Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-04
Reported for the VERMONT FARMER
EAST ST. JOHNSBURY FARMERS
CLUB,

subject OF discussion Friday evening, Mar.
IA THE Influence of Farmers Clubs"
5. lluse: | have just returned from visit
to Boston, and have been studying human
nature, the different conditions of society.
&c, and among other things, thought |
would try to ascertain, if possible, upon what
grounds II great many people, farmers in
particular, think their manner of life can be
improved by engaging in the employments
necessary to those residing in our cities. |
confess was disappointed, for did not see
so good chance for such discontinued coun-
try people rs | expected. came 70 this
conclusion, that men of the same talent will,
nine out of ten, get their money and living
| easier here upon our farms than those in BOs-
ton, where have made my observations.
Nlne-tenths of the common class of men in
cities are not so well of rs farmers, and
take the year thorugh think they work Ms
hard, il not harder, than farmers do. Unless
it is the busy season of the year thoy work
more hours. Most of the factory hands work
eleven hours day through the year. Eve
rything depends upon their physical labor
and parents cannot pay much attention 10
their children, so that although the school
privileges are better than in the country, it
is not near rs good II place to bring up II
family. There are ten thousand temptations
that beset the young, and those that escape
| these generally owe ii TO their mothers. |
| will say to those boys here, if any of you want
to go into city to live. wait till you are eight
cen years old, and get your education here
Resolve never to taste II drop Of Intoxicating
| liquor, and have sense enough to shun bad
company. But | am depressing from my
subject All this is to explain what wish
to say Farmers Clubs are one means of
| tightening the tedIum and dullness of our
| lives This very desire for amusement and
excitement is what makes our young people,
and indeed all of us, DISCONTINUED and long
for some change of life, whatever it may be.
These discussions also cutivate the faculty Of
expression. 1t is one thing to know, and an
other to he capable Of imparing that knowl-
edge to others, and there is nothing that inn
proves this faculty like these talks together.
! A. X. Hovey: | wish TO make II little adj
diton TO what SAID upon the subject Of last
week. | said that last year fed grain more
literally than usual on account of the search
ty of hay, and being asked why | did not
continue feeding the same amount to my
COWS this winter, if it paid so we'll, gave
AS the reason that | was short of funds.
This being the case, began this season by
feeding two quarts of meal TO my cows in
stead of three, but soon found | was not
making my usual quantity of butter, it being
only Al lbs, for ten cows in five days. This
led me to resume my old plan again So
last Saturday morning commenced, and for
the first day could see no difference, but
when | churned Mt the end of five days the
result was 81 lbs of butter against Al the pre-
vious week The extra meal amounted Ia
two bushels and three pecks, and the COWS
were treated in the same way, so that these
figures show the true facts in this case
there being no guess work connected with IT,
II a man is going to feed meal, with good re-
suits, he must do it judiciously, aud tend ms
stock with great care aud regularity.
j, g. llovey' My subject is, " How shall