Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-21

make a good article. 4 number OF these
fertilizers were recently examined by PROBES
scr johnson. and but one of them was really
first class article.
Prof Collier bad recently analYzed one
called Fales' Superphosphate,' winch was
not worth one third its selling price. Some
other called fertilizers such as the Grafton
mineral, Shell mari, Poudrette, etc, are sold
at price far beyond their value
Araper on g Meteorological Observations, =
1 BIZ Rev. r. G. Williams Of Castleton, was
read.
Mr. Williams began by illusions to the
importance OF meteorological science TO the
farmer A knowledge OF the weather pros
poets would be of the greatest use 70 him,
affecting all OF his plans OF daily work IL
il to be hoped that the Board Of srlculture
Will give some attention to this suhJt ct, pro-
noting observations that will furnish data
upon which to base future knowledge.
I Though meteorological phenomena are
apparently irregular, il il not to be inferred
that they are lawless. A system OF observa-
tons viii in time. # properly conducted re-
veal tie laws by whicn changes OF weather
are determined. In this way alone c'n IN an
become really !. weather Wise
! We may not hope to control the weather,
I but IL We may anticipate it for some days, Il
the laws OF storms may be learned, an i'm
mense saving 0 property, and even OF hie,
may be offccted.
t It Is only within the last ten years that
metcorology has assumed the position OF a
science. Ia the beginning Of that term
4 storm forecasts, when made, we corrected IN
4 proporti. n Of 50 per cent; now they may be
/ relied On with the certainty Of correctness
within an allowance Of 10 to % per cent.
I for error.
I Records are now made in many places.
embracing all the phenomena. but the wind
and rain a. the most directly interesting, are
% be specially treated Of 10 this paper, linz
ItIng it to the area Of Vermont.
Our government are doing noble work in
directing the observations now being taken
and published throughout the country An
immense saving Of property, both upon the
water and the land will unqucstlOnaby re-
suit
North winds increase in strength from morn
ing to 81 cning, while southerly winds lessen
N strength over the same time. The result
Of all WINDS gives much greater strength at
noon than at any o5her part Of the day
April has the N st wind, July the strong
est wind, October the calmest month. The
rainfall is one Of the most important mcteor0-
logical topics OF $50 storms observed 10
v rmont tour were from the north, one
east, three south, eighteen west, eighteen
north, twenty Il rec northwest, (mostly
snow storms,) iorty-eight southeast, sixty
seven SOUTHWEST. Tue SOUTHWEST is the
stormy a. well as the windy point. TIE
most rain and snow falls in October. June
&c a stormy month July the reverse. The
rain all for tile year in this part ol Vermont
j. about twenty-nine inches One-halt the
storms are preceded by variable winds.
Most storms come with southwest winds !;
southeast comes next, and calm next.
Replying u a question from Hon. =. w.
Hyde, MIR. Williams stated IN r ference To
the published governmental forecasts, that
"a liz neighhorho1d they hid failed but
twice since they have been sent out. Tnls
might not have been from zeal errors, but due
tJ mistakes telegraphiug.
Professor Collier observed that some iaIl-
ores were undoubtedly due 70 Geographic
errors, and some t. erroneous observations
Ill The part Of observers not having sufficient
experience, not properly qualified, Or negli-
-ent. Also To stations beng sometimes suh-
lect to local influences vitIating the value
Jt otstrv ations. Making allowances for all
tll these, the results have been eueJurag-
ny in the highest aegrce.