The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-07-29

fragrant grass, and what o high grotifca
ton to mark paifal after paillul oil rich
foamy milk poured out from their ampl,
unders, and borne of to the dairy.house
We could not but envy NJ. Crozier tbi,
daily happiness, and wish that every far
mer 10 our goodly land would initiate hi,
lsudable example, so far 80 his location
aud means allow OF breeding choice dairy
stock, and above all. cultivating a proper
succession Of crops for feeding it.
But properly cultivatipg the land, Sc
Letting aud feeding the cows, is not tht
whole story Tor 10 this must be added
MIR. Crozior's pant in churning. working
and putting up the butter for the mark
ct, on which | need not enlarge. The
reader has only to turn back to page 307
of the Country Gentleman, where he vii
find all the particulars relating to this
fully written out by your associate, Mr.
Thomas, rendering it unnecessary for me
to add another word to his excellent ar
ticle on this subject.
MIR. Crozer has no fancies about him
but is simply practical, common sense
farmer; and any one 10 our country pos.
sessing moderate means TO start with, can
60 aud Go just what he is doing, provided
he has pens to be within reach Of as good
market. There is nothing in his sys.
TEN that the paiuest farmer, may not FOL.
low. and 1t will be more or less beneficial
to him according to his situation.
The buildings here are plain and cheap,
the fences few and far between, thus saw.
ing considerable expense. The nipple.
ments and seeds arc such as all can pur-
chase, and as to the remainder it only re.
quires the will.
Orchard GrasS-I have done my best.
both by preccpt and example, for the past
thirty years or more, to induce my broth.
er farmers to cultivate this highly valua.
BILE grass much more extensively than
they have done but l regret to say with
very little effect. Pray go now and see
what Mr.. Crozier is doing. He has a.
bout 10 acres of it, and although it is
not growing on his best cultivated fields,
yet on the | examined it, June 18th, il
stood from 81 to so inches high, and
would mako from 2 to q tons well cur.
ed hay per acre-perhaps some of il
might turn out nearly 8 tons. Recollect
this is an uncommonly late season, fully
seven to ten days later than our average.
l have often seed orchard grass in this
climate as forward the first week in June.
For days past Mr.. Crozier has been cut
ting this for solling; most Of what is now
standing he will commence moving 70,
hay two or three days hence. Cut Or
chard grass just as it begins to blossom,
and it is nearly equal to the best of tim.
othy, and far superior to such as is left
growing till portion of its seed ripens.
White Vetches is another excellent and
most abundant green foraging crop. l
will at future day give an article on
their proper cultivation.
ClydeSdale Horses. Mr.. Crozier does
the principal part OF his work with mares
Of this breed, each of which usually bring
him annually valuable foal. They are
he finest and best bred of their kird that
have yet seen in this country-quite
iiferent from the great clumsy overgrowI
'east that bave sometimes been imported
These mares stand from l6 to 16i hand,
Ugh, and weigh from 400 to 1900 lbs
The stations are l6I to II hands high, |
md weigh 1900 to 100 lbs. They hav,
inc heads, arched necks and stout limbs.
They have good action, walk well, trot
rom e to ! miles per hour along leve
Dad, are kind in disposition, don't jerk !
md twist at dead pull, and arc true and
lonest workers.
New York, June 14th. A.B. ALLEN.
country Gentleman