Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-16
NEED OF LIVE MEN.
New England Farming Bound q" Dcnd
I'nst-Nhnt Must Ne secured to
Su~c (Dur Farms.


England Farmer. Prof. Joseph l.. HIS
writes as follows concerning the chief
needs of New England agriculture:
"tf 1 writ. in u pessim;stc ZEN.
ascriic it to my temporary cnviron-
mcnt. for am writing in d stalled
train at Essex junction, that defect
abc spot "cmbalmcd i'll the liuuld
amber of the verse" If the late j.. j.
Phelps: and look out ON Il grave
yard. populated. it il said. by those
who have died waiting here for trains.
.ct this be the tcNt for my discourse.
Too long has New England agrlcu!-
t,irc been bound to the dead PAST. too
Ions. have many Of it's farmers been
looking backward instead of forward.
too long have they been awaiting at
the junction of the old and new. IT is
time they moved ON. What arc the
remedies for this condition! Men.
Light Thought Action.
"N"w England agriculture needs
frs, of all moro men OF tn" right
sort. men imhu"d with faith in their
calling. mon who are open minded. "'
broad gauge. wild" sNmrathi"s. DC
licvcrss. no, douhtcrs. There ar" many
such ON her hills and valleys to-day.
me-" """'' ~ = " ''''
anu " '''''"' '"'' ,'''' 49,.
they are To" few in number quickly
!" redeem inc ''''" ",'H
| tribe increase. And il may increase.
| not merely 10y th" slow process OF
| procrontiun. but by education. self
| t"nrhiug. hy the acceptance of light
am, TN, IrNclupurnt of the habit of
Thought " Will increase ''''' W
greatly III Tue ''"'"S T'"' Wv"
'auS" 81 the stress '""' - '''"S gnu
l. /" h" laid ON TN" agricultural We"
point in ia" i"rinuih'l"h "' '"' COM
mon school curricuia. rs w" '"'I
is bent TIL" tire" lhcilnoS' an" wv
bend in the schools - I" -" more ""o
NOR" towards, rather '''"h away l'""
country HE, thus t'hdihS |" r"lS' ~
4" larger proportion OF Farmers VI
Thought ANA a''ioi'
New England aEricul'nro h''"'
moro light aud II better appreciation
of that which has already been sh"'
upon its problems. Til" present gen
Grafton Of farmers meets Worldwide
competition. but has Il its command
if it will. as AN aid in meeting 1t !
worthwhile fund of information. 'Th'
simpl" life may stiil II" l'N'd' n"t II l.
not the sam" Simpliriti mat ""' 10Y
bears knew !" succeed "-"'N "'''
luccds t" "rpr"hcnd the 'nh"ah""l"H
- ones VOCATION ANA L" 'h'' '''" u.s.
braun ~ W'il ~ hr'"i'' i"' '''NS' Wv
college. til" station VA" hhoN'"le u"
oranges are TN" "Sr''"''"'"l H'"' ~
light wli.h max" and Sh'' '"l' II
Eliminating d""'rih" "i '''' '"''N''''
Of thr brains as rr''"""u' /" 81"
cDrollury oi TIA" cultivation oi IN" Sull'
New lhEi''" 'S'i'"''"'' "''N
NOR" Thought CA IN" l''t' ~ ~
thri"s. 1t - h"' 'h""S" '"'' ''N'' -
shed; il must ais" ilINN'' u II w
. discussion n IN" FARMERS m'''''lS
, around TN" stove ~ 'h' H'"r'' III
thinking tn" farmer h"'S "S ne ''''"
n" STATION p"'''''' vi '''' 40
his farm paper ms MUSINGS ""'"
mat really '"'i"'' 'PI"S'' ~" w.
pressed N''"S "'"'''>'. -
h"st "i th"nSh' ;" u" ','', "'SS'
Is not "n'r""'"N wv
! lnd''' 1T Is
= That makes morse '"rl't ''''
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