Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

The hay crop has been unusually heavy in
all parts of the country except in the North
west. In Minnesota, Dakota Montana and
Idaho it was light In the states of the
most abundant yield the quality Of the
crop has been injured by excessive rains
during the having season
Work nt the vermont Agricultural STA
ton.
A correspondent of the Rutland Herald
having visited the experiment station at
Burlington gives historical account of its
establishment and continues as follows:
CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES.
a great deal of time and work is being
devoted to vegetables especially 10 corn
and potatoes, as they are the most valuable
Of the vegetables raised in this state. About
eighty different varieties of POTATOES were
raised last year, and this wear the number
has been increased to nearly 300. This
large number cannot be handled so as to
make "A conclusive test hut it is expected
to select those varieties which are the best.
and give them very extended trial in the
future. The test of the different varieties
Of corn covers popcorn, field corn and en-
silage corn Among the varieties tried the
King Philip has shown very well for a large.
early corn or for carly. r,lj.r II v-o.s,,,.,,
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stands nine foot With M, .,,-,,.,. y+,u,
many stalks with t,,, .a,s aud tl. 5-ro,,u,
about - tons of forage per acre Among
the ensilage corn which did So well last
year, Red Cob promises equally rs well for
this, and the b and W. or southern White.
shows promise Of doing much better than
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fHrewarned that any experiment with it
would result in nothing but failure, yet the
failure has not appeared. 1t starts from
root cuttings planted in hills three feet
apart each way, aud it is cut for green fod
der as often as 1t begins TO blossom. 1t starts
very early III the spring, leaves having been
found i've inches long under the snow, and
Its growth Is very rapid. Three cuttings
have been made this year, and two more
Will yet be made before cold weather The
first cutting averaged over - tons to the
acre, and the other two cuttings have
yielded as much more. Ii is used only for
green fodder, as cattle will not eat it after
1t is dry or as ensllage. SO far the station
has had no trouble in getting the COWS to
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