Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-02-26
THE WEvsRIDoE FARMERS MEETING.

The farmers institute held at Wey- !
bridge, Feb. l and II, under the direc-
tion of the State board of agriculture,
was in every way a success and pro-
nounced by the members of the board
one of the very best ever held in the
State.
The town hall was crowded at every
session with men and women who were
much interested in the discussions.
large number being present from adjon-
ing towns.
f. S Wright was elected chairman and
E. G. Ryder secretary of the meeting.
The address of welcome, by Carlton
Smith, seemed Just the right thing in the
right place.
Next came an address by V. |. Spear
of the board, on "The outlook for farm
ing in Vermont. Mr.. Spear Is an inter-
esting speaker and his remarks were very
encouraging to the wide-awake, hustling
farmer of Vermont. He believes the de-
pressed condition through which we
are passing is largely due to the change
of government policy and that our sue
cess is coming through reaction of the
same policy, and it is needless to say the
audience agreed with him in this.
Then came an address by j. o. San
ford of the board. on "The management
of a dairy farm" Mr.. Sanford is an
earnest speaker, but lacks little in the
practical part; his figures are drawn
little too nigh for the average farmer.
He was much opposed to the buying of
so much commercial feltilzer, but urged
more care in the saving of our natural
fertilizers. Thought one of the greatest
questions we have to meet was the hired
/ help.
In the evening, after some music by a
| local quartet, F. c. Williams, also of the
board, gave an excellent address on
"Vermont horses, illustrated with views
by stereopticon. This was a good
practical talk by a man who evidently
understands the business. He advocated
the breeding of good roadsters, of the
Morgan breed, believing them to be far
ahead of any other breed for that pur.
pose. Thought it a good time to go into
the breeding of the same on small
other State are raising colts at the present
time. Rich men in the large cities will
always want nice, pleasant and stylish
road horses. He believed that wher
every one else is going out of the bust
ness it is a good time for US to come in.
j. X. Curtis, of the board, gave an ad
dress on management of ro ads, which
though not altogether practical in every
location, was well received.
"Fertilizers, natural and artificial" wa
a subject ably handled by Prof. J. c
Hills of Burlington. He also was yer!
much opposed to the purchasing of s.
, much artificial fertilizers, believing the.
, cost much more than they should.
A paper on Turning the grindstOne
was read by c. j. Bell, of the board, AM
was good practical article.
la the evening, after some music and
: short local programme, Alpha Mes sel
, of the board gave an address on "Wor
!, and character" This was the mos
pleasing address of the whole meeting
3 Mr.. Messer'is one of those men who hOl
1 an audiences attention from first to las
, a Incorporating man and pleasar
: speaker.
l Last, but not least, Prof Hills e2
0 planned the process of testing milk b
: the Babcock test. That Prot. Hills III
derstands his business was evident to al
Taken as whole, the meeting ws
very instructive and encouraging to II
d Vermont farmer.
r Z. c. RYDER, Sec'y.