Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-16

Fed. when It would be so much easier to
1T let down ID COW yard bars and say !"
he COWS. " Help yourselves t" Your heart
nt"nf with the uxur'ant June grass ana
v"rt scented v-rnI wAi ing for you III
he pastures near by
nr t rm of DR.. LorinE Is another
I>tr.,t Of nature lr' digallty. although
rIner ncc pants W. done pot a little to-
wards making : luxriln. e available Tor
.r present y, urraIi' n; 1t, on either of
h,.-r farms. dollar judici"us expended
u the cul ur+ Of the grass crop Will g"
~ her than i've or tn doll us "n such
and AS on may find. by the whole town
nip. many pnrti rs of nnr country.
Gras, . ~ rarur;,l to some 5 lis as are
il hens 10 tb hare rocks, nor 10 il confined
holly to rich mcadows or low lAn'ls.
,r know Of hill, so steep that none but
ight and SIRE 10 I'd animals can scale
hrrn. and where th.rr . greater surface
f loose stones and lat TO X in sight than
f soil. vet the soil, wher,- il can he seen
II all is dark deep and moist, and rs fGll
AL the elements needed for the produc
ION of yrass ~ an egg il of meat. Here
he gIa~~-s start into growth early i'll
he'c are other hills. and plains too. where
men succeed il "baining fair return fol
h.-ir ltbor-, Hh~'c gras, will grnw only
nder the uInst favorable conditions thai
an be- ma e To surround il. and whrr,
her crops III be- raised W th far greater
rntil and with fewer risks of failure.
In many IF HE towns in Eastern Aas>a
-husetts, and in most of the shore town,
Rin.te leland, AM on the coast. general
is further south, Indian corn fodder en- be
trnwu ia asun,!aucr. and with comp IA
''vely Little expense for lthIr. un IA IT.
which - li4ht and .an.iy that gras
ever makes . good srl, nor produces
,bnvr IA medium crop in the most iavor;t
be 81 SONS. 1t MA, h.. said tn t such NJ
.ugit not TO b. devoted to dairying. hu
he people living on these light. sand
plt,n>. want mix and cream of their owl
-ni-ing. trt.h and sw. ct. and by CROWN:
>u' age crops As are aiaprd to thrl
oil. they can. in lneaeure at least. sup
| v h:s want.
We have. ~n our own farm. no sand
ma. bui instead hills which are badly al
| rct.I iv dIouxhts ia dry seasons. and ol
! hr.r bills yr;lSs produces iull crops onl
! Iudrr Tie most fay. rlllr couditions
We We're - boy anew and intended t
make dAilying eprci lily. We mi9hl IL
,rlect such y l"cst ion; but here We AZ,
md Ike most other New Enyl,nd farmer
who are attached ia the soil on which The
we're born. here W., IN end to stay and Il
| the best We can under the circumstances
Ii the grass in the p stIres ore- II
very summer. we will ra;sr sometllit
IS" Tor COW. that Will stand dry weather
And We have to nj nothing vet that vii
ntrely take The place. of fod er corn
-e'linr ( cen from he frs of Auyu ii
be- middle of October. We much prrtc
h" sw, ct varieties and plan t" raise
pa ch for Sod every year. his should h
'nntrd cary that ii may rIpen betor
hard fr">ts i'll the fall.
For fod Ter We have after irving man
'neth d. finally "p ed the uoublc TO,
yst"m OF guilty. .ti"n. Tine ground grrrl
.v1rI. i ploughri in tn fail, mi hv /,
pr tied harrow iny> III spring. made fin
md mellow, and after bcin1 heavily III.
II red wi h able manure spread bro It
at. " ith seed >owcr. wi h room brtwcc
n Ii p'lr If rows for running Il horse no,
lsidr from the Dor of hlrr wing whic
tlWays rav>-th> method l. The che pc
# any We have ever tIIrd. viii h gtv,. 81
~facto'y rcS'il NJ ,nIilnr in tho drill
-" much work AMI dropping and cove
~ the corn by h.tnt i too Tedious and t.,
"n-Iv'' lr"'t> anI SOW ny broadcast
40 SLOW" ' vs. en- for us. With dOub
,xv- th,. h,rs,.,n,,. I,i,.,1nr cam ,I,,,...,
all ih. hn.inr ,,.,,in., The. rronnI lirl
md l.,vn.r IntI,. work f., ~. .nJ Ln
., lh,. corn s,.., .l.,I.. tL.. .,r,.n,J :,