Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-23
any use to yourself and the farming
community. Respectfully yours,
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any use to yourself and the farming
community. Respectfully yours,
AVERY HIXON.
In March, 1867, | bought one pint
of Norway Oats of D. W. Ramsdell.
had no confidence that they would
prove much if any better than the
other kinds, and put them in careless
", wasting some, and sowing too
thick. | had yield of little less
than half bushel. The past season
planted one pint by themselves and
IA bushels; the balance
of the half bushel / sowed broad cast
and from it harvested 60 bushels,
making IS IA bushels in all from a
little less than half a bushel of seed,
and we considered the crop inferior
on account of the drouth. | intend
to sow all / have another year. l
have not heard of any one else in this
part of the country having grown
them, but my experience convinces me
that they are the Odt for our south
western soil, and | believe in few
years they will become the standard,
taking the place of all others.
S. A. JOsLYN.
Pleasant Mount, Mo.
HARTFORD, Vt, Feb. II, 1869.
Ed. TRIBUNE: Having seen several
articles in yours and in other papers
concerning Norway Oats, thought it
proper to give my own experience.
At the first introduction OF this
seed | will acknowledge that | cried
F" hsmbug" as much as any of my
neighbors, but was induced to try a
few quarts, and was satisfied before
the grain was half matured that haC
made no bad investment. The seeds
after terminating, commenced to throw
out almost numberless little shoots
which rapidly developed into good
healthy seed stalks, bearing from BOO
to 400 full kernels on each head
which grew from IL to 16 inches il
length. My yield being very satisfac
tory, and giving me more than 100
fold. Since, upon larger scale, ant
with tests with Surprise, White, Swed
ish, and Poland oats, the Norway hav'
yielded two bushels where either OF
the other sorts yielded one. Thei
average yield upon one acre of gooC
ground, with one bushel of seed, i;
from IS to 10, and even 125 bush
els to an acre. | no not hesitate tt
recommend them to the most doubt
full of farmers, and all | am sorry 70
is that | did not invest larger at first
LUTHER PEASE.
Tribune.
WILL IT PAY TO KEEP HENS WITT
OUT EXTRA CARE THE hens in thi
place and vicinity used to be, as /
other places, the old native breed
Eggs were obtained in the summe
but not in the winter, unless the SCI
son was a mild one. On the Who'll,
hens were considered a damage. an
were only endured on account of tn
convenience Of the eggs. This wa
so understood
Now there is a change. The he
interest, which of late has run higI
has also extended here. But it nevt
took the form of a fever. DAM,
Shall, one of our citizens, secured,
few years ago. a mixed breed of tn
Brahma and Black Spanish. Thel
were some half a dozen fowls aud
cock. This was the usual number |
kept, and they afforded him all tt
eggs he wanted the year round, an
he sold some besides. In the wintt
it was a custom of mine to obtain II
eggs here the few that | wanted.
This soon attracted attention.
There was no extra care taken. III
fowls were kept in barn, and fed
the usual way-buckwheat and CO..
principally, and water kept hand
with some burnt bone.
This induced others to engage
the same, getting their eggs of Mr..
, They had the same success. T
, thing extended, and now there
scarce a family that has not fe
chickens of the Shall breed-the Bra
> ma and Black Spanish-and are {
doing well, at least, as well as N
t Shall's. Some of the neighbors la
: the Bolton Grey, the Golden Phet
+ ant, the Game. and others, and all a
l doing well. There is no special
tention given the hens in any ca
r we know of. Equally as good 81
cess, if not better, is obtained frc
: the first introduced grade of Mr..
G These are the most numerous, a
Il are fine lot of hens-peaceable, J
n cheerful, and pleasant to have rour
Z One of the neighbors, Alfred Coz
y tryman just gave me an account
u his hens. A year ago last March
} purchased five hens and a cock at
cents head. They were the Span
and Brahma grade, and laid 35 doz
Y eggs up to October 1st. Winter
It nine pullets, disposed of the rest
4 | forgot the number-and the (
hens. Obtained from the nine,
y dozen eggs and 81 pullets during
e year. The eggs were reckOned
t, the market price when laid, and
It increase of the flock at rs cents
! head. During the whole time,
months, there were led II bushels
, buckwheat and 4 bushels of corn. I
III hens were kept in barn, | belle
g and had calcined bones crushed
r, box of ground, with access to wal
IN The whole expense was $26, incl
- ing original cost of stock. The sa
amounted to S43,7O, leaving SIT pl
+ it on a small investment.
This is doing we'll without ex
care, and is about the average of
neighborhood. All are well satisf
80 and there are fresh eggs the wiz
r. through in abundance.