Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-16
Plans for Extension Service by
University if Appropriation
Is Made by Legislature.
DAIRYMEN END CONVENTION
officers Elected by Three Organ.
izations and Resolutions
Adopted-B Banquet Large
ly Attended

! Thursday brought the climax and wind
up of the meetings which attracted
farmers to this city from all parts OF the
State for three days. In the morning
the State Cow Test association held its
annual meeting In the afternoon the
darymen elected officers and the wom-
ans Auxiliary held an interesting meet
| ing, and in the evening was held the an
nual banquet Of the Dairymen associa-
ton. These are the officers elected Thurs
day:
DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
President w. f. Carter Of Rutland;
first vce-presdent. j. G. Turnbul of
Orleans second vice-presldent, Willis n.
Cady of Middlebury; secretary. Fred II.
Bickford of Bradford; treasurer, NJ. A.
Adams of Derby; auditor. F. l.. Davis of
| Hartford.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
President, Mrs Edna S. Beach of Char
lotte; vice president, Mrs. w. s. Robbie OF
Franklin; secretary and treasurer Mrs
Luela F. Bickford of Bradford; delegate
to convention of Vermont Federation OF
Womens Clubs, at st. Johnsbury. next
July. Mrs. II. NJ. Farnham OF Montpelier.
VERMONT COW TEST ASSOCIATION.
President. T. G.. Bronson Of East Hard.
wick; president, Charles Winsow OF
North Clrrendon; secretary and treasurer
c. D. iIazen of White Ri''er Junction.
Secretary Hazen's plan for a premium
for the nerd of cows making the best
showing annually missed favorable action
NJ ~ ha b,,c tfrg
of the Cow Test association Thursday
noon 1T has been said" remarked Mr.
Hazen later in the day. that the only
trouble with some OF Colonel Roosevelt
policies is that they are years ahead OF
their time. Eventually the plan Of paying
premiums for prize herds will be adopted
mark my words"
The mo ming hours were taken up witt
addresses. President Bronson of the Cow
Test association requested Commissioners
Martin to read his paper for him Mr.
Bronson, in the address. pointed out tina,
some associations OF the State are not
getting the full benefit of testing by rea.
son Of not having monthly and yearly
summaries made. There is the gist OF
the work" said he
"A year ago l advocated the closed
book. I have not changed my views. Re
suits can be published or considered al
meetings under letter or number with
out giving to them a personality. TIL,
man having something pleasing to tel
can do so, the man who wishes hi:
failures TO be known can relate them
The results are not public property" Mr.
Bronson prophesed that in time all farm
products will come under test.
f. w. Virgins OF Quechee said Their,
Is no logical reason why COW test as
ISOLATION should ever be formed. Doe,
nothing you can't do for yourself" Dear
Hills replied with thought from
Shakespeare" II to do were as easy al
to know how to do. chapels would hav,
been churches, and poor mems novels
would have been princes palaces. Bette
to do II yourself-lf you will. But 70
, every one that does It for himself, Their
are 100 who won't do 1t. The association
are for these"
) THE AUXILIARY.
on the roof garden Of the Van Mes
House the Woman's Auxiliary held
special meeting Thursday afternoon. 4
feature of the program was paper oil
The Modern Arts and Crafts" by Mrs
Ellsworth Sisson of Providence. R. !
Nearly every phase OF craftsmanship wa
touched upon, including the contribution
OF Ebert Hubbard and the Roycrafters
, and references to arts and crafts In settle
ment work.
} Other papers read were "Characte
Building" by Mrs II. NJ. Farnham o
Montpelier, and Feeding the Hungry"
religious thought by Mrs. Mary A. Smith
ba har
musical numbers by the college Trio,
Miss Cora Parkhurst Miss Almra Watt
and Miss Hazel Kimball with Miss Am,
Wheeler, accompanist.
The Women's Auxiliary voted to joi
the State Federation of Women's clubs
THE DAlRYMEN.
John A. Scheuerle of Manchester, secre
tary of the Bennington county Vernon
. Improvement association, discusse,
, Thursday afternoon the work OF that or
ganzatlon in the direction of good roads
agriculture, education. social service
publicity. etc.
Prof. II. II. Wing OF Ithaca, y. Y
speaking upon the Selection and De
velopment OF the Dairy Cow" urged rails
, Ing the quality of the stock, as a prim
essential Three suggestions for improv
| ing stoch were.
, l. Weed out unproductive animals
I = Feed those left more abundantly an
r more intelligenty. We hear of hunger 1,
cities, but there IL also hunger in tn
country,-among cattle, In the majorit
, OF cases the feeding question Is one o
, more food
:" Better breeding, The great under
lylng general principle is that the ANNA
1 inherits large part of its characteristics
! from Its ancestors. about equally from
, the sides of both parents. The best power
or transmission are none too good to us
toward this end
I Discussing House bill 4. section 3, nov
, before the General Assembly, Prof. J. !.
, HIS, dean OF the agricultural coleg
OF the University OF Vermont, made full
and detailed explanation of the intent
ana purposes of the proposed act.
DEAN HILLS ADDRESS.
What would we do with the money 4
we mad it? was the title OF Dean Hills
address, He told what the State Uni
versity meant to do with the appropria
r ton for an extension service In case &
was made by the present General As
sembly, He said in part
l. That an extension service sought tc
reach the farming masses with direc
! practical information as to approved
Farming methods, farm MANAGEMENT, the
uistilpuuon Of agricultural products, tn.
oe'eiopment or rural institutions ana the
up'ulldihg OF rural communities