Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

Providence; but | do say that abuse. willul
neglect, or unnecessary ignorance, In the
premises. Is not only folly, but deep-dyed SIN.
After selection, the first thing in Importance
is care. No infallible rule can be given; so much
depends upon breed, structure. age, former
treatment, ETC., il must mostly depend upon
the good judgment and sagacity OF the owner,
or the one taking care. There are lew IDEAS
only would name. The Office OF the skin In
throwing OFF refuse matter from the general
surface. Is very important, hence the necessity
of its being kept in perfectly clean anu
healthy condition, free from any ana all SUD
stances, which may impede the exercise oil IT'S
functions This | consider very important to
the general health, well rs comfort OF the
animal II is Just as important that they have
pure, sweet air 10 breath, whilst confined in
stable this i indispensable to the good health
of the animal, and the best results TO De OBJ
tanned from her. | had rather my stable would
be n little too cold then obtain all the desired
warmth at the sacrifice ofpure air. Perfect
respiration is essential to perfect nutrition;
whatever diminishes breathing, impairs diges-
ton. Impurities of air enieeble respiration
and, Indirectly, the nutritiye functions. The
available life force appears TO be IN the ratio
of the development and activity of the respira-
tory organs. | believe all acknowledge the
great need, at all times, OF warm and comfort
table quarters for their animals, but some OF US
overlook the equal, if not greater, necessity OF
perfect ventilation.
In feeding, a variety OF food i best, and the
first great care should be the perfect health and
condition Of the animal; this will be best under
stood and applied by the intelligent and thought
fu dairyman. If the COW can be said 10 have
permanent affections, it Is towards the one
whose gentle hand supplies her natural wants;
and II on the part of man. this IS reciprocal,
means will not be found wanting for her nutri-
ton and comfort and the best and most pront-
able returns for the investment.
1t NAV be objected, that | have omitted to
report our own dairy practice. do not like
To repeat myself. My success and failures, In
the narrow limits of my experience, have
sufficiently been placed before you. Not that
desired publicity, but a | am very often re-
ceiving ideas from others, leading TO thought
and investigation, il is but Just that should
report the practical results OF Information thus
obtained
Ihaye read an article entitled "P0mfret on
The Back Track which seemed to indicate u
little sharp, but gOod-natured Je>ting between
two very able and honorable editors, without,
perhaps, any further intentions. have never
Visited the dairymen of POmtret at their homes,
! but from what know and learn of them, there
| i, no place in the State, | would so much
desire to visit, for the purpose OF obtaining
more light in the business of dairying than
| the town of Pomfret. believe they are in a
sense pioneers in the Improvement OF dairy
| stock and dairy practice in Vermont.
About a wear ago, | noticed in the AeT
| Ehgldnd Farmer very spicy article from
| the pen of Mrs T.. ), Wood, read at your meet
| ing held at Milton, in which she speaks OF 4
rumor of certain man in Vermont, who was
| said to have done certain things IN Il small
way, with small dairy. She remarks that
the rumor is rather vague, but sufficiently det-
mite for gossip, and thought it lamenlable that
rumor had not given the man name and loc9l
| habitation: and SAYS, But would 1t not be line
sport for the young dairymen 10 find him let
ttn.at- a. ina hos
| close in upon him." She very graphically de-
,cribes the parsonage they may expect TO fin,i
when thev come upon him. | have felt curl
| Gus to learn the result of the expedition, and
| am in hopes 10 hear q report from 1t at the
present meeting"
| lie said he lad read an article entitled
"Pomfret On the Back Track" which he
supposed 20 be sharp passage between two
able editors, but he knew of no place IN the
State where he would sooner go to learn in
dairying than to Pomfret. lie stated in re-
ply he could not give the yield of butter fol
the last year. He thought cream proper did
not sour hut the milk did. He skinned the
milk sweet and then ripened the cream, sets
his milk in large, dry pans from two to three
inches deep. does not cool, and aims to keel
his milk-roOm at about 6O degrees, anC
churns at about the same temperature, or OF
\ a cold day at about G5 degrees churns in 8
Nutting churn which is triangular BOZ
churn with three equal sides. When tht
butter has come to granules the size OF
wheat kernel he sprinkles on little sal
and rinses with water. and takes it out int
the butter worker which is common in
clined board, and carefully presses out th'
remaining moisture and finds great assist
| al than ha Saifs will
three-fourths of an ounce of salt per pounC
of butter and makes up into pats OF one
fourth and one half pounds.
