The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-09
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10 ressrd 10 New Engsna farms and for
mefs Is tbs, the former are smsll and 81
haus.ed. snd the latter men Of little energy
OF business espsol,y, says l. IA. hesaias
Ia The Rnrs Neu Yorker. New England
writers. particularly those 81 the literary
class. are CHI ay TO be credited With TO-
dDoins this declusise conception sbroad'
The Yankee farmer Of the average tale
writer. from Mrs. Stose dnsnxtri 10 the
l.s, Subscriber for the story column, is 10
reality either myth, OF a survival from 3
n long past era II seen al all, 1t Is 10 The
bsc settlements Ii is quite safe 10 de-
clare as truth that nowhere 10 Ameriea
are there 10 be found ore good farms, or
more skilltul farmers, 10 proportion TO the
rural population. than 10 Now England.
1t is true that the application OF scientific
principles AID advanced methods such IS
is seen IN English high farming. to the
cultivation Of the soll has not yet made
very great progress outside OF limited
circle, but the necessity for improvements
Is widely felt and the crowds OF men aud
women who Il 5ek to the farmers meetings
from those of the club or Grange, to tie
great conventions Of dairymen, or stock
men testify TO the truth ofthst statement
The farm Of Msior Joseph Grout OF Der
by is among the earliest ones opened 10
the settlement OF north eastern Vermont
Clyde, the name OF Mr.. 6routs farm con
sists OF territory OF $50 acres, the arabic
portion OF which was fret subjected to
cultivation 10 the FIRST decade OF this cen
tury by Benjamin Human, aud u has
since descended 10 regular succession to
the wife Of the present owner. MAJOR Jos
iah Gtout. who has purchased the rights
Of the other heirs. The Major is farm
FRS son aud an honored veteran OF the war
for the Union. He is also an enthusiastic
sericullurist, and II his neishbors have
persisted in sending him to represent them
for SO many years in the State Legislature
as to cause his repeated elevation to the
Speakership. and the frequent suggestion
OF his name for the Governorship, it Ger
tainly cannot be locked upon as fault In
him.
One hundred and five OF these acres are
under the plow-much the larger part 10
the rear of the dwelling hcuse, which
stands on the main street in the village Of
Derby Centre. Four hundred and twenty
five acres are in pasture, and 100 IN WOOD
land. On the latter ere found fully four
Thousand sugar naples, OF which 2500 are
utilized in the production, by the most
approved methods, Of over 5000 pounds OF
choice sug each spring. The hay har
vest averages 200 tons yearly, OF the cholc'
est quality. Twenty five acres are annual
ly planted to corn for feeding, yielding
from $50 to IT'S tons Of dry fodder. A por'
ton OF this goes into siloe; but the greater
part is drawn in from the field, cut, stesm'
ed, and fed out to the cows 10 milk,
Seventy cows-sll registered A, j. u
c.. or grades - are kept for butter, ranging
from heifers about to come in, to old COWS
to be soon eliminated from the herd. AL
lowing for beifeis. the going out and com
ing in periods, aud removals, 80 may be
given as the average constantly in milk.
The butter product for the past yesI was
Il, 900 pounds, an average Of 24O pounds
TO each COW above four years OF age>-two
two year old or IL three year ola, being
counted as one. The butter Is made by
the Cooley system, and the cbarD. rs well
as other farm machinery. Is operated by
steam engine Of six horse power
About 30 hogs are kept TO consume the
wastes Of the dairy, and improve the ma
nure. About 20 OF the best heifer calves
are raised annually. Forty horses OF all
ages are Kept, the aim being to raise good
drivers. There il also flock OF so Shrop
shire sheep. A large field OF rutsbagas is
grown and fed 10 youpg stock. or COWS not
in milk. Ono acre ofpotatoes only was
grown the past season, yielding fully $50
bushels. The maple sugar is put up in
tin pals or cakes, and marketed West, at
from 8 TO ~ cents ponnd. New grass
sod ia top dressed, either with manure or
phosphates, with good results. For corn.
both manure and commercial fertilizers
are used. Ashes prove TO be good fer
tilizer on this soil