Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-19
SCIENCE OF FARMING
Prof. Hills Tells Dnirymcn Of Recent
improvements in Their Busincss--
Closing Addresses Of Com
NcntlOn.

M"n'p"nor. Jar. 12.-'hc ;.ttcndourc w.
'"N ct tn" closing sessions Of the Dairy
mons association meeting was i.ot so
Ei"c as ON tho previous day., bur the
quality OF the entertainment ana lit
S:ructi"n which Wa given throuuh the
addresses and disc lsson from tho nour
was IN n, wise reduced. III. stormy
weather undoubtedly had it's effect on
the attendance hi, rhos" who disroSard,d
snow l'l slcot worr we'll ronald.
Tho morning So sion VS. an hunr lat.
in h"";nninr. OWING i" tho time required
I" cloir III" arnory ot the ;ahlos ard
n''or settings OF th' bouquet If tn
"r"nlnY l"'ora and t. 49, pare cor further
meetings rs first addrcss WIS by Willis
\. Cady of MidH'ohjnY. whose subject
vas "iho Pr .ctioal FARMER al rr-dar"
10 called attention to the difference, be
tween TIC farming methods of to-day and
thos" al tn past. There was a time whom
'nrpcr required muscle but not noc",-
Sari!v mich brain. To-day tho brain is
tn" essential - success II rcuuire :
Grains now 10 succeed IN farming as ti
any other business. 'rhc pr,cticai .rn,nr
of to-day should be Il spcciali~r for III $
: the age 81 spocialism. Ii, should keep
IL touch with all branches of lgr.oul,,irc
lhi should npt extra -,''dl' ANA effort IN
some one branch. as duirNine or ,teop
raising 81 market GARDENING. Wort.
"h"ulH he planned 80 - {. have tie bust
nees done in The shortest time and with
Tho loas, cXsrtior which is consistent
with good work.
Take care of the farming ,ouis and tho
stock. was Mr. rudv'a advice r, at Tho
hired man we'll ana if . good ono T.
found cherish him. cut doWn III. alnul,nl
o. fencing rs much rs rcs~blc by putting
folds together and IN long strips. il II
may ro So. Is" the best larn.ine, toois--
not necessarily tn" most expensive nr q ,
cheapest. Rcalizc That az" far,1rrs' bn.i-
ness is Just as good as any other.
ADDRESS on DAIRAlNG.
O. s THOMPSON. DARN Instructor IT
" intcrfor,l. Ne, spoke briefly upon var-
io,,s dairy topics. iIc favored thc cream
gathering system Of creamery managa-
mont as the chcancr and Just as good pro-
yided proncr care is taken AT tn" farm.
Tho starting point of the quality of III,
butter is on the farm more partioularl,'
witt, the cream gathering system. A
great helm in Maine has bcon an agree.
ment among many of the crc,mcrics by
which defective cream Is bought at a
uniform reduction from the Ycsuial
prices. In the past few years the amount
cf defective cream has been greatly IT,.
;luced and in some cases almost don:
away with.
ADDRESS Ely PROF. HILLS.
Prof J. j. Hills Of Burlington. in Iii,
treatment of the subject what Science
Has Dome Of Late for Dairyins." DEAL
with dairying from the cows feed TO the
finished product of butter lie shoved
how incubation has made II possible I,
grow largely increased crops of clover
alfalfa. peas, etc, by the taking ol
nitrogen for fertilizer from the the air
Science has now made milking ma
chime which in Professor lIiIss Opin
ion, il success 50 that the time vii
soon he here when the large dairy Owner
viii do has milking by the aid VI u Sass