Following this, Col. Sprague said the &C
,iou uf the Legislature Al sbolishing tn
Board of Agriculture had been criticised YER
severely, and as a member of that body b
thought they should be heard in their owI
defence. OF that body, l42 members wer
farmers, and he thought their honest.
should not be brought in question. 1t wa
made to appear to them that the none.
spent had not given value re eiyed aud b
believed the change had been wise one
He had supposed, a many Others had
that 50 500 covered the entire expense O
the Board but it had been shown that S3.I
had been expended in addition i
one year for printing. He wcul
not hesitate to vote twenty thou
SAND dollars if the farmers could ge
the worth of the money, which he did no
think they did receive under the Board.
At this point Prof. Cre-sy was introduced
who discussed in scientific manner anima
structure. which took the time till the moo
recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On calling the meeting to order the pres
dent announced Hon. j. Gregory Smith.
Gov. Smith said he came to listen an
enjoy with the rest, to learn with the re-
in the great interest which was the most in
portant in our State. He felt his place wa
with the hearers when he was in compan
of those who were familiar in practics
knowledge, of what he could hardly hope
more than stand at the threshold OF. Ii
had spent some time abroad during the pas
summer, and while he had enjoyed the mag
nlfcent cithedrals and noble public build
ings, he bad spent much time where he ha
greater inteie-t-among the farmers. Ill
primary object wB- rest, and he had take
no notes and must depend on his memor
for what he might say. Since his arrival q
home in talking with neighbors he had bee
asked, Why our farmers do not and came
equal those OF Enslind? There was no hig
priesthood in farming, no secret whic
could not bc obtained BY the earnest seeker
. in English farmin.. There were three card
/ nal points in Engli>h farming The first wa
thorough drainage. lie saw one farmer VIII
had rented a farm for FIVE years only, whic
, was already underirained at depth of l.
, feet which, after hi first crop, he tore up 1
hs own expense and put it down again at
= depth Of / feet, and found himself well pal
for the outlay. The second point W.
thorough cultivation The piOwing an
' narrowing they give their land would seer
foolish to our farmers. The thIrd point va
thorough fertilization. lie met fOrmt
who hired farm (as most OF the land
/ rented) OF $500 acres at Il yearly rental {
S25 per acre, whose first outlay WI
r s., $50 for fertilizers. When asked whetht
he could afford to farm it in that nanne
he replied that he could not afford H'
i TO farm it 80. lie raised wheat at q
f rate of 43 bushels per acre, which he sol
:, at Sl.25 per bushel. With this thoroug
cultivation and high fertilization, tt
> seed when put in, at once springs int
. active vitality, and they expect a harvest
: about three months When the wheat
| lhTNcsItu, but SluDDlc auh iObs, hiC tulON
out. gathered in heaps, covered with dil
r and burned, and the ashes scattered over tt
Il land, which is then put down with anotht
t crop, clover ,vetches, lucerne or turhip@, whic
!; crops are harvested for the Winters fee,
i ing of the stock. If clover is raised. tt
], crop is cured in cocks covered with ia
1 paulin, where it is put as soon a. wllted
l ard every day when it does not rain It,
q there are days together when the sun Is N
! seen) it is shaken out and aired and agai
It put up and so on till cured and the pr
: duet was finer than any he ever saw
y America The same careful, th0rOug
!, system observed in their cultivation vi
e seen IN the care oil their animals. and q
: Young animal from the time it IL born Ii
9 it comes to full maturity is never for a IN
!, ment suffered to stop its growth. and he wou
n venture ono would hardly be able
e find single animal like what he presume
II would be the condition of many in Vernon
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