Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-28
Farmers Meeting at East Calais.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WEDNESDAY MORNING.
wednesday morning opened with splendid
weather and in consequence the house was well
| hlled.
MT. Andrews, OF Berlin, was expected to read
paper on " The Neglect Of the Farm" but in his
absence Mr.. Chapman, Of Middlcbury, one Of the
state board, addressed the audience on the mer-
rlts OF the Morgan horse. He paid a warm tribute
tothat breed ofhorses-Dot that he had an axe to
grind but that he believed In his subject He had
driVen one to Kentucky distance OF over one
thousand miles, and never saw her as tired being
driven rs he was driving her; and although he
did not believe in trotting horses rs the term is
generally understood, yet the Morgan were not
deficient in that respect, as there were many Of
the fastest horses Of that breed They had al
ways sold well, while for endurance and freedom
from disease the Morgan is without rival. In
reply to an inquiry as to where Morgan stock
could be found, he said Mr.. Brainard OF st.
Albans, Messrs Bates & Harris Of Shoreham,
Lewis Hope OF Mddebury, and party at South
Woodstock, were all very good dealers
Mr. Bisbee, of Moretown, gave his experience
IN that breed of horses, which was highly fayora-
Die to them.
Al the conclusion of the remarks on horses, Mr..
T. r. Andrews OF Berlin, having arrived, read
his paper on The neglects Of the farm" Mr..
Andrews thinks there is no trouble In keeping up
the fertility Of the soil, and make his own fertili-
zers Mt that neglect to feed well in the
spring will not be overcome during the whole sum-
mer, and Is serious loss tn the owner. No neg
lect is more serious than neglect of fruit; god
management of fruit trees will pay, and pay well
too as well rs any branch Of agriculture. Mr..
Andrews thinks there is something wrong about
man that is continually complaining Of i'll luck.
That the fault is in the finder, and that II he takes
proper means to raise good stock and crops, then
God will bless his efforts.
Mr.. J. W. Town, OF Woodbury., then read
paper on orcharding the apple. lie says IN
starting nursery select your seed from the best
native apples, men, when the tress are TWO OF
three years old' graft them from TWO TO Tour feet
from 'ne grounu. ne uoeS NOT peNeVe III ROOT
sri''ng' anu ihaue strong poihto getting selohS
'ro'h wei Nno"n anu haruy Narletes' SET out
your orch"ru on hor'herh OF western slope
NEVER kne" trees 10 ule ON account OF exposure 10
theco "oulu ADVISE locating orchards hearthe
mouse on account oil heIp rom fowls ana cats.
lie had let MS caves run IN ms orchard with nene
n'' US they ate up the wihuialis ana thereDy de-
S'roSeu 'he "'rse amount OF Verhih that iniesteu
apple trees Regards 'he KNIFE az the trees great
est enemy
MT Town was followed ny MI chapman, VINO
gave '"e "u''enoe p'"c'iV"I Iessoh on ouuuing'
anu .he various 'ne'"oos Vi gr'''lns' ms iec'nre
was "s'eheu W WIFI h'uch a''en'ion' he suateu
'nat clons oi trees NOT c"hS'uereu h'ruy OIL theh-
seNes oeo"iie naiuS ""c" SUI i" "no'ner 'rec
WHY" was 50,
WI N"'ea "ee'oon' ., N"i",s' p'SSeu rounu
so''e ,e'! N"' "''No nun anu WI d. o. D"iheii
,o"'o D'N,'' "Pp'''' '''' VI '"'" o"n i"i'N's,
rue no''' anu 'po''e'S p''"'"n'ou '"e'n Eoou'
Jus '''''', was VI ',''ue :" n"' ,'''ei'' ""u
"io"' "'"'' repay '"o ''i "'''"'"s '''o 'i'e'i"s'
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
In the afternoon Mr. w. D. MARTIN oil Plainheld,
read paper on " fancy stock Raising The
main points were to iced well. Ihere was one
point in his reasoning deserving OF especial notice,
and that is to feed each cali by ITSELF and meas
ure your feed, 40 as to AVOID securing IN your
calves. ms discussion Drought out the fact that