The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-12-19

more liberal legislation for the farming
class. Mr.. Palmer is the newly-elected
state superintendent of schools, and
seems already heartily engaged in that
work. William Chaplin responded in
behalf of the board and then read
paper on Removing Obstacles" in
which he urged the removal of the
mortgage from the farm, the stones,
stumps and trees from the fields, the
draining of the swamps, the abolishing
of unnecessary fences, the better cult
walton of the land, better barns, better
stock, tools, etc. He favored more
equal taxation and less exemption, bet
ter laws, customs an d fashions, and the
uplifting of the greatest and best class
in our state, the farmer. This paper,
with the spirited discussion following
it, used up the forenoon session.
AT two O'Clock p. NJ. Professor Cooke
took up the subject of Ensilage and
Corn-fodder," which he thoroughly ex-
planned in all important aspects-en-
siage sweet or sour, cut or uncut,
sound or rotten, above ground or be-
low, wood silos or stone, pressed or
impressed, corn frozen or not frosted.
On the whole, Professor Cooke rather
seemed to favor the silo, Sanford corn,
cut ensilage and wooden silos above
ground. Many sharp questions were
asked by the farmers and the discussion
was thorough and somewhat lively, as it
is apt to be on the professors papers.
The address in the evening by Presi-
dent Buckham was scholarly and his
torical production, being in answer to,
and in refutation of, the land theories
of Henry George and others. l will
not mar this mastery Grafton by any
poor abstract. The subject was briefly
discussed at President Buckham's sug-
gestion by G. +. Clough, +. f. Palmer,
George w. Randall, George Kennedy,
Jesse Perry and others.
The second days forenoon session
was opened by G. M. Winslow on
Sheep-raising in Vermont" This
was Mr.. Winslow's first work Oh the
board, he having just been appointed
to fill vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Bissell of Shoreham. II is
but fair to say that this maiden effort
was an entire success, and his presen-
tation of the subject more than met the
expectations of his hearers. He recon-
mended fine Vermont Merinos to raise
loI sdlt Ill AuslIdlld duu pOutu AiIlcllCd,
but the mutton breeds, like the South
downs and others, for home use.
Being detailed at noon to break the
road to the Brookfeld meeting, ! can
give no fair report of the remaining
exercises. Mr.. r.. G. Smith spoke on
" The Care and Raising of Dairy
Stock" Mr. II. w. Vail on The
Dairy" and Mr.. Nj. W. Davis gave
" Agricultural Bric-a-brac." On the
whole, the meeting was fairly success
full for the first one. There was some
disposition shown by some of the local
talent to revive comedy issues, and it
is evident that the late respectable
party that died under the treatment of
DIR. j. b. Weaver and Ben. Butler has
a very lively corpse in the vicinity OF
Waterbury.
AT BROOKFIELD.
cover the hills and far away" first
to Montpelier, where we found The
grangers as thick as bees in a clover
field and about as busy and buzzv. We
saw Brother Messer, Brother Newton
Brother Flint and lot of other broth
ers of the full faith, besides Chaplin
who is a kind of brother-in-law, and
Tinkham, who is well, kind OF
mother-in-law. Thence southeastward
to Barre; then, backing down for space
we fetched a compass to the south or
the one-hoss train" to Wiliamstown
which is one of the tip-top towns oil
the state. After a supper at ,he hotel
the landlord took us with trappy pail
of black PAGERS down through The
- Gulf" to East Brookfeld, and Their
west to Brooklield village. Distance
nine or ten miles: lime, ninety minutes
temperature, six degrees below gro anc
a gale of northwest wind. Cold? Well.
| guess so. Greenland's icy noun
tains" and Aaska's seal-skin strand
were nothing to this cold wave. wa,
so clad to see the hotol-keepcr and hi,
wife, who were perfect strangers, that
cried. But never had the Board OF Agri
culture a truer. better welcome. j
was warm and fresh and loving" il
spite of the continuous cold. Tn,
meeting there for two whole DAYS anC
evenings of the 18Th and 18th was al
entire success. The attendance wa,
oood-and NEARLY as MANY women q,