Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-06-21

Secretary OF Vermont state Board Of Az.
ricullure aud Bradley Fertilizer Com.
pany OF Boston.
As am In receipt OF humorous letters
of inquiry about a suit brought against
me by tho Bradley Fertilizer Company Of
Boston think best 10 answer those In.
quiries through the press; and will first
say that such suit has been brought, re.
turnablo TO the United States court At
Windsor.
As to tho query why suit has been
brought BY company that has been bene-
flied rather than injured BY my lectures?
as has SO often been expressed to me, and
by company for whose benefit have
allowed an address to be made by their
agent before one Of our meetings, which
published and distributed, can only be
answered on the ground that all DO not
know when they are well used. have,
of course, tried to do my duty as secretary
Of our board Of agriculture. and in so
doing have urged farmers to depend upon
themselves, and by expeI iments ascertain
the needs of their soil and use just what
that soil required, and not purchase COM
morcial fertilizers unless they could gain
more by so doing than otherwise. l have
aimed TO do my duty and my whole duty
by the farmers in this respect.
In answer TO questions, once referred
70 what heard and saw when ! at one
time visited the offices and works of the
Bradley Company; but my statements
were not as are set out in their writ. To
his they take exceptions, and bring suit
but will say to the farmers of Vermont
that l expect to be able to fully prove
every assertion I have made in my lee.
lures.
OF courso l have sometimes given an
opinion in relation to different soils
methods Of feeding, ETC., which further
experiment may show to be incorrect; bu
IN those cases and all others l have urged
upon tho farmers and still do so urge that
hose opinions about fertilization or PLAN
feeding should not be accepted Unit
proven in experiments made by them
selves, which experiments have always
urged at tho beginning and close of my
remarks on fertilization.
l have had no malice or feeling Of ILL.,
will against any firm, vendor or party
hat have manufactured or sold the differ
Mt fertilizing materials to the farmer
nut have fcarlessly and truthfully por
rayed as best was able the result o.
experiment and investigation as under.
stood by me; and when asked 10 prove
he same in a court Of Justice shall do so
IS best can, and trust and believe such
proof will be of character that will be
acceptable TO tho people for whom and
with whom ! labor; and il acceptable tc
them ii will doubtless have to DO satisfac
DRY to my prosecutors.
Tho position Of secretary of the board
If agriculture was not one asked for OF
desired; bu. when, through tho urgcn'
request OF many, accepted. did so In
ending TO aid and protect tho farmer an
MS interests in every available way. Per
maps truth coming through court o
Justice will have greater weight than
otherwise, and is needed.
No ono can forcknow tue future, but
have full consciousness that have only
lone as the law required Of me: tina. is
use my knowledge, judgment aud OK
poriments fov the advantage of tho farm
RS Of Vermont. Those who have 81
'aithlully lsborod with mo can testify t.
ny work. and those who have heard IN,
speak can use their Judgment upon M,
'emarks. That perfection is in humanii,
| do not claim; that my teachings have
been infalhble ! do not expect; but the,
nave been faithful and honest, and l shall
be able 20 show thom SO whom required.
HIRAM a. CUTTING,
Secretary Board Of Agriculture.