Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-22
NORTHEASTERN F. B. CONFER
ENCE
Personal Impressions from the Secre-
tary's Notebook.

(Bruce K. Buchanan, West Glover)
/. The Northeastern States Farm
Bureau Conference, attended by del
egates from the 10 states from Maine
to Delaware, served to bring home to
the farmers of these states the fact
that the Farm Bureau Federations
are working for all sections of the
country equally. Such gatherings
serve to widen the outlook of those
who attend, showing that their prob
lens are nationwide.
2. A great deal of credit for the
success of the whole is due Mr.. E. B
Cornwall, president and managing di-
rector of the Vermont Federation, up.
on whom fell the greater part of the
planning for the meetings.
3. The program was strictly busi-
ness, with only one address that would
be classed as "inspirational"- that
one being the wonderfully stirring
talk by Ex-Governor Bass of New
Hampshire. All the other addresses
were planned to be of practical assist
ance in the problems of the Farm
Bureaus and farmers of the states
represented.
A. One whole session was devoted
to "Dairy Marketing" with E. R.
Eastman of Utica. N. Y, editor of
the Dairyman's League News; Rich
ard M. Pattee, secretary of the N. E.
M. P. A.; and E. S. Brigham, commits
sioner of agriculture of Vermont, to
speak of the different phases of coop
erative marketing which they repre-
sent. The difference of opinion, which
was quite marked, only added to the
interest. Mr.. Pattee in particular
determined to start an argument.
5. The tobacco growers of the
Connecticut valley requested the Zap
pointment of a committee to investi-
gate the situation facing their indus
committee made a report at the last
session, showing considerable work
had been done during the two days.
and was directed to continue, with the
aim of organizing a cooperative as
sociation.
6. Mr.. Moran, president of the
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Asso-
citation told in a few words how that
organization is working at coopera-
tion in marketing the maple product,
making very good presentation of
the subject.
z. The keynote of the conference
was Cooperation in all lines of endea-
vor. The suggestion was repeatedly
made that all the organizations with
in each county should be brought to-
gether occasionally to learn about the
plans and problems of the whole,
with the aim of serving the commun-
ity more efficiently. A definite sug
gestion was a meeting of the officers
of the Farm Bureau, the Oranges, and
the Chambers of Commerce.
&. The women were not forgotten
in the program. Mrs. Barker of Lei
cester, Vermont gave a splendid talk
upon what Vermont women are doing
in Farm Bureau work. Several of the
speakers emphasized the fact that the
F. B. work is the best possible train
ing for farm women in the art of pub
lie speaking, and Mrs. Barker, un-
derstand, received her training in
that school. Certainly she is good
example for others to follow, for her
talk impressed me as the best of
those given by the women.
8. / overheard two delegates talk
ing at the hotel. One said, "Are you
a county agent ?" "No, I am real
farmer" "Well,' said the first, t.'It
has got to pretty pass when you
can't tell farmer by his looks, has INT
it ?" And it was fact that the ap-
pearance of the delegates was that of
a lot of successful business men, and
the farmer of the caricature was con-
spicuous by his absence. The high
spot of the whole conference was the
speech of "Our~ Jim" Howard. presi-
dent of the A. F. B. F. Mr.. Howard
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