Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-28

sure, and if not SO remunerative as some
callings was desirable, because sure
! Prof. SsELEY said that man entering any
pursuit eeled education in b is business. No
man could expect success in following q ba-
siness of which he knew nothing.
/ Mr. j. n. PERRIN said that book-farming
was simply another name for intelligent
farming, which be thought must pay if ary
/ did.
/ Mr. Z. W. BissEE s4id that We did not
/ farm as well as we knew how, Wrought TO
put more enterprise and intelligence into our
farming.
/ Mr.. j. HOLDEN of Waitsfeld agreed sub
stantially with Mr. Bisbee. lie thought
more common sense should be used in farm
4 ing.
DR.. uosKINs said that no one could buy
book and make himself chemist, nor coul
any one buy book and make himself farm
er 1t needed book knowledge and expert
eace Together they were sure to win.
Dr. j. ) SPAULDING Of Barre thought
we could avail ourselves Of the experiences Of
others. as well as t. fad out everything our
selves by experience.
AIr. S p JosLYN of Waitsfsld then read
u very interesting paper on q" Grass Gull
ture, . which we shall publish hereafter.
Mr.. JAMESON spoke in favor of irrigation,
and cited several farms where it had been
proGtably employed.
Prof COLLIER said that the grass crop of
Vermont was and must be for years the most
important one, and advocated improvement
IN its culture. In reply to an inquiry for
some thoroughly reliable book on farming,
Mr.. Collier spoke in high terms in favor OF
3. How Crops Grow" and d" How Crops
Feed, by Prof johnson Of New Haven. He
thought them the most reliable and best works
cxtant.
Quite discussion on grass culture follow
ed, for which we regret that we have not
room
THURSDAY.
The attendance at the opening of the
meeting at 10 ) clock was rather small, the
weather being severely cold and uncomforta-
BILE. Hon C. II. Heath, in the chair, intro
duced Dr. j. 5. SPAULDING of Barre, who
read q very interesting and instructive paper
on 50 Granite Qlarres "a home subject,
as his town has no successful rival in this
substantial commodity in the State As we
shall give this paper entire hereafter, we will
not in this condensed record Of proceedings,
refer to it further a this time, than to ell
Jude 10 1t, in noticing the discussion which
. followed IL, rcl ling
Professor SEsLEY, Of Mddle5ury College,
expressed great satisfaction in listening to
it, am highly appreciated its value as giving
an idea Of the untold resources Of Vermont.
We thin too little Of our State, Z observed
and our young men y West, leaving one Of
tie best States in the Union. There Is
abundance OF room and material for the
profitable employment Of capital and brains
here. In re ference to building material, he
regarded granite as superior 10 marble, as
our climate is pretty hard on tho latter ma
te,isI, and it VIII gradually 70 into decom-
position. The marble monuments in our
cemeteries soon show decay, and If we would
have lasting ones we must make them Of
granite.
Ia response T. inquiry by Mr.. Heath,
Or. Soauliins replied thai there was good
granite in the town Of W Woodbury., but he had
understood it was difficult finding blocks Of
much size free from quartz
lin, john Gregory spoke Of the superior
guilty of the Barre granite, and stated that
while in Albany, \. y, last fall, he exam
ined the foundation ct the new capital build
ing beng erected there, Of Maine granite.
The superintendent informed him that they
were troubled to gos blocks Of the size re-
quirei, in Maine, and that they had been e1-
aiming 2 quarry about three miles from
4 Keene. n. H., the citizens proposing to build
railroad that distance to take the granite
blocks - the main lin5 of road. The super
4 In;ondent expressed decided preference for
\ tile Barre granite, ana said it would have
been used f,r the building could it have been
reached by railroad.
Mr. WuaELc1z of Barre was much inter
e-tcI in tile subject, and deemed the quarriet
of ta4t town Of great value to agriculture,
as when worked to the extent they would be
At some time. they would create a large
oomc market for the productions Of the soil
Removing the granite did not impoverish inC
.nju.e the soil like taking off the forests
Dr. HosSIvs, editor Of the Vermont Far
Dler. said the information in DR.. Spaulding'.
paper was interesting, and to great extern
new to him. 1t was bad policy in a State 50 ric
10 resources as Vermont, to suppress the fac
Ind say nothing about it. We were too mucI
ike the old la y who being compelled t. 2,
% market with vegetables from her garden
as a means OF livelihood, had a severe strug
gle t. overcome her pride, and on account
this Commercial weakness met with hut poo
success. She secreted herself behind a pill
Of lumber and there waited for customer,
VINO Of course did not come When arouse,
To more activity ~ i sympathizing friend
she cried in a faint voice - fresh greens,
but added in tue next breath, ." hope tn
Lord nobody heard me-
Mr. HEATH had made an examination {
: the granite belt in this county, extending in
to the northwesterly portion of Orange an,
the southeasterIy portion Of Caledonia c1un
ties. 1t did not crop out mucn IN Plainfeld
a little too much in Marshfeld for farmin
purposes, and still more in Woodbury.. Som
was to BE- found in the southwest part 0
Peacham and 10 the cores, aud some on tn
- Tucker farm IN Calais He believed tn
best qualities were to be found in Barro an
ia Woodbury. where it existed in untol
: quantities, and would soon become market
able from the proximity of now constructor
and projected railroads
= Dr. G. W. HoskNs next read paper upo