The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27
MENTIONS FLAWS
IN FOOD PROGRAM
Editor Seyey Says Quanti-
ties of Some Foods
Were Wasted
CLOSING SESSION
OF FARM BUREAU
Miss Jefferson Points Out Necessity Of
Feeding Allies and Our Foes-Re-
marks by Thomas Bradlec of Yer
mont Extension Service,


mont Extension Service,
About 100 persons attended the joint
afternoon session of the agricultural
and economies divisions Of the Wind
ham County Farm Bureau in annual
session in Festival hall yesterday 10
listen to the addresses and gain infor-
NATION to put into practice on their
own farms.
President l. 4. Dunklec, who was
elected at the business session in the
forenoon, presided end introduced the
speakers. The first address was given
by Miss /. 7. jefferson, assistant pro
fcssor OF economies al the Massachu-
setts Agricultural college in Am
hcrst. vino suokc on Woman S work in
1919 She said the conservation work
VIII have 70 be continued as We must
| feed cur allies ourselves and our foes.
| This must he done, She said, for politl
cal and economic reasons. People who
are hungry are more riotouS. Our foes
must make rcparation for the wrong
they have done and Ill order to make
| this reparation they viii have to he
| fed
Miss jefferson stated that II takes
| onc.quarter more food for soldier
than TO feed him in civilian life and
gave the following figures, which rep
resent pounds in each instance show
| ing Wha1 IS necessary for one soldier
| for a year: Beef l75 or bacon 275.
wheat -four fl2, potatoes los. beans
50, primes =, coffee e6, sngar IS, syrup
:, condensed milk lli4, lard il =, but
ter lie, vinegar . T. salt l3la
Miss jefferson talk was compre-
hensiyc and instructive alike to the
ncn and women, as il dealt with the
economic needs and requirements.
Glen c. Sevev, editor of the New
England Homestead and secretary OF
tho New England Farmers War Coun-
ell. went extensively INTO his subject
The Outlook for the Farmer. He crit
cised tie program Of the food admin
iStration which had asked for the con
| seryation of certain products when
quantities Of such products We're going
10 waste, aud which had predicted milh
and butter famincS. when, 50 far n
New England At least was concerned
there was 40 sign OF famine and il
fact every month has shown q large
surplus. He said he thought the high
est prices for milk had been reached.
Mr. Serey disagreed strongly Will
tho idea OF centralizing control Of agri
culture ard other industries III the gov
ernmcnt, which has given increases il
nearly every line but has shown lael
of sympathy for the farmer. He con
tended that agriculture should be giy
en- the same consideration as other in
dustries; they have shown their loyal
~ and Won The war by carving Of
their work. many times at great loss
He spoke Of the great advantage 0
keeping accounts that the farmer ma
know where he stands. what he ha
! greater co operation among the farm
! crs,
/ Remarks were made bv Thoma
t Bradlcc of Burlington, director of cs
: tension work, who referred to the ad
[ dress ly Mr.. Sevey and stated that tn
Z work as outlined by him was practica
z II the same as already is being workc
ont in Vermont OF the $4,000 while
has been expended by the state for c.
5 tension work &32 600 has gone throug
the Farm Bureau. or three tifths of I j
= cost OF the extension work OF the stat
has been done through the Farm Z,
reau. The extension officials feel tn;
the Farm Bureaus shall be run by Il
: farmers and not by The agents. II
said the farmers were meeting an
:. mapping out their work for 4 year ar
are taking hold of things in their cor
munity for the bettermcnt Of agricu
, tural conditions.
At the close of the speaking Georl