The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-01-16
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claim : rocly paslars Tie high price q
farm belp is uBs gfch ohstscie; lts lsek
81 ksosIedse a. 30 shat 70 81 and boz to
i. ssotbef. II 90 suytbiug 60 advantage
90 tafm uou a3syS horse pgwtr must he
used. Bat tns rocky pasture there IS it
+ tie or ro oppor unity 70 use horses. Sheu
our ancestors cesftd co The forests from
a great dea ei laud they toiiea Tor snsli
results Ii Is true The land has made
pssssbIe ps.tare, bot uos the fertility Of
. the ,oil bas 90 iat departed that It does
not produse enough 10 pay the tsirs sod
I interest 90 It. cost think tlst generally
where trees Of sry vslue spring up they
should be SLOWED TO stoF II the ioroes
which ue esil nature are left by man to
work oct the plsn e; their great Designer,
| they uill cover the laui With yttiaus
growlhs Of grester or Lees yalue, Bat
/ man can direct these forces by nsing the
powers Of MUD snd body which God hss
given him. II nature gross fnshes and
sedges sud weeds TorthIess Tor ioddel
MOSES, ltras aud the like, the farmer
must Interfere or loose bis land value. II
nature grows soft wood trees, like spruce,
pine aud the like, the farmer will need to
Trim aud thin. But when hard woods
spring up be needs to spend little OF no
time upon them. 1t might pay to set out
ash aud Isple 10 rocky soil where they
would grow, bat most farmers prefer to
get what they can from the soil and do not
trouble themselves about posterlty,
But there is way to make this soil OF
great value, and that not wholly to pos
terity, quote from Professor ), 7. Mey
nard's Practical Ftolt Grover, Orange
Judd Company, Springfield Msss j. In
nearly every st te 10 the Uoion there are
thousands upon thousands Of acres Ct land
so rough and stony that it cannot be cult
waited, and upon which are found apple
trees remarkable fer their proinc
tiyeness and yigcr The fruit produced
upon such land is noted for its high color
and rich favor, and for long keeping
qualities, Much Of this land is almost
worthless for any other purpose than fer
forestry and the production OF the large
fruits, and, if properly planted and cared
TO- in Ia lar In
come for the investment. Ia planting
such land particular care must be given
TO the preparation Of the soil directly
around the tree, and to saving the material
often found growing upon it-such as
sedges, brakes brush etc, or obtained
eIsewhere--to be used as mulch, to pre-
vent the escape OF the moisture that Is
rapidly carried away by the leaves OF
grasses aud other plants.
Here, it would seem. is a field for the
experiment stations to work 10; and am
inclined to think that one or more pieces
OF rocky pasture land, changed into forest
or orchard, would be q vlusble object
lesson to the farmers Of the state, And II
the stati rs should run short OF subjects
for buletinee, they might give some ptae
ticsl directions regarding the turning Of
unprodnctive pasture lands into produc
tive woodland or apple orchards,
Meantime, what shaII we do for pas
tures2 ] believe that cora, clover and the
silo fully answer the question. If the
the farmers Of Vermont who have land
that will grow corn and clover would bend
their energies chiefly to the growing Of
these two crops they would add large
amount to their incomes while their farms
" ould grow n ore and more fertile ThCre
Is almost DO limit to the amount Of fod
der that can be grown upon an acre OF
good ground. A COW to the acre is not an
mpossIbllity What Is wanted rs
aud skill, and these are 10 be
obtained by study and experience OF
course there are wet. stony farms that
need 30 much hard labor put into them be
Tore they can be titled in the modern way.
to advantage, that man may well shrink
rom trying to get living from them
bat they are the exception and not tie