Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-11
BUTTER MAKING IN THE WEST


=. Mr. Il. W. Gltkln was clecteu CnalrflRll
The address of welcome was delivered 10y
Rev s. II Tucker of Marshfield. | always
found farming a healthy, honorable occupa-
ton, and recall time, AZ years ago,
when farmers were very thrifty and by their
frupality actually saved money. Butter sold
for 12l cents and cheese to ~ cents per
mound To-day almost everything we have
TO sell brings much higher price than it
did then. and almost everything we have to
buv is much cheaper. In fact every ncces-
stv of life except tobacco and whiskey) is
lower and we must make up our minds to
LET these articles go off the list of the ne
cossaries of farm life.
MIR Ninslow of the board opened the
sub iect of Horse breeding My friends,
now with us. from the west may tell us that
they can bring in horses from the west and
undprspl H. and 80 thcY can, but their
horses are not 50 good a. Ours. Vermont
has reputation for raising good horses,
and that good reputation is worth Il great
deal to us and we must do what is tasteful
TO u.s. If a man is fond of horses and has
GOOD Judgment he will he successful even
now IN horse breeding and raising. But
above all. if man is not fond
of horses. and has not good
judgment-he should let horses alone.
would breed horses just rs low az the mar
kct would allow, f1r when it comes to act
ual service, every men No" al" TO inc helgh'
OF a horse is an actual damage.
Atr. -; suppose wrench mare
with heavy load and she gets spawn
will il affect her offspring:
believe 1t Is unsafe TO ur'eu lfoin " mare
WIN weakness even IL T. 'u' 'eS"'' Vi
a'cldehl' IL IS mar" l" IN" So''"" horSe7'
f,,t, lao 1,,it lp
lof we nave cNplallleu AWAY '"I "e'NneSS
III our brood mares 700 I"lE "lIe"uN' \
broken leg Is hot the r''ul "' weakness ~
relative mad me mare 'iH'N 'flo'. un" Oh w.
OF her offspring 'ha' were s'"' c''eu o"'' %
were lnlaound ANIMALS
40 you thihk 'oIl Is more lN1N |" III.
hcllt the weaknesses imam 'l' toou H''aIl'ies'
leS, thlhk tne ha'u,"I eNi Is custer 10
propagate than the -o"o
Can you get Np'ed WITHOUT breeding eS-
pecally for it
Yes, think yon can All our Morgan
stock runs back to speed
W hat Is your idca OF HackhcN cross
don t like ii. Tie hackney ~ type ana
not breed. II they are about such SIZE
and step high they will he eligible to regis
try as hackney stock hey may not repro
ducc themselves. 1t is wise to let wealthy
men do the experimenting
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Ilr. Howe of the State experiment farm
being ill., Prof. Hills of the station opened
the afternoon session by an address on ''EN-
| pertinent station work. What S expert
mcut station work FiN-onc years ago
| Prof. Laws of England and friend rstab-
! lishnd the first experiment station of the
world, To-day they are all over Europe
and in tine year 1870 or ABOUT that time the
/ first one was started in the nited States.
! Now We have over - stations III the United
States. Each station has an annual appropri-
alton of $4,000 a year, which amount is fur
nshed from The sale Of the public lands If
these stations were supported by tax it
would he AN expense Of only one cent and a
| fraction per capita per year. The stations
are friend, to agriculture and furnish free
information on all subjects on which people
care to receive advice. The elimination of
this work was III the great experimental
work in Chicago during tie past summer,
where the stations and agricultural col
leges made their great exhibition OF work
anu IT, results I" 'he result OF Ihls work;
FIRST, the babcock test IL the greatest ana
best result
Regarding the Nermoht station ffol.
H'llN sad; We regard our ensilage as the
toundaH"h OF our lce'' having had SlloS ana
rhsllaSe ever SINCE the SIatloh was organ
| A.. pil.a What l,i,,l ~ ,.,, 10 ,.,,, ,..
Icr 10 grow lor ehsiiaEc
We prefer To mix the SANFORD and red
con.
NAT Is your choice III condition Tor corn
eh,llage
we prefer TO put 1t illo the $40 when AT
the llrst g!a"hG point
Mr.. Nmlth-N nat proportions DO YOU iced
OF condensed meals 10 COWS 10 get the best
results
touoiseeu meal etc, are dangerous foods
unless led very carefully. would not feec
more than two or three pounds per day to 4
cow should always grind corn and cot