Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-12
Profit. From Dairy FarmIne

er.. named Wellc.. lived one on tho North
and the other ON the South side of the road
that tends due West from Wethersfcld. Con-
nooticuf Thor lands looked Eastward down
Gentle slope. about two miles from tho Com
pecticut river and fhe old brick church
They we're both thrifty and industrious. both
raised onions and rye for market They kort
n few cows. fattened four or five hoos each
fall. and spent but little. But the land grew
poorer every season and they 'knew of mo-
wav 10 arrest the decline The product Of
rye Gll away from 25 bushels am acre 10 90.
Is. ~. 10. Z Ii then ceased 10 nav for the
labor of raising il.
The grass binds were little better limit
the ox-evcd daisy and red sorrcl ercpt farther
into the meadow, each year. and thoy knew
of NO way 10 cxpel these enemies The ouion-
garden must have the choice of the manure
thus only yard-scrapings and wintcr.cachal
droppings of rrass.ied COWS remained for the
moy.lots and notatoes After dozen years.
steady contest with this grim enemy. sterility.
that wear by veor was painipg ON him. one off
the farmers threw nm his hand. sold off M.
side Of the road TO his brother and went
West This was about thirty vears AGO
The nrice ner acre was between thirty and
forty dollars and the uavments were lone.
for Inc tract was practically a worn.out farm.
The brother who remained and nssumed the
task of making moor land nav for itself raised
onions and onion-seed for market from which
he realized considerable clear money each
wear. He paid off the debt. and bought sew
eral adjoining and outlving tract. hut the
margin of the farm was practically a burden
which was carried by few highly MANFRED
and profitable acres near the barn. In time
this farmer died. and the land became the I'm.
heritance of his sons. who lived one ON fine
North and the other ON the South side of the
road. lust as their father and uncle had forty
years before The property now compriscs
400 acres and the Welles brothers. instead of
emitting il in baiv,s agreed TO carry ON the
whole Mace in partnersbip. Hence thew can
afford az narinorsh;n IN hnv Hooded stocl
bu;ld the host Of harms and use all tho Inn.
nroved tools and choice seeds These brotb.
ars rood agricultural minors attend sbo,r.
ond e,irs fno, ~ ali tbo choico on;,,,ols
w;,h;n t, A. Journey ~ tbo;r firm AMI
what is more 10 the purpose. thew Keen Nice
accom-, with their farm and stables. and know
whether thev MAKO or lose bv mis- or that
oncrotion and how mncb thew mote mr. losc
For some wears thew have added the dairy
business 10 their farm enternrisos without
dronring tbo onion and onion-seod cultnrc
Caref,Ify NOTING rcsnIts in tbcir d,;rr tLo
G,ll;ng IN i, MIL from his or ,bo, co,,so
,ho ne. ~ ,,onuro IRON, ;n,ro,G.ot aoorin,,
Tho waste Of fertilizers for want of comnoef,
and NJ shelter tbcv MANNED and two yoor.
ooo tho, mill tbo co,y. ho,n If ,ri.L wa ,,o,,o
oSr renders Tho Ground rIan in a Ioto iss,,o' ,r
UcortI o,,5 JL,5,o
Tbo leaJin,, G.a,,ro i, tho yt.I,lo eviction, of
,ho TVollos ,sol,o,.s !, u,o co.,, ,r;,I Ill,
ali tho dronr;nas If tho;r an;rols for ton
n,onths in ,rolSe ero sayod hv ,or,,,a.,i,,,,
,he,n with drv ro1t mo farm, tbns ro,o;,l7
h., ,ho on Lonos, 90 A., stooL !, nj
steadily ;ncreos;nr in fcrtili,v and ocricnln-
rol vai1e The tToct which ho moi nLan.
doned e., fresh lands in Ohio will now in
roonv nar,s y;old ono thouso,l bpshols "a
boctS ncr ocrs The outhow of comnost from,
N. Yard and manuro.sbod reache. moro ,rJ
more ncres ooch vear Tho rich dart oJor.
les miyture tho i;cnid drorninos ali ahso,l,cd
bv Tho drv nsot l. snrood oyor tho moodo.,
and The yied rises from ono ton IN t,yo and =.
half nor mere Heavy mapurin, Of tho s,r.
face comnel. him IN mt his Nov .boou, dow,
and 10 90 over and ovor The surfoco viii
share and harrow 10 secure a nronor ,1niv.
ture of deem earth with the rich sn,facs soil
Thus. in some fields Mr.. Wellcs bas tyeIy,
inches nj darb mellow fertile t;ttb M
plan is to raise everything which his cav,
consume. except the grain. and in a GOOD sen
son the proceeds of one acre in onions viii
buv ms much corn as he eould mise an 10,
acres me increased valne of hc MANN,
navs for hich FEEDING and tho ougmcptc1 MI,
richly con9ensstes for he cost 81 ,ho io,
crete aoor and the labor If nutt;na ,ho oo,g
into the stalls every afternoon IN summer
The stock h, teens IS mostly AYRSHIRE I'M
summary Of his exnerience IN bnving and !,
breeding for the nail is that two Avrshiro
giya ns much milk as three Durbams mr. DE-
yons and two SAorthorns eat os r,ucb M
three Ayrshires.
BY keeping his compost in shed, to whicl
animals are not admitted. il does NOT hecom
bedded and frozen down. as is the case +
most wards. In omen and mild winters. Tx
the mast. he can haul ont manure everv month
loading Il on sieds Tins his fields are ma
emf with ruts. nor trapnled hard hv hoo,.
hauling over the soft surface in snring nm,
he has the more time and horse.power i
April and MAY for blowing and eross.plowino
1t will thus be seen that Ills concrete 400
and that house full of dry peat ON n leye
with the concrete, are the centre of his farm
system. They give him manifest adyantar
over his less thrifty neighbors at an season
of the year and in each year of the anpua
round For emphasis let Us enumerato.
l. The peat and fine shayings used 70
bedding, swell the compost-heap to thre
times the bulk it would otherwise be, withou
lowering its value as manure.
III. Abundance Of manure enables him D.
raise great crops Of mangolds These ahor
succulcnt food all winter and increase the 40,
of milk. His mow-lots are so fertilized tina
he cuts two or three times as much hay iron
the same surface as his father did BY heay
Imanuri9ag' he gets from the richest land eigh