The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-11-04
AGRICULTURE
AND Home
ECONOMICS
PrOftably Discussed al
Farm Bureau Meeting
In Sutton

neSday afternoon, under the aus
pieces of the Caledonia Farm Bur
eau, County Agent NJ. V. Barnes
urged the advisability of the farm
ers of that town raising more po-
tatoes. This meeting was the sec
ond in a series of fall meetings by
the officers of the Bureau, cooper
ating with the Department of
Agriculture, and the local allied
activities of the Home Economics
Department and the Farm Bureau
Exchange.
Agent Barnes emphasized the
conceded fact that the farmers Of
this section of Vermont need some
side-line cash crop to help out the
dairy. With the present prices OBJ
tainable for the products of the
dairy, it is impossible to make the
average farm pay without some
side help to provide the quick cash.
The farm cannot long be maintain
ed without the dairy, but the re-
turns are longer in being realized.
Mr.. Barnes suggested sheep, hens,
vegetables, hogs, hay as side-llne
cash producer. Just which IS the
best to adopt depends upon loca-
ton, quality of soil, and several
other things. To decide just what
promises to be the most profitable
is the purpose of these conferences
that are being held in every town
in Caledonia county this fall. These
things are more likely to succeed
when there is thorough co-opera-
ton over the matter in the COM
munity. This is why the Farm
Bureau is urging concerted action
along some one or more of these
lines through groups OF farmers
getting interested in demonstra-
tions. 1t was Agent Barnes opin-
ion that Sutton vas best situated
to promote a better production Of
potatoes, certified stock from the
best of seed. This is not of much
benefit if commenced by a single
individual as the product of SIN
gle farm cannot be expected to at
tract outside buyers, but when sew
eral in a given community COM
bine on such a project and can
offer a crop in the fall in carload
lots, benefits of nigh prices and a
ready market are sure to follow.
There is always = good market for
the best things.
Secretary +. H. Hallett of the
Farm Exchange spoke briefly but
decidedly to the point in regard to
fertilizers, feeds and seeds, advis-
ing the buying of the best as that
is the cheapest in the long run. He
showed the money saving possible
to members by buying these sup
plies through the Exchange.
Miss May Gillfillan of the Home
Economics Department interested
the good audience of women pres
ent in the activities of the Bureau
along the line of her work. Much
interest was evident and program
was definitely mapped out for the
seasons activities. Mrs. Hodge is
to be the community leader, and
Mrs. Carl Blake the project leader
for the year, and groups will be
formed to consider clothing.
Secretary f. L. ingalls, of Bur
lington, of the STATE boys and
girls, work outlinod briefly the
benefits of club activities among
the young people. There are now
230 organized groups in tic STATE.
in almost as many communities
and they are all interested in put
ting a definite program of profit
able achievement. The best work
that results from these clubs ac-
tivities will be exhibited at the var
ious fairs in the FALL While this
exhibit is not the end to be sought,
it is a means to an end and a heal
thy incentive to good work, for
when anyone has done good piece
of work, he ought to be proud to
exhibit it and it ought to be en-
couraged and backed by the com
munity. The young people should
be taught so as to be able to judge
a good thing as well as how to pro-
duce it. In making up the years
program, the interests of the boys
and girls must be included, and
they should be given instructions
how to play as we'll "a how to work
for they both contribute their part
in the life Of a good citizen Of the
community.
An interesting part Of Wednes-
days program was the showing of
pictures of many successful farm
projects of one sort and another
from all over the county, and also
the projection of a one-real NOV
ing picture, entitled, Putting your
Uncle to Work" 1t is the story of
the fellow whose farm became run
down because of the lack of enter
prise or modern methods who fl
nalIy gave up and went to the city.
Then his successor set Uncle Sam
to work on the farm, through the
many aids from the department of
agriculture, and the result was
prosperity and success and every
body "lived happily ever after
wards" The moral of the play was
apparent, An entertaining and un-
usual feature of the program wa
that when the picture was first
thrown on the screen it was found
to be bottom side up. Agent Barn
eS IS resourceful, so he inverted the
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