Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-13

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got power over the codling moth. lie plant
ed an orchard and his fruit was stung
stung, stung One year $50 baskets were
gathered and every one was stung. not a
bushel fit to sell. He remarked further
81 was at home one Sunday and got apple
hungry, and went into the cellar and picked
long time to find perfect apple.
brought up four and sat down and cut open
one and there was Il worm. watched him
and saw him drop toward the floor on a
thread that he spun. thought Of plan 3:
| would fence up my orchard perfectly and
put my hogs in to eat up every apple that
fell off. 1t cost me S15 to fence 1t tight
The first ear | got but little fruit; after
that good crops. By pasturing the orchard
the hogs eat the windfalls and the worms
with them"
Prof. Henry NJ. Seely, of Middl ebury Col
lege spoke upon Leaves, their Structure
and Functions illustrating his address by
numerous specimens showing the various
forms of construction of stem and blade.
DR.. I. H. IIoskins, of St. Johnsbury,
editor of the Vermont Farmer, spoke on
the Running out of Stock, Crops and
Land" lie eorsidere' the common state
ment that the Vermont oil is exhausted as
very erroneous, even q. applied to the old
err portions Of the State. In the early set
Element of this fertile State, it was not
necessary that the settlers should have anx-
ious thought in regard TO the condition of
the soil, for it was a store-house full OF fer
tility and every want of the husbandman
was supplied-j0 bushels of wheat from an
acre, 300 bushels Of potatoes two tons of
hay were not extreme yields in carly days.
But the farmer used this wealth in such
a prodigal manner that he soon came to
want and now in their sober moods desire
TO return OF retrace their steps. My exper-
fence in renOyating land has been with a
piece that had grown potatoes until 80
bushels per acre was average crop. Know
ing that potatoes draw largely upon the
potash in the soil bought ashes to supply
what was lacking. | succeeded in raising
$50 bushels per acre and other things in
proportion.
Where stable manure is abundant it fur
nlshes n complete manure, but if one must
purchase manure it Is best TO buy Just what
in needed. The running out of stock can
not be prevented by .importatons, but by
careful breeding Of our own stock The
coming COW Will not be a Short horn OF
Ayrshire, or jersey, or Dutch cow, but a
Vermont COW. result, perhaps, from crosses
of other breeds, but, we shall not succeed
with a foreign breed unless We adopt foreign
methods. we shall succeed with our present
stock As basis to work upon. The run
nIng out of seed need affect only the careless
farmer. With care in selecting seed. may
actually improve Many crops we now
took years to aeelimate them. S5ae seeds
are natural to warmer climates, and have
been 9i brought north by slow degree.
and Practice If Bnftcr, Ir' 'TV liz nd
dress was substantially the same a. that de-
IVered by HIM at the Dairymen'S meeting
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which should be used to raise the intcllec-
tual and aesthetic tastes of our community.
In the course Of hi, remarks he alluded to
the State Agricultural College and the
course which had been prescribed for its
students, and seemed to disapproye Of much
tnat entered INTO the course ana IN gene
loved 6v Prof. Cnliier Mr. Jame.on and ,8,
tb a onItn- Wv wo= M-on r i''' The cn
lcge. the farmers were. by an means. the
ones TO remedy Ii. The University author
!.''1 "oIil iLc'' ,',c'i, NOR 'Hln nan Ta1
should desire.
1t is reported that some disagreement cx-
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