The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

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!, furious. So the careful farmer VIII prt
4, vide the proper condition Tor moisture .
y the addition OF plaster ana SAT- 10 n
+ manure, or in some way by selection
q soils adapt the crop to the probable amour
H of moisture.
'o He then spoke of the wonderful lengt
-, and capability of the rootets IN seekin
"a food. Spoke Of instances where they MAJ
y, ~ penetrated graves as in the case OF koge
~ Williams, where his remains were thu
=. stolen to perfect the tree friend MAJ
y planted near the gave. He showed iron
~ :. the experiments and examinations OF Prof
~ Atwater that in hard clay soil roots
e clover and herdsgrass would penetrate iron
, three to five feet and that the roofs OF maple
:, and elm might extend hundreds Oh leet,
: while Indian corn rootets extend not only
q 10 feet In either direction from the pam
4 but actually to as great depth.
. Thus he illustrated that as you couid moi
hide your fertilizer in the field where youi
plants could not get 1t, 1t was peiter 10 so"
broadcast and this gives regular supply
for the season. He then spoke OF the CIR
cuiation OF sap attrlbuting 1t as the circu-
| lAsloh IN tne anllllai 70 .lls me plihoiPie,
mhy lieeAins was NECESSARY W p,ou :a,,' ou'
, now Oh inapie sap, ne aiso save tiius., las
J tlons Oh renlarhaole prouuc'ons VI aliap'e
susAf, some trees producing ~ pou'.'' ~ a
season anu some sugar Piaces iieai - poun,'s
W Iree ana salu she now " Su for. .,n'
generaiiy DC oouolea ny oc''er lefs'''Aa
'iou: ,,, ou
vermont ID one Vi ,no srea' hiapio sugar
producing Slaees, Anu we shou'u ,n'pno 10y,
our sugar -orchards as wen az our gram
crops Dut shouid not lorget 10 Improve our
gram ana grass also' me pioI system 10 .' VI
experiments 70 hnu out 'he heeu VI .ho
pant was advocated, ine s'uuy vi VIC
atmosphere was urgeu' anu INC USE VI tLe
reports OF the war Department., aiaeu py
the barometer, 80 the 1armer couia teli Oh
coming storms was advocated, and the
wlde-awake, observing farmer that made
his work subservient to Intelligent thought
acquired by observation and use OF facts,
was represented as the man OF success,
while the plodding, on-thinking farmer
could only live in poverty Science, by OBJ
| iect teaching in our common schools, was
| advocated that a habit of observation be
established early in life and Thus the way
he prepared the better for success in life.
After the lecture in renlv to questions.
the Doctor said thai san completely fills the
tree at This season. The effect of tearing
off the roots Of corn in cultivation 10 to ac. |
celerate the rinen;ng of the grain
Wedne.dav ,,,orn;na NJ w Dax;s If |
the Roard cave the frat Iectur. Tonic.
ssTbo Gov and her prodpcts y He smoke |
81 30 L. - a,,aor, ho;,r 10
-, ~ .no uany "nu 'noop q. ooi n Wv w
" hiacnihe 1or the prouuctioh vi pu'.ei anu
ChcCoC' W ouiu piClCl ohC WCiou
more llial iuoo Pouhus, snouiu nave sllail
eye, sinai neau' goou oges'lve organs,
pread uuoer reaching lar ~, iorWaru' nlilh
VEN large anu crooheu' mlik VEN oilsce
large, large escu.chcoh' SKIN INN anu Vi
yenou color'. Inc Importance oi gDou
com oon'. ,l.. was wen upon AZ iens'n an
,tah,a ' H. o faad. e r. uG't 0 '" :" "a s3uu
or so;Is bio $50 h.r.in,,;nr, 18th a H.
,nr;nr Than clover tb.n so,u.d onrn ,ybioh
,bonlS ha cow, ~, ar;i,a 90 ;,,ohoo :. .a 80
talks to the foot food when the cow ia in
milk. He dwelt mon the importance of
The cow being adapted to particular use
many that are good for cheese are not fit .
for butter. As rule the Jersey excels as
a butter COW, because she has been bred for
this purpose for 200 years. Cows that make
no more than 1875 pounds per year are not
profitable. Early cut herds-grass is the best
winter feed. He described his method of
lying up his cows: Beds well with good
straw; don't use sawdust Warm water
given in the winter will make difference
Of one quart per day in the milk product OF
each COW. he raises his own heifer calves
Use the COW tenderly. MILK as rapdly as
possible. he wouid advocate no particular
ystem OF setllhg' Inc ne" system iiiahes
ess iaoor ~ he mix ol each cow shoulu
% tested Inc Ayrsliires anu I IL, arc
ne oest pfeeos LOT cheese. me nlaihels
cannot be overstocKeo win the oeS' ou''ef.
Inc Klnu OF churh requireu uepenus very
nuch upon .he manner ol setVins 'he liiiih.
10 not WORK the putter 100 hiuch' SAT- W
suit customers. A large gloDuie cream VIII
,hurn quicker than smaller one. ne mix
d jersey COWS should not DC miAeo WIN
mat OF otner COWS on tilis account
AT the close OF MI DAVIS ADDRESS, NJ v.
howe OF NeWlahe READ Vaiuap,e Pape,
entitled VIA Times, III WHICH NC uesciioeu
ne various geoogicai iorhia'iohs Vi 'he eai'n
turing Ihe several ePocns.
In the AFTERNOON frol: oaoih OIL 'he 'o,
mont University gave lecture upon ici'h-
zation. by way OF INTRODUCTION. nc gave
description ol lhe inetnoCi ol hiahuia1'ui
hg glucose FROM ~ hliihon pushei' VI
'orn ooo miinon pounus OF thls sups'aLoe
we're maue last year, anu 'he Pfoouc' wiz
'e doubled the ensuing year. Inns susa. Is
ised to adulterate cane sugar, ana Costing
tut to ~ cents per pound. lhir'y years
'go no tertiilzer was used except iarln ma
lure. Lieblg recommended the use OF gu
mo, and now an immense quantity Is USED.
About our cities the blood ana ohm Oh 'ie
'laughter-houses are used TO make enormous
quantities OF fertilizers.
In farming, the object is to get the most
out OF the land with the least labor and ex-
oense and still improve its condition. lie
referred to the running out of the land in
The different States In Wisconsin 80 years
,go the product of wheat was 80 bushels
Der acre, now it is 3. To help keep up the
ertility, we must sell those products which
axe away no fertilizing material, like but
er, sugar, and wool If a creature or grain
$ sold, the elements of fertility are carried
fl, much is lost in waste of manure. But
hree elements are wanting on Vermont
acid. nitrogen. and pot
sh. Use barn manure and supplement with
,ther fertilizers. Manure can contain moth