The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-18

to get rich hy the use ot lines ana
plas'ers, but nrhody ever became poor
from the. use of iarmvgrd ier,ilz,rs,
Prof Sci v said he knew of the value
and use of western pl 'ster for he laoored
for twenty -four years Il his life on nm On
ondaga county, New York fam, IN The
very region where it was produced, aud
could tes lily to its beneficial effects. II
was always used on his fathers farm.
neighbor of theirs had no faith in the value
of lister. but one windy fpring some OF
the plaster was carried on to the
neighb RS farm ana its effect was so
marked and apparent that he began its use
with great profit. Most OF our soils con
tam every needed constituent Of a plat
and manures will bring odt their qualities.
Nitrogen Il )ating in the air the plant can
not obtain and apply toits own use. There
fore fertilizers are essential. Guano helps
to bring out the constitutional elements OF
the soil, but exhaustion Is soon reached.
We must depend upon the domestic ma
nures for permanent fertilizers. AS long
as we must depend upon domestic fcrtil-
izers they should be preserved in theil best
estate.
MIR. +. r. Robbins OF Cornwall, spoke
upon the use and benefits of suprehostates.
Horace Ellis said that one Of the well
established facts in reference to plaster
was that it holds the ammonia. lie had
large experience in its use and when he
had applied it the rows Of corn were per
fectly apparent in distinction from those
where it had not been used. On wheat 1t
can be easily traceable, It gained a half to
three -fourths of an inch in the length OF
the head over that grown by the use OF
other fertilizers. In eastern Vermont 1t
was thought plaster would not work. He
had used plaster with ashes upon farm
owned by him on the east side OF the noun
tain aud when he came to gather the hay
crop the benefits were apparent, growing
more hay to the acre. The principal bene-
fit in his judgment was in the retention of
the ammonia.
Prof. Seely said the great question was
GLOW shall we save our liquid manure?'
| He cited the buildings Of Col. John b..
Mead of Randolph, as good example.
| He had large barns or buildings in which
be housed his manures, hay, stock and
grains all under one root. In this manner
| the constituent element of manurcs were
preserved.
s. b. June denounced certain kinds OF
super phosphates as nothing but humbugs.
! Col Hamilton said he had used plaster
with success. Every man who has used
plaster has no need to regret 1t. lie fret
used il in Somerset county, Maine, as eal ~
as 1926, and applied on burnt land. lie
put it on barren knoll and found it pro
duced a good burden of hay. When APP
piled to all kinds of soil it will prove oil
value at a very cheap rate.
Prof Seeley, said muck had been alluded
to, but language was too feeble, we hav
ing only 40 600 English wotds-to describe
the different varieties of muck. We gel
nfused in the attempt. Some muCk'
were Of value and others were positive
injury to land. Muck which is more pro
perly peat when coal is exhausted, woult
have its best value as fuel. The chief et
fort OF muck is IN absorbing liquids He
again alluded to the preservation of farm
yard manure. and cited the methods of th'
farmers in Cabot, in Washington county
with their cellars as the best methods HI
had ever seen, as it proved a constant say
ing
c. G. Prngle dissented from The genera
use of plaster without a consideration o
the quality of the soil No mau could sa'
why plaster effected soils differently. Nov
Scotia and western plaster were the same
there was no chemical difference, only tina
the western rllster was more chrystaline
Col. Merritt said that in 1858 in Sad
bury, he top-dressed piece OF clay meadow
land. He dressed one portion with muck
one with tand. one with plaster and on
with barn yard manure, in equal portions
He said the sand dressing was not No. il
result. Put clay on sand and sand on ella,
was his rule. He believed in Alternative Ell
fects.
President Sprague called c. NJ. Wins
low, vice president of the cub. to the chair
auu I,,"ov.,,vu a,i,ires'u ',,v vtiu1.
The evening session was held AT tn
town hall The Brandon cornet band di'
coursed excellent music Papers wer
read by DR.. G. L. Case and Professor j.
Cilley of Brandon, and A. f. Stanley, esq
of Leicester. We are compelled to pos
pone the balance of the report until on
next issue.