Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-28
HOPE TO RAISE $1,000
Advisory Board Working for a
County Agricultural Advisor.
Burlington's share Would he about e7OO
and st. George Would Contribute
eA6O-Government Pays
Like sum.

At the meeting Of the advisory board of
the newly formed Chittenden County
Farmers association, held In the rooms
of the Merchants association Saturday
afternoon. there were present members
of the board from all but three towns
in the county. They were L. S. Jen-
nngs OF Bolton. H b. Chittenden of
Burlington, G. M. Byington Of Charlotte,
L. f. Bates OF Essex E. G. Mead Of
Hinesburg. F.. R. Strong Of Huntington,
Wright Fay Of Jericho Andrew Berry Of
Richmond, Carl G. Fletcher Of Shell
burne. F. r. Catlin Of South Burling-
ton. Earl Aver Of st. George, W. g.
Brown of Underihll and Clayton j.
Wright Of williston.
The election OF officers and the adoption
OF constitution and bylaws completed
tho organization Of the association, which
hopes In time TO secure the services Of
trained Agricultural advisor for the
farmers Of this county. This IL tho first
definite move In the county 10 secure for
the agricultural interests Of the county
the advantages which eight other coun-
ties Of the State are now ENJOYING
These counties are Caledonia, Orleans,
Bennington. Windsor. Orange. Rutland.
Franklin and Windharn The work of
the advisors In these counties has been
so uniformly successful that there is
no disposition in any OF them to dis
continue the work In Caledonia county
Advisor Stimson saved the farmers OF
the county more than his years salary
in the purchase Of chemicals for fertiliz-
ers the very first year.
In the one item Of fertilizers the fol-
lowing. taken from the st. Johnsbury
Ref blican. shows what the value Of the
services Of an advisor may be:
Secretary Richmond Of the Orleans
Farmers association and Secretary
Simpson Of the Caledonia Farmers as
ISOLATION met in st. Johnsbury Tuesday
and awarded the combination order 70,
chemical fertilizers for their associations
for the coming season to the Nitrate
Agency company II New York.
The order calls for $50 tons Of chemi
calls and the order was given to the
| company In competition with ten othe,
companies because their bid was lower
and because they were the only people
who could furnish potash In tho quaint!
ties called for.
This order represents saving .,
hundreds Of dollars to the farmers who
comprise the associations"
| Thomas Bradlee, State leader and col,
la borator OF the United States depart
rnent of agriculture, was present at thu
meeting Saturday and said that 1t might b.
possible for the county to secure mones
from the United States government &C
that an advisor might be had in July
This was dependent on several contin
gencies The government. as fast a.
funds are available. contributes $1.2n
toward the yearly salary OF a count,
advisor when certain conditions hav,
been complied with by the farmers D
a county. These are the raising Of al
equal sum by the county and the forna
ton OF a county organization Of which
at least 70 per cent. Of the farmers o
the county shall be members.
To raise the $500 necessary IT wa
proposed at the Meeting to ask tn
towns of the county at the coming an
nual town meeting to vote their proper
ton Of this sum under the provision
of an act passed at the last session o
the LEGISLATURE The provisions Of tn
act are as follows:
AN ACT TO ENABLE TOWNS TO AP
PROPRIATE MONEY FOR COUN
TY AGRICULTURAL WORK.
II Is hereby enacted by the Genera
Assembly OF the State Of Vermont:
Section l. Towns may, at any annua
meeting or at a special meeting, legal
warned for that purpose, appropriate
sum Of money to pay its share Of tn
expense incurred in the employment O
a government county agricultural ah
visor; the sum appropriated by an
town to be such proportional part of tn
sum of twelve hundred dollars as tn
grand list Of said town bears to tn
total grand list Of the county.
Sec. :. II at any time the federal gov
eminent shall demand sum other tina.
twelve hundred dollars from a county
the towns In such county may appro
pirate such sum subject to the condition
OF tho preceding section.
Sec. 3 This act shall take effect fror
its passage
Approved February 7. 1918.
If the towns SOD AT to take advantag
OF the law tho sums 20 be raised wi
vary from about $3.50 in st. George I
over 500 in the city Of Burlington I
no town outside Of Burlington Is tn
amount large.
Zach member OF tbs advisory commit
tee Is to be In charge Of tho work [
getting members for the association I
his town. and was empowered by tn
meeting to appoint two assistants TIL
membership fee was fixed at 81 per yea
-Four hundred members must be secure
In the county to make UP the % pc
cent. required by the government.
II was stated at the meeting that Add
son county had been taking some ster
to secure a county advisor and that
Chittender county expected to secure tt
next advisor that will be allotted 10 tn
State the county must he In shape I
meet the government requirements
Addison county would probably seoul
the prize.