Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-08
Farmers Meeting at Barre.

The meeting of the board of agricul
tnre for this place was held the town hal
Thursday and Friday, February 81 and 81
AT II O'Clock the meeting was ,lled t,
order by NJ. w. Davis. ii member of tn,
board. and W C. White. of Barre, pre>i
dent; r. L Patterson. of Barre, vice pres
ident.
Mr.. Davis addressed the meeting upor
the object and work of the board, anC
hoped the meeting 1t Barre might be on,
OF the best. A very successful meeting
at North Montpelier had Just closed, ant
now, in order 10 make this meeting SUE
cess the farmers here must co cooperate witt
us during our stay.
! L. X. Towle. u member of the boar
from Franklin, next spoke for a short tim
upon system of MIXED farming" Iii
remarks we're followed by general dis,
cussion. in which the farmers engaged
with good deal of interest.
| Mr.. Wheelock finds that paris greer
mixed with plaster is more easily apple
than when put in water. Sprinkle5 it OF
from dredging box.
The chairman advised putting 1t on
early in the season when the beetles first
make their appearance.
Mr. Davis spoke of large sprinkle
used in this vicinity to good advantage
doing the work very oxpeditiously. Is oil
the opinion that farmers should raise steer
and train them for the flrm. Good oxen
make an excellent team.
A farmer inquired if planting smal,
potatoes year after year will rot tend t,
cause the weld TO decreascp
Another farmer has had excellent success
with planting small potatoes for single
year but would not follow the practice
He said also, that he had kept shee p in It
pasture for fifty years with a few head o.
Young cattle and finds that il does not rur
ont. but is of the opinion that if cows are
kept exclusively and yarded somewhere
else at night, deterioration must follow.
Mr.. Barber exhibited syringe for
sprinkling paris green in water which ap
peared to be easily operated and effective
Mr.. Carlton stated that if fires are buin
around potato field at the time when th'
beetles commence flying, they will bt
destroyed.
Mr.. Davis wouldn'tplant small potatoes
Plants in drills, and finds this preferab.'
10 hills Would put sheep on the rough
billy pastures. as better adapted to thei
fertilization than cattle. He gave hi,
system and practice of soiling, which ha
been previously reported in substance,
He would advise keeping more cows than
the pasture can support alone, and max,
up the deficiency of grass by soiling crop,
and grain.
Mr.. Perrin feeds his COWS all summer,
and said that with this practice the epasture>
are not failing,
Another farmer corroborated this will
experience of his own.
Mr.. Davis would feed COWS literally
and finds This to pay.
Mr.. Farnam inquired if it would not be
advisable to f ed cows meal during the
summer where the pastures are short
His own experience would prove this /,
be the case He fed two quarts OF corr
meal and bran day.
Mr.. Perrin keeps 20 cows and makes al
average of 270 pounds each.
Mr.. Carlton keeps winter dairy and
made an excellent statement in regard t,
production made nearly 200 pounds pc
COW
NJ Clapp of Barre last season ker
equal to IL COWS in q pasture thu
would formerly support only 4, feeding
some bay and about one hundred dollars
worth of meal, cotton seed and blan. Th'
COWS averaged 100 pounds of butter NOR
than The year previously, giving y,rI'
above 250 per COW. These were of nativ'
kinds.
Mr.. Bass stated to the reporter tha
where horses are kept what is known II
yellow weed or top" will come in very
fast, but if sheep are substituted they vii
is fast taking possession Of some of oul
pastures.