The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-24

farmers of Wallingford, Tinmouth, Clirtn
don, Rutland, ID ,nby and Md letown as
sembled at the fret session.
Tie meeting was called to order by Orr
Paul Of Pomfre', a member Of the bond
when, on nomina ion, Charles ID. Childs
esq. one of the leading citizens and fore
m ,st farmers of walingford vas appoint
ell prtei lent.
Prof. Edward J. Hyde, prcsiden, of tis
WallinstoId graded schools. was intro
duced. who deli sercd an address. Mr.
LIZ de spoke substantially as follows:
MIR. nyDEis
Mr.. President and Gentlemen q Me Board
Of agriculture
Ii ewes me pleasure in behalf of the
farmers of Rutland county TO welcom,
you to the hospilsllies OF Wall'ugford.
We b ave va cac,l VITA no little degiec VI
interest the It, ps you have taken siuce
your board was Is a )iished by acs VI l.lis
nature. We had NJ right To expect any
Immediate and radical improvement the
small appropriation, the s.sm;ug iudiffef-
eucc on the Iart Of farmers, aud many
other OPP ring circumstances, all stood In
the way OF ri,ii growth, and yet we can
Justly point with PRIDE To what mas already
been ACCOMPLISHED a al look to the future
for q measure tull and running over.
Already do We see that apathy more
blisht,nr than the cure of the worm or
rot, which seemed TO settle like a pail over
that class Of our citlzens CenOmlnaled TIL
| crs of the soil. giving ~sy TO an awakened
interest. Why Is 1t tina. the subscription
list OF reliable agricultural journals has
increased iuily I twenty-five per ccnt within
the cDnaue, oi our TN al s a.? Why is It
hat our farmers cons aud daughters have
b,cn wilnin the past few years demanding
the advant iges uf intellectual culture Z
Why Il, Ii tlal the farmers themselves have
broken away f. ON old purI,anicil Opinions
aud begun the ex perlincnts which have &C.
suited Ia improved soil, and more produc-
tive harvcs,s? Why l. IL tina, the drudgsiy
of iarm wOik has been superseded 10y that
when accompanies all that heretofore has
been ouerous on The farm and yet give the
farmer time to cultivate nome feeling anu
t. investigate the improved methods %.
performing farm wOrn, which are daily
ia schting til, IN selves { , their notice. All
this ray eau be traced direct Y or ind.-
r, ct y /, the state D. ard OF agriculture.
D, Mt m%isIndsrs ani m. | am not go
blild to Assert that ali pirls of our state
have been pcrmeated by this new blood com
my Through Its boey, bat you, |. or any
observing man ca MT bat have seen just
IN Sc things. ! nave sp ken of just these
MI fences at wolk winch sooner OF la'cr
wll result in lasting good to the while
commonwealth. Aud It is time too that
sc awake t. the dem inds Of the present
age. Because our fathers Gle red the sol!
al IA a wooden plough and prospered is n }
reason Why We sh.ulI frown do IN tue im-
Drovemcats Which aye AMI experience DEM
o~nstrale are worthy ii our n"t'cc. When
by act of legislature, Nov. 2l. 1870, a
DOlrd was cOn>tltl c for the improvement
OF sgricul ture and elevated OF the Interest
of hu-la dry and The prom ption OF agri-
culturtl eduVa i'm in tie state. a be1in
ning was On dc VIII CT Was destined 1 % tTsd-
lcate these falls aud cherished n hh n,
IA Sc tie farmer to "a higher plano whefe
he horizon line OF his VISION wuuli MT be
circumscrib q by trc mlts of bus farm To
open up 10 hin "A rev avenue Tor increased
useful nres AID improve meat, an foster
nj develop those principiesot Agricultural
iie wnlrh gave strength aud harmony 10
the whole.
Ani wat hand has the bad h,d In all
this, so ne may ask: in what way have
lh.y c,.aied tn 5 e, Il 'ge in the lite aud
habits of ..uf { rmers Z In the fl st place, we
nave b eligtunat ; Ia securing mr. a board
men Doi only If great mental ab Try. but
nen tlat brought TO their wora "A practical
know ledge Il he business they undertook,
nd mrn. 100, who cav tie ne II Of jusI
: ic.i service as they W. re exp cicd to n'-
der. The lrospests were 10y 10 IN ans fiat
t,,.r o. fr.s.f, fl. linz. al an. h...rt
hey opened az t. tlem-eiyesa pith whlcn
80 n sp al like net ~oIk all over the
sla,e. They emp He'd the farmer To stop
and listen TO their wnids uf encouragement
nd iiyice. They icid paulic NEE i1gs al
every eligible point at which papers were
read, address, made and discussions h al
JPN III lea OF pa teal inpprtunce to the
tam. In this way they pa; IL motion
certain trains of Thought, tlai led on to
til Others and econ We bad the mind OF
The farm directed q the legitimate ctan-
n,ls of agFicg tursl lie.
Brain and muscle were each called into
vigorous eycici-e. Hints dropped AT the
meeting were carried INTO fleet, with btnc-
hcent ~Tesllls, and new iicpries and i'm
proved mctho1- were Investigated, aud
gLen their jnlgmrt approved, were
adop'cd. In 1915 tActty public meetings
were htld, AID $40, Twelve, covering a
peri d OF sixty-four days. ard duung these
meetings s .yoral hundred differ nj subj cts
have been Introduced. TArsc me-ungs
rave been y,ary grosing in Interest. h is
viG need hy the inc eised attend nce
Til people have eyi cd an appr cation OF
me work of he board. which proves hat
tlcy aye siite 10 the tenet S to be- derived
from such work. In addition 10 ihuir NEE
ing. The hIagd have extended a general
oversight a. tie agricultural lite II Nc
stat Artificial fertilizers offered FIR sac
~lih n the b Idc 5 Of the state have Iasssi
undsr heir mp elton AID ih'o oversight
has doubtless lyed the farmers ih"us4n 5
# dollars which would otherwise have
hem smnl in worthless experiments They
have also established al agricultural *
pertinent s,aiion, where many Gle uuns be-
ynnt the reach 81 tire ordinary farmer
can he auswcrcd ~ accurate experiment.
Another iinpor'a : oiice 81 tgis station
j. 10 di-srminaic I cts IN the iroyrcss Of
agriculture, wheih-r p'ain'd iiam tAe
field or frnri o'a.r agricultural sources.
Thus tie eafs holrl If ssii %uituIe, al
tao ch m ifs .nlanoy lH' iaanTurs'ed "A
~ o.. HAifi D. DeHifta - Pr3v 30 u-,iUl-
ness, magnitude, t.l iee we a mighty
power fr Ntai 90 fha farming int resi
pf or' e'4'tt Hff from Cha. ihflr fTsi
rafi.iinF in .llrrfHri we llns fnr
irui in nlr NHn n ielh4ih.Dd a I'd tfrsi
AMI hNII.fs fltff He lstin of i4l- ycin
ly sill re p'fff1 on. fso,t Ga which D.
md ior ihrr ts,l. Hni hy ia II hearty
ra- r~f'sf.Nn Do lp Go ila'.e fhis meeting onc
~ lfoht .nl pi.e-nr
Jo.elh T.. Wa q, |fe,reisiy a. tho olt,r
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