Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-06


II you observe thiA You can get just as good
butter at one season as another, If the feed
Of the cows is as sool. His August butter
the past year was sold by commission
house in Boston in January at kc per pound
higher than the highest quotations Of Vvrs
mont butter. As to the quantity, If the
right temperature is maintained there is no
method by which more cream at any season
is obtained than by deep setting In warm
weather there is no method by which 70
much can be obtained, or Of so good a quail
ity. Yet experimeuters frequently fail be-.
cause they will get the milk too cold, or too
warm. Though tho cream is not 80 yellow,
there is no percoptible difference 10 tho but.
ter. Nrf.I faf
Mr. q, $. Fassett gave an experiment IN
deep setting, tin sap buckets being used, half
the milk by weight being sot in pans, the
rest in the buckets. The animal heat Of all
was taken out by water before setting. -Four
experiments wore made with result Of one
fourth pound in favor Of the small pans at
each experiment. The cream in the pans
was skinned little sooner than the pals
The pals were not vet in water, but on the
shelves alongside Of the pans. No thermome.
ters were used elitrH
Mr.. Douglas said this expcrimehter had
at least learned the value Of cooling the
milk before setting. The experiment was a
very fair specimen of those that have " dis.
proved 1.-THE value Of deep setting. -
MRS. J. u. oros, "A b
Of West Enosburgh, then read paper on
Encouraging Farmers BOys." II WIS an
excellent essay, highly appreciated aud warm.
ly applauded' by the audience.
FRIDAY EVENING
E. n. rowIe. Esq.
of West Berkshire, read an able and inter.
esting paper on I" Fertilizers. " He was FOL
lowed by
Prof Collier.
with paper on "Waste Products of III,
Farm. sl5,00O,00O worth Of wasted ma
terial is now utilized annually in this coun.
try. This subject Of waste material wal
suggested to the Board of Agriculture at on,
of its last meetings, but has yet received lit
tie attention Waste can be used to adyan
tage it diverted from its natural channel anC
made TO do good service in producing in
creased production OF crops There is also
great waste in wood lands Forests Should
no more be ruthlessly destroyed, but pre-
served so far as possible to the best interes
OF the country. Wood and timber must b.
used, but when removed a new growth shoul,
be produced. Some lands are more adapte,
to the growth Of timber than any other croI
aud, when this is the case, il will be foun,
policy to let it occupy the ground There i
much waste material about the farm tina
should be gathered together and made into
valuable fertilizer, instead of remaining as
nuisance. There is a great waste OF manur
BY being left exposed TO winds and storm
until large portion Of its valuable proper
ties are lost. 1t is estimated that the vast
material Of this country would pay one hal
Of the national debt. While so much is pa i
out for fertilizers how important that W
should save what is now being wasted upo
the farm and in cities l.la moit
This was an excellent address and W
would that many moro could have heard it,
After this address the meeting adourne
sine die,