Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-31
The committee on nominations reported


III. Talcott of Williston.
Secretary-O. M. Tinkham of Mort
Pomfret.
Treasurer-H. w. Vail of North Pom
fret
Auditor-C. C. Pierce of Clarendon.
The report was unanimously accepted
and adopted.
DIR. Cutting said that last year he aske'
for the report of the dairymen's meeting
for publication in the agricultural report
but it was not forthcoming. He nov
moved that the secretary of this assooia
lion be instructed to furnish for tn
agricultural report, a report of this meet
ing not to exceed twenty-five printe'
pages.
Objection was made that the number o
pages was too sma /. DR.. Cutting sail
that it would be impossible to give mucl
more than twenty-five pages. He would
however, give all the space possible.
DR.. Cuttings motion was then carried
The auditors report was called for, ant
submitted. From this it appears that tn
expenses of the society for the year wer'
40 IS, and the receipts $40. The associa
ton has $67 2S on deposit.
The report was accepted and adopted
The committee to report resolutions or
the death Of the late Hon. +. ID. Mason
submitted the following:
mont Dairymens Assocation, in the death Of Hon. L
D. Mason Of RICHMOND has lost one of its originator
and one of its most faithful members therefore
Re$oced, That in his death the darymen Of the Ttat
friend whose genial nature and kindness OF hear
won for him the friendship Of his associates G t :;
citation Of the WORK done by Mr. Mason in organizin.
the dairy interest of the state ana the country an,
RcsoiSeG That Ills association at whose head he ha
expressions Of kindest sympathy to his family WIZ
best knew his virtues and most keenly feel his loss
/. /. & &. F Ts3S, Committee
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted by rising vote, Gen, Stephen
Thomas first passing brief eulogy upon
the late Mr.. Mason, speaking of his many
good qualities, his love for his native
state and his country, and his affection for
and interest in agriculture; and Mr..
Whipple of Pomfret also paying him a
warm tribute.
The committee appointed to secure the
of Il state chemist and law
for securing unadulterated commercial
fertilizers was called upon, and Mr..
Tinkham in response, spoke about the
passage of such IL law at the late legislature.
G. w. Whitney OF Williston spoke of
the pay of the state chemist, which the law
places at S. for each analysis. Some of us
thought that the university ought to do
it for nothing and others that the pay
ought to be more than 50.
Gen. Thomas thought the farmers ought
not to complain if professional men run
The state, for they are greatly in the
majority. The farmers are strong enough
10 look out for their own interests and
they ought TO do it. If your member Of
he legislature thinks that the state isn't
rich enough to publish the report of the
of such farmers association
as this. don't send him there again.
Applause. The farmers is the most
of occupations. About this S.
FOR Analysing fertilizers, we pay a lawyer
readily twice or thrice that amount and
hink nothing of it. The farmers are the
most independent people on earth and
hey ought to be the honestest and live the
leSt.
Mr.. Tinkham said that the life member
ship fee in this association was only five
dollars and life member was exempt
rom all assessments. Most of the promi-
1ent dairymen of this state are life
members of this organization. Their
fees were long ago expended
or current expenses and hence our
association is bankrupt. This is not as it
should be, and | hope the organization
will be placed upon a sound basis,
Col. Mead would like to see the assoca-
ion placed upon a solid financial basis at
,nce, but he thought large fund was by
10 means needed. 1t would be enough if
We contributed little from year to year.
Col. Mead thanked the association for the
of re election as its presi-
lent.
Mr.. Williams suggested that every
person present not yet Il member now
AVE an opportunity to become such, aad
hat every member subscribe one dollar
or the treasury of the association.
The suggestion was adopted and the
ocretary had II lively time receiving
unds for the next quarter of an hour.
A long and interesting discussion on the
uhect Of ensilage then followed. Mr..
. w. Wolcott of Boston and Ex-Gov. j.
Smith of St. Adams, who were
expected to be present and lead the dis
ussion, being unavoidably detained by
usiness, The president ca led first upon
captain Morton of Essex Junction. The
apain said that all he knew about
nsilage ne had learned from the pagers,
| which he had made very careful
Judy of the subject. The first year he
ricd it lie put his ensilage into pit in
le ground; and it was good ensilage, too,
lough it troze some Then he built a
,rge stone silo. and was troubled with
alter and The decaying of the ensilage
hen he built common board silo like
n ice house, and was very careful to
ress the ensilage in very tight, treading
well down around the corners. Did
rge portion of the work himself, and
AS confident that farmers need not be
such hurry and go to such an expense
) they do in putting in ensilage. He put
is corn fodder in top of the silo and a
yer of straw between the corn fodder
I'D the stalks. The great fear of acid,
, said, is groundless. Acid is benefit.
ows prefer cut ensilage to hay. 1t is
est to feed a little grain with the cnsiage.
he silo should be as nearly air tight as
Jssibe
Mr.. Roston Of Jerico said that he had
led ensila9e ;nd liked ii very much.
e had fed his COWS upon it for some
ne. His manner OF feeding was-hay {
the morning, and Immediately after
ards Il bushel of ensilage to each cow,
Id a bushel also in the evening. He I
liked with his ensilage corn ground on {
&c cob and rye, three pounds to Il COW
II day. The average number of pounds {
milk per day from twenty cows was {
yenty eight. From twenty three COWS l
Id heifers he realized in sale of butter S
,r year $l006. He considered two tons ,
eusilagc better than one ton of hay.
Gen. Thomas was called upon BY the {
'esident and made some very interesting {
marks. Cattle can tell best, he said,
hat nature in them Graves, and they t
Ike that. Cattle always take ensilage in
TO hay. There is more nutri,
ent in the corn stalk when uudeveloped {
an when ripe, becanse the nulriment s
Uses into the car when ripe. 1t should s
} cut for ensilage when the ear is near
e milk, and should be cut rs close to the {
'ound rs possible. Gen. Thomas said s
at his method of cutting ensilage was to {
} into the field in the morning while the t
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