The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-16

pied that that was apt TO be the case Wnen
new varieties resulting from recent hibfid-
izating were so changed, but If the charac-
ter has become fixed by number of years
production on its home soil, say four years
or more, he should not expect great changes
but in some instances, as in the animal
kingdom, there would be change (after
years of uniformity of sprouting towards
one of the original parents
After an interesting account Of the prob
able manner that natural Adjudication took
place by which most of the new varieties OF |
potatoes were produced, and more par
ticular account of the manner by which |
the snow flake, and other new varieties |
were produced by artificial hybridizaton by |
the speaker, the meeting adjourned until
o'clock in the evening
EVENING sEssION.
After the meeting was called to ORDER
President NJ Ii. Bnckham of the Vermont
agricultural college and &c cficio member
of the board of agriculture delivered an
able address upon the opportunities Of farm
life In Vermont. The native Vermont
character is a good stock to graft upon. In
its native purity it is the best. ANcrmont
crowd on an occasion of n celebration is
an interesting object to look at. The large
numbers of handsome young men I'd wo-
men were marked feature of such a
crowd. The character of the Nerm0nter
was stauncher, better balanced and
more reliable than any others His
tory sustains the decisions of Yer
montcrs, while Others find fault with
them and cavil at them. While the char
acter of Ncrmontcis is so good in its native
purity, it is not good enough to he content
with. One of the most interesting objects
was the rough, uncouth Vermont boy as he
comes to the educator and it was one OF
the keenest delights of the educator to wit
ness the effects OF education upon such Il
boy, as he gradually gets rid OF his extreme
disdain of classical learning. and develops
into strong, broad noble, cultured man.
The greatest drawback upon the prosperity
and improvement of farmers was preju-
dice. Agriculturalists wee proYeIh!aiy
preiudiced against improvements they
were prejudced against mowing-machinca,
thermometers, agricultural boards. a"rcul-
tural schools and fertilizers. Improvement
meant money. thrift; AMI ,ase; prejudice
meant toll and degradation. There was no,
farmers wife in Addison county that
could not make glt-edged butter it she
and her husband would only learn of those
who knew how.
The fashionable lady of the city woult
often tell you she would like to escape
| away from the tyranny of fashionable life
to the freedom of the country. The farm
, ers daughter has right TO dress becom
ingly and wear her dress as short as he
| convenience calls for, and deck her persol
f as becomingly as she shall see fit, but sh
! cannot do SO if she apes the ridiculous over
I dress of the city girl.
! The cultivation of fruits was strongl.
urged as means of making the farmers
q home attractive and healthy. The last adj
: vantage of the farmers life, and tn
Y greatest, was its opportunities for culture
4 The time at the disposal of the Vernon
farmers wasted might bear great fruit if
q is only guarded and utilized in improvn
;. and cultivatlng their minds. Shavings O
d time improved will produce great result
e and the farmer had not only these bu
n whole slabs at his command that general
:. were wasted. 1t was true that much cOul
@ not be accomplished without some sell
,e denial and effort. The two paths wei
# open and if young men must give way
a. indulgence and ease he could not accom-
is plish much in forming an intelligent an
Ne educated character, that would be able
|, weld an influence for good over his felo
D men.
st Col. Stowell, in answer to a call said
a. was more grateful for the distinction of b
j. ing called upon for speech than for Il
re opportunity, and he would instead move
4. vote of thanks to President Buckham for Ii
ts able instructive, and interesting addres
~ which was passed unanimously by stan
n ing vote.
of Prof Seeley, on the whole, endorsed
the speaker had said, but thought there W
not SO much opportunity for improveme
as was always claimed he thought 4
H. farmers hours of labor had been und(
at stated.
DR.. Bond of Cornwall thought all cou
not stand severe mental and physical lab
''- together, but he thought too much til
Try was lost in frivolous amusemcnts that we
H. invented and used to kill time.
AZ President Buci ham stated that much
g." the time of labor among farmers did |
n'- call for mental attention and much men
improvement might be wrought out by e
ploying the thoughts in such channels
~. would tend to that end.
'ss Prof. Collier gave very marked cxa
pie of the use of such time for men
thought and study where one of the b
no professors in one of the leading scient
"e schools of New England worked out
80. 80 Greek lessons by a paper pinned to his
IN handle. While some marked men in Y
'vn mont were doing hundred per cent bet
than their neighbors great, an cnorm'
waste was geing on. 1t was his opini
No. that if one.half the cows in Vermont W
destroyed entirely, it would be better
r, the state.
~ Judge Cooke testified to the great OPP
tunities in time that the farmers had
~ mental improvement if they would o
~ use them. They could be the most int
oon gent of any if they only would. The
~ portunites afforded farmers for impro
i'm 'hon' ~ "''e"N'':' 'n
,o tainly not appreciated by farmers of !
Zoo Olson county.