Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-11-16

have awakened interest iu iOlturc and the it
sumption is, thcy will do sn hctc.
Another objection is that wc cannot print enough VI
thc reports 90 send copy into every family aud uat
bic 40 FIRST et us send copy into every ucighhorhond.
into every school district The same argument would
hold against the report of the Secretary Of The board NJ
should try do nothing Although the report of the
Secretary 0f the board OF Education is NOT distributed p
every family yet il is widely read through the medium of
newspaper extracts and Otherwise lhc report oi ah ag
uaulturai board will DO as much flr agriculture as tis
has done hr education. Aud 81 Dc did uo moro than
awaken increased interest iu agriculture gcucry, do
would DO enough to justify loo passing This Lil and
making This expenditure
Senator Wheeler said hc was somewhat surprised no
the tenor Of the remarks Of the Honorable Senator from
Wndsor,at the clrncstncss with which hs advocates
This bl, whioh, after all, he tells he considers Of
the farmers " Vermont calls for this BILL and yer be tells
very frankly shat 10 would De OF uO possible 200
him mere ihen l' one oi tne ilrm'g' oi vermont and
of The most eloquent advocates Of the b VIII has
Informed that be expects 90 derive NO advantage from
But how has this rcquiston come 90 usi Not by way
Of petition. It has not been recommended 20 us by
those who have the greatest interest u che matter
we go TO our homes and mnelc with our friends and
ucshhors hUd not lu individual who expresses any
confidence iu the measure. The people of Vermont
looking with great deal Of suspicion OF our Legislature
They want 90 know where 200 the money goes and what
benefits accrue Hence they are suspicious of This mca
sure Thcy think it is intcudcl onv create place
that somebody may hll-that some individual who has
never soiIed bic hands by contact with Mother a rl Wl
bc appointed to the position
Tn addition 90 this De objected 90 thc l that i would
not be- productive nf any great amount nf hcuct because
peucucc than iu the theories of scientific agriculture
Ihcy lay down their periodicals and rely upon thti come
the cause of board of his kind To what guide would
farmer look trsi 20 find what Dc should do with core
tain portion Of bis land Would Dc look into the a-
cultural papers or thc report OF amy agricultural board
$40 sir hc would consult his own experience and COM
mon sense. He would enquire what he bad raised upon
tAe soil before and what was best ior it
Reference has been made 20 the great hoiofts which
have attended the reports of board of education.
But attribute this % The interest," the cathus-
asm and 10 the coqucncc Of the Sccrcary. our people
have been benefited much hy reading The report
but thcv have listened 10 hs words with an interest 10
vill never die ont Now, Sir. a the Improvements of
which VIC may boast so much iA our State tho Senator
attributes To the agricultural societies and 90 tc interest
which they have excited n agriculture. But Iwoul ask
whether the first or second exhibition Of thc state Ag
cultural Society was not equal tn anything siurc fr
as produce cattle concerned Worc NOT o4r
fields covered Nth the very best of hocks Of horses and
Of cropsthc pride and ornament of our hills and tl-
lCyst These were not introduced oy our agricultural
society. and am confident that nine cntl of thc r
crs of Vermont regard these agricultural fairs as A-
bug. But they not behind BOO tis matter They arc
making use OF au the Improvements they can Thcy
have not yet the means of trying a these expert
and of pntng al these Improvements upon thcr
farms which mere ihcorst. may discover
But is urged that we should make aucgnung u ui-
matrr Next wear then shalt probably find means 90
make Thousand into fr0 BcferCuce, also, ha-
been made the feeble beginnings of several benevolent
societies But these were private lhsttli lilons-ihgi y
asked flr Legislative assistance They told the world
precisely what they expected % accomplish lul they
comphshod b.. So, ton let our agricultural community
which forms the greatest portion Of thc State go on yo-
UNFAIRLY n this matter Let them form boards or soci-
cities with the proper officers. fr themselves whenever
they icei the necessity for them.
lie would say that not any want of deep iutgr-
est iu agriculture and n the welfare of the people OF our
state which induced hm 90 oppose lt IS because our
financial condon does not Justify us in ihc expenditure
Senator Robbins called attention o. thc fact that fir
construction Of the Pin would add something to the pro-
posed expenses No one, ON fair reading of the bl,
could doubt that IL gave The governor mileage He
wished 90 discuss the bill, looking at il u way which
will show what benefit H s going 90 do All the FIRST part
~ tlc discussion presumed that the farmer ynoant
and he object % h him up, and 90 place hmm
Lowell with other classes Now he bc wished 10 KNOW
whether this bil will raise the farmer mp, and further
more whether the farmer is not high any other
class in the state He insisted that tey were not COM
ing here asking for any such thing hsrc is bureau
and in that bureau is drawer in Vhi Che maker cX-
uect, 90 lind thousand dollars and for all De knew,
the PIN was drawn that they might find several thou
sand
I has been said that the secretary Of the board would
collect statistics. We have been told that something
ought 90 be- done for farmers Look the academies
fast as ha-stouc- iu hail storm. Have they increased
the standard Of education Is This Legislation likely TO
shin have been benefited by the increased number of
academies II legislation alone will increase our pro.
