Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-29
Agricultural Meeting.

H. Gray, secretary There were present over one
hundred and fifty persons, fair proportion being
ladies, among whom were noticeable many Of the
most prominent dairy women OF the county.
There were on exhibition, in full view Of the au-
dience handsome display Of grain and potatoes
and apples as follows james X. Tobey exhibited
Snowflake potatoes, Barley Red Eye beans, Cham
pion Of England and Victoria peas. Ira S. Dwi-
nel-Dwinell Seeding and stevens potatoes,
White Mauowiat and rca beans, Gravensteine.
Talman Sweet and Pie apples, and trace II seed
corn; 5. II. White Hamburger and Lost
Nation wheat, with specimen Of flour from each,
and sample of Dodge wheat G r Dudge-Oats,
Dodge wheat, Early Rose, Garnet, Prolific and
Jackson White potatoes, trace seed corn: J. W
L Bliss--Ninc varieties Of apples, which in the
afternoon he cut up and distributed, eciting
much meriment by the pertinent remarks OF the
donor during the testing process; J. A. Stay
ton-Iwo samples oats, one rye, one wheat l..
o. Burnham- Excelsior oats; J.. G. Dwinell-Ex-
celsior beans, rye, oats; D. ;. Ormsbee, East
Montpelier-rwo beets, weighing nine pounds
each briggs Long Red; 4. J. Hoster North
Montpelier-Two samples butter made this win
ter-one salted for market, the other a. the churn
left it, which were critically examined by the au-
dlcnce, and pronounced Of excellent quality. A
y Goodell and 4. C. Slayton each presented for
inspection samples Of machine made butter tubs
that were hard to beat. The Granger Churn,
by 4, Goodno, Of Portland, Oregon was neatly
arranged affair, and drew fair share ofattention
A NJ FosTRR, of Cabot, in speaking of the gen
eral character Of chemical fertilizers, confined his
remarks more particularly to phophdtes as being
] a Al.
| foreign or patent manurcs, and in comparison, as
| far as his experience went the Cumberland phos-
| phate was the only one on sale which had bone
meal for basis; some manufacturers using plas-
4 ter, Others coal ashes, etc. lie thought he would
/ be Obliged 10 forego the raising Of surnps and
other root crops, II he could not get phosphates in
some form. For potatoes, would put it uHder the
hill the same for corn, covering well Have
raised turnips on old run ont moving. with n
tablespoonful To each hill, or about five hundred
pounds per acre have no natural corn land
and, consequently have not experimental with
that cereal as much as many others in more IA
vored localities Have tried Wilson's, Bradley 5
and the Cumberland but have never tried Goes,
and find the best results In the OF phOsphates,
on comfortably dry land and do not think it would
be a good plan to use phosphates and then carry
of the crop; but would feed all grain upon the
farm, thereby putting the crop back into the soil.
/. W. PuKiS of Marshield, quoted Professor
Saltridge, who experimental upon corn by using
seven hundred pounds Of phosphate to an acre,
sown broadcast with a yield Of seventy bushels
Of sound corn, while an adjoining acre yielded
but twenty-three bushels Of poor quality. While
he tested the condition of the soil, by analysis
ftnr oil .,.I IL
be in much better condition than before, where
the yield was the heaviest
Hos c. W. II. DwINELI, of Marshfeld, was ia
favor Of using both phosphates and manure on hi,
farm
A. j. lloLrisrER, OF North Montpelier, said h,
had used phosphate more or less for twelve years
and since he had learned how to use it, had neye
had failure he would cover it little in al
cases. Has used from five hundred pounds +,
two tons, putting on about five hundred pounds I,
the acre for corn, and two hundred pounds To-
oats narrowed in, lie has four acres which wer
sowed 10 oats last season, with two hundred
pounds Of plaster per acre, on mari and SAINT
soil, from which he took good crop; shall see,
in spring with ton Of phosphate for an expert
ment. lie would like to experiment with a roo
crop next year, and wished for information sufIi
E cient to enable him to grow crop successfully
E lie had desire to learn of the experience o
others who had used phosphate with profit.
1 MIR. LUKE FISHER of Cabot made an expert
n ment with phosphates and other manures o.
t roots and found the yield alike where he applie
r the Burlington and Cumberland; lighter wher
Bradey's used, and wheat bran still les.
D with marked difference in favor of either o
, the above, over the product derived from the az
I plicaton of old manure lie had preference 70
' the Cumberland. Phosphate for oats made nearl
:, twice the crop than land sowed without IT, II
i dropped phosphate one row Of potatoes--drop
: ping it at the side Of the tuber- and found til
yield larger with less small ones and larger poti
e toes than the adjoining row which was plante
e without ii. Have never had failure in its use
b Shall buy a ton of Cumberland next spring, an
use it on turnips and potatoes, at not over tire
4 hundred pounds to the acre, mixing it with twent
c bushels Of muck Would advise farmers 10 pu
/ money into fertilizers for the present profit eve
a Il their farms were rich in the elements of plan
k food making a crop for this year, which will pa
/ a heavy percentage ON the investment, and in tn
= coming year would recommend the strictest ecor
n omy in the farm-yard and barn cellar, saving a
r solids, and with the aid of d,y muck straw an
G leaves as absofbents, saving greater value /
D hquius LOT iuiure supply oil ietulAeis'
DIR ~ pMiNtLL thought 'na' tne ana lapo
righty apphed' "ouiu save us mueh money
NOME uy making our own ier'li'Aers'
c Inc ono'' sang nome III lhe country, Whe
b 'ne meeting WAS adjourned I'LL one clo'N r. NJ
+ AFTERNOON SESSION.
p A. DwIxEIL made few explanatory remarks
Is upon the subject of butter making, regrettin
l. that he had not had time TO prepare paper: BIT
+ would give his experience in the matter, and pree
y cated his thoughts upon the fact that milk co,
e tanned the germ Of the pure qolien. gRf-ede
n butter, ,coIth seventy-fve cents per pound. an
> # we did not get il, the fault was in ourselye
a In many years experience in buying. he had ney,
n found a butter maker who had not a No. 1 article
e in his own estimation, and found it very difficult
{ in fact, impossible to get the aggregate product
! butter at its real value. And when the most st,
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