Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-02-12
Meetings Of Board III Agriculture, Manu-.
features and Mining.

A meeting Of tho above Boar
was held at Orwell, Jan. 20 and q
Below are q few Of tho topics di,
cusscd at that time. Col. Il. A
Stowell Of Cornwall, read u papc
upon "The Coming Horse for Vel
mont"
The experience of FIVE years hav
not changed my views as to raisin.
horses, but strengthening those
advanced Ave years ago before
meeting of this board. The Nor
gan horse had been the most usefu
that could have been bred for hi
time; as an example of what wa
demanded for u special purpose
as had been bred in other sections
of the country to satisfy the de
mands for their needs. But mani
intelligence will meet the demand
Of the times, although mistakes il
breeding will be long in rectifyine
Being used to one idea will Prov
disastrous to breeders as il has t,
nations. To breed Morgans nov
in Vermont, is to be behind thu
times, but we should seek a larger
faster and more remunerative breed
A large majority of horses upon tn,
turf have been large, a large nun
Der Of examples of which were nam
ed. For long, fast drivers, size
bone, substance and steadiness arr
now wanting; this last is very es
sential,
In a number of States Che conclu
sion has been arrived at, that the
breeding OF tr0tting horses distinc
lively is u failure. We cannot breed
the large draft horse, that must be
left to the cheap lands of the West
A farmer cannot afford to breed the
trOtter; small horses will do even ii
they are fast. The breeder finds
himself with the culls while tht
jockey and trainer will get the priz.
es, large, fine colored, stylish hors.
es. We should not breed Morgans,
B|ackhawks or Eathan Aliens; they
lack size, bone and speed. Descend.
ants of Hambletonians, Messenger
and Clays were the horses that must
be the ones in demand. The value
of such horses when in Vermont
have not been appreciated until after
death. Breeding small horses with
small horses intolsifies the size. The
Morgan horses have found many
Messenger and Abdallah mares from
which they had acquired their repu.
tation for speed. The old notion of
breeders Of the large dam and small
sires was now getting out of favor
with horse breeders. The best re-
suits would now be reached by us.
ing large sires and small dams, such
breeding would give us the best re-
suits. Use large stations of the
classes named upon your Morgan,
Blackhawk and Eathan Allen mares,
and your reward is sure; the re.
suits attained will not only be salts
factory but the profits sure.
Mr.. George Kimball of Orwell
read an address upon Charming as
a Profession" Among the points
noted were the following:
A college education is not essen
tial to the success of the farmer.
Examples were given where a col
lege education had proved detri.
and in contrast to a rigo-
cous practical education. We do
not plead for ignorance. A liberal
is not only desirable, but
essential to the highst success but
we do object to spelling Il good cob
bier to make a poor lawyer, or to de-
Driving the old farm of good hus
to make very Indifferent
shepherd in the Lords pasture. In
lustry, patience, perseverance, with
good business habits, are the quail
les that tell. but the farmer should
rot be constantly in hurry. A
PRACTICAL knowledge Of farm work
s essential 10 success, and the farm
8 a good place to acquire such knowl.
dge. Acquire as good an educa-
ion for your calling as possible, but
10 not neglect this foundation. The
armer should learn to be all indie.
thinker, to have a mind of
lis own. He should also engage in
UGH special branches of farming as
re best fitted to his special circum-
tances, and cooperation with his
elbow farmers is very important.
he farmer should carry into his
rofession the right spirit. 1t will
epend upon him whether his en-.
loylnent is enrolling or degrading.
he farmer who acts or feels that he
} ashamed of his profession BELT
les himself and shows want of
Ommon sense. The farmer should
e progressive man and ready to
eep pace with this age of i'm prove.
tent, ready to relieve the farm work
its drudgery and toll.
In the discussion following Mr..
paper, Mr.. G. Il. Hubbard
f Springfield rejoiced to have this
inject discussed as ably as it had t
zen. 1t was the fault of farmers
lat they did not uphold the digni- /
! of their calling. No calling was i
ore sure to prove honorable and t
'otitable if intelligently followed. i
was great mistake to turn our G
tentiOn and allow the attention of t
lr sons to be turned to other cal. {
lgs and professions. I
Rev. M. l.. Severance of Orwell
ought he was enough of farmer t
be permitted to speak. While c
, would not dissent in the main n
ON the ideas advanced this morn. v
& he would dissent from the idea d
at an education untitled a man b
+ any calling; the man that would o
axe a good practical shepherd a
)uld make a good minister. Farms o
y ought to be willing to give some p