Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-05
agricultural.


Ilaying Is now completed, except on tn,
wet meadows The crop of upland hay has
been abundant, and the most important mean.
OF carrying the stock through another win
ter i secured the fodder corn to keep VI
the flow of milk, is now coming into use
and those who have provided good supply
OF this, Will find the advantage of it. Thi.
Is much better than feeding off the second
growth Of the moving lots The grass in
the pastures, even, if not short, is less sue
culent and juicy, and will Weld less milk
thiin 1t dId IN June, and there is no better
substitute, nor one more easily obtained thar
corn the use of which for fodder is extend
mendedT ,ss'e' " e=ts where where. we see by ouI
ne gram Is mostly secured ,.
E nelaily throughout the connt ~,u the crops
d"ua itli But the farmers ,1 nave been
bnt Ioi DIS ne works not ONLY for IL Is not
tLn IL the future, he must NO. ne present,
parcd a.. u the present wear but ~
IF ~; ior years to come Much oF Ft ~. De pf'
ence 70 the future. must have refer
Ibis is the best month g., |
lands lands as they are now comnar mitig the low
rom water, and for laying drains ty Tree
81 needed also for throwing ON, eie they
winteT'c& Tor compost durine tho c sunr,o
birds with one ': stn1g 50 as to kill two
the bitches for the compost he eaS SHuek from
mer times I'd ufdite ditch banks, that used in for
vaI Inc hay of the wet mea rJIHad9ws-
frm farmer OF late years, espeeiaIv n las been less
meadows have been neglected. Buzz 1ns M1lk
hay Is valuable, if cut in season, for young
STOCK and for dry stock, and as resource
When English hay is short. By proper
dltchIng, much of it may be greatly I'M
proved IN quality No prudent farmer will
neglect his meadow lands
Pr
but whether the muck is obtained from
.I or not, see that d good supply is
thrown out, and placed in such position
rs 20 pc easy of access at all seasons There
IS nothing that will add so much, and at SO
cheap rate, to the compost heap-and that
Is 50 valuable to our old and sandy soils
Nature has made wonderful provision for {
the wants of man, which he will gradually
learn TO avail himself of. She has stored up in
the earth the carbon extracted from the at {
phere oy vegetation in ages before man J.
existed on earth, that he NAV now have +
supply of fuel and she is collecting the c,r- V
Don extracted in more modern times. in the r
shape Of pete and muck, that he NAV have Jt
ne means OF increasing and continuing the 81
ertility OF the soil, to supply the demands of el
IN increasing po pulation o.
august Is the best time to cut the bushes NJ
II !, the pastures, and many of our old pastures W
adly need the bush scythe til
Weeds continue RI srrs--.~.o patatoes INNS, e44
y ne neglected. The cultivator and hoe wi
ust De kept moving. Weeds allowed to 90 the
5eeu VIII not only injure the present cro1, or
y u make work for the next year Th
separation must also be made this month WI
7 lall seeding to grass. We like to cet in ito
. see ecu ABOUT the last of the month, that it So
,ay get We'll rotted before the ground freezes Th
Tough the sod eight or nine inches deen he
'eSs with compost, and harrow it in tbop an
iShly; then sow the seed, and harrow again er
~ roil, ana you will not fail to get GOOD ray
: IN ms practice is becoming very gene nu
q ana when done seasona5Lya and Horono6I, pei
found to be the best wav "1'NY' the
los' OF the operations to which we have pei
80 f'1 above, nave reference to the future con
he farmer must be man of forecast IT, do
y is all he can call his own. and toNdon ~ hay
ls1 WORK Tor tomorrow, for next wear. for OF
Ip1nlIhg time,-and for eternity. too.-N cur