Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
Chittenden County.

Chittenden County.
South Burirgton-The leading crops
raised iu this town are hay, wheat, OATS,
barley corn and potatoes. ,hiuk larger
acreage of potatoes is being planted than Tor
| some years; other crops about the same.
Winter grain is looking very well anh SO IS
grass. The season Is rather later than lat
about a week and Is cool aud dry. Farm
ers have had very favorable timJ for the
putting in of the crops, which are mostly In,
except corn.
WestJord-The leading crops are grass OATS,
corn aud barley. The fodier corn crop las
more than doubled in the last three y, AIS IN
acreage aud has largely increased the dairy
product. The acreage this seasons larger than
last, and will continue to increass until II
cin lie laid dowu in an improved condition
for the moving mach lie aud horse rake. Tue
hay crop to-day bids fair to be good, US the
cold weather has caused the grass To SET
lthickly, which is necessary for god hay
crop. The present condition of the season
Is u little back ward, but not very dls on az
ing, as an energetic, enierprisiny farmer hus
such variety of work it does not bccnme
necessary to sit down and wait for land 10
dry after rain, rs fcuces must be kept
good aud a!i things in order for progress.
Esser-The leading crops in this town are
oats barley, corn anu potatoes The acreage
Of each is largely increased from last year,
espt cially of the latter. The high price OF
; potatoes during the year, has led the farmer
!, to make it aim st a leading crop the presen
seas IN. The attention of farmers Is directed
towards crops which can he used for fodder
late in the season, or during the ''dry time. "
The season is at least two II not three weeks
. later than last year. Tho crops at this
writing (May 22) are not really all in the
ground. The prospect for an extra hay crop
is good. Corn depends more upon the warm
I suns of August and September than upon
May or June. There is no reason to believe
that the crops sown and planted and proper.
I ly cultivated, will not bring forth an abund'
/ ant harvest each in their time. The dairy
a prospects are Just now depressed and hence
more attention is paid TO the condition Of
the soil, and the raising OF those CROP
t which are sure to bring cash return.
It Hinssburgh-The leading interest in THU
n town is dairying. Cows will require fodder
:. ing another week. Meadows look well, es
pecially new stock, and promise hue cut OF
hay. Sowing Is about finished aud planting
"a 10 begun. There will be about the SAM
a acreage of crops as last year. Tho amour
u Of wheat and barley sowed is increasing
b" every year. Forty-e,ght farmers having 97Sl
as follows: Oats lead of with 476 acres
barley, 81; wheat, 81; Indian corn, 16l
rye, 90; peas. Is; and POTATOES, rs. Their
T. is a general improvement in methods O
10 agriculture and butter-making, aud the bes
4. machinery and dairy appliances arc employee
l. by our farmers
r. Eastern Vermont.
r.. Washington-The leading crops are grs''
- corn, potatoes, oats and what. The acreas
of grass Is about The same as last year, wit
ID the prospect of much larger crop. TheI
% Is an increase in the acr, age 1T corn and In
NJ of wheat will I've larger than last year. Aci'
age of potatoes and osts is the same as la
70 year, and there is an increase OF acreage
d. India wheat, which is largely raised IN lh
Q section. The prospect OF an average yirl
nj of the small grains is good. The season
w late and planting is not yet completed.
On Randolph-The season is little backwai
RS in this section, though fine ram promises
No good crop OF hay. Less corn put in than la
liz year, owing to tho shnrtness oil Inc sease
-. for planting. Farmers are sowing less ca
i's and more barley than formerly, believir
OF, that the former is more exhaustive to Il
hi, soil and not as good with which to seed
-, to grass. Oats arc an excellent food Il
'"o horses but with the uncertainty IN ralsit
- them a change is desirable, and barley Is
good substitute. Potatoes have BROUGHT
good a price for few v. ars back that fnrr
ers arc considering them the hest crop
raise to turn to ready money at barv,
time. Having learned that the carly boyw'l
his sprinkler and Paris green removes Il
pestifcrous bugs, so easily that the crop Is
paying one, the farmer Is inclined 10 lncies
his acreage in the tooIhspne "Murphics
Wheat is u staple crop, in this part ot Oran
county, and il Is not unusual Tor farmers
have SIX or eight acr, devuled to II In s.
son, AMI tho average yie'd is large VIII
compared to that of the Western Stal'
? Some Instances amorg us give The yield T
arc over IS bushels aud lew Gases whit
~ bushels per acre have leea oblaiu,
7 This we hold 10 the RESULT OF improv
tisgc and fei Utilizing. When We learn b,
I to do these things as well as they have
England we shall SIZE 80 or GO bushe q
wheat per acre rs the result Of Silence
farming. Rye Is sown somewhat sIa'in,
In our midst, though iu other parts OF
county more. and is an excellent crop, esp
Tally the winter variety. The remaiul
crops are buck wheat AID India wheat,
0 first for cakes, the second for futteni
{ swine, many thinking the porkers can
d fattened MS cheaply and us rapidly upon 1t
8 as upon corn. beans raised about in
!; usual amcunt--for farming use and few
o sell, to help exc Out the grocery account.
1t have thought to make them more o
Y specially 10 our farming, as do New Y,
n farmers, but they must be an exhaust
. TOO poor to raise white beans" Sn
v farming. or small things In farming are &C
plying us rather more than formerly, IS '
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