St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-03

too strong soil in contact with or near
these delicate rootlets, as they are cas-
lily killed in this way, and if allowed
their own way will 90 long distances
for the requisite kind and amount of
nutrimcnt to mature the plant. The
roots of a single squash have been
known to aggregate a length of over
Is, 900 feet. The whole ground is
threaded with these minute rootlets.
For this reason the only way to get
the full benefit of fertilizers is to apply
them broadcast, and not I'm the hill. .
as the old method was. No grass or
grain will lodge when the soil is per
fectly fortified, and he finds too much
heterogeneous manure, such as barn ma
nure, and too little mineral fertilizer,
such as potash, phosphate of lime, etc,
the reason for plants lodging on his
farm. He had had grass lodge when
no more than six inches high. when by
applying potash it grew -four feet high
without lodging. He finds no business
more lucrative than farming when
rightly conducted, and strongly advo-
Gates plot farming to determine what
each kind of soil and plant needs for its
perfect development. Don't manure
too heavily, but do it often with well
pulVerized material top dress on
sorb ammonia from snow water and
thus increase in value and lose nothing
by evaporation, as no manure ever
evaporates; says four or five loads of
manure are enough for the poorest
land per acre, if supplemented with
potash or superphOsphate. He atlirms
that there is fertilizer enough wasted
yearly in the state of Vermont, by over
to double the crops now
raised.
FRIDAY MEETINGS.
Friday morning the subject was
I-hNll'lSts ttNiIS. cue. III. 1ul-
ting thinks that there is no doubt but
what the farmers of Vermont lose a
large amount of fodder 10y not feeding
straw, corn-fodder, etc, as this car
bOnaceous material, when fed with al
luminous food, such as cotton seed
meal, makes il mOIc perfect feed than
good hay, and one which costs much
less. Would not feed roots with straw.
as they are both carbohydrates ::
doubts if roots pay for raising, but
beets and carrots are better than tur-
nips; thinks silos will Ice help to
farmers, as they will induce them to
raise more corn-fOdder, and doubts not
there is mine of wealth in this,
whether cured in silos or otherwise.
Mr.. Goodwin spoke against silos be
cause ensilage examined throughout
the state had most of it been very sour,
and thinks until more perfectly known
it will be Il failure. Mr.. Davis strong
ly advocates silOs, and urges trying
them on Il small scale to learn their
successful management. This was
followed by an address by Mr.. Towle
on maple Sugar giving the yield for
1881 as nearly twelve million pounds
he spoke of the great improvement in
quality, method of putting up, etc.
Friday afternoon was first occupied
by Mr.. Davis i'll an interesting address
on the COW and dairy question. Fri
day evening was given to an address
by DR.. Cutting. Subject, elbow We
Live and What We Eat and Drink :"
giving directions about now and where
we should build and keep our homes
he also described how many kinds of
food and merchandise are aduItcrated.
Before adiourning II. A. Blake offered
a resolution of thanks To the choir and
members of the Board which was
adopted by standing vote, unani-
mOusly.