Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-18

to the one which was taken last year
has been accomplished, but the work
has not been completed at the pres
ent time. This has been due to the
fact that not as much help was avail
able this year as the previous years.
The results of the first years work
was exceptionally valuable in that it
assists the farmers to keep more ac-
curate accounts and to study their
business more in detail.
LOCAL ORGANIZATION MEET
INGS
The local organization meetings
the past winter were a decided sue
cess, although we were unfortunate
in the last series in having very I'M
favorable weather so that many of
the meetings had to be cancelled, but
under favorable weather conditions
a good attendance was present and
much interest shown. These. meet
ings will again be repeated during the
comes in contact with a great many
farmers that he could not possibly
reach in any other manner.
COW TESTING ASSOCIATIONS
Cow testing associations have re-
ceived considerable attention and have
been brought before the public in
very favorable light. The county
agent has assisted in the reorganizing
of three associations since the last
annual meeting, and has practically
organized new one in the towns of
Brighton and Charleston. The farm
ers are beginning to become ac-
quainted with the results and there
seems to be less difficulty in the
maintaining of the present associa-
tons.
EXTENSION SCHOOLS
Extension schools were held at
Lowell and Irasburg during the past
season, also home economic schools
were held at four different places and
there was a good attendance at each
and considerable enthusiasm has been
aroused for similar demonstrations
der way for three extension schools
to be held before the first of January.
The association is planning arather
extensive excursion to the national
dairy show at Springfield, provided
the farmers guarantee sufficient at
tendance to warrant an organized ex-
cursion. Excursions of this charac-
ter have not been as prominent a part
of the association work as it is hoped
they will be in the future.
During the past year the town OF
Brighton, Essex county, has joined
the Orleans County association. The
farmers are deeply interested in the
project and placed the matter before
the voters of the town, who without
a dissenting vote guaranteed the sup
port of the town of Brighton to the
association. The county agent ha.
put some time in the town of Bright
on and the advantage is not only tx
that section, but it also opens up
part of Orleans county which has no
taken very active part in the asso
citation.
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS
. The advisory council meetings O.
the association need some considera
. ton. During the past year the meet
lngs have not been as we'll attended a.
, in the past. This is a vital part O.
the organization and the members O.
the advisory council should feel tn
responsibility of the development O.
the organization. 1t will not make :
| live and vigorous growth if the man
: agement of the same is left to one O.
2 a small group of men. 1t is to b.
, fervently urged that the advisor,
. council will fulfil their duty to tn
, organization.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS
A new feature of the organization
which was introduced at the last an
nual meeting is the publication Of tn
agricultural news in the Orlean
County Monitor. The organization i
indebted to, and fully appreciates
the iberality of the editor of the pa
per. The assistance and value de
rived from this publication is not ap
parent to the average person, but t.
those who are closely in touch witt
the results obtained it would hardl,
!. be possible to do without this publ
!, cation or one of similar nature. I
! is to be preferred, judging from re
/ suits, to an organization paper, as
: reaches more individuals than an or
ganlzatlon paper possibly could. I
, keeps the organization before tn
:, public: People are becoming inter
ested In its work who hardly knew O
, 1T before. We must realize that thi
, has cost the editor some persona
: sacrifice, and if similar arrange
| AihNhAo Nc%i1 NC lllclOS IOI CIl0 CO11lI
, year, we must expect to do it on
y business basis. The value of such
3 publication has been proven and w
y should not hesitate to make rewar
= In proportion to the cost.
{ COOPERATIVE BUYING
= At the last annual meeting tn
n county agent in his report stated tina
r it seemed advisable if cooperativ
: buying was to be continued, to form
t separate organization for the same
Il and after little investigation foun
r that the farmers were very much i
favor of having a cooperative buyin
organization. AS a result the On
leans County Farmers Exchange ha
/ been organized and is receiving tn
e enthusiastic support of the farmers
n There is some unfavorable CONNER
;. from other than farmers h,,t RI