Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-26
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Logs, especially OI tue Iuoie iuuccti ue-
tible kinds, should be removed.
The kinds of grass sown are timothy,
red top, orchard grass and June grass, but
there are many kinds of wild grasses;
white clover is very valuable; propagates
itself better than timothy; orchard grass
starts early, and if closely grassed grows
till quito late. Sow plenty of seed if used,
that the turf may not be uneven. Red-top
should be always one chosen for pasture.
June grass seems to be natural in many
Vermont pastures
I find in New Hampshire farmers who
value rye.grass or quaok- grass as yielding
a hay especially valuable for working
oxen but it is too hardy, in my opinion.
In sowing seed, no rule can be given for
all land. Grass will not come in itself if
lacking SOW the seed, and roll it if neces-
sary. Where ploughing is advisable it is
not always advisable to crop the land. In
northern Vermont, potatoes are raised,
paying good profit, grain next year with
some grass, wheat best, rye, oats or buck
wheat, and next year grass alone. Some
plough up the richest places to reduce its
fertility, bad practice. The especial de-
sign should be to get good turf.
Mr.. Jameson then spoke of the ad-
vantages of mixing animals in a pasture,
or putting different kinds on in turn.
Sheep are the best to pasture with, from
their habit of lying on the highest parts,
bite the grass even and square, droppings
mall and scattered. Beef cattle are the
next best. Mich cows come always to
one place at night, and their droppings
accumulate, which should be spread over
- a,1 ba r1 al
ly changed, and the place planted to corn
for soiling. Horses do not enrich pas
ture they are not fond of bushes or weeds,
bite close, and stamp. Water is necessary,
brook is best, and spring should be
sought for if likely to be found, or a we'll
hole sunk. There are few places where
water cannot be had with pains, and a
water-trough large enough should be al
ways built. The barn-roofs will catch
water enough; at any rate oisterns will
hold it, and pumps will raise it.
Good shelter should be provided for
every pasture, in the most barren part,
where all the stock would learn to come
for shelter, shade and salt. The advan-
tages would more thar paw fN- it but to
have a peace herd, ha.e NO apart
ments.
Fences should be sufficient, in all cases.
Stone wall is costly, but durable, but
poor, gives no satisfaction. Half wall
and half fence is good snake-rails OF
cedar or durable wood is good, but not in
all respects. II prosperity is desired, have
good fences.
One other practice of improving pas
lures is much used in England, and by
some few here {: plough piece and sow
turnips, rye, luceme, or other quick
growth, and feed it to sheep piece by piece
by a movable fence. A flock, larger and
in better condition, can be so kept than
in any other way. There are many kinds
of movable fences. Cows, if used instead
of sheep, should have the feed cut for
them.
1t is almost i'm possible ) give decent
abstract of Mr.. Jameson's paper, for as he
remarked, he dealt with facts and practi-
cal recommendations without following
out the discussion of any ono point.
After the reading of this paper, lively
discussion sprang up between Messrs.
Lewis, Douglas, Bliss. Mead of Randolph,
and others, on some ofthe subjects treated
of in Mr.. Douglas paper, after which the
Association adjourned to 730 p. m.
EVENING.
paper was to have been read by S. L.
Goodale of Maine, on Fertilizers, but as
he did not arrive in season the evening
was spent in an interesting discussion on
butter making, conducted by Messrs
Douglas, Bliss, Lewis and others
The Association then adjourned to 10
a. m, Thursday.