Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-16

they are not bigoted let them hear Of a new
plan which looks feasible and they will try IL.
Out hero on these nice prairios, with hay at
81 per ton aud high at that, they arc trying
onsilage, and l expect in two years TO find
moro silos in Iowa than in Vermont, IL not in
New England. The herds of thoroughbred
Jerseys Shorthorus, Devons and Holstoins are
numerous and constantly increasing. saw in
johnson county as fine herd of Holstoin cat
tie as there are in this Western country. The
number of these fine herds surpassed all my
! expectations and they are rapidly increasing.
! l found moro fine barns in that county than
| have seen elsewhere in the state; in fact, with
its rolling prairie that is my ideal farming
county of the state.
Now n word as to tho programme or work
of the Convention. The meetings began
Tuesday afternoon, twenty-five states being
represented, Vermont, Massachusetts, Texas
and Colorado being the extremes.
Tuesday evening the citizens of this city of
some $4,000 inhabitants gave us a reception
in Green's opera house, the finest building of
the kind west of Chicago, with seating ca
pacity of 1900 and 200O can easily be packed
TO toasts by men representing all sections and
interests, Rotations, and music, instrument
tai and vocal, filled the long evening II was
an evening of rare pleasure, and everybody
of note was there from Gov Lear of Iowa to
your obedient servant from Vermont Then
followed three days and nights of discussion,
while the dairy fair was open all the time
from 7 A. NJ. till II p NJ, with a crowd Of in.
tcrested spectators. All the rooms of very
large three story building were occupied by
the fair. OF course your neighbor, the
Farm Machine Company of Bellows Falls,
was there with his "mac hines" as were
Mosely & Stoddard of Poultney. The wealthy
residents of Cedar Rapids had little dinnerand
tea parties to which about q dozen of us were
invited, once to dine with DIR. Loring of Wash
ington, who was here to address us. They
showed us the social domestic side of this
Westernli life, and the result was eminently graf
flying. tried my best to impress the Iowans
with the value of Vermont maple sugar, and
received a glass syrup cup from the Iowa
City glass works as a token of their apprecia-
ton. Saturday last the railroad people gave
us an excursion to Iowa City, bright town
about the size of Rutland, where we were
dined toasted, and had speeches extracted
from us. These Iowans have tender spot
in their hearts for New Englanders in gen
eral, and for Yermonters in particular This
Convention paid all its premiums in full as
soon as awarded with no rebates or shavings
of any kind If the exhibits of a certain class
did not come up to the standard of establish.
cd points of excellence no premium was
granted.
The next meeting will be held in Madison,
Wis, on the invitation of Governor Smith of
that state, the first week after THANKSGIVING
in 1882, and if Vermont doesn't have on ex-
hioition some of her superior cheese full
milk, cream and sage, as well as samples of
her maple sugar, her fame as an agricultural
state and the good name of her people will
suffer- l had small sample Of sugar made
by w. H. Miles of Townsbend, which lust
took the eye and taste of this people. You
can't get at hotels or restaurants or at gro
ceries Vermont maple sugar that is not large
ly adulterated with glucose, and L shall en-
deavor to get some Wholesale grocer here to
receive on commission the pure article from
your sugar makers. More to follow.
LEWIS b. HIBBARD.