Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-29

Meeting of the State Board OF AgrIcul
ture, Manufactures and Mining

tTre. Manufactures and Mining
At CANAAN. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,
DEC. : AND 5, 1870
According to previous notice gwen IN
some of the state papers, the New lamp
shire and Vermont boards of agriculture
held a Joint meeting AT this Lace.
Mr. Fa-sctt of the Vermont board called
the meeting TO order. SAID it was one OF
peculiar interest on account OF Its beng Il
Joint one of tile two boards; that there
wa, a fitness in an exchange of courtesies
bctwccn the two states, rs they were neigh
Lors. whose interests III many respects
were one. Tint it was customary for the
town wherever the board met. to furnish 4
chairman to preside over their dellbera-
tiaus and in accordance with that practice
asked for the nomination of Il gentleman
f,r that puru0,e. Geo w IIart>horn took
the char and after Il short, tidy speech an
nou1ced the meeting organized and ready
for " ork
the fri t., s 5a a iak s11i. up
Nj ' H. I li Nm II ia study Int had only
gwen II such at-rltI every farmer ouEn 10 gTt II
au1ral- tam and traled The snailest birds
al t.fT f.tH -
TLrsei Iu-tI' ANIMALS nm an li.Io an ,i
~ TIM Ir|,r s .fe r-f inS ct 5ht1r
WI. framed -, as useful they increase our
M fI tr1! r harsas oxen, cows and sheep
There as -w farmers "ho can tram hhilhais "f!
a. tncr, that succeed IN breedln= th"rvEhDrcd
stock The uu who trains animals must hrs' learn I"
ra,iI II animals should begin very carly
] vent INTO the pasture where had yVHH.; colt
arms around MN LACK 81
his Iezs held INN with his fe"t from NE and
ceased ElChlnS Hlll nm "'lNh- II
Tei,I H. ceased alt gcter; he had then taken
liz LITER nj to Irt tli strll-Ie If yon can avoid
That h. INJURED i.rIf STRUGGLING that It to X him
long % tr over Learn them to submit easily
after that Il MY requires patience.
There tNi saS~ L" tram colt one way l. to te
h. IS tire YEARS Id and thrn have battle with him
Ii teach colt tricks lie Viii very llkely be Tricky
h4rs, man cannot d. worse thii2 'an 10 'eaon d
harness the tl.6r ami walk the colt around It. Let
nm aIneil =" IT then 70 Try carefully ana s;n~ly |"
tore yi !riy INN At all and " Ken ION do drive HIM
with I'D horse to break mhetter break Ella aloLe;
yuu get a better trained horse
In ht4i-s trre J" sIttt l,.7t- ne NOUN - l.
n 2I usg-f Phi I"-IiiTeliy cruz ari and
lt me 4,T~ S. % Si a. t,er '
tt thy would i'' better t. US all II II We're fashion
H.trh.n- rtant IT'S very had to have col;
break away ltT young horse 50 II VI" lr' ierit't
y Taiy. d4i nty't any ,''-i u 80 s ~, u,
important that r,~- should Toe VII trained they
- they are pertt'iy d", COW 81 n,lIc that -ayr
MIXED three times to get all 81" gave Tram COWS
i Is stated that rr that IS worII rtallis ,rti:,
She b- teycris and nothing Is 80 bad for Infants
>Hrrr "ht t. te trained. aItilo,- tey are sim
FL fLey know something, and "a. hr ta5s-it r.
Tn yn II ''r a.Ita- en- r e';hanti II they
i"n This animals thrive b'st that love to see tA,ll
DISCUSSION.
Col. Mead spoke of the Importance of
first properly training boys. He said
many Of them were not properly trained
i'll the first place. Boys might become 50
skillful in training young animals thai
they could get good pay for doing it.
used To get - for training steers when
was Il boy fifteen years of ace.
There j. not much difference between {;
colts instinct and your reason. | would
no more force Il colt to do Il thing than
would my boy. a man can't work fol
me that is unkind to animals. Nv sue
cess in getting Jobs of breaking steers wa,
owing somewhat to the reputation | haG
OF being careful of them.
ii. +. Holton. member of the New
Hampshire board, also said that much de-
ponds upon kindness to animals. | have
Il dull boy at work for me. but he is :
whistling boy, and whistling boy viii
get more milk than other boys. They
will also bring in more eggs.
Dea. ). W. Butrum of the New IIamp-
slIsrc board would most heartily seconC
the remarks of Mr. Hubbard. said by an
actual experiment it had been asccrt;tineC
that fifty pounds less butter per head wa,
made from cows in one season that were
driven by dogs than from COWS driven by
men.
In answer to the question Of Col. Wear,
of the New Hampshire board rs to the
proprioty of using a binder that wouc
admit more light than the present, Mr.
Hubbard said: | believe they are wholly
injurious. Would take them off at once
from horses that have habitualv WORT
them.
Mr. Fa~sett of the Vermont board said
During the time have been keeping ,lai
" have been inquiring how might get
more from my cows, and have fount
that kindncs, to them is one of the way.
to increase their profit. \ man found Z
variation in the amount of cream from hi.
COWS. He could not tell what was the
matter. lie had Il good dog and too much
fence
siCol. Mead: Never say Whoa" unless
Won mean it. When Il horse is going
down hill YOU say. Whoa, whoa whoa ~
When 4 tug breaks You say Whoa"
In the other. Stop" So your horst
does mt know whit - whoa = means.
Col. Wcare said we milk on the wrong
side. We suckle the calf on the left sid,
and milk on the right side. The COW viii
i.l- tn. Of
Your right hand ought to be where tie
kicking leg is. There is less milk in the
forward tc;tt~ so Your best hand does tn,
least milking. You approach all Other
animals but the COW, on the left side
Fright VII subdue animals Hunger
will do i. Some mems voices will do it
but the best thing of all is love to ami
mas.
Dc:l. 6. w Buttum Of the New Hamp
shire board of Agriculture then took W
the subject.
NEAT>IoCK,
wllrh was the second ON tho TO -ralnnc He said:
arr reit-y interested N at ie raslI- It Is Inn
tr - fhny rdI- i Our Wiln rrIhrd T.
Insir uJot different breeds Of cittIr hroa-ht from
ifi.rtr los Guy tpreathtrS There 20 al ca
aIna- par nt..ye herds. hut they d. not trai~rnt
IT,, cat g.; -.i mixer vii not make GOD COW
W. know r'hlu- Of tn" character native sto i
The Il,ir'ry rises. what yoir opinion If -alsl;,s
st,k: S,t'e That question whether tnr beef. mix .
taA II you want u raISe cows that VIII .l,e rel
nl.k Eet an A-deruey bull Is extra beet. get til,
tr; p iu G~t ilor".hbre Of al ni fS
IN ielters from Inn viii be more sure to max,
Il M. III earnest that NJ grade bull should he used
a'.i.lt, III H. st. X Wh.le crssln- uIon our st rb
ant li, rrr TO ne Ir;t Pattern The lev hor
II y.u can keep p1t on CIV keep her we'll Nv
G4I~s A. =, - much jnay a. they did IN June