New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
TRUMbULL SPEAKS ON NEW ENGLAND
Agriculture and Industry Going
 Forward, Is His Claim

where agflcuIture Is failure, 1l- dustry cannot survive. according to Henry Trumbull of Plainville, vice president and Connecticut state chairman Of the New England coun- cil. who spoke to the members of the Kiwanis club at the luncheon at the Burritt hotel today.
 He said the work of the New England council is to re-establisll New England. He said there has been an impression lately that New England was slipping industrially, but that the impression was wrong.
 Al long as Connecticut progresses cgriculturally he said. she will pro- gress in industry" He characterized agriculture as one of the civic and social necessities of life.
 'One of the reasons. Mir. Trumbull explained, why there is an impress sion that agriculture ts falling of fin
 Connecticut is that due to intensive cultivation under modern scientific methods, e5 per cent of the people now can produce what it required 80 per cent to produce 100 years ago.
 If agriculture is left to die, in. dustry will follow it out of the state." he said.
 He explained that 1t is necessary that certain proportion of food be produced near the large markets, and that this region is so situated that 1t is sometimes called 'The golden belt" Referring to the fact that many people say the Connecticut farms are rapidly falling into the hands of the illiterate foreigner, who works them with muscle and brawn. but knows nothing of scientific farming. He said the day of the one man unit Is passing and the more scientific farmer is taking his place.
 He said the acreage value is high CT in Connecticut than anywhere else in the United tsates. but that farms are not being worked to their ca pacity. Where the average yield per acre has been 125 bushels of potatoes an acre, 1t has been dem- onstrated that 900 bushels is req. sonable and 800 Is possible. This is significant when it is understood that the average price during the past fve years was &1.65 bushel and that Connecticut annually i'm ports million bushels"
 Referring to the work being done by the civic clubs he explained. "In- dustry cannot prosper, agriculture cannot prosper the merchant can not prosper in a community where any one Of these fundamental branches fails. The service clubs in supporting tfe community spirit and relationships are contributing come thing essential to the future on the community"
 William Cowlishaw and pr. X. s. Grant reported that on Tuesday, January 3i, the Kiwanis cluo will give an entertainment for the Boys club at the club house on East Main street. More than 50 club members with their wives will be present, according to count.
 J. NJ. Ward reported on . pro- gram for the annual banquet on January c5. He said there will be professional vaudeville and speeches by three men, including Edward Root, president Of the New Haven Clock Co. who will speak on "A Day at Ellis Island" and by Rev. Ernest McGregor. district governor. The banquet will start at 6:20 pm.
 Rev. Dr. A. Ahlquist reported on an examination of members on their knowledge Of their club. He said there were l5 examination papers filled out two weeks ago. Of Ithese 45. there was an average per centage of 7o. The lowest percentage was s. The highest was 70. Ten papers had 60 or above and nine had 20 ar helow