Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-03-07

el,b rrac paintings of growing corn, from
the time it first sprouts in the ground,
through itS various stages of t,s>cling.
caring, Skiing and rpenng; also II
diagram of II kernel OF corn split in halves,
showing the proportion Of oil, starch "nd
OF terminating power.
In opening he said: If anything he
could say would induce them TO each one
plant one more acre of corn, aud raise 30
bushels Of nrs, then he should have done
n great work, and helped them 10 stop
one of the great leaks which is making
fa ming odious, viz: the constant buyi g
OF imported corn.
If corn was properly planted, and the
soil was in u perfect state OF ferliliz ,lion,
every joint on the stock would have an
ear, and he had raised it tina, bore eight
and nine full ears TO the stalk. He then
described the growing of corn, and tho
manner in which different kinds were
crossed by planting two binds in contg
uous lows. and then when tasse.ed cutting
off that of the kind it Is desired 10 have
crossed by the olbcr; then the pollen is
blown upon the silk of the ears on the
cropped stalks, and this silk, one TIN cad
of which runs to every kernel. absol bs
the pollen rs q fertilizer, and imparts Us
nature to the corn, thu, making the cross
or new grade of corn.
Tho best time TO cut corn for ensilage
was in his opinion when it contained the
most glucose. or before the fodder is dry,
and then cut up the ear and all
The question naturally arises, can we
tn ,uhioh ha enid ND
then how TO rai:e more was the qucs ion.
First, he sure you have good corn land, Il
warm sandy !olm with an incline TO the
south, then plow it in the fail AMI manure
it on top, thoroughly pulverizing and
working up the land in the spring with u
Randall harrow, and be sure it is thor
ougbly puvrlized. Then 60 over it with
a Thomas b rrow to make it smooth, after
which the land should be rolled to
compress il - the life will nor be dried
out by the wind and sun. Plant only
when the weather is most favorable for
the rapid termination of the seed, and
plant IN drills in IL straight line SO Il
cutivator can be run close TO the row and
not hit hill. When up four or five
inches 60 over it with Thomas harrow,
that will kill all the weeds but will not
hurt the corn at all. After it gets up one
or two feet then put in Blanchard
cultvator and that does all the hoeing
necessary for tho corn. As to whit >hou id
be used to stimulate the growth of co: n il
is impossible to tell except by experiment
To see what the soil needs, but do not
manure in The hill, spread it on either
broadcast or in the immediate vicinity of
each hill. The best kind TO plant is that
which has small slower, with large ears
and large kernels. 1t ehould be cut before
the stalks are dry or there is dry husk
o. he ear. as soon as the kernels begin 10
glaze Then if properly stood up. the
com will ripen off all right and the slower
ne much better than if Cut later. by
o lowing these directions and using
m ch nrrv N every availablc place, corn
C be raised in New England Tor less
lt.an 40 Genus per bushel.
After the close of his address several
questions which had been propounhed by
persons in the audience we've taken up
and discussed.
First, In feeding cotton seed meal to
cows does it affect the flavor of the
butterp' f. M, Goodwin, of the board,
who entered the hall during the address
by Mr. Davis, was called on to answer.
He said by overffeding the color and
consistency is injured. lie used three
pints with corn ground on the cob and
barley meal and found it gave good
satisfaction.
slow can butter tubs be prepared so
they will not impart the flavor of the
wood to the butterP" Several persons
praciced scalding the tubs in boiling
brine, others coated the inside Of the tuu
with parafine, heating the tub very ho'
and applying the parafine hot with Il
brush being sure to make the cJa,ing
very thin. his hld been adoptei by
several and with satisfactory results,
when prepared in the above manner.
SHOULD butter be packed Immediately
from the churn?" There was some
difference of opinion on this score. but TIE
men who made the most butter and got
the highest price therefor was to work
very slightly when the salt was put in,
then after standing from - to "a hours
work again. but only just enough to get
the salt in and the buttermilk out care
being taken to leave the grain unbroken.
"What form of seed should be used in
planting potatoes, whole or cut polatses?'
There we're as many opinions as there
were speakers. but the only man who had
any data on which 10 base his opinion in
favor of who seed said that he obtained
from so to Is bushels more per acre when
whole seed was planted than when cut.
"What kind of corn is best to feed
green to COWS in the fall, to keep up the
flow of milk?' Sweet corn, as that
contains more glucose than any other
variety. Prof. Colyer being quoted as
authority for the statement. 1t should be
fed when the ears are pei feclly formed
and ready for the table.
This closed the exercises of the evening
and the audience, which was quite large
and Interested, adjourned TO meet Friday
forenoon. Mr.. Calef, the chairman, proved
himself the right man in the right place
and to his energetic efforts and interest
was due in great measure the eminent
success of the meeting.
FRIDAY FORENOON.
On coming together, before proceeding
with the regular subject on the programme.
list of questions that had been handed
in by farmers were answered by the
members of the board and Gen. Thomas.
Here are some OF them:
"What is remedy for cattle knawing
bonesp' Feed little bone meal as
present remedy, but the fault is in the soil
lacking phosphatcs and these should be
furnished in some form. Gen. Thomas
recommended feeding cotton seed meal as
an excellent practice.
"Can q plank slo be built in barn
with profitp" Gen. Thomas answered in
the Affirmative.
"Will it pay to put a cement cistern
under stable to catch the iqlid manure?"
Mr.. Davis answered no, he would prefer
to use absorbents.
docs it pay the farmer to wash his
sheepP" Mr.. Lane said no, as at present
practced.
"How much salt shall we put in our
butterp' Mr.. Goodwin would salt to suit
his customers; but the amount will
usually range from 1-2 to l ounce to
pound of butter.
''Is any advantage derived from strip