Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22

man OF the House committee on agricul-
ture In Congress copies of these state
ments of our position touching extension
work and the butter fat standard.
We are milkmakcrs and sugarmskers
We want to increase the use of our
products. We believe in crying our
wares. We commend the far-sighted
wisdom Of those who planned the CAM
paigns In our large cities and elsewhere.
designed to set forth the food values of
their products. We rejoice in their sue
cess. We believe that the money thus
spent Is well invested and that bread
thus cast upon the waters is sure TO re-
turn again,
We arc interested in the evidences of
the spread of the cooperative spirit.
Vermont farmers increasingly are buying
and selling in cooperation. There are
those who would deny them this right.
There are those who refuse to quote them
their wares. There are entire industries
which are said to have refused to quote,
except at retail prices, to cooperative
organizations. Time was when tho en-
battled farmers stood at Concord and
what they then did the whole world
knows. Time may come. in $50 years or
less from that April day in ITS, when
they again may stand. We believe that
attitude are Ill advised. Yet. while we be-
leve in dealing in combination and in
large units. we hold steadfast cdly 10 the
principle Of trading with our neighbors
aud townsmen whenever it is possible TO
do so without too srcat a monetary
sacrifice.
We heartily approve and earnestly COM
mend to the thoughtful consideration of
our members the entire address of our
retiring president and more especially his
admonitions as TO the wisdom of adequate
bookkeeping on the farm and his remarks
concerning the labor situation. We re-
greet the misunderstanding of his position
touching the farm usage of olemargarine.
evidenced by the reports in the morning s.
paper. His long and honorable record as
sn officer in this association and his life
time close utilization with Vermonts
dairy interests are sufficient assurance
of his orthodoxy in respect to oeomar-
garine.
We note with pleasure the stress our
speakers lay upon the use of purebred
sires. God speed the day when the muf-
fed drums sad roll shall sound for the
last scrub bull in Vermont. He is
bovine Bolshevik and should be depcrted
We believe with our friend from Cor
nell University who spoke yesterday
afternoon. that it is better and cheaper
to buy money of the men whose business
lit is to sell money than of the men whose
business it is to sell feed or other farm
supplies; and that 1t is better for the lat
ter as well. We urge our members to
think this over and to act accordingly
We commend the stand taken by the
National Grange, our State Grange aud
by many other representative farmers
ptatt @1,t,
titude of organized labor. We see little
| in common to-day as between the farmer
and union labor.
We are glad to note that farmers more
frequently than in the past are band
ing themselves together. that they arc
becoming less aloof. that they are bulk
| ing larger In the nations affairs. We
welcome the formation of the National
Federation of Farm Bureaus. believe in
its purposes and are confident of it's
ability to accomplish them. We note
with interest the announced intention Of
the President of the United States short
~ to call to Washington widely re-
preventative conference Of farmers. anal
ogous in its field to that heretofore called
in the interests Of industry. We trust
that from such conference much good
may flow.
we recall Ine constructive work OF the
Roosevelt Country Life Commission of
10 years ago. We believe that it is high
time that a similar survey was again
made on a nationwide basis We feel that
the results of such a survey. clearly set
ting forth to the consuming public the
agricultural situation Of to-day. would
go far towards allaying the unjustly
antagonistic feeling often manifested
against the farmer on the ground that he
is profiteer.
Since last we met two of our former as
sociates have passed to their reward
Myron A. Adams of Newport, formerly
president of the Dairymen's association
long time it's treasurer, senator from
Orleans county, farmer. creamery man.
ager. a quiet, unobtrusive kindly gentle
man. died AT his home last summer. For
more than a score of years. he has beer
a constant attendant at our meetings He
did notable service 20 or more years age
in harmonizing an unhappy division r
our ranks which for some time threatened
to split the association asunder. This
episode has been forgotten by many OF
us; indeed the younger generation hardl,
knows about it. II was a very real serv.
Ice that he rendered and the weld he Their
made has stood the test of time.
Mrs. Carrie j. Nelson Shackford OF
Ryegate was long a regular attendant a.
our meetings. Year after year her butter
won sweepstakes or stood almost at tn,
very top 1t is quite certain that no othei
person has borne home as many prize.
. from the Vermont Dairymen's associa
ton as did then Mrs. Nelson LET
a widow with considerable family o
; small children, she paid off a mortgage
reared and educated her boys and girls
made her hillside farm pay. bred fn.
herd Of Jerseys. Surely we can believ,
that ere this of such a woman there ha.
been said the Biblical well done"
Respectfully submitted,
; j. l.. HILLS.
. JOHN r. CANDON
f. a. BADGER.
MARKETING MILK
( The Future of the Market Milk Farm
was the subject of the talk by Dean Hills
4 He stated that at least $1,000, 900 worth O
G soluble plant food is being taken GU
over our railroads from the market mill
r farms of Vermont every year. and tn
t problem is how the market milk farmer
are going to replace this outgo. 1t
thoroughly established that Vermont mus
e be market milk State. The question is
/, In the words of DR.. Hills. How are W
; going TO eat our cake and have it too?"
Q There are three principal ways of re
: placing this plant food which is take
:. out by the shipping of milk These ar
v ny means OF commercial fertilizer, by tn
: feed sack and by the seed sack Com
r mercial fertilizer is useful in hastcnn
the growth of the Crop HIT is pot th