The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-31
From THE CLONES Special Reporter.
BOARD or AGkICUITURE
Meeting mt RnndoIph

and Mining held a meeting at Randolph on
Tuesday, January 21tl, at . p. M. b f
Eddy, Esq, President of Farmers 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, not the fancy high priced
animals of the best breeders. but feeding
and better blood infused into the herd now
owned. 4 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 arc good
mixers. Improved buildings are needed.
Necessary repairs made at the proper time
will keep the buildings in order. 4 few
pounds of nails and few boards would
change the barn from n cold uncomfortable
place to one where our animal, and crops
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 a zeal in all its home life and highest
home duties, making Vermont homes SUI
pcrior to all country homes if such is posi-
Bile making Vermont n good place 10 live
in as well as to 90 from.
DISCUSSION
Col John b Mead began the discussion
by seeking light in regard TO the best cdu-
cation of daughters and giving ideas Of
hi, own. He would have their education
50 that they can get their own living and
carve out Il name and fame even il they do
not change their name by marriage. They
should know the duties of the household
and how To make themselves uscfl in the
sick room. Advises marriage Int would
not have them make it their first concern
DIT lIoskins, editor of the I'rmont
Fnrmcr aud member Of the Board, conlin-
ucd 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-
lcgcs were OF more importance than their
right Their privileges are 10 he supportc |
by the men,
Rev Mr. Bullarl SPOKE Of how he had
educated his rrls, both in school ana in the
kitchen,
Hon y Il llalhcrt, member of the Board
expressed his opinions in regard to the ne
ces,iy of making the useful education as
the ornamental, illustrating il by reference
to his experience IN teaching where the
girls knit footngs in school yet had per-
ly as in manual industry.
Mr. Davis presented to the audience the
idea that there was need of improved cdu-
cation of boys ST. that Young men will
choose AN honest, plain healthy and intel
ligent girl in preference to the useless, or-
namcntal, fashionable miss tha, now is
their choice.
/ DR. Hoskins mentioned that Madame
/ Demorest says if women will do as good
work as men they can get rs good pay
/ also expressed belief that when women
/ vote the temperance law will lie enforced
| and temperance sentiment prevail.
ESSAY.
/ L Conant, Principal of the Normal
School was then introduced and spoke up
! 90, ,,II,,,. ,,.o l., ,,,,shin,, aud hoEin.,
lon 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
tcrial 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 Il
| proficient cook, this is not the case.
The conclusion arrived ut is that in fu-
ture the baking AMI washing should be
done at certain places where it can be done
well and within easy access of neIghbor-
hoods. The laundry and bakery will be II
necessity as now the mill, store, post office
and school is necessary
The dcsertion of farms was no cause OF
grief to him but saw indications that the
tendency of the times is to group together
and such groupings will bring many social
advantages aud enable cooperative move
mcnts to succeed,
DISCUSSION.
re Jameson, member of the Board,
spoke of the examples of cooperative
work and the convenience of having good
work done and allowing mothers more
time to give to their children and to max
ing home pleasant.
Rev Mr. Caldwell approved this line OF
thought aud had for eight wears had baking