Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-23
Hnnrd OF Agriculture.

bonfd OF ARflcuiluTe.
The meeting Of the Board Of Agriculture, last
week, at East Berkshire signalizcd itself by being
the first successful summer meeting the Board
has held. Previous attempts at Newport, Crafts
bury, and elsewhere showed 1t TO be so difficult
TO got the farmers together when they have any
important worl, to do at home, that the expert
mcnt had almost been given mp. But smallpox
scare at last berkshire having prevented the
holding NJ q previously announced winter meet
ing ut that place this one WAS called, and re-
suited In an attendance rarely surpassed, together
with strong interest, Increasing up TO the last
hour Of the last session
The first session was opened at 10Y o'clock, on
Wednesday morning. Ira 5. Anderson, Es1., Of
East Berkshire, being chosen chairman and a
brief and sensible opening address being made by
Sias Hopkins ESQ, Of Enosburgh.
The meeting being organized, Mr. G.. G. Prngle,
Of Charlotte a member Of the Board, made
some remarks upon the Colorado potato bug
whose expected advent along the Atlantic coast is
now taking place Mr. pringle regretted that
while several specialties, such as dairyng stock
breeding, agricultural chemistry and horticulture,
are represented upon the Board, it has no euto-
mologist In default tot scientific personal knowl-
edge in reference 10 this now post he read extracts
from manifesto issued by the Agricultural Dc
paHment at Washington, in which the bug is dc
scribed and the best methods for its destruction
set forth As we intend 10 give full particulars in
/ reference Ia this matter az soon a. the bug aI-
| pears iu Vermont VIC refrain from giving these
| extmcts here There b. every reason 10 believe
that Vermont cannot escape its visitation, which
is believed 10 cause an annual loss 20 the country
of sSOo0Oo0, audit is important that we should be
ON the alert and prepared TO give this destructive
/ insect a warm welcome The only eGectual rem
I cly in field culture get discovered is the sprink-
| linz of the vines with Paris Green mixed with
-four, plaster or ashes. In the proportion Of one
pound Of the Green to fifteen pounds This should
be spnul,led upon the vines when they are wet
with dew Another and perhaps safer way, is tc
sprinkle the vines with water in which rari,
Green has been mixed, in the proportion Of two
tblo-spooniuls TO "a pail fall Paris Green is a
preparation Of arsenic. aud should, therefore, b,
very carefully used
Mr. Ice Stone, au old citizen Of Berkshire bu
now many years resident ia Illinois, spoke OF
the destruction wrought 10 that state, and The
difficulty Of combating the bugs by manipulating
or any other method, except thcone named above
The agricultural editor Of this paper, was thef
called upon TO give Dis experience In combating
other noxious insects, such rs currant worms
plant lice and cabbage worms which he di,
briefly. as he has done heretofore in our agricul
/ tural columns
WEDNESDAY, AFrElNOoN,
at the opening OF the meeting, there was brie
discussion upon the value Of moved oats as fee,
flr dairy COWS. participated in by AIcssrs Towle
] D a.. Al. l..
pcrimentod considerably, and thought that oat
might be eat up with tie straw and fed adyanta
geously, though &c expressed preference for tn
tbrcshed grain, which he had fed alone, groun'
and unground, and also q ground mixture will
corn in the proportion Of one bushe Of corn t
two bushels Of oats. lie thinks oats alone vii
give more mill. than corr alone though perhap
less flesh
Mr. Pnngle chen read an elaborate paper ON tn
" LIBERALIZATION of Cereals exhibiting specimen
Of various wheat Deg birds and cross-broeds produ
cod by him. some OF which were very fine ia aT
pcarauce, and promise TO bc Of much value to tn
country when DE got. through with his tests, am
is prepared to Introduce them 10 general cutiya
ton Mr. rrnglc is O most pains-taking and con
seiontious oxpenmenter, and we may be sure tina
he will not offer anything Of this description 70
sale until thoroush testing has shown It 10 be bet
ter than anything wc now have. His dcscripio
Of the process Of Dog brdzing was very interesting
and the specimen. OF new varieties Of wheat ex
hibiied by him were examined with great interest
Following him, Mr.. A. T. Croft. Of West Emo.
bursh, read brief essay upon Professional q,
Farm Life This was succeeded by some extern
poraneous remarks by Hon A. r. smith, membe
Of the Board upon " The General Dairy Inter
est, in which he desultonly but ia an interest
Ing manner, discussed number topics relative t
dairyins lie expressed strong hostility to tn
practice Of removing cream from milk intende
Tor cheese. As practiced in some cheese factorie.
spoke fayombly of fodder corn advocated earl
cutting for hay, and gave an account Of his metho
Of rearing veal calves, which be declared to I've a
profitable disposition OF the milk as making it int
butter lie sold upwards Of one hundred calye
last season, ut prices varying from IS to SO, an
at ages varying from four to six weeks. som
were led with skim milk and some ran with tn
cows One COW sucked eight calves in succession
which were sold for an aggregate sum of So
Mr. Smith said it WAS essential 10 keep calye
that are tied MP perfectly dry by an abundant bed
ding 81 straw He added that he had never SUI
ceeded in doing much With straw until he used
freely a. a bedding, but now his stock did We
on straw
The subject Of Mr. smiths discourse WAS d
cussed freely, and an imp0mptu meeting, aft,
supper, continued it for an hour or so with consic
cradle interest
THURSDAY MORNING.
Hon & Horace Hubbard Of Springfield men