Vermont Farmhouse Project
Land Conservation and Scientific Farming at Billings Farm VideoBob visits the Billings Farm, home of Frederick Billings, one of the fathers of the land conservation movement in the United States, and takes a tour of the farm and museum with Bob Benz. Along with land management expert George Aitkens, Billings initiated the practice of scientific farming. One significant contribution was the importation of Jersey cows to improve the quality of the herd and thus the quality of the product - butter. While many farmers were leaving Vermont for greener pastures to the west, Billings set out to demonstrate that with improved herds, the same effort would provide greater profit. The tour also includes visits to the farm office, the dairy and through the family's private living quarters.
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