The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-06-20

the sire and the dam as being too great,
and giving as the result of his observa-
ton, that such difference would result
in large number of coarse bread, ill
proportional, and weak jointed colts, that
would be valueless. Mr.. Sumner thought
it was not safe to increase size on the
side of the sire more than from fifty to
one hundred pounds at each cross.
Col. Stowel in reply stated, that he
thought it would be safe to increase the
size by breeding mares weighing nine
hundred pounds, to stations weighing
eleven or twelve hundred.
At the last session on Friday afternoon
q very interesting paper upon Metcorolo-
gy was read by DR.. Hiram Cutting, Of
Lunenburg Vt, which was followed by
by Mr.. Prindle, of Charlotte, upon Hy-
bridigation, Selection, &C., giving most
interesting and instructive account of the
origin, development, and improvement Of
vegetables, fruits, flowers &c, and the
gratifying results obtained by Hybridig-
ing and developing varieties resulting
from it. Mr.. Prindle gave instances Of
the laws that govern the crosses between
the vegetable, and animal kingdom.
Any more abstract report must fail Of
giving anything like justice to this valu-
able paper, prepared as it must have been
with great care, and full of useful infor-
nation, and although of greater length
than most Of the papers read brfore the
board it was listened to with the closest
interest and attention Throughout.
AT the close of the reading of the pa
per, Mr.. Jameson, of Irasburgh, spoke OF
the Importance and justice of appropria-
lions by government to properly compen-
safe gentleman, who like Mr.. Prindle
were spending so much Of their. time and
means to obtain varieties, and results,
that were of so much substantial benefit
to the country. Mr.. Jameson was sue
ceeded by other gentlemen present who
testified to the desirability and justice Of
such appropriations.
Professor Collier, of the State Agricul-
tural College,and Secretary of the Board,
made the closing address. 1t was an
extempore address upon the composition
Of soils, the parts available for the growth,
and proper development ofplants, grains,
&C., with some'of those. that are extract
ed from the soil by the process, and the
value of some OF the fertilizers to replace
the waste and exhaustion. We regret
that we had no facilities for taking notes
at the time, and therefore are unable to
give the data and figures by which the
Professor illustrated his subject, and
proved the correctness of his conclusions
Some of the main points made, We
give from recollection among which
were recommendations to farmers. moi
to sell from their farms any fertiizing
matter at less than its real marketable
value, no more than they would other
farm products. Any one would see the
point if farmer should sell his wheat fol
one dollar per bushel, while the same
wheat was worth in market one dollar
and half, but many farmers might sci
their ashes at Is cents per bushel, wher
they were really worth nearly fifty cents
as fertilizer without exciting any great
surprize.
He remarked upon the great uncer
tainty in the results obtained by manu-
facturers of superphosphates, and othel
fertilizers, even where the intentions were
honest, and the seeming impossibility o
duplicating their products, when success
full. Out of nine different superphos
pilates, eight we're worthless as compared
with their marketable price, ranging il
real Jhlue from one third of the pric,
obtained for them, to much less value.
One that had been anaylized by hin
(Fales' superphorphates) was worth abou
one third its selling price.
The interest manifested throughout thu
session of the meeting by those who were
present was gratifying, but the lack O
interest and appreciation, by the mass O
farmers as evinced by those of this par
Of the state, in their failure to profit by
demonstrations and information impair
ted by the various papers, discussions and
addresses, at this meeting is unaccounta
BILE. We had hoped to see larger ant
enthusiastic meeting, but were surprised
to see so few; all that were present were
graii6ed and felt well repaid for the tint
spent at the sessions. We hope the flu
ture meetings of the Board may call GU
a much larger attendance of those wit
are interested in its several objects ant
that its usefulness may become so appar
ent as to ensure its perpetuation.