The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-02-07
Extract from the Second Annual Report OF the Vermont State
Agricultural Experiment Station


HISTORICAL
A. this Report viii probably fall the bands Of many who
previous bulletins and reports Of the Experiment
Station be fitting time and place which
sketch Of the past history Of the Experiment Station and
statement o. lis present condition and work
Experiment Station its existence act passed by
the fall Of 1856 which there hereby
established State Agricultural Experiment Station in connection
with aud Of the University Of Vermont and State
Agricultural College That Legislature made gran, OF $500
year carrying the work Of the Station and conducted
for little year this Appropriation In the spring OF 1888
the United passed appropang to each State
establishing Experiment Stations connection with the Agi
cultural Colleges already in existence The United States act
required acceptance the grant by the Legislature Of each
and left 10 each Legislature TO determine where the
should be put It's State The Legislature o. vermont
fall Of 1855 accepted the grant and placed IN
hands Of the University Of Vermont and the State Agricultural
College be used for the purpose Of conducting Experiment
Station.
LOCATION EQUIPMENT.
The Station is located at Burlington connection with the
University The office and laboratory in large three
story brick building given by tho University free OF charge the
station This building not only well suited to the
needs Of the station but large enough for
probable future growth The laboratory is well supplied with all
the apparatus chemicals necessary for doing work in agcul
tua ANALYSIS being especially well fitted for the accurate and
exact anay sis Of milk and its various products
Besides the large library Of the University to which the officers
library 81 is own devoted particularly its own line of work.
aud located in the Station building
building also lecture with seating capac
y for over hundred and used for the of lectures to
farmers given at the Station each winter under the direction OF
the Faculty Of the University
The Of the Experiment Station rs situated IN South Bur
nQop about and half miles from the Experiment Station
building II of hundred and four principally
clay and also several OF grayey clay
few clay oam aud pasture of twenty five acres
Of which two three acres are rocky and the rest good
grass with and occasional stones scattered IT. There
the place when bought an apple orchard ana quite
variety both large and small The barn forty by sixty
feet and fifty feet high three stories and large cellar INTO AL OF
which drive that the work all downward There
fair sized farm house good repair tool house an ice house and
small dairy very much inadequate to the needs OF the work
The most pressing needs the farm at present are new dairy
and greenhouse The farm well supplied with tools
and machinery OF modern pattern 1t has both the cold deep set
ting and the separator for handling milk.
The stock present of three horses eleven pgs three
calves twelve The idea III mind when this dairy
collected was 10 obtain herd of cows be high grades
representing different breeds obtained moderate price
and capable OF yielding considerably than moderate product
of milk and butter The breeds are the Jersey Ayr
shire and Durham The cost $45 and the
average butter product for tins rst year VIII be
not far from $50 pounds
Station indebted Mr. L. s Drew of Burlington for
present pure Yorkshire breeding of the finest animals
that he whole large herd that has taken
the County and State fairs The same gentleman has also
placed the disposal of the Station free of charge the finest
registered Ayrshire that he has in his herd to be tested com
pason with the high grade animals already at the Station farm
ORGANIZATION.
The Station is governed by Board of Control consisting of
the President Of the University and the other
annually by the Board Of Trustees of the University
from their own number This in accordance with
the provisions the establishing the Station has entire
charge appoints the officers and auds the accounts
The Officers Of the Station at present include director enomoo
dairying farmer, and stenogmpher
nothing the present time not dairy State 1t
therefore seemed advisable make the dairy the most mpo
work the Station taking this subject its
including the handling of milk its manufacture
into butter the utilization Of its products the feeding of the
animals the production the farm of the folders employed
Other work has been carried the line OF horticulture ento
moogy sampng and anazng Of fertilizers required by the
State fertilizer large Of general laboratory work
the the Station announced that all communications on
agricultural and horticultural topics would be fully considered and
possible promptly answered; that is the Station desired
OF information for the benefit of the farmers and
glad be able that they have avaied themselves
large number questions have been asked and
great deal 81 time spent IN answering them
PUBLICATIONS
The publications Of the Station Of classes occasional
bulletins reports Since March ls 1883 the Station
issued the following publications Bulletin No Meeting Of
Aruuris,s with reference the Hatch Ac bulletin No
Analysis 81 Fertilizers bulletin No o Smut Oats, Insecticides
and Fertilizer Analyses bulletin No TO- New Organization bull
lotin No H. Cooperation the Study of Insects Tent Caterp
lars bulletin No II Insecticides Seed Tests Miscellaneous Ana
bulletin No H. Methods Of Cutting and Planting Potatoes,
Fertilizer Analyses annual report embracing the work Of the
Experiment Station from its origin 10 March lst 1883 These
bulletins reports issued large editions and sent free Of
charge each requesting them both within and without the
State The of those who apply put upon permanent
mailing they the future reports and bulletins with
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