The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-27
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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
MEETING IN ORWELL.
First Days session-An Enthusiastic Meet
ing-Ablo Papers and Interesting Discus
Usions-A Good Attendance,

0sions-A Good Attendance.
The first days session of the board of
agriculture, manufactures and mining, in
Orwell, met at the Town hall Tuesday,
January Goth, with a good attendance of
ladies and gentlemen. The travelling was
very bad, and the night previous to the
meeting II was feared that the attendance
would be small on that account. The
and friends of the board were
agrceaby surprised. therefore, TO find the
town hall comfortably filled at a little past
ten o'clock Tuesday morning. Among the
gentlemen present we're Prof. Henry NJ.
Seely, of Middlebury college, secretary of
the board Alexis r. Smith, of New
Haven; 9. Horace Hubbard, Springfield
G. G. Pringle, Of Charlotte John ii. Mead,
of West Rutland, members of the board
w. II. Sanford, s. II. Bascom, George
Kimball, Rev A. L. Severance, d. A.
Forbes, and others, of Orwell; Col. Il. S.
Stowell, of Cornwall Albert Chapman, of
the Middlebuiy Register, and many
others.
The meeting was called to order by C.
Horace Hubbard, Of Springfield. y. H.
Bascom was elected president of the meet
ing and D. A. Forbes vice president The
programme for the day was then read, as
follows:
TUESDAY MORNING.
/. Address OF Welcomes. Ii. Bascom, Or
2. Farming as q rofession-George Kimball,
orwell.
3. The Grass Crop-C. Horace Hubbard
Springfield.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
=. Sheep Husoandry-J. IL. Mead, West Rut-
S. The Coming Horse for vermont-E. s..
Stowell, Cornwall.
TUESDAY EVENING.
Q. Increasing Danger OF Mistake In Choice OF
vocation-P. e. Pease, burlington.
I. The Education needed by the Farmer, and
where to get it-Edward Conant, Randolph.
S. II. Bascom, of Orwell, then proceeded
TO deliver an address Of welcome.
MR.. BAsooMs ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of the State board of agrcul-
ture, manufactures and mining; Ia behalf
of the farmers of Orwell, extend to you
a cordial greeting. We have heard of you,
we have read of you, aud now we esteem
it pleasure and a privilege to meet you
face to face. You come as the homes,
representatives of the state, and as another
has aptly said. as missionaries of indus.
\ trial progress" You came with accumu
lated and accommodating stores of knowl
edge and science, and practical wisdom
We ask you TO draw upon those stores fol
our benefit. You came to us as instruct
ore, educators, guides We come to yor
as pupils, learners needing guidance. Th,
suggestions you may make, the advice yol
may give, we will most thankfully receive
and endeavor to profit by it. We welcome
you, then, to this agricultural council anc
institute, to our heartiest sympathies, t.
our homes, to such cooperation work al
we mvy here find to do, having for. it
object 10 lift the standard of agriculture
TO enOble the farm and farm-life, and Al
far as in US lies raise our good ole
Green Mountain State in the development
of all her industrial sources to that hgl
plane where her people have always stood
even in the very foremost among her sste
states.
After his address of welcome MIR. Bas
com spoke for few moments to the farm
ers about the dignity and usefulness of thei
calling He said that in the hard time
they should be thankful that they wer,
farmers while the mails brought daily &C
counts of failures in almost every braucl
Ct business she far~ sa Ma aBB rpSRR6a lns
lsys The sPeaker" considered the har,
times not to be result of high taxes or o.
the Ligh price of labor, but of reckless ex
travagance, and this period of rest and sus
pension is good time to review past error
and inaugurate simpler style of living.
Farming is but just out of its pioneer
state. The first settlers in this section O
country cleared the forests. raised wheat
wheeled it to Albany, and profited by it
But among their descendants sprang up
love of ease and luxury, which the soil, no
retaining its virgin productiveness, wa
unable to supply. Hence new methods O
tiling became necessary, and 10 learn thes
methods we are met
The farmer should always remember tina
whatever disadvantages there may be t.
his profession, the farm 10 the most roya
place to rear the boys and girls who are L
make the ideal men and women of GU
ideal future. Farming is not poor bust
ness, because Of hardwork; there is hard
work in every occupation and that of til,
|
In conclusion Mr.. Bascom said that tn,
farmers of Orwell were not entirely salts
fed with their method of working, ant
thanked the board for bringing them ligh
and knowledge of better way.
Mr.. Bascom's address was followed BY
one from Mr.. George Kimball of Orwell
FARMING AS A PROFESSION.
The speaker said that he did not use tn,
word profession in its technical sense, bu
meaning business. He considered som,
of the requisites OF successful farmer.
college diploma is not necessary The
speaker combated at some legth the state
ment made at one of the board meeting
that college diploma was "a gold bearing
bond in young mans pocket" giving sew
eral illustrations showing that success lie.
more in the man than in the kind of edu
cation he receives lie did not plead fol-
ignorance, but thought there were toe
many educated nobodles.
1t is not necessary to be Successful
farmer that one should fret and hurry
Practical education, however, is essential
To be successful one must take that kind
of farming to which his land Is adapted
system is important and SO is cooperation
which will sometime be brought about
The right spirit is also essentials one must
not be above his business who wishes to
succeed. 1t is also essential to be progress
sive. A man who farms az his father did
cannot compete With one who uses all the
modern improvements.
Dir. Kimballs address called out quite a
spirited discussion, especially his views on
education. Mr. Hubbard said that he was
glad to have the subject of farming as
profession discussed. Farmers should re.
cognize the responsibility and dignity of
their calling. lie regretted to see young
men leaving the farm for other calinps.
He had good opportunities to Judge and