Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-07
BOARD OF AGRICULrURE
Las, Weeks Meeting a, nihdiebury.

A two days meeting OF the State Board u
Agriculture began in the new town hall in
Mlddebury Thursday morning There WAS
good attendance. George Hammond was
elected moderator aud at once introduced the
first speaker, Mr.. f. $. Doud of New Haven,
who congratulated the people Of Mddlcbury
upon their lihcraty and public spirit Ms dis
played in the erection OF their fine town hall |
aud The farmers for being provided with such |
az excellent place III which to hold these
meetings. Mr.. DJud then proceeded to read
his address of welcome, and was followed by
Hon. Henry Lane Of Cornwall, member of
the board, in response. MIR. Lane, in the
course OF his address, said that during the
past four years the present board of agricul-
| ture the present meeting Of which would be
| The last public onc-had held meetings Of
| from one to three days duration IN each
| county in the State. ihcy Ind seen in como
| portions OF the State farms which were being
extensively improved, whose produce was
continuously being increased under the man
agement OF good farmers who had their
heads and their hearts in their work. In
other places in the State it was found that
the farms were steadily going to ruin, and in
| S'ihS oCiJ'l ulSlIiClo lllS lul MS Stlil' "a "
have been almost totally abandoned. Mr.. Lane
considered that there is very little laud in the
State that would not pay well for care
lul and intelligent cultivation. Some farms
that had been given up by their owners, as #
IN despair of making them profitable, had,
when taken in hand by shrcwder ticrs Of the
soil, zen made to pay handsomely for all
labor aud money expended upon them. Mr.
Lanes address was an eminently practicable
and interesting one and was listened to with
close attention.
, MIR. Lyman w. Peet, OF Cornwall next
read paper on Eastern aui Western Farm
ing,' which was a carefully prepared and
well written comparison between the advau-
taSea and Disadvantages Of farming in the
West and In the East. lie considered the
! elements of climate, soil, average crops, dit
fcring methods Of construction ETC., and the
comparison seemed to Mr.. Peet to be not en-
G tirely unfsvorabc to Vermont and New Eng
{ land. DIR. Ii. A. Cutting, of Lunenburg
Secretary Of the board followed Mr.. Poet
9 in similar strain, narratiug his own experl
.. ences during his travels In the West.
AT the conclusion of his remarks DR., Cut
8 ting answered questions asked by mem
bers Of the audience.
1 Mr.. L. L. Wright of Cornwall, wanted t
, know why it was that the Vermont mernt
. sheep aud Jersey cattle were superior Il
/ theirs and 50 much sought after. AS TO
t himself he thought that it all came from
. proper breeding. DR.. Cutting thought tina
i what Vermonlers ddp't know about breed
o ing they were rapidly learning aud all the.
e had ~ do was to 20 forward.
i, The morning session closed with aa eX
G tended treatment Of the cnsilage question, b.
d DR.. Cutting, in answer to a written rcqugs
|. that had been handed up to him.
10 Afternoon.
IL The afternoon opened rather stormly, hu
81 this did not keep away those who had deter
y, mined to attend, apparently, as there were
ii good many people present, irciuding quite
l sprinkiug Of ladies. Mr.. A. d. Evcrtl
= well known dairyman Of Walthan
~ opened the afternoons proceedings wit
c an excellent and valuable paper on "Moc
lr ern Dairy Methods" giving the latest iufo
A, nation and the freshest ideas on this vel
1, important question. Mr. Everts discusse
a the various methods of setting milk, the Iii
ferent processes Of churning the selection
1, breeding, and care of the cows, etc. In col
la cusion he urged greater attention to IL
Is minor details # dairy work aud made se'
at eral suggestions which he recommended Il
D, dalrymen To follow.
III 4 discussion of the general subject
" dairying then followed Mr.. Z. r. Pcmhcr
Or Wells, leading. Mr.. Pember thought tn
the subject had been admirably treated |
c. Mr.. Eyerls, who, he thought, had covcrt
n nearly all the important points. There ha
lie been great improvement in the methods al
ie results Of dairying the past ten years and II
C. quality of the products of the dairy hG
el been largely increased.
lie The discussion was further participated
v b. Messrs. L. B. Douglas of Shoreham al
ty f. d. Douglass of Whiting. The latt
he gen leman spoke somewhat at length aud /
a remarks were listened to with careful ate
IS ton. lie considers that the butter should
T. worked only once, contrary to the practice
rd large number of dtrymen. Many que
tons were asked which were all satisfaction
" answered. Many people, Mr.. Dougla
thinks, g too much by guess work and tru
g. to luck in making their butter. This,
nv course, is all wrong. All the conditions al
low oil the details, however unimportant, appa
emily, should be closely attended to from
on ginning 20 end, If il is expected to have 90
he butter. Mr.. John Hanon Of Cornwall i
IN, sisted that butter should be worked ov
49, twice. He thought tGat if the butter was
30 be good the buter-miik must all be G
nc ", ont of it, and that to do this the butt
~ must he worked twice, in most case
W W DR.. Cutting then made some remarks up
Nv, h the scientific part of butter making, and I
w discussions was brought u close with a co
"a sderatiOn of the question of how to get /
tsuu best price for iirst-class butter. The discr
aS sion was quite generally participated in, al
ou it WAS plain to be St en- that much inter'
~ was taken In the subject.
Mr.. L. NJ. Goodwin, of Hltland, follow,
with paper treating at great length OF 81
dian Corn and its Cultivation" 1t was
excellent paper, going into the historical II
nv scientific branches of the topic under tGe
ment with learning and ability. This broug
lai the alternO N metting TO close, and most
he tn se who were present, were evidently 81
NJ l.tied that they had spent profitable as W
do as interesting day q attending the meeting
is Friday's Ses.ion.
'u The meeting Of the State Board Of AZ
Ia culture, continued at Middlebury Frida
sc. The Thursday night meeting was not We
w largely attended, MS the light was one of
III most stormy and disagreeabe Of the seist
On hut those Who braved the weather and attcn
OF ed were well repaid for their trouble by lis
iao ening to Il very excellent and eminently PIT
est teal address ON the topic, "llow we may /
on prove the quantity and quality OF our crop
eft BY DR.. Hiram A. Cutting, secretary OF
est board.
ate Friday mornings meeting was open
nd with an address by +. X. Pember, who nj
W, rated his experience in farming in. Nermo
eCt He said that the conditions of SUGGEST
ut. farming have changed greatly in Verne
go within the last forty years The mark'
III have also changed, aud the farmer mt
he change his methods to keep step with t
times In the matter of butter maxi
the change in methods within fl
years has been especially noticeab
Sc lie had become convinced of the necessity
lTr a thorough and proper education for farmt
cn not mere smattering Of everything but