The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-06

Crops
Clover aud herds grass seeds sown, 8 lbs.
of clover seed, 12 lbs. of herds grass, gives
n proper amount of seed have land well
prepared when seed is sown. The first
year. clover will make up the bulk of the
crop afterward herds grass shows more !:
two crops should be cut in one year, and
cattle should net Craze upon meadows i'm
the fall, as fall grazing rapidly destroys the
hay crop. Top dressing will keep M the
yield in a good degree. 1t may be econom-
ical 10 'uy grain and keep our land in
grass.
DISCUSSION.
f d Douglas mentioned his practice of
getting a large variety of grass seeds, it
makes a better sod and gives more feed
puts Oh an equivalent of twelve quarts of
timothy; would cut grass when it is in
blossom.
Judge Adams does not SOW clover seed
yet finds it plenty in his grass crop. it
comes in itself has spwn one acre of red
top. and likes it.
Mr. Stevens would SOW red top on moist
baud and believes orchard grass natures too
early TO properly mix with other grasses !;
but Uses fowl moadnw with red top.
Alb Halbert believes a half bushel to
three pecks of herds grass a more profita-
bic quantity to SOW than to SOW less.
MIR Fassclt sows half a bushel of herds
grass seed per acre.
Judge Adams wished to know if land
could be re-seeded to herds grass after it
was killed out without blowing the piece.
Mr. Douglass said top dress in the fall
with manure and SOW seed and harrow the
turf moderately, and the following year
there will usually be an improvement in the
crop.
Mr. Fasselt uses the second crop of clo-
yer for soiliug mich COWS.
II ii Eldred then sang a song.
Adjourned to 9 a. m, Friday.
FRIDAY MORNING.
FARM IMPROVEMENT.
The meeting was commenced with a pa
per from J Il Crofts, of West Enosburgh.
Subject Farm improvement"
This paper directed the attention to the
soil of the farm as it is divided into pas
ture, tillage and moving. The saving of
manure from stock is the foundation of
farm improvement. and applied to grass as
a 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 ii moist, otherwise the
plant cannot Appropriated. Rotation grt SIS,
hood crops and grain is desirable Drain
ing is a means Of farm Improvement, and
moist lands should not lie neglected. Pull
vcriZatiOn of soils should he attended to
whenever the soil is titled.
Jclhro Tull believed that crops could be
raised indefinitely, if the soil was sufficient
~ worked. The care Of pastures is neg
lcctcd brakes should lie moved often,
bushes Kept down, and some places har-
r0wcl, top-dre' sed and ro-Sccdcd.
DISCUSSIONS.
Il l. Jameson was called to speak upon
grasses, and called attention to the fact that
half our lands in grass grow other varieties
that are not sown. Red clover and herds
grass are not reliable pasture grasses, as
they do not spread from their roots and
close feeding prevent the ripcning of seed
that would in n natural way reset the land
with young plants. White clover, blue
grass, red top, sorrcl and witch grass are
examples of plants that spread from the
roots and occupy the lands. While some of
these plants are not desirable, that quality
is desirable in pasture grasses.
Irrigation was referred to, and the living
running water represented Of value To
growing grass, and stngnant water poison
Gus.
y farmers song was sung at this time by
a quartette.
RITTER MAKING.
A paper ON Butter Making" 10y G )
Fassett, of EnosburglI, detailing his W
practice and the results OF his observation,
and is well worthy to he published in every
paper in the state. His closing advice was
Make the first tub of butter, in the spring,
perfect in every way, and every tub just
like it,. A few tubs of poor butter will IN
jure the reputation of any dairy
DISCUSSION.
In discussion it was brought out that but
ter made from sweet cream will not keep
rs well as from cream that is slightly acid.
The grain of butter may be injured by
working when too cold, or too high Il TEN
p%crature. Butter that is sailed, worked
and Immediately packed is usually better
than when it is worked a second time after
setting away "a hours. The Importance OF
drawing off buttermilk and washing butter
when the particles of butter are collected
in pieces as large as walnuts, because water
goes through the mass and removes all but
termilk, which it cannot do if it is gathered
in a large mass before washing.
In regard to the amount of butter in
cream, one experiment of Mr. Moore, IL
quarts of caeam gave 2lt lbs, of butter.
Prof Collier spoke of the microscopic rev
Citations in regard TO the globules of fatty
matter in milk that constitute cream. II
has not been fully proved that they are en-.
cased in a pelicle or sack, which must bC
broken to produce butter.
After dinner Mr. Douglass spoke upon the
merits of setting milk in deep pals.
Mr. Gardner 5 Fassett spoke of an eX-
pertinent in deep setting. A neighbor had
some tin sap buckets and took one milking,
took out the animal heat, and divided the
milk, by weight, half in tin sap buckets
half in small pans. The result was, one.
fourth pound of butter in favor of small
pans.
1t is admitted that the experiment wa
not a comparison of the usual method OF
the setting, because the usual method sets
the milk in small pans without taking out
the animal heat, and the cooling practiced
in the above experiment put milk in a very
favorable condition to show its best results
in small pans.
Mrs j b Croft, of West Enosburgh, now
read a paper upon Encouraging Farmer.
Boys" full of interest and sound practical
suggestions.
Special TO the Globe.
Meeting of the State Agricultural So