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In years to come the stranger pausing before the gates of the many National Cemeteries throughout the South may read the immortal words of Theodore O'Hara :
"On Fame's immortal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, While glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead."
In this connection, while it was not the intention to include in this volume the Civil war record, it is well worth while to publish the following record of the men who enlisted for the Civil war from the Town of Windham. This list was prepared with painstaking care by the late Capt. Jerome B. Baldwin, who, him- self, by the way, enlisted from Mansfield, then his home town, only a short time before his death :
Lester E. Braley-Private, Company A, First Regiment ; Captain, Company G, First Regiment.
James L. Bliven-Private, Company A, Second Regiment.
Eleazer H. Ripley-Private, Company D; Second Regiment; Captain, Com- pany D, Eighth Regiment.
Ephraim T. Perkins-Sergeant, Company A, First Squadron Connecticut Cavalry.
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Willard D. Popple-Private, Company B, First Squadron Connecticut Cavalry.
James D. Wyllys-Corporal, Company A, First Connecticut Cavalry.
Herman F. Rising-Private, Company D, First Connecticut Cavalry.
John N. Weaver-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteers; Private, Company I, First Connecticut Cavalry.
Emory Carpenter-Private, Company K, First Connecticut Cavalry. John Moon-Private, Company K, First Connecticut Cavalry.
John T. Moulthrop-Private, Company L, First Connecticut Cavalry.
Thomas O. Connell-Private, Company L, First Connecticut Cavalry. George M. Brown-Private, First Light Battery, Connecticut Volunteers. Simeon L. Potter-Private, Company A, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
Henry E. Taintor-Second Lieutenant, Company A, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
Chester H. Beckwith-Private, Company C, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
William H. Davis-Private, Company C, First Connecticut Heavy Artil- lery.
Chester D. Loomis-Private, Company E, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Joseph Hill-Private, Company F, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
George F. Lyman-Private, Company F, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Daniel W. Hayden-Private, Company G, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Samuel J. Miller-Corporal, Company G, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Roger O. Neill-Private, Company G, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Simeon F. Watrous-Private, Company G, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Joseph D. Dexter-Private, Company G, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. James Jackson-Private, Company G, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. James Kelley-Private, Company G, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Benjamin F. Reed-Private, Company G, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. William Rolleston-Private, Company G, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. John H. Russell-Private, Company K, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
Joseph E. Baton-Private, Company E, Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery.
Benjamin F. Clark-Private, Company E, Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery.
Dennis Haley-Private, Company K, Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery.
Charles F. Morris-Private, Company K, Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery.
William Asken-Private, Company M, Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery.
John Blaney-Private, Company M, Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery.
Frank Henry-Private, Company M, Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery.
George M. Price-Private, Company M, Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery.
Peleg Tew-Fife Major and Second Lieutenant, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
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James Roberts-Sergeant, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer In- fantry.
Wm. S. Purinton-Corporal and First Lieutenant, Company B, Fifth Con- necticut Volunteer Infantry.
Charles Kenyon-Private, Company B, Fifth Company Volunteer Infantry. Benjamin Booth-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer In- fantry.
Henry H. Babcock-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Henry J. Barrows-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Julian G. Carey-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Earl Cranston-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Albert M. Clark-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Charles S. Lyman-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Palmer Daniel-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Scranton, William N .- Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
McCallum, Donald-Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Martin, Leroy G .- Private, Company B, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
O'Brien, Peter-Private, Company G, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Rood, Rufus S .- Private, Company H, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Meighan, Michael-Private, Company I, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Atwood, Charles W .- Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Cunningham, Barney-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Carney, Peter-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Fisher, Phillip-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Flynn, Luke-Sergeant, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Gavigan, Thomas-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Fanning, Patrick-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Halwick, Alexander-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Hart, Henry-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
McDermot, Henry-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
McDermot, John-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Maine, Gershom P .- Private, Companies K and G, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
McCann, Michael-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer In- fantry.
