Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-12-27
THREE INTERESTING
ADDRESSES HEARD
Orleans County Farm Bureau
Talks Deal With Vital
Subjects


interested in agriculture.
Fl. G. Mckenzie, tax specialist
from American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, Prof. Miss Bertha M. TirreH
head of the Home economics and
Mrs. J. Fl. Bartlett, chairman of the
Woman's organization. For lack of
space in our Fridays issue report
of their remarks were held over for
this paper.
Mrs. Bartlett spoke on Home Eco
Monies work in the county, stating
her belief that the past year had been
the greatest in the history of agri--
culture, that the Federal Bureau had
sent a representative to Europe to
study the situation there for compa-
rison with conditions here. One
year ago Home Demonstration
agent was promised Orleans county
but it was not until July that mat
tiers were fully settled and the work
got underway and since that time
over 400 women have availed them
selves of the privilege of attending
the demonstrations. She spoke of the
agricultural conference held at Wash
ington with 800 delegates, "a women
delegates were chosen and Is were IN
attendance. She also spoke OF the
Decennial Celebration at DeKalb, ILL.,,
and the value of publicity that comes
from the daily and weekly press and
magazines.
She said we should feel fortunate
for the work of employed experts who
come into our state and bring 1nsp1r-
alton to the county work, that Or
leans county, our field, is the most
beautiful. Mrs. Bartlett in referring
L L. MI
laughter when she said she was born
in a pasture. meaning that since that
date the buildings had disappeared
and the land was now used as pas
ture. One of the speakers later
made reference to the remarks and
in commencing her as a speaker, said
that it was a pity more of US had
not been born in pastures.
She said the Home Demonstration
agent needs to get down to work
which covers nutrition, clothing, mil
linery and social projects. but with
such a large field the work must be
ACCOMPLISHED in communities. She
made a strong plea for attendance at
these house demonstration meetings
and the keynote of the success is
cooperation, that things we take
part in are those that help us most,
that it is better to have cobwebs in
the attic then on the brain. Her
message had at one of earnestness
that left no doubt in the mind of
her audience that she was well fitted
for this line of work.
Prof. Miss Bertha M. Terrill spoke
on Women's work connected with the
Farm Bureau. She referred to her
life on the farm in early childhood,
and her distaste of the surroundings
led her to seek an education during
which she got a vision of what the
Boys and Girls of the farm would
like, and she is now devoting her life
to that cause.
She briefly recalled the great
changes in the farm life since her
girlhood, that the changes and ad
vancement is the result of some ones
vision, which may come to one early
or late in life, the greater the vision
the larger the outlook and greater
the progress. Where would we have
been had it not been for the vision
on Health, Industrial. Social and Po-
litical. There would have been no
society, no business and nothing to
have contributed to make a great
country. She believed in annual
meetings and more of the get-to-
gether. We need to pause, to get
in touch with the individual lives and
their bearings on the community as
we'll as to get our own bearings.
1t is much easier to pick from
others then to contribute from our
selves and all our education comes
from contact and exchange of ideas
with others and observation. Many
homes are not properly visioned and
the surroundings are not in accord
ance with the Goth century ideas.
We are coming to realize more and
more that our children are not sub
jects in which knowledge can be pour
ed into them. We give them the OPP
portunity but unless they have the
proper vision they will be numbered
among the repeaters Of the country.
In our schools there are seven mil
lion laggards: who cannot keep up,
40 per cent being among the re-
peaters. The extension service of
the Government through the Farm
Bureau offers tremedous opportuni-'
ties. Less time spent in knocking
and more in boosting would accom-
plish wonders. One gets out of any
thing what they put into it. Co.
operation is the secret of success.
and everyone should get together and
back the local leader. When we
work for the interest of others we
work for ourselves. To be a local
leader, calls for sacrifice but he is the
key of the situation.
Those present were well repaid for
their trouble by the side lights on
taxation by Mr.. H. C. Mckenzie who
proved an expert by the valuable in
formation he left with his audience.
He brought to light in numerous in
stances where old taxation laws did
not apply to present day conditions,
that the tax law formed in 1779 fail,
ed in their mission today, that the
necessary changes could only be
made through such organizations as
the Farm Bureau, and such organiza-
lions are only possible by the way
they can serve the community.
He said in the west the only pro-
position was marketing but there are
two important things to be consider
ed, first production, second market
ing and the farmer in the East is
strong on production but lacking on
the latter. He referred to that one