Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-14

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different spheres Of life Vermont sheep neat
the world: Vermont horses have national
reputation. Vermont cattle take a good snare
oftbe preminms wherever they arc exhibited.
The same intelligent skill and uutlring en-
erov as shown above If directed to the improve
ment of our vegetable products would make
Vermont the great seed warehouse Of the
world Although improvement in this diroc-
lion Is in it's infancy, there seems to be gen
eral waking up in this matter. Inventive
genius has been called to our ad-the Queen
! Of the Harvest Separator is the result IL is
very perfect machine, and should be pltronlzed
/ hy every farmer.
In conclusion, ! would recommend to the
| farmers of Vermont to get the best varieties,
grow your own seed, and SOW aud plant per-
feet seed.
In answer to an inquiry from the Prosi-
dent Of the meeting, Mr.. Foster, promising
that he had no seed to sell, exhibited some
specimens OF wheat screened by the Queen
of the Harvest Separator which were very
ine, and the specimens plainly showed the
virtue Of this process. lie stated, 10 an
swer to further inquiries that he did not
always prepare his ground for raising wheat
in the same way. The best results he OBJ
tains are by sowing it after corn. He
plows in the fall, and puts in his wheat in
the spring without blowing, and in this
manner never failed to get good crop.
lie sows two bushels to the acre, Of large
berried wheat One great failure in wheat
raising is that We do not properly screen
out the seed, and another is that we do not
half prepare our land He likes the rotary
harrow, aud thinks it the best His soil is
a dark loan, and the stone is slate. Never
has sown wheat on cayey soil Screens
and washes his seed thoroughly in a strong
brine, as strong as salt will make it. Puts
his seed 10 early, earlier than it will do to
pillow the ground in the spring. lie uses a
drag about six feet long, made by placing
plank ono above another each tapping over
the one below it about two inches. Upon
this he pins sufficient lumber to make it
heavy enough, and draws this crossways
over the field 1t breaks up the sod, in.
stead Of rolling the clods in. 1t may be
well to roll it anerward The surface oil
the ground should be quito compact. He
sows by hand.
Mr.. A. d. Arms had produced most ex.
celent -four from the Tappabannock wheat
which he procured from Washington.
In reply to various iuterrogatorics, Mr.
Foster said that he thought the wheat crop
paid him better than raising oats he was
sure it paid him very well. His average
product Of wheat was not far from thirty
bushels. He recommended a dressing O.
ashes, with bushel Of salt to the acre
Salt is one of the best wheat fertilizers
known. Had never used any plaster, ex
ceptto roll the seed il after putting it into
brine. The use Of washing in brine wa
to float out the imperfect kernels He
used no wash to prevent smut Perfect
seed was sufficient for this purpose.
In regard to potatoe culture hepreIerred
Brczee's No. 2, or Prolific. 1t has not as
many eyes as the Early Rose, and needs
to be cut into larger pieces. Would advise
throwing away the seed end and cutting
the tuber lengtb-wise Weaker vines come
from the seed ends Woad cut potatoe
as large as a good sized hens egg, into
two pieces. Would plant but one piece in
hill Selects his seed for potatoes as
carefully as he does for wheat. Plants
only medium sized, perfectly .shaped pota.
toes. Plants usually in the hill, but hat
had good results from planting in drills
Puts the hills two feet apart.
Mr.. Ormsby, Of East Montpelier, advise,
planting three eyes in each hill on separat
pieces. He regarded the cause of small
potatoes, as the result Of planting too mucl
seed.
DE-. Hoskins, Of the Board, thought tina
one reason why the seed end Of potato
was unfit to plant, was because that por
ton Of the potatoe was the last to ripper
E 1t was frequently unripe when planted
Mr.. a. ID. Arms, of East Montpelier
# had had the best success in planting fou
q eyes to the hill, on separate pieces, we
!, scattered, discardng the seed end. A
/ ways selected medium sized, good shape
2 potatoes. Always cuts his potatoes
e DR.. Hoskins stated that the subject
y planting whole potatoes had been exhau
d lively tried, and the verdict was that the
d produce the largest and best results, but n,
n sufficiently 50 as to pay for the dilieren,
. in the cost of the seed Small potato
< will yield good crop, provided the seasc
! be not too dry.
Mr.. Il. Il. Andrews, Of Berlin, tbougl
! planting four eyes to the hill, on once piec
II the best way. Raises jackson White
. and regards them the best potatoe. By h
is way of planting has very few small pot'
= = toes. Thinks more seed saps the grouu
c without giving any increased benefit
: DR., Hoskins said that the potatoe tor
:. should be buried, evenly and uniforml,
= on the piece where the crop was raise,
d They were very rich in potash, and shoul
y be returned evenly to the soil, and n,
e burned in heaps.
y Prof Collier emphasized this view Of b
n lloskins.
&c Mr.. Foster exhibited an ear of cor
" which he termed thorough bred" cor
E, which had been raised for iiFty-seven yea
! on the same farm in Calais.
le Mr. }. f. HOLSTER, of East Montpelie
% said if we took no more care with our see
re corn than we did with our seed oats, OF
y corn would run out in Eve years.
le Mr.. A. j. HOLSTER then gave detuilC
Of statement of the cost of growing one an
ot one-half acres Of corn on his farm the pa
,r year, 1t is as follows
y Five hundred pounds Of Wilson's Phosphate. s.
G, Flowing aud narrowing. Observation-Disclosures.
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