Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-19
FOUNDATION O. vsRMoNrs GRATIFYING PROSPERITY


Vermont ripe for of in every direc
ton One great need of Vermont is the selection of for
who will help do for Vermont and particular for the
foundation of vcrnonts prosperity the soil what President
Benton is doing State university through the application
of educational craftsmanship We already extracting
bic granite aud slate and from the soil Of Vermont
but what is gold filtered through Vermont soil
should be Inferred from this that have not already
begun progress this direction just the had been
prepared for President Benton through the beginning of the de-
veopmen the State university idea previous to his selection
leader Indeed renewed emphasis of this idea served
of the considerations that led to President Benton selection for
this promising New England field
have had excellent and efficient public servant
work preparing the for great of development OF
vermonts agricultural interests The Mldebuy Register
well says:
49, L. Martin, State commissioner of agriculture for Yer
ntcrv recently spoke enthusiastically OF the asr
cultural prospects in the Green Mountain state.
Gle said that interest in farm life had been awakened
and that the tendency of to desert the farms seemed
to be diminishing More young attending the agrlcu
college than before and the secondary schools of
agriculture have such large enrolment that their capacity is
taxed accommodate all the students Mr. Martin also said
that he had observed marked improvement in the quality of
livestock shown the fairs this year
Martin has of
in Vermont agriculture and his work has already begun to pear
generous fruit.
very practical possibility of development in Vermont
is shown by the Barre Times follows
1t has been asserted again and again that the State Agri
cultural college in Burlington educaes its students above rac
teal farming that the winner of the anna potato
raising competitions by White River Railroad
student at this institution and furthermore
that the raised +25 bushels of potatoes single
of land If this did not give practical lem
onsration of the value Of college education agriculture then
do not know what to be expected of young nowadays
But incline to the belief that practical emonStra-
ton and will be generally credited such Incidentally hs sue
shows what be done in Vermont along the lines OF agr
culture under competent care.
But Vermont will not come into her own as an agricultural
State until county and town there farms NV-
ing object lessons for the present generations
1t is we'll to educate the and women who
become the bone and sncw of Vermont great future IN
farming but while building wisely for the future we may also
and farmers wives of the present enter in
the promised land of profitable and therefore more en-
joyabe rural life
That there abundant opportunity this direction ndi
Gated by able editorial in the Times of Troy, n Y, which
among other things says:
The difference between the conditions of the present day
and those Of earlier times illustrated striking fashion IN
bits of One advance has been in the drec
ton of improved farming. notable feature is the way the
farm boys are Catching on proportion of the
agrcuursts still farm and seek their fortunes
elsewhere goody number stay and try and better methods
That fact holds hope for the future.
After speaking Of the development of bright young farm
boy of Georgia the Times continues:
ct need be regarded surprising that the lad max
ing good of his time and opportunities There are many
promoting agricultural progress And the conditions described
also furnish light to the transformation which is making rr
al existence such OF few decades The
and discomfort of farming being minmzrd
rapidly The mail service the telephone tine better educational
opportunities wider knowledge agriculture and the thou
devices that minister the and welfare
community having their inevitable result In"
younger generation begins realize this and also
appreciate hc training colleges readily
available slowly surely the youth the farm is coming
TO perception of the fact that life there may very enjoyable
and the ma aSactory And the instances
cited to prove the boys being mbucd with these
IDEAS which ultimately must have powerful effect on the
farming community
All this is true. but it is not the whole truth We are now
teaching farmers how increase their products but we
need teach market their products the best
advantage What Vermont needs in its farm development
we'll as ia it's publicity summed up again work
agricultural department what the United
consular service is doing for the manufacturers of tn"
United States whole, by "spyng out the land
Still other possibilities facing the farmers of Vermont,
and have live who will cooperate through
the agricultural department with President Benton the
state Universy's College of Agriculture and College Of En-
gnecring the Department Of Economics Vermont will not
recognize itself ten years from now