Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-14
president Turnbull of AssOcia-
ton Finds That Vermont
Farmers Have PrOspered dur
ing the Past Year.
EXHIBITS MANY AND VARIED
cooperative Creameries En-
ploying Sound Business Meth
DDS Add Prosperity to Place
Where Located and Bring
Good Returns to Patrons.

The 45th annual meeting Of the Yer
mont Dairymen's association was oKi-
slally opened at two o'clock Tues
afternoon In the upper hall OF the
Armo-y, although many had Visited
exhibits in the lower hail OF the
building during tho morning. The
meeting, which was largely attended.
was presided over by the president. J.
.. Turnbun of orleans
Following the invocation by the
Rev Il. C FlaHs Mayor James L.
Burke welcomed the association to
this city. His address was responded
10 by O. l. Martin OF Plainheld
w. n. Cady, master OF the State
Grange, gave a short talk on The
Qualifications Of Farmer" in place
Of the address which was to have been
iEiven by S. J. Kinds of Proctor James
y. Taylor was tho last speaker on the
afternoon program and he spoke along
the lines Of bigger and better Yer
mont
PRESIDENT TURNBULL'S ADDRESS.
Another year has rolled around with its
duties and responsibilities on this 10th
annual meeting of the Vermont Dairy
mems association It becomes my privi-
lege as your president to offer a few
words in review and possibly by way of
suggestion.
| note with sorrow the death OF the
Hon, r G. Bronson of IiardwiCk one of
the fce-presdents of the association
He was man OF sterling character and
worth He did q great deal not only for
our association, but also for the state at
large. He was n recognized authority on
breeding and 9 fine example of what a
farmer can do when he Uses his head az
we'll ae his hands. We shall miss his
genial presence and wise counsels.
Before the meeting closes I shall APP
point a committee to draft n set of reso-
lutions that shall more flttinglv express
the eOrrow we all feel.
The year that has Just passed has been.
st seems 10 me. on the whole a good year
for the dairy business. nOtwithstand
The war clouds are hanging over the coun-
tries of the old world; and feel that our
prospects are still very bright in spite
Of the fact that the reports OF the Bos-
ton Chamber OF Commerce show that II
costs so much 10 produce quart of milk,
For several wears we have been wit
Messing an increa sing interest in country
Hfe, and recently We have had reason
TO note that at last the farmer is coming
more fully into his own.
The problems OF rural communities
have been investigated in the last decade
perhaps as never before. Among the fac
tors that contribute to their solution.
none is greater than that which relates
10 the labors and interests of those rep
scented in this organization gathered here
to-day and others similar 10 1t. And
am proud 70 see the splendid manner IN
which our people are realizing their re-
sponslbilties and the manly way In which
they are coming up to meet them.
The day has certainly gone by. IL in
deed 1t ever was, when "anybody" could
run n farm, I mean successfully. 1t takes
u vast amount of intelligence and heap
Of brains to run farm well and nova
days It Is very apparent that no man
who has shown himself lacking TO such
an extent as TO make him a failure else
where has any reason to think he can
succeed here.
While am touching upon those matters
let me take the time to speak N no un-
certain tones Of the good that has been
derived and may be derived from our
agricultural schools our COW testing as
sociations and also county super,ntend-
ents who nave more recently begun their
labors among us. In this connection I
must not IA 10 mention the great bene.
fits that have come 70 us from our State
agricultural college located in the beauti-
full city in which We are gathered
The inauguration of extension schools
Is another thing that ought to receive
our endorsement and practical support
by means Of these they who have not tho
time or are too far advanced In years to
take up regular course of study may
have many Of the benefits brought right
10 their doors by the experts who are IN
our schools and at such seasons as Is
convenient for them to avail themselves
Of them. Not the least Of the benefits
thus derived may be that of developing
more fully the interest and progressive
spirit of our young people and thus help
IN staying their rush to the cities and
keeping them willingly and cheerfully
upon our farms.
Farmers as a rule have the reputa ton
OF being conservative and perhaps they
are, but there are those who are imbued
with the spirit of progress and, because
of It. We no longer wait until tho time
when the freeman's meeting used to be
while tho grass Is full of the juices which
produce milk II Is cut and stored away IN
our barns
have sometimes, In fact often. wished
That the same spirit Of progress might
lead us to plant even more acres OF corn
and sow more grain. thus making it pos
Ihble to raise on our farms larger per
gent of the grain fed there rather than
10 leave us so dependent upon the farms
IN the West,
Though this Is dairymans meeting
isnd matters pertaining to dairying inter-
ests are to be especially considered, yet
It may not be altogether out OF place for
me TO add my conviction that with the
present demand for horses and the high
Tices We have to pay for them II seems
" me wise thing for our farmers to
take a little more interest and spend a
little more time In breeding and raising
:ots. Our State Is certainly adapted to
II Most farmers are equipped well enough
g. raise colts without any particular
hehanGes, and O. colt or two every year.