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farm." "Several of the farms are worked by different farmers 

 on shares. Much improvement has been made on them and they 

 are already made to pay a fair rate of profit. The plans of the 

 superintendent are logical and in time he is practically certain to 

 work out his problem to a successful termination." 



ANOTHER REASON EOR SUCCESS. 



Orleans County — One herd in /our paid. 



Franklin County — One herd in three paid. 



Rutland County — One herd in trvo paid. 

 Why better results in Rutland County ? " More than half the farms 

 under the general oversight of one thorough going superintendent, an 

 agricultural college graduate." Good breeding, good feeding, good 

 reading ! Trained brains ! 



The fact that intelligent brains are supervising the work 

 about Proctor is evidenced not only in the creamery returns, but 

 also in the character of the rations used ; in the large number of 

 silos (nine on fourteen farms) ; in the good grade of barns (eight 

 out of fourteen) ; and in the fact that in but two out of fourteen 

 cases is the manure thrown out into the yard. I may be par- 

 doned for expressing my gratification at Mr. Lyon's statements, 

 for the young man who is general manager of these farms is a 

 graduate of the Agricultural Department of the University of 

 Vermont. This general outcome is recommended to the con- 

 sideration of the man who believes that the so-called "book 

 farming" does not pay.* 



No candid man can study the results of this census without 

 consciously or unconsciously realizing that there is a clear par- 

 allelism between success and intelligence. Brain training is vin- 

 dicated by results. Silage, clover hay and proteinous feeds ; 

 manure cellars and pits and frequent hauling; warmth, light and 

 ventilation in barns ; good breeding, good feeding, good reading ; 

 on the one hand. Dry corn fodder, late cut hay, corn meal and 

 oats ; manure in the yard, infrequently hauled ; cold, dark, ill- 

 ventilated stables ; miscellaneous breeding, haphazard feeding, no 

 reading ; on the other hand. One may perhaps criticize Mr. 

 Lyon's assumptions, may wish that in this, that or the other par- 

 ticular he had done differently. But these minor matters do not 

 lessen the validity of the main proposition, that to the ouniers of 

 a large share of these lOO herds so small a money return zms 



*It is interesting to note that the creamery .sweepstakes and as- 

 sociation gold cup was awarded to the buttermalier of the Proctor 

 creamery wlio made the premium butter from the milk furnished by 

 these dairymen and otiiers. Is there not a connection to be traced 

 here? 



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