Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-15

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lature. Prof. Peter Collier. the able and ac-
complshed Secretary Of the State Board of
Agriculture, delivered an address in the
Hall Of the House, Oct. 81. Gov. Converse
presided. and introduced Prof. Collier
THE ADDRESS.
The object of the address was to inculcate
the Importance to agriculturists of intelii-
gent and educated cooperation. Recalling
the ancient allegOry which comes down to
Us from the infancy Of the race, representing
the Earth as the bOunte0us mother OF man
kind. from whom all draw subsistence, IN
whose ample lap all the children of men are
Graded. and in whose bosom they are folded
to final rest. he remarked that to-day 6'i-
lion and q third of mortals derive their phys
zeal life and strength from the earth. Her
fields and forests and waters still supply
our needs. The command of 6,OO0years ago
still rests on the race, to multiply and sub
dlie The earfh. In the long contest all of the
varied forces of nature have in time been
forced to capitulate- We Gods, waters, min
erals. air, the very lightning are subordi-
nate to man We gather the spoils OF a
worldwide battlefield. Yet the contest
must be still maintained, for nature Is con-
SANITY retaining as her own every I'M
guarded or neglected point. There Is one
satisfaction that we encounter no guerrilla
warefare. Every force in nature Is subordi.
nate to laws as fixed rs that Of grlVltatlon.
Laboring in accord with these, we are sure
Of success.
Prof. c. urged the need Of intelligent co.
operation in the use Of every improvement,
in machinery, or methods OF farming as pc
npespeciallv necessary in this State, which
Ia from, l-n1n
voune farmers by other States and by other
pursuits. As an evidence of the progress
made. he instanced the fact that no longer
ago than 1888, the Gottingen Academy, IN
Germany. formally propounded the question
whether the mineral matters in the soil are
of service 10 vegetation. To-day millions OF
dollars are invested in the business of sup
nlvino mineral fertilizers, and on their use
The snccess of modern farming largely de-
nends. This is result Of the application
of Science to Agriculture. Mr. y. \. WI
lard tells rs that millions OF pounds OF
cheese are still injured yearly by ignorance
of the proper temperature oil the curing
room. There is not doubt that by lntelIlg gent
application of science, our DAIRY STOCK IN
Vermont now numbering lS0, 600 head could
he increased in value, BY millions. To this
end we need and sh0uld-encourage our Far
mers climbs. and Societies, and Boards OF
Agriculture.
The sneaker mentioned the case ofayoung
farmer who falling heir to his father farm,
worked it on the plan of trying IN every case
some method different from that which ms
father had used. Though this was not a
scientific rule. and in many cases, not sale
one in this case it was beneficial. 1t Is GER
tain that less progress has been made IN
Agriculture than in other departments OF
Human industry. The reverse of this TACT
onght to be true for all other branches OF
business depend on this. An untimely frost,
on even a nudge may bring panic into every
financial circle
Considering the value ofimproved methods,
prof c. aid he knew a Nermonter, who
hongbt a farm two or three years ago,
and bean by putting up a new 90 ieet
harm. Ills neighbors laughed at HIM, tlll
tbev lapghed off ten feet of his barn, but
s;nSe then he he had had to put up still an
otber I,rgs barn. That man has no doubt
that farming pays. Another man had IN
creased the Weld of potatoes on his farm,
from 70 bushels to the acre to 300 bushels:
His farm lad paid for itself. had supported
himself and his family and had trebled IN
voIne in 4 short time. Another has dug
his wear | 200 bushels of potatoes from
seven acres of land, after losing third OF
| the crop by rust In England, the aver
aoe Weld Of wheat has increased 100 per
cent How is it that in the county this farms
are generally decreasing in productions
Tho tronble is that many Of our farmers
have made no advance over those who cuiti-