Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-22
FARM BUREAU MEETING
Held at Irasburg Wednesday of Last
Week.

Held at lrasburg wednesday OF Last
Week.
The annual meeting of the Orleans
County Farmers Exchange was held
at Irasburg Wednesday in the town.
hall, and the meeting was well attend
ed at both the forenoon and afternoon
sessions. Glenn c. Sevey, Editor Of
the New England Homestead was the
principal speaker of the day. Mr.,
Sevey gave a very interesting and
instructive talk on matters Of great
to the farmer, particularly
to the solving of the problems of q
successful exchange. He expressed
his pleasure at being present on the
occasion and that his heart was
duction by the president, j. H. Bart
he stood square-toed for the farm
ers. He said he had attended many
meetings of farmers exchanges
throughout the New England states
and greatly enjoyed them and could
always absorb many new truthes at
each meeting. He paid high tribute
to the Orleans County Exchange and
congratulated them for being alive
after passing through one Of the
most strenuous years of their exist
ance. He congratulated them on their
board of directors and was much
pleased that the members of the old
board were numbered among the new
board for the coming year. A board
of directors who could transact an
$85, ,00O. 90 business during the year on
a falling warket and not loose more
than $4,000 with one half already
made up should be reelected. He
sighted losses to some exchanges OF
even five times greater and that many
grain dealers were put out of busi-
ness by the steady drop, drop of feeds,
grain and seeds.
Mr.. Sevey in his opening remarks
spoke of the printers strike that re-
Gently went into effect in New Eng
land and which is not yet settled.
He told of some of the trying expert
ences prevailing among publishers in
breaking in new men every day.
At the outbreak of the strike Mr..
Sevey published miniature edition of
the New England Homestead which
was received in all of the homes of
his subscribers, the president Of the
Orleans county exchange in his intro
ductory remarks referred to it as
being the "Baby" edition.
Mr.. Sevey said that upon receiving
the invitation to be present at this
gathering he was loss just what to
talk about and that he was still in
that same dilemma. If it was gath
ering of dairymen, a subject that he
was particularly interested in, he could
talk on that subject all day. But TO
bring them message that would be
of some value to the farmer and which
would not be so dry as not to be in
teresting he announced as his sub
ject, "The regeneration of Bill Jones'"
Who is "Bill Jones?" Call him
"Rube," "Corn Tassel," or clay
Seed" Bill was the originator of the
eight hour day, eight before dinner
and eight after. He gets up not later
than four o'clock in the morning,
takes less than an hour at noon and
quits work around nine o'clock in the
evening, there you get the eight hour
day, eight before and eight after. He
said you farmers have been through it
all and now you know who "BilF" is.
What are the qualifications Of
"Bill?" First he must be a chemist.
AS he is an extensive user of chemi-
Gals and in order to properly mix
same and apply them he must be a
chemist. He also must be "Bacteri-
ologist," as the soil is not what it
used to be termed as dead. He must
for the soil and also that which will
not prove a deteriment to it. He
must also understand the handling of
fungus. He must also be Ethnolog-
ist and fully understand the treat
ment of all kinds of bugs and farm
crop pests.
"Bill" must be a lawyer as well, or
more of the farmers would be in jail,
if he wasn't familiar with the numer-
GUS laws, being continually passed, so
that he hardly knows on
which side cow should be MIXED.
He must be veterinary" in case
the old mare has the collie he will
know just what to do, as she might
be dead before the arrival of the city
His next important quail
ification should be mechanic" He
must know how to operate and re-
pair the tractor and "Tin Lizzie" as
time cannot be spent in Sc
curing the town or city machinist. At
this point Mr.. Sevey emphasized the
fact that the time had come when
bill" had got to resort to more mach
inery and to use it intelligently.
He should be an accountant"
sBill' must keep some sort of an ac-
count, for how can he file his income
tax returns unless he resorts to some
such method. Mr.. Sevey said it was
very encouraging to notice the inn
provement of the New England farm
ers in keeping records of the out goes
as well as the incomes. He should
know the cost plus reasonable profit.
AS weather profit "Bill" has no
equal. One seldom sees or talks with
a farmer but what he had his pet
theory as to signs of approaching
weather, many being of greater accur-
acy than those coming from Washing
,on. Mr.. Sevey said that there was
10 class of men in charge of any in
lustry that made so many turns Or
aid awake nights in order that their
abors might bring reasonable profit
IN money invested, as the farmer.
He must be Gambler" not to
,lay poker as he has no money or time
'or that, but he has to gamble on
aims, early or late frosts, production,
,ver or under, returns in the late fall
md what will be the price Of the har-
rest?
He must also be an "Optimist" or