Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-15
ADDISON COUNTY'S
WHEAT PRESTIGE
Our Seed in Demand in Sew
raj Counties
We Grew More Wheat Last Year Than
Any Other Section of State

Addison County's old-time prestige
as a wheat. growing section has been
regained and it stands today as the
banner county Of the state in this re-
spect, according to figures made public
by County Agent l. N, Bartlett, after
having attended at Burlington last Fri
day and Saturday an agricultural con-
ference at which County Agents and
Farm Bureau presidents from all sec.
tions Of the state reported on the food
prospects for the coming year,
Last year, it was estimated by J. T..
Carrigan, former county agent here and
now assistant state leader OF county
agents, that Addison County farmers
sowed 1900 acres to wheat From the
reports which the other county agents
made at the conference it appears that
Addison County's record was over
three times that Of any other county,
most of the Others reporting anywhere
from 100 to 500 acres,
This year Addison County will bring
her record up to $500 acres and the es-
Inmates at the conference in Burlington
were that the whole state would pro-
duce about 10000 acres II these fig
ures are realized it will mean that Ad-
olson County will produce 25 per cent
of the wheat grown in Vermont.
1t developed from what County Ag-
ent Bartlett says that the County is
gaining reputation not only for the
quantity but for the quality of the
wheat it grows Evidence of this is in
g., 10 . lao a.
number of orders from other counties
for Addison County wheat for seed,
One order for 100 bushels has been sent
from Washington County a similar or
der is pending from Lancaster, n. H..
and Rutland County farmers are also
in the market for Addison County seed
1t is a fortunate result as the far
mers will be able to sell practically all
of the wheat they now have on hand
for seed at about So a bushel or 81 more
than would have been realized for feed
ing purposes. Any farmers who have
extra wheat on hand should communi-
cate with the Farm Bureau if they
would sell it for seed
Mr. Bartlett reported at the Burling-
ton conference that nearly every far
mer would grow at least a couple of
acres OF wheat, and though there had
been a great deal of talk as to whether
the Government would seize the entire
production it has been made plain Of
fiCially that any farmer who grows
wheat will be allowed to retain at least
one years supply for his own use,
An important result of the Burling
ton conference was the federating Of
the Farm Bureaus of the State, so
that they may all act together to the
advantage Of Vermont farmers as a
whole +, B. Cornwall, President of
the Addison County Farm Bureau was
elected president of the federation II,
E. Hallock of St. Johnsbury, first vice
president; o. S. Osborne of Rutland.
second vice-p president c. A. Badger
of Washington County treasurer, and
Joseph +. Carrigan, Assistant State
Leader of County Agents, secretary.
These officers, together with Thomas L.
Bradlee, State Leader of County Agents
as a member ex-officio, will constitute
the executive committee.
The meeting was addressed by W. A.
| Lulu, LCduSi vi SOully hbSulS III tuC
North andWest, who outlined the work
of the Farm Bureau, G.. l.. Goddard
the head of the Farm Management De-
partment, who appealed to the farmers
to study the advantages of machinery,
and in view of the labor shortage, to
figure how their heads and machines
might do much of the work that their
hands had previously done.
The four home demonstrators in the
state including Miss Emma Fuller OF
Addison County, had an interesting
meeting at the same time which was
addressed by Mrs. Salisbury OF Wash
ington who impressed upon them the
value Of home demonstration work
could be made to have. Reports were
made on the membership campaign
and the results were declared to be re-
markably satisfactory in view of the
short time that the Home Demonstra-
ton idea has been in vogue.