The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-06-22
Secretary of Vermont State Board of
Agriculture and Bradley Fertilizer Com
pany Of Boston

A. am ii receipt Of numerous letters OF
inquiry about suit brought against me by
the Bradley Fertilizer Company Of Boston
/ think best 10 answer those inquiries !
through Tie press; and viii first say that
such suit has been brought returnable to
the United States court at Windsor.
As 10 the query why suit has been
brought by company that has been bene.
iitcd rather than injured by my lectures2
as has SO often expressed to me, and by a
company for whose benefit have allowed
an address to be made by their agent be-
FORE one of our meetings, which publish
ed and distributed, can only DO can
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 do
ing have urged farmers to depend upon
themselves, and by experiments ascertain
the needs OF their soil and use Just
what that soil required, and not
purchase commercial fertilizers unless
they could gain more by so doing than
otherwise. / have aimed to do my duty
by the farmers in this respect.
In answer to questions. ] once referred
TO what | heard and saw when | ut one
time visited the offices and works of the
Bradley Company; but my statements
were not as are set out in their writ. To
this they take exceptions and bring SUIT;
but l will say to the farmers of Vermont
that expect to be able to fully prove
every assertion have made in my lectures.
OF course | have sometimes given an
opinion in relation to different soils,
methods Of feeding, etc, which further
experiment may show to be incorrect; but
in those cases and all others have urged
upon the farmers and still do so urge that
those opinions about fertilization or plant
feeding should not be accepted until
proven 10 experiments made by themselves
which experiments / have always urged at
the beginning and close of my remarks on
fertilization.
| have had no malice or feeling of III
will against any firm, vcnd"r or
party that have manufactured or sold the
different fertlizing materials to the farmer;
but have fearlcssly and Faithfully portray
ed as best was able the result Of expert.
ment and investigation as understood by
me; and when asked to prove the same in a
court of justice shall do SO as best can,
and trust and believe such proof will Re
of character that will be acceptable to
them it will doubtless have to be satisfac.
tory to my prosecutors.
The position of Secretary of the board
was not one | asked for or desired; but
when, through the urgent request OF many
| accepted, | did SO intending to aid and
protect the farmer aud his interest in every
available way. Perhaps truth coming
through court OF justice will have greater
weight than otherwise, aud is needed.
No one can forelnow the future, but
have full consciousness that have only
uODt as lht III" ic'Iuii'H W biN' 'i"' 20 =,
use my knowledge. judgement and expert
ments for the advantage OF the farmers o
: Vermont. Those Who have so faithful,
labor,d With me can testify to my work
and those who have heard me speak ca
use their judgment upon my lenarks
That perfection is IN humanity do no
! claim, that 10y teachings have been lniai
lible do not expect; hut they have beer
faithful and honest, and | shallbe able t
SHOW them sowhen required.
HIRAM A. CUTTING,
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