The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
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] will not work in the fashion that have
for the past two years. Such n way of
farming is a disgrace to farmers and farm
owners. We ought TO be indicted for con-
spiracy conspiring to rob the land, for al
though much of the land, that / have under
cultivation is better than when came here,
and suppose that many farmers would
think it worth more rent than when came
here, yet to one who knows it as well as 4
do neglect shows in so many places that
could not consider it worth as much as IL
was three years ago. There are so MANY
changes that should be made to properly
cultivate the farm that, unless the skinnine
process was continued, the outlay would
exceed the return. And this is but the nat
uraI result of long continuance of the sys-
TEN of letting upon short terms. The sys-
TEN OF short leases is general but it is not
often so long followed as il has been upon
this farm, and for that reason, and eDly for
that, are the results more plainly marked
here than upon other farms. 1t is not usual
for farm to I've let for twenty or thirty
years, and change of tenants as often as
every two years or oftener, but that has
been the case here, and the result shows all
the faults and liability of loss, which are as
sure, but may not be AS apparent, when
farms are let in this way for few years
An article IN a late number of the Coun-
try Gentleman gives statement of expert
ments by Lord Kincaid of Scotland in COM
pairing the value of manures from the Or
binary barnyard, exposed to sun and rain,
and that from sheds where it was covered
from weather The result upon potatoes
was nearly six and half bushels from the
lOvQrnl I'm IN fotp htalnla fr,, Al,
yard manure. In wheat, about five and
half bushels from covered manure to four
from yard manure. This would make il ap-
pear that it would be advisable to roof over
our yards, or enough of them to keep our
manure IN, as quickly as possible. But
there is lack of completeness to the state
ment that makes it of no value to my mind,
although believe it will pay to keep man.
ure under cover. But if the BARNARD man.
IRE was the ordinary summer manure, the
droppings of the cattle while living on grass
alone while the she'd manure was that from
stall-fed cattle, riotng in meal and oil cake,
the difference in feed would make as much
difference in the value of the manure. Its
value would also depend upon amount of
bedding used and mixed in, and upon its
condition az regards decomposition. When
you attempt to instruct by the result of ex-
perlmentS, gentlemen, ask that you should
give us full particulars. Such partial state
ments only mislead or bring discredit upon
the very cause that you wish to sustain.
1t will soon be season to collect leaves
for composing in the manure heap or for
use as bedding. Raking up leaves and load
ing them by basketsful for bedding seems
small business, but | can collect more bed
ding in that way than in any other in the
same time, if | may get them within mile
OF home One man, one or two smart
boys and boxed-up wagon will get large
lot of them in day, without working hard,
and they make the very best manure for
our fields that have been so long under cul-
tivation. 1t is natures own way of ferti-
izing worn out land, only that nature has
to raise growth OF forest to shed its leaves
FOR many years, while we by manual labor
aud team labor can perform it in short
time. Don't fail to try it this year.