Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-23
FARMERS, MEETING

(COHciHded.l
A. VI. Foster, Esq.,

A. VI. Foster, Esq.,
of Cabot, then read a practical paper on
Sugar Making" which we shall soon give
to our readers.
In reply to questions Mr.. Foster said that
he used spruce tubs for sugar. Does not
stir in tubs, but thinks it might be we'll
to do it, so as to be got out easier. Mr..
Foster uses tin tubes about four inches long
for spouts and thinks them best. Uses
wrought nail to hang to. They don't hurt
the trees. Uses no covers.
Judge Carpenter said his practice was the
same as Mr. Fosters in using tubes and
nails.
Mr.. A. r. Bailey, of Elmore, said birch,
beech, or maple twig, made to fit the tapping
hole without any bore at all, makes a FIRST
rate spout The sap runs freely through the
pores of the twig, which may be of any de-
sired length. 1t never dries up. Mr.. Bal
ley said that any opening in tree, however
small Twill drain the tree of all the sap it
will yield from one hole.
Mr.. Foster never puts in two spouts.
Mr.. Allen thought two holes would yield
much more sap than one, tn Ough not twice
as much. He gave an instance where IL
pounds of sugar was got from one tree tapped
in eight places.
Mr.. Foster said deep hole, if not through
the sap, gives mere sap than shallow one
He gouges a groove in a stave under the
lower edge of the upper hoop Of the tub, to
hang by. Prefers wooden tnb, painted in.
side and out, to tin bucket, because sap
sours too quick in tin. Makes his tubs Of
cedar. They never leak. He takes good
care of them. Uses Venetian red for paint.
A. Il. Hovey, of East ST Johnsbury,
spoke in favor of tin buckets. Had used
the same set nineteen years.
Mr.. Allen thought the superiority of Mr..
Fosters tubs consist in their being painted
inside.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The first paper of the afternoon session
was one upon " English Farming, by
wm. y. Thorp, Esq,
of Morrisville, which we shall soon publish
in the Farmer. At its conclusion ia reply
to questions, Mr.. Thorp said that he thought
the English plan Of applying bone manurss
to pastures would be profitable here, if the
pastures are kept clean of brush aud brakes.
But the English have better market and
better prices aud can afford to do some
things we cannot. Labor has advanced in
England, and the prices Of farm products are
not, in most articles, very greatly higher
than here. The profits of English farming
comes mainly from the largeness and e1cell-
ence ofthe average crops.
A discussion followed as to whether We
could afford to sell out of the country the
fertilizing foods, like oil cake, cOtton-ssed
cake and grains, rather than feed them our
selves in order to get the manure to restore
and maintain the fertility of our lands. No
conclusion satisfying to the minds Of the ma
jOrity appeared to be reached
Hon. r. ID. Douglas
of Whiting, then read his valuable paper
Intelligent Enterprise Necessary to Sue
cess in Dairy Farming Prior to further
consideration of the subject, iona. Lawrence,
Esq, Of Passumpsic, offered the following
resolution, which was enthusiastically
passed The object Mr., L., expressed in
presenting the resolution at this time was
that the house was full, and that more far
mers were probably in attendance than
would be present at the concluding session in
the evening
Resolved, That the thanks Of the farmers
of Passumpsic and vicinity are rendered to
the Board for the interesting and useful
meetings they have held with us, and We re-
greet that so meager an appropriation is
placed in their hands for the development Of
this, the great and important interest Of the
state.