Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-02-16
FARMERS CONFERENCE
Five Experts from the Bureau of
Animal Industry tc be Present.


To appreciate fully the attractiveness
of the program of the Addison County
Farmers Institute to be held Febru-
ary 1924 under the auspices of the u.
S. Department of Agriculture, the
Addison County Agricultural society,
and Middlebury college, as printed last
week, one should know something of
the men who are announced to take
part. The Bureau of Animal Industry
of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
is to send five experts, who are leading
authorities in their several lines of
work. Our readers will be glad to know
beforehand something OF the positions
which have been held by these men.
GEORGE M. RoMMEL
was born in Iowa and was graduated
from the four years course of the Iowa
State College in 1899. For two years
he was an assistant at that college and
later managed an experiment farm in
the State of Washington. Since 1901
of Animal Industry and is now Chief of
the Animal Husbandry Division. The
Morgan farm has come especially under
his oversight.
HELMER RABILD
received his agricultural education and
training in agricultural schools in
Europe. Managed two large estates in
Denmark, on which dairy farming was
carried on. Spent one year travelling in
various countries of Europe, in the agri-
cultural districts. Has been in Amer
lea eleven years. Managed creameries
and COW testing associations; served as
the state dairy inspector of Michigan
for four years; organized the first cow
testing association in the United States,
in Newaygo County, Michigan. Now
in charge of Dairy Farming Investiga-
tions, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Is part owner of a dairy herd of ninety
cattle in Denmark, and part owner of a
creamery in Michigan
G.. ARTHUR BELL
was born at Rome, N. Y. AS a junior
member of the firm of G. II. Bell &
Son, he bred and exhibited Shorthorn
and Ayrshire cattle for several years.
Graduated from the Cornell University
Agricultural College in 1904. Entered
the service of the L. S. Department Of
Agriculture in 1905, as Assistant Animal
Husbandman Was appointed Senior
Animal Husbandman in the Animal
Husbandry Division in 1909. In recent
years, Mr.. Bell has judged cattle at
several of the large fairs.
EDWARD L. SHAW
was raised on a large stock farm in
Central Ohio. Bred and exhibited sheep
for II years. Graduated in four-year
course in Agriculture, Ohio State Uni
versity, 1902. Assistant in Agriculture,
Missouri Experiment Station, Columbia,
Missouri, 1923. Assistant Professor
Agriculture and Associate Agriculturst,
New Hampshire College of Agriculture
and Agricultural Experiment Station,
Durham, N. H., l9O3-7. In charge of
sheep and goat Investigations, Bureau
of Animal Industry, U. S. Dept. of
Agriculture, 1907-10. Technical Ex-
pert, United States Tariff Commission,
in charge of Field Investigations of the
sheep industry, for the United States,
1901. Present position, Senior Ami
NAL Husbandman, Sheep and Goat In
vestigations, Bureau of Animal Indus
try, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Dur
ing the past four years has judged sheep
at the most important sheep shows in
the United States.
HARRY M. LAMoN
Breeder and exhibitor of high-class
poultry for over twenty years, having