Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-02-09
Westminster Farmers Club
suBJnor-FARMING IN GENERAL.


cred, he thought to be the most profitable
crop that the farmer raised 10 and near
the valley of the Connecticut The item
of fodder was generally underestimate,
and with an experience ct over thirty
years, he considered the fodder from an
acre Of corn to be worth as much, it not
more. than any other acre Of fodder raised.
He spoke of the great increase OF the
crop to the acre for the last forty or fifty
years how when he was boy forty bas-
kets to The acre was thought TO be a great
yield, and had heard his grandfather re
late that twenty bushels to the acre in his
day, was thought TO be good crops. He
believed that many of US should yet see
the day that 1870 bushels to the acre would
be common yield, and that amount he
had been credibly informed to be fire.
quen. yield in Kentucky. He then gave
the manner of culture Of an acre of corn
on which he raised 1872 bushels and 20
quarts. 1t was on dryish old pasture of
twenty years considerably worn on
which he spread twenty OK cart loads of
long manure in The spring, and turned IN
der to the depth of 5 or inches-on the
top Of the furrow spread twenty-five loads
of fine manure, which was narrowed fine
ly and well incorporated with the SOIL
The rows were three and one alf feet
apart-hills three feet apart, and planted
four kernels to the hill, neither more or
less. AT the first hoeing applied about a
teaspoonful Of plaster to each hill--hoed
| thoroughly four times. The next year on
an acre contiguous, with similar treatment
he raised 100 bushels, 5 quarts the de-
crease in yield he charged 10 the fact of
having left standing in many hills six
stalks-more fodder, but less corn.
Dea. McNiell thong lit most farmers were
not aware of the importance of thinning
out to secure good crop-three stalks to
the hill is enough. He then related his
experience on field of his, which was
very badly thinned by worms but harvest
ed a good crop-planted in rows three
and one half feet each way and three
stalks to the hill. d. c. Wright spread
manure on sward one or two years old,
and plowed under 5 inches pulverized
the soil finely with the harrow, and plant
ed in rows three feet two inches each way,
and left three stalks in hill-derived
great benefit from the application of hot
soap and plaster to the seed at planting,
and from experiments made believed the
soap did more good to be applied hot
planted the eight rowed corn, kind which
he had used for twenty-five years could
get larger yield from this kind than any
other he had tried. Aanswer to question:
for stocking down corn land !: plowed in
the fall about nine inches deep thought
this depth better for the future crop of
oats and clover, and confirmed by expe..
riments-used 10 pounds Of clover, and
8 quarts Of Timothy in stocking down
moved one and two years.
P. Fisher deferred blowing corn land
till as near planting time as possible. to let
the green grass get good start, which
plowed under with the manure created a
fermentation which was good for the corr
-plowed four inches deep, or just deep
enough to git sufficient soil to work easily
had derived great benefit from the APP
plication of soap and plaster TO the seed
at planting ,-boed three or four times, at
least enough TO keep the weeds down
left three stalks TO the hill, and used three
feet two inches each way. ID. C. Wright:
answer to question The application of
hot soap with plaster, had always pre-
vented the depredaiions Of worms on his
corn-and gave an account Of experiments
with plaster on his corn and clover, which
was convincing that plaster was valuable
fertilizer-apd that the fresh ground was
much the best. NJ. w. Davis was fully
convinced that most pieces Of corn were
too heavily stocked for great yield Of
corn, and gave an entertaining account Of
his observation Of fields of corn badly
thinned by worms, which at harvesting
gave good yields.
N. G. Pierce, answer 10 question at.
tached great Importance to the frequent
and thorough use Of the cultivaior, and
related his experiment with field of corr
the past season, which he cultivated and
hoed thoroughly three times, and the
fourth time cultivated only .hree-fourths
OF the piece each way, but did the work
: deep and thorough, cutting off many OF
: the corn roots. Experienced farmers tha
!, saw the piece at harvesting, judged the
!, crop one-forr,h heavier on the part cult
Il waited the fourth time
/, R. c. Gould gave his experience in the
h reclamation Of worn out farm, which
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