Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-11-03

i public meeting Of the STATE Board OF
Agriculture was held at the Hal
OF the House Of Representatives. at Mont
pelier, Tuesday evening. October 2i.h.
which was called to order by Govern ?
Fairbanks. G. II Hubbard. E-q.. a
Spring f ID. a member Of the Board. Wa,
called upon TO explain the Office of ;ae
Board, and lis operations lie said that
farmers were uuduiy Conservative in regard
T. improvements IN their own husinc s..
They entertain prejudice against improve
ments IN all that pertains TO their business.
and he was sorry 10 say against education
IN their calling. Governor Peck wisely
thought bet In making 10 the Board, to
make It wholly Of practical working far
meis. during The past year the Board has
held seventeen meetings The interest in
tie meetings la~ constantly increased. and
one cannot dou5; hut very graf good ba.
resulted. CO. John b. Mead was tlen
called upon u present the claims. OF rather
the needs, 4 Vermont agriculture When
TINS Board was organized, in $50. it was
the NUT 81 The energy OF certain men who
had an ambition to see Vermont agriculture
put on par with that Of other
States. In the early history Of the
Board 1t VAS contemplated holding
one, two. three or perhaps five
meetings n a Year Later it was found thar /
the people demand a larger number ard /
there haS been a continual call Tor meetings I
thruus hout the State, which We have asEe. |
been unable 70 supply. The Board ha..
however, widely brought before the pea.,.. /
the nectssluts Tor increased lnyestigati.a /
boxing toward ,he Improvement Of thor
-afmS, thelr stocS, their Implements and
-heir mstho d. AFTER which be proceeded to
1sy deserved compliment 10 the DAIRY
men Association. Colonel Mead then made
IN earnest appeal TO the Legislature in be-
lali ci the cause of education generally. and
ia' aoapted 10 the wants OF Young farmers
d particular A. you have taken out of
tie hands OF the Board Of Education the
'uwer . prescribe the course If study o. De
'uTsued 10 our schools, would II not be
vel ilr Yea t. provide Tor having some OF
bose brarches taught to b0ys which they
vii need To know when they come to be
truer> " c need more definite knowledge /
the business We are Try ing to pursue-ex-
erImental know ledge. / expect that next
ear We shall suffer largely from the depre-
atoms OF the potato bug. How many Of
ur boys have the instruction IN the DEPART
lent # entomology that VIII enable them
make investigation upon that subject.
hich shall be Il value 10 the people ?
'e rave not veterinary surgeon {
Vermont, aud We know next To
othlng of tie treatment of the diseases Of =
ar domestic animals. May We not oxpecr :
ON you something IN aic or encourage
ent OF tins branch OF education. " hich We
I'd our boys so much need? Had We better
)t put some agency in motion IN Vermont I
lat shall give Us some of the food we 50 /.
uch erave-something that we can make !
'ailable 10 ourselves in those cases of emer- 6
'ncy which are constantly occurring among a
= Valuable animals suffer and die all d
ound Us for the want of educated veterina-
e. II We call in our family physicians 7
ey save little more than We, and we derive T
advantage 1t Is an occasion for gratu-
ton that the Agricultural College has
ade step forward in this matter. Col Z
cad closed with another appeal for the
pport OF all cur educational instrument
lilies.
MIR Hubbard made a few remarks in Cum A
of the Dairymen's ASSOCIATION pr
d the meeting closed u