Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-16
SERVICE TO DIVIDE $4,000.
Farm Bureau Association Heads
Confer on Ways and Means.
Districting Of State and Apportioning
Of Federal Emergency Fund IL
Left to State University College
Of Agriculture.

A unanimous RESOLUTION tnat DIRECTOR
Thomas Bradlee of the agricultural ex-
tension service and his associates make a
survey of Vermont and determine the way
the state should be districted and the fund
Of $21, 100 available under the special food
production, conservation and survey bill
of Congress distributed was passed at a
conference between the service and presi-
dents and other members Of farm bureau
associations at the New Sherwood Sat-
urday afternoon. The fund may be used
at the services discretion. Dean j. l..
Hills and Mr.. Bradlee represented the
State university college Of agriculture.
Commissioner Of Agriculture E. 8. Brig
ham of st. Adams took part in the dis
cussion which preceded the resolution.
Dean Hills opened the conference with
an explanation Of the bill. The bulk of
the fund, no said, was distributed among
the great cereal growing States Of the
Union like Iowa, Illinois, etc. He said
privately that Of the $21. 100 which came to
Vermont 1900 was for county agent work.
$7,100 for work in home economics. the
plan being to have home economics DEM
onstration agents; and 5000 for boys and
girls project work. Expenditure Of the
third item was not discussed.
Mr.. Bradlee dwelt in more detail on
plans for the expenditure Of the fund In
Vermont. He said with the sum at hand
each Of the IL counties which have county
agents-Lamoille Is included from July l.
though it has no agent as yet-about $7bc
would be apportioned to each county.
Grand Isle and Essex counties viii also
beneft, however. from the fund. Each
county would be expected to raise GER.
tain amount of extra money to be added
to it's share of the government fund. II Elk
= <,l1 At<,,n .oN
man employed as assistant to the county
agent could have $500. Another district.
ing suggested had been a division Of the
State into four parts with headquarters
in this city, Randolph. Rutland and St
Johnsbury. Dean Hills said he believed
the Central Vermont and Rutland rail.
roads-this was in answer to a question
from Mr.. Bradlee-would give the new
aids free transportation as they already
did certain officials Of the extension serv-
Ice and county agents. Mr.. Bradlee said
the new men would assist county agents
and like them would be men Of training
and experience. He suggested that any
extra funds that counties might raise fol-
their support be raised by means Of the
farm bureau associations. and other
means like those already used.
VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS MADE.
Commissioner Brigham said he did moi
approve the segregation" plan of Ernes,
Hitchcock of Pittsford Rutland county
| that the funds be distributed so as to re-
suit In larger production Of food for hu.
man uses. as the government evidently
had designed, regardless Of what coun'
ties benefited. He said Vermont had l..
030 900 acres Of hay under cultivation. and
II four acres. say. from each Of the States
80. 900 farms were switched from hay &c
cereals. ETC.. the object wiuld be met. Mr.
Hitchcock said Mr.. Brigham's suggestion
would serve about the same purpose al
he himself had in mind. The work should
] be scattered all over the State, In the com.
missioner's opinion. The labor situation
was likely to be worse, rather than bet.
ter, he said.
Mr.. Hitchcocks idea was to have the
service encourage the raising Of wheat
| oats, barley, beans, etc. He said he didn't
see how the service could assist the dairy.
men much more than 1t had done. Later
he said he would like to see further aid
given. SO far as practicable, II possible.
Other suggestions made were regarding
the cooperative buying Of feed for cows
the selection OF proper corn seed. etc. Sew
eral expressed the view that the money
should not be spent hurriedly. Among the
other speakers were C. j. Wright Of vii.
liston, j. A. Leach of Bennington county
E. V. Bicknell Of Orange county, C. A
Badger Of Washington county, H. c.
Cleveland Of Orleans county. w. r. Rus.
sell Of Caledonia and E. b. Cornwell OF
Addison.