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McCann, John-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Moneghan, James-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Quinn, Thomas-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Ryan, James-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Smith, Julian-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Shay, Michael-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Sinclair,. Alexander-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Tew, John-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Underwood, Thomas H-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Underwood, Charles H .- Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Fanning, Patrick-Private, Company K, Fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Edwards, Henry-Private, Company D, Sixth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Saxton, George C .- Private, Company A, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Smith, Thomas-Private, Company G, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer
Infantry.
Ripley, Charles H .- Sergeant, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Wood, Charles A .- Sergeant, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Hooks, Charles E .- Corporal, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Cronan, David-Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Flynn, Michael-Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Gallagher, Frank-Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Geer, Chauncey-Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Grimes, Michael-Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Harvey, Edmond W .- Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Sandford, Benjamin-Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Smith, William-Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer
Infantry.
Snow, Jerome B .- Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Walker, John H .- Private, Company H, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Forest, Henry-Private, Company I, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
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Griffin, James-Private, Company K, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer
Infantry.
Lapelly, Thomas-Private, Company K, Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Burke, William-Private, Company A, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Goodman, Nathan-Private, Company A, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Shea, Daniel-Private, Company C, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Clark, John-Private, Company C, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Thompson, James-Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Babbitt, Robert A .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Bassett, Henry A .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Burlingame, Josiah L .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Chamberlin, George M .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Chappell, John E .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Chappell, Alvord D .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Chappell, George H .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Costello, Thomas-Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Huling, Stephen B .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Jackson, Charles-Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Martin, Mortimer J .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Owens, Stanton-Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Roberts, Charles J .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Roberts, William-Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Smith, Frank L .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Bub, William-Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Morgan, Jacob-Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Weston, Edward D .- Private, Company D, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Green, Thomas L .- Private, Company F, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
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Nixon, John-Private, Company F, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Parkhurst, Edward-Private, Company F, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Duncel, Conrad-Private, Company F, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Williams, John-Private, Company F, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer
Infantry.
Hanley, James-Private, Company H, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Johnson, William-Private, Company H, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Savage, William-Private, Company K, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Dean, Laban C .- Private, Company B, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Dexter, Amariah W .- Private, Company B, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Green, Cyrus T .- Private, Company B, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Harvey, Asa A .- Private, Company B, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Robinson, David-Private, Company B, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Snow, James H .- Private, Company B, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Sullivan, James J .- Private, Company B, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Desmond, Timothy-Private, Company E, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Lundman, Peter E .- Private, Company E, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Leonard, Patrick-Private, Company E, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Potter, George-Private, Company G, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Postle, Thomas-Private, Company G, Tenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Hanson, Erasmus-Private, Company A, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Johnson, John A .- Private, Company B, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Smith, Charles W .- Private, Company B, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Green, Henry-Private, Company D, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Robinson, Remus-Corporal and Second Lieutenant, Company F, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Murphy, James-Private, Company F, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Connell, John-Private, Company H, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
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Forn, John-Private, Company H, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Soule, Harley W .- Private, Company B, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Whitehead, Alphonso B .- Private, Company B, Twelfth Connecticut Volun- teer Infantry.
Taintor, Henry S .- Second Lieutenant, Company C, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Gavitt, Lorenzo D .- Private, Company E, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Gray, Henry H .- Private, Company D, 21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry ; Company E, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Howard, James L .- Private, Company E, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Youngs, George-Private, Company E, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Evans, Charles P .- Sergeant, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Kenyon, N. Dwight-Sergeant, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Harris, William H .- Sergeant, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Palmer, Willard L .- Corporal, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Farrell, James-Corporal, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Herrick, Henry-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Andrews, Oliver C .- Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Bishop, Emory-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Comins, Albert S .- Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Councel, Charles-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer
Infantry.
Davis, George D .- Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Denison, Chester H .- Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Fitzpatrick, Patrick-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Howard, Henry A .- Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Hoy, Patrick-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Kidder, Warren-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Murphy, Michael-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Scott, Andrew D .- Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
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Infantry.
Smith, Henry-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Traut, William-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer
Infantry.
