Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-09-25
Scientific Farming.


tells large stories both in regard to Ii.
COWS and the amount of his crops
Twelve and fourteen pounds Of butter
per week from a COW through the season,
and four tons Of hay to the acre are IA
Their more than the farmers in the state
of Vermont are in the habit Of getting
but we see no reason to doubt Mr.. Scott,
fgures or facts he tells us bow he does
it. and we think it would be well if PEG
pie would profit by what he says and Try
to emulate bis example on a larger scale.
The people Of Europe raise large crops.
Why cannot we? il is not altogether
that they have a better soil or a more ia
vorable climate than we have, but it is
because they farm it in more scientific
manner-tbey make agriculture trade,
and improve their business where they
see a chance for Improvement. And The
reason is plain why they do so; thcy are
compelled TO do it; their population is
dense where ours is sparse we do not
know how it compares with ours on a
square nile bot think it must be nearly
hundred times greater. They are con>
sequently compelled to husband all their
time, strength and area of acres, plant
inc every available inch Of oroun5 and
90 preaarino fine soil as 10 make il yjeldI
the greatest amount of food from a given
snace; studying the character of the diff |
ferent soils. and where one kind Of Grain
doe, NOT thrive well upon a certain soil
transferring il to another kind and thu.
bya succession Of experiments made for
a long series of years they are able to
reduce their farming 10 a regular system
"A positive science. The same is also
true Of lLeir cattle, horses, .heep, hog
and in fact everything that pertains 10
agriculture. unless il be the improvements
IN machinery aud implements that are
used by tie enterprising and thrifty far
mer. In these things America will bear
of The palm, and We are daily making
rapid strides in other things tending 10
the same result. But our best bloods
have come from Europe, and we have
succeeded in measure in improving up
on some OF them. But where we have
done so It has been through study and ex-
perimentiDg; it has not been attained by
hap hazard or by accident. In many
places we are emulating the manner of
Europeans in nicely Of agriculture, and
where it has been done it has abundant
ly paid. We would not initiate Europe
or any other country only as VIC can pro
fit by it. While they may have their
errors they also have their exceIenciee
and scientific farming is one of them
But let US hear what Mr. Scott says:
FRIEND .EAr1r-Some one olaced IN
vour noner las, Srrino the amonnt of
butter made from NV two cows in eioht
DAYS. which was 28 lbs. that is 10 lbs
a week to the cow, on hav, aud nothing
else. will lust carry them along from
the lib of April to the 18th of Nav.
one month, in which was made from them
l04 lbs, which is a little over y lbs. per n
week to the COW in June it was l 4 lbs. ~
70 the COW. and from tie l1tb Of Nav to n
the llth Of September $50 lbs, making il
almost 50 lbs. each per month. besides
the milk and cream used for five in the d
family and hired helm. and corners and
goers, more than to make seven in nbq .
family. which would add oDite an item ITO
the butter il il could all have boen u
-,
will just say a few words on my ex- r
periments. cut my hay the last off
june have it done before the 4th of July.
aud cut it again in August, which makes :;
il all The incest rowen. and | can fat a =.
young creature faster in my stable in !,
winter (which does not rr4eze) than 7
,ap in the paslnre in GUNNER uro
,re, q ,.iooa ,,r around T., tbac.u I,.oo.