Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-02-20

section. The water is very poor and very
hard to obtain. Sheep shear only from one
| TO one and one-half pounds per head, and
the wool sells at from 10 to Is ceuts per
pound. The sheep arc of the Mexican
blood, and when year old command from
S1.5O to go per head. Not unrrequently
thousands of sheep die in a single night,
either by disease or severity Of weather.
Colorado is essentially a country Of savag-
es-a very poor place to take family, and
very uncertain place for a man to get rich.
II there is any money TO be made in Color
ado, il is in breeding sheep; but he would
never recommend any one TO take the mer-
mos of Vermont there for any purpose.
Men have lost handsome fortunes In sim
gle night by trying the experiment.
Prof Collier read his essay on the Waste
Products of tho Farm, statingamong other
things that the constituents which give val
ne to ton Of good stable manure are only
about 25 pounds in quantity.
w. p. Gage asked the Professor if he
thought all there was OF ton o. good sta
bic manure, worth taking TO the field,
could be included in the 20 lbs. he men
toned. The Prof. thought it could. Dir.
IIoskins thought not, and agreed with Mr..
Gage in the theory that though there
might not be any nutrtive matter in the
1875 lbs. remaining, there might be much
necessary material in the form of silica, so
important to the perfect growth of the
plant.
Mr.. Foster thought many farmers al
| lowed much valuable material to waste
that collects in many favorable places, such
as basins receiving the wash of woodlands
and pastures. Muck, of itself, was no
waste if dumped into the ocean.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
At the opening of the Wednesday even
ing meeting, letter was read from Nathan
Fisher, Esq, requesting information on
the subject of fertilizers, and giving his
method of manufacturing them at home.
Prof Collier replied that Mr.. Fisher was
correct in his statement about the Arricul-
tural Board furnishing the information de-
sired, and urged the importance of manu-
featuring our own phosphates; but thought
Mr.. Fisher mistaken in the idea that phos-
pilates should be dry. He remarked that
the process of making phosphate was sim
plSt anu hiab WIN llNlit dllCuNlOl anu III
formation it could be made by every far
mer.
Prof Seeley of Middlebury College pre-
sented "The Leaf" for his theme; and
gave many interesting facts in relation to
its structure, its beauty, its history and its
office.
"What shall we do with our boys?" was
the theme presented by Rev. p. +. Bar
nard, which called together many thoughts
worthy the attention of every friend of hui
mainly. No other subject of the meeting
awakened moro universal interest or COM
manded such marked attention. The inn
portance of making home pleasant the
best place in the world if possible - of
making the boys feel that it is noble and
honorable TO work-that our colleges and
schools are for their special benefit-cannot
be too often presented. Send some of them
to college, but take care not to send them
to their ruin. Educate them all, and edu-
cate fair proportion Of them TO the farm.
Educate tile girls fit them for home du-
ties; make them interested in the business
of life; and young ladies and yoIng men
will walk life's pathway together, prosper
1N1 '''' H"Ipsf iNJ'INlbS III pOi, llidl ut
made us TO labor.
Mr.. jameson thought home good place |
to educate boys-by social influence, by a |
fathers, mothers, sisters, a brothers |
love. Teach them the genealogy OF their |
fathers and their mothers family; inter |
est them in the blood of their race.
Mr.. Heath thought the best place for |
boys was at home, if successfully employ |
ed, and the best way to make them content |
in their own town was to keep the girls in |
town. Interest the girls in home affairs, |
and the boys will Ginger near"
Mr.. Halbert thought boys that stayed in |
Vermont had generally gained more of |
happiness than their friends who had left |
for the west. We not only need to make |
home attractive, but the school house and |
its surroundings.
Prof Collier preached wOman's rights |
little, and urged that the ballot should be |
passed to her, making her equal in point |
of privilege, as well as in ability, with the
young man. Let the young woman exer-
else her influence, and the young man will
love the rugged hills of Vermont, if union
Of sympathy and union of interest are able
to hold him.
Ii. A. Willard protested against the plan |
of calling woman to the ballot-box before |
she had any wish to come.
NJ. w. Davis defended the ''uneasy" bow |
and urged him to go west, or somewhere
where there was room and a show for sue
cess; not to be blinded by theory which,
when put into practice, never would run.
If he wanted to change horses, let him
change and dicker for himself
Mark Ward spoke for the boys, and ap-
pealed TO their judgment in relation to our |
school system. Vermont can give you a |
good common school education; but if you |
are going to college, look about for good |
healthy one. Ninety-five Vermont boys |
standing in front of old Dartmouth this |
morning are looking toward the Land of |
their birth, regretting that she has not the |
strength to rock them in their youth.
Mr.. Heath said Young men can be edu-
Gated in Vermont, and qualified TO compete |
with those educated in any of her sister
States, If they will throw away prejudice.
Thus closed another pleasant, interesting !
and instructive meeting of the Agriculture
al Board. We anticipated a good time we
rG 5 all that we anticipated. We form
Ell many valuable friendships we gathered /
much valuable truth. We trust the profit
Is not all ours. We appreciate the favor,
ana hope to merit others of the kind,
j. B. MORSE, Sec. W. f.. Club.
A COOPERATIVE SToRE.-An ilustra-