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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
ORLEANS COUNTY FARMERS.

The following was taken from the
Stanstead P. O. Journal and speaks
of farm conditions in several Orleans
county towns.
The pessimistic attitude Of the
farmers in the early spring prompted
representative of the Journal to
visit. recently, several of the farms in
Holland. Morgan, Charleston, Brown
ington and Derby for the purpose of
learning at first hand the exact result
of the seasons planting and harvest
The total area Of the towns named is
Holland, 23.O4O; Charleston, 23,O4O
Derby. 23,O4O Morgan, 10000 and
Bloomington. 1885 acres. With the
single exception of fruit 1913 is the
banner year for this important section
of Orleans county. Every farmer
with whom conditions were discussed
was thoroughly optimistic; every item
produced was the best ever known. and
the market satisfactory Anoth er
encouraging factor was revealed in the
answers to the query: 'Have you got
your farm and stock paid for?" The
reply from 81 per cent was most graft
flying: eve have, and have money in
the bank" Over 80 per cent of these
farmers are lOaning money more OF
less. and a large percentage of the
young people. the children of these
farmers. have deposits in the savings
banks of Orleans county. Many of
the farmers have encouraged the boys
on the farm to raise an area of grain
or potatoes on their own account, and
some have few sheep; others have
colts, and good many have fine flocks
of poultry. The attitude of all the
farmers we met was one of kindly
interest in the new roads movement
and the work of the agricultural
! college and experimental station.
Some have barometers and are keeping
records and depending more or less
upon the readings of early morning.
Real thrift obtains in nearly all the
homes visited. The school is finding {
warm friend on these farms the farm.
ers are realizing more than ever its
Importance as an agent in their up
ward climb. We found an agriculture
paper IN nearly every farmhouse
and the occupants showed that this
weekly visitor was receiving a careful
and intelligent reading We were
unable to obtain close census of the
church tendance from the farmer
themselves, but it is much larger thar
we had been led, from other sources
to believe it to be; it is not far from
% per cent. The percentage of tota
abstalners from the use of alcohol,
drink as beverage stands about 81
against Is per cent who occasionall.
use alcoholics. To the careful reade
OF this digest this last statement il
sure to be significant. This repor
certainly answers for this section tn
claim by certain Vermont educator
that the rural sections of the Greer
Mountain state are a close parallel tt
the conditions in the mountains O
Tennessee and Kentucky There ar
very few abandoned or rented farms i
all this area. ~
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
What Authorities Say.

"Crops grown on lime soils are
usually we'll nourished and are more
capable of withstanding unfavorable
climate conditions, as drouth and early
frosts. Harry Snyder, Minnesota
Agricultural College.
<<There are thousands of acres of
sour soils in Rhode Island, Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire, Vermont, Con
necticut. Maine, etc. The application
of Lime Carbonate to such soils may
do more to make them productive than
the use of large amounts of CONNER
cial fertilizers. IS. w. Fletcher, in
Soils.
Carbonate of Lime is the very key
note of successful alfalfa culture.
1t seems the very foundation of fer
tility itself. Joseph E. Wing in
Alfalfa in America.
Thorough tillage and the liberal
application of Carbonate of Lime are
the first steps in securing a clover
crop. which forms the basis of all the
successful systems of farming in this
region. IN. G. Burritt, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, in Agricultural
Conditions in Southern New York.
1.-THE results to be obtained by the
proper use OF Lime are IN many cases
beyond belief. From 100 per cent to
! 500 per cent increase in many kinds OF
crops has been attained by it's use.
The crop of beets upon the aimed plot
was nearly seven times as great as
upon one that was not lined III. j.
| Wheeler. Director Rhode Island Exper-
iment Station.
! 'Never yet was found an abandoned
farm that had in it's soil anything like
sufficiency of Carbonate of Lime -
H. D. Selby. Ohio Experiment Station.
1t is great thought, then, that soils
filled with Carbonate of Lime natu.
rally grow rich themselves, if planted
with leguminous crops or even left in
a state of nature. and that upon these
soils almost any degree Of fertility
may be built. Joseph E. Wing.
| For over fifteen years the Rhode
Island Experiment Station has carried
on series of experiments in limine
soils. and in Bulletin 139 of the Rhode
Island Experiment Station. as result
of these experiments, it is said, 81,
should be borne in mind that Timing
not only creates better medium fol
the growth of many of the common
crops, but also for the development
of the fungi and bacteria which trans
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17

form the nitrogen in vegetable matter
into nitrates. 1t also improves the
physical texture of certain soils, and
liberates potash and phosphoric acid.
Furthermore, where it promotes the
growth of clover and grass, the vol
ume of roots in the soil, to be turned
under in the course of the rotation, is
greatly increased and considerable
amount of nitrogen is likely to be
drawn from the air by the clover, and
finally added to the soil in form
such that most of it becomes available
for the use of plants which cannot
themselves take it directly from the
air.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
FARM NEWS AND NOTES

