Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-28

to Farmers club: In the west part o
Saratoga county for the last half ccnturl
lime for farming purposes has been quit,
generally used. Gne soil Of our section i
loan, iuterSpersed with coarse sand anc
sometimes small portions of clay. We art
what might he called small farmer, tn,
am0Jnt Of land owned by each cultivator
varying from fifty to two hundred acres, AM
would average about one hundred acres Il
each friner, and we generally pursue what
/, called a mixed ha-blndry We have val.
liable uuarries of bl-e limestone, and several
hme-kilns which hold from four hundred to
Fix hundred bushels Of lime.
VALUE OF LINE.
came into possession Of the farm thar
now occIpy in the spring Of 1881. 1t had
been rented to various individuals for eight
zen years the soil impoverished by cOntinu-
al pi1ughing could not raise 500 pounds Of
hay to the acre. The second year | put 80
bushels OF lime upon two and half acres,
and upon the other part of the field
VI two and a half acres forty loads Of
larn-yaid manure On the 18th Of Septem-
her, after the ground was prepared, the
qGicklime was scattered upon the top, and
half of the field. and then sowed with wheat
The crop when harvested from that part Of
the field MANFRED from the yard was alto
gether the best. The next year | planted
corn upon the same field, and upon that
part Of tile lot that had been lined. the crop
was One-fJurth greater than upon that part
that had been manfred. The next year
sowei with barley and seeded. On that part
Of the field lined the straw grew strong and
bright, and in no way injured by worms
the grain was heavy and bright, and one
sixth more bushels than upon the other part
of the field and for a number Of wears the
difference was decidedly in favor Of the
lined part. Soon after | built lime-kiln
upon the farm, and every year up to 1872
have used from two to four hundred bushels
Of lime
THE BEST WAY 10 Use LINE.
have used it in various ways, but think
the correct way Is to draw from the kiln in
the shell, throw in a pile in the field. and let
1t remain until it Is all Stacked then. after
the ground is ploughed and narrowed, load
into.a wagon, and with a shovel scatter as
evenly a. possible at the rate Of fifty to seven
ty-hve bushels Of stone lime to the acre
LINZ DESTROYS INSECTS.
While many of my neighbors are COM
planning of the destruction done by worms |
have not lost one bushel Of corn, or any 9th
er kind Of grain, in twenty years. by worms.
On land that has been well lined the crops
will not be disturbed by such troublesome
customers as grubs or wire-w0rms. We con-
slider 1t very valuable as entering into the
straw, keeping the clean, bright color, and
also heavier grain.
Is LINZ DURABLE?
From the closest observations that have
been able TO make in the use Of lime for
forty years, | think the beneficial effects have
been seen upon land that has had fifty bush
els to the acre) from sixteen to eighteen
years. Ii enliyens, changes, and warns up
cold land, and Is peculiarly well calculated
to produce large crop Of cloyer-and after =!
that crop | never fail IN getting good crop |
Of corn.
WILL LINE PAY To USE UPoY TIE LAND?
have sold good article Of stone-lime at
the rate Of $40 per 100 bushels at the kiln
bat now, with the increased amount of |
wages 10 laborers, it cannot be afforded |
burned with woody at less than SIS per 100 |
bushels. But at that rate, taking into ac- |
count the various beneficial effects. and the /
great durability of lime in the soil. it cannot /
be doubted that it Is far cheaper than any
artificial manures that can be obtained in /
the market. The most economical way Is to
take muck and make compost. Take two
parts OF good vegetable muck with one part
OF unslacked lime and throw in pile. and
soon the lime will warm up the muck then
draw and spread just before the last harrow
ing. The same land that formerly got only
about eight hundred to one thousand pounds
OF hay to the acre from, now can, on an
average, get two tons. | think the increase
is owning to the use of lime.
+, d. Curtis added The writer Of this
important letter is townsman Of mine, and
me ot our most prosperous and intelligent
Ills farm Is very productive and he
tells Us how he has made il 50.
DIR. |. 7. Trimble said that letter lust read
lbJut lime in agriculture is one of the most
valuable communications remember to hay,
leard here. When experiments have been
~ carefully made by practical farmer they
ire Invaluable, and the results are 50 salts
actOry that hope thousands that are toll
NJ On poor farms for poor crops will wake
ip at once to tie conviction that something
must be done. could detail similar ex
Ierieace from the use Of lime among the far
nefs IN my own native county in Pennsylya-
ia. l could name large sections Of New
ersey where the use of lime has been equal !
y satisfactory. But still there is one thing
u he considered is lime useful On all soils
IL. Crothers says his land abounded in lime ,
tone quarries. Those sections with which | :
N personally familiar are limestone neigh a
orhoods- Who knows positively that where l
he geology Is different that burned lime is d
: useful : As to lining the land DESTROY i
z tie insects, that is not proved If these v
isectN led upon the soil, and accidentally h
ok too much Of the lime, we do not know |,
1t they would be killed, bat they would be t
0re foolish than most insects if thew select ri
poison where there was so little. and re- "
cted food where there was so much. No. il
iese insects feed upon vegetable food. and 81
any Of them On one species of vegetable fl
one. and nearly all are very much restrict s.
as 10 food. The rose slug will ssarve on to
y other plant. The apple tree caterpillar b.
II not eat pear leaf As land becomes fl
n by lime and manure the grasses are +
snged- The blue and green grasses NAV 70
t be the appropriate food for cut-worns 70
d wire-wouns ~