The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-21
THREE SPEAKERS.
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ing class the same privileges and benefits
OF hours Of labor which are coming to be
enjoyed by the industrial classes.
Prof j. Z. Carrigan of Burlington spoke
on Community Organization, telling OF the
program which community in northern
Vermont adopted at a meeting last year
and which was carried ont in 1919. He
practical projects to be worked out IN
each locality and by appointing special
committeeman to take charge of those pro.
iects TO make definite community progress,
In the community referred to four pure
bred sires were placed as result of the
better stock project, y farmers were to
use the varieties of corn which proved
most successful i'll the experimental plot,
and four boys and girls clubs were organ
lied He suggested that the Farm Bureau
carry out its plan of holding a meeting IN
every community, giving the people an OPP
portunty TO choose the lines OF work which
should be taken up by the Farm Bureau
in 1920.
The development of the Dairy Herd, was
the subject OF talk by Prof. Thomas Elder
Of the Mount Hermon school Mr.. Elder
is Cornell graduate and saw service IN
France during the World war. He traced
the tip-build of the Mount Hermon pure
bred Holstein dairy, which began with the
purchace of Is animals in 1905, until the
present time, where there are approXt-
mately 1870 head in the herd, all but two
OF which have been raised there. The
speaker placed special emphasis upon the
Importance Of individuality in choosing
breeding stock, and talked to some length
in regard to the accredited herd plan Of
of eliminating tuberculosis He stated
some Of the objections which are held in
regard to the 60-day retest and tuberculin
testing in general, but said that he be-
leved it the only sound way and consid
cred that the farmers should follow close
ly the tuberculln test until there is a bet
ter means of determining the reactor. He
said that the Mount Hermon herd had
been tested each year since 1905 and only
one reactor had been found
70 sum up his talk it might be said that
here is dairy which ranks possibly first
in New England that has been built UP
by careful breeding and following sound
and fundamental policies. No effort Is
spared to keep the dairy free from disease
and Mount Hermon school is certainly do
ing its part toward the goal OF building foi
New England a national reputation fol
the production Of reliable dairy animal:
whose health and backing can be depended
upon.
The women's department was fairly'wel
represented at the afternoon meeting anC
a senarate wOmeu's gathering Was held II
another room of the building. Miss Char
lotte Pierpont Of Burlington, state home
demonstration leader, was present to give
advice and council A committee WAS APP
pointed to draw up a circular letter ant
sent TO the 200 members Of that depart
ment to see whether there was interes
N making a drive to continue the work
II seemed advisable to recommend ,,oa
q - mcnAc with the hope Of employ
Iy '"r,noa agent who could divide he
a''vcea home demonstration worl
and Junior club work This plan was re
ported to the entire meeting by Mrs. II
w. Frost Of East Putney, chairman, AM
it was the sense of the Farm Bureau meet
ing that the womens department shout
be assisted in every way possible to reac
heir goal, but that the home demonEtra
ton and agricultural departments woul
be best rim as two separate departments
1t had been planned to have a conslc
cradle display Of seeds. but many of then
did not arrive until too late However
there was an attractive display of squas
seeds sent by A. NJ. Bragg OF Below
Falls, also some seed potatoes and see
corn.