The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-09
! BETTER TIMES FOR THE FARMER
INSURED BY RISE OF CO. OPERATION
Bringing Into Closer Relations
Of Soil TiIIers and Other
Business Men Bene-
fits All.

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those not yet awake to their possibili
ties.
An Illustration Of what this means
was given in the New England Farm
and Business Conference held In
Springfield Sept Is and 16, under the
auspices Of the Eastern States Exposi-
! ton. About 200 Of the foremost men
OF agriculture, business and industry
I In New England responded to the call.
More than 80 of these men spoke on
the general subjects: What is the
Matter with New England" and
What Is the Remedy for New Eng.
lands Ills?" and out OF what every one
present at the close declared was the
most important gathering Of Its kind
ever held In New England came the
resolution eor the formation of a per-
manent New England Farm and Busi-
ness Union, to work in conjunction
with the Eastern States Exposition.
Committees on finance and organiZa-
ton Will meet In Springfield at the
time Of the National Dairy Show, Oct.
II to 81. on the exposition's grounds.
anu dtSlkHtu u Dt a Dcll-
eft to all New England, the Eastern
States Exposition is essentially peo-
pies movement. It's board OF directors
Is composed of men who represent the
agriculture, business and industries of
New England, and its financing has
been done by the people. Scores of in
diyiduals In the six states have sought
the opportunity to participate In the
movement The directors believe that
many others will do the same when
they understand the scope and prom
Use of the exposition as a forward I'M
dnrtaking
Brought Dairy Show to East.
The bringing of the 10th annual Ma
tionel Dairy Show to New England is
one of several definite accomplishments
TO the credit of the Eastern States for
the upbuilding of he agriculture and
dairying of the six states. Always
heretofore held in Chicago. the effort
to transplant it TO New England for
year could never have succeeded had
the directors of the exposition not
been able to show the men of the mid
die west that New England would APP
preciate a dairy stimulus and that
there was an organization here big
enough to fittingly handle the greatest
thing of its kind in the world. Soil
fertility is an essential to a successful
agriculture and the encouragement or
dairying is therefore one of the chief
OF Of he Tho dairy
show win be a great force in this di-
rection.
The dairy show will be given in
group of buildings consisting of a Coll.
scum, 300 by 200 feet, containing an
arena 200 by 100 feet.
and seats for $500 persons; a Machin-
cry Hall. 301 by pa feet, horse show
and cattle buildings for 1,2o0 head, a
beautiful new woman's building and
other structures.
The woman's building will this year
De used for the exhibition of the work
If the boys and girls clubs of New
England and the North Atlantic states.
The Eastern States Exposition, togeth-
n with the dairy show, created a COM
nittee TO cooperate with the state and
ocal club leaders In this project.
Work Of Boys and Girls.
There are 100000 boys and girls do
ng work as club members. These
Joys and girls are carefully Supervised
md directed. They are engaged In
me or more of ten projects: Market
ardening, canning, potato, corn, poul-
ry, pig, bread-making, garment-mak-
ng, farm and home handicraft and
airy Judging.
The United States Department Of
agriculture, through an appropriation
( $4,000, Is cooperating. The State
hub leaders, the county agents, many
olunteer workers and the extension
len of agricultural colleges have been
in helping along these
oys and girls. Some Of the extension
len have sacrificed their summer va
atoms for the cause. In addition to
his the government is employing
bout 20 specialists to help instruct
ne boys and girls how to select, Judge
nd demonstrate.
The boys and girls club work is be-
lg so organized that 1t is federating In
lie Eastern States and giving young
eople an unparalleled opportunity to
chieve distinction. The reasons the
oys and girls have been leaving the
lrms are principally four; Lack of an
Tocation as the farm has been con-
lcted; isolation; the lack of an oppor-
nifty to satisfy their aspirations and
N hiftnnS- lapl. of ,In-rpannt h..
,mmittee contemplates a ten-year pro-
am so thoroughly worked out that 1t
Ill show hundreds of thousands OF
,ys and girls in the Eastern States
at farming can be made prosperous
Isiness. that country life affords an
lportunity TO satisfy their highest