Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-15
Farmers Meeting at Georgia.

The meeting Of the board of agriculture
for this place was held In the Congrega-
tional church on Thursday and Friday.
February 9 b and 10th. Lyman Draper,
ESQ, was chosen chairman. There were
present DIR. II A Cutting. secretary,
Messrs. Lane, Goodwin. Pember and TOwle
OF the board and Prof. A. II. Sabln oil
Burlington.
Mr. Line first spoke on the " Economy
in Feeding" This lecture has been re-
ported in these columns before.
At the conclusion of the lecture Mr..
Lime replied to question that he cOnsid.
cred harley valuable food for stock.equal
to corn of the same weight.
|. t. Paris likes barley better than corn
for cows. Mr.. Lane uses barley, corn and
bran for horses. Barley and o ITS are also
good for this purpose. Merinb sheep re-
quire a richer food for faltening than the
coarse wool breeds. A craving animal
needs about the same ratio OF food as a
mich COW Would not expect very good
results in feeding roots with IN average
quality of hay; II little coin or cotton seed
meal shonlh be added. Considers lurnIps
the poorest root raised and carrots the best.
Animals should he so fed as TO gain in
condition and not rem I'm stationary. In
faltpning sheep should no keep hne and
coarse wool breeds together, but separate
ly Prefers grade Mrrlnos TO full bloods
for faItrnng A fns even fibre IN wool
C ,nnot be obtained without oil producing
food.
A. the close of the discussion Prof.
S ,Din gave an address on CUmmercial
fprtiliz.rs." H. said that it is beroming
more and Ire certain that artificial fer
Il izers must be used if We would keep our
farms in the hest condition. Ii is only a
comparatively short time since these were
commenced to be used and now the trade
has become very extensive indeed. GhanO
and South Caroline phosphate are the twp
largest single sources ofsupply artificial
fertilizers. The value OF thrse can only be
ietermned by analysis unless by field
lexperinent Has made a large number
Of analyses of different kinds of fertilizers
within the past year. As result finds
that in about one-haf of the analyses the
result proved that they we're of less value,
commercially, than the prices asked. Per
haps the farmer using these will obtain
more Than he cost in return, and he should
10 so TO make it profitable to buy them
Spoke OF II grade OF superphosphate that
sold for 1884 per ton, which was worth S56
from analysis. If farmers can obtain kinds
like this it will certainly pay well on soils
where needed. ABOUT one third of the
fertilizers analysed were worth more than
tue selling price, and u few very much
less. Would prefer buying manure for u
supply Of nitrogen At current prices oil
potash, good wood ashes should be worth
% cents per bushel and leached ashes lC
cents per bushel Pure fine bone is an
exec llent fertilizer Of Itself, but is better
when mixed with an equal weight Of good
ashes, moistencd and allowed TO stand fol
IA few weeks before using. Has made Il
superphosphate from this formula more
valuable than any grade sold in Vermont,
and costing less. Two hundred pounds o.
pure superphosphateto the acre is sufficient
for most crops. Would use some ashes Of
potash, and manure in connection
DR.. Cutting said that ashes should mo-
be mixed with suprrphosphate, as they
will cause it to heat and result in loss o
ammonia, unless Immediately applied
, Does not consider stable manure a perfec
fertilizer. BY adding potash and phos
phorlc acid an increased fertility should b.
the result.
Mr. P.rrs fin Is no bonoli. in the use O
ashes or plaster on land producing gooL
crops of hay.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The audience were first favored wit
/ music, and tncn DR.. Cutting proceeded tt
speak on "What can be saved bylhnught,
, Money judciDuSlv expended for books an
, journals to be read and made practic
use OF is II good investment. Thought an
5 work must 20 hand in hand If we wou
derive the best return for our forts. TIL
, exhaustion Of soils WAS referred to. IL
necessary that farmers should find by ex
pertinent what particular elements of fer
- Utility the soil is deficient in, SO as to b
g able to supply them and in proper quant
, ties. Recommended II system OF plat fen
: tIzaiun on all farms us of the creates
Use IN determining the kind of manurlu
elements that are most wanted. Some car
! and attention is required in this matter, O
disastrous results may follow, as was tn
n case with the farme s IN Il certain tow
. who applied nm excess of potash in the hi
:, for corn and ruined the crop. If the fer
), ilZ"T had been spread broadcast the rpsu
:, would have been far Il ffrrent. Keeps u
i. The production OF his own meadows by III
nuI dressing, OF needed fer iiz"rs costin
not more than two dollars per acre.
The doctor next gave some praclic
e advice in regard 10 the proper cons rnclio
l. of iweIlng houses In speaking OF n
necessity Of properly veniilalipg cellar
hat, "A, i,
" mp liberia AMI typhoid fever VIII Oh ofe
resu Is from decalmg VI geIahles in cellar
d and yards, lie doctor recommended lhi
means oi ventilation After strongly cor
demning ventilation by letting down tn
J windows from the top, he advised Eaisin
7 the lower sash four inches and fitting
II board tignlly underneath. TINS will Great
} an upward current Of air from betwee
: the w0 sl.hes. and no, falling directly O
the heads oi Individuals viii not produc
" rs m urauS effects rs when the sash is ID
y down from the top. bnt will becom
mixed with the heated air and cool
sufficiently 1t is TO be hoped that tt
suggestions given with such facts shout
10 should not fail to carry conviction to Il
lie minds OF all and result in measures
!. reform wherever n c led. At the close
10 this excellent aud. ess the meeting WAS n,
" iourned.
:. FRIDAY FORENOON.
n On coming together DR.. Hathaway
d Milton occupied short time on "silos
At Is of opinion that they can be built niue
y more chenply than we have been led
n expect. Would build them under groun
m in the form of an oblong square. and ;
,; large as required. Line the walls with col
d crete The sides of The walls should |
S smoothly plasieled, and the bottom filed
N with few Inches Of concrete and cenen
C. ed. a silo large enough for avera.
Is farmers can be built for 500.
f NJ. Goodwin next proceeded with
-. few remarks. From all he can learn
- not favorably impressed with the system
~ Is afraid that from the continued feedir
10 of enslage, containing so large a per Gel
as of acelic acid ipiuly will result althono