Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-20
General Asritulture.
Reported for the VERMONT FARMER.
TROUT RIVER FARMERS CLUB.

At meeting of the Trout River Farmers
Club, March 5th, Mr.. Truman Hurlbut read
a short paper on Potatoes, culture and va
rieties. After relating some facts respect
ing their history Mr.. Hurlbut said Pota.
toes do best on land newly cleared. A piece
of old pasture broken up and narrowed
mellow and fine is good place for them.
If they are to be raised on meadow land
put about twelve loads manure on and plow
it under, aud put handful of plaster in the
hill. They do we'll after corn. Land prop
erly treated for corn seems to be in about
the right condition next year for potatoes
never get good crop of potatoes on clay
soil.
The garnets are good if not overgrown /;
if the land is too rich they are apt to be
hollow. With me the Early Rose have done
we'll they need to be handled with care, as
they are very tender. We must rely good
deal on new varieties.
II. H. Rawson asked, would you recon.
mend the Early Rose above all others
Mr.. Hurlbut: 1t is the best potatoe |
have; last year they did not rot any.
Heman Hopkins, Jr.: viii they bear
richer ground than others?
Mr.. Hurlbut; Think they will not.
Mr. Hopkins My experience is that
they will.
Chas. Allen tried plaster on his field Of
potatoes last year except four rows. Where
the plaster was used the potatoes were
larger and better. Put the plaster in the
hill when the seed was dropped The soil
was the less sandy kind of interval.
Warren A. Rawson: Has the best sue.
cess with manure in the hill. Uses any
kind OF manure; says he has used it fresh
from the stable window on a dry gravelly soil
without any apparent injury.
The president, II. II. Rawson, then read
paper on the question, "Doee it pay to
iced cattle grain2" in which hc said !
would raise as much grain as the farm will
bear without injury and feed it all out to
the stock on the farm The secret Of feed.
ing it successfully is to commence early in
the winter. Calves that have extra feed
make handsomer, healthier and stronger
animals. Three to five dollars worth OF
grain fed to cows will pay from $500 to
$1,000 in milk.
Hemau Hopkins, Jr,, asked, what would
you call extra feed ?
Mr.. Rawson: Three to five dolar'
worth of grain in addition to what hay Q
cow will eat.
Otis N. Kelton; Would ask Horace
Marcy if it pays to feed grain?
Mr.. Marcy; use provender made o.
shelled corn aud oats equal parts mixed
and feed four quarts day to each COW.
think it puys two to one. A cow fed OF
good early cut hay and 4 qts. provender 1
day will make to 10 lbs butter por week
while COW fed hay only will make but oil
6.
II. II. Rawson: Does it pay better Il
feed qts. than 23
Mr. Marcy; 1 think it only 2 qts, ar
fed it is lost. More butter can be- mad
from good hay and qts. meal than tron
good pasture feed Mr.. Marcy gave tn
yield OF two of his COWS for two weeks com
meuciug Feb. 9th. They had been in mill
about week when the trial commenced
They gave in that time, $40 lbs milk
Amount Of cream bl IDS
To make one h. 1t required nearly "A lbs. mlE
No. Of qts. Of cream, ~.
Weight Of cream per at. nearly lbs. Of
No. Of los. butter, Ha
No. lbs milk TO make one Of butter, 22i.
Amount OF butter from each COW per week, lbs. OF
The COWS are natives, but not his best
Says he has FIVE from which he will fill
fifty ID, tub week
Our next meeting is March 18th. Sui
iects: Fences and Gardens
! y SIIAs HOPkINs, Sec'y
East Berkshire, w., March 8, 1874,