Weaver, Charles M .- Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Williams, Herbert F .-- Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Wilson, Hiram-Private, Company G, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Goodwin, Dwight B .- Private, Company H, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Rooney, Felix-Private, Company H, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Rice, Sylvester W .- Sergeant, Company K, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Haran, John-Private, Company K, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Harvey, James-Private, Company K, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Sullivan, Daniel-Private, Company K, Twelfth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Jones, Charles-Private, Company K, Thirteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Brower, George-Private, Company K, Thirteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Chappell, Albert H .- Private, Company B, Fourteenth Connecticut Volun- teer Infantry.
Hooks, Henry H .- Private, Company B, Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Hoffman, Charles-Private, Company B, Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Tollman, Randall M .- Private, Company B, Fourteenth Connecticut Volun- teer Infantry.
Bull, George H .- Private, Company B, Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Scranton, Charles H .- Private, Company E, Fourteenth Connecticut Volun- teer Infantry.
Monroe, George-Private, Company E, Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Roberts, William-Private, Company I, Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Burrings, Crayton-Private, Company K, Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Griggs, Richard-Private, Company K, Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Burnham, James T .- Private, Company C, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Cryne, Martin-Private, Company C, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
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Haggerty, James-Private, Company C, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Baker, Darwin W .- Private, Company G, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Hempstead, Charles J .- Private, Company G, Eighteenth Connecticut Vol- unteer Infantry.
Haley, John-Private, Company G, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Smith, Joseph-Private, Company G, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Scott, John G .- Private, Company G, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Underwood, Charles W .- Private, Company G, Eighteenth Connecticut Vol- unteer Infantry.
Bowen, Charles D .- Corporal, Company H, Eighteenth Connecticut Volun- teer Infantry.
Long, James F .- First Lieutenant, Company H, Eighteenth Connecticut Vol- unteer Infantry.
Locke, William H .- Second Lieutenant, Company H, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Jordan, George E .- Sergeant, Company H, Eighteenth Connecticut Volun- teer Infantry.
Jordan, Van Buren-Private, Musician, Company H, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Jordan, Thomas-Corporal, Company H, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Spencer, Thomas-Sergeant, Company H, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Blish, Albert S .- Sergeant, Company H, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Comins, Sanford A .- Sergeant, Company H, Eighteenth Connecticut Volun- teer Infantry.
CHAPTER XXIV FARMS, OLD AND NEW
OLD AND NEW METHODS IN FARMING-WOMEN ON THE FARM, THEN AND NOW- PROGRESSION IN FARMING-THE FOOD SUPPLY OF LARGE TOWNS
OLD AND NEW METHODS IN FARMING
By Everett Enos Brown
The history of the agriculture of Windham County for the past sixty years records wonderful changes. It is a change from practically all hand work to a system using machinery to a large extent. It is a change from the hand scythe to the mower; from the sickle to the modern twine-binding harvester; from the old corn knife to the corn harvester and corn husker; from the tallow candle to the electric light; from the old horse to the modern automobile as a con- veyance.
As in other lines of industry, increasing cost and scarcity of labor have led to the introduction of improvement in methods both by modern machines and also by the introduction of scientific knowledge developed by the work of our agricultural colleges and experiment stations. Improved breeds of stock are becoming common rather than the exception, and in place of the former mongrel herd is now found pure bred stock in which the owner can justly take pride.
With better stock has naturally come improvement in buildings; more sanitary, with running water; more light and better ventilated; the silo is a modern development that has doubled the capacity of many farms. The cream separator, milking machine and other modern dairy tools, have come along with other modern steps. The development of the modern gasoline engine has been a wonderful labor saver on farms. The gasoline motor in form of automo- biles has also opened up many isolated farms on the back hills, many of which are now attractive summer homes. Others have been made more valuable as producing communication with the markets and nearer the social advantages of the towns.
Farmer's are learning to utilize machinery, where they used to use a hand scythe, now they use a mower; in some cases drawn by a tractor; followed by a tedder, drawn behind a Ford car. Hand pitching is being superseded by the hay loader, and the hay is unloaded by a power hoist and hay fork. The smoothing harrow and spring-tooth weeder have cut out much of the hand labor of ancient times.
