The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-08-02
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Mr.. pouglss' slaih article in the Rat
LAID Herald speaks Tor this continuation
in aid Of Vermont agriculture. With hs
usual common sense direclncss and prac.
ticaliiy. lie protests against the exhaustive
sale OF bay and other crops from The farm
~ . fruitful source Of soil injury, aud says
that ia esiimating the value Of these for
home consumption our farmers overlook
their mannrisl value when consumed At
home Many OF these farmers purchase ar
lificial fertilizers. aud Mr.. Douglas gives
the figures TO prove that the plant food
sold away from the farm 10 ton OF clover
hay, on The same scale OF valuation ~ that
Of the fertilizers. is equal TO IS 1907 s7.Io
for Timothy. Mr.. Douglas is too moderatc
in this, for the scale OF valuation used on
fertilizers demonstrates them TO be actual
ly worth from ten TO twenty I've per cent
less than the selling price Blu, besides
this, il We sell of grain and clover and
choice hay, We shall surely have either TO
feed onr stock poorly on cheaper feed. and
ose in their growth and profit besides
seeing our farms run down under snch
| destructive course OF farming II would
seem that blind man could see this; but
I the mentally blind seem too destitute Of
all sorts Of perception. when IL comes to
farming. II is a painful thing that so large
a proportion of our New England farms
are run by men who don't know aud don't
want Ia know how 10 make farming pay
Not half Of our New England farmers ever
read word about their Own business.
Even II given All agricultural paper, they
won't read 1t; Will, too many OF those who
do. when an economical streak breaks out
Ia them. will cut ofl the agricultural paper
first. Mr.. Douglas sums up his article
thus, and what he says Is wei. worth read
ing: "In the selection and adaptation OF
food ratons, there is vide field Tor i'm
provemert 10 our general farm practice
We can not only Increase the amount and
value OF our stock products. by q better
adaptation OF our food TO the wants OF the
animals, but we can also greatly increase
the value Of our manures by iudicious
selection OF the stock food consumed. We
should feed for specific object, and adsp
the food OF our stock TO the object sought
The grain ration OF the dairy COW should
differ from that OF the beef creature, the
food OF growing stock from that OF mature
animals, etc. II we have two tons OF corr
meal, and exchange one for ton OF bran
and thoroughly mix it with the balance
we shall thus provide ration for dairy Of
growing stock much superior to the clea
meal, and by this exchange also We shall
add to the value of the manure produce
The manurial value Of ton OF bran II
1925, while that of corn meal Is bu
S6.32, thus gaining So 90 in the value o
our plant.food by the exchange. II we ex
change ton OF corn for Q ton OF cotton
seed meal, the gain In the value OF fertiliz
ing material will be much greater. TOT
OF the former is worth but $632 for fertil
} izing purposes, while the latter is wortl
$262 per ton for the same purpose. b.
this exchange we gain 1897 IN the valu
OF manurial product. The profits thus re
ceived, by the exchange of ton OF oat
for the same amount OF cotton seed meal
sre but slightly less. ton OF oats is wort
$762 for purposes Of fertilization, whic
would give US by the exchange propose
1918. CT as q reward for our enterprise.