Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-08

English Farming lie sail he was sent
to Manchester, W., as boy, to learn some
thing and he learned two things-to love
maple sugar and the good people of Yer
mont; and he had not forgotten these early
loves. Two years ago he ran across the
water Tor a vacation and to learn some
| thing Oi the agricultural processes Of Eng
| land. The first impression on u stranger in
England Is that the country is very small
The average width of England is only about
/ 100 miles; the streams appear small as
compared with ours. Everything indicates
age. 1t is comparatively open country,
| the forests and parks showing no fences,
| but hedges instead. Though further north
than Vermont, the climate is milder the
rainfall is less than here, but there are
more rainy days, and as consequence the
| fields exhibit remarkable vordure. A far
| higher culture is practiced than with US.
The buildings are mostly of brick or stone.
New Hampshire has 80 persons to the
square mile; England has 400 The princi
pal roads of ENGLAND are very fine. The
land is owned by comparatively few per-
sons. and is leased to tenants. The average
farm contains about 100 acres the farmer
paying high rent, is thus obliged to rem
der the soil as productive as possible.
LabOrers on these farms receive about nine
shillings a week, and lead hard life. The
| English farmer follows a prescribed sys-
TEN of rotation, and the lands being
thoroughly drained and worked, pro-
duce maximum crops. Draining and ir-
rigating are practiced with great ad-
vantage, and the sewage of the towns
| il used tor liquid manure with good success.
The Earl of Warwick has purchased of the
city of of bennington, place OF 20 900 in
lob . 81 - =
thirty years paying for it annual 81 200.
1t is pumped into reservoir and runs INTO
pipe one and three -fourths miles to his
farm near Warwick, and is distributed by
irrigation daily on various fields, a large
| part on fields OF Italian rye grass which he
| cuts seven times yearly and sells green at
1913 per ton, cutting ten tons per acre
to the cutting, or seventy tons per acre an
nually, green weight, which brings him
$3.50 per acre. The Duke of Portland has no
less that Secea thousand males of tile drain
more than enough to reach from his estates
across the ocean to Vermont and back
again laid in his lands. Steam power is
employed to considerable entent in
blowing and cultivation; and Mr.. Walker
| does not doubt that the steam plough will
soon be used on the Western pralries. On
the whole the Eng lish farmer Is beld in
| somewhat higher esteem than our farmers
are here, and the occupation is regarded as
of the greatest importance to the country.
He gave tribute to the important services
of Alderman Meccbi, the great English far
mer whose farm he visited.
Hon. Moses Humphrey, of Concord, pres
ident of the New Hampshire Board of Ag-
ricuture, spoke ot the operations Of the
Board. Two years ago his State paid out
50. 500 900 for Western corn. We should
raise more corn and wheat he had succeed
ed in raising corn for from 25 to 40 cents a
bushel and believed in year or two he
could raise all the corn needed on his farm
and perhaps have some to sell. During the
last years the New Hampshire Board have
held | 900 meetings, and 40 this Winter.
They hold schoc l-house meetings in the
small neighborhOods, and find them benet
cial. The members of the Board. with the
exception of the secretary, serve gratuitous-
ly-one member from each county-their
expenses being paid By the State. They
have reason to be satisfied with the results,
thus far.
Hon. A. T. Smith, of New Haven, was
called upon to give the gentlemen from
New Hampshire genuine Vermont farmers
welcome which he did in his characteristic
manner, frequently bringing down the
house with laughter and applause.
Friday.
NJ mann, ,,;.h
'"' u'' " ''io "''o'' op.NN WIN
still increased attendance, both of the farmers
and of prominent gentlemen, among whom
were Prof. Noah Cressy, of Amherst, Mass. /;
MI Lawrence braiheru' OF d. Adams
L &
Frapcis DeIong If C,I;gorni. who owns ono |
=,
head OIL cattle on MS various farms MI.
James X. Tobey, Secretary of the State
pranue of Cal ,is Mr. James Crossstt of |
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j. Z. Sherburne' and others, oil P0miret.
The meeting opened With Hon. Crosby |
Mill, og,t
~ '' was ~
President Buekham.
The chairman introduced G.. Horace
Hubbard of Snrinpfal5 who snoke IN
GO. w.. =,
0'in N'is'is Ill 'ef'non''
Mr.. HUBBARD's PAPER.
He favored mixed farming but wopld
give snecial attention IN the details If every
cron There has heen a serious decline in
corn raising in Vermont during tho last
twentv wears The corn nprchased in Ver
mont has been estimated at three million
bushels. he thonpht il was less than that
but still il il yery large-larqer than il
ought to be. The crop in 1870 was prob-
ably but little more than one million
bushels. No State can raise corn at
proatp~ nroft than this ,,-een Maintain
State. we haven't the money to buy corn.
Wewant to make our farming more compaet.
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the soil in condition by undertaking and
other preparation. The time of blowing is
not so material as the manner If doing it;
he nrelerred to ploW in the Fall As TO
fertilizers, the first, best and cheapest is
BARNARD manure spread in the Fall. The
corn crop will utilize more effectually than
any other crop the green manure. A
iittie stimulating i0ou applied on the NIL
ni n s CO.., W sbajinw oow;ns rho mo-, SnS
cessiu. Ashes s the most profitable
manure that we can buy for corn: he would
not eScnatse parhyaru manure ioI chemi-
from the use of the latter on the corn crop
lie believes IN experimenting barnyard
manure with chemical manure so lar as It
Will pay TO do so. In planting corr, make
Straight rows. Plant with corn planter
saves hand-work rows three ana nail
ieet apart, twenty inches IN the row-hve
kernels IN the hill plants the Holden corn,
AMI puts no pumpkins or anything else
along with 1t. Lever culture IS the pest
lie cuts corn when the Kernel is nall glazed
this gives hard, ripe kernel. The husklng :
machine will husk cleaner than man can
do it. The value OF our corn as compared
with Western corn is matter We ought
not to lose sight of; our corn Is worth the
most. Corn, oil and wine are the en-
blems of peace, unity and plenty. He {
would reverse the ORDER and make corn {
the emblem of plenty-such corn as we
raise here. Let US try to raise more and
better corn and grass. Let us have a better
culture. Let US try to be better farmers
better men and women.