Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-17

hours old; keep dry after hatching. Coop
the old turkeys until The young are six
weeks old, feeding at first with hard boiled
eggs and curd, then with dough made
OF fine feed and coarse ground corn meal
wet with boiling water. As they grow older
give variety of food, feeding the young
chicks very often. i
After leaving the coop give them dry
pasture, feeding ut morning and night After
u while, If insects are plenty no feeding will
be necessary. Be sure that they come up
every night. About the first of September
begin to feed all they can eat, there being
no danger OF fatteninga turkey when 1t IS
growing fast.
Care must be taken in dressing as much of
the salable value of the bird depends upon
the manner in which this is done.
Lazy farmers should not keep turkeys;
they "never have any luck" With good
location, good stock and good care, pound
| OF turkey can be raised as cheap rs v pound
Of beef, and with less capital.
In the discussion which followed the read
ing Of the above paper, inquiry was made in
| regard to the reason why eggs SO often
failed to hatch. Professor Seely thought
the trouble was sometimes due to the fact
that sn egg had become broken in the nest
and covered other eggs with albumsn pre-
venting the circulation Of air through the
pores Of the shell, which view was endorsed
by Mr. McKeen. There was quite a lively
discussion upon the question whether the
fowl turned her eggs daily in tho nest or
not, opinions being divided
Wednesday Erening.
The FIRST paper was read by Henry Clark,
editor Of the Rutland Globe. Topic, Water
Power Of Vermont" As this has been. re-
ported, no abstract will be given here.
The second paper Of the evening was
from Col j. b. Mead ofthe board. Subject,
| Opportunities for Young Farmers.
| Many sons of farmers, on arriving of age,
| quit the old home in hopes of gaining honor
and wealth more rapidly in other fields.
| The father becoming discouraged sells the
farm and buys in the village. In this state
of things there is cause for alarm, for by it
| agriculture is kept IN the background both
rs AN art and n science, and far from the
position where il righlfully belongs. Errors
| in education contribute to this state of things.
| If the farmer rests or rOtrogrades, IL he is
satisfied with old methods and old inple-
ments, If he ignores the demands OF the age ms
regards his calling. in short, II he is n SHIFT
less farmer, he must not expect his son to
become enamored with the calling, who see
ing the results upon his fathers farm reasons
that the same only can be reached on any
farm, and seeks other fields. Bxt u more
thorough culture Of tho soil and mind is now
called for Tho speaker portrayed in
glowing terms the unsettled state of affairs
in our country, the condition of things being
such that young man seeking u calling sees
but little to invite his ambition or hatter his
| hopes. The legal profession, with many
honorable exceptions, Is full of second and
third rate men who are led by selfinterest
to do disreputable things TO obtain n liveli-
hood. ~
As preachers of the gospel there is great
field but here even some run before they
are sent. In the medical profession it is a
question whether We are not doctored too
much.
: The chief good of man is to make the
, most Of time and talent while we live, IN
doing the most TO benefit humanity. The far
mer has many ways TO do this. As yet we
J know but little OF the proper breeding OF
stock or OF how plants grow, of the hybrid
} ization OF plants or of entomology. The
young farmer canuot become an expert il
: all these but he may have a speciality ant
3 thoroughly learn some one of them, thu
!, benetitting both himself and his neighbor
|. hood. In other callings mnch study and
: practice is required to command success, bu
!, many suppose that the farmer needs moth
= ing Of the kind.
8 Fathers who HE their sons away into
other professions are in a measure responsi
4 BILE for this state OF things. We need more
definite knowledge of IN ethods in farming
such careful experiments as will not lead
us astray. 1t is desirable to be able tc
9 stand before our fellow men aud speak with
# ease and fiuency The young farmer wht
fits himself for this will not lack opportu
nifty. II in regard TO public affairs we allow
others to do all the thinking for us we mus
i not complain if we find ourselves at dis
4 advantage. Much of the legislation adverse
4 TO farming interests might be avoided. The
: farmer should be u good citizen, actuated by
n lofty, moral purpose, his query being
Q what is righte that dying, lie may be mum
r bered with those who have not lived in vain
Prof Seely. The young man will remail
: on the farm if he can be assured of compe
tency and position. These will come if h
stores his mind and uses fair share Of per
! severance. s.- r.-
d MIR Billings of Ludlow. There is as muc
encouragement for farmers in Vermont a
: anywhere. Land upon Connecticut river i
cheaper at 500 per acre than government
i land at 81 25 per acre. Farmers cast tn
largest vote, and if they do not exert th
\ inAusnce they should, the fault is their own
. They are not doing all thoy might do.
!. G. ii. Hubbard Of the board. No bus
n ness offers greater inducements than agricul
ture but to succeed the farmer must use tn
!. same energy and zeal that are required !
n other callings Farmers of this state shoul
n make speciality of grass, as thereby the
eau improve their stock and bring the
/. farms into better condition. The value {
If COWS, sheep and horses might be great
;. improved. .i
" Col Veazey Of Rutland. The topic
| hOa ialE ad mn
!. written almost to death. Specific subjec
are needed The speaker gave an accouI
~ Of his own experience on the farm until
/. age, when he left to engage in another pr
n fesson, because of the hard methods tn,
Ar employed in farming but this is iu mea
"a ure, changed There is now no good reas
v why young men should gain distaste f
: farming; no class could make home mo
a. attractive, though comparatively few do
at Flowers should be planted the rooms ma
n. pleasant, and provided with books q
10 papers. The prosperity, if not the perpet
Of ity, of our country depends upon our you
to men, and upon keeping them on the farm.
va Col Mead. We must adopt the town 81
i. ten Of schools aud teach those things II
q. are to be Of use through life.
y Thursday Morning.
, The address of the morning session "
or from Q. Horace Hubbard, Of ths board,
on The winter Care OF stock.
2; Keeping OF stock is the leading interest
~ Vermont. summer keeping should not
ses preparation for n decline in winter, AS
Tor often is.
for Stock must receive good care In autuI
and moi bn Obliged al SubSiSt .WhOllu mn
N frost-bitten grass, in which not only II,
VI but nervous force and stamina arc lost NJ
'ct, be kept growing in winter. Must he X
". In warm stables and well bedded; pref
he 10 tie with chains. The food should be
le. early. Nothing equal to June grass ca
pg cut MI grass Is poor u cut iaIe' l Dell'
| hav NJ xagit