The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-06
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From Tue GLOBES Special Reporter.
BOARD or AGRuCULTURE.
Meeting at Randolph
TUESDAY.

TUESDAY.
The Board Of Agriculture, Manufactures
and Mining held meeting at Randolph on
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 81 and
2S. b F Eddy, Esq, President Of Farm
ers' Club, was elected chairman.
The first paper was by N G Davis Of
Brookfield. Subject "The needs of Yer
mont Agriculture That honesty is need
ed that will so manage as to keep the soil
fertile and not rob our children Of their
heritage by exhausting the soil Better
cattle are needed,n not the fancy high priced
animals of the best breeders, but feeding
and better blood infused into the herd now
owned. A herd in this town with Ayr
shire blood cross twenty-five years ago and
short-horn cross eighteen years ago is now
the best in town, all the heifers are good
mixers. Improved buildings are needed
Necessary repairs made at the proper time
will keep the buildings in order. A few
pounds of nails and a few boards would
change the barn from a cold uncomfortable
can be kept secure from winds and storms.
The time that some spend with pipe and
tobacco would set all their buildings in
order. Better homes are needed, made bet
Ter by love Of home and love of home life,
with zeal in all its home life and highest
home duties, making Vermont homes SUI
perior to all country homes if such is posi-
BILE, making Vermont good place to live
in as well as to so from.
DISCUSSION
Col John b Mead began the discussion
by seeking light in regard TO the best edu-
cation of daughters and giving ideas of
his own He would have their education
so that they can get their own living and
carve out name and fame even If they do
not change their name by marriage. They
should know the duties of the household
and how to make themselves useful in the
sick room. Advises marriage but would
not have them make it their first concern.
DIT II IIoskins, editor of the Vermont
Farmer and member Of the Board, contin-
ued the remarks upon the importance OF
the useful education of the ladies'. and
would allow them the power of voting if
they desire. Yet they believe their priyi-
leges were of more importance than their
right Their privileges are to be supported
by the men.
Rev Mr. Billiard spoke Of how he hid
educated his girls, both in school ana in the
kitchen.
Hon A b IIalbert, member of the Board,
expressed his opinions in regard TO the ne
cessity of making the useful education as
the ornamental, Illustrating it by reference
-tahis experience in teaching where the
girls knit fo0tings in school yet had per-
feet lessons and were as remarkable mental
ly as in manual industry.
Mr. Davis presented to the audience the
idea that there was need of improved cdu-
cation of boys so that young men will
choose an honest, plain, healthy and intel
ligent girl in preference TO the useless, or
namental, fashionable miss that now is
their choice.
DIR Hoskins mentioned that Madame
Demorest says if women will do as good
work as men they can get as good pay /;
also expressed belief that when women
vote the temperance law will he enforced
and temperance sentiment prevail,
ESSAY.
L Conant, Principal of the Normal
School was then introduced and spoke up
on Glow we do washing and baking"
1-On a small scale.
BY unskillful hands.
3-Unsuitable appliances.
By doing these things On a small scale
there is loss of time in preparing the ma
llerial in use of fuel and in the cleansing
of dishes and care of cooking.
If you say there are no-unskillful hands
you must assert that women of every
grade of culture or natural Intelligence is a
proficient cook, this is not the case
The conclusion arrived at is that in fu
ture the baking an washing should be
done at certain places where it can be done
well and within easy access of nelghbor
hoods. The laundry and bakery will be a
necessity as now the mill, store, post Office
and school is necessary.
The desertion of farms was no cause Of
grief to him but saw indications that Tho
tendency of the times is to group together
and such groupings will bring many socia
advantages and enable cooperative move
ments to succeed.
DISCUSSION.
re Jameson, member of the Board
spoke of the examples of cooperative
work and the convenience of having gooC
work done and allowing mothers NOR
time to give to their children and to max
ing home pleasant.
Rev Mr. Caldwell approved this line o
thought and had for eight years had bakin
done out of the house and dreaded the fus
and work of washing and baking an
would keep them out of the house if
could be DONE
Hon Il d Mason, of Richmond, ben
called upon stated, that cooperation ha
succeeded in cheese making notwithslant
ing the prophesy of failure so there ma
be cooperative work in other respects, an
we need not fear the ladies will be idle &
they will find useful work they are NJ
prone to idleness any more than men, an
not quite as much.
Rev Mr. Ballard mentioned the fastid
Gus taste of ladies and families would NJ
be satisfied with bakers or washer
work, they would prefer the old way, ri
cost would be less than to pay for the wor
and material.
Rev Mr. Caldwell could assure all that
there was no necessity for eating pc,