Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-28
THE POMfntT FARMERS CLUB.
Officers Elected and an Address by Hon.
Levi X. Fuller.

The third annual meeting Of the Pomfret
Farmers club was held on Thursday The
town hall was filled by large and appre-
ciative audience President Edwin Allen
presided. The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: President, Clar-
ence 7. Thacher; first vice, f. G. Lam
berton; second vice, r. d. Ransom; secre-
tary, Nj. II. Miller; treasurer C. II.
Vaughan; executive committee, N. H. Mil
Ter and wife, W. E. Perkins and Abbie Per
kins, f. S. Jackman and wife, H. B. Leon
ard and wife, E. c. Sherburne and wife.
Music was followed by an address by Hon
Levi X. Fuller.
Mr.. Fuller said that he could preach upon
music and talk about pianos but could not
say much about agriculture. A man can
hardly go amlss i'll agriculture as it is a
varied industry and SO many different
branches for the mind to work upon. Farm
ers do not need more brains but some ono
to lead the way. Keep the brain bright bv
use and the muscle well exercised; hard work
is a good remedy for tine blues. The
speaker named the various improvements
of the last century but said that the old
cow grazed as formerly and yielded up her
milk by the tug at the teat. And our boys
and girls are the same as century ago.
statute. If weeds grow rank, fences go to
decay and crops fail, they lay the blame to
the weather and too high taxes, etc, and
not to their own shftlessness Farmers
mortgage their farms to raise money to
send West which is never heard of after
and then they curse double taxation which
hinders them from raising money to pay off
that mortgage. Farming by legislation
tends to make men lazy and shiftless. The
speaker believed in special farming If a
farmer has good grass farm then let him
make a speciality of grass; or il he has
taste for raising corn or roots let him make
this a speciality; or n love for raising horses
or COWS or making butter then let him put
his brain and muscle into this department
There are some things one farmer can do
better than any one else Above all things
keep strict account of everything per-
tanning to the farm. Know the cost of a
bushel OF corn or ton of hay and grain
that pays the best. If farmers kept an
account OF all time lost they would be
surprised to know how much time is spent
foolishly by them which decreases their
capital. Farmars need recreation but let
wisdom govern their days Of freedom from
labor. To keep our farms from being
abandoned make the home attractive that
the boys and girls will prefer remaining on
the farm rather than be drudges in stores
and shops. Keep the best room in the
house open at all times to the boys and
girls, and let there be books and papers
from which the children may educate them
selves. Keep the front yard clean and use
it and let all the buildings be neat and at
tractive. The farmers are the bone and
sinew OF our land. Their calling is honor
able, but they must work, watch and wait
and abide their time. There is no labor
nobler or more pleasant than the tilling of
the soil.
Music, followed by general discussion.
Judge Miller urged upon the farmers the
value Of industry and close application to
business. j. c. Sherburne asked Col. Fuller
the cost of raising farm produce. Thought
that Vermont Yankee could guess very
closely as to the cost of raising farm pro
duce but did not believe any farmer could
tell exactly what given crop Of corn or
potatoes cost. Edwin Allen wished to
impress the idea of special farming, make
some branch of farming a speciality; he
said that he could make cows net him a
good profit, while sheep would ruin him
and he would probably ruin the sheep;
est i'll farmers meetings. Deacon Warren
believed in special farming, and thought
at the present price Of farm labor it paid
better TO raise grass rather than to hire
help to raise corn.
After music the club adjourned for two
weeks.