The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-04
National Association Calls
Meeting in Brattleboro
for Monday
GRAIN PROBLEM
BECOMES SERIOUS
Cows Being Slaughtered and Calves
Are Not Raised = Remedy for Con
ditions Being Sought = Meeting in
Festival Hall at 2 o clock.

A dairy conference under the aus
piccs of the New England Milk Pro
duccrs association vii be held in near
~ ever county in New England next
Monday. The meeting for Windham
county will be held in Fcstiva! hall.
Brattlcboro, at clock All dairy
men aud those interested in the indrs-
try are urged to he present.
la Il supplement to the New England
Dairvman for this month the unfavor-
able geographical location of New Eng
land fer being reached i'll the distribu-
tion in necessities drawn from the
West or South is mentioned, also the
fact that New England raises only one
fourth of what she eats To keep tse
vastly important manufacturing indus
tries going If is important that the peo-
pie be fed. This makes it necessary
to conserve 10 the utmost the food
supply OF New England.
Dairving is the greatest single in
dustrv in New England. Upon its con
tinuauce depends the production Of
other crops. Thousands of cows are 90
in4 to slaughter Calves are not be
ing raised. This loss is vital. its a.
robustness IS understood. What can be
done to check ii Possibly more grain
can be raised in New England, but not
enough to meet the situation. What
to do and what mast be done shoull
be indicated at the conferences Mon
day.
The notification to county agents aut
others relative TO the meeting is in tht
form of a letter, which follows:
To County Agents and Directors OF tn,
Extension Service:
According to reports received by H.
several things including the lack o
grain and the soaring prices are puttny
| the New England dairy industry in a de
| cidedly prcc8riouS position Few people
farmers least OF all, recognize the ST
| riousnes~ of the situation. You as stu
| dent OF conditions viii appreciate he ne
| ce~sity OF quick and effective action
| We appeal To YOU therefore TO assist Il
| in awakening the consuming and the prd
ducmg public to the real situation an,
| it~ possible consequences. For this pur
pose we have called mass meetings o
dairy men in nearly every county in Ney
England on Monday, May 7th at sue
place and hour a. the county officer,
named below, designate VIII YOU no
cooperate with them in making thi
meeting a success by assisting in prepar
ING for it, by attendance and participa
tiunE
Grain We must have Shall w. buy q
raise II. Can we buy il at ANY price
Can We raise it, What will il cost 1
buy it or raise III What must We q
Tor our prodHct Can we eubetitut
something else for dairNingg What
best to do anyhow and how Shall we .
about doing it:
We believe the most important agr
cultural duty in New England today
to keep the cows on the farms. How ca
it be done. The public, when it appr.
ciates its danger, viii be willing to hell
The dairymen must show the necessit
that something be done and their vii
ingness to do their part
Thanks for help iii advance
Yours truly.
RICHARD PATTEE.
Secretary,
County President Henry Frost, East
Putney.
County Secretary Lynn W, Fullam,
Westminster.