Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18

Corn for s!lagc 90 tons manure. GO
pound. chemical fertilizer 900 broad
castod 100 in tho hill)
oats and peas for hay (ether manure
10 tons of chemical fertilizer 500 to ;o1
pounds.
clover o'ap % 100 Tbs. mineral fcrtilizcrJ
Potatoes Is tons or inorc manure plow-
cd in IN tho fan and In the spring 1000
lbs. chemical fertilizer broadcastcd and
900 lbs. drilled: or as alternative ton
chemical fertilizer, 2-S broadcasted, Is
drilled)
Hungarian 90 tons or more :nanurc).
Timothy for three years fortified
either with manure literally applied or
700 mounds chemical fertilizer first yehr
second year 10 pounds chemical fert..i-
ger; third wear used as pasturage with
10 pounds chemical fertilizer. When
pnstnrcd II carries more than one cow to
the acre.
Rotatiun pays in that it distributes the
hand and team labor evenly throughout
the year and mates a better ratio Of
team and hand labor to tillace area:
that rotation IS natures system Of man
urine Village acts as manure. Many Of
vantage AMI thus bring on $50 worth
Of plant food in the water every year.
Peat is largely used. Cottonseed meal Is
bought hy the car load and COW ana
plant fed Herewith. Finally chemical
fertilizers ure used freely One hundred
tons were used upon the farm last year,
and they have been used very heavily
for IA years and to good advantage 4
IS just as efficient as q pound Of rot-
ash which has passed through an ami
mails digestive system. Rotation. TIL
age. irrigation. the growth of leEumes,
the use of proteinous feeds and the
liberal use Of chemicals together with
systematic MANAGEMENT Of The farm
have been the reasons for such success
as have made.
PROF. J. W. sANRORN.
C;ilnanton. \. "
APPLE GROWING, IN THE CHAM.
PLAIN VALLEY
Oregon apples are to-day selling at fv,
cents apiece in Champaign valley cities
Why should this he when cha 9lplair
valley grows AS fine apples as are pr,wt
anywhere Largely because tho larger
f DfGl
er prices.
Addison. Grand Isle aud Chlteande,
counties in the order named are III,
three apple counties 81 the state A1ou
! fve-siXths Of the shipments come iron
these counties, Yet there are compare
lively few first class orchards therein
| Tho northwestern orchards are far in nd
vance Of our Chamnla7 valley ones
more particularly because Of the energy
1orcc. study and cooperation Of til,
1 growers.
| The best corn and potato land Shout,
! he chosen for apples Trees should y
set preferably in the spring. but if nee
essary in the fall. in straight rows T.
favor easy cultivation. easy SPRAYING
and easy picking. Prune the tree I
such shape as accords with persona
liking. distance apart IS also a matte
6. personal judgment. Some orchardist
plant very close As n rule Champlai
! valley farmers do not plant closely hi.
grow crops between the trees Orchard
ing and ua,rying work We'll together
Spray ing. particularly with gasoline en-
eines, IL we'll worth while. The ready
| mixed Bordeaux mixtures although per
haps less effective and somewhat nor
costly than home made goods. have tn
merit OF convenience. The sundry fun
sus and insect pests including the Sa
Jose scale are one way OF looking n
It "A direct advantage to orcharding i
keeping down the amount OF fruit. The
arc blessings to intelligent and activ
growers. The harvest is important. Car,
full men. lined baskets. etc, pay a
compared with careless pickors, an
slack methods. A storage house Wit
t.ght walls pays.
Tho first class Champlaln valley SIP
may sell from s. upwards. Fancy nun
Ter ones have sold in New York fro,
the car AT $12 Il barrel; number ones
; s.. number twos at g.. There is rool
for many more good commercial orcl
ards in the valley.
r. L. KINNEY. South Hero, Vt.
APPLE GROWING IN IilLI. TOWN.
Profitable apple orchards may
grown on hill lands. Success largely d
, pends upon three factors. such as: {
Lay of tho land or the exposure.
, Suitable soil. go Care given tho tre
!, and the soil,
, Law OF land or exposure. Land shou
have gentle rather than a PERCEPTION
slope; capable of good soil drainas
and also possess good air drainage. BE
exposure is northeast or east.
Suitable soil.-Hardwood soils are be.
Land on which maple groves have be,
removed are particularly desirable, We