Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-27
FARMERS GUESTS
OF GOVERNMENT
Morgan Horse Farm in Wey
bridge Inspected by Many
Agriculturalists.
STOCK POINTS EXPLAINED
Extensive Breeding of U. S. Cav
airy Mounts Includes a Bust
ness Offer to Ver
monters.

T anu last uHN : session OF the Addison
county farmers institute was held
yesterday at the United states Morgan
horse farm in Wevbridgc In spite
of unfavorable weather conditions tho
attendance was considerable more
than three hundred
The Institutes are held un lcr the
auspices of the bureau Of animal in
dustry Of the federal government. the
Addison County Agricultural society.
Middleburv College. and the aGricul-
tural department Of the University Of
Vermont The audience was made up
largely Of the ueiehboring farmers
and their families with sprinklinc
Of students from Middloburv College
and delegation from the university.
The significant thing about these
gatherings is that thry constitute a
direct cooperation between the fe l.
eral government and the farmers of
the community y remarkable char
acterisuc Of these gatherings thus far
has been the unparalleled attendance
ana interest they have called forth
The presiding genius of the gather
ing was President John NJ Thomas of
MiddleburY College while the person
on whom seemed to devolve the active
supervision of the work Of explanation
and demonstration was George VI
Rommcl, chief of the animal husban-
dry division Of tho United states de-
rnrtment of agriculture. un Ter whose
direct supcrvision the government
Morgan farm is carried on
1t may have been fortunate that the
wet, slocty day and conditions unfavor-
a bIo for eIairbir., lsat,. manu- ,,u.o,. fo-
those who did come filled to overlooking
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so that as the lecturer proceeded ne
might IN many instances demonstrate ms
meaning. After eAch tax NUMBER or
specimens "l 'ne particular amman uhler
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Generous portions 'l '"'l'e' Sanu"lcheS
ana doushhu's proNH'u oy inc hoSts Oh
the Ea'herIhS served 10 '4ue over the
uncheon hour' Al ms uhe the FARMERS
might DE seen sa'her'u III groups arouhu
me visiting experts ASKING questiohs OF
faklhE part IN general DISCUSSIONS lhelr
'aeerhess |" ABSORB ne" hno"Ieuse was
fehlarKaoI'' MI hoi''llel sa'u u'a'
nowhere III ms experience III o'"eI parts
OF the country nad he met VII" sue" eaSei
response OF seen me people urn out /"
such hunters "~ I'D conservative N''
mont
In the course or the day Mr.. Rommel
made announcement oil thc recent Ne-
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