Year: 1876

pan ouly as il caused condensation Of
moisture and mildew thought at sixty de-
grees Il took thirty-six hours TO raise the
cream, one heifer be owned would usually
give milk on which the cream would rise in
one hour or one hour and a half IL was
his opinion that there was little difference in
the amount Of cream that would rise on milk
two to four inches in depth, but at greater
depth there would be less cream. He
thought the Jerseys the best for butter, and
the Ayrshires for cheese, and general pur-
pOses He had BY careful experiment proved
that he could keep milk at home and make
butter more pro6tably, than to take IL TO the
cheese factory. The principle of large vat
coolers was SO nearly the same that he
thought there was little difference in them.
Thought that twenty.three pounds of milk on
the average would make a pound Of butter.
some Of his Jerseys made pound Of butter
from sixteen pounds Of milk. Thought it
made less difference what the soil and situa-
ton was than was generally thought. He
thought there would be sharp competition in
the dairying business from the west in the
next ten years.


Tuesday Eoeniny.


The meeting was called to order by the
Hon N. I. Sprague, president of the Bran
don farmers club. After music by the
Brandon cornet band, which was very accept.
ably received by the meeting, DIR G. NJ.
Bliss Of Bennington read paper upon
agricultural Education"


hsnb ak.k L. -, Il.
needed is Of the hands. Any one can see
by observation that poor husbandry if not
the rule is far from the exception in Ver-
mont. 1t is becoming evident that change
is beginning to dawn; many are seeking in.
formation as to how to more intelligently
cultivate the soil. As in the Oldest and
most cultivated nations the extremes are
greatest, so the greater our civilization the
more we tend to aristocracy and extrava-
gance. As an agricultural people we should
seek an agricultural education. An agricul-
tural education is most interesting. The
education Of the hands was first considered.
He learned this education under uufavorable
circumstances with very frugal deacon
far too frugal to suit him,-aud withal
very poor farmer, where he learned much Of
the coarser work of farmer. The second
season he was in better place. When he
commenced this education he was very
feeble, and when he finished it he was strong
and had learned to love the country better
than the city. AT the end of this time he
set about the education of the head At
that day there were no agricultural colleges,
two years at which would have proved
great advantage. Our state board of agri-
culture is showing what it can do 10 educate
the masses in agricultural knowledge, and
he hoped its ability to Withstand the arduous
hardships Of its duties was an earnest that
it would be able to withstand the biennial
attacks that would be sure TO come. Far
mers clubs would do much. He preferred
those he had seen in England where the
meetings were with some member that pro.
vidcd a good dinner. Whatever may be
said of the Patrons of Husbandry, the fea-
ture of gathering together the farmers Of a
neighborhood to discuss their affairs was q
most useful one.


The farmer must be self-educated i'm.
provemeut must be bis watchword, not
drudgery. The silly practice of building
expensive residences and driving snowy equi-
pages by the middle classes was unknown
abroad. This aspiration of the farmers to
ape the extravagance Of the city wealthy
was degrading ambition. That was the
worst aud greatest toll that farmer could
indulge in. He did not think the farmer
and wife should deprive themselves of all
comforts to give their children classical
education. The farmer should not feel him
self above appearing in market in the habili-
ments Of his calling; he should not ape the
clothes of the other professions, thereby
acknowledging their superiority to him. The
children of the farmer should be educated in
all the different works Of the farm and Of
the farm home. by practical knowledge oi
how to perform them.


DIR Middleton Goldsmith of Rutland, q
member of the Brandon farmers club (but
residing 10 Rutland), was introduced by the
president, who made an address upon "Fist
and Game Source of Wealth."


The want Of food was not felt in this
country, and he hoped it would not be. He
wished to say that the farmers of Vermont
did not appreciate the vast amount of wealth
that they could realize from the fsh and
game their lands would produce if the game
on their lands aud the fish in their streams
were protected by proper game laws. Ex
amples were given in foreign countries where
small streams or estusries were rented fol
large sums as money Investment. He was
authorized to give $500 per year for th'
rental Of single brooks in Vermont. In ole
countries the laws of feudalism protected tn,
lord, the parsOn and the Judge, in riding
over all lands, and shooting. the game which


the farmer was not at liberty to shoot on hii


own land. Those laws are now all repealed


but here it is still worse, for any and al
blackguards may run over the farmers land
aud shoot as much as they please.


Statistics were given to show the vas


sums paid for imported rabbit skins Thou


sands of acres of land were rented in Scot
land to American MS for the privilege of shoot
ing the game, while the owners of bette
: lands for raising game in this state, canno
. enjoy their own, because there were no gam,
laws in Vermont to protect thom in thei
own property. A very simple law woulC
change all this. If our Legislature woult
: enact that any one going on your lands wit
the implements to kill your game or tax
your fish shall be guilty of trespass, the thin
, would be accomplished. There is no NOR
{ reason why this should not be done than tina
D your turkeys should not be protected.
4 la the course of his remarks the docto
, stated that more Venison than mutton coul
!. be raised on tract Of land, ii the gam
could be protected, aud all the expense Q
winter keeping and labor would bc saved
t At the conclusion Of this address, Ho
f N. t, Sprague, Jr, president of the BraudO
e farmers club, returned the thanks of th
citizens Of Brandon and of the members 0
o the club to the members of the board VIII
n had attended aud assisted at the meetings
g The members OF the club, aud the citizens Q
!. Brandon, had done themselves honor by thei
IS public spirit upon this occasion.