Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-16

keeping mixed stock. Bushes should be cut
down and land roseede1 if not on a good
sell. Have made a practice of sowing salt
on brakes and let the sheep hunt for it.
In answer to a question Mr. SIP ear said
consider any kind of sheep good for pas
ture No other breed of sheep flock so
readily as the merino. Mutton is being
more and more demanded in our markets.
Mr.. Campbell thinks the merinos are bet
ter for cennng pastures than the mutton
breed as the latter will not thrive on short
food.
Mr.. Spcar--Nernont farmers have done
wrong bv getting far from sheep They
can get more money from wool, saying
nothing about other products, than from
the average dairy of the State; can keep 10
sheen where vnu could keep ono COW.
Nj Cnmpbeli--l wntcred eight ewes
and rai.el from them II lambs which sold
for 81. -
\ larmar--f have been successful in kill
ing thu weeds and brush in a pasture by
moving every year. The sheep in this town
average from t to 10 pounds of wool. They
are mostly small Hocks.
MIR. S;peur-The age OF sheep varies with
the breeds. Coarse wool are the shortest
lived They live from to years, middle
wooded & to :, merinos from to 10.
! W ". Deno-It is mistake that our
! farmers have rot more diversity of objects
! in their farming interests. They should
! keep fewer COWS. Cows in this section do
not produce more than 125 pounds per COW.
/ | started with mixed stock and made n great
! mistake.
( Rev. Mr.. Wheeler asked Mr.. Spear what
pcr cent OF COWS he would sell Off to fill
their places with sheep, Mr.. Spear-That
would depend entirely on the condition Of
! the farm.
Mr. Delno asked what he should do with
pasture grown up to moss. Mr.. Spear
| Pasture that can be ploughed may DO re-
/ claimed in that way, but thousands of acres
cannot be ploughed and will grow up to
brush.
At the session of Jan. :, in the course Of
n paper on Farming tor profit" MIR.
| Chaplin said he considered our forests part
Of o,.r farms and tho lumber one of our
farm crops. Am selling ash lumber de-
liyered for from SlS to S25 per thousand,
maple s - to Fl4 and spruce for IS in the
log. This kind of lumber brings from So
TO 81 on the stump. Lumber should be cut
when ripe and woodsman can tell by the
looks of tree when that is. Always try
and look up good market for any kind
Of a crop Ash is a wonderfully fast grow
able forest crops aud estimate the cost of
making it at from 4 to cents per pound.
III the best first runs we put into small
cakes and they usually bring from II
to IS cents per pound. Il cooked
down so it will break like glass when spread
on snow it can lie cakel or stirred into
grain sugar and viii be heavy enough to get
the two cents per pound bounty. Our farm
! is making SO pounds of butter per week this
! winter and it sells for more than 100 pounds
did in the summer. Should make butter
every month in the year. Thnk every
farmer should keep more or less sheep; they
can lc kept at a profit. My flock OF 40 pro
! duces 80 lambs aud my salos amount to IG. 81
per he;,d from the 10 -heepin wool and lambs.
Ny neighhor raised 3! lambs from 16 ewes.
Mr.. Chaplin spoke OF other farm animals as
being made 10 pay profit, not emitting
hog, and poultry.
tra,s IS the king crop Of Vermont. 1t is
estimated that we sell go, 600, 600 worth of
farm produce ia the shape OF butter cheese,
| Leei, mutton, etc, rom grass alone and 1t
is a VOL settled tact that we must cut our
hay early, soon or before the first blossom
appears and If the land is in good state of
| cultivation cut tWocrops
MIR. Gilmore said he had sent sugar to
market AMI had it called alulterated. Mr..
Smith OF the board said maple sugar is the
one crop in which Vermont lends all sister
States and Is All industry which ought to be
fOstcred and encouraged. Hoped there
/ would be an exhibition OF it at The world ;
fair III Chicago as that city turned out more
Pure Vermont maple syrup than Ner-
mont ts-liN
Mr.. Sanford OF the boarG-rhis bounty
on maple sugar is going to give the industry
Il boom. Already in the southern part OF
the State new camps were being started. y
good article viii always command a good
price. He spoke OF the maple sugar ex
change AT BratteborO ami of its being q
safe aud profitable way to put our product
upon the markets.
Nr Cha1li.-Sc!l nay sugar to customers.
X pays ony to make good article. As
soon n the buds start, better gather the
buckets
The chairman called on Mr. Beechcr OF
johnson to give has experience with hens.
Mr.. H,ec.er-I have always believed in
mixed farming. Kept an account of II
hens q few years ago, and they laid l64e
egss. We soll 100 for $40. Since ther
We keep about 90. Have no hen house they
run around the barn aud roost in an oper
shed which IS only partly enclosed. Sold il
one year SlOl. - from them, besides what
We used in the family. We raised pullet,
enough TO keep the flock good, and killed
and ate the young roosters. Feed l2-quar
pail fun OF warm feed in the morning, con
slsting of brau, fine feed, : corn meal,
and some boiled potatoes This hens eat
bushel of oats Ill about four days; feed very
Little corn. Never pay out over $50 or SlC
for feed Tor them. DO not ike the Plymouti
) Rocks; prefer brown Leghorns, Keep lim'