o' ~ III e'Iese tWo
.pws - qa'.t S,na anu P"ie' as eo,nPareu WIN
''ie resi- VI 'ue Piecc, anu SHOWS o'e' at sifSie
sian1e, !ne Nuiue Vi 'ne .IesSIlgS III tne nil'
ior S'"II,nS .he young corn ioi"i'u Vigorously
Mr I.irk pruc.lce ol m'NHlg SuPerphoS-
pnate WIN ur! hheiy puNeriAeG muck appears
10 me 10 ne an eNceiieht one Inc superphos-
pnate' 'hus uihuseu anu modih'd oy mixture
with the muck, is not likely to cut off the young
tender corn roots in the hill and the muck,
which is superior absorbent, imbibes enough
from the superphosphate to sweeten and pre-
pare it for use, and thus furnishes little finely
pulverized vegetable food to nourish the Young
corn. and makes little mellow hill or place for
the roots to work in The proportion of muck
to superphosphate NAV be such as to enable one
to use say large handful of tie compost in
each HILL and include not more ian a moderate
table spoonful of superphosphatc in each hand
ful of the compost. Perhaps even a smaller
quantity of superphoSphatc would have a mark.
ed effect on the corn. especially if the mixture
was made up week or two previous to plant
ing time, and the compost kept in a dry place
under cover. The older, drer. and more finely
divided the muck is the better the superphos-
phate will mingle with it, and the better. every
way, the quality of food the compost will make
for the young corn.
noticed, to-day, field of corn which last
year produced root crops-a Jart potatoes, a
part carrots and the remainder turnips. The
land is of uniform quality, and well and equally
manured, broad cast, this spring. There IS not
much difference in the growth and color of the
corn on the portions of the field which last pro-
duced potatoes and carrots, though perhaps the
corn after carrots looks rather the best The
corn after turnips however, is small and pale
a. compared with 'hat on the othcr norjiQns OF
."c pee anu ro'i ior'nGr experi'".e S"ou.N
Nici''.1 " eAP'e' '"a' '"is .e',oliN ma! ue
sVen u'rouS"u"t 'ne se".u" no IA "S Nhow'
corn uoes hol 'oi,9W ei'''Ir tur'hps OF ouckl n
wheat very WrA' Nallie ,'le ianu ever 50 wen
iVt IoiH' .lio !e'i Ni'e' II nus Piuuu0.u e'.''e'
oi lnese lMo erops' ANY, YOU Tn' mo' sJ' d.
i"'se IioP Vi .oi" uS tn"usu VI, '",' '"u np, ~
oorne inc 'urhiPs or 'he puckwhea!, l ,! shal'
not attempt 10 give ehe phiioSoph! Oh 'he lhihg'
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nave oeell iooh'''s at VT pr'uir! n'ie @ ne'u
oi oaIs 1i SA "oles' Last !Sm' Tue iHnu pro-
uuceu Iisnt crop ol corn. ihs SPrlhs 1t was was
proved ana Two hundred POUNDS ol guaho anu
TWO oushels o! oats were sowh on each acre
anu narrowed III eac'i wa! Oh 'he helu' ihe',
'ne ia''u was stocAtu WIN s'N'es'i pouhus oi
Icu e'o'er seeu W oL'e a'rG' "nu .ne sui'"ee
smo9theu WIN lhe lo5ler. l nave NOT seen so
Soou oats LOT N'|e anu co'or' no' 50 'l''eA anu
Pcree' eaten vi cioNer' on an! oiiieI ,ahu '''s
season. 90 lar as one can no" JuuSe the gqaho
VIII prove very proh'auie investment I'm oh d
lew rous at one corner OF the neiu lhe guaho
was 0mi'ted' ana tne oats ana young clover
mere look very INFERIOR every way as compared
WIN the growth on ine rest OF tne heiu: "nere
.he guaho was appiled' Inc uesigh IN mus
trea'ihg this neid is 10 get goou crop Oh gram
tms year, II possioie' ana 10 I'LL the son wen
win c.over roofs theh 10 NOV Oh Tue hIst
crop Oh Clover next year, ana piow under tne
second crop the roots ana stems Oh which'
t0ge,her win Sood coat OF manure, 10 oe ap-
phed the ioiowing spnng 1t is thougnt VIII en-
rich ana enh'eh lhe land. ana oring II at once
INTO mgh state oil cultivation i1r crop oil
corn. SNAIL perhapS' nave something iurther
10 say OF this experiment, oy-ahd-pye'
!! nave piece OF iafu, OF igh'' ioose' SANDY
SOIL Wnlcn formerly DOthereQ me a good zeal