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


tendent of agricultural affairs and tbp
Poultney industrial society was called to
order in Joslyn Hall. in Poultney, at II
O'Clock of Wednesday. the 9Th inst, with
an audience Of nearly one hundred pres
ent, which for the opening was very good,
The meeting was presided over by
Ralph Richards. Esq, president Of the
association, and the exercises were opened
by prayer offered by Rev. Mr.. Bell. Next
quartelte gave Come brothers. ioin the
lay following which Rev. Mr.. Randall
gave an address of welcome. The associ
alton, being now in its third year of sue
cessiul existence. may be considered
permanent thing, and as ever, they
extended the right hand of fellowship TO
those who had come to meet with them
lie spoke of the advanced condition of
agriculture in Egypt, which furnished
twenty millions of bushels of corn TO the
Romans from comparatively small area.
lie thought Greece was not among the
most proficient in agriculture, though they
raised fine stock and made some grand
improvements OF the Romans he spoke
more iavorably, and gave some of theil
agricultural precepts. which have not
much improved in the nearly two thousand
years since they were given. Among
them are these: ALTERNATE fallows should
be made, and the land should rest entirely
every second year" Another Wheat.
the later it is reaped, the better it lasts, but
the sooner 1t Is reaprd the flirer the
sample Again Pliny SAYS, Cato would
have this especially to he considered, that
tn" soil of Il farm be good and fertile, tina,
MOI lHt.,. l,,.t E IL
good market and tbandant means Of trans
portaton by land and water; also that the
house be well built and the land about |
we'll managed, Purchase land of him who
has cared for it WE'LL Cato being asked
what was the most assured profit rising
from land answered, $40 feed stock we'll =
the next, "tc feed with moderation"
A good husbandman ought to be a
seller rather than Il buyer; That u man
shonld stock his ground early and well,
before he be Il builder, and that the best
thing in the world to make use of and
derive profit from-other mems fulies."
The gums of husbandry ave not what
exclusively commend it. In his opinion
there can be no happier life not only Ee
cause the tiilagp of the earth is salutarv 10
all, hut from the pleasure it yields. Only
agriculture been really studied b, our.
selves. In his period much has been
accomplished and much remains to be
done. A valuable literature has been
created, associations have been formed.
addresses made, the needs of the average
farmer have received attention, and nnw
there is no branch or interest that receives
better attention or more thorough sluflv.
- mn. IA of bp
machinery used on the farm, and the
great problem presented in lis relation TO
labor, which he discussed to some extent.
Ihc skilled Labor demanded IN the maxine
Of tnis machinery has taken many from
thG farm, and this with mistaken notion
OF the social position of The farmer. The
lesson he would impress is that Of The old
Roman, ilU>hlnLry is the pursuit in
which wise mans life should be spent"
IL" hriled the present interest the omen of
brighter future. In behalf of the asst
citation; to all whose presence graccs this
occasion, especially to these who will
Instruct lis in the mysteries Of husban,lrv.
gentlemen. we bid you welcome.
The next paper was 10y ID. B. Wooster
Of MarsnlicId on " Cream Rising" He
said the facts he hat arrived at we're the
been Il popular idea that Il stationary low
temperature was the needed thing to raise
cfeamand that it milk is reduced to a tenn
peraturc of 10 degrees. cream will spparate
itself and appear on the surface of ITS own
accord. If 10 degrees were the point fixed
1t would be more consistent with the
theory of stationary temperature, as milk
Is much more porous ut high Temperatures.
Cream swells more with heat and >hrinks
more with cold than the remaining CON
slitucns of milk, so cream being relatively
lighter at IL high temperature would rise
sooner.
This theory is not supported by science
or practical experiment. \ chanuinU
temperature causes double curent, one
up and the other down, and by these cur-
rens only is cream brought to the surface.
Fluids are cooled and heated by motion of
their particles, and not by their conduct.
ing power. Milk set ut n temperature Of
co. in an atmosphere of the same degree
will not show MS good separation us if Sc, ,
at 30 degrees; the same will be true when
the degree is changed to 10 and from 40 :
to so. Many well know that warm milk
set in Il room where it will freeze will
show better separation than can be Sc
cured by any other menus. He condemned /
the practice of setting milk in large pans |
with water under them ut ~ degrees in Q
an atmosphere Of 80 degrees; cream :
glabules of the same size rs tie others
VIII be found ut the bottom of the milk /!
after setting sc hours u
If set in water at /, showed an almost Il
perfect separation. The reason is due to ,
the fact that that degree produces rXp,n-
SION instead Of cDntr-,t.ti and ,,,rs,
upward is well us downward current. +,
and 81 degrees of cold applied at the ~
bottom Of II vessel containing hnid will !,
produce what lie termed IL conyec- ~
tive current" till all the fluid attains near :.
iy the same temperature. He thought his r.
was not practicable for the farmers use rs N
it requires too great degree of cold. He fl
thought heating the milk was only bench. h
clal in giving it Il greater distance to fall :,
IN temperature, and heat applied to the n,
bottom of the vessel causes I'm inward a.
motion of the milk which brings HE mar. ri
ticles Of cream imprisoned in the cold fuid -,
up /" the top. He concluded the benefits -,
to he derived from the Swedish system To ~
he due to the wide range of cooling rather r. r.
than from II stationary temperature. IA
Questions answered. Heating milk he h,
fore cooling will be found beneficial Il ~,
may be raised to $50 degrees without Fl
injury. Mix shouId not he covered. After W
of the afternoon exercises n
The session adjourned. Il
AFTERNOON. pr
The session WAS opened by music by the Il
quarIette,-" All things are beauiIui."- ST
after which Col. T. d. Curtis read II paper .,
with the tile, What is the Rrmedvpn ID