The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
Eighty Cars Participate in
Carrying Members of the
County Farm Bureau
GIVEN BIG RECEPTION
IN WAITSFIELD
Many Things of Interest Are
Seen at Various Points
of the Trip

The postponement of the field trip o
the farmers of Washington county from
{ Thursday 10 Friday did not seem TO af
, feet its success in the least. All thos,
who planned to 20 on Thursday We're OF
hand Friday morning to make the star
from Langdon street, Montpelier, in from
Of the Office of the bureau at 10 o'clock.
There were three ears from Brookfelc
in Orange county that met with severa
/. others at the Dodge brothers farm on
the Barre road at 0 a. m. Several Others
met at the farm of C. II Collins in
Marshfield These joined the main party
at Montpelier shortly before 10 o'clock
The ears were lined up at the curbing on
both sides of the street The ears fur.
nshed by the Montpelier Board of Trade
for the transportation of those having
no other means of going, showed up at
the corner of Langdon and Main streets
where their passengers were allotted 10
them, after which they took their places
in the line, which by 10 o'clock occupied
both sides of Langdon street from Main
to Elm, with more still joining. Placards
with Washington County Farm Bureau
printed thereon were distributed and tied
on most OF the cars in conspicuous places.
Nearly every town in the county was
/ represented at the start, both by farmers
in their own ears and by people who
went in the Montpelier Board of Trade
cars George Almon, chairman of the
/ transportation committee of the board,
was especially active and efficient in Sc
curing cars and in alloting passengers to
| their places. About 25 cars were fur
nished and filed by the Board Of Trade
| in this way. This is the kind Of Co
operation that counts, and the county
farm bureau, its officers and members
as well as the people who took the trip
especially appreciate this 60 operation.
The start was made at 1890 from Elm
street, with County Agent Abbott, with
his car, acting as pilot H ]. Dodge of
the executive committee Of the bureau,
who has charge of the corn demonstra-
tions of the bureau, was in the second
car. The run to NJ. r. Childs' of More
town was made without incident A
short stop was made at this place to look
over the corn test, then the procession
moved on TO the farm of D. r. Bisbee,
driving slowly at this place TO look at
the corn and SOY beans and the alfalfa
demonstration. The cars also ran slow
~ by the 22-acre field of corn and beans
Of G.. NJ. Jones, which is an especially fine
example of the possibilities of this crop
The maturity of the field indicated that
it will help to cut down Mr.. Jones grain
bill this winter.
The main stop of the morning was
made at the corn test at w G. Joslyn's,
near Waitsiield village Here time was
taken to inspect the field thoroughly
after which the county agent took about
30 minutes to explain its purpose and the
relative value of varieties and corn in the
different stages of maturity. The cars
then pulled over TO the campus of the
school building in Waitsfed village,
where the parties spread their lunch,
which was finely supplemented by the
local Red Cross girls, who sold coffee
and lemonade for the benefit of the Red
Cross. The Waitsield Warren and Fay
ston people turned out well and gave the
party fine reception,
Immediately after lunch the cars were
parked on the campus, with the people !
on the ground and in the cars for the |
purpose of taking picture and listening |
t,lt~
party and those who joined at Middlesex |
and Moretown, the number of cars had |
reached so, with probably $50 people |
present The picture was taken by J. NJ I
Bullock of Mortified, Of whom copies of
the picture may be obtained
The speakers were introduced by c. A.
Badger, the president of the farm bureau.
D. r. Bisbee of Waitsfeld was called
upon to tell about the trip of the execu.
tive committee of the bureau TO New
port He reported the progress OF the
Orleans County Farmers exchange and
intimated that the farmers of Washing.
ton county could profit by their epe
Renee. c. n. Smith of Brandon, secre-
tary of the Ayrshire Club of Vermont,
spoke briefly of the use that should be
made Of the large crops that are being
raised in the country this year He stat
ID that the farmers must make a way to
iced this stuff TO better cows, so as to
get the maximum production. County
Agent Abbott spoke briefly, thanking the
people present for their cooperation in
making the trip a success and asking
hem for their further help in the inter
st of the bureau and the work that il
$ carrying on. Ex-Msyor J. b. Estee,
president Of the Montpelier Board Of
Trade, spoke very Interestingly of the
forts Of the board TO cooperate with
he people Of the rural communities. He
tated that co-operation. organization