The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-24
NEW ENGLAND SOIL
AND CLIMATE GOOD
For All Branches of General Farming,
Poultry, Sheep and Stock
Raising.

| Springfield, Mass, April 24.--"Presi-
dent Wilson's appeal for the production
of more food to meet the war emergen-
ey means more to the New England
states than to any other section of the
| United States" declared Leonard G.. Rob-
inson, president of the Springfield Fed.
eral Land bank in statement to-day.
while the New England states are
bending their efforts to increase food
production as a patriotic duty, they will
be contributing to their own permanent
prosperity and security" explained Mr..
Robinson "The New England states are
importing practically seventy per
cent of all of the agricultural products
which they consume and on all OF these
pay the profits of the middleman and
large transportation charges These
states have thousands of acres of UNI
used lands which ought to be put to the
business of producing food for New Eng
land people. These unused lands ought
to be the outlet for our abnormally large
city population. Our excellent trans
portation facilities would make it posi-
BILE for many people who are engaged at
work in the cities TO live on farms and
thus meet the problem OF supplying
themselves with part OF their food.
"A great many New England people
left the farm and went to the city be-
cause they found farm life unattractive
and Improbable. A great many agencies
are now combining to make this life more
attractive and more profitable. Most
of the New England counties have ex-
pert farm advisers whose business it is
to help farmers to make their labor more
productive. Improved mail delivery, tel |
ephone service. transportation service, all |
more attractive.
New England soil and climate are |
suited TO all the branches of general /
farming, poultry, sheep and stoekrais-
ing, as well as fruit and vegetable grow
ing. The newly created federal farm
loan system, through which money will
be loaned for agricultural purposes at
five per cent, and on the most convenient
time arrangements, is now ready to CO.
operate in this great campaign of more
food production. The agricultural col
eges, the United States department OF
agriculture, the county farm demonstra-
tors, and the farm bureau organizations,
are prepared to furnish reliable advice
to these new farmers to help them get
started properly.
There is one message | desire to con-
rey to the farmers of this district" con-
.inued Mr. Robinson. Il want them to
know and to feel that the Federal Land
bank of Springfield is their bank. ! can
not make that too clear or too emphatic.
L was created for them Its manage
nent will ultimately be in their hands.
It's sources depends upon them. The bank
5 here for no other purpose than to serve
hem and its officers have no other mo-
i've than that OF service. We welcome
md invite suggestions and criticism
rom farmers and from Others who may
Ne interested
"This bank keenly realizes its duties
nd responsibilities in the present grave
risis of our national existence. Our en-
nv into the world conuict has ipmosed on
very American duty to do his share I
n unfolding American rights and Amer
can honor To my mind, the most sol
mn and the most important of these 9
atriotic duties rests upon the Ameri-
an farmer. Upon him, more than upon
nyone else, must depend our ability 20
ring this war to a victorious end. The
american farmer has never failed the
ountry and will not now.
IF this mobilization campaign teaches
lew England how TO feed itself it win |,
ave been worth the effort"