Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

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ag,ros bu, he held the close attention Of
his hearers and brought out some OBSCURE
points with great clearhess'
LAST SESSION OF DAIRYMEN
Tho d,,rymcn met at two o'clock for
,,.,r Ami session G. G. Jones of Ben
n,pg,op was the first speaker of the aft
ornoor his subject being Business
Farming"
"you won, find many business places"
so,d no con some mud ridden street In
This civ will you? Then how can you ex-
mort tn RIM n successful! farm business If
you are living on mud road
Mr.. Jones, who is superintendent OF the
Fillmore farms at Bennington. drew upon
an extensive experience III farm manage
ment in this and other states. showing his
audience his systems Of farm accounting
and explaining in some detail his methods
of administration
Mr.. Jones urgcd that the men sent to
the Legislature be men who have time to
give tn their duty there, and the brains to
do II. Increased cooperation among far
ners. said he is sure to come. He de-
cIared himself in favor Of cooperative
banks
ECONOMICAL MILK PRODUCTION.
Edward Van Alstyne Of Kinderhook. n.
Y. spoke next on Economical Milk Pro-
duction.''
Mr. Van Alstyne pointed out the mis-
take that is made in keeping mich cows
"for their society and their manure" MIX
producing can often he made profitable
said he. by reducing the number of cows
to Il point where expenses will not eX
coed income The speaker emphasized
first the importance Of good stock. laying
special stress upon the need of wellbred
cattle.
His second plea was for wise feeding.
summer and winter "Pasturage should be
improved" said he, and | wan, to en-
phasize the silo. as an economizer in the
production of winter milk" In regard to
the matter of cattle feed. the speaker
recommended the best feed from point Of
view of milk producing qualities and pro-
tein value.
A healthy COW. Of good breed, living in
a differentiated sanitary stable, said he
in conclusion. produces more milk and
does II far more economically than COW
whose condition and surroundings do not
measure up to these STANDARDS
OVATION FOR DIR. WILEY
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. the great cham
p!on Of the American people in the cru
sade for pure food. had entered the pack
ed hall a few minutes before the close OF
Mr.. Van Alstyne's address. AS he was
recognized passing down the center aisle
he was greeted with enthusiasm, and
J., i,,.r ODD
tho renewed tribute ended in the rise or
the entire audience to their feet, and the
crowd tstned with prolonged applause to
DR.. Wileys nation wide popularity
~ want to make a plea for the farmer :
wife, said Or. Wiley. / like to see as
much care taken for the farmers wife
as for his best Jersey COW. The farmer $
wife in the part OF the country where
live has n pretty hard time In the first
place. she has to work too hard. She
doesn't have enough hired help. At har-
vest time the farmer has plenty of mir ed
men. but you don't see many extra girls
about the kitchen.
"rhe farmers wife ought to he made
comforta bic. find. here and there. very
little provision made for her comfort
II wouldn't cost you any more to make
your home comfortable than to build a
silo. You can put in hot and cold rum
ming water. with bath room and a
septic tank near at hand. for less than
$500.
The farmer should he able to cook
Oftimes 1t IS hard to get "A girl to help
in the kitchen. The farmer should he
able to take a hand in the work there.
II believe in protecting the children Of
the country from the evils of going into
the factories.
Men and women on the farm work toe
many hours. Can you blame a boy OF
girl for leaving the farm when he or she
see better opportunities. with shorter
honrs ahead?
II believe in making the life on the
farm more attractive: more boys
would stay on the farm and more girls
would marry to live on the farm
Il am surely n believer in equal
rights for men and women A woman
is human being. like the rest of us
(Applause)
IT'S the skill and the spirit with
which man works, not the number
of hours. that measures his accomp-
lishments. You will get more effec-
tive labor by working man or Il
horse shorter hours. Ten or - hours
day is too much
Il should like to see established on
the farm hours OF rest. hours Of leis-
ure. for all
No right minded man il afraid OF
labor. 1t isn't work that drives boy
from the farm-its the fact that there
is nothing but labor there. The serv
ant in the city has her afternoon off
but the farmers boy or the farmers
girl doesn't Is rule.
THE farmers wife should have
amusement. recrea tion--ner music
musical Instruments her magazines
and a place to read them.
she should not be isolated She
should have her friends, with time tc
visit them and to entertain them. Too
often che remains the girl In intellect
ual power that she was when mar
ried while the husband grows intel
lectually. This isn't right. She shout
have the opportunity to cultivate hei
mind
Il believe in women's clubs, just as
] do in mems clubs. BY coming to-
gether they. too, will grow mentally
oh, it, sad thing to see giant in
tellectually. and a child intellectually
linked together we too often sec
the case to be.
Il believe in the women OF this
country. No great accomplishment
for the public welfare is ever goint
to come to pass without the help o.
the women Give them chance
break their shackleS,