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

dinner, we called at the Argus office, the
poultry, mathematical, stood proudly in
the window, while the genial proprietor con-
graduated us that we were not yet expelled
from the church-political for our indopeu-
dencc. Bless his soul he did not know that
that the great boly Of the younger men Of
Vermont are honest, independent, outspoken
and hearty in their support of the FARMERS
course nor were we ourselves aware Of the
extent and strength Of that feeling till We
heard the expressions Of our readers in Bur-
lingtou. The honest sons Of Vermont re-
spond, like the noble men they arc, to hon.
est utteranoes for tho right, and we, like
Paul of old, thank God and take courage
Editor Poland was sick. 1t is good time
for party editor to be laid upon the shelf
the political sky is clearing aud in a few
weeks he can see better how to guide the
bark which has to be constantly lacking be-
fore variable wind, while he whose course
is guided by the sensitive needle Of truth
keeps his bow ever toward the right.
Reaching Burlington and the Van Ness
hospitable quarters we found the farmers
out in goody array, and better than all,
they had their wives by tho soore-lnd why
not2 Should not the wife have all the new
wrinkles about git.edged butter, skinned
cheese, and Jersey COWS. President Mason,
rotund aud genial as ever, moved about as
sef-posscssed and undisturbcd as an old Gu.
harder, while Secretary Bliss fairly outdid
himself in conducting his laborious, pains.
taking and gratuitous part of the work.
And what q grand time it was We re-
spect aud reverence the farmers Of this state
as we never did before, though we did not
see "bottle green" or a "cardiual red" suit
among the ladies, or Derby" hat on the
men. Nay, they wore garments worthy Of
their good sense, their intelligent culture and
eminent position in fact they dressed in
such excellent taste that We could not tell
what they wore. When the farmers of this
or any other state read such papers as tho
Now York Nation, VERMONT FARMER, and
kindred journals, there will be "honcst
counts" every time. And there was clear.
headed Prof Stewart of Cornell Universt y
with his rich experience; genial, hard-work-
ing Cheever Of the New England Farmer ;
q N,lt md
crisp and racy as frosty morning and
Ellsworth Of gilt.edged butter fame, whose
"Skimmed cheese" almost conquered Wether.
ell cultured Weeks Of the Syracuse cream
cries and Prof. Cressey whose knowledge
Of milk-lever, "horn.ail," black.leg and kin
dred bovine diseases was both marvel and
delight, besides all the lesser and local CO.
lebrities, all of whom it was a joy to meet
and know. All, yes, and that "Pomfret fell
Ter" who patiently waits to study the theOl-
ogy of teaching rOllickiug calf the mystery
of drinking from pail Then how much
we learned Of the superior qualities Of the
Jerseys, the excellent traits of the Ayrshires
aud the Shorthorns of the merits Of deep
setting" and shallow" ditto; how Cooley
cooled the ardor Of some and kindled the en-
thusiasm of others in raising all the cream
in FIVE hours how Elswor,h's skim cheese
took like hot cakes with that pitcher of skim
milk-is it not all written 10 the memory of
those present, never to be forgotten Tn en-
we went down TO EImwood Farm; played
with the Duke Of Elmwood," a two-thirds
Durham bull who will be one year old March
16-twelve days after the presidential iuau-
guration rode the favorite horse bareback
down to "the brook" to water; petted the
choice mixers; "broke roads, went to church,
greeted the old neighbors who, for iutelli-
gence, good spirit and general prosperity,
'cant be beat" every day; had a grand
good time generally and came back to our
sanctum and work after an absence of eight
days. Aud as we sit by our CHEEKY fire with
heaps Of exchanges" and promiscuous "clip-
pings" paste-pot, iukstand, scissors, aud all
in slight confusion, and think 1t all over,
though We cannot say with the poet that all
Flowed in 1t words, aud hearty cloqucnce."
still it was u season OF profit and delight.