In poultry work artificial incubators have very largely superseded the hens, while the modern coal-burning brooder or hot-water-heated house takes the place of the hen as a mother. In this connection there has grown up a special development of a trade in day-old chicks, from large plants turning out thou- sands per day. This system relieves many smaller farms from the labor of running incubators, besides saving the initial cost of the machine.
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Another special development is the preservation of eggs and poultry by cold storage plants; and in a smaller way but rapidly increasing, the sale of eggs to city people by the crate to preserve in water glass for winter use.
Fruit growers have witnessed a revolution in their work by the introduc- tion of spraying as a preventive of insects and fungous diseases. As a result, in place of a crop of indifferent quality New England now produces apples that rival anything grown on earth for both beauty and quality. New Eng- land apples, grown on land worth $50 per acre, sell higher than oranges grown on land costing $1,000 per acre.
The telephone, the electric light are the tools of the modern farmer as truly as the plow and harrow. The modern macadam road is another tool that has contributed to the farmer's success and happiness.
The modern farm journal has developed very largely in the past sixty years and has wonderfully helped in the many new lines of agricultural improvement. These publications have helped introduce better household conveniences, run- ning water, bath rooms, steam heat, oil stoves, bread mixers, coffee percolators and the dozen and one things that make us glad we were born in the country with the blessings of country air and pure water and the many blessings that we get first hand.
The development of our agricultural colleges and experiment stations has been a vital factor in the changes in agriculture. It would be hard to describe properly the influence these two factors have exerted on agriculture for the past sixty years.
The Grange is another factor that has been a great help both in an educa- tional and social way. It has taken the isolated and individualistic farmer and taught him to work cooperatively. It has stimulated an interest in better gov- ernment, better homes, better schools.
The Board of Agriculture organized in 1866 has been a pioneer in educa- . tional work in the state and has furnished speakers of national renown at its conventions and farmers' institutes. It is practically the "Father" of numer- ous special agricultural associations now doing extremely helpful work along various lines. These include the Connecticut Pomological Society, Dairymen's Association, Poultry Association, Beekeepers' Association, Vegetable Growers' Association, all of which are doing helpful work in their special lines. For the past two winters these associations have joined in exhibition called "Farmers' Week" in the State Armory at Hartford which has proved a great success. The State Board of Agriculture has acted as a sort of clearing house or super- visor in this work.
The latest organization for agricultural and rural betterment and perhaps. the crowning work of all these others-or to put it in another way, the result of the years of work done by these other societies-is the Windham County Farmers' Association or Farm Bureau. This is under the supervision and as- sistance of the Extension Service Department of the State Agricultural College. It is supported by funds from the Federal Government under the Smith-Lever and Smith-Hughes acts; also by appropriations from the state and county. It further has a paid membership locally. It employs a county agent and also a lady worker in domestic science, both of whom put in their entire time. Farmers' Institutes and extension schools are held in various parts of the county and the work is yearly growing in usefulness and popularity. The farmers and house-
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wives are learning to consult these workers both personally and by 'phone about the problems that so often puzzle and perplex the tillers of the soil.
WOMEN ON THE FARMS, THEN AND NOW-1860-1920
By Elizabeth Jewett Brown
We speak glibly of the change which has taken place in the world since 1860; we speak of the stupendous achievements in science, in inventions, in modes of travel, in education, in labor saving devices, in machinery, etc .; the list is ap- parently endless of the amount of new things discovered and applied since the historic days of 1861 when our boys answered the call of Abraham Lincoln, and left for the South in order that the Union should be preserved. . But no less a change has come to the women on the farms of Windham County although the fact of the change has not been heralded from the pulpit and the press.
Women, at that time were much more self-effacing than at present. They had not had the opportunities for intellectual advancement and the majority did not desire greater advantages than they had. They were content to follow St. Paul's advice and ask their husbands what they wished to know; and if he did not know, why then nobody knew.
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