The editor is securing photographs
of some of the largest barns in the
county to be used in this department
from time to time and each will be
accompanied by a brief description.
The Monitor thus hopes to show
Orleans county up in it's true light as
farming county Of large proportions,
fine buildings and prosperous farmers.
Orleans county probably has n ore
large barns than any other county in
Vermont.
Corn harvesters are busy all over
the county and silos are being rapidly
filled
cow testing the state over that will
probably be published next week. 1t
is by L. G. Bronson of East Hardwick.
Farmers should have Vermont Ex-
pertinent station bulletin, numbers
169-174. Number TIA on abortion is
especially valuable.
Help us to make this department
useful Send in interesting farm
items of any kind and help it grow.
Several heavy frosts in the past ten
days. three in succession the first of
the week, have damaged corn to a large
degree and killed all crops that do not
withstand freezes. Few farmers cut
their corn before hit by the frost. as
the planting season was late last
spring and couple of weeks longer
this fall would have helped very much.
We call attention to an advertise
ment by the Mari Products company of
Barton, in this issue. The talk is
regarding Mari Gland lime) which I'M
.questionably benefits soils of certain
character. While it purports to be an
advertisement it is interesting and
profitable reading.
That there was good hay crop in
Vermont this year is proven by the
amount which is drawn on to the Bur-
lington city market grounds and Of
fered at a low rate. The price at
which nearly all of it is sold is
from $40 to $14 a ton at the barn but
the farmer must board the crew which
does the pressing during it's stay and
must then put the hay on board the
freight cars with no additional charge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
Commissioners Notice
Estate of Merton E. Woodland

The undersigned having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Orleans, Commissioners, to re-
ceive, examine and adjust the claims and
demands of all persons against the estate of
Merton E. Woodland, late of Barton in. said
District, deceased, and all claims exhib-
that we will meet for the purpose aforesaid,
at the store of O. A. Barrows in the village
of Barton in said District, on the oath
day of September and 5th day of Feb
ruary next, from O'Clock A. M. until &
O'Clock P. M. each of said days, and that six
months from the 9th day of August, A. ID.
1913 is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims to us for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Barton, this 30th day of August,
A. d. 1913
@. A. BARROWS,
AMOS r. ROBINSON,
1888 Commissioners.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
Commissioners Notice.
Estate of Milton p. Day

The Undersigned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the DIS
trict of Orleans, COMMISSIONERS, to re-
ceive, examine and adjust the claims and
demands of all persons against the estate OF
Milton P. Day. late of New York; in the
City of New York, deceased, and all claims
exhibited in offset thereto hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose
aforesaid at the office of F. w. Baldwin, in
the town of Barton, in said District, on the
lst day of October and lst day of January
next from O'Clock a. m. until O'Clock p.
m. on each of said days and that six months
from the 1st day of September, A. ID. 1913,
is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims to us for ex-
animation and allowance.
Dated at Barton, this Sth day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1913
O. E. HAMBLET,
T. O. BROWN,
Commissioners
S1-94
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
Advantage of Mari Over Other Form.
of Lime

Both quick lime and slaked lime or
hydrated lime, are caustic, disagree
able and dangerous to handle, burn
the humus in the soil, and release
ammonia.
Connecticut Experiment Station Bull
letin 1913 says: 1T should also be
remembered. that both quick and
slaked lime are very cauStic and the dust
of them attacks the skin of the hands
and face, especially when moist, and is
very irritating to the membranes of
the nose, throat and lungs, so that it
is not possible to handle them comfort
ably Speaking of using large guam.
titles of caustic lime, the same
Bulletin saws: 1T takes some time for
such quantities as these to oe changed
to calcium carbonate, and in the mean
time the caustic lime is burning out
the humus in the soil"
MARL is ABSOLUTELY NON
CAUSTIC. and will not irritate the per
son. burn the humus in the soil, or re-
lease ammonia and is pleasant to
handle
Quick lime must be slaked before it
is applied to the soil. This takes time
and is expensive and disagreeable.
1t is also dangerous to use quick lime
or slaked lime in the spring as it may
burn the seed or the vegetation. Yer
mont Agricultural Experiment. Station
Bulletin 160 says: "These stronger
forms of lime, if applied in toe large
quantities, particularly in the spring
when there is little time for them to
be altered through exposure to the air
into the milder carbonates, may act so
Wig orously as to endanger vegetation
and. indeed to some slight ex tent to
hinder rather than to favor bacterial
activity"
MARL is ready for immediate appli-
cation, and can be applied at ANY
TIME without the slightest injury to
the soil. vegetation, seeds or growing
crops.
Quick lime and slaked or hydrated
| lime, offered for agricultural purposes.
vary greatly in their Calcium Oxide
content. and it is difficult for the
farmer to know the quantity of
Calcium Oxide he is purchasing.
| MARL sold by the MARL PROD
UCTS COMPANY. runs the same.
and S sold with guaranteed Calcium
J; OxidA content
| she'd or Ground Limestone is
| coarse contains large quantities of
magnes a and insoluble matter and
! weighs 1872 pounds to cubic foot
MARI is fine grey powder con-
tains practically no magnesia or
insolubla matter and weighs only
about 90 pounds to cubic foot.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
FCa TIE farm BOY.

