Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-18
SUMMER BoARDERS IN YER
MONT.
And the sheep Industry Discussed
BY the Board of Agriculture,

ana the Sneep INDUSTRY DlSCuSSed
BY the Board Of Agriculture,
At Saturdays meeting of the Board of
Agriculture in South Burlington the fore
noon discussion was on the subject of
sheep husbandry, with an address by Mr.
Arms of the Board, who took the posi-
tion that in spite of the great depression
in sheep business, low prices of wool as
we'll as meat, we could not afford to give
up our sheep.
A change in breeding may be needed
and middle wool stock may supplant to
great extent the fine wool, giving up a
desirable class of wool with the most
healthful as well as the most delicious
meat that can be obtained, The advan-
tage of keeping a mixed stock was
spoken of by Mr.. Spear.
The afternoon opened with an address
on the subject of summer travel and
summer boarders by Mr.. Spear of the
board.
The times demand a new order of
things. Business changes and the new
times demand new and different lines
of business and pleasure. One of the
perhaps the very newest indus
try of our State-is the influx of summer
boarders. The board during the last
year decided to look into the matter of
summer guests and to see about how
much they add to the revenue of the
State and statistics were collected that
show that new as is this industry the
summer travel ana the boarding of the
city guests already brings us something
over S5OO,OO0 in a year.
1t is for our interest to encourage this
summer travel and summer board, and
it is not hard to see at once what is need
ed in order to make Vermont homes at
tractive to the city travellers, who come
Lere for a rest and change and perhaps
something of our fresh garden vegetables,
fresh milk, fresh butter and eggs. All
this tends to add to the interest III the
State, while the value of what we do for
them is a great advantage in the shape
of the money left with us. 1t may be a
question how much value it will be to
us; but look just over the Connecticut
river, in the State of New Hampshire,
and see there a land no better than ours,
with no greater attractions than has
Vermont, and the value of the summer
board of city visitors in the Granite
State foots up $3,000,000 year. 1t is to
the farm homes they want to come, and
this is the class of people we hope to in
duce to open their doors. In this line
we can do much to supply the demand
for fresh food from our farms. Produce,
eggs, chickens, early lambs, strawber-
res, and the later fruit. Give your Wis
itors the run of your farm and that free
dom will be great inducement to them
to return to us for another year.
President Buckham being called on
gave his ideas regarding the question
saying he formerly felt that we might
not really want the class of visitors that
usually come here, lest it might be d
class of people that were likely to turn
the heads of our simple-minded, honest,
virtuous young people. But now, he
had new idea, and the class of people
that are likely to come, are the good and
true, who come for the fresh, pure air,
and fresh fruits and vegetables and milk
of the country.
Our need is a greater population,
greater home market. Our best cannot
be carried to market, but must be con-
sumed at home. Our visitors last sea-
son increased the population of the State
one-sixth for short portion of the year,
which is an added market to that extent