Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-29
FOUR COUNTY MEETINGS
Scientific Farming Explained at Rig
Gathering Mt WcstonA5OO AGri-
cuiturfsts Hear Experts.

At a four-countY meeting arranged
by the extension department of the nj
versity Of Vermont through the county
agents. 800 farmers gathered at Weston
Thursday
The day was almost ideal, though cool
Beside Gov. Charles w. Gates and AG-
cultural Commissioner f. s BRIGHAM.
experts We're present from the United
States department Of agriculture, from
the New England Homestead and from
eight counties of the State, as we'll as
senator's. representatives and prominent
men from the entire southern part of
the State.
The village was in holiday Garb, ana
the South Londonderry Cornet band.
with J r.. Johnson signing leader.
made martial and patriotic music for
the visitors Many of the farmers and
their families picknicked on the greet.
while at the odd Fellows hall, whore
the Rebekahs provided plenty of home
cooked food. several hundred people
were provided with dinner.
The meeting began with a dcmonstra-
ton of stockiudging by Prof G. +, f..
Story of the chair of animal hushandrY
in the University of Vermont. Picked
COWS from the vicinity representing
dairy types, were led into the ring ana
Prof story called attention to the points
considered by experts in judging them.
Coincident with Prof Story's live stock
demonstration. Miss BESSIE NJ. Thayer
home economics specialist Of the oNton-
! sion service gave a demonstration of
/ the canning Of fruits and vegetables
| This demonstration, held in the school
| hall. was attended ny $50 women, all of
whom showed a keen interest in the
methods Miss Thayer demonstrated for
| them
| Professor Thomas Bradloa of the l. Y.
NJ extension department. had charge or
the exercises, which began about one
O'Clock. and DR.. G. ~ Smith of Weston
welcomed the visitors. lie was followed
by Senator Nat. l.. Divoll, head of the
| Windham county farm bureau, VII" an
nounced the next big meeting at New
| fame and urged the farmers to cooperate
in the interest of "a new Vermont and
a new New England
| Governor Gates was received with a
| generous ovation,
| what would our graAdfathers say,
he asked N they could see a gathering
like this" He glanced around at the ring
! of 100 motor cars. rot a horse or n
horse-drawn vehicle being in sight at tire
moment and called attention to the auto
mobiles which had made such meetings
possible and the roads which had made
the automobiles possible
81 have been In every town Of the
State" continued the Governor, and
| believe that the smaller towns repro
sent in quality, a larger proportion OF
intelligence and the real kind of Yer
mont citizenship than we give them
| credit for.
Commissioner Rrigham's talk on cash
| Crops" was practical from beginning to
| end.
| lie strongly recommended county farm
associations, whore farmers could get
! together, decide on what crops they could
raise and market most probably aul
then cooperate on lahor-savinE machinery
and marketing, thus making better
net profit
G. c. Seavey of the New England
Homestead urged the farmers to keep the
| leadership of the farm bureau in theil
own hands and warned them against con-
tinually increasing production without