Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-17

find them now. Butt want q horse that
will do IL if occasion requires and also be
good to work. crossed this mare spoken of
with the H.mbletonian but did not produce
anything near its equal.
Mr.. Smith of Washington l am sur
prissd to find that the Morgan horses are
valuable for speed for my observation is
that good workers are not usually good trot.
ters.
Friday Afternoon.
Mr.. Smith of the board was requested to
speak on butter which he did as follows:
We want to know how we can make the
most money from our cows. Some want to
make butter and some cheese, and that is all
we'll. l shall alluds chiefly to my own ex-
perisnce. l have kept a dairy for a num-
Der of years and have made cheese till within
about FIVE years. My experience is that
had rather make butter than cheese, have
realized more profit with less labor. One rea-
son why dislike to make cheese is because
it requires 50 much more labor to take care
Of it and frequently we are obliged to sell in
the season Of the year when the market is
low. In case of butter, after it is made we
can pack it and let it remain till we are
ready to sell. bought set Of Jewett pans
for 100 cows and used it four years. Then
bought set called the compartment pans"
They are nice on account Of the convenience
of handling part Of the milk at time. l
skim the milk when sweet and use it for
feeding purposes. In using these pans you
can have water at the ends and sides only
if you wish. do not know as you can make
any more butter by their use but they save
one-half 10 labor. do not know as we can
make better quality of butter, but we can
make q uniform quality which is great
advantage when you come to sell. | churn
the cream at lower temperature than some,
say So or 81 degrees is what l generally
have it. 1t requires more labor, but
think it pays in better quality of butter.
l use the Sanborn churn and like it well.
There is no danger of the dairy business be-
ing overdons, and Vermont is an excellent
state to carry on the business or any other
department of agriculture. l went West
once and satisfied myself in regard to this
matter. tried buying cattle one time,
thinking could get living easier that way.
got my friends to sign with me to get
1000 from the bank, then bought cattle
and sheep, and drove and hallooed aud run
all summer and in the fall when l got my
returns found was obliged to take 81 900
that had laid up to pay my notes. This
satisfied me, and l went back to farming.
Mr.. G. II. Hubbard then spoke on the
"Grass Crop" We can increase the grass
crop without commercial manures better than
any other crop. The amount of grass cut
per acre is not half what it used to be in
IN any cases. The question is, how shall we
in crease its production First, by topdress-
ing mowings. This is the cheapest and
most expeditions way. This must be re-
strcted to meadows where there is already a
fair quantity of grass roots in healthy con-
diton and also where it is not too dry other
wise we shall be greatly disappointed in the
result. The manure used should not be
coarse and lumpy for in his condition it
will lay on the ground for years and not ben.
eft the grass to any great extent except what
little is washed into the ground by rains and
there it reaches certain portions. Second, by
plowipg up and reseedng where the gruond is
l.. .rd lao oil mt In he koo
rough and stony to pillow to advantage put on
fue manure in wet time and sometimes plas.
ter can be used to advantage, but not on
all coils. Plaster does best on clover. l
use from half bushel to bushel Of plas.
ter per acre and apply it just after the clio.
yer starts from the ground. l recommend
plowing and reseedng with manure without
raising any other crop, in order to get over
the farm quicker. l consider ten loads OF
good manure per acre fair dressing where
nothing but grass is sown. At what season
shall we stock this ground in order to have
the seed sprout and grow Some farmers think
they must SOW grain with the grass to shade
it, but this is not necessary. l prefer to
/ SOW it as soon after hayiug as possible but if
!. it happens to sprOut and then comes on dry
a weather, you lose your seed. But this car
not be avoided. You can SOW as late as
: November and get good crop. But do no
b SOW clover in the fall by any means, it is TOT
f sensitive to frost. 1t is not necessary to har
I row in your seed if you SOW early. Whel
you SOW herds grass late, you must NOV
high the first year for the roots are not sufh
cienty established to stand exposure to tn
= heat Of the sun and dry weather. A peel
n of herds-grass, ten pounds of clover and
n bushel of red top, make good mixture pei
acre. Clover is very valuable on accoont o
its taking so much of its food from the air
June grass | consider best to feed to cowi
;. but it must be cut in June.
Mr.. A. T. Smith: Give me good herds
y grass and clover aud l can get along yer,
J. we'll with any other kinds
re Mr.. Hubbard Mr.. Smith does not mea
a that farmers are to con6ne themselves en-
tireIy to these two kinds for there are soil
- adapted to different kinds of grass, aud fa
's mers will do we'll to ascertain the adapta
r. tions. Orchard grass is good for moist Ian
rs aud may take the place Of swamp and viii
d grass. Two or three crops may be cut
one season. Hungarian grass will grow an
- mature in fifty days, and may be used whe
oil grain has died out. Some people grow fo
ne der corn, but'my objection to that is that
Z. takes great deal Of manure and it is gre
;, labor to harvest it. Fodder corn should
=. allowed to wilt before fed to cows, or it vi
" cause them to give watery milk. l do n
re believe in top-dressDg heavily enough
ii. smother the clover, and in regard to rowe
it is better to NOW it of early so that it CT
1. start again before winter than to let it r
70 " on the ground or feed it of. In regard
TO curing hay it should be just dry enough n
,rs to heat in the NOW aud 50 that it will con
by out green 10 the winter.
oD Specimens of various kinds of grass We
w then exhibited by q. G.. Pringle aud remar
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