Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-06-01
AGRICULTURAL.

SpTague of Craitsbury, writes TO the
Freeman under date of April 9th, as
follows;
have been looking over the Farmer
TO learn what is being said relative to
wheat growing in Vermont. This is
subject upon which we want more prac-
teal information, and the Farmer de-
partment of our Vermont papers should
be the place to look for it. And in order
to find it there, those who have had
experience in the matter, must furnish
facts within their knowledge or observa-
tion-not of the brag crops, merely, but
the results of various experiments, such
as preparation of seed, and the amount of
seed per acre, location, preparation OF
land, time of sowing, &c. The brag crops
should not be omitted. These show
what, under the most favorable circum-
stances, can be done, and the few that
are made known prove that Vermont
can grow wheat.
The result of my experience and OBJ
servation is, that early sown does the
best upon an average, quantity and quail
ity both considered. The past year this
was decidedly the case in this section
But what is early and what late? In
the Farmer of Feb. 9th, Mr.. Dane Of
Derby says he would not sow later than
the 25th of April, for early, and from the
25th of May to the 9th of June for late
gets 20 bushels per acre, average for five
years, from early sown-4 to 10 bushel.
from late quantity of seed, &c. no
given. Mr.. Merriam of Glover got Is
l-2 bushels for each bushel of seed sowr
quantity Of land, or seed per acre no
stated.
A neighbor of mine, Mr.. Austin Pot
ter of Wolcott, gives me the following
particulars of his wheat crop of last year
Land 1913 "a square rods by measure
quantity OF seed, 2 bushels-a mixture
Of three or four kinds, and harvested 4;
bushels, being 81 l-2 bushels for eacl
bushel of seed sown, and "a l-2 bushel
per acre q think this little ahead Q
any crop that | have noticed.) 1t wa
sowed from the Sth TO 10th of May, Of
land where corn and potatoes were rails
ed the year before not plowed in tn
fall, but pIowed quite deep two or tire
days before sowing puta bush over tn
burrows, then sowed the wheat withou
any preparation except being well clean
ed next narrowed well, and then sowe
to grass seed then pushed again, an
finally finished by knocking all the lump
to pieces with hoes. This leaves tn
land in nice shape for moving. {
course he expects TO find grass ther
next summer. The location is elevated
and unprotected from winds. Wheat O
such situations, is more likely to escaE
damage from rust or weevil.
Mr.. Potter thinks he ought to hay
sowed half bushel more seed upon Il
ground, or at the rate of two bushels p
acre. The amount sowed was about
so bushels per acre.
Last year | sowed wheat May II
and 18th, and June 4Ih. The first W
nice in quality. The last was spoiled
frost. Had it matured, the last SOW
would have been very handsome Gre
The season was unusually cold
frosty.
CLEAN MILKING OF Cows.-O
of the most common improprieties
dairy management, and one of the
crets Of success in butter making, !
just here. 1t is we'll established that |
last drawn gill is nearly all cream, a
when one these little measures of m
are left in the udders of several CO
say ten, as is often done, no less thai
quart and half pint Of the richest m
is lost every morning and evening, a p
feet waste; for if this were all, the n
ter would not be so bad as it really
but leaving milk in a cows bag ha
most deleterious effect upon the c
causing her gradually to produce
amount to such degree in the end, t
it becomes clearly manifest in per
Of two or three months that there
rapid falling of, and cows, naturi
good, are much injured, TO say the lie
This neglect is fruitful of garget
other disease, and, if long continued,
COW never RECEIVERS her full milk
powers. This matter is worth more {
casual thought, and every effort she
be made, without being severe upon
animal, as the thing can be accomplis
with the utmost ease by good mixer
milk cows well and perfectly. If