The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-04
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Icy INC men ana women of Vermont take
pildc III their state Doubtless God could
nave made a state better than Vermont,
put doubtless he never did. Yet we, like
the prodlgal son. have spent layishly our
inheritance; our soil has. in some cosns
been squandcrcd in reckless methods OF
hlsDandry; orr sons and daughters have.
gone To The ends Of the earth and left us
poorer, bccalisc Of the removal of their
pra'n, lhclr muscle, their youthful yigor.
Leu Us Try to build up Vermont, every part
OF H. not this side the mountain, nor that
sac OF the mountains not the county of
franklin nor the county Of Orleans but
tn" whole state.
Dr Iioskins made some pertinent remarks
that were wen received.
Judge Adams detailed some Of his ey.
pcrcncc in farming and in under draining
lie first put his tile shallow and the star
moIcs dug about the drain and the tile filed
up lie took up the tile and decpened bic
ditch, and Iclaid with excellent results
The English grasses now grow thriftilv
and the drains discharge a full stream If
cold spring water.
no" TO IMPROVE orr GRASS CROPS.
B j Fassctt, Of Enosburgh Falls. read a
paper on Glow to Improve onr Grass
Crops
Clover and herds grass seeds sown. 8 lbs.
OF clover seed, II lbs of herds grass, rives
a proper amount OF seed have land well
! prepared when seed Is sown The first
year clover Will make up the bulk of the
crop ailcrward herds grass shows more
two crops should be cut in one year and
| cattle SlolIl1 mot trravn ,,,,,
the fall, as fall grazing rapidly DESTROYS the
hay crop. Top dressing will keep up the
yield IN good degree 1t may be econom-
zeal to 'uy grain and keep cur land in
gras7.
DISCUSSION
f ID Douglas mentioned his practice of
getting large variety of grass seeds. it
makes better sod and gives more feed
puts on an equivalent of twelve quarts of
timothy would cut grass when it il in
blossom.
Judge Adams docs not SOW clover seed
yet; finds it plenty in his grass crop, it
comes in itself has sown one acre of red
top, and likes it,
Mr. Stevens would SOW red ton on moist
land and believes orchard grass natures too
early to properly mix with other grasses
but uses fowl meadow with red TOP.
a Il Halbert believes n half bushel To
,,ree pechS OF nerds grass more profita-
BILE quantity to sow than to SOW less
Mr. fassett sows half bushel of herds
grass seed per acre.
JuIgc ADAMS WlShed to know if land
uouiu nc re-seedcd 10 nerds grass after it
va Nii,eu 1ut "ln0ut pl0"lnS the piece.
ar douglass SAID top dress in the fall
WIZ Wiln manure ana sow seed and harrow the
there will usually be an imnroyrmrnf in ,I's
''V ". r.,,
YER for soiling miIch cou.s ''' ''oP " ''"-
II II Eldred then sang a song.
Tho wcctin 'r vas i" !" % mhmrfidh2yu ,,,oo
,o, fro,,IR Crofts If West Enosburrh.
Sn,ino. ..r,rr, In,nrovomont
Tbis noncr directed the attention to the
soil of the farm as it is divided into pas
turc, tilagc and moving. The saving OF
manure from stock is the foundation of
farm improvement. and applied to grass as
n top dressing in damp lands Apply to
corn or other hOed crops on tillage lands,
and the second year seed to grass with
grain Manure should be buried deep
enough to keep il moist, otherwise the
plant cannot appro? riatcit. Rotation grass,
/ hOCd crops and gram Is desirable l'ralh-
Ing is Il means OF farm improvements and
moist lanGa should not Tie neglected. iul-
vcrzation oil soils should ne attended 10
whenever tnu Sp,i - e,,' ,L. ,,s oo,I1 I've
c'i" iG,t ie ,h o'','; ,,,ns suic;cnt
,n'su" l''''I TIc cara IF na.t,rcs is new.
iS W. hr,,.os shn"iJ l,c rmo>ycd ofte6
,ovtDu .o,', Io,,., anvil son,n nloros har,
p"shoS ~ , 49," o "'i rn san,,oi
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DISCUSSION.
, ,,.a. oo,,od ,o .ro,l r,on
,.,s,o. arlcolIod ottcntior to fine fact that
half our lands in grass grow other varieties
,L., ,rc M, sn,vn Rcd clover and herds
.u.,,o .,,ro ,rroeoos nc
S'"'' "' I'VE ~ '','',N
they 90 h"' sprc"u from '"'" 'o"'' "''''
close feeding prevent the rlpcning OF seed
,,,,r,1 in e, natural way reset the land
w;ih vniinr nlonts. White clover, blue
nrass rod I'm sorrcl and witch grass are
66,,,,,ios ~ rl,nts flat snrcad from the
rn"t. nnd ocninv the lands. While some of
,hoso ,I,nts arnunt desirable. that quality
:, ,insir,lJn in nnst,,ro erase.
Irri,n,;or sea-. rncorrrI fl. and the living
,,,r,';S~ ,y.trr represented Of value 10
iu"i'i i'7, ,..os .,i s,,,r,,nrt ,vo,cr NILSSON.
, ! aus
''s forror. soma, was snno at this time hy
-,,a ,","n us
N'''' u,.rrvr MAKING.
a paper ON Butter Making, by
! Fassett, of Enosburgh, detailing his own
{ practice and the results OF MS observation
and is well worthy to he published in every
II paper in the state. His closing advice was
: Make the first tub of butter, in the spring
y perfect in every way, and every tub just
II like it, A few tubs of poor butter Will M
!, lure the reputation of any dairy
Il .,.