Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-29
Reported for the Free Press and Times
SIXTH WINTER MEETING AT MONTPELIER, w..
JAN. 90, 81 AND %.
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SECOND DAY.

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SECOND DAY.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Samples Of very fine butter are being ex-
hibited in the hall this morning. Mrs.
George q. Randall. of Mortified, Vt. ex-
hiblted box of very excellent butter, &C.
companied by the following written state
ment 4: This butter has no artificial color;
was made by Mrs. Geo. c. Randall. North
field, Vt. from one weeks milk of COW
owned by same, the week ending January
10th. 1873 The breed of COW is half Jer-
sey and Durham, and is TO come in, April
Sd. This cow has made, from April 10.
1874, to January l6, 1875, three hundred
and forty-one CAD pounds of butter, be-
sides supplying the milk for family of
FIVE Her daily feed is hay and three-quarts
of meal fed in warm water, the meal being
four parts oats and corn
Mr.. W. |. Simons, of Roxbury, VT, also
exhibited a very fine lot OF % pounds Of
butter, which was presented to compete for
Mr.. Sprague's prize.
Mr.. A. W. Cheever. also presented sam
Piles of fancy bntter, for which fancy prices
were obtained in market. made by S.
Adams, of Mason Village. n. H.; Mr..
Owen, Reading. Mass; Mr.. Drew, South
Royalton, Vt; A. W. Cheeyer, Sheldon
vile, Mass. sold at Is cents per pound,
wholesale Mr.. Brooks, Medford. Mass.
and Col Waring, Ogden Farm, Newport,
r. l., both of which retailed at 81 per
pound and Mr. Sargent, Brookline,
Mass, which retailed at Sl25 per pound /;
all of which was very fine looking butter.
The Association was called to order by
the President. who announced the appoint
ment of the following committees
On Dairy hnplements-C. 5. McAllister,
Ii. W. Vail and II. A. Soule.
On Butter and Cheese-Prof. Z. I. Wick
son, of New York, Mr.. John I. Ellsworth,
of Mass, and Prof l.. B. Arnold, of New
York.
The President announced that return
checks were in readiness for those in attend
ance upon this meeting. and invited those
not now members to Join the Association,
and avail themselves of the offer now made
to receive a copy of all the reports of its
TRANSACTIONS. The supply of the early re-
ports is limited, and but few can now be
furnished to new members. Several then
Joined the Association.
Quite discussion arose on the policy OF
restricting the return tickets on the railroad
to those who were members Of the
Association, participated in by Mr. o.
NJ. Tinkham, of Pomfret, Mr.. o. 5. Bliss,
of Georgia. Secretary of the Association,
and Others The introduction of the con-
troyersy. in public discussion, was an I'M
fortunate circumstance. and was severely
criticised by many of the members present.
Mr.. Bliss explained that the railroad com
pany compelled the association to restrict
the return tickets TO those who are mem
bers, elS, the privilege would be abused by
those who would improve it only for bust
ness purposes.
Hon. y +. Sprague, Of Brandon, then
stated that he proposed 10 present q
double beam, double platform scale, of the
pattern known a. the Howe Scale to each
Of the manufacturers of tine best - pound,
of tutter and the best 20 pounds of cheese.
The committee on butter and cheese then
withdrew to examine the butter and cheese
that had been offered in competition for
the prizes
Mr.. 4. W. Cheeyer. editor Of the N-ic
England Farmer. wa then introduced. and
read paper on
GRASS GROWING SPECIALLY.
lie referred to the practice of the early
days of New England farming when oul
farms were little worlds of themselves; wher
1 it WAS customary for the farmers 10 raise a.
nearly as possible every product which was
consumed on the farm. He lattened hi:
own beef. pork and mutton, maze his OWL
butter and cheese. grew all the wheat, corn
I and other grains used, sometimes tanned
his own leather. often made his own shoes
and his wife and daughters span the WOO
and fax and wOve the cloth for the family
wear. lie said tina. in those days moEe than
now q farmers success depended upon the
natural productiveness of the soil. IL the
land was coed. farmer would be sure Il
obtain good living and an honorable posi-
ton in society hut if his land was too cold
for grain or too dry for grass, his lot was
seldom an enviable one. No one then
thought OF making r speciality of any one
| branch of farming az has become the custom
at the present time The growth of cities and
manufacturing villages. has afforded mar
l,et facilities. and the farmer has found
himself selling little Of almost everything
grown upon the farm, until the farmer
bows began to make marketing 4 distinct
business. This change tended TO stimulate
increased production. with view to raising
crops especially for market; and then came
the new idea Of raising special crops toI
special markets. And now it becomes an
object to select one or more leading crops,
and to give these special attention.
Mr.. Cheever said that the wide-a-wake,
enterprising farmers of New England have
already accepted the changed condition.
under which they have found themselves
placed, and have adopted such systems oil
farming as have seemed most appropriate to
their own particular location and circum-
stances. lie then proceeded to recommend
to the New England farmers to turn their
attention to the growing of grasses.
leaving the raising of grains to the broad
prairies OF the West. \ growing demand
for a greater variety and an abundant sup
MY of the moro perishable articles Of food
a. milk. summer fruits and garden vegeta-
bIes. and for the more bulky articles. as
hay and straw, which would cost heasily
for transportation, has done much to bring
about change in the popular style Of
farming.
Mr.. CHEEvER's PAPER.
A growing demand for greater variety
and an abundant supply of the more perish
able articles Of food. as milk. Summer
frpi = and garden vegetables, and for the
more tulky articles, as hay and straw which
would cost heavily for transportation. has
done mnch TO bring about r change IN the
popular style of farming.
Formerly if one farmer wished TO eonvey
IN anotber an idea of the extent OF his
farming operations. he told how many,
acres he planted. and aired men based
their opinion of the severity of the labor
upon differeut farms by counting the num-
Der of acres to be hoed. The hoed crops
were the main crops The wheat, rye, oats
ondary Importance while the grass crop
took but third position. in the estimation
- ;.-;.,, af farmers If one doubts,