Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-01-28

thing as fertilizer more than we can
can get from our stables, yards, &c. we
can't all do as the Messrs. Fishers, they
are upon fiat land, some of us are upon
high land. What are they hosting up
their barns, and another one of them pre-
pairing to do the same? Oh! to get
them up out of high water. The river
comes in does it, and leaves a rich sedl
ment equal to coat of manure? Plas'
ter is good fertilizer for clover, it en-
riches the soil, makes land light and is
one of the best grasses we can raise. As
to applying manure, put it upon the
top, 80 loads to the acre, NOW four or
FIVE years, believing it to be the true
way. l once knew OF an instance upon
doggy Meadow farm SO called, where
a piece of land was part plowed in the
fall, and part in the spring, the former
MANFRED upon the surface, and the lat
ter turned under, the corn was much
better upon that MANFRED upon the top,
and the oats and grass better succeeding
for in blowing the corn stuble for oats,
you will turn your manure under, there
fore the oats-show is not made over lux
uriant so as to lodge by having supera-
bundance of manure, the grass is better,
and part of your manure is left in the
soil for future crops.
ROBERT FARR-My experience is in
home manure. / have used phosphate
but of no particular benefit. l pillow in
fall on meadow, manure in spring on top,
get so bushels of corn to acre on my
"plain IL pillow my manure under 20
loads to acre four or five inches deep,
put ashes and hen-manure in hill, NOV
twice get good crops. I would not put
80 loads to acre, but NOW oftener, by
getting more bulky crops, we get more
manure.
REV. F. J. FAIRBANKS, Il notice in
the discussions upon agriculture that
some would apply fall dressing instead
of spring. / once heard chemist say
that the evaporation does not carry off
any of the essentials for carrying out the
crops. / would like to know the expert
ence of these farmers.
N. G. PIERcE,-I have so applied it
and done we'll, but owing to small
quantity of manure do not so practice,
o. F. PEcK,-I have applied it upon
grass land saw great benefit.
LEONARD PIERCE Different farm;
must have different treatment. Upon
hill farms you can not turn deep and
fiat enough, SO but what you can harrow
the manure up some. But upon thest
meadows you may, leaving the manure
dormant and of no use to first croI
certainly.
: ]. B. MORSE, large Hill Farm, -
believe practice better than preaching o
theory. Put manure on top or under !!
l go for putting it where we can get tn
! benefit soonest and longest. We used t
pillow all manure under on hills, and s
fiat we heard nothing from it, now W
: put it upon the top, get better corn, be-
y ter oats, better grass, and lasts longe
: We have experimental upon the sam
r enclosed pillow field and the truth of til
h above was doubly affirmed; again niue
1 less work to hoe the fall blowing, wit
: the same number of hoeings; the sprin
e blowing would have a crop of weeds
the fall, while the other would be pc
d fectly clear. Then there is the adva
= tage in labor, pillow in fall when hay
u time, team strong, and it advances sprir
! work.
y d. c. WRIGHT, (Meadow) Il ha,
? had better luck to pillow in spring, plo
: my manure under not more than fol-
= inches, turn deep next time SO as to tul
. coat of subsoil upon the last spring m
:, nure making three layers, the old sod
= the bottom, then the manure, then Il
:, new soil. In making manure farme
= are in fault, make it under cover, mix
!. muck, dried, dry earth, put in every d;
= something to absorb the liquids, increa
8 the quantity improving the quality.
Y w. r. KIMBALL,-I advocate plowir
- manure under, here upon this plain A
y five inches then harrow until the manu-
~ works up some. How shall we NAL
- manure? the Fishers have it rigf
, You would be surprised how much m
. nure can be made from two COWS if q
:, saved by applying a sufficient amount
~ absorbants from soil, side of highwa
and thousand and one other ways.
~ Adjourned one week. Subject,
- the Farmers of Westminster cultiva
: their farms in manner the most rem
nerative.
: M. w. DAVIS, Secretary.
la ANECDoTE OF THE LATE PRESIDE,