Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-10
Board Of Agriculture.
Institutes Held Last Week at Tops
ham and Canaan.

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| I'd and Sd. The full board were il
attendance and each session brough
out a very full discussion of the top
les presented. The attendance 0
| farmers was good and they seemed Il
take lively interest in the meetings
Considerable interest was shown il
the matter of tuberculosis among cat
tie, but it did not appear that there
was evidence of any diseased herds il
the vicinity.
The leading industry Of the town il
dairying, and a creamery is in sue
cessful operation there.
Considerable progress has beer
made in the past few years in farming
methods. and the interest OF the farm.
ers in their business indicates hope
| full future.
On the Sd and 4th insts. an Insti.
| tute of two days was held at Canaan,
the northeast corner town of the state.
Agriculture in this town has never
received very much attention,t the bust
ness of numbering, for which this is an
important center, being the leading
industry. There are some good farms
here, and fertile soil, and at no dis
tant day agriculture is destined to oc-
cupy more prominent place.
The meetings here were not very
fully attended, and there seemed to
be but little interest exhibited.
If not prominent as an agricultural
town, Canaan must not be considered
as behind other towns in industrial
matters. But few towns have as good
reason to look to the future with con-
fidence as has Canaan. 1t is the cen
ter for good trade and has energetic,
enterprising citizens.
Recently a large hardwood manu-
featuring industry has been located
in this town at Beecher Falls. The
sawmill which forms part of this
D. ant has been here several years, but
for the past year it has been idle. 1t
is now in full operation and has ca
pacity for saving from so to Is thous-
and feet of maple and birch lumber
per day. In connection with this saw
mill has been built an immense furni-
tue mandatory in which it is pro-
posed to manufacture all the lumber
sawed at this mill, which is expected
to be about five million feet per year.
This new building is 424 feet long,
four stories high and has been erected
since the 10th day Of last November.
On the 31st day of December, the ma
chinery was in the building and the
engine running. There are some
matters of detail yet to be completed,
but the whole business is expected to
be running on full time early in the
spring. The machinery in this build
inc is to be driven by a $50 horse
power engine manufactured by Z. p.
Allis e. Co. of Milwaukee, Wis. This
firm made the mammoth engine of
1000 horse power exhibited at Chica-
go last year.
Every detail in the planning of this
establishment seems to have been care
fully considered with view to econ
omizing labor. From the time the
log goes onto the carriage at the saw
mill until it is delivered at the factory
to be cut up into stock, no person has
to handle the lumber. 1t goes upon a
system of rollers from the saw to a
car, on which it is taken to the dry
house, having capacity of 100, 900 #.
at time, comes out again on this
same car and goes to the factory.
The skill with which this establish
ment has been planned and the ener-
gy with which it has been pushed to-
ward completion is high compliment
to the ability of the manager, Mr.Geo.
4. Comins, and such ability merits
and, doubtless, will command success.
1t is expected that about 200 men
will be employed in this industry, and
the advantage which must come to the
town is self.evident.
A few rods south of the village of
Canaan is another industry of consid-
cradle Importance, the stock farm
Of Geo. Van Dyke, the wealthy New
lumberman. Like other
farms Of its kind, it is operated for
pleasure rather than revenue, and a
very pleasing toy it must be to MI.
Van Dyke. Fertile fields, elegant and
extensive buildings and carefully Sc
ectcd stock have in them more real
enjoyment than most of the Injuries
n which people indulge.
Finely bred horses and fat steers are
Kept there, and among the horses are
ome noted for speed as well as blood.
Carly Bird, record, 2:l2 IL; Diamond,
.:l5 la; Grand Isle, 1923 IA; Nicola,
years old, 1923 IA, and Royal
Wilkes, years old, 2:25 IA, form a
hard to equal and are
sreat credit to the Wilkes blood which
hey represent.
The forty or more steers of Here
ord, Devon and Shorthorn blood were
fine sight, and though difficult to
ee profit in feeding them, there is
good deal Of satisfaction
n watching them while they eat and
atten.
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