The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-26
AGRICULTURAL AWAKENING.
As 1t Applies to Agricultural College
Work.

Dear Fditor:--During the last pre-
vious college year there were sent you
at intervals of approximately one
month several notices of the New Eng
! land Federation of Agricultural Stu.
dents which had its beginning at a
meeting of student delegates here at
the university of Vermont at the time
Of the dedication of Morrill, hall, our
large new agricultural building. Since
the last notice was sent you the FEEDER
alton has begun to assert its real nature
and Importance in connection with what
may be called the new agricultural awak-
ening. OF course the debates, speeches,
etc, of the agricultural clubs at the
individual Agricultural colleges are in
themselves stimulating, inspiring and
valuable; but in the work OF the larger
organization the same students VINO
compose these clubs step ont into
broader and, in a way more helpful
fields Of activity.
In the Brockton, R. l., fair this fall
one distinct feature was the stock
Judging contest in which stock judging
teams from the Agricultural colleges Of
Maine. New Hampshire. Massachusetts,,
ond Rhode Island competed under lead.
ership Of the Federation, the first prize
being won by the Maine team, and the
second by the team from New Hamp.
shire. Mr. Ames of the Brockton as
ISOLATION Cattle Committee has taken
so strong interest in this stock Judging
work as to offer 500 cup to be known
as the Langwater Farm Cup and TO be.
come the permanert property of the
team which wins it twice. Needless to
scy good deal Of interest is manifest
cd in the coming first contest for this
cup to be held at Mr.. Ames' farm in
North Easton sometime in February
for the purpose Of Judging his guern
seys,a fitting starter for the series Of
contests which shall ultimately decide
the ownership Of the cup. 1t Is mat.
Ter Of considerable regret to the writer
and others that the teaching of stock
judging here at Vermont comes so late
in the course as to make il impossible
for teams from this university to COM
pete for this cup. but the other five
colleges, with the possible exception of
Connecticut, will doubtless participate
III the coming contest.
Another event OF the near future in
which interest centers at present is the
annual meeting Of the Federation to be
held at Orono, Maine, in connection
with an event strikingly like that at
which it's frst meeting was held, namely
the dedication Of the university Of
Names new Agricultural building,
which will doubtless take place some
time in December 1t is intended to
make this meeting of more than ordi
nary interest. Aside from the annual
business meeting and election of Off
GERS the program in part appears below.
/, A paper by delegate from each
Of the Agricultural clubs represented ON
the folloging subjects:
Maine-Poultry.
New Hampshre-Th Rural Home
and It's Surroundings.
Misunderstanding
Massachusetts Truck Gardening.
Rhode Island-Agrieultural Educa
ton.
Connecticut Farming as
Business Proposition.
2. A ten-minutc talk by special |
speaker from each state on the general |
subject "The Relation Of the New Eng
and Federation Of Agricultural Stu
Tents to New England Agriculture" |
Special speakers, music, etc, will be |
to make this annual meeting |
,cth instructive and entertaining, and |
he students present will take back |
'ome good things they receive to be en-
Dyed by the various agricultural clubs,
Respectfully yours,
George T. Harrington,
Secretary.
Burlington, Oct. %. 1905.