Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-06

neeoeo some enlightenment upon the proper |
training Of girls, and that they should 60
back TO the methods Of the women of an
earlier day, and they ought especially to un-
derstand and teach that all useful labor is
honorable.
Mr. N. g. Davis thought tho boys ought
also to be trained to choose these working
girls for wives.
[ Mr.. Wm Walbridge spoke of the better
fitting Of barns for the comfort of cattle, and
said that the majority Of the stock in the
state is not now kept deOently comfortable.
Prof. E. Cenant,
of the Randolph Normal School, then ad-
dressed the meeting on " How Shall we do
our Washing and Baking7" He urged that
most Of the recent labor saving Improvements
in husbandry had been for the benefit Of
men, and but few for the benefit of women
He thought there was an opportunity for
great saving Of labor in the establishment of
neighbOfhoOd and village lanndries and ba-
ksrieas He noticed a tendency of the farm
ers more and more to group themselves in
villages aud believed that IT afforded an
opportunity to cooperate in number Of
such kinds of domestic labor.
Mr.. u. II. Jameson, of Irasburgh, supper.
ted Mr.. Couant's views, and thought women
could find more profitable work to fill up the
time heretofore spent in washing and bak-
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Caldwell, Of Randolph, thought
Mr.. Conants idea good one. He believed
bakers would exchange bread for -four,
| pound for pound, aud both sides derive ad-
vantage from the exchange.
Hon. Il. ID. Mason, OF Richmond, at the
request Of Col. Mead, who mentioned him as
pioneer cO6psratiOnist, gave it as his opin-
ion that an associated system Of baking and
laundrying was perfectly practicable.
Rev. Mr.. Bullard thought the difficulty
would be in getting the washing aud baking
done we'll enough in such establishments to
satisfy the ladies.
TuBsDAY EVENING.
His Exee IIeRey, Governor Converse,
President of the Board Of Agriculture, er
e6fciO, being present this evening, took the
chair, and introduced to the audience
Prof. Peter Collier,
Of Burlington, Secretary of the Board, who
delivered an address on 4" The Waste Prod
uets Of the Farm" which was heartily re.
ceived. Immediately succeeding this address
/ Col. J. n. Mead,
of Randolph, read an interesting paper on
Barns and Farm Buildings" which we
hope soon to-day before our readers. In the
discussion that followed,
i Mr.. Walbridge, of Randolph, spoke oi
the traditional opinion held by some that il
was necessary to expose live stock to winter
weatherto to make them hardy. These SAINT
men are also opposed to agricultural papers
aud think the time wasted that is spent read
ing them.
Col. Mead said he had heard the doctrine
advocated iu agricultural meetings, that il
was good way to make animals hardy
though liz fact it is just the contrary.
J Mr.. Jameson asked if filling single bayI
: rapidly with hay was not often followed BY
! heating. 'r.te .,
Col. Mead had not found it so. 1t doe
better that way than putting load In q
place. 1t is best TO have it all heat togeth
| er, il it heats at all. 5as .-
Mr.. Carter, of Randolph, agreed with TIL
. Colonel on this question.
4 Mr.. Walbridge asked if it was not we'll tt
put layer Of straw on the top Of the NOV
to take the steam.
Mr.. Carter thought ii was.
Col. Mead said the best hay he ever mad
. was dried in the shade.
Hon. Il. ID. Mason spoke strongly in favo
of good feeding and warm stables for dair.
stock. He said profitable dairying was i'm
y possible where these two points were no
i carefully attended to. Many cows as no'
u kept will not make $50 pounds Of cheese pc
year, which hardly pays expenses, wnile 9th
ers easily make 500 pounds. In the 6rl
D case you may pay the cost of keep from th
proceeds of the COW, and get the pleasure {
milking and making the cheese for nothing
- while in the second you may get well pal
10 for it.
~ Prof. Collier spoke Of the Importance {
j. attending to all the details in every proceI
Il Of tho farm in order to reach success. Man
80 think if they get Jewett milk pan they ca
~ make first rate butter, no matter what ell
y they may do, OF neglect to do. The san
H. with some favorite fertilizer, they thin
d with that they can make any crop grow, ar
u make il profitable, whether they do Spythir
~ else or not.
ca WEDNESDAY MORNING.
od Hos. John LyAds,
RS Of Williamstown, opened the meeting wit
n. a very interesting and suggestive pap
a entitled "Wbat shall We do to advance u
N. Cause of Agriculture in Orange County
IS. Mr., L. said It was generally conceded tn
he the farms Of this section are not 50 w
to cultivated as before the war, and attribut'
ed il to the scarcity of labor, emigration to Il
nd West, and disposition on the part Of d
as young people to leave the farm for sOr
other occupation. He followed with mai
in useful suggestions as to the imprOVems
"a and economical management Of farm
,c- The paper as whole is SO valuable, and
Of generally applicable throughout the Sta
m that we hope soon to print it.
nd Prof. Collier made some explanations