The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09
Boarding ArOund..-NO. 4.

opened at ten O'Clock A. NJ. on the I'd,
in the Congregational church. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Bacon.
William Barrows was elected chairman
and gave the board hearty welcome,
emphasized by large and intelligent
audience. Mr.. Davis responded for
the board in a few well-chosen words.
"What Shall We Raise on Our Farms?"
was the first topic, by Rollin G. Smith
very good paper that covered large
range of items: grass, corn, oats, bar
ley, potatoes, ETC., etc. The discussion
brought out the fact that this county is
great grass and potato section and that
the dairy and horse-raising are prom
inent industries. In the interval be-
tween meetings the board visited the
stables of Henry c. Cleveland, who
showed us siXty-eight fine steers in the
process of growing and fattening,
mostly coming three and four years old.
| The members also visited the horse dairy
of Burbank X Williams. Here we saw
the standard high-bred Morgan and
Hambletonian-high in every sense. in
measure, speed, style, etc.-but when
/ you come to the price, wheugh! it was
| clear above oar means.
In the afternoon Mr.. Cleveland gave
a short address on Stock-feeding,"
directed mainly to his method of fatten-
ing steers, which he claims is profitable.
He buys them at two and three wears
old in Canada and this state; keeps them
in good pasture one or two summers
and feeds literally with hay and meal
winters; sells at four years old; feeds
the last winter from eight to twelve
quarts of meal, mostly corn, to each
steer, the animals gaining from one
and one-half to four pounds per day,
or about three pounds on the average.
He warns the water in cold weather to
forty-fve or fifty degrees, and thinks it
pays him s. per head. He feeds the
meal all at once, after watering in the
morning, and feeds all the hay they
will eat twice day. Has raised steer
from $40 to $50 by feeding 81 worth
of meal, grass and hay. His stock is
mostly grade Durhams, well selected
He sold last year at four and one-fourth
cents per pound, live, weighed at the
barn. Thirty-siX steers averaged l ,37S
pounds each. The general price is
four and One-half cents, live weight.
Mr.. Cleveland is one of the solid, sensi-
BILE men of the county and helped the
meeting greatly. Mr.. Vail followed
with "The Dairy" in all its points,
which was thoroughly discussed.
In the evening Mr.. Winslow gave
"The Most Profitable Horse that
is, one that you can sell for good price,
fine, stylish gentleman's driver-thc
same kind he has recommended every
where, only that he put in little more
speed at this particular point. Some
good speed was shown on the street,
but can't give the time-somewhere
from two to four minutes, it doesn't
make much difference. A man that
can't wait minute or two must be in
an awful putter.
Thursday forenoon was given to the
Removing of Obstacles" by Mr..
Chaplin and others. The discussion
took a wide range-over stones, stumps,
fences, through swamps. bogs and
mud-holes, and finally struck pretty
hard on the last legislature, which
seems to be considered a great =" OBJ
stace " in many places. Representa-
tives Cleveland of Coventry, Somers of
Irasburgh, Dole of Mortified, and
Senator Chamberlin of Albany and
many others took part, and matters of
state policy were warmly but good.
naturally talked over till the dinner
hour.
In the afternoon G. W. Minott, hor-
ticulturist of the Vermont Experiment
Station, read a paper on " Fruits and
! ), T., 20,
the place of Professor Cooke, who was
attending the meeting of the director:
of all the experiment stations at Knox
vile, Tenn. The paper was well writ
ten and displayed thorough knowledge
of the subject. w. d. Tyler, ESD, Of
Irasburgh showed a large variety Of
apples and explained their excellence
Bethel, Peach, Fameuse, Blue Pear
main, SCOTS Winter, Tolman Sweet
Vermont Greening and some others
Although called a lawyer, Squire
Tyler is quite sensible man. On pc
tatoes +. b. True of Newport and Mr.
Burbank of Coventry were good author
tiles. Mr.. True had raised 900 bush
J els on fifteen acres with commercial
fertilizers only, costing $40 per acre
Mr. Burbank got 260 bushels per acre
on an old brakey pasture of ten acres
Good records both.
In the evening we had the grand ole
| song of " The Pilgrim Fathers" Ther
Mr.. Davis gave long array of " Facts
!, for Farmers" so many that can't be
Gin to tell them. The room was packed
} full and the interest well sustained
2 from first 10 last; and although helC
in town of less than 1000 people
and with travelling rather bad, thi
was one of the good meetings. OF tn,
, meeting at st. Johnsbury, the less salt
= the better. St. Johnsbury is beauti
fui and highly moral town, but thu
! minds of the people don't run to ayr
culture. Probably religion, politics ant
: self-consciousness take their after tiol
s more. The thanks of the board are du
to Hon. j G.. Hovey and Representa-
tives Hazen of st. Johnsbury ant
u Walbridge of Concord, to Judg
: Parks of Waterford, Messrs. Allen AM
, Harris of Lyndon, and to all other
g who tried to make the meeting a sue
cess. | tried to find a Montpelie
nanar on Friday pVeninp Int cOul,