Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-18

nv llplllt ~ Iut lOulluln Ol society,". I we
ladies themselves have much to do with this
and orr mothers are really the mouldprs of
our society and the general moral tone of
the rising generation. What we shall do
with our boys is great question. Make
the home 80 attractive and the home iniu
ence 50 strong that they will look upon
home as the pcasantest place on earth. The
home surroundings often drive the boys
from the farm and home. | love to see the
| flowers growing around the home and hear
music from the family circle. Such things
produce intelligence, knowledge and refine
mcnt.
CORN CULTURE.
In the evening Mr. Davis of Wcstminstcr
member OF the board gave very interest
Ing talk ON corn culture and its Importance
10 the Vermont farmer. He cxcmplihed his
! lecture 10y several charts which made il more
interesting and instructive. lie spoke of
Tie so and emsiage, that ii had come to
stay and where grass could not he grown
probably on sandy soil corn was king and
the only salvation for farms In answer 10
questions. Mr. Davis said he had hung up
the hoes Years agoand done all the work with
horses. In the first place use the smoothing
harrow till the crop is too large for that
| practice, then cultivate. the more the bet
! ter.
lion. T.. NJ. Goodwin Of IIaitland, a for
mcr mcinher Of the board. said he was once
/ opposed to- the oilu and thought he should he
nov il conducted as az first, but as improve
! mpn,s have lern made he was inclined to
| favor the eilo. Corn is strictly n tropical
| plant of great iiexihilitv of character 1t
can he adapted to all kinds of soil and
/ great variety Of climate II attainS its
/ greatest perfection in the temperate zone
ana the Atlantic slope ut the United States
! is best adnl,ted to its growth. nm in favor
! ol kiln drying seed corn. I wish all the
farmers SONS had plot to experiment with
this wonderful crop. Corn cut tooearIy for
cn~ilage gives Il nutritive ratio of one To 10
which is too wide and it comes much nearer
II perfect Walton if left standing till ears are
| we'll developed. We can raise corn at from
| 30 to 10 cents per hushcl and have the tOd-
| der hrsiuc- and no one ever bought corn in
! Vermont for - than 30 cents per bushel
! can carry more stock on an acre of corn
! tlE;n any plant You can cultivate.
Or Ch"ever. the agricultural editor of
| the Ncir FdpiuHd Farmer, was accidentally
| with lis at this meeting. He spoke a few
| moments regarding corn culture in Yer
mont. | came into northern Vermont last
| fall 10y one route and went back to Boston
! by another and saw the frosted corn fields
and il was an utter failure. | don't know
where the seed corn for the next year is com
ing from The farmers are very courageous
to talk on the subject in an agricultural
meeting. The experiment station in Con
necticut has a field set apart to learn the
most profitable distance apart to plant corn.
You can get more bushels to plant thick,
as thick as it will car, but corn for seed
should be raised as far apart as 4x4 feet.
| | have been asked to furnish some seed corn
from New England as a sample for the Paris
exposition next year but do not know where
to find a perfect trace in New England.
Corn adapts itself to a large area but
frost always kills it. We get more
hours of sunshine in northern Vermont in
our longest days than at the tropics and
this accounts for the development of our
corn crop in great degree. We should
adopt more of the western methods and
machinery in our culture With larger
fields we can make farming more profitable
than in the west New England produces
between s. and SIS per acre as an average
on its farm. We can get more bushels per
acre and they are worth more. We can raise
corn with less labor than any other crop. a
manufacturer who does not run his business
to its full capacity is losing money. Just
) so with a farmer. He should run his farm
to its full capacity. | plant one-third of
my 26 acre farm to corn. ! run a smooth
ing harrow over soon the corn is up.
This kills the small weeds and pulverizes
the ground. As soon as the leaves start the
plant grows tough and the smoothing har
row does not hurt it.
, Proceedings of the Second Day-Sheer
t husbandry-Naiue of Mixed Farming.
At the second day session in the forenoon
Mr.. WinSlow Of Brandon, delivered an adj
dress on sheep husbandry, in which he gave
5 a history of the different kinds of wool anC
D the climatic influence on the strength of the
e fibre He spoke of our dry and greasy woo
and for what they We're most valuable. There
I will always be demand for our best sheer
u to supply the breeders in South America anC
Il Australia. Sheep degenerate in warm anC
, dry climates, and will always need an infu
sion of our best breeds.
+ Mr.. Miller of Pomfret-We have nevel
n changed our sheep and keep as many now a
! ever and have bred for long staple respect
II ing the short staple We find them NOR
i hardy sell our wool for combing at yer,
/ good figures can breed merino sheep 70
Il mutton to certain extent but should prefe
II a mutton breed We wash our sheep an,
they shear about eight pounds. Wool shear
j ed in April is as clean as the washed woo
II taken off in June and the price of wool is no
e equalizcd to the quality of wool. We hav
y had fair market for our rams do not praC
" tice housing our sheep in summer. ] thin
IT too close housing in summer impairs tn
} health of the sheep and wool is worth a
e much when the sheep run out all sur
Y mer
Our dairy pays bettor and has for fey
J. years past We contract our butter for 3
III cents | think 10 sheep will eat as much Il
IS a COW ] usually feed grain TO sheep all win
OIL ter, feeding quart OF corn to 10 sheep.
prefer mixed stock on farm.
Mr.. Winsow-Sheep are only housed fc
the appearance, just as man fits hOr.
for the market 1t is the appearance of n
~ animal that makes it attractive and helps I
~ sell il.
VI Prof. Cooke-The keeping of sheep in pa
"a lures has a tendency to kill ont the weed an
~ poorer grasses that cows do not eat. Pa
a. lures can he kept down by cows If over stocl
!" ed think the farmers would not mind Il
keeping OF few sheep They produce quit
lu an income over and above what would othe
u" wise be obtained