Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

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lesson, In the nursery and all along let
there be regard to truth; this is the foun-
dation for integrity, and without this there
can he no true manliness or genuine
womanlinesS.
Progression is good, but we have pro-
greSseh too fast. We want more of the
simplicity Of olden time, with the adorn-
menls of the intellectual and moral culture
and grace of personal worth. He spoke
of The relations of labor and capital, and
each should share the har,lships of the
other. Until the laborer is Independent
in his action and will not be tool in the
hands of demagogues, the destroyers of
his welfare, iherc will be fear and distrust
and danger.
lie discussed the problem of production
and consumption,of supply md demand in
Il full and interesting way. Made an
eloquent plea for Il truer education, for the
identifying OF homes and the making of
item and their surroundings attractive /:
Tor diversified industries. Let the children
| have fowls and animals and bees of their
| own, whose benefits and profits they NAV
enjoy: ample sport in winter evenings
with checker boards. candy pulls. music
and books Have the goo things kept in
he cellar Tor company, sometimes when
there Is no other company than your own
family circle. Live in The front part of
your house, and don't have paror which
shall be shut up and only opened quarterly
when the minister comes around, or wht n
| there Is funeral or wedding which the
girls would not long postpone in such II
home. Keep years stock of dry wood.
Any woman has just cause for divorce
whose husband is SO mean and shftless rs
to furnish her green wood from day to
day. An ice house is Indispensable TO IA
weli-ordered farm house-;l nice house, "A
good clean cellar, It good garden with
vines and fruit trees, and such II home will
grow beautiful, the children grow content
cd the fathers and mothers grow happv
as they grow old, and the young men and
young women will grow up thinking
There's no place like home"
Alter Col. Curtis, the next was music.
8" he Harvest Home" by the quartette,
after which Col. Mead gave Il talk on
Fertilizers, IA continuation Of "What's
The Remedy" and he found remedy in
greater fertilization. The cry was our
ltrmS are running out, and becOminp
waste and deserted; not al for many farms
are producing more than ever before. He
spoke OF the increased interest of farmers
IN their work, rs exhibited by the attend
nnce and interest shown ut these MEETINGS.
Inc change flom early times was great.
Tor then We, from IL virgin soil, exported
wheat; now we import largely in our flour.
lie then took up The chemical matters in
soils and crops and what might be lackino
and how they might BE- supplied, us we
have before reported in the main.
EVENING SESSION
Opened with music, Sweet and low bv
II male qnartetle, after which w. II. Cook
Esq, OF Hampton read poem on The
farmer in history" in which he named and
described the noble deeds Of farmer heroes
from the time Cadmus sowed tie DRAGON,
teeth ill the present.
Col. Mead was next called on and con
tnucd his talk on fertilization, and uroinu
mole attention to the matter by the far.
merS In general. and directed the attention
OF the farmers TO what he considered 10 he
ltct, that the wastes of the farm woul
Keep up and Increase its fertility. Mr.
Douglas said he had more than tIoublpJ
he production by just that process. In
reply he thought manure might be kent in
Il barn cellar till ready for application A
partial fermentation will not be injurious.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION
opened by prayer by Rev Mr.. Noble. fol-
lowed by music by the quartete. The
llrNt paper was THE Jersey Cow" by Mr..
.. M. Tmkham Of PomGret, giving Il his
Tory, us Tar IT'S known, her peculiar fitness
Tor the butter dairy, the great Improvement
IN quantity OF butter and price received, |
hoth having, IN districts where they have
taken the place of native COWS, been in.
creased on an average one hundred per
cent.
Mr.. Grifiiths next read n paper on the
Slate Interest in Vermont, which is AN
important industry in the vicinity. employ. |
ny near,y.l hrec bundled .and fifty hands. |
and producing one hundred and thirteen
thousand squares. A square is one hundred
SqGle 1tet. Or these, the kinds are
known as sea green, unfading red and
varlegaJcd. PouItney and Pawet in Yer
mont, and Granville and Middle Granville
in New York are the towns chiefly en-.
gagged in the industry, and the towns have
grown considerable under the influence ol
THIS industry. Good roofing slate will last
us long as the building will last, and an
instance was given where II roof which
had stood Tor II hundred Years was taken
OH, new tlmberS put in and the slate PM
oacR. lie advantages of II slate roof are
less exposed to fires, durability, for saw
ing pure water and better appearance. A
roof which will support the SHOWS in win
Ter VIII support slate roof. The export
81 slate to Europe has reached more than
half million of dollars per annum
Paper is generally used under slate to
prevent the rain or snow from BLOWING
lhder IN severe storms. though several
asserted that when the roof boards were
straight edged paper was unnecessary.
AFTERNOON.
Exercises opened by music by the omar.
elte' after which Col. Mead spoke Of the
rand success Of the meetings. Of th.
Indications to he found in these meetinys
II an awakening interest among the farm
rs concerning their work. Farmers ns a
"'e appreciate the necessity for better ,
iiethods IN Their work, the importance nj :
lnding out and stopping the small leaks
'"t III recent meeting one man in the ,
rect was denouncing us the sbecrrst /
onsense the discussion OF whether straw !
nd corn stalks should be fed to emile. 5
nd still there were farmers who did il
nd at a profit. lie spoke of the imporl.
nee OF the dairy interest, and the GREAT
ioht which the dairy farmer would 70.
eve by increasing the quantity and bet.
1rnS The quality, even should Tie ouantily Il
c only i've pounds per COW, and The L
rice I'VE cents per pound. o. her interests =
houid not be neglected, -raisipp berf v
when we can do rs well as any pr0plc in {
10 world, and he believed at a nroIt A e
lVerslhed industry is what we Want for = fl
prosperity. He closed with o
plea Tor the education of the GtrmerIhr Il
nDstance of which we have before yivrn Il
Inc next paper WAS read bv Filth o
-oSS' Esq" of Poultney, on fruit. He il
poke of the little attention bald 70 Inc c
rowIh OF fruit, compared with wb,, b
oaId probably be done. He de,criIrd n
ne proper method Of treating IN orchard G
inch MAY be condensed into 0ooa carf y
III me Kinds of fruit suitable for hi, il
)tulliV. IIp tbhnnbt :,