Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-02
CRAFTSBURY.

tA@hA 1APt
CoNCERT.-The "Old Folks Concert -
last Wednesday eve, Notwithstanding the
unpleasantness of the weather was a sue
cess so far as could be expected 4 good
audience and those say who listened, the
singing was worth the money.
AcCIDENT.-Mrs. Calderwood and Miss
Mary McKoy were riding in carriage
last week past Simpsons store at east hill
their horse became frightened at some boys
by the roadside, running violently down
the HILL throwing the ladies out and hurt
ing them both seriously. They took Miss
McKoy up for dead but she soon revived,
and at last accounts was thought to be re-
covering slowly. DO not learn that Mrs.
c. was as badly injured.
The Methodist church has just been re-
paired painted, papered, &c. The audi
cDce room is neat and beautiful.
GLOVER.
RAPID GROwTH.-Clarence Owen has a
pig seven weeks old, of the White Chester
breed, that has gained IS lbs. in 3 days
AGRICULTURAL LECTURE IN GLOVER
The citizens of Glover assembled at the
town hail. last Tuesday evening, for the
purpose Of listening to an agricultural lee
ture delivered by practical farmer, Mr.
Josiah Clark of Manchester, n. II. Chas
G. Hardy Esq. was elected chairman and
Rev s. X. B. Perkins secretary.
The lecturer commenced by referring ia
the adaptation Of the labors of the farmer
to raise the thoughts to the God who rule,
over nature. He also expressed his graft
fcation at seeing so many young men pre-
sent, and he exhorted them to remain OF
the farms of their fathers, adding tina
three fourths Of the young men who leave
the country for the city, do it at the cost o
reputation or life. The chief topics dwell
upon were as follows The restoration 0
worn out land to fertile condition. thu
preservation of land in productive state
and how to accomplish these objects in tn,
most economical manner as to labor ant
expense. Some farms where the needet
elements are exhausted, will not prOduc
one fourth as much as they did one hun
bred years ago. Thirty one years ago Nj
Clark commenced to investigate these sub
iccts and proved satisfactorily that he kne'
WHAT elements must exist in a soil in OF
der to the production of remunerative crop:
and HOW to add these elements to the sol
in the RIGHT QUANTITY and the BEST MAN
NER. His own efforts had been aided b
work written by French chemist; h
bad on his own farm by his method raise
five tons of hay to the acre-or in tha
proportion-on land which had before pre-
duced but one fourth OF a ton to the acrt
His plan had been highly approved by 9th
er farmers who had tried it, and read fu
and satisfactory certificates from them
The testimony of go who had followed h
directions was very decidedly in his favo
The corn comes up quickly and matur,
early. Where his top dressing is used Q
pasture land the quantity of grass is grea
" increased, and the cattle are not trouble
with the bone all. The grand result wi
follow for five, ten or fifteen years, whC
the application must be repeated.
Mr.. Amos Cook of Glover testified tn
he had used Mr.. Clark's receipt, and tn
land by its means which had been exhaus
ed-run out-yielded thirty eight bushe
Of wheat to the acre.
Many questions were asked by farme
present, which elected the following fact
Fertilizers should be applied in the fal
the best time is in September. Dry lal
should be plowed on a damp moist da
wet land on a dry windy day. This is
secure the right proportion of ammonia
81 tle soil. For raising corn spread the CO..
81 post, rather than put it in the hill. II
il benefits the land as a whole. Harro1g
the dressing rather than plow in Ifpos
BILE plow land in the morning, harrow t
same in the afternoon and plant the ne
day 1t is profitable to use muck, but Il
should be well mixed with other fertilizer
and great discrimination is required as
the soil where it may be applied. Cost
compost prepared according to Mr. CLARK
receipt is from $500 to $500 per acre, b