Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-16
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST g. 1916
Notes

The county agent will be pleased to
meet members of the association at the
exhibit at the Barton fair, August %,
% and "a. The exhibit will be located
in Floral hall with exhibits from the
state extension service and the Orleans
high school. We are going to plan to
have plenty of space SO that friends
can come in. sit down, and talk over
any matter which may interest them.
We hope that this exhibit will have
considerable educa tional value. and it is
one the farmers should see.
The Orleans County Agricultural
association is cooperating with the
Grange in holding field meeting at |
Greensboro on Aug. 10. The meeting
will be held in A. E. Tolman's grove
just little way out of Greensboro
village. The speakers will be the
state master, w. N. Cady,> and state
master of Pennsylvania, Mr.. McSpar-
row. All Changers and members 'of |
the agricultural association and friends |
are cordially invited to attend to help |
make this grand success.
The county agent has looked over a
large number of fields of oats this !
summer and discovers that oat smut
is quite prevalent this season. 1t
would be a good idea if each farmer
about the per cent of loss he gets from
oat smut, and if found present resolve
that next spring he treat his seed with
formaldehyde, which costs only cent
a bushel for seed sown. Some fields
are showing as high as Is per cent of
smutty oats. This is a considerable
loss when it can be averted so easily,
besides making the work of threshing
considerable easier.
A series of canning demonstrations
was given by Miss Bessie M. Thayer
of the extension service in the
county during the week of July ID
There was an average attendance of 40
persons, and a great deal of interest
was created in this type of work, and
two of the communities have already
asked for an extension school for the
winter as result of the meeting.
The meetings were held in Newport,
Island Pond, Greensboro and Morgan
Many persons in Orleans county will
regret to learn of the resignation of
Prin. A. r. Merrill of the Vail Agri-
cultural school at Lyndon. Mr. Mer-
rill took great deal of interest in the
agricultural association and aided the
county agent in many ways. Mr..
M errill's successor is DR.. r. R. Clark,
who comes from Hampton institute
and is we'll fitted to carry on the work
of this institution and the agricultural
association wishes him success in TAX
ing up his labors in this, neighboring
town.
The following members have paid
their dues since the last issue:
Name Town Address
Burrell Lane Barton Orleans
c. 6. Batchelder Derby Derby
G. L. Nutting Westmore Barton
There were eighteen Orleans county
people who went to Lyndonville on
the excursion to the state forester S
meeting. They were very much inter-
ested and pleased to see the growth
made by the young pines on the sand
blown hills about Lyndonville, and the
visit to the Vail agricultural school
was of special interest to all. In the
evening there were addresses by State
Forester Hawse. James B. Taylor OF
the Greater Vermont association,
Horace Graham, state auditor, and
Hon. T. N. Vail. All the addresses
were of high character and very inter.
esting. Mr.. Wallis talk was given or
Preparedness and Conservation. .
There were two or three things which
: Mr.. Vail said we believe are worthy Of
bringing to the attention of our read
ers. In speaking of the state as {
place to attract people, he said: "We
, do not want to make Vermont the
: Switzerland of America, but we wan
to make it the Green Mountain state OF
America and Of its kind, Incompatible
We want to develop its charm anc
resources. We want to make it Sc
attractive that it will hold its youne
people and bring it's absent ones back. >
!: Then in speaking of the duty which the
; individuals should have in regard tt
each other should be one Of actine
together and working for each others
mutual benefit. cit is time we stopped
talking about that independence of the
individuals which is in fact only {
: surly, self-indulgent and an egotistica
elf-assertion and bad excuse for {
: bad education and bad breeding
This is very plain expression Of what
good many farmers have called THEN
independence, and has been the grea1
farmers drawback for the last twenty
years who are now in the rear of organ
ization and the benefits received from
the same It is to be regretted thai
more could not attend this meeting anC
enjoy the privileges which were enjoy.
ed by those who went
ants which build their little crate,