The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-26
Vacation on the Farms.


Commissioner of Agriculture e. S.
brigham calls for 5000 men who will
go onto the farms of Vermont. His
call should be answered, for farm
work Is in way as much real service
to the country as it is to bear arms.
The maximum product from our fields
should be secured this season.
Rutland News. H W
Commissioner Brigham throws the
field open to all, He wants city folks,
from Vermont cities as well as from
the other New England centers of
population. The city yacationists will
find farming a new and novel expert
ence. IL will do him good to get back
to the soil for short time. 1t viii
open his eyes TO farming in some de-
gree, will give him some new thought
standards, Will develop him psyhical-
ly and during all this intensified pro-
cess he will be doing something of
great value for his country at war.
The current issue of The Popular Me-
chanics Magazine contained the fol-
lowing timely editorial regarding
summer vacationists on the farm:
Hundreds CT thousands of city
workers who are allowed a vacation
this summer should plan to spend it
on farm The shortage of help on
our farms Is greater this year than
ever before, due partly to the patriotic
effort of our farmers to plant every
available acre. Two weeks of outdoor
life on farm will be not only a new
and pleasant experience to those who
have never tried it, but will do won
ders in building up physically for the
entire year. It is not so much the time
spent in idleness which constitutes a
real vacation, as a complete change
in ones everyday work Farm work
is much lighter than formerly, owing
to the general adoption OF labor-sav-
ing machinery, and large part con-
sists in riding where a few years ago
the operator walked. While the city
man may not be qualified TO perform
properly all kinds OF farm work, there
is plentyNlge can do. and when given
the chance is likely to surprise his
farmer employer by his readiness to
learn and efficiency shown. Aside
from the satisfaction of doing some
thing worth while for our country,
the return in health and strength
which outdoor exercise affords, and
the money, earned instead of spent at
resort there is positive asset in
this getting together of the city and
the country man. Each will be sur
prised to discover what lot of valu
able experience the other fellow has,
and now much each can learn from
the other to mutual advantage. The
farmer Will find cut the city boys are
not all dudes, and the city lad will
realize the modern farmer is anything
but 4 'rube There will be some dis
appointment, OF course, but the ma
jority on both sides will make good
Don't wait until the last minute, but
get III touch with some farmer at
once. This can easily be done through
the bureaus conducted by daily papers
in all cities. You may raise a few
blisters on your hands, but you will
raise tremendous appetite at the
same time, and the rich tan and fresh
blood will more than compensate for
a few lame joints the FIRST, day or SO,
Many VIII know for the first time the
joy contained in an cid oaken bucket,
and that new mown hay has fra
granCe which no amount of money
can Purchase at the perfumer's. st.
Albalis Messenger.