Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
FARMERS WEEK ENDS
Many of Last Years Visitors
Came Back.
Another Session Same Time Next Ycnr
--PrOfessOr mis- Pleased with
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Lectures Inst Dny.

Farmers week ended Friday at the
University of Vermont with the after
poon lectures and demonstrations.
Through the whole five DAYS the keen
est interest has been manifested by the
attending farmers and the attendance has
been steadily on the increase since the
first day At noon Friday there WAS
a total registration for the day sessions
alone of over 40 30 registration was
taken Friday afternoon. when there
was a large additional attendance. nor
at any OF the evening sessions.
Professor Hills said Friday that
farmers week next year would he held AT
the same time. \ bulletin will shortly
be gotten out by the commissioner of
agriculture containing abstracts of all
the addresses delivered during the
week. They viii be given in fun in the
regular annual report of the commissioner.
One of the facts indicative of the
popularity of the university lectures
among the farmers is the fact that many
who were here last year came again this
time.
Three general series OF lectures were
given Friday morning in Morrill, hall,
ing and commercial fertilizer buying. Al
two o'clock in the afternoon there
lecture on orchard renovation by Prot.
Nj. 49, Cummings ana AT three O'Clock two
demonstrations were given. one was In
grating, top grating apple grading and
packing and was conducted by Professor
Cummings. j. W. wellington, 7. l..
Kinney and S. Hargravcs. The second
Demonstration was in home mixing OF
fertilizer and the study Of fertilizer
Ingredients. It was conducted hy Profess
sor Hills and G. II. Jones.
HORTICULTl'RE AND FORESTRY.
The following lectures We're given in the
teries on horticulture and forestry;
storage Of Fruit and Vegetables by
j w. Wellington. The New England
Corn Show by y. NJ. Brewer Need and
Progress of Forestry in the emitted States
md Vermont" ny state Forester Hawes
and AN Acre of Potatoes by f.. s
brigham The lectures Of NJ. iTawes and
M. Wellington are given below in
abstract.
STORAGE OF FRUITS AND NEGET-
ABTES
Better storage facilities are needed in
Mis- State Every resource must be de-
Vcloped that We may meet ruling prices
Of materials Successful storage may be
q factor In such development.
There are certain general requirements
IN the cold storage of perishable pro-
ducts.
A-PRELIMINAR REQUIREMENTS.
The product must he in prime con-
ntion; harvesting carefully and accur-
,yfa IL
mems discarded, suitable storage room
provided.
B-SOME. PRINCIPLES or STORAGE
Temperature must he controlled in
storage room, low temperature being abb
holutely essential for most vegetables
and all fruits.
. A moist atmosphere Is essential In
the storage room. to prevent the shrivel-
ing Of fruits and the drying Of veget-
nbles.
3-Convenient ventilation is needed that
the air may be kept pure
4-Suitable receptacles are needed for
each kind OF fruit or vegetable, barrels
for apples: bins for potatoes. etc.
The various vegetables and fruits have
different storage requirements. Every
farm should possess suitable storage
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separate s'o'"sc io"S ''' y, "''"
house the market garden n cellar For
the ordinary farm. partition off por-
ton OF the cellar, put in ventilators
and use them.
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