Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-28
Meeting Of State Board of Agriculture,


hui gathered to meet the board. III
meeting was called TO order by Mr.. Fa
satt, senior member Of the board, aftC
which Mr.. A. Dwinel was chosen pros
dent of the meeting. Mr., Dwinell o
taking the chair, gave his address of we
come, which we published last week.
The first paper on the programme, wa
hat of Mr.. Asa Paul of Pomfret, membC
# the board, on Home Productions.
Mr.. Paul said he would not speak of tn
various branches of manufacturers wlic
had their home in the state, but conlin
himself to its agricultural products alone
The dairy product was first and chielcs
Of the industries Of Vermont; and on tn
breeds raised, the care taken and fee
given would largely depend the profit
lie believed Vermont should, as far rs WI
possible, raise all she consumed, and h
thought the practice, which was so mucl
increasing, of buying western corn to fee
on Vermont farms was injurious to the bcs
interests Of Vermont agriculture.
The next paper was from A. NJ. Foster
Esq, Of Cabot, "Does it pay to rails
corn?' which we shall publish entir,
shortly.
Mr.. HOLSTER of North Montpelier CAV,
his experience in raising corn on one
and II half acres of grcensward turncc
over, and gave ten cents per bu,hcl us Tic
cost of raising his corn.
Mr. Bisbce Of Moretown, said lie dcprc
Gated the practice which was coming into
fashion Of not raising corn He knew
some of his ncighbors carried away then
butter and wool and invested it in west
ern meal. Mr.. Foster inquired whether
his neighbors let an acre Of land lay idle
to represent the acre of corn, or let bush
es grow beside the fences, etc? Mr. Bishec
said he did not want TO report on his
ncighbors, for fear they might return on
him.
Mr.. Mason said his idea WAS that as a
general thing, we raised too much Grain,
but if we could raise grain cheaper, why
raise That.
He bad never used but one barrel of
patent fertilizer, was Disguised with that
and had never tried it since, but he might
h I'VE made L mistake, and it might be val
liable after all. Mr. Mason explained
how he kept bis pastures in good condi-
ton by top-dlessing every spring, using
the droppngs on the land for that purpose
first having them pulled out and then
pushed down and thoroughly pulvcrizcd,
adding more where the grass did not come
mp to what it should be.
Mr.. IIollistcr Of North Montpelier wished
TO ask about the root crop; he had raised
them but was not quite satisfied; he
wished to know the value Of roots us
compared with hay or grain.
Mr.. Mason Of Richmond said he had
raised roots many years, and mostly
mangolds, had raised forty-tye tons per
acre, and when raising from thirty to
fotty tons per acre, had done so ut an ex-
pense of from six to seven cents per bushel.
Mr. Bsbce of Waitsfed, inquired
whether the raising Of roots untitled the
land for raising other kinds. of crops
Mr.. Mason said, on the contrary, it fitted
the ground for other crops. Mr.. Pitkin of
Plaintield said he understood turnips con-
tanned about seven per cent of organic
matter, and that beels were worth about
twice rs much, while corn contained
sevcnty-two per cent; timothy and clio
yer from thirty-eight to lGy-one per cent
MIR, Tinkham said the value of roots did
not SO much depend on the organic matter
contaned'in them, rs on the healthy CON
dition in which they keep the animal He
thought the analysis of grain and roots
would not show their relative value as feed.
Mr.. Chapman said he had raised roots, and
could not find anything to take their
place.
The next paper was by Mr.. Spaulding
of Taltsville, on " Poultry, rs source of !
profit" which was the same read at the
at Woodstock, which was re-
ported in the FREEMAN of Feb. 18th. /
Very little discussion was had on tie last
paper when four O'Clock arrived, and the
meeting adjourned to meet again at seven
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION
opened with Mr.. Fasselt's paper ON milk
md its mode of handling,n which was
llSo reported ut the Woodstock meeting.
The next paper was on the same subject
under another form. The dairy and but
er making, by N. Skinner, Esq, Of Plain
, LII ",,,J i W. wv V,tie' peI'eNl9S II
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Dnring ihe year 1874 we Kept 70 cows.
SOFA $3.50 IDS butter at 80 cents per pound,
mounting to SI,23E23; IN average of al
= pounds per cow, or an income of So
-. W llh this result We were uUjtp well |,