Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-24
agricultural department.
THE FARMERS MEETING AT
GLOVER.

OWluS W IHS Udu travelling UuG lew
were present in the afternoon; Col Mead
being expected in the evening. z. E.
Jameson of Irasburgh, addressed the
meeting upon the subject, Corn. Mr..
Jameson introduced his subject by re-
fering to the large amount of corn
brought from the West, and of the i'm
portance and practicablilty of raising
our own corn. After mentioning sever
al experiments of planting corn in pots
of barren earth, with small portion of
fertilized soil at one side, showing how
all the roots would turn into the little
bunch of fertility, he thought that fer
tilizer applied in the hill alone, not
enough, as it concentrated the roots too
much. The speaker exhibited specimens,
of about dozen of the different varie-
ties of corn, raised in this State. He
used to think it made no difference how
large the cob, provided it was we'll COW
cred with corn; but had changed his
mind, and is now convinced that the
smaller the cob the better, for this Sec
ton. Thought one ear on stalk, with
FIVE stalks in the hill, better than to at
tempt to grow two or more ears on the
same stalk. The stalks of the eight
rowed yellow corn are not as sweet. and
as readily eaten by stock, as the other
varieties he had grown. Sweet corn is
best of all for fodder. He believed great
err crops could be grown by planting in
drills IL feet apart, thined to about
ten inches in the drills; but to those
planting on a large scale. would advise
planting in hills, so as to cultivate both
ways, thereby doing most of the work
with horse. From experiments tried
at the Maine Agricultural College, be-
lieved raw meal worth more for fatten-
ing pigs, than when cooked.
William Merriam said that for several
years past, he had raised corn, by turn
ing over his poorest grass ground, and
manuring in the hill only, and has al
ways got good crop; he considers 100
baskets of ears per acre good crop.
He plants the small eight rowed corn had
rather have two ears on stalk, than one !;
leaves four stalks in hill Used Brad
ley's super-phosphate on portion of his
field, without any manure had larger
growth of fodder, but not as we'll cared,
as that which was MANFRED. Considers
corn the best crop we can grow in
Orleans county. Believed cooked food
better than uncooked. Had fed whole
corn, boiled, to pigs with good results.
E. F. Hinkley MANFRED his corn in
the hill, but thinks good coat plowed
under would produce better results
thought the small eight rowed variety
much the best for this latitude. Be-
lieved cooked meal worth much more
than raw, especially for cattle. Thought
it was asking too much of the land tc
plant pumpkins and beans with corn.
William Merriam said two years ago
he raised IS loads of pumpkins in hi:
corn field, and thought it paid.
F. P. Cheney said the cultivation Of
nearly every acre of corn. grown in thu
State, cost twice as much as it ought
believed in making the rows perfectly
straight. both ways, SO as to do tn
work entirely with horse after tn,
Western style. This discussion closet
the afternoon session.
EDening-The audience was consid
cradle larger than in the afternoon, ant
all were very much disappointed at re
ceiving telegram, from Col. Mead say
ing, he had missed connections and coul,
not be present. Mr.. Jameson being al
ways ready, gave an excellent lectur
on Protective Industry" 1t would b
impossible, with the time and space W
have at hand, to give an intelligent ali
: stract of this lecture.
William F. Clark of this town, rea
a paper upon Theory and Practice
: which was both interesting and instruc
by Henry Blake of Hardwick, made u
the evenings entertainment.
: Although we were much disappointe
at not having Col. Mead, we think al
went away feeling well paid. for th
trouble they had taken to be present.
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