Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-06
Agriemltnral department.
AGRICULTURAL MEETING
AT DERBY.

Agriculture met at the Baptist church
in Derby, at 10 O'Clock a. m. The
secretary of the board, FL. A. Cut
ting of Lunenburgh, called the meet
ing to order. On motion, Hon. David
was chosen chairman.
The first subject considered was
''sugar making" E. r. Towle of
Franklin read a paper upon this sub
ject. He briefly reviewed the history
of sugar making, compared the meth
DDS of the past with the present, also
compared the quality of the product.
He gave his method of manufacture
and read extracts from communica
tons received from sugar makers in
different parts of the state. He used
tin buckets and POSTS metallic spouts
and considered them the best. The
sum of his advice would be cleanli-
ness, the best utensils, and dispatch
in reducing the sap to sugar, not
allowing it to cool from the COM
mencement of evaporating the sap
until it was sugar. Mr.. Towle i'm
pressed each one present with the
fact that he was familiar with the
business of sugar making.
DR.. Cutting followed the reading
of Mr.. Towle's paper with few re-
marks. He spoke of the large
amounts of sugar that had been made
from single trees in season, also
the large amount produced by GER
tain orchard within his knowledge.
The amount was about eleven pounds
to the tree. He urged the Importance
of reducing the sap to sugar as soon
as possible after it runs from the
tree, without allowing it to cool, as
the peculiar maple taste would be re-
tanned better in that way He spoke
of the growing demand for good ma
pie sugar, and was confident that
there was no danger of over produc-
ton, as maple sugar would never en-
ter into competition with other varie-
ties, as the demand would come from
the wealthy to use as luxury, rath-
er than for general consumption fol-
the masses of the people. He urged
the farmers to take care of the maple
trees, and gave it as his opinion that
within the knowledge of some OF
the present sugar makers, the pro-
duct would sell for 30 cts. per pound
He spoke of the injury which would
result from gathering the leaves ant
removing the fertilizing matter, and
if done, advised the application o.
ashes as a substitute for that takel
away. In tapping he condemned thu
use of q bit with worm on the end
; as the injury done by the worm ant
nail driven into the tree, was NOR
than in any other way. He recon
mended the use of Posts metalli
,, spouts, and the plugging of the tree
2 as soon as possible after the sa
ceased to rum did not like the I'll
spout in general use, preferred the ii
bucket to any other, advised putin
+ them up without washing unless th
washing was carefully done, and the
g dry thoroughly and put in a Or
:, place. In conclusion would urge tn
e farmers to make all the sugar the
can of the best quality possible, an
" considered it as profitable a branc
lie of business as any the Vermont farm
n er could engage in, according to tt
IN capital invested, and thought ma
that was too shiftless to make it pro
in liable under favorable circumstance
- was too shiftless to make anythir
to amount to very much. DR.. Gu
Is ting's remarks were well received |
ID present.
afternoon. The subject, ''Fee,
m ing and production of milk. T
us M. w. Davis of Westminster. II
speaker after speaking in very fla
tic tering terms of the northern part
w. y. the state and the town of Derby,
or particular, as a farming town, pr
IS. ceeded to his subject. He consi
o. cred sheep husbandry and dairyil
he the leading interests of Vermo
ed farmers. In the producing of mi
the first requisite is COW what XII
ate of a COW must we have? He won
NJ have her weigh about ten hundr
pounds, did not like a very lar
od coarse COW, neither would he ha
lrd her too small. He considered b
M (the modern cow a machine til
he could be improved upon and made
pay returns according to the care |
ars slowed upon her. He gave some
the points that would constitute
m, good COW, and that would govern h
IS, III selecting one. He would have |
We possess a silky, soft coat, wide che
lri- round barrel, bright and full ey
py broad udder, small or not large tea
the broad escutcheon and yellow hi(
aid He next gave his method of fee
He feeds grain the year round W
80, dried grass cut in the finest blool
los keeps up the flow of milk the last
lew ~ the summer and early autumn
ose soiling. He sowed winter rye
Sn his first green fodder, considers 81
- ing and ensilage the salvation to Y
the mont farming would warm the v
ter given to cows in cold wealth
, Is Must not expect your COWS will I
you if you kept them in cold bar
ots. give them gentle treatment and &c
ono care and feed, and you will not