St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
elbnf he farm and Garden.
Farmers Club at So. Ryegate.--The Bo-
gus Butter Evil Discussed.

chair. Topic for the evening wa
opened by Rev. E. j. Ranslow. Bless
ed are the speech makers, said he, l
they speak of the topic under discus
sion as it is one of tremendous impOr
lance. This country was made TO
vast farming interests and farmers arr
the backbone of the country. The
vast mass of agriculturists save it from
the agitation of the cities. Farmeri
are waking mp and it is high time for
them to have something to say and dc
as they are AZ per cent. of the whole
population. Farming interests are
least protected of any though they arr
the largest. Bogus butter is the sub
Il ject on which shall speak. 1t has
paralyzed the whole dairyman's bust
ness in the country. 1t also affect:
the stOckman's business. Dairymen
do not complain of competition or over
production but do complain when
they have to compete with fraud
One half of all the butter used is frau
dulent. Farmers are the most easy,
good natured class in the world, and
when anything happens sit still and
4 wait for something to turn up, just as
an owl sits and locks at the sun. Now
what is the remedy for all this fraudu-
lent butter
A prominent state agriculturist says
make butter worth IS cents per pound.
The editor of a farmers paper says
s. make gilt edged butter and sell it for
% cents. My remedy is protect it.
Protection in this country has been al
most entirely for manufacturers. Now
we ask it for farmers. State laws
won't do it. Farmers of the North
have the power to ask and demand
N this from congress. A small section of
"a Louisiana is protected fer it's sugar in
terests. Cannot we ask for protection
when the whole northern section is af-
fected This is feasible and if the
farmers demand it they can get it and
it can he applied just as well OH bogus
butter as Oh tobacco. Some one asks
what is the poor man going to do? |
reply he can use bogus butter or wagon
Il grease if he wants to and we will fix it
greatest good for the greatest number
and if farmers do not get good prices
II it affects labor all over the country.
III After all the manufacturers of the
II country have received they are in hon
or bound to help us in this demand.
All we ask is as good a chance as they
have had, yes, even two thirds as good.
General law against authorizations will
not prevent it but il national tax will
go far to stop it.
Henry Whitcher has not much faith
in congress, and is at II loss for IL RENE
81 dy. Would get a better cow and make
more butter, and ask congress to help,
and do it at once.
Geo. n. Park did not believe that
any article in which acids had been
used, as we are informed they are in
bogus butter, could be healthful.
James Dickey believes in action and
action now.
Directors appointed Rev. E. j. Rams
low, n. ii. Kicker and A. Nj. White
law committee to prepare a petition
or resolution to be signed by the vOt-
ers in this Congressional district and
to forward it to our member of con-
gress. Committee to report to the
next regular meeting, Friday even
ing, March 10.
Topic for that evening Diseases of
farm stock, prevention and cure"
Andrew Wylie and Geo. N. Park to
lead. This meeting is for men only.
Notes.
1t may save considerable feed to
keep an eye on the careless hand, es-
pecially when the stock is fed fodder
and hay in the open field at some dis
lance from the masters eye. Often
feed is thrown out without any refer
ence to the requirements of the ami
mails, and half of it is trampled in the
mud aud wasted.
An animal impoverished in flesh
cannot grow or mature, and it must be
maintained at Il loss of feed, interest
OH the money invested and of the time
of the farmer. An animal must be
kept in good flesh and thriving to
make it grow, develop and prove pro-
fitable.
Diversified husbandry always pays
best. Grow garden, a small fruit
orchard, keep good flock of poultry,
few head of swine, some good mich
cows, II few good mares, Il small flock
of sheep, aud be economical, and you
will steadily become better off.
sSap- suckers" succulent sprouts
which issue from the larger limbs and
body of the tree, should, unless need
81 ed for filling open places i'll tree, all
81 be removed; also all dead limbs, no
matter how large.
The greatest profit in agriculture
lies in keeping every acre actively
producing. This is the way garden
ers on the high priced lands near
large cities make their money. AS
soon as one crop is off they SOW anOth-
er, and supply the proper nourisli-
ment by high fertilization. To never
let one acre of ground lie any longer
than can possibly be helped without
producing, and largely, too, is a good
motto to adopt on the farm.
Every bright and sunshinS day
should be utilized by getting every an
inal out in the yards aud giving it the
advantage of good airing. Not only
should the stock he given the benefits
of sunshine, but the stables should he
thrown wide open, the boxes and racks
be all cleaned, aud the light aud air he
allowed To penetrate to every corner
of them.