Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-14
FARMERS MEETING AT CHELSEA.
The Value of Clovor rs II fertilizer--Other
Points Discussed.

sound of it should DO moro familiar on
every farm in the State. 1t means progress
and the progressive farmsrs are catching on
to it. 1t is the only hay that makes per-
feet feed ration for the mich COW fed either
as grass, hay or ensilage. There are plenty
OF farmers feeding it as ensilage, but it re-
uuires more care TO put it in a silo than corn
and must be heavily weighted. 1t is most
valuable for It's ferlIizng qualities; no crop
is so good for keeping M the farm. When
a crop of it Las been taken Off the land is
better Off than before it grew, and the more
clover we raise the richer our farms will
grow. No other plant we raise has such
roots. 1t il estimated that on an acre OF
good clover th, re are four tons OF roots left
in the ground. Cover soil is the best kind
Of potato ground. Our standpoint must be
very different from our fathers; theirs was
to get all they could from the soil; ours must
be to pay back something OF as much
manural value as we take of. We are
little apt to try and ape the English farmer
and get too much land. We need more
| intensive kind Of farming We find firm
ers all over the State making money and
they do it by raising large crops on their
best acres and making them better every
crop they take off and we nave all got TO
come to that method. The manural value
of the feeds we buy should be considered
and should save it all,
MIR. Dearborn-How do you seed down for
grass, and what do you save
Mr.. Sanford-This year had level cul-
ture in nv corn and sowcd the seed,
timothy, red top clover and Alsike in July;
| have a GOOD CATCH | used to buy few
pounds of clover and bag Of timothy; now
| | reverse the order. | put my corn in the
silo when it is glcssed and grow the largest
kind that will mature and buy waste pro-
ducts such as glueten, cotton seed, bran,
ETC., feed good four quarts OF this mixed
feed clover and siage every day. would
advise cutting clover rs soon as half OF the
blossoms appear. would not plough clover
under for manure, but would NOW twice.
Mr.. Smith was the next speaker and his
subject was: "Cau farmers afford to use
commercial fertilizers ~ lie took the
ground that farm should be made to pro-
duce all it is capable OF producing. IL should
carry certain amount OF stock every year
and all the farm manure should be saved
and applied in the most economical manner.
A farmer should calculate 20 raise a certain
number of acres of grain, use all the farm
made manure and suppiment with com
mercial when necessary. He thinks pota-
toes can be grown with phosphate with bet
ter results than with stable manure hut
would never advise using any commercial
fertilizer to the expense of the yard manure.
Did we know Just what our fields needed
we could use some special mixture. For ex-
ample some fields are rich in potash-when
this is the case it would be foolish to pur-
chase phosphate containing potash. Others
/, have ammonia enough, etc | would ad
wise plot experiment and know what was
needed; otherwise YOU will have to purchase
a complete fertilizer.
The "Fertilizing value of foods was dis
cussed by Mr.. Vail Of Fomtret. The differ
emit kinds of feeds vary in food and fer
tlizing value and Lear 10 relation to eacl
other. For example corn meal is worth a.
a fertilizers from Sc to s. after being fec
to animals, rating its ingredients same a
they cost in the market. Cotton seed mea
, over 500. gluten about the same bran : %
linseed meal very high. II they can be fe'
TO us to get back the first cost it is a cheal
and sure way to add fertility to Tie farm
, In answer to questions Mr.. Vail said al
} plants take Their food in a liquid form
Plaster is an excellent deoderiZor and !
, should be used in stables. It holds th
. ammonia. Should spread manure in fall 70
, any crop. There Is very little loss b
! evaporation. There is great deal of In
, dia or nIgger wheat raised in this section q
the country and dairymen pronounce II
, profitable crop and an excellent feed. Nj
Dearborn said ne kept dairy and supplied
the village with milk. His feed WAS one-thir
barley, one-third India wheat and one-thir
, oats or cob corn ground together and fe
, 10 quarts per day to each COW.
Mir. ward-A1ore than third Of tn
grain grown IN this town is ''nig.er' wheat
Mr.. Carlton-I have raised over 80
. bushels this year; SOW one bushel per acre
, wet the seed before sowing and roll III III
. pounds OF phosphate and 1t Will proiuc
. over 20 bushels per acre on very poor lane
have poor piece OF pasture where
:, raised India wheat on seven ceres of poe
). pasture for six successive years and no
. witch grass has come in and it makes fir.
rate pasture. / think the best way to in
y, prove worn-o out pastures Is to raise Ind
- wheat few years.
Major Richard Smith--There is no nee
y of buying cotton seed meal or color butte
q when India wheat is fed to cows. A farme
. present said the bulls should be remove
Il when ground Mr.. Carlton said the hui
u should not be removed. 1t was yer
u heavy feed and needed the hui Is to lighte
it a little
/, Mr.. Sanford said neighbor of his fed
peck of these bulls day per COW with GOO
y results.
u Mr.. Vail-Thcre is a large amount {
II proten in them and he had fed them for
- muscle forming food.
Il MIR. Dearborn-Said that be fed with oat
% they we're an excellent feed for horses
\ any other stock.
y Mr.. Bixby-Everyone who raises turke.
81 or sheep should raise the wheat on the
., poor soil: get good crops every year fro
- 20 to 40 bushels per acre.
u Mr. Dearborn-It won't bear very riC
- soil.
Is Mr. Spear said in regard to fine wo
% sheep-Men find themso yes peculiar
y adapted to special business which perha
~ his ueighbors could not succeed with al
III with diversity Of industries perhaps t
fine wool sheep may find profitable pla
10 on some farms to-day. Tho thought Of ii
AT woolled sheep associate itself with the tho
Do oroughbred; each class of sheep must
ne adapted to its surroundings. Middle WOOL
es sheep may perhaps be the most desrab
NC NC For 100 years or more In our state the II
"a wool has been the sheep Of her history.
o other breed will run in so large focks. Tn
H. | ava tba Iou1oSt liyad shaeD known ON