Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20

Inc last days session of tho 46th an
nusl meeting of the Vermont Dairy
mems association. held at the armory,
was one of the most successful OF the
three days meeting. The election of
officers. which was the final business
10 come before the afternoon meeting,
resulted in placing n. *. Brooks OF St.
Adams at tho head of tho organization,
Mr Brooks being advanced from the
onice of first vice-prcsident to that of
president. In the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions, as read by the
chairman. Prof. J. l.. Hills action was
taken towards obtaining uniform lcgs-
lation for the New England States and
New York. Three important addresses
formed the meat of the morning and
afternoon sessions and the annual ban
quet. with Judge +. j.. Fish presiding as
toastmaster at the after dinner speeches,
was held at the Van Ness House in the
evening.
AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLS.
The morning session was opened with
an address by Charles i. North. direc-
tor Of the public health bureau of New
York. who spoke on re-establishing the
rural aristocracy This lecture, which
was illustrated with stereopticon views,
dealt with the educating of the country
boy and girl so that they would remain
on the farms and carry on the work
there. In brief, he said:
The schools, more especially the high
schools, Of the New England Statea
with the curriculum of studies do not
give the type of education which tends
to TT the sons and daughters Of the
farmers for country life, but tend to
give that form of education which
brings the desire for city life and en-
vironment Those farmers who send
their boys and girls to high schools in
New England are almost certainly bid
ding them goodbye, so far their de-
sire to live on the farm is concerned.
The cities are taking the vitality, man
hood and womanhood away from the
rural communities, and the aristocracy
of rural life, which once existed in
these States. Is disappearing. While
the present systems in the schools are
responsible for this migration they are
also the best method of restoring pros
perity to the farm and may be used 10
influence the young to remain on their
home farms instead Of drifting to the
cities. thereby restoring the reputation.
The speaker then told of work when
has been done in a dairy farm district in
Maryland his talk being illustrated with
views A district which had kept up sew
eral small country schools built one cen.
trail school at an expense of S22,O1o and did
away with the small. scattered school
buildings. At this central school courses
in agriculture, mechanics, etc. We're laiG
out. Experiments were carried on which
would benefit the home farms. elements
Of S1rVeyiDg taught the hnVS a
course in forestry was planned and the
judging of horses and cattle studied. IN
this district boys educated at the school
obtained great results on their farms.
One of these results was that in corn
and a profit in this commodity alone was
put into the farmers pockets which
reached the great total 100000 in three
years experimenting. This was but one
result on the community brought about by
the studies of the younger generation who
at the same time were being interested in
things which would keep them in the;,
own homes.
GOD AND THE SOIL.
The other address of the morning was
that of the Chatauqua lecturer Bot
Seeds, who gave his famous lecture or
How God Made the Soil Fertile" His
story dealt with the building up of ar
abandoned farm in Huntingdon county
Pennsylvania, after, because of ill-health
the owner was not able to further carr
on his business in Tyrone in the same
State. Bob tells many witty stories and
they were so cleverly interspersed wit.
real sense that while his listeners got
many instructive pointers from his story
they were at the same time royalty enter
tanned,
Mr.. Seeds pointed out the wise fore.
thought OF the Almighty in locking up the
plant food of the earth so that man could
not burn out the life and ruin the farms
which would result in the starving q
generations to come hereafter. The Lor,
made all the acres of the land fertile with
out drawing a wagon-load OF manure
lime or commercial fertilizer accom-
plishng this result with vegetable mat
ter. lie treated plants that pull the nitro
gen out OF the air and other plants witt
the power to pump up the potash ant
phosphoric acid from the subsoil T,
obtain this result Bob used crimson clover
and cowhorn turnip These vegetabl,
matters were plowed into the ground en-,
unlocked the matter necessary to tn
growth Of crops. How the speaker final
ly brought his farm to the high stat
OF cultivation in which 1t may be fouu
to-day. taking off crops for a period Of 5
years and still having productive soil wa
long story. we'll told. and held the undl
vided attention Of his listeners, who n ske
many questions following the lecture
MARKET MILK
The afternoon session was opened wit
an address by Charles f. North Of Me-
York, who gave an illustrated talk on tn
ranufa cture OF clean milk This tai
was also illustrated. The speaker had
large number OF slides which were take
in both tho northern States and In Mar.
land. It was not his opinion that stable
from which clean milk must come woui
necessarily have to be of cement cor
struction, with SO many cubic feet OF al
space and so many square feet of windo
panes for light, hut that clean mill
minus maximum bacteria, was the resu
of the man who carried on the dairy !
the South conditions such as finding co
ored mixers who must first wet the
hands with milk to get a lather to mil
with we're cleaned up. Educating tn
younger generation Is an important pal
OF this movement which has attaine
fatterlng results.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The business session was held durin
the last hour of the afternoon meeting
The officers elected to serve the ensuin
Year aa follows: President IT, * Brook