Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26


The tape worm Is sometimes 20 feet long. He
had seen such, though usually 10 10 l5
feet, and began the history Of its growth in
pork aud then in the human system. Also
the tape worm which exists in dogs, and pass
ing from thcm gets into sheep aad into the
brain and is fatal one, known as "grub in
the head" Another worm lives 10 the dog,
and passing from him goes into the air
and thence into the human system, and is
often fatal Lettuce, celery etc., should
never be used till washed, and water which
is exposed like brooks and open wells should
be filtered. This disease is very fatal and
prevalent in Iceland, Turkey and parts Of
Asia where dogs are free to live aud roam at
large. Ten thousand persons are afflicted at
one time 10 Iceland. Privios should never
be where hogs can get at them as it breeds
these tape worms. He spoke Of fukes which
infest the livers Of sheep. The strongilus, an
egg getting on the cows food gets into the
lungs, develops into worms which get into
tho bronchial tubes and causes strangulatiou,
which results in death--fumigating with
burning sulphur, repeatedly. Prof. Perkins
lecture was deeply interesting but necessarily
brief on account Of lateness Of che hour. H.
W. Vail Of Pomfret offered the following :
Whereas, the university Of Vermont and
state agricultural college have secured the
services Of Prof. Noah Cressey for series ol
lectures on veterinary science available to
the farmers OF the state therefore
ResolUed, That in consideration OF their
value, and in appreciation of their impor-
tance we tender the university and trustees
our sincere thanks.
Adopted.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
At the hour appointed, 2:30, the city
hall was filed, many gathering an hour
earlier for a good "farmer's chat" that best
antecedcnt Of any such service. A paper on
Cheese Making was read by Mr.. Green Of
Richmond which we shall publish in full and
so give no abstract of it to day ,norof the dis
cussion which followed, and some of it was
spicy between the youngest editor present
and that veteran in agricultural journalism,
L. Wetberell ofthe American Cultivator. The
afternoon session being somewhat brief was
full OF interest and closed with everybody in
good humor.
THURSDAY EVENING.
At 7.30 L. Wetherel, editor of the
American Cultivator gave an address on the
Uncertainties of Farming: are experiment
farms and stations, and agricultural colleges
a remedy? Since farming is an art and
not an exact science, the best place for ex-
periments is on every enterprising farmers
farm. The story of mans life is not
theorem of a mans life, but the story of a
personal experience. He discussed at length
the popular idea of "laws of nature" giving
his conception of what is meant by that
term. Most men will note all events favor
able to their theories, especially men of no
culture hence the popular respect for the
changes of the moon. He gave some ludi-
orous illustrations Of partial observations.
Of agricultural stations there are many in
Europe, being over eighty in number at pres
ent, and we have one in Connecticut. In
England private enterprise and agricultural
societies render most efficient service. One
great service is in testing fertilizers aud ag-
ricultural seeds, many are found to be foul
and some composed Of inorganic matter. He
wished one Of the recently deceased wealthy
Americans had founded such an experiment
school in New England, and hc suggested
that our state agricultural society take hold
of this work. Some of these experiments
have been on farms now the tendency is to
locate in cities, and Prof. Atwater of the
Connecticut station advocates the same view
in this country, where the best skill and
learning and laboratories are at hand. 1t
would be better for US in Vermont to have
experiments on q hundred farms scattered
all over the state than on one farm in
Burlington or any other place.
Agricultural colleges exist in SO states,
and Georgia is doing more than any other
state. From all these schools 1924 stu
dents have graduated, and though they do not
all 60 into farming they will exert most
bene6cent influence on the agricultural in-
terests of the country. Quoted from Presi-
dent Buckhams' remarks as to the next step
in the progress of our agricultural college.
So far these colleges have not done much to
remove the uncertainties of farming. He
said the department of agriculture at WASH
ington was open to or capable of improve
ment, to which VIC render our hearty assent
These agricultural or industrial schools have
done much and will do more, if we give
them a chance and wait with patience. Con-
necticut has demonstrated the value Of the
experiment station in testing the value of
commercial fertilizers saving the farmers
several times the cost of the station to the
state. He said not fUe per cent. of those
who take the benefit (H) of the bankrupt act
are farmers.
Mr.. Wetherell's paper was followed by
a spirited discussion by various men. Al
together the days session was ono Of
the most interesting and profitable the asso-
citation has ever held.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Mr.. Cody Of Waterbury made an exhibit
Of his method of deep setting of milk and
covering his milk cans, which was a very
interesting exhibition. One point hC
makes is that the "animal odor" being 1
volatile oil, is retained in the watery part o
the milk by being reduced below 45o, whil'
in shallow setting at higher temperatur,
this odor passes of, so that the cream il