Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17
The Farmers.

The AgrfcuIIuriats of Connecticut.
 At Thursday afternoons session of the State Agri- cultural society in Newtown, Mir. J. B. Olcott, agri cultural contributor of the Hartford COrGt. .spoke on s.Home Manufactures" We all take pride in the productions of our own house, neighborhood, State or nation. Aged men among us remember when ev- cry farmhouse a manufactory. How that state of things has been swept away by education, fashion and accident, many middle aged men have seen. I remember going into one of our mills years ago where the handsomest daughters of the farmers in the town were gathered in large airy room engaged in light, clean factory work. was younger then than now, and going of the handle with surprise and delight but the day when the flower of our homes was offered so freely to the mills marked the decline in home manufactures. wouldn't cry for spilled milk, but do mourn for that crop of oirls should not care so much if enough could be Kept for seed Perhaps some will think I ought to tell what branch of manufacture the farmer should kehome with him. My faith is that earnest urayerful spirit is it's own best guide Butter nak ing 1s a legitimate industry despite the mammoth clty & M & I Se1 1 tbev ss # Ise how can the produce of our mistakes and the talow factories be sold we must take care oi the pig is don't swallow all the little ones at one fell gulp Suc- cessfuI families like successful States, must have large audience listened to Mir. olcotts address. At its close aquestion box wassopened With a good farm here what will boy gain in the Mir Webb-A wicked experience
 If field covered with heavy oat stubbe is to be planted in the spring had the stubbe better be blow ed under or burned2
 case, and the result proved 1t to be injurious Mir. Hale thought the mechanical effect of the stubble ploWed in would be good. Question-How can calves be raised without feeding entirely on milk MT. Gold-Add porridge of oat meal or oil meat. Mir. Barnard-What quantity of oil meat should be used? Mir. Gold-When the calf is two weeks old begin with handful and increase as the calf grows older to pint and half. MT. Weed asked how to avoid the SCOUTS. MT. Hart-Add oatmeal. Mir. Bill would let the calf suck the COW. Question-Is rna1 foodT 6fah1 Wefb yvaa m and replied in the negative 9Testion,w,What M will S 91eSa Compost with earth muck. Are lightning rods pro lection to building? Professor Brewer-Yes, when properly put up. Question-Should corn fodder be fed fresh cut or wilted? MT. Hart-Wilted.
 ture by B. G. Northrop of the board of edu cation. The homes of a nation form true index of the the farmers. Neglect and oarelessness about the house shows improvident management on the i'm The farmhouse should be healthful one. FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. MT. Edward Norton, of Farmington read paper, upon associated dairies.
 He claimed advantages of the system the ability to employ improved appliances and methods, with more skillful superintendence and labor A cream farms and make butter cheese from it under the direction of person skilful in that particular On the farm the same would be handled by hun dred different persons indiferently qualified for the business. The products of factories quoted in the market reports in 1s70 and from that time have continuously ruled higher than farm dairy products Factories have consequently sprung up all over the country. Six thousand are said to be in operation now. Factories bring the standard of dairy pro ducts where they are located. At the Pennington creamery the lowest price paid for milk has been BIO and the highest A. He had received $60 per head for the produce of each cow The farmers' in- terests demand association and cooperation.
 At the close of the lecture Mir. Day introduced the following preamble and resolutions:
 Whereas. The Connecticut Agricultural Experi- ment station by seven years of trial in temporary quarters, and with limited facilities, has proved it. self essential to the best interests of Connecticut riculture, therefore
 Resotred, That the General Assembly be asked to make special appropriation to give it independent facilities and to widen the scope of its work.
 ResotUed, That this convention appoint commit tee of three to present this subject to the General Assembly and to take to their favorable action.
 Several gentlemen spoke in favor of the resolution and it was unanimously passed Albert Day of Brooklyn, James A. Bill of Lyme, and Phflo Clark of Newtown, were appointed. MT. Sedgwick offered the following:
 ResotUed, That the committee be instructed to ask
 special appropriation of $25000 to equip and put on permanent basis the Experiment station, and that the annual appropriation be increased to $S,oOo.
 The resolution passed.