Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-24
Meeting Of the State Beard Of Agriculture,
Bat. Manufactures and Mining,

AZ Canaan, Tuesday and wednesday, Dee
and 8, 1878.
According TO previous notice given In
somo of the state papers, the New Hamp-
shire and Vermont boards of agriculture held
JOINT meeting at this place. .f.g
Mr. Fassett Of the Vermont board called
the meeting to order. Said it was ono of pe-
culiar interest on account Of its being joint
one Of the two boards; that there was a fit
ness 10 an exchange Of eoerlssies between the
two states. as they were usighbors, whose in-
terests in many respects were one, That it
was customary for the town wherever the
board met 10 furnish chairman 10 preside
over their deliberations, and in accordance
with that practice asked for the nomina,iOn
of gentleman for that purpose. Geo w.
Hartsborn took the chair and after a short,
tidy speech announced the meeting organ
i1ed and ready for work.
TraIninE Animals.
s"Trainisg Animals was the first subject
taken up. Mr. G. Horace Hubbard. to whom
the topic was assigned, said he had not giVer
it special study, but had only given it such
attention as every farmer ought to give il
We do not give this matter sufficient stten
tion. Wild animals can be tanned and train
ed. The smallest birds can also be trained
50 as to draw tiny carriages. -.
These domestic animals form an impor'
tant element in our agriculture. BY thu
proper training Of these animals their use
fulness will be greatly increased. Wher
trained so as to become useful they iDcreas
our profit, Animals should be trained, no
broken. rIIraT g-L..y .s..#FpHi
We should train our horses, oxen, cow
and sheep. There are as few farmers VIII
eau train animals we'll as there are that car
sacceed in breeding thoroughbred stock
Tue man who trains animals must 6rst learI
TO control himself. .r
Training Of animals should begin at I
very early age, went into the pAstur
where had young colt. caught him By
putting my arms around him back of hi
fore legs, held him up with his feet from m
and let him kick until he found he ooul
: not kick himself away; when he cease
kicking put him down. repeated it unit
} he ceased altogether; he had then taken b
6rst lesson in submission.
1t is better not to let them struggle il yO
can avoid it. A calf Of mine was 10
hitched in such manner that he ipjure
: himself struggling so that it took him Ion
q time TO get over II. Learn them 10 nbm
easily after that it only requires pStienC
There are two ways to train colt. On
way is to begin when he is young, II
s other is TO let him 60 until he is three yea
IS cid and then have battle with him.
you teach colt tricks he will very likely
a tricky horse. A man cannot do a Wor
thing than 10 teach colt tricks I a
. When you harness 4 colt for the first tiu
y put the harness on the floor and walk 4
J. colt around it. Let him smell Of it tn
/ go very carefully aud slowly to work Al
!. put it on him. Harness him few tim
- before you drive him al all, and when y,
'e DO drive him keep perfect control over hi
k Some hitch a colt up with an old horse
d break him; better break him alone; J
get better trained horss. l ;siagH
In biting there is great abuse. I
mouth is naturally sensitive. Some hors
10 mouths are spoiled by biting, aud their to-
rn pers likewise. believe biting 10 be !
Of only useless but positively cruel.
- Let tho hOTso sse. believe blinders .
useless and hurtful II looks odd to see
OF horse without blinders, but they would 10
in better to US all il It were fashionable,
e HitchiDg Is important. 1t il very bad