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


The board, and advising farmers not to b
content with present altainments. but L
press earnestly forward in the erea worl
Of progress and improvement With thes,
remarks the meeting adjourned until eve
ming.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The audience having assembled at th,
usual hour, instead of the lecture from DR.
Cutting as advertised in the programm,
(who was called away to fill an appoint
ment for an evening lecture, supposed t.
have been Withdrawn, in the town o
Washington,l the time was first occupied
ny E. Nj. Goodwin in considering the sub
iect Oh the Production of Hay"
This was stated TO be a SUBJECT in which
farmers are greatly interested and is freely
discussed wherever and whenever oppor
tunity is afforded. 1t Is this interchange
Of opinion and experience that has helped
farmers to make increased production. The
average yield of hay in Vermont is small
only about one ton per acre. and il will
ne seen from the greater amount secured
by thorough going farmers-two or three
tons per acre-that there is great room fol
improvement.
He spoke of the importance of n proper
mechanical condition of the soil and ?
selection of the best seeds possible of the
kind desirable TO raise in anv locality
Would prefer moderately thick seeding ir
order to produce fine and superior qual.
ty of hay.
Cuts clover for hay when about one hal
in bloom, and would like to secure all n,
this stage If possible. Is confident that
timothy is often cut too closely with th4
machine, ,injurng the future growth. Clos
feeding by stock would be apt to proluce
the same result, and should be avoided
Thinks clover can be grown better on q
clay than on a sand soil, and advocated
its production, Where this plant Hourishes
ashes and plaster will act beneically.
An inquiry was made in relation 10 AL
sike clover. On moist. rich soil it will dc
we'll. but on light lands would not use it.
But few farmers present favor tho SOW
ing of red top for hay, but Mr.. Goodwin
likes it very much.
Mr.. Davis next followed with the discus.
lion of some points in Dairy Farming
Fwo farmers present make 800 pounds o
butter per COW year. Nine get yiel'
Of 200 pounds per COW. Others make 22i
pounds, etc.
A farmer present inquired in relation tc
the building of silos, and was answered by
Mr. Davis. He practices the followinc
rotation: one-third of his meadow in corn
.one-third In oats and the remainder ir
grass, principally clover.
A farmer said that mullen, either greer
or dry. a handful at time, is a specific
or garget. Mr. Davis recommended salt
petre and garget root for this purpose
Would feed oat straw to dry COWS am
steers, along with cotton seed meal.
Would feed sulphur with the salt II
cows; it helps to keep them in health
condition and produce q greater flow o
milk
Mr.. Wheelock said he ends that sugar
oeets produce an increase of 13 per cen
# milk; others do not consider them wort
raising, or at least turnips.
After the close of the discussion tn
Meeting adjourned until Friday morning
Audience large and attentive, the farmer
taking great interest in the discussions
FRIDAY FORENOON.
The audience having assembled at 10: 80
DR.. Cutting was introduced and CAV
sn interesting address on d" Farmers live
and homes" In speaking of the locate
Of dwelling houses it was stated that i
running water is secured, which is yer,
desirable, care should be exercised in q
iisposin9 of the waste water that thnr,
should be no stagnation on the premises
Wells should not be constructed in tn,
cellar, as they are not sure of yieldin
pure and healthful water. Out and farm
buildings should not be located too near th
house, or on an eminence directly abov.
it, and from which more or less of IT,
drainage will be received. Chip yard
md piles of rubbish should he removed /.
u proper distance, and the first entirely
Good health is Incompatible with poor an
imperfect sanitary conditions. which ext
in too many of our homes. The farmers
themselves, being so much in the ope
air. do not suffer as much as do the wive,
and young children who are obliged n
remain indoors the greater part of tb'
time; hence they do not realize as the,
should the necessity Of greater care il
proper arrangement and ventilation o
their houses, That these are not wha
they should be may be inferred from tn
fact that statistics show greater mortalit,
among farmers than other industries an,
professions more trying to the constitution
and more conlining than agriculture. Tbi
need not be. and would not If suitabl
attention was paid to the sanitary copdh
tions of our homes and the common law,
of health.
The speaker earnestly requested tn
audience to consider these things, and ac
intelligently from the conviction of wha
reason must deteamine to be best for thei
own interests.
The doctor condemned the practice o
sleeping in cold or damp rooms. Th
sleeping rooms should be the most com
Portable, we'll ventilated and warmed ot
any in the house. For this reason house,
should not be built a story and u half il
height. as the chambers will be too warn
in summer and too cold and damp ii
winter. The extra half story will COS
but little more, and i'll be much NOR
convenient and healthful. He has know
three generations Of individuals to die il
one house as the result of sleeping in I,
room from which opened the only window
directly over the sink spout. Look wei
to these surroundings, as they are so man,
times the fruitful source of disease anc
death. This negligence is often the resur
of carelessness or ignorance; but thi
should no longer excuse the intelligent
people of Vermont.
This address lasted during the morning
session and was listened to with the great
est attention by the audience, who gave +
hearty expression of their appreciation
its close.
Adjourned until afternoon.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The first subject taken up was. "Ou'
sugar industry" by L. r. Towle of tht
board. His paper gave some very inter
estlng statistics of our sugar product
which gave very conclusive evidence o
the immense money value of the sugai
crop in Vermont; would put up the SUI al
in such size and shape of cakes as th,
market demands-like those weighing
from one-fourth of pound to brick shap
ed cakes that weigh four pounds. He gave
reports that showed orchards yielding from
two and one half pounds to eleven pound
per tree on an average. He urged farmer
to make better article; urged cleanlines