The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-02-10


Wednesday morning; DR.. Cutting
made n few interesting remarks about
the formation Of tho trest work of the
morning by the Mount Washington
frost cloud. After which he delivered
an able and interesting address upon
" Weather Probabilities" After DR..
Cuttings paper, in answer to question
he said: Bushesmaybe killed by cutting
them between Aug. Is to Sept. l, nftel
the leaves are fully formed, and before
they fall. Brakes may be killed by
moving when they are porous, or il
August. The doctor very emphatically
gave his opinion that the moon has nc
Influence upon the weather or in veget
able growth. The record of thirty
years proved this.
Mr.. Snow gave it as his opinion tina
the moon did exert an influence upon
ripening peas, and his experience
proved 1t.
Mr.. Thompson gave the result of ex
periments made by himself that PROVED
the fallacy of the notion.
Mr.. Chapman thought different yarie
dies had much to do with the habit som'
peas had of continuous ripening.
Prof. Seely thought that this was th'
case to great extent, and that the sea
son, either wet or dry, has much influ
ence upon their ripening together.
DR.. Cutting thought the prevalen
idea of the first Sunday in the montl
governing the weather for the rest wa
a mistake, which probable became pre-
valent by the observation Of number o
Sundays In some seasons when til,
weather was peculiar or even, and CAV,
it as his opinion that the same pheno
mena would indicate the weather fot
any other day in the week.
! After this discussion, j. II. Mead o
Rutland read a paper upon "Sheel
Husbandry." After reading the papcl
Mr.. Mead was asked what was the aver
age profit per head on flock of sheep
He gave it as his estimate Of profits il
his own flock $40 per head.
Discussion OH foot rot. The question
was raised as to the meiino sheep being
more liable to have foot rot than The
coarse wooded varieties.
Mr.. Chapman said that II was proba
bly, the case that meriho sheep were
more liable TO foot rot, as the coarse
varieties were more liable to have seal
and ticks.
a question was raised as to goilre
No one was able to throw any light upor
the matter, but it was stated that latter
ly it was prevailing among coarse wool
ed sheep more than among merinos.
Wednesday afternoon, Mr.. C. w
King read a paper upon Farming thai
Pays" A large proportion of the com
munity want to get rich in an easy man
ner without labor, but the true theor,
is that wealth comes only rightfulIv. BIZ
honest industry and labor. The prac.
tice in farming has throughout the diff
ferent nations of the world been a rob.
berry of native soil of its richness. The
speaker gave many examples of the diff.
ferent classes of farmers who are dis.
grace to their calling. Others who arc
only $3.50, drag upon their class
neither honoring nor bringing any credit
upon it. Many mistake the branch OF
farming they, their farms, OF their fami.
lies are adapted to follow, and the con.
sequence is failure. Mixed farming is
best, and generally pays best.
Stock should be we'll kept, never
starved and neglected; the skin-flint
process should never be adopted with
stock. Kindness pays well, stock should
be made gentle by kind treatment. II
we are sordid and cross, farming will
not pay. Do your duty well, following
your calling with intelligence and in.
dustry, and having chosen your partic.
ular branch of farming after careful con.
sideration of your location, circumstan-
ces and capabilities, stick to it.
A paper was then read by Albert
Chapman, of Middlebury, upon ''Points
in dairy keeping"
AT the conclusion of which G.. 5. Fas.
set, of Enosburgh, read paper entitled
"Milk and modes of handling"
In discussion Mr.. Grant Of Concord,
upon being called for, said, not one
pound of butter in ten is a perfect arti-
Gle. Some one should be able to tell us
just why this is so. 1t is well remarked
hat to have good butter we must have
good milk; have not yet got to be what
he would call a prime butter maker
have not yot got beyond forty-flvo
cents per pound. He felt that extreme
neatness is absolutely essential. Thought
it very important that the churn in par
ticular should be kept perfectly pure
and sweet. This cannot be done except
the water used to cleanse it comes from
the churn pure and clear. If all the
processes are perfect up to churning
and the churn is not pure, the quality
of the butter will not be first-rate.
Mr.. Fasset said putting up butter in
fancy packages is somewhat more ex.
pensive, and in consequence of being
worked more, will not keep as well.
Thinks that the market is limited for
fancy butter, and if much more is sent
the price will decline still lower. He
cleanses his tubs by soaking in strong
brine, using the same brine for three OF
four times. Uses two-thirds OF. salt 70
a pound Of butter. His experience IA
vored selling this butter as made through
the season, not keep it until fall or win
ter; works by hand, stops churning
when the butter forms the size of a
bean, not larger, then puts in water,
rinses, then takes 1t out and works with
water until clear; works but once.
Mr.. Grant, in reply to question, stat
ed that he had cow, the milk from
which gave nineteen lbs. one-half OF.
butter In a week, and yield of over
thirty-eight pounds in fourteen days.
Wednesday evening, in answer to the
inquiry as to how much profit could be
realized by associated dairying, Mr..
Paul thought that where the Board had
held meetings thus far, the average in
come from COW had been about $40.
Mr.. Fasset thought that cheese factories
had not proved successful as system.
Hon. c. H. Benton, of Guildhall, was
introduced, and gave an address upon
"The Farming to Pay in Essex county"
He did not know whether farming paid
in western Vermont or in Massachu.
sets, but he did know it would paw in
Essex county, for he had made It pay
here, and be knew from actual exper.
fence that II would. He had sold but.
ter from 20 to so cents per pound, and
he found he could make ii pay at the
lowest price. He had practiced selling
out when any stock was very high, and
purchased that that was low. He had
practiced mixed farming. Had never
sold any hay over twelve dollars a ton
Since he left farming hay had gone
much higher. He had paid as high as
2QH nor ION ond ha6 t1nuar ham aIl,