The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-02-17

In IT, SO of sugar; we paid
out large sums for tons aud tons every
year from out of the state, that we could
save by manufacturing 1t from our ma
pies. That community must be most
Independent that best develops Its nat
ural resources.
Mr.. Nuttlng asked If he should let his
cows 20 without bran, He could not
buy 1t here. Mr.. Paul replied no.
A gentlemen said beets could be rails
ed with great profit. He had raised at
the rate of twenty-five hundred bushels
per acre. Another gentleman gave an
account of farmer in Randolph using
bran for q fertilizer, with great and
profitable results ON his crop of corn.
Another gentleman gave his plan OF
raising yellow Swedish turnips, and
thought they were better and more
profitable to feed to stock than bran.
Mr.. Gates, of Peacham, would second
what Mr.. Paul had said about raising
our own grain, but if we could make ii
profitable to buy and feed more than we
raise he would do go. He thought roots
were excellent, and we could raise good
crops Of them by using q good quantity
of Fertilizer mixed with brains.
Mrs. Cassius Peck of Brookleld, read
an excellent poem, with many Just and
happy hits, entitled "Farmers Homes.
Mr.. George f. Nutting, OF Randolph
read a paper upon "Farmers' Barns"
Farmers are beginning to understand
that a barn is not like coat, to be
built for year or two, but for q century,
Think of the great amount of time you
spend about and in the barn; think how
you can save a large amount Of this la-
Dor by having everything made and ar
ranged to save all of this labor possible
We hear much about doubling oul
crops, our productions OF all kinds; lei
us see If we cannot use satisfaction tC
reduce the expense and time of doing
the work ofgetting i'll the hay and Other
crops, and feeding out these to, and car
ing for the stock on our farms. The
speaker took the ground and proved il
by actual facts and figures, that barn
of this kind will save enough every yeal
to paw all the taxes, including the min
ister's tax. The speakers own eXper-
fence for the last ten or twelve years
had proved this beyond any question
If the building of one such barn should
result from this meeting, the entire OK
pense of the Board here will have proved
good investment, and if all the farm,
in Brookfield should have one, the town
would indeed, become a paradise of far.
mers.
In answer to a question, Mr.. Nutting
thought thirty-hve feet the best width tc
build barn, the bays will then be mar.
row and one man on the load, with the
floor up in the top could unload all the
hay alone; this is great saving. He
would not have the stable in the base
ment; he would have his barn tight; tho
hay could be put in greener state in q
tight barn than in loose one.
Others made remarks confrmatory OF
this idea.
Mr.. Nutting, in answer to question.
said he used part of his barn cellar fol
manure, and found no i'll consequences
or taste in his dairy products to result.
Another gentleman said that he had
found tight barn the best for curing
hay, and that tight cellar was just as
good to keep manure, to keep it from
decomposing and sending of bad odors.
lie stabbed his cows not only in winter.
but nights in summer, and found no
damage to result to his dairy products
theretrom.
Wednesday morning, the first paper
was read by A. Chapman upon EARN
Accounts" after this, discussion upon
the subject Of the paper. Judge Cleave-
land asked If 1t was expected that farm
ers should each evening, when so tired
that they could not Keep awake, set
down such accounts as were here re-
Mr.. j. H. Mead thought it very i'm
portant that we should keep these ac-
counts to know whether all this firing
work was paying or not, whether the
meagre expenditure. we make to i'm
prove our farm stock Is as good as some
more added would be. Mr.. Clough
thought these systems would do good
as a great incentive to Improvement;
he thought it would be source ofgreat
to our sons to improve
heir minds; his were improving.
Prof. Seely thought it important TO
Snow how many of the farmers present
Kept any farm accoun 4, A.; O large number
Of those present stated that they kept
Kind Of diary account, but ~ one kept
kept full system Of farm accounts.
Prof. Seely asked whether the farm
ers of the vicinity were making any
hing. Of those that spoke, a majority
thought that the farmers of Orange
county were making about u hundred
dollars year over all expenses Oh the
average.
Mr.. Hubbard thought that farmers
should be more systematic in their bus
mess, and as means to this desirable
md, q system of farm accounts was very
desirable. He had found that raising
pats did not pay anything. This he had
.ound by keeping an accurate account
with the crop. His grass crop he thought
had paid him much better. He had
doubled his grass crop since he had
his system.
Mr.. n. 9. Davis of Brookfield then
read paper upon "Manures."
If You have means and wish to buy
fertilizers, buy grain or bran 10 feed
)ut, and thus increase and improve the
quality.
Mr.. Bass asked whether his practice
If drawing out manure and spreading
t in the field was the best one.
Mr.. Davis said he thought the gentle
mans brain was working all right.
"A huuiDSi VI kCutlciutu dShcu MI.
Davis if he could recoucile his system
If drawing out and spreading manure
With the doctrine that we mus house
'ur manure or it will waste.
Mr.. Davis thought it must be evident
o every one that the cases were NOT
alike. We do not throw our ashes out
exposed to the rain, and then expect we
IAN gather them up and get strong I've
rom them, the strength has gone into
he soil; SO with our manure, if we ex-
pose 1t before we draw 1t out and spread
L, its strength is washed away, but if il
IS spread upon the laud, the latter
catches all the strength as the rain
washes 1t out. Mr.. Hubbard thought i.
was best to spread manure in August.
Mr.. Ezra Walker of Chelsea made an
address upon the management of wei
Lands" AL he had to say was about
.wo acres of wet land that was all ht