Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-04-20

an lnf1ammatOry condition. ines
cavities were very apt to be infamed
and the Inflammation was very likel.
to be extended to the membranes oil
the brain, causing madness, lockjaw
or other dangerous results. This op
Grafton is one of the most painful ant
unwarrantable that could possibly b.
performed on CATTLE" We comment
the foregoing to the attention OF mel
who commit horn-vandalism.
CAN WE RAISE WHEAT IN New En-
GLAND "A correspondent of tn
New England Farmer, writes from
Vermont giving his experience in rails
ing wheat: 1.-TWO years ago mex
month, | had nice smooth field con
tanning five acres of rich, sandy loan
about sixty or seventy feet above thu
bed of the third branch of White riv
err, on which my farm is situated, anC
inclining to the northeast. The sprin!
before, had broken this field, plant
ed it to corn, manuring in the hill a
the rate of about eight cords to TIT
acre. and had a good crop of abou
fifty bushels to the acre. The spring
of 1867, l plowed this piece nicely
procuring the best seed | could find
and Sowed it to wbsat tie last day
of April. After blowing [ spread
about seven cords of clear sheep ma
nure on the poorest parts to ma Ike tht
piece as even as possible, and seeded
with two and a half bushels of herds
grass, and forty pounds clover seed
About the first of June | spread ;
light coat of leached ashes on thu
whole piece. On account of heavy
showers just before the grain wa
ripe. it could not be Graded, but i
was moved and saved with mucl
care, not Smelling at all. 1t wa
threshed with machine soon afteI
and not exposed to waste by thresh
ing or otherwise, and the yield wa
sixty-four bushels of inferior quality
Now | am sure that this crop wa
not as profitable to me as oats woulC
have been, but perhaps what | lost il
that crop have and shall gain in tn
grass crops from the same piece
Last year the two crops were estima
ted at over three tons to the acre"
GRAFTON INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION
-PLOws AND PLOWING.-S. d. &c
NANT--In opening the discussion
spoke of the Importance of the plON
as an implement of husbandry an
the great improvements made upon
during the past few years, cOntrastin
the plows of the present time wit
those used thirty years ago. He doe
his blowing in the Spring. His so
is interval, dry and sandy. On mois
stony soil, would recommend ia
blowing. He plows eight or nine il
ches deep, turning a fiat furrow, the
spreads his manure and cross pillow
burying the manure three or four il
ches. Has sometimes spread manur
upon the sod, and plowed it under, i
that case does not piOw but six inches
eight or nine inches being too deep t
bury manure, does not believe in lea1
ing manure on the surface, as niue
strength is lost by evaporation, A
ter seeding, the grass crop is bette
upon fields that have been cross pillow
ed. Has had no experience in pillow
ing in the fall One objection to ia
blowing is loss of soil by BLOWN
; away in winter upon fields that hal
pen to be bare of snow.
III. s. DaUis-It will not do t
pillow all soils at the same season, c
at the same depth. Light sandy sol
should be plowed eight or ten inch(
deep in the spring. Clayey sol
= should be plowed six inches deep
S the fall, the action of the frost durir
= the winter will render the clay triab
t and easy to work. Upon some Lar
t we are obliged to pillow light, on a
n count of the poisonous nature of ii
o subsoiI. Gave an example in his e
b pericnce where the ground was plo'
d ed deep, turning up a subsoil tn
l. poisoned everything planted upon
d and could only be remedied by aga
o blowing to the same depth and tur
ing the original surface soil ba'
d again. Would use a side hill pic
# upon all lands whether level or othe
r. wise.
< Joel Dacis-Ploughs in the sprir
o never in the fall. For a corn or
p; would delay blowing as long as pos
y BILE. When the proper season come
u would pillow deep, turning fiat fl
row, would spread manure upon t
surface and harrow in, and plant co
70 Immediately. Is in favor of using
? side hill pillow for all kinds of plo
y ing, Is strongly opposed to fall plo
ing, but would be glad to become &C
/ vinced that that season is the prop
time.
. C. s. Whae-Spoke in high teri
a a of the I4ufkin side hill pillow, of viii
IL he gave a description. He plo,
\ eight inches deep, harrows, tn
u spreads his manure and works it
~ with the cultivator. He former
- spread manure upon the sod a
~ plowed under, but has had better s.
y cess with the other method. Is {
~ posed to fall blowing. Would on t
u y side hill, pillow in all cases.
u Russell Stiles is opposed to f
y, - blowing, would do all his blowing
- the spring, would delay blowing
n' long as possible, and would get {
nc the stone before blowing, (Mr. Sti
owns the town right for a pate
- stone digger.) Formerly pillow
he eight or nine inches in depth but
ri learned better. Now plows five in
Vi es. Spreads and harrows in the 1
er nure, leaving it as near the surface
ty, possible. Turns a fat furrow, wo
of use side hill pillow and no other, tt
,e- avoiding dead furrow.
on j. ID. PetteneiH. Would use