The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-05
Meeting os thc Vermont Is0nrs. of
agriculture.
NEEGENSEs, Feb. 3.

NEEGENNES, cb ).
The afternoon session commenced with
an assembly of about sixty citizens of the
county
Gen, Geo. W. Grandcy, was elected
chairman of the meeting, and With few
spirited remarks took the chair and intro
duccl DR.. Virgil W. Blanchard Of Middle
bury, who proceeded to read paper upon
The view presented showed That the far
mcr is at the present time much less q
slave to nature and its tickle control than
ever before. Flood, frost, dr3uth, storm
and tempest, marked him prey in former
times
From 1850 mechanical applian cs be-
came utilized in the mower, reaper, thrash
or, raler, steam pillow, and other ways, So
that the brute force Of the horse and OK be-
come more profitahly directed by human
intelligence The idea, had existed in Il
crude state before but were no, fully de-
yelopcd
The harvest Of grain by the present
iiNtllNNAAl N'il5 Il'llNil iNti.lIi, mat gives
ease and confidence 10 the employer was
compared to the former method Of harry
esting by the use Of The sickle, where hu-
man endurance was taxed TO the uttcrmost
and the exhausted bodily vigor prccludcd
any active profitable thought
Tho Improvements possible in the horse
rake were mentioned as desirable. so that
the level dry hay shall be gathered, cooked
and lett in symmetrical heaps in one opera
ton.
The horse power should be so improved
too that it shall not cost over $50, be light
strong and easily managed, and adapted to
more Wort, Of the farm, so that the wood
for fuel shall he all wrought by its use,
also thrashing, churnins, cutting of feed.
etc
Wind, as source Of power, was referred
to and its possibilities set forth.
The only obstacle to mans supremacy
over the forces of nature, is his lack of APP
probation of his own mental power when
his intellect is thoroughly cultivated.
Now the farmer is fully engaged in &C
Qulring material instead Of intellectual
wealth.
The domination of the agrculturist is
sure to be fact, for two reasons.
First-Thcy are numerically in the ma
jorily.
Second-Becnusc his close communion
with nature develops his mind to receive
right and just impressions, that as his
lcasure gives him time to assimilatc will
lead him TO work in harmony with natures
God.
The discussion followed, led by LII
Wright Of Cornwall, who rcjoiccd that he
was here to hear the address, and sympa-
thi1cd with everything that cleyates the
farmer
He spoke of the horse rake that enables
the boy of the farm and even lady to take
pleasure in gathering the harvest of hay.
u Il jameson spoke Of the elevation Of
the farmer depending upon the continuous
education of the child.
" HN' WV NiiiNl 10 y'hllo NC NAht IltIS-
ure in teaching it, but as its questions be-
come more difficult to answer, we become
less inclined to answer them, and really the
boy from fifteen to twenty-onc, learns less
than during the same time earlier in life.
At this age he should learn all the practical
work of the farm, the buying, selling and
breeding of cattle, sheep and stock of all
kinds the sowing, culture and harvesting
of all crops the manufacture OF butter
aud cheese, All progress depends upon
better understanding of all our duties, and
the way to perform them.
Prof. Collier urged the importance of
forming habits of observation of nature of
Facts in relation to all the developments in
the seasons, crops and forces of nature.
Mr. l. l. Wright mentioned tho blowing
OF wet land isto beds and plowod by accu-
rate measurements Of two rods in width !
and was guided by stakes He found that |