Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
FROM the Maine Farmer
Nesc England agricultural CiWb.
First Meeting in Maine.
FIRsT D1Y-FORrNOON.

First Meeting la Maine.
FIRST DAY-FoRENOON.
In accordance with previous announce.
mcnt. the members Of the New Eugland
Agricultural Club met in the Town Hall,
Wateryille on Thursday March goth. In
the absence Of The President. Ia Z.
Getchell, Esq. President Of tho North
Kennebec Agricultural Society. called
the meeting to order. and Mr.. ;. L. Board
man was made permanent chairman. \
letter was read from Hon. Daniel Need
ham. President Of the Club, announcing
his detention at home on account OF sick
ness and regreiing his inability TO be
present.
The Secretary Of the Club. Daniel
Round, Esq, was then introduced, who
gave 4 statement Of the reasons which
led 10 the organization Of the New Eng
land Agricultural Club, the objects Tor
which il was labOginS. and the aims /;
had in view in its future operations. Il
did no, propose 10 interfere with any OF
the organizations already established for
carrying on Tho work of agricultural i'm.
proyement. but is aim was 10 operate in
wider field and embrace within It's
sphere a broader usefulness. The holding
oil institutes or conventions for The dis.
cussion of agricultural topics; the col
lection OF Information in relation 10 The
leading crops Of New England, 50 Is TO
form from these the basis OF a fair esli.
mate Of their quantity and value, and
through the agricultural press 10 diSsem.
mate this information 10 every farmer in
New England; to note every important
fact eaec.ing this supply and 81 the same
time every essential change tending 20
govern the demand; TO investigate The
system Of marketing farm products, and
aim for its reform; 10 consider the mat
ter Of transportation FOR farm products
for it is right that The farmers of New
England should have equal facilities Tor
the transportation of the farm products
That monopoists have the Club beiiey
inc the time mas come foI a searching
investigation 10 be made Of this subject
the changes made necessary by the fact
that New England can no longer com
pete with the grain producing States Of
the West, and the union OF al the farmers
and producers OF New England for the
mutual good Of all-,hese were among
the objects which The New England AZ.
ricultural Club had in view. and in car
Tymg these forward It asked The aid and
encouragement Of the farmers of Maine
Following Mr.. Round. Benz. p. Ware,
Esq, ant Leander WeiheTelI of Massa-
ehaseits. Chas. Shaw. Esq, and L. l.
Lucas Of Maine filled the remainder of
the forenoon with discussions upon the
general subject, Until an adjournment
WAS called for.
AFTERNOON.
The Institute was called to order at ,
O'Clock p. N, Hon. 7. 5. Lang in the
chair
Breeding and Feeding Of Dairy stock.
The opening address OF The afternoon
session was given by Leander Wethereil,
Esq. Of the Boston Cul.lrdt0r, on the
Breeding and Feeding OF Dairy Stock.
In the beginning Dir. Wetherell allud-
e 4 to the definition Of science as given
by Sir VIM. Hamilton. viz: a complement
Of cognitions, having in point OF form
the character Of logical perceptions, and
in point of matter the character Of real
truth. or in other words the positive.
known facts. from the unknown. He
then proceeded TO speak Of The applica
ton of science to the breeding of do.
nestle animals, defining breeds as "tbc
work Of man, species being created by
Cod varieties being such diversi.ies in
individuals and their progeny as are OBJ
served to take place within the limits Of
species. The Devons, Herefords and
Jerseys are regarded by some as "per-
manent varieties" of the cattle kind, by
others they are called recess, by others
breeds, and OF the breeds comprised in
the scores of varieties, he would say TO
every farmer select that breed deemed
best calculated to compass the end in
view. He then gave at considerable
length an account of the methods prae-
ticed by Thomas Bates, Charles Colling