Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-04-04
gelluws falls Times,
BELLOWS FALLS APRIL A, 1878.
Westminster Farmers Club.

SApSTlnSuts WIN AOitiAiHSiS,
to enable me 10 give any valuable testl-
mony as TO the merits of the different
kinds. | am net disposed, therefore, to
discuss this question at length. | am of
the opinion that we should exhaust our
own fertilizing material upon the farm,
before purchasing elsewhere. am sat
isfied that many of our patent fertiliz-
ers are of great value to us, for the pur-
pose of starting our crops. L have no
preference for any particular fertilizer,
but have used Bradley's with good salts
faction. Have used loan with good ef-
feet, by spreading in fall. My expert
ence has been that manure applied in
the fall gives as good satisfaction as
that applied in the, spring. 1t may be
due to the decomposition of the soil.
Am not certain that it gives as good
satisfaction as to length of time, but
think we should be benefited by this
change of practice.
S. M. NUITING-In regard to ques-
ton asked by my neighbor if approved
of Mr.. Sabin's plan of manuring in the
fall, will say, in answer, that ! do,
believe we might retain large portion
of our fertilizing material until fall be-
fore applying, and be benefited by the
practice.
ALLEN WELLs.-That idea is good
one l have cut swamp grass. and
spread on dry land in the fall, and plow.
ed the same under in the spring, and
found it to be profitable fertilizer.
Morris CoRLEw.-I have tried SINH
lar experiments and with good results.
Am Of the opinion, however, that every
load of manure made through the win
ter season, should be hauled and ap.
piled in the spring. That made through
the summer season is most economically
disposed of by applying, and plowing
under in the fall.
HENRY FLoYD.-To my mind the
cheapest way for us to obtain fertilizers
is to manufacture them on oCr own
farms. When we pay $50 for few bar.
rels of Bradley's phosphate, we pay out
money that never returns. | believe we
can make equally as good compost al
home, with much less money expended
Not long since, l purchased some OF
Bradley's phosphate, and mixed the
larger part of it with home compost and
applied the mixture in the hill the re,
naming portion Of phosphate l used by
its self, but the mixture gave the best
satisfaction. 1t may pay to buy small
quantities, but to purchase large guam
tity every year is not, TO my mind 6
paying investment. We could make
all these things pay by working hard
enough, but we think we can't quite af
ford to do it. The plan of letting oul
manure lay over summer has been ad
vocated, but it seems to me we should
by adopting that plan, lose much tha
the soil requires. Think an improve
ment of the plan, would be to pile it in
the spring and apply it in the fall anc
turn it under.
CoRLEw.-We are too lazy for that
Mr.. Floyd.
| N. G PIERcE.-The question ha
taken different form from what | an
ticipated. l supposed we were to speal
of artificial fertilizers. In times past
have often advocated making our owl
fertilizers, but the fact that we practice
buying, proves that we prefer to purchas
rather than to make our own. / hav,
tried many different kinds of materia
on different crops, but have found il
most cases that Bradley's phosphate
comes out ahead. Plaster and ashes hav
shown the best results on potatoes.
put $50 pounds of Bradley's XLon one
fourth of two acres, and had more ry
on the one-half acre where it was sow
than on the remaining acre and hal
l have sowed it on grass land, but re
ceived little or 10 benefit The plan c
plowipg and manuring in the fall
should vote against; it is too extravs
CANT practice. have experiments
with wood ashes, plaster, phosphate an
various other fertilizers, side by side, upo
corn, rye, barley, oats and clover
and received benefit from them all, bu
fiom none other SO much as from Brad
! ley's SuperphOsphate of Lime. For eve
ry dollar / have expended for Bradley
phosphate, have received two in rt
turn. From what have said, it ma
i be understood that | am in favor of pul
chasing Bradley's phosphate; some sa
we never use it after the first year.
have seen cases where a great diferenc
could be seen in the clover; think W
had better purchase our phosphate G
Mr.. Bradley.
w. r. KLMBALL-Much has bee
said about applying manure in the fal
1t is good plan, l think, to apply 8