Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-22
THE FARMERS, CONVENTION.

THE FARMERS CONVENTION.
The second Days Proceedings-Re-
ports From the Storrs Agricultural |
school and the Connecticut Experi- |
ment Ststion-Professor Brewers |
Address in the EvenIng-To-day the |
Last.
The Connecticut Agricultural society's
convention, at Warner hall, continued of
very interesting character yesterday, and
the second days sessions, like those of the
first, were success. The vice president,
OK Lieutenant Governor Hyde, called the
meeting to order. Though it is nearly
twenty-five years since he was lieutenant
governor of the state and he was not q
youngter by any means then this venerable
public man is still hale and vigorous, and
long may he live. The first speaker yes
terday was F.H. Chambers of Newtown aud
the subject of his paper was 'Sheep or
Dogs" subject of no little interest to
our farmers who are engaged in sheep
raising and trying to make a feature of
it. He emphasized the need of proper
state legislation or protection for sheep
raising. He said in part: "With legisla-
ture SO largely composed of farmers 1t has
seemed strange that a law SO unjust to the
sheep growers of our state could remain
so long upon the statutes. refer to the
law Of 1879. A recent decision based
upon this section gives the seleotmen
of the town in which the dam
ages occur the power of appraisal;
from this appraisal there Is no ap
peal. Now, with all respect to the honor
able body which framed the law, with all
respect to the ability and good Judgment
of the average selectmen throughout the
| state, and with the greatest respect to the
honorable court which thus construed the
law, I protest in the name of every sheep
grower in the state agsinst it. Any law
| which may be construed so as to cause
harm and injury to our innocent citizens
| should have no place on our statutes. The
| recent decision has proven this to be such
a law. It delegates power to each select
man in the state greater than that of any
| officer in the commonwealth, I will not
even except the governor. Justice to q
large number of our citizens demands it's
repeal.
| can earnest effort will be made at our in
coming legislature for q more effective
dog law If successful I prophesy that
we shall see fewer abandoned farms, hear
less grumbling at our vocation, for If we
are protected in sheep raising we may add
to our list of agricultural products an item
of no mean proportion, an item which
should not be second, but equal with the
dairy interests of our state. To dairym
who are dissatisfied with their business
land know many have suggestion to
make. Reduce the number of your cows
and in their place keep sheep. The same
care given the sheep that you are obliged
to give the COWS will give you results
which know will be satisfactory. 1t ha.
been for a long time apparent tt
me that special farming on tbt
average New England farm wai
hardly the course to follow. We hav,
such variety of soil that it seems as if II
was necessary that we have a variety O.
products; then in the case of failure O.
just here want to introduce my hobby
again. Keep few sheep. One hundred
thousand could bs turned upon the Con
nectiout farms to-day, and not necessarily
displace single COW, while in the nea
future the number should be increased
, many fold. The abandoned fields ant
farms might be utilized in this Way an,
thrift and prosperity take the place of neg
, lect and decay, and the boom of success
would not be confined to our villages an,
cities, whose success has been marvellous
Brother farmers, let us follow
little in the wake of our city cous
ms, who are never bashful in ask
ing for what they want. Brains
3 push and perseverance, tinctured wit
| a little brass is their capital If neces
| sary, let us cultivate the same character
istics, and begin now. Surely, the sue
q cession of legislature which inflicted
penalty of 81 for the trespassing of On in
nocent hen, will not object when we as
that dogs, ravenous as wolves and abou
| as destructive, be kept out of our flock
q and off our premises"
' Professor G. D. Woods of the Storr
. agricultural school read paper on eth
j, Digestibility of Feeding Stuffs." The pape
e | was the summing up of various exper
! ments made with various fodder used
' feeding stock in order to ascertain it's vslu
d as food. At the conclusion of the di
: cussion DIR. g. A. Bowen of Woodstoc
secured the floor and presented the follow
ing resolutions:
the United States senate, il it becomes lay
wilt tend to greatly advance the agricultural an
| legitimate business interests of our country /
!, | preventing speculation and gambling in II
i | staple products of life, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the Connecticut farmers,
| convention assembled earnestly desiring the e.
q actment of this bill into a law request of Sen
8 tors Platt and Hawley that they support this b
:. Resolved, That the secretary be instructed
VI | at once wire this resolution to our senators
8 | Washington.
IL The resolution created surprise and a
y animated discussion. Mr.. Coe of Meride
s argued strongly that dealing in options W.
J. | just as legitimate as dealing in potatoe
70 Other gentlemen opposed the resolutio,
y Finally, after a breezy time, the vote We
70 taken and the resolutions adopted, a Iare
70 majority favoring them.
Next followed an excellent paper /
Professor G. s. Phelps, on, "Helps an
Hindrances to Dairying."
Mr.. Coe of Meriden now returned wit
# vigor to the subject of the anti option re
is olutions. He made motion to the effe
= that the secretary be instructed to tel
graph to the Connecticut senators at Was
d ington that the resolution calling upc
IA | them for their support was passed witho,
the opponents of it being allowed to full
. express their views, and further that IL
y vote on the resolution was divided. tt
IS | motion was voted down.
"a "Fsrmers suffer much more injury fro
| the false articles which are introduced in
u their products than the consumers.
A. there ia cottonseed oil in the butter tt
70 farmer is blamed for it. This is an ev
# | which should be remedied"
After singing by the choir the meetir
10 adjourned until 10 o'clock this mornin
and the members went to reception whie
:: was rendered them by Mayor Sargent
-, his residence, corner of Elm and Churt
streets.
l. THE AFTERNOON SESSION
n Which opened at 2 o'clock was devote
l. to consideration of the work of the Co
r necticut agricultural experiment statio
:. which is located 10 this city. First Dr.
D. Fl. Jenkins read paper on: "Chemic
u and Field Work" He gave gener
8, summary of field and laboratory work fo
r. lowed by discussion of the results of e.
periments with corn during six or eigl
years. The observations were principally {
al the distance of planting and the quantij
y and quality of the corn showed that co,