Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-19

tees TO Keep record of suggestions
coming before them in order that the
management might have an opportunity
to consider them.
At 11.SO adjournment was taken, the
business being over, for the dinner at
l o'clock. During the intermisson the
executive committee appointed these
heads of departments Horses, E. NJ
Angler and G. f. Gilman; cattle, r. H.
Briggs and A. j. Hildreth; dairy, o. T.
Ware; sheep and swine, G.. E. Thomas
poultry, d. E. Tasker and c. B. Crow
ell; floral hall, II. w. Sargent; agricul-
tural hall, Dana II. Stafford; mechanics
hall, E. d. Whitney and A. w. Rock
well; food show, Mrs. w. X. Sparks;
pet stock, C. II. Thompson.
Two hundred persons sat down to the
annual dinner, which consisted of sew
eral courses, including roast turkey. and
was served with marked despatch for
so large crowd. Leitsinger's orches-
ira played throughout the dinner. At
the close. after cigars had been passed.
President OConnor expressed his pleas
ure at being reelected, as he was in
terested in the fairs success, had tried
to make 1t success and believed it had
been such, as any fair that could point
to an expenditure of $500 in a single
year for improvements could not be con-
sidered otherwise He said he was
afraid he might go down in history as
the airship president, but that he had
another chance. Dr. O'Connor then re-
viewed the whole situation with respect
to the flying machine, mentioning Nc
Curdys refusal to fly on half-mile
track after having been signed by his
company, an accident to Mars on the
day he was to have started for Brattle-
boro as McCurdys substitute, and the
OFFER of Willard, who finally came, to
risk his life in Mars's machine and with
a
management insisted. DR.. O'Connor
said he told Willard, that he did not so
insist, and he was given a round of ap-
plause when he added that he thought he
mad done harm enough in his profession
already without sending man into
eternity deliberately. After expressing
| himself on the question of midway and
of pool selling for the races DR.. O'Con-
nor called upon the retiring vice presi-
| dent, c. j. ONeil, for remarks
| MI y Nell gave pleasing recollections
of the late President George w. Hook
er. He said we did not realize what a
great place the Valley fair had in our
| regard or what void would be made If
IL should cease to exist. One thing that
| ought not to be lost sight Of he said.
was the fact that "all work and no play
makes Jack dull boy" He thought
| that the boy on the farm, who was there
from one end of the week to the other.
looked forward to the Valley fair as an
| occasion when he could get out and en-
| JOY himself on the midway, and he said
| in closing: You may put me down
| seven days in the week in favor of pool
| selling and great big, wide, long mid
| way"
President c. E. Hodgkins of the North
ampton fair was called on for remarks
| lie told some stories which were fully
! appreciated, one of which, he said, was
| in
| pie of Brattleboro pull together and helm
| eacn other. He said he knew of no
other town which was the equal of this
one in that respect There never was a
time when individual effort and co-op-
eratlon We're more needed than to-
Gay, Mr.. Hodgkins said, and 1t is the
DUTY or every man to take hold and push
ana let his central idea be to carry out
the wishes of the majority
| Inc speaker of the afternoon Prof
| j. "A. Mclean, then was introduced
Stress was placed by Prof. Mclean upon
the necessity for more and better dairy
| farms In New England and for making
them not only milk producing farms but
particularly breeding farms for dairy
| stock, and incidentally he thought Yer.
| mont could re-establish the reputation
| the state had once as the great sheep rails.
ing state. For many years. he said the
trail of the young man has been away
from the farm. The general idea of the
| FARMER has been to make as much mon.
ey as he can as quickly as he can SC
that he can sell out and retire to town
In that way he loses interest in stock
the soil and crops. but he Is too old tc
take an active interest in town affairs
But a change Is taking place and the
| cry Is now Back to the farm!" There
Is not now the opportunity In town thai
there used to be. but myriads of aven-
ues are open on the farm where mer
may lay the foundations for their sons
TO build upon. Your fair here" said
the speaker. lis a great factor in build.
ing up this community, but It will ex.
ert lts greatest influence for good when
II develops the breeding interest to its
fullest extent"
Here In the East, where there are SO
many large cities, the farmers devote
most or their time to producing milk
They should go farther and raise their
calves. To be successful dairyman a
FARMER must be good dairy breeder.
lie must know his COW. He must
ma out what 1t costs to keep her and
how much she produces To be a good
cow she must produce butter fat econ
omically The way to determine which
are the best cows Is to weigh their feed
and test their milk. 1t will cost from
81 to ~ apiece to do this for a year,
but 1t will be big saving in the end
| and farmers will be surprised to find
| which ones their good cows really are
| The good ones should be kept and the
others disposed of. After this has beer
done save the heifers from the good
| cows.
Another vitality important matter is the
choice of a bull. Farmers are too apt
to measure bull by dollar standard