Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
Agricultural Meeting at Barre.

"nieh WAS at'ehucu' oo'h uay anu evening" W
| large number OF farmers ana other citizens VI
that thriving town Barre mas always enjoyed 'n'
reputation OF being one OF the best farming 'own'
IN vermont and II richly deserves IT, Iheiariner'
oil the town as class are intelligent ana ,nor
oughiy trained In the best way 10 make 'hen
avocation profitable
The meeting was held In the town nan ana was
called to order by the superintendent hon D. d
Mead, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ Among the auul
ence were noticed j. ). Spaulding Lib, primer
pal oil Barre Academy, who has always taken
deep interest In agricultural matters, In connec'
ton with his educational pursuits, and has fitted
more young men for college than any other man
now living In Vermont; Professor Dole oil North
field Hon. f. ID. Mason OF Richmond; o. M
Tinkham Of Pomfret; L. P. Thayer OF Mont
pelier; together with goodly audience OF LADIES
and gentlemen from Barre and the surrounding
towns
ID. b. Wheelock, Esq, was chosen chairman oil
the meeting. Prayer was offered by Rev. II
Webster, pastor OF the Barre Methodist church
The chairman then read an address OF welcome
extending the good wishes and hospitalites oil inc
town to the visitors during the meeting Colonel
Mead then addressed the meeting. Inc farming
interest In vermont, in his opinion, never looked
po,s 30 no". o
' aV0' ,' 10 ''s ''o :" IS
ters he considered as due mainly TO TINS system
OF calling the farmers together IN the dinerent
towns throughout the state and adopting the hints
which science and experience nave given 10 eacl
other Inc correct way oil dong thing Is the SCI
entihc way and the sooner the farmers commence
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do hard wor,. be becan 10 ,binL mora Ono ot
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come. and in looking IL over some six mr. seven
wears ago he noticed that he had sold lint five
hundred and fifty pounds of butter from six cows
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good az others and xvbetbar tbev mid for ,bo;r
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