Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-06

them to experiment in small way
and thus learn how much their land
required, and also. what kind would
produce maximum crop. He spoke
of the amount of dressing he used
upon worn out field of eight acres
to produce "a 12 tons of hay year
". Some of the farmers present
looked rather incredulous, but the
lecturer claimed it was not guess
work las the hay was sold and weigh
ed. He applies all the manure in
winter and would so advise in all
cases where practicable. He urged
upon farmers the Importance of |
knowing just what they want for
their different soils, and supplying as
near the amount required as possible. |
He also spoke of sowing grass seed
on the sod and narrowing, and being
satisfied that it was better way, for
him, than to break the sod after he
had obtained smooth surface. He
stated that the most of Vermont soil
was not deficient in more than one or
two substances that constitute plant
food, and pointed out the folly of
buying phosphate that claimed to con-
tain ten OF twelve kinds of plant food.
Thursday forenoon. A paper was
read by E. M. Goodwin of Hartford,
entitled fertilization, Seeding and
Grass He gave his method of
preparing land to seed to grass. He
plowed his corn ground in the fall
and sowed barley two bushels to the
acre; the following spring, sowed
ten pounds of clover, ten pounds
herdsgrass and six pounds red top
seed. In applying manure would al
ways put it on the surface broadcast,
and in the winter season, if possible !;
would apply phOsphates, when used,
broadcast also. He would cut his
grass when in full bloom and put it
in the barn as rapidly as he could.
After the reading of the paper, DR..
Cutting gave his reasons for spread
ing manure in the winter, which were
briefly these the manure would alb
sorb the ammonia contained in the
snow, and when the snow melts il
carries the plant food directly to the
rootlets of the plants, and when just
in condition to receive it; the work
could be better done at this season
3 and be all ready for spring work
After DR.. Cutting, NJ. A. Adams
read paper entitled ''Raising ant
!, Feeding GRAIN This paper showed
! thought in its production and wa
listened to with interest by the audi
= = ence. Some discussion followed, af
ter which the session was adjourned
to meet at = O'Clock p. m.
afternoon. The house was fillet
:, and the subject before the meetin
= was Corn Raising" NJ w. Davi
of Westminster was the first speaker
He gave his method of raising cor
on the Connecticut river meadows
~ H. ,Nlon+oI ~, cod +u,,,oI 1,-o, Al
: first of May, or just before plantin
time would not object to plowin
III under some manure, he also put
g some near the surface, planted 3 l.
le feet apart in the rows. He used
m planter; had the rows run as Ion
-, and straight as possible, after plan
, ing spread ashes on the surface; b,
io fore the corn came up, or soon afte
~ he narrowed it with a Thomas ha
i'd row, and considered it the best Wa
oh he could do to keep down the witC
;, grass; it didn't injure the corn in IL
= least. After this he kept the cult
he vator going, and did the most of Il
an work with the horse and cultivate
If By this method he raised from 80
20 GO bushels of shelled corn to the ac
- on an average. In selecting SCI
" corn would not select the largest ca
IL but would improve upon the kind S
by lected. so as to get as many ears
grow on stock as he could. I
gave his method of curing the 70
u der. He lets it stand about thr
BY weeks, and then commences to dra
he to barn and husk it; packs the TO
,t- der with alternate layers of dry stra
&c and it cures well; fed to his mile
cows produces good results. In co
Ill clusion, he urged the farmers to raj
70 all the corn they could and not p;
i'd tribute to the west for what tn,
mo- could raise themselves. The speak
convinced all who heard him that
, ~ knows whereof he speaks, and th
lk the advice was good and practical.
nd Erening. The house was aga
lid filled to listen to the closing lectu
ed by DIR. Cutting. The subjects tn
he brought before the people wer
&c entilation, Drainage and Adulter
I'VE ton. He spoke at some length
Ter the Importance of selecting go
nat building site when about to build
70 home. In the first place would
- sure of pure water, next in impC
'e lance was good drainage. Witho
OF these he would not build. He al
advised building two story houses,
i'm such were more healthy, and the fl
bou cost above one and one-half sto
l was quite small. He then point
ST. out the defects in ventilation as it
We, now practiced. He condemned
It's, strong terms the practice of droppi
do the windows in public buildings
:, the purpose of ventilation. He III
GU ed the men (if they would not ven
18th late their homes) to encourage tn
m wives in the cultivation of hor
of plants, as they would take up
NV poison in rooms not otherwise ven
- lated, as the poison that was inju
ioi Gus to the family was just what tt
OIL required for growth. He next spc
er- of the frauds practiced upon consu
wa ers by manufacturers and traders
,or articles that enter into daily us