Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-25

possible on bank for the greater convenience
Of driving into the loft. No farmer could af-
ford to raise young stock or milCh cows
without plenty Of roots for the storage Of
these barn cellar is indispensable aud the
tops Of beets or mangolds could be saved
and made good fodder With a fine discrip-
tion Of the model home, he closed with an
exhortation to farmers to magnify their call
ing by surrounding it with all the attrac-
tions possible, .. - ......
The next topic was "Grasses." which was
opened by G. Horace Hubbard's paper on
"The Grass Crop" aud continued by MIR
PriDgle's paper on "Grasses."
Friday EUening.
The session was opened with paper by
Mrs f. s. Wood, on "In Doors"
One Of life's best lessons was to enjoy
your work while doing it; il conduces to
cheerfulness, and work cheerfully done is
generally well done. But il is not all work
even when so done. Books, flowers and
social joys help to brighten the indoor life
and make it stepping stone to the better
life to come.
The next was paper by Mr. 4. s. Wood
of Pomfret, on "Does it pay to feed meal to
Cows p M r
The same question might be asked, Does
it pay to feed meal to anything? It was
formerly the custom to "browse" cattle, but
later farmers had helped out the winter by
feeding meal, and found that in spite Of the
Shortness of hay the COWS came out better in
spring There is nothing better for cows
than grass it is their staff Of life, but when
giving large flow Of milk they should be
helped by heartier food, as a man would like
a slice Of meat with his piece Of bread. By
feeding meal and shorts, COWS can be kept in
milk and in good flesh most Of the winter,
and his experience had convinced him that
he could keep more cows and get more milk
aud butter, leaving handsome profit after
paying for the meal. Calves should run
with the COWS two or three days, then grad
ually changed from new to skim milk. He
would prefer not to turn calves to grass, but
give what hay they want with little bran,
until cool weather in the fall.
10 reply to questions Mr. Wood said he
put his milk u common small pans, letting it
stand 36 hours before skimming Churu at
this time Of year Oncc in four days; work on
the common inclined worker salt with about
one-haf ounce of SALT and little granu.
lated sugar. Works only once and packs
at the time thinks it hurts the butter to
work the second time. He had not adopted
the large pans, as he had no good place for
them. Thought they might save labor, but
nothing more.
Mr. Vail said there had been an objection
to large pans, but the past season he had
used simple large pan without any outside
pan for water, aud on his place there was
very little time when cooling was needed,
thus getting the good results without the
great expense.
After some discussion on milk, raising
calves, etc, Mr. Vail Of Pomfret read paper
on The Education of the Farmer"
| The object of education was not to ft
them for some especial calling, but to lay
broad and deck the foundations for the best
development of the man or woman. The
student finds the great field of education
stretching out 10 bread vistas ou every hand
and one lifetime were snort for the entering
those fields Of lore. There was a feeling
that special education should be had for the
farmer aud Congress had made an appropri-
alton for this purpose, but he doubted
whether this action had secured the desired
results. Farmers boys are seldom found in
these agricultural colleges, while they are
plenty in the classic schools Of our better
colleges. Most of our farmers find the whole
Of their education in the common schools,
aud the increase of their efficiency is worthy
the best thought of our wisest and best men.
Let every boy and girl in the state have the
best education possible to them, and in such
direction as is most congenial, and the bond
that binds them to tle farm be the silver
chord of affection rather thaH the iron chain
Of necessity.
After this paper there was quite spirited
discussion on the matter Of education, inter-
ss.ing, but difficult to report. At the close
of the discussion Mr. Hubbard spoke in fat
tering terms of the attendance and interest
shown in the meetings Of tho board, aud the
hospitality of the people.
The choir which had furnished good musiC
several times each session, closed the exer.
cises of the evening with the "curfew," and
the meeting adjourned, all separating, we
think, with the feeling that it hal beun a
pleasant and profitable meeting.