Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-02-28
Vermont Bankers Meet.


Over 100 bankers attended the an
nual meeting of the state bankers at
Montpelier, Thursday. The speaker
of the day was Congressman Prince
of Illinois, member of the National
monetary commission. 1t was voted
by the association to favor the report
of the commission now before con-
gress. AT the banquet in the evening
at the Pavilion 125 sat down. j. A.
DaBoer acted as POSTMASTER. One of
the finest speeches of the evening was
by Geo. E. Allen, educational direct.
| or of the National Institute of bank
ing, his theme being Education. :"
The following officers were elected:
President, Arthur G. Eaton, Montpe-
Burlington; secretary. Clarence S.
Webster, Barton; treasurer. D. l..
Wells, Orwell exc utive council, w.
w. Russell, White River Junction, H.
H. Mcfarland, Hyde Park, l.. F. Alb
bott, Benning ton. For one year, F.
E. Burgess. Burlington.
Testing Vermont Morgans.
A series of tests for the use of
Morgan horses in the army has re-
Gently been carried on at Fort Ethan
Allen, by Lieut.. G'Donnell, which are
very satisfactory so far as tested. A
shortage of good cavalry horses has
been experienced, and the Morgan
Horse club hopes to demonstrate to
the war department that the Morgan
horse is the best all-around horse for
light cavalry purposes that can be pro-
cured in tbeUnited States and that the
market for this breed is here in Yer
mont. The club feels that if the
farmer knew that he could get from
$75 to 5000 for a three year-old Nor
gan colt on his farm he would be CO.
couraged to raise Morgans in suffi
cient numbers to fill the demand for
cavalry horses at Fort Ethan Allen.
The cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen av-
erages from 70 to 100 new horses
every year, and to the members of the
club it seems logical that these 70 to
100 horses year should be furnished
from the state of Vermont.
Vermont Forests and Farms.
The annual report of the state com.
missioner of agriculture, Orlando L.
Martin, is issued in an attractive
volume, literally illustrated. 1t gives
concise report of the work of the
year, and this is followed by a dozer
of the papers prepared by practica
men for Farmers Week of last year
"a collection of present interest anc
permanent value. Then follow the
leading papers read at the annua
meetings of the State Dairyman's
| association, Horticultural society
and Sugar makers association-al
, practical and useful. The work of {
new department is noted, that of api
airy inspection. The inspector, ]. E
Crane of Bridport. reports 135 apia
: ries inspected, with 3211 colonies O.
+ which 5z2 were found diseased. O.
( the towns in Vermont, 178 report So
q apiaries with 1854 colonies. The re
port of the state forester. Austin F
. Halves. is of notable interest. 1t ap
1 pears from it, for one thing, that tn
; forest fire danger is myth. Fo
r 1909, 1910 and six months of 1911
+ there were 3061 acres reported burne
over, with total estim ated damage O
5000 and $1377 expense Incurred il
putting out fires. The total foreste
s area of Vermont is about 300, 90
!, acres, and in r. the period named les
e than one-tenth of one per cent wa
l. burned over. This shows that tn
q danger from this source has been ey
aggerated and that forest owners ar
. relatively safe on this score. Fror
the state nursery 49,. 300 trees, most
ly white pine, were sold and plante
in 1911. The stock now on hand q
the nursery is 1913. 900. The stat
forests now cover 1850 acres.