Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-22
FIRST DAYOF FARMERS WEEK
Lectures, Demonstrations and Elk
hibits in Morrill, Hall.
Addresses Yesterday Afternoon Dealt
with the soil--Prevention Of For
est Fires Treated ~ state
Forester in Evening.

Farmers Week at the University OF
Vermont opened at two O'Clock
Monday afternoon at Morrill, hall
The program included addresses
by Professors Hills and Borlant
and by Mr.. Helyar in the afternoon and
by State Forester Halves in the evening
Attractive exhibits OF various material
and apparatus, reminiscent of the better
farming special train, are shown in the
Railways and in some of the smaller
laboratories and lecture rooms The
State board of health Is cooperating
with its tuberculosis exhibit.
THE DIAGNOSIS OF SOIL NEEDS.
CBy Dean j. l.. Hills)
The lecturer threw upor the screen
sides descriptive of % different soil con
dition7. with their several diagnoses and
treatments. The discussion of most OF
these was stu further illustrated, using
slides showing such conditions and treat
nents. Ten OF these % slides read as fol-
lows
III. Condition. a close. compact clay
loan, which puddes when wet, and
bake and cracks when dry. and is apt 20
clog when plowed Diagnosis, poor physi
cal condition. Treatment: Underdrain-
age; lining. green manurng manuring.
III. Condition: A loose, sandy. leachy
sandy loan, which dries ont quickly
Diagnosis: Poor physical conditions; toe
little water and organic matter Treat
nient: irrigation 60; cultivation: limins
t7); green manuring or manurinS: fores-
tration with white pine.
yI-oA >~t~ liz,
Diagnosis: TOO much water In spots
Treatment: Underdrainage by the irresu-
lar system
VI Condition: Crops suffer from
drought. Diagnosis: More or less fire.
ouent lack Of water. Treatment: 1rrisa-
ton: intertilaEe; green manuring; map
uring; drought resistant crops.
VII. Condition: Oats head out poorly
and are apt to lodge; corn of APP
proved varieties does not mature well
though the fodder is excessive. Diagnos-
Is: Shortage of available phosphoric acid
perhaps excess Of available nitrogen
Treatment: More phosphoric acid: cur.
tail nitrogen.
X. Condition: Corn. oats. etc, are &
sickly green (when weather conditions
and tillage are satisfactory and tend &c
mature early. Diagnosis: Perhaps poo,
drainage: often lack Of available nitro.
gen. Treatment: according to circum
stances. drainage: more nitrogen; NOR.
manure.
XII Condition: Glover falls; sorrel
white daisy, brakes. goldenrod. black
berry bushes thrive. Diagnosis: Aoidity
Confirmation Of diagnosis: Litmus pape,
test. Grow a row Of beets. ons-haif Inn
ed, one-half uniimed. Treatment: Aming
XII. Condition: Stony, moss-grown
brake-filied, WORKOUT pasture Diagnosis
Depletion Of plant food. Treatment: Reno
walton by: ~ Restriction Of overgrAxnY
ca Turning IN cattle late In spring
so fertilization; 90 cultivation: ~ rsseed
ing 6) weed eradication: rsfor estation
XIV. Condition: Alfalfa fails. dag
nosis: Ina 'equate soil preparation; south
IN grown seed; weeds; soil acidity; lac,
! Of nodule producing organisms rust
lack Of understanding as 10 crop peculiar
tiles. Treatment: Perfect tillage; abeo
Lutte extraction OF weeds; lining; inocu
| la'ipn: learning how.
| XIV. Condition Lowered crop Yields
following continuous cropping with