Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-06-28
The Dairy.
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receive corresponding recognition. S1ch
Al looch in nv own history Is nv appear
ing before this audience A. this time a. the
invitation sn1 under the auspices OF the
Vernon. board Of agriculture.
n the mouth OF December. SIS. I met
The .trc1 then secretaries OF the Mesa
clE>cts. the Connection aud the Maine
boards O.. agriculture a. a meeting O: the
Nassa Lgsst.s ooICl NJ Amherst. Mss:
AMI there for tie first timc, 50 far - !
snow, The project Of Organizing NC--
nl1- boarl Of agriculture took form. \.
tie same uec.in. were several other gen
.,emen q Prominence il the iali OF a-ri-
cultural DEVELOPMENT and improvement.
lnou- them Y. \. Willard. tue well
known writer aat lecturer on dairy topics.
4. .Ge, time tLeCe were three dlirvmel's
sss1ciltiOus-.Ee American, the OHIO and
the Northwestern.
u connection with the iaformll di;.us-
s;la @: tue question, Shall Vermont have
a board Of agriculture. and how shall it
Dc secIred' Mr.. Willard suggested the
subsequently a farmers convention was
held ST Manchester, y. H., under tde
auspices Of the New Hampshire state az
ticu,tural society aud several prominent
members o; the Massachusetts, and Maine
boards Of agriculture, the Hon. John
Stanton Gould of New York, since de-
ceased. M-. Willard and myself were in
attendance. Here again the subject Of
board o.; agriculture was brought ~ in
connection with that OF one for New
Hampshire in our private interviews and
such suggestions as practicable were 90.
.aiued from the gentlemen there present.
The same winter the subject was brought
Before the annual meeting OF the Vermont
state 8 agricultural sociey a. Bellows Falls,
but did not meet with any favor from the
members Of that organization.
All attempts to interest the people in the
scheme seemed for time to be uuavail-
ing, and the suggestions Of Mr.. Willard
n regard TO the organization OF a dairy
men association seemed to be the more
promising lead and finally took pCece.
derce.
In the summer Of 1850 went to Little
Falls On market day to confer with Mr..
, Willard aud Mr.. Gardner T. Weeks, the
then secretary OF the American dairvmen's
/ association, aud soon after began active
efforts 10 establish the Vermont dairy
a-rI -@SeGS1S-Acuf " AINt4 WAS 1INUIn kLlsQeI
during toe session Of the legislature OF
ls5n
In Lecemuer Of ma; year with the same
object in view laEaia attended the county
meeting Of the Massachusetts board q:
Pittsied. I also attended the annual
meeting q Boston in January following.
. As soon as the first report Of the dairy.
/ mems association was printed, 10 June,
! Ac'l' renewed MY efforts IN favor OF a
! board OF agriculture, and ut the following
session OF the legislature | procured the
/ passage Of de bull estab,; binS the tirs.
! ermolt toird. Inc bill was passed
! precisely = written oy me, excep. that Z
o'an> Wa' !lllei with the words "iv.
hundred,
D1rlr- the session OF the legislature Q.
~ received letter from DR.. Henry
boyut'n Of Woodstock, written as be said
. at the request Of the governor, saying that
there were bills in both houses OF the
! legislature to abolish the board of agric1l-
+ .lre and asking nv ail % prevent the
3 conslnualiol Of the scheme l iune-
diatel y went .e Montpelier and canvassed
the situation. Il was eviden. that there
was great danger that the proposed al
verse legislation would De carried. on: the
f greatest danger seemed TO come from the
assurance Of the board Itself and the more
/ immediate friends Of the individual mem.
I ocTs that It was IL no danger.
After earnest consultation with The
/ friends OF The board outside Of tie body
/ entirely | wrote to Or. LoCirg, the present
. distinguished Iuited States commissioner
7 0; agriculture, requesting him 10 come Up
And help save L, suggesting that | would
procure al invitation from the legislature
TOR him TO address i: on the subject. lie
readily aS;e1.ed, ami l drew slt Procured
me passage OF -siCt resolution inviting
, hiG, which was q. ouee .ele-rs pied -
him bT the secretary Of state. He came
and delivered az eloquent address. but did
he cause for which he came Z better
service ~ privately couyersing with few
I OF the move prominent opponents Of the
I board. The opposition lost courage and
me ocagi was handsomely tided over the
breakers aud entered upon tie second
term Of It's career.
tlAu h .{ Already occupied more Of
o-' ..t1V 'HAI = ctn'us d NE 10 suoW
80! iH.S,eSt IL S-7 existence aud sue
- y. 'L9 nut U9@ru OF agriculture
$500, -. - 'AsIt4+C ahu say more Ia tbs
''t G sr.'ur, o1' l ?F9 yr.....,
D.UEp.ns o-I Q. tne account tne olenni-
800 "nen : suPet 'ntendehcY was SUBS /
. 80 ~ w ..e eoItd auI asgTegAting the
- =. VI ne o. -. ooaIu under lis several
-. 80 Is !: -'s oeen 10 aGtIVe operation
80. -.Le yeals' anu aLIaougo l Ga7e
w. 80 4-sIns .ne me ana pao'I'oed IN
.Ne ,L .e'4.lS papers o. Tue country almost
~, 'ttoI'a.-l aIt'c!eS on agricultural and
.e.A-eu 'op'cs ano n4ve oeen invited to
. go ayS1Ye ana prominent part IA agrl'
.-.l-Esl meetings Of enc or another char
tcter, soI4@ OF tAem national II all their
I=4.Ires' 10 nov less cnan eleven different
. $50 t .; nan vermont tbs = the
ssCoH4 'me have ever been officially
.cE.t5d 70 taAe aay part IN any Of me
4. 1sey.n-. le.o oE or Gnter the auiItte: Of
:Le 'esUol. os4rl Oh sgTiel,tlre The
rs. way az AarsHne.d IN Washington
com y 'sotlar7 - Sc FOR attend
- .- a. .4s- meeting received the amount
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