The Newtown bee., 1893-03-24
ONE WHO PREFERRED FARMING

l deavor to elevate our profession from one of drudgery to one of thought, that it's members may be thinking, calculating and blaming farmers, more and more so every year as our profession advances IS and these characteristics are required. It is with a satisfied feeling that the farmer can look forward in the future and can see with the eye of hope the
 bright future in store for himself and his
 children, his business or vocation, which
 is in reality the foundation on which
 rests the bases of all other pursuits.
 FIT WAS NOT FOR FARMING,
 anL the proceeds of it, all other pursuits
 would have to come to an end.
 But the enlightened, reading farmer
 would not with favor wish to be consider ed ply as a food producer, one whose only object was the making of money. But rather as one who while he might be
 intent for the care ana support of those who might be dependent on him. Yet
 as he adds to his own store, whether in
 the line of his bank account, or what is
 much better and capable of giving more satisfaction, the Improvement of his farm
 and the beautifying of his home,at the same time adjacent farms and property are improved and increased in value and an example wor thy of imitation is given , to others.
 There is no work that brings per son in such near communion with nature, and is made to feel and realize day by
 day his dependence on the higher power
 for all things, as the success of our busi-
 ness depends in no small degree on the
 falling dew, the shower and sunshine, all
 of which comes from the same source z that promises that seed time and harvest shall not fail. One good reason why ' Connecticut and New England farmers :, should often meet together to discuss N their business is that farming with us IS OF GREAT VARIETY
 n and diversity of crops, that require a l. thorough knowledge of the soil, wants q and requirements of the great variety of c crops and plants grown in the section of - general farming and gardening. The r. situation is so much different than it is in
 the West where two or three staple crops
 nearly compose the whole line of their 5 farming operatic ns, while the acres may '' be br oad, level and easy of cultivation '' and evidently not as wearing on the
 farmer himself. Yet believe that here
 New England, ,on it's hills and in it's fer |. tile valleys, no more promising field can
 be found in the world for active, energet-
 ic men with small, or no capital at all, to secure for themselves a home and com
 potency. Here we have ready market
 in fact the best in the world at our very door, for any and every thing that can be the grower.
 n THIS NEW ENGLAND FARMING
 is also home farming in a sense. In very n many cases we cultivate the ancestral F acres and own the homesteads of our
 boyhood days that is a great pleasure to
 maintain and beautify in kind remem-
 brance of others.
 Something over 30 years ago the lead-
 ing farmers of Greens Farms and some o adjoining towns organized the Greens Farms farmers club, which organization u has continued to this day. While perhaps D it does not become me to extol it's merits
 or sings it praises, yet l will claim that l any one who will pass through our place. |, can see the good effects that have come '- from our many meetings and discussions D and the enlightened agriculture that is + the sure growth of these things. U AS THE SON
 of one of the original charter members of
 this club it is my privilege as we'll as
 pleasure to welcome you all to-day to
 this meeting. We are glad to meet you
 And we trust our meeting in it's results a will be to the advantage of all present : and we rust every one will try and take part in the discussions.
 Next in order was an address by Secre T tary Y. s. Gold of Cornwall on ssThe
 Housatonic COW" which is given in part
 II used to think'' said Secretary Gold
 ssThat I knew all about the dairy busi ness,and we rested for while quietly 1T :, Litehfeld county well satisfied for 5( , years. We raised our own cows, being .. in color yellow, black and brindle. What ,. we wanted was something better. IT ' my Ioyhood, about 70 years ago, the ' Short Horn and Devon were introduced, ' the Short were short lived, but the Dev-
 ons were better liked and lasted for a h long time. One Devon of my moth
 CTS made 265 pounds of butter in one s year.
 r CHEESE DIARIES
 considerd 300 pounds of cheese per year 7 a fair average per COW. We used to have 2 our cows fresh in March and large flow
 of milk was in consequence in the sum
 mer. In the winter the cows were dry
 and the farmers had a long vacation. Then the Ayrshires were introduced, being hardy and good milkers, but the ! teats were so short they did not last long. Then the Jerseys and Holsteins. The Jerseys being good butter cows, ,dairymen
 were making cheese. The prices were
 low but wages were correspondingly low. j Ladies and girls milked. The woman that milked our old brindle COW after ,,,< =.