Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-06

butter, and sold It for Is cts. per pound. She
had 2 quarts meal daily. She weighed in
good order 1900 lbs. When 1G years old
sold her to the butcher She was then giving
quarts Of milk daily, having been MIXED
years in succession. She dressed SSS lbs,
and had l27 lbs rough taliow. Her first calf
fatled and killed her second (steer) when
! 2 years old l sold for SllO. He aud his mate
the September after they were 3 years old
weighed over 1900 lbs. Her Sd l sold for
$40; her 4th for $40 Her 9Th was a heifer,
and when years old thought she would
beat the old COW as a mixer and butter max
er but she afterward run 10 flesh instead OF
milk. fed and MIXED her and sold her to
Mr.. Richardson, who fed her awhile. Weigh
ed before killing, 1000 lbs dressed 1909 lbs.
and had 2i5 lbs. rough tallow."
Mr.. Cutting OF Brattleboro knew Of more
than dozen grade Durham COWS in his neigh
borhood each of which would make more
than POO pounds Of butter year.
TUESDAY EVENING.
The evening session was opened by the
reading Of paper entitled "Will it Pay" by
Hon. Z. II. Pember Of Wells. Will it pay,
he inquired TO remain in Vermont? There
was feeling Of discomfort, and desire to
emigrate among many people Of the state.
The agriculture Of the state and the condition
of the land, he had seen represented in a
New York paper as in very unsatisfactory
condition, and the writer predicted that parts
of the state would go back TO the solitude of
the wilderness. Such statements had a ten
dency TO produce uneasiness among the peo-
Pile Of Vermont aud to encourage the depop-
ulation Of the state. II the real condition Of
me people Of the West was better understood,
Vermont would be better appreciated. It
| was true that many Vermont farmers make
hf1N iuin INIT hat lrrra nf IA
mers everywhere; it was true Of many far
mers Of the West. Would the class that fail
| here be any better therey Instances Of great
| success in farming here are numerous. One
| OF the great sheep breeders of this state be-
gan business with a cS.pital Of two sheep. 1t
was said that majority Of our farms are IN
| der mortgage but were there any more farms
mortgaged in Vermont than elsewhere
Many western men are paying interest on
their mortgaged lands to Vermont farmers
| The opportunities at the West were now not
as great as formerly 1t would not pay TO ig-
more mental culture, and depend ON muscu-
| lar strength. The farming interests of the
state must be sustained by making products
| Of superior merit, and to secure these, the
mind should first be cultivated. He spoke of
the skill and science applied to farming in
England, and asked what such farming would
| do for Vermont.
|
| Mr.. Davis announced the arrival on the o.
clock train OF help from New Hampshire
and introduced James o. Adams, secretary Of
the n. II. Board Of Agriculture. Mr.. Adams
| spoke in n pleasant and familiar style OF his
relations 10 Vermont He claimed to be part
| ly a VermonteT for his mother was born in
this state. and he had taught school here. He
then went through with all the ordinary field
crops, and discussed the question, which Of
thom can We raise best? Everything that is
| grown in the soil is made from something /;
we cannot grow crops from nothing. Some
are grown almost without charging US, TAX
ing their support from the atmosphere; 9TH
| ers take more from the earth. He illustrated
the effect OF continual cropping by cOmpar-
| ing it to drawing money from a bank until we
had no longer any deposit. One crop ex-
hausts more than another of certain elements;
hence, the reason for rotation. ton Of hay
takes about SO. 30 of mGnurial value from the
soil. We must get enough TO cover that, and
cost Of cutting, or We lose money in growing
| hay. We are growing poorer for every ton
sold at $40 He was nov getting S29 At
that price hay can be grown aud sold at a
| profit ton Of the grain Of corn takes about
the same manurial value from the soil as a
ton of hay. New Hampshire has bought
| SO, 600, 600 worth Of corn the past year. 1t
was a wonder that they bought so much corn,
but not so much Of q wonder as where the
money came from TO pay for it. Corn takes
more OF its support from the atmosphere
than most other crops. Corn should not cost
over 40 cts. per bushel to raise. The roots
of corn do not run deep, but the main part
of them are near the surface. Manure should
not be plowed under deeply for corn. He
| planted with a machine that takes two rows
at a time. He has planted an acre in twenty
seven minutes can ride on the machines he
had rather ride than walk. It makes consid-
cradle difference whether we ride in a sulky
or go on foot in ploughing an acre. II we do
| not ride we have to walk sixteen miles in
| blowing an acre. When we ride we feel hap
| pier. He goes over bis corn field with brush
harrow just as it is coming up. When it is
about two inches high he goes over il again
with Thomas smoothing harrow. 1t is very
rare that plant is disturbed by the harrow.
| There is no need Of using the hoe much; he
used hoe this year on three acres which had
witch grass. Every ton Of wheat will take
from the soil IS in manurial value The far
mer can't afford to sell oats because they take
so much from the soil. They should be fed
on the farm. Dat straw, if fed in connec-
ton with meal makes a complete food. Bar
ley and buckwheat may be grown to sell. He
recommended the culture of peas. Peas take
| Sl3 or S14 worth from the soil The farmer
can't afford to sell them but if they are fed
TO animal, what has been taken from the
soil goes back to it again.
Contrary to what has been supposed, poor
land is not good land for beans. They re-
quire rich land TO produce full crops. Can
afford to grow them at present prices. The
farmer can't afford to sell clover; clover i'm
proves the soil Soil will produce more after
being cropped with clover Potatoes take
from the soil only S1.5O per ton Of mAnurial
value but potatoes exhaust the soil more
than corn, because the corn takes and restores
to the field something from the atmosphere.
TuInips take but little from the soil and are
OF little value. He thought that, taking one
year with another, no crop would pay better
proht than applesi apples could be sold with
out exhausting the land. Wool is a yery
profitable crop, and may be sold without tax
ing much from the farm; it comes mostly
from the atmosphere aud costs nothing.
Butter Is not exhausting to the land and
nothing is more profitable. Cheese is a little
more expensive to the soil; Il takes away
more phOsphorio acid Poultry was very
profitable. If crops are fed out TO the right
kind OF animals almost all the manurial ele-
ments are saved
K X. Harvey Of Suny, member of the
New Hampshire Board Of Agriculture was
next introduced, and spoke of silos. During
his remarks he exhibited specimens of ensi-
iage which was passed around among the au-
dience. 1t was from a silo opened the day
previous, end the smell was quite pungent;
the taste was like old cider. Mr.. Harvey
stated that there were five silos in the little
town OF Surry. His was built to test the
question of small silosi it cost S45, and Is
made entirely of wood. Sanborn was GER
tainly mistaken when he made the statement
that he could keep more COWS with the dry
fodder from an acre of corn than from the
same In ensilage. Cattle can't be made 10 eat