Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-14

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He believed we had better sheep in Vel
mont now than ever before, sustaining hi
| belief by statistics.
Mr.. Chapman said he believed tina
point was settled by the Exposition 4
Philadelphia, where the Vermont shee
were put in competition with those whic
came from Vermont ten years ago, o
their offspring, and the Vermont shee
came off victorious, and those breeder
found they were not up to the standard O
excellence now reached in Vermont.
Judge Miller of Pomfret spoke of tn
Exposition, stating that the sweepstake
premium offered by Pennsylvania wa
taken by Vermont, as well as every othe
first premium Or highest medal.
Mr. Hubbard spoke of the Importance O
breeding for good strong constitution, ant
cited some experience of his own, show
ing how he got from some sheep he hat
bought very direct returns in the shape o
pulled wool-when they were put into th,
yards with and received the same care Il
his own old flock
AFTERNOON SESSION
was opened by an exhibition of maple SUI
gar and syrup, by II. w. Walker of Soutl
Woodstock, the finest, clearest, whitest W,
ever saw. He said the only secret of it
manufacture was cleanliness and dispatch
Mr. Chns. Dana of Woodstock next reac
Il paper on Dairying" Mr.. Dana sale
this was Il farmers festival, of which
there should be more. He noted brief,
the improvements in the breeds of domes
Tic animals; the Then fever" was at its
height; the Short Horns represented
millions of dollars of capital; the " little
spt ckled runts," us some were pleased tc
call the Jerseys, were giving results
equaled by no other breed for the butter
dairy. While the yield was decreased by
an insufficient amount of food the qualHl
was not affected
Mr.. Dana spoke of the amount of at
tention given this interest, the close scru-
tiny given to every branch of the dairy
intcl est, the unsettled condition of public
sentiment on the best method of treat
ment of milk; of the comparative merits
of deep and shallow setting, of hot and
cold treatment, ard believed there was
much to be learned through much exper-
iment before these questions were decided,
and the best method settled accepted, and
adopted generally. In closing, Mr.. Dana
paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of
the late Nathan Gushing, Il farmer of
Woodstock.
Mr., Fassett next read his paper on
Milk and its modes of handling" He
recommended an experiment station, and
said Vermont could not afford to be with
out it for single year.
The especial feature he should discuss
was the difference in the qualities of milk
milk and producers. The best test of a COW
was to test her product. The best mode of
handling milk was determined by first
ascertaining for what purpose your milk
was best adapted, and the circumstances
which surround you, whether best to sell
your milk, make cheese or butter; but
whatever you make, let your products be
of the best.
He next gave the results obtained by
Mr.. L. d. Mason, of Richmond, Presiden.
of the Vermont Dairyman's Association,
who had found it best for him to make
both butter and cheese; not every dairy
man could secure such results, but they
could do much better than they do, and he
wished to enter his emphatic protes.
against so much and so poor dairy pro-
duets.
Mr.. Mason was called on and very brief
ly confirmed Mr.. Fassetts figures. and
SAID he wanted to make better article
and get better price; he aimed to get
one hundred dollars Der COW per year, but
lie had not yet obtained that result
Mr. E. II. Shedd, of West Windsor read
a paper on grasses and their cultivation.
Timothy seed terminated best sown at
the depth of onc-quarter of an inch and
less clover one-half inch and less-red
top about the same. Drainage on low wet
lands much improved the grass crop and
gave the same results on dry
lands or on wet lands which had been
drained. Grass should be cut in blossom,
and never on dry upands, cut lower than
two inches above the root, and the fall
feeding generally in use he considered to
be damaging to the meadows. He consid.
cred ashes one of the best of fertilizers for
uplands, but worthless for low wet lands.
DR.. Cressey of the Massachusetts Agri.
cultural College was now introduced
He said the important lesson ofto-day was
a greater, more thorough knowledge o:
veterinary science, for now we have dol |
lars invested in stock, where few years
lgo we had cents. He had been closely
touched by some structures by certain
veterinary interests, at the efforts made to
oopularizc veterinary science. The efforts
Of the Vermont Board of Agriculture was
| kind of common school for scientific
arming and veterinary science. The nee
,ssty Tor more knowledge of animal dis.
,ase would readily be seen when we re.
lected on the great loss of property every
Fear by the rinder pest, pleura-pneumonia
DOT and mouth diseases, etc, and theloss
If life resulting from the use of disease,
milk. His remaining remarks were chief
y a laying-out OF his evenings work.
Mr.. Hubbard in behalf Of those coming
rom abroad rendered thanks for the cor
lial manner in which they had been re.
eived, the refreshments provided, and the
hanks of all TO the gee club and band for
he fine music they had furnished, when
.fter another piece by the club, the meet.
ne was adjourned till evening.