Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-12-30

moved and put on compost OF ashes,
plaster and hen manure, and sowed grass
seed. worth all told less than $50. He
was now able TO pasture seven COWS, and
be expected TO keep ten there soon.
NJ. j. Smith Of Northampton would not
pow or burn pastures to improve them,
and was speaking when this report clo,.
ses.
Prof Rogers, the head of the depart.
ment of technology at Boston, gave the
evening lecture. He said that exact Sci
euce was the application of common
sense TO practical things. Agriculture
requires the application of science in its
exact form. Facts, true facts, all the re-
suits and conditions Of facts are wanted
in agriculture. That man is the best
PHILOSOPHER who has the most facts
The difficulty in agriculture is the diver
sity and obsculity of fact. The advan-
tage of agricultural schools consists in
the application Of science 10 facts. The
/ question is sometimes asked, can one by
| a knowledge of the properties OF soils
and plants establish productf lie
should say no. Atmosphere, moisture,
temperature, the absorptive condition OF
plants, &c, must be taken into the ac-
count. Pure water decomposes granite,
field spar, soapstone and porphry. The
finer the pulverization the faster the de-
composition, end the more rapidly the
potash, soda and lime was removed, for
vegetation. Here some experiments were
made by burning magnesia, and metali'
zing aluminium. He had lately come
| from travels for health in the old world,
and was filled with sorrow and indgna-
ton at the degradation OF the agricultural
population. Great Britain once the
boasted of her yeomanry it has now no
! application. There are no new homes,
but everywhere servility, serfdom, unas-
serted manhood. In this country the
skies arch over men, each having rights
and privileges. New homes abound, and
progress is made in elegance and civil
cation. Prof. Rogers is a very interest
ing lecturer, reminding one of the late
DIR. Hi,eheock IN voice and manner; and
the large audience listened with undated
! interest until he closed.
CATTLE HUsBANDRY.
This was the theme of an animated
discussion. All breeds in turn received
commendaiion and criticism as the vari-
ous speakers boIstered their favorites al
the expense of the others. DR.. Lorine
advocated a diversity Of breeds, accord
ing TO the various wants and positions OF
the people. He thought Durham bull
was blessing in community, but an
Ayrshire bull more than a blessing
Crosses OF thoroughbred males upon the
best native stock would improve the race,
and here he entered into description of
all the points and expressions of a per-
feet animal. D. o. Fisk of Shelburne
arose in defense of the natives, aud es-
pecially to exalt the Jerseys. Of the
former he said that they paid best. He
kept seven yoke Of cattle, of various
grades, but none that paid SO well as
cheap and common yoke Of stags, costing
only S24. They would outwork, but not
out eat the lnbberly, elephantine Dur
hams, the poorest of all workers. H.
had asnative COW, little, yellow, homely
scrub, whose points fell off everywhere.
Her back bone was so thin and sharp thai
his hired man dubbed her the pumpkin
splitter" Yet this same COW had given
twenty quarts of milk day. He had
an Alderney, also, whose butter was
pound day, as hard and yellow as gold,
and almost worth its weight in that pre-
cious metal. His family could not afford
10 dispense with the luxury, and he claim
ed that for any other purpose than SELL
ing milk, or beef or work, the Attorneys
were the best. He had experimental
with other breeds side by side, and knew
whereof he affirmed.
DR.. Loring replied by saying that he
didn't think 3 stag team, OF pumpkin
splitter COW, was creditable to an exem-
plary farmer. lie didn't believe in such
economy. With regard TO the Jerseys,
they have tried them in the eastern part
of the state and got sick of them. They
were large consumers aud had a small
circulatory system, and their butter was
indeed so hard to get, that it was a pound
of butter against two pounds Of gold.
A boy will perspire as freely in play
Jog cricket or football as in turning
crank or Ireadmill, and with far better