The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-19
Meeting Of the Bord Of Agriculture
Manufactures and Mining.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

The afternoon session was opened by
discussion by DIR. r. II. Hoskins in regard
to the ravages of the cabbage worm. He
said neither birds nor hens would cat them
water which would kill the worm and not
damage the cabbage.
Mr.. Fassett and others then discussed
the propricty of cutting oats before they
are ripe and using them for fodder
MI. Cyrus G. Pringle then read paper
upon the hybridization of cereals.
This was very interesting paper and
was listened TO with marked attention by
all present He said that hybridiZation,
when agriculture attains its proper place
among the sciences, must necessarily be
one of its greatest arts. The extent to
which this art may be carried is not now
known, and can only be demonstrated by
the experiments of the future. The speak
err then explained that hybridization was
the blending of different kinds of plants or
grains of the same species. so as to pro-
duce new kind, possessing the excellen-
cies of each of those blended. He claimed
| that the process gave increased vigor and
| hardness to the new variety, and that the
use of the art was necessary to prevent Il
decline in the character and vitality Of 'lG
several kinds of plants and grains
Mr.. Pringle then gave to 'he nectitg the
results of several experiments iii the hybri-
dization of wheat and OATS made by him
self, illustrating his explanation of the pro-
cess and results by samples of the new Va
| rieties of grain which his art had produced
| nd oFf Et,ic l,ia tn uuro1
many questions which were propounded by
gentlemen present. This subject, so far as
its practical workings are concerned, is en-
tircly new to the farmers generally, and
the audience seemed to be deeply interest
ed in the discussion.
| Mr.. A. p. Croft Of West Enosburgh,
then read paper on Professional vs.. Farm
Life. Mr.. Croft is young man and his
paper was very ably written and we'll read.
The reading was followed by general
discussion upon the same subject, in which
Silas Hopkins, esq, Mr.. II. s. Leach and
DR.. Hoskins participated.
This was followed by speech by Alexi:
P. Smith, esq.,, of New Haven, upon the
general dairy interest.
Mr.. Smiths address was somewhat hi
morous but was full of good sense and sug
gestions of practical Importance. He sale
be was farmer but had in youth bought
chickens and turkeys for market and sup
posed he was then "middleman." HI
didn't envy the middlemen thought they
were benefit to the farmer and though
if young man of ordinary ability ant
shrewdness with 100000 capital SHOULD
commence the business of buying produce
from the farmers of Vermont, the farmers
would have his 100000 in their pockets il
less than five years. He thought that III
ann of the farmers should be to make thei
dairy products first class in every respect
and he thought there was room for i'm
provement in this and other respects Mr.
Smiths address was attentively listened t.
and well received by the meeting. and a
! its conclusion the meeting adjourned tt
meet again at shutdown.
EVENING SESSION.
At the opening of the evening sesso
Prof. Peter Collier, secretary of the board
who had just arrived from Burlington
made few remarks after which the dii
cussion Of the dairy interest was continued
Mr.. Fassett was called up and said thf
1t was important that the farmers exper
: ment more generally and thereby discove
how they could make their farms and barr
most productive. On an average throug
the state there was one COW kept to ever
ten access of land, yet some farmers keI
one COW to every three acres. On an ave-
: age each COW produced 1876 pounds of bu
ter in season, yet some cows produce 30
pounds. On an average but one tub in tie
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