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

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Make farm labor less master and moro
friend and companion.
| We want 10 make our labor pay
Us better. We want the greatest produc
from the least expense. We want to make
our farming n study We want to learr
something new about it every day. 1t is
ruly worthy our best strength and
thought. We want to make it so on,
Young men and women as well, (for mer
cannot farm successfully without helpin o
wives;) will be interested in it. IF il
could be made as attractive to them as the
| ray and dangerous frivolties of city life
here would be fewer of our country hoys
md girls to find their ruin In the tempta
! ions of the metropolis.
AS said to begin with we have excel.
| ent advantages for agriculture; We have
soil which is possessed of the causes OF
| hountiful harvests; our climate is suited
| o our principle cereals and other crops
our pastures are excellent for grazing
| purposes; we raise more corn to the acre
han any other state in this union, in the
| average yield of wheat we are second to
but one, and in oats and potatoes exceled
| by but three or four. If such be the case
| now where would be our rank if we
doubled our exertions, and studied as
hard over the causes and results of farm
profits as do other classes of people in
their several callings? We havo good
laws, good morals, noble hearted men
and pure minded women, good schools,
and numerous churches; we are healthy,
sturdy people; why shall not our agricul-
tural interests be developed to such an
extent that, though small in area yet shall
we be in the front rank of prosperity and
influence for the rightp trust, gentlemen
there may be some of the results which
shall crown your labor among the farmers
of our we'll beloved Vermont.
This lecture was responded to by Hon
f. M. Goodwin of Hartland and also NJ
w. Davis of Westminster Z. r. Towe
next gave an address upon "Our Potato
Crop" which was well received and he
was questioned until adjournment. As
potatoes are one OF the staple products OF
Lunenburgh there was great interest
The questions brought out the fact that
manure put on in fall or winter is best for
the crop and that green manure spread in
the spring should be avoided. That it
should be spread upon the surface and
narrowed in only. Some plowed it in
with small plow, turning three inches
and liked that; others would keep it as
near the top as possible. DR.. Cutting had
plowed in the manure on part of field
and narrowed in on part, and the crop
where narrowed in was much the largest
CHARLES II. Cole had had the anne
experience. also others. Chester Thomas
put q little old rotted manure in the hill
with good results. The general practice
was to not manure at all for this crop or
with manure spread in fall or winter or
well rotted. 1t was thought by all that
much spring manuring with unrotted
manure was injurious. If sawdust was
used for bedding cattle and that manure
put on the land the scab was developed on
the potatoes; also when chipdrt was used,
Large crops of potatoes are raised here.
often $40 bushels to the acre Many are
shipped to market. Prices now 80 to 50
cents.
Mr.. Fred A Turner presented two
samples of apples, thought to he hardy
and of excellent quality. He called them
the vermont Greening' and the "8en
Davis" apples. Geo. NJ. Dodge also
exhibited a sample of Grcening which
seemed desirable.
Dr.. Cutting spoke of the pulp worm
that was so ruinous to the apple crop In
many sections and urged farmers here to
engage in the production of apples as ii
was probable that our severe winters
would to Il great extent prevent this evil,
Adjourned to afternoon.
At 2 P. NJ. the meeting W2s opened by
Frank d. Hale, being chosen chairman.
Frank C. Grant of Concord gave an
address upon Dairy Farming He said
he believed in common sense facts, not in
theories, though they might be we'll
enough in their place, but not in farming.
Be that as it may we all love good butter
and the remarks he makes will be-: First,
about good dairy farm; second, about
what constitutes good dairy.
In relation to the first part we do not
want wet pastures. or at least swale
pastures. hence the pastures should be dry
land. He would then have variety OF
grasses; not of sedges or poor kinds, bu
our west clovers, herdsgrass. red Top and
other sweet and nutritious kinds. The
meadows should also produce the same
varieties that the hay be desirable. With
such farm it would be natural l should
speak of Jerseys and | shall, yet if |
raised beef / should prefer Shorthorns or
Devons and some of them are good
mixers, but when you come to the butter
the butter will get soft and even in hot
weather sloppy. The Jersey butter will
never get thus soft. My experience is in
favor OF Jerseys, because it is the butter
that brings the highest price. The butter
a. hat tl,., . -
butter is all made from Jerseys. If you
make inquiries in market you find every
where the same story. 1t is the best. |
do not think there is any special difference
between the Guernseys, Jerseys and
Attorneys, as they are all bred for the
purpose of butter. The western creamery
butter while it leads in price is not the
best in market. The reason is the capital
by the board of trade owns the
western creameries, but Vermont cream
cry butter is really in the lead and will be
found so by the investigator. In relation
to caring for dairy stock we need in the
first place kindness, even polteness, as
much so as you need anywhere. Cows
must be contented and not kicked or
afraid. If they are found so | always
know the owner is no gentleman. He
then related an incident where two boys
MIXED alternate weeks. One was kind,
the other not, and the kind mixer obtained
a pound of butter more week than the
ugly one, though they both MIXED clean.
In selecting cows We want the COW that
gives a good mess of milk and yet one
that makes good butter. Some COWS
make enough butter and that butter is
neither firm or good flavor. Such COWS AS
| used to think best l find my poorest and
reject them.
Among the grasses l find red clover,
cut just as it blooms, the best way to feed
for butter purposes, yet believe that the
best butter cannot be made from hay
alone. | would feed some other food.
Corn meal | consider the best for butter.
but too concentrated for the good of the
cow. For the care of milk | will say I |
believe it should be so cared for that we
can get the best prices. l am very
particular about milking that no dirt or
odor Injuries the milk. In my milk room
| have nothing but my milk and the
vessels that contain it. | in no way
allow the smell of doughnuts, cookies or
pies to get into my milk room. | believe
milk should always be strained throuoh n