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

Westminster Farmers Club.
Jan. 17.-Subject, fertilizers, manu-
facture, preservation and application.
NATHAN FISHER, Esq, River farm.
Mr.. President, am aware there is
great diversity of opinion in regard to
fertilizers. | have ever been of the opin-
ion that we could make compost, land with
economy, concentrated fertilizer equal
for our soil and crops to those sold in
in the market. These foreign fertilizers
act as Fermentation, like yeast applied
to the meal-a stimulant, and if We will !
resort to scrapings in the bottom of our
yards, sheep-pens, privy-vaults, sink
cests, mixed with dry earth, as de-
oderizer thoroughly dried and pulverized
and applied in the hill, we shall have a
home fertilizer. All manures should be
so applied to the soil as to produce i'm
mediate, and continual fermentation
Different soils need different treatment,
heavy cold soils need something active
and warming in spring to start crops.
This Bradley Super Phosphate is spok
en- of by some men in high terms in the
town of Grafton, upon the brook lands
eight soil,) its effect upon corn and es-
pecially potatoes, but have never re-
ceived any such results. l have seen
where Guano, was used upon oat crop
with fine results. | used it often receiv-
ing no benefit. l have been here upon
this river some II years, and our land
has SO improved that we cut four times
as much hay, corn and oats more, and
practiced selling most CT our grain, and
the fertilizers l have bought has been
some ashes to apply upon corn and con
siderable Plaster Paris to sow upon m,
clover, and here / think is the great Sc
cret of our progress applying the Plastic
to new seeded ground, saving the catcl
and greatly enhancing the burden Of
hay (the roots enriching the soil) conse
quently annually increasing the manur,
heap.
o. L. FISHER (River farm,) it is c
general opinion that our land is fast i'm
proving, we sell most of our grain, an
therefore the manure is not as good; pei
haps we restore it in measure by buy
ing some ashes, but we must depend up
on barn-yard manure and the bette
, quality and proper quantity of food W
, give our animals (for they are machine
by which it is made,) the higher fertiliz
f ing properties it will possess. 1t is no
t SO much in manufacturing, after all a
preserving liquids should be all save
and mixed with the excrements, refus
J hay, straw, oats, &C., not let it run int
/ the brook and roads, save every thiny
save all, and that under shelter, and kee
: it stirred by hogs or otherways, SO tina
|, it will not hurt by over-Eeating. As t
9 applyin G, | would not put it under tt
$ soil more than four inches. We al
Y practicing blowing in the fall and appl
e the manure upon the furrow in sprin
y and like it, putting the fine, rotten m;
e nure in small quantity in the hill mike
it with the scrapings from the yard.
o. T. PECK, Chill farm l think tt
N farmers in this section must depend upc
e, barn-yard manure. These market fe
10 tilizers will answer for Horticulturst
a but not for Agriculturist. We can ca
re in leaves, brakes, so6s and swamp-ha
it to absorb our liquids to increase our m
e, nure heaps. Plaster improves our clov
ne thereby, enriehes our soil, the roots r,
ty deep. Ashes never done me much goc
= Phosphate l don't believe does any boz
lie much good but to stimulate, leaving t
G. soil really no better if as good. Nj
he manure should be put into the soil in
IF raw state, so that fermentation and
to composition may be carried on in the SC
he | would pillow it under from four to 5
sct inches deep.
he III. p. FAIR, (river farm, pillow
nd fall twice, for the sake of killing witc
'te grass, and once in spring. / use asl
int and like them. Phosphate l never eou
ire see much benefit from. l saw piece
lot corn where it was used, great differer
lat in its favor, in the fore part of the $
20 son. later could see none.
.xt n. G. PIERCE, Esq, Chill farm.)-A
no these farmers say depend upon bar
an yard MANURE that is right, but all
an them have been using something Ell
an now II this is our practice, what sh