St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-19
bodied in the following resolution

y age. and the experience gained in the
practice during the past year, have
seemed to deepen our confidence in its
merits. and have demonstrated that 1t
furnishes a more economical food titan
can be obtained under any other sys-
item, and at the same time one that is
/ perfectly healthfnl, both TO the animal
and product.
! When the congress opened it's second
days session, on Thursday, DIR. c. Har-
Ian, of Wilmington, Del, proceeded
to give very instructive address Oh
l"Green Manuring.n The Doctor spoke
earnestly and enthusiastically for up
ward of an hour, holding the atten-
ton of his large audience, every one
of whom appeared to appreciate the
Importance of the subject discussed.
The facts and figures submitted to
prove the great value of clover, rye,
and other green crops rs manures, and
/ why they Should be preferred for fer
| tilization to other processes, were con-
vincing, and evidently elected the as
sent of practical farmers not only, but
also of amateurs, who appeared TO
readily comprehend the statements
and arguments adduced by the we'll
informed and eloquent speaker. The
interest of the audience in the subject
as presented was manifested by the
asking of many questions, which were
promptly answered.
H. H., Gala Of
! \. y, being next in order on the pro-
gram, spoke and read at some length,
and both enthusiastically and eloquent
| ly, in explanation and favor of what
he styles "The New Agriculture" II
system which he originated at his
clone on the Hillside" and has Sc
cured his discovery by letters patent.
| BY system of understanding and ir-
| rigation, Mr.. Cole claims to have pro
duced wonderful results, and that he
has inaugurated n most beneficial i'm
provement in hillside cultivation. He
was listened to with marked attention
throughout. During visit to the
''Heme on the Hillside" in August,
| 1888, the writer witnessed some re-
markable results from Mr.. Coles new
system, which was not then perfected,
and hence has faith in the discovery.
The chief feature of this closing ses-
sion was the reading of Il paper by
Mr.. Peer of Palmyra, N. Y, on Econ
omy of Ensilage and Soiling." and
which comprised many conclusive facts
and figures in support Of the positions
assumed. Mr.. Peer commenced by
saying that he had never been an en-
thusast on the subject of ensilage, but
that after five years experience with
from ninety to three hundred tons
year, he had become decidedly attach
ed to it as food, especially for mich
COWS and sheep. Mr.. Peer continued
substantially as follows: We now come
to a question in comparing the ecOno-
my of ensIlage to dry forage that is so
undeniably and Enthusiastically in favor
of ensilage that it leaves no room for
doubt or discussion. But it is point
usually lost sight of in treating this
subject. A man with plenty of capital
who farms more for pleasure than
profit; a man who does not care to in
csease his herd; Il man who thinks
commercial fertilizers cheaper than
barn yard manure, if not just as good
the man who, if he wants to keep more
stock, can buy more land, or is short
sighted enough to mortgage what
he has for the coveted acres that
adjoin him-such a man or men will
fail to see the true advantages or econ
Omy of enSilage. But farmers who
have faith in barnyard manures as the
best and cheapest methed of enriching
| their fields, farmers who want to keep
more stock without buying more land,
| farmers who would make four blades
of grass grow where they new get but
one, or would add to their average
without buying mole land, farmers
who 10y soiling through the summer
are able to keep four head upon the
same ground that would support one
by pastrring-such farmers will readi
| ~ see wherein lies the profits of ensi-
! lage over dry forage and of soiling
over pasturing. In n word, the farmer
| finds it in the saving of land that, by
growing ensilage for winter, he is able
! to keep at least four head when he
could keep but one from the same
] g hox in
my opinion, lies the true and unques-
tionable economy of ensilage over hay
and soiling over pasturing. Ia fact,
ensiIage may properly be called winter
soiling. Soiling means more stock,
which means more manure, which
means better crops, which means less
labor and more money, which is about
the same thing.
Mr.. Peer then proceeded to speak
from actual experience, in illustration
of the saving of land by soiling and
ensilage. Upon an old farm of 100
acres of arabic land, that had been
rented on shares for fifty years, his
first wheat crop gave fifteen bushels
and peck per acre, from one of the
best fields prior to his taking possess
sion. There was kept upon the place
equal to twelve head by pasturing and
hay. Twelve head left forty acres to
cultivate. By soiling and ensilage,
thirty-flve head left severity acres to
cultivate. He had, therefore, added