Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-15

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: method of protecting grass land fro
| drouth. His method consisted simply
thorough undertakings. supplements
by high manuring. The grass whic
was sown on this land, and which ga,
three full crops in a dry season, was o
chard grass. FeH @e ,~r-rz,gr ~
MIR. Chapman gave his experience
deep blowing and subsoiling as a defens
against drouth. Twelve acres thus treate
grew seventy-fve bushels of shelled cor
to the acre when none of the corn in th
vicinity gave half crop.
--zE FRIDAY MORNING. ~.--
/ The morning session was opened b
reading q paper on meteorological Oh
servations" by Rev. R. G.. Williams {
Castleton.
Mr.. Williams began by allusion to til
Importance of meteorological science t
the farmer. Acknowledge of the weathe
prospects would be of the greatest use t
him, affecting all of his plans of dali
work. 1t is to be hoped that the Boar
of Agriculture will give some attention
to this subject, promoting observation
that will furnish data upon which to has
future knowledge.
Though meteorological phenomena ar
apparently irregular, it is not to be infer
red that they are lawless. A system O
observations will in time, if properly con
Quoted reveal the laws by which change
of weather are determined In this wa,
alone can man really become "weathel
wise"
We may not hope to control the wea
Their, but if we may anticipate itsfor few
days,if the laws of storms may be learned
an immense saving of property, and even
of life, may be effected
1t is only with the last ten years that
meteorology has assumed the position OF
science. In the beginning of that term
storm forecasts, when made, we corrected
In the proportion of so per cent now
they may be relied on with the certainty
OF correctness within an allowance of 10
to 20 per cent. for error.
Records are now made in many places,
embracing all the phenomena, but the
wind and rain as the most directly inter-
esting, are to be specially treated of in
this paper, limiting it to the area of YER
mont.
Our government was doing noble work
IN directing the observations now being
taken and published throughout the conn
try: An immense saving of property,
both upon the water and the land will
unquestionably result.
North winds increase in strength from
morning to evening, while southerly
winds lessen in strength over the same
time. The result of all the winds gives
much greater strength at noon than at anv
other part of the day.
April has the most wind, July the
strongest wind, October is the caimest
month. The rainfall is the most impor.
tant meteorological topics. f18O storms
observed in Vermont, four were from the
aorth, one east, three south, eighteen
west, eighteen north, twenty-three north
west, mostly snow storms,) forty-eight
outh-east. sixty-seven southwest. The
oush-west is the stormy as well as the
windy point. The most rain and snow
alls IN October. June is stormy month
uly the reverse. The rainfall for the
ear In this part of Vermont is about
wenty-nine inches. One-half the storms
re preceded by variable winds. Most
forms come from southwest winds
outh-east comes next, and calm next.
This brief sketch gives but the faintest
lea of Mr.. Williams most valuable pa
err. No justice could be done to it by
nythlng less than verbatim report.
Replying to question from Hon. ?.
Y. hyde, MIR. Williams stated in refer
ace to the published governmental fore
sts, that In his neighborhood they had 8
lieo out twice since they have been sent ,
III. This might not have been from real
ror1 ouS duo W ..ist~hes IN telexra,,h
~.
Prof. Collier observed that some failures
ere undoubtedly due to telegraphic err
rs, and some to erroneous observations 8
the part of observers not having suffi I
ent experience. not properly qualified, I
negligent. Also to stations being some q
mes subject to local influences, vitiating 8
o value of observations. Making allow r
ices for all these, the results have been q
couraging in the highest degree.
Col. L. s. Stowell of Cornwall then y
ad paper entitled =
WHAT BREED OF HORSES SHALL WE v
RAISE? g
Col. s. began by stating what varieties -
horses we cannot afford to breed. These -
g Morgans, Black Hawks and French !,
rises, because they cost more than thew !
Ill sell for Neither the heavy draught i,
rises, because the West can raise them ,
eaper and undersell us; nor the small n
'ttlng horse, for the percentage of trot h
- Is small, not over per cent. of the q,
lole number. Small horses without
eed cannot he raised with profit. q,
A good-sized rangy, open-gaited horse. 4
a good color will always bring a good n
Ice, and can as well be raised and a. "a
eaply grown as other horses. If breed n,
would provide large mares. small stall n,
rs would give good colts, but the ten NJ
ncy is to breed from what we have or
70 old theory of large females and small n
les must give place to facts and WELD or
the pressure of our circumstances. It n
lat be reversed If we want good and so
able horses. Buyers of horses are he. n
ming scarce in Vermont, not because so
y are scarce, but because they do not an
d what they want here. The arpu ne
nts produced to support this view were hs
'ported by numerous instances, most al,
arly stated, and reinforced by very co. IN
1t and forcible facts. The paper of m
!. Stowell was so compact, and it's parts N
linked and interdependent, that we U
it impossible to summarize it, or to do III
re than to state the position taken in w
simplest form. 80
ar. Douglass of Whiting, concurred ma
h Col, Stowell's position, that we dn
nired more size and bone in our Yer. M,
1t horses, but demurred from the doe. an,
e of large horse to small mare "a a ,
;. Still, he thought if we must breed to
small mares, large horses were re. spe
ed. We want no ponies Large ST..
rangy mares have been sold ont of a.
State in large mum bers and if il Ia
king our ruin. Such mares sbonld r.
be sold at any price, but the tempta. ter
8 are great. Yet farmers who regard -
n must not yield to it. Let the farm. sbo
,elieve this, and if this Board will a.,
'ince them of it, it will be doing in. nIe
able service. .-.-Gs=.E. - pra
r. Sumner of Brandon, objected to exa
ding for speed. The percentage of the
is too small to make it profitable. by
ding such stock leads to a greater som
In morals than to gain in money or und
horses. Still he concurred on the sooy
| question. Large mares were desir- riao
No ponies oupht to ba h,oa Tc ~