Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-04

proper places. There Is abundent evi.
dence that the interest in tho annual
exhibitions is pure and healthy. for no
Canadian association has yet had an agri.
cultural horse trOt. In stock RAISING the
Canadian farmer has high rank, and
their sheep are of high class. There i
but little poultry except the barnyard kind
Few bees are kept. But Canada is randi
ly becoming fruit raising country. The
fruit growers association. subsidized bv
government, has done much 10 deyelon
this industry. An agricultural COLLEGE in
Ontario is doing "a good work and now has
$50 kinds of heat On trial The Ontario |
government now loans money 10 farmers
TO use in drainage for the purpose of en-.
oourag ng such work. But few farmers
have us yet got into the legislatures, but
they are waking up TO the importance
OF n proper representation there. The
main issue Of the approaching cleo
ton is protection. The party now in pow
err ftvors only a revenue tariff, tho oppo-
sitiOn want protection. The writer of the
paper is against protection, and in favor of
only a revenue tariff lie closes by greet
ing his brother representatives of the
worlds grandest industry. and bv sug-
costing that the congress limits be e1
tended TO take in the dominion.
A paper on " Irrigation" by Professor
A. L Kennedy, of Philadelphia was read
only by title.
1t was announced that Professor w. 0
Atwater had been kept away by family
bereavement. He was to have read u
paper on " Fertilizers"
Professor Brewer announced that moth
ing had been received from DR.. C. V.
Riley, United States entom0logist, Hon.
X. A. Willard of Little Falls. n Y, Hon.
II. Smith of Philadelphia, or DR.. H. n.
Paaren of Chicago; they were not present,
and their papers had not been forwarded
DR. Riley was to read on The Relation
of Entomology to Agriculture" Mr. Will
lard on The Present Needs of Dairy ny
and how far it is adapted to the South, II
Mr.. Smith on " The Needs Of Veterinary
Education in the United States" and Dr.
Paaren on The Importance of veterin'
ary Art and Science"
| The list of papers being exhausted
Professor Brewer moved for an adjourn
ment
JANUS, JuIliiI9 IiiC Lp
ton, delivered short but admirable adj
dress. Beginning by acknowledging thu
courtesies extended to the members by thu
munich al authorities and citizens of New
Haven, and thanking the essayists for thei
papers, he referred to the settlement o
this city 24O years ago. under Rev. JOIN
Davenport One of that colony of 4OC
souls was William james, his ancestor
who, in the allotment of sites, received a
his the corner of Church and Chape
streets. extending back from where nov
stands the Cutler building. Let us take
courage" said he, when we see thes
evidences here of energy. skill, capital AM
experience. Let US 60 home determined
to build up agriculture. We may reason
ably look forward to greater development
in the next twenty-five years than the pas
twenty-five have seen. Farmers are get
ting that scientific knowledge which is o
great advantage to them. Keep the bal
rolling until our whole land shall blossom
like the rose and farmers shall have thu
influence they desire" In closing he be
slowed upon all his best wishes for theil
health, happiness and prosperity, ant
urged them to rouse up their people
and impress upon them the fact tina
science stands ready to lead them to vic
tory.
He then put the motion and declared
the congre II journed The next meet
ing will be held at Nashville early in 1879
This session had been conducted unde
some difficulties. Since the last before
this the president has died, and at this the
secretary WAS unable to attend. A letter
announcing that he was kept away by i'll
ness WAS not received until yesterday. Hi
absence probably caused the absence o
certain essays. The local committee, with
Professor Brewer at their head, have
worked Increasingly, however, for the
meetings success, and it is greatly to thell
efforts that its success has been due.
We acknowledge with gratitude the
courtesy and assistance of the Patiadt4n
and its able representatives and hope we
may sometimes have an opportunity to
return it in kind.
Though the attendance has ut no time
been large the meeting has, we think been
esteemed by those attending us a profitable
one and The interest in agriculture in
creased and something added to the store
of information.