Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-24
FARMERS, MEETING AT GREENSBORO.
rhe Subject of Worn out Land and other
Interesting Topics Discussed.


Of agriculture MIR. j. b. Cooke was made
chairman. About hundred OF the repre-
sentation farmers of tho section were pres
emit and listened with interest to the remarks
of Mr.. Sanford, who spoke on keeping up
the fertility of the farms.
A lively discussion took place on the sub
iect of renovating worn out pastures, and
mute number favored letting the brush
grow on the poorer places.
Mr.. Tallman said he had piece of woods
cut over 25 years ago that is now heavy
growth. He began to thin it out Is years
ago and has got wood enough since to pay
expenses. On five or six acres of this woods
there are more than a thousand maple trees
more than n foot through.
Mr.. Chaplin of the board said we were
apt to DIES pise these little scrub spruce when
they grow up in our pastures, but where
they are thick il allowed to stand will make
saw logs in n few years and spruce makes a
valuable timber. Mr.. Chaplin also gave the
experience OF Mr.. Clever, the editor OF New
England farmer. On a rocky pasture
where, when boy he was kept moving
brush to keep them down. When he be
came the owner he let them grow and in %
wears sold it for $50 per acre. Mr.. Tollman
Said few years ago while cutting scrub
spruces in a pasture there was a half acre
lowered very thickly. These were allowed
Ito stand and to-day the trees are from three
IT, T., ohas in diometar md from II TO 40
feet high.
Chairman Cooke owned piece of land
which was cut off when he was boy.
Beech, bircn and maple. were sold for 81
per cord-to-day there is a sugar orchard
If 1900 tree. Thirty years ago he owned
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