Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-19

DOc-IA u ASIlCulLuISs
We call the attention Of our readers who are
interested in agriculture, mining aud manufsc-
lures, 70 the coming meeting Of the State Board
Of Agriculture, in Burlington, commencing next
Besk Wednesday. The programme Of exercises
will be found il another column. and we desire
the farmers especially 20 note, that it gives az
s1ran,s Of one % the most valuable and inter
estin- mestiags Of the kind ever held in the
Stste I, ought not to be necessary, TO urge at
Tendance upoa such a IL netting but re have no
doubt tbst thousand OF two farmers Of Chittea-
den county will stay away from il, who might
sni ought 10 attend ], ami who will thus lose
the opportunity o. acqu.rug kuoEeige which
would be worth to each Of them many dollsrs
for every cent it v5ul5 cost him to attend These
meetings cal together not only eminent men
from abroad. ont msuy Of She best practical
farmers IN tie State, aul Inc payers and dis
customs are Of eat ana immediate practical
value T-is meeting will not be Gathering OF
rc3ri-aa The papers 20 be presented are by
experienced, SHE, sensible and practical men.
The SUBJECTS tlus brought VI will be open to
discussion u these discussions every one pres
ant sh5 has +a.llb.4 fsst 90 mention. or an
Important lgez..oe 70 pa', c.a DO so. twill
be Lind Of F.rmers' Club" only
OF a larger scale tnsu., common. sad with TIE
si7antags e. tie presence Of uien y DO have made
a speciality Of the subjects presented. zsd whore
opinions age worth gold 20 every farmer It
VIII Be seen ;bst Pr-fese.r Samuel w. johnson,
OF New Haven is to be present. ard will resl
two papers i rs not too uach to say tbat Prot
johnson stsais a. the head IF his department IN
this country. Can two subjects be namei o..
more Importance to farmers, thsa d" Exhaustion
OF slila'' sad " Rotation Of 6cops2" Very
well the man who know the mos: on tbesa
subjects, o. ali ,he men Of tia Uni,el States will
be present AZ Ills meeting. He Will resl papers
or those subjects. aul he WI, be ready to az
sTer questions AMI discuss points with all pre-
sent Who iolt. that he Experience snl faor-
ledge w.l be worth maaey to farmers wao srs
privileged to hear him.
Also there viii be papers by practise, farmers
on such subjects SIS Sc the Chsnges male ns,er-
sary in our Ne7 EaglauI Hssb,aIry by Vest
err c5npe..ion''--a most important AMI interest
ing subjec. on b,rus all farm building on
pear culture ard orchariin- Prof Collier, the
s1le and sensible Secretary o. the Board has
been fr month"; conducting a series Of expert
rents TO ascertain the value Of the various
kinds e. Commercial fertilizers, 81 a .3e'y sisar-
tised. and VII! give a: tais meeting she result Of
bis investigations That psFe- s'o-c aiu be
worth % nsny farmer. I'll the time, trouble
and money it cost him 10 come 70 th;s meeting
Pspers ere 20 be read Of great interest 10 man
ulcturers AID miners. GA the value OF the me
tsIic ores Of CUR Sute; on the copper mn0 Of
Vermont, a subject usye7 very fully presented,
60 r4r &c we are svare; an on The great marble
deposits Of Ralsli County. The Governor or
our State sud the President Of tie safe uni
ve-,i.y aud agricultural College val be pre-
sent, and deliver siirsssea. I,is nu and
rich programme that Is presented, and We Tel
The farmers snl msauias.15srs Of this region
thsJ they csan5t afford TO say svsy.
The Board Of .gr.cultCrs Is r-a i1r lie 5eus-
fit OF nobody bat the people and they should
make Tie mos; Of f. We kuov mat there SIRE
vide avake farmars, Who VIII think it worth
their while 90 come 10 this meeting from remote
corners Of the Stale and we hopa there viii be
large attenisase from Chitteaden, ADDISON,
Grand Isle, Franklin a1i Lsmoile Counties
rhs Lsnail. COUNTY Te.oh.rl A.soci.-.al