The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-01-11
FARMERS IN COUNCIL.
INTERESTING MEETINGS IN WASH
INGTON COUNTY HE'LL BY THE
BOARD or AGRICULTURE.
a Resume Of the Proceedings, with Copi-
GUS Abstracts Of the Addresses
and Discussions.

kbiutIIDRr, HOlW llnSlbuuluk thO ot NolC
weather which prevented a very large
attendance. Many Of the progressive
and prosperous farmers OF Mortified
and their wives attended all the meet
iDgs. and the addresses were mostly
by prominent farmers from different
parts OF the state. The meetings were
held under the auspices of the Slate
Board of Agriculture and were a part
Of The series for the season tf1S93.
The gathering Tuesday morning was
called TO order by w. w. Holden, who
WINS unanimously chosen chairman.
Mr.. Holden made a brief address of
welcome, in which he assured the
strangers present that the sturdy farm
ers of Mortified were glad to see them,
and expressed the hope that the meet
ines of the next two DAYS would be
helpful end ENJOYABLE to all present.
j. o, Sanford Of Stamford delivered
on admirable addrfs IS on "Helps for
Farmers" His remarks were practical
and interesting end were followed very
closely nv his audience. In The couIse
of his re marks he referred TO the saw
ings banks of Vermont as one of the
greatest helps 10 The farmers. He was
interrogsted BY |. n. jerks as TO how
large a percentage of the DEPOSITS in
savings banks in the state belonged to
the farmers. Mr.. Sanford confessed
his inability to ansWer the question,
and was much surprised wi en- Mr..
jerks informed him that fully five per
cent Of the total deposits in such insti-
iutioDs in the state stand in the names
of farmers.
1.-THE Outlook in Horse Breeding"
was the theme for discussion. Tuesday
afternoon. which was opened by G. M.
Winslow of Brandon, ard participated
in nv DR.. o. o. Davis OF Mortified and
j. o. Sanford. The practical ideas Of
the speakers, born of long familiarity
and experience in The breeding of
horses, made the Discussion a very
livelv end interesting one. In the even
ing Victor !. Spear of Braintree deliv-
cred an add ss on "Veimont's Re-
sources" which was a model of con-
ciseness and good sense, and was packed
with ideas pertinent TO the subject with
which Mr.. Spear is perfectly familiar.
II M. Arms of Springfield followed Mr..
Spear on the theme, vermont as a
Summer Resort" The manner in which
be handled his subject was very attrac-
tive, and a stenographic report of his
speech would make interesting reading
for the denizens of crowded cities. /.
N. jerks and Dr.. 0, O. Davis took
prominent parts in the discussion that
followed.
WEDNESDAY.
A temperature of thirty degrees he
low zero and a hall it was O sib'e
thoroughly to warm were not favorable
Onward surroundings when the meet
ing Wednesday morning was called to
order. In Introducing II. w. Vail of
Pomfret the chairman said that al
though the dairy constituted the wealth
of Vermont, there were very few far
mers in The state who knew how to
make good tutter. He related a bit of
his own experience when he first began
keeping a dairy, and demonstrated Il at
it is just as easy 10 make 800 pounds of
butter a year from a good COW as it is
to make 125 pounds. He then pleas
antly introduced Mr.. Vail, who poke en-
~tertainingly and with a thorough knowl-
edge # his subject IN 1.-The Dairy
He said in part:
"The dairy question is an interest
ing one to me. 1t is an old subject; as
ancient as the history of man, and yet
to-day the question is discussed on all
agricultural platforms, and all the time
the subject is as fresh, crisp, and in
teresting as ever. The scientific dis.
coveries that aid the dairyman are all
of great interest to the farmer. While
dairying is the important feature of
Vermont industries, and while there is
no other industry that involves the in.
vestment Of so much capital, it is stead.
lily on the increase. Wherever there is
a section in our state where the farms
we're run down, the farmers involved,
and the question came up how to get
ont of the trouble, the answer has bee
we will put in a creamery and in
every instance the result has been most
satisfactory.
ut is very easy to theOrize and figure
out how a COW can be made TO produce
800 pounds of butter a year, at a cost
Of $50 for keeping, but how does it re.
alize2 On the farming lands of the
West, where the work is all done with
machinery, it seems that it might be
done; but the West is strewed with
wrecks of those who have purchased a
dairy there, figured it on this basis, anC
kouC uO"b' SOplc COInc W NtIiDOul
from the cities and buy farms, and they
figure out a greater profit in dairyine
than they have been making in a well
established business in the ciiy-apC
they have gone to the wall. Others in
this state are going into the dairy bust
ness just because they seek the pleas
ure of being a farmer, and it is easy tC
predict what their success will be. l
is from the small farms and little hold
ings that the profit comes. The old ad
age holds good to-day:
He who by the pillow would thrive,
himself must either hold or drive
The man who makes a profit il
dslrying must attend TO it himself
Dairying, in itself, has been divided
into three subjects-man, COW, feed
and which is The most important hai
often been discussed. But when al
are so necessary 10 success there is nj
preference. A man must know BIZ
business, and must have COWS suited Il
dairy making. There are breeds O
cows that are bred for special pur
poses-for making beef, milk, and but
Ter. A man who pets 81 haaf cow 4,