Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-01-11
THE FARMERs MEETING.

The Farmers Institute was opened Thurs
day morning at Crosbys hail. with a rather
thin house, though the attendance was larger
than is usual at the opening session, the num-
Der always increasing during the progress of
the meetings M. W. Davis Of Westminster,
Hon. L. NJ. Goodwin of Hartlend and Henry
Lane Of Cornwall members Of the Board of
Agriculture, were present at the beginning of
the session. Among the audience were
good number Of farmers wives and other Ia
dies The meeting was called to order by NJ.
w. Davis of Westminster, and j. @. Newton
Of Brattleboro was chosen to preside. Mr..
Newton, on taking the chair, spoke few APP
proprate words of welcome, and Mr.. Davis
followed with general remarks in reference to
the purpose of the meeting, in the course of
which he read an amusing letter inviting the
Board to meet at Brattleboro. The remainder
of the forenoon session was occupied in re-
plies to various questions by members of the
Board and others, with discussions on feeds,
butter making, ETC.. which we shall report
next week.
At the opening of the afternoon session of
the first day, Henry Lane of the Board, read
a carefully prepared paper on winter food for
cattle. He exhibited charts showing the
comparative feeding value of the different
kinds of grain, hay, roots etc, according to
the German chemists and discussed their
value in this country, which in some instan-
ces varied materially from the German esti.
mates He gave some valuable facts from his
own experience in feeding, and at the close Of
his paper answered large number of ques-
tons with which he was piled
Mr. Loren +. Smith of Johannesburg, N
Y, then took up the topic of "True Econo-
my in Buying Food, and illustrated his sub
ject with charts, showing the cost and nutri
tive value of various food rations used in his
own practice as a feeder of live stock
In the evening DIR. Cutting, secretary of
the board, delivered an address on "Fert ILL.,
zers aud Fertilization" The hall was well
filled, and the speaker was listened to wit h
close attention. The address occupied the
greater part of the evening, and the subject
was treated in a specially happy manner,
which none Of those who heard it could fail
to appreciate. The prosy title of his lecture
gave no intimaton of its quality. The close
student of nature, as well as the man compe-
tent to bring about practical results from the
cries, was disclosed in the speaker. At the
close of the lecture he was questioned for
half hour or more, and had ready reply T or
all inquiries. We shall give some of the
main points Of the address in our next issue.
l. B. Taft ex Gov. Holbrook, w. II. Alex.
ander and Others spoke briefly in response to
calls from the chairman, in reply to questions
suggested by the address of DR. Cutting The
interest of all present was thoroughly arous-
ed, and the meeting was reluctantly closed at
ten o'clock.
In the forenoon Of the second day Mr.. Lo-
rem p. Smith of Johannesburg, N. Y, spoke
of winter Feeding for Milk" He was evi.
IDENTIFY thoroughly acquainted with his sub
ject both in theory, based upon a knowledge
of the chemical composition of foods, and in
practice
The programme as announced for the re
mainder of the day includes an address by
Hon. f. NJ. Goodwin on Corn Culture"
and in the afternoon one by DR.. Hiram Cut
ting on MIX" with general discussion and
local papers. In the evening Mr.. NJ W. Da-
Wis will speak on "Wastes Of the Farm
The PHOENIX being issued before the close
of Fridays meeting more detailed report of