Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-20
Board Meeting at johnson.

"itefnoOh ana evening, ana during tne Gay anu
evening Of Wednesday Of last week, was one Of
the most largely attended and interesting Of the
series held the present winter Many attended
who had been present at Bakersfield and Fast
Hardwick the previous week Robert T. Christie
presided. Heman A. Waterman was vice-presdent.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Rattray. A choir, directed by l. N. Pearl,
furnished music. Mr.. Waterman very briefly babe
the board hearty welcome In well-considered
First Words" DIR. II. 2. Wakefield, Of Morris
town, followed with an essay on " Fertilizers and
their connection with the grass CROP" in which
he went into n scientific analysis OF the best ma
nures, common and commercial fertilizers, and
their application, AZ well as the selection and prep
aration Of soils. This subject has ELECTED much
more attention than any other at the boards
meetings, lying, as il does, at the base Of all sue
cessful agricultural operations. 1t was probably
discussed at the johnson meeting more in detail
and more intelligently, than at any other, coming
up in connection not only with Dr. Wakefeld's
paper, but several others. Here, as elsewhere,
there is much unanmty among practical farmers
against the use Of phosphates and commercial fer
tilizers. They found advocates among the more
scientific and experimental speakers. Their fail
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lands need was tho ones,ion /, ras anauv
ayreed nv most speaters that all tho home mn
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stable cess-,ool drain nr;vv road-wasbing or
elsevbere sbou,d srs, he n,;,ived and ,hen a,
would he early enough IN trv tho ,bospha,es and
commercial nrenarations
Tnesdav evon;na attor ,ha choir had anna
" We coma acain with sona ., rroo, co, 4" Mrs r.
l. Balser NJ Iobnson enter,ained tho audience
with nm essav On :. womon,s worL" sbo CON.
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s,ar,Ie law bpsbapds and corvince them tha,
,bere ia M ,oaoo for ,ho;r ,y;,as uyo,r ui,os
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ceived mucb a,n,arso ,o,yi,hs,and;nr
Next came an essay bv n q Start o,Rakarsfe,d
on "propressive Farming E" in which he ironicalIv
advised vonpg farmers IN Inv lorga farms and o,vo
mortgages. nrocure second-b hand TOMS. bnv chean
covs and accommodated moro than their neigbbors
learn IN talk borse and seel ,ho socio,v Of borsa.
| men. farm with n tro,ting-borse ,ns,e,d NJ ,sing
mnscle and mamma which ore ,,ioyod on,. accon,
all tho o,,ices offered than adharo 10 tho orod;,
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snread themse,ves on, ~ ,he, have 10 do !, ,hir
don, road ,,,ch a,v ,va,. novor ,alo nm acrc,i'
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clear of aaric,,t,rol ,noo,inas and onIv a,,ona
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