Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-07


came doctor, and set up for practice in
Nelson, N. II. He got married, after year,
aud bought farm. Farmers in that vicin.
ity could not raise corn. Their usual crops
were potatoes and oats. My father hired
man to do the work that cost more than the
crops were worth, and he finally let his man
go, abandoned the raising ol grain and only
powed a garden. All the rest of his ma.
nurc, except what was used in the garden,
he spread upon the grass lands. He was
sneered at The neighbors said thew thing"
and "Dr Hubbard will fail" But tho re.
suit proved his wisdom. In six years he
had the most productive farm in town, save
one.
Mr.. S. =. Josin then read a paper on
Farmers and their Calling" in which he
clearly illustrated the dignity aud honor of
farmers life, and showed its tendency to
develop in a man the highest integrity and
industry. He urged the boys to stick to the
farm.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Joslins paper
Mr. William Palmer read short essay on
"Browsng Agriculture" The writer's pro-
ducton was somewhat alegorical, aud your
reporter was unable to gather the aim of the
author, except we'll defined purpose to slap
lawyers, doctors, aud other professional men
reserving any measure of praise or honesty
for the farmers alone.
Hon. A. 7. Smith briefly aud eloquently
defended the professions against the sweeping
denunciations of Mr.. Palmer.
Thursday Eoenim2.
The first paper in the evening was by o
NJ. Tinkham of Pomfrct on Jersey Cattle.
1t was virtually the same paper read by Mr.
Tinkham before the Vermont Dlirymen' s
Association in 1873 and which has been
previously fully reported As the farmers
of Mad river valley are somewhat preds
posed toward the Durhams, Mr.. Tinkham's
paper aroused lively discussion.
Mr.. S. G. Josln inquired if it would bt
well for all dairymen to keep Jerseys, OF
should they keep other breeds for oxen?
Mr.. Tinkham merely intended to show
that for butter making the Jerseys are the
best breeds.
Mr.. Ramsey: How do they make thi
butter in Pomfret that brings these larg
prices
Mr.. Tinkham: There is no secret in but
ter making All use teu-quart pans, ant
don't cool the milk except in the hotties
weather. Every dairyman in Pomfret washe
his butter.
Mr. Fisk If we all made as good butte
as choice dairies do, could we all get as goo,
prices
Mr.. Tinkham: l don't think the marke
could be overstocked with good butter.
Hon. A. y. Smith said he went over t
Pomiret, and they had as good looking COW
and as nice butter there as in any place h
ever saw. lie said he wanted to allude to a
example Of industry and success which ha,
occurred on the farm next to his. Tw
brothers bought it 20 years ago and agree
to pay S2O,OOO-they went there wit
sl,5O0-they had in that time paid for tn
farm and bought 300 acres more. The
had built nice buildings. They have set ou
a thousand apple trees and 800 pear trees
You could not pick up bushel of stones o.
their moving, They had accomplished thi
by attending to their business. They hav
kept ShorthOrns and are wiutering $50 hea
of cattle this year.
&. Horace Hubbard said no was much il
terested in Mr.. Tinkham's paper. We ougt
not to overlook the Importance of good car
and good breed We must have good COW
for successful dairy, and then give thel
good care and feed. The true principle
that any farmer who is making 100 or II
pounds of butter per year from his dair,
who thinks, that by merely changing to an
particular feed, he will increase this yiel
makes mistake. Pomfret has improved b
Jerseys, Conway by high grade Durham
All this has been accomplished by good cal
and good feed.
Col. j. b. Mead l desire to onlors
Mr. llubbard's remarks. We ought
thank Pomfrct dairymon for what they hav
done with Jerseys, others have accomplishC
as much with Shorthorns. 1t is from the
results that we ought to be stimulated vii
the idea of improving our dairy stocks
} whatever kind they are.
A. II. Smith spoke of one dairy of Jcrso
near Vergennes, Mr., Pierce's, that hu
yielded during the past year about 1925 p
COW.
G, S. Fassett said he liked Jerseys b,
was not bigoted, lie recognized the meri
Of the Shorthorns, Ayrshres and other bree
aud would not have every one 60 into stoe
ing up with Jerseys simply because thu
were good butter-makers.
} At the conclusion Of the discussion, Re
Mr.. Babbitt of Waitsfield read an intere,
ing paper urging the necessity Of more va,
city in the culture Of the farmer. lie thong
, a farmer might give too much time to /
meadow and deprive his soul Of proper CT
ture. The plea he made was that the INT
should be treated with as much cousdeTati
as his possessions. The different parts
. mans frame shoud receive the use they we
Q designed for, The mind needs culture. T
reading of newspapers, periodicals and hi
a literature were methods of mental cutul
Then too, the aesthetic aud religious part
q our natures came in for careful attentiC
f The speaker concluded by urging that hO
= piness and contentmOnt came from thu