Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16
THE VERMONT BRATTLEBORO,

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choir Mr.. Messer said there wera nav
excellent oranges in Vermont but the
largest was Protective grange in Brattle-
ooro' 1t had membership which exerted
an influence for the upbuilding of farming
interests IN the community, in Vermont.
ana In New Hampshire. He then present.
ca u. L. Ware, the master of this grange.
MI ware said he was glad to live in Yer
mont, for it was the best state in the
! Union. 1t produced more to the acre
IMAM any other state. 1t fed annually more
than 100000 head of cattle. 1t produced
more than 81, 100000 bushels of corn. ID.
OOO,OOO pounds of sugar and five and one
malt million bushels of potatoes. Our
cows produce nearly double the average
! quantity of butter. We not only excel in
agriculture, but we raise men and women.
Mhen the speaker thought of Edmunds,
Morrlll, Arthur, Morton, Stephen A. Doug
lass, the little giant" and that great
journalist, Horace Greeley he was glad to
! i've in Vermont, The people of Brattleboro
were the kind who gave welcome from
the heart They are generous, take hold
OF public affairs with energy, and receive
their friends with open hands. The grange
was the most noble order in existence out
side of the church. 1t got the people to.
gether and developed their intelligence.
There was no feeling of jealousy when the
| grangers met. 1t was known that It was
no trust or combination, but that the OBJ
| Ject was the greatest good of the greatest
number. Mr.. Ware then spoke of the
| public questions which demanded attention
immigration, dealing in futures, tariff
on railroads. In closing he spoke words
of welcome and said he hoped the stay of
the grangers would be pleasant and benefic-
ial.
Mr.. Messer then introduced c. j. Bell,
one OF the original members of the grange
when it was organized at st. Johnsbury
in 1878, and who had served ever since as
its treasurer. Mr.. Bell said that the bright
spots of life were those where kind words
were spoken. The grangers had come
here for work and pleasure, and he doubted
not after they had seen all that Mr.. Ware
had described they would wish to stay all
winter. Mr.. Bell then spoke of the time
when he came here in 1862, with 1890
others" as members of the Second Brigade,
and after indulging in war Renaissance
said that while the grangers were here
they would "try not to get into mischief at
the music shsp or locked up in the crazy
house."
Miss Lulu Herrck and Miss Jennie
Goodenough then sang a selection which
was warmly received.
MIR. whitman on Maple Sugar at the
Worlds Fair.
c. d. Whitman of Brattleboro, the COM
missioner who will have charge of the state
exhibit of maple sugar sweets at the
Worlds Fair, then spoke upon "Maple
sugar at the Chicago Exposition" first dis
claiming any intention of making an adj
dress. Mr.. Whitman suggested that tho
essential features in the exhibit should in
clude: LIST, the best sugar, of the best
make, in the best form; I'd, representa-
ton of the present methods in use in max
ing sugar, and those formerly used; Sd, a
table of statistics; 4th, the bringing of the
producer into direct relation with the con-
sumner. Mr.. Whitman spoke of the way
that exhibits should be prepared, and said
that at agricultural fairs he had seen syrup
in medicine bottles, and the syrup tasting
strongly of the medicine. With IA, 100000
pounds of sugar made in this state he had
known fairs to offer a total of $3.50 in pre-
miums on maple products, while $50 was
offered for the best yoke of draft oxen.
He told of the experience of the Maple
Sugar exchange, and of the use of the
Phelps's straner, the thermometer and ny
drometer. Mr. Whitman said that the
bounty had been of great value, nearly as
much so to those who have not obtained 1t
as to those who have, because IT had got
the farmers out of the old hap-hazard way
of making sugar. Bulletin No. 26 of the
Vermont experiment station was of meal
culable value. The Vermont Farm ma
chine company of Bellows Falls is to fur
nish model sugar-house, with all uten-
sis, for the Worlds Fair, but the old
methods should he shown, with statistics
giving the growth of the industry and its
present condition. Mr.. Whitman empha-
sized the value of bringing the producer
and the consumer together, but regretted
that at present the arrangements Tor sell
ing sugar on the grounds had been refused.
Prof. Hi on Experiment station Work.
Prof. J. l.. Hill of the state agricultural
college at Burlington gave very interest
ing address on 'Work of United States ex-
periment stations He began with the
, establishment of the first private station by
, Sir John Bennett Laws in England in
{ 1884, and the first public station by band
of farmers in Germany in 1851. 1t was
( from Germany that Americans hrst OBJ
tanned the idea of these stations, and SAM
= uel w. johnson of Connecticut was the
first man to agitate the subject here. Or.
w. O. Atwood, a Vermonter, became i'm
= DuGu WIFI lnO plhili "Nhe w ONAH''"AJ $50"
. studied the methods, and after returning
, to this country succeeded in having the
first station established in Connecticut in
1878, through the assistance of Orange
, Judd. Other states soon followed the ex-
+ ample, and Vermont fell into line in 1886.
e The Hatch bill, passed by Congress five
/ years ago, provided $1,000 for the estab-
: ishment and maintenance of station in
each state. There are now 81 stations in
{ the country, and the last Congress appro-
{ priated SIPS. 900 for their work. Concise
y " stated, their object is to make regular
q business of discovery for the farmers, and
B. TO spread the information broadcast. Mr..
Hill showed how small the amount appro-
v priated really is, and said that there had al
ways been a demand for immediate results.
+ The farmer could not take the time to
work ont the problems which are brought
= before the stations. The results in the
f methods of Dreaming were worth the whole
/ of the legislation enacted for the stations
He also treated of the value of police work
4 AGAINST the bogus fertilizers, and of the ex'
f periments in ensilage and other lines. But
a the great general work was the Frightening
q of the farmers mind.