Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-08-27

Ihaw money some years to humiliate
New York utterly. but it has gained
J the day at last, accursed though it be.
New York Herald.
Rural Letter Carriers Meeting.
The annual state meeting of the
Rural Letter Carriers is to be held at
Montpelier. August 20 and 80. w. ID.
Brown of Washington, D. c., editor of
the R. F. D. News, will be with us
and deliver an address. The depart
ment has promised to send an official
to address US at this meeting. An
interesting program has been arranged
and a good time is assured.
State Expenses Over 100000
The financial statement Of State
Treasurer E. H. Deavitt for the year
ending June 80, 1913, as audited by
the auditor of accounts and bank COM
missioner, shows total disbursements
of So, O19, 517.93 as against 81, $50, sos. %
for the preceding year, and So. $780,
068. 80 for the last legislative year end
ing June 80, 1911. Comparing the two
Legislative years and deducting the
amount of temporary loans paid in
$3.50, 900 for the year ending June 30,
1911, there is an increase of disburse
ments of about $3.50, 900, so that while
there was available for the payment
of general state'expenses July l, 1911,
$72, 072. 55 on July l, 1913, there
was not only no balance available
for such purpose but 1926, 967. "a was
needed to meet the liabilities of the
state existing on the last named dates
and which are payable during the
coming year. In other words the
direct state tax voted by the last
legislature will just wipe out this
deficit. The greater part of this in
crease dates back to the legislature of
1910 for very little money appropriated
by the legislature of 1912 became avail
BILE for use before July 1, 1913. How
ever, the legislative session of 1912
cost the state about $4,000 more than
that of 1910, the cost of the last
legislature being $3.50, 653. So, and that
OF the one preceding S145. 819. SO.
Scientific Agricultural Exhibit.
Interest in scientific agriculture was
manifested at White River Junction
last week when meeting of county
agricultural department at Washing
} ton, D. c., and E. S. Brigham, state
) commissioner of agriculture, was held
in the office of the Vermont state. fair
commission. There are five counties
of the state that have employed
experts in scientific agriculture. and
these experts were all present. The
2 counties and the experts are: Benning
:, ton, J. L. Slewman; Caledonia, S.
Newton Stimson; Orange, Jackson
, Demary; Windham, A. w. Sweaton !;
! Windsor. !. Coryell. 1t was decided
+ to take part in the Vermont state fair
;ol,
Setp. 16, II, Is and 10. A tent will
4. attendance the four days of the fair
: to give all information possible to
farmers. Mr.. Dodge, the expert from
the agricultural department at Wash
ingtOn, will take an active part in
Y disseminating information as will the
n, state commissioner. Actual demon
= stration of scientific farming will are
made and comparisons shown between
: the new and the old methods. This
n exhibition will be made in connection
with that of the state experiment
station, which is part Of the
agricultural department of the Univer-
the men having this feature of the fair
in hand to stimulate interest and cause
greater activity in agriculture in the
e state, and to this end it is the hope
n that farmers generally throughout the
t state will visit the fair and gain the
: information obtainable from the ex-
r hibit and the instructions to be given.
+ U. S. Department of Agriculture Send.
;. Man to Vermont.
. The dairy division of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry of the u. S. Depart.
ment of Agriculture has delegated
f to do work in Vermont in cooperation
q with the state department of agricul.
J. ture. Mr.. Larson is a graduate of the
f dairy school of the Iowa college of
n agriculture and has for some time been
! connected with the dairy division in
% charge of demonstration creameries.
:. His headquarters while in Vermont
g will be at st. Adams. Mr.. Larson
h will first of all study the creamery
If situation in Vermont and will be will
J. ing to give assistance in matters per
r tanning to creamery operation anC
butter making to creameries desiring
: such assistance.
Ultimately he plans to conduct dem
onstrations in few creameries in the
state with view to improving the
n quality of the product and to stopping
n leaks and losses so that the larges
q possible over-run may be secured. s
h c. Thompson, in charge OF dairy man
# ufacturing Investigations of the dairy
" division who came to Vermont to star
" Mr.. Larson in his work, says that ir
a his opinion, which is based on reports
4 received from Vermont creameries,
q an over-run of five per cent larger
/ than is now being secured may be
# easily obtained. This would mean
% that creameries would be able to pay
il Il cents more for butterfat if this
IS additional over-run could be secured
d Mr. Larson will supplement the work
f now being done by w. E. Ayres the
d state creamery Inspector, giving more