ducts let rs into b. aud will pass laws enough so
that COW which now only gives ten quarts OF milk viii
next year give twenty
Scientific farming aud educated farmers They were
40 good things. Bnt hc would state that had moro
educated farmers nowmeu better skilled in their dcpaIt-
mcnt-than we had educated in any other class
Let the secretary Of this board OF agriculture visit any
farmer iu the state, and offer instruct him what
best flr his soil sc. His would be-" have
worked this farm for twenty years and know more about
than you know just what Is best for every portion
IT, such would be the answer. expressed or Otherwise
Of nne-tcnths Of the farmers ot the state.
lie considered the bin sull imperfect II wa NOT
calculated 20 effect what aimed at and such DE could
mot vote Coz II
Senator WoodNorth said he had already expressed his
views and De had 300 anxiety 20 take mp the time of the
Senate lie ot ccd % the bill that was NOT wanted
and even f measure Of thi, kind demanded, this
pil Is not sulhcicnt 20 meet She want but % Is said IN
reply t. this that this bill is good for almost anything
IL has been said that t will restrain people from go
ing OF the statcthat IL is good a., leading % more
proper cultivation nf our lands and perfect anay-
SIS Of our soils Il is good 90 tell The farmer what De
may put on this piece Of ground and what ON that
And is good 20 remove the ignorance of the
wealth Of Vermont and the argument seems 90 pro-
grcss ON The assumption that the farmers have su
ccnt knowledge this subject The reply Is, that the
want Is not Of knowledge OF aercuiturenot that the
farmers do not know how TO cultivate their lands, but
that they have not the means 10 introduce AN the m-
provements which already cNttut Much less then,
do they need this bill An honorable Senator has told
that twas good tu usher n the millennium Absolutely
10 the train OF It's blessings, the millennium come
But arguments of this character are rather aginary
itcy had not thai soldy which should undcrc argu-
meuts on which wcwoud found agricultural buroaux.
lthas been sold that all our Improvements in agricu
ial mplemens have sprung tom inc agricultural soce-
Ties and fairs. but not prepared admit all this
ie thought our agricultural Newspapers were doing
something flour legislature were Co appropriate cer'
tain Of money carry the best agricultural jour
mails into every family. he thought t would accomplish
much moro than any agricultural bureau ul this kind
l has been said bible societies and missionary sl-
cetics opposed when they first rginacd and
that this is now going through the same fiery oroa
But there is Wide difference between the inception ol
these societies and the bureau roro,cd The men
who originated bible societies dependent upon indi
vidua effort they did not go 20 the legislature asking
nr bureau. Their principle the principle uf youn-
tary association, andn the farmers Of Vermont will assO-
ciate together in the same way, for this purpose there
/ can be no objection.
But "this matcr does not cost much "It is little
matter aud the State OF Vermont shuuld be LIBERAL lie
would wish The State 10 be liberal but 10 was very easy
for some men To be remarkably benevolent at tle
pense Of the State u there is such great demand for
an agricultural bureau why do we not farmers assoc
ciang together for thi- -puposcf lhCy put their
hands into their pockets for the purpose of carrying
forward measure Of this chaiactcr, if they feel the
need of it,
There are, BESIDES peculiar reasons at this time why
the measure should not De carried forward There are
great here which call for money and the report
is that our treasury scmpty And yet grave matters
pressing upon And inasmuch this bill has not
been urged upon there is clumor for IT, may
be premature n ushcrug measure this kud upon the
state There is no danger that Vermont will suffer very
much during the next year. Should pass this b
we should do little more than put report into the hands
of the legislature Should pass bill OF this kind it
should be most thoroughly matured. It's provisions
should be OF such character 90 commend themselves
to every and should carry the conviction that they
will accomplish the great ends that contemplated
On motion Of Senator Olin, the bin laid ou the
table.
Senator Judeyne for committee on finance reported in
favor of the Joint resolution from the liz use relating to
slate taxes aud il was adopted in concurrence. Adj
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