The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-06

commissioner Of agriculture, opene'
his campaign Of education in Windhan
county this week, holding farmers
meetings ut Dummerston, Monday after
noon and evening; South Londonderry
Tuesday afternoon and evening; MAT
boro, Tuesday evening; Williamsy,lle
Wednesday evening; Townshend, Wed
nesday afternoon and evening; drai
ton, yesterday afternoon and evening
He will hold meeting this afternoon
and evening at Rockingham. Mr.. Mar
tin is assisted by the following speak
ers: A, Il. Halves of Burlington, state
forester; Prof. M. b. Cummings OF
Burlington, horticulturist: Il. +. Stadt'
mueller of Elmwood, Conn.,, and II. o,
Daniels of Middletown, Conn, dairy
institute specialists, and ID. ii. Lam
berton. of Burlington.
Mr.. Martin speaks briefly, and con
fines his remarks entirely to corn. lie
believes that good, marketable corn
can be grown in Vermont, and shows
samples of q number of varieties grown
In different parts of the state. He dis
plays samples of both white and yellow
Dent corn grown in Connecticut. that
interests his audience. The specimens
came from the corn show held in
Worcester late last fall. Mr.. Martin
recommends the growing of flint corn in
Vermont. He believes it is the corn
best adapted for all sections of New
England. He shows specimens of the
l2-row variety Of corn grown IN
Highgate and in Whiting.
ii. o. Daniels speaks on crop. rotation,
cone erning which he is not only an en-
tbisast but successful exponent.
years ago he and his
brother were left with the 72-acre
homestead on their hands. 1t was q
disbeartening proposition to think OF
making the farm q paying proposition.
Inside of 90 years from the time they
came into possession of the property,
which is near Middletown, Conn, the
farm was carrying 100 head OF cattle
and was first class dairy farm equip,
ped for furnishing milk to the people
Of Middletown. The system of crop
rotation which Mr.. Daniels explains
in detail is that known as the Millbrook
system and was originated by the
Daniels brothers. Mr.. Daniels tells
in q lucid manner how he planted corn
on one plot of ground for IL years and
would have been following that plan
Of planting if he had not been made to
see that soil like everything else can
be worn out. He is now rotating his
crops in such a way as to give him
about $50 tons of ensilage from 80
teresting part of Mr.. Daniels g address
is that pertaining to oat and clover
ensilage which he puts into his siIo in
June. He said that he calculated to
feed ensilage from May to Sept. and
to do this he was obliged to feed oats
and clover in the form of ensilage.
This is along entirely new lines for the
Vermont farmer and it was probably
the first opportunity they have had to
get first hand information on the sub
iect. Mr.. Daniels in telling of the use
Of this kind of sueculent food brings
,ut the strong point in his crop rotation.
IN grow crop of oats, clover or rye.
He suggests that crop rotation be fol.
owed upon the line that he pursues in
and says that it can be
lone as we'll in Vermont as in his state.
he uses in his talk for purposes OF
a chart dealing with 30
.cre farm divided into three parcels or
ields. His system is to plant corn the
irst year, rye and clover the second
md clover the third year on the first
ield. The second field would be planted
he second and corn the third. That
rop rotation is the salvation of the
larry farm Mr.. Daniels goes on to show
" the return which his farm yields and
which it could not possibly do under
he old system of planting.
Prof. M. B. Cummings, h0rticultur- ,
1t, speaks upon apples particularly.
lie tells the story of the decrease in T
pple production in Vermont during I
he last SO years in an easy way that Z
annot but impress the farmer, large q
collecting. bv failure to plant orchards e
nd to rehabilitate the old orchards. n
rolf Cummings explains that the cider i
pple period has passed, and that today q
here is promise that Vermont apples a
re to come into the prominence they q
eserve. He pays particular attention r
, old orchards in his talks and recon- \
ends. strongly that they be reiuven- b
ted. The prospective fruit grower D
lould remember that it requires Is Il
ears to plant and develop a new or b
apital and effort will be tied up he a
lght to develop to the fullest extent
,ssible the old orchard. Ii
F. T. .Stadtmueller takes as his sub IL
ct Dairying as a Business. PROPOSE el
on. 1t is his purpose to show that n
10 average farmer fails to take into fl
the many overhead p
larges that must be met whether. he fl
looking for them or not. He points o,
It three considerations in the business 81
dairying: The condensation of q T
,mber of bulky products Of the soil st
to a commodity or commodities that it
n be more readily marketed; the op- W
rtunity it affords for the conserva- a,
IN of the land; and the regular in IT
me it brings to those engaging in the sn
siness. Vermont farmers will ap- til
eciate what Mr.. Stadtmueller tells ps
EN- about the expenses that are lost nc
hit Of in the operation of dairv. su
3 figures showed that charge of ST.
DIT should be made against each
" in a 20-cow dairy above the cost o,
feeding and labor. He goes into de- a
ad charge includes depreciation, in Al
.ance, taxes, and number Of other
mn 10 In mt On nduooafo nf ahirN.