St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-02-01

letting out the job OF keeping the
highway in good repair, by contract.
He said that six miles Of road, which
had at a cost Of $1,000, formerly been
kept in repair, the present year, was
maintained for $3.50, the work being
done by one man, with horse and
cart, and better satisfaction was
given.
Beauman Butler closed the session
by a well written paper on economy,
and also suggested ways OF saving
money by keeping our winter roads
open.
The evening session was a very
profitable and interesting one. Sub
ject, Spraying Potatoes and Or
chards, by Prof. L. X. Jones of Bur
lington. He was a fluent speaker
and fully understood his subject. BY
the aid of maps and magic lantern,
he gave a good idea OF the different
insects that attack our fruit and po-
tato fields. His receipt for making
the Bordeaux mixture" is this: For
every ten gallons of water, add one
pound blue vitriol and one quart OF
fresh lime, Stacked in hot water, then
strained through cloth. This is tor
potato blight, and should be applied
three times, July list, Aug. LIST and
Aug 18th. If colorado beetles APP
pear, four ounces of paris green
must be added to the mixture, which
is best applied with the improved
knapsack sprayer, for both trees and
potatoes.
On Friday morning, Hon. H. w.
Vail of Pomfret took up the subject
of breeding and care Of the dairy
cow. Figures were brought to show
that a few years ago our average
Vermont COW made only 120 pounds
OF butter per COW, while today that
amount has been greatly increased;
that Caledonia county was ahead,
while Ryegate was the banner town
of the whole state. The speaker did
not believe that high feeding had in
any way caused disease among the
COWS, but on the contrary he
thought it enabled them to resist dis
ease, also giving us larger results in
return for our extra care. He pre-
ferred Jerseys for butter making, but
for milk producers Ayrshires were
preferable.
T. B. Wiley of St. Johnsbury Cen
ter followed with a short but ably
written paper or dairying. He
showed the necessity of having the
stables models OF neatness; Of hav-
ing cows groomed every day while
kept in the barn, good ventilation
and even temperature, with kind
treatment he insisted were necessary.
He holds to giving liberal rations of
early cut hay twice each day, with
four quarts of meal. He feeds ensil-
age assoon as grass begins to fail in
September, but no meal or extra
feed during the summer months.
Mr.. Wiley produced his books, with
figures to show that, with the above
conditions, his dairy yielded him the
past year 375 pounds Of butter from
each COW.
In the afternoon, the session was
mostly taken up by Hon. V. l, Spear
of B~raintree. His subject was gener-
al farm management, which was
both profitable and full of interest.
In speaking of Vermont as a summe
resort, he stated that one year ago
he was requested by the board to as
certain how much could be done in
drawing city boardersinto the state.
He sent requests to postmasters of
different towns to be put in commu-
nication with any who were inter-
ested in this matter, and ascertained
that no less than half a million dol
lars were taken for board and livery
during last year, and as much more
by the different railroads, making
the income to the state one million
dollars.
H. M. Arms of Springfield gave the
evening address. 1t was, Home
life IN the Farm" He is a very easy
speaker and those who enjoyed the
privilege of listening to his vivid de-
OF the home, and what
constitutes home, wiljnots0o forget
it. His manner of telling stories was
charmingly genial and his apprecia-
ton OF the humorous, intense.
c. W. Scarf, representative of the
burlington Farmers Advocate"
one Of the most successful
meeting ever held by the board.
The ladies of Green Mountain
No. l served hot meals both
days and from such loaded tables
none could go away unrefreshed.
The speeches were interspersed with
music furnished by a local orchestra.
Altogether the meeting was a grand