The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-02-07

II may be well in this connection TO review the changes
taken place the fertilizer market OF this State since the Epe
Station began the work OF samphng and testing fertilizers
In 1886 average valuation Of the fertilizers sold this state
using the prices used the present time by tho
Station $2 03 and the retail price 500 90 per ton
while 1888 the third Of the work OF the Experiment Station
the valuation $3.50 aud the retail price s3s There has
therefore been a the valuation Of $2S7 and fall in the
price of total gain OF &c "a which is Fl per
OF 1883 II take the fertilizer business OF
the State the low figure Of 100000 per there has been
then saving the farmers during the 1883 Of the
single item of fertilizers There be little doubt that the work
Of making the tests and circulating the results broad
east the State has been powerful factor IN TINS favorable
result
with the raising Of various folders the farm and
the feeding of them to our stock Station has made large
chemical analyses of these folders TO determine both
their and their comparative value and to how this value
as determined by agrees with the value which has been
obtained from them by actual feeding The Station also under
extended series Of analyses of hay from different parts OF
the State Each whose butter took prize at the exhibit
of the Darymen Association Montpelier last winter asked
to sample the Station for analysis OF what he considered
his quality hay These analyses not yet completed but
hoped that from them shall be able to arrive at fairly
knowledge of the character of the hay OF Vermont
The Station has analysed everything that has been sent to by
parties throughout the State the analysis of which seemed
likely to be of benefit to those sending the samples and the eo
pie Of the State large great deal OF time i'll the laboratory has
been spent the milk and its various poducts skim
milk butter milk butter During all feeding trials the milk of
analysed for the last eight OF each feeding period
and the kmmlk butter milk and butter from the same also
weighed and The milk OF each whether under OK
pertinent weighed at each milking throughout the year
The Station has also analysed quite number Of samples OF milk
for creameries aud for private farmers
Since March has analysed the following number
samples of the various materials 1873 licensed fertilizers 20
unlicensed fertilizers 92 folders 10 waters ashes mucks
ground lime stone dried scrap bone meals potash Salts
liz whole mlks, SO skim mks so buttermiks 10 creams II
buffers, s insecticides, miscellaneous
During the warmer months OF the Station made
quite of the work of several ceameres various
nrts of the State find how much of the
original fat the milk saved by the creames and
made The investigation partially completed last
summer and will be continued for and prob
ab fOunu
losing much than they OF in the butter milk
well rpened and well stirred as to be evenly npened
ought to leave milk less than Of per cent and at
the Experiment Station have repeatedly found less than
cent the butter milk that is would take 400 pounds
butter milk to make pound OF butter On the contrary IN
some have found this cent largely
increased, up to dozen more pounds OF butter
pounds of butter milk The total loss OF butter OF the
larger than most people suppose There was hardly
creamery tested which the loss not at least pound Of
butter every ten that saved that is all the fat in the milk
the would make eleven pounds OF butter
for each ten that they produce
The Station built two sos and divided Of them into
compartments The put these pea and oa hay
Hungarian fodder before frosng, and corn that had
been Covering quickly tried and also allowing the
ensge heat before covering and weighing The points to be
the amount Of actual loss OF feeding material
the o relative advantage of the different methods of filing
covering the relative feeding value OF the fodder which
compared with the fodder put into the o and its
feeding value before frong compared with frosted fodder
Our figures loss Of feeding material nearly completed
and they Of from 20 to 80 cent The upper
the o would naturally be expected SHOWS larger loss tha
Unfortunately figures for the air dried
tera compared with the enage not satisfactory could
samples taken but lost by accident
What figures have obtained to indicate that the loss from
standing shock for about months and then bringing to
the barn. although the fodder appeared to be good condition.
amounted to at least third of the total feeding value Of the
original fodder What the will say concerning the relative
through the medium of their milk flow has not yet
determined have the figures the comparison
the frosted and unosted these will all be given IN future
bulletins and reports As regards the question OF methods Of fill
ing o the ensage has kept perfectly where weighted
al once and where allowed to heat before weighing
has often beer claimed that apple pomce has feeding value
and the practice the cider mills throwing away the
pomace that this belief its wohlessness widespread
Chemical said that there considerable feed
ing material pomace and the Station undertook to find out
whether this As the pomace from the mill would not keep
determined the so and whether by excu
sion could be preseryed the result perfect success
About OF poDace put into small so SIX feet square
each eyeed tramped down firmly and when the last
the whole allowed stand and heat about 90
weighted with stones about 30 pounds TO the
square foot The and when the
month later the poace found IN state Of perfect
remained during all the weeks that
feeding The mich like exceedingly when there ~
managers they take preference other fodder we
give and eat all before beginning hay fodder
which was usually given with There decrease IN the