Senator .tAshn Sh:trp N'i.iEmS.
pfstctha. ;tTrft-tsJturISt, h;tS
handed uut il teM wurGs Of adj
VICE 10 the boys My word to
the farm boy he says. would
, De that the three elements of
success are industry. persever
ance and Intelligence. Industry
without intelligence does not
, VIII. intelligence without indus
try does not win. and the two to-
gether hluSt be coupled with per-
, severance. and to this must be
added that degree of honesty in
dealing with ones neighbors that
makes frieudS for life"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
Sheriff's Sale

Taken on execution in favor of Elmer j,
Douglass and against J. Freeman Parker.
the following described property, viz:
One Webb gasoline engine horse power
and the same will be sold by me at Public
Auction for cash to the highest bidder on
the Nth day of September, A.D 1913 at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, to satisfy said exc
cutiOn as the law directs, at the Dan Cobb
blacksmith shop in South Albany, Vt.
Dated at Albany, on the 8th day of Sep
TENDER, A. D., 1913.
E. G. BALDWIN,
1873 Deputy Sheriff.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
Kind of Lime to Use.

The Lime which is generally used
for agricultural purposes, is. as found
in nature, in the form of Carbonate of
Lime, Calcium Carbonate.) Pure
Carbonate of Lime contains Sc per cent
lime. Calcium OXIDE, and "A per cent
carbonic acid.
LIME, BEFORE IT CAN ACT
UPON SOIL ACIDITY AND BE
UTILIZED BY CROPS. MUST BE IN
THE FORM OF CARBONATE OF
LIME.
The forms of lime commonly sold for
agricultural purposes are quick lime,
hydrated lime or slaked lime. crushed
limestone, and MARL.
Quick Lime. Quick lime is made by
roasting limestone rock, which is
Carbonate of Lime The roasting
expels the carbonic acid, leaving the
Calcium Oxide.
Slaked Lime. When water is adde
to quick lime a certain definite
quantity combines chemically with the
lime, setting free much heat and form
| ing calcium hydrate, or ''slaked'
lime. Air-Slaked lime is formed when
quick lime is exposed for consider
able time to air and moisture. This
| lime combines with both carbonic acid
and water and gradually slakes, while
more or less of it changes to carbonate,
| the state in which it was previous to
burning.
Quick lime, which, because it is
poor in color or has been imperfectly
burned, is not good enough for build
ers' purposes, is usually classified as
agricultural lime and sold as such.
Crushed Limestone Crushed Lime
stone is Carbonate of Lime and is
procured by crushing or grinding lime
/ stone rock.
Magnesia. which is not to be desired
when purchasing lime for agricultural
purposes. is found in all limestone rock,
varying from about one to over forty
per cent. Magnesia is also found in
the quick or slaked lime in the form
of an oxide.
MARL. Fresh water she'll MARL, as
offered for sale by the MARL PROD
UCTS COMPANY, is lime in the form
required by nature, CARBONATE OF
LIME Composed of disintegrateo
shells which have been thousands OF
years forming and accommodating, anC
prepared and perfected in Natures
own laboratory by her wise and mys
ferrous processes, it is in a form
Immediately available for soil ane
plant use. and is the identical materia
that gives basic fertility the worle
over in limestone soils, and is today
without rival as soil conditione1
and lime fertilizer.
The MARL sold by MARL PROD
| UCTS COMPANY has shown thu
highest per cent of Calcium Oxide O.
any mari SO far analysed by the Agri
cultural Experiment Stations of New
England. 1t is guaranteed to contain
from so to "a per cent Calcium Oxid
! and from 80 to 96 per cent Carbonate O
Lime. 1t contains less than one De
cent magnesia, is practically free iron
iron or silica, and has less than tw
per cent insoluble matter. When pre-
: pared for use it is in pulverize
, form, is quickly soluble, is nearly dus
dry, and over 80 per cent of it wi
l pass through 2OO-mesh screen.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17

Crushed Limestone. being stone, is
not easily soluble and does not act
quickly upon the soil. and immediate
results cannot be obtained by it's USE
MARL is soluble, acts quickly upon
the soil. becomes quickly available
for plant use and immediate results
are obtained from its use.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17

Experienced travellers have found great
benefit by taking with them a bottle Of DR.
SETH ARNOLn'S BALSAM 1t cures i'll
ness caused by impure water and sudden
changes in the climate.
F. j. KINNEY, ORLEANS, warrants it to
give satisfaction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
When to Apply.

