Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-26
ESSENTIALS TO GREATER VEP-

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MONT.
The follow inS article published in the
vermonter and written by r Warren
wisgn. manager OF Quechee Falls Farm
| in Quechee Is commended for rs sound
common sense and II ought to he read
by every farmer Those who are sending
their milk to Boston may not agree with
all OF Mr. WgGin's conclusions. but II
won't hurt them any to read and ponder.
Mr.. Virgin says
First: That the farmers Of the State
turn their attention to
INTENSIVE DA1RY1NG
manufacturing the milk so produced az
home or In the creamery and this will
lead directly to
INTENSIVE FARMING
the preservation and increasing of the
spil fertility
Second. The State must recognize the
great value Of her dairy and agricultural
interests by establishing one or more
AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLS
by introducing into our common schools
the elements Of agriculture. the soil. its
nature. conservation Of moisture by right
cultivation, composition and feeds de-
manded to keep I; in the most productive
condition possible. plant. tree and vege-
table life. their characteristics and needs
developments. feeds. etc: animal life.
principles of kindness to and love of all
animal life breeding, feeding and caring
for. In order TO get the highest possible
development,-and finally, by enacting a
dairy and creamery inspection law,-one
of the chief functions OF whose officers
shall he TO give practical and helpful sug-
gestions that shall enable the older far
mers and dairymen to increase their
yields, crops and profits. while the young
or generation is being educated to take
mp their work and shortly to bring YER
mont into her fun heritage of prosperity.
These are two broad foundations or
basic principles and the writer does not
feel that he can do them justce-bit
responding 20 the personal invitation OF
the editor will try 10 put before the read
ers of the Nermonter few facts. not
fancies. that may be helpful in starting
us along the right road.
THE most natural question 70 ask a,
this point Is. Why is
INTENSIVE DAIRYIN,i
a
larger. more intelligent and more pros
porous people? The answer can he siver
in nut she'll and then elucidated
Because Vermont 10 primarily ntted ant
situated for a dairy State. The Almighty
has no man or thing without a distinc
. ability 10 do some one thing better thar
any other thing and in doing that on'
} thing the best he can. TO find comfort
| a. nd fi,lIa
is equally true of States
Vermont was never designed for eXten
sve commerce, her location preclude
- that as her mission. She was not design
J.. ed for extensive manufactures. nor lac
IL of natural powers, and the long diS,anc
to get her products precludes that, sh
" was not designed for general farnina
n her fields are too small. and many q
,e them are upon steep. almost inaccessibl
L. hillsides, or on the tops Of these hills. tn
D. soil is amply fertile, Yields abundan
c. growth-but almost Impossible. alto
- eether too tedious and expensive n har
vest by teams and machinery.
The Almighty fitted Vermont to exec
Ia intensive dairying But to make tn
Q most of this and what 1t naturally lead
up to-we must not sell any whole mill
n, q
not throw down this magazine and re
, fuse TO read further lust because ,hi
statement is contrary 10 vour nrcson
methods Hear kindly what we have +,
" say. It Is fact easily to he demon
:. strated that as often as Won soil $40
v. worth Of whole milk YOU have sold &,
OF soil fertility. that is. OF tho e,e,,er,
that must oe In the soil TO mako If kec,
, up its work of producing crops and he
,. cause so many farmers have sent tbei
~ milk to Boston, is one of. if not the chic
"a reason why the production of three a
;, Nermont's leading crops. oats. nota,oe
" and hay have fallen off over &. mo nm /,
N the past ten wears All milk should n
n separated on the farm. the skim milk fe,
q to your best heifer calves and IN nirs
X for which purpose It is worth from one
n third TO three-fourths as mucn ms IN
No Boston people will give you for the Who'll
Is milk. and the cream delivered IN Nh
40 creamery or manufactured nj homo
Bs All crops grown on the farm should h
70 fed out to animals Of distinct dairy tvp.
IS for me preferably the Jersey. as tho mos
N economic producer Of butter fat.-bv ,hi
N means your crops will bring vou mo,