The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-08
Somerset Reports.

The Mid-winter bulletin issued by Sec
retars AicKeen. OF the Board OF Agrieult-
urr. contains the following reports from
Somerset men:
NORTH ANsoN-The tendency of the
times is strongly TO dairylng IN some oil
its branches; more attention Is being
given to small fruits perhaps ana poultry
raising. but the Other modes OF farming,
for beef. mutton and wool, are being very
much neglected. too much so no doubt,
especially the interest in sheep. Gro
FLINT.
NoRRlpGrWutk- Dairying Is receiving
a larper attention than ever before IN Nor
ridpeNoek. \ number OF farmers IN one
corner OF the town commenced to furnish
cream for the butter factory at Skowhe-
can three years 40 and encouraged by
the success OF these enc after another mas
gone lnto business I'LL now nearly one
half OF the farmers IN town gre making
darying their principle business part
making their own butter, but the most
send their cream 10 the factory. Horses
are fast decreasing they are giving place
to the COW. Many farmers disposed OF
their whole flock Of sheep last fall and are
out of the business entirely and there was
4 large reduction in all iiocks. Probably
there are not over one-fourth as many
sheen in town As there were one year ago.
Farmers are learning that dairylng means
more and better dressing for the farm and
are bu1ing less superphosphates and
other fertilizers and with larger and bet
ter crops are not obliged to buy so much
feed as heretofore. CHAs. L WARREN
SkoWHFoAN-Gld that our Board Of
Agriculture purposes to keep abreast the
times and start out for the seasons cam
naign with "A determination to give our
horticultural interests lift throughout
the State, The bulletins last season
were highly interesting and greatly APP
preciated. 1t puts the farmers OF the
State in touch on these questions 50
closely connected with their business
and they can all profit by this inter
change of thought and opinion. ne
farmers of the State car well aiofu I"
pa, a reasonable tax to support I'VE
Board of Agriculture. Why not get the
npinion of the farmers of the State IN re-
gard to the tax question; the past ana
present work and influence of the state
college the grange and its methods OF
instruction and the advisability of adj
hitting those not intimately connected
with farming into membership, and sim
liar questions: Why not give us some
Thing like tins in bulletin form:
5. +. EMERSON.
SoEo<-l must think that blowing in
the fall and spreading the manure on i'm
mediately and narrowing IT in is heneil-
cial to early crops; the dressing becomes
Incorporated into the soil, which must
be done before we can expect to get the
full benefits of the same, and if we make
"A practice carting such heavy truck
across the fields they become badly cut
up and causes much labor to make them
smooth. | do not believe it good policy
to feed dairy cows with one kind OF
grain fed continually, change is need
ed. STEPHEN MERRILL
BINGnAM-lu regard to ensilage, |
read good many arguments against 1t.
1t appears from experiment station re-
ports that the chief advantage of Il silo
is the more economical harvesting.
understand that an ensilage cutter is
quite expensive aud | do not wish to buy
machinery to put up ensilage till eau
see where the profit is coming / under
stand cutter costs from one to two
hundred dollars. 1t appears that the
dairying business Is getting knocked out
by cleo. Something should be done by
Congress. have an idea that the diff
erent agricultural organizations can
knock cleo out IN ole round If they will
take hold of the matter,
II. B. WHIrPLE.