Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-06-28

Third year sown with barley and red clover, tn
fallow let lie till next spring, then ploughed snl
sown with white wheat and red clover mex
spring sown with white stone turnips, broadcast
and narrowed lightly in esch year. Barn yard
manure with any other scr2pings Of roads and
rubbish spread on the clover hay and ploughei
in. That field became one of the best pieces Of
land on the estate
- As soon as the value of bone manure be-
came known, Mr.. Whatmore built bone mill,
worked by steam, and as their value became
more popular for manure. tens Of thousands Of
poor people began the collection Of bones and
rabbit skins, and made a good living by the
profession" Perhaps it will not be out of
place to say that the bones from q knacker's
yard are only worth half price, because it was
by chemical process ,scert4ined thSt the pith
and goodness Of Old horses bones had been
worked out, and they were consequently not 90
valuable . fertilizer as bones from the kitchen :;
but the boues Of young thoroughbred horse
weIe Of equsl goodness with beef and mutton
bones. Nota bone is to be found in any street
in England unless jus: dropped By some dog
Cooks IN thier eitustlOns ssve all the bones thev
can. Bone gstherers 90 round the towns snd
couu 2 at stated times 20 collect bones. which
they Il 90 the bone merchants. often look
With regret AZ the heaps Of bones lying in the
slice;s and alleys OF cur wesiern towns, while
tie tSim-picuZlei lands are pe.ishng and dy
Ing on' Tor want Of such food. What pity
there are not bone mills erec;el in every county
cut "e'i am satisfied they would pxy GOOD
iA'efss'- bones, when sawn on land. are lsst-
ing manure i-r years.
e. Atler tie fieeoyery Of bone manure. came
'ne turh'p Snd tone dsills. Turnips, sweies,
Al4 n'aIso.ts' are all rigei in Eagsnd. On
tae TIEfS goes roller wiki drill The ground
S.'er oe'ng vel p.oushed and cleaned. is thrown
up WIKI rits.ns plough the first fsttens the
T1!ee. t-en makes TIC drill or gutter the bone
ufJi ipi1g us@finc follows, after which the tur-
nip ttiI, Vlala1g The se.ds At ex.ctly eousl
c.st'nees, covering up sod sui bones IT the
sFu'e t'iae, which ssyes = wat amount Of labor
IN nae.us to ~Hst it used to 40 when soy-n broad
cts'. saying H,'aiag saou, the saving in seei
II soon 50 ang nsE itrmioz machine or srri-
cultural Implement wss invented. Mr. What
more bai D. The frst wtelt planter thst cane
oar m fEelSni COS, ninety guiucAs. ~ about
1i'- ~ lie droppsr was similar to q butter
H1, 10 slsFe, sni As The barrel rcgovel. the one
nt.- nait ~ .ndeltati7n Ia tae soil sbout two
lr-aes' tue Other half w5rss. on slide. and a.
II move, dropped oue or tso Grains ia esch
20 ?. "1i'1 wAs coyerel w.,l rake st the sane
iirle. Toe inventor hal three objects il view
is'- r''ihs IN reel u To giee each plant
more room 'o sgfeii 3 J.. Tina. ;5e seed should
al ht e4gsl'y p.>niei, All 40; par; Of ]; trod
sen 10 y horaes when narrowing. TIE planter
vas "o'Aei hy one h1fse the slide vEs novel
pJ small Wl7e! Within cue Of the others. sna
tae ie'oNins b2-Iei b. the evolution of the
" ne,'s the machine ran upon"
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