Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF AGRI-
CULTURE, At MIDDLEBURY.
"wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 4 and =.
(Conclutied from page 81.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.


PROFESSOR COLLIER repeated his address
upon superphosphates Us given mt the Bur-
lington meeting. 1t was received with much
interest and numerous questions were asked
by members of the audience. Most of them
were covered 10y what has been said ut pre-
vious meetings. Mr.. Douglas enquired, in
view of the uncertain composition of most of
the commercial fertilizers. if it were profita-
bile to Use them ut all. Prof. Collier replied
that those honestly made, such us the Cum
berand, Goes and Others would undoubted- .
ly, in most eases, pay well ut the prices they
are now sold ut. I'm truth they are indispens-
able for many crops. and the fact that 1t is
possible ut II higher cost to make more
concentrated aud better article by no means
leads to the conclusion that they are not prof
table to use. Another question was asked
in reference to Lodi Poudrettc, and the Graf |
ton and Lisbon eltilizers. Prof. &. replied
that the former was nearly and the last two
utterly worthless.
PROFESSOR sEELY,
OF Middebury College, then read II paper on
THE Relations of Science and Agriculture.
We do not feel that it would be possible to
give any satisfactory sketch of this admirable
essay, and trust that the Professor will kindly
permit its publication in our columns in full.
ALBERT CHAPMAN, ESQ, of Middlebury,
spoke earnestly in favor of Farmers Clubs,
pointing out their obvious advantages and
showing the loss that accrues to Il farming
community by the neglect in this particular.
Mr.. DOUGLAS remarked upon the indiffer-
erence of farmers to Improvement, and the
benefit they would receive from "a careful
study of their business. There was profit in
this knowledge. Science imparts the power
to ensure good crops in unfavorable seasons
lie urged the formation of u Farmers Club
in Middebury, saying that no place in the
state afforded better material for an effective
and useful organization of that kind.
Mr.. WRIGHT supported the same view.
He said that unfortunately there was II jcal-
ousy among farmers that seemed to act rs
an obstacle to union and stand in the way of
of cooperation. Some think this jealousy is
a good thing, because if farmers did unite
they would control the world Well they
are the majority, and they have the right to
iuic. ~ amy ibtc tuty Nouiu Stt tltli iiSlltS
fthey would pull together, and they have
never had them yet. lie did not think there
was any danger that farmers would tyrannze
over the rest of the community even if they
had the power.
Gov. SLADE moved u vote of thanks to the
Board and those who had presented papers
before the meeting, which was passed. The
Governor observed in moving this vote that he
never was so much interested and instructed
ut any previous meeting he had ever attended.
Farmers should turn out better, they need
just the knowledge they get here. lie spoke
also of the importance of supporting IL state
agricultural paper, and said, although he was
not n farmer, he had himself subscribed, and
hoped every one present would do so. The
Governors advice, we are happy to say, was
very generally followed, and Addison county
stands now third on our list in the number of
subscriptions being exceeded only by Or
leans and Caledonia.
Col. +. S. STOwELL, of Cornwall, spoke
of the value of the Board to the agricultural