The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-05-26
Agriculture.


and oue ball acre. tsd Teen planted WIZ
corn the prsviou, scason. The entire Geld
Va. iertilx enthusiastically the ZANE
Thirty or cart losds Of slsb'e nspnr'
equal 10 ~ oords were spresd on each Aci,
during The late sutumn 81 1890. and plo~
cd under abont slr and oue bali inehs'
deep. ~ above stated. The surface ~a'
dnely pnlseriEst With iisc harrovs. fni.h,
cd With fne tooth smoothing harrow, aud
ready for plating about May Ia Thu
planting Was done with the Eclipse plan
ter. which plants one rev aud marks fol
the succeeding row at the sane time
Three hundred pounds OF standard ier;ili
yer per acre were used at time Of planting
Rows, three and one half feet apart; bills,
three feet, four 10 six kernels 10 each bill
Guilty. ton was thorough. using horse and
hand hoes frequently through the season.
no weeds being allowed to mature, and the
field being perfectly clear OF any growth
except corn at the time OF harvest The
variety OF corn is not classified in any
work il being sn hybrid originating at Oak
Ridge, the meme by which my farm ~
known. We began tie harvest Sept. s
aud finished Sept. IS. when the crop was
sll secured, corn 10 cribs and slower In
the silos.
As our mode Of harvesting corn is uni
que, / venture short explanation OF the
method adopted some five years since.
have 80 portable cribs made Of stIorg
spruce, consequently light. each holding
1900 pounds OF corn, as harvested They
are made in siI pieces aud all parts are I'M
terchsr gesble with the same par in any
crib. They can be set up or taken down
10 FIVE minutes, and as one third OF the
side space Of the whole structure Is devot'
ed to air ingrsss. the corn never fails Of
DR., ing off completely. In fact, our seed
corn is taken from the cribs when wanted
for use or sale, and is warranted to eermi'
nate. Size OF cribs. two and one half feet
At the bottom, three feet at top, IL feet 10
length, five feet high on one side and SIX
feet on the other, with roof OF matched
boards painted and projecting eight inches
on either side. These cribs are secure in
any weather aud are not nailed or bolted
when in position. They are at present oil
filed and will remain IN the field until
March or April, when the corn is removed
and the crits packed away until wanted.
The cost of growing our corn the pres
ent season is as follows: 270 cords Of ma
nure, including handling and spreading
on field, SO per cord. one third being char
ged to corn crop, S270; blowing. 81 80 per
acre, S37 so; pulverizing and narrowing,
81 per acre. S52 so, seven bushels OF seed
corn. 81; planting so cents per acre. Sll,
%, cultivation, hoeing, etc, So per acre,
SIP 80; harvesting, including cutting
husking, cartipg stover aud filling silos,
Coal, use OF engine, etc.. Sl4 per acre,
1915; 6750 pounds OF phosphate, 100 per
hundred, SOL %; interest on % IL acres
of land at 500 per acre, per Mt, SIP,
so, Amount OF corn husked, $3.50 baskets
at 40 pounds each. Isl, 600 pounds; shrini
kaye, when thoroughly dried, % per cent,
40, 44s pounds. Net weight Of dried corn,
100, 1862 pounds. Number OF bushels at 6S
pounds per bushel, 1904 "a, worth in
field rs cents per bushel. Amount OF sto
yer in weight, as carted to silos, Is. 060
pounds per acre. 40G, $50; shrinkage 10
silos Is per cent, 60.952 pounds; net
amount Of silage, 345, 3OS pounds, or l72
7O.1OOth tons at SO per ton.
Results: 1904 3,4 bushels Of dry corn
at 10 cents per bushel, $l2O3l66; l72 TO
Tooth tons OF silage 1t SO per ton. s5Os TO-
making Sl7l1 &C. Total expense. as above
specified, $3.50 81. Net profit. s722l6
Remarks: The manure used WAS al'
made on the farm and value estimsted.
One third OF this is charged to corn crop,
as we follow corn with cereals for two
years, receipts ABOUT S3O per acre escn
year, and su bsequently four years in grass
averaging two tons OF hay for four years,
or eight tons in all, with no additional fer
iilizer except 200 pounds Of muriate OF
potash sown with grass seed with the last
gram crop. Hay averages at barns Sll
per ton, this year sl2. Hay marketed In
the spring OF 1891, 40 tons at Sl4 per tom
delivered. Amount OF silsge, same as
present season The silags, increased our
feeding capacity so tons Of hay each year.
Have had but one frost 10 nine years from
planting to harvest. This season first frost
Oct. IL.
G Ii. SHoLRs