Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

County Farm Agents Report for Feb
 ruary-GoIdsn Wedding of Mr. and
 Mrs. Charles w. Gresvenor and
 Wedding of Their Daushter--supt.
 of Schools Harold w. Files Reoom-
 mends six-hour Day.
 County Agent w. c. Kennedy in his report for February says:
 Most of my time has been spent in perfecting community organizations. and in preparing for carrying out whatever community organizations, and in preparing for carrying out urday evening, Feb. ,, a meeting was held in the Agricultural hall in South Woodstock for the purpose of begin ming the organization of a coopera- tive association. A committee begin ming the organization of a coopera- tive association. A committee was appointed to prepare a set of bylaws, and to attend to details of incorpora- ton. This committee has considered it best to have the bylaws put in proper form by a lawyer. Some delay has been caused by this and by hay ing to file certificate of incorpora- tion with the secretary of state. These | things have now been attended to and a meeting called for Thursday even | ing, March g, for the election of off, | cers aEA the adoption of the bylaws. | It was considered best not to wait for | the completion of the organization be- | fore buying lime, and W. c. Child of | Woodstock was chosen by the forty 1 farmers present to purchase lime for l them. Orders for four cars were | placed with MT. Child after the meet | ing. As soon as the organization is 1 completed, farmers wishing to pur- | chase supplies can do so through the 1 Farmers Cooperative association of | Woodstock
 The North Ashford branch of the l Farm Bureau continues to prosESr. The regular monthly meeting was held Saturday. Feb. 19. The leader ship of Boys and Girls club work has been taken up by the Rev. P s. | Collins, and the Rev. H. M. Lawson. Two cars Of lime have been bought by | farmers in Eastford and vicinity, and | orders for another are being gotten | together.
 I met and discussed lime and it's use on the farm with six farmers in South Killinelv on Wednesday even | ing, Feb. g. These farmers have or dered a car of lime.
 The Farm Bureau director for the | town of Canterbury has appointed two members of his town committee and a part of the coming years work has been planned. An application for an | extension school in agriculture and home economies has been filled out and signed and forwarded to the di-
 
 Storrs. Some demonstra tions of farm
 practice will be arranged in the town during the summer.
 At a meeting in PlainieId, which
 the director was unable to attend
 those present recommended that boys and girls club work he taken up ir
 Plainfield. and that the growing oi
 clover be demonstrated on few farm. l Three farmers agreed to cooperate ir
 demonstrating raising closer.
 1 I have continued the work of re. 1 turning farm analysis records. Ono
 meeting was held for the purpose o
 discussing our report of the study ot the Putnam Area. All the other rec | ordS have been returned by persona visits to farms, or. in a few cases. bN
 mail. Those with whom the worl
 was discussed feel that the work wal
 worth while. and most would like tC
 have a similar study made again thi:
 year.
 The statistics for February are a! follows: Farm visits. %; letters writ ten, 131: personal calls at the office 3S; 154 have used the telephone O. haze been reached by it; I have helC
 or spoken at 16 meetings, at whicl
 the attendance was 463. Is newspape,
 articles and A circular letters hay, been sent from the farm bureau of 7 ice. One incorporated cooperative aS 5 sociation has been started. and thre other groups have been brought to gether to buy supplies. These group
 have bought, or ordered, eleven car of lime, for delivery this sprinfi