Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-17
Agrienltnral department.
REPORT OF THE FARMERS
MEETING AT ALBANY.

After the reading of the secretary's re-
port and constitution, which the society
has adopted, the meeting was opened with
select reading on the subject of ''Agricul-
tural Education" by w. X. Annis, Jr.,
followed by appropriate remarks on the
same subject by the president, J. E. Cham
berlin, urgently recommending the in
PRODUCTION of agricultural studies into
our common schools, that the science, as
well as the practice of farming, might be
better understood by the rising genera
ton.
The discussion of the subject, "Liquid
Manures," was taken up by Horace Story
Of Irasburgh, who very enthusiastically
recommended the saving and the use of
liquid manures. He considers the liquid
more valuable than the solid portions of
manure. To substantiate his theory he
spoke of d case where the earth had been
taken from beneath a cattle stable and
applied to corn ground, which made it so
rich that corn did not grow, evidently
the fertilizer. In his opinion, if the sta
BILE earth had been reduced in strength, a
magnificent crop would have been the
result. He had constructed a receptacle
under his stable, costing only a small
sum, where all the liquids are saved. The
liquid is pumped into a large tub, which
| is so fixed that it can be evenly distrib-
uted while the load is being drawn over
| ty-four pail loads of this manure from
| fourteen cows in five months. This ma
nure produced unexpected results wher-
| ever it was used. He spoke of one farm
| which he knew ''run OUT under good
| application of solid manure, while all the
| liquids were allowed to run to waste.
Mr. Story made the good point, in the
course of his remarks, that the too prev
alent custom of shifting farms, has ten
dency to deteriorate them. A man who
only intends to make his farm temporary
investment cares to improve it, and, it
will run down on his hands and continue
to run down so long as it is banded
about in the market.
Z. E. jameson referred to Mr.. Smead
of Albany who saves a large amount of
liquid manure from his cow stables, re-
ceiving the best of results from its use.
Carlos Monkey had good results by
mixing the liquid and solid portions of
manure together. This was plowed in, or
thoroughly narrowed in as soon as APP
piled, to prevent evaporation of the
liquids. He strongly recommended the
throwing Of horse manure into the hog
pen, both to prevent fermentation and to
improve itself by being mixed and worked
by the hogs.
Mr.. Marckres suggested the locating OF
the manure reservoir, when practicable,
so that the Stops from the house can be
run into it.
J. c. Dow from a tight stable fool
throws his manure into pile, and always
! raises good crops when enough of it is
used.
1t seems to be question, worthy the
attention of all farmers, what is the best
!, method of saving manure, and what
] is the best way to use it, soil, inclination
of the land and location considered?
Mr.. jameson spoke on the subject
} "Green Manuring." Among the crops
, suggested for blowing in, were buckwhea
:, to be plowed in in the early fall, ant
!, winter rye in the spring; clover is also
! good thing to pillow under, in the prope
:, season. He said that it paid better often
+ times, to pillow in crop than to harves
:, : it, Mr.. j. spoke of the danger of plowin.
IL in green manure so deep that the roots O
future crops could not reach it
/. Mr.. l. N. Sanders exhibited some ear
of corn grown on poor, bound-out land
which he enriched with stable manure
, guano and plaster, using about $40 wort
of guano and plaster, well mixed, on a
acre. He put handful in hill. TIL
result was 100 bushelof corn ON "a acres
The guano and plaster were used in equs
parts. Mr.. S. showed some millet seed
He raised $500 pounds of millet on 3
acres OF ground; he says it makes exec
lent fodder. 1t grows very rank, an
may not be quite as good as fine hay. II
sowed "a bushel Of seed to the acre.
:, The next meeting is to be held at tn
Freewill Baptist church on Albany cree
road, on Wednesday evening, Jan. l!
e commencing at 61a o'clock. The gener,
60 subject of dairying will be taken up, III
ne der the following programme:
to 1st. Shall we buy cows or raise them
IN led by G. A. Tinker.
I'd. In what month is it best to begi
n dairy work? led by S. c. Wilcox.
ne Sd. Is it profitable to feed skim milk t
III cows? General,use Of skim milk; Wn
Chamberlin.
or 4th. Butter making, care of cream, tub