Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-22
PAWLET FARMERS INSTRUCTED
by the Board of Agriculture on Farming
Innics.

The board of agriculture, coming over
from Fair Haven to Granville n. y, by
rail and from there seven miles by team
through n driving snow storm Thursday
morning were very much delighted
to find goodly number of in
telligcnt, earnest farmers gathered to
help forward the success of the proposed
discussions in the work of the board. DR..
II. |. Manchester was elected chairman,
with .. T. Black, esq,, as assistant Dir.
Manchester gave the board n most hearty
welcome, and the morning session was con
tnued by lecture on 1.-The outlook for
farming in Vermont by Mr.. Spear of the
board. He referred to the great advance
made in improved machinery since the
country had its centennial in 1876. Fifty
years ago Vermont farmers kept n class of
sheep that sheared about three pounds of
wool each. which sold at 40 ~ 30 cents per
pound, and the farmers of that day were
satisfied. To-day, even with the great tie
preston in WOOL we can get an equal in
come by the increased weight of heeceS and
at the same time we are getting the
very best healthicst, most palatable meats
we can possibly have for our tables.
The afternoon session was opened with a
lecture by Mr.. Winslow secretary of the
board on "1he outlook for horse breeding
summing up his remarks by assuring the
audience of his faith in the success of horse
breeding if inteligently managed, even at
| the prices of to-day.
Mr.. Vail spoke ON clarifying, referring
to it rs the great business of the State.
| Cheese making should be a very profitable
business, and our great draw back has been
the paying for water and their milk the
same price as is paid for good milk
| What is gluten meal; is it corn with the
best part taken out?
No; the richest part is left: the the starch
is taken out
The evening session was opened by
| lthe Male Quartette club of Paw
ct The audience recalled the boys and
the two songs each elected applause. Rev
Adelbert Watson offered prayer, after
which Prof j l.. Hills lcctured on eth,
milk test illustrated. " The session CLOSED
with song by the quartette
SECOND DAY.
One half of the board had gone TO Ira. t,
hold a one DAYS meeting there: but at til,
| Pawlet meeting the attendance was en-
| larged. The morning session was opened
witha lecture on road building by Mr. San
| ford of The beard He showed good reasons
why the new road law should place some OF
the taxes raised for highway purposes il
our larger towns and cities, in the les;
| wealthy towns. The towns and cities ar,
| dependent ON the outlying country for then
very life, just as dependent rs are tn,
more sparsely settled districts ON the towns
The State, as II whole, needs roads adapted
to the age.
Mr.. Arms of the board spoke o,
Mutton sheep, and Food for the dairy
COW. " The question, following showed one
popularity of this section of the STATE, and
revealed the fact that many and probably
| most of them were summer dairymen,
and not dairymen all the year round.
The afternoon session was opened by n
| lecture by Mr.. Sanford on "lntensive farm
ing. The farmer is the back bone of our
State. Don't enlarge but contract your
acres and enlarge your product The capa-
city of an acre of land is not known. Make
| it do all you can Be loyal To your land
and it will be loyal to YOU. Build up the
land near your home and turn your more
distant fields into pasture and let your poor
worthless pasture grow up to wood. Poultry
| raising is in the line of intensive farming.
| Many man in Vermont who has n poor
farm could make it rich 10y keeping poultry,
and the annual profit of the poultry bust
ness is greater than any other farm business,
according to the cost Buy the best stock
! you can and keep only the best.
| Mr.. Arms of the board spoke on "Ner-
mont at Chicago and the later national
congress organized at Cleveland
|