The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14
STATE AGRICULTURAL
SCHOOLS COMMENDED
Favorable Report by the Investi-
eating Committee Appointed,
by the Vermont Legislature
Schools Worthy of Continued
Interest and Patronage. ie

During the recent session of the
Vermont legislature the discontin-
uance OF one or both Of the state ag-
ricultural schools having been mace \
an issue, special joint committee |
was appointed to visit the schools. /
investigate and report. It's findings
were distinctly favorable to the
schools. The legislature accepted
the report and evidenced its approval /
and endorsement by renewing the
appropriations in the same amounts
and under the same conditions as Tor
the previous tive years.
SO clearly were the advantages pos
sessed by these schools for imparting
agricultural education to the youth
of Vermont set forth in this report
that il deserves wide reading. es-
| pecially by parents interested in such
department of training.
The special committee consisted OF
sub committees representing the com
mittees on education and educational
| institutions OF the Senate and House.
to which was joined the president OF
| the legislative Farmers Club. 1t Wis
tied the Vail school at Lyndonville,
March Z. and the Vermont State Ag-
! ricultural school at Randolph, March
! 10. The committee also secured such
| information as II deemed necessary
from other sources. From its report,
made TO the governor and 10 the
members OF the committees, represent
ed. is taken the following summary;
The Theodore N. Vail Agricultural
School and Farms at Lyndonvllle.
This school with outlying farms
has an acreage of approximately 1900
acres. About 200 acres are used for
/ tillage. The balance OF the property
Is used for pasture and woodland, in
GLIDING from 80 to 50 acres of pine
forestry plantation. On the property
there are 10000 sugar naples suit
able for tapping, C,0QO of which were
tapped last year. The balance were
! not tapped owing to lack OF equip
ment. The state maintains the
school on an annual appropriation OF
$29.soo a-d tic farm Is better than
self-suppofting.
Buildings and Equipment
The buildings on Speedwell farm
/ which is the farm upon which the
, school Is located, are Of modern con-
' struction and equipped with strictly
} up-to date farm appliances. These
buildings are in q remarkably good
J state ofrepair and have the appear
! arce OF being well cared for, The
) buildings on the outlying farms ars
the ordinary type Of Vermont farm
buildings and so far as your com
4 mittee was able to Judge from its In
/, spection, are In excellent condition
, and maintained In a good state o
!. repair. They are not as pretentioui
as the buildings on Speedwell farm
but will compare very fayorably. witt
the farm buildings found on most o
our up-to-date Vermont farms.
q Water System. bf
|, Speedwell farm and the adjacen
/. buildings and those other building
d not maintaining their own water gys
/. TEN are supplied with water IRON
I. Chandler pond, which Is LOCATED il
i 1.-the town OF Wheelock and IS include
v in the deed Of gift from Theodore \
9 Vail and wife TO the State, TN
!. wator pressure is SO arranged as {
supply an excellent fire protectio
a for the farm buildings and the dol
~ mitory al Speedweli farm There
!, ample hose connection and the stu
= dents and farm laborers are drille
In the use of tho hose cart In case {
II fire emergency.
n Electric Light Plant.
-. IL tot. MI .rtb
"a located on the Cahoon falls. Pas3umI
q. sic river, Is thoroughly equipped an
10 we'll maintained This electric ligl
plant supplies electricity for illu
- minatlng and power purposes
=, = Speedwell farm. the Vail residenC
=, and Lyndon Institute and n the judl
10 ment of your committee is valu;
- bic water right for the State to ri
tain.
Live Stock and Farm Equipment.
'e Your committee found the liy
y stock in excellent condition. or u
y 222 cattle, there are 129 mich Gov
Is of excellent dairy type. l rogistcre
~ Brown Swiss and | registered Guerl
r. sey bull. The young stock are vei
promising The dairy is complete
every detail About one COW in e
in the herd Is thoroughbred and Y
balance representa- very high clal
stock. The "a horses include OF
nh thoroughbred Morgan stallion al
10 two percheron stations. used 4
~ breeding purposes. q work horses
=" the best farm type. thoroughbr'
~ Percheron mares, registered Shi
mare, colts and driving horse
The So swine are mostly Chest
White and the lie sheep are lar
or and we'll selected and are headed
"a one registered Shropshire and ol
~ registered oxford ram. IT
I'n poultry arc White Loshorns. Barr
US Plymouth Rocks and White Wya
Ter dottes, The White Leghorns. whit
Ter predominant In numbers, are frc
re- the best strain.
Farm Machinery and Toolo.
lin There Is complete list OF agrici
lot tural machinery and tools including
ny Fordson tractor, all In excellent co
n dition. The repairs and painti
necessary upon this equipment a
done almost entirely by students
the school.
The pormitory.
se' Tho dorml,ory was formerly fal
An house and has been enlarged and
OF tered SO as to mako II suitable
MS dormitory purposes, AZ present
IN win accommodate about 60 boys. 7
ng, toilet aud bathing facilities are
the best. The roomn are simply d
- nished. but'well kept The htch
~ IS equipped with = cold storage pll