Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-25

1 ''a ~ SOSls W ltl-t OuU bUI III I4isAtl
Massachusetts. The trouble with Vernon
, ers il, they spread their capital too mut
I over their hills. They should concentra
! their labor within a smaller compass. ii
by their prosperity.
In reply to questions by DR.. Fairchild
of Milton, Mr.. Tinkh ham of North Pomfre
Mr.. Kinney of Grand Isle, Mr. Wood
Pomiret, Mr.. Walston of Williston. MI
Weston of Colchester. Mr. Willard of Frank
lin, Mr.. Warner of Swanton, and other,
Mr.. Cheoyer said, his bill for corn meal wa
heavier than for shorts. How much wa
taken by his cattle he did not know as b
fed it to his hogs. horses and poultry also
A hushe of millet to the aero is liberia
seeding of rye or oats bushels is no
too much, though q fair crop may be go
with bushels of sweet corn not over
bushel to the acre should be sown Th,
best fodder crops are early cut bay, ant
sweet-corn, early cut. A good crop of rye
Sowed thick, is worth about as much q.
| grass. Cattle learn to like it, and some COW.
prefer it. lie cut his rye with a mowel
and Gu red it like hay he was now feed.
ing rye cut last June. Cattle do not like
rye after it is in blossom and rye. oats
and millet should only be allowed to get
ready to blossom before it IS cut. The
miliet is fed without chopping. A second
crop OF rye will grow from the root but, on
the whole, i: pays better to plough it in and
use the land for another crop.
The June grass is the same as the Ken
lucky blue grass. 1t is the main grass of
your pastures in Vermont. | use it to
thicken the orchard grass, sowing , bushels
of orchard to one of June.--H lbs to the
bushel ; have got 3 tons of hay from the
acre, in two crops.
feed out most of my skim-milk but
would prefer to sell it, if conld at two cents
a quart.
Mr.. Tinkham said that in California grass
hay sells for $50 ton. and grain hay at
SEA
Mr.. Cheever suggested the desirsbility of
preserving specimens of the different varie-
ties OF Vermont grasses and bringing them
to the meeting, next Winter.
After singing by one of the Milton church
choirs, paper was read by Mr. E. R.
TOwle, Of West Berkshire.
Mr.. TowLE's PAPER.
Mr. F. Toule of Wos, RarLshi-o Y,
road nanpr On "M;vod Earmina as p,ac
ticed in Irg,,ki;n C.nntv ;" Thn dacIi,a Of
the nrice of dairy nrndnc,s has boor 90 r,,,cb
c-..,ter in ,.ronnr,,nn ~ ,ha, IS b,noS q,
th,t oreat cbonao il ,hn ,,,o,hos - -
inc ;s in nrogrcss Whsn ,n,,ar 90 a o%o,no
hnt lat.Iv co,omandsd ohant go ~ -
ert onoiatinns and Az .o-n and iood
were iow IN c,mn,r;son VI. demanded to q
great extent ON tho West Ersn dnr;na rho
wear c,dino .Jnlv 1877 tbore waro bron,ht
int, FrarkIin countv M oo0 harrols n, annr
and wheat worth go OOO ahopt Io0 ooo
bushels of corn worth go 600 and oo,s
fecd etc worth cIo oo0 or ,norc q, I'M
narration in oil ~ cI5o 0oo ,ro,th nr 90.
reals This drs;, ;s beainn,uo 20 ba so.;ons-
lv felt and the nrcsSs,,v 10 nnon ne ~ To-
sen il wifi home nrodno,s ~, ~ r,;rod G,r
inc lie adv;ses Tho rso lr 80 ;ns,oad 1.f
horses as of loss exnenso and easier Le,t
When horses arc usnd II tho uort ia ~, ss-
we're broad mares .bonId n. amrIayod Uo
ADVISES better class OF cows to be secured,
a uit W DC ieaeneu oy caIolui seIetlion
Farmers sbould Iook after tho small
iarm products, turn them to account.
ana discontinue the credit system A
return nigs ebonId bo bon. 90 o,nl,,a
the sour milk and furnish the family
meat. y careful attention should be
paid to the manufacture of home iertiliz-
ers. Poultry should be always kept. In
crops, grass and hay is the leading one and
the product should be carefully creased.
Indian corn is next in rank, OF which we
want more acres and better yield, and its
well-cultlvated fields is the best possible
preparation for wheat, barley or oats and
the succeeding grass. Barley il recommend
ed to be raised Tor its ilOur-s nutritious and
valuable iood-and as a grain that will
succeed when wheat will not In Grand Isle
county large quantities of beans are raised
as special crop, and to some extent they
may be raised here. Rye Is recommended
Tor light sandy soils. and buckwh heat to sub
due rough land. Potatoes. turnip5 and
other root crops should receive attention.
Orchards enough TO produce fruit for home
should be kept up, and sugar |
orchards should not oe allowed to decrease.
wednesday evening, President Buekham,
of the University of Vermont and State
AoricpIt,roI CotIeao rcod nanor or ,roa,
value On tne iOihe Lie oil the rarmer'
PRES. BUoKHAA's PAPER.
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