Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26

plants are concerned, by fertilzng fields
from the homeopathic VIAL instead of from
the phosphate bag. Naturally, bacteria
are more harmful than Otherwise to the
farmer, tending to destruction, rather than
construction. This class causes manure
piles to heat. Keep them out, compact
the heap, keep it moist and without air,
and the result of the bacteria will be bene-
fetal rather than otherwise.
Butter and cheese cannot be made with
out the help of bacteria of the helpful kind.
Cream ripened at the dairy school with
the new bacteria culture produced a more
uniform quality than that ripened in the
usual way. Arsentes and kerosene emul-
sions are useful agents in combating in
sects and harmful bacteria. Apple scab
and potato blight are caused by bacteria
and are spurs to research and better farm
ing.
DIR. Holton on Practical Sanitation.
Music followed, after which DR.. II. D.
Holton of Brattleboro spoke upon "Practi.
cal sanitation" Cleanliness, he said, is not
merely next to, but is Goodness. There
is no better sanitary code than Moses's
instruction to the children of Israel,
when cleanliness and publication were en-
| joined. Spring water is preferable to well
water from a sanitary as well as economical
standpoint. Wells should be located at a
safe distance from all communicating
sources. Be sure that springs are not re-
| ceiving surface waters, conveying poison
| Gus substances. Quarantine regulations of
the state board of health should be cheer
| fully complied with as for the best good of
| all. All contagious diseases are spread by
bacteria, which find Judgment in favorable
situations. They are thrown off from the
| system of the patient and may be spread
in many ways, and to prevent this is the
object of quarantining. A few hours Of
good strong sunlight will kill them. Our
laws require burial permits from health
officer, upon certificate of attending ply
stefan. Typhoid fever germs are often de-
veloped and conveyed by impurewater, and
all farm surroundings should be carefully
watched over Eat well, keep well and dis
ease can gain no foothold in your system.
+. c. Williams on Horse Raising.
The evening session was completed by
the illustrated lecture Of F. c. Williams of
| Coventry on "Raising and management of
horses" The speaker said that horse
raising is quite generally supposed to be a
| dead issue, but this is a mistake. Horses
must be used largely for many years. There
were more horses in Massachusetts, on
Jan. /. 1897, than at the time of the last
previous census. There are only few
classes of horses profitable for present
rasing-the high class race horse, the
draft horse and the gentleman's driver
Race horses are bred by wealthy men for
pleasure and not for profit, and must have
both great speed and great endurance.
Draft horses are raised in the West at
much less cost than we can raise them for
Vermont breeders have been breeding for
speed alone, to their great damage. Only
| high class gentlemen's roadsters can be
proftably raised in Vermont under present
conditions. These are now represented
chiefly by the Hambletonians and the Nor
gans. The Morgans are noted for beauty,
finish and speed and are the best stock for
high class drivers. A stereopticon exhib-
tion of noted Vermont Morgans closed
the session