Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

red paper remedy was suggested by j. O.
Newton.
John p. Lscom Of West Brattleboro puts
ashes about the roots OF his trees and washes
the trunks with soft soap, and has had no
trouble with worms OF any kind.
Mr.. NJ. w. Davis of Westminster, member
Of the board, made few spirited remarks
about fruit-tree agents. He believes our ma
tive trees far preferable for transplantng, or
grating where they stand, to the trees vend-
ed by travelling agents.
Mr.. Davis remarked with feeling upon the
fact that among the audience there we're 30
few young men in proportion to the old, and
regretted the absence OF the young and their
want OF interest in agriculture
Mr.. o. l.. Miner stated that he knew an
orchard grown from native trees, which we're
set out 10 years ago, and since grated, that
is now the best orchard in town.
Mr. whItIngs Remarks.
Wednesday afternoon, f. d. Whiting Of
Douglas, member of the board, spoke Of
grain raising and general farming. Cheaper
transportation from the West and western
competition, he said, have made low prices
for farm products, and there is general de-
preston in business The low prices, will,
perhaps, be permanent and we must prepare
ourselves for the change. Farmers are in
utUl anu lhIulh hTb lnOIkhktus Aubib 10 N
cause for it. An astonishing amount Of mon
ey is sent out of the state for grain and -four
and things which we buy. We buy our grass
seed from the West a part Of our beef and
pork and lard buy our tools we even buy
the plant food to raise our crops. The ag.
gregate amount Of money sent out Of the
state is most astonishing. The wonder is
that no more farms are mortgaged Stop ;
consider; isn't there better way He went
the same way himself for time, but was
obliged to change his course or be financially
ruined. He had proved for himself that
there was a better way. The differ
ence in the balance Of the account must be
made to come on the right side. We must
raise our own grain We must pillow more,
SOW more and plant more. lie spoke at con-
siderable length on methods Of increasing or
keeping up the fertility of the soil On his
soil which is clay, he can increase
the productiveness by pulverization alone,
so as to get q good crop as starting
point. Thereafter his strong hold has been
in the use OF labor saving machinery, and the
choice of such crops in rotation, and Of such
feeds AZ will do most to keep up or increase
! the fertility Of the soil With a proper sys-
tenn of cultivation he had no need to buy
phosphate lie once bought 5000 or 500
worth Of grain. Now he buys none. lie
has 100 acres Of tillaRe land, which he has
cultivated mostly with the aid Of two boys
and his machinery. lie uses a sulky pillow.
Outs up his corn with heavy reaper and
hunks it in large huskng machine-a new
innovation of which there are only six now
| in use. lie has mill for grinding his own
corn. He spoke for more than an hour, and
We may have occasion to refer to some of bis
! points at another time.
At the conclusion of the discussion follow.
ing, ex Gov. Holbrook, by request read bis
truly admirable paper on the Forest, pre-
| pared for the profes ional club.
At the closing meetingon Wednesday even
Mr. NJ. W. Davis gave an address full of meal
aud valuable suggestions on farm wastes anC
the way in which valuable and important
savings may be made which constitute the
difference between thrift and prosperity OF
the Que hand, and deterioration and poverty
! on the other