The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

from the hands of men Of practical expe-
rience. Much attention is properly given
to Forestry, to Scientific Experiments in
Agriculture, TO Live Stock, to Milk and
Butter, to Ensilage, to Insects, Birds, Fer
tilizers and Fruit-culture, all treated intel
ligently and clearly. The putting of such
book as this into the hands of the farmers
of state gratuitously, by the state govern
ment, ought TO, and in the long run it must,
have q powerful effect in stimulating and
educating them to do better and more
profitable work-to improve their farms,
pay their debts, school their children and
become, in short, better citizens and more
intelligent men. One of the strongest ef-
fects it should have on them is to make
them sustain their Board OF Agriculture.
their Agricultural College and all their ag-
ricultural organizations, with an I'M
stinted interest and liberal hand.
We notice that no subject interesting
to farmers is tabooed in the meetings of
the New Hampshire Board. They discuss
the tariff, the currency question, the bank
question, the agricultural college-every-
thing, with the frankness of freemen, and
nobody undertakes to "sit down on the
speakers, or to have the board remodeled
for too much freedom of speech. Daniel
Needham of Massachusetts read paper
on the National Banks. One of the ablest
and most successful Of the agricultural
veterans of the state, Colonel Clough of
Canterbury, took exception to Mr.. Need
hams laudations, saying that the national
bank sytem is unjust, favoring the rich
and expressing the poor. Hon. Daniel
Clark, formerly United States senator,
said that Mr.. Needham had not given the
inside history of the matter. He was in
congress when the bill was passed. "The
national bank system was wholly due to
the necessities of the government at the
time of its adoption. Every senator in
New England was opposed to it. Mr..
Chase, secretary Of the treasury, called on
us and said he could not carry on the
financial affairs of the government with.
out the adoption of this system. He offered
this inducement to the banks to support
the government in carrying on the war. I
said to the secretary, You shall have my
support When my name was called I
responded in the affirmative, after having
strongly opposed it. Judge Collamer of
Vermont stepped to my seat and said:
Miracles are more wonderful now than
in the days of st. Paul." Colonel Clough
asked, "Would you advocate the same
thing in time Of peace Judge Clark re-
piled, Not at all. 1t was war measure"
The greatest energy was shown in these
meetings in support of the agricultural
college. As usual, the agricultural course
was at first decried, and the students put
on lower grade, intellectually and socially,
in Hanover; but, as one speaker said, the
students stand we'll there now, change
which their quality has compelled. The
English courses are about the same in
both colleges mathematics are about the
same; we have more surveying and more
mechanics in the natural sciences the
course is about the same; in mineralogy
and geology better, and the same is true
in botany, entomology and chemistry. In
short, they do about the same as the Dart
mouth course, except metaphysics and
classics, with great deal more science.
The course occupies three years, and
student can get through on $500, with a
chance to earn most of it by work ON the
college farm and by teaching. The rooms
are better and the room rent much cheaper
than in the literary college. "Our men
are doing about double the work of sim
liar men in Dartmouth" said Professor
Scott. This is true agricultural college,
and we hope Vermont farmers will send
their Sons there.