Since MARL is not caustic like
quick lime or slaked lime, it can be
applied without any danger whatever
at any time. One thousand pounds
per acre is not too little to produce
good results, but the best results are
obtained from applying from one ton
and half to two tons per acre for the
initial application, and repeating this
application about once in four or five
years. The best time to apply MARL
is in the fall as it then will have more
time to dissolve and act upon the soil
before the crops are planted. How
ever. good results are obtained the first
season when applied IN the spring.
MARL should always be applied as a
top dressing because it is carried down
ward in the soil very rapidly and if
plowed under ia the fall it would be par
italy lost before spring came. Asa top
dressing for grass LANDS and pastures
it can be applied with good results at
any time. When applied on land to be
planted with crops. the best time to
apply it is when the soil is narrowed
the last time. MARL applied as
above directed will restore soil
fertility and greatly increase crops
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
ALFALFA MOST
PROFITABLE CROP
Adds Fertility to the SoiI-YieIds
Three to Four Crops of Hay
Each Year in the Corn Belt.

The Introduction Of Alfalfa as a Gen
eraI Farm Crop in the United States
Will Revolutionize Agriculture
Means More Live Stock, Better
Sol! and Larger Returns From
the Crops That Follow.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
The Thrice-a-Week Edition
OF the
NEW YORK WORLD

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17

BY PROF. p. G. HOLDEN, Director
Agricultural Extension Department
international Harvester Co. of New
Jersey.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-17
Authorities and Testimonials.


Large areas of land formerly I'M
productive, have been made very
productive manly through the appIi-
cation of shell MARL. ''-Edward B.
Voorhees,, A. M, in First Principles of
Agriculture.
''Stable manure increased the yield
43 per cent above CONNIE rcial fertilizer
alone. Stable manure and Carbonate
of Lime increased the yield 100 per
cent Carbonate of Lime increased
the yield 80 per cent above commercial
fertilizer and manure. -. c. John
son. Director Virginia Experiment
Station.
cit gives me great pleasure to say
that MARL is one of the very best
forms of Carbonate of Lime to use -
II. j. Wheeler, Director Rhode Island
Experiment Station.
"Ca cium Carbonate $500 pounds
per acre) gave decidedly better results
than caustic lime, and the application
of shell MARI produced more grain and
forage than either stone lime or oyster
she'll lime. maryland Experiment
Station Bulletin no.
The lining of soils with either
fresh or waIer-slaked lime has been
very general in the past but more
recent study and experiment has
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-18
TT JOHNNY EvERS MAKES GOOD WHILE FRANK
1T CHANCE AND JOE TINKER FAIL, CHARLIE
MURPHY WILL ENJOY A HEARTY LAUGH

The summer OF 1913 may be pleas
ant for Owner Charley Murphy OF the
Chicago Cubs and then II may be de-
cidedly unpleasant Much OF Muir
phys baseball reputation is staked on
the outcome Of the years campaign
II Johnny Evers comes across and
makes a big showing with the Cubs,
Murphy will be in "a position to re
ceive compliments upon his shrewd-
ness In changing managers.
II Frank Chance falls notably with
New York more praise will be COM
ing Murphy's way.
II Joe Tinker Is unable 10 satisfy
Cincinnati fans. Murphy will have a
perfect right TO remark, Il told you
So" The odds. however, are some
what against Murphy.
Chance has little material in New
York apparently. Baseball men do
not expect him to cut a very wide
swath with the team this year.
Lots OF improvement may be made
with the Yankees. Chance is sure 10
do better and will come in for plenty
OF credit. Almost anything he does
with the team will be an improve
ment over the showing OF 1912.
Chance has nothing 10 lose and every
thing TO gain In Gotham. Murphy
can scarcely expect 10 laugh at the
expense OF the Peerless leader.
Tinkers proposition in Cincinnati
is more difficult Possibly Joe will
startle the natives, but It hardly
seems fair to expect Tinker TO i'm
prove the position OF the team 0ast
year fourth during his first season as
manager.
Tinker needs pitching material.
Frequently last season | heard Man
ager ODay lament the lack OF classy
pitching.
II Tinker is so fortunate as TO de-
velop a couple of young pitchers who
can 60 the route, the Red fans may