Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-02-21
Farmers Meeting at Ferrisburgh.

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Mr. Carpenter, of Charlotte, was called
to the floor, and spoke of wastes no
mentioned by Mr.. Davis.
Said it was Il common custom to feet
milk to hogs that would not sell for ovel
4 cents per pound, when it could be uset
in feeding poultry that would bring Il
or ~ cents per pound.
He had been very successful the pas
year in feeding milk to chickens.
Thinks he can make as many pounds
of poultry as of pork with his milk.
Feeds curd from milk with wheat brar
and oats mixed, and fed raw. Winters
65 hens, and sold rs their product ii
eggs S71.62, chickens S4903S, and haC
SO hens now on hand.
He made chickens weigh from 2 TO
3 1-2 pounds.
Fed to produce this result in addition
to his sour milk about two hundred
dollars worth of all other food.
Judge N. J. Allen spoke in higt
terms of the hen as a source Of
profit, and the egg the most economical
as we'll as the best food
THURSDAY EVENING
Meeting being called to order, the
president introduced as speaker for the
evening Mr.. Il. M. Goodwin, of Hartland
who spoke on the "Socia! position of
the farmer" Thought great fault lay
with the farming class by reason of their
comparative isolation, in not making their
homes more attractive and social to their
children, and thus driving them to the
cities or the far west, and thereby the
farms are fast becoming deserted and
destroyed. Also the son is prejudiced
against the farm life by the ambition of
the father, who seeks for him position
in telegraph office, store or shop. and
thus be able to place him in an equal
social position with some of his acquain
tances. IF boys are to Ike kept at home,
their social position must be kept up to
that of their friends in other occupations.
Home must be made attractive by
books, pleasant surroundings and So
ciability. knowledge is power in farming
as well as in other occupations. Labor
does not degrade, but ignorance does.
Farmers meetings are very useful in
bringing people together for the dis
seminating of knowledge and promotion
of sociability,
Mr.. Lane does not agree with the
speaker that young people in cities
have more social advantages than in
the country, where all know and are
acquainted with each other, while in
cities one doesn't know his next door
neighbor or persons he meets on the
streets. Fault is with parents in the
country, who have too good parlors
and furniture for their children to use
and thereby compelled them to stay
in the kitchen or barn. Thinks every
room in the house should be for the
children to occupy freely.
Mr.. Davis thinks home is the place,
and the wife and mother is the
handspring of the social home, and
by neglecting her early advantages and
training fails to instil into her children
a love of home, by allowing her
cares to predominant.
Mr.. Fuller thinks ifa home is governed
by love and affection, children can be
properly brought up and home made at.
tractive to them.
Mr.. Wicker says it suggested to him
what kind of social advantages children
should have. All will be educated some
way, maybe at the bar rooms and
but it should be at the homes.
Thinks Vermont farmers are on par
with men in large cities for intelligence.
Mr.. Quinlan says if children have not
confidence in their parents, and parents in
cant be successful. Should set
IL good example to them before hired help
Thi ks our divorce laws are enough to
bring ruin on the nation.
Mr.. Squiers thinks because children 90
away is not always because home is not
pleasant. Circumstances may be against
their remaining, but if properly brought
up would always look forward to returning
with pleasure.
Adjourned to 10 A. NJ, Friday.
FRIDAY FORENOON.
The meeting was called to order ut 10
o'clock by the president, and Henry Lane
Of Cornwall was introduced. He gave an
and substantial address upon
Fertilizers and Fertilization" He urged
he farmer to save and use all he could of
he fertilizing material of the farm and he
that the farm could he tertilized
he best and cheapest by buying grain if
leed be to feed to stock rather than in
buying commercial fertilizers. He had
purchased and used such. but never with
success that warranted the belief in their
profit. He had better success with land
plaster but believed that the people as
'ule did not sow it early enough. He
bought it should lie sown early in the
spring
There was Il spirited discussion folio wed
out the admission was that farmers did
not take us good care of the fertilizing
products of the barn as they should, and
nat commercial fertilizers should be used
With caution until just the thing was found
hat did the good and then thar should be
Fought and used. This could only be
determined by plat experiments. Yet
many inclined to purchasing cotton seed
neal and other concentrated foods and
eeding TO steers or mutton sheep and thus
getting double profit, as the sheep or
'ritters never failed to pay for the feed
md sometimes doubled their CT st of
lement was profit
AFTERNOON.
AS Mr.. Towle was absent on account of
ickness. Dr. ii. A. Cutting, secretary of
he board, occupied his place on tie
with an entertaining lecture
N 1.-The Plant and its Food"
This was followed by a lively discussion
nd the doctor was asked many questions
which were promptly answered.
Hon. E. R. Pember of Wells then rave
n address upon Milk" which was
lstened to with attention. DR.. Cutting
hen explained the means of testing milk
nd some of the receptions practices d.
EVENING
The evening was occupied by Hon. +.
}. Douglass OF Whiting who gave lecture
n What We Know and How We Do "
lie said every effect can be traced back
0 legitimate cause. He spoke of our
of light and its all important
Sc; air an Indispensable agent of all life
fheal-equally important as an important
gent in the economy of nature; of oxygen