Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-01-19
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF AG.
RICULTURE AT IRASBURGH.

The meeting was opened on Tuesday
according to announcement. Hon. E. T. /
Cotton presiding. Rev. 4. A. Smith de- /
livered the address OF welcome. and I
spoke of agriculture As being one of the /
most useful and honorable pursuits in
which men could engage. The farmer |
should teach himself to so love and hon /
or his calling that 1t will not need
the praises of the press. nor the elO-
quence of speech to make him cOntented
with his condition. Mr.. Smith added
much that was interesting and useful.
E. p Cotton read valuable paper on
The soil and its relation to the Rocks,
which showed that the writer was well
informed upon the subject He showed
how according to the theories Of geolo-
gizts the processes of earth building had
fitted and prepared 1t to be the abode of
man and how at the present time deeom-
position is going on to convert rocks into
soil and food for plants. He believ-
ed the character of the rocks of Vermont
to be such as to furnish abundant mate
rial to keep the soil enriched. The adj
dress was listened to with marked atten-
ton.
VIM 5. ThOrp Of MorrisviIle, IA
tive of England, and acquainted With
her methods of farming. read a practical
! paperon the value of different root crops
for stock, and the methods Of raising
them" The argument Of Mr.. Thorp rest
ed upon the fact that root crops yield .
great amount of food per acre. and can
&c fed with straw, aud cause animals TO
fatten. Hence roots make 4 cheap food
aud at the same time keep cattle in a
healthy condition. Roots can be soWn
after other crops are put in. and even On
ground planted to other crops. as among
corn, still coming to maturity during
the season. Ground especially prepared
for root crops Is in good condition for
grass thereafter. and will produce a good
crop for several years. His success in
the culture Of roots has been such that
he yearly deyotes more time and atten.
ton to it.
Jonathan Lawrence, of Passumpsic
spoke upon the hay crop and how Il
improve it, and showed how valuable il
was upon lands that are fitted for till
age. All our skill and much labor car
be expended with profit. for the amour
Of grass and other crops will be in pro
portion to the labor expended upon tn,
land in fitting and pulverizing it for tn,
seed and the growth Of the plant. Fiv
; tons Per acre, Of excellent, nutritious har
5 have been grown on one acre of well-pre
: pared land in St. Johnsbury.
T Wednesday In the forenoon. was oc
: cupied by F. D. Douglass of Whiting
e IN reading an interesting paper on Intel
llgent enterprise essential TO success i
Il dairy farming After reading his pape
> much time was spent in which Dir. DOUG
; lass answered many questions in regar
1t to his process Of taking care of mil
: and making butter, and many valuabl
y hints and suggestions were made. . |
Is was seen that much interest was felt
: this subject, and that the farmers al
lie ready to adopt any new methods thu
he viii tighten labor and increase the valr
& and the amount Of the dairy product.
I'd In the afternoon. H. Story read a d
OF per on clean seed and clean farms
Sc showing that farmers suffered great 10
$ by sowing tares with the wheat. and |
5 allowing the strength Of the soil to gro
T. noxiOus weeds. when it was
n sorely needed for the growth Of valuab
at plants The whole farm might be owe
O. run with brake, thistle, cookie and kal
IN and Its poor tiller find his barns al
n cellars empty, when better system
n culture would turn the strength of =
OF and the skill Of man into the products
ad Of profitable crops Mr.. Foster spoke
ne the sources of happiness of the till.
ng 1.-THE SOIL and represented that t
lat speaker, who had been found early a
at late with the implements Of husband
NJ in his hands. and had toiled until
ID. hairs we're grey. presented an exam
tu- Of that kind Of persons to whom laE
MS was sweet and the duties Of the IA
ers were happiness He showed that lal
III, and the confinement Of the farmers
ve- their homes. did not destroy happlBe
Of bat could By the association Of famiI
IN and Of neighb0rs, the perusal Of DO.
lch and magazines, and above all, the In
uld Pendenee Of the occupation. be nj
'm- sources Of great joy.
are Prof. Collier read an elaborate and
u't eellently written paper on waste !
ing duets" Any digest which We can Z
cd viii fail to convey just idea Of
Sc value Of the article The whole sub
-ion Of vast" was taken up and thorou
No y discussed 1t would seem that =
ueh IS wasted upon our farms. in cur stab
set- IN neglect, in squanderng time. in
neh thinking and in thoughtlessness.
oy enough 70 rum all The authgr .
ter something Of an account Of what he
sub and learned in Vienna. We hone
are address viii be published entire
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