Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-18
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The farmers meeting for Windsor county
was held at Norwich. January $ and 9. This
historic town presented very interesting
appoaraucc to the members of the board,
and the sighf of the Old military academy.
now used for a public school, almost made
one feel as if hewautcd to march to martial
music Thi, was the home of the late Capt.
Alden PARTRIDGE. The founder Of Norwich
University. aud graduate Of West Point.
lie started this school under "a similar style
of tuition as the West Point school. Some
of the best officers in the lnte war were grad
yates of The academy. fhi- was also the
home of Col. Ransom Of Mexican war fame
who lost hi, life in that wan.
The agricultural .mcrlue included large
number of farmers who expressed unusual
interest and discussed thcqucetion- in a very
intelligent manner. The meeting was called
10 order bv Hon. William thapm Of the
board and u. \. Loyeaul vas chosen chair
man. The chairman said he was el2N to
welcome the hoard to the town. and all the
citizens of this and adjoining towns bid You
welcome. Won and Your work We have
many progressive farmer, in this section
farmers vino are willing 10 learn and as
willing 10 tell what they know. We also
have a class who know SO much there i no
room for them TO improve This they
learned from their fathers and grandiathers,
and tail to understand that the demands of
the times q, well rs the productivenesS of
the soil are very different from those which
their father hadto contend with. Uur farm
er- want instruction in feeding the crops We
raise and marketing the proceeds of our
farms in manner that viii prove proHta-
bic and renlmcrative to them. This is the
l.,l1 al IA
the late and lam,nted John 4. Mead came
here when ne was superintendent OF agri-
culture. We also expect to learn much in
tho discussions with each other at these ses-
sions. Mr.. Chaplin responded in his usual
pleasant manner.
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Inc hrst speaker ON me programme was
Mr.. X. c. smith OF tine board VINO spoke
on winter versus summer dallNing, Some
OF the plhcipaI points were the uhproht-
abienesS OF the regular summer system IN
July ana August ana the NaI"e o. ilne EN-
ployed III dong the ""rN, Shail prices OF
products; unhthess Oh cows lufe'p"hd LAY OF
ably to good iced IN the IAN or even later
ON when the product is "nrth So much more
ana the mix so much i1rhtr IMAM III the
heat OF summer. tie time Tor DAIRY work
As OF less value III winter thah summer.
In answer 10 questions on i'eulhG' MT,
Smitl Sald: reed All You raise ana raise al
you cam Any crop you can raise IS Valua-
hIe III some form OF o'hor' II you nave Sol
md L,..r Ais il tho cba.na.t min, rroduc-
ing food. Cotton seed meal is rich in but
ter. am much in favor of fodder corn,
especially after it has well formed ears.
think it best when large enough to roast.
Mr.. HaHen-l prefer my corn TOR ensil
age sowod thick enough so it will not eai
out mature well, can get more milk from
such feed than from corn cared before it j;
put in the silo.
Other farmers present expressed the same
opinion. but your correspondent does not
think so.
Mr. Slack keep five COWS and hav,
them come min September. / setmy milk in
small TIN pans and average over 300 pounds
per COW. Two years ago made Dol pounds
from five COWS grade Jerseys. ] have sever
acres Of moving land and 10 acres of pas
tWage my COWS are dry in July and Au
gust. can get more milk in 10 month,
than - 10y letting them 80 dry two month,
g.. 1 81. 1