Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30
Farmers Meeting at HYDE Park.

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upon plant growth and the plan of con-
Quoting the meetings of the board. urging
the farmers to ask questions and enter into
discussion and get all the information
possible. His remarks we're followed by
an address by Prof Sabin, SO ting forth
the means of selecting fertilizers and
recommended the plat trial to ascertain
the wants of the plant:
First the chemist invented the chemical
fertilizer, and vet he was dependent on
the farm experiments TO determine its
actual value. He would know its COM
merciat value, hut not its actual value to
the farmer without experiment. During
The summer h" had been in central New
York where he found excellent land sell
ing for one hundred dollars per acre. but
they were using commercial fertilizers
and getting much money out of them. as
they pii1 them large profits. The farm
ers no more thought Of getting along
without them than without the machines
they cut their crops with; yet they all used
he utmost economy in saving their barn
manure, and used il in the most approved
manner. Farmers here need more manure,
au must save il better, and make out the
balance by an economical expenditure for
commercial fertilz RS.
He gave the value to the plants OF the
Il Il rent fertilizers according tn the present
market vaiue of the various substances in
them. showing that a. rule the farmers
were getting their moneys worth. The
following table eYpr .sses their values a.
found by analysis: One specimen made in
Chicago by some Germ4rs sold for $3t
per ton, ard was worth $56 So; one aOId
for $50 was worth Sl4.5l; eight varieties
,ellng for S35 were worth but $27 20,
While seven others At the same price were
wor S42 III six selling for $50 were
worth 3L.47, and six others at same
nrice We're worth S39 25, eight selling Mt
30 were worth S29.99. while eight others
.riI zei selling al same price were worth
Sfl 80
WHAT farmer is there, if he knew it,
hat would not prefer 10 buy thu super
h ,>phate worth $50 81 for S34 if he
could, rather than any otherP This su
phosphate was ground bone dissolved
IN sn pnurlc acid in way | will soon
;xplain.
A. farmers cannot each have all the
snl"rphosphates ex mlnGd before pur-
|
i've he farmers the benefit
II" tnen z we directions about M king
,uperphosphtteS, the following formum
| "Dndrnsed from his remarks benz the
| 'r~t Tor common use:
Take one barrel OF fine ground bone
tlvi'Ie il, pltting ltIf in \ large tub like
pgSneal, and pour upon it three gallon
VI tter; STIR it u thoroughly, an slow \
adj one gallon OF sulphurc acid, such "A
"a ctr get at any drug store for abou
hrte cents per pound and IL shoul,
velgn fourteen pounds 10 The gallon
AT yr 1t is done foamIng add another gal
on, let ii stand over night and then ad,
ne bird z dion and the other halt btrre
If bone; stir it until 1t is wed mixed An,
Won have the phosphate that Is worll
$50 IS, as in the table.
Discussion followed.
Rev. II A. Bushnell then inquired how
bones could best he prepared win ashes.
Prof. Sum said thIG after breaking
hem rs tine as possible PIT in barrel
tilerntte layers of bone with layers o
shes; wet rs much as you can withou
leachIng, and let stand about four mon b.
lhe bones woalI then be- fuzzy pa verfz 1t
| But TINS was not snperphJspn tLe, YES
| VS. Il valu tUle fertilizer If the ian
| 81 qlred such, which could easily be fount
m. by experiment.
Orry WIS ell said he had great diff
ully In breaking the bones often neal |,
nuke his shns instead-and wished t
know how IL could be done.
Ptnf. S.bn sand they were not easy ~
break, but on u Soit rock or anvil ii GOuii
be done; yet II reqnred perseverance And
thor 80 accomplish mucn anywhere.
b. b II ives of MurrsvIllr arose and
lrged farmers on IL dIscu sion; aired hi
Il q fence ny bringlng forward theories nj
II" creation and resurrection and axions
II chemlc ii add ma hclnttlct Vi knowledge.
-eneialiy cuuched IN terms tutl the ttlin.
Is could not understand, and which nIgn
'e dliticuh sometimes for =" tlaWes hlui
eff 10 Il, tine. lie closed BY SAYING THAI
zen and here he ed The Resurrection
i the soul settled on chemical pr incIple>;
,nd asked he professor TO explain It
As Prof. Saba put his head down upon
mis- hand, which was as much as to say he
Ht- not specially versed in knottty theo.
o9ict ones ions, or that he intended 10
rem lin silent. call was made COR the
next speaker, and DR. H. A. Cutting CAV.
IN address upon the "Adulteration of what
we ea."
He remarked that the adulteration of
merchandise was quite general; in fact
hat the practice was so fully settled upon
he trade that it WAS often difficult to OBJ
Tin strictly pure artlcles-just where to
nv the blame was hard TO determine but
-. IF 1 H.. Al
lemtnt in the country for cheaper goods
The matter is an important one, and
,uould bb under the control of the officer,
public health, and not permitted Is ia
T. substances went to make up the 70 III
W. eat. The microscope IS the sure deec
II, as regards the aduteration of food
solids. and should be in constant us; III
uqnids some simple chemical tests should
rs at hand in every place where such We're
"rtliled to the consumer. The lecture was
illustrated with the various samples. G fife
Us shown in whole kernels as natural,
F, 81 faced with Paris green and mineral
llowu; burnt and ground coffee ranging
fronl cents per 10. to the pure Java; ali
below IL cents hal no visible coffee in it
,nl bur little chicorv. There was, how
ever. corn. wheat, BEANS peas, horse chest
,uts, carrots, parsnips, berts, dtndelion,
IN bark, and dried bullocks' liver in il.
Tea is largely aduterated with willow
caves and various other things in Chin,
pr the country Of its production--i4 also
,umetimes doctored in the city but rs VI
whole. was more wholesome Il AN coffee
Flu, SAND and iron filings are sometime.
added.
OLEOMARGARINE
vas spoken Of and the process Of manufsc
ture fully described 1t was shown by the
selection OF samples presented to be as
good rs much Vermont butter. as SOM,
could not tell which was artificial Spice:
were shown adultersted with stems, twigs
rotten wood, corn. meal. gypsum, buck
wheat huls, mustard hulls, sago meal
ground rice and tumeric, also ferruginou,
earth, nrick dust, and even vermilion ant
red lead Ginger nine-tenths Indian mes
was pronounced by some as good as the,
had sometimes bought Sugar, its sweet
ening power and its adulteration witt
glucose, was fully explained