Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

WINCH 1T Two luOHluS ON Dau attained II
growth of seventy joints. The soil was
washed from the roots running from one
Joint, and the roots were found to amount
to one thousand and two hundred feet in
length, and the whole seventy joints would
give about fifteen miles of roots. lie next
gave account of the force exerted by II
squash in growing, shown by one harness.
ed by President Clarke, which showed Il
lifting force of over five thousand pounds.
lie spoke of some laws of plant life APP.
Piled TO house plants, showing how they
eXhale oxygen, and need pure air for
growth, and an atmosphere where plants
won't grow, is unsafe for human life.
House plants are beneficial, as they cause
the letting into houses of more air and sun
shine. The influence of greenhouse at
mosphere on health is beneficial, and he
related instances where marked improve
ment in health was made. especially in
lung disease and asthma; one gentleman
having that disease so severely that he
could find no rest elsewhere, could sleep
well in Il greenhouse. The influence OF
plants is ennobling and purifying, bodily
and spiritually, and our souls are brought
through their influence nearer to Him who
made both man and flower.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Mr.. Harmon Morse of Cambridge read
a paper on fruit culture. He should de-.
vote his treatment of the case to its con.
sldcration in Lamoille county. Has fruit
been raised here? is it now? and can it be ?
me first all knew to be true, and the
amount Of fruit imported now, answered
the second sufficiently fully, and the third
was yet undecided. lie thought with Sc
lection Of trees and soil it might be done,
and Lamoille county might become an ex-
porter instead of an importer, of good
apples. He spoke of the general diSap-
poinment which had followed the pur-
chase of trees; and gave some of the
causes which had resulted in such failure,
among which was root grafting,-he desir-
ed scion to have all the roots which
came from seed. One of the greatest
obstacles to successful fruit raising, was
those dark nights in September when pco-
pie could not see to read the eighth com
mandment, but could see to gather the
fruit remarkably clean.
Apples should be selected in reference to
their locality, and what would do well in
one location would fail in another. In
setting trees it was customary to die IA hole
three feet in diameter and put in the tree.
lie thought the hole should be made the
size of the orchard. He set in spaces
twenty feet square, with an additional tree
in the centre of the square.
Mr.. II. j. Baker of Enosburgh followed
on the same subject. In presenting his
paper he said he should be compelled to
liler from the gentleman who preceded
him, but he was not inclined to retract his
statements yet. He did not advocate at
tempting to raise apples in all localities
for market, but coniine themselves TO
choice varieties for home use. lie THOUGHT
they could not be raised on clay soils, and
The hardest varieties would not last long
enough in some locations to pay for set
ling, He gave direction for settings; a
careful preparation of the soil; trimming
the roots where bruised to healthy state,
cutting back the limbs half or two.thirds
Of last years growth, setting in spaces of
twenty by thirty feet
He advocated setting trees two years
from graft, instead Of later. He gave di
rections for removing cnterpillars by cut
-lng of the branches holding the eggs.
and directing care and attention to the
orchard.
The loss of trees was often from unrip.
nned wood, to prevent which no manure
should be applied while trees are in leaf
which will make 4 late growth, which
will not fully ripen.
The president, Mr.. Christy followed in a
lew remarks, saying that he had learned
)ne thing, that is, to let all tree pedalers
llone. Twenty years experience had
Aught HIM that it would always end in
disappointment in one way or another.
commence at the bottom, raise your own
rees from seed, graft with scions from
rres IN the same locality. Mr.. Delano of !
1lmore followed with the doctrine that
lpples could not be successfully raised in
.amojlle county, and he thought there
vas no use in being humbugged any lone. |
Il, but direct their energies toward some |
hing which would be certain to renav the
are bestowed. Mr.. Manning of johnson
ald 1t was now much more difficult to
alse fruit than formerly, and he had been
o disappointed in tree peddlers, that he
vas cross when he saw one, and now ne
.Iways told them if they left one of their
rees on his place he would prosecute
hem. He thought we could raise our own |
rult IN Lamoille valley. Mr.. Chairman
olIowed saying he had known an instance
where the finest orchard he hal ever seen
vas on clay soil, and on an inverted sod |
nd then the trees were set on the ton Of
ne SOD and dirt put around them, SO
lound was raised about every tree. He
ave the following rs the best recipe for
rating wax: Three pounds refined ros.
H. one pound becswax, one pound NUT
IN tallow, one pound of crude nine mn
entine. Mr.. Delano thought it better not
spend time in trying to raise apples.
inch could be more proftably spent in
lising Jersey calves or Cotswold sheen
ONE more talk followed which developed
olhing new or important.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Fasset opened the meeting with
is paper on the Needs of the Dairy, which
as before been reported. DR.. Wakefield
'llowed with some account of his FEEDING
the farm in Massachusetts, pivinU in.
ances where he had secured 600 lbs. of
nix per COW for the year.
X. q. Hill of Gilmore opened the discus
on on long wooled sheep. He commenced
reedlng long wooded sheep TWENTY-FIVE
ears ago, and spoke of prices received for
hutton, getting us high as thirty dollars
cad. Common sense must be used in
eeping up good flock of sheep. Ifn
leep does not keep in good condition
lie had better be killed.
He has had sheep gain pound a day on
raSs alone. The Cotswolds are of ouiet
spOsltlon and do not roam all over the
ISture every day us short woods do; the
luton has not the strong sheen flavor
he merino gives. Mr.. Hill sold his wool +
~ cents per pound and his flock aver.
5ed 10 pounds per head. He keeps his +
res as long as they will breed, and that !
lhgS down the average of the flock. {
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The meeting was opened by talk on t
arm Barns by the editor of this depart. |
emit which we shall defer till some future f
mber. f
Mr.. Lyman Newton of East Fairfield y
ad paper on the Cultivation of Grass i
he production of cured hay was about +
Ie miliion tons or about tons per head e
the population. Great as was this PRO.
Ictlon' he thought it might be increased f