The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-22
Che 8utland Daily Glohe
TUESDAY, JUNE %, 1875.
Board of Agriculture, Manufactures
and Mining.
Second Days Proceedings.

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The second day meeting of the board
of agriculture manufactures and mining
at Berkshire, was called TO order by the
president at 0 30 Thursday morning. There
was much larger attendance then on
Wednesday. The person appointed to
read the FIRST paper on the programme
being absent, discussion on the general
dairy interest was continued The discus.
sion was participated in by Mr.. c. Horace
Hubbard, DR.. r. II. IIoskns and others,
and was interesting and instructive.
After the discussion OF the subject Mr.
X. G. Chaffec of Enosburgh read paper
upon butter making which was well re-
ceived.
He said that the manufacture of butter
required more study and skill than had
generally been devoted TO it. The making
of good butter was indeed scientific pro-
cess, each thing necessary to be done,
from the furnishing of feed for the cows
down to the packing of butter in the tubs,
was worthy of careful study.
Following this Mr.. w. II. McAllister of
Enosburgh read paper. the subject being
"The cost of making pound of butter.
This paper was very interesting one,
containing carefully arranged data in re-
gard the subject, drawn from experience,
and the result to which the speaker arrived
was, that, taking into consideration the
actual cost of running a dairy i'll labor
and money, the wear and tear, and allow
ing fair interest on the money invested, it
now COSTS 30 cts to make pound of butter
Mr.. Cramtor of Swanton in response to
call spoke upon the subject of the best
way of feeding cows, and detailed to the
meeting his manner of feeding and the re-
sul.s attained. The subject was further
discussed by other speakers, among whom
was Mr.. Olmstead of Franklin, who said
he did not think the feeding of meal all
vantageous.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The first exercise of the afternoon was
the reading of paper by Henry Hopkins
of East Berkshire upon the subjest of the
"Farmer's table
He said he did not propose to say what
or how much the farmers ought to eat or
what time they ought to spend in eating it,
presuming that the farmers were able to
decide those questions for themselves salts
factorily when the food was placed before
them, but rather how the farmers table
could be best enjoyed by himself and
friends He then pronounced deserved
eulogy upon the abundance and excellent
quality of the edbles usually found upon
the farmers tables and concluded with
recommendation that farmers so far as
practicable, raise all provisions themselves
necessary for their own consumption.
Mr.. o. N. Kelton of Montgomery then
lead paper on farm buildings.
nan or BEAST snOuiu ne cUus.IuCteu 50 Il,
to be as warm as possible That farm
the road, with proper distances between
the house and barns, and built as comfort
able and convenient as the means of the
builder would allow. He then discussed
the most proper form and seize of the
several farm buildings, his suggestions
showing that he had studied the subject
carefully.
In conclusion he said that he regretted
that many of the farm buildings in the
state were very poor, inconvenient and
hardly fit for the purpose for which they
were used. and hoped that the time would
soon come when every farmer would have
good buildings and home worthy of the
sons and daughters of Vermont.
Prof. Peter Collier, secretary of the
board, then read his paper on fertilizers.
This paper is of great interest to the
farmers. and it was attentively listened to
by the audience. 1t was quite lengthy and
abounded IN excellent practical sugges-
lions, rejecting much credit upon its au-
thor for the clear statement of facts and
conclusions which it contained, and the
able manner in which 1t was presented to
the meeting.
At AGO the board adjourned sine die,
after having had very interesting and in
structive meeting of two days duration.
Many new ideas of practical Importance to
the farming interest have been advanced
and discussed, and the farmers who atten-
ded have undoubtedly come away with
much valuable knowledge which, il is to
be hoped, will be practically applied and
result in benefits TO them and the whole
community.