Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-10


farmer should enjoy seeing them comfort
able and kindly treated.
A number of good points were brought
out in the general discussion. 1t was held
that cattle could be prevented from eating
hemlock boards in the winter time by Civ
ing food containing phosphate, as cotton
seed, bone meal or wood ashes Mr.. San
ford believed in growing cattle without
horns by cutting the hair away from where
horns were starting, moistening the places,
and rubbing on caustic potash thoroughly.
Prot. Hills said that not over three pounds
OF concentrated feed should be given each
animal per day in connection with the
other meal or bran and hay. He said that
cotton-seed meal had excellent fertilizing
qualities. A discussion came up as to the
value of white top grass as food. 1t was
held that unless cut very early plenty of
bran should be given with it. As to the
best way to do away with buying so much
grain and meal it was stated that clover
put into the barn as green as possible was
a well balanced food.
Evening Session.
AT the evening session, in the absence
OF the expected orchestral music, Z. II.
Miller gave vocal solos which supplied the
lack to the unmistakable satisfaction of the
audience, while three High school girls per-
formed graceful and acceptable service in
giving Rotations, which added a pleasing
variety to the program and received the
warm applause which they deserved.
These recitations were "Great bell R0-
land" by Alice P. Miller: "The widows
light" by Florence Allen, and "The ride
of Jennie McNeal," by Alice Willard.
The first speaker of the evening was Gov.
Fuller, whose address was on "Roads."
After showing how intimately the roads,
whether good or bad, affect the everyday
life of all the people, Gov. Fuller traced
briefly the history of the movement for
good roads in Brattleboro, and the results
already attained. Throughout the country
a sentiment in behalf of road improvement
has sprung up and has become a leading
question of the day. The work of the
Massachusetts road commission last year,
in sending courier, mounted on bicycle
and armed with a camera, over the roads
in all parts of the state to make minute
observations, was described. The extrav-
agant cost, both of maintenance and haul
age, on poor roads, was illustrated, and the
opinion of eminent scientists was quoted.
The prime essential in building a good
road is to secure a hard, smooth, perma-
nent surface. The systems devised by
Metcalf, Telford and Macadam to secure
this were described. A great difficulty in
our American method lies in our idea that
we must have a loide road. The old Ro-
man roads, as good today as 20 centuries
ago, were built no wider than the neces-
stiles of traffic actually required.
Coming to the practical part of his sub
ject, Gov. Fuller said that, while stone
roads, the best and cheapest in the end,
could not yet be had in the country dis
tricts, there were certain methods and APP
planes that could be added to improve
the dirt roads and cheaper the cost OF
their maintenance. A heavy roller is a
prime requisite. The smaller towns would
find it to the advantage to buy horse roll
er of two or three tons weight to be used
in making a compacted, durable surface,
after blowing and scraping the earth up
into position with the present appliances.
! Gov. Fuller was followed by Col. Hooker
who gave bright otf-hand talk of 30 min.
utes on sanitation" The address wa,
full of practical everyday suggestions, with
not few ''home thrusts'' of both loca
and general application. "Common health
is the common wealth. he incisively sale
in opening his theme. Briefly summarized
, pure water, good drainage, pure air, amp!'
, ventilation, wholesome food, cleanliness q
i person and surroundings, and regularity o
1 living were laid down as the essentials o
l community and individual good health
, Look out for the source of your water sup
e ply, whether from springs or wells. A ca,
d was cited where persistent illness in famil,
Il was caused by the cattle having access t.
y the ground about a spring. Wells which
r take the drainage from birnyarIs, sink
drains, and other well-kruNm sources .
contamination, are frui iu source OF dis
: ease. Cess-pOols are always menace
v If used they must be- tight So Is no
: to soak into the soil and must he ofjr'
J., cleaned out. What can you expect ii Nn
Y bank up your house closely in win'rr, will
h decaying vegetables In the cell tr, a. th9l
y breathe the air over AM over?
. Cleanliness, cleanliness, everywhere am
3 in everything was urged over an over
n What is goo for Humankind is good f.
V the live stock. Apply the same rules j
=. the barn rs in the house. Impure waite
: in a foulrd trough is no more tit for cttti
II To drink than for people. The milk suppl
. suffers if these things are neglected.
>. case was in,tanc1l. right here in Brattlt
a hDro, where the milk AMI butter from
j.. well-knpwn dairy became affected frOI
II some hidden cause, which proved Ia b
!. that the cattle drank from swdmpy po'
n nf water \ wire fence put arounl III
r.. pool stopped the trouble at once.
: Good humor, suitable recreation, Soci'
I, intercourse, were factors OF gDod health I
"a he taken intO the account, AMI il was fo
II this reason, not always thought Of. tia
r.. farmers meetings were good Thing IN lli
!. smaller communities.
l. II. NJ Arms, Esq, Of Sprin sf'ld, wa
II the last speaker Of tle evening. His m Al
.r them the benefits Of farmers meeting
is WAS prrftccd with few words urging III
WinlhAm county dairymrn To prepare
,r send exhibits OF their product To III
ar Worlds Fair Mr.. Arms ais" m tile I'll
N first public anuOun cement of the fact Tia
m il had been determined Ia establish Il Won
ii ans auxiliary in connection with the dar,
= mems association at next winter mrrtln'
\ thus giving the women an active part
'g the work of the association la any for
d that they may choose.
= The benefits of farmers meetings NJ
v Arms found first in the fact that the farm
N er's profession requires wider and more a
al curate knowledge on diversity of SUI
re- iects, than any other; and, second, that
10 thrOuqh the medium of these meeting