The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-26
TO ADVANCE AGRICULTURE.
Is Plan Of New England Federation of
Agricultural Clubs

1 Dear Editor: The following note Ii
to bring to your attention movement
now well under way Tor the purpose d
bringing into closer aud more helpful
touch the students OF the agricultural
departments Of the various agriculture
colleges Of New England. The idea wa,
first put forward BY the Agricultural
club, composed Of the students Of that
department AZ the university OF Maine
and the interest aroused by that elul
on the part Of the other New England
colleges brought about an initial meet
ing Of student delegates from these IN
stitutions, held at the university OF Yer
mont on December | ] last in connection
with the dedication of Morrill, hail, the
new agricultural building.
At this meeting plans for the fedora
tion Of Agricultural students in New
England were discussed officers elected
and the dralfing up Of constitution
and bylaws was intrlisted 90 the Maine
Agricultural club Since that date the
constitution and bylaws have been
drawn up and submitted to the action
Of the agricultural clubs Of the various
agricultural colleges Of New England
The constitution, With some changes
viii doubtless be adopted, aud the fed.
Grafton thus officially accomplished In
the near future,
The purposes Of the federation are
several, including not only a close and
helpful union Of the agricultural clubs
of the several colleges represented, but
also the general furtherance Of agricul-
ttire and its allied sciences ia those col
leges, and Of the agricultural interests
Of all New England By awakening III
the farmers and their sons an increased
interest ii tie work Of the colleges and
experiment stations. together with an
increased Appreciation Of the value Of
technical instruction and training TO the
modern agriculturalist We believe that
the movement is one Of large promise
and that, II We can BY ii attract the
attention Of bright young men on the
farms, the agricultural departments OF
our colleges will be better attended, and
that, within generation, the number Of
New England farms that are well run
and yielding their owners handsome
profits win be measurably increased.
Farming pays, and pays well, when and
only when the farm Is managed accord
ing to the best methods The expert
ment stations connected with our state
colleges are expending annually large
sums Of money and great deal Of effort
ia experimentally solving the practical
problems Of the farm; and IL II ia part
the function Of the state agricultural
colleges and the short winter courses to
pass the results thus gained over to the
man on the farm, and TO teach them to
think clearly and accurately, and to en-.
able them to work ont for themselves
the problems they meet on the farm.
As in a measure fulfilling is part in
this work. the New England Federation
Of Agricultural Students desires to pub.
ish occasionally in the various papers
in general and local circulation in New
England notes that may be Of interest
to the Graders ot these papers And We
believe we shall be able sufficiently to
interest the readers 81 your paper to
warrant our asking yon to give US a
little space occasionally Please consid-
er the matter carefully and let me know
by letter what you think Of 1t. IN tine
meantime we would appreciate II highly
II you Should see fit to publish this lrt-
ter, either in whole or III part, in the
next issue OF your paper
Very respectfully yours,
George f. Harrington,
Secretary
Burlington, VT.