The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-03-18

Agriculture.
Brain is now necessary to make a sue
cessiul farmer, Science will soon direct |
all our farming operations. No sooner
does one discovery Of science become ia
milar to us than another is announced |
The educating influence OF science is H.
lustrated 10 the farmer who admits its
power, and when he docs 50, goes on ex-
banding.
The farmers clubs aud boards of agri-
culture are bringing the men Of science
face to face with the commol firmers.
The Brandon Farmers Cub is working
great good in getting the business men
and farmers of Brandon to understand
each other better.
We welcome you, gentlemen, because
you can do US good May the word of
the Board and our Agricultural College
be such a success as shall make all our
agriculture more successful and better,
DR.. Case paid high compliment to
President Buckham, the President Of the
Vermont Agricultural College, and cx
offico member Of the Board and to
Prof Collier, Secretary. We regret we
cannot give full report Of their clo
qucncc and feeling.
President Buckham then delivered an
address upon The Opportunities Of Yer
mont Farmers" This address was like
all efforts that come from President
Buckham, able and intensely interesting,
but being in itself IA model Of condensa-
ton, and easy to report by abstract. He
opened by saying he always felt at dis
advantage when addressing farmers, but
he should endeavor to talk to them plain.
ly, and not seek popularity by aattcring
them. The Vermont farmers have inner
tied the most favorable opportunities for
mental and physical development, and a
character that easily grasps and takes on
improvement and culture, and with the
aid Of that culture and its own self.reli-
ant native strength ripens up to broad
and noble standard. Beauty was said to
be the offspring of aristocracy, bnt no
more so than Of Vermont men and Yer
mont women. The noble sacrifice Yer
monters made Of her sons to save their
country, and of her substance to assist
Chicago, were her answer to any charge
that might be brought against her char
acter as selfish.
The Vcrmonters' character was good
one to inherit to start upon, 1t was bet
ter balanced than those Of the South or
West. From twenty years experience
in educating the youth OF different sec
tons, the speaker had been able to judge
of the influence Of locality upon native
character. 1t was natural Tor Vermont
to be jealous Of its opinions; il
was busting with prejudiccs, it needed TO
be liberaizcl Although Vermont had
appeared to he radical sometime set pub.
lie opinion had followed ncr, and history
had sustained her character The char
actcr that often appeared hcst under IL.
norance did not develop into the best I'M
der culture
The character Of the Nuglish and
French in their native state aud under
culture were commented upon. The for.
mer appearing worst before, but best az
ter culture The Epglishman shows u
capacity for Il broad, noble culture and
development, and solid attainment, unap-
preached by the Frenchman, who, under
culture, dcvelopes into a narrower, but
more snowy character The character Of
the Vermont boy, when he first enters
upon the field Of culture at college, was
described and commented upon. He i,
FESTIVE under discipline, has Il very con.
Gdent reliance upon the business and worth
of his own opinions he cannot sec what
there is SO wonderful in Shakespeare, but
he proves that capacity for improve
ment is better than pcrtness, for in thi!
he has the advantage Of boys from othcl
states. The stuff of which Vermont char
f actcr is made is good to make men, an,
such women as great men would rejoice
to live with The Vermont farmer pos
sesses great advantage for freedom 0
opinion. In civilized society all casse
are dependent upon each other but th
Vermont farmer less than other bushes
men Butter is not ruined by the poll
tics Of the husband Of the woman VIII
> makes it. The famous opinions do no
affect his profits as do those of othc
{ business men. Fortunately the cause Q
+ God or man are not depending upon opiu
. ions.
The curse Of slavery is denying tn
power to think, and other business me
q greatly slaves to public opinion, while til
! farmer is not. The contrast in the air O
. other business men, and that Of farmer
n when selling you anything, shows thi'
q The farmer acts as il he was doing you
n favor, but other business men as if 30
was doing them one The farmer ha
r strong common sense, but common sens
E is not an iniallblc guide. To cling dos
. gedly to an opinion was not wise. a
strong desire to know something aow,wa
n better than to prove oneself right. Pre-
q judice was demanding too much proc
and credulity asking too little.
The great opponent Of improvement
is incidence. Thinking is Il hard process
- but is the way to improvement. PrejJ
dice is only in the way Of improvement
r. The present audience are picked me
:. committed to improvement, but the larg
# mass of farmers are prejudiced again
y improvement.
y There is not q man in the world VIII
n understands what is what better than
/ Vermont farmer when he is informed {
=, understands the subject
+, Vermont ought TO sh .w The whol
4 world how t. carry on farming proiabl.
/. One Of the greatest opportunities
the farmers, was their ability to onjo
= home life.
=. There was m,r. OF the real luxury
h living TO be got out Of the rural lie {
- Vermont than Of any other Land, if i
:. greatest opportunities, and truest purpo
es arc nnlv inlpr.fnnA and nnnrncint 10