Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-02-15
AGRICULTURAL.
THE FARMERS MEETING
Full Report Of all the Papers nnd


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''''l tue attendance upon the meetings
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w. ''s w." ''l''i'S .ne HTS. Jay ana al
'"'" '''' "' S'"'e'' Inere Is throughout
'"' growing interest III '''e WORK
''' i'''S institutes "hI'h VIII commune
as tue hummer ol ignorant
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w. ll"oNer' ON taxing inc cnair
u" "",'" ne TIA" oeen cnosen' confessed
P'.e III Tue -'"u "l" county OIL "ihuhah
anu her people her farmers especially,
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1, T.. +bo FINN. - ,,,i,,it,,., It'll,
support fine merchants and r,ocbonics If
Rrattl,l,,r,.
lie favored making the commissioner of
agriculture cabinet officer. This Office,
he said, i, one of greater Importance and
responsibility than that of most of the sec
retaries Of the cabinet. He commended the
governor for his choice of men to fill the
places on the board of agriculture. They
We're the right men to be there. Each
was complimented for some special qualif
cation. He thought that farmers might
cultivate vegetables for the market and
largely increase their profits Swamp land
had been reclaimed and made to Weld a net
profit of 800 per acre in the cultivation of
celery.
Mr. VIM. Chaplin of Middlesex respond
ed, with keen huinor. to Col. Hookers com
pliments. and added that he was glad of
this opportunitv to visit the old historic
county of Windham. in one of whose towns.
Westminster. the first blood of the revolu-
ton was shed.
Mr. NJ W Do,is If Uo.t,,i,y+o. ,,,a,ll
est uau,ha,. or ,,, toarI al o,,o ,,.L,, L,,..
been LONGEST in the sar,ice s,oke about
:" 'e'''',S' ne sun means PROF
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"'u'' u" "''"P'eu 10 MS BUSINESS ana ne
''"I' u' u, S''''', no" =" leed ana what TO
'''' ne must 'oNe .le animals "hich he
'''" "''' n"' oe "P' 10 sue
o,,'' III d BUSINESS "l'l'h ne does not IKE
i"e'g - nan "'"e'en'e Il" 'he Prouuct
'''0" va -. '''''' " gwen amount oi loou'
","3 90 .ne amman 10 "iilch II Is ted'
-'''e INA" man ."e cows III Vhe state DO not
pay ''' ."en accepting nave KIND OF
"'SS VINO" "eiIeNe VIII make twice as
''"'" porn from the same amount OF iced
~ H',''e ''"e's'
!. - ""''e I'll I"''er u' keep cattle IN
''''' ''"' ''S III '"e winter lhey require an
eN''" ""'ou"' 10 ne use" as lueI TO keep up
'ne animal neat. 40 wonder that the cows
VI '"'S S'"'' "'"Ae Only an average oil lou
P'""us u "uV'tr 10 co" "heh so many OF
'"''' oi' Nei', !" '"lu "arhS where they ne
'o'"e ""'o"-n'! 'nlI'ed ana are then TURN
{" OUT I" "rlhN ice water. Cattle should be
''' "' 'es"'. '''''eS an" not 700 often Inc
stomach needs rest DO not STIR your cat
l'' up III inc nI-hI /" Iced them 1t would
90 you II" goa" II your VIE should wake
you up at u clock IN tine night to feed
you win """S"nutS. Never teed more than
WIN "e cate" up 'Iean cattle can he over
Ieu so as 10 Pr"d"'" dyspepsia.
Inc early grasses OF June are the best
p'''''le I'"' Tor mllch cows and the nutri-
tive ratio as found 10y the chemist IN the
grass Oh June Is '"keh as a standard OF a
wei! "alah'eo Ioo"' men nay or coarse
" II" am i"'''us
;" ~ !" '"'l'"'' 'He h"'ll1'Ne ratio I"uhd III
s'"Ss' '"' ''''' e,lerI Nn''h can DE hau III
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Comparative value oil Feeding h"'eri-
lFoi' W. O'oNe, Sq''e'ury VI Tue
poaru ana 'i'e''o' u Tue 'e''no"v eNPer-
ment S'a'ion' 'poNe oi 'ne ''S' Oh raising
ana harvesting ro'.' anu various Aihus oi