Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-01-25
Local Matters
Farmen' Qubs.
HYDE PARK.

Snail "a. and adopted. The election o
ofboers resulted a. follows;
Presidehi-R s Page.
Il Vice Presideui-A. Bosrdman.
seersiary-H. b. Chaiee.
Tre.surer-A. Cobleigh.
Business Commitiee-A. BOarimHn,
/ o. Hadley and K s Page.
Executive Committse-0. Wiswell, W
r. Smith and A. DWinnell.
Diseussion-Topie: Best method Of
conducting farm.
A. Boariman. Make and save all va
can is the farmers mission. / consider
that stock rsising is Of great importance &c
the Eastern farmer, unable to compete
with the West in raising grain be has GOT
to take that branch which is best suited
to his surroundings. In raising stock the
farmer can keep the farm in good cOndi-
ton and at the same time have il growing
better. There is large amount Of manure
wasted which would make these poor farms
which one frequently secs, Better, If il was
judiciously applied to them. Think that
itpays to spend a months work in haul
ing muck TO be used as an absorbent Of
liquid manure, aud in the compost heap.
l think it is good plan to pillow in the
fall, especially If the land is of clayey
nature. Wheat is a good erOd with me.
Corn is good crop, but | do not think il
pays to raise it back from the meadows or
bottom lands. ~ la
o. Hadley. Continued cropping of the
land will ia a short time wear il out.
There is a great waste in throwing away
soap suds and slops about the house, which
if saved and applied to apple trees will
give them a new lease Of life. A good
many farmers keep too large an amount Of
stock for the size of their farms and the re-
suit is the stock comes out poor in the
spring. 1t should be the aim of the farm
or keep the cattle growing.
o. Wiswcll. | think that land should
be plowed FIRST in the fall, so TO give the
turf time to rot, and also to have the soil
become pulyerized, and then in the spring
l would give it another blowing. | have
known wheat to fail when the land had
been plowed in the fall and did not in the
spring. As has been remarked by sever
al of the members, the importance of saving
slops and suds is not appreciated by all.
| have for several years saved 4 or loads
of such manure, and find 1T better than
any other kind that use. In raising po-
tatoes they should not be planted on the
same ground twice, because they arc apt
rot. @ .
i. S. Small. Although I am not
farmer, my boy-hood days we're spent on
farm and have a general idea how il should
be conducted. Many farms are running
down as they grow old, this should not be
for it shows that the science of farming is
not progressing very fast. l see that many
let their COWS into the mowings and crop
down the feed both in the spring and fall,
this has the tendency to run out the now
ings. Fencing is neglected and is Of
ten built in so shiftless q manner that
the FIRST wind that comes blows il down. II
is. evident that many dollars are annually
lost by not housing the farming tools.
1t should be the farmers ambition to have
the best stock that he can get. The far
mer should calculate as well as work, his
plans should be made before the cam
paign commences so as to be ready.
Owing to the lateness Of the hour the
question was postponed until the next
meeting.
Exercises next week-Essay, A. Board
man. Discussion of the postponed ques-
ton. The best method of conducting the
farm.