The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1889-03-01
GREEN'S FARMS FARMERS
Annual Club Meeting. Friday

dent, John III. Jennings, opened the con-
vention under the auspices of the Green's
Farms Farmers club, at Green's Farms
school house, last Friday. Mr. Castigan
OF yerna farm gave paper on ensilage.
He believes in allowing corn to ripen
more than usual. He feeds 10 pounds
four times a day., with eight quarts of
grain. When put into the silo, the stalks
are cut by machinery into half-inch
lengths.
Lewis Z. Wakeman of Green's Farms
read a paper on ''Small Fruits" which
was followed by long discussion. Mr.
Wakeman named the varieties which
found the most favor In his eyes and de-
scribed his methods of cultivation.
Strawberries, currants, raspberries, null
berries, all were interestingly referred to.
State Pomologist p. NJ. Augur gave his
experience with small fruits and spoke
of strawberries, which had yielded over
q quart per plant. He thought that one
year nearly exhausted the resources of
the plants and that longer use of one
bed was not profitable.
A question sent by the Homestead,
''Can onions be raised with commercial
fertilizers alone?" was answered in the
affirmative by s. b. Wakeman and Nellis
Sherwood.
An adjournment to the house of John
Elwood was next In order and there
bounteous feast of all good things, pro-
vided by the ladies, was enjoyed to the
utmost. Among the ladies who assisted
at the feast were Mrs j. II. Jennings,
Mrs f. Smith, Mrs w. J. Jennings, Mrs
s. b. Sherwood, Misses Foster and the
ladies of the club generally. After the
repast, which included meats, pastry,
biscuits, cake, etc., with delicious des-
sert of luscious, juicy oranges which
came direct from the orange grove of
Charles b. Sherwo God at Deland, Florida,
a vote OF thanks was rendered to the Ia
dies for their excellent entertainment.
Remarks were made by the president,
John ii. Jennings, by ID. III. Sherwood,
w. j. Jennings, S. b. Sherwood, F. II.
Nash of the Standard, John Bunnell,
Messrs Plat and Fem of Milford, l.. p.
Chamberlain of Mansfield, d. II. Van
Hoosear, w. II. Burr, F. NJ. Raymond
of Saugatuck. The BEE reporter was
called upon, but excused himself by say.
ing that his remarks would appear in the
BEE.
At p IN, the meeting was again call
ed to order and c. w. Knapp of WiltOr
explained how he built a cheap silo
His ensilage, put up in a silo built o.
matched spruce timber, cost but $l5. HI
puts up the corn without cutting ane
thinks that this way is preferable. Only
n few loads of saw dust were used TO
weight. Mr. Knapp also spoke of I.
Cummings famous silos, which, he says
would hold the product of some 900 acres
lie feeds his cows four quarts of mea
and half u bushel of brewers grains pc
day, with the ensilage. His silo
l3xl3xl4. Mr. Van Hoosear of Wiltoi
said that he thought every farmer shoul
build sflo.
Mr. Jennings asked if the Fermentation
injured the food. Prof Chamberlain
Mansfield said that fermentation, to
certain extent, rendered the food NOR
palatable and that the question of ems
lage was to receive much more attentio
in the future. Although not in favor Q
ensilage during the past, he was using II
this year and finds that his Is cows ca
it with avidity, notwithstanding its acie
ity. He prepares his ensilage corn b
allowing the stalks to mature until tn
ears begin to glaze; then the ears al
picked off and left on the field until full
matured, while the stalks are cut
power and packed in the silo. His COW
thrive, increase In milk and flesh, viii
the butter, of which speciality is mad'
Is fully equal to that produced by form'
feed.
Il. G. Birge, who had left husked col
on the field, last Fall, to ripen, four
that It moulded badly.
p. NJ. Augur addressed the meeting
a'Apples, = which, he said, are the kir
of fruits. Apple orchards, ia his OPT
ion. added to the value of every fari
They should not, however, be plant
save by those who thoroughly undt
stand their culture. There is no dang
of producing too much good fruit. Fiei
should be cultivated, to produce the be
results. Not more than half dozen y
rieties should be planted, of which,
Mr. Augur's eyes, Baldwins are chi
Only the best stock should be selecte
in transpianting, reduce the top of {
tree to two or three leading branch
Mr. Augur here described the peculia
ties of each variety, with Instructions
prune accordingly. Fertilizers shonld
applied with judicious discriminate
Spraying with Paris green, early in
season, will destroy insects. Care
handling of the fruit is essential to p
feet preservation. A good orchard sho'
net $500 per acre.
Prof T.. p. Chamberlain of the sto
Agricultural school, in his paper on y
education in Agriculture, !" said that
riculture, as great and grand prof
sion MS any, demanded the highest g
cation. He recounted at length the
advantages which confronted farm
who had been denied a sufficiently br'
and agricultural education and depio
me growing scarcity Of adequate IA
aaboreYs. Home education is especia
necessary, Cor farming Is something m
than tilling tie soil and gathering Gro
II "a well that the gkate and Nation
spending such sums fos The special
cation Of farmers for by such means
can the stigma of ignorance be Ee'ao
from the agrieultarist. A special
was made for the higher education
woman, as relating to her position OH