Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-18

I day. including board. As this is blsed on
the gantlemans own experience it is en-
titled to Insld GRAFTON. Yet as he feeds
cotton seed meal it might be fair to state
hat experience shows tnat to be the best
feed, but would slightly increase the ex-
pense.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
At 1880, E. NJ. Goodwin spoke upon
Fertilz ItiOn, Seeding and Grass" After
years of continued cropping our fields
become gradually poorer in production,
and although not absolutely run ont, vet
require increased attention to bring them
back again to their former fertility. For
this purpose we must depend principally
upon the msnural resources of the farm
Farmers must paw special attention to the
saving and preservation of the manure.
He recommends cellars for this purpose
and likes muck from IA hard wood swamp
for absorbents. If this cannot be obtained
he would prefer dried earth; his is clay
soil, and he finds it to answer n good pur-
pose. The refuse OF corn fodder is cut up
and used for bed ling. Sprinkle plaster
occasionally on the manure and in the
poultry houses. If the poultry droppings
are properly saved they are very valu lble,
as is also wood ashes, bones properly pre-
pared, etc. The application OF manures is
OF great Importance and should receive
careful attention from farmers. He would
spread it on the surface and harrow it in
believing the rains will dissolve and carry
it down among the roots of tho plans
where it is wanted. If it is necessary to
apply very coarse mauire, he would pillow
in very shallow. From his experience he
would not apply in the hill. and the same
may be said of commercial fertilizers
Care should be exercised in spreading
evenly, and believes the best times tc
apply are in fall and winter He is ats,
fed that a good way to enrich the farm is
to feed concentrated food to the stock, in
this way enhancing the value of the ma
nure. If it is necessary to use commercial
fertilizers he would employ them in con
nection with stable manure
After this excellent address discussion
followed
Mr.. Wheelock of Brre spreads stable
manure broadcast and applies fertilizers
in the hill, for corn, distributing il well
and in this way raises good crops. Fol
solling corn spreads coarse manure or
greensward and drops the seed in every
third furrow. which are not turned ovel
fiat and harrow. This works well. the
field being clean and the growth large
He finds that muriate OF potash and dis
solved bone black do well on his soil
which is of limestone formation.
N. B. Stafford last year used superphos
pilates in the hill for potatoes and at dig
ging found it in considerable quantity
haC - h., ol, H.,k
would be better to apply broadcast.
Some discussion ensued on the kinds o.
corn for soiling 'some preferring Sinfort
or sweet varieties and others the southern
white
Mr.. Sherman finds objection to spread
Ing manure on the surface in the increas, {
labor entailed, and if 1t is coarse will NO
produce good effects. He also believes
that il weed seeds are in the manure they
will be much more certain to germnatt
than if powed under This need not bt
done deeply. He would harrow IN com
lnercial fertilizers. The poorest milk an,
butter he ever made was when he fec
immature green corn, and the best wher
the corn was in the milk. He use com
mon field corn tor soiling.
Mr.. Goodwin found no trouble in GOV
erng manure, if somewhat coarse, with
wheel harrow.
DR.. Cutting gave an early experimen
wi b manure, plowing one-half the fell
under and on the remainder spreading ol
, the surface. He planted to potatoes an,
where the manure was spread on the sur
face the crop was double that on the othe
portion; since practices surface applica
ton, and in winter rs much as possible
The rootlets of plants are mostly near tn
surface to be close to the influence of tn
, atmosphere, hence the superior benefit O
:, manure near the surface.
MIR. Stone inquired if there might no
be a diff renee IN the application of manur
, on heavy or light soIs
Mr.. Goodwin would apply the same il
both cases.
Mr.. Stone now practices putting manur
on the surface and finds 1t better tina
when he plowed it under. From tn
experience of farmers, corn appears 10 b
Il very successful and profitable crop i
Windsor county. Mr., Stone mows abou
, thirty five acres and cut last year somt
where about twenty-three tons per acre-
good yield certainly.
4 MIR. Harvey, of the New Hampshr
! board of agriculture, said that the forme
practice used to be on the old farm t
a plow the manure under. but experlenc
= has demonstrated the fact to him that SUI
. face man1ring is preferable. Manur
y must be within the reach of the atmos
a phere and heat, and for this purpose mu;
not be buried too deep.
, A farmer from Hartford spreads manur
on greensward in autumn and plow
. under in spring with good results.
% Major Russ of Hartford spreads manur
;, on the surface and gets two crops in on
4 season. three tons or more per acre. Tn
:. is a specimen of good farming from We
eran agriculturist.
q The discussion was continued until
4 late hour for dinner, when the meetin
: was adjourned
II WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
:. AS this was one of the union meetin!
!, held in connection with the New liam
~ shire board of agriculture, it would /
" nroner tn state that Mr. Davis and Spcr