Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-30
Science and Agriculture.

THE AGRIcuLrCRN ENrrWMENr srArioN7 of


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Much of the ADVANTAGE which aoriculfpre
has derived fr,,, science has como to II i'm
thc sa,no ,vay u,at President clan cbeoprncd
Inc seed dril viz cont of REGARD for tbe
publick." II was tbus that LAWYER Tull
trovolinr f,r his health omopp fine yinevaris
Of France and rogcctinron the methods and
results of vine culture. conceived those idaos
| of overwhelmingly. which ho afterwards be-
came landholdei for the sake Of reducing
10 procticr.
II was Tins that James Smith of Dean
ston Scotland. manufactures intent ON bet
! tarinp the life of hi. ,,orluen. and sub.titut-
inc wholesome gardening and cow leepinc
/ for fine ,lzzlinp of beer and other yiilage
! immoraiitios. learned those lessons I'm The
/ thorough drainage and subgoil-plowine OF
clay lands that have added millions to the
wealth and resources of British farms.
II was Thus that Theodore dc Sau.snre. of
Geneva. Humphrey Davy. of London. and
.Justus Licbir of Giesscn initiated those
studies in Agricultural Chemistry and PHYS
iology. which have added, and ARE to add
other millions to the wealth and resources of
Europe and this country.
The moving machine was Invented and
| brought almost 10 perfoc,inu ON fine pleba Of
an English parsonage. hv am English clergy
man, Rcv. Patrick Bell. The cotton Gin.
which raised barely useful plant 10 a sud-
den commercial and manufacturiuqprc
nenco. was The uurewarded rift of n New
Haven schoolmaster. Eli Whitney. 10 the
country and tbe world
Within a few vsar. forfners. .aoiu,r fine nd
vant,,,os IA he derived from ,uiitine5 tbo w..
sources of science with those Of practice. in
a svs,omotic afto,nrt IN i,nnrovc tbo notbods
operations. and results of agriculture. have
beoun ihe establishment of the qo-colled Ar-
ricultural Exporimqnt Stations
The object of these stations q. io make ,
ro,,,,ior L1si,ess ~ disco,or,, r',, tho ,,s, ~
| foTu,ir, To tbis end f,r,ncrs bo,o for,,oJ
associations contrib,,tod lind bnil1ipos
| cottIo lohor money ard ,,L,t.,.,,. s.o,,o,l
| neodfnl or dcsir,bIs ~ nro.ecI,ie his bu.i.
| noss Tho, b,,.o ,,,i.rtai-on Il ,s n ,,o,,,s
~ ,nolin1, none, r,e.,,s oi .,,;,,,r ,l,,o,.
| Thcy baye ,,anfed 70 L,,o,, how IN sa,o an
nse ,o,nnro in or,lor a. ,nal,o col 80
cbeonI,,. how ~ sa,,e o,,1 nse c,tile food H.
| ordnr ~ ,-ot ,,,od Loof ,,ooI ard r3;u-
cbco,Jr Ave.. tbot acc,,ro,. a~1 r,,ii
Lno,lsi. 81 H. ,,,9,,,r, LII ,,,,i,,
tainod ~, oco,,r,to AMI ,,,,,,,,,,',,s ,,,,,,;
no,te 10 5',ori,'oI - b.,,.o ,i,o 80;
,no,,s i',,',, ,h',;,',,.,' 81 49,,
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IN H., -, % ,I, w 'ii
NO. o ,,ro,,i,, ,.,od m Co.. ~ lIni
honds and co1ld NO., NO o o ,,t'i s
want 81 sl,;lIod boads 40, ,,,,;,,i ,,,,o,1,,,,
10 hrinr ali these renn;sites h,to ono focns
so that instead OF having to be content with
the gratmtous and accidental dnppings from
the science oil the universities ana schools
they might nave Their own wellsprlng ol m
formation, under their own control, and for
their own purposes purely.
They recognized the fact that science had
developed the use of many valuable instru-
ments OF dlscoyery--the Thermometer, the
microscope, the balanee-that chemical analy-
SIS and the art OF chemical Investigation
| which had gwen to the world phosphorus
superphosphate, chlorolorm, petroleum, pho
Biography, electroplatng, and were to give
chloral, the superb dyes oil coal Tar, and an
endless INST oil beneiacuons, were yeritable
engines oil progress-and they determined TO
make iull avail OF them, They saw, too,
that the iarm was the place where these
might most eHectually he put TO dong farm
work, and therefore, IN theyear 1872, a com
Pany oil saxon farmers constituting the
Leipzlg Agricultural Noclety' opened the
hrst runners nG''on tor dgrtcWwm ETP@i-
menu az the niue village oil M~cheIn' near
inc city OF LelpAg' Inc society already
o"heu Vnere Siual larih WIN larm mousse
ualhs' ana some improves s'oCk ana linple-
HleHtS' nc! ehSaBeu ~ Einli NoiH' q
yo5nS so'unust oi promise 10 t'he oha'8e'
onu uI' paei'I' 'he manager Oh the l'rlii'
NdS ils'!uo'eu 10 s4leIhleh" ~ 'he piael-
cal detall OF experiments lWo or three
rooms were htted up as aGhenlical laboratory
sini.il Slass mouse was bullt ior vegetation
AIeIlinei,'s' an assistant chemist was Sc