Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-02

ready been pledged. A good hotel is
one of the most important assets of
every local community. It brings a
large sum of money into town and
aids every line of local business
Brattleboro Reformer.
Personally Assessments.
AS the returns come in they show
that the personal proper
ty assessment throughout Vermont
will be Immensely increased this year
by reason of the abolition of offsets.
Thus Barton, a thriving town, nearly
doubles its personally assessment.
Last year the valuation was $318, AL !;
this year it is $3.50, 225. an increase of
S27O. 8O4. In the meantime the real ty
valuation increased only $l4,2O5. We
expect to see similar reports from all
the more alert Vermont towns-Bur-
lington News.
Sees the "Old Guard" at Work.
The Hyde Park News and Citizen
seconds the nomination of Hon. w. P.
Dillingham; for re election to the
United States senate.
1t is generally understood that The
News and Citizen does not say any,
thing contrary to the wishes of Senator
Page, so it would seem that the sena-
tor from Lamoille is in favor of Dill
lingham's nomination. From the way
the straws are blowing there is every
evidence that the Old Guard with the
same old lot of bosses propose to keep
their hold on the Republican organiza.
tion.-Burlington Clipper.
Our Wide-Awake Farmers.
Our Windham county farmers seem
a little laggard in not forming COW
testing associations. The scheme is
being used to great advantage and
profit in some other counties of the
state, particularly Orleans. The rec
ords furnished by the tester, as pub
llshed in the Barton Monitor, are inter-
esting and instructive and should in
spire farmers to breed better butter
producing COWS. The statement that
one cow in the Orleans association was
kept and MIXED at an actual loss of
$40. 46 for the year is an item that
ought to make the farmers SIT UP and
take notice. Orleans county has four
such organizations and fifth is being
and part of a sixth is within
the borders of the county. The
Orleans farmers are wide awake
Brattleboro Phoenix.
Testing the Cows.
The Orleans County Monitor prints
list of ten COWS owned by members of
the Memphremagog Cow Testing asso,
citation that have produced in excess of
forty pounds of butter in 80 days. The
lowest production in the list is 4O.5
pounds of butter while the highest is
57.2 pounds.
The average per COW is 45.5 pounds.
1t is certainly worth something to
these farmers to know they have COWS
that are such good butter producers
but it is probably worth more to them
to find out they have COWS that on the
same feed and care are not producing
over half or two-thirds of that amount
of butter. They will know, at the end
of year which COWS it pays them to
keep in their dairy and get the most
profit. 1t does seem strange that
more farmers are not having their
COWS tested and securing better results
on their feed and labor.-St. Johnsbury
Caledonian.
President Wallis Good Advice.
President Theodore N. Vail of the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
in addressing the graduating class
of his favored school at Lyndon. gave
some sensible advice and as it is appli-
cable to all people Of the state, we
quote the following paragraph as par
ticularly we'll said: "Observe; keeI
your eyes open when you see farm
er with a neat-looking farm, sleek,
well-fed cattle. good horse, nice
comfortable carriage, clean front yard
and good garden, just watch how he
does it and if you can catch him a
work, for that kind of a farmer has
lots of time to read and visit and take
such recreation from his work as every
man should take. you will find he work.
effectively, thinks and plans his work
He directs and drives his work. hi.
work doesn't direct and drive him
He believes that stitch in time saves
nine. He doesn't wait for the door o.
gate to break down for want of mai
or a stone to drive it. Remembe
that it doesn't take any longer. if a
| long, to do piece of work when il
should be done than it will take to d.
| it after it should have been done, ant
besides, when done in time it is mucl
more effective"
Pres. Vail must have Travelled
through some parts of Vermont ano
been struck by conditions on some O.
the farms. else he would not have fel
called upon to make such statement
and, at the same time, he must have
seen other farms with well-kept build
ings, clean dooryards and a genera
air of prosperity. The contrast which
! one is able to see in single com
munity is enough to cause an observ
ing man like Mr.. Vail to urge the up
coming generation to be more careful
and watchful in their stewardship.
His words to the seniors of Lyndon
institute and agricultural school wer
just what is needed to spur Vermont
ers to better efforts. Times.