Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-19
MERCHANT AND FARMER ToGElAER
Described as Aim of County Improvement LeasueF Four teen Towns of County Represented at Business Mens Association Meeting Hon. J. W. Alsop and Dr. C. D. Jarvis and Others Talked of Cooperation

The advancement of agriculture and how this may be accomplished under tho direction of the New London County Improvement league was ably discussed by several prominent speak CTS at the meeting of the Norwich Business Mems association in Buck ingham Memorial on Thursday even ing The meeting was the last of the season before the coming fall. Four teen towns in the county were repre- sented in the good sized gathering and much enthusiasm was shown by all. While the hall was filling an orchestra of four pieces led by John NJ. Swahn rendered a concert programme and cigars were passed around during the evening.
 President Branehe Spoke.
 Shortly after o'clock the assem- blaze was called to order by H. R. Branche, president of the Norwich as sociation, and the reading of the sec retary's report was waived. President Branche then made few opening re- marks as follows:
 Farming today is a business-and nothing else. It is as much a business as merchandising CT manufacturing and a little bigger business than either. 1t takes business methods and accu- rate accounts, must be kept Of the en- tire seasons programme from the time the corn is planted, through the sea-
 
 the pigs. and the pigs in turn loaded into the cars and shipped to market. The successful farmer systematizes his work much as the man in the big city office. He keeps an account of the cost of raw materials, of the cost of labor, of overhead expense, as we'll as working out the most economical method of marketing and distribution The farmer has adopted the city sys- tenn in his work, but he retains one a6 his IIrl0Qn broth = I CT. He works out of doors and breathes pure, wholesome air all the day. For modern conveniences, the city home | has very little on the farmhouse these \ days. Farming is our biggest business | today-and the farmer can well be proud of his profession.
 County Agent Lincoln. | The first speaker introduced by Pres | ident Branche was Murray D. Lincoln, l county agent, who gave an excellent | account of some of the problems which | the New London County Improvement 1 league has to deal with. The league is now on its feet. said hr. Lincoln, and | Is going along fairly well.
 | With the population increasing as ii | is, it is of the utmost importance that | we begin to look to the farm. The | work of the County Improvement has been divided into several lines among which are federation of agricul- l ture, organization of buying and sell ing agencies actual demonstration oi | farm methods, and the giving of per- | sonal advice.
 Another line of this work is the i'm proving of the dairy farm. Very few cows in the state pay. It has beer found by experts that cows not giving
 at least 5000 pounds of milk per veal do not pay their way.
 The buying and selling agencies arr
 of much importance. Farmers cal
 save considerable by getting togethe
 when buying farm machinery, tools
 etc. By helping the farmer to success
 the business man Is in the end bene
 fitted, for the extra money will b'
 spent in the stores.
 Mir Lincoln said it was his aim no
 to reorganize entirely the farmers
 business methods, but rather to hell
 him along the lines which the farme
 thinks will be of the greatest benefi
 to him. One thing that the farme
 needs is an accounting system.
 MT. Lincoln said he has establishe'
 a number of demonstration plots il the county, by which he shows tn
 farmer the advisability of using hi
 methods.
 In regard to giving personal advic to farmers, MT. Lincoln said he
 willing to give advice to anyone
 whether they are members Of tn
 league or not, and if there are an
 questions which he Is unable to an | swer he will call upon other expert
 who will be able to answer them to tn