Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-28

they can be produced by English farmers,
if they had their lands free from rent, in
die ates a degreeof permanence. He spoke
of the disturbed condition of Europe, OF
the hardships in Ireland coming from
absentee landlords, and the remote pros
pect of any lasting improvement. He
spoke of the tending westward of many
of the manufactures which but lately were
to be found only in the east. The tan
neries, the shoe shops, and other important
branches are now at home in the west.
But with our Vermont hills and pure
water we can produce the best, and in the
production of the best is to be found our
hope of future success.
Here the meeting toek recess to test
samples of premium cheese sent by F. B.
Thurber, Esq, of New York.
After The recess Gov. Smith was interro-
gated as to local and through rates for
freight; whether through rates from
Chicago were less than local ones on the
Central Vermont The governor met the
question frankly and fairly. Freight had
been hauled for less rates than charged
for local freight. The only cost in hauling
the through freight is the pay of train
hands, for fuel and wear and tear of engine
and track, the train is all made up and
nothing to do but to hitch on to the train
and draw it over the road. In local traffic
there has to be great expense for side
tracks, for stations, for station agents, for
handling and the cost and risk of storing.
The local freights would not pay the ex-
penses of operating the road, and the
warfare had been carried on to see whether
they should retain their share of the traffic.
In no case had local freight been made to
pay for hauling through freight.
Mr.. French, the secretary of the Ayr
shire breeders association, read paper on
the adaptability OF the Ayrshires for the
dairy. He opened by description of the
county of Ayr, the native place of the
breed. The first importation of these cat
tie was made in 1928, and had continued
to 1879. He spoke highly of the Ayrshire
cows value as milk producing animal,
ranking her as the first of the breeds for
that purpose.
Secretary j. o. Adams of the New
Hampshire board of agriculture was the
first speaker. He spoke of the necessity
of having fields in broader areas; of more
thorough cultivation; of using swivel
plows instead of the land side, being care
full TO get the best, one of easy draft, and
the same of the moving machine. 1t saves
the team; it lasts longer; holds easier
lie advocated using corn and potato
planters, the smoothing harrow for the
young corn crop. There were acres of
corn in his vicinity which had not had a
hoe in them all the season. He advocated
general farming, a rotation of crops, the
narrowing in of manure, the feeding of
young stock well to secure the growth
with least cost with the most profitable
feeds. 1t is not Il matter of economy to
feed poor hay and save their corn. He
advocated the education of children in
what they would be called. He advocated
the division of the surplus with the wife at
the end of the year, but many wives can
not get dollar unless they ask their hus.
bands. He told of the finding of far
mer's memorandum in which various
items of expense were put down, and end
ing with, "Gave wife to do what she d a
mind to with, fue cents" He thought
fathers should be honest with their sons
not give them calves and then sell them
when two or three years old and pocket
the money. Children should never forget
they have no better friends than their
parents.
Governor Proctor was called, and spoke
in happy manner of the farmers of YER
mont; of the importance of their work
of the intelligence and independence OF
her people, and a state inhabited by such
a people has no need to fear for its ins,itu-
tons. But all of Vermont was not con-
tanned in her borders. One would hardly
expect the government to come to Yer
mont TO get men to administer its affairs
in snch cities as Boston and New York
yet the highest federal offices in both those
cities are filled with rare ability by men
who went from Green Mountain home
The committee appointed to prepare
resolutions on the death of the late ex.
Governor Peck reported as follows. by ex.
Governor Smith, who prefaced the report
with some brief but tender and apprccia
tive remarks, dwelling especially on hi;
personal friendship and regard for the de-
ceased:
WHEREAS, by the inscrutable decree Of
an all wise providence, this society has
lost one of its most distinguished ant
valued members by death, the Hon. Asahe
Peck; therefore,
Resolved, That, as an association, We
deeply deplore the loss from our member
ship of one whose illustrious characte
added strength and dignity to our body
and whose wise counsels contributed mucl
to its success.
Resolved, That in the death of Governo
Peck, we, in common with all the peopl
of Vermont, have lost one of the bes
examples of pure, simple and uprigh
life. On the bench, at the bar. as q legis
lator and as the chief executive of tn
state he displayed eminent wisdom an,
intense and unfaltering devotion to th
highest welfare of the commonwealth; b
his practical attention to agriculture, on
of his NEST favorite pursuits in the inter
walls of retirement from the duties of pub
lie life, he furnished an example of con
Itcntment and simplicity of characte
worthy of imitation by all our people,
! RESOLVED, That as a token of our respec
to his memory these resolutions be entere
on the records of this association, and tina
the secretary be instructed 10 furnish
copy to the press of the state for pubica
ton.
| J. GREGORY SMITH,,
i N. 7. SPRAGUE, Com.
II. w. VAIL,
! Governor Proctor spoke briefly of ez
Governor Peck and his personal regar
for him.
Hon. Il. D. Mason, who was life Ion
friend and almost neighbor of Governo
Peck, spoke at length of the eminer
worth of the deceased. The resolution
were unanimously adopted.
FRIDAYS MEETING.
: The morning session was taken up
DR.. Englehardt of Syracuse, N. Y, wit
his paper on Testing Milk" which W
reported at Syracuse, and by questions an
: discussion.
Complimentary resolutions to every
body, in which were lots of adjective.
were passed, touching farewell speeche
made, and the meeting was supposed t
) be ready to adjourn, but an afternoon ses