The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-21
HO[ STEIN MEN
TALK BUSINESS
Officials Tell of Plans for
Cooperation in
New England
BIG DEVELOPMENT
PAST FEW YEARS
Owners in This Section Meet in Cham
Der of Commerce Rooms Field Rep
resentatiVe to Devote Time to New
England Unit-Membership Campaign


With a view to cementing the New
England states into a unit in the Hol
stein-Friesian cattle industry for the
purpose of employing a field agent, and
possibly two or three agents as the busi-
ness develops. a series of Al meetings of
owners of Holsteins was begun in Wind
ham county yesterday, the first being
held in Bellows Falls in the afternoon
and the second in BrattleborO last eve
ming They We're addressed by the lead
ing officials of the Holstein-Friesian As
sociation of America, whose headquar-
ters are located in Brattleboro, and of
the extension service of the association,
and the result was to convince the own
ers present that they were not realiz-
ing the benefit which they might derive
through cooperation under efficient
leadership. Thus convinced, many OF
them signed membership agreements.
promising to pay membership fees for
three years on the basis of the number
of IIolstein cattle owned by them.
f. l.. Parmalee of putney, president
of the Windham county branch of the
New England Producers association,
presided and presented Frederick l..
Houghton of Brattleboro, secretary of the
Helstein-F -Friesian Association of Ameri-
ca. as the first speaker. Mr.. Hough-
ton spoke but briefly. stating some facts
/ to show the Importance OF the local OF
/ fee TO Brattleboro. He said the asso-
citation employed about 40 persons mere,
| that the income last year was about
| S155.000 and that the daily bank de-
posits were about $4,000. The 100000
| Holstein cattle in the United States sup
ply from 60 to 50 per cent of the milk
of the country. Fifty per cent OF the
! nf ha TrrErNG
| taken place, he said, in the past six
years Mr.. Houghton touched upon the
fact that few people realize the food
value of milk
| This fast fact was further emphasized
/ by Prof. T. f. Elder of Mount HermoI
l school, which owns a valuable Holster
Z herg Prof. Elder is secretary OF tht
New England Holstein club. lie stated
that in France during the war the lacl
of milk was reflected in the underfed ap
IpcaFanee of children and others, and Ia
asserted that in this country there were
sections where milk was 50 scarce tha'
it was regarded as a luxury. New Eng
land, he said. was a natural geogrophl
cal unit and should be made the Hol
stein center of the country.
The president of the national asSocla
ltion. u. u. AitSen of Flint, Mich.
made the principal address, first payinE
n tribute to the natural beauty OF thli
state He said the scenic colorlng wa
the greatest panorama l ever beheld.
land declared that 1T would be childish To-
lone TO attempt TO describe 1t.
He mentioned the Importance OF co
operation and the necessity of an organ
ization to bring it about. Other business
Industries realize these things and th
Holstein industry can take advantage o
the experience of others. Correct feedin:
is one important matter that can b.
brought about through proper supervision
II, afs
lother state in the Union except WiScon
sin and New York, but they are good oni!
, for beef because "the breeders there hav'
no more conception of the proper methot
of feeding than a goose has of the rudl
lmentS of astronomy. President AitkeI
told the cattle owners that if they woulC
dispose of one third of their cows anC
feed half those cows were getting to th'
remaining two-thirds in addition to th'
amount now fed to those two-thirds the!
would make more money than they Were
iuow getting from their entire herds.
President Aitken, referring to the foot
value of milk products, told of the asso
cations success in getting cheese IN
= cluded as a part of the ratiOns of th'
= American soldiers in the World war fOl
the first time in Americas history. Col
t iGoethalS. head of the commissary depart
= ment. turned down the idea because ht
did not appreciate the food value o.
cheese and because he thought the scope
of the rations was already wide enough
but Mr.. Hoover, who knew something
about food, succeeded in getting it adj
mitted. .....
People write President Aitken to know
where they can buy Holstefn cattle, but
i'm justice to his position he cannot refer
them to individuals. He can refer them
however, to the head of the geographical
lunit to which they naturally would go
hence the Importance of organization
Vermont cannot compete with the West
in raising corn, wheat, or beef, but it is
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