Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-26

use Tue DdrTel cnurn. III the cream Is %
legrees | raise the temperature by adding
g water at about CT degrees, whicl
brings the cream nearly right. If th'
cream is above | put in water littl
cooler. This is my way. | wash in th'
churn when it is granular and before i
Jumps the size of my fist or larger.
believe the temperature should never @
| below so degrees and never above 6,
degrees. If it does my butter is always
| injured by it. believe the injury greater
when it runs lower than so degrees thai
| it is to run higher than 65 degrees, but it il
| a damage anyway. | never let ice come
in contact with cream or butter. | never
wash butter in water below 55 degrees on
above 63 degrees, would have it IS
degrees. I wash it, but some others dc
not, with good results.
S. I. Hale asked if he ever colored his
butter. He said he did IN winter.
Question. What time must elapse
between washing, sailing and workingP
Answer. Six hours. l never touch
with hands. | use and 1-2 ounce to the
pound. sailing always by weight. 1 think
2 ounce remains. have sold my butter
for 40 cents net this season. My COWS
give the least milk. Adjourned.
EVENING.
The question box was opened and q
pleasant hour passed. This was followed
by an address upon "Indian Corn" by
e. M. Goodwin of Hartland.
After the address Mr.. Towle made
some remarks upon fertilization in the hill,
believing that sometimes it was best to
fertilize in part that way. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The subject on the programme for the
forenoon was "Rotation of Crops" which
was taken up by Henry. Lane of the board
and treated in an able manner, making it
very instructive to all.
Succeeding this address. Mr.. Lane
answered the following questions; Uses
in stocking to grass, in five years
course, II to Is pounds of clover, with
but little timothy; if to remain longer in
grass, use less Of clover and more of
timothy. Gets on a clover sod, q slate
loan, an average crop of from 200 to 250
bushels per acre. Does not like to plant
potatoes with the aid of stable manure; il
planted after corn crop it succeeds well
with him. lie would not plant corn con-
linuously on the same land as he does not
planted on green sward he would manure
if possible, the prevons autumn, if not
spread in spring. Would put commercial
fertilizers in the hill in order to give the
crop an early start, when the roots will
find plant food either in decaying sod OF
from manure spread on, l n his experience
he finds the winter application OF manure
to produce good results and likes the
practice. He does not think the manure
will lose any of its valuable properties by
thus being exposed to the elements during
the winter.
j. NJ. Dodge stated that grass lands top
dressed either directly after haying or in
the winter do well. In his practice he
prefers the first time.
Another man has trebled his hav crop
by fall application, bushed in in the spring
The land about Lunenburgh Heights is
very stony Some farmers thought that i
all these stones could be removed the lano
would not be as productive us now. Ont
farmer thought otherwise. For corn he
would spread on the manure during the
winter, if not on a steep hillside.
Mr.. Lane advised testing this matter by
manuring pant this winter and the
remainder another spring.
S. T, Hale would, in blowing up meadow
land, get it in II good condition and re-
seed to grass rs soon as possible, usually
in two years. AS hay is It principal crop
here.
potatoes on sod and the s. ,r'nd year seeds
with some grain crop, ny narrowing
simply, not plowing again. The succeed.
ing hay crops are very good.
Mr.. Lane prefers to pow as much rs
possible in the fall, and especially on soils
with an admixture of clay. He usually
stocks to grass in the spring.
The discussion lasted for a considerable
time and many questions of interest wtre
asked by the farmers nnd answered by
Mr.. Lane.
Mr.. Abner Smith of East Concord
exhibited samples of the Lilly White,' a
Seeding of the early rose, very early
potatoe originated by himself and stated
TO be hardy, productive and free from rust
1t was handsome variety, of good
shape. white, and said to be of fine flavor.
Mr.. Smith also exhibited specimens OF
field corn raised on the same farm for 90
years, several kinds of pop corn and tine
sample of common oats, weighing nearly
or quite 40 pounds TO the acre.
Mr.. r.. Smith Of Lunenburgh presented
several varieties of potatoes the Atwood
a late kind of good appearance, the early
Vermont, Snowflake, and another kind OF
unknown name. He had also n sample OF
soldier beans.
Adjourned until afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
On coming to order, E. r. Pember gave
an interesting lecture on "Experience in
Farming. This, like all other new papers
of members of the board, will be printed
entire in due time so that no abstract will
be here given.
Succeeding this address, Mr.. Davis
followed with an interesting discourse on
the "Wastes of the Farm" Il very prolific
subject indeed, but ably handled.
These two addresses occupied the after
noon, so there was no time for discussion
as it was desirable to adjourn in good
season for the evening session.
EVENING.
The first exercise of the evening was
the answering of the following questions
AT what stage do you find it most profit
able to cut grass for hay?
Mr.. Towle-As nearly as may be at the
period of blossoming.
Would it be the most profitable for a
dairy farmer to fatten pigs of the same
season exclusively?
Mr.. Towle-ln part, but not entirely.
Would prefer to winter over Il portion OF
ha stock for this purDOse,
Should not farmers pay more attention
to the raising of their best heifer calves for
COWS instead of selling them?
MIR. Towle-Yes, by all means, if it is
desirable to keep up or improve the dairy,
do not sell at any price.
With what grain crops do the farmers
here find it best to seed down to grass?
j. M. Dodge would seed with wheat. S.
+. Hale is successful with oats; sows
,arly.
Could not few coarse wool sheep be
Kept on hill farm with profit?
MIR. Stephen Powers is of the opinion |