Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-02
The Meeting Of the State Board Of
Agriculture.

We said, in advance Of the late meeting Of
this Board in Burlington, that OF the thousands
of farmers in Chittenden county alone, who
should attend the meeting and make money BY the
information they could thus gain, very few would
probably be present The result was as We pre-
dictei. The meeting called together an suiience
Of high order OF intelligence. Some wide
awake gentlemen from different psris Of the
State a few sensible farmers from this vicinity,
and a number Of our own citizens were present
throughout, and found the meeting profitable
oae But those Who most needed the spur Of
such a meeting, and the knowledge thus act
forth, were not there. Nobody supposed that
many Of them would be. Some Of them VII
gather from our columns some Of the main
facts presented, sni will regret, we hope, as
they note their importance and direct practical
bearing, that they did not come to hear the tx
p'anStons which were drawn out by question
ers, and the fGll and detailed statements which
VIC have been obliged to condense into abstracts
More. doubtless, will refuse to profit by the IL
formation 10 any shape. and viii continue to
ploi on, generation behind the age, and max
ing hut poor living when they might be max
ing money and siding to the wealth, comfort
and resources Of the State
The ppsce We have given il our columns to
the meeting, perhaps sufficiently indicates
that we consider these papers and discussions Of
value to the public; bu; we desire in addition, TO
express, in terms, cur appreciation Of tie high
tone snd sensible and practical character Of the
various lectures and essays. Prof johnson, the
mos; eminent agricultural chemist in this coun-
try, tod us that there Ess no such thing as TX
haustion Of soils; and explained why Rotation Of
crops is necessary, more fully and clearly, than
has ever been shown, probably, in Vermont
The valuable tables Of results, exhibited by Prof.
johnson, are not given in our abstracts Of his
lectures but we have them and shall give them
TO our readers, at an early dsy.
The lecture on Fertilizers by Pref Collier, Of
our University and State Agricultural College,
.nd Secretary of the Board Of Agriculture, vas
alone worth many thousands Of dollars TO she
farmers Of Vermont Prot Collier WAS pupil Of
Pref johnson. and is himself one of the most
competent chemists II the country, and the
farmers can sccept his statements OF the results
Of his experiments and analyses, with the utmost
confidence in their fairness and accuracy.
Prot. Cutting, State Geologift, rendered ser
wise to many Vermonter, if all who need will
aocep' the information be gsve, by warning them
from mining ventures not likely to prove profit |
able. His conclusion was clear, sad we pre-
sumo correct, that the riches Of Vermont do nc,
lie in her mines Of metal,, but in her fertile soil.
But Gel. Fsrnhsrm, in bis capital paper, showed |
that there is at least one exception to this con-
elusion, in the Yershire copper mine,-a crest
enterprise, in active prosecution. Of which next
TO nothing vas known on thi. side Of the State
Mr. Lanes psper Cd Pear Culture in Vermont.
was one OF great value to horticulturisls. espe-
cially in this vicinity. and we hope to Print If
IN full at al early day. There were other rood
psPeH, worthy Of more space than we csn give
to them. Governor Stewart len; dignity and in,
terest to the meeting By his presence and words
OF enecurAgemeat The board and their ener-
getic secretary, are doing valuable work for our
State and these meetings, held BY them 1t
various parts Of the State, cannot but be more
iuily attended and more heartily appreciated ss
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